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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1888
Page
4
A collage of items from a Barron paper notes Boulanger's political retreat, Kansas territorial opening debates, a Maine inventor building a flying machine, New York governors piano bills, and Horace Greeley’s tax sale birthplace tale. It weaves state, national, and regional curiosities with skeptical tone about politics and progress.
A Wichita observer notes Maine and Douglas streets swelling from a village crowd to a dense throng. He argues transportation economics and local industry, including car works and packing houses, fuel Wichita’s ascent, predicting continued prosperity amid growing population and proposed manufacturing strides.
The Henry Clay Club in Wichita adopts a name honoring Henry Clay as a symbol of internal improvements and American labor protection. The piece traces his early stance against slavery and his role in the 1811 Federalist shift leading to war with Britain, presenting the new club as a vehicle for reorganization and political work.
A Chronoscope excerpt shows 68 2050 acres of public land in the Larned land district and notes much is arid or first class farming soil. It mentions Osage and diminished Indian lands in several counties and a sweeping Kansas land summary. An unrelated Cleveland tale recounts a Little Manta railroad engineer suspended for deafness, tested by Dr. Clark in Cincinnati, later reinstated after demonstrations of hearing on a moving engine.
Fire alarms on business streets excite the public safety chief as alarms trigger chains, horses, and bells. Locals discuss Lincoln climate, Wichita revival fame, crowd sizes on Main Street, and upcoming construction efforts. Officials detail jail relocation talks, county fair appeals, expanded building work, and plans for new depots and roads to handle cattle business.
An Illinois visitor praises Southern Kansas farming, noting large corn shipments to Wichita and vast sheep and stock numbers in Sedgwick County. The piece also mentions Joe Stewart seeking a hog butchering patent and a dramatic tale of a hog butchered by kidney mishap and improvised dressing.
Reports from the Daily Hag echo promising wheat and general crop prospects in the county aided by recent rains. Local business remains brisk with grain orders and livestock shipments to markets. a meeting of the common council occurred. a revival at the M E church concluded with the formation of the Goddard Christian League. The death of Mr Dumbort was noted with condolences. The town school closed its winter term with spring plans ahead.
Fragmentary excerpt shows debates over Sherman Hampton dispute about Columbia’s fate and a canal plan. Mentions Cleveland and Topeka Democrat views, attempts to influence presidential nomination, and calls for protectionist tariffs to shield farmers stock raisers and industries from cheap imports.
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