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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1889
Page
1
Crowds gather as a department store advertises drastic cuts across silks, challies, parasols, lace, and hosiery. China silks drop to 29 and 35 cents yard while India silks run from 13.50 to 15.75. Heavy discounts on crepes, ginghams, and lace promise cheap fashion. Many items limited to small lots with quick sellouts expected.
Report on White Indian Manual Labor Institute trustees meeting near Philadelphia notes eighty two pupils this year with a mix of Indian and white or colored students. It covers half day schooling, state appropriations, and training outcomes cited by Superintendent Coppeck. Also includes fragments from Parnell commission testimony about Clan na Gael, Fenian links, and revolver terminology.
A grand southwestern Kansas exposition is proposed for Garden City in late summer to showcase the region’s farming bounty and attract immigration and investment. The plan, urged by local business leaders, promises to highlight wheat oats alfalfa and other crops along with waterway access via Sabine Pass and a Beaumont meeting to pursue deep water improvements.
Chicago July 2 1953 representatives of the Grand Army of the Republic from Michigan Indiana Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Kentucky Alaska Minnesota and Missouri meeting in Chicago demand a special rate per mile to the Milwaukee national encampment August 27 1953 and threaten to mobilize against railroads if not granted.
Delegates to North Dakota's constitutional convention begin arriving at Bismarck. Candidates for president include Judge Parland, B A Williams of Bismerck, and Selby of Hillsboro, with Miller of Fargo also mentioned. A protest from Jamestown mayor H W Muller invites the convention to adjourn there, offering facilities, while local sentiment fears shifting the legislature to a single-house system and lobbyist dominance. The Sioux commission arrives, signaling ongoing land and treaty debates. Lincoln kinship notes and health reports close the column.
July 2 report from St John Kansas notes harvest drive frees farmers from market lull. Grain rush fills fields with corn and wheat promising good yields. Local worries include sectarian influence from Latter Day Saints and upcoming political races. Community prepares Fourth of July events as discipline and faith mix with agriculture.
Reports from Thaxton Virginia describe a Norfolk and Western passenger train wrecked by a washout near a hillside. About forty people killed and many injured, with several survivors burned or trapped. Officials in Lynchburg and Liberty coordinate rescue as victims are transported to sanitariums and hospitals.
A garbled 19th century style note describes severe rainfall totals around thirty three inches, flooding across streets and private property, with drains overrun and water pipes at every corner. The government appeals for military aid as urban areas decay under ruined streets and widespread damage.
An OCR fragment recounts Captain Rookwell of the Clyde steamer Que ma arriving at Be'cock, reporting a mysterious event, then heading home to New Jersey. The transcript then shifts to mentions of naval affairs, wartime silhouettes, and unrelated political notes, with garbled names and dates.
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