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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1900
Page
7
A compact 1900-11-23 item notes Aguinaldo, Empress Dowager, McKinley, foreign policy, and the Porto Rico cases. It calls out the British Boer victory, Chinese court tensions, and French reactions. It cites shipping costs paid by Americans, a proposed shipping bill, and a physician warning about kerosene gas from dim lamps.
The piece notes that six southern states with documented suppression cast little over 200,000 votes in the last election, contrasted with Maryland’s six congressional seats and the southern bloc’s roughly fifty representatives. It questions fairness to the nation and whether the situation should continue. It also mentions Richard Ross Croker’s health trip to Europe and Tammany Hall’s leadership claims, plus cabinet-change rumors surrounding McKinley with Griggs possibly resigning private practice.
The St. Paul Dispatch notes a historic exchange of positions between Republicans and Democrats. Republicans shift toward individualism on money and expansion while Democrats move toward collective finance and retreat from expansion, signaling a major realignment with no prior parallel in U.S. party history.
The county Republican organization earned credit for a strong victory in the recent election led by Harry L. Bras. Bras, both chairman and a legislative candidate, faced divided duties but prevailed, with nearly all county officers elected and gains in most townships, signaling solid party structure and future prospective prestige.
Gov. Lee praises South Dakota as blessed and bountiful this season saying nature contributed most. He carefully avoids taking credit beyond what nature provided in the Thanksgiving proclamation.
The Macon Telegraph argues southern Democrats tire of supplying majorities for northern Democrats and urges selecting their own presidential electors. It questions Croker Hill Altgeld Harrison McLean Thurman and Bryan allies and notes Stevenson failed to carry his own precinct. The piece suggests southern electors could force national ticket recognition to balance power.
The letter from H. L. Loucks announces his bid for the United States senate as the fusion party faces a contest for appointments. Governor-elect Herried plans to fill state boards in January, challenging Governor Lee and testing who is entitled to the seats amid criticism of the insane asylum and soldiers home leadership.
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a quick remedy for severe burns and scalds with no scar. It claims use on cuts and raw surfaces and suggests benefits for piles and skin diseases. Warns against counterfeit versions by S. H. Scallin.
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