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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1887
Page
4
The report notes November earnings rising 12.6 percent over prior month for railroads amid protests over unjust discrimination, with editorials questioning Senator Reagan’s influence and a flurry of policing and legislative chatter in Wichita and surrounding cities.
An official note discusses a proposed Frisco extension running west through Harper Garber Comanches Clink Meale Seward Stevens and Morton toward Trinidad with coal interests cited. The piece mocks sensational reporting from other papers and criticizes exaggerated claims while naming observers and topics in a heated public debate.
A debate rages over building a new Sedgwick County jail and court house in Wichita. The piece argues county growth, labor demand, and investment favor the project, noting farmers and towns would share costs and stressing the move as essential for prosperity.
A fragmented Wichita Chronicle piece rails at backroom deals and political squabbles. It cites a vinegar pool scheme tied to Kansas City business leaders soured on Wick, and a denial by Wichita Exem about stray advertising while debating protective tariffs, taxes, and local development amid a tangle of names, places, and political spats.
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