20 Jul 1888
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1888
Page
1
A lengthy chronicle of a Monday county Democratic convention describing factions, factional tension, and a notably lively scene as delegates and hopefuls navigated a deadlock. Faust’s nomination sparked dispute, leaving him publicly aggrieved while others pressed their party loyalty amid a display of rough politicking and district caucus conflicts.
Last Friday evening Tony Pullaski, 19, a moulder from Detroit, was fatally injured while trying to board Michigan Central freight train No 34 near the Rice Creek bridge. His left arm was severed and he suffered a severe head wound before dying at about 9 20 pm after transport and medical care failed. Reports place Pullaski’s residence at 155 Leland Street Detroit and note he had been working in Kalamazoo prior to losing his job.
A large turnout endorsed the Harrison Morton ticket at a Republican ratification meeting in Marshall. Speeches by Wm. H. Brown and J. W. Donovan of Detroit urged patriotism over partisanship and warned against free trade. Fireworks and a bonfire lit the State and Eagle intersection as the crowd gathered in the park for a lively program.
Marshall's Geo A Bullard built his foundry into a vast enterprise producing hot air furnaces, stoves, and school furniture. The Bullard Works include a moulding room, nickel plating, and an expanding school seat factory with daily output of desks and recitation seats. The Marshall Furnac Back Co handles furnace shipments, while the buildings encompass foundry, mounting room, plating, grinding, engine house, fireproof pattern houses, and a two story school seat factory.
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