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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1897
Page
4
An editorial recounts ongoing tensions between Marshfield authorities and tramps, criticizing city measures seen as harsh. The piece notes recent police and worker assaults at a brewery, condemns municipal treatment of vagrants, and warns residents of deteriorating civic relations.
President McKinley sent to the senate the nomination of Myron N. McCord as territorial governor of Arizona. McCord, formerly of Morrill, Nebraska, was elected from Nebraska’s 9th district and later moved to Arizona to pursue farming and politics. He served as secretary of the territorial board of central and was a warm friend of the president, earning the governor’s post.
The dispatches suggest a Balkan theater shift as Russia asks Turkey to lay down arms. Germany’s aims and Turkey’s annexation demands falter amid a warning of indemnity. If no new powers intervene, the war may end with Russia pressuring an armistice and peace.
The Lind commissioners led by Secretary Casson and Attorney General Mylrea, with Governor Sto field, plan to appoint ten appraisers for the pack lands and five for Spooner lands. Appraisers must be independent of lumber interests and publicly publish estimates. Qualified by the 25th, sunset sale target is about thirty days after. The panel may delay selling timber alone until lands reach salable value.
A farmer, Martin Wicks, locked his three young children aged 7 and two younger siblings inside a house near Shawano while he and his wife cleared brush. The building burned that day, and the charred remains of the children were found among the ashes, a haunting sight for the family and community. The incident underscores the danger of leaving children confined in a fire-prone home.
Report details the discovery of William Pouch's body in a mill pond near Waukesha, found by a miller and recovered with a bullet wound at the neck, indicating a possible murder linked to the Harris family killings last Monday. The piece notes anticipated public vengeance and names the scene of the tragedy.
A young man apparently hanged himself in a pond setting a solemn scene. He tied a stone to his neck and walked into the water, surfacing later as the body was found. No motives were given for the act, leaving the tragedy unexplained.
The Merchants' Friend argues weekly papers serve merchants best, citing broader reach and lower costs. Anecdotes touch on Abe, Shonghy, and other figures while references to Corbett and Train hint at public interest events and legal matters in Wisconsin.
The advertisement claims Gripp TM cases are cured by One Minute Cough Gure and that the preparation aids care of the disease. It notes the tonic is well suited to prevent serious complications and lessen harm in patients, though wording is unclear and affects readability.
The Westfeld News records a long time resident Prank McAvoy praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as the best bowel disorder cure his family has used for over ten years. Henry Horn offers the product locally.
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