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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1853
Page
2
A historic notice urges Calhoun voters to decide on the Prohibitory Law. The piece warns against continued liquor traffic, urging residents to vote or abstain with careful judgment to shape the state’s temperance fate.
The article debates the constitutional difficulty of a proposed liquor prohibition law to be voted on. It accuses Gov. Clelland of oathbound veto power and questions his legal stance. Also reports the drowning of Thomas and Martin Roan in Homer Mills Pond, leaving families in Clarendon.
A short editorial lists multiple reasons to support liquor law abolition, claiming intemperance harms health, industry, and families, while promoting democracy and peacetime virtue. The piece cites child safety, poverty reduction, and crime prevention as benefits. The surrounding notes reference local ads and a brief column on weather and correspondence.
A mob at St George's Hall provoked by Father Gavazzi's lecture led to street clashes. Shots fired after the lecture killed several and wounded many, with artillery patrolling the city to restore order. Names of victims include Little and Lennon. President Gavazzi's tour resumes after a New York return.
The Canada arrived in New York between June 7 and 10. Flour prices rose with Western canal rates quoted. In Parliament, questions about England's stance on the Turkish situation prompted government statements. Notables included Clarendon and Russell, with France and England said to act in concert to protect the Port. A large Anti-Slavery Society event honored Mrs. Stowa ll. Kossuth attended. Mazzini recently arrived in London following concealment.
A late night arrival carried upwards of 400 passengers and large funds to May 16. An alderman election in San Juan sparked a serious affray with bowie knives leaving several injured. The steamer California arrived on the Hitval May. Revenue bill passed. law authorizes raising 5 company volunteers for robbery pursuit. Cautionary notes on Pacific railroad and Dominican repatriations. Trainor case settled in Brooklyn. Sheriff Cumby and Rose Cooper discharged. Bedwell Buffalo shooting leaves one wounded. three men detained awaiting examination. Savannah reports a fatal passenger car wreck on the Macon and Western line. guard killed and five injured. Debates on devaluation in Washington and a failed transfer draft in Ohio.
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