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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1887
Page
1
One lot of fancy trimming velvets with twenty one colors at 73 cents per yard. Another lot of velvets at 1.45 per yard. One lot of 20 inch Mansel fabrics in grays and browns at 20 cents per yard. 12 pieces French brocade wool 236 inches wide at 5 cents per yard. 17 pieces all wool French foulle cloths 60 cents per yard. Spioces black Gros Grain Silk offered for 1.00 per yard this week only. We are sole agents for Lan Basel and Foster kids.
The Volunteer defeated the Thistle by thirteen seconds in light wind and fog, finishing at Fort Wadsworth after a long, wind-limited contest amid a flotilla of 50,000 vessels. Thistle led early but the Volunteer surged ahead on the first tack and pulled away as wind faded. A Mobile & Ohio wreck near Jackson, Tennessee injured thirty people when a train plunged from a trestle at high speed.
A World correspondent notes that Cleveland era politics favor the governor’s circle controlling the state convention and party machinery amid patronage concerns. Albany delegates and the executive mansion gathering signal possible policy alignment, with a prospective split viewed as unlikely. In Missouri, Wren the boodler faces trial on a writ of subpoena while charges hinge on a broader conspiracy claim. Dr Charles Boyd of Renick dies after being struck by a train near Rutherford House in Boon County, highlighting timely political and local tragedy.
Inclement weather forced the Grand Parade of Veterans to be postponed in St Louis. Veterans faced crowded hotels and streets slick with mud as governors from Illinois Wisconsin California Missouri and others prepared viewing stands and events while organizers awaited better conditions.
A distorted report from Canton outlines weekly lane estimates and farm data. It cites crops, yields, and state comparisons across Missouri Kansas New York Nebraska and others. The Farmers' Review estimates national crop conditions with percent figures and projections for major staples.
A cryptic report from Tosuee Texas describes a murder incident at a Benn estate with a suspect named Wasbinging and a focus on an elusive early life of Aether Deak. Other details mention ongoing investigations and expected additional deaths as reported by New York press on September 25.
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