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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1896
Page
2
Subscription rates listed for one year in advance and not paid in advance. Notice requests communications with writer's name and timely submission by Wednesday noon. Publication office at 235 State Street Marshall Calhoun county aims to provide high quality printing and wide circulation.
The National Municipal League will meet in Baltimore May 6 to 8 with mayors and municipal officers from across the country. Notables include Detroit mayor Hazen Pingree on public control of franchises and New York street cleaning head George E. Waring on excluding politics from municipal business. Discussion ranges from city revenue, urban reform in Glasgow, to Springfield’s model city government, alongside warnings about British imprisonment cases and French political crises.
The article notes how reciprocity treaties once boosted live cattle shipments to Europe, with England paying $2 per hundredweight, while Germany France and others restrict American cattle and meat. It argues for renewed reciprocity or retaliation as Britain, Germany, France, Denmark, Belgium, and Russia limit imports, harming rural producers and benefiting foreign merchants.
A grand pageant marks the May 26 coronation of Nicholas II as czar of all the Russias. Americans, rich and curious, travel to Moscow to witness the event, while the Kremlin hill hosts the historic little church of the czars. Also noted are Breckinridge’s visit, native robe displays, and a 24 hour ceremony.
Louie Woodward of Laurel Hill Fayette County Fu credits Burdock Blood Bitters with lasting family relief. He says it cured erysipelas quickly and rescued his son from scrofula after doctors failed. He emphasizes personal experience and strong belief in the remedy.
The report chronicles sessions in Washington May 3 to May 8 detailing naval and bankruptcy bills, treaty talks, pension measures, and budget actions. It notes changes in battleship numbers, torpedo boat plans, and a Behring Sea arbitration appropriation, with mentions of speakers Tillman Henderson Peffer and Underwood in election contests.
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