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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1887
Page
4
The Ohio Live Stock Commission calls a conference in Springfield to devise measures preventing continual disease spread among cattle. The meeting is scheduled for December 12.
Discussion on the silk industry in Kansas notes Prof Homer and Edward Sherrell Jr on local market needs in Wichita as government aid and tariffs could boost U S silk production. The piece argues tariffs protect agriculture, expand domestic manufacture, and shield American farmers from foreign competition while urging Congress to support liberal measures.
Fragmented report describes a proposed Onaha and Mexican Aj Line with stock details and officers, asserting ongoing unrest around labor contracts and Chinese labor concerns. Citizens in Sewell, Smith, and surrounding towns discuss proposed routes and office locations in Kansas and Nebraska, amid disputes over wages and railroad expansion.
A garbled and partial OCR outlines the Fiftieth Congress in session with references to House members and leaders. Names and places appear corrupted, but the piece hints at partisan dynamics and parliamentary actions amid a listing of individuals and factions.
Commissioner Atkins urges moving tribes beyond the 98th meridian and opening vast western third of the Indian Territory to white settlement. He estimates 76,000 Indians remain, with 41,000,000 acres of public land and No Man's Land to be opened, arguing surplus fertility must be used outside tribal holdings.
ViLAS Vilas urges restraint on advertising space in third and fourth class matter wrappers. He questions the legality and propriety of limited advertising that could crowd postal addresses and post marks, and notes objections to privileging such ads while maintaining room for essential mailing details.
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