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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1890
Page
6
A fragmentary religious reflection speaks of redemption and grace through a savior, cherishing forgiveness to cleanse sin. The speaker clings to faith despite a worn world, hoping to see Christ’s face and find strength in grace.
A detective relates how occult science aided crime detection in a Paris bound case. He shadows Mr Tracy, husband of a New York widow believed murdered at sea. The tale threads a staged haunting and a ghostly clue as the detective unravels motive and truth.
In Chicago a manager and treasurer arrange a prank gifting an educated parrot to Harry Ballard, then nocturnal hauntings by a ghostly figure and eerie voices unsettle him. The bird delivers taunting lines and, finally, a note from Henderson and Prior remains on Ballard’s door. Ballard remains afraid to return to his room.
A family lists desired Christmas gifts and a jokey entry for The tail of Roberto leads a reader to search bookshops. A misread title triggers a humorous chase as a clerk asks for The Fate of Roberta at a large store.
In a heated session in the House of Representatives, chaotic motions to adjourn and vote on the journal led to clashes between Speaker Reed and Democratic members. The journal was approved amid disruptions as Springer and Bland pressed for yeas and nays, while the Speaker denounced attempts to obstruct business.
A late public debt statement reports a decline of over twelve million dollars in Uneta Sam's liabilities for the past month. Nearly 840 million has been paid on the debt since June 30, with interest-bearing debt and various securities itemized. The treasury shows funds available for debt reduction, including holdings of gold, silver, and United States notes, and notes the totals for cash in the treasury as of the latest date.
The report notes mixed trade indicators in Apiary and California with no deepened whitemeage, slight price declines in raw sugar and coffee, and weaker wool and clothing markets. U.S. factory measures show 286 business failures that week, up from 244 prior, with Canada at 3% higher than the prior week.
In Nottingham shaft No 4 of Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Co, a cave in and gas explosion fatally injures ten men at work in the gangway. The dead are John Crossing, John Humphreys, Edward Morris, Powell Schultz, David Wide, Jpn Williams, among others. several workers are injured or bruised with names and conditions partially listed.
A sketch extols the Phenix of Brooklyn fire insurer as a leading national company with vast premiums and payouts since 1833, claiming extensive relief to many. It recounts brutal Chinese torture practices in a warded hell as described by a St Louis paper, and includes a dated Civil War era account of Aron Gurr’s river crossing and guard details, followed by a Tennessee elderly woman’s bond robe purchase.
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