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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1894
Page
8
Readable fragments indicate a trade related item and local actions, with names or places largely obscured. The brief suggests a public or community notice about a sale or bidding process but details are incomplete.
Forty thousand Civil War veterans led a citywide parade through Pittsburg and Allegheny with cheering crowds and lavish decorations. officials noted advancing age may end such large turnouts at future national encampments. Governor Pattison reviewed divisions as crowds of up to half a million watched the two mile march.
In Minneapolis on September 12 Judge Nelson dismissed the United States cases against Willmar strikers after finding indictments lacked specific charges. Fifteen cases were docketed. the court indicated the indictments followed statute language but failed to specify how acts obstructed trains. The demurrer was sustained and the prisoners released.
The Minnesota State Railroad and Warehouse Commission ruled in the Steenerson grain rate case, ordering a new distance tariff that lowers charges on the Great Northern line. It also reduced coal rates from Duluth to Moorhead on the Northern Pacific from 3.00 to 2.25 per ton, deeming the former rate unreasonable.
A district court jury awarded Private Clarence Nixon $1,000 against Captain Reeves of Company G, Third Minnesota National Guard, for damage after Nixon refused to obey orders during drill. The verdict could strip state militia officers of authority.
Hugh J. Carroll announces that the August 1884 Boston secret resolution to suspend active work for 10 years has expired, ending the truce and urging continued activity. In Detroit a fire near the Gogebic powder mill threatens to reach the stock of dynamite, risking a major explosion if it spreads, with hundreds alerted in Bessemer and surrounding areas.
In Cnicano, Sept 12, Sioux City club efforts to stage a Corbett Jackson bout fail as Jackson refuses to sign papers without a three month window. Corbett signed in New York. Jackson demands fight within three months at a club, not outdoors, with a fixed venue and rules. Davies and Lloyd clash over terms as talks fall apart and the plan collapses. Also: Mississippi warrant case leads to arrests of Governor Stone and Mississippi officials for counterfeit warrant issuance. Chicago reports warrants for Western Bank Note Co. officers Cheney and Ohmes.
Nearly every U S railroad is represented at the fourth biennial convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen in Harrisburg Pa The attendance is the largest in order history The body will discuss boycott strike issues and the independent stance of the American Railway union The convention runs a week with executive sessions and secret measures Grand Master Sargent opens with a progress review Total membership Aug 1 26508 Surplus on hand 77279 Public meeting held at Grand Opera House Strong finances and organizational resilience noted.
The evening storm brought heavy thunder and torrents of rain and hail. Marshalltown Clinton and Davenport Indiana report much damage with buildings and trees struck by lightning and telegraph and telephone poles prostrated. Similar reports from Rochelle Spring Valley Bloomington Galesburg Elgin and other Illinois towns and from Columbia City Fort Wayne and South Bend Indiana. In this city streets flooded by sewer backups and numerous shade trees and small outbuildings blown down.
All coopers at the Swift & Company packing house in South Omaha strike over the manager refusing to discharge two non union workers hired during the butcher strike. If these men are not fired within 24 hours, coopers across South Omaha will join the walkout.
The general executive committee of the K of L is in Burrato New York Sept 11 reviewing the local rifts and entanglements to strengthen the order for future emergencies. The meeting denies plans to unite with the A R U and focuses on stabilizing the organization.
Iron ore shipments from Lake Superior ports remain heavy as season totals climb. Ashland sent 85 000 tons last week, reaching 1 230 000 tons to date. Duluth and Two Harbors total 1 250 000 tons since Sept 1. Escanaba 1 100 000 tons and Marquette 710 000, pushing regional output to about 4 940 000 tons for the season, exceeding prior year by nearly a million tons. Two months remain, with further gains possible.
Mooroeap Minn Sept 12 Three footpads were arrested by police and a citizen posse after an attempted hold up. The robbers fired on the pursuing group, and rifle fire from the posse struck two suspects, one in the arm and one in the leg. The region has a rising problem with such robbers, but residents are giving a strong response this year.
The Examiner reports Western Union Reno office manager Benjamin Shearer and assistants dismissed at the war department’s urging over actions during the A R U strike. Charges of conspiracy were not pressed after dismissals. In Colorado Springs Keeley Leagues convention opened with about 300 delegates present as others were delayed by railroad washouts in Kansas.
In Roseausra Oregon on September 12 a farmer W F Breckmar shot and killed his wife and his stepson Robert Ring. The tragedy stemmed from domestic discord and a family quarrel.
Summons issued in Elvira M. Wilson estate litigation against H. H. Hutchinson and Clara Hutchinson. Mortgage foreclosures announced for Charles and Abbie Rhodes and for Ataniram J. Annis and Mary E. Annis, with sale dates set in Mitchell. Public auction details include October 15 1894 and October 18 1894. Financial figures and attorney names listed.
The third legislature of South Dakota proposes a joint resolution to amend Paragraph 9 of Article 7 of the Constitution. The measure is submitted for elector approval, with the senate and house concurring in the proposal.
The secretary of state announces a proposed amendment to Paragraph 9 of Article 7 of the constitution to allow women to vote for school officers at any election for which such officers are elected. The form of ballot and canvassing procedures are outlined, with voting expected at the general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1894.
The Prosper township caucus held Thursday evening elected delegates John P. Carlson John Parker and Charles Wilson and instructed the delegation for P. C. Hoffman for county auditor. Castoria ad copy references a mother’s use for her child in multiple life stages.
Readers report Ely's Cream Balm relieves catarrh symptoms with claims from Marcus Geo. Shantz of Rahway New Jersey and Oscar Ostrum of Chicago Illinois. The column also notes a fatal injury to Alf Carlson's son and details a funeral at his family home on Saturday at 2 o'clock.
A strong wind storm blew down the Bristol street bridge as a loaded electric street car neared. No one was on the bridge. Chimneys, roofs, and parts of several mill plants collapsed. No injuries or loss of life reported.
A mob of armed men forced entry to Minden Louisiana jail and killed Link Waggoner the noted outlaw and murderer. He faced the crowd with defiance cursing them as he died. The report is from a special to The Republic filed in St Louis.
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