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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1911
Page
2
The notice lists rates for one year six months and three months with pricing in dollars and cents. It names R Ronald as editor and manager and states publication ownership by the Mitchell Capital-Publishing Company.
Iowa Senator Cummins presents eight counts against President Taft, labeling the tariff law, banking and income tax positions, conservation stances, and the reciprocity bill as failures. He argues Taft’s vetoes and policies hurt progressives and loyalty to the party. Governor Oswald West of Oregon is praised for prison reform, while Beattie and Beattie trial details are discussed.
A report by T. R. Crane, a wealthy iron founder, claims ninety percent of Harvard freshmen drink in their first year and that conditions at Harvard rival or exceed those at Columbia and Yale.
In Cadillac Michigan eleven were injured when a tornado struck Hobart last night damaging a saw mill post office and general store. Grand Rapids and Indiana train passengers were injured as flames from wind damage were quenched. Corinto Nicaragua reports ten deaths and forty injuries as eight city blocks are razed. All communications cut off and many towns isolated with two million dollars in losses. Seattle cables recount the wreck of the Ramona off Skagway and rescue by the Northwestern. Ramona declared a total loss.
In Madison hundreds gathered for the funeral of seven year old Annie Lemberger whose body was found in a lake near here. Detectives work the murder case with no clue as to the killer. The sheriff calls it the act of a degenerate and initial theories pointed to Italian kidnapping.
Miss Pearl Perry receives multiple honor tokens during a week of showers and parties. Friends at her home, the Y P U, and her Baptist Sunday school class provide gifts, praise, and warm social gatherings in a lively, small-town setting.
Mrs Mark Harris hosted a Wednesday tea at her Edmunds and Third Avenue West address with out of town guest Mrs Johnson of Spokane. Guests enjoyed a musical love story with fill in the blanks and prizes for best word submission.
A 1883 Masonic window in Christchurch Yankton erected by the Knights Templar of Yankton is described as the only Masonic window in a Christian house of worship in the western hemisphere. The window is bright colored with Masonic emblems. A separate item reports Mrs. John Gobel found dead, death ruled suicide by carbolic acid after tuberculosis illness. Swan Nelson, from Sweden, died by self-poisoning after heavy drinking. coroner's jury cites suicide. An advertisement promotes Dr Cox's Barbed Wire Liniment with 25c to $1.00 bottles.
L W Plotner denies involvement in letters alleged by the Quinn family to have urged the murder of Peter Quinn. He acknowledges writing some love letters to Mrs. Quinn but says other letters and the ransomed letterhead are false. The Quinns vow to push prosecution with governor and grand jury support, while key witness Owen Sheehee describes Quinn’s final actions and the carbolic acid evidence at the scene.
The Progressive Republican State League issues a call for a Mitchell South Dakota meeting on September 28 1911 at 1 PM. Delegates will discuss Taft’s renomination prospects and a proposed primary law with free discussion under parliamentary rules. Speakers include Coe I Crawford R S Vessey Hoch and Peter Norbeck.
Refugees from farms and villages on Mount Etna slopes flood into the area as the main crater and smaller vents intensify. Ash clouds choke the air and lava flow damages several villages, leaving residents in crowded relocation.
The suspension of Van Sehaick & Company, a brokerage firm linked to William H. Jackson who was recently murdered by hotel bell-boy Paul Geidel, was announced on the stock exchange. Reports attribute the firm's failure to a defalcation.
S D R W McCord of Monestone narrowly escaped death when a group digging in a lignite mine was trapped as the shaft caved in. His arms remained above the debris while companions struggled to reach the surface. He was badly mangled bruised and revived with difficulty and remains in serious condition.
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