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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1907
Page
11
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The Ohio political scene has calmed after a period of conflict between Foraker and Taft factions. Public opinion now supports Secretary Taft as the preferred candidate for the presidential nomination, with Senator Foraker yielding to the desire for Taft.
In Germany a jury was found in ten minutes and the Hall murder trial concluded within days. The rapidity of the proceedings led to a guilty verdict and a note that such speed could be mirrored in this country.
Clare Tinan notes rising interest in the Graphic as Kimball begins to take notice. In two years the school population rose by 200 toward a thousand, cement walks are being laid after years of editor agitation, and Kimball shows life that may outpace rivals.
A heated race in Pennsylvania pits Republicans against Democrats over the new capitol building. Democrats plan to use the project as campaign fodder to show public spending and perceived waste. Campaign speakers will display items bought with state funds to illustrate costs. The rhetoric promises sharp exchanges as the contest unfolds.
Vermillion begins a new canning factory born from community effort to preserve garden and farm yields. Strawberries and plums come from Clay county with rapid growth expected in apples, beans, and tomatoes to follow. The venture could expand into a major local industry benefiting gardeners and truck patch operators.
Judge Lindley W. Morris in Toledo sentences twenty three of the Valentine anti trust violators to six months in jail and fines of one thousand dollars each while seven others receive one thousand dollar fines. The judge says fines alone do not deter violations and that prison time will warn others, aiming to curb lawbreaking in society and even suggesting similar action against poaching or illegal gambling.
The article notes enthusiastic Philadelphia supporters circulating postal cards urging President Roosevelt to run again, hoping mass mail will show national desire for his return to reform. It mocks society elites hosting a chimpanzee at a dining table and suggests penny stamps could fuel such efforts.
The annual premium list for the Huron state fair September 9 to 13 outlines liberal premium increases across livestock, dairy, agricultural and horticultural divisions. A top tier racing program is planned, Watertown Fourth Regiment band will perform, Aberdeen Co L will police grounds, and new buildings funded by the legislature and Beadle county. Citizens are urged to attend the fair in September.
Farmers in several regions banded together to construct competing grain elevators aiming to outlast line elevators. Early 1890s incidents recall Twin Brooks where a halted site led farmers to complete a partially raised elevator after defending against railroad workers.
Newport attendees report a morning breakfast at noon where a chimpanzee appeared in a full morning costume rather than its native attire. The reception noted the unusual entertainment as part of the event.
Tydnall reports J. D. Elliott, now retired as U.S. district attorney, says he is comfortable in retirement and would not accept a governor nomination. He calls the honor insufficient and the sacrifice too great, noting his recent strenuous work to avoid an empty honor for Governor Crawford.
Reactions vary as William D Haywood is found not guilty of conspiring to murder Governor Steunenberg. Boise citizens question the verdict while eastern and western socialists hail the decision as a victory for socialism. Authorities say cases against Pettibone and Moyer will proceed with the same vigor.
The Interstate Live Stock Fair Association of Sioux City profits shared with patrons, runs as the largest independent fair, and features Horace Wild in daily flights aboard the Eagle airship, plus free vaudeville attractions including Leaping the Death Gap Flames.
An 1879 extract from From My Life as an Angler recounts two boys aged nine and ten being chased by a pack of about twenty weasels while picking wild strawberries near Merrington to Windlestone. They sprinted over hedges and through fields, hearing a wild shout for help as the pursued fled toward the village.
The excerpt recalls an 1812 episode described by Forest and Stream where a person was attacked by weasels in northern England. It notes the unusual nature of such encounters and places the event in a distant rural setting with a reflective, anecdotal tone.
Boers in the Transvaal use a marked hunting trick where oxen are driven to graze while a hunter trails behind unseen from the front. The steen buck remains fearless as it nears the cattle and the hunter must fire with no repositioning.
The piece traces early patent activity for perpetual motion devices from Mayflower era inventors to the 19th and 20th centuries. It notes about 600 patents focused on gravity, buoyancy, gas compression and expansion, and surface tension. Some designs even include brakes to curb speed, reflecting persistent belief in a solvable problem.
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