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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1888
Page
4
Reports from the Belgic describe the destruction of the Chang Chou embankment after last autumn’s construction cost of 9 million dollars. Eight thousand feet of wall vanished, with 800 to 1,000 laborers swept away, drowning, as floodwaters pour into Honan.
The Baltimore cruiser slid from Cramp's yard into the Delaware amid rain and crowds. Mrs. Wilson broke the bottle on the bow as Secretary Whitney praised the launch, marking the largest ship yet built for the so called new navy.
A blaze swept the McClellan hotel in Birmingham on October 9 trapping guests. S.A. Weatherby of the Evening Chronicle, his sister, and niece jumped from the third floor to the yard, Weatherby dying from injuries while his sister suffered a broken leg and internal injuries and the niece escaped with a sprained ankle.
Reports detail Brown's powder magazine near Roanoke exploding with four hundred kegs of powder and 2,500 pounds of dynamite, shattering glass but sparing injuries. Separate items note a man in Milbank crushed legs and arms, a woman in Jeffersonville injuring a child then dying, and a fire destroying a hotel and depot in Abbotsford with insured loss.
WeEsT SUPERIOR Wis Oct 9 Callus Rohenly proprietor of the New York hotel here accidentally shot himself through the right lung while hunting. Physicians say he cannot recover.
The Indianapolis Sentinel and Benjamin Harrison voice caution that rising wages push up overall costs and that many goods are now priced too low. They argue market prices should allow workers a fair living and warn of a future crash if wages stay high.
The Nile has fallen greatly and diphtheria fears rise in Brainard Minnesota. Major General Pleasanton ill. bill to retire him in conference. Jail deaths of defendants awaiting trial. lynching consequences in Charleston Illinois. Irish funds and church appointments. fires, accidents, railway incidents, and local crime notes populate the roundup.
The Stony Malis Argus Leader asks the grounds for endorsing Sparks and Sage of St. Liawrence replies that Llarden is Church in disguise and Cleve land the progenitor of Sparks policy. The piece links Hardlen to Dakota voters and mentions rheumatic pains and blood purifying Sarsaparilla as a cure.
A New York Press analysis contrasts IJfils as a reform foe who vetoes reforms and fights them to a standstill with Dut Cleveland who smiles on reform, gently guides it, and subtly manipulates it to pursue his own aims.
An old advertisement markets Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder as superior and government trusted for over 25 years. It claims no ammonia or alum and promotes purity, listing price baking powder co New York and locations in St Louis and Chicago.
Default on April 5 1833 mortgage to Carrie B Blake secured by land in Davison County Dakota leads to foreclosure sale. Taxes unpaid and late charges raise total due to about 1415 dollars plus fees. sale set for November 1 at 1 pm at the Mitchell City Hall front door. The property lies in the southwest quarter of section 31 township 104 range 61 in Davison County Dakota Territory.
Notice that Samuel Austin, convicted of grand larceny in Davison County court, seeks gubernatorial pardon. Judge Bartlet Trip presided. sentence is one year in penitentiary. Names Winston, Bart, and associates appear in the record with plea and awaiting governor action in Dakota Territory.
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