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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1889
Page
4
A sprawling, disjointed set of items covers Prohibition debates, newspaper rivalries, canal restoration funding, bank statistics, and political tensions. Names include Lorillards, Cronin, Humphrey, and Murdock, with references to Kansas cities, papers, and ongoing editorial battles.
A Louisville baseball manager is accused of withholding salaries from players, with fines reportedly ranging from 1000 to 1700 dollars. The dispute prompts calls for intervention by the American Association, while Kansas City fared better in pay, and broader talk of a Pan American exposition in 1892 stirs debate between Washington and New York. Other cities may also contest location as the decision nears. The twine price controversy is blamed on alleged trusts, but some say no such agreement exists and the issue nudges farmers toward domestic substitutes benefiting local industry.
A sprawling, combative survey of rail traffic tensions and growth in Kansas City versus Gall City, arguing the rise of Northwest Kansas and southwest packing will outpace the Missouri hub. It catalogues lines, routes, and shifting fortunes, urging Kansas to build four divisions independent of Kansas City while highlighting regional gains and losses.
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