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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1889
Page
2
The Statesman prints a wide array of brief items including political pension proposals, military pay and allowances, and international upheavals. It notes U S pension bills, state expenditures, and foreign unrest in Brazil and Portugal, along with domestic weather and a notable obituary.
Weekly trade review notes no disasters from recent fires and Treasury actions improve sentiment. Demand remains steady in Chicago and Milwaukee while Cleveland and Philadelphia show tight credit and cautious buyers. West reports softer activity but overall business remains satisfactory with prices edging up and rail earnings strong for November.
Secretary Proetor receives telegram from Mayor Shakespeare of New Orleans reporting the death of Jefferson Davis, former U S Secretary of War. The secretary replies with condolences and wishes for peace. Nearby Butler county reports an explosion at Buller Ornedo Company plant killing Jamod O Woods and William Medill, with extensive destruction and a wagon explosion causing severe injuries.
Col G E Mogers editor of the Minneapolis Market Record estimates the Minnesota and Dakota wheat crop this year may touch 95,000,000 bushels. Unsold stocks in the two states amount to about 15,000,000 bushels as farmersholdings grow.
A fragmentary set of 19th century items reports accidents and deaths, storms and floods, and public notices. Key figures include Emin Tasha and Col J J Hatubone Eam with various ailments and a Royal audience in 1889 context. A charred skull found after a city fire, a bank suspension in Abilene, and political unrest are mentioned amid heavy rains in California and Armenia tensions.
A false fire alarm at the Main Street opera house in Johnstown triggered a deadly rush for exit during Uncle Tom's Cabin. A crushed crowd on a narrow staircase and doorway killed at least twelve, with dozens more injured. Coroner and police noted deaths by crush and trampling as rescuers evacuated the injured to nearby stores and Henderson's morgue.
A New York district court reports Whitney & Co. facing a general commission suit with James W. Whitney, Joseph B. Whitney, and James A. Knapp leading the firm. The case involves $45,000 in notes, $250,000 outstanding, cash advances to manufacturers, stock, and various rail and steamship holdings including Adams and Well-Yargo express firms and Old Dominion Steamship Company.
A long, fragmentary report discusses the Senate and President, debates on preambles, and references to economic policy and wealth. It notes figures like Cyrus Field and Andrew Carnegie, contrasts wartime costs with opportunities for the energetic young, and includes a dialogue about leaving home for change.
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