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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1896
Page
3
Washington reports that the tariff bill faces a Senate Finance Committee split with eight silver allies and five sound-money Republicans. A free silver rider is expected if reported, while British-Venezuela diplomacy and Confederate officer pension questions also fill the Senate agenda amid volatile partisan pressure.
A flood of misprinted notices details drownings, burglaries, trials, and public actions across central Michigan. Key items include Jay Marble's drowning near Central Lake, a Grand Rapids theater contract, a Jackson area murder conviction, property and public works debates in Livingston and Saginaw counties, and county elections and postmaster appointments amid weather and social upheaval.
Reported near London Kentucky a fatal shooting followed a family dispute. Victim Mat Dersin died after a revolver wound while Lather David was wounded. Neighbors Collin Nobert Currey and Walker Ramsey faced tensions. a neighbor Albert Adking was involved. The incident drew community shock and police inquiries as details remain unsettled.
Fragmentary text appears as OCR garble about rivers, water, and names. It mentions places like Wendell, UP, PA, and Beeston, with references to people and possible events but lacks coherent actions or dates.
The convention appointed permanent officers and committees to handle credentials resolutions and order of business. They adopted the report on permanent organization and discussed choosing delegates for congressional, district, and state conventions with alternates and proxies.
Disjointed text rails against national convention ideas and Wall Street influence then pivots to a sales pitch for Shaker Digestive Clink. It blends political rhetoric with medical testimonial claiming silver and gold coinage support and ends with a consumer ad for a digestible patent medicine priced at 10 cents.
A Jackson Michigan prison keeper named A K Wing recounts a vivid escape tale. He describes kidney related swelling and pain, doctors diagnosing kidney irritation, and partial relief after using Dionne Kidney Pills. He credits Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as the sole agents and urges readers to remember the game and avoid dubious orders.
A fragmented, era text discusses a Mohican benefactor figure and a patent medicine claim by Wile family. It mentions testimonial doubts, endorsements from Canada, and alleged health benefits claimed for Fever, nervous maladies, heart palpitations, and blood humor. The piece references Hackley Park and a Charles H. Markley, with focus on a tonic marketed by Williness Medicine Co and a bottle price of 2.60.
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