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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1889
Page
1
Large crowds flock to the dress goods counter as prices and styles attract shoppers. Weeklong bargains include 40 inch all wool Hannels, Black Hen and all wool Tricota at 29 cents, novelty patterns at 7.50, double fold all wool suitings at 20 cents, and 42 inch Mobair suiting at half dollar. Also 48 cent reinforced shirts and 60 cent handkerchiefs highlight a sweeping sale of sturdy fabrics and apparel.
Delegations pressed for appointments to federal posts in Washington with ex-Representative Hazelton named as a District of Columbia commissioner and Mr Terry Carsot considered for a dovets role. Ferritariis Hlaine and Windom joined early in the day with other lawmakers and officials, while Admiral Belknap faced a legal summons as he prepared to sail from Mare Island to Yokohama.
Amid rumors of a British led salt trust, city operators report proposals offering six month options on works at agreed prices to meet legitimate demand. Price disputes stall a plan to limit production, with discussion centering on plant values and regional supply expansion.
Andrew Carnegie reports the south shows general plant excellence and rising machinery quality, with improved mining and open opening facilities. He predicts pig iron costs and southern manufacturing will grow, urging experiments toward steel via Bessemer and basic methods, and highlighting Alabama’s wealth and northern capital joint effort to build a strong industrial future. He notes Shelby Alabama’s furnace history and a broader union of northern and southern capital for regional development.
Reports from Cherokee Live Stock convention at Cavewrait Kan sketch a debate over ignoring the Eagle and the Kansas City Times with a negative vote. The day also covers the President's Oklahoma proclamation process, cabinet discussions, and rising tension over forced relocations and settlers amid ongoing territorial turmoil.
In Cras, March 2, advices from Oklahoma describe regular troops and local settlers known as boomers massing near Fort Reno. Captain Weeden leads Fifth Cavalry with Lieutenant Maromb in command nearby amid reports of planned clashes as land runs threaten to provoke a larger confrontation. Federal officials and residents weigh options as preparations intensify and rhetoric sharpens about public access to unsettled lands.
Great Bend Kansas March 20 A heavy rain Sunday afternoon into night tops the wheat outlook with reports of the heaviest rain since 1884 boosting hopes for a large yield. An estimated 600 acres planted, the largest sowing on record. A man struck by a Chicago Kansas & Western train near Butler Sunday while crossing the track, killed one horse and crippled another. the man survived briefly but was thought to be dying.
Great excitement grips Texperespesch Kansas as 14-year-old Boyd Ash and 15-year-old Bertha Ash drown after a river rise. Their wagon and team toppled into the Verdigris while fetching water. Searches fail to recover the bodies as a river rescue and riprap projects proceed downstream.
Government experiments shift to Conway Springs and Douglas as Fort Scott and Topeka sites are abandoned. Plans call for large sugar mills at Meade Center Arkalon Liberal along the Rock Island line, aiming to boost sorghum sugar production in western Kansas with a $5,000 fund for related work.
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