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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1887
Page
8
A royal gesture from the Prince of Wales presents Buffalo Bill with a horseshoe pin set with diamonds. The note comes amid a long dispatch of political and social commentary on politics, industry, weather, and public life across the United States and abroad.
Illinois lawmakers face a crisis as a convicted board member refuses to resign and the county board will not declare a seat vacant. Judge Jemison urges resignation, but no mechanism forces it. Chicago and Cook County endure a stale stalemate with officials either jailed or at large.
A Connecticut man bought a chest of tea in Providence and found a stone inside weighing nearly eleven pounds. He quipped that the weights of Providence are very mysteri ous. Denver Tribune notes a Wichita man Garison, a district court judge, in town praising a free country and contrasting it with Kansas.
General Stiles criticizes lawmakers and officials for tolerance of crime and corruption in Illinois politics. He contrasts official thieves with ordinary robbers, urging honesty in public service and reflecting on era politics postwar. Also includes notices seeking mining management and ads for medicines and remedies.
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