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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1899
Page
2
A collage of brief items reports on a failed organ gift at a South Dakota prison, the Spanish queen of France and her Paris hospitality, health statistics in Russia and Britain, naval and railway plans, a British museum catalogue scope, and odd curiosities from science to a talking thrush in New York.
In Chamberlain South Dakota John King reports from Chicago and Dakota farms that South Dakota range cattle rival and surpass others in weight at market, price per hundred, and potential land use. Irrigated native grass near Kaufman farm yields greatly higher feed, promising vast stock-country prospects with ample water.
A Senate race dominated by Republicans and Democrats previews a tense contest as Judge Maria Bennett of Watertown and Judge 8. Mc Wright of Sioux Falls emerge as potential nominees. Mc Wright, ex-state attorney of Turner County, is praised as an eloquent orator. The piece notes historical roles, including Wright serving as U.S. consul at Kingston in 1860s, and mentions anticipated presidential clemency discussions and a depot gas explosion incident at a Sioux Falls platform, causing structural damage.
A Big Four passenger train struck a Farmington area surrey at the Wootaha avenue crossing near the state fairgrounds injuring and killing seven, including William Reinhard and his wife Rachel and children Arthur Karl Edwin Clarence, with others dying at hospital. The horse was destroyed and the crossing long deemed dangerous due to obscured view.
Paris reports M. Daniel, governor of Isle du Saut and penal settlement chief at Isle du Diable where Captain Dreyfus was kept, is removed and to be replaced by M. La Soucun. Daniel reportedly oversaw harsh punishment to force a confession.
Three vessels went ashore during a gale on Lake Erie near Ashtabula Saturday night. The schooners George Hf. Warmington and Sophia Minch and the steamer Seguin were in tow of the John N. Glidden. The Glidden parted from the schooners, allowing them to drift ashore. the Minch crew including a woman was rescued, while the Warmington remained onboard and the Seguin’s wheel broke, leaving it to drift in the trough with crew aboard. All three are hard aground, with hopes of salvage for Warmington and Seguin, and possibly Minch.
New rapid fire gun for mine field defense and a semiautomatic six pounder for the navy were successfully tested at the Driggs Seabury company grounds in Derby Connecticut. Built for army and navy contracts at the war’s start, these guns are designed to protect torpedo boats and deliver a continuous hail of shots. The six pounder achieves sixty shots per minute, reducing crew needs, and the navy gun promises a revolution in rapid fire artillery with streamlined operation.
The steamship Portia from New York to Halifax was wrecked on Flynn's Island off Sambro in dense fog. All aboard, about 137 to 175 people including 75 passengers, were saved or landed on the island with reliefsteamers dispatched. the vessel is a total wreck as water flooded the hold and the engines failed. Captain Farrell reported the disaster to Sambro and Halifax, noting the passengers include numerous summer tourists. salvage chances are poor and time delays loom while relief supplies are sent.
A collision between a passenger and freight train near Newnan caused thirteen injuries during a National Educational Association convention train run. Only one man, Robert C. Mills of Lakpriston, sustained a serious head injury. The forward coach bore the brunt of damage as the freight car stood on the track. other cars were less affected. Most passengers were from St Louis and along the St Louis route.
Svaneot Hinit Builth and Frank Simih are identified as murderers of wealthy bachelor Martin Meier. Meier was found bound and strangled in his Buchanan Michigan home pantry after being slain. a full confession implicates additional accomplices including Monti Smith and Brosche.
A Central News dispatch notes the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse reached Cherbourg yesterday afternoon in calm seas. The liner covered a distance of EM miles at an average speed of 2.02 knots, with a best daily speed of 22.56 knots, as she neared New York.
The report notes Prince Principe appoints Cape Beis and a committee to seek funds for fertile implements. Rural police claim to have killed outlaw Rabinkon Arito. A series of local officials and events are mentioned, including mayoral and regional figures, with unclear dates and places.
London reports from July 1 quote Mull arguing the recent government proposal is utterly inexcusable. A Daily Mail correspondent notes the pope urges Provident Wicker to prevent a rupture with Grau Artain. The Crinevan wine excusive says the crisis has passed and the permanent issue is settled.
Reports indicate Ambassador Choute presses for clemency for Miss Maybrick, whose seven year sentence in a British prison runs toward 1909. Secretaries Hay and Hayter weigh authorities’ stance as British justice delays release despite favorable sentiment from diplomatic channels and allied officials.
Governor William J. Stone of Missouri says Democrats in New York show no enthusiasm for Chicago meeting of the Democratic National Committee. He plans to stay in London and then return to head the committee on schedule, while Tammany leaders express little interest and will send only a minor delegation.
Washington July 12 The War Department says no new fever cases have spread in Cor Tun Onin area and General Sternberg has received supplies from Major OUteilly. Market news from Chicago shows mixed cattle and hog receipts, fluctuating prices, and strong livestock activity. Local notes mention a postmaster vacancy in Deentir county and a reported death in Kentucky with a fleeing suspect.
Reports from Manila describe two days of continual rain and storms flooding routes, camps, and rice fields. Soldiers wade through water up to their knees as coy cooks stand knee-deep in meals. Civilians and transport vessels face impassable roads and submerged streets along with disrupted harbor activity.
Washington July 11 Acting on a discovery by Colonel Smart assistant surgeon general AW 8 all that violet glasses will suppress the flash of a gun using smokeless powder General A I Thuffington chief of ordnance has ordered goggles and binoculars for use in the Philippines Colonel Smart conducted experiments with colored glass at the army medical museum He described violet lens as producing a twilight effect enabling observers to detect gun flashes at long range He noted best results come from violet caps on field glasses or telescopes The ordnance department will issue caps and goggles for field use while further tests are conducted at Kort Styers and Sandy Hook and the project aims for practical demonstration in about six weeks
The Workers and Manufacturers Conference in Chicago on May 10 failed to reach any agreement on resuming work in tin plate mills. T. J. Shaffer, representing the workmen, reported no settlement after days of talks. A broad strike threat could leave up to 69,000 workers unemployed indefinitely.
The government proposes a reform bill to reorganize franchise law. The Transvaal Volkerand Appolata Committee on Franvhine in Pretoria aims to form a consolidated regulatory framework for franchise, extending rights to obtain a franchise within nine years of election and allowing immediate exercise of the right.
Capetown reports a major disaster at the New Jagirafontein mine as earth collapses burying many workers. Four thousand tons of earth reportedly fall, with several injured and sixteen missing. Incoherent excerpts mention a girl next door and a piano, indicating garbled OCR text.
The Alaska boundary dispute lingers as boundary commission talks stall in August while Fairbanks party reports no progress. Senator Fairbanks, in Tacoma, stresses no inch of U S territory will be yielded amid diverging Canadian and American interpretations of Lynn Canal and surrounding waterways as potential entry points for the Klondike region.
Reports from Guatemala warn of a possible uprising against President Cabrera. Lack of funds limits insurrection, but unrest threatens capital investment and could draw foreign interference from the United States Germany and Britain. Rumors circulate of political prisoners being executed and thousands seeking refuge in El Salvador Mexico and Honduras.
Washington reports General Ollera announced two veteran regiments will reenlist as part of the U S volunteer forces for the Philippines. About 1,000 men will join the second regiment, with others to be formed as the Thirtys Ath and Thirty-waventh United States Volunteer Infantry. The president has named officers including Major Bell and Captain Moruton with prior war service.
In Friar, Pa, July 10, Clarene B Shat Jack a proprietor at a bil Tigrd room near Four Mile Creek shot and killed at dawn. His body dumped on the Erie motor line. His wife Ela is charged with smoldering aim after a witness heard a cry of murder twice and saw a woman crying near the creek mouth.
A dramatic German emperor visit to the French battleship Iphigenie at Cherbourg signals potential shifts in Franco German diplomacy. French papers debate impact on peace prospects, with observers noting show of force yet guarded reactions from both governments. Officials balance pride and prudence as the event tests credibility and resolve in Paris and Berlin.
The article reports Guatemala teetering toward a serious revolution as prominent officials and financiers face threats and possible exile. It notes President Caballero and other leaders in danger amid conspiracies tied to the capital and a looming governmental collapse.
A fragmented report notes educators meeting in Los Angeles in July with emphasis on opening events and discussions. It mentions a national council gathering, speakers, and plans spanning several days, aiming to address teaching and policy through sessions and addresses.
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