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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1887
Page
4
A collage of partisan notes on suffrage for women and blacks, with comments from the Leavenworth Times and Kansas City papers. References to Senator Ingalls, President Cleveland, and political maneuvers, plus memorial tributes and church history.
Solomon City May 26 1887 residents hear of a railroad push led by Col J H Brady and Santa Fe talks aiming to place a terminal on Solomon’s south bank. Citizens rally at the opera house, sign a 16000 bond to urge right of way and a poll is proposed. Brady offers to fund a highway water works and street railway if the station moves south.
Col Feighan delivers a Memorial Day oration at Abilene Cemetery recalling Civil War history, Lincoln's leadership, and the sacrifices of Union soldiers. He contrasts early war chaos with eventual victory, honors the dead, and reflects on national unity and memory. The address underscores the vast human cost and the enduring heritage of those who fought.
A long discourse venerates Union soldiers and memorial days, arguing that bloodshed led to freedom and national renewal. It recalls Caesar, Cromwell, and Luther as parallels, praises Kansas and Appomattox, and urges honoring veterans while debating defense spending and the role of treason. The piece ends with local ads for Miller & Thomas lumber yard on screen doors and fixtures.
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