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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1885
Page
2
A scattered, opinionated summary notes Thanksgiving timing under Cleveland, Bronte poetry finds, civil service politics, a Colorado settlement for colonists, and local voting irregularities. It surveys bans on after dark admissions, large political spending, bank charter counts, and shifts in women’s rights across states, professions, and churches, plus European gender roles and figures in finance and art.
The Scott act framed by R W Scott and adopted in 1878 bans sale of intoxicating liquors except medicinal or bona fide trade use, limits outlets to one per county or parish, licenses sellers, and requires annual tax returns with purchaser names and sale dates as campaigns run in thirty one more counties and cities. In U S politics Democrats win Hill as New York governor by 12 000 to 15 000 amid Republican rural turnout low. Republicans sweep in many states. new election law passes in Detroit. eastern Europe unrest rises with Romelia rebellion seeking union with Bulgaria. potential for wider conflicts as Greece Servia and Russia weigh in. The Grange Visitor praises Edwin Willits, president of the state agricultural college, for energetic leadership and rising student achievement under his tenure.
Fragmentary notice from North American Review announcing forthcoming work by Rice Rice, editor and proprietor. Mentions a late appearance and potential publication in January.
The article argues for cooperative labor as a path to empowering workers and reducing conflict with capital. It cites English cooperative gains, urges workers to organize for independence, and envisions a democratic, industrial government where workers become capitalists through cooperation and education. It critiques strikes and calls for broader civic reform.
The November Art Amateur features a double page of birds including a parrot and blue jay for oil or china printing, animal studies and designs for embroidery and decoration, a page of monograms, Cupid studies from old masters, plus a portrait study by Henry Mosley. It notes biographical notices, home decoration series, and literary notices.
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