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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1900
Page
2
A scrambled collection of anecdotes covers a dog headlined nose incident, theater finances and expenses, playful senate practices with snuff boxes, and oddities about bees and honey. Notable mentions include Mountjoy and a poodle, W. G. Hale scholars, Netherwood and stage profits, and waxed money customs. The column blends humor and social notes from Washington and New York society.
Davenport recounts a proposed 23 townships of Rosebud Reservation land in Gregory county to be opened to white settlement by treaty with the Sioux. If approved, about 10 000 acres of fine agricultural land would shift from Indian control to federal ownership and private use, sparking interstate tensions and financial arrangements for the purchase. Governor elect Herriot names Edgar A. Warner private secretary and secretary to the governor.
A Washington dispatch summarises a report to General MacArthur by Lieutenant Colonel Crowder and other department heads detailing civil affairs in the Philippines during the early American administration. It covers currency, customs, immigration, labor, land cultivation, and judicial changes, noting progress and persistent challenges across Negros and other islands.
Army surgeon A D Williams details starving conditions in Porto Rico in a San Juan released report. In Adjuntas and Loa Maria he describes deaths and sickness from lack of food, with a 52 weekly deaths and four births rate cited, and notes the municipal stipend of one dollar per day for hospital care as insufficient for patient meals.
In Washington the auditor of the War Department, Morris, was shot at 2 15 PM in the Winder Building by Samuel McDonald a former employee. McDonald wounded Gwyn a colleague before dying in the incident. The event shocked the Office and surrounding officials as details emerged from the scene.
Washington reports that the House committee will soon act on a bill to abolish the Missouri River Commission after redress is framed for January. A provision to continue river improvements is debated as critical to Hawks War era aims and secretary of war oversight. Meanwhile detectives report Thomas Sullivan of Lovinville identified in Kentucky case.
Senator Lodge explains the May Pouncefore amendments to the Hay Pauncefote treaty, arguing they remove obstacles to canal neutrality and balance, affirm U S aims to build and control the canal, and seek amicable modification of the Clayton Bulwer treaty while preserving peace and world commerce.
Fragmentary verbatim shorthand of General Harrison’s December speech at Ann Arbor, Indiana, discussing U.S. expansion and Puerto Rico as a political issue. The draft notes claim critique of the Puerto Rican bill and reflect arguments on expansion, taxation, and civilizational ideas tied to Philippines and Porto Rico. The text shows incoherence and partial quotes, with later references to historical precedent and regional policy.
Peiping December reports a unsigned note delaying progress on a preliminary note between China and the powers. Washington is urged for rapid action while concerns grow over health of Li Hung Chang and the potential execution of high officials. Prince Ching favors strict punishment as Empress Dowager and Kaiserial figures weigh options.
Washington December 2 The House met with under 100 members present as many had left for the holiday recess The brief noted the death of Mya Frye and addressed extended adjournment to January 3 The Senate transacted no business and discussions centered on constitutional powers and recent treaty implications regarding United States citizenship and duties to be uniform nationwide
Robbery at a Sitka area store ended with theft of clothing, velveta, jewelry and other goods. Entrance breached through back window. store not checked until morning. Sheriff Hevron and deputies investigating with losses estimated from 500 to 1,000 dollars.
A New Year feature from the New York Post describes a revived Twelfth night feast in New Amsterdam with bean crown games, two colored iced cake, and disguises. It notes Dutch customs, coronation ceremony, and etiquette, contrasting with Puritan intolerance, urging celebration in honor of Dutch heritage and New York history.
A fragmentary dialect riff features Bentmental Sheehan and Hungry Hooley lamenting wings and turkeys. The coquettish chatter hints at a seasonal or rural humor piece, with cryptic lines about flight and longing that echo a bygone homey mood.
The garbled local dialogue features Parson Jackson accusing Deacon Mokeby of a poultry theft while Mokeby rejects the claims. The odd slang and misspellings suggest a rural community feud over chickens and a boastful challenge to guilt.
An old newspaper ad profile tells of Mrs Wiseigure Wak endorsing a kidney remedy. It touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a universal cure for kidney and bladder issues, claiming Mrs Passmore, a New York resident, found relief after trying many doctors and remedies. The narrative includes multiple names and locations, presenting testimonials and promotional language in period style.
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