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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1888
Page
1
The readable fragments show a Monday to Tuesday sale listing goods such as towels linen dresses curtains and table linen with prices ranging from a few cents to about one dollar. Numerous items include Turkish towels pearl buttons fancy hose gauze vests and brocade dresses.
A local advertisement details Henrietta cloth and wool fabrics offered at various prices, touting full ranges from cashmere blends to silk-like materials. The notice promotes a new store at 150 N. Main with a claim of unrivaled millinery offerings, low prices, and broad selection for gentlemen and ladies.
In Hancock County Tennessee a feud flares between the Jonas and Green families after a fatal shooting at a church. Dick Grey killed William Jones years ago. subsequent ambushes near a field left two wounded. Both sides are heavily armed and arrests are not feasible.
In a dramatic conclusion to a long industrial dispute, Granite Cutters vote to end a yearlong lockout as manufacturers agree to restart pay terms. The settlement follows bitter strikes and entrenched bargaining among workers and bosses.
Special dispatch from Liberal Kansas describes swift town growth after platting on the tenth inst. It notes rapid land sales, growing population, and rail commitments by the Rock Island line. The piece highlights Liberal’s strategic location near the Neutral Strip and potential to become a distribution center for southwest Kansas with new depots, water supply, and emerging businesses.
Territorial officials report the German Emperor in a critical condition with fever and breathing trouble. Empress Victoria remains by his bedside as ministers and royals discuss succession, with uncertainty over life expectancy and possible two-week prolongation amid ongoing communications from Berlin and London.
A crowded service in Conkling burial rites in area New York marked the community farewell with town honors. The procession included clergymen, officials, and attendees as the body lay in state, reflecting on the late leader’s public service and national figures noted in the ceremonies.
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