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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1889
Page
1
Swings in brisk crowds as the store announces a sweeping sale at 128 North Main Street. The dealer pledges to reduce spring stock by forty thousand dollars before resuming profitable trading.
A local advertises eight lace pieces priced at 1 to 3 cents, urging passersby to view them in the south window and promising the items are worth more than the fire value. The sale is scheduled for Thursday with a demonstration of their true worth.
Local store advertises nine pieces of bleached Latin Damasks in the north window priced at 69 cents for Friday only. Claims none sold for less than one dollar and some at 1.25, urging customers to view window and note the sale is below cost.
A local sale advertises 2000 yards of Challies at 81.5 cents per yard and heavy figured Charlies at 3.12 cents per yard. The notice promises ongoing availability “any time” until closing with major price reductions, highlighting a dramatic tariff on linen fabrics.
Advert says slaughter style bargains dominate all day with 12 3 cent Stineh Benriettas 38 gh wool Planners at 18 1 2 cents and China Silks at 33 cents. Ribbons and silk umbrellas priced low, ladies Jersey ribbed vests 10 cents, urging customers to come and see the “slaughter” of oils and goods in bulk.
A mixture of advertisements and brief reports from Lawrence and surrounding towns. Items include a grand opening sale for drapery silks and bath items, a postmaster appointment rumor, a jail transfer for Joe Spendlove after a fatal drunken quarrel, Leavenworth police organization, army officers discussion, Senator Ingalls’s travel, and a murder trial involving Deputy U.S. Marshal Irwin with canine testimony.
Philadelphia store advertises 49 dozen childrens Save Caps at uniform price, 32 dozen at 50 cents each, half wool dress goods at 19 cents, one yard half wool Charlies at 7 cents, all wool Henriettas at 48 cents, ladies pocket books under quarter value, and RS dozen Mens Unlaundried Shirts for 42 cents, limited to six per customer.
A passenger train on the Chicago Santa Fe California line telescoped near Lorenzo Illinois. Four occupants of the rear private car were killed instantly and several others injured. Mr J F Hart a director of the California railroad and Brookline Massachusetts mayor was among the wounded. The wreck occurred when a following freight train struck the rear of the passenger train causing scalding burns and severe injuries. Firemen and engineers escaped, but the disaster left many bodies and injured needing hospital care. A mix of grim details and conflicting accounts followed as officials investigated the cause and fate of those aboard.
The April crop report details winter grain conditions and livestock health, noting delayed wheat planting in the middle states due to autumn rains and September October dryness in western Ohio. Mild weather maintained good plant growth with adequate moisture in the west, while California saw March showers boost germination. Livestock condition remained generally high, with horses and cattle rates given, and disease losses down from last year. A separate Liberal Kansas report describes soaking rains improving wheat prospects, followed by white cap threats in Geuda Springs, with a local minister reporting a temperance-related warning. A Kansas City area accident left a man dead from a steamboat explosion injuries on the river.
Reports from Kingfisher and Muskogee detail settlers heading to Oklahoma with plans for a bank and business district as rail lines and trains bring capitalists. The new Indian agency receives attention amid jurisdiction gaps in No Man’s Land, while politicians in Kansas discuss canvassing Fourth District races and possible replacements.
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