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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1889
Page
2
A historical column recounts a rebuke of the Chief Magistrate over inconsistencies and Mugwump policy. It notes political defeats of Democratic candidates and Cleveland’s defense of his administration. Weather data fragment references high and low temperatures, barometer and humidity readings, with scattered garbled names and places.
The report surveys a disputed appropriation bill, a major amendment to raise pay for army majors, and a Senate committee's handling of testimony requests. It notes a ceremonial statue unveiling, a long session in a capital hall, and ongoing legislative maneuvers regarding territorial bills and party caucus plans amid political maneuvering.
Debris and flames at the Park Central Hotel in Martford Conn after a boiler blast. Sixteen bodies recovered, with many more feared buried. rescue work hampered by water and wreckage as investigators probe cause and identity of victims including Dwight Buell and Mrs Bronson, while officials promise order and continued search.
Junus Edgerton reports Mr. Cleveland's defeat tied to opposition to his administration and alleged disregard for public opinion. The piece critiques the removal debate and accuses the presidency of appointing incompetent departments, urging reform of civil service and exposing patronage in federal offices.
Summary of diverse items includes British grain market remarks with weak barley and dull foreign wheat, a safety and medical ad for a tonic claiming skin cure, a shocking accidental discovery at a gas well in Illinois, and local police capture of a judge in Missouri after a fox hunt ruse. Also reports on Colonel Yard’s death, and unrelated anecdotes and notices.
Olivette Royteth and Hinlsom Eckert Jace troupe bring a juvenile opera to Crawford Neb. The second national tour lauded by press and public with strong reviews and wide audience praise for the performance of Olovatte. Also notes a medical ad and local meeting references amid a Seward County court report.
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