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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1889
Page
1
Advertises a closing sale at 123 127 N Main Street offering large quantities of linen napkins napkins scarves and fabrics at deep discounts. Includes pricing on napkins linen crash yard wide challies lisle vests silk vests and silk and wool fabrics with bold claims of values and limited time framing.
A fatal shooting occurred near Mount Moriah as Joseph Webb confronted Henry Copeland after a disturbance at a Republican ratification meeting. Webb died from a gunshot wound after pursuing Copeland to a blacksmith shop where Copeland shot him. The case proceeds to a preliminary examination in Weld County.
English syndicate aimed to close Kansas salt works and seat control with New York and Michigan interests but failed. Railroads Santa Fe and Rock Island offered rate support to Missouri river points keeping Kansas plants competitive and preserving state salt industry amid looming consolidation.
Torek A Kan reports on the sorghum sugar industry with notes on profits and losses due to imperfect machinery, scarce supplies, and market constraints. He estimates a potential final profit around 700 pounds of dew sugar from about fifteen jailies, with substantial retail and processing hurdles.
July 21 reports new charters granted by the secretary of state for several Kansas entities including The Arkansas City Co operative Exchange Company and The Hutchinson school of commerce, plus the Old Settlers association. Also records the death of a Topeka miser noted for collecting rents and owning lands in Nemaha, Marshall, Wabaunsee and other counties.
A vast inland city disaster reports Foo Chow swept by a massive fire destroying thousands of dwellings and leaving nearly 170,000 people homeless. Deaths rise from exposure as authorities rush aid. a U.S. missionary wife, Hattie Gitsoin Meron, is reportedly under death sentence in Corea for preaching Christianity, prompting international concern.
A jumble of early 20th century clippings reports: Sir Hugh Cottam, once with the public works department, hanged himself after financial troubles and a brief dismissal. a hotel fire in St Cloud, Pennsylvania injuring several servants. drowning incidents in Athens and other incidents including landslides, floods in Colorado, and an official narrowly escaping danger.
A long, jumbled report notes rainfall benefiting wheat in the Dakotas and Minnesota, with delayed processing and marketing impacting harvest. It mentions yields, quality of winter wheat, corn progress, and overall favorable but uneven conditions, plus remarks on late frost risks and central warehouse handling.
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