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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1889
Page
7
A chaotic column traces political clashes and social buzz across Wichita and neighboring cities. It notes speeches, indictments, and public questions on capital, bonds, and election turnout, naming figures like Madden and Exbridge while commenting on the national wheat market,press dynamics, and the Paris Eiffel Tower climate theories.
A Kansas editorial critique notes editors in Topeka and Wichita misjudge railroad rate issues. It mocks The Capital for proposing uniform state rates and asks how laws could force fair charges for paper shipments, warning such rules would harm publishers and related businesses.
A Kansas debate erupts as The Kansas City Times and The Topeka Capital dispute quotes attributed to a Santa Fe official about Wichita rates. The papers defend Wichita’s needs and challenge the other cities’ claims, arguing rate comparisons harm the state’s rail commerce and denying any Santa Fe official threats.
The Howand libel case at Jackson Tennessee has attracted broad attention across the South. The defendant, a pastor from First Baptist Jackson, seeks to vindicate his character while witnesses from London and several Southern states testify to the accuser's allegations and alleged actions.
The piece reviews clashes over prohibition in Michigan Tennessee and Massachusetts alleging political influence and personal gain by key figures from Missouri. It cites editorials condemning St John and connects broader themes of party power and governance while touching on Texas weather and Indian land negotiations.
An nineteenth century report discusses Kansas silk production, disease control, and breeding. It highlights pebrine elimination after selection, the potential of Kansas cocoons, and the need for a national breeding station in Kansas. It includes observations on worm growth, egg laying rates, and the superiority of local stock.
A garbled Kansas newspaper page fills with place names, odd local tidbits, arrests, county mentions, and anecdotal vignettes. It references Topeka, Guthrie, Kiowa, Clay Center, and Fort Scott amid scattered lines about politics, crime, weather, and social life, all through a broken OCR lens.
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