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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1888
Page
2
The statewide crop bulletin reports wheat averaging about twenty bushels per acre with good quality. Oats acreage up, corn and other grains in good condition amid localized shortages. Coal vein discovered near Dodge City and weather outlooks show mild temperatures with generally fair conditions across Kansas.
A London murder mystery in Whitechapel is linked to a man known as Leather Apron. Police believe he killed Mary Ann Nichols and two other sex workers, leaving no trace. Descriptions note a short, stout man with a leather apron and black eyes seen near Brick Lane, feared by locals as detectives search for the killer.
General Harrison delivers an address in Fort Wayne on protection policy. Blaine speaks at Farmington defining the Prohibition stance. Vermont returns show Republican gains. Nominations set in New Hampshire, Colorado, and Connecticut. Harrison travels from Vermont toward Indianapolis, with 13,000 at his arrival in the union depot and a three hour stay planned in Fort Wayne. A committee escorts him and arranges reception.
General Harrison speaks to a Fort Wayne crowd on tariff policy, arguing protective duties raise wages and job protection, while opposing foreign competition. He asserts higher wages and American factory costs must be balanced against cheaper imports, urging voters to decide in November.
Disjointed wires describe storms impacting Japan and San Francisco with weather and grain market notes. Mentions of grain supply changes, harvest concerns, and price shifts appear amid fragmented lines. reader guidance is limited by garbled OCR.
Antigton Maine and New Hampshire Republicans discuss prohibition stance and party strategy. The Maine Prohibition Party seeks temperance alignment amid national party shifts. Connecticut Democrats announce gubernatorial candidate Samuel Morne from New Haven.
Vermont election returns show Republican gains over Democrat and Prohibitionists across towns. A Montana sheep herder named Smith dies in a brutal accident near Redena. Nebraska men J E Hale and G H Cook arrested for swindling through a cyclone-anchored contract and state-deposited drafts. A social manners piece reflects on declining car etiquette and seat politeness in urban transit.
Ex grocer Deere decries adulteration as nearly unpreventable while the New York Mail and Express notes 85 coffee samples. 41 found adulterated with chicory and roasted grains, peas, or beans, complicating buyer discernment. Also cited is a railroad report on a Guatemala Central connection and Central American climate concerns for safe travel and canal access.
A narrator recalls Mr. Corliss delaying a rock blasting project to spare a robin on a nest. Work halted for weeks as the bird raised five eggs, with Corliss visiting daily to watch the brood’s growth before the nest was left untouched and the construction resumed. The tale contrasts humane restraint with a world that moves on.
A chaotic scene shifts between advertising hoaxes and public spaces, as a bank book and check look alike draw suspicion at a Clark and Washington corner. Amid garbled discourse on morality and spectacle, readers glimpse strangers, stereotypes, and whispered judgments about class and gender.
A fragmented description outlines a classroom method where two or more pupils read aloud from a graded exercise book. The plan includes selecting readers, muting others, and having students repeat passages to reinforce learning. Volunteers replace sentiments daily to protect ideas and maintain order.
A garbled account references a court case and a touristic fraud involving a Mexican merchant and copper wares. It mentions a judge or Prefamve Putmass and a claim of counterfeit native workmanship. The piece blends quotes, misheard phrases, and mis-spelled names from various sources.
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