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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1888
Page
1
Wichita shoppers are urged to seize a six day sale offering dramatic discounts. Broad cloth at 1.98 per yard, 19 dress suit sets for 7.90, and 15 all wool check and plaid dresses priced at 11, all presented as first cost, cash only, to clear stock.
Immense mortgage sale announced for the entire stock of Dry Goods at W. J. Wilson & Co. old stand located at 203 and 205 North Main Street. The description indicates stock will be placed on counters for sale in a clearance event.
Dressmaking offers drop to regular prices after next Saturday. Buy now to have dresses made cheaply before the week ends.
A new line of French percale collars and cuffs matching sets will be sold this week. Twenty five dozen sets offered at 19 cents each, featuring one collar and a pair of cuffs. Made from fine four ply goods in the latest shapes obtainable.
A local wrap sale promotes Astrachan wraps offered at half the usual price this week. The dealer invites customers to visit and compare, promising an elegant garment for a modest amount of money.
A brief notice invites readers to a sale on Wednesday February 8 promising shoppers how far money will go. It presents a compact teaser of bargains without naming the venue or items.
A Kansas report details a violent domestic incident in which John Duny, a 20 year old German laborer, slashed his throat during a quarrel with his wife while shaving. He severed the jugular and bled profusely, was carried from the room, and doctors were summoned as he lay in danger of death.
Meadville Pa February report details a broken rail wreck near Stenburyg Station New York involving an express train that left the rails, killing Mims Vinttie Abbott Bettle Battey James Dent and injuring several others including Mrs Cora Bat and Hettie Bates. Doctors tended the injured as inspectors noted the rail break as the likely cause.
A grocery sleigh on Washington street struck by a live telephone wire caused the driver to be fatally electrocuted. A passing porter, Isaac Moulton, was also killed after touching the whip and wire. Rainy weather had brought down lines, a public investigation to determine blame is expected.
Washington notes report Prof Swenson at Ft Scott Kansas says sorghum sugar can be produced as cheaply as in Louisiana. Also included is Stanford’s reasons for voting for Lamar and a note on a high profile letter from Senator Stanford. The issue references a postal official illness and a bank condition brief.
The article discusses the Chace Bill and a Senate proposal to limit foreign copies of U.S. copyrighted works, aiming to balance author rights with American readers and workers. It also details San Francisco dynamite experiments and later notes on the Logan eulogy, the Metropolitan Bank report, and the Special Delivery System's early success.
An official war department report details a Sandy Hook demonstration of dynamite shells. The test wrecked a circular turret and reinforced the belief that dynamite filled shells could revolutionize modern warfare. The report cites shells of substantial weight and explosive charge, evaluated by the board of ordnance officers.
Henry Bacon of New York chairs the house committee on trusts and faces strong pushback from organizers of cotton, sugar, rubber and other trusts as the panel opens inquiries into alleged manipulation of prices and market control. Aimed at exposing a wide network of trusts, the probe seeks information on suspected arrangements and profits.
Senator Platt addresses the Senate attacking the Presidents free trade stance and the remarkable document. He argues the administration uses protection as a weapon for manufacturers while Democrats and Republicans clash over the party platform and national policy. The House committee reports Mr White of Indiana seated pending further action.
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