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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1899
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text shows a legal or business item involving Ewely Capital, Mitchell, South Dakota, and a printing company. The readable parts hint at a notice or court filing concerning a dispute or transaction with Tchell Printing Co. Further specifics are unclear due to garbled text.
A large crowd cheers as the German emperor and family enter Portsmouth harbor aboard the Hohenzollern. They are greeted by the Duke of Connaught and arrive at Windsor, where they are welcomed by Queen Victoria. Salutes, bands, and cheering mark the royal march to the castle.
Two armed guards from St Louis were attacked by about 100 people at the Belleville public square after a street car strike. One guard fired into the crowd wounding a bystander as police and bail refused. The guards were jailed.
United Mine Workers head John Mitchell warns Susquehanna Company Nanticoke Pennsylvania Missouri Kansas Texas Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain Railroads that a nationwide miners strike will start if demands are not met. He estimates 30 000 miners could be called out with about 15 000 in Pennsylvania and 15 000 in the southwest.
Miss Josephine Drexel heiress to 10 million dollars contemplates nunhood following her aunt Mother Catherine who left a fortune to join the church. The pair travel together in the south, and Miss Drexel is noted as daughter of Mrs Joseph M Drexel of 103 Madison Avenue.
District court in Minneapolis dismisses the grand jury indictment of Mary Brookings and Albert P. Meyer on a demurrer for practicing medicine without a license. They argued no medicine or treatment was given. Other items note rulings in Philadelphia on a bribery and conspiracy case, Long denying resignation rumors, and a Lebanon coal famine impacting steel mills.
Gordon Siegel vice president of the Siegel Cooper Company died at his home in New York City on November 16 from heart trouble. He was 62 and left an estate valued at several million dollars.
The steamer J W Taylor arrived from Santos with the captain and cook ill with suspected bubonic plague. Crew bathed, cargo steam disinfected, patients at Swinburne Island, crew to Hoffman Island for ten days observation. State physicians study disease as bacteriological tests continue.
A hand car crew near Humboldt and a backing work train collided, killing five laborers including Edward Howard and injuring many others. Five doctors were dispatched and a relief train carried five injured, one of whom died en route. Rioting Italians threatened the crew as they fled the scene.
V Reiger former president of Missouri National Bank which failed in November 1896 owes depositors over 1 5 million was found guilty of misapplying funds on the 20th list Judge Adams sentenced him to six years in the penitentiary Reiger Covington was acquitted and both men have long held ties to Kansas City Reiger released on 20000 bond pending appeal to the United States court of appeals
In Omaha Nebraska Corporal Faire and a private of the Tenth Infantry pursued two deserters from Fort Crook. They overtook one man Samuel Morgan at La Platte on November 18. Morgan refused to halt when ordered and was shot. He died minutes later.
Fourteen Chicago Knights and Ladies of Honor lodges with about 2509 members secede over high monthly assessments. They create the German American Federation of Illinois and elect grand officers.
Chicago prisoner Michael Emil Rollinger was executed on November 17 for murdering his wife and setting fire to their house to hide the crime so he could marry another woman. He delivered an impassioned speech from the gallows denying guilt as news describes a Verona earthquake causing panic in Italy.
New York based Dun and Company reports shrinking new demand for iron and steel products while pig iron prices hold steady. Plates and sheets see price drops, mills cut quotes, and early delivery premiums fade. Boots and shoes shipments fall. textiles stay strong but woolen material speculation threatens. Cotton and grain markets show mixed moves with notable export figures and weekly failures in US and Canada.
Samuel Salter deputy coroner of Philadelphia Joseph G Rodgers lieutenant of Washington DC police and Clarence Meeser congressional library employee are held on 1800 bail to stand trial for conspiring to forge election returns. The arrest follows testimony from Washington residents previously charged with similar offenses as a group of about fourteen repeaters allegedly brought to Philadelphia by Rodgers. George Kirkland testified he came at newspapers' urging to expose the fraud.
The Anchor Line steamer Conestoga from Buffalo struck another vessel in fog while approaching Chicago on November 16. A large hole opened in the bow, water flooded the boiler room, and as fires were quenched the ship grounded near the harbor entrance with the deck just above water.
Chicago man Cornelius Corcoran shot and killed four of his children aged 6 to 14 and wounded a 4 year old before killing himself. Earlier he gave laudanum to his five children claiming it was a mistake. One child died, others were recovering. He then bought a revolver to carry out the killings.
Regional price list shows cattle, hogs, sheep, grains, butter and eggs across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York. Notable figures include wheat No 2 red 67c to 68c in Chicago and No 2 red 67c in New York, hogs $3.00 to $4.75, cattle $3.00 to $6.75, butter 21c to 26c, eggs 15c to 21c, with numerous city-specific ranges for futures and staples.
Intelligence from Natal via London reports Boers ambushed an armored train near Estcourt, capturing over 100 British including Lieut. Winston Churchill. The attack disrupts British lines as Boer forces move south to sever communications. claims of Gen Joubert's death are dismissed. The armored train was largely destroyed and Red Cross efforts faced delays.
The Charleston wreck recalls major losses such as the Maine in Havana harbor on February 15 with 266 dead and the Victoria off Tripoli in 1893. Other notable US ships include Huron in 1877 with 100 lives lost, Missouri in 1885, and Trenton Vandalia Nipsic in 1889 with 146 dead after a storm at Apia.
Russian minister to Corea Alexander Paoloff and the Japanese legation in Washington call London war rumors ridiculous. Paoloff, visiting Count Cassini, says he left Corea four months ago for St. Petersburg and notes two formal compacts with Japan to preserve Corea’s independence.
The United States Commissioner of Education reports aggregate enrollment in public and private schools for 1898. The national total reflects a substantial gain in attendance across educational institutions.
Reports describe a clash as British troops halted by Boers after rail obstruction. Lieut Churchill led wounded evacuation as the big gun was wrecked and the engine nearly demolished. British plans call for a 100000 strong force under Gen Buller with three infantry divisions, a cavalry division, and lines of communication units.
In Santa Ana California BE R Howe of Chicago attempted suicide by shooting. The bullet lodged under his right eye after passing through his head. He said he had no friends and did not care to live. Doctors expect recovery.
The Ross House in Ridgway, a four story hotel valued around 40000 dollars, was nearly razed by a blaze likely started by a natural gas explosion used for lighting and heating. In Brooklyn, lightweight boxer Harry Hatfield died after a knockout by Jack Sox at the Pelican Athletic Club. He never regained consciousness following the count.
Reports from several cities describe a limited Leonid and meteor display. at Harvard 147 meteors were seen with 58 leonids, and about ten leonids per hour at Lick Observatory. Observers at Yale and Chicago areas saw little, while Princeton reported clouded skies. Inventors Vollak and Virag arrive in Chicago to demo rapid telegraphy tests hoping to push 600 words per minute over 600 miles.
Quartermaster General Ludington extends Christmas box privileges to Cuba and Porto Rico on the same terms as the Philippines. Boxes must be delivered to Major B. Jones at Pier 22 Columbia stores Brooklyn N Y before December 15 and weigh no more than twenty pounds. Berlin papers revive Napoleon prophecy that South Africa will end the British Empire.
The bulletin notes rapid city school enrollment at fifty with eighty more expected by year’s start. It reports a law firm dissolution in Rapid City, a tiny Buffalo County tax sale, and several new corporate filings including New York and Deadwood Mining Company and American Illuminated Sign Company. It details the state land fund distribution, tax collection advances on transient cattle, and a supplement on South Dakota land office activity.
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