20 Feb 1903
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1903
Page
1
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In Pierre on February 16 South Dakota lawmakers sparred over a state flower bill amid warnings from Judge Haney that the anemone could imperil the sheep industry. Longstaff and others opposed sunflowers while fighting to keep the bill alive. the measure stalled for 48 hours amid lobbying. Separately South Dakota will not change divorce laws this session and incorporation rules face lobbyist pressure from hotel owners and lawyers. The current charter system allows easy, cheap incorporation and broad authority with minimal capital.
South Dakota and Illinois clash over patronage for federal posts in Deadwood and Rapid City. Roosevelt to appoint an assay office head as Minster seeks reappointment. South Dakota seeks control. Deadwood candidates include Koenigsberger Remner Thornby Crimshaw. land office rival Jenkins. Burke influence noted.
Proceedings from Pierre detail the South Dakota House advancing a tax exemption bill for fraternal benefit insurance companies and other measures. Militia ground relocations, state treasurer bond set at 500000, and a new board of pharmacy control are among actions. debate over the valued policy bill and other fiscal measures continues into Tuesday and beyond as the senate and house weigh revenue, appropriations, and local option liquor measures. Local option and other bills face tight votes, with a test of strength on the valued policy bill and civil and public service funding items.
Republican senators held a caucus and decided to continue consideration of the Panama canal treaty until disposition. They stressed the statehood bill remains in order and should not be delayed, while urging ratification before adjournment and warning against sidetracking votes.
Washington February 19 The senate faces a possible extra session as the republican steering committee tests a path on the statehood bill linked to the postal appropriation. Quay aims for a statehood vote while Morgan blocks the Panama treaty, with no clear compromise in sight.
Rev. Charles Truesdale thirty years superintendent of the Chicago Relief and Aid society died suddenly last night of heart disease in Chicago. He had been a member of the Rock River Conference Methodist church for fifty years.
In Washington the public building bill moves funds of 50000 for Yankton and 50000 for Pierre. The House Indian appropriation bill also funds retention of agents at Yankton Sisseton Crow and Lower Brule agencies. Representative Martin presses for allotment opportunities for Pine Ridge Indians this summer and seeks a federal arrangement with Indian Commissioner Jones.
In Deuel County on January 16 a threshing engine boiler exploded killing Albert Klemm who was fire man. Frederick Roecker, who owned and repaired the worn engine, faces a coroner’s inquest verdict finding him responsible and he posted bonds for the next court term. A civil damages suit is anticipated amid ongoing local criticism and litigation.
Canton South Dakota February coroner reports a man found dead in a strawstack on the Vandiveer farm near Shindlar identified as Mike McManus over 50 with possible suicide from poison. Officials seek relatives before burial. McManus had ties to Sioux City and Missouri.
J M Medbury announces a contract to build a Pierre to Black Hills railroad and must complete the line within two years. He met Rapid City stockholders to secure the old Rapid City and Missouri River right of way amid Black Hills interest and local skepticism over possible ties to a capital fight.
Aberdeen South Dakota February 18 Louis Lukason of this city is seriously ill with lockjaw from a rusty nail puncture to his foot. He neglected the wound for about ten days after the accident at Pierre while helping move a gas plant. He returned to Aberdeen before seeing a doctor.
Deadwood S D February 17 word comes that the Silverdollar brothers held at Alliance Nebraska for shooting Al Turner have been released. William Silverdollar shot Turner during arrest said to be wanton. Coroner jury exonerates Silverdollar, says death due to congestion of the lungs, not the bullet wound.
Norfolk reports the Olive, a Franklin Virginia to Edenton North Carolina passenger steamer, struck by a cyclone at 2 AM and sank rapidly. At least eighteen drowned. survivors rescued by the river steamer Pettit at dawn. Captain Withy described the chaos and survival in waist-deep water until rescue, with crew and passengers listed among the dead and missing. A separate Suffolk dispatch notes eight lifeboat survivors later picked up by the Gazelle.
Ithaca N Y Feb 19 Three more deaths from typhoid fever occurred yesterday among Cornell University students all eastern men President Schurman said New cases have declined lately but many early cases are reaching a crisis The university will install a filtration plant at once costing 150000 Already 800 students have gone home
In Washington on February 19, a fire started from a defective flue in the Democratic cloak room, burning several feet of flooring in the east reserve gallery of the House. The blaze was extinguished with no reported injuries or major disruption.
In Chicago on February 19 six thousand people filled the auditorium for a labor demonstration honoring John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers. Henry Lloyd urged federal action against corporate power while Clarence Darrow and Mitchell spoke, fueling speculation that Darrow may run for mayor as a union candidate.
Venice reports an exceptionally low tide two days earlier emptied canals inclining the Grand canal almost completely. Palaces and gondo las were exposed and ships stranded in mud until the rising tide. If low tides persist, land access and transport of heavy goods become severely limited and sanitation may suffer due to sediment buildup.
In Kansas City on February 19 a frozen hot water pipe burst behind a kitchen stove causing a furnace and range fire. Debris shattered windows, tore plaster, and struck housekeeper Livie Salser, who was spared though injured. The blast shook the Welsh home, with distant houses rattled by the noise. The pipes split at the joints behind the stove, not torn.
Canadian Pacific Railway chairman Sir Wm. Van Horn, arriving from Havana, confirmed reports the line is negotiating to buy part of Elder & Dempster’s North Atlantic fleet. He cited negotiations for twelve to eighteen vessels, saying there would be no competition with the Morgan combine and that CP already has Atlantic business.
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