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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1889
Page
2
Public notice warns trespassers on the Cherokee Strip with orders to expel intruders promptly. Purcell plans to organize a city government election on Monday. Other Cherokee regional areas will follow with similar actions. A weather bulletin notes April readings in Wichita and surrounding areas with a cool front and light winds.
General Merritt touring the Cherokee Strip warned settlers and others that any intrusions or depredations are forbidden. Troops will expel intruders and clear the area, allowing only brief travel rest. Merritt, at Forts near Oklahoma City, plans a short stay before moving toward Collicie.
A chaotic report describes Purcell planning an election organization amid derailment rumors for next Monday. Mentions of Chickasaw counties, exploration of funds, and scattered notices from Topeka and various towns surface in a garbled aggregation of names and events.
National capital events drew cheers as the president’s address was interrupted by applause. Vice President Morton rose and bowed as Archbishop Corrigan delivered the benediction in pontifical robes. The scene showed the nation’s leaders in ceremonial posture amid formalities.
General Schofield ordered the grand military parade along the line of march through New York. Crowds packed streets for six hours to cheer the presidential party and the Army of the Republic. Governors and leaders received ovations as the procession passed the reviewing stand at Madison Square, with the Seventh New York and Pennsylvania regiments prominently supported by eager crowds.
A grand open air celebration recalls the centennial inaugural event with Governors, presidents, and dignitaries attending a lavish banquet. The scene features hundreds of tables, extensive decorations, and a royal display of hospitality as leaders reflect on liberty, union, and national progress amid speeches and ceremonial tributes.
The excerpt presents garbled dialogue with names and phrases suggesting romantic or social marital tensions. Characters like Moraach and Bam Pataiford appear, with strained exchanges about marriage and propriety, embedded in a scene that seems to parody or reconstruct midcentury speech.
The millinery department announces taking new orders and delivering on time. It notes stocking trimmers and Corset sale this week at 66 and 65 cents respectively. New French Organdies, 80 thread sattens, and four Bent Wrashes offered at low prices with outlets and close outs.
A garbled historical piece describes a Chinese emperor era tale of a pumpkin carved figure serving as a ceremonial envoy to Pekin. It recounts a child born of Ming era prestige, raised with gate etiquette, taught Mandarin phrases, and paraded to a Ming tomb and palace events in a dramatic royal setting.
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