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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1895
Page
4
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In Philadelphia Herman W Mudgett known as H H Holmes was found guilty of first degree murder in the Pitzel case. The verdict followed a dramatic courtroom scene with Holmes remaining impassive as jurors answered yes to the murder verdict. Holmes faces appeal and possible execution.
A Chicago paper cites Minneapolis inspection data showing spring wheat in quantity but poor quality. Over 25 million bushels graded, with only a fraction merchantable. Corn crop moves in Iowa Kansas Nebraska. prices high, oats marketed slowly, provisions show little gain. Prairie fires threaten Whiting area as towns dodge destruction.
The University of Chicago receives a 7.425 million donation from John D. Rockefeller in installments since 1889 with 2 million more dependent on 2.1 million in new subscriptions by 1900. A special meeting heard Gates outline conditions for the remaining aid and potential future contributions. Convicts on the Fort Worth Road camp attempted escape. guards killed one and wounded two with several others fleeing.
Chronicle of Hight's history of the 58th Indiana Volunteers by chaplain notes day by day events up to the fall of the rebellion. Includes Grant Tippett anecdote on road jobs and a tale of a snowball clash near Dalton Georgia with Gen Lewis and Gen Cleburne, plus a Melville verse and reminiscences.
St. Percy Crandall of the U S Navy argues that convict labor on Hawaii roads proves highly effective and suggests the system be tried in the United States where roads are needed. He notes convicts prefer outdoor work and that Hawaii’s roads, built by prisoners, are well maintained.
A Virginia judge refuses to excuse a man from jury duty after he explains his Port Hudson lodging as bachelor living arrangements. The judge grants no leniency, joking that staying six months with dirt in his room proves he is a freeholder.
In a Chicago Times Herald spin on newspaper rivalries, Moses Handy recalls Sedalia’s Bazoo and Col. Goodwin with high praise and a feud as he recounts a dinner exchange with Charles A. Dana. Handy notes a Sun editorial on plural wives and his impulsive Bazoo edit, hinting at a volatile confrontation.
The article discusses speed limits for steam trains based on Theodore N. Ely’s analysis. It suggests one hundred miles per hour as a practical limit, with stopping distances nearly half a mile at that velocity. It notes stopping distances about 900 feet at one mile per minute and highlights the need for a clear track as speeds rise.
A 9th street barber recalls a man with a 23 inch long mustache that hung over his shirt and required a gas pipe heated curl to shape. Detective Allmendinger decries the flood of unnecessary missing person reports and the citywide scramble to locate a child that turns up safe nearby.
A Russian doctor challenges the belief that fresh bread is unhealthy, arguing that new bread is more beneficial as oven heat destroys germs. He asserts bread exposed to air accumulates germs, while freshly baked bread remains free from them.
A boy sits beside a river bank with a fishing pole and a dog named Fish who won’t bite, while a passerby asks about the name. A note mentions in 1880 the country’s wealth totaling about 43.6 billion dollars, averaging 870 dollars per person.
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