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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1888
Page
2
The piece reports Senator Sabin of Minnesota as a leading cabinet aspirant while Col Dridgeland of Richmond Indiana voices opposition to the president’s policies. It also sketches Chicago area forecasts and shows broad political chatter about potential successors and strategies for control of federal offices.
Indianapolis Nov. 1 Amid talk of cabinet appointments the president elect consolidates support from Hill allies and gathers letters and campaign mementoes. Generals and congressmen converge on the residence to view relics while bidders seek campaign badges and tokens to preserve history.
Fifteen hundred miners meet at a Pittsburg convention to approve grievances. They urge governor removal of state mine inspector G W Findlay, demand a qualified miner and independent committee to investigate the Fron Twag disaster, tighten crosscuts, require licensed shot firers, and fund relief for widows and orphans.
Chicago November 14 The nineteenth annual meeting of the National Board of Trade opened this afternoon at the Grant Park hotel with sessions to continue tomorrow Discussed were reforms on the board adulteration of food monthly crop bulletins a new department the credit system and national banking rights under bills of lading migration regulations and naval reserve plans Also considered were a national mechanized trade school and changes to the presidency of the United States with debates on strengthening adulteration laws and agricultural industry support. The gathering drew principal cities and noted President Byetterick Praley of Philadelphia presented the program and a vote selected Hx of Wieepemasemene for next year.
James M. Dougherty, a Salem New York man, was held at police headquarters after confessing an intense obsession with actress Mary Anderson. Dr. Griffin, Anderson's stepfather, reported the pursuit spanning Europe and England. Dougherty described love at first sight six years ago and recounted a transatlantic path of letters and failed marriage hopes before the arrest.
Storm warnings and heavy rains sweep the coast with floods. The Galatea reported a sinking steamer near Start to Eas Stone lighthouse after distress rockets. Granite grounded near Seaton Carew Tees. lifeboats struggled as a shore rescue failed. Multiple drownings and wrecks feed a tragedy tally along the North Sea coast.
Large prairie fires sweep west of the town of Dakot Prairies driven by strong winds. Fire crews battle the blaze as flames threaten grasslands and property. conditions worsen with the wind shifting and extending the fire’s reach across southwest areas.
Marion D. Newman, described as a matrimonial adventurer, is jailed in default of bond after arrest. Police handle letters from across cities seeking his description and photo, with a ministerial alias De Hughes linked to a 1830s affair. Post Office Dept report notes large annual postal costs and deficits, including mail and money order totals and delivery extensions.
Roenestern New York November 4 Jena Van Korth an engineer at the steamn gangs and lantern works was arrested by Chief Detective Hayden and Assistant Superintendent McCormick for setting fire near the works last Friday. He is 45 years old and married, a resident of Heckwater for eight years, moving from Eyracust. Earlier reports linked him to sabotaging a freight train. multiple theories tied him to arson across several incidents. He has denied the allegations as authorities continue to investigate while monitoring his movements.
Fragmented OCR summary discusses a court decision on the telephone case and its merits, naming judges and parties with unclear spelling. It mentions the Bell Telephone Company and potential implications, along with references to the American osteologists and various dates, locations, and individuals.
Fragmentary report from a foreign miscellany mentions Dereck Shele Amerpioatog of Bre damp terarred Frederica pitt at Deus and a TREY seiner. The text references a gathering, a figure Pike Nav, and a promise of movement. The piece ends with a death and unclear details about dates and places.
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