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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1892
Page
8
Readers learn Pears Soap cleans without irritation as alkali harms skin. The ad claims it cuts dirt while avoiding redness, roughness, or under-skin damage. It emphasizes instant washing, easy rinsing, and broad store availability through druggists.
Public School Report notes sickness caused most absences and urges punctual attendance. High school classes moved to new rooms with W Barber directing the A grammar grade and Miss Panny Heminway supervising the high school level. Superintendent F A Helwig closes the report.
A Milwaukee train arrival leads to a dramatic elopement plot when C F Clancy and a companion register at the Sanborn house, Spears pursues and returns with his wife, ending quietly. The column also notes a push to organize a first class Mitchell orchestra with W S Layton as leader and a machine shop opening by the DeWitt brothers from Waterloo, Iowa.
Senate totals show Republicans 31, Democrats 3, Independents 6. The count may shift slightly when the Legislature convenes.
Republicans hold 61 seats, Democrats 6, and Independents 11 in the latest House totals.
Report from Washington states federal investigators favor paying a large sum to Turtle Mountain Indians to settle land claims. Congress is expected to reject, prompting the tribe to sue the government if payment is denied. Senator Teller may oppose the claim.
At Coney Island on November 30 the Coney Island Athletic Club hosted a slim crowd. Danny McBride stopped Don Donovan in five rounds winning $400. Costello of Buffalo and Greggains of San Francisco fought to an eightieth round draw in the main event. Other items include a federal court dismissal in the Trans Missouris case and a Western Associated Press meeting in Chicago.
Constantinople reports Kemin Bey and two distinguished friends drowned when their drunken coachman drove into an open draw between Stamboul and Galicia. A footman and the coachman survived on the outside of the vehicle.
City of Mexico reports that Sub Secretary of Foreign Affairs Aspiroz delivered to President Diaz the collective resignation of the entire cabinet. Diaz can appoint a new cabinet immediately after his inauguration as his next term begins December 1.
New York reports Alexander H. Wyatt, noted landscape painter, died of brain softening at 2 a.m. in his Twenty third street apartment. He was 16, a widower, and left a 10 year old son. In Cleveland, E P Churchill, oldest city druggist, assigned with assets $25,000 and liabilities nominal after endorsing $31,500 in paper.
Secretary of State Foster designates J C Heywood as the U S agent to select relics from the Vatican museum and library linked to the discovery of America for display at the Columbian exposition. Selected on Cardinal Rampolla's suggestion, Heywood, a Rome resident and former Philadelphia reporter, will oversee the exhibit materials.
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