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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1898
Page
2
A traveler in Brazil observes a bird defending its nest from a slowly climbing serpent. The bird covers the heat with a large leaf, while the serpent retreats, and natives later say the leaf is poisonous to the serpent. The piece ends with reflections on knowledge and mystery, followed by a note on Monarch Electric Oil and a deer hunting anecdote from Oxford County.
An 19th century style medical ad extols Kellogg's Columbian as a safe reliable remedy for aches pains rheumatism kidney disorders and more. It promises rapid relief and life saving protection urging readers to visit A O Hydes for a fuller cure claim and sample.
Local legend in Frankfortron-the-Main said a gold treasure lay under the Majin river bridge. Skippers reported finding gold pieces from the Napoleonic era as the Prussian government investigated. Within a week authorities recovered about 1,600 French coins from Louis XIV to the early republic era, suggesting a Napoleonic war treasure.
A Saturday fire at 1 Congress Street West, Detroit, gutted the Case Power Building, seven stories of wood and an annex, with damages estimated over 200000. Six firemen were severely burned. crews saved adjacent structures though St Paul’s Church spire and Wayne County Savings Bank frontage were damaged. Major tenants included Morrison Printing, Parish & Brother, and Wheeler Bicycle Saddle Co. Losses totaled about 100000 on the main building and 100000 on machinery and contents.
Battle Creek on June 10 Charles Mains and Ea Murphy are jailed at Mar hall on charges of conspiring to kill Stephen Walburt, a fellow lawyer. An accomplice’s confession triggered the case, with Mains claiming payment of 3,035 dollars in a settled suit. Bail set at 20,000 dollars. Office desks and safes were searched, uncovering papers.
The report notes Migbigdn wheat at 98 condition, above the ten year average, with corn acreage equal to normal. Barley sowing near four-fifths typical, meadow and pasture at 96, clover 45, apples at 65, peaches 80 percent of average. Also covers fruit belt damage from curl leaf, its impact on peach trees, and prevention by spraying. Benton Harbor reports outbreaks with leaves curling and dropping. Loon and agricultural college detail 40 students enlisting in the regular army. Lieut Sumoke to muster them in after commencement, assigned to Company J, Ninth Infantry.
Local notices report the Michigan police convention to be held in Kalamazoo June 22 and 23 at the YMCA. Wim loss and rebuilding plans follow a destructive fire. Other items include shipyard moves, measles outbreaks, and a measles case in Standish. A woman dies after a double murder suicide in Langley, Michigan.
In Paris a woman posing as a buyer planned to have a jeweler’s clerk escort her to her husband so she could show a necklace. A staged medical consultation with a psychiatrist led the clerk to accuse the woman of theft. The deception collapsed and the thief fled.
An Irish boy Patay, about eleven on St Patrick’s Day, stood before Judge Murphy in a police court. His mother urged him to tell the truth with cries of Patsy, but the judge questioned whether the child understood the significance of an oath.
A Springfield Republican excerpt describes lucrative Chicago laundry profits, Chinese operators earning substantial sums, and syndicate control of several laundries on South Main and State streets. It notes high rents, weekly wages, and strict internalCompetition among syndicates, with openings attracting many bids.
A fragment discusses confiding private illness to a woman, arguing that a woman with experience treating women’s diseases understands better than living physicians. It notes talking freely to a woman is preferable when revolting to relate private troubles to a man, and refers to APS STANPOVG.
Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel MacGregor writes from French Indo China about seeking consular aid in Saigon. He found the consul was American while the assistant aiding him was a Pondicherry Eurasian living in London, highlighting the complexities of nationality and justice in colonial administration.
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