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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1887
Page
2
A broad, disjointed set of items reports on public committees in Fee County, debt concerns, railroad funding delays, and political gossip. It mentions Hannibal Hamlin’s planned attendance at a G A gathering, a Harper county fair, French mobilization sentiment, Irish politics, Honolulu elections, and candidate intrigues around John A. Martin and George H. Thobe.
The dispatches outline rising east west tension as Russia seeks Bulgaria and the Balkans with Germany and Austria balancing. Bramarck delays czar meeting over the Berlin pact while Berlin terms are revised, a Balkan union is warned against, and future boundary changes are anticipated as major powers jostle for control of coveted territory amid shifting dynasties.
A Harfort Courant piece argues Indian land shares would not justify destabilizing boundaries. It contends previous legislation governs Indian affairs, dismisses danger from dividing property, and predicts Indians will eventually become citizens amid political economy concerns.
A jumble of past editorials, political bets, and national notes shows Kansas City reversing its favorable stance toward Wichita. The piece cites scare tactics, reform cranks, and public resignations, then shifts to labor and monetary debates, Powderly’s Knights of Labor, Armour packing talks, and a memorial to the Constitution.
New York voters face a scattered party landscape as multiple labor and socialist groups form in Rochester and Syracuse. Reports note unions nominating candidates, including Henry George, while a new Dave Els Heelers faction compiles lists to target legislators. Officials linked to Governor HRW influence the conventions, signaling a contentious fall campaign amid a broader shift away from last year’s Populist alignment. In July 27,944 full migrants traveled to Castic Garden on 73 steamers, boosting July totals over last year by 2,410.
Colonel John C. Vaughn, aged eighty plus, famed as a wartime Republican leader, editor, and abolition ally, is recalled in a letter from P H Coney. The piece highlights his role in freeing enslaved people, founding newspapers, and shaping Kansas history, noting his lifelong advocacy for human freedom and his charitable legacy.
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