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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1890
Page
7
Washington reports a British proposal to submit the seal dispute with the United States to a friendly arbitrator. President Harrison opposes arbitration unless Congress accepts broader responsibility and favors direct negotiation without ceding broad authority.
An outlaw named Bradford attempted to rob a pay train two miles south of Woody Miss two miles from Bayou Sara. The wreck occurred as the engine crossed a trestle. Bradford fled into the woods but was captured and jailed in Woodville. Paymaster J C French and crew were lightly injured while Bryan sustained serious injuries. Bradford had tampered with rails causing the wreck. prior crimes include killing a man at Centerville Miss. A second telegram notes a separate robbery near Bald Knob fifty miles from Memphis with two gunmen targeting a passenger and a bundle of wills worth 400 dollars.
In Lake Prairie township Nicollet County Minnesota workers uncovered a subterranean hideout linked to the Younger and James brothers. The site contains a long bunk room with at least 30 sleeping places, cooking gear, a buckwheat flour chest, old playing cards and papers, a letter likely from Frank James to James Younger, a horse-keeping area, and human bones suggesting a gang member died there after the Northfield raid.
J D Carter, who killed train robber Burrows at Brovincuaw Alabama, receives a partial reward of $1000 from express and railroad firms. Total reward was 2500 with the balance to be paid after consults. Carter is a lifelong cripple with a paralyzed left arm from the fight. The U S government and state rewards remain unpaid.
Washington reports the president has finished reviewing the World’s Columbian Exposition papers and will refer them to the secretary of state to draft a proclamation. Four persons burned to death in a London tenement fire on the Strand. A father and three children perished in the blaze yesterday.
In Sr. December 29 reports claim a movement forms to oppose Senator West’s reelection. Missouri ex Confederate Jos Shelby may run against Vest, with discussions tying Gov. Keferancis and A. S. Hall into the field. Francis aims for a strong complimentary vote to aid a future Democratic nomination for vice president in 1892.
In the Pickering building at Virth and Main streets two heavy safes were drilled and blown open with dynamite. Bonds and cash were taken from J. Moore of P F Collier and M C Buxbaum offices. Four Hamilton County bonds valued at about 1000 each were missing. police remain mystified.
William Ladd, a deputy in United States Marshal Dickerson's office, shot his wife dead and then shot himself after a drunken quarrel at Antlers near the Prisco road. Mrs. Ladd died in the ball room. Ladd survived with a bullet near the head and a damaged tongue, his fate uncertain.
Aberdeen reports a morning blaze at the McDonald sisters millinery concern injuring about 17 000 of stock from a 34 000 inventory. The fire started from a defective stove and the building damage is slight with partial insurance coverage.
New York December 20 G Din s Weekly review of trade notes large current demand but rising confidence doubts. Prospects hinge on possible monetary legislation and erratic credit conditions, with slow collections and renewed hopes for post January improvement.exports exceed last year while grain suffers from high prices. coal and iron show weakness as banks stay cautious. number of business failures reaches 404 this week versus 374 last week.
Advices report 500 friendly Indians left Pine Ridge to help bring in hostiles. Fort Yates dispatch says Sitting Bull followers plan to return. Cavalry scouts intercept the moving band while Dig Foot and Hump surrender. Government herd located on Alkali Creek with a twenty man roundup party.
In Binsincuam Alabama on December 20 a group of miners who had agreed to quit the Mineworkers union and return to work were fired on by hidden assailants. Guard posts were set around the mines and Jim Galvin, a striker, was arrested on charges of the shooting. Notices warning strikers not to return to work under death penalty were found posted near the mines.
Cardinal Gibbons urges tolerance for Jews amid Russian persecution and lauds Jewish contributions to Christianity. Reorganization of Kansas City Packing Co plans debt relief with bonds offered to creditors. Maj Alfred Howe Terry’s funeral held with ceremonies in New Haven. Frick Coke co suspends single men as unions seek marriages by New Year. North Dakota records unusually warm December with sunny days and 50 degree highs. London alerting Ireland unrest amid rumored outbreak and prewar readiness.
A cave in at the Laurel Run coal mine near Wilkesbarre last night sent miners from the pit as cracking timbers and falling rock followed by fissures across surrounding surface. Several homes and the Golden Walsh block were seriously damaged amid anticipated further trouble.
The Standard Oil Company acquired the Delaware Oil Company today, purchasing its refinery and tank cars. This sale leaves only two independents operating in the region.
New York December 20 The weekly bank statement reports a reserve increase of 3.892 million dollars, lifting excess reserves to 4.449 million dollars above legal requirements.
In the South Dakota v Chapman and Noller case the supreme court ruled against the defendants on a writ of error. It held that to gain immunity under the original package doctrine they must prove foreign importation and selling in the unbroken package. failure to meet these conditions makes sellers of intoxicating liquor violators of state law. The decision clarifies that wooden boxes, not the bottles, define the original package and upholds penalties under state law.
In Sioux Falls on December 20, a jury awarded C. G. Coats $15,935 against H. L. Hollister over stock bought in the Dakota Insurance Company. The trial centered on misrepresentation and agency questions as the company collapsed years ago. The verdict may lead to further suits. Also reported are a scarlet fever case involving Christian Scientists and a new artesian well near Castalia found at 878 feet, with irrigation plans ahead.
Washington dispatch reports Gen Miles telegram noting capture of Sitting Bull followers near Rapid City including Lie Boldot s band of Sioux numbering about 150. Indian agent McLaughlin confirms the December fight result and praises the Indian police for bravery while urging rewards for the police and aid for families of those killed.
The Fort Berthold Indians join a Messiah craze with ghost dances led by Sioux from Standing Rock. Agent Murphy fears trouble and has requested troops as Mandan leader Crow-Plies-High and isolated Gros Ventres, Arickarees, and Mandans at Little Missouri may resist government control and seek to claim the reservation.
London Ont December 22 The assignment of John Elliott and Son manufacturers of agricultural implements has been announced. Assets will be considerable but losses will be great.
Hogs receipts around 1400 with early gains but mixed by day. heavy hogs weak at 3.40, common and packers’ weights 3.20 to 3.35. Cattle receipts about 300 and trading dull, market close near Saturday levels. Nebraska and South Omaha notes show higher openings for hogs and steady cattle. Chicago prices indicate softer hogs and steady to lower sheep, with mixed grain and provisions futures. New York closes with wheat and corn lower, oats weaker, provisions mixed.
Grainy OCR fragment outlines a local story about transfers and table listings. It references people and places in a jumbled sequence and hints at a clerical or trade detail across community items without clear narrative.
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