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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1889
Page
4
A sprawling, richly dense column mix reports on royalties from General Grant memoirs and papal matters, Chicago’s rapid territorial expansion, new cave discoveries in Missouri, city and state political tensions, and wartime reminiscences. It discusses urban growth, infrastructure, and political shifts amid national events and sensational local anecdotes.
The Tradesman for July shows rapid industrial gains in the south with 1,21 new industries started in six months, vs 1,290 last period. Georgia and neighboring states lead with railroads expanding, machine tools rising, and notable corporate formation. The article cites improved manufacturing bases and the broader growth trend as evidence of structural progress in the region.
The Kansas seri culture season is poor due to cold wet weather delaying worm feeding and spinning. Twenty counties grow cocoons as the industry spreads, with night work by women and children and cocoons imported from Missouri. Despite setbacks, the year’s cocoons may reach a state record and form a substantial share of U S silk output. Experimental work at the station shows valuable potential in silk production and diversification of agriculture in Kansas.
Kansas City papers accuse Kansans towns of deterioration as real estate sales drop to under three hundred thousand and vacant properties rise. Leavenworth and Wichita papers report thousands of saloons and widespread economic slump across Atchison and surrounding areas impacting job markets and business activity.
Letters discuss Kansas freight rates, Santa Fe shipments, and Wichita's growing trade. It notes 207 carloads of fat cattle and hogs through Wichita in 120 days, estimates regional grain totals, and hopes for elevators and better freight terms to support commerce.
Fragmented OCR text hints at Oklahoma City and Guthrie items, with garbled references to arrests, city notices, polling, and a capital report. Mentions of Guthrie waste, Kansas City News, and various names echo a chaotic page segment from a 20th century paper.
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