09 Nov 1894
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1894
Page
1
The paper notes Republicans carried the state but faced mixed results in Davison county with a slim Democratic licked vote. It credits fusion in the region, predicts a Republican national House, and urges farmers to raise wheat as stockyards report higher hog receipts signaling possible higher prices next year.
A sugar trade insider linked to the American Sugar Refining Co asserts sugar prices will rise after Congress adjourns. He notes refined sugar costs about 3 cents more than raw, implying notable trust profits. The looming congressional session influences sugar stock pricing amid fears of new legislation.
In South Omaha at the Hammond packing plant, flames destroyed a four story beef house. Two Hammond firemen were buried beneath timber and bricks when a wall fell. Both men were found clutching their hose nozzles. Insurance on the destroyed property was $220,000 with total losses approaching twice that amount. Steele had married last Wednesday.
News from Jersey City reports a scaffold under the Erie depot train shed collapsed, throwing six of eight men to the platform. John Hume and Stephen Dietz suffered serious internal injuries. two men escaped by grabbing a roof girder. Also notes a fatal knife accident in Wolfe-Luquasues Lear and a ship sinking near Port Blakely with all aboard. Governor Pennoyer issues a Thanksgiving proclamation for the coming Thursday. Wheat farmers in Jerauld and nearby counties feed about 70 percent of this year's harvest to stock, with hogs selling for about 78 cents per bushel equivalent.
In Washington the civil service commission hints at extending protections to chiefs of divisions across departments. Salaries are $2,000. This move would curb political appointment practice and could elevate assistants who currently run divisions during administrations. Roads become impassable due to heavy lake valley snow. Three Kusch children die of smallpox near Muskego Lake, leaving several ill.
Imperial heralds in bright uniforms proclaimed the death of Alexander III and the accession of Nicholas II. The city celebrated as a festival with trumpets, public oaths, and a requiem mass. Senate and garrison officials took allegiance to the new czar and czarevich Grand Duke George.
The annual report of Commissary General John P Hawkens notes a single recommendation to require private soldiers to pay cash for drawn supplies, citing current payments as a burden on accounts and a harmful moral effect. Also in Rio de Janeiro President Elect Moraes promises peace and to reorganize finances while remaining silent on his cabinet. In Fort Wayne sewer gas explodes in Westminster seminary basement fatally burning Clara Diebold and seriously injuring Edith Masters two servant girls who went to inspect a water leak.
North Dakota and Minnesota election chatter places Owen as governor with about 15,000 votes in Hennepin and 10,000 in Ramsey. Minnesota Republicans claim Nelson with big plurality. Towne and Tawney seen as winning in Congress races. St. Paul dispatches note heavy early voting and mixed ward gains for Populists.
Rest 1 IN NORTH DAKOTA reports fair weather and a full statewide vote. The fusion fight over resubmission drew attention away from other interests. Democrats scratched Populist candidates. Kinter and Allin, Democrat and Republican respectively, appear in a tight gubernatorial contest.
South Dakota voters turned out heavily despite poor weather. The Republican state ticket is seen as victorious while the legislative chamber may split between Populists and Republicans. Yankton and Minnehaha counties report exceptionally strong Populist voting, with statewide totals indicating a tight finish. Des Moines reports Iowa Populist vote remains heavy.
In Denver and across Colorado the 1900s style suffrage wave shows women in force at polls with many first time voters. Estimates indicate half to three seventh of voters are women with around 75 000 women having exercised the franchise in Colorado. Campaigns highlight orderly lines and courteous treatment as women shape the election climate.
Election day crowds clashed at multiple polling sites in Chicago Row on the Canal Cutcaco. Lamont saw a serious disruption caused by a ballot shortage requiring sixty deputy sheriffs. Populist turnout estimates ranged from 35,000 citywide to 100,000 at Populist HQ. Washington notes a White House report clarifying a 1892 presidential campaign reference.
Washington reports the agricultural department will publish the National Road conference proceedings from Asbury Park. Roy Stone advocates permanent state road commissions and convict labor in quarry camps for macadamizing roads, with railroads offering reduced rates to aid the program. Miners in West Virginia vote for Wilson. a Missouri precinct opens amid a fatal axe attack. Coxey garners a large audience and votes in Ohio.
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