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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1903
Page
2
A mixture of curiosities and brief reports touches on aging and memory among seventy three elderly Danes, Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria’s superstition, and the empress of Russia’s daily rye bread. Other items cover fencing as exercise, a balloon disabling experiment in Austria, moral maxims from Thebes, and varied European curiosities from journalists and officials.
Judge Smith in Charles Mix county orders that an Indian allottee’s child by a second wife is legitimate under federal and state law, granting the father full inheritance. The ruling follows appeals by attorney J W Lindsay who cites Congress February 28 1891.
Government expedition on the fish commission steamer Albatross under Dr. David Starr Jordan turned back at Fort Rupert due to a crew member contracting smallpox. Quarantine was imposed and the research plans in Arctic waters were delayed, hindering summer operations.
Dozens of bodies were recovered from a Bilbao train wreck after it overturned on a bridge into the Neajemlin River. Authorities differ on casualty counts with early estimates around one hundred killed and many others missing or injured amid a grisly scene of damage and loot by gendarmes.
Dr. C W Crum, Charleston customs collector appointed by Roosevelt, told Chicago listeners that in a few generations the negroes would outnumber and rule the whites. He claimed Africans were brought by force and would not emigrate to Africa or elsewhere.
A July meeting of African Americans in Philadelphia adopted a plan to petition the czar of Russia and ask him to appeal to President Roosevelt for action on outrages against Black people across the United States. The move is to complement a B NAI B, petition sent to Russia via Roosevelt.
Canton D D June 39 The state board of mutual underwriters convened after a two day conference on anti compact law effects and whether to disband The board voted to continue as an association and seek to modify practices to conform to the law All mutual insurers in the state attended the meeting with officers headed by President A Howard and Secretary I A Kieth
Dell Bar the Sioux Palla, 8. D. June 20. County authorities in the city push to identify arsonists after a Western house fire in Dell Rapids last Wednesday morning killed Albert Himmer, the landlord. A two foot wide charred trail from dining room to laundry ended at a five gallon kerosene can found empty with stopper removed.
In Vermillion South Dakota on July 1 a beer price spike from 25 to 40 cents per bottle drew attention. Judge J A Copeland fined two men ten dollars each for taking a bottle from a depot case and drinking it with knowledge of theft. Sisters of St Joseph acted as witnesses as State’s Attorney Tiiton pressed the complaint.
A Dakota territory railroad, Black Hills and Wyoming Railroad Company, organized in 1887 to build from Lead City through Deadwood to Belle Fourche, has been declared defunct and its right of way forfeited to the government by Judge Carlend. The line was surveyed in 1887 but never completed and most of the route lies on government land.
Sam Johnston, a Spain team star, and Dick Edmonson, the umpire, were killed during a tense game between Spain negroes and a neighboring plantation near Quitman Georgia. A buckshot hit Johnston in the sixth inning as a steal attempt. Edmonson was shot after a disputed call, and both shooters fled as the match ended at night.
Washington July 1 Congressman Cannon declares that financial legislation is unnecessary for the country and will not be considered by Congress. He contends financial reform is demanded only by Wall Street.
Sioux Falls June 30 Aito Lawrence daughter of a prominent farmer near Carthage restrained a fractious colt after it crushed her cheek bone and cost her an eye. Despite severe injuries she drove the colt home before seeking care, demonstrating plucky endurance.
In Battle Creek, July, Harry T Spotts killed himself by hanging after a prior poisoning attempt weeks earlier. He had suffered a stroke for two years, and relatives’ quick medical action saved him then.
Bridgewater South Dakota June 30 Conditions are the best since 81 with rye and barley headed out eight to ten inches higher than wheat and oats. Fields show heavy grain potential and unusually rank grass growth. Corn lags but advances rapidly as spring lateness fades. Vegetables are open and new potatoes abundant.
Henry Alton leader of Columbia Gold Mining Co was arrested in New York on a misdemeanor charge for failing to file partnership names with the county clerk. Police say fear of notoriety prompted the silence. Books seized. Advertisements run in Italian and Yiddish papers list Samuel W. Thompson and Walter Reed as company workers. Washington reports Assistant Treasury Secretary Armstrong asked a written report on DM class ties to the company.
Wilmington July 1 The Rev M W Thornton of the First African Methodist church urged Negroes to arm for protection and to hold an indignation meeting in the Odd Fellows temple Chief of Police Black advised against the meeting but colored leaders said it was about general interests not lynching They promised to try to abandon it and police will stay vigilant to prevent trouble
Richard Burke of Limerton Ireland who married into the Donahue family arrives in San Francisco to pursue guardianship of Peter Donatille a demented capitalist widow left by Cardinal Vaughn death London courts. Family members favor James P Donahue Davenport Iowa for the appointment and no heirs are expected to oppose. Donahue estate valued around 1 500 000 mainly in the city.
Lord Mayor Samuel in London denounces efforts to sway Russia over Jewish treatment as useless. He notes Australian Jews sent funds and a resolution to foreign affairs, but the foreign office will regard it as an internal matter and take no action.
At midnight about 100 bodies were recovered from the Bilbao train wreck in Madrid when the train plunged from a bridge into the Neferilla river on Saturday night. Authorities fear around 70 more bodies are still trapped in the wreckage as officials describe the scene as horribly mutilated.
Ed Murphy a Denver and Rio Grande fireman was shot and killed by Misa Grace Nottingham his fiancée in Minturn Colorado. Nottingham admitted the killing but was too hysterical to provide details about the affair.
Arrangements are made to hold a state tennis tournament in Aberdeen during the fall carnival and harvest festival in September and October. Singles prize is a $100 diamond or equivalent cash. doubles prize $25 diamond or cash. A state association may be formed and a North Dakota champion match could start an Interstate series. MG Klepper chairs the executive committee and will invite local clubs. Belle Fourche cattle arrivals surge as floods stranded stock. Harris Fraytlin Co. leads purchases of cattle from Texas New Mexico and Mexico.
Honolulu dispatch reports the Hawaii House of Representatives voted 17 to 9 against admitting more Americans. Native Hawaiians opposed immigration, fearing loss of political control, while whites favored open immigration. At Kanioho an anti American speaker warned the dove in their hand would fly away if opened.
General Manning in port London disputes claims that British officers are held by the Mad Mullah. Deserters from Muugh forces deny the prisoner rumors. In Ottumwa Iowa Brigadier General Manchester died after a Burlington train accident near Creston.
Pope celebrated Mass in private chapel adjoining his bedroom on St Peters day in Rome with his chaplain and pontiff's family present. Car collision in Cleveland injures two men and harms several others as an electric vehicle descends a hill and hits another car.
A list of consular posts announced after the president’s departure includes Albion W. Tourgue moving from Bordeaux to Halifax, Urban J. Ledoux to Three Rivers and then Bordeaux, William Harrison Bradley shifting from Tunstall to Manchester, and Louis H. Ayme from Gaudeloups to Para Brazil among other transfers.
A brutal downpour today caused extensive damage along the water front on South and West streets. Merchants improvised dams to protect cellars as flooding threatened shops and markets. Lightning struck Tammany Hall but the impact on the building was minor.
Kansas City reports a new United company proposes a $1,750,000 plant in Colorado to compete beef trust. Governor James H Peabody of Colorado is named president. Charles F Ma retary says $1,750,000 secured from investors as stockmen, eastern interests, and labor unions subscribe. John Dickey, general manager, says the group aims to unite cattle producers, retailers, and consumers under a reorganized packing line.
Third Assistant Postmaster Madden met with Postmaster General Payne in Washington as the postal investigation proceeds. Madden and Payne discussed his letter urging an investigation into a contract held by a Franklin, PA manifolding company. Madden offered no public comments as the inquiry stays unsettled.
A freight elevator cage collapsed in Heinz plant Allegheny injuring 23 people on July 1. The trapped crowd fell 11 feet to the cellar. Two men John C Harney and Fred Holman are believed fatally hurt. Most others suffer broken limbs sprains and bruises. Rescue teams rushed to aid the injured.
In Media Pennsylvania on July 1 a shooter fired into a trolley car wounding four women and two men. A Black man, believed to harbor revenge against the conductor who had ejected him, fired from bushes as the car passed a lonely stretch near Mt. Chester.
Police seized art treasures valued at about 200000 from the apartment of an anarchist in Paris after his return from exile. Authorities believe the works are the proceeds of unlisted illicit activity and were seized as part of ongoing investigations.
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