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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1889
Page
4
A chaotic column of 19th century clippings discusses Kansas City's water route obsession, rail competition, and national politics. It mocks rail and canal plans, notes presidential visits, Grant memorials, and a flood of regional notices from across the Midwest.
A Texas correspondent writes from New Brmoxonam August 9 praising Sabine Pass as the only Texas site with over thirteen feet of water at low tide and arguing for rapid deepwater port development. He cites jetties work, engineers estimates, and a Beaumont Deep Water convention push, estimating needed funds and noting potential rail and shipping connections to create a southern coastal port with long-term commerce advantages.
A collage of brief items reports canning factory activity in Emporia, farm and tax notes from Topeka and Arkansas City, population and railway chatter, weather impacts on crops, a proposed fair in Kiowa, and local talk of pensions, hotels, and settlement plans. The column catalogues diverse local happenings with multiple named towns, editors, and small events.
The fragmentary text references no clear concrete actions. It hints at local figures and places such as Nor and Tahoma and mentions schools and vision plans in a vague, noncoherent way with many garbled phrases. No decisive events or names are clearly stated.
A garbled ad heavy with product pitches and sales claims lists the White House as the sole seller for Star shirts at 48 cents and Onyx Hosiery. It also touts gauze vests and gloves, plus scattered crime notes and political chatter referencing Guthrie and local officials.
A garbled OCR style fragment recounts a lurid custody dispute and sensational theater references. Names, places, and dates are obscured, but the passage hints at a royal affair, legal actions, and social scandal surrounding a public figure and a contested will or bill.
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