This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1888
Page
4
Daily Eagle summarizes current political discourse, noting German premier's peace speech interpretations, Bland day anniversary, capital removal debate, Governor Hill's finances, Blair educational bill fate, and various Senate secrecy issues. The piece touches on Cleveland era fears, postmaster influence, Spreckers vs press, and tariff trade dynamics with Hawaii and the Sandwich Islands.
The Wichita booster text argues a powerful post crisis recovery driven by capital returning from eastern centers. It predicts a lasting boom, banks strengthening, new factories, rail depots, and public buildings in 1888, with Indian Territory trade gains and a rising livestock market fueling growth.
Gray County letters defend protection and warn against using the bloody shirt tactic in Republican conventions. Ex Confederate veteran C L Edwards lauds a tariff pamphlet, while farmers protest county seat theft schemes and aid canvassing.
The Boston Advertiser notes Blaine remains the Republican majority pick and that party choice governs nominations. It discusses merging secular observances into a semi annual holiday around the Fourth of July, Washington’s birthday, and midyear. It also cites Democratic frustration over surplus politics and a World reprint of Cleveland’s anti protection speech urging swift action.
Fragmentary text references an alleged tyrannous method and a New York company offering a system with a capacity of 6800 for sending packages citywide. Mentions a device to detach metal and a means to dispatch messages across the city, but details are incomplete and obscured.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.