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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1889
Page
1
The embroidery sale draws large crowds as customers flock to the department for fine close work at half the usual price. Officials warn of longer waits but promise faster service for the balance of the week. Prices start at two yards for a cent and go upward, with goods touted as high quality rather than cheap trash.
New York on January 15, 1889 urges swift reduction of winter stock to make space for spring goods. Advises not to let cost hinder the clearance and to move the goods promptly.
The transcript recounts Mrs Rawson's complex life with banker Rawson and others, detailing marriages, separations, and accusations. It covers testimonies about love, wealth, dissipation, and a plan to kill herself and her child, with references to court action and a grand jury.
Sedgwick County petitions flood chairs as lawmakers weigh the assessment and taxation bill and a chattel mortgage reform. Insurance questions spark debate over total loss premiums, while numerous House and Senate measures, from county clerks to railway rules, fill committee agendas and roll calls.
United States soldiers advanced from Fort Reno into Indian Territory and cleared the Oklahoma land of boomers. Over six hundred families were driven out and encamped around Purcell as resistance mounted. The conflict included a clash in Stafford with an officer and the remains of Representative Barnes reported in Missouri. Congress adjourned out of respect for a deceased member.
Three cowboys caused a disorder in Starronp Kansas after drunkenly driving a buggy through streets and firing at officers at a livery stable. The marshal and another officer returned fire. the men fled, one wounded, as the buggy overturned and bullets sprayed the area. Nearby reports note Missouri Congress members paying respects to late Representative J. Barnes.
Long transcript details a Senate debate on funeral arrangements and expenses for James Burns. The message records a resolution for burial and related costs, noting assurances from state representatives and calls for proper ceremonial duties. The account also mentions reactions and expresses collective sorrow from the coalition and public officials.
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