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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1888
Page
1
A garbled notice touts different investment amounts from five to forty dollars and promises matching or saving returns. The text is incoherent, suggesting a promotional scheme with unclear terms and a vague assertion of profits this week. It mentions “Cloak stunt Verses” and claims high satisfaction from investments.
In Chicago on October 11 the strikers ordered cars not to run amid mayoral proclamations banning street assembly. Police arrested several protesters while a convoy from Western avenue barns moved with around 3,000 onlookers and two cars finally ran downtown amid volleys of stones and clashes.
Reports detail a rail disaster near Witxesnann Pennsylvania as a Lehigh Valley line train derailed or crashed during a waterlogged section. Passengers from Wilkesbarre and nearby towns suffered severe injuries. one woman died after a fatal blow during rescue attempts. Fire and relief efforts mobilized amid chaotic scenes with witnesses recalling mangled debris and frightened crowds.
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