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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1892
Page
9
Reports say a Big Four east bound limited collided with a freight at Edwardsville. The engineer and fireman died and several passengers were injured, some fatally. Disobedience of orders is blamed as the eastbound engine departed before the freight crossed.
Aboard the Trinacria from the Mediterranean were thirty howling dervishes and Mohammedan priests en route to exhibit in the United States. Led by Sheik Maluck of Damascus, they travel under Josef Maluck. An un announced performance occurred during the voyage with vivid spinning and loud howls observed by passengers.
A Canadian plan proposes a Gedrziun Bay to Toronto canal with a tunnel under the Humner River to Geor gian Bay. The scheme would divert water from Lakes Huron and Ericus to drain the Detroit River, potentially eliminating U S landings at Duluth and other ports and giving Canada control of inland waterways.
The workers will sign the reduced scale proposed by the Carnegie Works and permit the scale agreement to expire in December rather than June if the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers is recognized as the bargaining body.
In Worcester Massachusetts a thunderstorm aborted Prof Blondie Wilkes balloon show. Benjamin Long became entangled in the anchor rope and hung head down above the crowd. He freed himself by a cut rope, plunged fifty feet, then landed in the lake and swam ashore a crowd hero.
About 9 o clock an East bound Lehigh Valley train left East Buffalo yards when a mob of forty or fifty vagrant men armed with revolvers and clubs boarded the moving train. They assaulted the crew, broke open cars, and searched the train before police apprehended twenty six suspects and locked them up.
Gen. Butler insists the punishment of Private Tams at Homestead was barbarous and unlawful. He argues no wartime rule justifies it and warns that such discipline could deter militia service, comparing treason definitions and condemning Carnegie vessel actions as not treasonable.
A bullfight in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, drew about 5900 spectators including American tourists. Matador Alberto Limertura slipped while thrusting a bull, was dragged by its horns, and died as medics moved him. A banderillero was killed by the same bull, and police halted the event.
Paris cholera cases draw notice from Netter and Lancet as India and Russia reports show rising tolls. In Duluth a damages suit seeks 100000 against Porter Brothers for injuries from a Montana bridge accident. A Texas priest inquiry follows a fortune linked to Father Segui. Milwaukee and Gaylord wrecks injure several with deaths, and a Big Four freight crash near Springfield leaves casualties.
A Manchester court held in Lutters versus Butters that a South Dakota divorce may be invalid in England without personal service. The case involved Emma Butters and Dr. Butters, who remarried in England after a 1891 South Dakota decree. The decision implies SD decrees gain no force in England unless personal notice is served.
The seventh annual meeting of the State Pharmaceutical Association will be held in Sioux Falls on August 6 and 7. Members include every certified registered pharmacist in the state. The gathering will review the Pharmacy Board’s upcoming year and nominating district members, with programs, addresses, and a reception planned by local druggists.
The report notes corn has stiffened, rye and barley harvests underway, oats to be cut this week, and early wheat ripening. Most areas east of the Missouri River show favorable conditions, with a 50 to 60 mile strip near the river needing rain. General rains would aid crops, with some spots already needing moisture soon.
Mitchell hosts the Corn Belt Real Estate Association of South Dakota annual meeting. Officers elected include President G W Roberts Yankton and Secretary Don C Needham Crow Lake. Joint Mitchell Mitchell area meeting plans outlined for corn belt exposition and state fair cooperation.
Discussion grows over moving the county seat from De Smet to Lake Preston after a 1300 name petition. The vote requires two thirds to remove. central county counties push, eastern and western areas remain cool awaiting fall elections. Also report on a near fatal poisoning attempt by Mrs Hiram Arwoon and livestock poisoning near Dell Rapids with Paris green.
A forecast predicts an active storm wave crossing the United States from August 16 to 18 in the great central valleys and similar waves reaching the Pacific coast about the 20th and Eastern States by the 25th. Excessively hot heat is expected last half of August with intermittent droughts and heavy rains in places.
The U S weather crop bulletin from Washington notes high temperatures favoring corn in major states while central valleys and the South endure dryness. Reports from Pennsylvania to Oregon describe varying conditions with hay, wheat, oats, and potato crops affected by drought, rain needs, and rapid corn growth.
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