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Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1888

Page

3

Methodist Conference in New York Rejects Women Delegates

In New York the Methodist Episcopal Conference voted to exclude women lay delegates from the current session. Debate followed motions by Rev. H H Moore and Rev. J T Edwards with Judge S N Taylor arguing against, and Rev Davis M Moore’s substitute adopted by 340 to 297 votes. The amendment seats women delegates and defers eligibility questions to future general conferences.

New York Ninde St Lodey J. M. Johnson Norway H. H. Moore Erie J. T. Edwards Detroit Umne N. Taylor St. Louis Davis M. Moore Compcittes Neel Philadel Committee On

Confessed On Ter Deat Ged Incomplete Story Emerges

In Mont, May 7, John Dean was found dead in his cellar October 25, 197%, skull crushed. Two arrests made, killer unrevealed. Later, Mrs. Holmes recalls a confession by Mrs. Epstein about a murder tale told to her by the dying woman. County attorney to investigate. dangerous-man declaration follows for Andrew Campbell in Gorcospa IL. A perilous voyage unfolds as crew aboard Edward E Webster suffer a musty flour disease. British grain trade notes shifting markets. Cincinnati saloon case arguments over abstinence plea. Lewis defeats Warren in heavyweight wrestling under world championship terms.

Abe Dean Sti Merae Gorcospa Andrew Campbell Dixon Springs Anna Campbell John Sloan San Francisco Cal Edward E Webster Gloucester Mass Cape Fintlery Cape Horn Waratxa W. Va Parkersburg Cleveland Mary Gray Josish Cook Cook Gray

Labor influx swells Butte crowd as Montana Central extends reach

A flood of laborers and drivers pours into Butte unsettled by rumors of wage boosts and mining booms. Reports note crowded lodging, rising crime, and fear that newcomers may accept lower pay. With Montana Central terminal acting as a magnet, legitimate investment should ride in as work spreads. Seventeen arrivals in one day reflect growing traffic from Leadville and other mining towns.

Retre Mont Mey Butte Richay Tima Montana Central Leadville Colo

Explosion on a freight train near Locust Gap kills seven

A dynamite car exploded last night as a Philadelphia and Reading freight train passed Locust Gap near Mount Carmel. Seven people died, about twenty injured, and many houses were burned or wrecked. Rescue crews and locals collected bodies and a subscription drive started in Shamokin and nearby towns.

Kerwick Philadelphia Mount Carmel

New Store Opening and Legal Contention Mentioned

The report mixes notices of a FoxX'Eon store at 150 N Main and Judge Noonan's 1857 law decision on a Sunday sale. It notes St Louis authority for wine beer sales and includes multiple brief dispatches from New York and Washington on post, politics, accidents, and rail transport developments.

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Hastetter's Stomuel Hitters Advertised Cure All Ailments

Fragmented OCR text depicts an old medical advertisement for Hastetter's Stomuel Hitters claiming to cure numerous ailments from dyspepsia to kidney tration and rheumatic complaints. The prose references broad remedies and pseudo medical claims amid garbled phrases and baroque language.

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Wa Coleman Co Assigns to L L Baker And Louis Sie

The wholesale house Wa Coleman & Co assigns to L L Baker and Louis Sie for creditors to prevent asset dispersion. Assets roughly 4.0 to 4.5 million with liabilities about 2.0 million. Valued borax asset around 2.0 million. negotiations for sale were near completion when filing halted progress. Banks involved include California, British Columbia, Nevada, and North America banks with secured sums. Firm history traces to 1845 with operations in Ashland, New York, Chicago, and London. annual business around 1.4 million.

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