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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1892
Page
4
New York reports well informed Democrats think President Elect Cleveland will call an extra session of Congress due to treasury concerns. Independents and Democrats plan a separate Kansas House, citing talk and public statements. Cleveland may address the issue at the Reform Club dinner on December 10.
In Topeka on December 6 the People's party and Democrats denounce the state canvassers action that seated two Republicans in the Kansas lower house. Leaders vow to organize a rival house with populist support, and accuse the board of bias. They foresee a united states senator seated after challenging the outcome. Chairman Bolidenal cites room exclusion and draws, while Ives declined to participate. They pledge to contest what they call a steal to the finish.
West Superior shipyards see the Christopher Columbus, a McDougall type whaleback passenger vessel, launched amid large crowds including world fair commissioners and media. It is the largest built by American Steel Barge and among the fastest on the lakes.
The Providence Journal cor responds that New York City has a distinct dialect taught in public schools. It notes precise Yankee ear for street names and a habit of pronouncing ur sounds differently, with examples such as birth bird earth heard and murder. The piece laments the impact of these taught quirks on English purity.
A public gathering echoed calls for a law to compel proper posture. Kate Field’s Washington notes the need to curb slouching across America, while Philadelphia Times adds a lighter glimpse into confectionery gossip about engaged couples and how candy habits hint at wedding timelines.
A Fortightly Review note describes the Kairouin of Morocco as a university of learning and a caravanserai inn. It welcomes all who are poor and unable to pay the copper fee, granting shelter and hospitality without restriction across the empire.
Dr Fox examined 250 Indian boys and found two color blind, a very small percentage compared with whites, while none of the Indian girls showed color blindness.
The Morning Call reports possible charges of extreme cruelty against Commander Thomas Nelson of the steamship Adams. Executive Officer Adams and Master-at-Arms Keating may face action for allegedly torturing apprentice August Motzick by scrubbing his back with canvas, sand, and salt water until it bled. The ship is en route to San Francisco from Behring Sea.
Four of the Great Northern train robbers, Alex Black Henry Bass W C Hunt and T Baugh, were captured in Malta by Sheriff Hamilton of Great Falls and Sheriff O Neal of Fort Benton with a posse. They were found gambling in a saloon and surrendered after a confrontation. Conductor Bywater aided the arrest. Rewards total 1500 dollars.
A new barb wire trust with headquarters in Chicago and branches in New York St Louis Pittsburgh and San Francisco was announced in St Louis on December 1 with an authorized capital of 24000000 to operate under Illinois law.
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