22 Jul 1893
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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1893
Page
1
Fragmented OCR item describes advertising work and billing terms with references to rates and author notes. The readable text is garbled and lacks coherent events or individuals to summarize into a concrete news item.
The Brule area newspaper promises rapid growth in readership across Kimball and neighboring counties. It pledges independent, lively reporting devoted to the interests of Kimball and Bruss counties, urging readers to give the paper a trial.
Races at Sioux Falls feature Conqueror owned by W. A. Paxton and driven by D. U. Chandler with a 2:11 4/5 mile split, breaking year-old records, as other entries like Ontoninn from Fullerton compete. Widespread discussion covers Sioux Falls matters, school lands, and loan policies, with officials warning intruders to vacate and promising investigations into county loan defaults and bond arrangements.
Telegram from French minister resident at Mangal to M. Havle demands Siam evacuate the left bank of the Mekong within twenty four hours and pay indemnity for atrocities. French press reports France will seize lower Mekong possessions if demands are refused, risking further border volatility with Britain looming.
A fragmented article discusses British and French aims in Siam and the region near Bangkok. It references Colonel Boyd, French naval actions, Siamese defenses, and a court martial at Victoria Bay. Observations cover Western power ambitions, colonial policy, and strategic positions along the Mekong and in Bangkok harbor.
Report from Washington details Minister Boyd meeting consuls and others, discussing Siam relations, the Deance dispute, and diplomatic tensions. It notes Schofield’s potential court martial scrutiny and Molitor murder case verdicts, alongside a North Matan stove explosion injuring John Uhlrich and family.
An excursion train carrying Sunday schools from Buffalo to East Aurora collided after a switch was left open. Two engines were crushed and many passengers, mostly women and children, injured or killed. Fireman Jack Norris suffered a severe head wound. survivors were moved to the city after midnight as details emerged.
July 20 Denver reports list State National German National and First National closures. Depositors told to expect full payment at State National while German National remains closed. Union National bank examiner Crank Adams oversees actions as Gotha era of suspended operations continues. The Peoples Fund Company and Big Coal disclose assignments amid liquidity strain affecting eight coal mines in the state. Public mood shifts from yesterday’s excitement to cautious concern as failures ripple through multiple banks.
A Chicago era article declares the Mohican did not sail to the Bering Sea for the Allagad engagement claiming earlier ship dates and Navy statements debunk the sensational tale. It notes Port Townwind May 27 and questions if the alleged attack was fabrications or homicide staged on a railroad track with an electric car accident referenced in Neb. July 20.
The great 14 inch gun at Sandy Hook is demonstrated as a defense against enemy ships. Constructed at Watervliet, it weighs about fifty tons, fires a 1000 pound projectile, and uses a hydraulic carriage. The battery, sealed to the public, aims to secure New York harbor with future 12 inch guns and mortars. The board of ordnance and fortification has funded twenty two inch, fifty ten inch, and twenty five one inch guns.
A chambermaid from Umeago marries Baron Brohlberg, a wealthy Austrian nobleman. The couple, once guests at the Palmer home, wed after renewed courtship and plan to visit the Chicago exposition after touring watering places. The First National Bank of Kansas City suspends payment amid hotel guest concerns.
A meeting of rail presidents in Nebraska reviewed the pending maximum freight rate bill and agreed to push ahead with new schedules. The group debated applying longer versus shorter routes, seeking to balance legal requirements with competition, and avoid weaker rates that undercut direct rivals.
A dispute erupts over reinstating several Union Pacific workers after intoxication on duty. A grievance committee met with General Mauger Dickinson and Union Pacific officials but investigations upheld the suspensions. The case led to a formal discharge ruling preventing reemployment on the line.
Andrew Ryan lies dead in a city morgue after a brutal stabbing at a lower town bawdy house. Suspect Georg alias Monesey Williams, jailed, confessed after surrendering to city detectives, claiming a dispute over a drinks bill led to the fatal attack that cut Ryan's heart and throat. The case ties to inmates at Mary Davis's dive and a union Pacific and Hutchison fair connection.
A Nebraska suit aims to shut out about forty fire insurance companies. The action claims a trust to fix exorbitant rates and dodge the valued policy law. Plaintiffs seek full policy payments and damages for alleged underpayments and contract breaches. Proceedings target insurers doing business in Nebraska under a nationwide compact.
The piece profiles Roy Hieney Adams who left the Protestant Episcopal ministry to join the Roman Catholic Church as a priest. It notes his tenure at St Pauls and the Redeemer in New York City, his radical high church views, and his work with the poor and labor groups while pursuing a parish free of wealth distinctions. The article also mentions his controversial move and its impact on Episcopal circles.
Denver Colorado July sees a wave of bank failures including National Bank of Commerce Union National and Commercial National as depositors crowd paying tellers amid fears. First National Bank holds strongest footing with over 60 percent deposits and a 1.5 million private fund, while McNamara Dry Goods loss of 240000 adds to market turmoil.
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