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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1887
Page
2
Fragmented remarks critique tariff reform and party power while exposing local bias in Leavenworth Wichita and Kansas City papers. Notes on Mormon church dissolution bids, farm wheat yields, and a London Review warning against decay of empire. Contains historical views on economy church politics and national fate.
The article argues Kansas Republicans will likely win the county in November. It cites past majorities for Martin and Moonlight, notes bolters returning to the GOP, and questions Democratic chances amid prohibition politics. It also reports assorted local notices from Washington Territory on irrigation ventures, civic events, and regional curiosities with color about towns like Topeka, Paola, Leavenworth, and Kansas communities.
The writer details a Brussels visit noting harsh labor scenes with underpaid workers in pattern work, then shifts to art appreciation. He praises the Wiertz Museum for its grotesque yet powerful paintings, describes Rubens and other Flemish masters, and recalls the Palace of Fine Arts and a grand new Palace of Justice. The narrative blends social critique with travelogue and artistic reverence.
The piece lists literary matters and author notes, noting E Murfitt the translator of German novels as deceased and describing their wholesome nature. It references an English novelist's future story about a clairvoyant hero who cannot reveal foresight. It recounts Tennyson’s memory quirks, a dinner with Oscar Browning, and a humorous exchange. It also discusses Hitler Hayward’s work, Napoleon history by Prince Napoleon, and upcoming dramas of Allan Quatermain and She with Lydia Thompson’s revival.
A fragmentary report notes requests to rewrite a tale about an Earl and Lady Piccadilly. The Keasingte Museum offered writer George W. Chilee six thousand dollars for the manuscript of Our Mutual Friend.
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