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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1889
Page
2
The article reports on efforts toward statehood with Liberal support for constitutional reforms and an attack on the Dakota Constitution of 1885. Secretary Nobile outlines department aims as conventions meet in Bismarck and campaign activity unfolds. Weather notes from Wichita record high and low temperatures with limited precipitation and regional patterns.
July dispatches report Secretary Nolte opposing land suspensions in Wyoming and urging patenting of mineral‑free lands while backing settlers' titles. At Theresa Montana a constitutional convention debates Sunday work ban and woman suffrage while lawmakers seek reforms. In Washington Noble skirts pension commission chatter as he leaves the scene without comment.
The sixth day of the South Dakota constitutional convention featured debates on the power to change the constitution. Members considered delegating articles to committees, with President Eolgerton arguing limits exist on changing articles. A move to revoke prior referential votes was discussed amid a push to define permissible changes. Soldiers and Oklahoma lands dominated discussion as a settler asked about homestead entries, with Acting Land Commissioner Stone weighing in on feasibility. Legislative proposals included measures to ban woman suffrage and legalize the secret ballot, alongside other labor and electoral questions, as the convention moved through the day.
The document reports a North Dakota constitutional convention adjournment from Monday to Thursday afternoon to allow President Faucher time to convene a committee. Delegates await outcomes with hopes committees will be fair and free of special interests, amid warm political sentiment in Dakota.
Convention gossip in the Dakotas notes Republicans dominating the party and early capital debates while a special Sioux Falls and North Dakota committee push divides. Separately, J A Hollander, exiled from Guatemala as a “pernicious foreigner,” travels to Washington seeking redress and return to settle his business amid government meddling and press censorship.
Chicago July 10 Amid a rail rate dispute with Grand Army of the Republic and railways the department commanders vote to limit attendance at the Milwaukee encampment to delegates if necessary. Preparations for the gathering are at risk of stoppage as the stalemate persists and the encampment may be held by delegates rather than a large public turnout.
Baseball scores from Cincinnati Columbus and St Louis include hits counts for Cincinnati 11 Columbus 7 and St Louis 8 Athletics 7 with pitchers noted. Other items cover snake encounter near Marshall Missouri and a wild man sighting near Danbury Connecticut with details of the incidents and witnesses.
Fragmented OCR style lines mention John Leite at home with garbled phrases about weariness and gentleness. Some lines hint at moods and looks that wound and a key in the latch. The readable bits evoke a domestic scene with family addressed as Uncle wife and a wish for cheer.
Yon Tasee, an aged sage in a remote village, shares his wealth, wisdom, and prayers while living simply on a mountainside. A severe winter tests faith as he attempts to cross a frozen river with an old boatman, ultimately being saved when he helps another man drown in the ice.
The fragmentary text sketches a Madrid scene with bullfighters and drama around events like a trainer or fighter named Mazzantini, plus a long aside about a cat in Garry Denes's life. It mentions a horse, a parade of outfits, and a reference to the Tribune, Davy trent, and Garry Denes in a jumble of names and phrases.
Fragmentary OCR glimpses an Austrian Empire context with references to a confrontation over a Lavala cane and threats of drowning a woman. Any coherent event, names, dates, or places are unclear due to garbled text. The passage hints at social scandal, an archduke, and unspecified aftermath, but specifics do not cohere.
Damaged OCR text mentions Austrian and church figures, opposition to intemperance and sale of prohibited items to children under 19. References to legislative action and parliamentary debate hint at reforms or bans. Wording is garbled and unclear, but centers on morality laws and age restrictions.
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