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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1891
Page
2
A chaotic event at a public gathering in Kentucky ends with multiple casualties as authorities investigate a fatal incident. Names and exact causes remain unclear in the damaged OCR text, but the report notes a crowd, a disruption, and an ongoing police inquiry into the circumstances.
A major blaze at Wattsburg and nearby structures, including the five story Weldin building, Chamber of Commerce, and Germania Bank, incurred losses near half a million dollars. Firefighting units from Allegheny and other cities fought the flames as weeks of damage were tallied with insurance and property losses. Six men fatally shot in Kilgore Kentucky during a dance amid a tumultuous town incident.
In a fierce WindS assembly John M. Palmer wins the U S Senate seat on the 154th ballot with 104 supporters joined by Moore and Cockrall of the F M B A. Elsewhere a Bronx City suicide ends a prominent Dakota Democratic figure, a Chicago fire destroys Fulton street buildings, and a synagogue collapse in Westphalia buries children. Fortunes found in coats and other assorted incidents fill the page.
Dispatches report Governor Edwin B. Winans of Michigan has suffered hiccoughs for thirty six hours with doctors alarmed by recurrence. History notes stomach trouble last December and fears point to a serious underlying illness. family and physicians fear a fatal condition could prevent his return to public duties.
Memphian David J Poston, a leading lawyer from the firm Fuston Poston, was mortally wounded by Col MW Clay King near Lea's cigar store after a long legal feud between their firms. King, a former Confederate officer, fired a 44 caliber pistol at Poston's abdomen, prompting widespread shock and concern in Shelby County.
A cyclone and flood scour the South and Mississippi, striking Okalona Brandon Lexington Pickens Columbus Meridian and Yazoo City. Bridges and roads ruined, farming paused, 2000 plus displaced in Nashville area, but no deaths reported.
John Oscar Turlington hanged at Boonville Missouri for the murder of Sheriff Cranmer of Cooper County. He fired on a brakeman during a train incident, was jailed in Kornvills, escaped briefly, recaptured near Boonville, and faced trial leading to a Supreme Court decision that set his execution date.
A major blaze in Buffalo destroyed Henry W. Burts five story block and the dental manufacturing company brick building. Six horses died in a rear barn. Total losses near 229000 with most covered by insurance. Separate fires at Peoria and Milwaukee warehouses caused further losses. Bank burglary attempt at Freeport is reported as cracked by experts.
In Puget Sound a daylight robbery of a Seattle bank vault area left twenty lives lost after a steamer buckeye voyage from Edmunds to the Sound sank amid a gale. The vault held bonds, money, and stamps worth over 100000. victims included Ludwick, his son Charles, Mrs Pitlow, Miss Gibson the postmistress, and Dr McClelland.
Excitement flared in the Arkansas House as I C Mitchell of Boone and H O Houd of Little River fought. Spittoons ink and tobacco juice flew as insults and debris were exchanged. The Speaker ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms to place the disturbers under arrest.
Father Graton a Catholic priest from Regina N W T was found dead five miles outside the city while returning from a salat. He attempted to reach Negina for services after his team failed and died from exposure in the snow. The report also mentions a Boston firm Dudley Hall Co fleeing and massive liabilities tied to paper endorsements.
Nebraska governorship election dispute advances in quo warranto case while miners in Monongahela Valley resume wage-driven work. Raid on Florida stills, frontier Canadian election protests, coast fogs, a Kansas City murder, a New York suburb robbery, and an Omaha fire headline a collage of political, labor, crime, and local notices with multiple names and places.
A historic blizzard across the British Isles and adjacent seas lasts two days, causing massive transport stoppages, telegraph failures, and widespread property damage. News reports detail shipwrecks, drownings near Hastings, coastguard losses, Channel service suspensions, and ruined rail lines. The storm halts London traffic, floods Thames banks, and forces factory closures while a yacht captain drowns and royal passengers endure peril aboard the Victoria. A separate note reports a newborn bison at the London Zoo amid questions about color variation and adaptation in young mammals.
The piece contrasts roles from teachmin to groom within a department, noting a gulf in status. A footman acts as an errands liaison for his mistress, carrying orders to the coachman who reins. The coachman maintains guarded speech with some, and dismisses others with air and authority.
A garbled page snippet hints at social shifts with snippets about suitors, timing, and restraint. A misread line mentions Dyarsreta fearing a bucksaw, while Oprourusky is described as a Blow coach. The passage ends by noting Wisconsin women using their minds to think beyond clamoring for rights.
A Sunday lesson blends sermon notes on covetousness with Elisha and Naaman, urging personal conversion over worldly gifts. It contrasts honest wealth with gifts bought for grace, warning against church funds used to chase status and stressing true faith and surrender.
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