01 Mar 1876
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1876
Page
1
A garbled OCR page lists multiple fraternal groups and schedules including Masonic lodges in Boynton and nearby areas. Mentions Benvolent Society, Commandery of K T, Ladies Library domestic events, and Wednesday to Friday evening lodge meetings with dates and locations obscured by garbled text.
A fragmentary historical sketch traces Stephen A Douglasa early life in Illinois from 1833 to his rise in politics, detailing his youth, schooling attempts, work at a Winchester farm, a brief teaching stint, and pivotal moments that launched his legislative career amid Morgan County and Jacksonville campaigns. It also includes digressions on navigation time, public notices, and anecdotes about contemporaries.
The document argues the civil service is corrupt and politicized, demanding reform to restore honor in public employment. It criticizes the Democratic stance for vague promises and questions how they would implement anti corruption, honesty, and merit-based appointments.
A fragmented dialogue explores the idea of two Sundays meeting during a voyage. Characters debate the timing of ships and days, discussing observation of longitude, noon, and the possibility of skipping a Sunday or adding extra days in a round-the-world trip.
A French artisan in London killed himself using a homemade guillotine. He was seen bringing two long wooden planks and a large double-handled knife, then assembled a device with grooves for the knife and heavy stones to sever his head from his body.
The Boston correspondent discusses Fanny Ferns 1866 novel The Ne lly and its sharp satire of editors and literary figures including Nathaniel P Willis. It notes public outcry, defenses, and the author s later choices as her fame grew.
The BeC oll Be No Longer Secretary of nw. Wantington Faby notes the Babcock trial impact beyond acquittal, including shifts at the White House. Levi P. Luckey, private secretary to the president, plans retirement, and Attorney Dyer faces a military inquiry after allegations.
A Boston merchant and bank president recount that years ago he found a forged note he held and helped the forger, a well known and respectable man, by lending him money to cover a rival note. The forger later sought an electoral post but was warned off and did not pursue it.
A Bloomfield woman Harriet Westervelt dies and is buried after an undertaker seals the coffin As the burial plan nears completion the daughter questions the death A supposed corpse sits up alarms the scene at the East New York residence with a bizarre chain of items described in the inquest.
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