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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1889
Page
1
Large crowds visit our dress goods counter as we offer unmatched values this week. Fabulous prices on all wool dress flannels, 88 inch all wool tri rots, novelty patterns, and 42 inch imported sailings. Also featuring 45 cent handkerchiefs, 40 cent shirts, and dollar Black Hen Tivitas, with abundant discounts across the entire collection.
A long winded summary reports weekly weather by region including temperature deviations and rainfall across the southern Atlantic states New England and the midwest plus conditions for planting and farm work. It also mentions Chicago editor mood for Mottarigle and Confederate Soldiers Home fundraising with a letter from Rutherford Hayes and a blizzard on the New York coast with ongoing storm effects.
A fragmented early 20th century clipping reports on a proposed salt trust uniting eastern manufacturers with Michigan firms, details a secret meeting and potential control over salt production, plus unrelated items: a rejected wedding, a Michigan ship canal push, Senator Chace resignations, and a county fund shortage inquiry. Data include references to OC Fo Barger, New York investigations, and the phrase trust or syndicate.
Special dispatch from Oklahoma Territory dated March 1 reports boomers resisting Lt Carson and troops southeast of here. Pistols and clubs were used, several men arrested and guarded, while scouting parties search for fugitives. Destruction of improvements continues. The Cherokees oppose Major Warner on title to lands. no operating funds for land laws until July 1. Western gossip follows.
Oklahoma report from J.T. details boomers fleeing by rail and into woods to avoid orders under Lieutenant Carson. Scouts scour the timbered river region to locate camps, while boomers destroy improvements and resist removal as officials weigh the public domain status and open-country promises.
Reports from March 2 describe Cherokee land treaty prospects in Oklahoma pending congressional appropriation. Commissioners are to be appointed to negotiate with the Cherokees, with the potential for a fair valuation of lands and prices, despite political objections and shifts in leadership. Major Warner’s appointment is noted amid debates over authority and terms. Includes a separate item on horse stealing charges against a fashionably dressed young woman in Waxahachie and related regional details.
A child fatally harmed when a sidewalk collapsed in Horrox Kansas on March 15. The body was found with the head buried in sand after hours missing. Rain drenched Hays and nearby counties, aiding crops while wheat prospects look strong. A peculiar divorce case in Sussox Kansas alleges a child marriage to avoid custody, naming Emma Josh as next friend. Kansas commissioners race and mayoral hints unfold amid a flurry of political notices. A local creamery opens with machine injuries. mail, rail and trade notes fill the rest of the page.
The list of nominations includes W Budd Deacon to marshal for New Jersey with others named for districts across Mississippi Louisiana Nebraska and West Virginia. Confirmation followed for Kasson Phulpe and Hates as Sammon conference delegates. Senate activity centers on foreign relations and internal appointments as a ten day session nears end with extensive discussion of trade with Mexico and Canada and patent affairs.
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