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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1889
Page
5
Unclear OCR filled page item records publishers and editors with scattered names and places. Mentions of memorials banks and city offices, officials and residents, and local notices about deliveries and legal holiday closures amid jumbled lines and partial sentences.
City council discusses sewer work damages and fund transfers, approves sidewalk bids, plans bridge work on Central avenue, and considers city hall site. Contained are remarks on city clerk retirement, new city engineer bonds, smoking prohibition in the chamber, and routine public improvements.
A sudden death struck Dr James B Lawrence, a West Side physician, during a lodge meeting. He collapsed after a handshake, death likely from apoplexy. He served in the marine corps, studied medicine in Washington, practiced in Arizona, and moved to Wichita six years ago. He was active in Masonry and leaves a wife and several siblings but no living children. Funeral details were not settled last night.
A grim mystery unfolds on the Chisholm River as a body is found near an old stone bridge. Officers and Hawxwyd journalists search by pale moonlight, while a tangled tale hints at murder, motives, and a cryptic ribbon clue. Meanwhile school events and class day exercises promise seasonal community activity.
A meeting voted to rename the charity home to Wichita Hospital. The change aims to boost public support and efficiency across departments while preserving care for disabled and indigent women and men. Dr Johnson elected president. Harry T. Went moved to Nebraska. A Jos Henley accepted.
Fragmented lines describe medical distress, possible illness, and scattered names such as CHENEY GILES and CAMBESON in a garbled account. The legible parts mention disease, treatment attempts, and a list-like jumble of terms with no coherent narrative or verifiable facts.
James W. Eno reports a mysterious shooting case as deputies describe capture after a recap steamers operation. A later tale notes a fatal stairwell incident at a farm, with a girl killed during a confrontation. Separate items cover a Texas insurance matter and travel plans to Alaska involving a former senator and a state visit context.
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