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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1888
Page
1
April reports show heavy rain across Kingman Versias and the Panhandle causing rising rivers and soggy ground. Flood fears grow as emigration patterns shift and crops benefit from improved soil moisture while authorities monitor conditions and arrests in unrelated public unrest.
A retail notice from T. L. Fox & Son, 100 N Main, lists a large job lot of silks and fabrics priced to attract shoppers. Items include Tafetta, sarah wot, plain-silk, Faille Francaise, rain silk, satin rhadames, and various laces, with deep discounts and daily arrivals. The ad touts NY buyer sourcing, fashion trims by Miss Hanks, and urges early week visits to beat the rush.
The House maintains a prolonged standoff over the direct tax bill with filibusters delaying adjournment. Members endure a sleepless night, clocking eight days in session as officers shuttle through motions and a recess is finally granted to 11 45. In the Senate, reports and the Dakota bill advance with debates on swords for Gen Shields's heirs and a transfer of funds. A wall collapse in Philadelphia builds tolls. sympathy letters flow to Senator Conkling’s family.
A tangled report from April recounts a singer’s alleged abductors in high social circles, a navy man and a company president implicated, with police detaining key figures. Separate items describe a death-row appeal, presidential interference, aggressive strikers at a railroad tunnel, and violent clashes near Cumberland with gunfire and threats amid labor unrest.
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