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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1890
Page
1
Advert reads that Mack and others will visit next week and that white goods sale continues this week. It proclaims advance guards in spring dress goods at counters, urges not to miss bar gains, and notes new seasonable goods including bleached and unbleached cottons for spring sewing.
A store reports selling suits priced from 13 to 50 dollars, with a table of thrice the low price at 15 dollars. The ad asserts not closing out junk but offering new styles and first class goods at lower figures than dealers who push three to five year old job lots. Early arrival important for best bargains.
Sale of various fabric goods at steep discounts in Wichita. German serge 44 inches wide to be closed out at 6c. ladies cloth 75c value closing at 16c. towels 25c value at 1c. underwear and dress flannels offered at deep discounts. Real German Henriettas 48 inches wide black and colors to be closed out at 770. Multiple items emphasize dramatic price cuts.
Prague reports a unified German Czech diet stance on the Vienna conference accord. It outlines mixed German Bohemian school, worship, and judicial commissions, a new eastern Bohemia chamber, redrawn curiae, and language rules with a long list of notable attendees and officials expressing approval.
In Wichita the new Plaiting craze draws inquiries at Madame Russell’s Dress Making Parlors and the Arcade Pry Goods Store. The ad promises added beauty and grace to dresses, with the trimming touted as cheap. Madame Russell offers information on the service.
In Washington notes the House debates a speaker’s count of members present, with Mr Reed defending a quorum while Mr Breckinridge and others challenge the method. The conflict centers on voting status and the chair’s authority, with similar precedents cited and a ruling read aloud amid heated applause from Republicans and protests from Democrats.
The discussion features Mr. Garfield and Mr. Crisp debating quorum rules, with references to past crises and calls for constitutional interpretation. Mr. Cannon cites the constitution, while Mr. Carlisle insists a quorum must both exist and participate in legislation, challenging the speaker’s journal authority.
The president received credentials of Senhor J Deamaral Valente and Salvador Mendowson signaling formal US recognition of Brazil. Valente expressed cordiality, noting bloodless establishment and expanded ties between the two republics. News notes Wanamaker rumors on Cameron senate seat and western capital updates with county offices and various nominations.
The Kansas Grand Army encampment at Harper Sutta Kan. Jan 29 adopted resolutions urging full cession of the Fort Hays military reservation to Kansas for a soldiers home with $10 000 approved for improvement and cottage-style use. They pressed Congress to act and requested lawmakers to back pension and aid bills and titled the next encampment to Hutchinson.
In Kansas a gathering of implement dealers and farmers debated tactics amid mounting distress. Leaders including IL 1 Hoste of Abilene outlined potential boycotts targeting alliances seen as harming independent dealers. The meeting raised alarms over supplies, pricing, and the prospect of broader boycott actions to pressure manufacturers and distributors.
Teresa Ken Jan hear report scheduled for January term as court appoints masters and notes failures. Jobe H. tener of Concontia reports amid Hebrew and Claytas connections. Three appointments announced by Humphrey, including Ken Metaznon for Kearney, J.P. Hiatt for Leavenworth, and an Hourtea county surveyor. New school flag ceremony and organization of city residents mark civic events. New corporations granted charters include Harper County Alliance Anthony, The State Bank of Fremont, and Maxson Church of Onion county.
A chaotic, heavily garbled report cites "The First Annual Report" of a state committee, plus a scramble of allegations and sensational items. It highlights crimes, scams, mortgage rackets, and a poisoning claim, naming individuals and places such as Harlan County and Braye, with scattered notes on police, creditors, and a controversial water issue.
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