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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1905
Page
7
Petersburg reports the Emperor promotes universal peace and invites a second conference at The Hague. The government aims to act with foreign powers toward a second peace accord while noting Roosevelt’s sympathy and possible consent to allow the Emperor to initiate the effort.
The Isthmian Commission heard Bunau Varilla and Bates explain plans for a canal project. Bates, described as a New York engineer, proposed a design with dams placed on the far side of the isthmus to conserve waters from two large lakes and to complete a level canal within five years.
A series of unexplained fires hit four sites near New York, including three forts, magazines, and other military targets. Authorities admit the causes remain undetermined as smoke and destruction spread, complicating defense efforts in the east.
Word from Cody Wyoming reports Colonel WF Cody's Buffalo Bill show quarantined and several horses shot amid illness and financial loss. Officials confirm glanders concerns and substantial values tied to the animals.
The article notes a feature event this afternoon with a covered distance of more than three miles and an estimated 15,000 sightseers in line. It mentions a long line of people and a significant gathering, reflecting local interest and turnout.
A garbled brief describes a domestic incident in which a wife shot at her husband with a revolver, with unclear context and details. The report notes an attempted seizure of the weapon by the wife at the scene, leaving authorities to determine if the act was accidental or intentional.
Washington reports a weekly crop conditions summary noting normal to favorable temperatures overall, but light to heavy frosts in the Rocky Mountains, North Dakota, New England, and parts of the mid Atlantic. Excessive rainfall and high winds hurt the lower Missouri valley, with corn in Missouri and Kansas most affected. portions of the northern corn belt remain frost safe. Spring wheat threshing progresses amid spring showers and smut notes in the Dakotas.
The weekly report from Huron South Dakota notes unusually warm weather with no frost. Rainy eastern areas aided pastures and plowing while haying and threshing progressed well. Corn shows strong advance with high yield potential and frost danger reduced by the 25th.
The past week in Des Moines and across the state was warmer than normal with increased cloudiness and heavy rainfall in the southwest. Two thirds of crops avoid frost danger while late corn planting requires late month warmth. sun shortage slowed maturity but much harvest activity continues. apples, grapes, and garden produce show mixed results.
Paul Morton president of the Equitable Assurance Society announced that the society will refuse to contribute to political campaign funds. He declined to compare past giving with New York Life Insurance. Morton said the policy will not cover campaign expenses for presidential or other public office candidates in the future.
Duke Farson of the Rockford Holiness church was arrested amid a case involving Hazel Michaeffer of Chicago. She had been in Rockford Monday night and Tuesday morning attending services, then disappeared after Chicago authorities were searching for her. Local ministers say she may have been in Rockford for care, with reports of her being sought by officials.
Washington report by Maurice Wishberg details how foreign steamship companies allegedly prep diseased aliens to pass U S immigration medicals. It cites doctors at ports, running boards to hide illnesses, and agents boasting they can ship rejected immigrants to the United States.
In Indiana near Crown Point Harry Hohman a wealthy Hammond man shot and killed Ida Taylor Jeanette 19 and then killed himself on a wooded path known as lovers lane The romance dated back a year and ended when the woman wed another man three weeks after jilting Hohman The couple were rival lovers who met on the Cedar Lake path where the tragedy occurred
Joseph Cosgrove, sought as a witness in land fraud trials near Starvation, was found in a remote camp of his uncle and father near Takilma after thirteen days lost in southern Josephine County. He was injured from a fall and had scant food during the ordeal.
Washington reports Capt. W. H. Holville of the United Fruit ship Oteri had his license revoked by the steam boat inspection service for failing to assist the disabled United States ship Sylph off North Carolina on April 12. Lieut. Evans described the distress and delays, noting the El Cleid rescued the Sylph, and inspectors cited Holville’s lack of resources and negligence as reasons for revocation.
James Street once president of Street Steamship, backed by Morgan interests, applies for a NYC Railway motorman job under an assumed name. He admits dire finances and reconciliation with his wife, but is rejected after officials learn he has not abandoned his young rival Edna Miller. His past includes a split from a wife who is Henry Gassaway Davis’s niece and a former $20,000 yearly income.
A local report notes fewer well to do tenants in the new tenements while a surprising number of sparse flats house families without status. The piece contrasts upscale blocks with modest dwellings and highlights limited youth presence in upscale homes.
A New York dispatch notes that elite East Side apartments often welcome stork births, with about one baby per fifty families yearly. In contrast Rivington Street tenements show many families with multiple children, including a building housing 29 families and 102 children.
London report says Hall Caine, the novelist and playwright, plans a new book focusing on the millionaire and the problems he faces, likely to explore the great commercial rulers of the United States.
James W. Boyd, clerk in the public health and marine hospital service, was arrested in Washington for manipulating vouchers. He allegedly erased dates and amounts, indorsed checks to firms, and secured over $20,000 in two years. Bail set at 10,000 with guaranty company. property seized valued about 8,000. Boyd, about twelve years in service, waived a hearing and was released.
Berlin city council calls a convention of German cities to demand duty free meat and food animals, signaling a shift in power as urban populations seek greater say in government. The move highlights tensions between industrial centers and landed interests, with proportional representation seen as a potential solution. The government is weighing the issue.
Rev M A Mathews of the First Presbyterian Church in Seattle denounces John D Rockefeller as the most corrupt and a criminal for tainted money given to missions. He cites Rev Washington Gladden and argues Rockefeller’s gifts are improper when publicly touted and tied to foreign missions through Standard Oil wealth.
A white man named Jim Moore was killed by Allen Pendleton, a Black man. Pendleton was captured and shot by a mob near Honeypath Abbeville County shortly after the confrontation. The incident occurred about three miles below the town as sunset approached.
Senator Stephen B Elkins of West Virginia funds an electric railway project from Kansas City to Lone Jack via Lees Summit after gratitude for Cole Younger saving his life in the Civil War. Younger says eastern capitalists provide the money but their names are not public. The Elkins family aided the Younger and James brothers after Quantrell raids and later campaigned for their liberty.
In Tokyo on Sept 21 signs show popular dissent over peace terms remains but business circles are sobering. Capital for new enterprises begins flowing into banks as deposits after the peace treaty, likely easing interest rates. Yokohama reports troops sent during riots have been withdrawn to Tokyo on Sept 19.
Official returns report that earthquakes struck five provinces killing about four thousand people and leaving 70,000 homeless. Four thousand six hundred buildings including four castles and ninety churches were destroyed. Monte Leone also suffered a tremor causing panic as huts collapsed and residents fled to tents.
Miss Berth Kain a Nevada freshman from Arizona refused a singing solo during initiation at the university girls’ cottage. She was tied with a rope and ducked in a lake thrice before fleeing to her room, arming herself with a revolver and challenging the crowd. The crowd dispersed after the weaponed threat.
Fort Dodge Iowa Sept 21 Dr Smith a local dentist fought a revolver duel with a burglar who entered his apartments in the McNamara block last night Both men escaped injury though bullets scarred the woodwork Shortage of ammunition kept the burglar from capture and he fled via a rear stairway
The Capital’s leading editorial calls Iowa Republicans to end quarrelling and back Secretary Leslie Shaw for the presidency in the next national campaign. It notes indications point to a western head of the ticket and that Iowa unity could give Shaw a strong chance to win, while Cummins is advised to defer ambitions for 1912 or 1916.
In Grand Rapids Michigan on September 19 a jury found former Alderman James Moss not guilty of accepting a bribe from ex City Attorney Sals bury to aid the Lake Michigan water deal. This marked Moss second trial after a prior conviction.
Mare Island California September 19 The court martial for Commander Lucien Young who led the Bennington during the San Diego harbor boiler explosion convened yesterday He pleaded not guilty.
Gettysburg Pa Sept 19 At the first business session of the annual encampment of the National Sons of Veterans association a motion to merge the sons with the G A R was lost on a technicality.
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