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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1888
Page
1
The piece surveys congressional maneuvers over Dakota state division, cites SunSet Cox praise for Dakotas rights, and questions Springer's push to delay division. It also weighs calls to curb foreign immigration and Minnesota tax reform proposals for personal property to aid settlers and farming land development.
The piece discusses President elect Harrison’s stance on avoiding an extra congressional session and predicts a tight House with many contested election cases. It contrasts Democratic momentum with Republican unity, critiques railroads’ views on South Dakota, and lauds Dakota’s investment appeal amid birthplace of new commerce.
The Chamberlain Democrat urges Congress to strike the five year residence requirement in the Sioux bill before reintroduction. It calls the move wise and deserving of universal press endorsement.
Judd, Chicago’s latest ex minister, avoids party severance over offensive parti sanship. He follows Palmer, defeated Illinois governor candidate, leaving the Iroquois club, a key city political force. St Paul scraps its ice palace due to mild weather. Mardi Gras idea echoes New Orleans with Dakota-sourced material.
The Washington police report suggests that a congressman paying for access can gain public notice, implying violence as the only sure path to media attention. The remark critiques how money and force influence visibility in public life.
At a convention on the 12th, river settlers resolved to return to their lands and share equally in the incurred expenses. The event notes president Itill was not among the Queen City's Manitoba guests, marking a sincere disappointment.
The latest development centers on a diamond trust impacting the newspaper industry. The move is described as a severe setback for papers, signaling financial and operational strain across outlets.
The Bijou Wills Limes argues Dakota lands are rising in value and urges immediate investment. It claims Dakota’s world role and farming potential have been widely advertised, predicting land prices will double after state admission.
Washington special reports Cox denounces Bill Springer as a meddling advocate for rapid statehood. He urges Democrats to support Dakota division, oppose omnibus plans, and back territorial self government citing Dakota voters and population as decisive. He praises Douglas era territorial principle and suggests naming a new state after the Little Giant.
James Reedman, veteran Herald correspondent, will send dispatches from Bismarck and nearby towns and army posts. He has covered major events, balloon trips, and family feuds, and once warned Democracy about Harrison's lead. He plans to gather views from the Dakotas, Sioux reservation, forts, Montana, and Washington on statehood.
A veteran Republican congressman on Fifteenth Street reveals his financial woes. He shows a roll of bills claiming November salary mileage and stationery, admits mortgage on a mortgaged homestead, and says campaign expenses forced early salary advances. He asks why he does not resign to earn money, noting decades in public life and limited option beyond politics.
The Dakota movement argues for admission to the union to secure self government and voting rights. It cites savings on taxation for schooling and potential capital from state status, warning that delay costs hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
A fragment discusses a land area sinking six feet and smoke rising at a site. It questions whether coal strata lie beneath and suggests the Chamberlain fire department could investigate and extinguish any coal fire, with payment in coal.
The article presents officials tables with complete returns of the 1888 election. It compares Northern and Southern state votes, notes Cleveland’s nationwide plurality of 107,488, and includes related dispatches from Chicago and St Petersburg on Catholic and Armenian affairs and Russian policy changes for 1883.
In Stuttaart on December 14 a report says American supporters Jackson Hendry and Woodcock may regain royal favor or residence in Württemberg after an imminent ministry change.
Lonxon Dec 14 Lord Randolph Churchill signified his intention to query in the house of commons on Monday whether Egypt should bear the cost of military operations at Suakim. English troops have been sent there to aid. Menelik rebels against King John in Abyssinia with arms from Italy. Abysinians disturbed as ruler acts. Washington Dec 14 legislative bill ready for full committee report with minor differences from last year.
A 1900s snapshot notes Russia abolishing 80000 dram shops, Col Hauga linked to Garibaldi dead, John Bright improving, doctors saying no immediate danger. In New York 200 goldbeaters and 900 gold cutters include no women or men respectively. A Yankton Dakota cattle and sheep venture with English capital plans April importations. Hudson Wisconsin board moves to back rail link to Duluth. O F Trudell named county judge in Madison replacing resigning Robert Lillis.
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