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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1888
Page
4
Amid Topeka turmoil, Republican convention delegates clash over platform. Reports describe Bismarck era figures, Kansas water concerns, and internal party divisions. Key names and places include Topeka, Wichita daily press, and Governor candidates as the scene shifts between rhetoric and procedural motion.
A dispatch reports a northern Sedgwick County storm sweeping Hutchinson with fierce force. It toppled outhouses and wrecked frame and brick structures, twisted roof lines at hotels, and toppled yard sheds onto Avenue B. Widespread rain and downed telephones followed, but no injuries were reported.
A study of fifty years of presidential races argues that Western candidates repeatedly win against Eastern opponents when matched, with rare exceptions. The article notes party cohesion, forecasts a possible future Western victory, and discusses Democratic and Republican dynamics, including potential Kansas candidates and insurance issues. It also contrasts Eastern perceptions of Western culture with Western growth and influence.
The Liberia movement, once dismissed, resurges as families from Florida and New York depart for Africa seeking asylum from segregation. Some Florida blacks hope to emigrate with aid from the colonization society, facing six months travel costs and post voyage support, while others fear depopulation of the South and seek other African destinations if needed.
The platform emphasizes protection of American industries with tariffs on all articles produced domestically. It endorses liberal pensions for soldiers and criticizes Mr. Cleveland for vetoing dependent pensions and relief acts, urging comprehensive reform and restraint on foreign competition.
The item reflects regional distress with floods and recovery hopes for communities in Sedgwick county, praising relief by neighboring areas and forecasting bountiful harvests. It also discusses national politics, praising Cleveland and English views of his administration, plus debates on republican principles and free schooling.
A fragmentary quip about beer shortages in western towns contrasts high prices and scarcity with jokes about medical and mechanical use. It references Winfield, Garden, and Richtield areas, noting costs from eleven to fifty cents per bottle. A kitchen remedy about milk and sugar ends the piece.
A Kansas dispatch describes a wreck and fire at a farm involving the Wilkes Lindsey barn and four corn belts, then reports a boy killed near the Massa Fle depot after a train strike. The event occurs as a darker note amid ongoing farming and local political tensions.
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