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The Alma Record in Alma, Michigan

25 Feb 1887

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The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1887

Page

2

National and regional news flash from the era

National and state items note James W. Forhay of Broadway and Seventh Avenue railway dead in New York amid indictments over bribe schemes. Montana judge cites cattle losses possibly 25 to 40 percent, with a large herd casualty forecast. Oil discovery stuns Ohio Bryan locals. San Francisco mails blocked by snow. New York cotton warehouse struck by lightning. Numerous other brief items cover fires, accidents, political moves, and notable deaths across the country.

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James W. Forhay Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railway New York Ith Fost Meleary Montana Supreme Court Montana Bryan Ohio San Francisco Central Pacific County Ark Minnesota Borin Wilkes Lester Cf Beatel Estarty Ahival Carpentier Aid Builders New Haven Coug Addithinal Jenn Vonunls Abel Minith John 1 Dougtion General Grant Major Gordon Custer Els Texas Ranch Bon Jetin A. Lowen, Jr Washington Willen Youngstown Congressman Atkiv South Carolina Viettgetang Nancy Murphy Minnesota Thresher Company FE Starnard Vanderbilt University Nashville Tenn H. AK Congress Jamee Barrett Rutland VI Lin Che Kansas Ohio Vedatare van Turtle Dakota Hlinots Gottiiity Sanchi Pakin Pipestone Minn Bemis of Chicago Glove Publishing Company of Minneapolis Sitel National Trotting Association Beruls San Vianetico Canaha Hazen U.S United States Forte du Ploynegt Grand Union Hotel New York City Dong County Wot Seattle Lamar Samus N Aldrichi Massachusetts Trea Lurer Hoston Wisconsin Aluain Fowderly Tole Kristian Temperance Union Cones Aussie St Paul Tee Palace Sorey Lena Wahington Trapte Nueva Hewnda Wiebelief MGM Tenonte Charlee Haighman Fort Wayne Ind Hines Age Heirew Tyithesee Nho Stanip Nnties Butte City Mont Thiam Montivan Fo Ls Fletcher Theliland Opera House Columbus Collins Port Arthur Ont Hunt Grand Paelte Supreme Court Auld Hassell Postoffice Hallet St Louis Twenty Second Street F Nowra Dale Me Vuth Bray Hoare Cleveland Biterstat Sothmerte Pomiaro National Bank
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Global unrest and royal events frame mid spring dispatches

Reports from Odessa of a planned Polar uprising and regional arrests mingle with papal efforts for Catholic liberty in China. The Prince of Wales will return Feb 25, host a March levee at St James, while German deserters rise on the frontier and India marks Jubilee releases amid wider war rumors and colonial tensions.

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Odessa China Walliats Prince of Wales St. James Pal Leven Corman Coar Russia
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Grand Central Depo hotel with million-dollar fitout

Readable text describes a grand New York City hotel near Grand Central Depot offering 15 rooms, elevator, restaurant, and expressage options. It promises luxury at high daily rates with easy access via horse cars, stage lines, and elevated rail to depots. Public notices imply travel facilities and prominent location details.

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Thunderstorms in Germany and England Enduring Mystery

A long article analyzes rising thunderstorm frequency and severity in Germany since 1844, noting Germany's experts blame industrial-era conditions and urban smokestack emissions. It surveys theories on atmospheric electricity, artificial causes, lightning conductors, and the role of pollution in storm genesis, with comparisons to conditions in Europe and concerns about future risk.

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Sa- Nister France Germany Durie Geeutins Ava Amule Thales Viet Geronn Tighewine
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The One Horse Farmer Character Sketch

A humorous sketch depicts a stubborn farmer whose nightly alarms and boastful shows of strength test neighbors patience. He vows to prove thrift through odd acts, plans a week of antics, and ends by borrowing papers and neglecting returns as Narasote Yablet.

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Youthful editor and the lesson of business books

A father asks his son to show the family books and learns they are not sprouts but circulation and advertising ledgers. The exchange reveals Willie’s eye for a newspaper’s business side and the boy’s future path in the trade. The scene ends with the father trusting the son will honor the profession.

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Willie Fes
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The Mad Judge and the Perjuring Witness

A witness recounts a chaotic wood measurement dispute in which lawyer Johnson forces dramatic questions about cords of wood. The jurors, furious, rebuke apparent perjury as the witness swears to mismeasured amounts, revealing the lunacy of courtroom pressure in a Buffalo Express fragment.

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Johnson John Hall Johoon Dolinson
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Paragraphist and Gas Chief Exchange in Witty Banter

A humorous exchange unfolds between a paragraphist and the president of a gas company. The paragraphist jokes about courtship, the president counters that lovers lower the gas, and the meter nonetheless does its work. The paragraphist ends the scene with a gloomy countenance.

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Poston Tourter
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They Sought the Shade and Gas Report in Hlinots

A party of capitalists sent a man to a small Hlinots town to assess gas introduction. The agent reported high costs and poor suitability as couples could not afford gas, despite the town’s wealth. The exchange highlighted financial and social hurdles to gas adoption.

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Hlinots
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