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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1888
Page
6
A wide, fragile OCR fragment from a Michigan state and local notices page. It mentions veterans, Michigan units, and public works appeals. It references Adrian, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Lake Leelanau, and Kenton, with scattered items about war veterans, encampments, local dignitaries, and community events. The text is garbled with names, dates, and place remnants.
A late report notes sixteen Mormons were sentenced to several months in the penitentiary and fined 900 for living with more than one wife under the Ea mune law. Judith Lon Foster of Iowa urged prohibition and commented on county jails, while Gov. William Dorotheimer of New York died in Savannah. A Hillsdale factory explosion killed three workers and caused widespread damage. Several other items include earthquakes in Nashua New Jersey and other distant incidents.
Weumaty Wenn, Victoria, responds to witnesses about her duties as patroness and entering a role that will test her moral and intellectual education. The piece notes her focus on civic tasks and the broader female education movement, while hinting at challenges ahead in a life of public service. A late item mentions a new carriage factory and industrial notes from the west.
An imperial decree affects Pines William of Hemeny and Crownline Tower Ultraneart. Lon Stanley becomes Canada’s governor general and heads to Ottawa. Reports from Staneg indicate rising dangers in Hungary as political turmoil grows. A child death from a household fire is noted, while a separate blast in Bilbao injures four. Houlanger nears retirement from the French army amid global tensions and bans on American libel societies in the Baltic.
Funeral services for Chief Justice Waite were held at the Capitol in Washington with heavy draperies and a state display. Honorary pallbearers, government officials, and a large crowd attended as the procession traveled from the church to state rooms for viewing and burial arrangements, reflecting a solemn national tribute to the late jurist.
The article outlines discussions over the new Chinese treaty provisions in the Senate, including return rights and laborer protections, with broader remarks on U S policy. It also reports a deadly coal mine explosion near Ravenue City with sixty entombed and many dead, plus a tornado that devastates a town in Kansas.
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