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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1888
Page
4
A scattered digest of political chatter covers Chaunte Depew planning to decline presidential candidacy to seek New York governorship, debates over Chief Justice Waite’s successor, and Kansas politics. Mentions a looming federal case over Indiana tally sheet fraud, stockholder court orders, and various diplomatic-era references.
An Emporia editorial weighs in on appointing women as election judges and clerks, recounting a previous year’s scene where a woman worked into the night to count votes while her husband stood outside. The piece defends woman’s rights, asserting the need for accurate counting despite discomfort and family strain.
The Hartford Courant notes zealous yet cautious rhetoric in Republican politics surrounding James G Blaine. It questions sincerity in the party’s push for his nomination and hints at internal divisions and strategic delays ahead of the national convention in Chicago.
A Wichita booster letter by W H Beard of Knightstown Indiana extols Wichita’s growth since its founding. It describes the Arkansas Riverfront, parks, bridges, and grand buildings, notes railroads and factories, praises the John Bright University, and recounts Buffalo Bill’s local fame and benevolence. It also discusses agriculture and tariff protection, arguing farming supports all industry and urging higher duties to shield it from foreign competition.
A hostile clash of aims emerges as Topeka is urged to form a new convention of surveyors and civil engineers, led by Shawnee County’s J A Wethertee, while Wichita already hosts a similar group. A measure of unity is demanded to align with national engineering bodies and boost state influence, overshadowing rival associations.
The thin annal meeting of Kowras siansit teachners' aegociation will be held in Emporia on April 11, 11 and 15. Delegates to the National Vatican's tatlrage So ciety are named from Lincoln to Fort Scott. The Forest on ity 8 pe eee is with farmers via songiae cane. The company plans eight hundred acres for cane, to raise and store at their works. A petition circulates in Seward county to establish a land office at Latmyelle. The Voorhees bell becomes a new garden symbol.
Innes and Ross advertise a sale with record low Wichita prices never before seen. The notice promises dramatic bargains across merchandise to attract shoppers.
HASTER CARDS offer the latest Easter card designs in Wichita with prices reduced for this week only. Call to view and select your choice before the specials end.
The town faces disruption as workers protest wage and job terms tied to the Reading strike. Employers face difficulties, while some employees resume work. several strikers are noted as remaining off the job. The piece also mentions political contest results and voter registration shifts in Chicago, with additional references to labor actions and public sentiment.
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