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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1906
Page
4
In a box at the racecourse I confront Sammy and Miss Ellersly as I push to impress her with promises of winnings. I recall my volatile network, my wealth, and my flawed pride, while edging toward understanding motive versus appearance.
The narrator pressures a ally to back his bid and secure a place at the club. He agrees to nominate a backer as secretary and warns of consequences. News spreads quickly as papers trumpet the brewing affair and the stakes grow beyond expectation.
In a heated clash, financier Blacklock lashes at lawyers and brokers who betrayed him over House Bill 427, the canal bill. He exposes a missing file, fires staff, and unveils a scheme linking canal access to his coal empire while noting allies Roebuck Langdon and Saxe. He vows self-reliance and seeks club prestige amid rising distrust.
Lieutenant Lahn and Major Hersey return to Paris from Mnglaund as winners of the international balloon contest. The United States team credited Major Tersey for meteorological insights guiding a low flight that kept the balloon near the earth and northward to England.
In Harper's Weekly a young Philadelphia wife learns to keep to the point. Her Chicago telegram to her husband on tripless asks if all is well and yields a perfect ten word reply for 25 cents: yes yes yes I am very well indeed thank you.
A Baltimore bar member relates a trial confrontation where a witness retorts to a rattling cross examination. The refectory witness declares that interrogations do not affect him after noting he has raised three sons and two grandsons and has trained many years.
An explanatory letter from G. Greenwood defends Porfirio Diaz and the Mexican government against reports of anti American sentiment and revolts. It praises Mexico’s armed strength, loyalty of troops, and a treasury around 100 million dollars, asserting safe, profitable investment for foreigners and denying revolutions, with blame placed on St. Louis insinuations.
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