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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1888
Page
1
To-Day we offer 1 case Turkish towels at 20 cents each and 5 cents extra. 1 lot table cloths worth 36 cents at 14 1-2 cents per yard. 1 lot German Dante Damask at 100 cents for 62 cents. Bleach F Souble Damask valued at 1.25 at 81 cents. Linen table cloths with napkins to match at 3.87 per set. towels and cloths offered at remarkably low prices.
A derrick misstrike toppled, crushing a streetcar crowded with passengers near Broadway and Sumner avenue. Seventeen injured and four killed, including driver Thomas Thompson and workers Chas Kircher and Patrick Clark, as crews search debris for additional victims. The collapse blamed on improper derrick operation and maintenance.
Silvey Kan Feb 4 The sugar company hires mason work for plant buildings including an engine house and cane shed with a total contract price of 215 006 to Elliott Hill Anthony. Ground costs 10 000 for the site and 20 acres are secured nearby. The plant is slated to be completed by July and operate next season. The article also notes a mild smallpox scare, a gar encampment hand contest changes, a fatal horse kick in Jesellos, a new Wellington depots, and a slate of new Kansas corporate charters.
A garbled 19th century parliamentary report notes Senate and House bills introduced and referred. Mentioned are debates over postal service efficiency, Blair Educational Bill, and various fiscal measures. Also references to railroad contracts, direct taxation, and a Illinois encampment event.
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