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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1888
Page
5
Publication page lists names of publishers and proprietors and a long city notices section. It references deliveries, clerks, and various residents in Wichita with names like Homer Hougham and C. Martin, plus several city events and rehearsals for a military drill and a public Kirsmose tableau.
The Kansas W C T U met in Leavenworth with ninety delegates from districts one through seven. President Mex Hastall presided. committees were named for credentials and finance. The afternoon featured welcomes, a lengthy address on prohibition, and calls for state leadership in temperance efforts amid broader organizational reports and plans for officer elections and statewide events.
A pleasant evening at Fisher's Grove honored W A Radford who just returned from the east with a picnic hosted by local families. Attendees included Mr and Mrs West, Mr and Mrs Poole, Mr and Mrs Franklin, Mr and Mrs Hailman, and many others. Also noted are plans for Waco avenue paving with park centers and spray fountains, plus a report on the Usro stockyards handling cattle from Santa Fe and Denver & Gulf lines as Wichita remains busy with cattle movements and related trade.
A morning burglary at Cape Shields cellar saw six half gallon jugs of fruit four quarts of catsup several gallons of pickles and seven bottles of grape wine stolen. The item is linked to a premeditated raid. the captain suspects prior knowledge. Amusements note Crawford Grand advertises Eunice Goodrich in Zigi the Actors Daughter on Monday October 1 with advance ticket perks. An excursion on the Wichita & Western from Kingman to Wichita is planned for October 4 with a special train schedule and round trip fare from Kingman and New Madrid at five cents and other points at 25 cents.
Local notices report a district council event with a parade and supper, a court list includes judgments for property and injury claims, an obituary mentions Miss Elen W Harris born 1820, and business chatter notes trade pickup and Kansas agriculture moves toward a cabinet department. The Boston Quintette Club is booked for Wichita with six American artists including Tihodes and Meade.
The New York Evening Sun recounts a tale of a woman who overacts to gain fame. She befriends many, offers charitable services, and seeks a debut by pretending to play a piano piece with a silent accomplice. The narrator recalls being pressed into a deceptive scheme to help her theatrical aim.
The account portrays a Sicilian style horse with tall stance and wild look. Trainers claim mares and stallions perform bold moves, with bells and tassels as pageantry and a harsh, torturous showing of control. The piece centers on a controversial taming ritual and the audience reactions.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a fire and people associated with Oak et Tears and Sere Smeal Re maven. It references Beeman, Denne Mian, Carey, Adenas, Ber ores, and Fmaae bane rome, with garbled words hinting at a fire event, possible witnesses, and locations such as Oak. The text is highly distorted and lacks coherent structure.
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