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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1888
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text references elections, tariffs, and public notices across Kansas and national politics. It mentions Secretary Vilas, Senator Voorhees, Stockslager, and the Democratic and Republican contests, with remarks on suffrage, prohibition, and newspaper editorials.
W S Speck of Ravanna Garfield County tells a reporter his county will become a major agricultural hub with extensive farming, sorghum as a key crop, and a thriving town of over five hundred people connected by stage lines. He forecasts new railroads to reach Ravanna and predicts four railways within three years, with two more in fifteen months.
Discussion argues against embedding immigration constraints for prior residents in a new treaty. It urges keeping congressional control on exclusion timing and avoiding oral testimony for prior residence verification. Also notes President Grant’s self-written official documents and the public reception to his book.
The fragment hints at a newspaper item with an editor commenting on business matters and county notes. Readable elements mention an editor, a single file, and mentions of counties and time writing. The text is garbled but suggests a column or note on local governance and administration.
A charter was issued for the Kansas City Monet and Southern Railway Co to build a line from Kansas City to the southwest through Wyandotte Johnson and other Kansas counties and into Missouri. The capital stock is set at 5 million dollars. directors include American FE Doubleday and others from Crawford and Sparks counties. The head office will be in Kansas City.
Fragmented text describes courtship and speeches, referencing Zeke, Thais, and a grand county figure. It alludes to England travel, a nation’s elite, and a general mood of anticipation. The passage mixes names, places, and dates in a stylized regional archive voice.
Faster Sanday urges citizens to act as spring nears amid nationwide hot spell. The Weather News notes an emergency in March with a severe prairie fire burning near Law County, destroying acres and homes. Estimated losses reach $199 per acre in the affected area.
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