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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1889
Page
1
The piece surveys political maneuvers in Dakota territories with emphasis on Justice districts, salaries, and a presidential convention, while contrasting crop yields—wheat, oats, corn, flax, hay—against eastern misreports. It argues prohibition is a local issue and favors plain business for the Republican stance amid state constitutional debates.
The piece contrasts Republican hopes for one idea prohibition with possible public sentiment shifts if prohibition fails. It also notes the Watertown Courier News is controlled by the sheriff, while Parker New Era argues a dying daily harms a town’s standing and prospects for capital gain.
Delegate Mathews and Gov Mellette push to secure multiple Dakota appointments in Washington to strengthen party influence before the coming campaign. This move aims to shape patronage and secure support.
Frank W. Thaxter formerly of the Diana Monitor has become western manager of the American Bank Reporter with headquarters in Kansas City. He has not forgotten his Dakota brethren and remains mindful of their needs.
Newspapers show rising attention to Pettigrew while alleging his presidency of a Sioux Falls soap factory. The articles hint at a possible connection between his public profile and the business role, with local commentary suggesting political implications.
The Alexandrian Herald predicts that men nominated by the Republican state convention will be required to stand on a prohibition platform and advocate prohibition boldly.
A. J. Parshall, once with the Alexandria Advocate, is described as aiming for the Aberdeen Pioneer. Parshall is noted as an original disciple of Pettigrew.
Reports say "Jack the Ripper" has been captured and confessed. The Cotinn Cronin case prompts discussion on importing English detectives to assist investigations.
If Sioux City realized the great value of her baseball club as an advertisement throughout the northwest she would hang on to it.
Aberdeen News argues the Dakota conventions crowd the square inch with politics. It suggests the central committee hold two more conventions a congressional one and a judicial one to relieve pressure and reduce deals and confusion.
The piece questions a reported political pairing between Gifford and Charles McCoy for Congress. It urges disclosure of any deal or alliance, noting Gifford’s long acquaintance with McCoy and awareness of his past. It emphasizes public right to know.
The Scotland Citizen notes Parkston Advance gives more space to Sioux Falls for the capital than the Sioux Falls daily, while the leading Sioux Falls paper says Sioux Falls is not the capital site. The Advance is tied to an advertising contract with Sioux Falls boosters.
The Watertown Courier-News is closed by the sheriff amid lawsuits, leaving the city without a daily and amid a fierce capital contest. The situation provokes concern for local news and business.
The Howard Press notes the Mitchell Street Publican is six years old and wished a long life. The item calls the pub a community staple as it nears its seventh year.
Charley McCoy travels across South Dakota urging Republicans to send him to Congress. His campaign centers on opposing division and admission, a policy still fresh in voters’ minds, and targets Charley McCoy as a bitter foe to Dakota division.
A Pioneer Press letter argues Mitchell leads in the capital contest with advantages unmatched by rivals and suggests choosing two capitals like Rhode Island, with the writer ready to cast a vote for Mitchell.
The Alexandria Journal notes Sioux Falls pursues capital status and vows to press prohibition to a finish. Prohibitionists plan to oppose Sioux Falls on the capital question.
The editor of Kimball Graphic misplaced a silk umbrella and asks the finder to return it without charge. The notice promises no fee for returning the item.
Frank G. Carpenter describes most Indian railways as government owned with guaranteed 6 percent profits for stockholders and profits above 5 percent split with the government. He notes civil service tenure, lack of strikes, favorable laws for the railroads, and fines for trespassing, crossing the tracks, or boarding cars after departure.
Gen Lord Wolseley argues the German army merits praise not only for defense but as a vast national institution. He lauds its role in shaping moral, mental, and physical training, promoting cleanliness, honesty, and loyalty, and fostering respect for obedience and self sacrifice.
Philadelphia’s New Century Club offers multiple classes with a $10 annual dues for members and season tickets for outsiders. From it has grown the Workingwomen’s guild with nearly seven hundred members. Quaker women support these groups by teaching night classes and promoting welfare.
The elders of Israel press Samuel to appoint a king to rule like other nations. Samuel grieves as God warns that a human king will be an oppressor who takes, taxes, and renders the people dependent. God forgives but the people choose a king, forsaking the Lord who reigns over them. The piece urges personal submission to Christ as King.
Gertrude Franklin Atherton argues in North American Review that all great writers imitate consciously for amusement, yet fame rests on originality. She cites Coleridge Byron and others, noting how public taste rewards tradition while brilliant originals challenge the shelves of centuries. Evolution in literature is inexorable, driven by heredity and times, yielding landmark writers born from a divine spark.
A Detroit News item recounts a Michigan avenue streetcar incident where a young woman tripped over an extended foot from a passenger. The man who owns the foot ignored apologies as the escort of the couple vented in muted anger, finally delivering a sharp dig with the wooden foot.
Adele M. Field describes Chinese farm labor costs from yearly hires at 8 to 14 dollars with meals and clothing to daily rates of 8 to 20 cents including meals. Rice planting days bring 10 to 20 cents daily with five meals, while leases, clan land, and modest food use define rural poverty and family share of sustenance.
The New York Commercial Advertiser surveys Irish lace making from Limerick to Carrickmacross and Innishmacsaint, detailing early imports, women workers, and meager wages. It notes Swiss competition, regional conditions, and a convent led rise in Youghal lace, with about 200 000 Irish women involved in lace and textile crafts at low pay.
A World article notes shifting attitudes to wedding bands across social grades. It cites young brides wearing yellow bands, older wives discarding rings, and fashion shifts toward gemstones while some women reject the symbol as unfashionable.
A German visitor details Pompeii bread in glass cases and an ancient oven, noting four cut rounds weighing three to four pounds and Neapolitan baking still similar. The piece shifts to London styles, praising London dress yet mocking English male fashion, citing aristocracy, Eton/Oxford, Guards commissions, tall frames, and mustached facial hair.
One of the earliest famous buccaneers, Capt Cromwell, commanded three fast brigantines with armed men in 1646. A storm drove him into New Plymouth harbor, after which he and his crew reached Boston and presented Governor Winthrop with an elegant sedan chair captured in one of his prizes.
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