Kansas politics and Exposition notes in 1885 Abilene issue
Abilene Reflector June 1 1885 reports Kansas events including the Fort Scott Sunday School gathering June 17, a reshuffle at the Treasury with W S Rosecrans named Register, and the New Orleans Exposition poised to reopen next winter. It also covers prohibition politics in Kansas, Republican faction debates, memorial day unity of Blue and Gray, and local editorials critiquing prohibition and party loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Sunday School Association
Fort Scott
Wadsworth Test
Lawrence
Bayard
Gazette
Romken
Inevitable Process Divides State Republicans in Tense Split
A re adjustment unfolds within the State Republican Party as two rival factions form around contrasting principles. Observers note the division is inevitable, testing the moral strength of many men as leaders like Groves Washington Columbus Romer attract support for their prohibitionist stance amid mounting internal conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
James Westey Harrland
Richard Walter
Kansas
Chicago
James G. Blaine
St. John
Lueas
Joan Ronson
National Prohibition Party
Messrs. Hart
Wake
Groves Washinetron Columpus Romer
Hayes and the Whisky Business in Omaha Saloon Sale
The Chicago News uncovers that R Sayers rent from a Sixteenth and California street property in Omaha funded by Hayes involved in liquor sales. Editorials question motives behind the $41000 Waves Gin Mill sale and doubt genuine public‑spirited sacrifice, suggesting concealment of true finances and ownership by Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Hayes
White House
Rutherfrand Hayes
Sayers
Omaha
Sixteenth
California Streets
SayvEs
Chicago News
N. Y. Sun
Imayes
Waves
Hayes
Washington
Ray
R. B. Hayes
Staves
Wheat failures and calm business outlook noted
The article cites poor wheat yields with winter at 12 million bushels and spring at 1.4 million, forecasting Kansas wheat failure. Corn output drops 30 million from 1884 despite acreage up. Oats rise by 4.8 million. It warns tight budgets for farmers and a cautious, conservative business climate with fewer profits but no expected panics. Hollar's Bakery advertises the town’s finest ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Sherwin Williams Paints lauded for purity and durability
Abilene residents A C Spickler E S Lanning and Jno McNauL praise Sherwin Williams Paints as the purest most durable paint. They claim it covers more surface spreads easily and yields a finer finish than any other brand. F J Hupson endorses buying no other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwin Williams
J. G. Northcraft
Dickinson County
A. C. Spickler
E. S. Lanning
Abilene
Jno
McNavl
F. J. Hupson
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. Strother
Strother Brothers Edlctore and Publishers
W. S. Rosecrans
California
Register of the Treasury
B. K. Bruce
Logan
Cannon
Illinois
Gen. Loca
Senate
West
Blaine
Topeka
Whisky Business
J. G
Hollar’s Bakery
3D Street
Percales
Glass & Queensware
Glass
Broadway
Antexe
Kas
M. A. Finley
Dickinson
J. A. Hansbrough
John M. Cleissner
East Side
Simon Rothschild
T. C. McInerney
J. G. Northcrabe
Abilene, Kansas
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