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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1886
Page
2
A sweeping, disorderly editorial notes election results, sheriff’s office opinions, and party comments. It references Frost and Calliw an voters, districting debates, and local figures like McCormick and Yaple, plus national angles on education and nepotism. The piece blends satire and criticism of political reform and public management.
A fragmented Republican dig at Democratic patronage and Vermont calm caps a broader Civil War reminiscence. References to O'Donnell and Wood contrast with a Jeffersonian tone on Sickles and Meade at Gettysburg, praising officers who volunteered though not West Point-trained.
The November Eclectic highlights foreign literature with Russia and Rugland as a leading topic and essays on Egyptian Divine Myths Revolution and Evolution by Metcheikoff and Freeman. It praises literary pieces on Heine Coleridge and Courier, with notes on a strong ghost story and several current-topic essays.
In October 1886 the St Louis Browns defeated the Chicago White Stockings to claim the world championship after six games. The series, held in Chicago and St Louis, drew about 6000 fans for the opener and showcased strong play, fair competition, and a winter of reorganization ahead for baseball.
The fourth to final games drew 8 000 plus fans as St Louis Browns beat Chicago in a tight set. Pfeffer, Burns and Latham led with key hits while Kelly and Clarkson worked on both sides amid rough play and late drama. Comiskey sparked the late rally for the Browns in the deciding eighth inning.
The notice lists population figures for 1884 and land values charged in 1886. It provides totals for real and personal estate assessed in 1885 and 1886, the amount added or deducted by the state board of equalization, and the aggregate real and personal estate equalized by the state board in 1886.
The article recalls a chaotic world series finish with hits and errors, Welch scoring on a wild pitch to clinch and crowds lifting the Browns. It notes Chicago beating St Louis 3-0 in a tense game, player stats, moves toward a new western league, and top pitchers and batters of the season.
The issue reviews North America in the Tee Period by Professor Newberry, origins of Sunday legislation, advances in solar astronomy, Paris celebrations of Chevreul, and Dawson's British Association address. It notes works on liquor distilleries, alcoholism theories, education histories, psychology, and a portrait of Edward S. Odin, with other science topics and notices.
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