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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1884
Page
2
The text reviews transoceanic emigrant ships, court appeals on a prison case, and a health exhibition. It cites numbers on emigration, court outcomes on a second trial, and expectations of job markets and labor figures, with scattered observations on clothing, valuables, and social conditions.
A lengthy transcription details the Democratic National Convention with speeches, platform debates, and procedural votes. It covers nominee discussions, minority reports, state-by-state balloting, and the final dawn adjournment, highlighting calls for tax reform, labor support, and economic policy.
The piece reports on a mixed bag of events from Washington including oath ceremonies for a Black official, memorial tablets for Dr Ambler tied to the Jeannette disaster, and upcoming naval cruises. It covers disinfection work in tenements, wartime army retirements, weather damage and crimes, plus general national items and foreign flashes with several named individuals and places.
A Pinkerton agent reports a Winnipeg case involving a woman lured to a house of ill fame after leaving Minneapolis. The scene centers on the detective and the girl’s movement, with ethical and legal questions raised about testimony and notary authority in land and simony cases amid Dakota territory disputes.
A national glass workers convention in Pittsburg drew eight delegates from across the country. President Ford welcomed attendees and J Irvin of the Glass Workers Association replied. The gathering will last several days with debate on hours, admission of workers, and foreign labor imports. Canadians fear importation of skilled labor and potential unrest. Meanwhile OrangeCatholic clashes in the city caused injuries, property damage, and police confrontations as mobs attacked tram arches and emblems. Demonstrations and sectarian tension continued into Sunday night with police efforts to restore order.
In Woodhaven New York and Jamaica a failed courtship ends in attempted suicide by drowning. Alignat Haden treasurer of the Congregational church loved Glara Ballier a Sunday school member, whose relatives condemned his advances. After months of distress Haden left Woodhaven and attempted suicide in New York. He survived and resumed church duties, but Sunday night he tried to swallow poison, was found unconscious and rushed home. He is past twenty years old. The piece also covers the collapse of the Great Plow Firm D Buford & Co of Rock Island Illinois, its debt and pending creditors meeting, and plans to rebuild and resume operations within a month or so after a devastating fire and market downturn. The firm’s liabilities range from four hundred thousand to five hundred thousand dollars with a large number of unsecured creditors and multiple agenices across the country. A creditors meeting will be held as soon as possible to unwind the affairs.
A lengthy critique of bridal tours and the waning appeal of wedding journeys. It contrasts English and European practices with American expectations, arguing for intimate home life over travel. It cites works by Rhode Broughton and comments on social change, while noting a railroad accident verdict near Shamokin, Pennsylvania and a Geneva Lake incident.
A female bandit known for daring robberies in Mexican regions is dead, shot after a chase. She lured travelers, sometimes with drivers, then killed them for their cash and valuables. Descriptions note a striking woman in her thirties with a cruel mouth and long hair, aided by accomplices.
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