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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1888
Page
8
The president critiques 102 pension rates as inconsistent and unfair. He urges revision of general pension laws, warns against partisan influences, and advocates aligning benefits with merit and disability. The message also lauds agricultural gains and notes disease efforts, sugar production, and rail debt considerations. Major themes include pension law overhaul and prudent government accounting.
Samuel F. Parrar notes the elaborate Japanese hairdressing seen in salons where women sit before a round metal mirror while a hair dresser crafts a stiff shiny bowlike arrangement using beeswax. A wooden neck pillow supports the head during sleep, while he compares Japanese beauty favorably to Western fashions and condemns corsets, contrasting with unattractive Chinese women he also observed.
The document outlines admission of South Dakota as a U S state with equal footing, details boundary lines, districting, and land grants for schools and public buildings. It specifies representation in Congress, funding for convention costs, and election procedures for name and boundary changes to be put to a vote on August 28, 1888.
A collection of quirky quotes and exaggerated wartime statistics from the Terre Haute Express. A playful exchange about poetry in praise of a mouth contrasts with a joke about dissolving gold and a dramatic projection that the Japanese army will grow from 150,000 to 600,000, reflecting sensational sentiment of the era.
Gen. Harrison tells Sen. Farwell there will be no rush to grant offices. He contrasts to predecessors who rewarded factions with quick appointments and promises, pledging to delay selections until he can thoroughly review all options and fulfill commitments.
A new temperance society named Landeater is organized in Sioux Falls Dakota. It aims to be cosmopolitan and practical in temperance reform, with members from both high license and prohibition circles. The group will avoid legislative efforts and focus on individual temperance work, appealing to broad justice and civic duty.
A speaker warns the Republican Party must wisely manage the South to keep it solidly Republican. He argues firmer southern appointments by President Norrison would serve as essential missionary work and notes the South’s distrust of carpetbaggers, asserting northern sympathy would mirror southern sentiment.
The journal remarks President Cleveland could have strengthened his address by calling for immediate passage to divide Dakota and admit both portions as states. It labels that as the most honorable action he did not take, noting it would have been statesmanlike yet inconsistent with his administration's policy.
Brookings Sentinel reports Judge Tripp ruled that only the amount actually received by the borrower can be collected on a note, despite higher face value, setting a precedent that courts cannot aid in collecting more than the legal rate of interest even if the note includes bonuses or commissions. Aberdeen parents a three state Dakota movement, seeking to make Argus-Leader the capital of a potential third state, questioning why two states cannot become three or four, and how counties might back schemes to establish a new capital.
The M E O church of Rossville Illinois faces a $900 debt. Members had placed bets on profits to settle the debt but the minister refuses the winnings and threatens resignation if accepted. Both sides stand firm as the dispute remains unresolved.
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