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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1884
Page
7
A fragment from the Abilene Reflector presents a hazy verse about lovers on a stoop under sapphire skies, summer insects, a distant warble, and a dog returning with fruit. The piece blends imagery of night, youth, and restless tones, with jagged, incomplete lines emphasizing mood over narrative.
A long survey of extinct giant birds and their eggs, from Madagascar to New Zealand, recounts historic finds, measurements, and theories. It traces the Moa and related species, detailing bones, eggs, and debates on extinction caused by climate cooling and habitat change, with notes on explorers and naturalists.
Joseph W. Harper of Harper Weekly rejects the Republican ticket as a debate over its leading candidate grows. Editor George W. Curtis notes the paper’s stance as a journal of civilization and opposes backing a ticket tied to baser party influences despite pressure to remain on the ballot.
A partisan piece argues Brother Blaine should take the stump in a presidential bid. It defends direct campaigning, compares to Gladstone, and envisions Blaine drawing large crowds with sharp, potentially revealing remarks.
The article analyzes Senate term expirations in 1884 and 1885, listing Democratic and Republican seats likely to switch with state legislatures. It notes possible gains in Connecticut and Wisconsin, outlines expected replacements, and discusses the impact on party control and presidential nominations. It also includes a lengthy report on the Democratic convention, the Hubbard speech, and critiques of Blaine family patronage.
The Blaine campaign organizes on a hembug basis with a rich Pittsburgh manufacturer named as Chairman. An Executive Committee led by Steve Elkins, Chauncey Filley, Jerome Chaffee, John New, and others will hold real control while a figurehead oversees. The arrangement is pitched as rallying industrial interests to defend the American protective system.
A fragmentary op-ed critiques Massachusetts politics and the Worcester Spy, denouncing the Democrats control of post offices and federal offices, accusing Republicans of cling to plutocratic plunder, and warning that Blaine’s nomination would deepen corruption while urging rally around reform. The piece portrays party factions in pursuit of power and money, urging unity to resist tainted leadership.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette accuses Blaine of authoring a damaging Madigan circular aimed at anti-Catholic voters during James C. Madigan’s 1875 Maine race. Ex-Governor Plaisted denies seeing Blaine write it, yet states the circular circulated from Augusta and at Republican headquarters, implicating Blaine as responsible. The piece argues the newspaper’s selective quoting deceives readers and notes Blaine’s 1876 pledge to avoid hostility, while acknowledging the broader political wrong of the circular.
In a dialog from an old tale Fitz and Mrs. Fitz recall Joe Grimes, once a scarred troublemaker. Grimes has retired to the city, made a half million, bought a mansion, and may attend tea with them, while lingering memories and old grudges surface.
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