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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1894
Page
7
Editorial notes record the Mitchell Printing Co. offerings and subscriptions. The Fear advains and six month copies are described with pricing. Address changes and forwarding are noted. Discontinuation for out of state mailings is mentioned with payment deadlines.
Advertisers rates and local notices mix with South Dakota politics. The piece notes Mitchell as a Corn Belt hub, snippets on Coxey for congress, immigration trends, and state race dynamics with comments on Union League and Sioux City Tribune opinions. It mentions Karl Gerner, Dr. Turner, Mathews, Nash, Grigsby, Stoddard, Kyle, and broader party shifts.
A Missouri political discussion notes there will be no denunciation of President Cleveland or Congress as the state convention approaches, reflecting the close ties between the president and his party.
The editor of the Hur onite is described as a strong contender for President. Senator Kyle, currently in South Dakota, is viewed as wiring up a Populist nomination for 1894. The piece suggests South Dakota could provide several candidates for the race.
The exchange editor Henry S. Scovel of the Chicago Times marks fifty years in journalism and will be feted by the Chicago newspaper club with a grand reception in his honor.
The Alexandria Herald mocks calls for an artesian well after the town fire. Brother Taylor quips that wind rain and planets protect Alexandria, urging the new council to pass an ordinance banning thoughts of an artesian well on pain of punishment.
The effort to bring ex Speaker Thomas B Reed to speak to about 200 South Dakotans at Mitchell Corn Palace this summer is under way. Supporters say his past speeches have provided strong campaign material and they expect him to clearly express his views without later retraction.
The Ruralist argues Republicans and Democrats unite on key issues to thwart Populist gains. It questions fusion attempts between Democrats and Populists and asks why income tax is tied to the Democratic tariff bill to draw parties together. It notes names like Kyle Petter and Simpson voting with Democrats in Congress.
Sioux City Tribune comments on The Mitchell Republican and a South Dakota gangism controversy. The piece mocks the Mitchell editor as outside the fray while noting tensions over a decapitation of a land office and a long term in office.
The St. Paul Globe mocks the Republican caucus on tariff moves calling their action deliberate concealment of true aims. It insists the country craves prompt tariff action and that Democrats stand ready for immediate steps, noting Democratic control of government for over a year.
Sioux Falls brief urges Corn Belters to pack Mitchell on May 21 with a strong turnout and organized land seekers trains to advertise South Dakota. It warns that a weak effort could waste a major chance to draw eastern and central migration, stressing active, concerted effort by all members.
Kern County reports severe drought with honey crops and wildflowers scarce. Fresno livestock shifts trade as mules are culled for hogs. Local notices include a marriage in Marathon Iowa and court actions in Union Stock Yards case. National briefs cover tariff debates, temperance bureau, and weather-impacted events from multiple cities.
William Hayden Edwards United States consul general in Berlin died in Berlin after months of brain fever. He leaves a widow and two children. Burial planned at Potsdam. George H. Murphy will run the consulate until a successor is named. Edwards was appointed from Ohio.
The Evangelical Lutherans of America celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of the board of home missions foreign missions and church extension by the general synod. The jubilee opening at St Paul's church York Pa draws ministers and lay members from across the United States with events through Friday.
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