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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1890
Page
1
A bold sales notice touts a reduction on Worsted, Cassimere and Cheviot suits valued at 20 to 30 dollars, now offered for 15 dollars. It urges quick action with calls to dispatch, not linger, and buy now for bargains.
In Wichita Kansas a prostration disrupted court as Prosecutor Richard Jeuslis collapsed during Chalkley Leviney case proceedings. Separately an oil tank explosion near Lakeville caused fires and injuries, with details of derailment and fire spread noted.
Just arrived are 10 pieces Figured Henriettas priced at 50 cents, 25 pieces Figured Stiks at 59 cents, and 190 dozen stainless hose at 26 cents. Offers guarantee on items, 50 pieces Jaconet and Swiss fabrics, and 6 pieces 54 inch Henriettas at 77 cents. The shop promises price matching against dollar goods and cites New York Order details from February 25 1800.
A puzzling sequence in Loris Missouri centers on Julia J O Connor whose reported burial was reversed as the body identified with his wife proved not to be him. He later claims he was buried alive and removed from the grave for medical procedures, while a separate note discusses a lottery charter and varied local notices including salt industry talk and civic appointments.
A long dispatch reports the U S Supreme Court decision in the Louisville New Orleans Texas railway v Mississippi case upholding the Mississippi law requiring separate cars for white and colored passengers within state commerce. The ruling affirms Mississippi’s view of intra state applicability, while noting dissents and related habeas corpus actions and a separate fidelity bank case involving drafts and an innocent purchaser.
A large assembly in Dodge City on February 25 organized a permanent body titled the Southwestern Branch of the Kansas State Immigration Bureau. Delegates from multiple counties met to discuss the group’s aims, with a temporary organization named and a charter framed to promote migration policy and regional cooperation.
Dispatches from Calcutta detail heavy illness among British troops in India as sanitary measures are evaluated. Exposed soldiers suffer dire conditions with limited improvements noted by India Office reports. Reports reference 1000 Canjala posts and reinforcement efforts amid a grim frontier, with political debate over the war policy and Gladstone’s suspension motion shaping commentary.
Fragmentary record shows Congress considering territorial governance for Oklahoma and adjacent areas with calls to grant self rule. Lawmakers discuss protections, borders, and funding while opponents warn of overreach and delay. The session features references to statehood timing and national policy shifts.
In the House of Commons last night Mr John Leng questioned if the Department of Agriculture supports admitting American cattle through English ports for slaughter. The Right Hon. Hester Chaptain denied conspiracies linked to the 1575 act and said U S import provisions enforcement remains under negotiation with the United States government.
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