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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
5
Paris reports a historic crisis as Clergy pension suppression is urged by Premier Clemenceau. Catholic groups and women react with sorrow while streets discuss the situation amid a tense national mood.
The chamber of deputies in Rome adopted a resolution praising France for its anti clerical policy to secularize the state and free human conscience from clerical influence.
In Rome the Vatican faces a tense standoff as France expels the Papal Nuncio, fueling fear of wider church-state clashes. Catholics endure large, tearful masses while leaders urge passive resistance to new laws. Military measures threaten church participation and 5,500 ecclesiastical students face conscription by January 7.
Topeka December 18 F E Grimes state treasurer today voluntary aid to Kansas nine thousand three hundred eighty one dollars for which the Investigation committee held his administration responsible. The alleged shortage was not a defalcation but a long standing practice in the state treasurer's office. The investigation showed Grimes did not benefit from the practice.
Cardinal Richard and many bishops move private effects from mansions as priests seek lodging and hold services in other places. Officials announce evacuation of episcopal residences, while deputies seek a compromise to avoid declarations under the 1881 law. The government weighs new powers to expel ecclesiastics deemed a danger.
Danville Virginia December 13 1911 near Lawyers Great Thanksgiving tragedy aboard Southern Railway where President Samuel Spencer and six others died a new wreck kills four including Engineer Kenny who piloted the train carrying Spencer The collision involved freight No 84 northbound and through freight and fast passenger No 84 from Jacksonville to New York
San Francisco report says a boy, Sidney Marks, threw a tomato can striking Professor Omori and knocking his hat off. The incident reached President Roosevelt and influenced the decision to include Japan paragraphs in his message, amid adviser protests. Omori is a renowned seismologist studying earthquake results near the city post office.
Richard Anderson Sylowayne, 94, of 978 Waverly Place, declares he will auction himself or accept $50 for services during the remainder of his days. He claims ties to Abraham Lincoln, John Jacob Astor, and August Belmont as reasons for a possible legacy. The plea arises from poverty burdening him and his elderly wife.
The Rev. Frank G. Smith in Warren Avenue Congregational church denounced trial marriage as a threat to the permanent bond of marriage. He cited biblical Rebecca and Isaac to contrast old and modern views, asserting the home centers on enduring union and parental forgiveness.
Atlanta on December 13 faces a clean linen famine as a washerwomen trust forms, halting normal laundry services and prompting concern over household chores and city routines.
Ex governor Hanklin J Moses of South Carolina was found dead in his Winthrop Beach lodging house his death caused by asphyxiation from gas leaks and a stove. He was 89 and had a varied career once wealthy but died in obscurity.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to grant full American citizenship to the people of Porto Rico. He praised their loyalty under U.S. governance and called the move one of right and justice, arguing it would reward progress and orderly liberty.
InWashington on December 13 Senator Burrows urged adoption of a resolution declaring Reed Smoot not entitled to his senate seat, citing church hierarchy ties and alleged polygamy practices in darkened rooms. The report also covers nominations to the Senate and a Dover powder plant site selection.
Chicago report says attorney Lebeskey for the defense accused Judge Ball of unfair handling during cross examination in the Shea trial. The judge did not respond and ordered a recess after an objection was sustained.
The Meduulleees project near Belle Fourche SD is paused due to cold weather and is unlikely to resume before April. The dam will be one of the world’s largest earth dams, nearly a mile long, with a reservoir of about 9,000 acres and the creation of over 1,000 farms in a valley with rising land values. The survey shows extensive underground water in the Black Hills region, with artesian flows at depths of 400 to 2,000 feet, prompting plans to map and assess water-bearing sandstone and potential irrigation wells.
Washington will supply clothing for Indians who fled from Utah reservations, relieving South Dakota authorities. Governor Elrod notified that federal help covers the needs of the runaways. In Sturgis donations are urged for destitute Utes as harsh weather continues and a squaw has died.
The South Dakota Board of Pardons recommended clemency for four applicants in Pierre on December 13, after reviewing a long list. The four cases involve Henry Eades of Miner County for larceny, Charles O. Bjerrkstrom of Stanley County for horse rustling, Hubbard W. Coulter of Pennington County for larceny, and Elmer E. Young of Jerauld County for larceny.
Frank A. Grandstaff of the Sixth Cavalry stationed at Fort Meade pleaded guilty to holding up and robbing Joseph Merritt last Friday night. Walter J. McKellar was arrested with Grandstaff and faces a hearing today. A prior holdup and four burglaries are linked to the soldiers.
In Yankton South Dakota a four year old boy started a bonfire with hay. The wind spread flames to his two year old sister Helen Cook daughter of Peter Chook. She suffered fatal burns and died a few hours later.
A New York report estimates the Thaw family has spent about half a million dollars on the defense of Harry Thaw after the Stanford White shooting at Madison Square Garden. Some $200,000 already went to preliminary preparations to avert the electric chair and asylum.
Garfield reports that a bureau investigation led to railroad rate cuts and end to secret or illegal discriminations. Shippers say they are now receiving better quality of treatment from transportation companies for the first time in years.
Washington reports Corporations Commissioner Garfield released an annual study citing widespread railway discriminations by the Standard Oil Company. The system allegedly favored Standard Oil, restricting competition across many regions and years, enabling monopoly profits and concealed practices unknown to many competitors.
Mrs. C C Atwood, a dashing widow in a picture hat, struck Hugene Sanger with a riding whip before the Knickerbocker Theater. Police intervened and Magistrate Mayo heard both sides at Jefferson Market court where Atwood claimed she loaned $8,000 to back Sanger and Pittman, only to be cheated.
A trapper in Chambord Junction, P Q, watches an old bay lynx free her eight month old cub by biting off its leg at a log trap. The lynx calmly works to release her offspring while the trapped cub cries.
Captain Charles Ducross of Darien appealed a $7 cruelty to animals fine after puncturing a sea turtle’s flipper and tying it to his boat-house on Long Island Sound. He argued the turtle is not an animal and that his acts were no cruelty. the charge was nulled and he left elated.
Governor Folk grants a respite for Aggie Myers, sentenced to be hanged for complicity in her husband’s murder. The stay allows time for Justice Brewer of the U S Supreme Court to rule on an application for a writ of error from the Missouri Supreme Court.
Author of She, Rieger Hageard, learns a Budapest ballet adaptation of his romance is planned. He asks for programs and photos. Manager replies he believed Haggard dead due to obituaries. Haggard asks for death report contradiction, manager declines, citing dodge to push ballet.
The Nobel peace prize of about $40,000 is awarded to President Roosevelt for services in ending the Russo Japanese war. A Peace Commission is proposed to use the funds to establish a permanent industrial peace body in Washington to improve relations between capitalists and workers.
Postmaster General Cortelyou lauds rural road improvements via coordination with Agriculture and state officials. He cites outreach to rural carriers on roads bridges culverts and materials in Illinois Iowa Minnesota Missouri New Jersey New York Wisconsin and urges postmasters to aid highway betterment efforts. He notes year receipts 167932782.95 expenditures 178449778.89 and highlights reform through reappointment practices.
The Minnesota attorney general filed charges of malfeasance in office inefficiency and neglect of duty against state railway and warehouse commissioners Ira B Mills Charles F B Staples and William S Young. The action cites the board’s refusal to allow attorney James Manahan to question James J Hill at a recent hearing.
The Wittredge resolution aims to compel the secretary of commerce and labor to begin an investigation of the lumber trust. If delayed until after the holiday recess Oscar Strauss would start the cabinet trust busting effort. The probe would cover lumber states in the northern middle west, the far northwest, and the southern regions.
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