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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1889
Page
2
A compact item from the Marshall Statesman dated Friday June 28 1838. Includes local notices and brief civic updates likely from Marshall Michigan with routine community matters and announcements typical of a mid 19th century paper.
Electric flashes report the disbanding of Camp 20 of the Clan-na-Gael in Chicago. Dr Cronin's alleged killers were linked to the camp, and Edward Spelman, Illinois and Michigan district officer, is said to have ordered the dissolution. Authorities fear records were destroyed to thwart investigations.
A routing party from Hudson, including John Mattimore, Edward and Joseph Cots, Maud and Maggie Horner, and two Horner cousins, were struck by the tug Evangeline on the river at Albany. All but Joseph Cote perished. he was exhausted after aiding others. Names of the drowned girls are Miss Retegan and Miss Mary Hennessey. victims were about twenty two years old.
A manifesto from the Executive Committee of Clan na Gael states the organization should not be held responsible for Dr Cronin's death. It condemns any pledge or action to violate laws or conceal knowledge when summoned to testify or questioned. The notice outlines privacy in organizing while denying any complicity in criminal acts.
Late appointments fill key posts including collectors of internal revenue for Missouri and Kentucky, U S attorneys and marshals across several districts, and consular positions in Europe and Asia. Hartranft resigns from Cherokee Commission, with multiple officials named to Mint supervision and city roles in Washington and Denver.
R G Dun offers a weekly trade review noting a better sentiment with larger transactions in wool and crops. Rail and general rates show ongoing demoralization, with dull activity in Milwaukee and Kansas City, while Cleveland sees improved demand for money and cautious progress elsewhere. Gold shipments surprise bankers amid export gains and domestic spending. Merchants in New York report 16 percent higher activity year to date, offset by weaker imports. overall business signals remain mixed.
A west bound mail train on the Pittsburgh Cincinnati line wrecked near New Cumberland Junction Ohio during flood weakened track. Three men died instantly and eight were injured as postal cars plunged over an embankment on a curved section at sixty five miles per hour. Killed were J H Payne Indianapolis IA John Rhinebart Ellingham IL and W McFarland Mansfeld PA. The wounded include W Belton Newark OH Dick Armstrong Indianapolis J E Matthews Indianapolis Elmer Meuner Noweratown OH J W Hinhop Nightatown IN Frank Miner Binghans OH E Hailey Mineraville OH Mont Schoets Steubenville OH. Brakemen McFarland and Scheeta survived. The incident involved postal clerks only.
In Fairmount Park a boat carrying two young couples drifted, tried to turn, and was swept over the Schuylkill Dam. The occupants, believed strangers to the city, were swept away and drowned after failed rescue efforts.
Chicago grand jury indicts Martin Burke alias Delaney for Cronin murder complicity based on new evidence from Swedish expressman Heken Mortensen who moved furniture from 717 Clark Street to 1872 North Ashland Avenue. A group photo near Tim Creany’s monument at Mount Olivet Cemetery is referenced.
News from Flat-Heart Reservation Montana reports Sheriff posse leader Short Heyburn and Missoula County deputies clashing with resisting Indians during arrest of three murder suspects. Two Indians were killed already and Agent Renan requests troops from Fort Missoula while a civilian posse led by Mayor Kloane travels to assist the sheriff.
The people of Rhode Island voted to repeal the prohibit ory amendment. Approval reached 2,440 while 9,453 rejected the measure. The 1846 tally had 15,113 approving and 9,230 rejecting. Official counts due by July 18 and proclamation by July 20.
A discovery at the time ridge agency reveals a Red Cloud led alliance opposing the Dakota land bill before the commissioners arrival. Analysts note quiet efforts over several days to break this coalition, explaining Indians' reluctance to discuss it as disintegration appears underway.
Ex-Pressman Martinson of Chicago identifies Martin Burke alias Delaney in Winnipeg as the man who hired him to move Carlson cottage furniture from 117 Clark Street Chicago to Lake View. Identification was complete and Burke was viewed by about one hundred bystanders to prevent undue influence.
The weather crop bulletin from the Government Agricultural Department reports generally favorable growing conditions in the South, with Tennessee and Texas facing damage to wheat and cotton from excessive rains. Recent rains boost crops in Minnesota and Dakota, while corn states show rapid growth though Michigan and Ohio suffer delayed corn due to persistent wet weather. Wheat, barley and clover harvests extend north to Ohio, Indiana and Illinois but are slowed by rain.
A Rome to London Standard dispatch says Archbishop Feehan of Chicago has received Vatican approval to take any measures necessary to oppose the Clan-na-Gael. The Pope instructed the Archbishop to act against the group in response to criminal acts reported to Cardinal Simeoni.
Spokane captured the sixth American Derby at Chicago on the 22nd by a half length with Sorrento second and Retrieve third, Proctor Knott finishing last. Time 24 134. Poat odds 8 to 1 against.
Contested spectacle drew about thirty thousand attendees as Prince Frederick Leopold wed Princess Louise of Schleswig in Berlin. Emperor and Empress attended civil and religious ceremonies, followed by a grand banquet with the emperor toasting the couple.
Chicago dispatch reports grand jury to probe Clan na Gael Camp 20 methods with ten or more indictments likely for Dr Cronin murder. A concealed meeting of inner circle presided by John B Beggs is alleged, with lottery to choose executioners and a visitor revealing plans. Investigating officers seek names of attendees while guarded informant provides corroboration of premeditation.
A surreal allegory where a gluttonous man is punished through a nightmarish dreamscape of strawberries. He witnesses strawberry cities, is stoned by fruit, entangled in vines that become serpents, crushed by falling fruit, and drowned in a pit of berries. Eventually a final reckoning torments him as strawberries threaten to erase his identity forever.
A jeweler notes how adults and youths react to a chronometer when clocks lag. Older buyers fear aging as watches fall behind, while youngsters with nickeled prizes show off watches that often misread by minutes. A cashier-like question about a girl elicits a vague answer about a water fountain attendant.
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