03 Dec 1889
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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1889
Page
1
A Philadelphia retailer promotes deep discounts on broadcloths Henriettas cashmeres and flannels with prices slashed by 20 to 60 percent. The ad promises further cuts on dresses linens and undergarments and touts a chance to win a $1000 music box with each dollar purchase.
Pratt County Kansas braces for the biggest sugar plant west of the region with five outside reducing plants to be funded by bonds. Citizens in six townships vote December 17 to build the Pratt refinery and extend pipelines, promising boosted land values and local employment. Oklahoma City reports new mayor Dr J Ay Beale urges fiscal restraint and progress.
Fragmentary report notes a man died almost instantly after a tiresome incident on a Hutchinson street. The dead man’s name was not released. The item also mentions local figures Leo H. Albright a longtime druggist and W C Gardener who recently horned cattle and a city politics dispute over Marion prohibition sentiment with dozens of names and resubmission claims.
Fragmentary text references an arrest involving a person named Coughlin and others, with unclear details. The garbled OCR mentions August, the Loweswlath area, and a defense claim, but specifics and context are not recoverable from the readable fragments.
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