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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1894
Page
2
A garbled 19th century mosaic covers emigration trends, trade, and science from France to North America, noting passenger prepaid voyages, tax shifts, and a panorama of curiosities. It mentions Cardinal Mezzorant, the Moet novels, a woodpecker index, and ancient texts, with scattered references to railways, printing, and linguistic diversity.
Dispatches from Wolsey report a derailment on the Chicago and Northwestern near Wolsey with injuries to engineer George Ickell and conductor Tartine Me. Bremen. Ed Woodley suffered a head injury while the wreck hindered mail and passenger service on the Sioux Falls and Yankton route. A separate note confirms mail service began to Sioux Falls and Yankton. In Sioux Falls, A M Rowe notes higher student counts in January 1949. Lowry Drug Stock sold for 63100 to Noyes Brothers of St Paul, with $5100 stock value and a prior Dakota bank mortgage of $2000 upheld by the court.
Dr Joseph Mauck president of the State University of Vermillion reports the university rebuilt after a fire. He notes improved facilities and ongoing construction funded by bonds and city support. Despite losses, the institution plans to use preserved outlines and enhanced exterior design while expanding laboratory museum and library resources with donations from local citizens.
Warwickton dispatch recalls New Hampshire’s role in building the Kearsarge at Portsmouth navy yard to counter privateers and flotillas. The state provided timber from Kearsarge Mountain and men like executive officer Thurston and gunner Stoddard, whose actions featured in the ship’s famed exploits.
A farmer in Furley, Im, sought dental care after mistaking vaccine vials for toothpastes. A droplet of liquid damaged his lip, causing swelling and a serious condition. Nearby reports note Chauncey M. M. Bape denying a political claim from New York and Edward Schroeder, 18, involved in a Sunday accident.
A lengthy essay by Prof A Ubakre of Allahabad discusses Brahmanism as an ancient living religion and contrasts it with Hindu thought. The author argues that Hindu philosophy emphasizes the divine spirit permeating matter, critiques Western atheism, and defends India’s spiritual depth against charges of heathenism. He contemplates the nature of maya, idolatry, and the unity of mind, matter, and spirit in Indian tradition. The piece reflects a 19th or early 20th century scholarly tone during a Thosophical convention period.
Report from Dublique notes a boy fell into a rock cave and found skeletons believed to be of one or more brown persons. Coroner later confirmed human remains and evidence suggesting a mysterious crime. Other items include updates on the Coughlin case in Chicago and a hospital fire in Rocheste—causing $875,000 in losses.
Washington February 20 The senate committee on tariffs faced a tense morning session as discussions on the tariff bill stalled with no agreement. Chairman Voorhees indicated a swift push to final action, while subcommittees debated free and duty lists for coal ore sugar coffee and other items amid nervous whispers and shifting positions. Additional nominations were sent to the senate including Dolon P Phelps for a U S attorney post in Chicago James W Hunter for collector of internal revenue in Illinois Fifth district and others for customs and merchandize positions.
Paris reports a bomb at a hotel on Rue Saint Jacques injuring a proprietor and lodgers while another blast was thwarted at the Foreign Ministry. Police lack suspects as a second bomb near Faubourg Saint Martin was found and removed. Authorities intensify efforts to identify those behind the attacks.
New York February 20 five years ago union printers began plans for a Greeley memorial statue. A committee met and chose Oliver Peal to supervise the unveiling. The statue will stand in Ingwiav park near Broadway Sixth Avenue and 32nd Street, with aldermen asked to approve Greeley Square.
Fire at Mt Ayr In destroyed four northwest corner stores and contents totaling about 9000 dollars with insurance covering roughly two thirds. Other notes mention Idaho inheritance of 2,000,000 for Indian allotments and Knights of Labor meeting in Des Moines. A barn fire near Pau Neb reports forty head of livestock and machinery lost valued at 9100. possible theft nearby.
Philadelphia residents recount a citywide ritual of cleaning in front of homes each dawn. Women describe hours of scrubbing sidewalks with soap and water, under social pressure from neighbors, while men complain of the work. Some recall swapping pays and routines as urban customs solidified.
In New York Feb 17 traders saw record lows and notable drops in wheat corn iron and cotton amid ongoing monetary uncertainty. Wheat fell to 69 3/4 cents a bushel with a 70 million bushel supply flagged and domestic receipts rising. Prices for cotton and wool declined while machinery and iron products showed a slight recovery as mills curtail activity and employment.
Fragmented notes from a mid February House session describe scattered votes and motions. Representatives Alsad Willers and Tait of Pennsylvania speak while several Republicans report absence with leave. A late motion moves a committee of the whole to consider a prior bill with debate closed in ten minutes leading to a divided yeas and nays tally.
Benjamin Lenthier of Massachusetts nominated for a Sherbrook post in Canada is rejected by a near unanimous vote amid financial interference claims involving former secretary of state Toniah Quincy. A Sierra mountains storm in California brings heavy snow and a fatal rail accident in Goldstream. Public notices from Nashville to Topeka report wage talks and railroad labor agreement status. A series of local incidents including a murder suspect shot, a court denial in Mississippi, and a dramatic rescue tale from Auburn headlines a wide, disjointed day of events.
A fragmentary discussion notes curious likenesses in nature from plant and animal forms to human anatomy. It cites the walnut brain, oysters, hands, hearts, and various inventions inspired by natural shapes, including the plow, umbrella, and ship, in a stream of speculative observations.
The fragmented text references worship figures and moral contrasts. It mentions Johnny and Doddil, a princess wish, and a prince forced to wear clothes, interwoven with stray phrases about captors and violence in a noisy setting. The source remains unclear and non-specific.
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