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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1895
Page
6
Captain Quick of the American schooner Carrier recounts a dramatic encounter off Port Antonio in Cuban waters. A Spanish gunboat fired two shots, a crewman narrowly escaped, and a boarding party of four approached. After Quick identified port and destination, the Carrier was allowed to proceed calmly.
Willman F. Barrett, confined in Santa Cruz County Jail, confesses to killing Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams on the Emmanuel Church grounds after luring with a plan to meet them aboard a street car. He describes the assault and stabbings, details his motive, and implicates Durant in the crime while denying that Durant should be hanged.
Directors of Union bank were arrested and admitted to bail, bail amounts set for two sureties including Sir Robert Thornbur and Hon A W Harvey. In a related matter, Pisuet and others faced bail linked to securities. authorities moved to freeze personal funds as the case proceeds.
Fragmentary text indicates a gathering of Iron Molders of America in Chicago with officers queried by leaders from North America. Mentions Fox Cineiusu Ohio Denny Cineisan Whigs for Alosiiy. Next convent location undetermined.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a killing near a plantation called Dosidious. A listed assassin supposedly entered through a door of a house and killed a youth and another person. The text is unclear and reads like a rough report with many misspellings.
German editor Paul Wolf of Waechter and Ap in this city died after a long illness. He was a well known German newspaper figure in Melrose Massachusetts. A tornado swept over Zanesville area. a grove west of town was damaged.
A meeting at Cimp was disrupted when powerful winds toppled trees crashing into the auditorium. Mrs. Clem Wilson and Mrs. Geo. Deselm were killed. A son of Mrs. Wilson was seriously injured.
The United States considers sending a warship to Colon to protect American interests as disputes rise over the Panama Railroad. Officials say interference with the road would unlikely occur unless property is destroyed, and US neutrality obligations on the Isthmus complicate any action.
New York dispatch from Key West cites Havana rumors that Spanish Commander Capt. Gen. Campos was severely wounded after a battle near Bayam? with Gen. Santoculedes killed. Reports claim Spanish losses around 1000 and insurgents at 2500 as Spaniards were defeated amid high casualties.
Indian slayings reported at Market Lake Idaho and near Jackson Hole. A 30 man expedition pursued Indians breaking Wyoming game laws, capturing seventeen at Heback Canon and killing all but one papoose. Settlers fear massacre if cavalry delays.
A wage dispute at the Foundry named Ages produced a strike action as workers demand base pay adjustments. The stoppage affects production timelines and prompts management to engage in negotiations with union representatives.
Detectives Norton and Wilgpatrick uncovered a blood stained undergarment beneath the Englewood Toles Building basement floor, part of the Minnie Williams disappearance probe. Bones and clothing fragments, a Holmes vest with bloodlike stains, a linen shirt with red initials, and a woman's shoe with scorched sole were found in a hidden chest and cellar area as the murder theory gains momentum.
Torrential rain on Tuesday night swelled Dunbar Creek and surrounding streams to record heights washing away bridges and tracks between Dunbar and Uniontown. The Dunbar Furnace and Fire Brick works flooded. Samuel Washabaugh drowned at Cambria Company pump house collapse. Loss estimated in thousands of dollars.
Fort Washakie officials state there is no truth to reports of Princeton students captured by Indians in Wyoming. The last known location of the party was along the Big Wind River, about forty miles from Fort Washakie, per the dispatch from the father.
A jury in the Ratalite case returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. Benjamin Ratelitte, a prominent ranchman from Pack County, attended a school election and killed three school board members conducting the vote.
A partial dispatch from Capt Anderson reports a Prince ton party in Wyoming is safe with no trouble and all well. A Budapest Hungary note states harvest results align with average, with blighted crops between 6 and 9 percent and autumn corn largely harvested without quality complaints.
A Helena special reports a large gold dust deposit found near Helena with claims of extensive placer mining on the Ya Roo River in Alaska. The note mentions substantial shipments and compares the discovery to historic finds, signaling a potentially major local mining development.
Weekly bank statement notes a New York special increase in public deposits with banks holding 38.401 units. The report highlights sector liquidity and market response amid ongoing financial adjustments.
A brief item notes a restless party in Santa Barbara California with a contingent crew aboard a birded or beand powered vessel.
A report from Philadelphia describes a nuisance affecting streetcar services. The text notes persistent harassment of carriages by a rider or group, drawing public concern and prompting discussion of safety measures.
The South Dakota state official serves notice that an appeal is filed from the Douglas County action paying for artesian well No. 4 drilled by Grey Bros. of Milwaukee under contract to 1000 feet. Water failed to reach the surface, and the case moves to the next court term.
Assistant U.S. attorney B Van Buskirk went to the Black Hills and filed action to annul the Black Hills and Wyoming Railroad charter. The case hinges on failure to complete the road within five years after obtaining a government right of way under federal law. The suit seeks remedy for noncompliance.
A lightning bolt hit the Bank of Planking ton building causing window and glass damage. In Aberdeen the old plow factory and related facilities suffered losses including traction engines and equipment. reports mention a man connected to a manslaughter case, with unclear sentencing details.
Fragment mentions Mitchell, Lincoln County Census, Hudson 401, South Dakota Pharmacists, and Madison pharmacy meeting. Text is garbled and incomplete, but suggests a local gathering or meeting of pharmacists and census notes with references to places in South Dakota.
Reports cover pharmacy board elections and meetings in several cities, Lake Madison Chautauqua officers, and Madison crowding for Senator Gordon. Also noted are a murder life sentence at Fort Pierre, Sioux Falls labor strife, crop yields in Hand and Miller county, Taylor family conference in Chicago, tax case testimony in Huron, and assorted regional notices.
A heavy Genoa fog caused the Maria P to collide with the Ortigia off Molo Nuovo. The sinking killed 148 aboard and crew. Ortigia rescued 42, then searched for survivors for hours. The Maria P was Naples owned with Captain Ferrara, bound for La Plata.
United States authorities warn of filibuster activity against Hawaii. Puget Sound customs orders target ships bound for the South Seas and arms smuggling. Royalist agents reportedly sent a small consignment to the islands last October. An uprising is planned to begin September 1 with about 4,200 men ready to bear arms, aided by drills in Southern California and supplies from Puget Sound.
Four men were killed instantly when struck by a Fitchburg Express near Williamstown Massachusetts as a six-man party returned from Bennnington in a two-seated carriage. Clarence Prindle and Edward White, both of Williamstown, escaped. A west-bound express freight passed as they attempted to cross after the caboose cleared.
A postal division compiles a nationwide directory of all US schools to better route misaddressed foreign letters noting tens of thousands reach mail addressed to schools daily. The project aims to improve blind reading and speed in dispatch to the correct destinations amid scattered misspellings and new town county or state names.
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