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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1890
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR reads a garbled line with names and places like MITCHELL and SAKOTA. No clear event dates or actions are readable. The fragment suggests a personal or address style note without coherent context.
An unnamed daredevil crosses the Niagara gorge on a suspended cable Saturday, walking with a hoop on his ankle and completing feats on both American and Canadian sides. He is of Irish descent, born in New York, long based in Toronto, and performed to thrill observers.
The report describes rich corporations forming an alliance to oppose organized labor. Factory actions include strike threats, with workers to be replaced as needed and sanctions to enforce labor discipline. Additional items mention Kennedy’s roast and political maneuvering in Washington.
Lucien Sawyer denies dramatic figures in the failure of Sawyer, Wallace & Co. NY. The firm’s business spanned two continents and will take time to harmonize the situation. Sawyer blames mismanagement and external factors while the London office notes substantial indebtedness abroad.
The North Dakota attorney general issued an opinion finding that several sections of the elevator and tax laws lack constitutionality. Judges in the Fourth district allow liquor in original packages, and enforcement has been weak. The state faces actions to test and dismiss contested provisions.
Officials of Standard Coke Works face a possible lawsuit as laborers claim damages from a strike sparked by management failures. The case centers on alleged wrongful acts by company leaders and the impact on workers, including safety and wage disputes.
Fragmentary report notes the death of actress Lillian Grubb tied to a press figure. The text is garbled with unclear ties to a location or event and cannot confirm additional details or context.
The item lists various brief reports including labor unrest with engineers and a strike ending after wage talks, a shipwreck near Munnine with fifteen loaded cars damaged, a Palestine mission beginning, a Catholic association splitting from a body in Montes, a murder in Eurens C with Bob Shelton convicted, embezzlement arrests in Arkin s Co City, and railway service mutual benefit meeting in Denver.
Congress debates reciprocity with British North America and tariff reductions. Senate discussion covers sugar duties, free list proposals, and proposed ad valorem taxes while House actions include Clayton-Breckinridge election case and river and harbor measures. Adjournments occur as committees push tax and trade bills toward final readings.
Debate over tariff revision pits agricultural representatives against manufacturing districts. Senate opposition blocks House gains, aiding twine makers who seek control of twine production for self binding reapers. Moody leads amendment with Nebraska Kansas Minnesota South Dakota Nebraska.
Chicago Sept 6 The South park commission decides not to tender Wash huitston park for the World’s Fair. They state they have tendered the unimproved portion of Jackson park and Willow Dale to the improved area, totaling 170 acres. The tender includes a mile and a half of lakeshore frontage.
In Wheeling West Virginia on September 6 the street car strike persists as workers remove rocks and beams from tracks after the company opened routes with police protection. Some officers refused to risk their uniforms, prompting the company to abandon the plan. In Chicago on September 1 an estimated 350 struck carpenters have not returned to work, signaling the strike’s effective end though the union aims to recruit non union workers for a broader walkout next spring.
Vienna correspondent estimates flood losses in coal Europe at 20000000 dollars. Beet crop damage likely reduces Austrian sugar exports by about six percent below average.
Albany conducts final session on the New York Central Investigation. Witnesses describe multiple employees fired or suspended for Knights of Labor ties. Board reads testimony and plans recommendations to the legislature. no action until next session.
Cincinnati report notes hog market activity in the west remains buoyant with prices for the week higher than last year though supplies stay ample. Week totals reach 240,000 hogs with year to date 7,105,000 versus 5,290,000 a year ago, listing cities like Indianapolis Cincinnati Milwaukee Cedar Rapids Cleveland Ottumwa Wichita Lincoln with varying tonnage.
A Union Pacific derailment thirty miles east of Ogden toppled five feet onto a bank. Three coaches and a car derailed with one passenger, a woman, severely but not dangerously bruised. The cause remains uncertain, possibly a broken rail or a fall of the track.
Albany police captured John Kiernan and John Cole Wiall amid a broader probe into the New York Central wreckings. Kiernan, a freight brakeman, and Wiall, a freight conductor, were seized in tense hours, as authorities narrowed the list of suspects in the daytime sting.
Market notes show hog receipts at 1 553 with slow opening and top around 4 23. Cattle receipts 7 cars with dull market and varied steer, feeder and cow prices. South Omaha hogs opened active with steady to firm tone. Chicago wheat and short rib futures listed with receipts and weights.
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