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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1887
Page
1
The store touts the largest and best selections of dry goods in Wichita with many new arrivals this week across all departments. It highlights a Dress Making Department employing 44 workers, promising diligent service and reliable information for prudent buyers seeking fashionable fabrics.
A local textile shop announces colored Brocade Silk Velvets at 260 per yard and new shades from Scots up to 3.00 per yard. They invite customers to view the goods and note frequent bargain dress fabrics on counters, with additional items like scarlet wool and plain dress materials mentioned.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland begin a day in St Louis with a court house reception, river excursion, and Veiled Prophet parade before traveling to Chicago. Thousands witnessed the events, crowds cheered, and a naval-style escort protected the party.
The Sun reports on authoritative word that terms for Western Union Telegraph Company to absorb Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Company have been agreed. Gould directs Norvin Green to sign with J Pierrepont Morgan representing the syndicate in handling the deal. A Western Union director moved to discuss the purchase and Hubert Garrett’s New York return follows negotiations.
In New York Jay Gould denied knowledge of any contract with J P Morgan to transfer the Baltimore Ohio property to the Western Union. No comment from Norvin Green. The Frisco line declares a 2 1/2 cent dividend on preferred stock payable October 10.
Commissioner Anderson hears John J. Blair describe Ames stock for a thousand shares in a road to Duluth. Blair cites grafted land sales and government bonds, noting 2.5 million for Northwestern machinery. Four more cholera deaths reported on Swineburne Island bring total to fourteen.
Washington reports a British syndicate bought land in Iowa from McGregor Western Railroad and evicts settlers, including a sick woman carried into a storm. The dispute, with writs of ejectment, spurs affidavits and a looming debate in Congress. In Minneapolis Knights of Labor delegates gather, with about 850 present, opening sessions chaotic with frayed decor and active engagement from leaders.
At 473 Canal Street a house was robbed, occupants chloroformed and bound, and the saloon on the first floor set afire. Frank Macha, who ran the saloon, narrowly escaped, as tenants and a woman upstairs alerted authorities. The blaze destroyed the saloon while the robbers fled, leaving a purse and cash under a pillow. investigators and local reports mention anarchist sympathy and related legal actions abroad.
On Monday evening at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn Rev Joseph Parker of Landoo delivered a lengthy eulogy for the late Henry Ward Beecher. Parker argued that Beecher’s legacy offered a standard of liberty, criticizing narrow religious influences and urging Americans to honor Beecher’s memory with unity and civility.
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