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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1889
Page
1
Local dry goods shop touts cheap fabrics and silks with aggressive pricing. Highlights include woolen flannels at 25 cents, Henrietta 47 cents, French satins from 20 to 22 cents, and linen towels at 25 cents. Bills of sale push dress goods, shirts, silks, and millinery with claims of quality and savings.
May 4 dispatches note Daniel G and George Susith named special examiners in the proson Galle. Tater J. Spwdiisan colored of Miskie ote appointed suimber agent. Harrison's visitors include English figures and Civil Service officials at the White House. Fire damages the Schaffer Bros candle factory, losses about 55,000 dollars. The Australian System discussed in St Louis with government reconsideration. Proctor heads westward with Secretary and General staff toward Washington.
A Ya Ja dispatch recounts a spree of attacks by a suspected black assailant near Ocala. Etta Barry, a colored girl, was assaulted with a knife in a corn field, clothing torn, no serious wounds. A second attack followed by a near-fatal stabbing near her home, as allies chased the suspect who fled. Villagers, outraged, press for swift capture and lynching if found.
A pension fraud case spans Missouri with Barnes and Starnes teams and widow Litle receiving 890 a month. Investigators say Barnes, Litles widow and later Teno Nadad Fitly took pension papers and manipulated the payments over years. Latimer arraignment draws jurors and shocks observers as details unfold in Michigan court.
A vivid report from Oklahoma City on May 4 describes rapid growth after four government buildings arriving, rising frame structures and tents, new post office, three banks, electric lights, and a bustling market. Residents boast unity, stable governance, and rising commerce as street railways and hotels take shape. Still, squatters are moved and property titles pursued amid civic enthusiasm. The Frisco survey is near completion, with lines planned toward Belt routes and southern Oklahoma. The piece highlights Wichitans thriving, shops expanding, and local figures shaping the town’s early boom.
Lisbor today shows a lively scene as frame buildings rise and the Chicago Lumber Company shipment is unloaded by townsfolk. Citizens boast of rapid improvement, a promising town center, and strong demand from merchants and landowners amid busy streets and growing enterprise.
A Samoan conference committee prepared a draft proposal to form a court to decide land issues in Samoa. The court would include a representative from each interested power and two Samoans, with complications over existing tenures threatening progress until settled. English and American delegates appear united against German claims, with June as a likely conclusion to negotiations.
Prof Wiley outlines a sorghum sugar program on a Maryland experimental farm near Washington with 40 seed varieties and multiple fertilizers. A duplicate trial will run at Sterling Kansas and similar plots at Grand, New Mexico, under supervision from Kansas and Maryland stations. Prof. Wiley will depart Sunday to oversee the work and select experimental station staff.
Major Edwards died at age forty seven, longtime editorial writer for the Banes City newspaper. Born in the year, he began as a writer in Taington and later served in the war. He moved to Merion then to St Saintly and finally to Banes City, where his death ends a long career in journalism.
Alltec designs offered at the lowest prices with the boss taking care of the deals.
A fragmented ad style line appears with partial pricing and cryptic wording. The readable bits mention buy, moquette, and lines, but the full item and price context remain unclear.
A garbled note hints at an ingrain seeds trade rumor affecting a market. No clear names, dates, or places are readable. The fragment suggests a commodity deal but lacks verifiable details or entities to confirm.
Our prices are right. Qer Goods proclaimed. Near o2 Cothhina Straw and Na Smyr i and Japanese Raga House offer a special price on seven eight of ee an ee Cle Wem eee ale ei2ach worth Gir per pelr. Aminstia00US REROTURANT at low thrures. Yourdidered Portiers at S172 0, worth S220 per per. Tureen, Chanile and the Jafess fabric for Portier god Jim Rare Aseport rent. Another case of Betim at 5 Cents per yard. Store and office window shadow BR specialty.
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