Political chatter on 1888 race and Kansas banquet snub
Gov. Hoarley declines Ohio governor bid and predicts Democratic strength. Western papers raise Non. Joan Ingalls as a 1888 Republican possibility, with Logan solidifying leadership. A Kansas banquet excludes State Auditor McCane for skin color, sparking debate on party stance. Wheat yields exceed forecasts across counties. A reader praises Mrs. Bowman’s Indian Pueblo piece in Abilene.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Non
Joan J. Ingalls
Topeka
E. P. McCane
McCane
Republican Party
Bro. Hart
Republican Party of
Closing Pages of Grant's Book Offer Grim Portrait
Kansas City readers glimpse the closing pages of General Grant's book as they portray intense suffering and looming death. The text links the author’s agony and dwindling strength to the work, suggesting the prose captures the heart's blood of a life spent in service and conflict.
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General Grant
Interview with Capt Coven on Oklahoma boomers plan
A Caldwell report cites Capt Coven leader of the Oklahoma boomers who says a Cleveland commission will report favorably in July. He asserts land will be taken by squatter sovereignty before official opening and notes the camp near Caldwell houses about 350 people with more arriving daily. If the report is unfavorable, colonists may invade Oklahoma as a last resort.
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W. D. Howells
John Burroughs
New Mexico
Aya
Egypt
Bowman
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Caldwell
Capt. Coven
Oklahoma
Factory mills in Hamilton import French Canadians for labor
The Boston Herald reports Hamilton Massachusetts factory owners have brought in about 350 French Canadians to work in mills while hundreds of idle natives seek work at fair wages. It claims textile manufacturers use this importation to deny true concern for American workers and notes under 20 percent of New England cotton mill operatives are American.
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