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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1897
Page
4
Grant Monument Dedication in New York Draws Millions
Riverside Park in New York hostsDedication Day for the Grant monument. Officials including McKinley Porter Strong Cleveland Hobart attend the sunrise ceremonies. An estimated 11 million people line Fifth Avenue to witness the procession and grand stand remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
N. Porter
Mayor Strong
Grant
York
Riverside
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Cleveland
Porter
Mr Strong
Presit Hobart
Grant Fly
Richard W. Gilder
Rosecrans
Alger
Wright
MacKinley
Dave Porter
Dave Porter, the Orator of the Day, Bevore
Wictress
Bank cashier Cassin flees with state savings assets
In Famaxra Georgia, Tarry A Cassin, cashier of the Georgia Savings Loan and waiting Company, confessed to a large cash shortage after a board examination revealed the bank's near total depletion. The figure cited as 45000 is believed to be a severe understatement, with authorities tracking the loss as investigations unfold. Cassin is in Fulton jail awaiting further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ianta Bank
fAmaxra
Tarry A. Cassin
Georgia Savings, Loan and Waiting Company
Fulton Rain
Jeters
Cassin
Underground Railway Explosion Wrecks Aldersgate Station
A tremendous blast hit the underground railway at Aldersgate station on Tuesday night. A first class coach was torn apart injuring ten and leaving debris and darkness across the platform. Officials say a tomb might have been planted to wreck the train, sparking wide panic and hospital cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jung
Be City
Aldersgate
Rome Repudiates Weyler in Gold Payment Policy
Rome rejects Weyler currency reforms by blocking depreciation in baptismal and burial permits through Havana bishops and parish priests. Gold remains the sole accepted payment for masses. salaries also taxed to gold. New Orleans reports indictments of Southern Pacific officials for illegal rebates to shippers amid interstate commerce scrutiny. Ingersoll may face Pope before arguing debt over a jeweled St Augustine tabernacle model. A New Jersey man Edward Seather shot himself after tension with wife. Chile and Brazil may ally for peace in South America. An earthquake in TL region stirred streets with no casualties reported. Judge Day and Cassius Barnes noted in political appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Weyler
Llavasa
Havana
New Orleans
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific
T O
Wen Siven
Ingersoll
York
Robert G. Ingersoll
St. Augustine’s Tabernacle
Winter Wheat Shortage Seen Across Six States In April Report
C A Kings & Co report from Toledo based on 4185 dealer and miller replies forecasts a winter wheat short crop. Illinois worst with two thirds winter killed and half acreage. Indiana over half crop. Missouri under two thirds. Ohio near average with ten percent killed. Michigan near average though some winter kill. Kansas improving but about one fifth winter killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. King & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Michigan
Kansas
Elk Die in the Yellowstone Winter Starvation Toll
Wyoming game and fish commissioner Gustave Schnitger cites a Jackson Hole warden report showing 26,000 elk wintering in the district with 5,000 calves and 2,500 adults dying of starvation. Ranchers guarded hay stacks as fences failed to exclude elk from cattle hay stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Schnitger
Wyoming
Captured by the Cubans in Baracoa siege
From Havana comes news that insurgents seized Baracoa, a key town in Santiago de Cuba, after a sharp fight. Spaniards suffered heavy losses and retreated as the insurgents gained control of the port. Miles plans May departure for Europe to visit the war front, traveling via Paris and Constantinople with Captain Maus. his moves depend on war progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago de Cuba
Havana
Baracoa
Miles
General Miles
Europe
Washington
Paris
Oriental Express
Constantinople
M. B. Maus
Gold Ordered for Export Amid Market Rise Tension
The treasury secretary said on April 24 that $977,000 in gold was ordered for export per a telegram from Assistant Treasurer Jordan in New York. It is the first sizable withdrawal since July 22, 1896, when $2,000,000 left. Officials do not foresee a broad export trend, attributing current demand to the Greece Turkey crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Jordan
New York
Treasury
Greece
Turkey
Wheat Slumps on Weather and War Hopes in Chicago
A sharp drop in Chicago wheat prices followed favorable weather and easing war prospects. July opened at 88 74 in the morning, declined about 23 8e to near 78 ige, triggering many stop May orders. Demand later appeared and a slow recovery began as trading ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Chicago
Indians Oppose Civilian Agent Help
The Indian Guide on the Shoshone Reservation Wyoming opposes appointing a civilian as agent. Under Capt Wilson the current army agent the Indians have prospered. They have made big strides toward self support and education and the Guide warns no greater disaster could befall them than a change in leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Indian Guide
Wyoming
Wilson
Sick Sheep Die in the Blizzard at Douglas Wyoming
Heavy sheep losses unfold from a severe blizzard in Douglas Wyoming. A drive from Powder River saw about 7,000 sheep driven north by Mitchell and Baker, many dying from scab and weakness along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Wyo
Messrs. Mitchell & Baker
Powder River
Ottumwa Flood Panic Strikes South Ottumwa Railroads Paralyzed
Des Moines River flood overwhelms South Ottumwa with water covering business districts and over a hundred residences. Levees hold failures at Milwaukee tracks and main railroad lines. Six railroads entering Ottumwa affected as Burlington, Rock Island, Central, and Milwaukee traffic south halts. only Wabash from south and Milwaukee from north run. Eddyville reports 150 residents displaced as river reaches its highest level since 1858.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Ottumwa
Milwaukee Tracks
Des Moines
Rock Island
Burlington
Eddyville
Black Letter Day for Fayetteville as Hangings Loom
West Virginia tale centers on Montgomery and Fayetteville where a gang known as the Montgomery gang faces multiple executions. Clark Lewis Albert Waters and Wilbur Slaughters were found guilty of murder for Charles Gibson and sentenced to death or life imprisonment. A rape case and additional trials follow as prosecutors tally further charges against gang members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Montgomery
Clark Lewis
Albert Waters
Wilbur Slaughters
Charles Gibson
Lewis
Waters
Brazie
Criminal Court
Jerry Brown
John Hudson
Virginia Gibson
Gibson
Canada school problem called after papal legate decision
In Montreal political circles a sensation followed reports that Mgr Merry del Val, papal delegate to Canada, rendered an adverse decision. Minister J Israel Tarle urged dissolving Parliament and appealing to the people to endorse Manitoba terms, arguing Quebec would wither under a pope opposed stance while English speaking provinces could grant the premier a strong majority to close the school question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Mgr
Merry del Val
Canada
J. Israel Tarle
Manitoba
Quebec
Tarle
Havemeyer Dies In New York At 70
Theodore A. Havemeyer vice president of the American Sugar Refining Company died in New York on Monday after returning from Florida. He fell ill from a cold and grip that rapidly worsened, passing away at 8 30 p m Sunday night. The sudden death ends a long career in sugar refining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Trust
Theodore A. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
New York
Florida
Ontario detective shot during robbery capture
Windsor Ont government detective Charles Mahony was fatally wounded Sunday in Belle River while attempting to arrest two robbers. One suspect was seriously wounded. The incident marks a deadly confrontation tied to crime in Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mahony
Windsor
Ont
Belle River
World's Fair at Brussels Excludes United States Exhibit
The 1897 Brussels Exposition opens with nearly all nations represented. The United States alone is not represented or is poorly represented. President Cleveland urged Congress for $5,000 then $30,000 more, but Congress did not act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Brussels
Japan
Persia
Siam
Mexico
Cleveland
Congress
Olney
Cleveland Speaks at New York Reform Club Dinner
Ex President Cleveland addressed the Reform Club of New York at the Waldorf Hotel dinner. John DeWitt Warner presided with Cleveland as the central figure, responding to the toast Present Problems. Five hundred eighty guests attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reform Club
New York City
Waldorf
United States
Gold Democrats
Cleveland
John DeWitt Warner
William L. Wilson
Havana passengers report releases from Cuban confinement
Passengers say Consul General Lee aided the release of Ora Melton from Cabanas after more than a year. They add that Jose Fernandez and G. W. Aguirre, brother of insurgent General Aguirre, are slated for release within a day or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Havana
Lee
Ora Melton
Cabanas
Jose Fernandez
G. W. Aguirre
Aguirre
Antonio Mora Dies in New York Hotel at 79
Antonio Maximo Mora, whose Cuban property was confiscated twenty five years earlier and whose claim against Spain was settled in 1895 for nearly one million dollars, died at the Hotel Grenoble in New York on Saturday aged 79.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Maximo Mora
Cuba
Spain
Grenoble
New York
Four Italians die in gas explosion at Blockton mine
Four Italian miners were killed in a gas explosion in Mine No. 2 at Blockton Alabama on Monday morning. The fatalities were part of a crew of thirty men working about 1,600 feet underground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blockton
Ala
Matt Matteson
Isaac Cario
Matteson
Market Quotations Across Midwestern Trade Hubs
Regional price listings for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with staples like wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes showing opening ranges and variety of quality grades across markets. Notable figures include No 2 red wheat around 82c to 95c and hogs generally $3.00 to $4.75 with regional spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Uniform South Dakota School Course Aimed Statewide
A ten member committee from leading colleges and high schools met in Mitchell after Vermillion discussions to draft a uniform course of study for the entire state. The plan seeks identical curricula timelines so graduates are on the same footing when entering colleges. Five departmental committees will be formed for Language English Mathematics Science and History with chairpersons to be named and more meetings likely in summer or fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Educational Association
Vermillion
Mitchell
South Dakota
South Dakota Butter Tops Elgin Quality in Latest Quotations
South Dakota butter has edged out Elgin butter by half a cent in recent quotations, with Clay County creameries in Alsen and Greenfield contributing samples. Seven creameries in the county are booming as the new dairy industry expands, while the U S Department of Agriculture tests 1000 pounds of premium butter for London competition. David A. Laird, longtime Black Hills prospector, was found in False Lot tum Gulch near Portland after disappearing January 24 during a blizzard. his body showed signs of exposure, and he had been active in mining and local deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
United States
Clay County
Alsen
Greenfield
United States Department of Agriculture
London
Holland
Denmark
Sweden
David Laird
David A. Laird
Deadwood
Lottom Gulch
Portland
E. C. Sawyer
Carbondale Camp
Laird
Black Hills
Carbondale
Sunday School Convention Opens in Madison May 11 18
The South Dakota Sunday School Association holds its annual convention in Madison from May 11 to 18. Officers include W. H. Robertson of Hurley as president Rev S. D. Works of Huron as vice president and C. R. Fisher of Redfield as secretary treasurer. The body covers all pastors and superintendents in the state and seeks broader cooperation among Sunday school workers for county district and township organization. A robust program is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota Sunday School Association
Madison
W. H. Robertson
Hurley
Fine outlook for crops in season bulletin from Turon
The first crop bulletin of the season from the United States Weather Bureau at Turon reports the winter of 1896-97 began in October with unusually cold spells and a prolonged winter into mid March. By April 15 seeding was limited to high ground with drainage while low land remained wet. Seedbeds are moist and germination should be rapid if temperatures stay seasonable. Buds and grass are starting in southern and central counties, signaling a promising, flattering season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Ituron
Irrigation interest rises across state says commissioner
Stacy Cochrane, commissioner of irrigation, reports far more interest in new water storage laws than in artesian wells. He notes many farmers request meetings to explain law workings and operation methods. The broader effect on drought and hot winds is discussed as pond evaporation increases humidity and could lessen drought periods. A state wide observance is needed for effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stacy Cochrane
Don’t Like the Ruling Affects Auditor Vouchers
At the start of Auditor Mayhews term he ordered no expense vouchers audited without receipts. State officers prefer itemized accounts with affidavits. Railroad commissioners asked supreme court for show cause why receipts arenot required. Order granted. River Improvements at Pierre begin. Riprap work from Bad River mouth to bluff to be completed. Lower Marion Island protection planned with dyke and Goddard Island dam awaiting new appropriation. Rapid City hikes saloon license to 400 dollars. Total with state and county licenses reaches 800 dollars, likely closing six saloons. Mail pouches lost when a yawl capsized between Pierre and Fort Pierre. Two passengers and two boatmen rescued. Township Treasurer O B Heath of Portage decamps with 400 dollars of school funds and sent a threatening suicide note from St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayhew
Supreme Court
Pierre
Bad River
Marion Island
Goddard Island
Rapid City
Board of County Commissioners
Fort Pierre
Redfield Gusher Reaches Water Flow at 800 Feet
A major water well north of Redfield struck its first flow at 800 feet. Drilling continues to reach 900 feet, with work speeding toward completion. An electric light plant will begin operation as soon as the well is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redfield
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