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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1887
Page
1
One hundred dozen linen handkerchiefs in assorted colors with borders available at 10 cents each or three for 25 cents. These linen items once sold for 25 cents each and are offered here as a clearance deal.
Fragmentary ad text promises plush discounts and multiple price points on cars or parts. It references Tuesday November 22, large quantities, prices at one dollar and up, with misread phrases about impressions and trade incentives.
A local sale advertises 20 plush satin jackets with chinaware pockets and fine lining. The sale offers Hewl seal plush sacques at 25.00, down from 30.10, to move excess inventory before weekend viewing at the north window.
Six ready made suits pounget as samples priced from 25 to 85 dollars each. If you wear a 3d bust measure, one at 1.50 may fit you. Also dress goods five all wool broken check flannels 38 inches wide at 33 1 2 cents. Grey twill flannels 88-1 inch 86 cents.
An international roundup reports an inquest into the Weldon disaster with claims of 214 aboard and 89 saved, alongside Royal and political dispatches from England France and Germany. Other notes include maritime losses off the Crimean coast, a record of 35 drowned, and broader coverage of European political maneuvering and a New Jersey freight train braking test.
Proceedings before the Interstate Commerce Commission feature agent McCulp of the Louisville and Nashville questioning rates for Standart Oil shipments and alleged price disparities. The report also covers changes in mail delivery routes and a note on Whitney’s turkey gifts for officials.
In St Joseph Missouri Colonel Winslow Judson announced that the Santa Fe and the St Joseph St Louis railroad will operate jointly under the name St Joe St Louis Santa Fe. The 20 mile stretch to Atchison and nearby segments will form a combined system with offices in the board of trade building. Presidents Cable and others discussed competing trunk lines from Chicago to the Pacific via this city.
A chaotic scene unfolds as candidates and supporters clash in a heated political display aboard a train. Spitfield, amid a crowd including figures like the chairman and a noted attorney, states their positions while voices rise and decorum frays during the transit. The gathering features intense exchanges on independence and policy, drawing strong reactions from onlookers and forming a tense backdrop to a broader public dispute.
City under dense smoke and mist from widespread forest fires causing darkened skies and heavy damage along the Mississippi River. Reports from multiple towns describe charred timber, burned houses, and trains halted by smoke while residents seek rain and relief.
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