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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1887
Page
3
The readable bits describe a historical scene with names and places but lack coherent facts. No clear event, date, or outcome is present to anchor a proper headline or summary.
The British ship Pylades sails from Quidad to Laguayra to demand indemnity over the detention of schooners Josephine and Henriette for customs violations. Venezuelan consul-general Lenoir de Silva argues Britain seeks to imitate Gladstone's policy, while US intervention and control of the Orinoco remain pivotal.
Reports from Chicago and Washington detail cholera fears tied to clothing and freight from Europe, with officials urging strict disinfection. Transit boards and health officers discuss quarantine limits as Kilrain sails to England and Washburne improves.
The Chicago Herald notes Woodbridge New York with population 800 has two septuagenarians eighteen ectogenarians and two nonogenarians totaling around 1900 years. In 1885 the town had twenty five citizens aged 80 to 90 and the average age remains similar.
Chicago on Sept 26 witnesses nearly 100 divorce cases to be heard by five judges led by Judge Collins with 31 cases on the calendar. Judges Horton Shepard Garnet Jamieson prepare to start at 9 o'clock as the city earns a reputation as a divorce headquarters.
In Cork on September 26 William O'Brien was found guilty under the crimes act and sentenced to three months in prison. An appeal was filed. Police testified the incendiary speech urged violence while a popular procession formed by citizens with a brass band gathered outside the town. hussars positioned troops to prevent disturbance.
Gen Sir Redvers Buller rebukes Mr J F Brunner over a letter that linked Buller to Brunner's $5,000 Irish aid fund. Brunner regretted Irish tenant policy shifts, while Buller aligns with Balfour’s moderating stance. Also notes O'Brien’s American tour hurt National League donations and Davitt’s secrecy about his arrest risk. Chateau Margaux disabled. Atlas towed her after eleven days adrift with lines snapping.
The Scarcity of freight cars at Pittsourk Pennsylvania centers here as Capt Brown a coal operator links the shortage to government interference during early Interstate Commerce Law implementation. Shippers held back fearing changes, later revived trade but cars remain scarce hindering western coal shipments.
About fifty members of the Minnesota Bar attended a reception for Hon. John M. Langston, ex minister to Hayti, in the Davidson block rooms. Langston was praised as the first colored lawyer admitted in Western states and in the U S Supreme Court on Garfield's motion.
An old clergyman counsels patience to a parishioner led by anger. The New York Ledger notes that the decennial census will show New York City at 2,000,000 and Brooklyn at 1,000,000 in years to come.
Turon Van Iutz and Baron Von Crailsheim visit the prince as a commemorative festival marks when he took office as Prussian foreign minister in 1862. Congratulatory telegrams pour in from European statesmen and American German communities. A bust by Professor Doundorf is planned. The Suez canal question garners debate on neutral protection. Earthquake reported at Malaga and Edward Hanlan the rower arrives in Sydney amid rough seas. Dispatches from Brussels note anarchy in Stanley Falls, Congo.
The steamship Alesia from Marseilles and Naples with 600 passengers brings Asiatic cholera aboard. Four passengers are ill on arrival at quarantine after eight deaths on the voyage. The ship and passengers are sent to West Bank lower bay for fumigation and medical transfer to Swinburne Island and Hoffman for observation.
A public meeting in Winnipeg will raise funds to complete the Red River road ignoring court injunctions. The revival of the Hudson Bay and Northwest Central line is planned, with reports of British troops to garrison Victoria pending the agitation over the Red River road.
The World reports the Thistle’s measured waterline length exceeded official figures by about 18 inches raising questions about its eligibility for the America cup races. In Minnesota, Jessie Gaines wins the 2:30 trotting race with a 2:41 record as Belle Rooney dominates other events. In Wisconsin, 2000 attendees hear Fred Douglas speak at an African Methodist Episcopal church reception and banquet.
An experienced hunter notes bats are the toughest game to shoot due to speed and sharp turns. Holes through wings fail to drop them and a tale mentions a bat flying away with twenty wing holes. In pensions news, Minnesotans are listed for pensions and increases, including Nathan B. Watson and Charles H. Dilbree among others.
A Philadelphia special reports the engagement of Senator Joseph R. Stanley and Miss Edith Horner, recently of England, drawing wide interest and congratulation. Miss Horner has directed nurses at Blockley almshouse and served in the Zulu and Egyptian wars. The couple returned to the United States on the same steamer and appeared in New York during the centennial celebration.
Fire at 1 o'clock destroys nearly all of Sanford's business area. Dozens of shops and stores listed as burned include dry goods grocers saloons drugs hardware and clothing houses. Damage estimated at 300000 with little insurance. Also notes fires at Black River Falls and Ontario town outbreaks.
The Enterprise company barb wire mill owned by Fish and McConnell burned when sparks from a blacksmith shop ignited the building. About fifty men were employed and thirty five wire machines plus several car loads of stored wire were destroyed. Fifteen car loads of galvanizing wire were saved. Total loss estimated from 22000 to 25000 dollars, fully insured. Insurance on the whole plant is 30000 dollars. the firm will rebuild at once.
The government will acquire the extensive mound and fortification complexes in Ross Highland and Adams counties Ohio to preserve them from cultivation damage. Surveys by agents for the Peabody Museum Smithsonian and US Geological Survey will aid in planning and reporting on these ancient works, including Prof Wright’s surveys. This marks the first official scientific government survey visit to the sites.
A canal boatmen strike disrupts Buffalo loading with about 200 boats idle. Captains reject 4 1/2 cent freight as 3 4 cent was deemed inadequate, while shipments warn of 400 000 bushels of grain at stake and scalpers’ profits.
Patient testimonials from Pawtucket Texas Meadville Akron and Magnolia praise Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a life saving remedy for severe colds bronchial infections and pneumonia with rapid cures after prior failures. Endorsers emphasize its effectiveness for throat and lung diseases across multiple towns.
Sale advertised for Saturday October 1 1847 at 20 o clock with house, cellar, windmill, grinder and about 2.5 acres, plus lot of household goods. Land to be sold together or in lots. terms posted day of sale. private sale before October 1 possible by Geo. B. Orswell.
Notices hereby given that James W. Ott has filed notice of intent to make final proof for his land claim in Mitchell Dakota Territory. Proof will be laid before the register and receiver on October VII at Mitchell. Witnesses: Joel M. Post, Charles Donk, LW. tey Jr, Miner Reed, Rome Oak Grove. AT. Haver, Attorney.
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