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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1888

Page

5

Wichita Exposition and Interstate Fair Week Opens

A large crowd will visit Wichita next week for the Wichita Exposition and Interstate Fair. The event will run through the week with parades, a brass band contest, a veterans show, a state tournament, and lots of displays. Reduced rail rates promise a big turnout as the city marks its eighteenth anniversary with civic and military participation.

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Arrest on a Grave Charge Near Maple Street Bridge

A man named Rousey was arrested after a chaotic pursuit when two young girls from Mare land’s dairy claimed he enticed them with candy near the Maple Street bridge. Several bystanders chased him along the river to a West Wichita yard where he was finally overpowered and jailed.

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Memorial day events and local notices unfold in Wichita

The article details a Memorial Day ceremony with a march through Main Street, led by Lt. Hickey's unit and Captain Abe Smith, plus artillery by Company A. It notes a cemetery visit, a debate about local observance, and remarks by civic leaders about the city’s progress. Also covered are a reception by the Lewis Academy art class, kindergarten plans, mail schedule, social postponement, and assorted community notices from Frank D. Munn’s wedding to train schedules and railroad appointments.

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Railroads and community life draw crowds in city events

A jumble of notes describes railroads under discussion, public picnics at riverside Griffenstein park, St Aloysius Church and College Green, plus teachers and citizens gathering for atoning contentions and entertainments. The piece mentions concerts, a forthcoming entertainment by an artist named Kvalene, and a costume event next Friday.

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