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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
5
An editorial in the Tennesseean revisits Major Duncan Brown Cooper as the great diplomat of the political zwei bund, praising his work uniting diverse elements, grafting ideas, and fostering unlikely alliances across factions.
Former United States Senator Eward Ward Carmack editor of the Tennesseean was shot and killed on Seventh Avenue North in Nashville. Robin Cooper, 27, a practicing attorney, fired three shots as Carmack reportedly drew a pistol. Colonel Duncan B. Cooper was present and held at police headquarters.
Senator Cul lom visited the White House saying no tariff revision would occur in the coming session but would be addressed at a special session after March 4. He favored reducing several items including iron and steel deemed too high.
Memphis and Nashville reports detail a fatal shooting where Senator Howard Carmack was killed amid an armed confrontation with Colonel Duncan B. Cooper and his son Robin. Cooper surrendered, awaiting further proceedings while Robin remains hospitalized with injuries.
In Omaha, Hearst attorney John W. Battin asks for postponement of answer day to December 7 for the Haskell Hearst case. Clarence J. Shearn, Hearst’s New York lawyer, seeks delay due to Mrs. Howard Gould’s divorce suit. Possible effect from filing law while defendant is outside the county noted. Hearst was aboard the Overland Limited when papers filed.
In New York on November 12, mediums and spiritualists gathered at W. S. Davis’s 22 Spruce Street in a bid to win $5000 for a bona fide spirit communication. Davis, secretary of the Metropolitan Psychical Society, has raised the reward for a medium capable of producing a verifiable spirit that can count, with oranges rolled from a bag onto a padded table. From fifty contenders, four names were drawn as those showing potential abilities for further testing.
Washington reports a White House conference among President Roosevelt James Wadsworth Jr and William L Ward leads to Elihu Root of Clinton New York as the choice to succeed Thomas C Platt as United States senator on March 4 1909.
New York November 10 Postmaster Edward M Morgan was shot in the abdomen by Erich N B Mackey a stenographer who then killed himself The postmaster survived initially with a chance of recovery Mackey died instantly after three shots to the head Mackey employed at Stunt Hill Betts lawyers had been suspected of mental distress Daughter Dorothy Morgan 14 witnessed the event Mackey English 31 had paced the sidewalk before the shooting Morgan appointed postmaster in 1907
Boston reports Eric H. P. Mackey, who shot Postmaster Morgan in New York today, formerly lived in Cambridge. Six years earlier he shot a coworker over a grievance, was judged insane, and committed to Worcester asylum from which he escaped in 1904.
Ruth Bryan Leavitt writes to a friend in Denver opposing divorce while reports say she will seek separation from artist Homer Leavitt who is said to be in Paris. She would remain married in name if he stays away, while continuing literary work and possibly a Mary Manning play.
General Frederick D. Grant, son of the late President, will command the department of the lakes in Chicago. He succeeds General William H. Carter, who moves to the department of Missouri.
Hibbing Minnesota reports Edna Geary aged 12 daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Geary was shot and accidentally killed while rehearsing an amateur play. Russell Barrett aged 13 played the hero when a gun not loaded was fired during lines causing her death.
Voters approve cuts to the states divorce bill ending six month residency loophole and secret hearings. The measure requires one year actual residence in the state for filing and shifts hearings to regular court terms, with publicity and collusion concerns debated in state counties.
Vermillion South Dakota November 10 funeral held today for T J Sloan once state auditor of South Dakota and longtime educator He served as city school superintendent and was a USD faculty professor He leaves a wife and six children Also news from El Paso Texas death of Mrs Robin Belle Thompson former wife of Martin Thompson of Vermillion expected remains to reach this week
S D Wagner Nov 10 Sioux Indians at Yankton agency earn extra money hauling coal from Wagner to the agency. Workers received 20 cents per 100 pounds and strained to load wagons fully, risking delays and breakdowns.
Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago denounces continued American occupation of the Philippines. He says Filipinos may never adopt English, American teachers there are inferior, and improvements are paid for by Filipinos who are heavily taxed.
Thornton Jenkins Hains, brother of Captain Peter C. Hains Jr., offers an exclusive signed statement defending Peter. He portrays Peter as a delicate, honorable man driven by duty, loyalty to family, and kindness, recounting boyhood acts, a voice defect overcome by practice, and a loving marriage. He asserts Peter never engaged in vice and remained devoted to his wife and children despite sensational accusations.
In Quebec on November 10, rest closures before Judge Gaseelond an investigation found 28 minor officials suspended over alleged graft in Canada's marine department. Testimony showed contractors paid a 5 percent bonus and charged the government excessive prices for nearly all supplied goods.
The War Department orders a major personnel and band transfer from Fort Hamilton to Fort Hancock Sandy Hook. The move follows the Hains Annis scandal, leaving Fort Hamilton stripped of commanding officers and its renowned post band, with official reasons labeled routine.
Washington reports an annual plan by Commissioner Fred Dennett to withdraw public lands that cannot become homes through irrigation. He argues this protects lands until irrigation makes them viable, even if costly. The year's receipts reached 12,715,709 dollars, up 1,161,531 from last year, with 19,090,358 acres entered, down 1,907,209 acres from 1807.
Cambridge Mass November 9 Charles W Eliot spoke informally to Harvard students after a football mass meeting about his resignation and succession. He said he is in good health, believes retirement is proper at 75, and urged finding a young, able successor to raise the university to a higher plane.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt of the Genesee Valley Hunt club escaped a serious accident near Buffalo as the saddle horn broke while crossing a swamp. Harp Willson, a young Black boy, quickly reached her side and prevented a runaway before a new saddle was arranged and she continued with the hunt.
Rock Island Illinois November 9 The Union Telephone and Telegraph company with lines in Rock Island Moline and Davenport into receivers hands on petition by American Trust and Savings bank Chicago H H Pratt and Leroy J Wolf named as joint receivers The bill says the firm has not kept interest on 400000 bonds and failed to meet obligations George B Stucker of Harrisburg Pa is the president.
Edgemont South Dakota reports that local resident Rumble Beebe ate 34 bananas in a fruit store crowd bet. He faced no ill effects and returned to work the next day.
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