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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1889
Page
4
A Texas paper mockingly critiques the Democratic party and calls for metaphysical terms for electrocution while noting furor over Cr і mon murder confessions. The column covers grain fires in California, rising debt, college commencements, Kansas City versus Wichita rivalry, and legal cases. It mentions Woolruff, Murdoch, Gilbert, and Wallers in various anecdotes.
A Kansas City Times feud with Wichita is probed, likening the paper to a calf versus a herd. The piece laments distortions and warns Wichita to stay prudent while discussing the McWow Dawson trial acquittal, noting juror makeup and the use of coins as weapons in the case.
An edited fragment discusses college commentary praising virtue and political reform, noting apologies for corruption and asking what schemes may be in play between two democrats. It cites Schiller on youth and references Tomlinson leaving for assignments with the Thuocrat and New York Sun.
A Wichita Eagle excerpt contrasts Wichita with Kansas City Missouri, arguing Kansas City’s dominance in commerce and geography, noting river confluences and valleys. It cites Westport Landing, the Arkansas river, and regional wheat and corn production while referencing corrections from the Kansas City Star and debates over saloon frontages, timelines, and influential figures.
A mosaic of Kansas City trade notes shows Union stock yards shipping hogs chiefly from Kansas, Armour testimony to inter state commission notes Kansas dominance. Editorials praise reporters for Johnstown coverage while mocking critics, and a burst of local notes from Wichita Eagle to Atchison Patriot recount cosmopolitan claims and city pride.
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