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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1893
Page
3
A fragmented page advertises diverse patent medicines and tonics, claiming cures for rheumatism kidney disease and coughs. It touts "Father of all diseases in impure blood" remedies, with endorsements from numerous cities and merchants, urging immediate purchase and home demonstrations.
Exposition authorities invite applications for fall special days with 52 celebrations already approved. States and territories plan events to entertain visitors and showcase regional advantages, with many dates in May and September across Vermont New York California Michigan Kansas Maine and more. Activities include state days foreign country celebrations and various cultural observances leading to a busy summer schedule.
Historic senate session closes with little action on measures including Sumster Road charges. Three appointed senators from Montana Washington and Wyoming remain unconfirmed. Advances touch on royal matters and seafaring anxieties as ships Castlerate and Naropic loom in reports from April.
Detroit April 17 reports from various Michigan counties show a Wednesday night storm tearing through the southeastern region. Yesitanti and Clapheville suffered near complete destruction as buildings collapsed and several deaths occurred. Farmhouses barns orchards and wires were heavily damaged with many injuries and property losses estimated. locales such as Mirs. Jacob Hiker and an unnamed woman were among the casualties.
A collision on the Tolela Ann Arbor and North Michigan railroad near Ann Arbor injured several workers and killed J. M. Unger and Ines Lischned. Frank Thompson and James Pickering suffered serious injuries. others were bruised. The work train was backing up after lifting wrecked cars when the accident occurred. Another incident near Mercury involved the engine crew and a boiler scare. Meanwhile contractors in Ravine report labor strikes by 460 bricklayers hindering site work, with workers brought from Cleveland Chicago and Detroit refusing to hear contractor appeals. Trotting circuit announces upcoming race dates while crops suffer from winds and rain, with Seow channel work slated to begin mid-April. A missing person from Hed Jacket was found drowned at Caliget dam.
A company forms with capital of 850,000 and secures mortgages totaling 501,009 to gain control of two firms, with Central Michigan Savings Bank holding a large stake and Barnes as president. The arrangement concentrates management and signals possible consolidation amid ongoing examinations and creditor concerns.
The assembly moves toward a special joint session to debate wartime budget measures and legislative reforms. Lawmakers discuss appropriations for industrial grants, civil rights provisions, and state governance, with partisan debate shaping final outcomes before adjournment.
The governor announced a slate of nominations to various state boards and the Michigan mining school trustees. Included are Charles Morse of Grolioit as a banking board member and John Clark of Freeman as a new wooden ware plant owner. Two notable deaths and a wolf bounty report follow in this edition.
The text reports Detroit taxes near four on eighty one thousand less than last year, a resort near Alpetia, and various Michigan items. It mentions postmaster L. Es Rowley in Lansing, public schools in Hast Tawas and Mason, a reunion of the Eighth Michigan infantry at St Johns, fires destroying hotels, and multiple community notices including upcoming fairs and local elections.
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