03 Jun 1887
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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1887
Page
1
Come Again announces two dressmaking departments under Madame Chambers and Madame Liggett. They offer a wide range of dresses with a sale on Figured Cardinal Silks, five pieces at 1.00 per yard from 1.50, ideal for summer costumes.
Not shown elsewhere, the finest Black Dress Goods in America feature English Silk Warp fabrics. Light weight for warm weather, they replace older materials. Feather Cloth, Clairette, Gypsy Cloth are among the notable options. See them to judge quality and style.
Special sale this week to reduce stock. Fifty dozen all silk ladies Mits at 15 cents per pair. Fifty dozen muslin chemise and drawers offered at 25 cents each. Come now.
All muslin underwear is offered at a special sale this week including gowns corset covers chemises drawers and children’s white dresses. Every garment well made and full size. Provide now.
Kansas sent a full delegation of forty to the International Sunday School convention in Chicago. T. B. Sweet Topeka was elected to the executive committee, H. C. Rasp Salina vice-president, M. L. Garver Wichita secretary, with Rev. S. B. Pleming Arkansas City delivering Kansas’ address. The Kansas group urged temperance action, volunteer work, and broader regional cooperation. other reports covered regional organization and temperance efforts within various states.
June 2 Kansas cities with 10 000 or more population gain free delivery July 1. Emporia Fort Scott Wiodld and others are prepping postmasters on instituting the system. Also notes treasury figures on May circulation changes and Mexican pension claims. Missouri Senate debates passes and railroa road issues dominate today’s session. Two robbers plotted to ambush a fellow robber, revealed during a Texas hearing.
Postmaster General Vilas leads push for a grand swing around the circle, aiming to visit Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri Minnesota and possibly Portland while the president travels with a special car and offsets costs. The trip, costing at least 3500, seeks to boost party fortunes in fall elections and may include a Pacific coast leg if feasible.
The January 1 report shows 2351 miles of new road built, the greatest span in the nation’s history. Construction focuses mainly on the new West and the central east, with Kansas ranking third at 232 miles.
The Railway Age lists 2050 miles of new US railroad tracts from January 1 to June 1, 1887, with Colorado, Nebraska, California and Texas adding significant mileage and Pennsylvania losing eleven miles. It also notes the Chicago Northwestern directors election, Hughitt’s possible succession as road manager, and quarantine debates over cattle diseases and state regulations in Illinois and neighboring regions.
A special report from Columbus notes the Coke Strike impact on employment and wages, with estimates of job loss, reduced household income, and regional shortages. It cites church and civic observations, including a near-capacity crowd at St. Peter Cathedral, alongside court actions and a trial timetable connected to labor unrest.
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