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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
5
Livestock prices edge higher for swine and steady to lower for cattle and sheep as receipts forecast improve. Grain futures show mixed signals with corn and wheat quoted near 60s and 1.00s respectively, while oats and barley hold modest gains and flax closes around 1.90.
Cattle receipts near 2000 with steady price tone as buyers favored best grades. Hog prices rose on Tuesday with 20 to 30 cent gains, aiding marketing despite higher receipts. Sheep and lamb trade showed cautious demand with steady to firm tendencies, while stockers and feeders weakened from prior week. Minneapolis cash close notes mixed steady to firm quotes across grades amid light selling.
Milwaukee market quotes Dakota wheat at 1.07 to 1.09 with December at 1.05 and May near 1.07. Corn No 3 mixed around 61 to 62 with December at 56 5-8, oats No 3 white 36 to 38, rye No 1 around 98 1-2, and prairie flax No 1 northwestern at 1.86 to 1.91, reflecting broad agricultural price activity this Wednesday in Milwaukee.
Chicago enforces a Sunday closing edict aimed at 7,152 saloons citywide. Mayor Thompson directs immediate action enforcing state law. police resources await orders to shut establishments from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight.
Winsted Connecticut. Emmett Hodg... story notes four runs by Newford against Fat Coon. Details sparse in OCR fragment.
The passage contains a demeaning description of a Black person and a violent action. It appears as an excerpt with hostile language and potential racial targeting, lacking clear newsworthiness or context.
Banks and financial concerns pressured by soaring war stock prices on the New York Stock Exchange. Members imposed higher margins to curb the rapid rally, ending a week of bank unease as Wall Street faced fears of a market break.
Vermillion M D reports the Coyotes final scrimmage is today at Normal Field Aberdeen. Coach Cortright names the probable starting lineup with four Minnesota West High players joining Parkman McCormick Vidal Hengel Stone Carroll Brooks Duncan Hanson Tyra and Sprague competing for roles as they prepare to face Montana next Friday.
New York reports the $500 million Anglo French joint bond loan is oversubscribed by a sizable amount though dollars are not listed. Subscriptions mostly small. estimates suggest five to ten million oversubscribed with the largest single subscription claimed at 85 million dollars. An official subscriber name is not disclosed and signing of the contract is expected within 48 hours.
Heavy rain and snow reported this morning across the region near Aberdeen South Dakota. Snow is observed along the Minneapolis and St. Louis line between Cresbard and Lebeau with low temperatures noted.
Lemmon South Carolina report on the first annual Inter-State Fair association event held with strong showings from the Dakotas and southeastern Montana. Excellent weather first two days, bad weather shortened the final day but attendance and exhibits pleased management, ensuring annual continuation. The fair opened with an Indian parade and an address by Congressman P D Norton. Thursday, Lemmon Day, featured speeches by Governor Byrne, Lt Governor Norbeck, and P J TeCharacter.
Office supply retailer proclaims a broad sale with a focus on desks chairs filing systems and pens. Storewide discounts highlight brands and bulk pricing aimed at businesses and home offices alike.
President Wilson will vote for the New Jersey woman suffrage amendment in the October 19 special election as a private citizen. He says the issue should be decided by states, not the national government, and not as a party matter. Secretaries Garrison McAdoo Redfield and Wilson also support equal suffrage.
President Wilson outlined a defense stance to the new U S navy advisory board chaired by Thomas A Edison. He said the nation should be prepared for defense rather than war and praised the board after a conference with Secretary Daniels and navy officials in his office.
In Madison Indiana Mrs Mildred S Cheatham wife of John Cheatham a factory employer halted Miss Goldie Farley on the street and lashed her with a buggy whip after confronting her with a revolver in hand The woman forced Farley to alight from her buggy and shot her in the leg just above the knee The wounded girl was taken to a hospital and the case will be examined by the grand jury The wife was not formally arrested due to a nervous collapse after the shooting
Two auto accidents on Aberdeen Main Street within 24 hours, both involving farmer drivers. W R Grinolds struck Miss Eua Linderman as she crossed from a shop. she escaped serious injury, the man paying for a damaged skirt and suitcase. J W Silver, speeding beyond the 15 mph limit, hit a coal wagon, injuring the driver and scaring horses. Silver compensated for losses though his car suffered heavy damage.
Canton officials report a new crackdown as Di-State's Attorney Carlson launches a campaign against bootleggers and gamblers in Canton. One defendant has been arrested and held for circuit court trial, with further arrests expected as operations continue.
Washington D C A new American battleship design will be heavily armored and fastest in the world as part of a forthcoming naval program. Four dreadnought battleships, four battle scouts with 35 knot speed, twenty torpedo destroyers, twenty-five coast defense submarines, plus auxiliaries and aeroplanes are proposed at an initial cost of 225 million dollars for the next fiscal year. Secretary Daniels advised Congress.
Sidna Allen, survivor of the Carroll County gang that attacked Carroll County circuit court in March 1912, has joined the Methodist church while serving a 35 year sentence. He was baptized at the Virginia Penitentiary by Rev J K Jolliff after being escorted there by church and seaport officials. The Allen family roots are Baptist, with Jasper Allen a primitive Baptist preacher.
Pierre S D Justice Corson memorial exercises set for this afternoon in the supreme court room at the state capitol. Speakers include Judge Elliott of the federal court Former Judge Gaffey John B Hanten and Former Justice D Haney of the Supreme court. A number of attorneys are in the city to attend.
A historical note on pioneer women using roots herbs and barks for home disease treatment. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, once made at home from these recipes, became famous as a leading female health remedy, carried from coast to coast.
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