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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1896
Page
4
Coronation Festival Preparations At Moscow
News from Moscow reports the opening of the coronation festival with grand processions and arrivals of dignitaries including Li Jung Chang the Chinese envoy Field Marshal Jagutt and the Crown Prince of Roua. Rural representatives in rich costume gather, while city preparations expand amid rapid construction and ornate color schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Oscow
Li Jung Chang
Jagutt
Roua
Rauchesses
Ryan Trounces Dunfee in Six Rounds at Buffalo Park
The six round boxing bout at Buffalo Driving Park ended with Tommy Ryan decisively defeating Dunfee. Over 2,000 spectators watched as Ryan dominated from start to finish, delivering a one sided display of skill and power.
Progress and Future of Electricity Oration at Exposition
Dr. Y Chauncey M Depew spoke to about 10000 at the National Electrical Exposition on the progress and future of electricity. A test message from New York to London and back over 15000 miles took exactly four minutes using Cataract General Electric equipment energized by Niagara Falls. The message reached Tokyo and back by 4 24 pm and a Western Union transmission via Mexico and South America took 21 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Y Chauncey M. Depew
Depew
Edward D. Adams
General Electric Company
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Canso
London
Boston
Col
Albert B. Chandler
North Balcony
Thomas A. Edison
South Balcony
Mr. Adams
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Eastern Telegraph Company
Lisbon
Gibraltar
Malta
Alexandria
Suez
Aden
Bombay
Madrangapore
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Tokio
Japan
Exposition Hall
Western Union Company
Mexico
West Coast
South America
Spain
Town Hall Destroyed in Blue Island Fire
Suburban Blue Island suffered a disastrous blaze last Sunday destroying twenty six buildings with total losses of 160000. A shifting hurricane like wind fanned the flames while 300 dancers at Saenger Hall barely escaped a deadly stampede. No serious injuries reported. Firemen failed to save Grove Street area from total ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WasninGton
I Street
Louisiana Avenue
Ninth Tenth Streets
Postal Telegraphmpany
LB Street
Curcaco
Blue Island
Saenger Hall
Grove Street
Western Avenue
Imenry Street
Grove
Vermont Streets
Collision in the Lake Mary D Ayer sinks after collision with Onoko
The schooner Mary D Ayer and steamer Onoko collide on Lake Michigan off Grosse Point in dense fog. Five crew drown, two saved. All from Chicago. Ayer sank after tow to City of Duluth and only two of seven escaped. Captain dies trying to save vessel. Onoko damaged but not seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catcaco
Mary D. Ayer
Onoko
Lake Michigan
Grosse Point
Chicago
Ayer
City of
Duluth
Ranchman in Wyoming Ends Own Life After Altercation
August Lancken a 55 year old Wyoming rancher shot himself in the right temple after an earlier alteration with a stock tender at Belle Springs over watering horses. He had been distraught since the incident. The stock tender was arrested and acquitted. A severe hailstorm hit Lenanon Missouri causing extensive damage with shattered windows and ruined gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WeEms
Wyo
August Lancken
Wyoming
Sweetwater
Belle Springs
Laneken
British bark Mozamique arrives at Quarantine New York
The Mozamique, a British bark arriving from Rio Janeiro, reaches quarantine New York short handed after five crew died of yellow fever in the tropics and one seaman killed himself. The ship is detained for disinfection and all crew clothes and effects will be steam‑purged to prevent contagion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mozambique
Rio Janeiro
Fell Over the Banisters in Rawings Wyoming
Nicholas Theis, longtime Northwestern Land Company agent at Aberdeen, fell from the City Restaurant banisters into the basement, sustaining serious injuries and likely nonrecovery according to physicians. Baby Hiller Declared Insane in loss of babies case. Annie Dyer deemed insane by a home office expert. New York Democrats set June 24 in Saratoga for state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawings
Wyo
Nicholas Theis
Wyoming
Northwestern Land Company
Aberdeen
Wash
Baby Hiller
Loxpon
Home Office
Annie Dyer
Explosive Bullets Claim Stir in Spanish Action
Spanish authorities repeat insurgents use of explosive bullets as U S intervenes on behalf of two men from the Schooner Competitor Charles Bennett and William Leavitt captured near Pinar del Rio and Bahia Honda citizens to be tried in civil court per treaty rights United States Consul General Williams reports readiness for civil trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Tavana
United States
Charles Bennett
William Leavitt
Bahia Honda
Pinar del Rio
Williams
Kuhn Sails From New York On Bremen Lloyd Steamer Saale
Attorney Bassour reports a letter from partner G. A. Duier who travels in Europe saying Kuhn the missing real estate agent departed New York April 18 aboard the Bremen Lloyd steamer Saale. Kuhn said he was a St. Louis real estate operator headed to London for recreation and a big deal. Butler knew nothing of Kuhn in St. Louis or his disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuhn
Europe
Lovuts
Bassour
G. A. Duier
New York
St. Louis
London
Butler
Pardoned After Thirty Years for Murder of Her Children
Mrs. Sarah Haviland, the oldest serving prisoner and the only woman in Jackson State Prison, has been pardoned by Governor Rich after thirty years. She was imprisoned in 1866 for life for the murder of her three children at age 38, and was the twentieth inmate sent to the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laansineg, Micch
Jackson
Rich
Sarah Haviland
Dunham
Canton
Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Mas. Allyn
Marty
Maj. Allyn
Allyn
Pollock
New York
Sioux Falls
Supreme Court
Jones
Judge Lochren Nominated to Minnesota District Court
The President sent to the Senate on the 15th nominations for Wmn Lochren of Minnesota to be United States district judge for the district of Minnesota, vice R R Nelson resigned, and Dominick J Murphy of Pennsylvania to be Commissioner of Pensions, vice Wim Lochren resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lochren
Washieron
Senate
Wmn. Lochren
Minnesota
United States
District of Minnesota
R. R. Nelson
Dominick J. Murphy
Pennsylvania
Vpensions
Wim. Lochren
Admiral Selfridge Arrives at Cronstadt for Coronation
Admiral Selfridge aboard the cruiser Minneapolis arrives at Cronstadt in connection with the czar’s coronation. He is expected to depart for Moscow promptly. General McCook, from the US embassy, has already proceeded to Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Perensburg
Admiral Selfridge
Minneapolis
Cronstadt
Moscow
Gen. McCook
United States
Scrap in a Negro Church and Admiral Stevens Dead
A Memphis festival at Arlington Negro Baptist Church ended in a violent clash with multiple injuries including Ferrell Miller and Will Thompson throat cuts and Sarah Jarret severely cut. In Washington, Rear Admiral Thomas Stevens of the U S Navy, recently retired, was found dead in his Rockville home. Market notes cover Sioux City and Chicago cattle and grain prices, including beef steers, stockers, and various wheat and corn quotes, with wider summaries of prices across cities such as Minneapolis and South Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Arlington, Tenn
Ferrell Miller
Will Thompson
Sarah Jarret
Admiral Stevens
Washington
Thomas II, Stevens
United States Navy
Rockville
Sioux City
Chicago
South Omaha
Minneapolis
South Dakota Map Highlights State Resources Across Regions
The State Immigration Association issued a map of South Dakota colored by natural divisions. It clearly shows how four regions relate, outlines resources and climate differences, and provides concise descriptions for each division. The notice suggests strong crop prospects and promotes state, district, and county fairs this fall to showcase agricultural, mining, and grazing potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
State Immigration Association
Pukwana Man Outwits Swindling Cigar Firm
South Dakota resident Frank Weiss of Pulkwana exposed an eastern fraud scheme from the Enterprise Cigar Manufacturing Company of Lynchburg Virginia. A registered package contained cigars and a watch and an $8 bill. Weiss denied payment and reported the incident to the Postmaster General. The firm has not pressed further since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Frank Weiss
Pulkwana
Enterprise Cigar Manufacturing Company
Lynchburg
Weiss
Ile
Washington
Cigar Company
Confiscated Saloon Fixtures in Pierre
Mayor Mallory ordered all Pierre saloons except Samuels and Odellark to remove chairs tables and window screens. After an injunction against Odellark, authorities obtained a search warrant. They broke into the building with an ax and now hold possession as liquor had largely been removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Samuels & Odellark
Mallory
Gaffy
Action Against Shannon In Hatch Fund Case
Governor Sheldon left a note for Attorney General Crawford directing a demand from Regent J. W. Shannon for 150 dollars taken from the Hatch fund of the agricultural college. Shannon replied with a justification. Suit has been started to recover the amount, adding another chapter to the college muddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon
Sheldon
Pierre
Crawford
J. W. Shannon
Hatch Fund
The
Agricultural College
Burglary at Mitchell Market and Warner's Drug Store
Robbers forced into Mitchell market through the front door and rifled the money drawer taking 310 dollars. The safe was unlocked and emptied of 20 dollars. The same night Warner's drug store was entered probably by the rear window and small change was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Ralph Kershaw
Warner's
Kershaw
Artesian Well Contract for Crow Creek Agency
James Sanford of Chamberlain awarded the contract to sink a 6 inch artesian well at Crow Creek agency for 3000 dollars. The well will power the agency grist mill electric light plant blacksmith and wagon shop and all machinery plus supply the agency school and other buildings. Work to begin within six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow Creek
James Sanford
Chamberlain
Man Killed After Fall From Brookings Temple Window
Sam Stoner, recently released from the state penitentiary, fell from a second story window at the Masonic Temple in Brookings while cleaning outside. He fractured his skull and died instantly on the sidewalk below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
Sam Stoner
Stoner
State Penitentiary
Pig with Six Legs Born to Howard Area Family
A farmer Peter Fisner near Howard reports a piglet litter of seven with one animal showing six legs. The extra limbs hang from behind the ham and reach nearly to the ground, marking an unusual birth in the farm yard. In Vermillion a cloudburst floods basements and cellars, causing damage in the morning of the 16th. In Springfield bluffs, hunters find Frank Dufeck, 55, hanged by a scarf from a tree. he had been despondent and likely took his own life in a temporary insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Fisner
Howard
Missouri
Springfield
Frank Dufeck
Dufeck
Secretary Smith Denies South Dakota Land Claim Payouts
Secretary of the Interior rejects most South Dakota claims for a five percent share of net land sale proceeds from Sioux Sisseton Wahpeton Yankton Pine Ridge Rosebud Lower Brule Crow Creek Cheyenne River Standing Rock and Yankton lands. Only five percent on committed homestead cash is allowed. The commissioner is to refuse to certify accounts for other claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cretary Smith
Ita
Smith
Interior Department
South Dakota
Sioux
Sisseton
Wahpeton
Yankton
Pine Ridge
Rosebud
Lower Brule
Crow Creek
Cheyenne River
Standing Rock
Yankton Reservation
General Land Office
Big Lumber Firm Fails Notice at Hurst & Price Lumber Co
A notice posted at Hurst & Price Lumber Company in Lead announced the assignment of the vast firm to W. G. Rugg of Rapid City. The company operates yards in Lead, Deadwood, Rapid City, Ilo Springs and Edgemont, and its assets reportedly exceed liabilities though the move surprised many. The business continues operating despite the setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurst & Price Lumber Company
Lead
W. G. Rugg
Rapid City
Iills
Deadwood
Ilo Springs
Edgemont
Memorial Day Observance in South Dakota Schools
Superintendent Crane issues directive noting general Memorial Day observance in 1895 and urging every school to be counted in 1896 if possible or prepare suitable exercises. County superintendents should report by June 1 the number of pupils taking part, and every schoolhouse should display the flag over it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane
South Dakota
Sherman cyclone leaves dozens dead in Texas town
A fierce 4:15 PM cyclone struck Sherman Texas causing extensive destruction. The storm ripped through the southwest corner along Post Oak creek destroying negro quarters and wrecking at least fifty houses. The death toll reaches around sixty with scores injured and many missing, as relief efforts mobilize from Denison and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Texas
Post Oak Creek
Sherman Court House
Storm Bends In Pennsylvania Mining Town
A Friday wind storm and cloudburst hit Smithton, a mining town on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Three bridges were wrecked completely and 100 at work miners fled for their lives. Loss estimated between 50000 and 75000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Smithton
Baltimore and Ohio
Fatal Fire at McDonald and Train Wreck at Waldo
A deadly fire at McDonald Pennsylvania killed the Cadamire family two and five children may have perished in a kitchen oil explosion. A separate wreck on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line two miles south of Waldo killed three train men and injured two. Investigations point to train wrecking as a motive with organized gang activity suspected. Other notes report Frank Shields killing a saloonkeeper for credit in Edinburg Indiana and Earl Spencer heading to New York from Winnipeg after visiting Ireland. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway posted a stockholders meeting in Cleveland with net earnings of 36,447,815.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Cadamire
St. Paul
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
Waldo
Wis
Green Bay
St. Paul Road
Frank Shields
John Wade
Edinburg
Ind
Earl Spencer
Ireland
Lady Spencer
Winnipeg
Man
New York
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company
Cleveland
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