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29 Jul 1887
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Mitchell Capital in Mitchell, South Dakota
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1887
Page
1
Young Dorn Charged With Robbery After Lake Escape Plot
Frederick Dorn, 18, is jailed at Grand Crossing on a robbery charge after a botched plot with Mrs Eliza Spaulding of Saratoga Springs. The pair, who planned marriage, sailed the lake, then fled into the woods where Dorn chloroformed Spaulding and stole a gold watch, cash, rings, a pin and bracelets before fleeing. Spaulding, widow with wealth, notified the sheriff and Chicago police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KaGo
Frederick Dorn
Central Station
Ning
Eliza S. Spaulding
Dow
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Dorn
Ilding
Springs
Iding
McGarigle Escape Rumors Roil Officials
Rumors swirl about ex-warden McGarigle fleeing to Wisconsin shores or Mackinaw strait but authorities in Wisconsin and local sheriff offices report no knowledge of his whereabouts. Sheriff Mattison says he has heard nothing and cannot confirm if the fugitive is in Canada or the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CicaGo
McGarige
Wisconsin
Mackinaw Strait
McVanigle
Mattison
Canada
City
Tale of Three States Penn Boy Skips to Wash Territory
At Mr Pleasant Penn July 26 Duncan a Penn Pleasant boy recent adult is in Tacoma Washington territory with Mrs Neil C Kerr of Cincinnati. Kerr’s wife a pretty 33 year old dressed stylishly eloped with Duncan two weeks ago crossing Ohio to Kentucky where they wed. They then went to Seattle where Duncan plans drug business with a Cincinnati partner. Kerr seeks divorce with a detective. rumor says he wrote Duncan congratulating him on securing his faithless spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eclectic College
Cincinnati
Hosea
Err
Kerr
Duncan
Ohio
Kentucky
Seattle
W.T
High Waters Hit Rivers Across New England
Flood conditions rise in Dover New Hampshire and nearby towns as freshets sweep away dam foundations at Picker mills in New Market. Greenfield Iron railroad bridge at Irving collapses delaying traffic. Springfield endures three days of heavy rain with urban flooding and substantial property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
N. H
Lamphrey River
New Market
Picker Mills
Greenfield
Mass
Irving
Springfield
Powderly Talks To Miners In Nanticoke
General Master Workman Powderly addressed a large gathering of miners in Nanticoke and plans to attend a convention aimed at reconciling the Knights of Labor with the Miners and Laborers Amalgamated Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Workman
Powderly
Nanticoke
Knights of Abor
Miners and Laborers Amalgamated Association
Lightning Strike Kills Two Ice Cream Men in Staten Island
A bolt struck a small row boat in Princess Bay during a squall, instantly killing Michael J. Dixon ice cream maker and John P. Ryan ice cream saloon proprietor. Ryan’s body was later recovered hanging from the row lock. Dixon’s body was not found. Court officer Isaac P. Smith, nearby, was stunned by the shock and helped bring Ryan ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Princess Bay
Staten Island
Michael J. Dixon
John P. Ryan
Dixon
Ryan
Isaac P. Smith
Fire at King barn sparks countywide talk near Waverly
In Waverly, G A King’s barn burned amid a long running dispute over land entries. Five years earlier Dr Cormack challenged a homestead owned by a German named Shultz. After a tense meeting with threats to shoot, Shultz reportedly fled toward Hamlin County and Minnesota, with hay scattered between home and barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Waverly
G. A. King
Cormack
Shultz
King
Hamlin County
Minnesota
Carpenters Union May Seek General Strike
Chicago July 25 Secretary Brennanock of the carpenters union says no definite strike has occurred yet. He notes a Saturday night meeting passed resolutions for nine hour workers to refuse work this morning. He estimates under 500 out and doubts a general strike is plausible, though the council may meet tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chcago
Brennock
Carpenters’ Union
Postoffice for Mrs Hancock in Washington
Washington news reports many applications for the city post office including the possible retirement of Frank Conger. Some friends of General Hancock are said to urge her appointment as post mistress in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank Conger
Cross examination in doodle case recalls Lobstein
John J. Lobstein, contractor and builder, was recalled for cross examination but the session yielded no new facts. The defense argued he had been promised immunity if he turned informer in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcano
John J. Lobstein
Warren Powder Mill Explosion Kills Worker in Thomaston
The Warren powder mill in Thomaston Maine blew up at 8 o'clock this morning killing George Shepard, a 30 year old worker, who was literally torn to pieces. The blast was heard for miles and the mill had also exploded last February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomaston
Warren
George Shepard
Fire at West 13th Street Stable Burns Forty Horses
A fire at 43 to 49 West 13th Street in New York destroyed stables housing 100 horses. Forty horses burned, and total loss including carriages and building damage amounts to $40,000. Fire officials reported early this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West 13Th Street
Dakota railroad commission meets in Minneapolis on grain warehouse plan
The Dakota railroad commission will meet in Minneapolis tomorrow to prepare grades and handle details for enforcing the grain warehouse bill. Texas hosts more than 100 prohibition meetings weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Dakota Railroad Commission
Minneapolis
Texas
Casualties Reported After Circus Shooting In Clinton Iowa
Wallace Phillips died from a head wound after a shooting at Sells Bros. circus in Clinton. Mrs. Lamberton improves, while George Harrington remains critically injured in the same incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
Nevins dismissed from public building post
Frank Nevins, clerk to Superintendent Lombard, lost his position after a resignation notice from Washington. Democrats in Me objected, citing his ties to Mrs. James G. Blaine Jr. Henry Pishon, a war veteran and Democrat, was appointed to fill the vacancy amid mixed official remarks on the dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Nevins
Washington
Lombard
Nevins
James G. Blaine, Jr
Henry Pishon
Pishon
Boston
Treasury Department
Blaine
Three Miners Die in Nanticoke Coal Mine Blast
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania July 26 a blast at Susquehanna Coal No1 slope at Nanticoke killed Anthony Braski George Phillips and Edward Loeber. Braski died at home an hour later. Phillips and Loeber fatally injured. Loeber’s brothers perished in December 1885 in the same mine among twenty six entombed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Susquehanna Coal Company
Nanticoke
Anthony Braski
George Phillips
Edward B. Loeber
Lraski
Braski
Phillips
Loeber
Postmasters Appointed in Iowa and Kansas
Washington announces postmaster appointments today including W. P. Ross of Wilton Junction Iowa J L B Kessler of Ottawa Kansas J L Mattingly of Sedan Kansas and Patrick J Morgan of Solomon City Kansas in a routine federal staffing update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. P. Ross
Wilton Junction
Iowa
John LB. Kessler
Ottawa
Kansas
J. L. Mattingly
Sedan
Patrick J. Morgan
Solomon City
Night fire damages Manville mill goods in Woonsocket
In Woonsocket Rhode Island unknown persons set a blaze that ruined 5000 yards of fancy goods at the Manville company mill. The factory had been involved in a recent weavers strike and is now the site of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket, R. I
Manville Company
Sherman to Be Permanent Chairman at Ohio GOP Meet
Toledo July 26 The Ohio Republicans plan Sherman as permanent chairman of the convention. The platform calls for a sweeping invalid pension bill, denounces the national administration, endorses the Dow law, favors local option extension, denounces the coercion act, supports Irish self government, and expresses sympathy with labor for fair rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Sherman
Civil service reform seeks test of Higgins case
Washington reports a movement by several gentlemen to test the president's sincerity over Higgins and other federal officials who attended Baltimore primaries. The group argues these officials disobeyed the president's anti political meddling order, but the civil service reform association may overlook the violation due to political support for next year's convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Higgins
Baltimore
Civil Service Reform Association
Democracy of
Resolutions Denounce Critics of Lincoln Visit
Homer post 194 G. A. R. adopts resolutions denouncing individuals whose language prompted the president to withdraw acceptance of an invitation to visit St. Louis during the encampment. The measure declares they violated order rules and deserve condemnation like those who blocked Lincoln’s 1861 Baltimore passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Vernon
Ind
Homer Post
St. Louis
Lincoln
Baltimore
Washington
Pierre Man Killed by Lightning During Storm Visit
During a violent thunder storm in Pierre Charles Hurst sought a final look at the weather from a cyclone cellar. A bolt struck him at the window causing instant death with a pea sized hole in the skull and his body burned black. In Faulkton Benjamin Voss aged 17 died from a lightning strike nearby yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Charles Hurst
Faulkton
Benj. Voss
Fatal wreck on Baltimore & Ohio at Albion
A deadly railroad collision near Albion Indiana on July 27 killed five men and injured several others. A separate crash in Tiffin Ohio also claimed the lives of four aboard a passenger train and killed the freight train crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio
Tiffin
Ohio
Cramer
Garrett
Edw. Koken
Dayton
Tramps Strip Larry Downey in Downey Barn Incident
Larry Downey a North Dakota roller mills teamster was assaulted at the company barn while attempting to deter trespassers. The assailants overpowered him and stripped him of all clothing, leaving him nude in the street. Officers pursued but the tramps escaped to Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granpd
Sheriff Posts 2500 Reward for McGarigle Capture
Chicago dated July 26 Sheriff Mattson offers on his own account a 2500 reward for the capture of McGarigle. No word yet on the fugitive. Detectives are actively working and expect to learn something within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mattson
McGarigle
Woonsocket Wins Bid for New Line with North East Outlet
Woonsocket officials announced that the Duluth Watertown and Pacific accepted Woonsocket’s bid for a new line. The project promises a northeast outlet within one year. The interstate commission appointed C. C. McCain as auditor and is setting up a bureau of statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket
Duluth, Watertown & Pacific
Interstate Commission
C. C. McCain
Bureau of Statistics
Wisconsin grand lodge forms to split from Odd Fellows
F Cuitcaco reports that a Wisconsin grand lodge of the International Odd Fellows forms as a prelude to a broader secession drive. Leaders plan to ally with the international order, targeting states with strong circle influence in an aggressive campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Fargo Congregational college selects ground and founders
The Fargo college committee accept the citizens' bonus plan for locating the Congregational college on the fair grounds site after title clearance. Incorporators include Rev H C Simmons and Rev R A Beard among others from Wahpeton, Valley City, Grand Forks, Dawson, Jamestown, Breckenridge, Amenia and Fargo. Directors for the first year name Simmons as chairman and Beard as secretary, with authority given to hire teachers, arrange temporary rooms, and advertise a preparatory school opening this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo, Cak
Congregational Church
Citizens’ Committee
Congregational College
Fargo
Fair Grounds
H. C. Simmons
R. A. Beard
G. 3. Barnes
Wahpeton
Thomas Sims
Valley City
J. G. Giddings
E. W. Chaffee
G.S. Barnes
Simmons
Beard
Bridge Fire Delays Trains on Mendota Trestle No 130
A spark ignited the 200 foot Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul trestle No 130 over the Sioux City division at Mendota burning it nearly entirely. The 2 15 from Fort Snelling to St Paul passengers walked past the blaze and reached St Paul an hour late. Restoration work starts immediately with two days expected to restore normal service and other routes delayed about six hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Sioux City
Omaha Road
Mendota
Fort Snelling
Camp Andrews
E. H. Greaves
Iowa and
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Fort
Chicago
Omaha
Telegraph Operators Consider Purchase of Baltimore & Ohio Lines
A rumor circulated among leading telegraph operators that a scheme to buy the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph lines was underway. A. J. Morris of Cuscano acknowledged the existence of such talks and said negotiations were being driven from New York, but he would not comment on progress or feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuscano
Baltimore & Ohio
A. J. Morris
County Attorney Opinion Sparks Prohibition Debate
In Hughes county the county attorney ruled local option petition signers may withdraw their names for cause, effectively knocking prohibition out. Prohibitionists presented petitions to commissioners, who tabled them until the next meeting as saloon keepers raise funds for top legal counsel to oppose the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Prohibition
Hughes County
Necne
Cleveland to Visit Kansas City in October
President Cleveland has accepted a Kansas City delegation invitation to visit the city between October 1 and 15. The report also promotes Ayer's Sarsaparilla claiming it cleanses the blood and boosts appetite energy and spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cleveland
Kansas City
Ayer
Lawyer Lane Shot Near Nashville in Lebanon
Ed Laster aged saddler shot and killed J T Lane one armed lawyer in Lebanon thirty miles from Nashville. Lane was reading a paper before his office when Laster fired buck shot into his side. Lane had been attorney for Mrs Laster in a divorce suit against her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Laster
J.T. Lane
Lebanon
Lane
Berlin Boiler Explosion Kills Six at Friedenschulz
Six people die and others are in critical condition after a boiler explosion at Friedenschulz. Crown Prince Frederick William reportedly improves rapidly. Suhl arms factories receive 500000 side arms orders for Turkey. Pope issues gold medals to Emperor William Queen of Spain and Canovar del Castillo for arbitration. Paris reports a widow Belligand jailed for life for murdering her lover with vitriol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Friedenschulz
Frederick William
Suhl
William
Spain
Senor
Belligand
Pullman discusses Blaine visit and English rail tech
Long Branch interview with George M. Pullman reports Blaine’s trip to England viewed as nonpolitical. Pullman notes Blaine’s interest in Americans abroad spending about 875 million annually and outlines plans to store electricity for train lighting using wheel friction with an expert to test at Pullman car shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George M. Pullman
England
Ife
Mr. Blaine
Blaine
Pullman
Blackmailing suits rock territorial offices in Arizona
Advices from Phenix report great excitement over alleged blackmailing suits tied to a ring of territorial officials. The attorney general and immigration commissioners are accused of buying questionable titles to eject property holders. The public and democratic press demand Gov. Zuliek remove three appointees as unrest grows and calls for resignation intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Phenix
Commissioners of Immigration
Tuscan Star
Zuhek
Democratic Party of
Arizona
Fire destroys L A Clark feed mill in Groton
Fire swept the southeast edge of Groton at the L A Clark feed mill around 6 PM destroying the building before help arrived. Cargill and Bagley’s flat house linked by coal sheds suffered water damage then fire. Clark faced about 2000 dollars in losses plus 600 dollars burned from books with no insurance on the mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groton
L. A. Clark
Cargill & Lbagley
Clark
Cargill & Bagley
Will Fight in Spain Between Smith and Kilrain
Jem Smith and Jake Kilrain have signed articles to fight in Spain on January 3 next. The match announcement appeared in New York with details of the bout and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jem Smith
Jake Kilrain
Spain
Fatal gas explosion traps worker in Illinois well
A gas explosion at a Stanford, McLean County Illinois, well occurred when Timothy Buckley lit a pipe with a match. The blast blew fixtures from the 27 foot shaft and left Buckley entangled in flames while Miles Brooks John Kearby Tom Buckley and others suffered burns during the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford
McLean County
Ill
Timothy Buckley
Buckley
Miles Brooks
John Kearby
Tom Buckley
Accidents and Incidents From The Past Days
Various brief items report parliamentary adjournments, police arming in Limerick, liquor license increases in Minneapolis, labor legislation lobbying in Massachusetts, weather notes in Illinois and Missouri, a French fishing case at Folkestone, heat prayers in Florida, and Cambodia in tranquility. Also noted are a French rail plan, Alpine accident, Globe tack works fire events, Duluth mining engineers trip, cricket match innings, circuses deaths, upcoming scull race, Cuban sugar policy, libel case in Lockport, ferry company transfer, horse lightning death, cholera in Catania, mob attacks at a divorce court, a Halifax legal clash, a Cal fire, a boy’s death from fire, a gunpowder explosion near Cascade Junction, Elizabeth storm damage, and a murder inquiry in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Chamber of Deputies
Limerick
Minneapolis
Massachusetts R. of L
Illinois
Missouri
Florida
Cambodia
Notoduta
Foundaion
M. Rouvier
Diavolezza
Globe Tack Works
Norristown
Duluth
Vermillion Range
Northumberland
Canada
Gosforth
E. J. Cross
S. H. Barrett
Morris
Minn
Oswego Falls
Bubear
Teemer
Courtney
Ross
Hosmer
Conley
Frank Summerburp
Perham
Catania
Col. Robinson
Minutiae
Chippewa Falls
Wiscasin
E. T. Candit
Cascade Junction
Mich
Elizabeth
Wirt County
W. Va
White
Emma Shult
Indianapolis
Shult
Howell
Edinburgh
Johnson County
Columbus
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M’garigle
Tale OF Three
Terri
Tory
Hancock
Fergus Fatts
Oscar Brown
Mr. Brown
W. H. Cowing
Lake Alice
Frank Kyser
General Allen
Engleval
A. T. Taylor
Leonard
A. H. Howard
John Grest
Exchange Hotel
Western
Ohio Republicans
Grover’s Civil Service
THE
Civil Service Reform
Congregational College For
Temperance Struggle
News OF
W.E. Tuttle
Lockport
CN. Y
Supreme Court
1St River Ferry Company
Metropolitan Ferry Company Recently Incorporated
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