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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1906
Page
5
A band of about 400 Utes who fled a Utah reservation have been corraled on a parade ground at Meade South Dakota. Washington will review reports of the uprising and the Red men's pleas before deciding their disposition for the winter.
Kate and Virgil D. Boyles of Mitchell Nebraska authored a novel featuring the famed cattle rustler Jack Sully as the gang leader. A. C. McClurg & Co will publish Langford of the Three Bars in March with N. C. Wyeth illustrations.
Murdo South Dakota reports that train service will end for the winter as track work halts west of town and crews focus on ballasting eastward. Ballasting reaches Kennebec, twenty eight miles west of Chamberlain, with plans to Presho dropped as Rapid City service appears unattainable.
An Ann Arbor student in the engineering department, John Frazer son of James B Frazer Geneseo NY, was accidentally shot by his roommate during target practice at the Trigo fraternity Investigations note attempts to hush up the incident and suppress the victim’s name.
Robert Walsh of Murdo South Dakota fears a Northwestern extension will run a line directly through his ranch. He has long hoped for a nearby railroad but now worries trains may endanger his horses and force him to relocate. The line previously cut between his house and barn, and the latest survey shows the track through Walsh’s homestead.
Mrs Eleanor Griffiths of East Orange seeks a Supreme Court separation from Henry W Griffiths after desertion accusations. Griffiths, a Broadway feather house financier, paid her 5000 yearly support until January. he then moved to South Dakota. She rejects offers of divorce by settlement and notes his South Dakota trip.
Deadwood November 29. The largest single life insurance policy in South Dakota was issued to William J. McLaughlin, the contractor building the town of Nahant. The $50,900 policy is payable only at death and McLaughlin’s family is noted for longevity.
Three weeks of union gospel meetings concluded in Huron with over 1,260 attendees. The events were conducted by evangelist Rev. C. C. Smith and drew a large community gathering on November 29.
Paris Ill November 29 The grand jury adjourned amid a row when the indictment of Mayor McCord for failure to enforce city laws was reconsidered. Every saloonkeeper and gambler in Paris has been indicted.
Money remained firm at 4 5 percent with prime mercantile at 6 6 percent. Sterling exchange stood at 4.85.65 4.85.79 on demand and 4.80.45 4.80.50 for sixty days.
Nov. 29 Yankton reports a heated fight for the next SD House speakership with candidates Titus E. Price J H Carroll and M J Chaney. Also a Philadelphia meeting recounts Dr D F Swengel recognizing a long-lost sister after twenty five years as he visited a department store.
Washington cab offical meeting opens with Secretary Metcalf presenting a portfolio on alleged discrimination against the men in the matter of school facilities in San Francisco. All members attend first gathering since the campaign.
Captain Charles R. Hepburn of the signal corps, now in Washington, has been ordered to the general hospital for observation and treatment. He is the youngest son of Colonel Hepburn and has not been well since service in the Philippines. His wife died about three years ago, leaving two small children.
Mrs Frank McGuire stood lashed to the wheel as the Gold Hunter battled a northeast gale. Captain McGuire and an assistant worked to regain control while the vessel drifted ninety six miles. For forty eight hours she kept the ship on course, preventing ruin and ensuring safe harbor at Machias Maine.
New York November 29 Federal Judge Hough fined the American Sugar Refining Co. 18000 for accepting rebates from the New York Central railroad. Counsel argued arrest of judgment but the judge held the contract could be criminal under interstate commerce law.
Washington reports the census bureau’s 1905 manufactories, municipal finance, and cotton crop reports. The aggregate debt of U S cities with over 8,000 people exceeds 1.6 billion dollars, more than the combined debt of national and state governments plus counties and schools. North argues urban self government will soon dominate.
Dr Julius Grinker a nervous and mental disease expert from the Postgraduate Medical School Northwestern and Cook County Hospital argues yellow journalism fuels nervousness. He warns ghost stories told to children lay the groundwork for later disorders and opposes mentioning God in children’s presence.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota returns to Washington to renew the drive for federal inspection and grading of grain. He previously won a modest appropriation for federal investigation to seek a scientific uniform grading method for grain across the Dakotas Minnesota Iowa and the broader grain belt.
New York nov 29 reports phonetic spelling efforts causing confusion in names. Shuberts reportedly affected with titles altered in advertising such as The Blue Moon becoming The Bla Moony and The Mastiaan Case renamed The Westernim Case. Some doubt remains over this spelling shift.
The House Appropriations Committee considers simplified spelling in official documents and may require reprinting. Public printers could be summoned to justify the cost and method while department heads oppose the change. The president’s stance may influence a withdrawal amid committee debate.
New York dispatch reports counsel M. Shepard arguing against Algernon S. Crapsey’s heresy verdict. Bishop Potter, without naming him, accuses Crapsey of money-motive allegations and accuses him of being indifferent to preaching while criticizing Potter’s own clerical conduct. The piece notes moral contempt expected for the accusation.
Pittsburg at courtroom crossroads as Ilmer E. Gallup of Revere Rubber files for divorce claiming his wife hosted wine suppers with other men while he was in California. Detectives say they have material likely to prompt more suits. Mrs. Gallup vows to fight.
Washington. D. C. Nov. 29. Alonzo D. Melvin head of the bureau of animal industry reports on western tour of inspection of packing houses in Chicago Milwaukee Denver and Kansas City. He says the meat inspection law shows beneficial effects and packers show a manifest desire to comply with its provisions.
A bandit on the Machacy Gira train near Glasgow Missouri robs fifty passengers aboard a late eastbound run. He forces the crew to help and asks for his mother as fellow travelers subdue him. Passengers recover the money and jewels. authorities identify him as Truehart from California.
In Paris on several nights women were brought to police stations or hospitals with small wounds on the deck chest arms and shoulders. The assailant is described as an aged humpback of ugly appearance who offered money to draw blood with a penknife before slashing neck arms and breast and fleeing in changed dress. Police believe the suspect is an old wealthy man known for eccentric habits.
In Middletown Connecticut Robert Galvin 72 married Katie Carroll 33 his niece and former housekeeper. The union shocking to Deep River residents faces possible legal action as relatives seek to void the marriage under a state law prohibiting close kin unions with penalties. Galvin valued at 100000 dollars or more. The couple are Catholic.
Fort Wayne Indiana November 28 Thomas Miller who had four broken ribs stood up to marry Miss Jeona Richards in Auburn after being thrown from a wagon. He endured pain during the ceremony then swooned but recovered with medical aid and plans to bring his bride home.
Rome reports a final decision for King George II of Greece to visit Pope Pius in the Vatican. The king and his daughter traveled in a private carriage, were greeted with royal honors, and met the pope in the throne room for a formal audience that lasted about an hour.
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