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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1889
Page
1
Public sale advertisement for a Philadelphia shop promoting deep discounts across silks, dress goods, mohair, cashmeres, flannels, and linens. It notes space needs, clearance of jackets and plush wraps, and a chance to win a $1,000 Music Box with every $1 purchase.
Reports from the National Silver Convention in St Louis note delegates consider anti trust law tests for Missouri corporations. Other items span British grain trade updates from London and market shifts, plus scattered notes from Kansas with local unrest, resubmission debates, and ongoing county seat disputes amid tension in western towns.
A post store at 405 E Douglas Avenue advertises a massive sale with many items discounted well below market. Diamonds watches silverware and jewelry are promoted with draws and presents for cash purchases of five dollars or more. The ad lists Rogers silverware pieces and various watches at steep discounts.
In an interview Circuit Attorney Glover discusses Secretary Lexner’s revocation of several corporate charters under the Missouri anti-trust law. He notes some renewals hinge on affidavits of non affiliation with trusts, cites the St Louis Stamping Company case, and mentions interstate implications and possible Supreme Court action.
Delegates to a national silver convention arrived by last night’s train and are confident the white metal will rise to 61 before Christmas. In Aberdeen earnings for the second week of November total 570,400 with deposits from 0.08 of various funds pending. The defense rests as the prosecution presents witnesses in a case before the court in Cweien.
Guthrie News reports a private letter from Secretary Nobie stating his stance toward the cattlemen in the strip as a public duty and hoping the Cherokee commission will succeed in negotiations. More gas wells begun in Onennyvate Kansas. a struck gas well was tested and found strong, with a 30 foot blaze, prompting immediate start of nearby digging.
Chief Mayes faces embarrassment after replying to commissioners about cattlemen lease bids Williams Williamson Blair claim a bid from over a year ago was used last council. Mayes says the bid would have overlapped government steps on the strip. Williams corroborates but notes the bid as of last council, with figures of ten years 200 per year for five years and 40 000 annually for the second five.结果历史争议引发对比神话，参议院和委员会对其叙述提出质疑。
A detailed report from Conway Springs recounts a bold train robbery by suspected local conspirators, damaging a Missouri Pacific express safe at the depot. About $2,200 in cash and silver reportedly moved, with authorities cautious about naming suspects while vowing strong action.
OCR text describes a dramatic railway robbery near Pryor Creek involving two robbers who stop a Missouri, Kansas & Texas express at Perry station. The attackers threaten crew, steal a mail bag, and flee toward Water Creek, with lawmen pursuing as details about incidents across the region appear in a jumble of names and places.
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