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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1893
Page
5
The Weekly Capital in Mitchell South Dakota printed by OTCHELL Printing Co. appears in this brief notice. The item notes publication by the OTCHELL Printing Co. and identifies the location as Mitchell.
A board vote of 51 to 6 adopted a resolution to open the fair on Sundays and to reroute the government loan. The measure, sent to the National Commission, faces sabbath protests and possible state action with Senator Salomon preparing a Springfield resolution urging Sunday access.
Mary Lynch, a cartridge factory worker in Bridgeport Connecticut, was pursued by coworkers who hung a paper stake with a long thread to the shafting. A green snake prop released as the wheels spun caused a panic, leaving Lynch exhausted and confined to bed with physicians predicting a cautious recovery.
Albany special reports Julius Lord an engineer from Niatmistown who died in Williamstown after a rare hiccup attack that resisted treatment for years. He endured frequent fits, weakened, and suffered a stroke that proved fatal at age 65 after a brief recovery and sudden relapse.
The government will buy two highly improved warships for Mexico City, with broader naval and military improvements under President Diaz. The article notes forthcoming rules on the health and condition of soldiers, alongside general army enhancements. A fatal boiler explosion in a Paris cloth factory at Sedau kills twenty workers and injures many.
The St Louis Mining Company sues over claims to ore from a vein straddling Drum Lummon and St Louis mines near Helena. The case centers on whether ore inside the vein walls belongs to the discoverer, with $2.59 million claimed and daily costs near $5,000. The long trial, now eighteen days old, could set a major mining law precedent.
Reports from Chihuahua Mexico say Martin Lanier and Frank Pond, two Americans, have rediscovered the famed lost mine in the Chiricahua range after months of search. The tale recalls earlier exploration with peril including a raid that cost a brother his life and forced the party to retreat.
Directors vote to open gates to the World’s Fair grounds on Sundays for half the regular admission, 25 cents, while the Exhibition Buildings remain closed. Midway Prizes are also opened. a separate Expo Grounds plan is noted by Edwin Welker.
Catherine Dotty Walsh mother of Buc Walsh killed years ago while escaping a sinking prison and James Walsh charged with murder in 1902, dies suddenly at 252 Navy Street Brooklyn after convulsions. A third son is also identified as a burglar.
The Supreme Court with Justice Gray sustains New York courts in favor of Geary Chinese Exclusion Act. Court upholds immigration restrictions as well within constitutional powers. decision expected, attendees include Olney Aldrich Push Delph Cochran and Justice Gray. Court later postponed. current tally 5 to 6 in support, Kurian absent.
Buffalo dispatch reports police claim a German letter from anarchist headquarters reveals a plan to blow Chicago water mains and set fire to the World's Fair buildings. Sebastian Verombelski is to explain the needed assistance and possesses waterworks and fairground plans.
The Cunard steamer Campania arrived from New York defeating the Paris of the American Line to claim the eastward passage record. Campania finished in 5 days 17 hours 2 minutes, passing 109 miles east of Sandy Hook after a late surge. The Paris had been leading earlier, while the best prior eastward time was the New York last Ast. days 1Y hours 57 minutes.
Berlin reports claim France strengthens defenses along the German frontier with doubled tracks on the Paris to Nancy railway and larger garrisons to speed mobilization. Frankfurt Zeitung suggests the move aims to sway upcoming elections. In England a prolonged drought devastates crops across the South reducing grain vegetables and fruit yields as caterpillars destroy foliage.
Dun and Co reports a drastic week in industrial stocks and bank failures, notably the Premier Steel Company collapse and Chicago real estate strains. Despite tight money markets and heavy speculative pressure, broader trade shows strength, with improved retail activity, large wheat receipts, and selective gains in corn and pork products.
Chicago reporters note amateur photographers face a daily 2 tax for pressing the camera at the fair plaza. Out of town visitors unaware of the rule plan to shoot scenes from Midway to Algerian village, triggering a strong backlash and a National Board hearing on the grievance.
A faulty indicator and broken coupling at Calumet and Hecla caused a 3000 foot plunge of a mine cage. Ten timbermen died as a crowd gathered, while investigators question if the indicator failed or the engineer erred. Families gather in grief and managers face scrutiny.
Panic gripped Milwaukee when the Plankinton Bank faced a deposit run. A Chicago to Milwaukee money flight delivered over 150000 dollars by special train in two hours and fifteen minutes, easing fears as governors and bank leaders spoke to calm crowds. Moody fainted after securing the funds.
Chicago opens the World Congress Auxiliary at the Columbian Exposition in the Columbus Hall. Prof David Swing gives the invocation as Charles C Bonney delivers the opening address praising progress and unity. Bonney outlines aims to summarize mankind’s progress and tackle unsolved problems for a harmonious exposition. Mrs Charles Henrotin, VP of the auxiliary’s women’s branch, then discusses the branch’s work.
N B Martans a 70 year old California resident from Woodland reports at Central Station that he was pickpocketed of 4100 while crossing a bridge at the Worlds Fair grounds. He traveled from California with his life savings in a pocketbook inside his overcoat and laments the loss of all he had.
The steamship City of Hamburg reports a fog bound collision with the Countess Evelyn off Trevose Head coast of Cornwall. Countess Evelyn crew and nine passengers perish. only one boy survived to tell the tale as救助 efforts fail in thick fog. Other items note Chief Wash Mingo of the Kaw dies and a Colorado governor attacks Indian agency policy, urging reservation confinement.
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