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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1888
Page
3
A battered OCR page recounts prison disruptions and brutalities with tangled, archaic prose. It weaves in a long, disjointed xenial narrative about convicts, guards, and improvised entertainments, interspersed with stock journalistic quotes, then shifts to anecdotal society observations and ledger excerpts from a bygone era.
In a late 19th century county tale, Kane and Abel press a bear ownership dispute across bear’s possession, trial claims, and verdict. Clarke Abel and Pete Kane clash, with courtroom oratory, ancient law references, and a bear as the central prop in a heated civil suit.
In a tense exchange amid the Kane and Abell feud community tensions flare over disputed inheritance and supposed duties. James Abell and companions ride to Kane's with whiskey and a planned showdown averted by mutual caution. Kane seeks damages of 100 dollars with case moving to county clerk for next actions.
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