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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1878
Page
4
The text records a total debt in the treasury and a decrease in debt during the period. It cites figures such as 5,042 087,120 and 2,250,237, with references to January 36, 1877, and a note about balances owed to the government.
General Grant defends his stance on Sumner and Motley's recall, calling Sumner's views delusional and defending his own actions as truthful. He accuses Sumner's circle of misusing Motley’s memory to attack Gov. Fish and himself while insisting he acted in the country’s interest and with justice.
The steamer Ocemua brings news of a severe famine across northern China. Severe cold, starvation, and disease have struck refugees. authorities struggle to deliver food while officials face corruption and disruption. Reports from Machung describe widespread suffering and tragic scenes, including mass starvation and outbreaks in large cities.
The bill sets a national savings plan requiring deposits of at least 25 cents and up to 5 per week at every money order office. When a balance reaches 210 dollars, a postal order may be drawn free of charge. Orders can be endorsed up to five times and do not accrue interest, but may be exchanged for United States Savings bonds at 8.65 percent for a three year term, convertible at the Treasury for notes or refunding bonds.
Report details February operations and eight months ending February 28 1945 compared with the same periods in 1944. It outlines national banking activities, redemption figures, and trends for the agency during the early 1940s wartime period.
A Tate Letter from Lonnon notes Capt. Soleniey as a post survivor of the Byron Hunt circle, present at Shelley's funeral rites and the deposition of his ashes in Rome. It recalls Capt. Schenley's Waterloo service and a sensational elopement with Miss Croghan of Vitta burgh. He leaves an estate valued between 7 million and 10 million dollars, with a large family of daughters.
An ancient city named Bipuntan was discovered about 140 miles northwest of Brindisi near Manfredita on the Adriatic coast. It did not form from volcanic ash but slowly sank due to subterrestrial disturbance, leaving structures up to twenty feet below the surface, with a temple of Diana a sixty five foot telanade and an underground necropolis unearthed amid other artifacts.
A sprawling OCR fragment reports diverse facts from finances and population to transport and crime. It notes debts, weights, wheat crops, governmental roles, and provincial curiosities with scattered dates, places, and names. The garbled text lists individuals, towns, and institutions, reflecting a period press mosaic with inconsistent clarity.
Chicago Times reports a new corporation the Bismarck Fit Lincoln in Black Hills railroad formed to build a 425 mile line from Bismarck to Desdwuo. Incorporators reside at Bismarck with capital stock of 1.8 million and 350 thousand pledged. A surveying party works and grading contracts likely to be let soon.
A fragment describes rubber ball production in Holyoke linking hollow and solid balls. Women and girls join rubber strips with naphtha glue, then balls are formed in iron molds and vulcanized. produced at 1.60 dollars daily, with high heat shaping and finishing steps.
Depopulation on St Helena accelerates as one fourth of residents emigrate. Only 2694 remain, with 1154 under age, while revenue from duties falls near $30,000 and public spending is minimal. Islanders seek aid from England but push for improved agriculture and tobacco cultivation suited to the climate.
A hen named Aben nests in a luggage car during a train trip and raises thirteen chicks despite constant motion and frequent stopping. The bird sometimes leaves the car to feed and water, but returns to the nest as the train moves. Reports note eggs later hatched and the hen’s joy at the sight of the train.
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