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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1889
Page
4
Fragmented report details Democratic pressure over securing Tanner's removal and factions within the party. Mentions public attitudes, political maneuvering, and reactions from figures including Missourians and Emoria leaders amid national controversy.
The piece argues state printing costs are excessive and wasteful, urging reduction of work and pay. It reviews political maneuvering and references figures like Logan, with criticism of allied factions and calls for accountability in state printing and expenditures.
The Alton and Wichita line contemplates expanding freight and livestock service by establishing new agencies beyond Kansas City. Fort Worth and Wichita are cited as key centers to consolidate dead freight and improve routes into the trans Mississouri region. Kansas City business leaders press for an Alton extension, while church and university issues in the West receive unrelated commentary.
In Topeka a Kansas man named Robert McGee, once a 13 year old orphan, recounts a 1864 Sioux attack on a government wagon train near Walnut Grove. Wounded with arrows and scalped, he survived, endured years of frontier life, married with four children, and now seeks aid as pension rules delay relief.
General Manager Littell of the Cincinnati Incline railway company claims current is harmless to humans, saying he could pass current through himself with little sensation. He suggested testing on a mule to illustrate the point, sparking debate over electrical safety in rail systems and echoing concerns about animal experiments in New York.
Fragmented editorial notes on legislative maneuvers regarding immigrant campaigns and Wilder, with critique of remarks in reports. Newspapers praise the late congressman Cox, noting his uncommon public service amid partisan commentary.
A collage of frontier notes from Sunflower County recounts harvests, fairs, and local events. Reports include millet yields per acre, shipments of wheat, and farm life anecdotes. Mayors, post offices, and water works figures appear alongside school happenings and autumn celebrations.
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