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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1888
Page
1
The Globe reports that crowds have thronged a large Wichita store as it offers after day bargains. The text highlights untiring efforts to serve citizens with value deals and emphasizes appreciation from shoppers for the expanded offerings and spacious premises.
Fringed with OCR errors the item advertises a three day sale Friday and Saturday March 16 and 17 offering discounted ladies gauze vests ribbed lisle and jer sey vests in various styles and colors, priced far below common retail. Also lists cashmere scarves and boys waists with deep discounts and hints at a March price list for a forthcoming Dry Goods Mall in Wichita.
Let em go and bargains advertised yesterday remain in stock at 150 North Main Street. All wool suiting 36 inch at 25 to 39 cents. 40 inch wool Ottoman at 48 cents. 36 inch beige 48 cents. black silks and gob lin shades offered 98 cents. silk goods from $1 to $1.50 and Faille francaise 75 cents. Cash only, always low prices at That New Store.
A Boston dispatch reports the worst storm in fifty years, crippling telegraph lines and trains across New England. The New Haven steamer ferried passengers through near-zero cold, with many casualties and a desperate rescue as ships battled the gale along the coast.
A garbled late 19th century wire service fragment reports unsettled weather across New York and New Jersey with forecasts of warmer days and possible thaw. It also mentions obituaries and crime items including cannibal rumors tied to a long-ago case, with scattered references to Newark and surrounding towns.
General Jas H Wilson testifies before a commerce committee sub‑panel on defects in the interstate law. He accuses railroads of secret agents and rebates harming shippers, cites through rates to Liverpool or London, and key evasion tactics including freight classing and passes. Also notes Canadian rail competition and a separate report on Pittsburgh resolution.
Fragmentary OCR shows a long Senate debate in the Fiftieth Congress about war powers and prewar actions. Names such as Mr Pius and Major General Janie appear amid scattered phrases referencing committees, hearings, minority reports, and proposals on purchases and expenditures. The legible fragments indicate disagreement over postwar policy and procedural steps, with no clear conclusions.
A man fired a pistol at the house of Henry Winters and attempted to force entry. Winters escaped harm after a confrontation near the door as a party arrived with police and a sedan chair. The incident follows a separate drowning of a noted missionary reported from the Siklena River area. Further details remain unclear.
Reports from Santa Fe and Southern Kansas lines describe a widespread strike closing engineers and firemen from key routes. Assoc Press notes the walkout began in Kansas and spread to other days, with limited moving trains and a tense city response.
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