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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
15
The Mitchell Capital Thursday July 15 1909 edition lists The Mitchell Printing Co as publishers with GG W Downey as editor and official county paper status noted for the publication.
The Argus Leader accuses Senators Gamble and Crawford of siding with Aldrich on twelve votes to defend reform claims, while supporting progressives against tariffs and farm machinery rulings. The piece urges accountability, notes La Follette blacklist risk, and previews potential insurgent bids by Tom Thorson and Dick Richards amid a broad anti-establishment push.
The article claims Senators Gamble and Crawford voted with Aldrich to raise print paper tariffs to $4, increasing national newspaper costs by $2,490,000. It portrays Crawford as betraying reform principles and angering insurgent newspapers that relied on him against trusts.
In Macon Missouri a circuit court refused a divorce petition on grounds that the husband claimed excessive scolding by his wife. The court noted men have many outlets to vent temper while wives often endure wrath at home. It cautioned that a sustained barrage by the wife should not continue unchecked.
A clipped note suggests John D. Rockefeller has not donated lions in ten days while gasoline rose a cent a gallon on the first. The piece hints a college may receive a windfall from the Standard Oil magnate.
An English critic claims Twain loses his humor, but the English view is questioned. The article notes that despite criticism the American writer continues to earn money from his works at the same rapid pace as before.
A clipping from Rockford reports the fourth of July with no deaths or serious injuries. Two minor burns occurred and two arrests were for ordinance violations. One accident was logged. The Dry town remains dry for a year and plans to stay dry another year while continuing city upbuilding.
Five local ministers in Central City Nebraska sought to convert Sunday baseball crowds by finishing the game then conducting religious services on the field. The plan drew many listeners who had not attended church in years, leveraging the crowd's own ground to reach them.
Crops across Davison county are reported excellent with wheat oats corn and other grains growing well after favorable weather. While some areas show excess moisture the overall season has brought high yields, reflecting farmers from Iowa who invested in land and now enjoy rising values and strong crops.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes kin of late Iowa Senator Alison seek the chair he filled in the Senate. It recalls chairs and desks in the chamber with famous associations and suggests a clearance sale to fund replacements. The Senate has resisted shifting rules to allow relinking chairs to individuals.
New England states unite to boost home grown corn with a national exposition in Omaha this year and a regional corn show next year. Connecticut and Maine leaders push to reduce eastern reliance on western grain and promote dent and flint corn varieties for faster yields.
A humorous exchange notes a son choosing to be a lineman for a wireless telegraph company, reflecting early communications career aspirations and parental reaction in the Cleveland Leader.
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