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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1893
Page
7
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Friday December 1 1913 reports the radical Knights of Labor ousting Terence Powderly and installing J H Sovereign as labor commissioner of Iowa. The piece mocks Gov Sheldon for pardoning L L Stevens the Woon socket bank wrecker and notes Ward’s Washington trip to secure South Dakota patronage from Senator Kyle. Sousa’s Manhattan Beach March gets piano score in Ladies Home Journal Christmas issue.
The Argus Leader immediately endorses the new tariff measure, claiming it aligns with Democratic expectations. Other papers plan longer review, but the A L asserts broad support and signals scrutiny to come.
Loucks declares a plan to rout the Republicans in 1892 then push the Democrats on the run in 1893 and 1894. He forecasts future success through 1895 and 1896, urging readers to work toward the program and concluding it will make everyone smile.
After admitting indecent campaigning against Judge Kellam the Brookings Individual editor pledges repentance. He argues mudslinging rarely changes votes but boosts opponents and urges editors to resolve to be decent in politics.
The Elk Point Courier notes that hogs, corn, butter, cattle, and flax show strong profits while wheat remains weak. It critiques fiat theorists arguing that wheat prices depend on silver, despite silver rising after repeal of the silver purchase law. It suggests theory over facts.
Spectators witnessed a fierce Yale Harvard game last Saturday with players knocked to the field and game stoppages. The Yale lead 6 to 0 mattered little as the contest proved the sport’s manly character. Teammates Mackie Thorne Acton Waters and others were briefly injured in the rough play. Meanwhile Huron endures a severe sobering up episode following a $60,000 capital spree.
A suit concerns school bonds issued by a school board led by F F Smith and J C Kiemme. Of 305,000, 5,000 stayed with the board and 300,000 loaned to Huron city secured by an uncashed city warrant. New England Loan and Trust Company originally bought the bonds, later selling to the plaintiff and Dartmouth Savings Bank. The case centers on court questions and likely verdict directions.
A Bradford England speech warned that steep tariff cuts could devastate American woolen mills and harm U S workers. The piece argues English manufacturers prefer gradual change and fear a rapid Democratic shift from protective to revenue tariffs. It contrasts McKinley’s tariff with Democratic plans.
Orpheus club met Thursday evening with Mrs. S. H. Scallin. Officers elected: President Mrs. S. H. Scallin, Secretary Miss Silsby, Treasurer Mrs. Geo. Bomgardner. Committees named for membership and program. Next meeting in three weeks with Miss Wedehase. study subject Chopin.
New York mill safety tales recount Wolf crushed between iron rollers, Lanneman whisked seven times by a belt with no broken bones, and Pat O'Brien surviving a log jam fall. A night watchman lived ten years after, while others avoided death by a tented shelter of logs. Augusta college football cheer echoes: Hobble gobble razzle dazzle.
P T McGovern presents an extraordinary aluminium artificial hand crafted by Willard A Leas of Poquetanusack Conn. The device mimics natural fingers and joints, enabling grasping, tool use, driving, firing a gun and other work. Built on a cork stump with ratchet joints, it offers rapid release via a back spring and can close one finger or all as needed. A St Louis Republic report cites it as a near perfect substitute for a natural hand.
In a swell Broadway hotel a head waiter, barred from drinking on duty, consoles himself with a cocktail trick. He tricks a guest by charging the drink to another, planning to refund twenty cents later, while a young lady comments on his method and motives.
The Washington Star notes that Eskimo people at Point Barrow obtain tobacco from whites and Navy vessels, with universal chewing. Men women and even infants carry large quids in their mouths, swallowing the juice with saliva and showing no nausea.
Colonel Frank Burr, a famed newspaper correspondent, had a remarkable life. Kidnapped by Indians as a child and raised with them for years, he later served as a locomotive engineer before enlisting as a private and earning shoulder straps. He studied civil engineering and laid out Deer Park on the Alleghenies, then became a renowned columnist.
Milwaukee November 25 The Charles Berghoefer and Suipinsky Manufacturing company a maker of milling and ice machinery filed a voluntary assignment The bond of the assignee was fixed at 57500 No statement of assets or liabilities was provided
J A Donohue & Co files attachment against Colorado world's fair commissioners for unpaid bill for critics and materials. A levy is placed on the state building in Curia co on November 25.
Fast express on Chicago and West Michigan road derailed about 20 miles south of Grand Rapids. Six or seven passengers were badly hurt, but no fatalities reported at this time.
Banner Maine November 25 Nearly all toothpick mills in the state that had been closed for months will reopen this week signaling a busy winter for the industry. Strong demand anticipated as operations restart across multiple mills and related suppliers prepare for new orders.
The Wessington Times notes three Republican commissioners elected in Bes dle county showing voter fatigue with reformers. After January first the board will be three Republicans and two Independents, with forthcoming scrutiny of past three years including a seed wheat purchase alleged as a major taxpayer robbery since 1883.
The register of deeds sued the board of county commissioners to force hiring clerical help. Judge Haney, Preston and Hannett for the register, State’s Attorney Mohr for the county. Court ruled the board must provide help at not less than 404 dollars monthly, applying to auditor and treasurer as well. An appeal to the supreme court was threatened by Mr. Moli.
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