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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1889
Page
1
Big handkerchief week sale promotes China silk and embroidered options for ladies at lower prices than similar goods. The seller claims lower costs due to buying cheaper and older incentives, inviting customers to pay less for Miltons and religious books as part of a dry goods purchase for Christmas.
Our great reduction sale continues to clear space for holiday goods. Bargains on silks and dress goods below factory costs including 22 inch Black Gros Grain Silk at 0c yard, 20 pieces Colored Silks at 90c yard, Black Armure stripes at 1.25, and Mohair Brilliantines at 40c yard. We offer cashmere and flannel goods at deep cuts, domestics and linens on sale, and many wraps jackets and directories nearing clearance. With each £1 purchase you receive a chance in a $1,000 Music Box.
The National Silver Convention met in St Louis at the Exposition building with about 36 delegates. Warner of Ohio was elected chair for the permanent organization, committees were formed on credentials resolutions and organization, and speakers urged restoring silver coinage and opposing demotion of silver. Wool growers warned of dangers to industry from free trade and urged protective measures and unity.
New York report details opposition to increased silver coinage led by Hon. John Jay Keow. A council vote of twelve to seven blocked plans to replace legal tender notes with silver certificates. The debate centers on monetary policy and bankers from eighteen states represented in Kaneis City.
A vast blaze swept Lynn destroying a square mile of the city’s business area. Fire crews from multiple towns fought for hours as wooden blocks burned, four daily papers and several banks were wiped out, thousands faced displacement, and relief efforts were organized for the poor.
Fragmented text indicates heightened conflict as demands are leveled against the Osage tribe. The excerpt references collective punishment penalties and calls for enforcement, including a purported ultimatum and government or tribal reaction, with unclear specifics and names missing.
Fragmented OCR notes describe improvements by Guthrid and electricity efforts, with a pending sale of a property in West Work & Treas company and a prohibition bill referenced. Names include Efren Thue and Leon, with a rumor of a four dollar value and a presidential title at Pacific. Likely a local political and industrial news snippet.
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