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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1890
Page
4
The Daily Eagle notes the Washington state Senate has passed a bill adopting the Australian voting method. Democrats charge it is a Republican scheme to retain power. The paper discusses reactions, political maneuvering, and implications for state governance and party influence.
A charter for the Omolm Garden City & Southwestern Trailway company was filed in the secretary of state office. Capital stock is 7.2 million dollars with directors from Garden City Dodge City New York City. The plan is to acquire right of way for a standard gauge railroad and telegraph line from Kanes north line through several counties to a point on the western or southern line of the state. Business to be transacted in Garden City and New York City.
A Kansas Immigrant Bureau report outlines round trip fares for eastern homeseekers and promises free distribution of advertising material in the east. It details county participation, funding, and publication costs, urging counties to send prints and money quickly to secure a page in the state book.
A garbled call for Union aid references Sherman’s troops along the Msimipel and Canby’s command, with hints of guerrilla units and wartime leadership. The text mixes names, ranks, and names of newspapers in a disjointed postwar reminiscence about loyalty, sacrifice, and the era’s political pressures.
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