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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
5
Minna Irving recalls an old fashioned Fourth of July with dawn cannon wagons crowds and picnics. The speaker cherishes firework displays barbecues rain banners and soldiers marching as the crowd sings patriotic tunes in a nostalgic celebration.
Erastus Powers as Northfield president becomes a reluctant focal point as his wife Matilda pushes for a grand Fourth of July with a family driven program. The scheme grows with local committees, a proposed orator Foote, Margie reading the Declaration, and a string band from Phelps, until public opinion brands the event a family vanity and Powers vows to resist future political opportunities.
A quip highlights the Fourth of July and an anniversary of marriage. The exchange contrasts Independence Day phrasing and personal milestones while noting that good intentions alone may not ensure the correct path.
A brief exchange shows a speaker thinking of dogs and noting ugly tie ins while another person downplays the remark and suggests changing attire for the children. The fragment hints at social expectations within a family dialogue.
A quarrel over whose child caused a measles exposure escalates as Mrs Jones accuses Mrs Brown of spreading illness while Mrs Brown claims the other boy provoked the encounter by intruding into the space. The exchange reveals a domestic dispute about sickness and responsibility.
A light quip about vanity in public life. The speaker notes a man who values himself, then jokes that Tom would misread any presidential visit as personal praise and treat it as a crowd tribute. The exchange satirizes self-importance.
Deacon Goode-Why greets Johnny and Johnny Jimecrack-Bet at a lively Fourth of July gathering. The fun was cut short as Tommy Plunks is reported to be in the hospital after the festivities.
The speaker muses that the bright stars high above resemble Roman candles stuck in the sky. A playful, metaphoric compare and a brief verse by the poem’s voice.
A playful anecdote from the Chicago Record-Ferald notes the Joneses swap child care on Independence Day. The Fireworks Corps quips that celebrations hinge on mutual aid as families balance festivities with family duties.
An article notes a Fourth celebration in which a pistol bought for a boy led to a deadly outcome. The New York World reports the incident involving a father and his son Willie, detailing how the toy or firearms use caused the tragedy.
A shoemaker claims to read where a customer lives by shoe wear patterns. He correctly notes toe wear often suggests country living, but admits he is not infallible as in a counterexample where a city resident wore shoes worn at the toe. The anecdote highlights limits of expert deduction.
A poetic meditation on architecture as fate and effort. The speaker urges builders to craft with care in visible and hidden parts to strengthen the structure of life. Time is the material, and daily work shapes enduring beauty for gods to inhabit.
Plans filed by D H Burnham & Co for Equitable Life Assurance Society to build a 62 story landmark at Broadway Nassau Pine and Cedar streets. The tower would rise to 909 feet above the curb, surpassing the Metropolitan by 209 feet, excluding a flag pole planned to add 150 feet. Construction timing depends on forthcoming contracts.
Judges Sanborn Hook and Adams in the United States circuit court issued an interlocutory decree suspending the Interstate Commerce Commission order that cut live stock transfer charges from $2 to $1 per car for Chicago terminal to Union stock yards. The court found railroads complied with law on separate terminal schedules but held the ICC erred in the rate cut as unreasonable.
Thousands of women suffragists gathered near the house of commons in London and clashed with police. Several arrests occurred as police blocked access to Parliament while the premier declined to meet the deputation. A larger demonstration was planned for a later date at Caxton Hall.
Mount Clemens Mich July 2 Among anxious watchers at the bedside of Colonel William F Tucker who has just undergone an operation is Mrs Ralph Platt known as Mrs Myrtle Platt She says she is a guest of Mrs Johnson Col Tucker sister and that the colonel is resting easily as loved ones nurse him back to health and strength
Frederickshafen reports Count Zeppelin's airship staying aloft six and three quarters hours reaching speeds up to 841 2/3 miles per hour. The test covered maneuvers from Constance to Romanhorn with engine power and no ballast, ending near the airship shed. Zeppelin aims for a 400 mile trip by midweek.
New York July 2 Justice Lambert directed the jury to find a verdict for Mayor McClellan in the recount suit of William Randolph Hearst upholding McClellan election. He said no fraud proved and warned against disfranchisement on slight evidence.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt stays from London society, preferring a few American friends. He attends the International horse show as principal harness judge, where his decisions draw mixed reactions. His coach horses, including his famed grays, will be sold next Monday.
Mrs Tryon of Fitchburg Mass arrives in Salisbury New Jersey by baggage train wrapped in blankets. She is middle aged wealthy and suffers from nervous trouble and bronchitis preferring close airless conditions. Her case resembles a large burial casket with clock and books.
New York July 2 United States Senator Thomas C Platt was wheeled into the grand jury room to testify in the Mae C Wood perjury case tied to a divorce suit that collapsed weeks earlier Assistant District Attorney Garvin presented evidence Ex valet Edwin Roland and printer Edward C Hafley testified Hafley said blank marriage certificate forms were printed after the alleged marriage date Miss Wood claimed the certificate was filled out soon after the ceremony She is out on bail No action was taken by the grand jury.
In Cleveland on July 2 the Eighth grade spelling team from the city won the inter-city contest, finishing ahead of Pittsburg New Orleans and Erie. Marie C Bolden aged 13, daughter of a local Black mail carrier, spelled every word correctly in oral and written tests.
A letter from Massachusetts proposes a hay and oats kitchen for Paris cab horses to provide daily hay and clean water, offering temporary relief from hardship until the root causes are addressed.
President Roosevelt directed the War Department to dispatch troops from Texas commands to Del Rio El Paso and other Texas centers to aid civil authorities in maintaining order amid the Mexican neutrality crisis. The action follows a Mexican request that the United States do its utmost to prevent violations of neutral rights.
On a New York dock a honeymooning couple perished after the husband Otto Aubert slipped overboard from the grain barge Hdgewood. His wife Hannah leaped in and kept him afloat for five minutes before both sank as onlookers and rescuers attempted a rescue.
Mrs. Thomas Thornton Snell known as Harriet Fagberg and stage name Warriet Standon files for divorce from her millionaire husband. The Indiana case notes his banking posts, substantial income from an estate, and alleged cruel treatment as he pursued younger stage women including Standon. An earlier wife and alimony history are referenced.
Chicago police Inspector John Wheeler recalls twenty years of Friday Night club poker at a boarding house. He led early by 7.62 but over time lost and now stands 2.37 ahead, describing the pastime as 2,000,000 dollars of fun.
Des Moines records report charges of misconduct against County Attorney Lawrence DeGraft the board of supervisors and Justice of the Peace F T Van Liew in district court. The suit seeks $2500 from Z T Thornburg formerly county superintendent of instruction now supervisor of grades for city schools alleging embezzlement. Budinot filed the complaint with attorney Warren Walker representing the plaintiff.
Winslow Arizona July 1 The west bound California limited on the Santa Fe was wrecked last night after striking a burned bridge. Two trainmen and one passenger killed and about twenty injured. The engine mail car accommodation car and diner fell into a 60 foot ravine.
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