Kansas towns push and progress cited in Wichita distress
A mix of local notes and national snippets highlights expansion in Kansas with gas company growth, school enrollments in Hutchinson, and beer shipments to Kansas City. Commentary laments Wichita crime and calls for a stronger police commission while praising Beatrice land offers and Lincoln Park monuments. The piece also references Harvard commencement, Princeton upgrades, German duel norms, and a Philadelphia bequest to a university for philosophy research.
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Beatrice
Alrexity
Lutheran College
Kansas
New York
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Linnaeus
Mexico's annexation would reshape the nation and its people
The piece argues Mexico will inevitably join the United States, driven by shared Catholic heritage and supposed defects in Mexican governance. It cites Douglass and economic theories about labor, wealth, and population limits, contrasting European labor with American progress and urging careful expansion policies. The column from Kansas City and Wichita notes civic mood and railroad developments, highlighting local boosterism and future growth plans for Iuka and surrounding counties.
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Mexico
United States
Paris
Montereuma
Fred Douglass
Tami
Douglass
Europe
England
Hore
Kansas
Wichita and Joplin in Dust and Debate 1887
A vivid July 24 1887 dispatch contrasts Wichita Kansas with Joplin Missouri. It mocks Wichita’s fame while praising Joplin’s potential, notes muddy streets and scarce homes for the city’s wealthy, and satirizes local politics and figures such as Colonel Murdock. The piece blends travel observations, local pride, and political ribbing.
Wichita Boom of 1887 Sparks City Growth Narrative
A Wichita city boom described as unparalleled in America is analyzed with focus on rapid population rise from 5,000 to about 40,000 since 1880s, fueled by real estate activity, rail expansion, and ambitious enterprise. The piece notes massive lumber use, new hotels, planned gas, dozens of colleges, and a vibrant trades scene led by Col. Marsh Murdock.
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Wichita
Kansas City
Joe
The
Eagle
Missouri Pacific
Arkansas Valley
Iuka & N. W
Saratoga
Pratt
Edwards,Hodgeman and
Lane
Tuka
Ber
Joplin
Main Street
Serson
Kansas
Palladium
Wiehra
Kas
America
Savings Bank
Sahara
Board of Trade
Eve
Recorders
Indiana
Arkansas
Topeka
Missouri
Kanter City
Fepratine Poverer
Ural Wichita
Wishiite
Belog
Col
Marsh Murdock
Escue
Tribute to Kansas Heroes and Patriot Leaders
The Capital reports a moving tribute by Congressman Peters praising Kansas men named on local rolls. It recalls Lincoln Grant Sherman and others, highlighting Kansas’ fight for liberty, the state’s growth, and a history of Civil War leadership shaping its identity. The piece also notes political tensions as Republicans hold offices post Cleveland era amid Democratic opposition.
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Cleveland
Congress
Augusta
Ohio
Charles— Ton
5. C
News and Courier
Aml
Louisville
Courien Journal
Alese Haga
Bonnier Tags
Atlanta
Guy Constitution
Kansas
Peters
Sisterhood of States
Mateeman
Civilin
Freedom
Hberty
Ald
Kanaas
Earth
Washington
Franklin
Jefferson
Jackwin
Oth
Dicentine
Brown
Douglas
Lincoln
Grant
Garfieh
Stanton
Gresley
Rawlins
McPherson
Sedewick
Henoy
Meade
Thomas
Seward
Haskell
Logan
Lyon and Kearney
Ellsworth
Barker
Barton
Sherman
Sheridan
Wallace
Ani
Amd
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Engle
Sedgwick County Republicas
Istries Cour Worms
WL. Taylor
WL McBey
Kanengggy
Hutchison
Independence
Eak Whitman
Camden
N. J
Kansas Mills
Harvard
William Sever
Plymouth
Princeton
Yale
Germany
Hinze
Democratic Party
California
Broderick
Terry
Stergis
Perhays
Fidelity Bank of Cincimati
Anil
Coguymen Ff
Himelf
Henry Seibert
Philadelpha
University of Philadelphia
Perone
Philalieta
Univeranlty
Delaware
Wichitsa
Evening Argus
Bulletin
Thad
Lim
Argus
Souis
Living Springs
Catholic School
Murdock
Emporia Repu
Renton
Grover Cleveland
John P. St. John
Sommer
Doren
Wichite Pountes
Southern Newspapers
John A. Martin
Glick
St Louis Plscott & Wichita
Sailnit
Lou
Pak Palace
Svemrg
St Louis
Texas
Boston
Ocorer Smash
Wichita, Kansas
Johnston & Blackwelder
Star Clothing House
Robert Jacks
New and Comedious
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