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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1887
Page
2
A faded item describes a sturdy lone tree in a wide field as a landmark and shelter, likening its strength to Henry Ward Beecher in youth and old age. It remembers his early sermon in Plymouth, then shifts to a crowded roundup of 19th century notes on politics, science, labor, and society.
A long, scattered OCR summary reports varied items from London to Canada and the U.S. including fashion notes, prices, a seal fishery decline in Newfoundland, a new Los Angeles courthouse plan, and tales of crime, politics, and society in many places with references to Gen Miles, Maine, and Washington diplomats among others.
A fire swept through a block on River Street near Main and East, destroying the Monroe darkware shop and nearby stores. Interior fittings and a row of brick structures suffered heavy damage as crews battled the blaze for hours. Local authorities say the total loss could exceed a large amount with salvage values uncertain.
A boiler explosion at J. H. Gifts’ change mill east of Edmore killed foreman Kate Gibbs was flung alive but unhurt after the blast killed engineer Chay Walters and 15 year old Dennis Sherlock. Several others injured or missing, with debris and fires causing extensive damage. The accident follows other recent mill explosions in the region.
The March report records distribution and consumption of grain with a larger share retained on farms than in March Island, noting 27 percent of wheat on hand. It cites 122,000,000 bushels on hand versus 107,007,000 last year and 100,000 in March 1885, the largest surplus yet. Local consumption at 1,200,000 bushels and 98,000,000 to be shipped beyond county lines. Opium smuggling case: B A West of Detroit arrested for heavy operations, with shipments traced via British Columbia and St Thomas, Ont. A London suit named Bull against the Prince of Wales for 2,000 and interest over a fund for a plaintiff child born after the prince's U.S. visit.
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