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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1890
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR note from The Weekly Capital in Mitchell South Dakota. Reads QCHELDS PRINT UES with insufficient context to identify person, organization, date, or event. Summary constrained by readability. no clear subject or action.
A Detroit era of wrecks and fires spreads across Illinois Iowa Pennsylvania and Missouri after a severe Chicago collision near Douglas Park. Deaths include Lilly Diener Martha Diener Otto Sechloge and others. several injured with crews arrested for investigation. A freight wreck near Council Bluffs kills two and burns a man. another collision near Connellsville kills and injures multiple. The report also notes nationwide rail and economic conditions with price movements and freight activity across major markets.
Slavin and McAuliffe were arrested at the police station on a charge of conspiring to maintain peace and were bound over in 2000 pounds to appear in court. McAuliffe trains in London for tomorrow’s bout with Slavin, odds favoring McAuliffe four to five, with betting running high as both camps prepare for a likely six round match and weigh-ins noted at 387 and roughly 27 rounds predicted.
Markets report mixed receipts and futures for livestock and grains. Cattle prices show steady to lower trend amid varying demand while hogs and calves display softer bids. Chicago corn and wheat futures edge lower with month outlooks.
The record outlines ongoing congressional business with bills and resolutions in both houses. It notes passage of measures on weather service, military court review, silver coinage, and currency checks, plus adjournments and quorum issues as sessions progress.
Funeral of Dion Bouricault conducted at the Little Church Around the Corner at 10 am Rev R Woughton officiating. Prominent pall bearers from managers press and Players' Club attended, with actors Stuart Robson Wm Hi Crime W J Florence Jenny Miller Zola Sothern John Drew and Sal Smith Risse among those assisting.
A freight engine boiler exploded at midnight on the East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia railroad near Suemnnn Heights. The engineer and fireman were killed, and a brakeman was seriously injured.
The Ottumwa palace opening celebrates a coal exhibit with Gov. Boles addressing labor and industry. The 32 by 130 foot structure towers 200 feet high and houses a 5 000 to 6 000 seat auditorium. A sunken park and a 140 foot mine shaft car tour highlight the display with a 30 foot waterfall and electric rainbow effects. President Harrison plans a visit. exhibit closes Oct 11.
Foreign flashes report a German station proclamation reopening slave trade under license, with runaways risk and widespread kidnapping feared. Cholera cases spread from Toledo to Valencia and inland towns, striking women and children hardest. Massowah reports cholera, traffic closed between Massowah and Suakim. Rio Janeiro elections tilt government, Alhambra palace fire blamed on thieves, $50,000 damage. Noted remark on lack of direct descendants of Napoleon, Wellington, Washington, or Scott.
Washington dispatch reports growing likelihood of an extra session after November to tackle tariff and election bills. President may call Congress if work remains, but party mood is wary. Quay, Lodge, and Clarkson are named in discussions, with Grant remains a focus of delayed resolutions and public notices.
The bulletin covers Sept 13 period noting frost and cold spells across Dakota and South Dakota, with delays in harvesting and thrashing. It cites local reports on crops, forecasts a season yield near state averages, and reports on crop conditions, drought protests from Yankton Chamber, and notes on fires, accidents, and local news from Pierre and Black Hills areas.
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