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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR indicates a public notice in a county records setting creditors’ claims for an estate or property in a 19th or early 20th century court docket. Named individuals include Goody, Tobin, Ely, WIZ, and Van Hibit with dates around April and May.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a local business or notice in Hell, South Dakota involving Porrisher Lake and a company named Hinting Co. Details are unclear but suggest a community or industrial reference.
The Supreme Court ruled the inheritance tax law valid but invalidated its reach as applied to legacies. Justice White argued the act violates no general constitutional principle, while some justices dissented on the scope of taxation and geographic application. The decision narrows the tax to specific estates and bonds cases without overturning the broader framework.
A severe wind and rain storm in St Paul Minnesota after 8 PM killed Fannie Mullen John M Land and Patrick Sexton. Patrick Sexton Sr and his two children were injured while driving home. Telegraph wires and sidewalks were damaged and homes suffered wind and lightning harm.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tower operator Frank Lantel at the tunnel entrance slept at his post permitting a rear end collision between two freight trains. Engineer George Loeb and Fireman George Hinchman died as flames and explosions followed, with about a dozen firemen injured and a damage estimate of 140000 dollars. Five suspected tramp riders are believed involved. Lantel is missing.
A large posse in Neosho valley Kansas hunted two men James Murphy and E F Estell after a bank robbery and the murder of Deputy Marshal Edward Roberts. Authorities fear lynching if the robbers are captured and tied to the Marysville case.
James J. Jeffries defeats Jim Corbett in a fast decisive knockout at Seaside Sporting Club in Coney Island New York after twenty two rounds of intense fighting. Corbett, returning from a year away, faded as Jeffries pressed the attack with swift footwork and solid defense in a dramatic title bout.
The State Commissioner of Insurance premises a distribution of funds to towns maintaining active fire companies. The apportionment pockets support for fire service across municipalities, prioritizing communities with established fire protection.
The Grand Lodge of the A. O. U. W. and Degree of Honor held its annual session at Hot Springs starting May 8 with record attendance from 126 Workmen lodges and six absent Degree of Honor representatives. Supreme Foreman W. A. Walker praised financial strength, noted low annual assessments, and announced Huron as next meeting site. Officers were elected for both bodies, and a relief collection of 64 dollars was taken for Harry Henderson, a member who lost his feet in a railroad accident at Armour. The Degree of Honor debated a North South Dakota jurisdiction split but postponed it for another year. The grand master’s salary was set at 1200 dollars plus travel, with full-time dedication to the order.
The Populist state convention in Canton May 8 selected delegates for Sioux Falls and adopted planks backing independence declarations, Philippine self government, Boers support, and anti expansion. It endorses Bryan for president Pettigrew for Senate and urges Pettigrew’s renomination.
Two boys discover their father Daniel Froshaug dead in Big Stone Lake near Vernor. After a fishing trip and evening lantern spearing near Whetstone, he disappeared. His body was found Monday beneath the east riverbank, upright with hands on a spear handle and lantern, prompting a family search.
The Hot Springs National Soldier's Home bill will not be acted on this session. Speaker Henderson opposes suspending rules and passage now, citing rising appropriations and the need for government economy. Gamble, Manderson, and Palmer discussed taking up the measure, but Henderson says it must wait for a later session.
William Miller alias Frank Lee, arrested in Nebraska with three accomplices on a Kansas store robbery case from Sabatha, Kansas, after bloodhounds traced them to Salem. Other items: Farmers Mutual Hail wins $40,000 case. Deadwood elects Reform administration. Amanda Steinman burned by gasoline in Pierre. Frank Davis pleads guilty to house breaking. Papin brothers jailed for fish and game violations. favorable state land leases reported. Armour elections oust Republicans.
The Cincinnati convention of the Populist party named Wharton Barker for president and Ignatius Donnelly as vice president after a second ballot. The platform calls for direct elections, public ownership of railroads and utilities, land reform, a 16 to 1 gold to silver standard, and a graduated income tax.
Article notes the passion flower’s symbolism for Our Lord's passion by early Spanish settlers and its American nativity with large flowers. It mentions chestnut flour as a substitute in France and reports eighteen women employed as station agents by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, praised for orderly work and neat stations. It briefly cites gender preferences in Germany and Holland for certain occupations.
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