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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1888
Page
1
Advert appears to promote low prices on various goods with cash sales. Items include Oriental flounces at 98c to $1.98, silk lisle vests, sateens, and French fabrics at steep discounts. Also notes sanitary conditions in Mexico and a local tragedy involving skeleton remnants found during excavations in Deneyre Iowa.
Washington July 31 The House moves toward a rule to limit obstruction by a single member, adopting the Pound rule enabling five members to object to a measure. Tariff talks in Senate delay the bill as Senator Hiscock reports slow but steady progress and Republicans unite. The President at home arrives in Washington in a quiet, uneventful journey.
Fragmentary report shows a legislative session with debates over a speaker election and various bills. The text references Mr Mills of Texas, Mr McMilleny of Tennessee, and a speaker election process, plus discussion of site cost, liability, and appropriations for a building project. The notes indicate motions, postponements, and committee actions without a coherent final outcome.
About eleven hundred Republicans from Henry County Indiana visited General Harrison at University Park. General Grose of New Castle led the delegation. Harrison urged broader American steamship links to Central and South America, criticized Britain’s influence, and argued for timely mail service and economic unity. Alger and other dignitaries attended the reception and dinner, with strong show of support for the Michigan candidate.
General Harrison and Governor Alger figures mingle in a tense blog of late speech making. Delegates from N to The Chicago corporation discuss policy while a fierce July storm lashes St. Paul and Minneapolis, downing wires and injuring lines as repair crews rush to restore service.
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