21 Dec 1886
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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1886
Page
1
A Wichita shop advertises evening hours this week with a merry Christmas theme. It highlights silks and plushes as top offerings, promising value and satisfaction for shoppers seeking quality gifts.
In Washington the Senate and House debated trade policy and treasury money moves. Bills on sugar duties and railroading funds were postponed or laid aside while committees shuffled and a relief package for Daniel Jeanette survivors and militia pay passed or advanced. A parallel effort sought to curb tobacco duties and reform national banking deposits, with appointments to committees and a presidential slate of nominees evolving amid extended floor actions.
Ex alderman McQuade the boodler in the Broadway railroad franchise case is sentenced by Recorder Smyth to seven years in state prison with hard labor and a $5000 fine. The verdict denial of a new trial is noted as the court guards the sentence and McQuade is led to the Tombs.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions parties such as Cleveland and Lumen Brae with references to a joint committee and a mandate for thirty days. It notes a deadline before Saturday and a general scribe eager for details if the demand is refused.
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