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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
2
A ragged page mixes biographical sketches of artists and leaders with odd anecdotes. It mentions Whistler portraits, European monarchs, and a New York merchant profiting from seasonal celery trade, plus weather gum readings, voter figures, and a stray note on Ruskin and cinema era quirks.
Belle Fourche South Dakota June 24 A Belle Fourche man held on charges related to insanity wandered for days after leaving Belle Fourche en foot toward the Bear Lodge mountains in Wyoming He sought a ride to Sunfrance but walked away with his valise He was found wandering near Belle Fourche exhausted and nearly famished Domestic troubles are blamed for the incident He evaded capture by wading in a river and said soldiers were after him He is in jail awaiting action by the county insanity board.
Aberdeen dispatch notes the Northern Normal and Industrial School completes its faculty for the coming year. Re-engaged staff include S. C. Fiertrant W. E Johnson Freas W. Smith Elizabeth Clary and Mrs. Lydia Graham. New selections: Hammock Nina Masi Nellie A Marugg M. Josephine Donahue Mrs. W. H. Wilson and Nellie Christian. Industrial work expands across departments. Ward hotel frontage plans and state rankings mentioned. Dakota university of Mitchell granted Doctor of Divinity to Rev. W. P. Hall.
State Veterinarian Dr J P Foster reports from a Pine Ridge tour that he examined nearly 1000 horses and ordered 65 destroyed due to disease. Government efforts destroyed over 200 horses in the past year. At James Valley bank meeting stockholders declared 5 percent dividend. Hutchinson reelected president. Boresteel vp. Sauer cashier. Tobin, Greene directors. Spearfish pastor Rev D W Tracy resigns effective September. Clay Robinson & Co and A H Marble purchase Stock Growers National Bank Cheyenne. Sioux Falls board of regents reorganizes with Lew Loodner president and Irving Aldrich secretary. secretary to be in Pierre last half of each month.
Live Stock World notes feeder trade remains light before late summer and fall sales. High prices for stock cattle outpace fat cattle, with possible tightening supplies of young cattle in some areas. Authors caution that feeding experiences have widened price ranges for feeders and fat cattle, suggesting price adjustments ahead.
William C. Van Benthuysen, longtime World editor in Brooklyn, died at home after over a year of declining health. Born near Drakeville Iowa in 1855, he worked at Bloomfield Commonwealth Cer Bondale Observer Leavenworth Times Chicago Tribune and then joined the World editorial staff in 1898. He had reportedly earned a salary of 20000 to 25000.
In Scranton Pennsylvania on June 23 Ernest Schmie and Miss Jennie Brennan of Greenwood died in a joint suicide pact after Brennan drank carbolic acid. A pursuing Schmie shot himself after firing at the witnesses, and Brennan’s condition remained hopeless as doctors fought to save her life.
Edward Teets, 21, desperate over Olive Foster’s refusals to marry him, fired twice at her from a crowded music hall balcony in Coney Island. The episode caused a panic as the audience fled toward exits, Teets then aimed at himself but the gun misfired and he was disarmed. Foster was wounded fatally or near fatally as Teets offered candy before firing.
Glasgow Montana June 23 James McKinney the last of four Glasgow fugitives who broke jail June 6 was shot to death Tuesday after an ineffectual attempt to kill Miss Darnell who found the outlaw hiding in her father’s ice house. The escape cost five lives including officers Williams and Hall prisoner Hardee and Brown who was lynched here Thursday.
In New York on June 23 Magistrate Furlong fined Mrs. Fitzpatrick for misdemeanor alleging her remark about Misa Mary in Story as an old maid was disorderly conduct. The ruling notes the offense stemmed from a public utterance in a formal setting.
Logansport Indiana June 23 12 year old Alice Fairchild tried to eat a live snake to imitate a carnival fakir. Doctors say the bite could cause serious or fatal results if not treated promptly.
Senator Clark of Montana will erect a Washington mansion costing several million dollars to rival his New York residence. The palace will stand on the site near the Stewart theatre, reflecting his wealth and prominent status.
The time lock on the sub-treasury vault in St. Louis failed unlocking the safe, blocking access to about 35 million dollars. Officials report the vault cannot be opened, delaying funds retrieval. An investigation into the failure and security measures is underway.
Articles of incorporation filed in Sioux Falls for a new auto-coach company by local and eastern capitalists. The plan envisions two coach styles including a twelve passenger brake coach and an open canopy model. If successful, operation could begin by July 15 with routes to Canton and Dell Rapids.
The Northern Normal and Industrial school's new dormitory in Aberdeen will be the handsomest education building yet erected by the board of regents. Designed in colonial Kasota stone and steel gray brick with slate roof, it features birch finish, ample baths, and modern ventilation on every floor. Construction began after a Tuesday contract, with completion slated for September 1 though likely delayed.
The South Dakota Sunday School association reported its twenty ninth annual convention in Aberdeen was the most successful in its history with record attendance. Officers elected for the next year include Rev. Charles Mott Daly president Rev. A. H. Sey mour vice president Rev. B. Leach secretary H. Mouser treasurer and a nine member executive committee.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., eldest son of the president, is expected to arrive in Deadwood in August to visit Captain Seth Bullock. He will spend about thirty to forty days in the Black Hills region.
Beadle County residents gathered for Broadland Old Settlers Association events in Huron and surrounding townships. Highlights included baseball by Hitchcock juniors and Wolsey, a 5 to 7 Hitchcock victory over Huron, and a 2,000-strong reunion at Miners Prairie. Re-elected president Charles Miner and prize winners for calico attire were noted. other local gatherings included a teachers' institute and Baptist association meeting. News covered wind damage, weather recovery, and upcoming Bridgewater baseball and Federation of Women’s Clubs delegates.
At Kiel the U S European squadron under Rear Admiral Cotton anchors amid cheers as Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia welcomes the visitors The German fleet lines the harbor in flags and bands The Kearsarge Hohenzollern San Francisco Chicago and Machias dock beside the German ships The Americans and German officers exchange calls and the day centers on formal salutes and mutual visits
In Buffalo on June 24 the tug C. W. Cheney was run down by the propeller Chomung about seven miles up the lake. Three crew members, Captain John Whelan Andy Shifer and Eddie Duggan, were drowned in the incident.
Massachusetts considers sending Plymouth Rock on a nationwide tour following a visit by the Liberty Bell. Guardians in Plymouth support the idea and are formulating plans to showcase the rock in major cities across the country.
Sheriff Lucas escorted Chauncey Dewey W P Melvide and Clyde Wilvon from St Francis prisoners to Topeka for an immediate hearing before the supreme court on their bail applications.
In Cleveland Ohio and Atlanta Georgia on June 2 Clark Howell a Democratic national committeeman asserts that Grover Cleveland will be a decisive candidate for the party nomination.
A mob of up to 5,000 gathered near Price's Corners to seize George F. White, a Black man accused of harming a passerby. After breaking jail doors and exchanging gunfire with guards, White was strapped to a stake and burned as crowds cheered. The incident followed delays in his trial, now set for the September term of court.
Convicts seized the wash house at Canon City prison and overpowered guards. They captured Warden Cleghorns wife and used her as a shield while dynamiting the front gate. A gunfight followed. guard Kuykendall was killed and ringleader Armstrong fatally wounded. Three more convicts were captured, two escaped on horseback.
In Mexico City on June 23 the governing party nominated Diaz again for the presidency by acclamation after a rally. The move signals continued support for Diaz and the party ahead of the upcoming national elections.
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