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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1889
Page
1
Weezy announces the return of fall business with Paris Novelty Dress Patterns on site offering French dresses without middlemen profits. Preparations shown demonstrate advantages of a store this autumn. Miss Lowe returns home late this week as millinery department plans a sale event.
This excerpt notes trade questions in columns and highlights dress goods and wraps in the September Express. It claims progress this year and mentions a great morning event with bargain cans along the line as shoppers anticipate the dress goods and wraps sale.
A local ad promotes affordable goods with claims of quality and value. It touts one price policy, mentions a range of sizes and finishes, and lists prices such as two dollar items and ten dollar suites. The seller invites customers to visit to find bargains.
Report details renewed labor tensions with Pennsylvania miners set to strike over wage demands. References to mill operations, railway disruptions, and company responses paint a picture of an emerging industrial dispute. Names and places include Miller Hatters and Cole and Jones in Tas, with broader mentions of Brocknaytaily and Hermolids as focal points of labor action.
The cabinet agreed no immediate need for an extra congressional session though the president may issue a proclamation if expedient. Indian commissioners negotiating with the Pottawatomie and Kickapoo in Kansas report failure thus far and prepare written recommendations to overcome obstacles. Western matters list Kansas and Texas county appointees and Interior department admit several Kansas agents and attorneys to practice.
The week ending September 7 saw generally warmer than average temperatures across the upper Midwest and northern states east of the Mississippi, with notable warmth in the lake region and New England. Temperatures were near to above average in large cotton regions, while the Atlantic states experienced cooler conditions and scattered rain showers.
The New York Associated Press reports that as the first session opens in Prussia the government faces pressure over policy lines reacting to French elections and the potential impact of Boulangism. Battles over military spending, working-class interests, and economic reform loom amid Conservative and liberal tensions.
A massive fire at Antwerp raged with wind driving flames toward the town. Casualties reported up to 162 with extensive damage to docks ships and a Williamsburgh sugar refinery. Firemen soldiers and civilians worked overnight as explosions and heat hampered efforts.
A dramatic incident near Grand Street involved Sean, a two year old girl living with parrots in Williamsburg, who attempted suicide by leaping from a Brooklyn to Manhattan ferry. Lifesavers and deckhands intervened but the child briefly disappeared into the river before being rescued and transported to hospital.
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