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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1891
Page
7
Mitchell L weekly note from The Weekly Capital highlights light humor and wordplay from South Dakota. Repeats publisher line and printing company attribution, offering a playful glimpse of local print culture.
The Indian School Superintendent at San Carlos Ariz reports flood devastation in the Gila valley. Adobe buildings and irrigation ditches were ruined. farm implements and household goods washed away. Mohave and Yuma settlements disrupted. some Indians left homeless and hungry, prompting appeals for aid and relocation.
Washington jury acquits Charles F. Kincaid after a trial in which he was charged with shouting at Representative Taulbee of Kentucky. The verdict ends a long, harassment filled episode and Kincaid is hailed as a courteous, respected figure in the capital.
A board of inquiry found Naval Constructor Peaster careless in supervising repairs on the United States steamer Albert at Mare Island. Master Shipwright Willie Was nevlice in the performance to Master Ship Pitter Webster have been discharged. Peaster relieved from duty Williamson and Webster discharged.
The Irish National League of America council at Cincinnati adopts resolution seeking views from Charles Stewart Parnell and Timothy Healy on a letter from John A. G. and involves Irish members in Parliament. The action aims to secure support from Parnell and the Irish government while addressing factional divisions.
A large blaze raged through a waterfront district prompting extensive ocean and street evacuations. Fire units battled the inferno for hours with special calls and searches at ten locations as crews contained the flames and assessed loss.
A garbled report describes a Georgia magistrate addressing alleged offenses and bonds. It mentions fines and terms such as twelve months, six months, and $20 costs. References to hearings, sheriffs, and local figures appear amid broken phrases.
A violent clash erupted after a man forced inside the lines and fired a hose at firemen. Edwardsville men joined the fray, causing a general melee that lasted an hour. Roughly twenty men from each side were badly injured, with broken heads noses and limbs. Doctors tended many wounds and two or three may die.
At a Dublin public meeting of the national federation it was announced that John Dillon’s account was overdrawn by 15000 dollars and urgent liabilities total 40000 dollars. The assembly resolved to pressure McCarthy and Parnell to release funds from Paris to cover current and future obligations.
A cautious report notes German authorities have not lifted anti American pork limits. Officials say they will wait for new U S measures to work before removing rules. Live swine may be admitted first, followed by live cattle as imports grow rapidly with January 144, February 451, March 511 official figures indicating rising American livestock imports.
The discovery shows two counties Gibson and Monroe were omitted from the enrolled reapportionment bill. The secretary of state allegedly hid the clerk of the house to insert the counties, while the attorney general disavows involvement. Officials expect courts may rule the bill invalid due to the unapproved changes to the enrolled text.
An explosion at Bradley's nitro glycerine works near Petrolia Ontario instantly killed three workers Albert Bradley James Chambers and D McDermand. Heads and limbs were found hundreds of yards away while small bone and flesh fragments covered the five acre site. Commuters seek how many others were inside the building. A brutal accident leaves authorities to determine the cause and if any others perished.
C P B Roberts a New England evangelist described as tall and handsome, claims part Negro heritage. He presides over a tabernacle on Pleasant Street and preaches holiness to large congregations. The marriage to Miss Mattie Abbots of Pitt was performed in New York by Rev. Berwell.
Mrs. Fannie Kendall caused the arrest of M. Atkinson in St. Joseph claiming he was her husband who deserted her in November. The real husband was not found, and the officer released Atkinson after the supposed wife suffered a hysterical episode.
A damaged fragment describes a social invitation at a house event attended by 114 members before a meeting. The text is garbled but mentions Short Range studies, McHale, Minnesots, and Passat, with unclear references to participants and timing.
Fragmentary OCR details opposition by leaders to regular army service. Mentions Merritt and Browning, a New Guinea peace project, and calls for selective enlistment. Describes contention over military manpower, weaponry, and war department pattern in the era.
Fragmentary text mentions a wife seeking a lease of the man who killed her, a husband, a penitentiary, and scattered names. Details are unclear, but imply a domestic tragedy or trial setting with references to a crime and missing context.
The killing of two unidentified white emigrants near R Blackfoot Idaho triggers immediate police action. Citizens mobilize about a hundred armed men to demand surrender while Indian police track the attackers through the hills east of town. The motive remains unknown and the perpetrators are at large.
Commissioner Carter of the general land office warns that armed crowds around Ashland and northern Wisconsin land offices threaten to block homestead filings. He says force will not grant land rights and such demonstrations bring hardship. Lands noted as valuable for pine timber with quarter sections worth 5000 to 10000 dollars.
From the Pulpit To the Grave, Count Lewenhaupt of a Swedish noble family, who wed Ellen Bayard, died suddenly at his Wilmington home after a brief illness. Typhoid fever caused the death, and only immediate family knew of his peril until the announcement.
Ten thousand striking weavers rallied in Bradford England to oppose a city ban on a meeting. Police failed to disperse the crowd and the riot act was read. Military joined the police, bayonets and batons used, many reverends and officers injured. The mob retreated after the clash.
The Brooklyn tabernacle will be dedicated on April 25 with services planned. Invitations are not yet sent, but representatives of faiths will gather and welcome all who believe in God’s fatherhood and man’s brotherhood behind pulpit barriers. An Ohio judge urged indictments in the Kenton lynching case, calling it willful murder. Dr Eben Tourjee, founder of the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, has died.
An over issue of 21,000 Boston Water Power shares triggered irregularities stretching back years. The late treasurer W. D Brown is too ill to explain. In Chicago John Ernest, a former fire department member, shot at his life after a drunken fit and wounded his wife. In Eichbure North Carolina Clarence Robertson aged 8 and Exims Straw aged 4 perished in a tragic incident involving a camera and a fatal act.
The market notes mixed live stock activity at Sioux City and Omaha with few buyers and steady prices overall. Receipts were light and demand modest. Chicago reports show steady cash grain prices and small movement in timothy exports.
The Cham berlain land office reports first filings for ceded Sioux lands west of the Missouri. Settlers rushed to secure tracts before others, camping by the office and entering claims as doors opened. Indian claims excluded some lands. A Norwegian colony of 500 families heads toward Chamberlain, with further settlers from Nebraska planning to claim near Earling on the ceded lands.
Sioux Falls professor Albert E. Foster known as a high flyer has been arrested on bigamy charges. He reportedly married Carrie Windom in Hamilton Canada, then a woman in Peru Indiana, and later entered Newport Kentucky where he eloped with Minnie Knight. A fourth wife is alleged as authorities seek to bring him to Newport for trial.
The Hill City bank near Harney Peak tin mines shut its doors and cashier Charles Lincoln is missing after an early Sunday ride. President T. W. Garlock of Custer examined the bank. the safe was found empty. Garlock expected reopening in a few days but gave no detail on the bank’s finances. Lincoln, a popular Knight of Pythias, failed to return from his Elkhorn train trip.
Vermilion University resumes spring term with full attendance as officials from the State Regents Board arrange contracts and resignations. Three faculty members including Prof Kratz are noted in the campus reshuffle as the university signals a fresh start.
A garbled South Dakota school reform note from Aberdeen centers on a board member and a cited law. The fragment mentions education, a dean or director, and a dispute over policy or procedure, with unclear names and roles, signaling a local governance controversy in the educational sector.
A South Dakota irrigation delegation led by engineer F B Cet cent from M Baldwi mst comprises the entire delegation as announced by officials.
Curt Huron and Ered faced a jury plea as a homicide case concluded with a judge sentencing five defendants to long terms. The decision centers on a patricide incident, with prosecutors detailing crimes and defense arguing for leniency.
Fragmented OCR text references a South Dakota investigation law and a procession of farmers, school land sales, and water issues. The readable parts hint at political or legal changes affecting land and resources, with garbled phrases indicating protest or commentary on taxation and governance.
A Scranton dispatch reports Miss Susan E. Dickinson denying New York reports about her sister Anna Dickinson and events around a family crisis. Susan asserts she protected Anna’s welfare, clarifies removals to West Pittston, and counters claims of extravagance and jealousy while detailing past nursing aid, alleged investments, and contentious legal action involving Howe and Hummel and the Republican National Committee.
A fragmented note says crops are in good condition across the region, tracing back to 1832. Mentions coal features and a person named Frank, with vague references to a San city and a prominent local figure.
A fragmented tale recalls the explorer De Brazza among the Kwilu River tribe in French Congo. He tests hospitality with a clever display of knowledge, gaining food and space to camp as he observes a theodolite, then rewards the villagers for their generosity. The account contrasts his calm, strategic approach with native curiosity and wariness.
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