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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1888
Page
4
The fragmentary text recalls a mixed set of names and events from a bygone era. References include a new comet, an inquiry into naming it Cleveland, and mentions of individuals such as Rev. A. Brooks and Justin Mathews. It touches on political shifts, economic debate on protective duties, and regional trade dynamics, with literary flourishes and old newspaper voice.
A verbose political column extols the Republican ticket in Sedgwick County, praising unity and fitness for Harrison Morton and the state ticket, while condemning fusion with Democrats and Missouri Republicans. It links surplus funds and tariff policy to national issues, cites yellow fever funding debates, and notes local speeches and editorials.
The article recalls citizens and states responding to Union preservation during the war, detailing government handling of surplus funds and unclaimed treasury resources. It notes early enlistment, government defense costs, and the ensuing push to settle financial obligations tied to war expenditures.
A Wichita letter to the editor denounces Galloway as a Democratic chairman candidate and ridicules his claim that Kansas is burdened by two hundred million dollars in mortgages. The writer argues mortgages are individual debts, taxes reflect public debt, and Kansas under Republican rule carries lower taxes overall. The piece dismisses Galloway as spreading a foolish falsehood.
Globe Democrat reports from At Vernon Indiana that among 125 ministers in the conference 107 are Republicans 15 are Third Party Prohibitionists and 3 are Democrats. Sixty two will be ineligible to vote due to moving stations. They favor temperance but oppose third party influence. Many expect Harrison for president and Hotey for governor.
State treasury clerks clip semiannual coupons from bonds stacked high. Report notes permanent school fund and state college funds invested in bonds, total state debt around 915000, with most held as investments. About 256000 in private hands could be bought by these funds if available, but not at substantial premium. Credit of the sunflower state praised as strong, with figures prepared for the treasurer’s upcoming report.
A letter describes Texas cattle arrival near Wichita in 1880s, noting vast stockyards, a new packing house, and the Burton Car Works. Mentions local wagon works, sugar and grain news, the rise of packing and rail links, as well as public figures and civic notes from Montgomery to Topeka.
Innes and Ross report a chaotic market notice with scattered notes on law, finance, and public interest. The fragment references Ish stand, Klaseu of Tl, piano music cheapness, ventilation theories, and a parade of names and places in a crowded, unclear column.
Hygienic authorities report on food adulteration values the fight to expose offenders. The public recalls Price Baking Powder Company's stand against bread taint, highlighting its Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as free from drug taint and recommended for family use by National Fixed Analysts.
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