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May 22, 1874
The Emporia News
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas
What is this article about?
Wichita's history features crimes by non-residents assuming lawlessness, but they are swiftly punished like elsewhere; amid prime agriculture and stock lands, citizens' grit promises a bright future. (148 characters)
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better and purer progress. Most of the crimes which have blackened her history have been committed by persons who were not residents there, but who chose that as their field of operations, because of the supposed lawless condition of things. They reckoned without their host and have been as promptly and severely dealt with as they would have been in any community. With a number one agricultural and stock country surrounding her; with the enterprise and grit of her citizens manifested on all occasions, Wichita has a bright future before her.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Wichita History
Crimes Outsiders
Prompt Justice
Agricultural Country
Citizens Enterprise
Bright Future
Where did it happen?
Wichita
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Wichita
Story Details
Most crimes in Wichita's history committed by non-residents exploiting supposed lawlessness, but promptly and severely punished; surrounded by agricultural and stock country, citizens' enterprise ensures bright future.