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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1889
Page
1
Philadelphia store launches a four week holiday clearance to free space for displays. Prices drop 20 to 25 percent on flannels dress goods underwear and linens with a grand drawing offering a One Thousand Dollar Music Box for every dollar spent.
A long list records presents distributed in a large give-away scheme run by A A Post at 405 East Douglas Avenue. Patrons include Mrs B T who bought toys and umbrellas, Mr Carl Smith who purchased a diamond ring, Merrit Wilton who bought silverware, and many others who drew watches, pins, cups, and assorted silver pieces versus their purchases.
In Attica Kan on November 18 3 a m C J Miller a resident shot and fatally wounded farmers John Montgomery and Joseph Ellington who died within hours Miller claims self defense saying the two men attacked him with a revolver and a knife while gambling over losses at a poker room Miller was arrested and inquest held the dead men left a wife and six children and Ellington was a single man. Montgomery leaves a family.
Riley County's former treasurer J M Fortner reportedly fled with the county funds, leaving an embezzlement pegged at 40000. His wife reportedly gave the county commissioners the lock combination to a steel vault that was found empty upon opening. Bondsmen are to cover the shortage, while the value of Fortner's mortgaged estate is insufficient to replace the loss.
In wee Kansas, preliminary exam of the alleged Benders proceeds before the justice of the peace. Several witnesses say the prisoners resemble Kate and the elder Benders, yet none identify Mrs Griffith or Mrs Davis as the murderers. The Crimin al Court trial opens with testimony focusing on credibility and related confessions.
Reports from Bordentown New Jersey recount Delia Stewart Parnell facing mortgage foreclosure after Old Trannies mortgage destroyed her home. Funds from Irish leaders friends and loyal supporters rapidly arrived to cover taxes and debts as Charles Stewart Parnell’s mother nears security.
Secretary Windom plans gradual withdrawal of funds from national banks to avoid disrupting business. President Harrison to push a uniform, permanent bankruptcy law in Congress. Bank clears show large increases. securities under pressure amid market uncertainty.
A dispatch summary from Hostox Mass reports a nationwide table of hotel clearings through November showing rising and falling percentages. The report compares the latest week to the prior period, noting overall changes in occupancy and revenue figures across major markets.
fragmented OCR notes discuss a Barhed Wire Trust forming with capital of 812,000,000 to influence wire prices and production, naming the Federal Steel Company, Washburn and Co, and various commissions. includes an assignment of hardware dealers and a Kansas Topeka meeting about stock, defense plans, and regulatory actions amid industry turmoil.
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