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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1896
Page
3
Local notes from Mich Michigan April 8 cover a chaotic masquerade in Moscow involving hired carriages and disguises, a Cadillac dog and cat fight, a pastor's wife dead by her own hand, church investigations, a girl thwarting assault and a fire threat, plus crime, consecration plans, eight hour day vote, a drowning near Madison and missing city official in Fort Huron with scattered state notes including mine closures and bribery charges.
A cipher dispatch from Carlos Garcia reports a Cuban landing of 100 men near Manzanillo on March 23 and a rapid march to Pinar del Rio. Spanish forces retreated in panic as 9,900 Cuban troops led by Maceo and Garcia overwhelmed the garrison. Spanish casualties totaled 650 killed and 200 wounded. Cuban losses were 150 killed and wounded.
Dr. De Joho Lanshan alleged in a Baltimore morning meeting that a forthcoming permanent document would expose decade long frauds in the New York Methodist Book Concern. He claimed church financial reports were falsified by $20,000 to $100,000 and that large oil companies operated secretly with church co operation, risking over a million in capital.
Buffalo April 7 strong effort by street car strikers to force motormen and conductors off their posts failed to halt service. Union committees toured bars and barns but only members already affiliated stayed away, leaving most lines running and a few west side cars idle. Dawson murder trial date set for April 27 in Des Moines. Scott was killed minutes after his marriage to Clara Dawson. New Haven vote on women at conference ends with men barred from delegates by a 5 to 88 vote noted with applause and a move toward possible advocate sale by Hyde.
In Michigan on April 7, city and township races produced Democratic gains in many smaller cities while townships mostly kept Republican majorities. Albion elected Prohibitionist mayor Samuel Dickle by 13, Saginaw chose its entire city ticket and 17 aldermen with Bay City electing a Democratic recorder, and Grand Haven Traverse City Saint Marie saw shifts. Overall, urban areas favored Democrats though townships often remained Republican.
In southern Ohio and nearby towns voters favored Democrats in municipal and township races amid pleasant weather. Democratic gains appeared nationwide with several cities flipping from Republican to Democratic majorities, while Milwaukee and other strongholds saw mixed results. Local contest dynamics varied, with several cities maintaining Republican control and others reporting Democratic mayoral wins.
Kansas City held a calmer city election after a heated campaign. The A P A was the main issue with reform government as a side topic. Saloons closed with no friction, and one man was arrested for illegal voting amid broad party splits.
In a volatile Kansas City election a deficit in the city treasury nears 200000 and 10 demire to best the ABP. Voters from both parties backed Kampf for reform while many Democrats split from their ticket accusing gang politics. Scratching was the heaviest ever. 20 of 83 precincts gave the Republican ticket a majority over Kampf with mixed results elsewhere. Returns slow but suggest Republican A P A unity ticket wins, Janes ta Hot ahead, likely about 1000 plurality.
Chicago results indicate Republicans holding a majority on the city council with17 of34 seats, while Democrats claim 13 and two wards elect Independents. Missouri votes show Republicans winning most township tickets and several cities, with some mayoral and council wins for both major parties and a few nonpartisan tickets in play.
Des Moines voters back Republican John MacVicar for mayor by a narrow lead early, with later tallies suggesting about a 2,000 vote margin over Democrat G Loomis. The race centered on opposition to private ownership of public franchises, while the broader ticket margins varied from 1,000 to 8,600 in a quiet campaign.
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