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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1889
Page
2
Odds favor UE 18 Foraker with Major McKinley pushed to the front by party leaders. Several candidates announce but routine convention business dominates. Includes obituary notes on Mr BB Baylor and General Cameron’s worsening condition. Weather bulletin reports a warm, mostly clear day with southerly winds and a 79 percent humidity.
The June state convention focused on governor nomination with Ford seen as likely for a third term though not openly a candidate General Kennedy Dawes O NeaL and others named as possible rivals The convention adjourned until tomorrow with 223 delegates and many spectators present Frances Eua opened with prayer and remarks on Foraker’s future.
MES HAYES DIED AT HOME AFTER NIGHT OF QUIET REST. FAMILY AND COUSINS GATHERED AT HER BEDSIDE AS RECORDS OF GENERATIONS OF SERVICE AND RELIGIOUS VIRTUE ARE RECITED. HER MAIDEN NAME LUCE WEBB, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF CHILLICOTHE, OHIO. funeral ceremonies planned for Friday afternoon at the residence with a public procession.
Cameron and General Cameron weaken throughout the night and into the morning. Doctors say they cannot survive another day. family gathers at bedside as the case may come to a close. Meanwhile Steven E. Hardie faces bigamy charges in Missouri court with multiple marriages and children cited in the record.
A northbound passenger train on the St Louis Taowa Texas railway struck a cow at a trestle over Crooked Bayou. The engine derailed and overturned cars plunged into the bayou. Stafford, route agent for Southern Express, was killed instantly. postal clerks Jackson and Saneult badly injured, likely to die. A woman suffered concussions. many passengers injured. The wounded were treated at Tolkien. The accident halted at 4:00, returned at 10:00 with Stafford's body and injured workers. The sleeping car One Idea and the engine remained on the track. The incident occurred near Toxman with the injured receiving care from railroad physicians.
The weekly crop bulletin notes drought in Dakota and Minnesota with 40 to 75 percent damage in some districts. Rainfall recently improved conditions, but not enough to avert losses. Winter wheat remains steady, Nebraska and California regions show favorable prospects, while Kansas and the Pacific coast states report varied gains with strong early yields anticipated.
Indirect indication that Dutch bondholders of the Kansas and Texas railway secured the sale of the Kansas City and Pacific line is confirmed by Heeslver Eddy. The story notes competing moves by the St Louis and San Francisco and Kansas interests, with Frisco rumored to be bidding.
A grisly dawn attack in Dallas, Texas, left Mary Storey with her throat cut and clues pointing to a tall white male suspect. Bloodhounds failed to locate the killer as he fled after the crime. Nearby reports include a separate Alabama incident of Frank Bennett and a jail-break attempt in Kansas, with scattered notes on deaths, funerals, and Arkansas crop data.
Fragmentary ad copy notes embroideries described as elegant goods three inches wide. The readable text hints at special prices and promotional phrasing but lacks complete details or context.
The page blends fragmented items including a sensational debate about wealth and manners, courtship and marriage norms, and a long digressive excerpt on a fossil find at Cathays Yard. It mentions social wheeling, speculative wealth, and curious anecdotes alongside clipped dialogue and moralistic commentary.
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