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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1884
Page
7
The Abilene Reflector notes a Thursday issue by Strother Bros and The Drummer. A whimsical scene follows with a drummer aiding a group, a distant daisy motif, and a twist ending where the drummer’s fame lingers as townsfolk recall him.
A dreamy summer tenant at an old mansion by the sea encounters a pale ghost of the former wife who lingers for her husband. She recounts doomed love, loneliness, and ongoing desire to see him again, while the narrator questions reality as the room grows cold and a spectral tale unfolds.
The piece argues that murders and violence in the South are politicized, praising Mahone and opposing repudiation while criticizing the Indianapolis Journal and Atlantic Monthly correspondents. It asserts that Senator Mahone and Arthur promote repudiation and Republican aims, calling for an investigation and defending Grant’s southward loyalty amid contested eyewitness testimonies and sensational charges.
Terse critique of President Arthur winning support from a Louisiana delegation linked to a machine politics frame. It notes Kelloge and other delegates as federal officeholders, questions executive obedience to a no-participation order, and contrasts Blaine’s nomination odds with Arthur’s allies while depicting the tug between reform and machine influence.
The St Louis Republican reports a fierce New York struggle to secure pledged delegates for Chicago. Arthur’s backers seek state backing and allege district conventions are obstructed. Prominent Republicans are said to be enticed with federal favors to vote against President Hayes.
The letter criticizes John Shertan for not focusing on Ohio politics while noting an incident at Corning involving a druggist, McDevitt, disrupted at a church fair leading to a violent mob action. It describes the mob stripping him, threatening murder, and driving him into a snowbound area. It also mentions a New York park renaming to Bryant Square with a statue for the poet.
A Parisian M Antoie Dulac markets himself as a professor of parrot training. The piece argues parrots imitate and misapply words, advises educating young birds at home, warns against harsh schooling, and notes the dangers of improper language from pets in social settings. It cites cautionary anecdotes and emphasizes selective, patient teaching.
George Bliss testified about his fees in the Star route cases and said his charges totaled fifty nine thousand five hundred thirty two dollars with about four thousand five hundred forty two dollars in expenses and nine thousand unpaid. He denied taking a daily rate of one hundred fifty dollars and noted only two convicts and no government money collected. The exam discussed Sundays work, jury fault, and continued today.
A Chicago daily lists cases of self destruction under tincture of aconite, whisky and water, and drowning. James Ledsworth, 48, a printer, died at 454 Seminary Ave Lake View after ingesting aconite. Gustav Bahls hanged himself at 159 West Erie St amid delirium tremens. Otto Philo, 26, drowned himself in a lake after drinking and seeking a pistol. A man found at Delaware Place died by drowning after drinking, tying to a room rope. Additional notes cover pest issues in Mississippi and a planned long distance telephone test from Chicago to New York.
News from April reports the steamer Daniel Steinmann en route from Antwerp to this port sank near Sambro about twenty miles away. Only nine of 140 aboard reached land. captain and five crew reportedly saved. Conflicting details persist on survivors and cargo. Rescue attempts by Newfield and tugs were hampered by fog and rough seas. wreckage believed near White Shoal. More efforts planned if weather moderates.
A rough spoken narrator recalls his son Dan who became a geologist and revealed a coal mine on their land. The tale hints at lost wealth as coal riches go to others while the speaker laments hardship and forward drift.
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