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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1890
Page
1
A jumble of items from March reports frames a set of court actions and crimes. An attorney general faced with illness, a dissolution petition in Pennsylvania, a counterfeiter pleading a dire family tale, an embezzler given a lengthy sentence, and a baby found in a barrel near Smithville describe criminal justice and oddities across several locales.
J. B. Fox will remain in New York through the spring to pursue bar gains and related legal work. The move places Fox in the city to advance his professional aims while pending matters unfold.
Four trials of the Howell automatic torpedo attended with gratifying results. A small steamer chartered by Hotchkiss Company arrived for tests off the harbor. The torpedo proved accurate at varied ranges, impressing French observers and officers aboard the ship.
The government proposes to open the Reichstag business with bills regulating Sunday work hours for women and children, hardening anti anarchist measures, and curbing labor for adults and minors. Credits for the army and colonies rise, while political maneuvering with Centerists and the Centre party shapes the fate of these proposals.
Two Times reporters found seventy five male prisoners crowded in a wooden workhouse cellblock with poor sanitary conditions and heavy shackling. Guards justify restraints to prevent escapes. City committee to review, new back prison proposed with better sanitation and guards.
The funeral for Hon. George H. Pendleton minister to Germany was held at Christ Church with Rev. Gibson and Rev. Forest leading. A vast cortege including Gov Campbell, ex-President Hayes, ex-Governor Foraker, Mayor Mosley, and many political figures accompanied the body to Music Hall and then to Spring Grove for interment.
The Inter Ocean prints reader letters from March describing attempts to disrupt the Parnell commission. The missives claim evidence exists but were not produced, listing names, payments, and alleged acts tied to the land league and political deceit.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Gras Walter Col Mercer Dr Burkett and a trail incident near Wich with references to family, Valley county, and marching orders. Incomplete names and garbled phrases prevent a clear event or outcome.
The Senate committee on privileges and elections after a lengthy session recommended seating Republican senators Powers and Saunders, basing the decision on the Montana House’s legality and its election procedures. The full report will be long, with minority leader Gray preparing a counter. A vote may come several weeks hence as debate proceeds.
Chaotic sketch of tensions at Haskell Institute with Superintendent clash against Kanesane and several staff removals. Reports claim reorganizing efforts, suspicions of support from some faculty, and broader campus unrest spilling into demonstrations.
Readable fragments describe student meetings and wartime civic activities. Mentions Lavine Ran Henkelmetituu, Bishop Fnm Records, board and teachers, community leaders, and a feigned court scene with references to Kingman and Wieata. Scene reflects period unrest and public interest in wartime events.
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