25 Jun 1887
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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1887
Page
1
We are cutting prices all over the house to clear stock in Wichita. Foulard silks at 35 cents a yard, colored silks at half price, dress goods half and less than half, and children’s seersucker dresses from 75 cents to 1.00. Laces, embroideries, collars and cuffs offered at deep discounts. Muslin underwear and white dresses also reduced. buy now for best value.
With two Dress Making Departments one led by Madame Chambers and the other by Madame Liggett the shop can craft dresses of all kinds at short notice and guarantee satisfaction.
New York June 4 wall street faced one of the most violent market drives in history lasting about ninety minutes. Gould stocks led the drop with others following as rumors of Gould Field and Saye fueled selling. A sharp rally followed before noon, then renewed weakness, finishing unsettled but broadly firmer. The day’s total volume reached 87,070,000 shares with mixed gains and losses across leading issues.
The June week of trade shows mixed signals with banking failures in Cincinnati triggering liquidity concerns and a broader market stringency. Don & Co notes deposits, treasury disbursements, and anticipated summer dullness weighing on operations while general business remains robust in other regions. Cotton, dry goods, and iron markets show slow movement yet overall confidence persists amid anticipated goal crops and ongoing wage and shipping pressures.
June 4 report outlines adjustments to postmasters wages, class reassignments, and total presidential office counts for the next fiscal year. It also details war department plans to transfer cavalry and infantry units among Fort Meade Fort Riley Fort Sill and the Indian Territory with aims to justify the new cavalry and artillery school and related funding.
Fragmented report details Alfred Blount’s execution for wife murder in Missouri. Narrative covers trial, hanging at 6 o clock, and postmortem events with witnesses, spiritual adviser, and gangly commentary on the crime. Mentions Blount jealousy, razor attack, and subsequent death sentence in related cases.
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