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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1888
Page
8
Michigan state items cover quirky incidents from diverse towns. Notes on taxes, farms, schools, churches, and public works mix with tall tales and colorful character sketches. Names like Bay City Muskegon Owosso and Howell appear amid brief reports of crime, industry, and community life.
In Evansville area of Indiana, Samuel Wilson a lutbarman and his wife with four children died after his accidental poisoning of meat meant to deter timber wolves. The meat was placed in the smokehouse and later served as dinner, causing rapid illness and death to all in two days. The tragedy unfolded in a rural area about a mile south of Calhoun, Kentucky.
A rush of funerals Sunday hit New York cemeteries despite bad roads. Calvary reported 243 interments, Cypress Hills 15 bodies with most in graves, Evergreen 70 ground interments, Green-Wood about 200 interments with some in receiving vaults, Holy Cross largely inaccessible, and Jewish burial ground limited to two processions.
A wide survey of varied notes reports financial estimates of New York storm losses at 7 million with 20 million in state damages. Bloomington Illinois poisonings. a Fairfield Maine man seeks custody then kills his wife and himself. France’s General Boulanger removed for visiting Paris without leave. a Chicago theater manager faces damages for racial seating. and other campus, political, and crime items across the country including a Nevada convention date, pension bills, and strikes.
Mrs Ashton Dilke, noted London writer and electioneerer on radical reforms, arrived Sunday aboard the Aller from Southampton. A suffrage advocate, she will attend the national woman's suffrage conference in Washington and lecture in several American cities. She is related to Mrs Isabell Bogdot and joins other notable passengers including Mrs Cady Stanton and Barones Grippenberg.
Monticello March 17 A Illinois legislator Hon W G Ruby was found dead on a sidewalk in Bement early Saturday morning He represented Pratt county and chaired appropriations for several terms A well known figure in Mingis politics he leaves a wife and one daughter He formerly lived in Sangawon county and was a leading business man Markets section reports mixed prices across grains and livestock with notes on wheat corn oats and butter eggs and live stock prices from Union Stock Yards
A collage of editorial excerpts discusses the Mills tariff bill and political strategy. It cites Illinois, Florida, Ohio, and West Virginia quotes praising or critiquing the measure, noting Democratic and Republican reactions, pension debates, and interstate commerce concerns. It reflects press views on party positions and voter sentiment.
Fragmentary dialogue from The Epoch suggests a pretty cousin and Charley discussing custom hats and small stock sizes. The readable text centers on hat making and dealer inventory, with no clear event or outcome.
A garbled page of quips and misheard phrases from the era includes Captain Kidd myth, climate complaints in Boston, slang exchanges about Volapük, a shy remark about ahtub and beans, and a humorous misquote about feeding habits.
A garbled dialogue mix includes snippets about editors obituaries and a note on Michigan’s shingles industry. The exchange mentions an obituary notice and a Banana skin incident on a sidewalk. References include Willow Boy Epoch and Yonkers editorials with local newspaper cadence.
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