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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
5
Markets show mixed cattle and hog activity at Chicago Union Stock Yards with receipts for today and tomorrow. Prices range from about 10.05 to 11.25 for hogs and cattle values listed for steers cows and calves. Minnesota cash close reports mixed grain futures and livestock quotes with assorted wheat corn oats and barley prices.
The New York City market reports higher butter prices with receipts totaling 12 652, creamery and process grades listed. Prices range for special marks to packing stock, with firsts and seconds showing gains across multiple categories.
Belgin butter trading at Elgin noted in the market item with twenty five tubs sold at 30 1-2. The brief entry highlights a sale at a regional dairy market and mentions price per tub.
Superior, Wis. three hundred fifty coal deck laborers returned to work after a week long strike. They accepted an advance of two and a half cents an hour, the amount originally demanded, but less than the raise they had sought.
President Wilson told callers he will veto the immigration bill if it includes a literacy test. The move follows Democratic rifts over the measure as the Senate and House weigh the revised articles of war and army appropriations amid partisan fights.
Berlin reports the larger Zeppelins gain greater anti air shell protection and safer prowling against air attack. A naval officer who commanded a super Zeppelin described improved armor and crew safety and said a crossing to the United States would be feasible in favorable weather conditions.
Sioux Falls South Dakota reports an unidentified man killed by a Northern freight train one and a half miles east of the city near Elis. Crews have not yet found the victim. The body was crushed and unidentifiable with no items in pockets. Authorities suspect more than one train passed over the body. It is feared he fell or was thrown under the wheels during motion.
In Sioux Falls South Dakota Hughes whose alias Robert Pughes admitted guilty to auto theft, was sentenced in the late circuit court to one year and three months in the penitentiary. He had previously served a year for auto theft in Codington county and faced two additional arrests for similar offenses.
Aberdeen reports Roy Wapp aged 1a disappeared while playing at the Milwaukee stock yards. Fear he boarded an outgoing train in a spirit of adventure and cannot be heard from or located since.
James Cousins, a married man, faced a court charge for a statutory offense while the body of the woman named in the complaint was taken to the cemetery. The prosecution plans to rely on the testimony of two witnesses.
In Aberdeen South Dakota E C Brown of Averdeen R H Leach of Glenham and R W Overholzer were slightly hurt but escaped serious injury by jumping from a car that rolled over twice near Mooridge. The vehicle, left upright, was driven to the next town. Overholzer alone required hospital care.
Washington D C The federal farm loan board warned farmers that solicitors operate in several states without board authority attempting to collect money for organizing national farm loan associations.
A man identified as John Miller, possibly part of a large ring trafficking stolen autos, was arrested in Minneapolis after a dramatic chase through business streets. Detectives from auto insurance investigators set a trap that led to the arrest.
A sudden storm with high winds and heavy seas swept over St Thomas causing extensive damage and injuring several small local structures. Rescue efforts continue as authorities assess the destruction and secure damaged areas.
A 1916 reflection argues that even busy women suffer fits of blues, praising working girls for cheerfulness and urging idleness avoidance. It notes the struggles of childless wives and distressed spouses, urging gratitude, optimism, and resilience to maintain happiness despite hardship.
Practical farming tips for poultry care and management. Emphasizes clean grain feed, humane culling, careful handling of ducks, water access for ducklings, proper egg storage, temperature ranges for hatching eggs, shelter for chicks, avoiding moldy feed, transport space for poultry, and adopting modern methods to stay competitive. The piece notes early hatched pallets begin laying early in fall when egg prices rise.
The text describes how to trim blouses with collars in white chiffon or organdie to cover the neck and create a V opening. It details pin-tucked edges, scalloped inner borders, and a second collar with narrow turnover and broad plaited frilling, noting crepe de chine as practical and dainty.
Education costs for Yale College's 325 seniors total just over 1 million dollars. The four year average per student runs about 4 073 dollars, with individual totals ranging from 500 to 15000. About 120 members have earned through college, contributing over 300000 dollars to date.
A hand operated leather kneading machine is created in Oklahoma. New sun goggles include a nose shield. Italian nettle thread yields 60 miles weighing 2.5 pounds. Egg cup lid blades shell without content disturbance. Rail electrification reaches about 1,729 miles in the US and 1,278 abroad. Bombay receives heavy rain in four to five months. Germany builds a machine to compress scrap metal into bales. A wall tie grips multiple bricks. Car springs gain protective covers. Macaroni touted as a superior weight for flesh building by a British scientist.
Queen Victoria, widow of the Portuguese king Manuel, tends wounded soldiers in England. Her mother Queen Amelie accompanies her, and a nurse also assists. Victoria is the eldest child and only daughter of Prince William of Hohenzollern.
Pop Geers, aged 65, drives a sulky mile in 2:06 behind a reformed plowhorse named Handling Napoleon at the Grand Circuit meet in Columbus. The feat caps a 45 year pursuit, with Napoleon clocking an opening heat in 1:59 3-4 after being found by Geers in Columbia, Tennessee.
The article notes President Wilson dedicates about 99 hours over a four year term to handshaking. It cites 640 firm grips in a single Washington visit and estimates total time near six days, based on three-second handshakes across 50 shakes daily.
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