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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1898
Page
7
A fragmented headline about Ronan Wad at The Leleg Ph with Khews of the Day as Told Over the Slender Wires. The readable text hints at a creative or literary feature and wire-based presentation. Further details are unclear from the fragment.
Violent clashes erupted as miners and armed riders attacked a Chicago Alton line train near Vermilion. Rail workers and local militia tried to quell the uprising after miners seized the locomotive, with engineers killed and several casualties reported amid threats to vital mines and transport routes.
A grand ceremony in Lansing honored war governor Anatin Hlal with a statue in front of the capitol, attended by Gen. Shafter and other veterans. The event, witnessed by about forty thousand visitors, featured speeches from Michigan officials and Federal and state military figures, praising wartime service and memory while noting funding and construction details.
An advertisement extols SGROFULA Cod-liver Oil with lime and soda as a tonic that fills out the skin with flesh beneath, reddens cheeks by enriching the blood, and boosts appetite and digestion. It urges consumers to be sure they get Scott's Emulsion.
A chaotic mix of brief items reports Judge Conley’s non probate, camp betting, rail project chatter, a proposed electric heating plant, prosecutions, courthouse accidents, bank robberies, mining deaths, barn fires, warehouse damage, and local social notes. Notable names include Hoover Ablatt, French, Lapeer, Kalama zoo, and Miss West.
The Knights Templar conclave at Pierpontville drew 40,000 spectators as Michigan teams competed fiercely and Detroit led with a strong tally. Spanish and U S forces debated on Cuba and the Philippines with military commissions taking positions. President McKinley attended ceremonies in Chicago and addressed large crowds. The steamer Majestic faced a perilous gale with the schooner Churchill sinking nearby, killing Captain Patrick Kane of Detroit. A war investigation commission prepared for an extended southern tour to inspect camps.
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