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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1894
Page
7
The Mitchell printing shop promotes subscriptions and advertising rates while printing notes on state politics, agriculture, markets, and national events. Items cover Helena’s capital status, Sioux Falls press triumph, Chicago market quotes, and remarks on Populists, tariffs, and bank notes.
The author argues that newspaper predictions of a gold monometallism victory are premature. In Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, and Nebraska Republicans won with strong or related silver platforms, while the overall national verdict favored protection over coinage policy.
The paper notes Populists see themselves as Democrats’ successor, predicting a split in two-party dominance. General Weaver warns only one of Democrats or Republicans can survive, though he remains controversial at home on election days.
The Cleveland strike commission report names Carroll D. Wright John D. Kernan and Nicholas E Worthington and critiques the Pullman company and the General Managers Association as arrogant illegal and dangerous. It notes one sidedness toward A R U and urges a formal strike commission and new laws to enforce court mandates while approving troop use but criticizing marshals dual role.
The firms Howe, Kelly, Knowles, Loucks and Anderson incorporate as First National Bank of Farmersville. Capital stock at 56 percent triggers purchase of government bonds equal to at least 25 percent of capital or 12500 dollars. They buy 12500 dollars of four percent bonds. with a 6 percent premium the cost is 14500 dollars.
The critique compares bond issues to straight loans for a bank in Farmersville. It analyzes returns from 12 percent on bonds versus 12 percent on a straight loan, considers taxes, government surcharges, required deposits, and annual reporting costs, and argues the straight loan would yield higher net earnings over fifteen years.
Sioux City Iowa November 14 Supervisor F O Hunting submitted his resignation to the board citing poverty and exhausted health due to prosecutions by a citizens committee. The committee reportedly agreed not to pursue criminal cases if he resigned. Prosecution of Strange is expected to continue to the end.
Navigation closed early on Fox and Wolf rivers in Osakosa Wisconsin as 10 inches of snow blanketed the area. This marks the earliest known closing for the waterways.
Dr John M Byron director of the Bacteriological Department at Loomis laboratory in University Medical College has contracted consumption after inhaling tuberculous bacteria. He resigns as pathologist and visiting physician to Columbus hospital and New York dispensary and abandons private practice. His work linked leporsy to bacteria.
Nov 15 reports describe a deepening English Channel storm driving a Norwegian vessel ashore near Dover with crew fatalities. Flooding swells the Avon Severn rivers and housing areas, with cliff erosion at Bournemouth and blocked cross channel traffic to Folkestone and Spithead naval links.
Hinckley fire commission votes that the state board needs about $20,000 extra to continue winter operations. It has spent $91,000 on buildings and care for 2,100 people on the list and will require the additional funds. In an Iowa law note, Judge Powers admits a legislative dating error in the new jury law and outlines four potential fixes.
Reports from North Dakota and Minnesota detail protests against certificates of election after county returns. Republicans challenge canvassing board actions citing inaccuracies that could alter results for Populists. Official state totals show Nelson leading with a 60,849 plurality across 292,578 votes. Captain Gustafson reports the John Shaw crew missing. vessel presumed sunk near Sault Ste. Marie with crew rescued elsewhere.
Washington dispatch reports W R Ler ser, Indian agent at Tamala Sac and Fox reserve, 392 Indians in 35 houses living in tepees. Most cling to blankets over civilized dress and no agricultural progress or school advancement has occurred.
Philadelphia reports the schooner Ida C Southard, en route to New Orleans, overdue and feared lost in a hurricane that wrecked the George W Sweeny. Captain M H Blake commanded a seven man crew all from this port, last seen Nov 12.
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