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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1901
Page
11
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A Burlington passenger train collided with a freight engine near Thayer Creston on May 7 or 8 killing engineer Sid Brown and injuring about forty passengers. The freight crew failed to clear the passenger as both trains entered a curve at about forty miles per hour causing a derailment and a forty foot embankment. A long list of injured passengers and bystanders was treated at Cottage hospital Creston and Chariton. The freight crew was blamed for the wreck and the mail train was delayed.
The duke and duchess of Cornwall and York arrived in Melbourne and were welcomed at the pierhead by Lora Hopetoun. They rode through decorated streets with a guard, reaching government house after a seven mile drive flanked by thousands of trees and an estimated large crowd.
On May 7 in New York speculation ran high with strong buying on railroad stocks and steel names as investors anticipated a fresh advance. Opening trades showed large volume in United States Steel Atchison and Northern Pacific while Jamieson & Co suspended operations in Chicago for failure to meet obligations.
Two claims filed with the Spanish treaty claims commission in Washington seek $10,000 for Harry McCann a U S seaman injured by the Maine explosion and $20,000 for Catherine Burns whose son a corporal of marines was killed. More claims are expected from Butler and Harwood representing other victims.
Market reports from Sioux City Chicago Omaha and Kansas City show hogs steady to firm with heavy and butcher grades around 5.60 to 5.75 while light and mixed fetch 5.65 to 5.80. Cattle receipts steady to higher with steers and stockers in the 4.00 to 5.25 range and sheep steady around 4.75 to 5.00. Chicago cash quotations list grains and provisions with flour, wheat, corn and soy futures noted.
The Jacksonville fire left over 10,000 homeless as relief trains and boats bring provisions. Officials report a loss approaching 14 million dollars with widespread destruction from Market street to Beaver street and multiple buildings burned, while martial law orders mercantile openness and relief funds grow.
May 7 report details a massive blaze in Jacksonville aided by a southwest gale. About 148 blocks burned, with up to seven dead and 10,000 homeless. Old city wiped out except Riverside. power and gas ruined. ships and streetcar service halted. Restoration and aid efforts underway as uniforms from four states converge.
Washington reports new postmasters in Iowa South Dakota and Nebraska with resignations and appointments. Pension grants include original added increased and widows benefits for individuals in Iowa Marshalltown Nashville Plainfield Wiota and other towns. South Dakota allocations list Charles Miller Rockford and Matt Schueler Yankton with various pension amounts.
Colorado Springs May 6 The finance committee of the city council reports a shortage of about 20 000 in the books of City Treasurer Moses T Hale. Hale admits a deficit over 20 000 but friends promise payment within days. No arrests have been made.
Yellow fever appears in Havana. The treasury secretary's suspension of quarantine regulations until the fiftieth instant has been revoked. Albany reports Governor Odell has signed the anti scalping bill.
At 9316 Marquette avenue a three story building burned early yesterday. Seven people died and several were injured as a feud between the Zook and Cooley families is linked to the disaster. Fire crews faced delays when a freight train blocked the crossing. train personnel were questioned and released after the coroner's inquest.
A collision on North Howard street involved two Northern Ohio traction cars. The second car brake failure caused a high speed crash into the first car, injuring a dozen riders and damaging the forward car’s platform. Motorman Scott suffered internal injuries. several passengers had severe injuries including crushed limbs and internal damage. An investigation will follow. officials had warned of excessive speeds down the hill. Gerald Moeller named German Minister of Commerce in Berlin.
The article describes how animals including cats dogs and birds can faint or appear faint due to illnesses and environmental factors. A New York vet explains that fainting in animals resembles human fainting and responds to similar remedies, noting differences among species and contexts.
The account describes how Japanese flower arrangement elevates peony, lotus, wisteria, and iris with strict ranks and rules. It notes royal associations, display rules, color ordering, and symbolic meanings, including petals positions and leaf counts, as part of cultural artistry.
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