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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1887
Page
7
Suit Over Board Bill Involving Verhovay at Saratoga
Mrs Kate Cleary sues Alexander Verhovay for 227.68 claiming board during 1883 84 while he stayed in New York and at 1323 Second avenue. An attachment on his property in New York state is sought as he leaves for Saratoga and Florida. Mrs Webber accompanying Verhovay is named in the pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exander Verhovay
Togi Springs
Congress
Very
Kate Clear
Veray
Gayiver
New York
Saratoga
New York State
Web
Royalty in Shoals At Queen Coria Jubilee Dinner
A grand jubilee dinner displays an extraordinary guest list of five monarchs, six heirs, four imperial highnesses, and numerous royals, with Europe’s reigning families represented. The article notes the vast aristocracy contrasts with the laborers who sustain the society and questions who funds such royal pageantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coria
Europe
Yal
Holland
Blaine Faction in Ohio Dwindles as Toledo Convention Moves
The New York Evening Post reports the Blaine faction in Ohio is being extinguished by the Toledo convention. It predicts Illinois and Indiana will follow and urges Blaine to return home. Fargo Argus notes a dispute over public funds tied to warrants and an asylum incidental fund with potential felony penalties and strict enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Blaine
Ohio
Toledo
Fargo Argus
the Argus
Bowen
Office of Examiners
Royal Society
Henry Guy Carleton
New York World
Greenhorns Bask On The Beach Echoing Ocean Tales
Inland old lady jokes about the deep as a joy to see what there is plenty of while a middle aged man guards against cold water noting hot waste pipes feeding the sea. Secretary of State Matteson's Minneapolis home robbed Wednesday night taking money and a watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriar
Matteson
Minneapolis
John Taylor
Gath
Econof Brigham Young
Tike Connler
Roncer
Stenmboat
Tay
Mitchell Seen as Future Seat of South Dakota Catholic Church
A Yankton Press and Dakotaian report cites church leaders saying the Dakota Catholic division has papal approval and a bishops’ meeting will convene August 4 in Milwaukee. Mitchell is favored to be the cathedral city and headquarters for southern Dakota with Bishop Marty optimistic about Mitchell’s growth and prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton Press
Dakotaian
Dakota
North Dakota
Milwaukee
Michael Heiss
Ireland
Grace
St. Paul
Minn
Leidenbush
St. Cloud
Katzer
Flash
Green Bay
la Crosse
Wis
Vertin
Marquette
Marty
Mitchell
Geo. Sheehan
Patriarchal Circle Holds Mil waukee Convention Amid Old Foes
The Supreme Temple of the Patriarchal Circle held its seventh annual session in Milwaukee last week. The movement was led by Peter Van Vechten Jr of Milwaukee, who dominated prior work and influenced lodges to memorize their routines. A military drill competition showcased temples from several states, with Rochester's temple historically dominant, Anderson Indiana winning last year, and the exposition hall providing ample space for thousands of spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Supreme Temple of the Patriarchal Circle
Supreme
Peter van Vechten, Jr
van Vechten
New York
Odd Fellowship
Wisconsin
Anderson
Ind
Kalakaua’s Troubles and a Royal Rumpus Abroad
Henry Guy Carleton in the New York World lampoons Kalakaua king of the Sandwich Islands. He mocks insurrectionary plans, the king’s throne design, and the island economy while lampooning sugar, leprosy, and royal salary. The piece wryly notes Kalakaua’s ascent in 1876 and dubious dominion dubbed Highwine Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalakaua
Sandwich Islands
Claus Spreckles
San Francisco
United States
Highwine Kingdom
Henry Guy Carleton
New York World
Distinguished Scholar Joseph C. Kennedy Murdered in Washington
Joseph C. Kennedy, a renowned historian and former census official, was killed in broad daylight on a Washington street by laborer John Daily. Kennedy, a Maryland native, advised public figures and chronicled events since 1820. He left a son and two daughters, one married to Gen. John H. Bidwell of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph C. Kennedy
John Daily
Kennedy
Maryland
Francis A. Walker
Henry Clay
John. H. Bidwell
California
Fall plowing vs spring plowing debated by W Rex
Buffalo county farmers expect a heavy corn crop with yields around forty bushels per acre. Sanborn county fair plans to outdo prior shows with exhibits stock speed trials. The Dakota Gazetteer fraud claim surfaces in Yankton Herald. Beloit cut off trains to open new depot and eating house. Dakota status alleged as an empire territory by Omaha Republican, blamed on Republican voters for delayed statehood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo County
Diana
Sanborn County
Telegram items from the era report varied events
Flour rose two cents a barrel in New York. A lynching occurred in Bedoun Georgia. Charles Adams and daughter passed through St Paul to Yellowstone Park. A Canadian Pacific wreck near Rathortage left many dead or missing. Prohibition Party committee meets in Chicago November 16 to plan 1888 convention. An attacker injures Shakopee officials. Reed barred from Chicago hotel dining. Minneapolis expo contemplates Gladstone opening via London electric button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedoun
Reuben Hudson
James Rush
Charles Francis Adams
St. Paul
Yellowstone Park
Girl Refuses Conjugal Return in Infant Marriage Case
A seventeen year old Hindu girl, married at seven, seeks restoration of conjugal rights in a British court, arguing lack of consent at marriage. The lower court granted relief, but on appeal the decision was reversed, forcing the girl to acknowledge her husband or face jail. The case sparks debate on infant marriage and Hindu law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Jogindra Nath Bose
New Orleans
The Old Jokes Mixed With Penny Press Bits
A collage of snatches from periodicals and humor items. Highlights include a light valedictory anecdote, rural ignorance quips, a pistol joke about chambers, a barber shop chat in dialect, a tale of a boy facing poverty, a comic exchange about a broken plate, and a Times note on Bombay gifts.
Fear Killing and Faith Healing in Cobbe and Thurman Tale
Frances Power Cobbe condemns excessive fear in medical alarmism and urges moderation in warnings about disease. An Ohio man, Allen Thurman, grows from modest roots to a political career after courting Miss McArthur, daughter of a wealthy family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selden
Motiere
Frances Power Cobbe
The
Contemporary Review
Allen G. Thurman
Ohio Statesman
Pleasant Thurman
Allen
McArthur
Thurman
New York Tribune
Startling Real Estate Plan From Pennsylvania Boom
An exchange quotes Eastern and Omaha men discussing a Pennsylvania town founded within a year. They describe buying mountain land cheap, dividing into large lots for garden farming, funding via brass bands and picnics, and adding a silk mill alongside the parcels. The tale ends with the Omaha man fainting in a drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Omaha
Scott
N. B
Inventor Edison’s Diet and Dining Habits
The article notes Thomas Edison eats only beefsteak and fruits for dessert, favors vegetables, omits soups, and finishes meals quickly. It mentions his loud telephone voice shocks listeners, and his slight deafness makes him unaware of its pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inventor Edison
Mr. Edison
Chicago Times
Inexpensive Love at the Ice Cream Saloon
A street girl accuses a post office clerk of falling out of love while he laments and boasts of sending fourteen postal orders after her last week as they pass an ice cream saloon in Washington ic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore
Post Office
Washington
Flies Parade Oddity and Legal Quibbling
A humorous piece on flies in a room detailing their antics from a fly’s eye view and a mock Royal Society note. It ends with a quip about the misuse of the term lady and a joke on definitions. The column mixes comic observation with light social satire.
Omaha Man Seeks Stamp Help Amid Confusion Over St. Louis
An Omaha reader asks to mail a letter and notes confusion over two St. Louis locations in Michigan and Missouri. The exchange highlights postal idiosyncrasies and place name ambiguity across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
John Smith
X Street
St. Louis
Michigan
Missouri
Say Mister on Campus Martius Cheapskates Morning
A bleary campus scene on Campus Martius shows two men seeking breakfast and drink with nickels in a tense exchange. They refuse aid, pointing to shared poverty and a nearby Pil show offering two for a nickel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campus Martius
Lin
Detroit
Bree Press
Fortune Told for Fifty Cents in Texas Siftings Style
Brief quip from the Texas Siftings noting a fortune telling promise for fifty cents attributed to Trish Woman-Shure. The item joins an 19th century humorous ad tone reflecting local newspaper flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gypsy
Trish
Texas Siftings
Old Indian Relics Imitation Goods Sold in Phenix
A Chicago News note claims Pima Indians imitate relics and sell life size fake Gila monsters for 10 cents each in Phenix. The remark reflects ethnographic stereotypes and commercial fakery in a brief humorous item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
The Tonga Islands King in European Dress
The Tonga Islands King is described wearing well made European clothes that suit his figure, yet he cannot obtain civilized shoes to fit him because his feet are very large with an enormous heel development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonga Islands
Chicago News
Notable Births and World News Items
A long list of birthplaces and dates for numerous actors and performers is followed by an “ODDS AND ENDS” section recounting industrial and scientific curiosities. Highlights include Krupp’s 52 foot long cannon for Germany, Madagascar telegraph line, massive fish-pole imports, Croton aqueduct tunneling, and San Augustine coral formation artesian well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madagascar
Tamatave
Antananarivo
United States
Calcutta
Japan
Croton Aqueduct
The Athletes Mentioned in Early Athletic Circles
The article profiles runners and athletes from Manhattan Brooklyn Princeton and New York clubs. It notes L Isherwood J H McMahon Thomas B Hamilton A Schroeder Stewart Barr R D Skillman and trainer Jack McMasters plus his dog Nigger with a lighthearted note on racing contests and hopes for improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Isherwood
Manhattan Athletic Club
J. H. McMahon
Brooklyn Athletic Association
Thomas B. Hamilton
Princeton College
A. Schroeder
New York Athletic Club
Stewart Barr
R. D. Skillman
Barr
Jack McMasters
Nassau Athletic Club
McMasters
Testing an Egg’s Freshness Hint From Pioneer Press
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports a quirky freshness test for eggs. Wipe the large end clean and touch the tongue to the egg’s center. a warm spot inside signals a fresh egg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Seven Per Cent on Good Security Quoted by Merchant Traveler
A reporter asks Mr Chinker about today’s rates. He replies tersely that the rate remains seven percent on solid security, per Merchant Traveler.
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Peretilan
Teague
Tereti
Alexander Verhovay
Shoals
Labor of the People
Sherman
the Patriarchal Circle
Waterbury Messenger
W. Rex
Yankton
Canton Advocate
Beloit
Milwaukee Street
Kimball Street
Empire Territory
Great Northwest
Reir
Shakopee
Canadian Pacific
Rathortage
Brices
Alton Road
Bloomington
Illinois
Prohibition Party
Chicago
Alding
Ellingson
John Clark
Clark
Charles Reed
Guiteau
Garfield
Reed
Gladstone
London
Cleveland
Julia
Philadelphia Call
London Parish
Pall Mall Gazette
Johnny
Joe
Hugh
Boston Record
Sam Johnsing
Drake’s Traveler's Magazine
Marie
Papa
Carl
Hindoo
London Times
Bombay
Dinshaw Manockgee Petit
Jamesetjee Jejeebhoy
Ramdam Googoojeede Huckcucka
Philadelphia
A. G. Thurtman
Carleton ON Flies
Mom
Cyrus Field
Gramercy Park
Adam
John Gilbert
Boston
Frank Mayo
Neil Burgess
M. B. Curtis
Digby Bell
Catherine Lewis
Wales
CIA Louise Cary
Maine
Georgia
Cayvan
Bath
John Drew
England
Effie Elisler
J. K. Emmett
Rose Elynge
William J. Florence
Albany
Clara Morris
Louis Aldrich
Minnie Haul Was
Maude Granger
Connecticut
Kate Claxton
Italo Campanini
Parma
Italy
Milton Nobles
Cincinnati
Maggie Mitchell
Charles W. Couldock
Modjeska Was
Cracow
Poland
Fanny Davenport
Emma Abbott
Emma Albani
Prattsburg, N. Y
Rose Coghlan Was
Peterboro
Etelka Gerster
Kassa
Hungary
Frank Chanfrau
Christine Nilsson
Hussary
Sweden
Lillie Langtry
St. Helens
Jersey
Carlotta Crabtree
Lotta
Steele Mackaye
Buffalo
Robert Mantell
Irvine, Ayreshire
Frank C. Bangs
Virginia
Tom Keene
New York City
John H. Stoddart
Yorkshire
Margaret Mather
Toronto
Clara Louise Kellogg
Sumterville
D. C
John W. Albaugh
Baltimore
Lawrence Barrett
Paterson
N. J
John Lester Wallack
William Warren, Jr
Edwin Booth
Bolair
Arthur McKee Rankin
Sandwich
Ont
Agnes Booth
Sydney
New South Wales
Joseph Jefferson
Krupp
Ilinois Club
Almaden
Spain
Russia
St. Augustine
Fla
Joey Ay
TU Os
Pouu
Wwvarner
Warner Bros
Isdy
Paris
West Broadway
New Yorke
Darbuckley
Aristiceles
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
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