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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1888
Page
1
Advertisement notes a sale at T L Fox and Son 150 North Main Street with discounts on embroideries laces torchns silk and linen items. Describes prices, stock lines, and a forthcoming sale on sateens at discount. Mentions children’s linen lace collars and cheaper fabrics. Market value comparisons given.
Chicago March 12 reports focus on Judge Gresham's court resumption regarding the railroad strike. Wabash versus Burlington arguments likely deny Brotherhood coercion while signaling potential engineer and fireman walkouts if the decision favors the plaintiffs. Santa Fe laborers at Argentine refuse Sunday duties amid walkout and sympathy actions.
Readable remnants list fabric items and accessories from The Globe including lace, linen, silk net veiling, gloves, handkerchiefs, hose, stockings, cuffs, vest, collars, towels, buttons, brushes, pencils, purses, soap, socks, neckties, shirts and more. The inventory shows a variety of domestic goods and apparel items with multiple colors and fabrics.
Chicago March 1 Judge Gresham hears Burlington petition alleging Wabash interference with freight handling. Respondent admits authority as a carrier and costly interchanges but contends interchanges were limited and that Wabash policies directed rejecting Burlington cars until March 1. The answer notes wage disputes and claims relations with Wabash engineers remained harmonious, urging the petition be dismissed at petitioner costs.
Report covers court proceedings over freight disputes with the Q and Wabash lines, judge signaling he sees no viable case against the Q. Rock Island ties up seven freight trips at Cameron Mo, and local agreements seek neutrality to avoid further disruption. Senate actions include tariff and transit issues, with reports of uprisings in the Northwest and a fatal Pennsylvania collision.
The text notes a congressional session where a Waters storage proposal was debated amid committee refusals to hold hearings and read petitions. A Kentucky member raised an order against a resolution, after which the house moved to District of Columbia business and adjourned.
In New York City a brutal spring storm halts all business and traffic as telegraph and rail communication fail. Streetcars ferries and elevated trains are abandoned while a deadly wreck is rumored and icy conditions disrupt courts markets and daily life across the region.
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