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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1890
Page
4
A jumble of notes and remarks spans many topics including theatre since 1844, rising sports interest, medical rumors about Mr Randall, death by electricity fiction, Gladstone and the Prince of Wales, Browning and Tennyson, tariff plans, Pennsylvania coal shortages, western violence, land policy, and Kansas agriculture meetings.
An editorial mix of seasonal goodwill urging genuine acts of kindness, a discussion of South American railway ambitions and sugar tariff debates in Kansas, plus notes on the Republican rally and labor eight hour dispute preparations for May. It blends moral exhortation with economic and political commentary, naming figures like Old Peter Girard and local leaders while predicting industrial and social tensions ahead.
The notices recall General George H. Thomas and General James Longstreet, highlighting Thomas's crises at Chickamauga Chattanooga and Nashville where his courage and tactics steadied Union forces. Longstreet is praised for bold blows yet criticized for Knoxville. the piece contrasts their commands and legacies amid wartime debates.
A fragmentary report notes Wichita beginning a Kansas migration bureau and advocates a state movement to secure railroad concessions and crop glory, aiming to avoid county exclusions. A dated January 13 proposal underscores statewide unity and measurable immigration policy actions. A separate anecdote recalls a San Francisco clergyman recounting a decade old marriage fee pledge amid debt and divorce.
The report of the commissioner of labor on marriages and divorces critiques laws across states and reveals curious cases of spousal disputes. One woman cites mental cruelty for nightly chatter and another claims divorce after her husband cut her bangs. others involve washing, bedtimes, and jealous control.
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