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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1900
Page
4
The Expounder Publishing Co. serves Marshall Michigan with a weekly edition on West State Street. Friday mornings feature local notices and listings including a tie to the Willitts match and a local mat event.
The article argues that trusts prospered under McKinley and claims the Republican stance against trusts is weak. It cites a post election surge in trust stock prices as proof and presents accompanying tables to illustrate the rapid growth in trust formation during his administration.
The Michigan State Board of Health asks for the resignation of Secretary Dr Henry B Baker but he refuses to leave his post. The piece argues no official in state government can remove him under current law and urges lawmakers to amend statutes to grant the Board authority to dismiss its secretary for the good of the health service.
The piece discusses Governor Pingree’s push for an extra legislative session to enact equal taxation on railroads and corporations, opposed by McMillan forces. It cites legal opinions, skepticism about another special session, and warns of political bets by Bliss and McMillan. It also covers Mark Hanna’s presidential nomination, party reorganizations, the Philippines war, Rockefeller fortunes, and McArthur’s cautious war reporting, framing broader political tensions and corporate influence.
After talks with President McKinley, Senator Proctor predicts Congress will enlarge presidential power. References to Rockefeller’s vast investment and political maneuvering surface, with mention of Li Bung Chang and the Empress Dowager, plus concern over Cuba and Hanna's secretary of war Root. The piece also notes meat prices and scarce coal outlook as winter approaches.
New York officials report the stock broker Grant Ives and Company assigned to E. G. Stedman amid rumors of a defalcation. Rumored loss ranges from 150000 to 175000 dollars with liabilities under 100000, while the Grants have been winding up affairs.
Atlanta introduces a bill to require educational and property qualifications for suffrage, mirroring North Carolina. The measure, debated after a prior failed version, could trigger a constitutional convention and would curb the Negro vote if enacted.
A current events note reports Yale University offering full scholarships to five Filipino youths, part of ongoing international educational initiatives. The item condenses several unrelated items into a single bulletin without detailed context.
Washington reports outline new points likely to be raised with Chinese envoys regarding settlement terms with China. Proposals include making Peking an open port for freer commerce and limiting capital punishment to trial by civilized standards. Other dispatches note shock in southern provinces at executions and expect expiatory monuments to graves profaned abroad.
Detroit reports Gen Will White formerly Michigan National Guard quartermaster general will arrive in Lanving Thursday to surrender and face court over state military scandals. White’s relatives raised funds to reimburse the state and court officials, with efforts described as ongoing. News notes affect election tenure implications and a U S Senate race contest in Topeka, plus a mine disaster in Berlin with thirteen dead and nineteen injured.
Washington reports a nine percent rise in total undelivered mail receipts reaching 7 596 158 from 6 555 000. Unclaimed parcels hit 180 914, foreign returns 660 401, and opened mail 6 676 003. Monetary items included 50 533 letters with 44 140 dollars and drafts totaling 1 196 645 dollars.
Terre Haute Ind Nov 14 The hoisting engineers strike in Indiana coalfields declared Monday may be settled by week’s end. Ten operators signed the Winds scale paying demanded wages for one year, securing eight hour days and a 120 percent wage rise for the strikers. Eight operators in Evansville district signed. others include White Assy mine Kymera and Whitsett mines Sullivan. A conference at week’s end may prompt united action by black and bituminous operators. most Indiana mines remain closed as miners await demands met.
Chicago reports Kid Broad of Cleveland lasted six rounds with Ter ry McGovern at Yaltersalls Tuesday night. McGovern led most rounds but Broad fought boldly, scoring two clean knockdowns and landing a left that nearly floor ed him a third time. Broad stayed on his feet aside from a first round knockdown and a self-imposed rest in the sixth, finally succumbing to a barrage of McGovern blows.
Captain Foster reports the U.S. army emergency ration tested in Italian territory is highly satisfactory. Two additional rations from supply firms remain to be tested, with results forthcoming. London reports a fierce gale across the English Channel causing wrecks but no deaths. Portland? No, Weymouth. A lighthouse? Not specified.
Report from St Paul Minnesota November 14 states physicians in attendance on Senator C J Davis reveal grave complications. Bright's disease now diagnosed as kidney trouble after nine weeks of illness and a severed prognosis. Dr Murphy confirms the decline and notes intensified treatment while family clings to faint hope.
Ten people were injured in a head on collision between a northbound Lake Shore passenger train and an extra freight three miles south of Kalamazoo Michigan on Tuesday afternoon. M T Curtis baggage man Grand Rapids and Thomas Wilmington express messenger Grand Rapids were badly injured with internal injuries and bruising. freight brakeman Adams suffered a broken collar bone. The seven other passengers escaped with minor injuries. The two engines and a flat car were badly damaged but not derailed.
Mrs Yereldy James widow of Jesse James died at her Kansas City home after a long illness. Born near Kansas City in 1844 she married James in 1874 at Kearney. They had a son Jesse Jr now active in Kansas City business. Mrs James was beside Jesse James when he was shot near St Joseph by Bob Ford. A Havana scow wreck off Cabana caused four Cuban deaths.
The census bureau announced Michigan’s population at 2,320,082 as of today. This marks a 156.10 percent rise, a growth the Wolverine state can be proud of compared with other states.
F. A. Stuart visited Battle Creek to confer with O. W. Post and Charles Fuller about co operating to invade England with Stuart’s dyspepsia tablets and Postum Cereal. They discussed warehousing, offices, and shared campaigns to cut costs and boost chances of success. Fuller oversees advertising and English market strategy.
In Battle Creek, Clayton A. Cornwell, 28, son of John J. Cornwell of Emmett Township, cut his right toe with an axe while cutting timber two miles from home. His toe was severed, he was taken home for prompt care, and will be laid up for several weeks. He recently moved from Newark, New York, and traveled with his father to the woods.
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