This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1888
Page
7
In Pottsville and Ravine areas the miners have joined the strike, strengthening the pickets and heightening tension with scabs. Telegrams from Vine Grove Ashland Mahoney City and Shenandoah indicate a general coal strike across Schuylkill with reduced force at some collieries and a forecast of a bitter, broader struggle.
A Reading Herald Special notes Bernard Sharkey, a top strike figure, passed through Reading on Monday night. He asserts the railroad’s affairs are in bad shape and official rosy reports are misleading.
Calvin Pease died not died. A well blasting accident in San Antonio on Wednesday caused a cartridge to explode. He lost a hand and suffered extreme head injuries with brain exposure yet remained conscious and reportedly optimistic about recovery.
In Wierra Kansas Dr C Bierley died suddenly while bending over his dying wife. Mrs Bierley had been gravely ill and doctors had just announced she could not survive. He exclaimed My God must say poor wife die and collapsed. Both are to be buried in the same grave.
Albany dispatch reports Fremont Cole Wis elected speaker after swearing in of members. Wes Capellar criticizes nine Republican senators for disloyalty and warns of damage to party discipline. Backers fear implications for the Senate's Republican majority.
Superintendent Terra Wours of the Rochester division and NR Mckeen were elected president and director respectively at the Terre Haute and Indianapolis road meeting. Ives was named among the directors. The event occurred yesterday.
A night raid on Drovers National Bank at Union Stock Yards failed to net $50,000 as thieves blew a vault hole with dynamite and then fled via skylight. Charles Thompson discovered the damaged interior and police noted a rear-entry through a skylight with ladders removed.
Aberdeen January 3 The large stock of J Goode furniture dealer was taken under a chattel mortgage for 100 in favor of a Chicago furniture house. No statement of indebtedness given but liabilities are considerable. Goode cites overstocked bills maturing and overexpansion in anticipation of a failing trade.
In Brookines a new scheme aims to trap farmers by selling them machinery with three year eye top mortgages. The mortgages include a lien clause that clouds title, blocking further loans until the debt is paid. A test case will be pursued.
Druggists from Indiana Ohio and New York testify to cures for rheumatism liver kidneys and blood. Ads claim Electric Bitters cure many ailments and promote Dr Kennedy’s remedies with testimonials and a paper offer. Mention of Bright’s disease gravel and personal physician failures adds weight to claims.
A New York physician argues paupers are essential to science and society, funding public institutions at under $100 per person yearly while aiding medical advances through dissections and experiments. The piece contrasts rich charity with pauper contributions to education, medicine, and nurses.
Reports from Boston note new military instruments for trumpeters allowing sounds to be projected backward and a lighter drum pattern prescribed for use in the army. In Washington, electric lighting increases spiders on public buildings as lights attract insects and spiders, obscuring architectural outlines in several cases.
An old report describes heat indicating paint applied to electric wires to show current strength. The paint starts red, darkens with rising heat, and turns black, indicating excessive current.
A roundup of notable persons includes M De Lesseps described as the oldest French academician at $1, Ex Senator Henry G Davis of West Virginia valued at $30 million, and Alfred Parnell health note. Includes Lord Hartington ordering carpet sweepers from Grand Rapids and Wilde family fashion tidbits. Also mentions O Lyton Bulwer Lytton name, ex Minister Taylor Liberia trip, Gladstone selling tree chips, and Chicago gambler George Hawkins residence on Michigan Avenue.
Janauschek sails to Europe in February while a new comedy titled A String of Onions draws attention. Wallack marks his 68th birthday on January 1. Wagner shows at Bayreuth run July 22 to Aug 1. Jessup writes a play for Mrs Langtry. Jefferson ends his tour to rest in Louisiana. Dockstader plans a May four month San Francisco trek. Hilliard exits a quarrel to become an elocutionist. Chase reports weekly profits around $15,000 on the Booth Barrett tour. Remenyi still alive and fiddling in Rio. rumors of his ship sinking debunked. Disbandings include Argonauts of ’49, Speck Opera, and Dick Sands Continentals. Winant returns Dec 24 for concerts and oratorios under L M Ruben.
The report notes 184 pastorless Baptist churches in New York and presbytery totals in Boston of 80 churches 49 ministers and 4120 communicants. It adds revival of Dutch Reformed seminary endowment in India and London bishop service statistics, plus Paris lay influence on primary schools and Catholic school growth with 70 000 attendees.
A compact list of historical notes cites Paisley handkerchiefs from 1745, the first public blind school in Paris by Valentine Haug in 1751, the first naval clash Corinthians vs Corcyra, 4th century BC, and linguistic and legal milestones. It also notes England’s 1746 short lived administration, Gibraltar possession by Utrecht treaty of 1713, and its fortress history.
A Kansas City Times note on the difficulty of shooting bats calling for quick, sharp turns and winged speed contrasts with a Detroit Free Press satire about Lord Erskine’s mock subscription reply. The clashing items highlight old newspaper quips on skill and correspondence.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.