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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1889

Page

2

Exaggerated Loss at Johnstowns Under Military Control

Conservative figures put the loss at about three thousand as district work proceeds under Adjutant General Hastings. Laborers left the valley. wages offered at 1.50 a day, little work yesterday. Weather bulletin from Brovar Office reports 79 high, 67 low, mean 85, with warm, clear conditions and rising humidity. Winds southerly up to Wi miles per hour. barometer falling. Observers note warmer comparisons to last June 12. Indications point to freerity more hours beginning Thursday with possible cooler winds from the north.

Brovar Wirthra Kan Baronier Meno Poon Shandavy Pit

All Estimates Wild In Wake Of City Disaster

Jensenowss June 14 reports total jewelers loss around 50 with the heaviest loss by d lurkert near 60 000. Official bureau figures show 1 100 more to be recovered and 15075 exased. City faces considerable comment as experts adjust totals. Rogers of the information bureau notes most losses likely 4 00 and that many bodies found among debris. Debris tops, bodies recovered, state records to reflect the disaster’s lasting attention.

Catone Rogers The Imrean of Information Benliox Lbstis Dohustown Thorenes

Military Rule Spreads Over Jobnstown Borough

Juceroxs Pa June 12 under military rule Jobnstown and nearby towns face scarce work and relief tasks. General Hastings led soldiers to seize commisary stations while merchants dread losses. Relief centers opened early but shortages and fear persist as residents cope with disrupted life and pay rolls.

Juceroxs Jobnstown ALT O'Clinic Hastings Hare Phecet Aedlightruth Cnws Pittsian Whelmale Keleralar Pittsburg Walet Niles Jas Lira

Sullivan denied access to jail wife letter sparked chatter

Crinago June 12 reports Alexander Sullivan refused interviews and avoided callers at the jail except for a law partner. The piece notes reporters spread blunders about his arrest while a judge and officials weighed whether to issue a writ or address the case.

Crinago Alexander Sullivan Ily Lim Wil Cepa Lengue Sallivan Sullivan Meyer Livan Rotastigg Finis Eilbert Dun Mnurt House Jimioe Tubey

Flood aftermath and relief efforts spark town rebuilding drive

Report from Pittsburg and nearby areas describes cleanup progress after the disaster. Citizens’ meeting at Alma hall honors Jarves P. Scott for organizing relief and urges united action to rebuild, with praise for national aid and state officials. Some criticize Governor Hoover’s delays amid widespread homelessness.

Jornedown Alma Hall Jesustown J. B. Trnston T Banking Jarves P. Scott Pittsburg United States Sersius Heover Williame Susquehanns

Grinnell Aftermath Descriptions of Burned Works and Recovery

A century old dispatch reports Grinnell still reeling from a cyclone a year later as fires burn several businesses including Treat and Co elevator Herald office Morrison's grove and Foster and Co agricultural restlement house. Survivors registered with the bureau of registration tallying 16 075 with some sending repeated counts. few remaining to work for daily wages. The piece also promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic addressing indolent liver digestion and related ailments.

Moorenanrows Grinnell Treat & Co Herald Office Morrison's Grove Hotter Brass Bureau of Registration

Fort Reno Line Targeted by Chicago Kansas & Nebraska

The annual meeting in Toreka Kansas for the Chicago Kansas and Nebraska Railway Co. approved immediate completion of the Fort Reno branch from Powell Creek via Kingfisher, a 100 mile route. Directors elected were Low Parker Wilson Atwood Morria Saunsi Phelps with Low named president and Parker, Wilson, and Atwood as officers. A grand jury venire in Chicago chose jurors from business sectors, with John N. Clough as foreman and a roster including bankers, merchants, and real estate dealers.

Toreka Kan Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway Company M. A. Low Fort Reno Pood Creek Kingfisher Union Pacific Railway Company Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company Low H. A. Parker Grand Jury Venire Cicano Mattson Shepard John N. Clough D. B. Dewey American National Bank H. P Kelloge John_ sin Bliss K. Forsyth J. HB. Clough D. McGregor Adams The Adams West Lake Compa Bankers Citizens Ration W. A Webs J. Woollasook Jackson Peck Chicago Jewelers Association W. J. Quay Henry Gretbaten Gilbert Wheeler Wheeler Chemical Works J.C. W. Rhode George W. Waite Henry A. Knott Wittig D. Kerfoot D. A. Pieres Laimdrivers Liske View Bouts Hisstroudie Job O'Neill A. P. Jolson Johnson Chute Compus

Officials Excited Over Hayti Cable From Kellogg Mission

Cable from Commander Kellogg reporting conditions in Port au Prince reached state and navy departments via the secretary of state. Navy orders hastened Kellogg from St. Nicholas Mole to Hayti and back with observations. News is not reassuring. reports say Captain Ollane ordered to sail for Hayti with the Boston.

Wasurscros State Navy Departments Kellogg Hayti Navy Department Kelloge St. Nicholas Mole Port Au Prince Secretary of the Navy Haytien Blaine Navy Haytt Ollane Boston New York

Bigamist Arrested in Missouri Linked to Kansas Affair

Sheriff from Sultan County Missouri arrived in Lraveswoum to arrest W. E. Howwre on the charge of bigamy. He allegedly had a wife in Marshall and two other wives in different states. He had been in Kansas briefly, tying up with a local woman before being taken to Marshall, Missouri.

Lraveswoum Kan Sultan County Missouri W. E. Howwre

Fights, Prisons and Seattle Aid Among June Reports

June 12 report details Governor Merriam backed prison investigation in Minnesota and a Western Freight Association meeting in Chicago. Seattle relief aid offered via Missouri mayor and the Rosebud Pine Ridge dispatches noted, plus Odd Fellows losses from the Johnstown flood and reminiscences of Douglas Granger’s family history.

Ether induced visions and robotic drill described in ether dream

A Science News correspondent recounts an ether inhalation during surgery that allegedly produced an “anesthetic revelation.” The patient described being marshaled through ranks like soldiers, with a neutral yet vivid drama of cosmic significance, ending in a dramatic but brief return to consciousness after about twenty minutes.

Science News Ethar Qwe Mr. B

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