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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1890
Page
4
The Emporia Republican questions Reed's tactics amid Democratic fury and notes tepid assertions by Speaker Teed while Missouri Senator West faces calls for reply. Amid nationwide chatter, figures like Ban and Reed are caricatured as party tools. A chaotic ledger of political banter and sensational rumors traces the era's mood and media theatrics.
The piece argues Speaker Read's quorum ruling is broadly endorsed by Republicans, urging members to attend sessions and not abandon the chamber. It praises party discipline, notes the minority's advantage is fragile, and calls for unified policy to avoid political theater while stressing the need for capital, hogs, and real economic remedies over stopgap measures like an emergency corn rate.
The Philadelphia Record contends against deportation as a remedy for the negro problem, arguing it harms the industrial south by removing cheap labor. It urges reform aligned with practical politics and criticizes European models, while noting regional labor and moral tensions, with scattered local anecdotes and commentary.
A collage of brief items mentions Kansans in federal posts and state politics, leaders like Ingalls and Perkins, business moves, and Oklahoma rumors. The column nods to Lawrence figures Thatcher Jon a, Leavenworth ties, and Topeka discussions, with scattered notes on gas at 73 feet and a spike in local property outlook.
Li Woh a successful Chinese merchant at 19 Mott Street recounts his abduction by bandits in a mountain hamlet after a luxury bash. He was bound and moved to a brick farmhouse, threatened with death, and told to deliver 500 dollars within days or face retribution. His rescue by neighbors followed, leaving him altered in mood and wary of further danger.
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