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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1914
Page
8
One dollar monthly at four percent interest compounded quarterly yields 12.24 in 12 months and 47.35 in ten years. Regular weekly deposits, though small, compound to a profitable investment for major purchases like a house, lot, or land.
Chicago Union Stock Yards shows steady hog and cattle prices with receipts and estimates for today and tomorrow. Sioux City reports steady cattle, hogs down slightly, and varied prices across stockers, calves, and lambs with overall active demand.
Milwaukee cash close reports wheat and corn fractions with mixed gains and losses. Oats show higher values amid large trading volumes and varying futures like 3 white and 4 white categories.
Grain market quotation from Weaver Leask shows Chicago Cash wheat values No 2 red near 9 to 9 3 4 with various bid levels and nominals. Corn and oats quotes list multiple bid figures and standard pricing with percentages and cash close notes. Minneapolis cash figures noted at the end.
Wheat prices list No 1 blue stem 82 No 2 80 No 3 77 No 7 velvet chaff 80 No 1 velvet chaff 78 Corn shelled 58 Oats 33.
In Terraville South Dakota two fatal fires occurred on April 15 and May 1 linked to kerosene use. Investigations by Food and Drug Commissioner Frary and Inspector Cox found kerosene from inspected supplies and five gallon gasoline cans not involved. Deaths include Mrs Ida Turk and Mrs Elizabeth Matukonis with details of the April 15 incident where a girl about sixteen perished after pouring kerosene on a rekindled fire and an exploding gas vapor engulfed her.
The article recounts the death of Mrs. Matukonis who poured kerosene from a gallon can onto smoldering coals to speed the fire. An explosion occurred, possibly from unburned gases and vaporized kerosene. Her husband and a neighbor tried to help, but she died at 11 PM. She was 19 and had been warned against using kerosene to start fires.
Thomas Wastcott, a Milwaukee freight depot cashier, was named by Mayor A H Litchcock as city auditor to replace the resigned N T Jensen. The council unanimously confirmed the appointment, with Jensen becoming deputy US marshal. The report also notes Pratt as fire chief and Fowler as assistant chief, and outlines major waterworks improvements and a new building and plumbing ordinances.
National League Chicago defeats Philadelphia 6 to 1 and New York tops Cincinnati 5 to 2. American League Washington beats Cleveland 4 to 2 while Boston defeats Detroit 6 to 4. Western League results include Lincoln 0 Sioux City 0 and Denver 7 Omaha 6 with other scores listed.
The 32nd South Dakota Firemen’s tournament will be held in Parkston from June 16 to 19. More than 500 volunteer firemen are expected to attend with liberal purses for races and band contests.
Photographs reveal the former underground dungeons of San Juan de Ulua, once casemates for political prisoners. With Vera Cruz in American hands, the last inmates were freed, and locals cried out that San Juan has no political prisoners. Food was hoisted up a long pole to the condemned in darkness, as waves battered the fortress walls.
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