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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1911
Page
6
A long mixed-page item covers San Francisco earthquake reassurances, recall politics, a cautionary note on investment cons, and a literary excerpt from Mary McLane. It blends editorials, notices, and cultural commentary with regional concerns about public confidence, scams, and shifting moral views.
A Grand Rapids Press correspondent analyzes Judge Archbald style, noting a business‑minded approach and harsh sentencing. The piece cites Greek customs fraud, totaling 2,500 dollars, three months. an importer fined 14,400,000 dollars. and Sherman Act wire trust cases with average fines around 1,000 dollars each.
A sprawling 1910-era column rails at editors and publishers, mocking a rural carrier salary boost scheme and a postmaster general warning. It riffs on Congress, Roosevelt, Bryan, Wiley, Togo, and Morgan, noting investigations, adjournment jokes, and the feverish pace of political campaigns with vivid, satirical vignettes.
The passage remarks on public figures and commentary about the presidency, satire on Roosevelt and Taft era figures, and the humor in wealth and retirement debates. It mentions Forbes and Rockefeller, Sherman, La Follette, Vardaman, and Roosevelt in a tone of newspaper opinion during a politically charged period.
Alfred English, a longtime Albion resident, is jailed on a serious charge of statutory rape. The accusation centers on Esther English, now 15, with a child born July 31. English reportedly married Esther’s mother 11 years ago and is father to eight children by her mother. He faces a Friday hearing in Albion after transfer by Deputy Sheriff Mallory.
A skunk sleeping on the tracks derailed a shore line trolley car in Westbrook Connecticut on August 14. The collision buckled the forward rails and toppled a trolley pole with downed wires, suspending traffic for hours while passengers escaped with severe shakings.
A fragmentary aphorism discusses wealth and misfortune, warning that haste can worsen losses. It notes that even when large, a stated assurance may keep you poor and urges ongoing caution to prevent hardship reoccurring.
Edward Lowry, held in Jackson county jail, faces charges of illegal marriage to Ella Birmingham of Albion. Prosecutors say he used fake licenses in Pennsylvania and New York to wed other women, with alleged threats and abuse. He worked for Michigan Central and was arrested after a Birmingham family report.
Henry C Burne stationary engineer at Page Bros Buggy Co died suddenly Tuesday at 5:20 PM after vertigo from heart trouble. He collapsed on his porch at home and died later that day. A 36 year resident of the city born in Mariegao township, aged 62, he left a widow and a ten year old son. Funeral set for Thursday at 2 PM from 318 South Linden St with Rev Geiger and Maccabees in attendance.
In Grant Park Chicago Aug 15 two aviators died during the international meet as crowds watched. William A Badger Baldwin biplane plunged from ight height 480 00 feet and a Monocycle pilot Johnstone plunged into Lake Michigan after his craft tangled in wires. Officials vow aviation progress continues, meet to go on with safety measures and memorials planned for the fallen pilots.
In Dim boola Vic Australia farmers rabbit hunting uncovered a cache of stolen valuables including jeweled rings gold watches muft halas and other articles. Burglars hid the haul in a hollow log described as a makeshift bank, discovered when hunters moved the fallen timber.
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