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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1888
Page
12
A scanned trade page lists advertising terms from Murdoch & Co publishers, detailing post and preparation charges, placement options, dates, and service descriptions. It notes the ink limits and rate structure for notices, with references to weekly cycles and arrears.
A stream of short items lists Kansas City visitors, Chicago arrivals, business trips, and social calls. It notes John Niveun in Chicago, Carey’s six eastern trips, and various departures including to Chicago, Hinchinsa, and other points. Several residents plan visits, weddings, and returns, with names such as W. Miller, Miss Palem, Mra Wen Winch, and Prof. M. J. Thorneat referenced among numerous brief mentions.
An English language dispatch extols Wichita as a future commercial hub with Kansas City's analogy, noting a party led by Hon. F. Cozin and Mr J Oak Davidson touring the region. Garfield University outlines push for swift completion, renewed student canvassing, a refreshed law college, and a new executive committee guiding operations.
The Zimmerly building in Wichita stands as a landmark of enterprise with £85,000 expended so far and $55,000 more in costs. Stone from Ballance and Jaus, brick by Hockbar and Searay, carpentry led by Downing, plumbing by J Giles Smith, steam heating from Stock Soger, plastering by Tuncok, cornice from Eagle works, and painting by Lee and Viele. It honors Wollas and the wife who carried out his plans as a memorial to local artisans and merchants.
Wichita eyes a major canning facility as prospects rise for beans, peas, and corn factories. The Zimmerly building on East Douglas near Market showcases new store空间 and offices with advanced elevators, lighting, and heating, while local boosters push for canning can leverage nearby tomato and bean crops to attract capital, jobs, and rapid commerce.
T J Kidworthy attended a Wichita meeting of Gremen as part of the executive board to merge the southwestern state's companies into the state association. The intercompany groups dissolved and joined the state body, with Wichita payment noted. proposal to remove volunteer from the association name discussed. Next annual meeting planned for Solomon City in September where the organization originated. Edworthy praises the Wichita leaders and compares their city department’s efficiency to others nationwide.
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