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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1888
Page
5
Delegates and visitors praised Wichita for hosting the state convention with excellent hotel and city facilities. The event drew over two thousand people and featured tours of the city, while local leaders touted growing prosperity and future convention potential.
Fragments describe a Wichita Turnverein anniversary with a parade, concert, and open air dances. Knights of St. Joseph band performed, banners and decorations featured national colors, and speakers defended the group’s aims as promoting sociability and physical moral development.
Wichita wardens and brethren of Lodge No. A. F. and A. M. plan a May 123 funeral at Masonic Hall for Brother Jas Brum. Masters Mason in good standing invited. by order of W. M. A. J. Applegate. HB Boyer reports Topeka visit. board of trade director notes parade display plan and salt industry talks. social and merchant association elections noted.
The record lists several court actions including judgments for plaintiffs in cases named Shaw vs Sho key and Rebstock vs Fahey, and a manslaughter charge against J W Potisnt. It also notes Kansas State cases concerning macie Mason and others, probate proceedings on BV Taint dhtered, a police case involving Martin, and a traffic collision near East Deanglam with minor injuries.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the ME church met last evening with Mrs. Shepherd giving the welcome and Mrs. Atchison of Conway replying. Sixteen young girls led questions before Miss Taker spoke on foreign missionary work. The audience was attentive as Miss Baker addressed the evening program. The society plans a full day with sessions in the morning afternoon and evening and delegates from outside the city attended the gathering.
Yesterday afternoon the Democratic primaries selected delegates to the county convention and to the state delegate convention in this city on the 17th. The results were seen as a gauge of support for Dave Dale W J Carlisle and T W Healy for at large national delegates, with lists of numerous ward township attendees and supporters named.
A garbled newspaper fragment describes various city events and people including a theater performance, a university project, factory work, street improvements, a tram line extension, and police activity. Names and places are partially legible, with references to a Missionary group, a chocolate or ice cream event, and a theft reported near North Reeparie Avenue.
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