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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1903
Page
2
A collage of curiosities from science and travel includes Langley’s aerodynamics expectations, Madagascar egg shipments, Norway drink penalties, opera singer anecdotes, European steamship forecasts, Missouri corn cob pipes, Nantucket lighthouses, nicotine removal from tobacco, London and New York growth, Egyptian papyrus finds, and Danish pension schemes for single women.
Cascade Springs in Hot Springs 5 D July 21 Mother Mary Catharine Drexel heiress to Drexel Morgan Co aims to transform Cascade Springs into an Indian school and sanitarium. After years of competing claims the title now rests in the Order of the Blessed Sacrament. The plan includes a lace factory and bringing nuns from Europe to fund and support the institution.
A Sioux Falls dispatch reports that two halfbreed Indians, John Raymond and Buffalo Lone Wolf, were not killed after a celebration on White River. Raymond and Lone Wolf, intoxicated, attacked Willie Young. Indian police then detained them. Earlier reports claimed deaths, but the facts show no fatalities and that Young defeated the pair.
A jockey thrown from a broncho during a racing event at Fustam's grove sustains a concussion of the brain and remains unconscious with little hope of recovery. The day also featured a Gregory county sweep in a county official game and heavy rains that damaged crops across the region.
Sioux Falls, July 22. The private water company resumes action against the city arguing that 1901 bonds issued for irrigation and domestic water use were valid and that the 1902 constitutional amendments voided the power to issue them. Supplemental bills seek to force a new vote or protect $140,000 in issued bonds while a federal hearing awaits Judge Cartland Tuesday.
A Chicago Boarding Bros ruling affects a July 4 Huron versus Hitchcock game. The decision says base runners may advance as many bases as possible on a wild pitch before the ball is returned, settling a dispute over scoring that had been raised in the state.
Rapid City police report a jail blaze on Sunday night with a vagrant detainee later found dead in the cell. Fire was first spotted about 3 am and quickly spread, leaving charred remains and an early suspect burned alive in the jail.
Rev Dr H 8 Hilton of Indianapolis arrives in Mitchell to head the Anti-Saloon League work in South Dakota with headquarters in Mitchell. He will travel the state to reorganize and supervise activities and speaks at a union meeting tomorrow evening at the corn palace about temperance. He is described as earnest and capable for the task.
In Jackson Kentucky on July 18 residents fear another tragedy as Andy O Connor s daughter Sandy O Connor protects a house against soldiers aiming to arrest her father on disorderly conduct charges. The standoff ends with O Connor allegedly fleeing out a rear door while the daughter keeps sentries at bay.
Rapid City South Dakota July 21 Deputy Marshal Belding of Deadwood arrested Mar Towen Ashton Bowen and Sterling L Parker ranchers along Viewfield Creek northeast of Rapid City on public domain fencing charges. They were bound over to September term of US court in Deadwood on personal recognizance for 400 each. Land office officials say illegal fences must come down and this marks enforcement of the fence removal order.
Information arrives of a Sioux-on-Sioux murder at Bordeaux Nebraska near the Pine Ridge line. Pred Yankton is killed by Bunting Horge during a fight over a quantity of Minor. State authorities likely handle prosecution outside the reservation. Two Black Hills men from Terry head to Johannesburg for prospects with plan to visit England en route.
New York July 22. Chief Devery asserts he will win at least 40,000 votes in Greater New York and builds a broad campaign across districts from Sullivan area to West Side wards. Supporters organize free bug clubs in Brooklyn and Long Island City while plans include theater stages and street corners for speeches and campaign dodgers. He plans an automobile tour to reach every man, woman and child before November.
In a stiff breeze off Bundy Hook the Shamrocks faced a fifteen knot windward and return course. Shamrock NT led Shamrock I by eight seconds as they crossed the mark at 11 15. New London meanwhile reports the combined New York and Eastern Yacht clubs leaving at 10 30 for a 37 mile run to Newport with Reliance four seconds ahead of Constitution and Columbia thirty one seconds later.
The World reports that New Yorker Senator Thomas Platt named Rhode Island Senator Aldrich as his vice presidential pick. The nomination occurred Sunday at the Oriental hotel in Manhattan Beach with Platt reportedly opposing Chicago. Platt, famed for naming past vice presidents, also referenced Roosevelt as a second choice in 1900 and suggested Aldrich has favorable prospects now that Governor Yates is out.
Sioux City stock receipts include hogs cattle and sheep with prices ranging from heavy hogs at 5 69 to 6 15 per hundredweight and cattle beef cows and yearlings listed. Chicago market shows steady hog and cattle receipts with varied prices for mixed heavy and butcher grades. South Omaha and Kansas City reports note cattle and hog values with stockers and feeders and regional price spreads.
Minneapolis and Chicago cash grain quotes show wheat mixed with No 1 hard at 84.4 to 84.5 cents, No 1 northern around 82 to 83 cents, and No 2 northern near 80 to 81 cents. Corn No 3 yellow around 4 to 4.9 cents, with other contracts and grades listed. oats and barley also noted. Prices for soy, rye, and flax appear with varied bids and arrives dates accompanying the broad market snapshot.
Washington reports the United States commerce for the year just ended reached a historic high with imports and exports totaling 3.446 billion dollars. Imports exceeded previous years while exports surpassed 1.4 billion. The year 1908 shows significant growth across categories, including manufacturing uses and consumer goods, with notable gains in articles for industry and foodstuffs. The data highlight sustained expansion over the previous decade and comparisons with earlier decades. The department emphasizes record import and export totals, reflecting broad economic growth.
In Ciudad Bolivar on July 18 6 to 8 PM government troops and revolutionists fought fiercely. Heavy artillery fire wounded many and the streets were cleared as government forces regained control. The Associated Press reporter followed General Rivas as government troops defended the city amid smoke and heavy losses.
In New Orleans on July 2, district attorney Gurley was killed by Clarence Lyon Cotton after Hillmi Uistrict attorney reportedly turned the deal and shot himself.Investigating officers say Lyon exchanged fire and died of his injuries.
Seattle dispatch reports the Golden Gate hotel in Nome burglarized on July 6. Three people died in the blaze or inferred collapse amid the raid. H Hayes of Pittsburg listed among the deceased as investigators survey losses worth about 100000 dollars.
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