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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1893
Page
2
Myron A. King, 40, a mason, shot his wife Cora multiple times and then killed himself after a domestic quarrel. Neighbors witnessed him coaxing her to enter the home before shots rang out. A crippled son, about eight, is left motherless and fatherless.
Ex-Congressman Nathaniel B. Eldredge, long plagued by poor health, died at 6 p.m. Monday in Apatan. Born March 23, 1818, in Auburn New York, he was offered a West Point cadetship by President Andrew Jackson but could not enter. He practiced medicine in Commerce and Adrian before serving as Lenawee County sheriff and two terms in Congress. His death followed rheumatic complications.
Abe Gouldberg, a feed dealer at 140 Spring Street, was struck with an iron bale during a dispute over a feed sale and left bleeding in a pool. His injuries are described as probably fatal. Police seek the assailant. unclear motive and suspect details emerge amid confusing reports from the scene. Captain Clinton Spencer, longtime Michigan official, died in Lansing after a stroke, aged 45, with a lengthy public service record.
About 400 miners at the Winthrop mine have gone on strike. Earlier in July owners proposed closing the mine unless wages and provisions were paid via store orders. Frederick Braastad, principal owner, pledged to keep operating if workers accepted store orders for clothing and provisions. The men now demand regular pay and monthly settlements. Management remains firm on previous pay-and-store arrangement.
Haines and accomplices cracked a safe at the brewery while two others watched at the front door. About $160 was taken before an explosion ruined the safe. Haines freed himself and sounded the alarm around 4 o clock. The burglars were tracked as far as the Michigan Central depot, suggesting knowledge of the business routine on collection day.
Friday brief notes report Shiawassee Eaton and Clinton county events. Mentions Durand, Otsego, Cadillac and St Joseph, with reunions, schooling groups, bank lending, road systems, and local incidents. Also notes ferry rest, deaths, fires, and a court case verdict in Owosso.
Detroit markets show mixed demand with steers in good demand and Christmas beef finishing at steady prices. Hog receipts total about 28,000 with market activity slow. prime butchers steadiness noted amid lower Tuesday prices.
Washington reports a sweeping proposed tariff bill that eliminates reciprocity principles, readmits treaties with South American nations, and adds many items to the free list starting March 1 1894. The measure also retools sugar bounty timing and outlines duties on copper ore and related products, coal tar byproducts, and various wood and textile materials while preserving personal effects entry rules. A second item notes a portrait of Mrs. Benjamin Harrison commissioned for the White House by the Daughters of the American Revolution and valued around 3060 dollars.
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