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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1896
Page
5
A fragmented OCR item notes a woman’s claim in a court order or investigation. The readable parts reference a claimant and legal action, with no clear names or dates. The piece seems to be a brief legal notice or court filing summary.
Fragmentary OCR text references a theater in Howe with unclear names and a possible event or schedule. No definite persons, places, or dates are extractable.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a sports poll with references to Ny huutir Soup Iligat and a gun way. It mentions readiness and wheelchair, suggesting a sports related scene or incident. Names and places are unclear due to damage.
A clipped Havana dispatch reports rebels capturing the city with Havana still contested as time runs out. The cable confirms early claims of Cuban patriots in control, while discussions mention a protracted struggle and uncertain final outcome as points of contact break.
Prairie blaze in Kansas and Colorado reported with sightings near Wichita and Pueblo. Farms abandoned as fire consumes rank sunflowers and debris. St John residents fear loss of life and property as winds drive flames toward western Kansas.
The Baltimore ceremony elevates Francis Satolli archbishop of Lepanto and apostolic legate to cardinal. The venerable cathedral hosted bishops, diplomats, and political leaders including the Vice President, with Rome to confer the red hat within six months. Prominent Catholics and foreign diplomats filled the packed house.
Washington report details Secretary Carlisle circular outlining a $100,000,000 thirty year coupon bond sale to be issued February 1 1895 in gold coin or gold certificates. The issue aims to be a popular offering with installments and possible future bonds to support reserve maintenance.
Ottawa opens the session as the most crucial since confederation with Manitoba Catholic schools at the center. The imperial privy council ruled Parliament may aid Manitoba Catholics, and a bill to reestablish Catholic schools is expected, facing strong opposition and possible defeat.
At 4 o clock Thursday morning the residence of John W Slibbard secretary of the Central Ohio Natural Gas and Fuel Company and socially prominent burned. Hibbard and wife son aged 6 and baby with Miss Fay Wibbard and Mrs Grace Hibbard Lee sisters were asphyxiated. Four sons under 15 years and a colored servant jumped from the windows.
Members would personally answer for sums spent beyond appropriations and lose council seating rights for five years. The measure targets ongoing aldermanic extravagance and holds the city treasurer liable for payments exceeding approved funds.
Havana authorities declare martial law for Havana and Pinar del Rio provinces amid insurgent movements led by Maximo Gomez. Reports place insurgent forces near Melena fifty kilometers from Havana and Aguacale seventy kilometers away, with plans to join with forces in Pinar del Rio.
The Dun and Co weekly review notes 1895 commercial failures total 18 197 versus 13 885 in 1894 with higher aggregate liabilities. Prices for materials and manufactured goods show broad shifts since January 1 1895 including pig iron and cotton moving up then easing, coal and leather varying, and silk and wool following. Regional price notes span Chicago Sioux City Kansas City St Paul Minneapolis and South Omaha with farm and grain quotes and live cattle and hog ranges. An insolvency report for Western Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Chicago is cited amid an elevator accident in Chicago and multiple city market snapshots.
The Treasury announces sealed bids due February 5 for 100 million dollars of United States 4 percent bonds dated February 1, 1895. Bonds will be 30 year coupon or registered, payable in coin, with bidders paying in gold coins. The circular notes possibility of further issues to maintain the gold reserve.
Utah is admitted as the fortieth fifth state with a new star on the flag. In Salt Lake City a formal ceremony and inaugural events marked the transition from probation to statehood. Cannon fire and cheers followed the President's proclamation, with a holiday observed and thousands joining the festivities. The parade featured the Sixteenth US Infantry and Utah officials, guard units, and civic groups, culminating in tabernacle ceremonies led by Fort Minglass band and Wilford Woodruff.
Yorkshire estate on Bull Run sold at public auction in Fairfax Court House Virginia six hundred acres across Prince William and Fairfax Counties. Prices averaged 6 dollars per acre on Prince William side and about 3 dollars on the other side with bids from 3 to 25 dollars. The sale followed court order amid long running litigation and included delivery terms for bonds and possible future issuances.
A Chicago express train of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Road struck a funeral procession at Paulina street crossing. Five mourners were buried under the wrecked carriage and two women were severely injured. Several carriages narrowly escaped disaster as horses were halted mere feet from the engine. Conflicting accounts place blame between flagman and engineer with witnesses disputing the flag signal.
Reports describe Maximo Gomez and his volunteers pushing across Cuba. They have captured horses rifles and artillery and Funcionarios fear Havana may be attacked from the west after pivots through Pinar del Rio. Telegraph lines to the east are cut complicating Campos’ command while Havana braces with added batteries and night patrols to defend the city.
Mrs Gertrude Atherton christens her new novel The Dooms Woman while Zola plans material for God and Mammon in American cities. A critic hails Percy White's Corruption with harsh terms. Obscure literary figures Flinn and others are discussed alongside essays on higher criticism and wisdom from Gladstone and legal practice.
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