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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1889
Page
4
A May 31 1889 item lists industry protection as a Southern argument for tariffs, notes many Southern contested election cases, and warns against strikes. It reports New York electrifies executions, Lords defeat the deceased wife's sister bill, Parker’s port and ship notices, and a Cleveland–Perrine wedding with Mrs Cleveland attending.
The Agricultural Department reports a decline in U S sheep numbers from 50,026,629 in 183 to 42,599,079 last year, despite population growth and territorial expansion. The data contrast with 1800 to 1880 gains during protection, illustrating tariff impact on the wool industry.
Miss Harris and Miss Whitman visit friends while Mrs. Ross battles illness. A College Mile Quartet concert is planned for June first in Shepherd with Miss Stevens assisting. Prof Estabrook praises college work as a promising outlook grows. A union prayer meeting is proposed, and a Jon Hicok lecture was postponed. YMC A pledge raises funds for a Summer Bible study trip to Northfield, with Alma College aiming to send four to five delegates and support pledged by Beckner and others.
Memorial Day reflections praise living soldiers and honor the dead. General Logan aided the observance design, linking flowers on graves to peace. Rain prevented full services. at 10:50 am the Post visited Wright Cemetery to decorate graves, then Alma Cemetery for a 3 pm address by Dr. Kendall Brooks at the chapel.
The libel suit by Pollaskyros against George Minchener ended when Judge Gartner directed a verdict for Minchener. The case centered on a Detroit office report from BR G Dun & Co claiming Pollasky Brothers mortgaged stock in Alma Michigan. The judge found no evidence Minchener knowingly participated in publication. liability lay with Dun & Co pending further appeal.
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