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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
7
Tornadoes struck a rural region causing widespread destruction. Homes, farm buildings, and telegraph lines were leveled while residents faced injuries and power outages. Rescue crews aided survivors as emergency tents and temporary shelters were set up.
Fragmentary dispatches describe artillery duels and trench actions near Spion Kop and the Tugela River. British forces under General Buller press a river line et al while Boer defenders pour heavy fire from Spion Kop and surrounding positions.
Fragmentary text mentions various names, places, and actions with scattered phrases and garbled lines. It references broadcasts, meetings, revenues, a Rabat entry, and possible tax or legal notes amid damaged print. No coherent single event stands out.
The Senate did not meet on Seaturday while the House passed the Indien appropriation bill with minor amendments. An attempt to revive contracts with religious schools for Indian education failed as the chair ruled the amendment out of order. Later session moments honored the life and public service of the late Representative Exmentrest of Pennsylvania.
A fragmented retrospective compares kinship with the Dutch and British colonial influences. It highlights Holland as a cradle of liberty and traces the ties between early settlers and Dutch leaders in shaping American history.
Historical notes recount bids for Paris exhibition seating rights and prices in the 1880s. Mentions a 275,000 franc bid and a 30,400 franc bid for prior monopolies, plus municipal funding for a disinfection shelter building in London. Also covers various agricultural, library, and industry items with scattered figures and events from Europe and America.
A fragmented wrap of items mentions a resilient tire invention with an outer tube and soft rubber disks, a device with a fuse and inter-shape for telegraph or signaling, and assorted notes on machinery, bells, and furniture. It also references a Chicago inventor and brief machine or art observations alongside miscellaneous anecdotes.
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