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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1891
Page
5
Four registered couples stayed at the Grand View hotel. Needing to force a room door, officials found Mr Weldon of Texas and Mrs Mary Konze of Fort Worth dead in bed. The man chloroformed the woman and then shot himself, leaving a letter revealing a wife and family back in Vernon.
Police in New York arrest three men in connection with a brutal hotel murder linked to the feared Ripper. Witnesses described a likely suspect matching a man seen near the crime scene and one suspect purportedly identified as an engineer.
Frank Slavin tells a St. Louis reporter Sullivan is out of boxing due to a two year contract and prefers his new career. Slavin still acknowledges Sullivan as champion and aims to meet the Jackson Corbett winner, warning any bluff toward Sullivan would face him first. The Emperor's Tribute to Von Moltke. The public views Count von Moltke's body in Berlin as Emperor William orders eighty days of army mourning with a note of deep personal loss.
The United States supreme court postpones the Sayward Bell ing sea case to the second Monday of next October. Lottery advertisement cases are also postponed despite lawyers urging that postponement would exclude lottery ads from the mails for New Orleans and Mobile papers.
The piece reports Detective O'Malley held in New Orleans on jury bribing charges linked to the Hennessy trial. He denounces his pursuers as lynchers and vows to have them punished. It notes conflicting words about Hennessy and various distant updates including a Texas railroad position and crimes in Arkansas and Virginia.
Amelia Gaudi, a young Italian in New York for three months, reports internal injuries after being forced into a bad marriage by Rocco Rossini who allegedly beat and enslaved her then she escaped. Philadelphia observer Thackena notes Gen Sherman family’s income and public reaction to criticisms in newspapers.
Generals Sherman's papers attract publishers as heirs estimate a rich income from the estate. The article also notes labor unrest in Scottdale and various legal actions, including a Navy officer suing for false arrest and trials linked to German emigration, with multiple military promotions and a change in the U S Treasury leadership.
Interior secretary to decide on settlers on indemnity lands of the Northern Pacific and Manitoba after a supreme court ruling affirms Northern Pacific title. Many cases hinge on this, with settlers likely to lose improvements and time. railroad not to blame.
Foreign snippets report the sudden death of Count Helmuth von Moltke in Berlin with tributes to his military service in the Franco German War. Other items cover explosions in Rome, American pork export talks, Cuba sugar outputs, pleuro pneumonia doubts, Italian lynching claims, influenza in London, and Fava's Rome assessment of the New Orleans matter.
The South Omara market reports receipts of about 4000 hogs and 1200 cattle with steady to mixed prices and top hogs near 4.70. Chicago live stock notes lower demand for cattle and hogs with varied prices and Western lambs high at 5.50 to 7.15. Chicago produce shows mixed grain and pork/lard values, while New York produce lists softer wheat and steady pork and eggs.
Reports detail President Harrison's receptions from Chatta nooga to Los Angeles with massive crowds, floral tributes, and military salutes. A dangerous accident in Atlanta injured nothing but frightened staff as the presidential party toured Lookout Mountain, Marietta, and Galveston harbor, then reached Los Angeles for further ceremonies and greetings.
The Sea King returns to Chicago at McVicker's theater with Gilmore's company starting May 3. The production features lavish scenery and costumes and is praised as superior to Line Merry Monarch and Castles in the Air. May also sees Blue Jeans, a New York success, with a sawmill innovation and the original cast.
A collection of aphorisms on common sense vanity and marriage. It contrasts grain versus ounce measures, warns of risk in success, and jokes about beauty and beast like behavior before and after marriage. It notes religious awakening with wealth and a critical view of pre and post nuptial familiarity.
Detroit's news staff reports a massive labor parade spurred street disturbances as the Street Car Company tried to run ten cars on Woodward Avenue. Police contained the mob with revolvers drawn and arrests, the crowd eventually dispersed after clashes and rain.
In Monarch Pennsylvania a riot by striking Slavs escalated as Sheriff McCormick and deputies faced a hostile mob at house 105. A Hungarian woman wounded the sheriff in the ankle and fired. the sheriff shot her in the thigh. A mob member, Martin Sercapka, was shot in the mouth, losing teeth. Soldiers restored order. Tarr, the occupant, is jailed. Governor Hope of Texas is referenced regarding his daughter Ima Hogg.
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