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Newspaper
Evening Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1887
Page
4
Trade and labor brief notes changes or actions affecting workers and industries. Readable fragments mention names and places with unclear details. No clear event or outcome can be confirmed from the available text.
The report surveys industrial unrest and labor activity across the United States. It notes Wellington figures on strikes, boycotts, and labor convention plans, with details on districts, industries, and parties involved. It cites Dunstreet trade review, strike counts, and anticipated conventions in Cincinnati and beyond.
The bill to appropriate funds for memorial exercises on February 33 in honor of General Logit and Judge David Davis passed to a third reading. A committee report backed taxing all express companies at two percent of gross earnings. Senate discussed a joint resolution inviting participation in the Oto centennial and appointing commissioners to Cincinnati, Columbus, and Marietta. A bill on convict employment in prisons and trade limits was introduced.
Over 100 bills were filed in the Wisconsin Legislature, including a comprehensive election bill restricting practices, separate ballot boxes, and incorporating Nichols registration provisions. Other measures set capital punishment for murder, require Pullman car licenses, tax insurers from outside the state, and fund reforms. Rumored cabinet shifts and international notes follow with brief items on Russia, Donovan, Bismarck, and Virginian republication.
Grain and provisions trade summaries show flour prices stable to dull, with winter and spring flour at varied levels. Wheat prices moved higher early and slipped later, oats and rye markets steady or dull, barley inactive, while pork and grain futures quoted. Chicago cattle futures mixed as steers, cows, and hogs saw varied demand and prices in a volatile session.
A collage of church and school items features funding efforts for clergy salaries in Scotland, growth of Catholic parishes in Cincinnati, missionary work in the Congo, clerical clocks at William and Mary, a survey of St Louis teacher wages, and a call by Princeton’s President McCosh to reform college games amid concerns over betting and conduct.
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