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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1887
Page
2
In a sprawling 1880s style array of clipped notes the column argues about railroad growth, criminal justice, Prohibition figures, and political humor. It comments on Stanleys expedition, Grant Army encampment plans, labor and tariff debates, and editorials praising or blasting Cleveland era policies with numerous named places and people.
Sugar can be produced from sorghum with certainty similar to flour from wheat. Kansas could supply the world with sugar as sorghum crops thrive and resist pests. Many towns expect sugar factories, but most plants idle most of the year. Wichita would welcome units if a six month operation model could be preserved. Leavenworth reports ore mine losses and a potential fourth and fifth nuclear development.
A September 1887 notice declares Prohibidoa supporting Democrats in Sedgwick County repudiated and barred from party council participation. The document notes figures including F.G. Smythe J.G. McCay O.D. Kirk E.R. Ehret G.A. Major among the excommunicated. The language invokes a national metaphor about a marble basin and Major Ogden’s grave.
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