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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1893
Page
6
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Senate and House debates on Frost Investigating Committee findings and a wide range of bills dominated a busy session. Lawmakers discussed insurance, taxation, county governance, education, railroads, prohibition, and a proposed World’s Fair appropriation while committees reported for and against key measures and adjournment moves emerged.
Personal paragraphs report Louisa and Joseph Galiano of Hartford Conn twice married and twice divorced from each other. Mrs G. Howard Coveny to return to the stage in The Mighty Dollar. Rev Dr Henry M Visip completes Atlantic Telegraph memorial for Cyrus W Field, soon to be published. Mrs Hannan Guard of Port Norris celebrated a merry holiday season and hopes to mark her 106th birthday April 20. Sir Hatimay Macartney, secretary of the Chinese Legation in London, served in China as a surgeon and is a second-class Mandarin. Wiston MacDonald, sculptor, models a James G Blaine statue for New York. 30 inches high in bronze or terra cotta. Henry Thomas Coghlan estate over 3 million pounds now in litigation. no will. kin include brother, sister, cousin Rhoda Broughton. Boatswain Loom vyson, long-serving US Navy veteran, to receive modest pension. Sir Lewis Tobias Jones, age 93, veteran of Battle of Algiers 1815 era. A Vermont man arrested for bombing defense claims act was accidental while testing sulfur as alchemist. He hopes release to test theory under favorable conditions.
Reports from Deadwood and Hill City say the Harney Peak Tin Company halted all mills and mines indefinitely after a sale to a Welsh tin syndicate opposed to U S tin. Superintendent Camps refused details, indicating permanent suspension, with 300 to 400 men unemployed. The plant cost about $150,000 and had operated since December 1892. speculation links weather, heating issues, and a July resumption tied to a 4 cent per pound tin duty, while directory troubles are unconfirmed.
The Black Hills exhibit at the World’s Fair will feature a vast mineral display. Homestake Mining Company will present a three month output as a solid gold cube of two cubic feet valued around $700,000. Other displays include tin from Harney Peak Tin Milling and regional resources, with Wind Cave and local livestock and grasses also showcased to highlight the region’s wealth. A South Dakota Immigration Company was formed in Murra for promoting settlement.
The Huron Land Company aims to furnish reliable housing information and entice farmers to settle in South Dakota while seeking to establish mills and attract manufacturing in Huron and other towns. Officers include Chas. M. Harrison president Geo. M. Read vice president R. D. Wharton secretary and E. Bryant treasurer. Headquarters will be in Huron with branch offices in Illinois Michigan and Iowa. The firm holds options on over 100000 acres for settlement in the coming season.
Prof. Grey and companions crossed the Sioux Reservation two years before ceded lands opened and, from the White River bluffs onward, affirm coal exists in unlimited quantities. He estimated coal lies 30 to 300 feet beneath the river bluffs and predicts mining will start once patents are issued, as locals already suspect along the river.
Reported financial trouble about Yankton and Norfolk is denied as work continues all winter. Bridges along the line are completed, a limber reaches the Missouri, and contractors will start the major structure. Bonds total nearly 1,000,000 dollars held by Atlantic Trust Company with July 1 as completion target for the island half of the bridge. Great Northern arranges traffic and will run the line from Sioux Falls through Yankton to Norfolk, Nebraska.
A coroner's inquest found Josiah Winans died from a head blow amid a family feud over their father's estate. Clark Winans is jailed on murder charges after testimony of an alleged prior statement implicating him and evidence of a skull fracture and broken bones.
Senavora Kenna toured with a circus through West Virginia during part of a season. Each show featured his campaign speech midway, drawing large crowds that led to Kenna’s notable victory despite facing a bolting rival. The pairing of performance and politics drew massive attendance and proved successful for both the circus and the candidate.
A Vienna inventor unveils a compact 6.5 mm Mannlicher pattern rifle with 2700 yard reach and 120 rounds per minute. Trials in August showed rapid, reliable firing, minimal jams, and a breech bolt system enabling quick clip changes. The weapon may serve aboard ships for torpedo boat defense.
A historical list describes Wonders such as Wonders of Olden Times with a wall around Wineyveh and Babylon, massive city gates, Diana of Ephesus temple height, the Great Pyramid dimensions and labor, the Labyrinth of Egypt with 300 rooms, and Thebes ruins extending for miles.
A historical account of Pilatre de Rozier the first balloonist to pursue upper air travel. His trial in 1783 faced court debate and royal sanction after initial refusal to use condemned criminals. The ascent ended in a fatal crash, transforming him into a hero of France with a commemorative inscription at the crash site.
Carving requires care and experience to prevent flakes. The article details exact portions for salmon fowls beef mutton ham veal venison and tips on jointing and slicing. It emphasizes serving roe with shad or mackerel and carving meat along the grain to preserve gravy.
In historic Parisian suburb eateries pretty maidens from Savory wore ribbons to mark roles selling light Refreshments. The Belle Marianne wore cordon rouge and Helle Fanchon cordon blue, one marrying a restaurateur and becoming a famed cook. A tale about Louis XV and a blue ribbon dish is as apocryphal as Charles II knighting beef. Whenever a drummer moves towns, he laments the place not musical.
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