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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1889
Page
3
A dense 19th century digest discusses taxation of mortgagors and lenders, proposed vetoes, and debates over mortgage and bank loan taxation. It covers state option bills, county governance, and the push to empower townships with local option votes on taxation and relief measures, with references to legislative maneuvers and political figures.
Foreclosure sale in Chicago of the Wabash Railway system east of the Mississippi, organized by a purchasing committee led by James F Joy and others, fetched about 15.55 million dollars. The sale cleared the way for a reorganization plan involving new and second mortgages, debentures, and consolidated bonds to cover roughly 27 million dollars, with Ashley and others named in the effort.
A violent incident in Forest City Arkansas involves the murder of A. M. Neely, a prominent Noginot leader, and a subsequent mob conflict. The article details political tension between fusionists and conservatives, failed attempts at mediation, and multiple shootings including a sheriff and a coroner. Neely suffers fatal injuries and is barricaded with other Black residents as authorities struggle to restore order.
In the Richmond Dispatch analysis, Lincoln’s oath is debated as he used war powers to emancipate slaves. The piece argues emancipation was a legitimate war measure necessary to enforce federal authority. It notes that peacetime could not free slaves, while wartime allowed confiscation of enemy property, including slave property, in counties still rebelling.
The World prints interviews with Wesiders of the Democratic National Committee showing Calvin Brice as a wet backed candidate for the vacant chairmanship of the party. The piece outlines the contest and the backing dynamics within the committee.
The governor urged the legislature to shift funding for the insane asylums from a general fund to county budgets to reduce inequitable costs. Debates also covered a new tax recording requirement, creation of McMillan County, and petitions to improve public education, safety, and prison care.
A garbled historical clipping offers a string of jokes and snippets about family, wealth, philosophy, and small misfortunes. The text features a mix of misheard lines, punchlines, and stray phrases, with little coherent narrative or clear sourcing.
Louisville Courier Journal reports on Appalachian dialect features from Kentucky and Tennessee mountain speakers. Four men recall a shooting incident while illustrating unique idioms such as unpossible and mielist. The piece notes locals understand English despite heavy dialect influence and differing expressions.
In a village scene the jeweler asks about upcoming weddings and writes an order for two dozen pickle casters with exchange privilege. The clerks confirm two weddings next week and the anecdote shifts to names like Herbert and American Jo Detter in a muddled Chicago Tribone fragment.
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