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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1888
Page
5
A jumble of personals and arrivals fills the city diary. Names from Lyons Milton to St. Joseph and beyond appear as visiting, business trips, and social calls. Local officials, merchants, and families are listed with movements and small events shaping daily life.
In Wichita a Republican rally at the car works drew a large crowd with C H Bentley and George L Douglass addressing supporters. Douglass accused Democrats of opposing labor while praising Republicans and urged voting for the straight ticket.
City council met in adjourned session with Mayor Allen and councilmen Healey English Pratt Johnson Buckridge Drowning Stover Glave Syne. Two ordinances discussed, a $35 semiannual license tax on intelligence offices, passed unanimously. a ward-division measure failed and was referred for study amid street and sewer discussions.
Woods of West Side reported a fraud after loaning money to a youth who claimed ownership of two betters and a bill of sale. The youth, whose name is withheld, is sought for arrest as parents and local authorities verify details in Fredonia Kansas. Funeral services for Dion in Fredonia are announced for Tuesday at 1 pm at the Christian chapel.
A fragmentary narrative describes a staged performance and audience at Crawford, featuring Verona Jodewn in Starlight. The scene blends starry imagery with dreams and a romance motif, while notes hint at an engagement and a political backdrop surrounding the event and attendees.
A garbled fragment mentions a shirt factory and trade, with references to streets and courteous treatment. It appears as a mixed, unclear notice about local commerce and behavior, lacking coherent details or dates. The text is largely unreadable but hints at a business venture and community expectations.
Fragmentary report on a jury trial involving damages and negligence with references to witnesses, defendants, and alleged cruelty. Mentions named parties including Laney and Willem K MeSinrg, and notes about estates, damages, duties, and potential verdicts.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions town, meetings, persons, dates, places, and sports terms with many garbled words. It reads like a scattered note or caption list rather than a coherent story, making it difficult to identify a single event or outcome.
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