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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1891
Page
1
The piece discusses candidates John L. Jolley and Fred Giesen for Congress and details a controversy over a Woods biography and alleged Confederate service. It notes Republican, Independent, and Fusion talk, plus Wanamaker post office reforms and free delivery trials affecting farmers and towns.
Near Lime Rock Alabama John Long and his wife left four children alone as they visited a sick neighbor. A hall lamp left burning ignited an explosion or fire that destroyed the residence. Three children aged 12 6 and 2 died while a 14 year old boy was fatally burned.
An explosion at Snamen's carpet store in Allegheny City injured three people and destroyed the building. F. C. Hilyard, William A. Snamen, and an unknown woman were hurt. Hilyard is not expected to recover. Fire was controlled by 12:15 p.m. with $75,000 loss, fully insured.
A Sunday Globe summary reports the North Dakota wheat crop will not be lost or damaged by wet weather. Unthreshed grain may lose a grade only if poorly shocked, while well-shocked and properly stacked wheat will yield well. Threshing continues and may finish by early January despite delays. A Colorado irrigation scheme aims to divert Grand river water to eastern plains, triggering Western Colorado legal pushback. Meanwhile a Butte resident learns of a possible England estate inheritance, and Atchison man wrongly drawn for a pension sparks fraud probe ongoing.
Governor Prince reports New Mexico qualifies for statehood despite a 1890 vote defeat and urges ending territorial status. He highlights population, resources, irrigation needs, and a $45.2 million assessed property value with $1.97 million untaxed, plus a strong mining year. Grain inspectors in Minnesota post record September receipts despite rate cuts. Navy awards the torpedo boat No 2 contract to Iowa Iron Works for $113,500 and 120 tons displacement.
Major General Howard in his annual War Department report urges new guns and mortars at New York San Francisco and Boston and notes many fixed torpedoes. He favors fortified harbor defenses for Savannah and Port Royal with works on Tribe Hilton Head Parry and St Helen islands and calls for higher pay for non commissioned officers. He questions the canteen system advising no soldier be a barkeeper. In San Francisco George W Wicks a lumber dealer and capitalist commits suicide at the Pacific Union club after a period of ill health.
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