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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1910
Page
1
The bank pledges protection for depositors in all emergencies. It insures against reckless speculation and speculative fever, asserting profits come from prudent conservative management with no element of danger. Prospective patrons are invited to inspect these claims of strength and stability.
Ballinger-Pinchot committee members issued statements after leaving to break quorum. A five-member majority adopted a resolution condemning Ballinger’s handling of Cunningham coal lands and reclamation service, while three members dispute the majority. Ballinger defended his record at a Seattle Arctic Club event, rejecting criticism and pledging to uphold laws and institutions.
A prairie fire ten miles east of Pierre South Dakota burned a two mile wide strip of country several miles long. It destroyed prairie grass logs kept for winter feed and about seventy five tons of hay in stock, worsening forage shortages after a short crop.
Grain shippers in Chancellor Turner county and Naples Clark county report they cannot obtain rail cars on the Milwaukee road, delaying shipments. The state railway commission notes early complaints may mirror last year and anticipates ongoing trouble before the season ends. Shippers expect demurrage claims to be impractical due to small amounts and high legal costs.
LeBeau, SD suffered a disastrous blaze that destroyed most of its business district. Initial estimates place damages at 150000 to 200000 dollars with several shops and offices listed, including saloons, hotels, banks, and a post office. The wind driven fire overwhelmed local crews and forced residents to witness extensive losses to mercantile activity and outfitting trade for settlers bound for the Cheyenne reservation. LeBeau, one of South Dakota’s oldest towns, began as a Missouri River trading post about seventy miles north of Pierre.
The Roosevelt Lorimer rift widens as Colonel Roosevelt bars Senator Lorimer from the Hamilton Club banquet at Congress Hotel. He denounces Illinois politics, urges accountability, and leads a 1200-strong audience in patriotic calls for reform. Notables at the table include Cannon Fairbanks Beveridge Gamble Stubbs Vesey Garfield.
Incomplete returns from Tuesday's primary show Senator La Follette with a majority likely over 50 000 for the Republican nomination to the United States Senate. Frances McGovern, a La Follette ally noted for anti graft work in Milwaukee, carries the statewide race for governor by about 15 000 votes.
Wireless reports from Ludington and Milwaukee confirm Pere Marquette car ferry No 18 sank in Lake Michigan with a crew of 75. All crew reportedly saved by a sister ferry, but seven officers drowned. loss estimated at over half a million dollars. Captain Kelley departed Ludington for Milwaukee at 11:40 p.m. Information later corroborated.
At Salem South Dakota Canisteo vs Salem ball game during county fair Gus Sesbdkis a Montrose jeweler was struck on the head by a bat hurled from home plate by a batter. Initial fears of fatal injury faded as doctors stated the man would recover.
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