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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1890
Page
7
The article surveys varied topics from a 1200 foot Mount Penn tower to a Mexico City Columbus monument and Alaska exploration. It notes a range of curiosities including a Batoum sea recession, Swiss tramp law, and Will Carleton’s poetry.
The piece discusses how size and longevity relate with no fixed rule, noting ancient trees and whales living centuries. It cites Lebeckhart, Spencer, and Weissmann while giving examples like toads, cats, horses, and a sea anemone that lived sixty six years. A strong heart remains enduring.
Senate and House actions span land forfeiture measures, amendments for Florida lands, Oklahoma and Nebraska site bills, and a $2,500 widow’s pension. Debates touch on customs, trust busting, and Chinese labor restrictions while mourning Senator Beck.
In Texarkana Ark the city’s clerks urged shops to close at 8 pm from May 1. Most complied except E Elle. An hour after closing, several enraged clerks pelted Elle’s store with old eggs, creating a foul odor. Public sentiment favors the egg-throwers.
In New Haven about 700 Masons and bricklayers walked out over wages. They demand 45 cents an hour while Gosses offer 15 cents. The strike impacts ongoing construction projects.
A Washington Postoffice investigation is anticipated into the Capitol post office operations with charges against postmaster James L. Wheat by C J McCord son of Congressman McCord. Delegates from Mexico press for U S annexation as tariff debate looms with plans for extended sessions. In Maryland a double murder in Baltimore shocks residents as police seek motive amid a recent house adjournment push.
Dr. Prichard dies after a quarrel with 5 M Miles attorney at a crossing near Coldwater Kansas. Miles strikes Prichard with a revolver, he falls and dies. Miles flees town and remains uncaptured at a late hour.
Minneapolis Journal dispatch from Chippewa Falls reports crews sent to Rice Lake have returned after extinguishing a small town fire. The larger danger remains the forest fires in surrounding timbered areas causing extensive damage to woods over miles.
An army officer picks up a blue silk garter at an Old Guard ball after dancing with a daz zling blonde. He hides it in a glove to avoid confessing, then the relieved woman discovers the misplaced item and flees in anger. The tale ends with the officer's mortified aftermath and friends' uneasy gossip.
The piece traces the minuet from its courtly Louis XIV era roots in the Braule to Gardel's evolution and Pecourt's tweaks, noting its dignified, aristocratic character and Mozart Don Juan finale as its influential model.
Sibberton Say and Crabberly discuss adopting the Australian system secret voting and woman suffrage. Miss Wednever warned against a new political term in public life and feared being labeled a ballot girl.
A Boston gentleman tests his dogs understanding by reading a newspaper article about legislators abandoning the attempt to muzzle dogs. The St Bernard joyfully barks and dashes around the room in exuberant display before being restrained. Also noted is a sugar bowl and a girl exercising in a bowling alley.
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