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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1886

Page

2

Death of David Davis and Exciting Railroad Chase

Obituary notice details the life of David Davis from Cecil County Maryland born March 4 1814 through a career as judge senator and Supreme Court justice plus a rich estate. It also reports an attack on a Lake Shore railroad train near Englewood Chicago where armed strikers clashed with police and Pinkerton agents in a violent pursuit with several wounded.

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Custers Massacre Recalled By Survivors At Fort Custer

An account of the 1876 battle led by Custer, with Sitting Bull and other Sioux leaders, as told by a survivor. The narrative describes Reno and Custer being separated, fierce fighting on the ridge, massacred troopers, and the movement of civilians and horses amid a chaotic, deadly engagement.

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Gladstone Addressed Manchester Electors Amid Enthusiastic Reception

Gladstone spoke to Manchester electors on June 25 for over an hour after a transit from Hawarden. He was met with continuous ovation, speeches in open air at train stops, and a jammed hall where the premier received a roaring welcome and vowed victory despite opponents.

Gladstone Manchester Hawarden Mr. Gladstone Luitpold Hawaria Spain Madeid Jonets Tion Bucharest Metress Bulgaria Aludstous Chambers of Commerce London Max Schomberg Pittsburg Ottawa Home Rule Fund Canada Dominion United States Godfred Laurent Lord & Hardman’s Mill Chandlero Ont Burmah M. Serve Count de Paris Soleil Paris France Count of Royeal Clerguon Brussels Tapan Henry Ward Beecher Liverpool Chili Vorepaugh New Brunswick S. Griffiths Toronto Prince of Wales Vancouver Canadian Pacific Monteval Sthult Prince Edward Itland Annie Monneth Burke Cavendish Dublin

Mail pouch burglary at Ann Arbor shocks town

A daring burglary occurred Sunday night June 27 in Ann Arbor. A mail pouch from a Detroit bound Central road train was stolen and rifled on the river bank. Matthew Sullivan, a small-time operator, carried the pouch into the baggage room then pried open the door and found the pouch missing. Letters dumped in dirt and stamped, with a large missing sum, likely cash to students. Postmaster Dusty and Acting Inspector Maynard chase a lead. Washington and Chicago authorities advised. Authorities vow pursuit of suspects amid public outrage.

Arbor Central Road Detroit Matthew Sullivan Minil Thoemonger Dusty Batee Washington Maynard Chicago Proddant Juno Payette County Carmen Milwaukee Whearllé Shoshan Lafayette Ind Cntaelogue Corporation Sandusky Obie Guiteau Copiah Masissippi Grape Creek Ania Minnie Bachman Logansport Burlington Road Creston Town Manitoba Northwest Territory United States Northwest Territories Piske-McGraw Supreme Court Sarah Noonan Cleveland G. McCants Stewart State Agricultural College of South Carolina People Line of Steamers Albany N. Y Stewart

Unclear Farm Notes Mix of Tips and Nonsense From 1880s Column

A disparate agri column offers advice on blackberry ripeness, potato quality, poultry care, horse upkeep, and hog feeding. It mentions sulfur and pyrethrum sprays, but also garbled phrases and invented terms, interspersed with notes on breeding, milk handling, and a rhubarb packing site near Chicago.

Domestic Hints And Pudding Recipes From A Bygone Era

A jumble of apple custards currant puddings and other desserts appears alongside a moral essay on thoughtful benevolence. Recipes describe reworking dried apples with water and lemon juice, egg yolks, and sugar for a rich pudding, plus steps for custards, fruit fillings, and yeast rolls. The text also offers reflections on kindness inspired by Andrew Carnegie and notes how small acts of consideration improve lives.

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