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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1889
Page
4
The Evangelical Alliance of the United States will hold a national meeting at Tremont Temple in Boston on December 4 5 and 6. The article also notes political commentary on Cleveland and Democratic renomination prospects and mentions figures like Sheridan and various state elections and campaigns.
A fragment debates how Topeka's pro prohibition stance compares to Wichita's enforcement. It claims Wichita officials, like Col. H W Lewis and Wm Mathewson, are as conscientious as Topeka's, and argues local option would not mirror Topeka’s ban. The piece condemns political hypocrisy and unequal enforcement amid ongoing liquor control tensions.
A Wichita mortgage filing records a 297.9 million dollar transfer to New York Security and Trust to redeem bonds, supporting branch expansion of the railroad system. A Lawrence Journal summary then weighs Kansas politics, likening the state to a ship needing repairs to withstand an approaching storm, with questions on whether timely action will be taken.
Kansas news notes a cattlemen convention planned for Topeka on January 8, 1890 to address the livestock market downturn. Also announced is the twenty third annual Kansas State Horticultural Society meeting in Paola December 8 to 11, 1889 seeking broad participation from local societies. The State Annual Poultry Exhibit is set for Wichita December 9 to 6 with Larry Swift promising the largest poultry display yet and urging breeders to participate. Additional items discuss Democratic politics and the Knights of Pythias origin as recounted by Justus Rathbone.
The column surveys local affairs and oddities from across the region, noting Pratt City’s push for a sugar refinery. It reports county payments for rabbit scalps, a new well striking water at Richielt, and assorted political and economic snippets from Ossawatomie to Wichita. The item blends humor and local concerns with brief mentions of weather, industry, and governance.
The circular urges all Kansas court reporters to attend a Wichita meeting on December 27 and 28 to organize a state association. It cites benefits of cooperation and better legislation for official stenographers and notes signatories from multiple districts.
A garbled Oklahoma page reports Guthrie politics and majority views, notes Senator Plumb’s reception in Oklahoma City, and mentions Stillewater and Cherokee City land spans. It describes crowded Edmond and Oklahoma City hotels, rail line water supply facts, and a first church in the territory at Esfond, with scattering references to Frisk Murray and local weather damage along the Stilwater river.
A humorous two column sketch discusses how the Eagle editor was urged back into the protection fold after a rebellion. It praises his courage to clash with hypocrisy while defending high protective policy and mocks crow eating as a political rite in the party realm.
The passage describes low wage farm labor practices, daily wages from 10 to 28 cents, bread and clothing costs, and seasonal planting work. It cites names like Michael and Francis Lecuer, and comments on costs per meter of traveler tracts and food expenditures, reflecting rural hardship and labor conditions of the era.
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