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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1898
Page
8
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Government officers deny receiving court of inquiry advices while in Washington some express personal views that the explosion on the Maine was external. Secretary Long renames the cruiser Amazonas to New Orleans. Negotiations show Chilean battleship O Higgans may not be sold unless it becomes US property and the Argentine cruiser San Martino faces similar terms.
A 24 year old Fostoria man Henry Hemple reportedly inherits 20 000 marks from a bachelor uncle who died in Hamburg Germany. He sold his best suit and a banjo to raise cash and traveled to Chicago to claim the fortune. He has lived in a Bradner shanty for years supporting his widowed mother in Chicago and worked on farms and in oil fields.
A Boston aldermanic move orders theatrical managers to submit posters showing women in tights and skirts for license review amid a moral wave led by Mayor Perry and supported by Watch and Ward Society and WCTU.
Halifax announces General Montgomery Moore, British land forces chief in North America, will travel to Washington to meet Sir Julian Pauncefote. He declines comment on any link to General Gascoign and possible Anglo-American alliance, saying he only knows what he reads in papers.
Bradstreet's Weekly Review reports the U S business volume remains large with favorable comparisons to past periods. While eastern markets show caution due to foreign complications, central west and northwest distribution is strong and iron steel movement is high as navigation opens on the lakes with a general craft movement expected by April 1.
C S Price of Platt City one of five Missouri University Colum bia students expelled for disorderly conduct after a class riot seeks $10,000 in damages. Price has consulted General Odon Guitar to file suit claiming the expulsion harmed his character and future prospects.
Eleven Conway County men marched into the U S District Attorney Trieber office in Little Rock and turned over their stills promising to quit the business. They posted bond for the next federal term and returned home. Forty more parties from Pope County with twenty five stills seek to surrender.
In Wyburn near Muskogee I T five miles north a negro named Chalmers and his white wife were attacked by six white men during Sunday night. Both were shot. Chalmers died before dawn and a white man named Matthews was found dead near the cabin pierced by a bullet. Deputy U S marshals investigate and expect suspects to be brought to justice.
Neue Freie Presse quotes Spanish ambassador Marquis de Hoyos warning that Spain would choose war over paying compensation for the Maine as such payment would stain Spain’s honor. He claims it would not serve England to see Spaniards expelled from Cuba and warns of revolts in the American south if the US incites Philippine revolt during war.
Advices from Lick Observatory state Prof Perrine has discovered a bright comet with a 14 degree tail and a diameter near two miles. Position on March 20 places it at Right Ascension 21h18m46.8s and Declination North 16°43′23″ with daily motions of 3m44s in RA and 1°1′ in Dec.
The Brazilian cruiser Amazonas, built at Gravesend for Brazil and bought by the United States, was formally transferred to the US flag Friday after 11 a.m. The ceremony on board included Lieut. Commander Colwell and Brazilian Captain Corres, with the flag lowered at 11:10 and Old Glory raised. The ship will sail to the United States in a few days.
Mrs. Matilda Joslyn Gage dies in Chicago at 72. Early and lifelong advocate for women’s rights, she led the New York State Woman Suffrage Association, headed the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1875 76, and founded the Woman's National Liberal League. Blizzard in Montana and other items follow.
Chas. T. McCoy declines the Cheyenne River agency and is sworn in as post office inspector at ten dollars per day. The move is linked to Senator Hanna and efforts to harmonize South Dakota Republicans. The Indian agent post may go to Ka P. Hatch with Kittredge backing.
The jury in the Buxtons versus Golden Reward at Deadwood awarded $61,500 to the Buxtons Company after a 70 hour deliberation. A motion for a new trial and a 90 day stay to perfect a bill of exceptions were noted following the verdict.
The Milwaukee Railway Company faces a hearing before the South Dakota railroad commission in Mitchell on the 80th, with attorney A B Kittredge served notice as the case heads toward a likely showdown. The board expects a fortified case and victory. Grasshoppers Hatching Out reports warn of spring outbreaks needing early control. John Q. Anderson bid to supply 169 mares and 160 milking cows for Crow Creek Indians, at 29 and 31 dollars respectively. Mitchell Eastern Star Lodge welcomed twelve new initiates and plans to claim the banner at Redfield in May. Mrs G S Gifford, widow of ex-Congressman O S Gifford, died in Canton after a lengthy stomach illness.
A man identifying as Hall was brought back to Watertown last week, charged with the murder of Merrett who died months earlier. The two allegedly worked together in Spink County last fall and were en route to Nebraska when the crime occurred.
Aberdeen will host the Populist state central committee June 22 to nominate state officers. A fusion debate with Democrats and free silver Republicans followed, ending with a call for unity among reform forces in the coming campaign. Land appraisals by Lockhart and Mayhew showed state lands priced from $2 to $380 per acre across counties and next appraisals will cover the northeast. A Business Men's League convention in Sioux Falls on April 5-6 aims to boost prosperity, natural resources, manufacturing, immigration, and city development.
In Aberdeen a bicycle with a 10 inch frame is being built for a 20 month old girl. It is claimed to be the smallest ever made and she may ride it by age two. If realized Aberdeen could claim the youngest girl cyclist on earth and she should have space at the Omaha exposition.
Sioux Falls stamp shop closes. 125 Milbank teachers met. 800 head of cattle shipped to Aurora County. Minnehaha commissioners fund Omaha exposition. Plankinton reform school adds six car weekly material. G C DeJean transfers stock to son and departs for shndike. Dairy Association proceedings to be published in book form with a small charge. Vermillion runaways caught in Mitchell with about $25. Plankinton reform school artesian well for fire protection and possible electric light plant. Canova and Slatel postmasters appointed. Elk Point barn struck by lightning with losses. Sugar beet cultivation tested by county and state on pen and county farms. A wind event injures a Sioux Falls boy. no bones broken. Supreme Court denies Taylor bond rehearings. Yankton County forms a German communist colony. Freeman gains J H Queal & Co. lumber. No Black Hills exhibit at Omaha. Patrick Quirk accuses neighbor Weyh of assault over homestead dispute. Valley Springs vote on license next month.
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