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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1898
Page
6
Brief industrial item notes the Weekly Capital content associated with Mitchell S DL and the All Printing Co. business. The readable text signals a summary of local business activity tied to those entities. The exact details and context remain unclear due to OCR gaps.
May 2 dispatches from Manila report the Spanish fleet likely destroyed and Manila soon occupied. Martial law is proclaimed amid widespread discontent and fear of rioting while authorities tighten military and civil controls to avert further unrest. Newspapers urge retaliation and arming shipping to counter American advances.
Special from Perry Oklahoma says a cyclone struck Duncan Sunday night at 10 o clock near town of 2000 people. A child was killed and ten hurt some fatally. Nearly every business house in Duncan was blown down. Neighbors aid rescue efforts as more deaths may be reported.
A dispatch to the Chicago Daily News said the Spanish governor general sent a flag of truce to Commodore Dewey signaling capitulation. The report was unconfirmed and its authenticity is questioned.
Madrid advices report a Spanish warship surrender with most of the crew perishing. The Spanish loss is estimated at 400. A Pittsburgh oilman predicts refineries may move from Casper to Denver with a Salt Creek to Orin pipeline. A wind storm damages St. Louis, and miners near Steubenville open fire after a strike. Augusta suffers a large grain warehouse fire. John DeKoven dies in Chicago. Salisbury returns to London. a May Powder Mill explosion is noted. Spain’s war fund drive continues with church collections planned in May.
A damaging tornado carved a path through Dixon County Nebraska into South Dakota and Iowa, killing two children near Sheldon and injuring others. It struck Maurice and Whiting causing extensive damage to depots, farms, and windmills. News crews report reduced fatalities beyond Iowa.
Glucose Sugar Refining Company of Chicago chemists announce a process to vulcanize corn oil to rubber. Five chemists worked on the method for months and claim the resultant rubber outperforms South American rubber in resilience and longevity. They expect it to revolutionize rubber trade and bicycle tire manufacturing. The discovery occurred accidentally several months ago.
News reports a massive pack train explosion near San Vicente in Sinaloa Mexico. The blast of 218 powder boxes and 20 000 caps killed fifteen men and wrecked the 110 mule convoy with about forty Mexican attendants.
An east bound Southern Pacific passenger train two miles west of San Antonio was held up by masked robbers Friday night. The mail and express cars were dynamited. the robbers seized the entire $20,000 in the safe.
Following the death of Mechanics' National Bank cashier Lemuel T. Terry in New Bedford Massachusetts an autopsy showed cyanide poisoning amid a defalcation of about $125000 Terry had invested in Calumet and ecla ventures and owed the bank and $25000 from the Sylvia A Howland estate Hetty Green received the estate income The bank's capital is $600000 with a $350000 surplus William W Crapo serves as president and the board includes leading local manufacturers
R G Dun and Co Weekly Review of Trade notes hostilities have not yet altered conditions. Postponed orders and loan restrictions slow new business while clearing house transactions rise 8 percent from 1892. Rail earnings up 5.7 percent in April. wheat price climbs 2 1 4 cents. government buys uniforms and supplies for vessels, armament and ships.
During Mme Melba’s performance at the California theater a nearby steam pipe rupture ignited a fire in an adjacent fire department building. The crowded theater filled with smoke, causing a rapid rush to exits. Though many women fainted and belongings were lost, no serious injuries were reported.
William Bestor and William Jewell pleaded guilty in Madison Wisconsin to murder of an aged couple and arson at Blackarth. They were sentenced to life imprisonment, taken to Waupun prison within thirty hours, and confessed to the sheriff and district attorney with each blaming the other for the killing.
The mutilated body of an unknown elderly man was found under rubbish in Watertown after a murder on April 23. Three strangers, seen with the victim before, were captured by the sheriff's posse in a green covered wagon and are held for trial.
George Kruger was jailed on a serious charge after a break in at a neighbor’s wedding dance. He attacked Mathias Valentine and stabbed Martin Valentine three times during a confrontation at the home. Martin was severely wounded and guests fled. Bond set at $750 after waived examination.
South Dakota troops will mobilize with the secretary of war designating Sioux Falls as the gathering site, while Huron is replaced. Other items include plans to consolidate the Scotland academy with Pierre university, farmers finishing seeding near Pierre, and a Canton encampment G A R rate. Also reported are a sane lawyer, a jail escape, and various local appointments and incidents.
The Federation of Labor in Sioux Falls seeks a national figure for Labor Day. Senator Pettigrew and Congressman Champ Clark corresponded, Clark may speak if Spain situation allows, marking him as a strong labor ally. Also notes on sheep farming, Woonsocket creamery, and local acetylene lighting trials.
The city gains a new public bath house in Webster with front rooms fitted by L W Scripture in the former soap factory. Grounds will feature trees and shrubbery and modern bath room appointments, aiming to be among the best in the state.
Secretary Gage reports Alaska struggles to enforce the liquor law amid strong public opposition. Juneau has forty saloons in a town under 4,000, Sitka twelve saloons in a under-1,000 white population, with officers facing intimidation and bribery. He notes enforcement is impractical under current sentiment.
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