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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1896
Page
8
A collage of brief wartime style items reports wage terms for Ohio coal miners effective November 1, details a Pittsburg price benchmark, and notes a labor press stance. Also covered are the Atlanta fair closure, a deadly theatre disaster in Bartlettown, a pursuit in the Doolin case, a federal anti-trust action, New York aggregate dues, a southern earthquake, a lottery unclaimed list, and an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Jan 2 report from the Congregational church highlights a New Years' dinner at Chas Godfrey home raising over twelve dollars and broad village attendance from nearby towns. The item covers social events, a Kalamazoo river bridge renewal, upcoming church dinner January 11, and a long local roster of residents visiting family, travel, or illness with brief ads and medical tip for Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
Charley McPherson of Grand Rapids visits his parents in Eokford while Missea Zimmerman and Fuller spend holidays with local friends. The Misgeg Lusk entertain a literary club, and a Dickens club contemplates reorganization. Families like Patterson and Marvin share Christmas meals at Jerome Zimmerman’s, with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bradley hosting a friends gathering. A Solwayite named Miss Solway enjoys Christmas with a friend. P. P. Hamilton is convalescing yet joining holiday festivities.
A Friday social at the home of Lilian Lal features J Polpy of Marshall and Mra. Gb 6% Patterson as guests. The meeting of U. Toddlat at the president’s home, Dec 31, included a paper by Sanders on the Articles of Confederation. Local merchants promote Chamberlates cough remedy and medicines at Mirease’s drug store. Notices cover deaths, church matters, election results for KO,T.M., and various local appointments.
Christmas greetings and social calls mark a week of returning acquaintances. Miss Belle Watson and Miss Kate Watson visit Marshall for New Year’s, Edna Fish hosts a large gathering Friday, Lester Soule visits from Chicago, and the North Marin go Ladies Add society plans a meeting with Rev. Woebster on Thursday. Also promotion of Shiloh’s Cure for constipation and Karl Clovar Root Tea via A.O. Lyde.
Fredonia mourns the death of Mrs. Joh Pox at her Union City home. The article notes her long residence in the area, expresses sympathy for her bereaved husband and three children, and mentions local visitors and events, including millinery trades and social gatherings.
A December 24 entry reports four murders and several suicides in the Chicago area including Paul Voss killed by a railroad employee at Union Stockyards. A schooner from Ingleside to Havre de Grace is lost with eighteen passengers. Frank Johnson, a Chicago grocer, exchanged shots with burglars. Miss Kate Carley of Chicago dropped dead at Christmas dinner. December 28 mentions thugs robbed a rice track employee. two suspects named John Middlemass and Harry Gardiner. George Butcher and Mrs Seline Stevens are noted as married. An explosion near Romeo injures none. December 31 notes Parson & Libby lumber firm failure. The month closes with multiple legal, political, and social items across Illinois and Minnesota.
Marengo report notes Mr and Mrs F W Case of Jackson visited friends Sunday. Mrs Strobe, long ill, shows improvement. Congratulations extend on the marriage of Samuel Virgo to May Sherman on the 20th. Mr and Mrs Hoo Albertson hosted Albion friends Friday evening December 2.
An ad extols Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites as the best warmth food. It claims the product aids those thin or with poor blood by building warmth, improving appetite, increasing flesh, and preventing ill effects from colds, coughs, and eye irritation.
The Indianapolis Sentinel views the Venezuelan excitement as a potential great reunion of northern and southern sentiment and the removal of civil war proscription from statutes. It argues that achieving unity is worth untold millions to the country, noting that many weary years have passed since the people felt indivisible as now.
The city of San Leandro California intends to establish and operate a municipal lighting plant supplying arc and incandescent lights for public and private use.
The American Economic association held its second Indianapolis session with over 100 members. Notables included Professor Farnham of Yale General A J Warner and Boris of Chicago. Debate focused on whether dime tallium could aid commerce with Gold and Silver policy dividing East gold advocates and West bimetallists.
A London era telegram reports 80 British South Africa Company troops with six Maxim guns invading Transvaal near Rustenburg and approaching Jonanesters. President Kruger orders burghers to defend the country, foreshadowing armed conflict as tension escalates in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
A Northern Central freight train plunged into the Susquehanna River two miles below Georgetown, sending six men to injury. Among the injured are Bally Kennedy of Sunbury and W B Schetz of Dauphin seriously hurt, with others including brakemen Cooper and Schure, and rider Matthew Neely, all sustaining various severe injuries. The engine and fifteen cars were destroyed, with additional cars derailed blocking the line as a massive rock rolled onto the track. The train reportedly traveled about thirty miles per hour.
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