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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1891
Page
3
Paris reports Koch’s lymph viewed as poison and unsafe for humans after monkey trials. Berlin’s Prof Liebrich reveals a new subcutaneous tuberculosis remedy that he claims outperforms Koch’s lymph and has cured laryngeal tuberculosis in several patients, promising full details soon.
Helena dispatch details a major advance in the Davis millionaire will dispute. IL A Root, a New York nephew, seeks appointment as administrator while alleging conspiracy between incumbent John A Davis and Sconce to defraud heirs. The case features forged wills, a long private interrogation, and a pending Supreme Court review on the estate exceeding ten million dollars.
The text notes Sconce as the sole living witness to a document's execution, with Montana attorneys engaged in a lengthy dispute. It questions whether interest from the estate will cover endless litigation, reflecting a common pattern in wills of deceased bachelor millionaires.
An explosion in the east slope of the canal mines at Serina mine N S on Saturday afternoon triggered a lengthy rescue. By Sunday most corpses were recovered and the death toll rose to 117 with more bodies expected. Families suffer greatly as many are left without support. Rescue workers and local clergy aid the grieving as authorities inspect the pit and search for missing miners. An appeal for aid to widows and orphans was issued by Springhill officials to Canadian and U S communities.
The American ship Elizabeth from New York ran aground in a fierce gale entering San Francisco harbor. Captain Colcord and seventeen sailors are drowned. the captain’s wife and two children perished after being placed in a lifeboat. Lifesaving crews faced heavy seas and one rescuer was swept overboard.
Washington dispatch notes a shortage of government appointed physicians for Native Americans on reservations. It cites one doctor per 5 000 to 8 000 people, Navajos with one doctor for 18 000, and only eighty-two physicians overall. Commissioner Morgan warns underpay and lack of qualified doctors fuel reliance on native medicine men and fuel conflicts.
After two weeks into the Connellsville coke strike there is no progress toward settlement. Reports say operators in West Virginia and elsewhere may recall orders, risking a wider walkout of about 14,000 workers and a serious stab at the iron trade. Strikers refused a request to resume under the old scale pending talks.
Thousands gathered in St Louis to honor General William Tecumseh Sherman with a funeral procession from the Union Station to Calvary cemetery. Veterans, soldiers, and citizens filled the streets as his casket, draped in flags, was carried to the grave. The service, led by Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman, included hymns and the Catholic rite.
Sarina Col February 23 Oliver Riley in charge of the railroad coal chute tried to drive away a Conductor Sullivan helper who was stealing coal Sullivan interfered and knocked Riley down Riley drew a gun and killed Sullivan A mob took Riley from officers and four men were wounded Riley was hanged at the railway crossing sign without a chance to explain The case will be investigated and perpetrators punished A rival pool planned by lager beer brewers to protect interests excluded from November 1886 arrangement A receiver appointed for Hansard Publishing Union of London after a £1 250 000 debenture loan
Report from Omecago dated February 23 describes rapid progress toward a defined plan for the world’s fair. The lake front site is abandoned with buildings to be placed south of the Midway Plaisance in Jackson Park. Landscaping by Mr Ohnsted features artificial lakes woodlands and canals linking pavilions. Iron glass and stucco will form the structures. floor space to exceed Paris by about one third.
FLOOD OUTLOOK CINCINNATI Feb 23 The Ohio River flood outlook grows worse with forecasts of more rain in twenty four hours. The river rises about a mistimed hour near Pittsburg while Wheeling Parkersburg headwaters show declines. Lower Newport Covington submerged but factories remain active though Portsmouth water works are shut by overflow. Parkersburg loses gas and water and faces potential coal famine.
Ex governor Foster officially notified of his appointment as secretary of the treasury by a dispatch from President Harrison. He says his views on the financial question align with the president and Windom in favor of reciprocity treaties to boost trade, and he supports strong protective policies and restoration of foreign shipping.
Miss Julia Iathel Willis, a Kansas City teen of fifteen, was taken from the Tabor Grand by her father with a city detective after fleeing home to join the Little Tycoon company. Willis, a member of J. M. Painter & Co. of Kansas City, vowed vengeance on the stage and the troupe.
An editorial in the Trieveller news claims a letter from Congressman Perkins and others states settlers on the Cherokee outlet may legally hold homesteads. Thousands have moved into the strip with at least ten thousand occupying a wide frontier area south of the Kansas border.
Sparks from the wires report the organization in Ham are of a Southwest Africa company with capital of £1,000,000. An attempt to assassinate Gen. Roca, former interior minister of Argentina, was thwarted as the would-be assassin was arrested.
In Sioux City on Feb 3 cattle and hog markets showed slow activity with steady closes. Cattle receipts around 400 and hogs about 4,000. prices per hundredweight varied by class from steer to feeder and calves. Traders reported little change since Saturday amid shy buyers and modest demand.
Fragmentary report outlines Dakota Senate and House actions including a tax levy for exhibitions, state hospital funding, and appropriations for reform schools and prisons. Mentions proposals on railroads, county taxes, and thresholds for delinquent land penalties amid adjournments and debated amendments.
In Ashland Wisconsin a growing line of homesteaders forms at the United States land office to file on forfeited Wisconsin Central lands opening Monday morning. Seekers travel from across the country while the first in line, present since Wednesday evening, has received a $1000 offer for his spot. Ashland News notes city police will assist to preserve order as crowds gather.
The R G Bunny Co weekly trade review reports ongoing uncertainty about future trade with mixed signals across cities. Eastbound shipments for February show a sharp drop from December and January, caused by crop shortages and weaker demand. Banks and credit concerns appear limited in scope, while overall trade remains dull in Memphis and Atlanta but healthier in New Orleans and Chicago areas. Confidence remains cautious as iron, coke, and wholesale goods show steady if uneven activity. The report highlights lower wheat and cotton prices, rising grain movement, and a larger merchandise balance driven by securities and capital flows, amid currency transitions and bank loan tightening.
On Long Island, a speeding Sag Harbor express narrowly avoids a child who waved from the tracks at Pearsalls. George B. Watts lunged forward, reaching the child first and rolling him to safety as the train passed, with bystanders praising the quick heroism.
Martin Rupp a Bareville faster ends a nineteen day fast in Lancaster PA claiming divine inspiration resolved church trouble. He stayed in bed and drank only water with visitors including German Baptist Dunkards who supported his act. The fasting aimed to heal a contested Bareville church split and appears to have succeeded. Oil land deals spread as Standard Oil buys 20000 acres across Green Monongahela Marion Gilmer and adjacent counties in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The wife of State Senator J. M. Patch of New Rockford inherits roughly $100,000 from a Chicago relative who died. The report places the event in Bismarck with wires noting the large fortune and family ties to the senator.
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