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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1906
Page
4
A violent scene on a Milwaukee passenger train returning from Evarts halted at Wolsey as eight Black passengers fought, fired a public safety weapon, and clashed with a Catholic priest and bystanders. Local Wolsey residents helped subdue the shooter, the priest was injured but not fatally, and authorities later detained the group for preliminary examination.
A masked assailant on a Milwaukee passenger train near Wolsey shot a man in the hand during an incident connected to an assault on Catholic priest Father Kather Phelan. The four men and four women who arrived by freight from the north stayed in the city overnight while the investigation proceeds.
Sibley correspondent reports Father J Phelan recovering from wounds after riot at Wolsey South Dakota. He denounces Beadle county officers for freeing the would be assassin and his associates, urging arrest of desperadoes while noting his role as witness. Also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonial claims.
Eastern newspapers sparked sensational claims about Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy’s death. Concord monitors quoted officials praising her health and longevity, while scientists defend her status and cite personal testimonies. An advertisement touts Irna’s New Discovery for lung ailments with trial bottle offers.
The year 1903 is described as a year of blood in Alliance Kentucky as Mgr. Tacket suffers severe lung bleeding. The account notes hemorrhage from the lungs and a danger of death.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes new pure food and drug regulations will make future foods kinder to stomachs, even if less appealing to the eye. By banning coloring from harmful ingredients, digestion may improve despite unadorned appearances.
St. Blair, superintendent at St Albans School, rejoices as his daughter recovers from St Vitus dances after electric treatment. The ad promotes electric bitters as a quick cure for nervous complaints weakness and malaria, priced 50 cents.
John Simonson expresses heartfelt gratitude to Mitchell friends for their friendly help and generosity in caring for his brother Knute Simonson after his fatal accident.
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