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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1914
Page
6
The report summarizes Thursday price levels and receipts across cattle hogs and sheep. It notes official receipts totals, market strength, and price ranges for cattle between 7.75 and 8.85, hogs around 8.00 to 8.30, and steady sheep demand with weekly comparisons.
In Brooklyn a porcupine escaped its cage aboard the steamship Pretoria docking with 409 animals from Hamburg. Off duty officer Herman Liffendoer tripped on the porcupine, a later escape caused a run through the ship, and Otto Schultz was blamed for missing the porcupine while supervising the herd. The cargo included elephants, wild cats, panthers, zebras, monkeys, birds, squirrels, and an Australian antelope ape.
Fragmentary OCR reading shows garbled references to a Board of Trade sample with numbers like 30,000 and 123 and percentages. Names Weaver, Legsk, Lepal appear corrupted. No coherent event or outcome can be established from the text.
In Philadelphia Pearl Williams of 826 North Street crawled with a blazing stove to reach a second story window and hurl the burning burden out. She fell to the street but escaped serious injuries. police and a doctor aided her. Hospital reports her condition as not serious. A separate note from Montgomery Alabama reports a fly trap catching 38 400 flies since installation.
Elmer Ahrendt, 19, died after a skyrocket carelessly handled at a Meckling picnic struck his eye and shattered the socket. The accident occurred in a grove one mile south of town as a group leaned the rocket against a board. Ahrendt, who lived with his parents Louis and Mrs. Ahrendt on a Meckling-area farm, died minutes after the injury. He had been in Minnesota recently to assess tornado damage to a farm there.
In Speantish and northern Lawrence County residents report a demented fugitive named Fast roaming the region and threatening ranchers. He set a barn on fire at Peter Christenson’s homestead, then fled into dense brush as officers and volunteers search for him.
Grace Ellison the English authoress argues polygamy could be advantageous for Turkey and perhaps England if women are supported and educated. She cites wives or mothers needing backing, and contrasts it with English conditions where men often fail to support all female relatives. She notes German alcohol policy as context for state tolerance of productive outlets.
George Fugene Eager of Chicago, the U S consul at Barmen, attended the baptism of a baby born June 29. With the Fourth of July nearing, the baptism was deferred until then with Dr Eager as godfather and the child named Maria Consula.
London, England. Keddie Welsh, lightweight champion of England, defeated Willie Ritchie on points over 20 rounds at Olympia to claim the world lightweight title. Welsh led early, faced strong rallies from Ritchie, and finished with a fast final stretch as both fighters tired.
Scattered baseball results show Minneapolis to Cleveland 3 1, Columbus 8 1 and 7 4 against Cleveland and Kansas City, 6 3 over Indianapolis, Milwaukee 12 Louisville 1, with Omaha and Sioux City listings. Des Moines and St Joseph games noted with batteries and pitching highlights across the National League context.
Adams drove in runs with men on base while teammates delivered timely hits as Pittsburgh beat New York 5 to 9. Batteries listed were Marquard Demaree Fromme Meyers Adams and Gibson.
Ayres pitched seven innings allowing one hit as Cleveland battered James and Leverenz for 11 hits including two doubles and a triple. Batteries listed as James Leverenz Tay lor and Agnew Rumler Ayres Bentley Henry. Several games postponed by wet grounds and rain.
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