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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1886
Page
7
A poetic excerpt from the Abilene Reflector, channeled through Chambers Journal, portrays lovers by a willow river. Imagery blends tides and seas with devotion, seeking guidance toward an eternal home as foam and beacon light the way.
A reflective observer attends a youth baseball game described as a genteel afternoon dream. The Blues and Athletes, in blue and brown uniforms, perform theatrical misdirections and mistaken dangers amid spectators and guides. A dramatic pitcher's fake injury shocks the crowd, but the moment proves a staged ruse as the entire scene unfolds like an impressionist painting.
A lengthy piece contrasts patient legal and medical virtues with a cautious woman’s persistence. It critiques U S naval administration, praises Secretary Whitney for reform efforts, and urges Congress to reorganize the Navy Department and adopt British efficiency measures, including a merchant-ship registry for emergency use.
Billy Emerson recalls a poker game with King Kalakaua in Honolulu, claiming high stakes and dramatic raises. The San Francisco Chronicle notes Emerson’s varying reported sums from 1500 to 3200, while adding a Turkey fact about polygamy and household arrangements in Constantinople.
The article discusses a conspiracy within the railway postal service tied to post-Republican political tensions. It notes Postmaster General Vilas thwarting efforts and contends Civil Service partisanship affected performance and loyalty, with broader critique of patronage in government workers.
Quote from the Boston Globe describes the payroll of 1,665 with seventeen Democrats, about one percent, condemning civil service reform under General Dudley as supported by republics and administrations.
The President批 vetoes batches of measures seen as careless. Bills would add widows’ pensions and back pay, fund new federal buildings at Sioux City and Zanesville, and erect a post office complex. He condemns lax pension grants and wasteful pork, calling Congress idle and its procedure corrupt.
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