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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1891
Page
5
Fragmented OCR text covers various topics from weather and places to political notices and wartime events. It mentions Kane City, Stirrers, and law actions amid a chaotic mix of dates, names, and locations. The garbled report references battles, treaties, and public figures without coherent context.
The read text presents garbled fragments about a local issue with mentions of GP Sars Tout toe and Geandesset, plus references to theatres, beetles, and odds. It reads as a miscued page snippet lacking coherent events, dates, or clear subjects to summarize into a full news item.
A garbled OCR text fragment references sales, assets, and local notices with scattered names and numbers. It mentions terms like base, residents, dates, and entities but overall content is unreadable and incomplete, preventing a clear event or action from being established.
The text notes attempts by government officers to direct experiments to produce rain at the Morris ranch in Midland, describes balloon and gas gear, and lists materials. It also mentions a Chicago monument pledge by Dr. Bryant for African American soldiers, a Springfield Illinois fundraising effort, a freight train collision near Syracuse, a Whitechapel murder attempt in London, and Switzerland’s stance on the dreibund alliance.
The readable fragments mention individuals and places in a long, garbled notice. Despite errors, it points to a regional East Coast town, with references to seats, campaigns, and possible legal or property matters, naming several people and locales but lacking coherent context or dates.
A widow named Mrs Koll in Omaha faced hardship as her two sick children received no aid. After days, one child died and an undertaker delivered a coffin that proved too small, forcing the corpse to extend beyond the box with head and feet protruding.
The Nebraska prohibition party announced nominees for regents of the state university and for the supreme court. They endorsed the national prohibition platform, called for government control of telegraph and railroad, free coinage of metals, and abolition of liquor traffic, while opposing the tariff plank. Gov Thayer and Lieut Gov Majors' absence sparked tension, with W A Poynter threatening to take executive actions. A fatal wreck near Seneca killed A H Burnett and Frances Fuller, injuring several others. The state board of equalization set the 1891 tax levy at 1,207,082.41 with total valuation 183,159,260.48, down slightly from last year.
The Grand Army of the Republic parade in Detroit featured diverse posts from Illinois Wisconsin Michigan and more. Veterans in uniforms umbrellas and flags moved twelve abreast before a reviewing stand while spectators cheered and the crowd called for patriotism as Detroit hosted a historic gathering.
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