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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1893
Page
2
Local notes from Calhoun County Michigan report T Stevenson and Marshall in leadership roles. The unsigned item lists individuals and places, highlighting county level figures and regional involvement.
A report from South Bend confirms the death of Father Edward Sorin, founder of Notre Dame University, at ten in the morning. He had suffered Bright's disease, and the university community gathered at his bedside as his final moments arrived.
Dr Charles H Parkhurst of New York warns he has been threatened with death if he continues his social crusade and has begun protective measures. A letter received Saturday outlined plans to murder him if he persists, with details on the murder method. The doctor declined to reveal further contents of the note.
A Toledo to North Michigan freight train plunged into a deep gully three miles north of Hamburg Junction. Fire followed wreckage as Beaulieu Alberta and Mulligan perished, with Mulligan's body later recovered. The blaze trapped survivors and hindered rescue efforts amid washouts and dark, treeless terrain.
Trade is unsettled as wheat margins tighten after a volatile session at Chicago Board of Trade. December contracts moved from 65 1/2 cents to 64 1/2 with sharp early selling and cautious buying as receipts and foreign demand influence prices. A report of a possible silver purchase boosted sentiment briefly, but a mantel shift Wednesday dampened enthusiasm and suggested limited lasting impact on wheat values.
Reports from the Melilla front say General Margallo died while commanding Spanish troops in a trench battle against Moorish forces. Reinforcements led by General Orten drove Moors from the trenches as they attacked fortifications, with heavy casualties on both sides. Telegraph lines were cut, and the situation grew desperate for Spanish defenders. Meanwhile R G Dun & Co Weekly Review notes Forts near sight after a stormy voyage, signaling hopes for a quick peace and renewed business activity amid lingering monetary and legislative uncertainties.
National Bank taxes disputed by Judge Archibald of Scranton Pennsylvania who says banks are federal agencies and taxed only on real estate and charges not personal property. Also reports a graveyard treasure dig in Shunk near Napolwo, two Cincloati men driving up excitement with armed guards and hundreds of farmers watching daily. Also notes the death of Miss Jinlay Garland aged 4 from religious melancholy, a fatal saloon shooting in Continental Ohio, Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago shot dead, three Indian prisoners escaping Washington Indiana jail, Rainwater Bradford Hat Co embezzlement of over 100000 by cashier Lt Silva, a clandestine marriage of Mildred Bill and Frederick Mensfeld, Confederate monument unveiling at Goodwood Cemetery Clarksville Tennessee, and a downturn in mill activity closing in Armagh Ireland.
The labor market at the World’s Fair faces mass displacement with thousands at Jackson Park expected to lose work by June as Exposition figures and allied firms scale back. Rail freight declines and coal deliveries shrink, while Chicago receives a $1 million museum donation and boosted stock transfer incentives to support the World’s Fair effort.
A summary of Senate and House activity on silver, bankruptcy, tariffs, and naval matters. The Senate pressed silver debates, passed the Sherman law repeal, and addressed the transfer of the model battleship Illinois to Illinois. The House resumed bankruptcy debates, considered tariffs, and approved related resolutions and bills.
A collage of curiosities describes deep sea luminescence as midshipmites glow with lamps on their backs while other creatures emit light from fins chins and bodies. The piece also notes walnut timber scarcity and a rattlesnake trade alongside brief news items from Boston and Halifax.
Readable items cover diverse Michigan events from Otsego horse trading suspension to Washtenaw County murders. Reports note a fatal hydrophobia case near Pay City, crop issues in Sanilie County, banking changes including Climaxlin’s bank exit, and a Detroit grain market proposal. Includes social notes on residents, a man’s throat cut in Detroit, a failed confidence scheme in Ontonagon, and Drake University plagiarism scandal with a Michigan origin.
Two new steel passenger steamers on the Upper Lakes, costing 300000 each, promise grandest, largest, fastest travel between Cleveland Toledo and Chicago. Four weekly trips to Mackinac Peter Key Alpena and Chicago with daylight Detroit to Cleveland service in July August. First class rooms and menu, low round trips. Send for pamphlet from Detroit Cleveland Steam Navigation Co. Detroit Michigan.
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