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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1884
Page
7
Fragmented verse and epigram style from Abilene Reflector by BSTrother Bros follow a lawyer speaking to a client. The piece includes odd spellings and a narrative about a doorstep encounter, a passing wire, and a purchase of jewelry before noting differences with a foreign Continent reference.
Rose Legrange and Eugene Lawrence confront a missed love letter as poverty, family duties, and a forgotten message collide. A year of separation ends when Rose discovers a crumpled note among keepsakes, revealing Lawrence’s long-held feelings and a chance for reconciliation with their shared past.
A Detroit Free Press note describes an excursion steamer where a clerk confronted a passenger without ticket or money. The exchange touches on licensing, lifesaving equipment, boats, and safety signals as the clerks insistence and the passenger’s replies reveal tensions aboard the vessel.
An article defends Mr. Blaine against health rumors citing his vigor and resilience after a sunstroke incident in Washington. It notes his ongoing public activity, drafting, caucusing, and likely presidential bid while contrasting with others' declines. It also criticizes Ben Butler as a schemer and links to labor union sentiment.
The piece criticizes Democratic scare campaigns against Cleveland and Hendricks, accusing Republicans of hypocrisy while praising Democratic reform history. It cites Halstead of the Cincinnati Gazette predicting disaster under a Cleveland-Hendricks victory, then argues Democratic rule has tempered corruption and promoted economy, citing New York and several states as proof.
The piece questions General Butler's candor and appetite for a cabinet post, recounting his clashes with Blaine over patronage and promises. It notes Garfield’s trust issues, Butler's potential for revenge, and doubts about accepting deals from a rival faction. The Louisville Courier Journal and Boston Post reflect on Cleveland vetoes and Cyrus Field opposing reforms amid Blaine press.
A lengthy compilation from The Tribune and related papers critiques Republican tactics and praises Grover Cleveland. It notes Republican factions paying campaign expenses, predicts New Hampshire electoral shifts to Democrats, and highlights Cleveland’s concise nomination acceptance letter advocating civil service reform, honest work, and protection of natural waterways.
A fire aboard Orton's Anglo American Circus train car near Greeley Colorado killed many performers nine miles north of the city. Fire trapped sixty men in three tiers as two exits were blocked by flames. heroic workers and firemen attempted rescues while the car burned. Bodies were interred in a cotton at the Greeley cemetery, and a list of the dead and injured was reported with several names from Iowa New York and Michigan.
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