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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1887
Page
1
A single lot offering 36 inch grey wool is advertised at 20 cents per yard. The notice lists the price and fabric width for buyers assessing paring and quantities.
Reports from St Louis detail a rainy opening day for the Grand Army encampment with large crowds arriving from Kansas Nebraska Ohio and other states. Veterans in tents gathered amid rain as bands played and discussions of past battles filled the air while delegates prepared headquarters and arrivals continued at depots and ships.
A federal report notes threats of an uprising among San Carlos Apache and a siege-like stand by Army officers to enforce civil process. Separate items report Attorney Jenks declining to comment on the Bell Telephone case dismissal and Treasury bond purchases near one million dollars as part of a new loan issue. Weather notes for Missouri and Kansas, plus a presidential appointment in Lewiston Idaho. The article also cites a Texas insurrection scare and violent incidents in Middletown New York with guards and shootings.
A string of violent events reported from Kansas and New York includes Mrs Andrew Swindler drowning herself at the Walnut River near Winfield after a quarrel, Spangler arrest in Ness City for Milo McKaskey’s murder, and a New York City widow’s violent in street shooting incident. The era covers sensational crime, political notes, and local civic updates.
Fragmentary notes from New York dated September 6 describe individuals Jarethm Oy Demmerats and The Dewees in a sequence of vague events. The text references nightly activities and possible associates, but specific actions or outcomes remain unclear.
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