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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1888
Page
1
Weekly sale offers include 150 white bedspreads marked down from 150 to 90 cents, extra heavy lots at 1.00, 24 Notting ham lace curtains cut to 20 30 and 40 cents, 13 turkey red table linen at 25 cents per yard. 10 all wool foule beiges drop from 90 to 60 cents. Fabrics warranted fast color and designed to close this week.
Paris dispatch reports Blaine may win the first ballot on a united Republican convention. He told confidants his name could be nominated if pressed, yet he would not press unless a clear majority is achieved. The Mississippi flood continues to recede slowly, with widespread damage and ongoing relief efforts across affected towns.
Destructive floods sweep northern Adams to southern Pike counties creating a vast lake six to ten feet deep. Hundreds of displaced families live in tents along river bluffs with widespread sickness and loss of homes. Railroad tracks and bridges go under water, crippling communications. crops and levees suffer heavy damage with total losses nearing a million dollars. Local towns Fall Creek Seehorn Huis inundated. some residents refuse to flee, while others seek refuge on higher ground. In Miami Texas, prospective Roberts County settlers move in as rail traffic recovers.
The Farmer's Review reports mixed crop conditions with winter wheat largely unchanged in most states but some improvement in a few. Insects remain prevalent yet damage is not severe overall. corn planting is heavy though fronts of heavy rain slow progress. Dairy and grain regions show variable impact, Indiana Michigan Ohio Wisconsin Nebraska Kansas Minnesota and Nebraska noted. Drought and spring weather hinder early planting in select counties while reports from various states detail insect injury and yields.
In Washington May 21 Republicans debate tariff plans to free sugar with no bounty while considering a substitute tariff bill. The treasury faces scrutiny over large offers from Philadelphia and possible market manipulation as speculators press for policy shifts and the Mills proposition remains unsettled. Senate measures and House actions on pensions and river and harbor projects progress amid routine committee work.
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