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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1888

Page

2

The Committee Rooms Hear Manufacturers And Labor

The Republican committees in Washington report on hearings with representatives of manufacturers and labor organizations. They seek information on tariff impacts, foreign competition, and export roles, aiming to address California election disputes and Vandever’s Fort Teavering reservation sale. The discussion includes wage and labor benefits, with protests against Mills bill remarks and election irregularities raised by California case advocates.

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WAshington April Items and Public Notices

A digest of scattered items includes tax figures and revenue notes, a report on railroad fare and freight practices, a comptroller disallowing clerk travel costs for parlor-car seats, and Korean legation updates from Washington. Also covered are a land authorization in Fort Leavenworth, a fatal vigilante crime in Indian Territory, and brief sports results and society rumors in April.

Wasisatos Durham New York Iate Comptroller

Union Labor Party Holds First Illinois State Convention

The Union Labor Party of Illinois met in Decatur with 100 delegates amid a stormy session. The platform called for equal justice, direct election of U.S. senators and state officials, arbitration over strikes, equal pay for equal work, prohibition of child labor, and a graduated income tax while opposing private armed force and endorsing liquor prohibition. Willis W. Jones of Camargo named governor and Charles Dixon of Chicago for lieutenant governor. Thirty-eight delegates to the national convention set for Cincinnati were partly chosen.

Decater Union Labor Party of Illinois Decatur United States Willis W. Tones Camargo Charles Dixott Chicago Cuvctinati

BAYWARD EXPLOSION IN BASEMENT AT STATE AND JACKSON

A dramatic explosion in a basement at State and Jackson streets caused a blast throwing seventy people into the air and shattering storefronts. Several clerks were injured, one man thrown fifty feet, with estimated damages to clothing and building at about $15,000 each. Two workers drilled across the street igniting a gas main, leading to a chaotic scene as hundreds fled upper floors.

Cacaco State Jackson Streets George Duniap

Peruse and Ponder Saturday Sale of Hose and Undershirts

The itemized sale offers hosiery and undergarments including ladies ribbed jerseys tights and full regular hose at 24¢, gents undergarments from 48¢ to 58¢, and French balbriggan undershirts with low sale prices. Claims of widespread bargains and spring promotion, urging customers to shop.

Untitled Mumbled Gambling Dialogues at Monmouth Beach

Fragmentary notes describe betting at Monmouth Beach and Saratoga with mention of a rival hotel scheme, a promoter’s pitches, and a chaotic crowd. The text mixes names, places, and odd phrases, creating a jumbled portrait of a gambling scene and local correspondences.

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