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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1891
Page
10
Wayne County West Virginia scene of a mass killing on Friday night. Brumfield family of seven murdered and home set afire. eight Italian laborers allegedly killed in pursuit. Street rumor links feud to the old courthouse dispute and local politics.
Paris dispatch reports a lukewarm reception to the Chicago fair committee amid Europe’s political focus. The American display is seen as inferior to rivals, and affection for America wanes as material interests rise, with pork prohibition repeal seen as risky for wine trade.
London reports a practical commercial alliance where France will favor Russian goods and Russia will favor French manufactures. The pact aims to boost French exports via Russian markets while tariffs protect others, including impacts on British industry amid new French tariffs.
Three hundred People's party representatives met in Indianapolis to form a state campaign organization. T. W. Ferre was named chairman and a full state ticket was planned for next year with a push to gain legislature seats nationwide.
In Indianapolis suburb Haughville police were called to guard trustees amid threats from furious residents. Notices threaten action if resignations are not made, condemning mortgage burdens and alleging graft. Also reports a young woman found murdered in Glendale L I with strangulation marks, and Brazil’s notices on the Columbian Exposition with emissaries to visit countries.
William Pepke of Presque Isle county Michigan admits sharing in the 1875 murder of Albert Moliter and clerk Sullivan in Rogers City. He names a dozen prominent county men as participants. ringleader is a Rogers City merchant. Sullivan’s death was accidental. Moliter was the target. Several involved still live in Michigan.
Sylvester Young, cashier for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in Louisville, disappeared after assisting in preparing the pay car. Police report he absconded with an estimated $50,000. He was a respected church figure and has not been traced.
An advertisement recounts a patient suffering five years from mercurial rheumatism due to potash and mercurial treatment. After using Swift's Specific she claims complete cure of rheumatism and blood poison. Also promotes Dr Miles Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine with a free booklet.
Bradfield's Female Regulator is promoted as a tonic for young women with disorders of the sex and menopausal change. It claims broad benefits for users. The Bradfield Regulator Co. of Atlanta Ga. invites inquiries and lists S H Scallin and I O Gale druggists as sellers.
The Northern Pacific advertises a sweeping rail itinerary from St Paul and Minneapolis to Tacoma and Portland with through sleepers and dining service. Yellowstone Park season runs June 1 to October 1, with agents offering rates, maps, and schedules.
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