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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1888
Page
2
Western roads push higher freight tariffs with most lines returning to prewar rates. Burlington earnings for March expected down about 1.2 million. Missouri Pacific elects officers as stockholders push for new management amid dissent. Canadian rail measures empower rail commission with broad tolls and rights questions.
Mr Goechen introduced the budget to the House of Commons reporting total expenditure of 2,570,760 with a saving against estimates and revenue of 2,900,800, 165,400 above the estimate. Details show reduced customs revenue yet higher consumer spending, especially on spirits, tobacco, and water. The year ends with a balance of 2,300 and the national debt noted as 26,001,000, with projections of 20100 expenditure and 405,000 reduction for the next three years amid calls to adjust estate taxes and discuss fiscal matters with Mr Nolan and Mr Gatchon.
A mosaic of items reports actions from Europe and the United States. The German and Dutch notes cover imperial timing and cabinet resignations. In France a court ruling discusses Wilson on decorations scandals with other defendants. Kansas City notes propose rail transport aid for seed grain to aid western settlers, with state counties urged to petition for free or reduced rates. Additional items report poverty in Mt Holly, a coal mine inquiry in Arkansas, British grain trade trends, a hunting incident in Nebraska, a Burlington switchmen strike update, a Manitoba blizzard, and Mrs Grant denying a lawsuit filing.
New York March reports Col Grant publicly replying to Gen Badeau over the memoirs dispute linked to Gen U S Grant. He recounts negotiations, asserts Badeau’s claims exaggerate his services, and details letters and reaction by Mrs Grant and the family. The lengthy statement emphasizes prior settlement attempts and defends Grant’s role and integrity.
A chaotic report details a kidnapping confession from a Mexican suspect, a lynching scare looming in a border town, and a Catholic church death in Wyoming. A woman dies in a clinic operating room near Wisconsin while a public trial continues in Kansas City as floods disrupt rail lines and a wave of local notices and marriages fill the pages.
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