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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1896
Page
2
Cuba coast defenses and a Christmas opinion piece recount fortifications around Havana Matanzas and Cienfuegos and contrast with modern gun power. The Statesman notes holiday gift don’ts, parlor lectures and Secretary Morton finances mortgage rates, with reflections on faith and public life.
The Whitney family plans a grand Newport house costing about 250000 with remodeling to follow. The estate joins two other Wright homes, including Lenox and a New York mansion, forming a trio of residences for Mr Harry Payne Whitney and his bride. The young heir, a noted wheat expert and golf player, aims to spend seasons amid those properties.
Governor elect Pingree of Michigan advocates constitutional changes to curb fortunes over 160 million. He proposes turn over excess wealth to the government to ease taxes, cites Carter Harrison and Huntington as examples, and condemns aristocratic wealth transfers as a national disgrace.
A critique rails at Emperor William and German officers for violating civilian rights, cites a case where a officer killed a civilian, and argues civilians should not endure such tyranny. The piece also comments on Cuban rebels and social hypocrisy, ending with a medical ad for Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil.
The toha cen manufacturing plant of the Brown Bros Tohacen Company at Winston North Carolina was destroyed by fire causing a loss of about 150000 with 86000 insurance. Other brief notes include a rider injured by a tram and various obituaries and notices across cities.
A fragile cabin once used by George Washington as a youth surveying lands near Berryville Clarke County is decaying. The small two room structure lies 200 yards from Daniel Morgans Solliers Rest home site, with a single upper window and ladder access, while a past stream flowed beneath it. Local residents revere the relic and urge preservation before time erodes it.
John Bennett in St. Nicholas sketches a stage figure with trim legs, tawny velvet garb, a bordered cloak, and high-heeled shoes. The description notes a tawny cloak, jeweled brooch, lace collar, curled hair, and a long Italian dagger, all suggesting a flamboyant performer of Shakespeare’s day.
Carl Akules a tasadermaist with the Faed CWQumrtnan murgeum went to Afried with scientists to hunt large game. A leopard sprang, a rifle shot wounded it but the beast mauled him. Akules seized the leopard by the neck and killed it, suffering only a laceration. New York Sun report mentions life and prevention claims.
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