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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1888
Page
1
A short notice from The Globe indicates housekeeping staff are placing items on counters. The fragmentary text suggests a routine draw or display context but lacks full details to confirm purpose or location.
Today and Tomorrow advertises a clearance of unbleached and bleached linens, table linens, damask, napkins, towels, ormerly priced higher, now offered at reduced rates. It lists 56 inch and 72 inch linen, napkins, towels, and sheeting with Globe’s prices for comparison and claims deep discounts.
A Wichita ad touts low prices on 40 inch wool Ottoman and 36 inch beige fabrics at 48 cents, plus black goods at 95 cents and silk like materials. The issue also reports on a March 9 delegate convention in Wichita, weather disruptions, and extensive storm damage across New York and surrounding areas.
In Washington March 14 the Senate received petitions from Ohio Vermont and Montana for wool duty increases and protection of the woolen industry. Debates on internal revenue repeal and undervaluation bills continued as South Dakota statehood and Sioux reservation matters loomed. In the House Speaker Carlisle presided as bills on railway right of way and passports charges cleared, while discussions on cotton losses and county seat contests echoed through Mississippi Wisconsin and beyond.
The Northwest Texas Live Stock Association gathered in Gainesville with many cattlemen from Texas Indian Territory and Colorado present. A key resolution urged unity at a Denver meeting to block pending Congress bills deemed harmful to cattle values and industry.
Judge Gresthim delivers opinion in the Wabash case noting the railway is a common carrier under receiver control and must interchange traffic with connecting lines. He states engineers may not hinder service and condemns efforts to disrupt freight to Burlington yards while outlining the fact that Arthur and the engineers face potential consequences for any unlawful interference.
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