20 May 1886
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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1886
Page
1
The Abilene Reflector reports growing chatter on President Cleveland’s marriage to Miss Folsom and potential White House ceremonies. It also covers a national Decoration Day fire department speed test with five and a half blocks, telegraphed times, and judges in each city.
Col Bill Morrison declares the next campaign will be Democratic with Republicans becoming tired of their leaders. He says the President’s vetoes on pension bills will aid Democrats, while noting future appropriations may shrink overall and calling the subsidy amendment to the post office bill improper.
A long list of local businesses and residents appears, including telecommunication, banking, hardware, feed yards, mills, drug stores, and livery services in Abilene and surrounding areas. The piece mentions Kansas City Times and covers market anxieties about wheat prices amid high inventories and export pricing influenced by London and Liverpool. It argues for a need to export surpluses and critiques a long-standing policy of isolation.
The British India office furnishes 1885 86 wheat area figures across Punjab and other provinces totaling 224 million acres, noting not all lands now yield wheat. Wheat prices fell from $1.30 in 1882 to 84 cents in February, prompting calls to end tariff barriers and adopt a cheaper market policy to relieve laborers taxed by protectionist duties.
A brief notice promotes Ep Baker and L Munger's new and elegant billiards setup. The item highlights refined equipment and upscale appeal within the gaming spaces.
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