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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1890
Page
2
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions fatalities, a mysterious explosion near a town, and witnesses describing a chemical or industrial incident. Names such as Territie Jueanize and Drinky are noted among scattered references, with tenuous details about locations and casualties.
Aug 14 fire in Leomin, Pa, devastates fourteen business premises after a blaze. About seven per cent of property value is lost, with several firms damaged and large stock ruined. Fire officials report extensive losses and a long clean up ahead.
In Horesieat ten miles east of here Ay of Sota EB Sheets was found dead on the railroad track with a fractured skull and a reportedly tampered body. The coroner’s inquiry continues as investigators inspect the scene for foul play versus accidental death.
A Bellair Goblet works plant and stock were destroyed by fire in Ohio ang. 16, causing 1 worker to lose employment and about 90,000 dollars insured loss. In Fixplay, Harris Wolf & Davis drilled a north city oil well hailed as the greatest producer, flowing 1,009 barrels in the first hour and 6,240 by 6 p.m. after starting at 11 a.m.
In Deseret Michigan, athletes from NeStep and Jamp Record Deseret compete in a series of trials and relay events. Top performers show promising times as teams press toward upcoming meets.
A cyclone near Cleveland Ohio at 7 p m injured four people, two of them fatally. In Virginia a cyclone struck the town of Lemont near the New Eureka village river, causing several thousand dollars in damage with no lives reported. Witnesses describe damaged houses and downed trees along the affected areas.
An August 19 report notes a rear end collision on the Van Hinde railroad near Gy Kear Bed causing eight cattle cars to derail and a six hour delay. Drove Reed and Fireman Mormuod were badly injured. In Harlem the Lyon brewery stables burned with 45 horses perishing. loss estimated at 175000. Traveling Passenger Agents meet for the eighteenth annual gathering at the Statelierce for four days.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe investigators and officials from fire and medical sectors, referencing a meeting led by Charman Seegens and Master Serceney. Mentions of General Master, Trainmen, Firemen, and possible city or regional proceedings. Details are disjointed and not fully readable.
A chaotic strike day ends in mob violence at West Albany with Pinkerton guards firing on crowds. Injuries include women and children. several arrests, including ex-State Senator Russell, as trains are halted and police struggle to restore order amid widespread tension.
The strike cripples freight traffic around Buffalo with cars loaded with perishable goods blocked on sidings and Lake Shore tracks abandoned. Passenger trains run near schedule, helped by workers staying off the picket lines, but freight congestion worsens between East Buffalo and Idlewood, delaying shipments and causing heavy losses.
Fragmentary dispatches describe German and Russian political tensions, railroad labor disputes, and a massacre in Erzeroum. Reports mention a fire at Pastucke works, census notes on Vermont, a Belgian noble marriage, and a Nottingham lace factory expansion.
Long ago a local newspaper named in the text recounts a notable establishment in Lenton centered near the wealth of merchants. The piece notes the paper’s rise to popularity and its role in serving the poor while improving local life and commerce.
The article lists roles such as shoemakers caretakers straw workers and teachers among women in business and notes data comparing figures in several regions. It concludes that marital stability and death rates have remained largely unchanged despite shifts in employment.
A curious relic on view at the house is a powder box once belonging to the king of Portugal. The large silver gilt round container, engraved for his majesty in Paris in 1762 by German, goldsmith to Beer cer Ts, accompanied by a matching brush, was intended for royal gunpowder or face powder.
Night along the Zuni rivershows families casting meat into the water and chanting prayers with prayer plumes. In the church yard a corpse is carried to the grave in a blanket as a mourning wail rises from the clan. A contrast to antiquated Indian garb notes hermits wearing yellow ocher while Greeks under Alexander described tree wool robes in gold embroidered fabrics and flowered muslins.
In this note from the Pittsburg Bulletin dialog, Cousin Tom declares love and plans marriage to a darling girl in a riding dress. Cousin Belle calls it a sudden infatuation while C. T. recalls falling in love instantly. C. B. quips that the marriage will come from habit.
A dialogue from a Detroit Free Press piece notes a real estate agent hedging a promised boom. The buyer presses for specifics while the agent admits forgetting to share details, hinting the speculative real estate speculation may be tapering.
A Washington article describes gum Senegal marbling for book decoration. An artist fills a tank with water or solution, sprinkles colors from paint pots, then uses a fine wire comb to create peacock feather patterns and arabesques. Colors vanish and reappear as the mixture is disturbed, revealing vivid, fantastical shapes on white sheets.
A Virginia Law Journal excerpt compiles quotations from several judges on alcohol’s role in crime and social decay. They condemn drink as a root cause, linking it to ruined homes, family poverty, and deteriorating public virtue across nations and islands.
Fragmentary report describes a patient at London Hospital with tooth loss after a voyage. Several states imply it is not uncommon for individuals to finish a journey toothless, noting a surprising medical condition observed by a doctor and hospital staff.
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