23 Jun 1889
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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1889
Page
1
A store advertises Scotch zephyr ginghams at 25 to 40 cents and sateens cut from 20 to 12 cents. It touts India linens, bookfolds, and embroideries with low prices, claiming finer French finish and extra threads. Hosiery for women and children is highlighted among season’s best values.
Seventy miners are reportedly entombed in a New South Wales coal pit with doubts about rescue prospects. The incident follows a series of dam concerns and regional anxieties as weather and structural fears affect nearby towns and water levels.
Big sale at 123 to 127 N Main Street offers cut prices across departments. Zephyr ginghams drop to 37 1/2 cents yard, Scotch zephyr gingham to 10 cents over, parasols marked down from $9–$20 to $3.75, $1.50 and 50 cents, plus lace dress and flouncings at reduced rates. Shopkeepers promise best value of the season and urge a look to secure discounts.
June 2 at Pouttain Oregon dispatches report a morning blaze in Vancouver Washington that destroyed about thirty buildings across four blocks of the business district. Two earlier fires, suspected incendiary, followed by a church arson, spread panic as residents fled with goods. Mayor Brown telegraphed Portland for aid, but the fire burned out before assistance arrived. insurance was light and many losses fell on poorer shopkeepers. Fire officials will investigate arsonists, who if identified face hanging.
Winslow officer claims Burke was coerced by the Crow in gang and likely to have committed the crime. Cooney identified as J B Simonds, with officers pursuing him. Burke extradition questioned. Frank Woodrall sues dime museum proprietor for 19700 in libel over wax figure link to the case.
A man claiming to be a key Cronin murder witness appeared at Union depot. George KE Brooks, a news agent, says he saw three men loading a trunk on May 4 and later dumping its contents into the catch basin where Dr Cronin's body was found. He claims both he and his female companion saw the men, will identify them, and seeks protection from authorities. An arrest in Joliet followed, involving Micusel Walsh, connected to Martin Herke, with ties to the Cronin case. Indians protest agent McVeith, urging reform and alleging mismanagement in the agency and possible wrongful conduct in handling the case.
Local physicians in Johnstown Pa meet after a calamity and estimate the death toll at ten thousand. Residents August Bumgardner and another man are reported dangerously ill with blood poisoning from swelling arms and foul water. Two new typhoid cases among workers are sent to headquarters near General Hastings.
News from Cheago June 22 reports anxiety in railroad circles as the Interstate Commerce Railway Association faces demoralization amid the Dutch president’s agreement and Alton Railway withdrawal. Colonel J J Wood discusses representation at a peace conference, with Alton signaling nonparticipation after notice of withdrawal. The piece also covers Fitzgerald suit, cyclone damage, and the Sullivan Kilrain fight setup in New Orleans, with multiple lines detailing contracts, claims, and weather impacts.
A Sterling woman Mrs Beckham killed herself and her infant child in an early morning tragedy discovered by her husband C H Beckham. The coroner's jury cites temporary insanity due to health as the cause, notes a farewell letter from the mother to her husband, and mentions a forthcoming postmaster and local corporate actions. Also reports on Kansas corporate charters, regional weather damage, and regional legal notices.
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