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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
3
A Canadian inventor proposes an insect trap using a luminous coating on painted card and a smeary poisonous adhesive to entangle and kill insects or rodents. The bright blue glow attracts vermin by night while daytime exposure reduces glow. A bait center lures prey into the adhesive to die without spreading pollutants.
Dr. J. A. Dundas of Mitchell plans to attend the Republican conference in Sioux Falls on Friday. He previously backed the ticket last fall, splits with stalwarts, and hopes the meeting reduces factionalism to restore the party’s strength in the state.
Walter Noyvak, 20, arrested with four companions after fatally wounding Patrolman Sowers and beating Patrolman Walpole. He admitted involvement in over thirty robberies in two months and boasted of a lifelong crime career saying he was born a thief and not afraid of the gallows.
David Nutt a 24 year old Mt. Ayer Ja., man shot himself in a Montrose hotel at noon during dinner. A new revolver fired once through his right temple. He had complained of despondency over a love affair after arriving and left two letters to a brother and the jilted sweetheart.
A description of a scented oil that serves as an effective insecticide against mosquitoes, flies, and beetles, noting its pleasant aroma and strong efficacy in repelling or destroying these pests.
Pierre South Dakota The state railway commission heard testimony on telephone troubles at Mitchell and Mobridge. Mitchell officials filed an affidavit arguing the commission lacks jurisdiction over local telephone systems, limiting its reach to long distance lines. The Milwaukee company agreed to add daily passenger service on the Harlem branch from Andover north through Day and Marshall counties.
A brief note on long kid gloves showing 17th century use and 19th century fashion. It cites a 1675 description of twenty two inch white wedding gloves worn above the elbow and a French authority noting empire era gloves were fashionable and costly. It suggests women needed new gloves daily to seem well dressed.
The playwright Henrik Ibsen offered a witty portrait of Americans. He said that a five or six month old infant in a mother’s lap eyes its cradle to seek improvements or a better design. The remark humorously highlights American ingenuity from infancy.
A claim states New York City's land values rise faster than the total output value of all gold and silver mines worldwide, highlighting a striking economic contrast.
Bridgeport Conn. Neither Engineer Doherty nor the New Haven railroad is guilty of criminal negligence in the Stamford wreck on July 12, per Coroner Phelan. Ada Pearl Kelley of Chicago was among the six killed. In Aberdeen S D Bulgarian quarrels over the Balkans lead to Bill Kuzoff’s arrest and fine as tensions rise among Greek Servian and Bulgarian residents.
William D. Clayton Colorado insurance commissioner under Shafroth reportedly died this morning by inhaling gas. Financial troubles are given as the motive. He was heavily involved in lumber transactions in northern Colorado.
In Portugal the revolutionary movement is deemed the era’s most significant, shaping public mood and policy. Even supporters of the republican government acknowledge the gravity of the situation and its broad political impact.
A delegation of Sioux led by Chief Red Doe from Pine Ridge South Dakota met the House Indian affairs committee in Washington to seek pro rata distribution of the tribal fund worth 1.8 million dollars. The committee referred the matter to the interior department.
Twenty mines in Calumet, Michigan closed this morning due to a strike by the Western Federation of Miners. A small union turnout prompted the stoppage while workers demand recognition for the federation, an eight hour day, end of the one man drill, and improved conditions with no district disorders reported.
Sixty four Canadian and American pilgrims were received in a private audience by the pope in Rome. Rev Michael E Felton Bishop of London Ontario led the group and presented Peter's Pence totaling $2000.
In Geilenkirchen Germany four teenage coal miners were found dead after a cave in trapped them in a pit. The disaster followed a cloud burst that caused a large area above the mine to cave in.
News wires describe unrest in Ganton and wider southern China as a provincial independence proclamation disrupts trade. The Madrid backed Portuguese movement adds global tension as travelers report chaotic scenes and a province in turmoil.
Merchants halt consignments and telegraph shippers amid widespread evacuation. Thousands move toward Macao and Hong Kong, with many officials among returnees carrying millions in silver and ecop per money.
Preparations near completion for a Republican meeting in Sioux Falls next Friday with a large anticipated attendance. Mayor Burnside named a long reception committee including Hans Astrud C M Harrison Col R J Woods and many others. The event will be held in the auditorium Friday afternoon with a possible second session Friday evening and no speaker secured yet.
Two people died and four were injured in a head on collision between ore trains on the Duluth and Iron Range railroad near Colby Minnesota. The dead include Gust Carlson.
Officials say the collision occurred when one train was on the wrong track, with Albert Happlebach among the firemen responding to the wreck.
Lewis Jere stad of Brookings County was struck on the head with a baseball bat during a midnight assault. robbers stole a new watch and $25, also leaving the weapon near the bed. He suffered twenty stitches for five scalp gashes and authorities seek two unidentified male suspects seen near the home earlier.
The Republican asks Davison county farmers to mail in threshing yields to the city editor. The aim is to publish an estimated average for the section so readers back east see South Dakota’s crop advantages and that ideal crops can be raised here.
President Wilson nominated Preston C. West of Washington, D. C. for a federal post. The brief item notes the nomination amid other routine selections and confirms the administration’s continuing staffing actions.
Oklahoma assistant attorney general attached to the interior department and Royal Meeker of New Jersey named as commissioner of statistics.
Judge Frank Smith presided last week on a case about Red Lake ownership after Brule county voters backed artesian wells to fill the lake. Adjacent landowners protest, seeking title transfer akin to a Sanborn county lake bed ditched and tilled. The issue hinges on riparian rights and government water provisions for fishing and boating along lake shores. Red Lake has been dry for six years and used as grazing land.
Reports describe fierce fires between Tete Jaune Cache and Jasper in the Rockies, with rapid spread threatening wide areas and extensive destruction reported across much of the countryside.
Administratrix Gertrude Metz announces creditors and others with claims against Edwin Metz deceased to present them with vouchers within six months of first publication. Claims should be filed at 413 Duff Street, Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota. Dated July 19, 1913. Gertrude Metz administratrix of Raswin Metz deceased.
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