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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1892
Page
6
A bottle exploded at a Davenport area perfumery laboratory, singeing the worker and causing minor injuries. The incident, part of a string of accidents and local mishaps, was followed by reports of other city events and a busy day in nearby towns as residents reacted to the news and continued to monitor safety measures.
Fragmentary item catalogues a string of regional happenings: Knights of Macta meeting in De tots. a farmer who lost 5000 dollars. neighbors rebuilding barns. a pump nearly invented to move 8 million gallons daily. a Chicago citizen's 20000 residence at Mbt Clemens. Beverly and Gweed citizens escaping a gasoline explosion with facial injuries. Gen R A Alger acquiring 200 million tracks of Pine near Manistique for a sawmill operation. Saginaw and Owosso rivals. Paw Paw sued over a franchise. Sibley Heatinger Lumber Camps plan to cut 35 million feet in German Bay county for Michigan mills.
Thomas Fitzgerald, foreman at Wheeler's yards, claims the Western Reserve was poorly constructed. He says he warned Coffinberry and the superintendent that materials and workmanship were deficient, and later testified to a government inspector about unseaworthiness. He notes deck beams failures similar to the Pontiac.
Cholera prompts French port term change from Havre to Cherbourg. Mrs. John Thomas, 60, dies by suicide in Martinsville Indiana. Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad owner says September interest on bonds cannot be paid. Eau Claire Michigan grain elevator and contents destroyed by fire. Prizee & Bros store in Albia Iowa robbed of $1000. William D. Frauchoff, elderly German man, dies by suicide amid illness threats. Governor Hayle of Arkansas improving in Richmond Kentucky. Vienna corn fair president says American competition cuts Europe profits. Washington to house about 20 000 G A R visitors in schoolhouses. mattresses provided. London population reaches 5 000 000 and growing. Peter McCang of Chippewa City Wisconsin charged with assault at a dance. Portland Indiana reports four businesses forge checks. Rufus Gillespie of Mattoon Illinois wounded arm by musket misfire. James Wilkins of La Grange Indiana killed in culinary accident.
The New York bureau of labor statistics commissioner Peck releases an annual report showing wage increases in 51 of 68 industries and a total wage gain of 28.11 per worker across 285,000 employees, arguing the data support production growth after the McKinley tariff. The findings challenge Democratic claims and assert the report reflects independent truth, not political interests.
Fragmentary OCR text references Adlai Stevenson and Democratic context, with incomplete phrases about war and political stance. No clear event, date, or complete names beyond Stevenson.
The report details quarterly production of tin and terne plates and black plate used for tin and terne articles. It notes 18,048,719 pounds total production and 4,838,228 pounds of finished tins. It projects near 20,000,000 pounds for the year and cites 68-70 percent share from American black plates. It also lists manufacturer counts by fiscal quarter and anticipates eight new firms by quarter end.
A compilation of opinion passages attacks on Grover Cleveland Democratic policies and Irish Republican sentiment. The items discuss southern frauds and force bills, wages and protectionism, and political critique of Mugwump and McKinley era figures with regional newspaper tones.
A long column discusses tariff questions and party motives amid 1890s politics. It contrasts Democrat promises of reform with rising expenditures, attacks Grover Cleveland's tariff stance as a sham, and argues for protection and reciprocity against Democratic liberalism. It cites New York papers and Republican voices.
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