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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1889

Page

4

Daily eeagle notes on politics and crime mix in Kansas City

The column surveys the Missouri beef inspection defeat in the state senate, President Harrison remarks, and editorials from New Orleans to Denver. It covers political feuds between St Louis and Kansas City, civil service reform notes, and the Birmingham murder case against Hawes with cautious commentary on guilt and consequences.

Missouri Soems St Louis Kanesity St. Lois Eovy Jealosey Kansas City Justive Joewalling

Oklahoma self government debate stirs Kansas City press

In remarks to President Cleveland and later at the opera house Judge Siuss argues American settlers have always governed themselves since Plymouth Rock, praising order in Oklahoma and criticizing sensational eastern reports of disorder. The Kansas City Gazette mocks Admire and questions too many officials while urging fewer laws and less government.

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Kansas Landscapes Awe at Fairmount Tower View

The Kansas landscape scene from Fairmount Tower in Wichita is described as the state’s most impressive. The vista spans the Arkansas Nimnescah and Little Arkansas rivers, surrounding towns, two thousand farms, orchards and hedges. Harvey and Butler counties lie on the horizon as a pastoral glory defies description.

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Mary Washington grave marked for monument restoration speech

After a centennial inauguration, Fredericksburg weighs action to honor Mary Washington. A 19th century monument by Silas E. Burrows suffered weather damage. a shaft rests beside its base. The effort to restore honors Mary Washington with a lasting shaft proceeds amid mixed views on local duty and historic memory.

Mary Washington George Washington Silas E. Burrows York Fredericksburg

No Man's Land A Paradise Beaver City May 4 1850

An 1850 letter praises No Man's Land as a fertile stock and farming country open for settlement near Beaver City. It compares the region favorably with Oklahoma and the Cherokee Strip, touts government surveys, 2,000,000 unoccupied acres, a peaceful population of about 140, and Beaver City as the main town with 40 residents. It encourages homesteaders to locate there.

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Oklahoma open to strife amid distrust after land rush

A Chicago girl letters express anxiety over unrest in Oklahoma as settlers face contested land openings. Reports note many adapt locals protest Eastern press coverage, while Guthrie observers describe concessions and survey reshaping streets, with tensions spreading across the city.

Kenai Oklahoma Jook Merritt Ollathon Apel Chicago Uurle Guthew

Changes in the school laws notified to county superintendents

State Superintendent Winans issues a notice detailing amendments in the 1887 school laws. Key changes affect city debt limits, bond offerings, district prepayment rights, tuition fees in second class cities, district voting qualifications, and the July meeting timing. The notice calls for county superintendents to publish summary provisions locally.

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Destruction Follows Kansas City Fire and Local News Notes

The Newton fire victims include Rumor's Cornelion's and Dickenson's residences, with most contents lost. Lawrence County reports a man planting three miles of peach trees, while Garden City sees a record real estate sale of 10,040 acres for 45,000. Various notices speak of military exams, sugar factory plans, a Greensburg scandal, and a growing irrigation effort.

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Friction's Burden On Workers Mentioned In Speech

The piece discusses the toll of friction on labor, noting the heavy responsibilities laid on workers and the persistent nature of resistance to change. It cites a Christian talon or church voice warning about mounting burdens and the impact on productivity.

Eugat Mays Talon

Peasant Wraps and Dress Goods Offered for Children

A local shop promotes light weight flannel plains and checks for children with medium weight dress fabrics for spring. Clearout on pattern suits shows multiple bundles at deep discounts from $5.30 to $11.20, plus Brillianteens, Mobairs, lace flouncing in various widths, and new drapery nets. White goods and sateen sale featured with low yard prices and a summer fabric exhibition.

Onyx Hosiery and Gents Furnishings Sale Highlights

A sale advertisement showcases stainless half hose at two cents, Lisle at seven cents, and a wide range of handkerchiefs in designs from embroidery to borders. It promotes ladies handkerchiefs, gents shirts and tucks, lawn ties, Marseilles placeholders, and star shirts for boys and girls with prices and sale terms, including a two per customer limit on certain kerchiefs.

Sears Marseilles Star

Principles of sympathy and disciplined cooperation

A reflective passage on family duty, confidence, and sacrifice guiding noble aims. It stresses mutual respect, restraint, and cooperative business ethics to prevent friction, urging each member to understand others' aims and maintain harmony through sympathy and shared purpose.

Leach Wales Wits

Shoes for Sportsmen and Early Fashion Footwear Text

Fragmented OCR passage describes boots and shoes, rugged leather and knee-high styles, mentions Gore materials and warmth, details on calf leather and ribbed boot parts, references to sportsmen and weather suitability, with scattered names and places unclear due to garbled text. The piece reads like a period ad or catalog sketch of outdoor footwear.

Pale of Ingesee

Prevent Caltiahoms A sew is restion

Fragmentary OCR yields an unclear item about prevention of a chemical or systemic risk. The readable fragments reference a seizure or restriction in a legal or municipal context and mention an organization or official body, but essential specifics are missing. No distinct names or places can be confirmed from the legible text.

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