10 Jan 1884
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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1884
Page
1
A local ad urges business owners to paint their premises with fast service. It claims satisfaction guaranteed and mentions short notice job work. Orders can be placed at the Reflector office or at Live and Let Live prices.
Senator Lanry, head of the National Republican Committee, urges stopping debt payments and issuing two percent fifty-year bonds that could back bank circulation. He calls for repealing the one percent bank tax, arguing banks would adopt the bonds if allowed full par value. A severe cold wave has paralyzed business and caused widespread suffering among the poor. A Chicago dispatch dated Jan. 4 reports a stranded stock train of twenty cars with freezing livestock. rescuers reached the train late, some rescuers frostbitten, several cattle frozen or killed, and the remainder cared for by the railroad.
Senator Plumb introduces a bill to suppress gambling in the army provoking strong opposition from military poker clubs in Washington. Poker is portrayed as a key army pastime, with critics calling the measure un American and heartless. The piece mocks the bill and mentions public figures and a sharp social scene surrounding the issue. It also briefly notes Massachusetts reactions to The Old Man and a Clarksville report about four boys and a foot race.
A vivid account from Conception Bay describes the Harbor Grace riot. Orangemen clashed with Roman Catholics on St Stephen's Day near Paddy McGrath's, a shooting wounded Head Constable Doyle and Patrick Callahan, and four men died with fourteen wounded. Father Rowe protected the Bishop and aided escape as violence spread, while property was damaged and fear grew that Catholics were not safe in their homes.
A compendium of political anecdotes and census notes recounts Cessna’s bid for Rules Chair and Blaine’s defeat after the Cincinnati convention. Immigration data show 1883 declines from Castle Garden, with June 1883 bucking the trend. Also lampooned are Arthur’s Christmas gifts and a mother’s query about Henry’s marriage plans.
A Little Rock gentleman buys a huge black bear. A bulldog fights the chained bear. the dog is killed when the bear climbs a tree. The bear then ignores the dog, whines, and sits off in the grove as the scene ends.
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