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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1897
Page
4
A damaged fragment references property fees and town boundaries in a dated ledger. It mentions pay, remit, dollars, and a South Rand range, with scattered names and numbers. The legible text hints at a property transaction or assessment with unclear parties and locations.
President McKinley asks Congress to appropriate 50 000 dollars immediately to aid distressed Cuban residents. The proposal directs relief under state authority, aiding Americans and natives suffering from famine and displacement in rural central Cuba as consular reports highlight. A swift decision is urged to provide transport and emergency support.
Adolph D. Luetgert, a Chicago sausage maker, was arrested on charges of murdering his wife. police allege he lured her to the sausage factory basement on Diversey Street, killed her with a powerful acid, then disposed of the body by burning. Prosecutors expect links to other women’s disappearances as they pursue the case.
Henry Bridge Anan arriving in San Antonio reports a teen lover’s violent plot at Hacienda del Cedral. Macedon Frausta, 17, killed four men including two brothers of Anita Moyas before eloping with the girl. Local pursuit continues as authorities seek the couple. Preston Thornton shoots himself in Louisville home amid rumors of unrequited love. His condition is critical.
In Cleveland Ohio police halted a Sunday game between the Cleveland and Washington teams. After the first inning all players on both sides and umpire Tim Hurst were arrested and jailed at Central police station. President Robinson posted bail and they were released.
Paxton Illinois Frederick L Hoellman hanged for the December murder of Mrs Weibkoen Geddes rehearsed his final speech and posed on the gallows to aid funding for burial beside his wife in Grand Haven Michigan He is linked to three other suspected murders. In Idaho War guard guns stolen 75 rifles 800 rounds in Mullen investigation ordered by Gov Steinberg amid labor war fears. Milwaukee corpse of N B Clark found with bullet wounds questioned death nature. Henry Lang 78 and Mrs Henry Deeter 72 wed in Mio Michigan after decades apart to fulfill a long vowed reunion and marriage vows.
The War Department was informed of an outbreak of lawlessness in western New Mexico where respectable citizens are terrorized by threats from a lawless element. Delegate Josephs brought the matter to Acting Secretary Meikeljohn for attention. Young Kentuckian Sent Up for Manslaughter in Kentucky. Owingsville jury convicts John D. Young Jr. of killing Clinny Fossett and sets eighteen years in the penitentiary. The defendant is linked to a prominent Kentucky family.
Cincinnati reports President Woodmansee issues call for a meeting at the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago on Thursday May 27 to finalize arrangements for the Detroit convention on July 18. A 1898 G A R Encampment bid sees Cincinnati groups led by Gen. Hickelooper plan a Buffalo trip to secure the national gathering.
News from Fairmont Minnesota states Lew Kellihan the Sherburn bank robber and murderer will be executed on August 20 with no pardons or supreme court intervention possible. A separate report from Nevada notes an Indian killed four men at Eldorado Canyon with few details. In Rhode Island violet chosen as state flower by 10 018 of 42 209 ballots.
Brooklyn warehouse holds 15 000 tons of corn for plague relief in India but no forwarding plans exist. Congress authorized the navy six weeks ago to charter a ship, yet no American vessel capable of carrying 15 000 tons is available. The Pennsylvanian liner could carry the bulk, with a possible British vessel sharing the load.
In Chicago under Mayor Harrison's policy to let police curb gambling, numerous gambling houses have reopened citywide. Cappers in doorways advertise games upstairs as the tiger returns to Clark Street between Monroe and Washington. Cabdrivers profit from winning patrons at the tables.
A sixty foot high tipple at the Pinckney ore mines collapsed killing ten white men and boys and wounding several others. All victims were on top when it fell. only two escaped. One man jumped to a tree, another to the ground. The cause remains unknown and many injured are fatally hurt.
W. B. Bradbury a San Francisco millionaire was sentenced to twenty four hours in the county jail for violating the streetcar ordinance by expectorating on the car floor. This was his second offense and he vows to test the privilege claim by appealing.
Thomas Collins of Hamilton Ontario arrives in St Louis and discovers his son Dan Collins's body in a pickling vat at Marion-Sims Medical College where it was being prepared for dissection. Dan left home a year earlier, fell ill in March, died ten days ago, and was sent to the city hospital before his body was given to the college. Barbers may share Sunday business in Indianapolis per Mayor Taggart amid Good Citizenship League pressure.
steerage passengers include 650 Irish young women ages 18 to 25 aboard the White Star steamer Teutonic bound for various U S locations. Markets report mixed status for commodities across major cities with cattle hogs sheep and grain prices and dairy and egg rates.
Temperance supporters in Hudson drop plans to contest the saloon license vote held on the 8th. Lincoln County State's Attorney advised that while submission was illegal, courts would likely see no different result if law terms were followed. Two saloonmen have applied for licenses and will be served.
In Vermillion on Friday night Marion Wamsley and his wife killed Guy Darrow also known as John Moore after Darrow threatened Mrs. Wamsley. The coroner's jury ruled the death resulted from self defense.
Mrs Emma Stone, a Deadwood restaurant keeper, was found murdered in bed on Saturday. A suspect named Charles Brown drew mob anger but received temporary relief from Col Stone. A second dispatch notes W W Lewis, a sheep breeder, found dead near his ranch after the Thanksgiving storm, with sheep scattered. An Aberdeen land office report tallies timber culture proofs and final homestead proofs across five counties totaling 54 519 acres for taxable property.
Mine owners at Ragged Top push a scheme to form a train load of ore with each producing mine represented by at least one car. Cars would bear the mine name and its assayer value. The train would carry advertising matter about all mines and the Ragged Top district and distribute ore samples at stops between Ragged Top and TL, unloading at the Aurora smelter. Construction booms in Preston Balmoral. McDonald hotel opens boosting Ragged Top lodging. A wagon road from the Dacy shaft to Crown hill station aids ore haulage.
Judge Jones of Sioux Falls quashed the indictment against Rev. T Howell Richards of Dell Rapids for keeping a house for immoral purposes. Richards pleaded not guilty and his attorneys moved to dismiss because a grand jury witness name was omitted. The motion was granted and Richards is understood to leave the country.
The South Dakota Dental Association schedules its Vermillion gathering June 2 through 4 with a program in preparation. The University of Minnesota dental dean may speak, other state talent will present addresses, and the state board of examiners will convene during the event. The association seeks larger attendance with favorable rates and easier access from western regions.
The Black Hills season opens with Canon Lake near Rapid City drawing anglers from far and wide. The lake, created by damming Rapid Creek, now yields abundant trout and strong sport, the sole Hill District waterway with trout. A Rapid City youth operates a thriving angle worm farm, selling worms by the dozen. Rapid City's Indian School gains funding and construction is to start within two weeks, contractor J. S. Kitterman overseeing both Rapid City and Chamberlain school projects. The original $25,700 contract faced delay due to only $15,000 in initial appropriations. Fatal Mine Accident at Deadwood Terra mine on May 11 leaves Mike Lewis dead and Jacob Ivala crippled after a cage slips from a 700-foot shaft, the cable slipping on the drum causing the mishap. Latava may lose a leg. Stock losses include 29 horses killed and four injured when a February train rammed a herd near Howard. A freight wreck also kills a shorthorn calf. Modern Woodmen picnic planned in Deadwood with potential speech by Hon. W. J. Bryan. The Black Hills Pioneers' annual picnic will be June 8 at Chautauqua grounds. an ox will be furnished for barbecue. First season race to test horse against bicyclist from Fort Meade to Whitewood round trip. Maggie MecCullum v Northwestern Railway results in verdict of disagreement for $18,000 damages. A Parkston girl, an 83-year-old, struck by a train and severely injured. In Woonsocket, Frank Trudell jury finds guilt for rape with a twelve-year sentence. Miss Nancy Gates, Alpena area farmer’s daughter, dies by suicide. her father faces arrest on assault charges against the Alpena postmaster.
A W Barber and his son from Washington, inspectors of surveys for the interior department, left Huron on Saturday with teams for the Sioux reservation and Black Hills region. They will be stationed all summer to examine survey work in the state.
Senate conferees settle on an expanded deadline for a federal Indian supply warehouse in Omaha, with Chicago to Omaha transfer extended to one year and free city building provision. Debates swing over Cuba recognition, forest reservations, and public building projects as Congress adjourns and returns. A separate health note warns against putting money in the mouth while others discuss sugar investigations and tariff preliminaries.
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