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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1901
Page
8
Parker South Dakota election results show a 20 vote majority for temperance forces. Prohibition measures will ban liquor sales and shut down local cold storage plants. Aldermen elected across the wards and speculation that John Devereux will lead police. Parker plans a bond vote for a new courthouse on April 20.
Washington April 17 The post office department issues general instructions to postmasters on safeguarding government funds and stamp supplies. Postmasters must keep money and stamps inaccessible during business hours and hidden from view. If away from the office funds should be moved to the safest place. funds may be deposited in a national bank if available. if not a private bank may be used in a private receptacle under exclusive control at own risk.
A Woodbine Iowa collision between two Illinois Central passenger trains last night at 9 o'clock killed one engineer and fatally injured another. Several passengers were seriously hurt including J E Jewett Evangeline Dahl and A Nichols. The eastbound Chicago flyer No 2 struck No 25 on the main track after failing to sidetrack. Both engines and several cars were wrecked. A second item reports a derrick car and gondola falling from a bridge near Buffalo causing six deaths and multiple injuries including Wm DOHLGREEN and Nicholas Wagner.
Reports from northern Colorado describe a brutal blizzard on the plains over twenty four hours with drifting snow and heavy stock losses. In the Denver region the storm is said to be the worst in years, hindering city business and threatening further rail disruption if it lasts. Severe snowstorms across eastern Wyoming western Nebraska and South Dakota are blamed for farm losses including lambing shepherds and other stock casualties.
General Chaffee's birthday in Peking was marked by a formal farewell as foreigners, led by Von Waldersee, gathered with diplomats and staff. The field marshal praised Chaffee and his troops, while Senor Colgan spoke for the diplomatic corps.
Manila April 18 A court martial convened to try Lieutenant Frederick Boyer on embezzlement charges against commissary stores. Captain Frederick J Barrows will face similar charges later. A civilian Fletcher faces trial for unlawful conversion. An army officer defended Colonel Woodruff, head of subsistence, as an honest, capable man amid fraud rumors, while Secretary Root seeks fuller information from General MacArthur. Maj. J B Davis in Washington denies involvement and may face inquiry upon return to Manila. Evans & Co. contractor ties surface as investigation widens.
The text notes General MacArthur would rely on the chief commissary for inspections and information. It states the chief commissary wields nearly exclusive control and is the responsible figure. It mentions Colonel Woodruff alluding to the arrest of a commissary sergeant in telegrams to General Weston without a formal report.
Frankfort April 17 The Ripley murder trial proceeds with the defendant still under cross examination. Prosecutors hinge on what Ripley allegedly told Bradley and Yost about Governor Taylor on the eve of Goebel’s assassination. Ripley recounts movements January 31 and denies involvement with the to the Capitol hotel actions. He acknowledges a possible past talk with Matthews about Powers’ innocence, but is unsure if the remark was ever made.
After a second day of walkout at the McKeesport W Dewees Wood plant, the Amalgamated Association pushes for union recognition and warns of a wider clash that could shut all company mills. Only two mill departments run. 125 joiners from the knobling dept. McKeesport officials brace for possible disturbances while the company resists recognizing the union.
Sheriff Beeler of Apache County was mortally wounded in an ambush two months ago near a stone wall. News of the bloody raid has reached Phoenix, with ties to a man vowing vengeance. Friends of the deceased and the accused are on edge as a large police party hunts the attackers.
In Chicago on April 18, Robert E McPetridge fatally wounded his brother William McPetridge in front of hundreds of bystanders. Both men were arrested along with their parents Charles Elkins and F B Courtney who were with the Teeco company.
London reports describe Mrs Richard Chamberlain accusing Colonial Secretary Chamberlain of war aims benefiting Johannesburg capitalists. The piece notes unconfirmed word of Geneva French capture, ongoing Boer resistance, and South African war costs approaching seven and a half million pounds weekly. It also mentions Morgan talks on the budget and possible large loans to finance the war.
Lisbon April 17 The court directs announce Queen Marie Amelie wife of King Carlos will become a nun amid long standing quarrel over church control. King sided with liberals provoking clergy anger. edict against cloisters sparks deep clerical protest. Queen pleads for mercy but king remains firm, threatening to close noncompliant religious houses.
President to appoint William L. Jenkins governor of Oklahoma Territory to replace Governor Barnes whose term ends. Jenkins currently serves as secretary of the interior.
Cleveland April 17 reform candidate Tom L Johnson, now mayor barely two weeks, orders crackdown on gambling houses and saloons, expands police and detective ranks, and pushes municipal control of utilities. He plans city lighting, two streetcar lines possibly to be bought, and a rebalanced tax system aimed at easing burdens on the poor while targeting large corporations. He issues notices to gamblers to close, vows instant obedience of city employees, and signals a No. 1 record focused on clean streets, civil service, and reduction of graft through municipal ownership and tax reform. He seeks two streetcar franchises to expire and tests municipal ownership of utilities. Local officials anticipate a costful but thorough transformation.
In a district court on April 11 Judge Eugene Millett ruled that Christian Scientists cannot be prosecuted for practicing medicine when their beliefs guide care. The decision centers on whether treating a sick patient with faith or prayer counts as medical practice sheeting liability. The case references Nichola Christian Scientists and a patient named Grosenbach who died after dip whether illness.
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