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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1888
Page
3
In a broad, opinionated column the writer argues prohibition is doomed and calls for action to curb liquor sales in the United States. The piece references public sentiment, moral questions, and the push to extirpate liquor as a drink while noting political and social currents shaping the debate.
In rush to Chicago for the Republican committee, talk centers on Walter Gresham’s character and possible nomination. Chauncey CW denies writing a letter declining the race while others debate ticket strength and party support.
A blaze in Cincinnati June 12 damaged the Tennessee Lumber Company yards at 801 to 879 West Sixth Street and burned two blocks. Losses were estimated around 100000 for the lumber buildings and 75000 for the Nill Creek distilling company structures. Fire spread to homes and stores, many burned to the ground, with the origin traced to sparks from locomotives on the Southern road.
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on June 12, masked robbers invaded the mountain village of Wair Chance. They gagged, bound, and tormented wealthy elderly resident Humbert who denied possessing funds. Neighbors formed a search party and vow to lynch the attackers if found.
Henderson Kentucky June 12 a mob took James Foster a colored man from the jail at 1 am and hanged him to a tree. He had been arrested for alleged rape of John Howard's 8 year old daughter nearby. The evidence was said to be overwhelming and the hanging occurred at the crime scene.
At Gratna Central Pacific railway depot an explosion of a box of cartridges from an express car burned multiple people. N. R. Burley and family from Wilhalla Dakota were injured, and Mrs Burley’s dress burned to the knees while three young girls suffered burns.
June 12 report from Cursey Ontario. A fire swept the business district of Chesley destroying the town’s furniture block. Two stores burned, total loss about 150000 dollars, insured up to 10000. No lives lost.
Three hundred Philadelphia letter carriers arrange a July 4 demonstration in New York to celebrate the eight hour law for letter carriers. A party of about 600 with Postmaster Harritz and staff is expected to join the event.
Lowell Mass June 12 A tenement fire killed Eugenie Vallerand 18 Peter Vallerand and Della Vallerand died others injured Boisvert and another occupant hurt. The fire swept the block. the house described as a death trap. In Fresno California a restaurant fire destroyed Hughes row of wooden buildings, with several structures burned. Charles Rogers died saving property from the stables. In Bismarck North Dakota the Burleigh county legislature race looms with Williams and Hughes likely to run. In New York City fathers strike for higher pay and shorter hours. In London reports allege systematic piracy on the Baltic coast with false beacons. In New York jockey Charles Cross died from injuries after a fall at Jerome Park.
Fears of a new crisis surround Emperor Frederick as doctors report an opening from the trachea to the esophagus. The condition endangers solid food intake and requires careful feeding while Crown Prince William is summoned and Dr. Howell arrives from London to Potsdam.
The Omaha Bee reports the Nebraska delegation favors Chauncey Depew for president but warns it will not back him if nominated. It suggests an independent anti monopoly Republican ticket could compete, potentially drawing Democratic support to split Nebraska’s electoral vote. The paper notes the Bee’s influence and Nebraska’s lasting anti monopoly vote.
PerspAM reports at dawn June 12 that Crown Prince William is now with his father in the palace as the emperor lies seriously ill, a hasty summons sent due to the critical condition.
The Mads Concessions company assigns the contract to Atlantic and Pacific Construction to build a ship railway across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec linking the oceans. Work must start within a year and finish within two years. The system uses cradles and hydraulic power to lift ships with minimal stress.
Mrs. Jane Brigham known as Mrs. Tae Clark wins 4000 dollars in U S Circuit Court against the American Dock and Improvement Company of New York for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment arising from actions on March 1 1883. The Clark family lived on a canal boat at Jersey City. They were ejected from land under water claimed by the company and after a later return were charged with threatening an armed man. She was jailed for one day and later discharged. The case involves imprisonment and damages for wrongful actions by the company and municipal authorities.
In Detroit two years after Father Kolasinski was deposed, 6,000 Polish adherents protest as he returns from Dakota. They clash with supporters of Bishop Burgess, while a collision with the bishop’s faction looms. Puttkamer resigns as German official. Norwegian Methodist camp meeting opens in Lake Ripstey Wisconsin.
London dispatch reports that due to the German Emperor's delicate condition the king of Sweden will pause at Potsdam on his return journey to visit the imperial patient. The visit underscores wartime diplomacy as European rulers respond to the crisis.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat quotes a private New York letter saying Mr. Depew will not be a candidate. It cites his view that he is not the most available nominee and that his railroad and corporate ties could affect Northwestern electoral votes. He thus counts himself out of the race.
The London Times seeks witnesses from across England and Ireland to support its slander suit against Mr. Parnell and Irish leaders. Frank Hugh O'Donnell counters by subpoenaing eminent figures, including Earl Spencer and Sir George Otto Trevelyan, with ties to Irish affairs. A strong legal battle unfolds with many officials and insiders drawn into the dispute.
Ashland Wisconsin June 12 A motion for a new trial will be made for Antoline Lorenzo the Italian convicted of first degree murder Saturday night. Lorenzo is despondent and threatens self harm a close watch is being kept on him.
In Washington on June 12 Senator Cullom presented to the senate a petition from Congregational churches urging passage of an act barring the interior department from prohibiting vernacular language use in Indian schools.
In Cincinnati on June 12 more than 150 warrants were served on saloonkeepers for selling liquor Sunday. So far only warrants and bonds have been imposed. Five trials produced one conviction, two acquittals, and two hung juries. a new trial was granted to the convicted man. Some propose moving cases to the common pleas court with a different jury selection system.
California delegates to the Republican National Convention depart San Francisco in a special train. Each carries a silk flag on an orange cane to offset Democratic bandannas. The train plans to reach Chicago next Saturday morning and will pick up Oregon Montana Nevada delegations along the route.
A strong cyclone roared from the southeast Saturday afternoon across villages forty to fifty miles north along the Omaha route, tearing wooded areas but missing towns. Chetek faced the closest call as the storm crossed Chetek lake forming a water spout that alarmed the village. The day also notes Nicaragua canal line located with two surveys completed and plans to begin construction. A Chicago school board program pledges 10 000 dollars for patriotic essays and medals.
Brief items report Robson and Crane dissolving their partnership. Other notes include Lind pressing flax off free list in Mills bill, Gen Sherman improving and nearing release, and Garfield wedding attendance.
Capt Paul Boyton staged a public display of his peculiar skills on Lake Michigan Sunday afternoon. Despite rough water and strong winds he completed three miles using water shoes a swimming suit and other devices while twenty thousand spectators lined the shores.
Cyrus W. Field is said to have abandoned Wall Street with hundreds of thousands ahead. Across the nation reports note his risk and success on the financial stage. Other items report John Devoy elected president of a large Irish American union and a county deficit in Allegheny, plus Baltimore’s planned exposition fund and various local mishaps.
The Iowa grand lodge of Masons held its forty fifth annual session in Dear Rapids with about 690 in attendance. A Brown Bosons case arrest was not made as the jury could not fix blame. Lightning struck a cabin in Humboldt injuring a young wife severely. her husband escaped unharmed. Waverly residents report heavy mushroom foraging during this season. Seining in Turkey river and bass fishing above Elkader are currently unlawful. Gre mus recounts catching sixty five black bass at Motor.
A cargo of 42 400 cedar ties arrived at Duluth on the Wuahnapitae for the Manitoba railroad. It stands as one of the largest loads and boats to visit Duluth harbor. Tie price set at nine cents each. Enormous corn receipts at Chicago with 1 152 carloads and price drop. In Washington the tariff debate is debated by Democrats as Prince Roland Bonaparte visits the president.
M. Bonneurt, the French consul at Chicago, has reached New York from Europe and will proceed to his Chicago post after a brief visit. A German veteran, John Arndt, longtime Avion society leader and Mexican War veteran, died in New York at 63. Canada announces a loan of 400 000 pounds at 3 percent for fifty years with a minimum issue price of 92.5. Reinhardt Wischer, longtime cashier of Christian Tobias & Co., disappeared amid a $10,000 loss accusation. suspected to have fled to Canada with his wife and three children.
A canvass of eighteen Winsis delegates to the Chicago convention shows Gresham as the preferred candidate. One delegate backs Depew, one is for Sherman, and three decline to state their choice. Also notes stockholders elect in Keokuk Des Moines railroad and Masons of Iowa meet adopting new rules and salaries, with Cairo reporting changes at the Egyptian ministry.
Peter Mc Cartney, noted counterfeiter, was sentenced to ten years hard labor at Columbus Ohio penitentiary and fined $2000 for raising bills and passing counterfeits in New Orleans on June 11.
The railway commission states that reports from Chicago claiming a final decision on freight tariffs are premature and not yet decided.
County committee reports a shortfall of about 35000 dollars in Col. W. Fl. Webster’s accounts with deputy Otto Foster also found 1000 dollars short. The notice notes the examination by the county commission and the financial irregularities uncovered. The piece closes with a fragment about Victoria’s visit and imperial plans in Europe.
The Paine Bennett revolver contest moved to New Haven on June 9. Bennett scored 87 to Paine's 472 for four days Bennett 3460 Paine 3478. In Pittsburgh on June 9 the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers rejects wage reductions demanded by manufacturers.
Senator Sherman of Ohio is described as a national character with a thirty year record of clean, moral, mentally sound, and physically healthy service. He enjoys wide party esteem from coast to coast and is especially strong in New York, seen as a unifying, safe conservative choice for the national Republican convention.
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