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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1888
Page
1
Dispatch from Hot Springs Arkansas reports a sangulnary conflict between two moonshine operators near The foot of Backbone Mountain in Chirk county thirty miles from the city. Both moonshiners Ted Bales and ota Finesse were killed as deputy U S marshals moved to quell raids hastily organized by Guthrie and Butt of Mack Springs Montgomery county.
A persuasive notice urges passersby to look into the window at 405 East Douglas Avenue. It promises items of interest and benefits beyond entertainment, noting Barnum's circus costs money while viewing the displays is free.
General Harrison hosts large delegations from Illinois and Kentucky with heated tariff discussion. Carlisle wins Sixth Kentucky nomination and attacks tax policy while ex prisoners of war meet at his Indianapolis residence and speak of wartime perils.
Apostle George Q. Cannon, evading Isw officers for two years, surrendered before the Staten Island marshal on a charge of unlawful cohabitation. He faced multiple indictments, including marriages to several women, with jurists urging leniency given his age and circumstances. The case spurred debates about Mormon church power and state authority in the territory.
A partially readable Middlesex era dispatch reports John T. Day, ex Grayson Ky resident, vanished after leaving for Kentucky from Ashland. It notes a lost fortune, suspicions of arson, and ongoing fire reports at Valley Center Sunny Dale. Also covers Republican meetings in Anthony and Valley Center.
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