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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1889
Page
1
Special announcement declares expansion into millinery at 123 to 127 Main Street with a 55 by 100 foot add on second floor. Opening planned for March 20, a skilled designer will head the department and travel to fashion centers. Stock to be kept large and priced like dry goods to save customers money.
A note proclaims a modest stock of four inch Henrietta fabric priced at 221 2 cents per yard facing competition. It emphasizes urgency to buy now before prices move to 5 and 40 cents, with additional offer at 221 12 cents.
Report from Fagin Cal Western shows Purcell Kiowa and Caldwell residents jubilant over Oklahoma bill passage. Celebrations spark fires and parades as Kiowa gears up for land openings and new rail routes. A Purcell meeting petitions opening Creek and Seminole lands. new corporations listed and a switchman killed in Leavenworth.
In Leavenworth Kansas state railroad commissioners Humphrey Gillett and Greene arrived to hear complaints of high freight charges and discrimination among coal shippers. Mine owners and railroad representatives from Missouri Pacific Union Pacific Santa Fe and others attended presenting pricing scales and routes for review. The panel prepared rate formulas for several rail lines and discussed uniform freight classification and railroad legislation at the conference.
The daylong ceremonies saw President Cleveland sign and install the full cabinet, with Secretary Tracy first sworn at the Navy Department and others following in turn. Ex Secretaries and senior officers attended, as did Justice Miller for Blaine’s oath at the State Department. The White House crowd pressed into the grounds for the inaugural day, while the ex-presidents left for New York amid mixed receptions.
A chaotic report details assistant secretaries resigning and new heads taking over amid a broader departmental realignment. It notes Secretary Flaine staying at the state department, resignations announced to the president, and interim leadership changes affecting routine duties and gatekeeping. The piece references several officials and the broader impact on civil service operations.
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