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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1889
Page
3
Poem lyrics describe daylight fading and a child’s dream journey. Soft imagery of mother’s heart, fireflies, moonlight, and angels watching over a sleeping darling. Dialogue about women drivers ends with a humorous Detroit Free Press anecdote.
In the Parnell commission court a youth drawing sketches for an illustrated paper was gently corrected by a burly man who after offering polite critique took over the drawing block and altered the sketch himself. The man then revealed, I am John Millais, not on any paper but a bit of painting now and then, leaving the youth surprised by the endorsement.
A roundup of varied items: Mrs. George Francis Train Jr. seeks absolute divorce. Knights Templar events noted in Washington and Worcester meetings. Charleston trial-ship power cited. Bavarian Alps tour group injured in a fall. women’s groups discuss memory monument for Lucy Webb Hayes. new federal appointees named for customs district and treasury post. France’s political outlook discussed. a Baptist minister questions doctrine. Kearsarge to sail to Hayti with Douglass aboard. Ossipee officers reportedly reluctant. St Joseph exposition building replacement. Inkpa mine shows rising prospects. Wisconsin reports dynamite and burglary tool discovery near a jail with a prisoner note. Rev. A F Coepke in Racine faces unpaid bills after long tenure.
A local church dispute centers on a preacher ousted from St Pauls who built St Ann's and allegedly sold seats, took an organ, owed lumber money, and arranged mortgages with ministers. Separate notes report Gansen’s near suicide, Wing’s illness, a board vacation for Hewitt, and a murder appeal prep in Rochester.
Miss Anita McCormick, heir to Cyrus H. McCormick’s fortune, married Emmons Blaine eldest son of the secretary of state at a Richfield New York Presbyterian church ceremony. Prominent guests attended the wedding including Mrs Cyrus McCormick, Marshall Field, Walter Damrosch and others. The couple plan to reside in Baltimore with the honeymoon at Bar Harbor.
Michigan surrendered title to unearned railroad lands granted in 1856, about 220000 acres in the upper peninsula revert to the government. The state faces likely railroad lawsuits as opponents vow to contest the forfeiture and homesteads affected by the lands. Other items note corporate fights over Northern Pacific, Strong’s move to Missouri Pacific, and Bender related intrigue in Michigan.
The British ship Emerald has arrived at Haurax Nova Scotia with survivors from the Lily wreck off Labrador where seven lives were lost. Also in Chicago the Tribune claims new light on Millionaire Snell murder, implicating James Gillan in a confession and detailing a possible network of accomplices. In Belgrade ex-Queen Natalie’s Belgrade welcome astonishes officials and moves the king’s advisers to caution.
London reports show the Rotterdam dock strike failing due to Socialist interference. Troops guard the port with warship guns, strikers replaced, and contributions to the strike fund are meager. Plus, a bloodshed incident over the Neversink boat ends with Capt. Lawler firing on harbor officials in Portsmouth after a dispute in Cherbourg and Cowes.
Berlin reports that Count Von Hatzfeldt, German ambassador to London, will wed his divorced wife once more, a Canadian former Miss Moulton, with newspapers claiming the separation was a political formality and the remarriage follows soon at Wiesbaden.
Berlin reports the naval department fraud exposure remains sensational as the emperor seeks to curb publicity. Several additional arrests have been made at Kiel in connection with the affair, widening the investigation into the navy.
Belgrade reports King Alexander will not visit his mother ex-Queen Natalie until he obtains consent from his father ex-King Milan. The division within the royal family stems from recent succession tensions and public duties.
Prrrsuura October 1 The first joint appearance of Edwin Booth and Mme Helena Modjeska as stars and opening of their season at the Grand Opera house drew a large fashionable audience The play The Merchant of Venice featured Booth as Shylock and Modjeska as Portia The seat sale for the engagement set a city record except for Patti
Dr. Frank T. Howe of The Evening Star editorial staff will assume the Toledo Blade managing editor post next week. Formerly managing editor of The National Republican, he has long been a leading Washington reporter for the Blade and will take charge after his current duties.
A St Louis express rear section failed signals leading to a telescope collision near Palatine Bridge New York. The wreck ignited and burned as four bodies were recovered and deaths may reach twenty five or more. Engineer Worth of the second section and Engineer Weeks of the first are badly injured and expected to die. Authorities race to learn what happened after a signaling failure.
Graphic report from Amsterdam New York on the Palatine bridge crash. Manning and others perished or injured in a two-car telegraph where large numbers were thrown, with survivors including Mary Manning’s husband and children noting fatalities such as the Dayton clergyman and Rev Prentiss DeVeuve.
Birmingham report notes five fatal incidents in Jefferson county. One case involves George Estes. details are incomplete as the article fragment ends mid sentence. Additional context shows a rattlesnake incident near Titusville with postal clerk W H Adams, who was bitten on the leg and received emergency treatment, though outcome is not provided in the fragment.
Laporte Ind Oct 2 Laporte now has the only lady pastor in Vidinia Miss Mila Tupper a Cornell graduate joins the Unitarian church. Described as a lithe graceful woman she brings notable credentials and a notable first for the area. Still Cleaning Johnstown Pa Oct 2 A Johnstown committee Dr I W Story Hon John W Rose J C Sheridan asks Governor Beaver to fund street cleansing. He agrees to supply 10000 for ten days and the group expects subsurface street improvement by period end.
Officials report a herd of forty two cattle in Somerset county New Jersey died from pleuro pneumonia. Cleanup crews investigate the outbreak and state authorities monitor livestock health in the region.
The column lists live stock and grain prices across St Paul Chicago Kansas City and Duluth markets. Hog prices range from light to heavy and cattle and sheep values vary by grade and region with notable figures for steers cows and calves. Grain futures show wheat corn oats rye and barley across Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth with on track quotes and future months. The piece also notes Count Von Waldersees Switzerland tour and war powder debates highlighting strategic observations alongside market data.
The report discusses adoption of a new powder as a policy experiment among outlying troops before full civilian use. It notes quiet discussion but fear, and cites Russian maneuvers where dozens of troops died from toxic fumes. For small detachments the powder proves valuable, yet in full battalion use fumes overwhelm soldiers and science has yet to offer a remedy without reducing explosive effectiveness.
The Rochester insane asylum board met with the governor and heard the lengthy report of the Rochester investigation committee. Dr. Bowers faced mild censure for not reporting a matter, with largely nil blame assigned. He tendered his resignation, which was accepted, as other matters drew less exoneration.
Deputy Sheriff I King Vann was killed while trying to arrest John Steele charged with attempted murder. Bloodhounds tracked the suspect to a swamp two miles from Blyton where he died after a firefight. Local pursuit included Sev Smith and a deputy force with about ten citizens.
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