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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1888
Page
4
The Daily Eagle weighs Republican convention prospects with Walter Q. Gresham as a likely nominee, notes weather and political storm shifts across the nation, and critiques legislative moves on youth cigarette laws while interspersing editorial reflections on commerce, civilization, and civic virtue.
The Salisbury government sought to split Ireland by appealing to the pope, arguing law cannot be enforced against Irish public will. The papal decree condemned certain violent methods, ending the plan of campaign and potentially boosting Parnell’s leadership. Parnell keeps Irish forces united, awaiting favorable English policy and eventual victory.
A garbled 19th century reflection compares an aged “sag baby” dead sixty years to a new malformed child named Mars bill. It traces schemes to resume specie payments, mentions government notes stamped as coin, and laments failed paternal efforts to sustain a fragile offspring in grim terms.
A Blaine letter to Whitelaw Reid in The New York Tribune is cited as arguing that Blaine did not seek the nomination but that party unity could be achieved if he yielded to party judgment. The piece notes Republican leaders prefer Blaine’s candidacy only if acceptable to the party and country, with Taine’s name mentioned in discussion. The letter reflects relief within the party and outlines differing views on leadership and the nomination strategy.
A Kansas City correspondent notes a rising real estate push by license holders and firms planning to secure permits for large structures in vacant areas. The piece discusses political signaling, press reactions, and calls for tariff and Oklahoma bill debate, alongside praise for general Sheridan’s recovery and mentions of St Louis convention dynamics.
The piece argues the Democratic convention will be pro forma in St. Louis with a single man dictating the ticket, while many within the party may resist yet face pressure to conform. It warns of a split between inner factions and a forced unity, likening it to a siege and prophetic upheaval.
The Times cites political maneuvers over tariff reform and the St Louis convention, noting how satire about Duluth reflects broader misrepresentation. Kansas items report a Metherton dairy plant, Emporia college week, anti street fakirs, declining Saratoga, county jail bids rejected, and other local notes.
Fragments recount a domestic dispute with a shove and overturned door, a separation and divorce suit ongoing. Other notes mention Decoration Day plans, university graduates, local advertising, weather effects, and social weddings in Leavenworth with large invitations and festive preparations.
A local sale offers gentlemens wainsick vests at 60 cents each and mens unbleached dal driwers at 300. Odd Jot fancy stripe vests priced at 496, large invoice of gents neckwear at 23c each in many colors. Elastic suspenders and Potter's Patent Brace advertised. Stock includes gauze lisle and balbriggan underwear at low prices.
A Kansas store announces discounts on ladies handkerchiefs in sheer lawn and embroidered borders, with prices around 13 and 3 cents, plus extra fine chemisettes from 1,700 threads at 200 each. It advertises a large stock of mattings, oil cloths, rugs, upholstery, and new silk dress goods mailed to out of town customers.
The text discusses cattle production and consumption drawing attention to farm stock health and future prices. It notes quarantine measures reduce disease spread, reports from states show thousands of cattle affected, and historical declines in cattle numbers and herd sizes. It warns of potential continued decreases due to disease, climate, and market pressures, with emphasis on the impact on farmers and per capita resources.
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