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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1903
Page
1
Readable fragments describe a disturbance involving rats on Utila and figures named Wurth and Stry. No clear incident details or dates are provided to confirm outcome or actions.
An unclear OCR fragment discusses dates and names with scattered words. It references February and March periods, a society, and a publicity tone. The legible items are insufficient to identify a clear event or person.
A St. Paul backed plan in Wyoming aims to build a coal road from Upton to the Elkhorn area with a survey run by Burlington for Minneapolis interests. Three coal seams are described with varied depth and composition, as a large force works on the project advanced by Capital Polis and N. D. Miller formerly with the Great Northern.
The report details a contested election with Welch and Harres as Republican and Democrat candidates. It notes a Jan 9 date, polling place at a precinct, and references to Indians, minority groups, and local party movement.
Jan 9 a public meeting of the governed commissioner of schools discussed that no school lands should be eaten. McCook Senator introduced a bill in the senate today marking a legislative move.
Golden wedding rites observed at St Patrick s with high mass by Bishop Starha marking 25 years in Lead. Couple, longtime residents, received anew blessing. ceremony first of its kind in Black Hills. Also notes church appointments in the diocese and a mining discovery near Deadwood potions.
News from Pierre reports Senate joint resolution proposing an amendment to Article 20 locating the permanent state capital at Mitchell and effective December 15, 1904. Saturday highlights include capitol relocation bill passage 38 to 3, executive appointments, and legislative committee activity.
In Pierre on January 12 and 14 the joint session heard Bartlett Tripp explain the new code while the capital removal issue moved from senate to house. Debates over funding the armory at Huron and a proposed capital commission outlined the push for a new state capital building, with a loan question likely to be proposed for the project.
Gregory county commissioners vote February 24 1903 to issue bonds for a Fairfax court house. Scattered county offices will consolidate as a needed improvement, with four year rule delaying prior construction.
President decides Taft will remain in the Philippines as civil governor after cabinet discussions and protests from Filipino leaders. Roosevelt had offered Taft a seat on the Supreme Court, but Taft prefers to stay and continue governing in the islands.
Washington reports that Governor Taft has offered the Philippine Supreme Court seat to William R Day of Canton Ohio. Day, currently a United States district judge for the Sixth Circuit, is understood to accept the appointment.
Springfield Jan 15 United States Senator Mason formally withdraws from the contest to name his successor admitting he cannot be re elected Representative Church of Chicago a leading mover admits failure and Congressman A J Hopkins of Aurora is likely to be chosen without opposition
The state wrapped its case in the Philips and Brooks rial at noon. Witnesses today included posse members and spectators of the flight and capture. Lundgren was subpoenaed from South Dakota. The trial is likely to go to the jury late Thursday afternoon.
Joseph Handlen 27 of Waubay was struck and killed by a Milwaukee passenger train between Summit and Waubay as he walked home with ears covered against the cold. Snow raised by a plow hid the pedestrian from the engineer, and the fatality was not found until the train reached Waubay. The Milwaukee line has cut daily trains to tri weekly west and north of Aberdeen due to coal shortages, a change described as temporary.
Judge Carland in Sioux Falls SD rules Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co. may not allow Citizens Telephone Co. to string wires through its lines or place poles between Northwestern lines. Decision blocks parallel construction in city, maintaining existing rights.
Charles E Judd president of the First National Bank of Canton South Dakota died after a ten day kidney illness at his home in Canton. Born February 23 1858 in Ripon Wisconsin he moved to Canton in 1880 and rose from cashier to bank president in 1893. He led local finance electric light plant waterworks and building and loan efforts and served two terms as mayor leaving a wife and five children. The funeral is set for Thursday afternoon.
Canton South Dakota reports a serious coal shortage as four local dealers await 20 to 30 car orders. Hard coal is scarce while soft coal is abundantly available, but deliveries are uncertain and the city fears severe fuel hardship for a week or more.
The Senate adopts a District of Columbia witnesses resolution for the coal probe. Dolliver defends Shaw orders and blasts reciprocity criticism while defending Dingley 1897 tariff design. Aldrich replies urged passage of reciprocity limits. Tillman plans to speak on coal. In the House, the army appropriation bill moves to committee with $73,875,276 requested.
Stockmen fear heavy losses as sleet froze to ground leaving hills exposed and snow a foot deep. Non residents and large outfits face danger, while W. H. Denton of Potter County proves a safer model with 650 steers wintered on 32,000 acres of endowment land at 7 cents per acre, protected by a shed and hay.
The public tax assessment books show Andrew Carnegie at the top with 5 million dollars in personal property. Others include Russell Sage two million, John Jacob Astor two million, J D Rockefeller two and a half million, J P Morgan six hundred thousand, Howard Gould seven hundred fifty thousand, Cornelius Vanderbilt two hundred fifty thousand, Reginald Vanderbilt three hundred fifty thousand. Non residents avoiding tax include Richard Croker William Waldorf Astor and George J Gould of Lakewood.
Secretary Moody, slightly injured in a runaway accident, is in satisfactory condition in Annapolis and hopes to return to Washington tomorrow.
Chicago reports fifty six bank robberies in under four months marking a nationwide surge. Illinois and Nebraska lead with seven each, Indiana five, Missouri and Texas four, other states showing three or two incidents. Pinkerton map marks locations from Thomaston Maine to Price Utah.
Boise Idaho Jan 13 Judge Ward B Heyburn was elected United States Senator by Idaho's legislature today.
William Shepherd of Lynn while dredging for coal along the New York waterfront finds a lump of ambergris worth hundreds to thousands of dollars. He notices a pleasant odor and later recovers more pieces. Experts deem the material genuine and highly valuable, potentially reaching into the thousands.
Winnie Mercer a pitcher in the American league team was found asphyxiated in his Occidental hotel room in San Francisco. A gas jet and rubber tube were connected in the center of the room. Mercer, a pulmonary patient, had become despondent and apparently ended his life. He had been slated to manage Detroit next season.
Kansas City opening three day session hosts 300 expected delegates with national officers present. Joseph Williams of South Bend predicts much work ahead as leaders push for a national pure food law and changes to the interstate commerce law to aid small merchants. Efforts target removing wholesale direct sales to consumers and debate over a name change and future convention site. William Gray of Brooklyn opens with an address on evils of the department store. Paul Finday of Madison discusses officer reports in the afternoon.
Trenton January 15 Governor Murphy states in his legislative message that New Jersey law does not create unusual corporate powers. He asserts few real trusts exist, notes corporations paid the state 13 million dollars over ten years, and emphasizes protecting honest businesses and stockholders.
New York January 1 reports from Dresden say Princess Louise may be under hypnotic influence. The Dresden Zeitung cites Giron as having exerted suggestive influence on the crown princess, prompting professional and journalistic speculation.
Countess Lonyay former Crown Princess Stephanie telegraphs from Cape Martin that stories of desertion are untrue. She says the count is present and denies impertinent rumors.
Ohio mine workers at their annual session decide to push two proposals at the national convention in Indianapolis on January 19. They seek a 25 percent wage increase and the abolition of the screen system.
The steamer St. Louis, expected in New York Sunday, had not been sighted by 2 pm today. All incoming steamers report severe weather but officials say no alarm is felt for the ship’s safety.
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