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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1887
Page
3
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A sensational murder trial testimony from a Russian dairy worker links John Arensdorf to Haddock's killing amid cross examination. Separate reports describe a brutal bare knuckles fight in New York ended by police, Ryder prevailing after 25 rounds. Other items note Minnesota rail fare reductions for the St Paul carnival, a fire at Smith and Dunbar’s warehouse in Mountz North Dakota, and Archbishop Fabre urging Catholics in Montreal to pray for the pope’s restoration.
Washington Navy dispatch reports Republicans plan to advance bills for admitting Dakota and Washington Territory at the start of Congress. The aim is to win six Republican votes in the presidential contest by forcing House passage during the session.
Washington reports Lieut er A Arnold formerly district referee filed libel suit for 100000 dollars against Mayor Samuel Al Walker ex police official. The action stems from remarks during his service and seeks damages. Both men have histories in city law enforcement and sports administration.
A gas explosion at the Fremont and Dover streets corner in Boston occurred at 1 30 this afternoon. Six persons are said to be fatally injured.
Otto Veemiller of Yankton was appointed to the Yankton asylum board to replace former member Williams, effective immediately.
The Verdice Unanimous records W D Salt of Bippus Indiana endorsing Electric Bitters as the best remedy with every bottle giving relief and one man cured rheumatism after six bottles. Abraham Hare of Dellvine Ohio also hails Electric Bitters as the best selling medicine he has handled in his years of experience, joined by thousands of others.
Testimony asserts a unanimous verdict that Electric Bitters cure all diseases of the liver kidneys or blood. Sold for fifty cents a bottle at L C Gale's drug store.
A local paper reports Nina Van Zandt, widow of Spies, claimed August Auguste was revived after death with electric treatment and did not appear dead. She and her mother visited Waldheim cemetery, where Nina opened Spies's coffin and fainted, driven by belief her husband lived.
Nov 22 Cur ia co county boodlers file appeal documents in the appellate court seeking bail for their Joliet penitentiary detention. Ex county officials, including Leyden and Van Pelt, express confidence bail will be granted as they await the March term.
John Oliver recalls Bridger as a 48 year old, remarkably lean six footer, clothed as a white man and living among constant dangers. His habit of scanning every motion around the camp fire is noted as the epitome of perpetual vigilance.
The Wheeling Intelligencer admonishes that remaining calm under danger yields many gains. It warns that cholera would target those already frightened, highlighting the value of composure to resist illness and panic alike.
A well known young woman and her escort boarded a crowded street car. The conductor faced a pocket search as the gentleman rummaged his vest and trousers. The lady calmly revealed she had the purse during the post office transfer and returned it. The crowd saw a clever rescue and praised her tact.
The article profiles Mrs. Helene Shevitch formerly von Doerringes, a Bavarian aristocrat turned social and political influencer among Berlin and European salons. It recounts her early life, lasallean romance and elopement, duel with her father’s ally, widowhood, remarriage to von Racowitz, and eventual move to the United States where she hosted radical exiles and prominent thinkers at her Paris and Berlin salons, later aligning with The New York Leader. Also mentioned is Sir Lyon Playfair and his scientific career and political roles in Britain.
In a Harlem apartment on One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Street Mr Baldwin Smathers and his wife Martha experience a comic calamity during a failed nail hanging attempt. A shelf cleat collapses, sending jars, fruit and labels flying. Both suffer jelly splashes, glass shards, and a syrupy mess as the couple end up smeared in preserves with a dramatic, if humorous, domestic misfortune.
The essay notes a shift from antique and sturdy adornments to lighter, decorative pieces. It cautions against clutter like plates and jugs on walls, promotes glass fire screens, and favors low broad bric a brac with bold wallpapers over costly frames, emphasizing form as color rather than structure.
A Pittsburg Sunday school memory asks who was the most patient man and a clever child answers it. A Boston girl prefers plain rain to a thunder shower. A Yonkers baby makes faces at a painter’s studio and a 10 year old engaged girl muses on a doctor’s life. A mother’s child recites prayer and blurts funeral instead of the next line.
Selections report the New Jersey synod meeting at Asbury Park next year and a Mexico city conference for evangelical missions from Jan 31 to Feb 3, 1888. They note Bremen cathedral spires to be rebuilt for 200000 funded by citizens and a Y M C A week of prayer for young men set for Nov 13 and 19. Overseas youth surveys in Scotland show 3000 examined from 30000 studying welfare of youth. Episcopal church statistics in Washington territory list bishop and staff counts and 15 churches. An English Wesleyan Methodist conference summary cites 537000 total members with 47000 on trial and 2867 ministers.
A jailed man argues he cannot stand, to avoid exposing the breeches he wears as the thief. The judge discharges him, noting lack of evidence for the breeches theft. The dialogue then shifts to humorous snippets about doctors, health resorts, superstition, and old-time quips.
The article discusses Mrs. Schnaubelt mother of Schnaubelt the Chicago bomb suspect and false claims of affidavits exonerating others. It notes friends denied her arrival, mentions a portrait and lists testing electric currents with heat indicating paint for wire current strength and a poem about pawn tickets and a winter trade.
The New Yorks retain pitcher George as many clubs refresh rosters for the next season. Day predicts a New Yorks title, while Elopf from Minneapolis declines a 2200 dollar offer. San Francisco’s winter baseball market may overfill, and talent scouts Ward and Keefe will pursue a solid third baseman and catcher. Ferguson of the Philadelphias shines as a major baseball talent across multiple positions. Jim Hart eyes purchasing the Louisville franchise to relocate to Chicago for the Northwestern league, and a prime New York ball ground site offers ideal Sunday and weekday usage with owner-funded setup.
A western theatergoer misreads a Romeo and Juliet program in an uptown Baltimore venue causing comic confusion. The byplay contrasts with a judge's ruling in Baltimore that a husband is not liable for his wife's debts, signaling a possible matrimonial loan trend in the city.
A town feature reports Armour's growth from rural surplus grain moves to a bustling, progressive community. The piece celebrates local pride, noting Douglas county grain traffic through Mitchell and nearby towns, and highlights the Star of Bethlehem guiding a prosperous future. It ends with a brief advert for a laxative product and a local seller.
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