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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1894
Page
10
A fragmented item mentions Yahi Reyes UV Dortuy and Nine Street Wak with unclear context. No dates, places, or verifiable actions are readable. the note reads like an abbreviated caption or internal tag without a coherent event. Further readable details are needed to secure a proper news card.
A Seoul dispatch reports a Japanese column from Pung San reconnoitered Chinese positions, then attacked at dawn with precision. Chinese forces, including Li Hung Chang's troops, were surrounded and routed. Ping Yang fell to Japanese forces, with 16 000 Chinese casualties while Japanese losses were 30 killed and 270 wounded. The conflict in Corea is described as effectively ended.
Dispatches from Yokohama report a corps of trained female nurses sent from Tokyo to a military hospital in Seoul with more groups training for service. Japan sees widespread war fever with noblewomen offering to volunteer as nurses or even form a corps of female warriors, though the latter is unlikely to be accepted.
The trial of Kristian Kortgaard, president of the defunct state bank, starts in district court. Indicted on seven counts for grand larceny and fraud, the charges total about 100,662 with multiple alleged embezzlements and misrepresentations spanning 1898 and beyond. Bail was set at 18,000 and posted.
The steamer Falcon arrived at St Johns bringing back the Peary expedition crew except Lieutenant Peary Hugh Lee and Matthew Penson who stay at Bowdoin Bay to continue the work. In Baraboo Delton was hit by a cyclone damaging buildings and property, blasting a 40 acre cornfield with no deaths and minor injuries reported.
Francis H. Clarke of St. Paul was nominated by the Populists for Congress in the Fourth district amid a strong push to endorse Democratic nominee E. J. Darragh. The Malci Law decision upholds the multi liquor law constitutionality with possible appeal to the supreme court. Broom corn prices soar in Chicago with a 100 percent rise and brooms up 50 cents a dozen. Trades assembly urges mutiny by state militia over unpaid railroad strike work.
The Russian thistle has intruded into Eastern Colorado farming, prompting action by farmers county authorities and railroads. In Prowers Weld Bent and Kit Carson counties officials have begun extermination efforts along rail lines and fields. Originating likely from seed oats from Dakota, the weed spread rapidly aided by irrigation ditches and wind.
At Terre Haute on September 17, Robert J. pacing horse, driven by Geers, set a new world record with a 2 01 1-2 mile, the first quarter 30.34 seconds, half in 1:00.34, three-quarters 1:30.14, final time 2:01.12 as pandemonium followed and spectators cheered the performance.
Breckinridge supporters announce a district committee contest alleging illegal votes in eight counties. Owens leaders claim a solid lead and expect nomination. messengers are gathering affidavits amid fraud claims. Meanwhile General Miles will move to Governor's Island as Howard retires in November.
Failure of congress to appropriate a disbursing officer for the Yankton Sioux in South Dakota forces the secretary of the interior to appoint a special agent to handle payments. About $100,000 will be distributed to the Indians, while $560,000 remains in trust.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows convened in Chattanooga Tennessee with reports showing year receipts of 108534.93 and expenditures of 75238.68 leaving 33251.25 cash. Available assets total 68251.25 including bonds from Lehigh Valley and P W B Railroads. The 1893 US membership reached about 913000 including foreign jurisdictions and Rebekah degree members.
A midnight blaze in Enid Oklahoma destroyed the Columbia drug store and Kirk & Co. wholesale grain house. The Arlington hotel and several other stores burned with little insurance. Firefighters could not combat the flames due to scarce water and buckets. The fire is described as incendiary with high casualties among guests.
Robbers entered the Osceola avenue home of George J. Johnson during the day. Mrs. Johnson left at 1 30 p m to visit her mother and later learned at 4 p m that $600 in diamonds and jewelry were missing. Entry was through a ground floor window. no suspects reported.
Des Moines September 18 The executive council approves a militia bill of 4102 for camps during Kelleys army action at Council Bluffs. The funds come from the contingent fund and set a precedent for broad state spending power. Auditor McCarthy will not issue the warrant to test the issue. More strike bill requests totaling about 8000 await settlement.
Five bodies were taken from the ruins of the Stumph & Bros mattress factory after a midday fire in Washington. Initially believed to claim one life, the disaster now confirms five fatalities with four additional workers injured after jumping from the building. In Cleveland, Tom L. Johnson was renominated by the Twenty-First district Democratic convention.
Defendants H H Hutchinson and Clara Hutchinson are summoned in a civil suit filed August 18 1894 by Elvira M Wilson estate administrator F A Bidwell. A mortgage default notice issued May 1 1889 on lot 8 block 12 Mitchell grants Northwestern Mortgage Trust Company authority to foreclose. Sale on October 15 1894 at 10 am at Mitchell courthouse to satisfy debt interest and costs.
Summons issued by Fourth Judicial Circuit in Davison County directs Theodore K F Mentzer to answer a complaint filed by First National Bank of Mitchell. Notice states mortgage default, debt of $928.71, and foreclosure by public sale on October 18, 1894 at 1 PM at the Mitchell courthouse front door.
The joint resolution proposes submitting an amendment to Paragraph 9 of Article 7 of the South Dakota Constitution. It states the third legislature of the state endorses sending the measure to electors for approval. The document is a formal resolve by the Senate and House of Representatives.
The document outlines sections submitting Paragraph 9 of Article 7 to a general election, form of ballot, and canvassing rules. It details voting yes or no, and the amendment text authorizing women to vote for school officers, with a 1894 date and official seal. The piece includes an advertisement for Ely's Cream Balm addressing catarrh symptoms.
Ad copy recounts a family’s reliance on Castoria from infancy through motherhood. The slogan emphasizes continued use as children grow into parents, portraying Castoria as a trusted remedy across generations.
London reports Walter Wellman, leader of the American Arctic expedition, will sail from Southampton to New York on the Spree with American party members. He cites the sinking of the Ragnvald Jarl and Lieutenant Peary's failure, calling the season unusually difficult and declaring the year bad for Arctic exploration.
The Wisconsin state fair opens in Milwaukee after a two year gap caused by the Chicago World's Fair. Exhibits exceed previous fairs and attendance is expected to be large. Weather is damp though forecast calls for improving conditions. Saturday is designated Wisconsin Day.
Jacob Schlie of Nicollet Minnesota fell from a hay load and broke his neck. Peter Hansen a section foreman at Eldora Iowa was cut by a switch engine. Judge Crosby at Hastings Minnesota sentenced John Ivan a murderer to hang. Mrs John Wilson near Rice Lake Wisconsin killed in a car crash. Reddy Larson found guilty of cattle rustling in Stanley County South Dakota facing a long sentence. Barrett Scott convicted of embezzling $32000 as Holt County Nebraska treasurer. Lima Peru dispatch reports Cerro Pasco and Port Casm captured by rebels.
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