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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1902
Page
1
Prince Henry of Prussia dined at the Waldorf Astoria with 1000 American newspaper leaders including Herman Ridder. The event featured a formal address by the prince, cheers from guests, and a salute to U S and German leaders.
Scraps from a long miscellany report a clash over a planned sword presentation for Maj. Brish Jenkins in Charleston with President Roosevelt, sparked by Lt. Gov. Tillman and supporters seeking the withdrawal of the invitation. The item also notes other distant dispatches from Samar and local trials, including a Michigan water scandal verdict and a Massachusetts wage agreement.
Large Franco-Prussian veterans parade begins at Seventy second street with about 6000 marched spectators lining sidewalks. Prince Henry returns to hall for a chorus of 109 in evening dress led by Julius Lovens. Chorus sings Der Todsten Des Hies honoring ship Tites crew. Berlin reports heightened interest in German royal reception and imperial aims. A studied insult follows as Lt. draws on invitations to President Roosevelt amid Tillman nephew incident in Columbia, South Carolina.
General Chaffee informed the War Department that Lieutenant Stribler of the Philippine Scouts captured General Lucban on the 22nd in Samar and Laguna. William Dunston, said to be no deserter from Company C Eighth Infantry, captured with arms and ammunition. Pratt of First Infantry seized him at Calbayán, Samar. Lucban’s capture is deemed the most important event since Aguinaldo’s fall.
Washington reports the state department received word from Minister Leishman in Constantinople announcing Miss Stone's release. Brigands reportedly bound both captives to secrecy about identities and locations, complicating punishment prospects. Stone recounts escape near Strumitza and reunion with husband M. Tsilka. brigands treated captives reasonably and provided shelter and transport. London dispatch notes Stone plans to travel to the United States next summer.
Washington February 27 Congress debated the Tillman McLaurin dispute as Republicans admitted no plan to end the Senate standoff. Ceilings on punishment and censure loomed amid fierce Democratic Republican splits over South Carolina’s representation and potential suspensions. The matter was sent to a subcommittee for a concrete resolution.
The piece recounts how the Dymoke king's championship links to trial by combat, noting its antiquity since Hastings. It describes Abraham Thornton's 1817 case where a battle was deemed his right, the teen relative's incapacity, and the subsequent push by the attorney general to abolish appeal in criminal cases, which failed to pass.
Senator Deboe recounts an enterprising Hardin county editor who offered a year’s subscription as reward for the best corn oats and tobacco samples. Farmers brought produce to the courthouse, three tables displayed the entries, the editor selected the top ears and twists and sent them to the state fair, earning $30 in gold and funds to cover six months’ board.
Berlin February 27 Emperor William conferred the order of the red eagle on Dr Vor Holleben the German ambassador to the United States The brief item notes the honor as a sign of high regard by the emperor and highlights the ambassador's role in relations between Germany and the United States.
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