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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1896
Page
2
Calhoun county newspaper notes subscription prices for one year and half year in advance and after. urges readers to send news items with name and address by Wednesday noon. Publication office listed at 235 State Street for notices and corrections.
Labor Commissioner Qarrell D Wright presents The Industrial Evolution of the United States tracing wages from 1786 to present. He notes 1790 labor pay 43 to 60 cents a day, wages doubling by 1860 with machinery, wartime price rises not devaluing wages, and postwar recoveries. He argues machinery raises prosperity and education shifts workers to skilled roles.
Illinois Medical College in Chicago promotes hypnotic suggestion as a healing art with a regular department and clinics. Treatments target nervous diseases and alcoholism, asserting cures through conscious intent and repeated sessions. A chilling case from Chicago notes a man who killed his family and himself after hypnotherapy promises failed to prevent self harm.
A reflection on Spain's outrages toward the United States and the flag crisis that followed. The piece notes how American anger surged when Spain tore the flag, and recounts Eva Booth’s Newark flag gesture and ensuing cheers for the stars and stripes. It ends with a defense of national sentiment as central to the republic’s endurance.
The article recounts Italy’s defeat in Abyssinia with Menelek’s forces superior in numbers and arms, predicting dire consequences for Italy and its allies. It then describes the Atlas Line steamer Ailan collision with the French Bourgogne in New York Bay, detailing Spaniard and Cuban lifeboat seizure and contrasting American and English conduct as noble.
The American people feel strong sympathy for Cuba’s independence and oppose publicizing expeditions aiding Cuban patriots. Expeditions have landed with their men and supplies. Queen Regente Christina is praised as a good and lovely figure while the young king of Spain is seen as amiable. Cuba must be free.
A fragment from a historical newspaper references Emperor William’s reaction to US Congress resolutions on belligerent rights for Cuba. The text sensorily notes tension and implies European government displeasure with American policy while mentioning personal pain and distant events without clear context.
The Century editor condemns devout but inactive citizens who avoid local politics letting corruption flourish in city governance. He praises Christian Endeavorers for promoting intelligent patriotism and citizenship. In October churches observed Citizen Sunday with sermons urging men to support honest home government and oppose those who undermine it.
Survey data shows about one third of US soil is unsuitable for cultivation, mainly in the west. Overgrazing endangers pasture as plains are depleted and water rights disputes rise among land companies farmers and ranchers. A federal coordinated plan with state consent could establish a just uniform irrigation system.
The London Chronicle contrasts Spain and the United States navies, arguing the United States would easily defeat Spain at sea. It questions Spain’s land forces, questions Cuban prospects, and mocks a railway name adaptation. The piece ends with a jibe at Spain’s misreading of its strength and a comment on a Cuban loan.
Summary of Senate and House actions from March 6 to March 11 including passage of a pension abolition bill, a bill for national military maneuvers, and postal service appropriations. Debates over Cuba policy, the Dupont Pacific railway settlement, and a divorce residency requirement are noted, with executive sessions and diplomatic exchanges over De Lome and Spain.
Marqois Di Hadidl named premier and General Ricotti minister of war in a cabinet with Signor Brin foreign affairs Senor Peruzzi treasury Admiral Racchia rooms and others. Funeral party disaster on West Sixteenth Street injures several including Mrs Inzecka and Mr Hajak when a sidewalk collapses, coffin and crowd felled into a basement.
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