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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1888
Page
2
The state court's decision in the Horace J. Perrin will case finds fraud and undue influence, voiding several conveyances. Dispatches describe Manitoba interest among Michigan residents, suicide in Chicago, and various Michigan happenings from railroad plans to accidents, political shifts, and local crimes. Numerous named individuals, towns, companies, and events populate a broad statewide roundup.
The article notes moves toward midwest stations on the great lake, a plan led by Capt Sutterthwaite with offices in Typolis, to fund three colonies in Oldabowa territory after the election. It also reports the death of John Wentworth of Chicago, famed as mayor congressman and Bee editor, at 70+. Meanwhile Judge Sawyer upholds exclusion of Chinese on ships, and a Dakota temperance action arrests women in Thompson, with saloons torn down and liquor spilled.
More than 60 of 67 Sioux sign protest against federal terms after negotiations in Washington. Indians reject proposed payments and insist on no more than 1000 per section, while government offers 115 per acre. Talks conclude as new law program opens, with tribal authority cited as reason for rejection.
A sensational report from Topeka describes an archial exposure at Winfield where an organization named Industrial Liber National Order of Videntas faced discovery. Agent H M Upham of Pacific Express in Coffeyville received a suspicious package marked Gline handie win care, which exploded at home badly injuring an Angeuri pharmacist and revealing links to local citizens.
A freight collision near Wilkes-Barre Pa between a Lehigh Valley engine 401 and a Baltimore and Ohio fast freight killed six men and injured twenty six. Most victims were Hungarians. One railroad worker died aboard his switch engine. A second wreck at Washington Pa killed three more aboard a baggage and two sleeper cars were piled.
J B McClure paymaster for Mc Pudden building a Lehigh Valley branch is killed by masked gunmen in ambush on a mountain woods road near Wilkesbarre. His bodyguard reports the horn and mules used to drive the team were slain. the horse was killed and the sack stolen in the attack. Blaine sued and Mrs Blaine faces a suit over alleged alienation of affections. family scandal and divorce stakes cited involving Col Ingernell Gen Pryor and Gen Me Maton.
Markets show broad action across grain and livestock with no clear trend. Wheat futures for October and December move on strong demand while corn and rye parley price shifts. Butter, cheese, and eggs report varied demand as pork and lard trade remains dull. Livestock traders note weaker cattle and sheep demand compared to last week amid steady hog activity.
The session closed amid a flood of measures in both houses with 15 555 introduced. Many bills stalled or referred to committees while key issues included repeal of preemption and timber culture, general homestead law, river and canal projects, labor rules, and relations with Canada and Mexico. Growth reports from Dakota New Mexico and Idaho governors highlighted population, land entries, and agricultural progress.
The event was attended by the mppress, Victoria and her daughters, the Duke of Spain, and Prince Frederick Leopold of Saxe Meiningen. An address from municipal authorities promised 225,000 for a memorial institute to honor Emperor Frederick's efforts to develop the capital. The empress gratefully accepted, pledging to promote a useful institute, while later garbled lines reference yeast and greed as unrelated distortions.
A historical note recalls Beethoven Schubert and Mozart lying in nearby tombs in a Vienna cemetery now slated for destruction. It describes Schubert and Beethoven receiving late public tributes, while Mozart’s buried remains vanish in a common grave. The piece laments poverty and neglect that haunted their final days and highlights their enduring legacies.
Verus Siftings notes suggestions from Gue de Smith and Giltooly that gas companies may cut rates in the coming year. They discuss whether a presidential year affects gas supply and prices, with Smith arguing a year of easier gas access could occur.
A dialog fragment describes a stranger asking after a man who speaks of bones and sinews and pays for whisky once a year. The bartender replies the man is at Bellevue Hospital in surgical ward 3, with the note “Heman’s present wittesa.”
A fragment shows a woman and a tramp conversing as he claims vast travel knowledge from Portland Maine to the Rio Grande. The tramp notes occasional weariness but asserts travel broadens the mind, ending with epock era style spelling.
Fragmentary item records a flirtatious exchange involving Mrs Reilmad of New Jersey and Miss Lulu with a reference to Gotham and a suggestive remark about a kiss time. It reads like a gossip snippet from an Epoch feature.
In a brisk exchange at school Willie Walls brags about his father’s serious illness, while a child fears their own father may also fall dangerously ill. The conversation shows concern and anxiety over parental health.
A clerk questions a customer about identity, asking if she is Miss Sixth and recalling a Saratoga trip. The customer confirms and selects twelve yards of fabric, paying in cash as the exchange ends.
A fragment from the Lonivivile Recorder notes public opinion about Huspanay with remarks about him and Lstover being a delightful wife, reflecting local social chatter from the period.
A humorous old dialogue shows an anxious buyer lamenting flies after purchasing a paper from a grocer. The grocer responds with a quick retort about selling enough to drive the pest problem away.
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