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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1889
Page
1
The text notes hints of frost and now snow as autumn unfolds. It highlights active sales at the RAG floor with live merchandise, focusing on millinery wraps and jackets priced from 2.50 to 22.00 and wraps from 10.00 to 35.00 and up.
NEES offers Newmarkets from 5.00 to 25.00 plus items like children's cloaks and new markets. Foster Kid gloves, Buttericks fashions, and a fast black corset at 1.00 are highlighted. Ribbons and hosiery praised, with shoppers invited to linger at counters for bargains and new shapes.
An old style classified notice touts bargains on underwear including wool and merino items from Allen & Candee and J. L Way. It touts drastic markdowns, claims huge quantities, and urges readers to buy now before stock runs out. The tone mirrors a frenzied clearance listing with inflated claims to attract shoppers.
The Philadelphia store announces a grand opening at the corner of W Gov. Douglas Avenue and Market Street. The event marks a new retail destination with promotions and local employee signings anticipated by residents.
The store touts wraps for ladies from 1.25, children's from 1, and misses from 1 and up with new jackets for early fall at low prices. Specialties include an all wool child and miss wrap, a seal plush ladies jacket at 10 to 25 dollars offer, plus a seal plush noted at 17.50. Musical recitals daily and a grand drawing with each dollar spent.
A. Katz reports the twenty fourth triennial conclave of the Knights Templar United States jurisdiction will begin in Washington this week. The event features grand encampments, daily sessions, and a parade with an estimated 2200 Knights Templar in line. delegates from 210 cities and all states and territories will attend, led by President Hayson and Parade Leader Parker. All divisions and commanderies will participate, with veterans from multiple states and provinces represented. The Washington encampment will include a large parade and formal constitutional ceremonies as the order gathers for its grand meeting.
Nearly 500 delegates from fourteen states and territories plan to attend a Gulf coast harbor study convention in Toren Kansas. The gathering will memorialize Congress for a harbor report by the commission, with Texas and other states pushing unity over individual points and Senator Ingalls likely in view for chairmanship.
Reports indicate settlers have secured consent to take lands in severalty after a month of effort by Therapsen and the Gatarie Daily. Officials anticipate rapid progression with meetings planned in the coming weeks as conveyances near completion and property titles to be finalized.
Dispatches summarize campaign strains over tariff reforms and suffrage amid Senate races. Republicans claim gains on joint ballet for three coastal seats while Democrats urge uniform statewide ticket strategy to win two Senate seats. Both parties mobilize territorial committees and expect tighter race dynamics as November approaches.
Long article discusses the unending rate wars and non paying routes causing industry gloom. It calls for legislative control of traffic and suggests extending time, reducing interest to 2 or 4 percent, and directing that subsidies and debts be settled by the government to stabilize railroads and safeguard public interests.
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