17 Jun 1887
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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1887
Page
1
A local sale lists heavy discounts on Corded Craze Cloth at 12 cents, veiling at 25 cents, dress fabrics, silks, satin rhadames, faille francaise, ribbons, and crepe leisse ruching. Two dress making departments run by Madame Chambers and Madame Liggett promise quick, satisfactory dress creation.
Reports from multiple states on June 16 detail protests by Grand Army of the Republic posts and governors against War Department plans to return Confederate flags captured in the Civil War. Kansas, Wisconsin, Ohio, and others demand action, with Gouvernor messages to President Cleveland and legal measures considered to block or compel retention or repatriation of the flags. The president rebukes the plan, calling for an inventory and preservation steps while Congress decides final disposition.
The report catalogs railroad commission hearings on through tickets and commissions with Pennsylvanian lines resisting nonbinding agreements. It notes widespread panic in Chicago wheat trading, broker failures, bank tensions, and legal actions as firms seek assets and garnishments amid a sweeping market downturn.
Staff ord County seat contest ends with petition counts and remonstrance. Reports from Ottawa and Washell describe county politics, train wreckers trial, and local festivities with normal school commencements and rallies across Kansas towns June 14 16.
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