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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1895
Page
1
Historic ad listing bulk textiles and household items with deep discounts. Includes brown sheeting, flannelette, gingham, towels, hose, waists, wrappers, calico, pins, Serges, and novelties. Highlights bulk pricing per yard or per dozen, emphasizing value and variety.
The Kentucky Democratic convention reassembled after a disorderly session to hear the majority and minority reports on tariff and silver policy. Senator Lindsay chaired the committee, praising the McKinley tariff repeal and urging support for the gold standard, while the minority urged explicit approval of true bimetallism and the party’s stance on money. Senator West commented on silver and independence, and Missouri’s convention prospects were discussed.
In Detroit a meeting of leading silver men repudiated Little’s scheme to form a new party and returned resolutions against the plan. Congressman Sibly’s Ottawa arrival surprised attendees as plans for a lakes tour with his wife were noted. Memphis hosts a silver convention urging free coinage and a nationwide Democratic alignment for 1896. In Monticello a Mayoral race ends with W J Britton winning as Democrats gain city control. No legislative work occurs in Springfield as Republicans abstain until policy caucus.
The column summarizes diverse items from June reports: Ye Granda Buell’s funeral preceded by his exwife Mrs Buell’s sermon denouncing liquor, a Missouri case of Mrs Hanson fatally wounding Mrs Wilver after an ax and gun confrontation, a New York voyage of clergy to Europe for historic Presbyterian sites, a Dreves incident of beating and robbery, Cardinal Gibbons’ Rome audience stressing unity and leadership, and other scattered notes on theft and mob law linked to Cherokee cases.
Michigan notes report a boiler explosion at A. N. Crockett's saw mill two miles northeast of Byron Center. Victims: Martin Skinner, 85, Arthur Barney, 19, and Avery Crocker, 1, all killed or fatally injured. Mill demolished, barn across the way wrecked, bricks scattered. Cause unknown.
Detroit reports eight defendants charged with using the malla to defraud in a Hillsdale green goods scheme. Witnesses include Rebecca Draper of Montclair who helped trap the gang by buying counterfeit money. Other items cover a Michigan girl’s suicide, a Detroit chorus resisting rebel songs, and various court actions and local incidents.
A man, described as violent and dangerous, was taken into custody after a disturbance on a county farm in Beene County Michigan. Weapons found, including knives, were reported. the suspect had been released from Ionia asylum two years earlier. The incident followed a long mental health history and prompted a local police response as authorities secured the scene and investigated the motive.
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