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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1916
Page
1
In a wartime update the Romanian front wavers as forces of the central powers advance toward Bucharest. Allied entente pressure remains high with political shifts noted in leadership circles. Jellicoe is cited as hero becoming first lord in a related defense appointment.
Long dispatches from Berlin and London report renewed Central Power pressure on Romania with Bucharest jeopardized. Romanian lines at Curtea de Arges strained while Debaltsevo and Giureiu fall discussions suggest a strategic collapse. Greek crown council backs Allied armament surrender. Jellicoe named First Sea Lord. battles flare near Monastir and Somme with Italian gains noted.
Will Irwin describes the Somme battlefield as a blasted mud sea where trenches are waist deep in land. He notes British air dominance, French support, and German risks while warning the U S against copying German tactics as losses decline and rumor swirls of Lord Kitchener.
Buck Thomas, a Black man charged with breaking into the home of Austin I. Bishop in March and assaulting Bishop and his wife with a club, was seized by a deputy and hanged.
Reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a broad rise in food costs from September to December with eggs in storage linked to price increases. Chicago inspectors uncover millions in eggs and probe owner questions as wholesale cold storage prices dip amid a nationwide cost of living crisis.
Pierre South Dakota reports agitation to create a new judicial circuit in the southern part of the state. Earlier attempts to reassign part of the First circuit to the Second circuit failed at the legislature due to constitutional concerns. Watertown leads efforts, while counties debate how to carve the new circuit.
Baltimore report says Robert Uneliut, manager of the Pargo North West league club, died from injuries received in a machine accident today while employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Sioux City report details Conrad Pederson a 10-year-old football player tackling a burglar in his mother’s home on the second floor. The intruder Clifford Olsonson 23 fled through a window and was restrained until police arrived at the scene.
The Norwegian steamer Borelill reached quarantine today from Algiers with 72 shipwreck survivors from the American schooner Georgiotta which sailed from New Bedford Massachusetts in November for the Cape Verde islands. The ship, Lovehill, failed to explain the last of the steamers Lop-mass as it passed yesterday.
A 49 year old woman collapsed at her porch after attending services and died within minutes. She lived in this place with her husband and three sons and a daughter. The family moved to South Dakota about ten years ago from Rockford.
Salem S. 1 A M Shield, local attorney, has learned his brother Marcellus Shield was named clerk of the committee on appropriations in the U S House of Representatives to succeed the late James Courts. The post is a life position and highly sought in the national capital.
At a Chicago Retail Merchants Association meeting Carmine once used to color lips and cheeks now costs five times what it did three years ago. The report notes the steep rise in beauty product prices and its impact on pricing.
Governor Byrne fixes January 9 for Jones County official elections and a temporary county seat vote. Polling places include Cana Van Meter Oliaton Murdo Draper and the Lier schoolhouse with no party nominations prior to the final vote. Murdo is central to the county rail line and may face competition from other railway towns.
Wheatley reports of renewed fear over foot and mouth disease in central states as Kansas City packers cite progress. Union Stock Yards signals indicate possible quarantine lift for Kansas Missouri and Nebraska entries, while Drs Dennis and Mather downplay the illness.
Pierre maintains four wireless telegraph systems with two or three smaller ones. Two major plants run by 1380 wee reill and Dr. Kelly receive messages nationwide and from ships at sea using the strongest sending gear allowed. Other stations include W. I. Nelson who records Washington time daily without sending capability and Leslie Greer whose plant is a receiving station only.
Officials in Juarez dismissed reports that Chihuahua City fell to Villa. They said Gonzales remained in Laguna, Trevino fled, and Villa was in possession of the city with misinformation about foreign residents ordered to the border. Government sources said messages to Washington supported Villa’s control.
The Mitchell municipal band played to a good crowd at city hall last night, surpassing the previous concert in attendance and quality. Highlights included Meyerbeer’s Identification and Benediction, Off enbach’s Orpheus, and popular numbers like Mi Trombone with Frank Wilkins solo. Miss Thea Callany impressed with a Malian reading, while 18.12 Wilanders featured a trumpet solo. Director Flanders earns praise for rigorous drill and leadership.
Raymond S., a 22 year old son of a local farmer, suffered severe injuries to his right wing when three camellia shredders caused a mangled arm. Surgeons manipulated the arm just below the elbow to save his life after his height delayed action.
A weathered market sheet from Junneapolis lists prices for oats corn barley and rye with bid offers for No 2 and No 3 grades. Prices show December May and other contract values alongside supply notes and condition descriptors.
Reports from Washington and New York detail the torpedoing and sinking of the American steamer Chemung by an Austrian submarine east of Cape Gata. All crew saved, captain Duffy refused to surrender flag, lifeboats carried to coast, and later Valencia contact established with American consul. Additional notes describe the Maria incident off the southwest coast of Ireland with nineteen lives lost.
Vienna reports the king and crown prince of Pulearin attend the late Emperor Franz Joseph's funeral. Berlin telegrams note the German emperor arrived in Vienna then departed due to a cold, advised by his physician to skip the funeral.
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