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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1888
Page
12
Wichita society notices highlight visits from Ashland and Kansas City figures, business chatter, and community events. The Eagle office hosts callers and reports on improvements, real estate, and preparations for a new exhibit at the county fair.
Democrats met at the county courthouse selecting committees and naming delegates to state and national conventions. The meeting endorsed President Cleveland’s administration, denounced Republicans, and praised Democratic principles as Judge James Shields urged unity and reform while detailing delegates and alternates to Wichita and Leavenworth conventions.
In Wichita the group and their families faced rumors about a past affair with a Mrs Beth and a Wellshew healing impresario. The article notes a possible scandal involving people connected to a Stealen Conny Hepaliiean group and a Welchest come. The event drew many friends and a police officer was present at the gathering.
A Wichita report details ANOTHER VICTORY by a Kansas rights holder securing exclusive rights for Eureka ice machines. The plant aims to test and prove a refrigeration process using nitrate salts, with F A Smith and S Bradford of the Philadelphia company arriving to supervise trials in Wichita. Kansas shipments and local interest rise as two competing groups contend for rights and a potential factory setup to supply the state.
An OCR fragment mentions a local public notice and officials but lacks clear names, dates, or actions. Readable items include generic references to a meeting and a decision but specifics are unclear. The fragmentary text points to a page area labeled additional local content without concrete details.
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