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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1896
Page
2
The Statesman announces annual subscription rates in advance at 1.00 and 1.80 for unpaid in full. It emphasizes quality printing, broad circulation in Carbour county, and requests readers to report missed issues to 235 State Street by Wednesday noon.
Marshall Mich June 10 1956 reports on the planned balloon voyage to the North Pole under M Andree chief engineer of a Swedish department. The military type craft built by Lachambre will carry supplies for 120 days with three drag ropes for safety and steer by wind currents from Spitzbergen to the pole and back. Two men accompany the aeronauts as preparations near Nora Koorna proceed.
The Arena discusses direct legislation including initiative and referendum. Elfweed Pomeroy argues for its inevitability while noting antiquity myths and Greek references. The piece explains how a general law can be referred to voters or enacted by popular vote, with state provisions and 1892 Omaha People's Party platform linking it to Buchanan of New Jersey.
The piece notes high ice prices in large cities this summer despite ample winter stock. It argues refrigerating machines could lower costs and improve home cooling, predicting ice firms may suffer as demand shifts. It also mentions Paul Kruger's political policy in a tangent, urging readers not to mistake prejudices for fact.
A condensed survey of blood science describing red and white corpuscles, their roles in oxygen transfer and immune defense, and comparisons to amoeba behavior. The piece links white cells to disease defense, mentions spleen as a source, and reflects on vacations and social topics alongside ads for Dean’s Ointment.
A Spanish gunboat attacked the Competitor schooner near the Cuban shore, killing two and capturing five. Among the captives were two American citizens, Barnett and Leavitt. Trials by martial law led to death sentences, prompting a U.S. protest and Spain to halt executions. Treaty interpretations from 1795 and 1877 suggest Americans accused in Spanish possessions must be tried by civil courts unless armed with weapons.
Prominent New York merchant Louia Winchmuller comments on U S gold standard prospects amid silver volatility. He cites rising gold supply, potential price effects on wheat, and political pressure for sound money. The piece warns free coinage rhetoric harms consumers who buy goods and advocates cautious, single-gold policy backed by public opinion.
The New Yorker Braats Zeitung notes that Germany may play a special role in the crisis. It flags German voters as largely sound on the silver issue and influential in both eastern and western fronts. The Statesman references a one year subscription price in relation to this view.
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