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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
2
The Mitchell Capital lists subscription options with one year costing 1.00, six months 75 cents, and three months 40 cents, all strictly in advance under editor Ronald W. Kr.
The piece lauds football culture at Dakota Wesleyan University and extols J T Miller the popular red haired halfback. It links football fame to college life and public interest, while contrasting banker views on combination versus competition and the push for future regulatory supervision.
The Students' Association hosted a banquet at the Methodist church with nearly 200 students, faculty, the high school team, and local businessmen. Toasts celebrated athletics and the 1917 schedule as Melvin Chase received praise and Hillis Walters was chosen captain for 1918.
On December 18, 1912, Mr. Harling L. Davis and Miss Elizabeth Kipp married at the bride’s aunt’s home in Harrison. Rev. Herbert L. Case officiated with over eighty guests attending the ceremony and feast. The couple will start housekeeping at the Brink farm north of Harrison in the spring. Eleven friends hosted a kitchen shower for Miss Pearl Slade at Mrs. Matt Slade’s home on Last Second Street. Miss Slade is to wed Mr. Wallace Darling of this city on Christmas Day.
A large group from the city visited Beulah Heights the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Jos Rotrbin for an evening of dining and socializing. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Robt Burns and others who shared a four course dinner and played cards and music before departing with a photo souvenir. Baptist Ladies Society elected officers and reported strong finances despite church closure. Luncheon served by Mrs Fowler and others capped the gathering.
A sneak thief broke into Rev. C. 18. Mattison’s parsonage beside the Methodist church on Kansas City Street Sunday evening. The intruder took all the Christmas gifts prepared for friends and ransacked bureaus, including items Mrs. Mattison spent hours sewing.
John Rouloff of Alpine was swept 240 feet toward the Hudson by a strong breeze. He landed in a tree on a cliff limb and held on as rescuers lowered a rope. A physician later treated him for a broken rib and bruises before he returned home.
In Rome the pope, receiving cardinals, urged Christians to unite in prayer for peace from the peace conference. He spoke of new and reasonable hope for peace, and appeared well while greeting many delegates bringing season’s greetings.
Pierre S. D. reports that the state’s current inheritance tax has yielded thousands for the treasury but a push is underway at the upcoming session to adopt a Minnesota style law. Proponents claim the reform would yield ten dollars to the treasury for each one dollar of burden.
A Chicago and Alton Express was hijacked near Isles Junction four miles south of Springfield. Bandits dynamited the express car safe but failed to take money or jewelry. a posse pursued the robbers, exchanges of fire occurred, no injuries reported, engine and express car recovered.
Oscar Krumenacher told Judge M B Stephens he would rather be hanged than serve eighteen years for the Lilly murder of Michael Bradley. He pleaded guilty to murder at trial, but his attorney entered not guilty for him. Experts testified to alleged insanity. his mother supported the claim. He spurned talk with his mother before imprisonment.
Interstate Commerce Commission will investigate the hard coal trust to uncover all details. The probe aims to determine market practices, pricing, and possible antitrust concerns affecting the coal industry.
The Interstate Commerce Commission demanded detailed information from anthracite coal railroads and affiliated companies on coal operations. Carriers must name coal firms owned or controlled and provide an iterative statement of mining and sales activities.
President Taft and party arrived at Colon Panama aboard the U S warship Arkansas and landed at eight this morning. United States Minister H Percival Doige canal officials and Taft were guests of Colonel G W Goethals. They plan a dinner tomorrow evening and a ballet at the palace of President Delisario Porras of Panama.
Iueus City Missouri reports R A Long, a wealthy lumberman, will develop a 1600 acre model farm four miles from Hilckman Mills in Jackson County. The project includes elaborate stables and pastures for Miss Louise Longs prize horses. Agents have options on nearby land to total about 1000 acres with land cost around 2000000 and improvements and landscaping near 400000.
President Taft grants third pardon in Oregon land fraud case. John H. Hall former Portland district attorney is pardoned after a June 1 1909 conviction for conspiracy. Supreme Court denied his appeal and the pardon cites innocence despite a jury verdict. Other pardons include William N. Jones and Franklin T. May with Hendricks awaiting decision on perjury.
Chicago reports that boxer Jack Johnson plans a summer home purchase and a Negro club in an all Negro colony called Newport of it at Lake Genet. A ten-man syndicate will own the property and form the Lincoln Social Athletic club to occupy the site as soon as warm weather begins.
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