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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1889
Page
1
Daily bargains offered to patrons in all departments with emphasis on domestic goods. Step into the north room to price cottons and sheetings, ginghams, and Canton flannels at several low price points. Linen stock described as finest in Kansas with hemstitched and stamped novelties. flannel stock bolstered by fresh shipments and seasonal bargains.
An advertisement style snippet touts a blanket for 4.60 and a prior one for 5.50 calling it the best with durable wool and springy fibers. It then shifts to millinery, urging tasteful hats and bonnets with rich fabrics, bright trims, and fashionable silhouettes to suit every face.
The Philadelphia store at W. Cor Douglas Ave and Market highlights drastic price cuts on tricots, broadcloths, Henriettas, dress flannels, and wool blankets. It touts large stock, aggressive discounts, and a $1,000 music box daily use, urging customers to buy before stocks thin out.
The advertisement markets reduced winter underwear with prices listed and promotes Stein, Glock & Co. fine tailor made suits and overcoats for boys, children, and men. It claims to be the only Wichita house handling these goods and promises prices lower than inferior goods from other dealers.
Meagre returns at Republican and Democratic HQs show a tight state ticket race and uncertain legislature outlook. Cincinnati vote shows Campbell gaining on Foraker. initial returns hint Campbell plurality statewide but full results awaited. A receiver sought for Marion Belt & Northern railway. Morton bar denial and legal notices accompany the dispatch.
Democratic gains sweep multiple states with Campbell leading in Ohio by about ten thousand and Boies carrying Iowa by roughly six thousand. Massachusetts and New York show notable Democratic gains while Colorado and other summaries hint at mixed outcomes. Republicans concede Ohio results while Massachusetts shifts toward Republicans in several contests.
An Associated Press report quotes First Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson asserting that post‑election results mirrored those after presidential races. He alleges Democratic control in Virginia with manipulated judges, disenfranchisement of Black voters, and extensive use of influence to secure a large Democratic margin.
Across multiple counties in Kansas on November 6 the independent ticket led by Vandivert defeated Republican rivals in Douglass Shawnee and several others with margins around 1,000 to 1,200. In Garfield and Miami counties results showed mixed outcomes with independents or Democrats gaining clerk or treasurer posts while Republicans held sheriff and judge races in many districts. Local returns indicate a broad shift toward independent and Republican ticket bylaws varying by county.
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