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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1888
Page
8
Police discovered a hidden anarchist paper called The Revenge and a translation in progress. The issue calls for vengeance for executed Chicago anarchists Spies Parsons Fischer Engel Lingg and ties to a broader plot with three men arrested as a minor detail.
Curiaco July 21 Godding, Burlington dynamite conspirator, released on 35000 bail, was rearrested on a warrant for another offense of the same kind and taken to An Torn for a preliminary hearing.
Chleboun and Chapek posted $5,000 bonds each and were released from custody in Gary. Jonek remains confined as the arch conspirator. Inspector Banfield says the case is complete with the three arrests and denies any confession by Chleboun.
Governor Guys of the Chickasaw Nation marches on Ardmore with a large force to drive non citizens accused of intimidating the militia from the country. A battle is expected as U S authorities favor the Indian law, cowboys urged to abandon cattle and leave.
The Neusten Nachrichten claims a basket with confidential military reports for Emperor Frederick vanished after his death, implicating a member of Empress Victoria's household. In Burg, officials pledge hospitality to Kaiser Wilhelm and foresee a new era of peace from the emperors’ meeting.
The Norwegian Lutheran seminary located in Mapisos, Wisconsin, will be moved to Minneapolis on October 3 after completing arrangements.
E P Roe a noted author died at Wau. the death was caused by neuralgia of the heart. An unidentified floater is found dead two miles west of Morris Minnesota, unrecognizable and with no clues to identity. Yellow fever reported with new Tampa and Manatee Florida cases.
In Cincinnati on July 21 the defeated beer brewers who held about 1 000 votes resolved to work for the Prohibitionists after their strike vote.
The Republican campaign centers for Indiana New Jersey and Connecticut will relocate to New York for instruction and stimulus. New York, a finance, literature and commerce hub, will also supply war and air material logistics. The party leases an elegant West Twenty-fifth Street club house through November and prepares a packed campaign machine, with national and state committees sharing space as in 1884 at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
Vice Chancellor Van Vieet ruled in Trenton that the Cigarmakers International Union holds no property rights in its label. The case against Newark cigarmaker John R Williams found the union could not claim a monopoly on use since it had no ownership of a vendible commodity or trading rights. The bill showed only that the complainants are skilled workers, not manufacturers or dealers.
Varied items cover health, industry, politics, and local incidents. From Valparaiso measles claims and Mina boot dealer sessions in Rochester to mining ventures in Kingston Ontario and Minnesota crime reports, lightning strikes, and rail assets transfers tie together a bustling snapshot of national concerns and local misfortunes.
A naturalized Chinese plan to send naturalization papers to a friend in China to emigrate is exposed as a loophole. Montreal immigration officials detained three Chinese men using forged papers. investigations showed they did not match the names, and entry will be denied. Sugar bounties talks stumble as Belgium declines to sign the abolition, risking the conference. Count Bismarck receives a major honor from the czar in St Petersburg. A staged artillery display at Kraznoe-Selo features five Agret cane and five mounted batteries in two divisions with active attacks and repulses.
News notes seven thousand col liers at Ponty Pridd Wales strike for wage increases. Also reports Stuttgart admirers presenting Yismarck with a yacht and royal moves in Europe including the Greek king’s voyage to St Petersburg and Emperor William’s possible meetings with Italian officials.
Indianapolis coverage reveals Gen Benjamin Harrison offered to aid Governor Williams in 1877 during a railroad workers strike. A public safety committee, including Joseph E. McDonald and others, sought mediation with strikers. After mediation failed, Harrison helped secure mercy for about 200 imprisoned men, advocating release to teach lawful conduct. Judge Drummond freed them, and many strikers thanked him.
National headquarters outline the campaign effort with Republican managers setting plans within four blocks of Madison Square New York City as political leaders prepare for the vast nationwide contest. The article notes Democrats also view New York as a key strategic area though not the main battlefield.
The 1888 State Gazetteer reports California’s population over 1,500,000, about double the 1880 count, based on the official census data. The notice highlights rapid growth in the state, with San Francisco noting the July 21 publication date.
The St Paul market shows bids and asks for wheat corn oats and potatoes with July prices and cash bids. Livestock and cattle figures appear for cattle hogs sheep and lambs with ranges and averages. A separate New York pension fund note reports 479 recipients of $1600 total and a Champagne Party for Gen Harrison with a large local turnout.
An analysis arguing that the South aims to retain control through constitutional changes, federal representation, and policies favoring plantation-era elites. It condemns attempts to shift power, promote white supremacy, and weaken the federal union, framing the issue as a permanent national struggle.
A Kansas letter to the Boston Journal argues Western farmers favor protective tariffs. The writer cites ratification meetings with high Republican support in rural areas, noting only one farmer hesitant about tariffs yet pledging Republican votes. He says farm audiences respond strongly to protection themes and oppose the president, with soldiers among party leaders.
Aberdeen News reports house passage of a bill creating two new Dakota judicial districts. The northern part of the current fifth district becomes the seventh, with the other formed from Judge McConnell’s north Dakota district. A U S court will sit annually in each new district, Aberdeen likely housing the judge and courthouse. Shiloh's plaster and catarrh remedies are advertised, with Minlow's cough and consumption cure offered.
A Vera Cruz report in the San Francisco Chronicle describes folk superstition about a chibi ail ing and magic spells. The ritual involves a swinging cradle, a water filled earthen pipkin, and looking for a hidden eye in curdled egg to determine enchantment and required treatment.
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