30 Dec 1893
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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1893
Page
1
The notice advertises advertising services and job work descriptions available for hire. It mentions a partner or accompanying agent and specifies payment terms and a Wednesday appointment. Names and locations are unclear due to OCR errors.
Washington reports Chairman Holman of the house Indian affairs committee weighing a plan to create two states from Indian Territory and Oklahoma. He suggests moving Indian governance toward self rule and aligns with Dawes commission views while seeking faster constitutional consideration.
A reporter met Edward Wake MP at Dr Chowne Emmett's residence, discussing home rule, eviction aid, and federation aims. Emmett said Wake had no federation business, Blake optimistic, and the federation plans no eviction fund. The group supports parliamentary members, with over 100 US branches and 35–50 in Massachusetts. They aim to have Wake speak here on federation interests.
Reports from multiple ports recount punishment of cannibals tied to a massacre aboard the American ship Henry near Sydney. French troops burned villages, captured murder suspects, and jailed them at Nouméa. In related items, public printership prospects in Washington stir political jockeying as candidates tour the city. A domestic violence incident in Sioux Falls ends with severe injuries to a wife. Also noted are a romantic wedding in Running Water and various regional crime and industry items from Alexandria and nearby areas.
Ambush inquiry in Washington as Senate Foreign Relations Committee hears testimony on provisional Hawaiian government. Emerson testifies on U S Marines and sailors landing, loyalty of Hawaiian leaders, and the existing government. Other witnesses include Surveyor General Alexander and Hawaii residents. Page covers tensions, revolutions, and US role in Hawaii’s affairs.
A collage of figures shows barley and oats yields for the year, with barley down and oats up, alongside a lengthy report on the Irving divorce case, witnesses, and confessions. The item also covers Cherokee land office activity, Colorado Midland finances, Oregon Pacific sale, and various regional notices with brief biographical notes on local figures and a counterfeiters case.
Chicago observers gathered as Mrs Andrew Foy completed cross examination led by Judge Wing. The defense aims to expose witnesses who allege a May night confrontation at the Foy residence, naming several men on the front steps including Michael O Connner a city police officer. Coughlin’s lawyers may put the defendant on the stand to counter the testimony.
A detailed clinic at the College of Physicians and Surgeons describes Edward W. Highhouse, formerly of Armour’s packing house, undergoing a major chest operation for a left side abscess. Surgeons opened the pleural cavity, removed diseased tissue, and packed the area with gauze. Highhouse survived the procedure, now displays his condition to medical crowds in several cities, planning further exhibitions to support his family.
Dec 26. Senators doubt any rule changes this Congress despite ongoing silver debate. Proposals to curb lengthy floor fights were sent to the Rules Committee with other counting and procedural measures. Chairman Blackburn said the committee will meet in recess to set a policy, though delays persist with Aldrich abroad.
In Brooklyn a boardinghouse keeper, Manette, was ordered by Justice Goetting to release Salvatore Caruso from captivity he claimed as security for a debt. Caruso testified he married in Naples three years ago and had sold a share of Leanne to America a year prior to bring his wife here. Manette admitted Caruso’s wife remained in his home, though he denied wrongdoing, while a San Francisco report noted William Watts Hurt, a swindler, being expelled for past crimes after a dramatic exposure in New York.
The item describes Trenton anniversary festivities with parade participation by military and patriotic groups. It also lists stock market prices for cattle, hogs, and other commodities in Sioux City and nearby markets, mentioning prices for dairy, butter, hides, and grains.
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