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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1888
Page
1
Our new spring stock is almost entirely received and the different lines are marvels of beauty and cheapness. Come now and get your spring dresses. We can give you the very latest fabrics and we have for the present adopted low prices in our dress making department.
To Day s Great Crowd at our glove sale yesterday will be surpassed today a large consignment of fine kid gloves from Jouvin and other famed makers offered at drastically reduced prices. Heavy men s kid gloves embroidery on designs strong values never before offered in this aging store. Price 1.00 per pair or more at T L Fox and Son 150 North Main St That New Store.
The Globe advertises a broad sale offering numerous items including dress fabrics, sewing notions, gloves, stockings, collars, linen, ribbons, table linens, napkins, belts, brushes, and small household wares. Highlights list linens, silk ribbons, needles, thread, hosiery, and an assortment of domestic staples.
Serious collision on the C N O A T railroad at Pine Knot Kentucky near Somerset left one man killed and another fatally injured, with several others seriously hurt. Fireman John Adams of Lexington killed outright. Conductor Keen Porch badly bruised. Engineer L B Murray injured. Brakeman James Vesset dislocated. Watchman Willans Jones leg fractured. Ten cars toppled off the embankment. blame placed on some reckless serving conduct. Also news of the Presbyterian Mutual Assurance fund failure in Louisville and a note on Sunday newspaper opposition in Lottsville.
The Chicago Burlington & Quincy strike mood dominates reports from Grand Pacific Hotel where Chief Arthur and Grand Master Sargent lead a secret morning assembly. Delegates from many lines gather in room 44 to discuss grievances while telegrams from divisions across the region signal firm resolve to support the strike, with calls for unity and continued pressure on the company.
In Washington reports detail Kansas debates on Navigators Islands affairs and Mexican outrages in Eagle Pass while McNuffie Davidson contested election cases unfold in the House. Senate action includes petitions on temperance, taxation, and arbitration with Great Britain as Hawley pushes to reprint war documents. Houses also consider measures on pensions and river improvements with commentary on military records and state funding.
Occurring in Meade County the text notes widespread hardship as weather and plant diseases threaten crops. Indians dying of black measles are reported with broader fear of regional health and trade impacts. A telegraph report details crop seed pricing and continuing market pressures affecting farmers.
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