Wichita Welcomes Distinguish Guests to a Growing Trade Hub
An ornate Wichita welcome salutes visiting dignitaries, extolling the city as the commercial and industrial center for the southwest. The piece touts Wichita’s location at the Arkansas rivers confluence, its rapid growth, and its role as a transportation hub feeding a wider network of rail lines, with emphasis on its prospects and bold regional optimism.
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Axel
Wichita
Benadest and
Sith
Arkansas
Kansas
Trenton
Hemavai Aml
Kansas City
Omaha
Minneapolis
Denver
Judge Peters Coming to Campaign Tour Across District
The district anticipates Judge Peters touring the western, central, and southern regions this month. He plans four speeches to promote his platform and will deliver prepared remarks in Wichita and other towns. The campaign aims to mobilize voters and showcase potential political events across Kansas and Missouri routes.
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Tt Peters
Eedt
Peters
Washington
Wichita
Bali
Wiebita
Ime
Martain Williams
Missouri Union
Whittoan
Healthful Wichita Proves City Strong on Climate and Taxes
Wichita touts its high altitude climate and night rain, claiming exceptionally low mortality and absence of major epidemics. The piece notes low taxes at 2.54 per hundred dollars and claims city finances are well managed, with residents funding growth directly rather than issuing bonds.
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Wichita
Kansas Villages
Thin City
Wichita Rail Hubs Show Vast Network In 1887
Wichita, center of a sprawling rail system, ties for most railroads in the western states besides Kansas City. Ten lines radiate, with three local lines serving city interests. The city lies on major routes of Santa Fe, St. Louis and San Francisco, and Missouri Pacific, handling substantial passenger and freight traffic in 1887.
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Wichite
Kansas City
Gulf of Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
St. Louis
Indian Territory
Wichita
Santa Ke
Gulf
San Francisco
Wichita and Western Railway
St. Louis and
San Francisco Railway
United
Outlook for Farmers Warns on Grain Price Hopes
The outlook notes cereals, especially corn and wheat, likely stay low as European tensions and domestic livestock shortages weigh on prices. It cites reduced hog numbers in the state, a tighter cattle supply, and cautious farmer optimism about planting another year’s crop.
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Europe
Cetimates
Gad
Moller
Heinkay
Oktorn
Stalin
Wichita Leading West Ward in Wealth and Growth
The article extols Wichita as an eighteenth century city unmatched in wealth, population, and manufacturing in the region west of the Missouri. It notes vast taxable wealth, a large factory base employing thousands, extensive building in 1880 and projected growth, and ties to national policy debates while contrasting Wichita with Topeka and other Kansas cities.
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Wichita
Denver
Salt Lake City
Sweden
Germany
Cleveland
Senate
Pine Tree
Maine
Topeka
Kansas
Sun Flower State
Colchel Courier
Eagnr
Ain
Colorado
California
Wichita Boom and the Eagle Scream in 19th Century Wichita
Philadelphia writer H B F Macfarland describes Wichita Kansas as a booming, modern city. He visits after a St Louis convention, notes real estate fervor, a thriving crop year, and a growing transportation future. He praises wide streets, electric streetcars, and an orderly, prosperous community with strong investment from New England capitalists.
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Philadelphia Record
H. B. F. Macfarland
Boston Herald
Wichita
Kun
Oine
Loften
Recorder of Deeds
Excles
Eese
Craddock
United States
Kansas
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
Maine
New Hampshire
New England
Tenniiter
Aaul-Sevall
Philly
Aermires
Washington
Artaes
Wichita Br
Wool textiles on sale at bargain prices per yard
An ad promotes all wool sarah twills at 37c per yard and genuine English cashmeres priced at 11c 13c 23c and 3c per yard. It highlights fall wear appeal and staple shades as bargains at prices considered half of typical value.
Surplus Remnants Sale In Silks Velvets And Plushes
A surplus of remnants in silks velvets plushes and dress goods is to be closed out at once. This sale offers rare bargains with more new plushes to be opened at 36c a yard during the week.
Closing sale on shirts and hose at bargain prices
Closing sale offers mens unlaundried shirts at 48 and 68 cents and mens half hose at 15 21 and 24 cents a pair. Misses hose at 25 cents a pair, a great value at 50 cents. Carpet department crowded with new goods and more arriving daily.
Prices Lower Than Ever at Local Store
A local retailer advertises deeply reduced prices across all departments with a complete and well assorted stock. The notice emphasizes broad affordability and extensive selection to attract shoppers.
Innes and Ross Speak on Washington Institutions
In a Washington discussion, Innes and Ross note many churches colleges and schools. They reference a leading preparatory school for West Point or Annapolis, and highlight Wichita's morning paper the BAvawe as a chief local institution with long-standing prominence.
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Washington
Wenden
Anverge
Ranes
West Point
Annapolis
Wighita
Bavawe
Thinas
Wichita
Thor
Wichita as a Market Superior in the Continent
An early Wichita market boast highlights the city as the best general market for all farm produce. The piece extols fruits, vegetables, poultry, and dairy, praising uniform prices, ample supply, and broad variety. It credits local merchants and the public for maintaining the market’s renown and urges continued growth and competition. The narrative centers on Wichita’s status and the advantages it offers to buyers and sellers alike.
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Wyetista
Fafford
Yany
Fortntry
Gel Peites
Maewie O
Thames
Alec Serres
Dawe
Wichita
Fragmented tale of manaaar and mills across a working day
Fragmented OCR text describes a rapid sequence of events at mills and markets. It mentions people like Devine and Lee, references to Wichita and natural works, and hints at operations, wages, and daily routines. The passage preserves a sense of place and activity without clear cohesion or complete names.
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Devine
Rae Benim
Stern
Deaithy
Lee
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