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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1888
Page
1
Wholesale sale notice offers hulies, sash ribbons, embroideries, and dress goods at two day reduced prices. Items include white hem slutehed fabric, pins, blue and red ribbons, shirts and drawers, suspenders, and assorted dress goods with substantial discounts.
Our Milinery Departnt is conducted like other departments with cheap cash buys. Miss Hughes, designer and trimmer from New York City, provides many ideas to please every lady. The store emphasizes low costs, new goods, and rapid growth, highlighting kid gloves with deep discounts and the Jouvin Kid line, inviting customers to visit today at That New Store Main.
March report from Cuxven, Col. describes the textile growers international convention opening at 10, a strong attendance under new rules, and Governor Evans' brief address. Secretary Leary cites member plan faults, six days of enrollment, and financial strain with a debt. officers elected include President Tom Andres of Fort Worth and several board members. A night recess allowed more enrollments.
A deadly explosion at Keith and Perry Coal Company Mine No 6 near Rich Hill Missouri trapped fifteen men, with a second blast delaying rescuers for hours. Five bodies recovered and more than a dozen rescued or missing. the blaze was subdued, while officials noted possible gas or overcharged powder as causes.
Eight years after a Shaw Bros. & Cassilis leather firm owner bought a second hand safe a locked drawer yielded a diamond week set, unset stones, and a vault of jewelry. The tale links to Melier on Notre Dame Street and a scheme exposing many jewelry houses in Canada. Investigations hint at concealed wealth and a possible historic trail of thefts.
The issue centers on extending classified service promotion rules under executive letters from Washington. Recommends strict noncompetitive exams, uniform classifications across departments, and safeguards against evading the law. Also reports on invalid pensions and notes from the Woman's Council hearings on social reforms and prostitution issues.
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