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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1890
Page
1
The Arcade announces it will sell at or below cost to move unsold stock and contrasts this to schemes or dodges. It pledges plain pricing with two figures, open handling, and accessible values for all customers, claiming Wichita’s most reliable law prices on dry goods.
Just arrived 10 pieces Figured Henriettas at 50 cents, 25 pieces Figured Silks at 50 cents, 100 dozen stainless hose at 25 cents. We guarantee them. 60 pieces Jaconet at half price. 64 inch Henriettas to match your dollar goods.
The Republican central committee of Indian Territory met at Frisco and appointed a five member panel to draft a memorial to Congress detailing needs for territorial government. They plan to present recommendations for territorial offices at a March 4 meeting in King Usher. Also noted are space allocations and telegram exchanges regarding the world’s fair site and Kiowa County, Kan. court issues in Kansas and new corporate charters granted in Kansas.
Delegates elected officers amid large turnout as H M Seaben Ty acclamation led by Dr AL We Me Hutchinsons and Fd ieek Topera named as grand receiver. The ceremony closed with nine supreme representatives and heavy work completed amid strong interest from attendees.
Senate inquiry into how far military authority extended after Oklahoma opened for settlement. Officials including Captain Stiles and General Merritt defend actions as necessary to preserve peace amid lawless elements. Reports say regular government set up May 6, with military acting only on requests. controversy over election interference on September 21 and prosecutions of liquor traffic amidst rebel groups.
A long fragment details a petition from Yalea county Arkansas alleging terror and violence to suppress black voters. It describes armed clashes, threats at schools and churches, and requests constitutional protection. The text also covers legislative questions on a World’s Fair bill, Cherokee negotiations, and various federal appointments.
A wide weather system drenches the Ohio River valley with heavy rain and snow. Flood warnings rise as Big Sandy and Kanawha swell, rail traffic halts, and towns report hotel and business damage while survivors recount cyclone and blizzard impacts across Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas Iowa Wisconsin and Indiana.
A broad report traces a civil service examination controversy in which questions were allegedly obtained by a tester and circulated. Key witnesses describe early 1884 events, with references to exam content and investigations involving a civil service commission.
News from several disaster sites arrives with grim details. A wave and flood crushed encampments near the river, killing and injuring many as tents and buildings toppled. In a mine, a boy died in a rock fall while a brother and others faced peril. An elderly woman burned in her home and stables caved in after a mine blast left a shaft exposed. Rescue efforts proceed as fifty mules and men are stranded underground awaiting hope.
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