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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1902
Page
3
The Mitchell Capital announces new subscription terms. Rates list options for one-year advance payment, one-year post six months, one-year post one year, six months, and three months subscriptions.
TO ADVERTISERS Advertising rates given an application and will be found reasonably low Business Cards not exceeding six lines 5.00 e year Each additional line 1.00 Business Locals Five cents per line Legal Advertisements at Statute Rates Cards of Thanks Ten Cents per line Marriage and Death Notices published free of Obituaries Resolutions of Respect and Wedding presents Five Cents per line We club with all the leading publications in the euntry at the lowest club prices All subscribers wishing their address changed should give their former as well as their new
A St Louis Globe Democrat analysis argues that the United States will relinquish Cuba on May 20 and that a Cuban government, by Cubans and for Cubans, will take root. It predicts eventual annexation by the United States and notes costs and sacrifices in freeing Cuba.
The passage notes a government allowing installation and highlights a rare display of national generosity and enlightenment unmatched in world annals. It emphasizes the broader significance of policy facilitation and the exceptional scope of aid.
Chicago residents voted overwhelmingly for municipal ownership of street railway lines. Now officials must craft a plan to seize control of the railway property, noting it would require only a small sum to influence the vast private corporations managing Chicago's system.
E W Caldwell will assume the mayoral office in Sioux City at a higher pay after the city council raised the mayor's salary. Caldwell stated the raise was necessary as the job provides bread and butter, comparable to editing a newspaper.
The traveling salesmen from four surrounding states convene in Sioux Falls this week to discuss improved transportation and railway service, hotel and livery service, hotel inspection, and curbing orders from houses that do not use traveling salesmen.
The Municipal Voters League of Chicago endorsed 28 candidates for aldermen and elected nineteen, defeating five known vicious aldermanic characters. Two of the worst candidates, Coughlin and Powers, won by large majorities.
The London Daily Mail asserts it has positive information that Cecil Rhodes left most of his fortune to promote a vast imperial education project. The plan would extend across every land where the Union Jack waves to improve educational facilities and foster imperial sentiment among British subjects.
The report notes many towns including Yankton Aberdeen Ver million hold spring elections with Republicans driving a partisan split. Opponents also favor clear party lines, hoping this practice will spread to the city and improve campaigns.
Boston friends honored Edward Everett Hale for reaching eighty with a public gathering attended by diverse city representatives. Letters were read from President Roosevelt and Senator Lodge. Hale found a large sum of money left at his home by admirers upon returning from the event.
An English astronomer in Massachusetts claims a planetary alignment will flood Western Europe Western Asia and the Southeastern United States for thirteen days starting April 6. Venus Mars Mercury Jupiter Saturn Uranus the moon and sun will align on one side of Earth, causing a strong tidal pull to submerge the named regions and recede after the period. he warns many will remain unaware or indifferent.
Interview in the Sioux City Tribune cites Doc. McKinney of Sioux Falls showing support to defeat Congressman Taurke for renomination following Senator Kittredge’s endorsement. Back home, locals press for clarification as a Press reporter probes McKinney who hints he would speak within state bounds about Burke’s renomination.
In a spring health notice the ad touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a premier spring medicine to purify the blood and strengthen the system. It claims to cure dyspepsia indigestion la grippe malaria fever and ague and urges readers to try it, noting a private stamp over the bottle neck.
The text suggests Senator Jones is out of the way, clearing the path for Senator Gorman to ascend to senate leadership within the democracy. This development threatens a western gentleman still pursuing presidential ambitions.
An Illinois man killed his rival in a love dispute. On the day of the rival's funeral the killer headed to the penitentiary to begin a thirty year sentence. The swift court action is said to discourage lynch law and is attributed to southern people.
Arkansas Senator Jones loses re election in a notable defeat as an enemy to the trust while leading a trust aligned campaign. For eight years he chaired the national committee that guided Bryanistic efforts and now declines to stay with the Democrats.
The Sioux City Journal reports Cal pledged to suppress gambling and after a meeting with casino owners on Saturday night before he would assume office, gamblers agreed to quit and every house in the city closed that night. This is portrayed as a political victory for Cal.
Report from a St. Louis conference says allied parties may form a new political organization with the populist party likely at the helm. Democrats struggle to settle their leadership and platform, risking a split into two rival factions in the next presidential contest.
Washington reports President Roosevelt will not pardon Rathbone convicted in Cuba post office frauds. Two reasons cited: lack of power or right to appeal civil court verdict and prior Bristow investigation report against Rathbone. General Wood’s trusted role cited.
A heated battle in both chambers culminated in the senate approving an oleomargarine bill by 39 to 31. The measure imposes state and federal regulatory reach on oleomargarine and kindred products, with taxes set at 10 cents per pound for artificially colored varieties and a quarter of a cent per pound for uncolored forms.
The proposal imposes a 100 cents per pound tax on butter and a quarter of a cent per pound on renovated butter. It suggests dairy farmers may gain from the policy in the future and be relieved from direct competition with oleo margarine firms.
The town enacted a compulsory education statute requiring children ages seven to fourteen to attend a public school for at least twelve weeks per school year. An exemption exists for those living two miles from a schoolhouse. The piece notes education advantages and few youths declining schooling opportunities.
The Sioux Falls Press laments General Nelson Miles retirement with sympathy and insinuates his lack of West Point training led to years of brow beating. It notes the irony that Miles often battered others, implying he bears responsibility for his current plight.
In Maine a reform-minded preacher becomes sheriff of the county containing Portland. He leads a moral crusade against liquor, closes 271 saloons, and then offers a prize of 100 dollars to anyone who can prove any remain open.
Grover Cleveland continues a letter-writing drive aimed at reorganizing the Democratic Party along old, true principles. He expresses concern over past and current party wanderings and praises Princeton contact C D Baldwin for ensuring frank discourse. He warns that Cleveland may take time to shift the party but foresees headway through his correspondence.
Countless thousands report relief after using Dr King’s New Life Pills for constipation sick headache dizziness jaundice malaria fever and all liver and stomach troubles. Purely vegetable and advertised as never ripe or weaken. Sold for 25 cents at Scallin’s drug store.
Geo L Heard of High Tower Ga writes that eczema covered his baby, caused severe itching and sleeplessness. After using a box of Banner Salve, the baby improved and was well when the salve finished, as the doctor noted it did more good than anything else.
A city resident fears microbes and refuses to sit on chairs unless they have been washed with Rocky Mountain Tea. The item notes the cost at 35 cents and is attributed to S. H. Seallin.
Mrs P L Cordier of Mannington Kentucky writes that her three year old daughter had a severe croup diagnosis and the doctor said she could not live. After using Foley's Honey and Tar, the first dose brought quick relief and she survived.
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