10 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1905
Page
1
A fragmented account traces a centuries long history of plots and assassinations shaping the Russian throne from Peter the Great through Nicholas II. It notes royal murders, poisonings, imprisonments, and thwarted attempts, highlighting fear and survival within the Romanov line.
Eyewitness portrait describes Vladimie as iron and imperious, a tyrant figure whose words reveal a belief in controlled reform. The speaker recalls a hotel scene with a single aide, noting the grand duke’s blunt, clear voice and unwavering stance on Russia’s expansionist aims and limiting freedom. The account hints at fear of a violent crackdown if given free rein.
A Berlin man announces a new hair dye printed in English stating it reaches the deepest dark while delivering natural color, accompanied by a burst of candor that the author commends as thoroughly injurious.
Dr. E A Steiner of Iowa College urbanizes a stark forecast that Russia will endure a revolution lasting generations. He warns of widespread illiteracy, regional language barriers, and a powerful czar holding authority while reformers struggle to unify diverse peoples across a vast empire. Steiner cites peasant obedience, press controls, taxation, and foreign influence as barriers that could delay change for a generation or more.
Fragmentary memoir of Reot and Taft era social circles describes a poet’s fete marked by social scandal. Vivid details include a Rebanks family, a former Chicago magnate, a liminal lakeside setting near Lake Michigan, and marriages drifting between wealth and divorce amid a heatless, dilapidated shack. The piece recalls Miss Hobanis and a waterfront rage of emotion.
A garbled item discusses beans used in gardening, mentioning Japanese harvests and yard scale cultivation. It notes a single bean's usefulness, a quart measure, and garden size implications, but the fragment is incomplete and lacks clear events or persons.
A friend recalls Francis Parkman strolling with boys on the street. He explains that one boy ate an apple without sharing with his brother, and Parkman vows to buy another for the younger child and let the older watch him eat it.
William J. Curtis' Washington detective profiles M De Witte of Russia, a Dutch-Russian railway and finance official seen as a stern autocrat defender. The piece traces his background from Batum to St Petersburg, notes opposition from grand dukes, his stance on education and Jews, and his influence on state monopolies and tariff policy.
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