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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1889
Page
12
Report describes a chaotic scene as French thieves target valuables at an exhibition. Police stepped up protection for visitors while a maverick theft spree spilled across the hall, with victims from diverse nations, including jewelry and pocketbooks seized amid confusing chaos.
A long-winded exposé on smuggling dangers and detection, noting female inspectors as relentless, with anecdotes of gaudy contraband methods, counterfeit penalties, and inspector lore. The piece cites a lace dealer fined for tampering with duties and recounts how smugglers evade law through disguise, bribery, and covert shipboard schemes.
The garbled text suggests a historical shipboard scene with a crew and a deceitful proprietor on a warship. It hints at bribery, a suspect sale, and a wash of confused statements about duties, sailers, and a tense confrontation aboard. Multiple names and places are unreadable.
A long account outlines Chicago as a proposed site for a Columbus statue to honor his discovery. It traces Columbus’s voyages, the 1492 landing, and the World’s Fair connection, noting Boston and St Louis debates and New York’s central Park preference for a permanent memorial. The piece emphasizes recognition of Columbus’s role in American history and hints at a national tribute through a prominent statue for the era’s world exposition.
A long, garbled reminiscence recalls Millard Fillmore and early American history. The piece mentions Clarence near Buffalo, Mrs Fillmore, and a narrative voice connected to the Fillmore family, with vague references to dates, places, and social circles, all presented in a newspaper-tinged reminiscence style.
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