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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
12
A brief weekly item highlighting printing updates and local notices from the Capital region. It notes ongoing publishing activities and civic items appearing in the week’s edition, indexing key public notices and community announcements.
Crowds line the streets as Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Dewey arrive in Chicago. Fireworks and cannons salute the naval hero at the Grand Avenue station. A reception and ball follow at the Auditorium, with a Canadian invitation and a lakefront parade planned. другой
An accident at the Paris exposition killed nine and injured nine when a wooden foot bridge, condemned as unsafe, collapsed beneath a crowd near the celestial globe ride. Soldiers aided in rescue as authorities closed several side shows for danger.
London dispatch notes Lord Roberts suffering for want of horses and transports. Reports from Bloemfontein indicate no salvageable plan to catch retreating Boers. Dalgety at Wepener reports 1,700 troops with 80 killed and 149 wounded during siege.
Ottawa relief proceeds amid widespread sympathy as Lord Strathcona and Lord Mount Stephen donate 25 000 and 10 000. Lumber loss estimated at 3 500 000. Other items include Train Held Up in Arkansas and a Caldwell Ohio tragedy. Chicago frame building collapse injures five. Waco flood aid improves. Pittsburg divorce jury undecided. Kentucky chair shops burn at Frankfort, 75 900 loss.
A severe electric storm on April 27 in Waco Texas caused torrential rain that flooded half the city. Firemen police and citizens tried to rescue victims as water rose and six or more people drowned. Property losses reach about 50000 with basements flooded along Franklin Washington and Austin Avenue.
A noon April 27 tornado struck Johnson and Hill counties south of Dallas. The town of Blum suffered partial destruction and multiple fatalities. Dr Harts daughter died. D P Hunt’s 8 year old daughter suffered leg injuries. Lacey Robertson’s wife crushed and likely dead. Schoolhouse and church wrecked. a dozen homes damaged.
Chicago mayor appeals to citizens to influence settlement of wide labor disputes across industries. He notes arbitration efforts failed after Contractors' Association refused to appear and urges minimal disorder while pressuring contractors toward arbitration.
Missionaries from China aboard the Empress of China report the emperor is being slowly poisoned by the empress dowager and will die within six months. Dr Lowry from Pekin, head of a Methodist college, is among the travelers. Col William J Volkmar is retired for tuberculosis of the lungs after service in the Lakes department.
Regional quotes show cattle hogs and sheep prices in Sioux City Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with grains and dairy. Notable ranges include cattle 3.00 6.00, hogs 3.00 6.00, wheat No 2 around 65c 80c, corn 28c 49c, oats 20c 31c, butter 12c 24c, eggs 12c 19c, and fluctuating prices by city and grade.
From Chicago reports Edward I Alpin a leading Huron attorney and former state senator became violently insane April 22 after a trip with his wife to consult specialists. He attacked his wife, was taken to a detention hospital, and committed to Garfield Sanitarium for treatment. He is a noted lawyer, South Dakota Bar member, and former state's attorney. overwork and faith healing studies cited as factors. The community and his wife are highly respected in Huron.
Fire at the Grand Opera House in Mitchell April 22 caused most damage to interior elements while leaving much of the structure intact. The blaze started in a dressing room near the stage and extended to the balcony, destroying seats and scenery though insurance covers about 1509 dollars. Separately, Wm Peters, a 28 year old Dane from Brookings County, faces burglary charges after pleading guilty at a preliminary exam. Dakota National Bank assets will be sold May 29 as the receiver winds up the failed institution.
W W Stevens of Niles Michigan has spent weeks in Plankinton seeking a settlement of the defunct bank’s affairs. The bank failed in January and litigation has stalled any resolution as depositors resist compromises. Some creditors move to bankruptcy in Sioux Falls with J L Hannett filing proceedings. Plans are under way to open a new bank in Plankinton, adding competition to the town’s lone lender.
The Pierre land office reports a ruling for contestants on government lands requiring return receipts or the actual signed letter to be included in records when service is by publication. Several contests show receipts enclosed but the ruling deems the receipt alone invalid. The proper method is a signed receipt or the letter for uncontacted parties.
A prairie fire nine miles southeast of Conde started by a stove pipe sparked by wind burned many tons of hay and damaged large pastures. Heydlaugh ranch suffered the heaviest loss with house and stock spared. Other smaller losses reported as stockmen fought to save barns and homes.
Farmers who moved to Missouri and Iowa are returning to Bon Homme County South Dakota this spring reporting others on the way. J F Stoops a leading Iowa creamery man may open a Faulkton creamery with a 3000 dollar cost and local businessmen look likely to accept.
The Black Hills Brewing Company, fresh from completing a $25,000 brewery at Central City, will source all its barley from Black Hills farmers. Dakota Man Hills advocates a fully regional supply chain to boost local agriculture. In Butler Day County an elderly resident named John Brown died by suicide, with despondency from ill health cited as a probable cause.
The May 28 total solar eclipse will darken the sky along a wide path from New Orleans to Cape Henry with up to 105 seconds of totality in Georgia near Union Point. Astronomers aim to photograph the corona and spectra and test ideas about the sun's atmosphere and the reversing layer.
The City of Mexico reports 411 artesian wells while Philadelphia allocates 750000 dollars for new bridges. Brooklyn lists 31687 apartment houses and 500000 tenement dwellers as urban housing. New York gamblers reportedly pay over 2 million annually for protection. A New York State civil service board agent travels to Syracuse to probe the municipal civil service commission.
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