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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1901
Page
6
An advertisement warns of winter colds and touts Vinol a cod liver oil based tonic as a cure for pulmonary troubles. It cites a Cambridgeport reader by name, claims Vinol tastes pleasant and reprints a testimonial about curing a heavy cold and tonsillitis after tried cod liver oil failed.
Fire destroyed the vanity ball building on Wittenberg college grounds in Springfield Ohio Friday night. The structure housed an theological seminary dormitory and contained valuable libraries and furniture. Loss estimated around 20000 dollars, insured. fire traced to a cellar furnace.
Keyser W Va December 21 A dynamite blast at Tak er Camp near Durbin Pocahontas county on the Coal and Iron railroad line now under construction killed six men outright and left several others fatally injured. Survivors describe a grisly scene as bodies were blown apart and doctors worked through the night amid shock and despair.
Mrs Garrie Nation of Medicine Lodge appears in Wichita city court and, citing lawyer troubles, asks for a continuance. She declines bail offers, vows to resist saloon smashing, and is surrounded by WCTU members in prayers. A large crowd, including radical temperance supporters, sings near her jail cell.
Washington reports Gov. Pingree of Michigan asked for extradition of Charles J. Thompson, charged with forgery in Detroit, currently in Cuba. State Department sent papers to the War Department for examination before likely forwarding to Gen. Wood at Ikavuna.
R G Dan & Co reports preliminary 1900 commercial failures near 10 630 with liabilities around 187 million dollars. Manufacturing failures number about 2 200, trading 7 800, plus 50 brokers and others, with financial concerns totaling 60 and 24 million dollars. Despite higher counts, the year shows improvement over 1899 and ongoing optimism in key sectors like cotton, silk, iron and steel, and wholesale trade.
A mail pouch containing $100,000 in negotiable paper and cash was stolen from Wyandotte Michigan Central station after being left in the waiting room Thursday night. A top mail sack was tossed aside by Night Operator Nichert, and a missing pouch was later found with other mail scattered along the tracks. Drafts and checks linked to the J B Ford alkali works figure in the investigation as clerks search for missing valuables.
Li Tung Chang and Prince Ching met with the emperor Kwang-Su as debates over forts and permanent legation guards continued. British forces bolster Yang-tsun garrison to 160 men while 1,600 cavalry scour the region amid fears of Boxer activity and possible uprisings. Reports warn that Boxers lack arms, yet royal blood penalties are debated in Shanghai papers.
In Indianapolis on December 23 Sidney Miller seven year old son of Samuel D. Miller and grandson of ex Attorney General W. H. Miller was recovered with his mother. They were found asleep in Lawrence in a lodging house with a man named Marshall. Mrs Miller, formerly Helen Karcher of Pittsburgh Pa, left lawrence by eastbound train likely headed for New York. She had stated she would seek possession of the boy. Police and detectives were involved. she was not jailed. Fort Dodge Iowa also reports the arrest of Wood editor of the Saturday Advertiser for perjury after a long legal dispute. he faced penitentiary. Major Serpa Pinto African explorer dead in Lisbon born 1846. Probate notice in Calhoun County Michigan calls creditors to present claims against the estate of Grouch D. Smith. filings due by a December 1 deadline.
The Calhoun County Probate Court in Marshall schedules a hearing on January 3 for Fred P. Wilcox to appoint an administrator for the estate of Alexander Wilcox. Heirs and interested parties must appear and show cause why the petition should not be granted, with publication to follow in local newspapers.
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