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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1888
Page
1
A local ad announces 150 white bedspreads at 0.90 each from 159.10 listed price, plus heavy blankets at 1.00, nottingham nets cut to 0.20 0.30 0.40, 13 pieces turkey red linen 1.20 yard, 10 pieces all wool foul beiges 0.60, and other dress goods offered to close this week with fast colors and deep discounts.
Senate considers a joint resolution for a constitutional amendment reducing the veto override threshold to a simple majority. Debate centers on executive power, civil service reform, and alleged abuses in Treasury and post office operations. House and Senate adjourn after actions on related bills and a foreign affairs inquiry.
Mary Sopia a highly educated fifty one year old woman with vast bank holdings across Whatcom Port Townsend Philadelphia Delaware Colorado and more was declared insane by Tacoma probate court and sent back to her brother’s attorney She taught in New England and the West before wandering to Alaska and beyond while plotting long term preservation of wealth through scattered bank deposits and a multi jurisdiction will reflecting a dramatic life of travel and influence.
May 24 reports indicate a grand Presbyterian general assembly reunion in Philadelphia with mass meetings in Academy of Music and Horticultural Hall. Dignitaries from both branches attended as papers were read and sermons delivered. The Methodist session in New York noted election of Dry Goodsell to the bishopric and a conference resolution on a contested pair count.
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