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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1901
Page
6
Discussion on relocating the state capital in Pierre faces strong opposition to funding permanent capitol buildings. A re submission of the location question seems likely only if an appropriation for permanent buildings is proposed, with Huron representatives still free to act per constituents' wishes.
A special meeting in this city Tuesday elected a new superintendent for the Anti-Saloon League of South Dakota. The appointee resides in Cleveland Ohio and has led state level reform work. Negotiations to secure his relocation are underway, with formal announcement pending his acceptance. The state paper and future plans were discussed but not disclosed.
William T. Coad of Rapid City South Carolina discusses progress in the Black Hills region. He predicts rapid growth from mining and stock raising, with railroads linking Pierre and eastern markets to shorten trade routes. Rapid City aims to become a junction for a new trade railroad enhancing access to the Twin Cities and Missouri River points.
Robert J. Gamble returns to Yankton from Pierre to a united welcome. Citizens, the Business Men's Club and the college president praise his selection to succeed Frank Pettigrew in the United States Senate. Mayor Holman speaks for citizens. Otto Peemiller conveys Business Men's Club pleasure. Warren represents the college, where Gamble has served as director for ten years.
Emery Enterprise reports strong interest from South Dakota business leaders in reproducing Mitchells corn palace at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo. Buffers of support flow from Mt. Vernon and Mitchell while Mark Betts visits to lend his energetic backing to the promotional effort.
A forthcoming education bill will fully codify the school law, distinguishing districts from townships, clarifying vague provisions, and reducing the need for many attorney general decisions. It links county superintendent salaries to school counts and population, expands superintendent powers, and requires city teachers to hold county certificates.
The item notes DaWitt's Little Hurly Risers as easily taken and effective for cleansing the liver and bowels. It then shifts to anecdotes about living in New York City during transit and observations on newspaper reading habits. It ends with a note on buds aging with the parent plant per Professor Adam Sedgwick.
In a playful exchange Hetty, newly engaged, resists cooking duties. Her mother suggests removing the diamond ring before baking, while Hetty worries a visitor might interrupt. The snippet from the Boston Transcript captures domestic banter over rings and chores.
A nurse warns Tessie to keep her mouth shut when in water during a bath, querying if swallowing water is possible. The dialogue references pipes and an exchange about danger from a water source or plumbing.
De Vere announces engagement to Miss Winter after a playful exchange about dogs. Ponsonby questions the knowledge while De Vere confirms the proposal and her light liking for dogs despite not liking puppies.
London reports condemn the peace commission fate as indignation grows across papers. The Daily Mail calls the incident murder and urges large reinforcements, while The Morning Post says guerrilla warfare has become banditry. Pretoria's Pretorius returns from futile talks to force surrender. Cape Colony invasion details few.
Sirens and gunfire mark the night as 800 Boers under Commandant Beyer siege Kaalfontein station for six hours with rifles shells a Maxim and two field pieces. An armored train and reinforcements arrive but the garrison holds. The line beyond Kaalfontein is blown delaying mail trains. no British casualties reported.
Lord Kitchener reports 1,400 Boers crossed the line attacking Zurufontein and Kaalfontein stations but were driven off by a cavalry brigade. Three agents of the peace commissioners were captured near Windley with one British subject flogged and shot, others flogged by Dewet’s orders.
London dispatch notes British public comfort from American reports that the Philippine war continues. It contrasts with South Africa confusion, calls attention to Kitchener's reticence, and suggests British troops may be defensive while reinforcements are deemed unlikely by some observers.
Philadelphia reports that a Pennsylvania firm secured what is viewed as the largest coal contract awarded by Canada to an American company. The deal covers 100000 tons of bituminous coal to be delivered April 1 to St John New Brunswick Halifax Newfoundland and St Pierre Miquelon, despite Sydney Cape Breton mines being nearer.
A famed actor enters with a tall tale about friend Charlie B. claiming he spent the evening out. His wife reveals Charlie waited to see him about an engagement, prompting the actor to insist the story stands as told.
An ex officer recalls lessons from the Civil War about military logistics and respect for orders. He notes a joke about the Tombigbee river misreading and a siege gun nicknamed Swamp Angel showing the risks of reckless humor in command.
In a London contributed piece John Strange Winter contrasts French and English cooks praising the French for efficiency and copper pan pride. A New York Times fragment recalls a Brooklyn club's three day dining pattern tied to domestic chores. Cardinal Wiseman’s Friday fish dinner anecdote closes the sampling.
Columbus State Journal reports a dialogue about two sideboards in a house and questions what to do with them. Unele Retten mentions a farm wagon while Pim discusses farm affairs.
A concise note questions origins of items cited as Prussian or Irish dishes and Turkish baths, arguing England and Russia are the true sources and challenging the attributions in a European cultural reference.
A Detroit Free Press satire recounts a wife cured by faith healing and an absent treatment. A husband recalls his wife sending five dollars to a mysterious Professor Fake who never received her letter, and the couple reflects on belief versus medicine.
A Devonshire canvasser recalls an elector who voted for “the lady” Poll Early, noting his paper showed her name before two men. The anecdote highlights voter behavior and skepticism at open air meetings in the north of England mocked by a bystander’s quip about jackasses.
A lighthearted exchange in Brooklyn Life notes a Greek meeting of two bad eggs and a lingering actor. In Chicago humor, a woman contemplates Maine motto Dirigo as Spoonamore bids farewell with a bow. A Swedish visitor prompts Mrs Smythers to communicate by signs in a playful riff from the Chicago Times-Herald. A riddle hints the postman as the answer to remove letters puzzle. The chalked vase symbol and ominous Syrian grave immorality tie in situational quips.
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