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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1891
Page
6
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A chaotic report from January 6 details grim incidents across Europe and America. A Chicago man, George W. French, dies after an elevator accident blamed on brake failure, leaving four children. Nearby, Danube ice carnival on the river turns deadly as ice cracks and revelers are swept away, with many missing and presumed dead.
Governor Abbotti mobilized Camden militia after a violent riot at Barnegat Park on Saturday. A mob threatened to burn the park as officers struggled to defend the site. Women were moved to safety in the pines. troops were mustered after orders from the governor and Sheriff Recan.
Diphtheria ravages a Buchanan county family near Marshalltown Iowa with Mrs Edgerton dying in November and eight children left destitute. A young infant and five other children succumbed, the eighth burial reaching Saturday. No other cases reported in the area.
London dispatch reports a devastating blast in Toppan Austrian Silesia killing fifty. Three skaters drowned in Kurrott New Jersey after ice broke on a pond. victims named Edward and Henry Spies and Henry Slover. The Times notes potential third-party party shifts in American politics and labor alliances. Iron Works Closed Indefinitely in Millvale leaving 800 workers out of work. Henry Cabot Lodge arrives with news of Sarah Bernhardt’s staged Cleopatra and potential venue changes.
Sparkingburg West Virginia Jan 6 A group described as Italian ruffians invaded Allumen county during a festival, terrorizing residents. They entered a church and dispersed the crowd, then returned to rob. Cy Adkina’s home was broken into. his two sons were tied and valuables stolen. Police seek suspects.
Johnstown Pennsylvania faces renewed danger as a three mile ice gorge forms upstream and ice blocks reach ten feet near Hog Back tunnel. Fears grow that the Johnstown Water Company dam at Borders station may fail and that ice could jam the Pennsylvania Railroad stone bridge, risking a catastrophic flood.
A groom tried to shoot his bride Nellie Price, actress, a day after their wedding then attempted suicide but was stopped. The couple wed Friday and nearly separated by Sunday amid a dramatic, early divorce tension.
Pine River Agency January 6 reports say a great battle in Indian history may be near as scouts raise confidence. Militias are ordered out and Army officers call for volunteers. Hostiles burn settler property along the White River as rifle pits grow twelve miles west.
Multiple dispatches from Paix, Rushville, Gordon and Omaha Neb describe heavy cannonading and a battle reported within three miles of Pine Ridge. Reports vary on exact status with troops expected hourly as residents report widespread alarm and armed readiness.
Lieut. Col. Corbin, adjutant general of the Missouri division, left for Pine Ridge agency to join Gen. Miles staff. The transfer signals a formalized war staff at Miles’s headquarters as Indian fighting shifts toward sustained operations. Rumors of cannonading near Gordon Neb. remain unconfirmed by army headquarters.
A group of women and children arrived at the Union depot in Bronx City Iowa after fleeing Rushville Chadron Hay Springs and nearby points due to the Indian trouble. The party said husbands stayed to protect property as families moved toward safety fleeing Indian bands that pitched within miles of Rushville on Friday afternoon.
A late night rumor in Omaha claims General Miles was attacked and killed by Indians, though no details or verification followed. A Chadron dispatch later reports Miles safe at Pine Ridge with several friendly forces escaping the hostile camp and reaching the agency.
A Pine Ridge dispatch describes a circle around hostile Indians being completed as Capt. Crosaly of the Seventh Cavalry departs with four troops toward Beaver Creek nine miles away. The trail runs north and east from the line to Col Wheaton and along to Gen. Carr then Whitney before returning to the Wounded Knee ground. Some men at camp desired surrender, but younger soldiers refused.
Fort Reno official reports that military orders to disarm Cheyenne and Arapoo country tribes threaten the fragile peace. Gen Forsythe relieved of Seventh Cavalry command amid Wounded Knee tensions as crowds report Crow and Cheyenne mobilizations.
The Omaha Guards volunteers have been ordered to hold readiness to move to the front. They are in fine form and have a Gatling gun attached to the command.
Denver dispatch reports a Cheyenne Wyoming special on a fight involving Captain Ji ee troop a cavalry unit and a party of Indians. It notes that several were killed with no count given for the troops.
San Francisco dispatches report insurrection and bloodshed on the Caroline Islands as native forces clash with Spanish troops. Admiral Belknap sends the Alliance to Ponapi to protect Americans and Europeans amid fears of killings and looting. Spaniards and natives suffer heavy casualties as whites fear for lives and property.
Emma Abbott, noted soprano, lies seriously ill in Salt Lake City with pneumonia and is not expected to survive. She arrived from San Francisco to sing and was early Friday reported as harder to treat, though some later dispatches claimed possible recovery. company members were reportedly summoned to bid farewell as the illness persisted.
The prospect of a house deadlock grows as no tripartite agreement satisfies all parties. Alliance members plan to use their balance of power, with separate caucuses held by Democrats and Alliance men. They intend to nominate for all offices, shaping the House's leadership.
The Senate debates over election and financial measures conclude with a vote in favor of taking up the Republican caucus financial bill. Henry M. Brown is installed as associate justice of the United States Supreme Court in a brief ceremony attended by notable officials, lawmakers, and Michigan delegates.
The International Monetary Congress opens at the State Department in Washington with Secretary Blaine giving a welcome. Delegates include H A P Carter for Hawaii, Hamni bal Price for Haiti, and Senor Don R B Stevens for Honduras as discussions push for full revision of monetary laws and coinage. The plan envisions a silver dollar standard with 5 10 and 20 cent silver coins and a redesigned silver dollar.
Washington January 6 A movement likely to start for erecting a statue to the memory of the late Gen Spinner ex treasurer of the United States. It is proposed to fund the memorial entirely by women employed in the government service, crediting Gen Spinner with first suggesting the general employment of women in federal departments though women were at Philadelphia mint before the suggestion. Also reported Unprecedented Prosperity Venezuela’s last fiscal year shows customs revenue near 2 3 000 000, exports 18 000 000, and imports 15 000 000 with U S contributions 3 900 000. Ni
A collage of brief items notes Minneapolis militia drills and a boat regatta on Lake Minnetonka, a local tailor in Minneapolis claiming a million inheritance, and interest in the Second Regiment for Indian wars. The Ashland Iron and Steel season opens with strong prospects, while La Belle Wagon office building burns in West Superior causing $2,500 loss. Wisconsin Democrats to be inaugurated in Madison. Reports of Gladstone, English naval affairs, and Italian ministerial orders mix with sensational notes on a Paris arrival and a Casale anarchist trial verdicts. European and colonial updates cover Vitu attacks, Australian colonial agents, and trade routes between Britain and Australia.
A Baltimore and Ohio switchmen strike climaxes with a Sunday night meeting led by Grand Master Sweeny, expelling twenty eight implicated members and challenging Pittsburgh lodge leadership. The move sparks indignant reactions and signals a push for rapid organizational change. Local stock market and grain quotes accompany the report.
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