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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1888
Page
5
A Port au Prince dispatch reports a successful revolution with the government toppled and the president seeking refuge aboard an English frigate. Gedron forms a new government amid turmoil as Turkey faces cabinet strife over funds for army and navy and wage arrears.
Aug 16 report says Justices Hannon Day and Stulth will open the Parnell inquiry October 16. Intermediary applications must be filed by Sept 17, with George Lewis and George Soames notified. Waldersee praised as army chief candidate, seen as Moltke successor. The Times faces potential Scottish court jurisdiction questions over ownership and presence.
The Indian government reports that a 3,000 strong Tibetan force at Jelep Pass is being tracked to dislodge the Thibetans aiding the campaign. Del 16: Counsellors Finlay and Mona of Roscommon receive prison terms for conspiring to aid the plan of campaign. Dubrim 16: 3,000 dollars from America pledged to the League over the last two weeks. Pasus 16: Striking workers begin returning to work as strikes end and signs of collapse appear.
Eremna Traxel 18 of Crooked Run near New Philadelphia Ohio appears buried alive after a 36 hour trance. She fell ill Saturday morning and the funeral was planned for Monday. Sunday evening she awoke as if from the dead, fully aware of her surroundings.
Western Association results list multiple games across Chicago Sioux City St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee Omaha and Des Moines with scores. National League results show New York 2 Chicago 4 and Boston 10 Detroit 7 amid other games. An Ontario collision near Leamington sinks the Walter Heades after a foggy voyage from Detroit to Buffalo. the other vessel fled and the crew and captain's daughter survived at a lighthouse until rescue.
Aug. 16. The directors authorized a stockholders proposal to issue six million dollars of second mortgage bonds to fund road equipping. Proceeds to be used for the Mast. Tennessee road project.
The Tribune notes Gen Harrison has finished drafting his acceptance letter after four months of preparation. It calls Harrison a scrupulous candidate and references Levi P. as a businesslike Free candidate with strong public support. A local tale from near Fairburn, Georgia, about a house cat and adopted child appears in the piece.
In South Bend Indiana crowds decorate the campus for a Catholic jubilee honoring Very Rev Howard Sorin on the fiftieth anniversary of his priesthood. Cardinal Gibbons and numerous bishops and priests attend as presents from many donors arrive for the ceremony.
The Second district Maryland Republicans nominate Theodore F. Lang for congress. The item also notes notable events: record long river swim by Capt. Jack Williams, political tensions at Woodstock Virginia, and various local incidents including a Vanderbilt carriage collision and socialistic pamphlets seized in the Sixth district.
Washington reports the president objected to the river and harbor bill citing how Mississippi and Missouri river commissions are treated. The act appropriates about 4 million for the Mississippi with most directed to specific reaches, and about 1.1 million for the Missouri with only about 75 thousand left for commission directions.
Burlington officials consider the settlement proposal already rejected by the striking workers. General Manager Stone travels to New York to present to directors the plan by Arthur and Sargent to end the strike, following a dispatch from Boston indicating no decision yet on dividend matters.
Market quotes show August wheat at 8276 cents, September 336, corn 445 cents, oats 25 cents, August pork 13.20 dollars, lard 5.75 dollars, and short ribs 7.0 dollars. Live stock reports list hogs receipts 10,000 with varied prices, cattle slow, and sheep 7,000 with weaker values. notes Texas and Indian steers inactive. The New York Sun is criticized for a Democratic committee list, alleging many members are railway officials, per the St Paul Pioneer Press.
A St. Paul Pioneer Press critique argues the Mills tariff bill is a party instrument, not a revenue measure. It claims reductions are illusory, with many free list items restored for local political gain, undermining tariff reform and surplus reduction. It highlights internal Democratic influence and key figures shaping the bill.
Reading the platforms, Republicans and Democrats clash over Chinese labor. The GOP pledges strict enforcement of laws and immediate action to exclude Chinese labor from U S shores, while the Democratic line notes exclusion has been secured by treaty and has been postponed by a Republican Senate majority.
The piece argues that the Mills bill misleads on free trade and warns that selective duties on eight items would not yield the claimed 4 7 7 percent reduction. It contrasts with a true 15 percent sweeping cut and notes political shifts toward Republicans and intra party tensions in New York. It also quotes poems and presses critiques of the Cleveland administration.
A historic medical guide outlines Howard’s drowning resuscitation method in New York Harbor. It details airway, chest compressions, back blows, and abdominal pressure, with steps to clear water, support breathing, and rewarm the patient. It emphasizes prompt action, crowd control, and postresuscitation care by the physician.
Public interest centers on the Candahar line from Quetta to Candahar with daily trains from Killa Abdulla and caravan transfers from Candahar and Herat. The route, stretching toward Chaman, features a two and a half mile tunnel and costly mountain sections, designed to move goods and troops to India and Central Asia.
The piece notes a public curiosity about red headed women with crowds craning to see if a white horse follows, aided by a white horse breastpin as a gag. It also describes a winter wind gale freezing eyes and forming an ice mask that inflames and then relieves with artificial heat.
A Indianapolis convention reveal shows J Milton Turner using the colored democratic movement for personal gain. Turner claims republican allegiance while pushing a Cherokee bill through the house, aided by the Democrats who oppose it when Owen objects in a floor interruption.
The New York Press denounces Democratic distortions aboutBenjamin Harrison and James G Blaine arguing both men are strong, independent statesmen. It asserts Harrison would not be a tool for Blaine and dismisses the idea as a scare tactic by Grover Cleveland supporters.
The Minneapolis Tribune notes Gov. Church allies seek control of the next legislature. Plans include alliance Democrat blocs and independent farmers tickets where needed. By election day the Democrats may appeal to farmers if the farmers resist the Democrats.
The Duluth News debates ballot box stuffing and whether state or federal powers should intervene. It urges pursuing convictions under current laws rather than abolishing ballot boxes and criticizes partisanship in temperance discussions.
An excerpt notes Sarsaparilla values in newspapers praising Ifoods and stores. It argues advertising cannot replace genuine merit and highlights the product as widely used by those who praise its virtues.
An old physician who has retired claims to possess a simple vegetable cure for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and all lung affections plus a radical cure for nervous debility and other nervous complaints. He says he will mail the recipe free in German French or English with full usage directions upon request to W. A. Noyes Lif Power's block Rochester N Y.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Beggs' Blood Purifier as a powerful invigORator for a worn out system. It claims a bottle will restore vitality, courage, and energy with a money back guarantee if it fails. It urges readers to consult S. Stuvrum, Druggist.
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