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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1891
Page
9
Gen. Von Moltke, Germany’s famed military strategist, dies at 90 after a heart attack at 9:45 p.m. He led Prussian and German forces in key wars including the Franco Prussian War and commanded from 1856 onward. Funeral plans were announced with state honors. Born October 2, 1800, he served Denmark briefly before a long Prussian career.
News from Bern reports immediate public and official mourning for General Von Moltke. Telegrams of condolence pour in from Emperor William and German princes as the field marshal’s private will directs a simple burial at Cressau beside his wife. A grand funeral is planned with military and civic elements, while the Prussian diet adjourns in mourning.
Secretary Foster appoints A T Huntington E B Baskim and Charles Robertson to a committee to count cash in the treasury due to the change in the office of treasurer of the United States Huntington represents outgoing treasurer Huston Robertson incoming treasurer Nebeker and Baskim the people of the United States
The glove contest for the featherweight American title ended in the fourth round when police stopped the fight between Johnny Griffin of Brockton and Ike Weir of Belfast as Weir was losing ground at Nantasket Beach.
In The United Service Magazine Lord Wolsely commends General Sherman for his character and military service. He predicts Sherman’s name will be honored wherever Maglish is spoken.
Mrs. James G. Blaine Jr travels to Sioux Falls South Dakota to file for a three month residence aiming for a divorce. Blaine Jr now in Europe as secretary to Gen. Foster. Mrs. Blaine seeks permanent custody of their son and notes desertion as grounds. She awaits climate relief and has introductions to prominent Sioux Falls residents including Senator Pettigrew and J. M. Bailey Jr.
The American Express Company announces May 1 bond requirements for all employees to cover losses from dishonesty or carelessness. Bonds cost 1.75 per $1000 annually and each worker must provide a photo, partial life history, and a full personal description. Employees express anger but likely compliance.
Senor Manuel de Calvan arrives in Washington from San Domingo with authority to seek a reciprocity treaty. San Domingo would cut customs receipts by admitting American goods at low or no duty as part of a bid to secure a West Indies coaling station, with Samana Bay touted as a suitable harbor.
A Port au Prince cable to The Herald reports a US squadron under Rear Admiral Gherardi sails for Norfolk after Haiti refuses to grant the United States a lease for Mole St. Nicholas coaling station. It notes Admiral Walker may join Gherardi, signaling a show of force, but the outcome is unclear.
Rumor spreads that a new three-quarter mile track may be built in St Louis under Dan Honig leadership with capital reportedly in the hundreds of thousands. Project promoters want racing up to nine months yearly, weather permitting.
Reports from Boston and New York say coal operators and Samuel Gompers discussed a potential settlement to avert a nationwide eight hour strike set for May first. Gompers declined to confirm any agreement, while a labor leader suggested a compromise attempt without a definite conclusion.
A Hocking Valley union deal to work this year at nine hours and current rates could end the eight hour movement. UMW leaders plan to keep mining with terms agreed without a strike, while criticizing AFL and Knights of Labor for their stance and warning a May 1 strike would bring huge costs.
London reports czar intensifies suppression of dissenting Russian churches. Preachers are warned of Siberia risk as officials break up meetings across the empire. Catholic and Lutheran rites are stifled in Poland and Baltic Russia, with no new churches allowed and old ones shuttered when deemed dangerous. Thousands lose religious services with no relief in sight.
Two to three thousand Michigan Car company employees strike for ten hours pay for nine hours worked. Windows are smashed and union solidarity fosters efforts to pull workers from neighboring factories. City officials suggest arbitration, which the street railway accepts. running cars unlikely until arbitration reports.
A massive blaze in St Charles Minnesota destroyed over 100000 dollars in property. Key businesses including George Smith & Co. general store M H Gates dry goods and F Kiefer hardware burned. Losses tallied with insurance unlikely to cover one third. Fire now under control but wind threatens remaining structures.
Joseph Coutieur finds McKinnon starving in a shack near the Minnesota border. After frostbite, McKinnon amputates one foot with a butcher knife and later the other, then is carried toward Winnipeg for hospital care with a doubtful chance of recovery.
Amelia Lindner aged 19 and newly wed to a man she chose reluctantly died by oxalic acid in Milwaukee after indecision over her husband. She had a rival in Woodland and confessed to a neighbor she had married the wrong man. Her husband found her unconscious in a locked house.
A murder occurred in Hungerford township after a dispute at Stephen Bonn’s home. George Reifstock quarreled with another man over a girl and shot J T Hansen when urged to desist. Hansen died within two minutes as the shooter fled on horseback.
Thousands view the remains as Count von Moltke lies in state in the staff headquarters ball room. The body is covered with a white silk coverlet designed by Moltke. Dr Beuster embalmed the remains. The Kaiser orders eight days mourning in the army and 12 to 14 days in Moltke's regiments.
Mrs Bettie Eaton of North Bend sister of President Harrison was thrown from a buggy on a steep Cleves to North Bend hill run. A severe scalp wound left her likely fatally injured. her niece Miss Moore suffered a dislocated shoulder and other injuries but reached North Bend. Notifications were sent to President Harrison and John Harrison.
Gen. Van Cleve, longtime Minnesota military leader and former brigadier general, died after a brief illness in Minneapolis. Born in 184, he rose from West Point graduate to command the Second Minnesota, earned a major general rank in 1865, later served as adjutant general, and spent quiet retirement before his death in Minnesota.
The St. Paul German Insurance Company loses authority in New York triggers Minnesota retaliation plan. Insurance Commissioner C. H. Smith warns New York to reinstate the company or face action against New York firms licensed in Minnesota.
Wilhelm ina Baehy of Washington, Shawano county, pleaded guilty to poisoning Michael Sell on November 25, 1889. Her husband confessed in a later tale that Baer had killed their infant, and he killed himself after revealing the plot. Baehy received a life term at Waupun.
The Baltimore and Ohio seeks a Dakota wheat fields route reaching northwest from Fort Madison through Beardstown to Sioux City. Iowa Illinois capitalists form a Beards town Fort Madison and Sioux City company to extend the Chicago Fort Madison and Des Moines line westward. The move aims to tap wheat country and connect with existing lines. In Austin Minnesota also a local church dispute arises as Rev I H Shumate of Austin’s Methodist church faces a six month suspension amid accusations supporters call trumped up.
Lizzie Egerton a 24 year old of Howe Street was driven to insanity after failing to join a comic opera company. She believes she is a man and has worn male attire, had her hair cut, and was measured for a male suit at a clothing store before being taken to the Detention hospital.
R and Dun and Co reports a mostly dull past week except for speculative activity. Wheat sales reach 112 million bushels and 680,600 bales of cotton, with mixed gains in interior business. Weather improves but strikes and coal mine tensions temper expectations while overall business volume stays large for the season.
Dr Edwards denies cruelty charges at the Michigan asylum testing management actions. He defends pulling patient teeth as necessary to prevent biting attendants and says deprivation of food was intended to impress patients with required conduct.
United States grand jury indicted all judges and clerks who served at Morrillton Arkansas’s recent election. They face charges of stuffing ballot boxes and falsifying returns in the last congressional contest where Langley and Breckenridge were candidates. The accused are prominent merchants and leading citizens. The case may become a political sensation of national interest.
Report from Portland dated April 27 says 150 soldiers broke the jail at Walla Walla Washington, freed A J Hunt who had killed Private Miller, and killed several people after guards fired. Soldiers then seized the town blocking streets and forcing merchants to display lights.
In Detroit on April 28 a crowd of striking Michigan Car Co workers, mostly Poles, attacked gates seeking entry to the works. Police intervened as nonstrikers and officers repelled the assault, forcing strikers to retreat and hold a meeting demanding a nine hour day at current wages.
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