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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1887
Page
6
Forty brakemen on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul road at Mason City refused to operate double headers, halting freight service. The strike is spreading along the division from Mason City to Chamberlain, Dakota, with no freight moving.
Judge Spencer holds that commissioners may be appointed on an ex parte motion in the master case of the D. & N. W. Ry and Westacn Town Lot Co against the Duluth Watertown and Pacific Ry. Co. The C. N. W. Ry. Co. failed to receive notice but the motion to vacate was denied. The action concerns condemnation of land owned by C. C. Ames and other parcels in the county.
Deputy Sheriff E T Cummins left Redfield on Saturday night to fetch F W Pike from Saginaw City Michigan under a governor's requisition. Pike is accused of embezzling about 800 dollars from farmer E V Losey in northeast Redfield County after soliciting a loan and fleeing with the money previously.
S H Jumper president of the Minneapolis Black Hills and Pacific Ry says the survey will finish to the first station on the Minneapolis and Pacific west of the James River with surveyors returning soon. The old James River line grade will be followed and grading to start in early spring.
A special Abbott company train arrived in Watertown in fine condition. The opera and city will be brilliantly illuminated during their stay there.
A fierce prairie fire swept the northwest half of Faulkton County yesterday. Heroic efforts kept the blaze from entering town. Farmers report substantial losses across the affected area.
November 15 report from Curiaco notes no prospect of settlement as typographical union members remain determined to fight to the end. Many printers may take out of town jobs to cope with the dispute.
Secretary of Interior Lamar, in New York, told AP he had not decided on a successor to land commissioner Sparks and that his city visit concerns personal matters rather than official business. Mr. Fairchild declined to comment to reporters.
A letter dated October 28 and unsigned by the News shows the signatory K. L. Lodge claims to act in vindication of seven Chicago deaths. Judge J. M. Cook found the document on his desk and notes it was supposedly sent to Washington. The letter warns that if President Cleveland does not intervene, the writer will pursue him, stating one member is a dead shot.
Col. Taylor of Kansas City, then minister to Liberia, is on a two month leave and may not return. He says his 115 page report to the state department outdoes Mark Twain, noting a total absence of animals, carts, or wheels, yet praises local organization.
The passage notes Liberia’s large cabinet relative to President Cleveland and a military staffed with about twenty seven officers for every two to three privates. It also mentions just over two thousand voters, with about half being officeholders, and the speaker’s shift from advocating sending all African Americans home to Liberia toward reconsideration after visiting.
In Youncstrows Ohio on November 16 Ebenzer Stanyard who faced a Columbus hanging for the murder of Alice Hancock was granted a new trial this morning. The case moves to reconsideration with likely new proceedings to follow.
New York officials say John Most the anarchist did not flee and that police can capture him whenever they choose. Superintendent Murray dismissed the rumor that Most was at large today.
A locomotive attached to a freight train on the New York Central exploded near Palatine Bridge this morning. The fireman was killed instantly, hurled fifty cars into the river, and the engineer was severely injured and not expected to survive.
In New York on November 15 creditors hunt for Ben son J. Austin who runs J B Austin & Sons on Fifth Avenue. The Importers and Traders National Bank has attached his property in a suit to recover 3/100 due on promissory notes after his mysterious disappearance.
Representative Bynum of Indiana forecasts a Cleveland and Gray Democratic ticket led by New York and Indiana in 1888. He notes Gray's strength among young Democrats in Indiana and believes the ticket cannot be beaten with Gray in second. He mentions an unnamed man named Voorhees alleged to have support in Indiana.
From Sparks Convalescent Home in WastInaron on November 15, Gen Sparks shows improvement and aims to issue a philippic and publish his letter to the secretary. He faces pressure to resign as Cobb of Indiana is rumored to succeed him, while reformers favor Stockslager. Judge Bryant’s talk is dismissed as unfounded.
In Washington on November 15 Mr. Vilas and Mr. Lamar discussed interior department work with Vilas seen as certain in transfer. Don M. Dickinson of Michigan is said to have accepted the postmaster generalship and will assume duties soon. Elliott G. Stevenson to manage Dickinson’s private practice during cabinet service.
In Washington on November 15 the formation of a government postal telegraph is viewed as inevitable and nonpartisan. Senator Cullom of Illinois touts originality, while Lee, a Republican, values his role in advancing the interstate commerce law. Supporters hope relief from the Gould monopoly and faster, safer communication will follow.
Washington observers report broad Democratic anger at Joseph Pulitzer and organized calls for a boycott against the World. The Sun reenters the Democratic fold by blasting Pulitzer, drawing parallels with Dana in 1884 and fueling intra-press rivalry across New York dailies.
Joseph W. Drexel writes that Blaine’s chances fall as New York shifts away. He suggests John Sherman as the probable Republican nominee with Ohio’s GOP support boosting his profile and Cleveland's renomination uncertain.
The New York Sun via The Graphic credits Philadelphia and Brooklyn growth to numerous building associations. It calls Philadelphia the city of house owners and notes these bodies aid all towns and cities, including Dakota settlements, with tangible communal profits. The Graphic urges Kimball to form a building association to mirror proven benefits.
A business leader asserts a robust national outlook as railroads push into undeveloped regions. He notes unprecedented 9403 miles of track laid by 274 roads from January to November, surpassing earlier years and rivaling historic records.
Pioneer Press notes Dakota county farmers shipped ten thousand dollars worth of potatoes to St. Paul dealers this fall. The piece asserts prosperity across Dakota and expanding effects on northern railroad business and broader industries, predicting strong gains next year.
Aberdeen News notes Brown County's shift to prohibition has attracted attention from eastern capitalists. Elated prospects say capitalists in the East plan investments as Brown County becomes a center for Eastern capital and Northern capitalists, with the county’s future prospects described as bright.
John Sweeney town marshal of Cuneton was attacked by an unknown German citizen after a drunken dispute. He was knocked down and kicked to death last night in Owensburg Kentucky with Beuth found to be drunk.
Extracts from Hon. 8. 8. Cox's The Diversions of a Diplomat in Turkey describe a Greek diver who improvises claims on the Bosphorus, a legation easement, and a showman with sponges. It details Turkish girls schools, a village marital market, and northern men gaining hotel influence in the south.
A Chicago Herald item claims a Russian engineer Coslowiche has conquered aerial navigation with a 200 foot long machine built in separate European sections to hide the secret. An unrelated New York Ledger blurb notes a clergyman dealing with a quarrelsome parishioner remarking on the salveman’s task.
German born astronomer Christian Henry Frederick Peters of Hamilton College Utica has earned the Cross of the Legion of Honor from the French government. Peters located forty four asteroids catalogued 75 000 zodiacal stars and recorded 12 000 solar spots. His Litchfield Observatory at Hamilton College shaping his career, he is affectionately called Twinkle by students and is noted for his low English fluency and modesty.
Springfield praises a bronze statue of Samuel Chapin by Augustus Saint Gaudens, honoring the Puritan founder of the Chapin family and early Springfield. It shows a stern, self reliant Puritan with Bible and staff, placed on a granite pedestal near Stearns park.
In a Burlington Free Press excerpt a quarrel over preparations interrupts an evening boat ride. Mr Popinjay insists on action while Mrs Popinjay objects, noting lacking materials.
A column fragment humorously laments eccentric letters from readers, including a rising town figure paid lavishly on a small salary, a circus mishap, and a debate about a Thistle centerboard. It also recalls a late editor’s enduring prose and a satirical poem about old Pro Bono Publico.
A red headed woman on a Fourth Avenue car hits a middle aged man with a parasol after accusing him of seeking a white horse to wedding his plans. The man protests he did nothing to offend her. A bystander in a derby is seen leaving the scene shortly after.
A mother asks her three year old how many oranges are left after he eats one. He says three then two and finally admits he has eaten the last one. The humorous exchange ends with the boy noting there is no orange left for him.
Omaha World item recounts a classroom exchange explaining the David and Goliath tale. A pupil asks why the contest occurred and another notes the armies avoided battle, while a Boston youth attributes David’s win to not fighting by Queensberry rules.
A humorous exchange hints at concerns about eating green persimmons on an empty stomach. The tale references a mother from Arkansas and a character named Tommy with a plate of persimmons. The setting implies rural wit and everyday dietary caution.
A montage of brief comic lines and captions from a newspaper page. It includes dialogues about mail, Sundays, a funeral scene, notes on cholera by Max Von Pettenkoffer, and a Baltimore judge ruling linking a husband to a wife’s debts, suggesting a possible matrimonial boom.
Long column covers diverse figures from George Westinghouse to Prince Roland Bonaparte, noting travels, estates, and public roles. It highlights military and political connections, literature finds, and early telegraph operators turned magnates, with remarks on wealth growth and real estate in Washington. It also reports on sport figures, horse racing, boxing, and the Louisiana Jockey Club winter meet in New Orleans.
A collection of maxims on wealth, reputation, and success. It argues money, integrity, and timing influence fortune, while cautioning that talent without temperance or proper conduct can lead to disaster. It equates markets, professions, and personal conduct under universal laws of success.
The Katkoff estate is valued at 1 800 000. Eight hundred pounds sent to Walt Whitman. Justin McCarthy works on a second volume about the Four Georges. Sidney Luska to write a serial for Wide Awake. Stevenson plans a winter in Japan or New Zealand rather than Colorado.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a heated fight over a prohibition vote in Sioux City with references to a strong opposition and early legislative contention. The text hints at a 2,436 majority and 334 supportive figures, but details are unclear.
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