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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1888
Page
8
The February 2 parade showcased every city industry from Bill Waven and Aveane Made to biscuit baking and wagon building. The procession began at 1 30 PM and stretched along Third street for nearly four hours with elegant, costly displays.
Crowds along Third Street from Lindee Square to Sibley Street witness a City display featuring many trades and goods. The Adam Decker Hardware tin cutter draws praise while displays range from stockings and shoes to beef, fish, furs, and florals.
A report suggests Charley Rowell the renowned English pedestrian is in the city and has entered the international walking match as an Unknown. Observers expect Rowell to linger to secure favorable bets, if he participates.
Vastasaros Feb 2 The sub committee of the judiciary committee reports favorably a bill to consolidate agriculture and other departments whose head would join a president's cabinet.
An eastern railway train narrator notes a policeman strolling through a corn field as characters Mamua and others move toward Philadelphia city limits with streetlike tension. The fragment hints at urban and rural crossing within the Omaha World context.
A New York Sun item portrays George noting his father’s strained behavior and distant conduct at home. George explains the father recently borrowed ten dollars from him, revealing financial strain as a source of unease within the family.
The National Tube Works in McKeesport downsizes wages 10 percent for 4,000 workers. If rejected, the plant may shut. Centennial and Pennsylvania tube works follow. Workers refuse cuts but offer arbitration. a general strike could idle 6,000 men in the district.
An ice gorge on the Mississippi near St Louis began moving again and has ruined about 1.5 million dollars of property as steamers Hayes Mattie Belle Tamm and City of Monroe lie wrecked or sunk. The line and ferry boats suffered losses while the lighthouse launch Ivy and other vessels contribute to the total. Captains Mason and Zeberger injured as the ice halts with thousands of dollars still trapped below.
Winnipeg reports a Palliser landslide after a chinook caused heavy snow slides. A wrecking train was clearing the line when an avalanche buried eight men. two escaped, six were trapped under thirty to forty feet of snow. Four were rescued. two died, others expected to live.
The second section of the Pittsburgh Cincinnati and St. Louis limited express collided with a switch engine on a side track near Urbana at Gorclock pan after an open switch. Both engines wrecked. Engineer Frank drown and two Columbus men were killed. The car misfortunes left many passengers injured but no fatalities among riders.
A conference in the district court considered further steps in the case against Jay Gould for alleged fraud related to obtaining control of railroad bonds worth about 3,000,000. The matter recalls charges filed last fall and moves toward bar of justice.
In a fragmentary scene the characters discuss a sister's forthcoming marriage to Mr. Jinks of New York. The dialogue hints at family ties and social standing amid mentions of a brother in an adjacent cell near Ford Ward.
Five branches of manufacturing together use a large share of water power. Plouring and grist mills account for 14.4 percent, sawmills 22.7 percent, cotton mills 12.1 percent, and woolen mills 64 percent, with minimal use by the toy industry.
In a report from Bismarck on February 2, Dakota’s population rushes past 600,000 with rich farmland, railways, and vast livestock. Projections show Dakota could split into two states at the 46th parallel, North Dakota favoring Lincoln’s name but resisting Dakota’s division as a trade mark.
Detroit reports railroad authority James Joy doubts a bridge at the river site will ever be built. Grand Trunk plans to resume Port Huron tunnel work in spring abandoning the six foot tunnel for a twenty foot tunnel. Omaha & Southwestern Railway forms with capital stock of 1 000 000 to operate a 250 mile line across Kansas.
A partial OCR shows a house election committee considering a bill for expenses incurred in contesting Mr. Carlisle's rent dispute. The document cites a $4,700 bill with $2,000 allowed by the committee, dated February 2.
In a saloon conversation two hishmen discuss Texas railroads. One boasts ten years of work on the railroads and jokes about annual and semi annual passes, quipping about preferred fares and entitlements.
Courtness invites Mrs Snavely to join in a social dip while a neighbor teases about real estate filters and local listings. Lively banter highlights the town’s informal exchange of news and upcoming property chatter.
The Rhode Island senate and house approved a bill to submit a constitutional suffrage amendment to voters on the first Wednesday in April. The measure would treat foreign born citizens as native born, remove the registry tax, and allow only property holders to vote on city council and money matters in Newport and Pawtucket, as in Providence.
Snow blockade delayed rail shipments but flow resumes as roads open. Minneapolis January wheat receipts reached 1,605,261 bushels and Duluth 504,739, totaling a smaller interior movement by 1,406,325 bushels versus last year. Shortage stems from blockades and lighter farmer deliveries due to bad roads and drifting storms.
Gen. Terry’s health has greatly improved at St Augustine Florida after leaving Chicago. Two aides Captain Towle and Lieutenant Hare are with him while Captain Myrick handles routine mail in Chicago. Three of his sisters are with him and all report encouraging signs since his respite from command duties.
The Electric club rooms opened to members and guests with electric contrivances in motion. Doors opened safes unlocked steaks and chops cooked and clocks moved all by electricity. Notables present included Mayor Hewitt Professor Green Professor Forbes Edison Price and Miller. Messages of regret came from President Cleveland Governor Hill Senator Inghalls Generals Sheridan and Sherman and Admiral Porter.
Five Hungarians from the Edam to Amsterdam will be sent back by Collector Mugone on the Edam eastward bound. Five Slavonians from Hamburg aboard the Rugia are to be returned home as ordered. three were sent back on the Sergia. Five more immigrants aboard the Britannia were also sent back. Ripdall leads laboring man support as Sam J Randill plans to address strikes in the anthracite coal region and along the Reading railroad, urging action within constitutional powers.
A Chicago and Philadelphia capitalist coalition plans to form a pipeline company to supply Chicago with unlimited natural gas for fuel and illumination. The move follows earlier reports on energy infrastructure and includes details on incorporation and location.
Tun Lena Montana report notes cattle herds remain thick and well fat after a mild, late season storm. Stockmen expect minimal losses, citing abundant grazing, favorable summer fat, and rapid recovery if mild conditions continue. No stock losses reported yet across grazing districts.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed a Racine suit over a woman’s ballot. Olympia Brown claimed voting rights under chapter 211 1885, but the court found no full suffrage intent and upheld the law as constitutional. Women may vote only where school officers are directly chosen.
Mandan Dak Feb 2 smallpox has broken out in town with three reported cases believed to come from Spokane Falls. Local authorities are making every possible effort to stop its spread.
A thirteen round prize fight Tuesday night at the Gem theater in Dak. between Delmas Pierre and Thomas Hart for $250 raised by spectators ended with Hart knocked out in the thirteenth round.
Washington reports the House public lands committee discussed a bill to bar Pacific railroads from disposing of lands granted by the government until government claims are settled. The panel indicated it would follow the law as far as permissible without final action.
Buffalo residents fear petroleum explosions after incidents in Rochester and Birmingham. Sugar trust leaders object to disclosure of methods. Prof George M Dawson travels from Ottawa to Washington on Alaska business. Kentucky senate adopts Blair bill protest by 48 to 46. Union City Pennsylvania Moore and Sheeney chair works destroyed by fire, loss 70000, ins 15000. Menges bond question denied. bond in President Morton hands. League of the Rose threatens prosecutions over campaign contributions at Ottawa. Fort Saskatchewan mounted police hospital burned. stores and instruments destroyed. Virginia penitentiary buildings leased to Davis Shoe Company burned. 200 soldiers deployed, no trouble. buildings state property.
Government receipts in the current month average about 1 million dollars daily with an estimated debt reduction near 18.5 million. Bills to amend interstate commerce law go to the house commerce committee next Tuesday. The senate passes Hoar’s joint resolution for a constitutional change to congressional and presidential terms. The appropriation committee reports an urgency deficiency bill funding over 4 million, including 250 thousand for cruiser program completion.
The Soo line in St Paul announces new freight rates from New York and Boston to St Paul and Minneapolis, cutting first class rates by 30 cents and placing Twin Cities on par with Chicago in official classification, signaling competition with lines to Chicago and Eastern connections.
News from London reports Jem Smith accepts John L. Sullivan’s six round challenge with conditions, possibly leading to an early matchup. In New York, Dempsey defeats McCaffrey in a ten round glove duel witnessed by about 500 at Jersey City Pabonia rink. Other boxing notes include Crow paying for a finish with Conley and penalties for Penn’s bowl fight.
Report from Mexico City notes a clash between citizens and robbers near San Angelo. Three civilians were killed and one robber captured after a pursuit by five policemen. two officers died in the chase.
A jumble of early 20th century vignettes shows children reacting to new siblings and strange requests. Katie negotiates a locked bathroom with a screwdriver while a baby story and parental reactions unfold in humor and chaos.
A collage of short comic blurbs from Texas Siftings and other papers recounts a child Mamie asking a sitter to stay, quips about heaven and graveyard kindness, a market grape caper in New York Tribune, choir humor, and banter about hosting crowds.
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