04 Oct 1876
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1876
Page
1
Lupita Marshall of Calhoun County Michigan appears in a Wednesday October 4 issue with a civic declaration repeating Liberty and Union Now and Forever One and Indivisible. The page includes a chaotic blend of notes and a quoted call for unity amid local civic context.
A verbose silent drama unfolds in a drawing room as Nelly and Frank, long separated, confront past vows and fashion's coercions. He begs forgiveness, vows to learn charity, and they reunite in a tender embrace resolving to pursue a shared utopian home despite social pressures.
Last Monday at noon a Smyrna Branch locomotive ran wild after the fireman loosened it to shift tracks. The throttle pin fell out, the engineer could not stop it, and the engine sped through Commerce Street to Clayton, nearly wrecking before a drastic stop. The machine then crashed at the depot grounds, tearing bolts loose, with wheels spinning and steam hissing until the boiler possibly spared by a broken exhaust pipe.
A California stage coach is robbed by two armed men in white cloth disguises. They halt the coach in brush where they force the driver to drop treasure boxes while their shots threaten the driver and passengers.
Capt. C. E. McDonald, a Scotch California resident, urged the War Department to empower him to train several hundred Indians into an excellent regiment within three months at no pay. His offer was rebuffed, yet he continues to give exhibitions in London with eight Indians framed.
Mrs. Van Buskirk of Bayonne describes a terrifying storm on the bay. She and her husband were adrift near Bobbing Reef light when the boat nearly capsized but they escaped with help. She identifies herself as Susie, formerly of Stapleton Staten Island, who had been playing on the shore with friends when strong winds and waves swept her away.
report on a Chinese railroad accident near Kangwan where a Chinese soldier was struck while on the tracks. brakes failed and the train halted quickly. the victim was killed. the piece also comments on rising Chinese influence and a fragment about California banks and capital amid broader alarm.
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