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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1901
Page
1
A scattered column of observations and vignettes ranges from a Philadelphia doctor’s dubious moralizing on women in streetcars to court cases, war surplus shipments, religious resignations, and a Havana baseball court. It notes a New York teacher’s eleven year service dispute, Boer War trade, and various cultural tidbits across cities.
Vermillion South Dakota March 27 brewers reopen wholesale sales under instruction to sell beer in bottles only and bar on premise drinking. A mass meeting debates enforcing the new law while officials note the law may favor the distributors. The Clay county court term will include two grand larceny cases and a bigamy case against Lafayette Thurman with a third wife appearing in Yankton.
L W Converse aged 69, longtime Dell Rapids area farmer and prison guard, dies in Sioux Falls after a life as a Civil War veteran and member of the U V U and G A R. He leaves a wife and three daughters. Funeral held under U V A auspices. remains returned to Dell Rapids for interment.
Articles of incorporation filed at Pierre March 27 include Hidden Fortune Gold Mining Company Lead City capital 5 000 000 incorporators Henry J Mayham A M Stevenson and George M Nix. Ellis Hall association Ellis Minnehaha county capital 2 000 incorporators F W Barnes C Leaders BE O Harstad. American Vietaphone Company Pierre capital 1 000 000 incorporators Albert T Armstrong Dalton B Repp and Harry S Anderson.
The body of Frank Koftan of Tyndall was found after his hat and coat were located on the riverbank. Family traces suggest he jumped into the Missouri River, likely amid temporary insanity after a ten mile walk. Koftan had lived in Bon Homme County for twenty years. his son attends the University of Wisconsin.
The Missouri River at the site carried away part of American Island and the Pontoon Bridge approaches, threatening city park damage if ice clears after Juneris. Travel resumes with ferries to Oacoma, cattle moved toward the ranges, and the Capitola Butt ferry ready to operate from Evarts with Milwaukee Company cooperation.
Canton edges toward a fresh election to decide the liquor license issue for a city that has lived thirteen years without one. A mayor and board of aldermen are to be chosen as the temperance forces, aided by druggists, battle to carry the license proposition amid a red hot campaign.
General Funston heads an expedition organized by Governor General MacArthur to seize Aguinaldo deep in Luzon. The group sails aboard Vicksburg and Albany, lands on Luzon’s east coast, then marches six days inland with four American officers and Filipino troops believed loyal, aiming to capture the insurgent leader.
Philadelphia mourns eminent statistician Colin Blodgett who died at age 79. Born in Jamestown New York he studied at Hobart College. A Smithsonian climatology researcher in 1851 he helped establish atmospheric physics in the United States and later led financial statistics at the Treasury before returning to prominent posts in Philadelphia.
The Committee of Fifteen endorses tenement house reform to curb vice in tenement districts. It urges Albany hearings on the tenement house committee report and supports a law placing responsibility for vice on landlords to shield children from degrading influences.
The Ophir arrived at Malta carrying the duke and duchess of Cornwall and York on their world tour. Warships fired salvos as the vessel entered the harbor and officials welcomed the royal party before they rode to Porto Reale and the palace. Soldiers and sailors lined the streets along the route.
Joseph A. Conlin, a former clerk in postoffice branch H on Lexington Avenue, vanished February 22 with a mail pouch containing 40000 in government property. He was tracked nationwide and escorted back to New York by Post Office Inspectors James and Jacobs along with U S Marshal Shine and Detective Ryan of San Francisco.
Mobile March 7. W H Stevens 56 a Lucedale merchant is sought by authorities for abducting 13 year old daughter of B M Stearns of Lucedale. Stevens allegedly boarded with the family and on Wednesday took the girl to Mobile. J A Freeman was arrested for aiding in the affair.
Washington March 27 The United States Supreme Court denied Alexander McKenzies petition for leave to file a writ of habeas corpus to release him from imprisonment in California. The case relates to contempt proceedings stemming from his conduct as receiver of certain mines in Alaska. The court ruled the writ cannot be basis for a proceeding in error. Chief Justice wrote the opinion.
A deadly tornado swept through Birmingham and surrounding towns injuring many and killing an estimated twenty five people. The storm damaged or demolished more than 500 houses, with property losses around 350000 dollars.
The Colorado and Wyoming storm has passed, revealing warmer conditions and little stock loss. Railroad traffic returns to normal after being disrupted. Four UP passenger trains at Ogalalla remain stuck, with a snow drift a mile long eight feet deep. In Illinois Mattoon endures a severe hail and windstorm causing property and crop damage.
New York leaders met in Senator Platt’s Fifth Avenue hotel to decide on police legislation. They tentatively opposed new bills this session, aligning with Governor Odell’s stance. Platt’s statement voiced regret over inaction, warning the municipal election could judge Tamany’s police control.
Indianapolis March 27 A professional man asserts no appraisal exists of General Harrison estate and Mrs Harrison has not considered contesting the will She and the late president shared mutual devotion and his will provides ample provisions for her No pension renunciation or court disturbance is anticipated by heirs or legislation paths
Tiavana March 27 The republican party in Santiago endorsed the Platt amendment and instructed Gomez and Ferrer to vote for it at the constitutional convention. Letters from General Sanguily and the mayor of Cienfuegos advised acceptance. American congressmen’ s visit boosted prospects for approval as radicals drop hopes of delaying action. Conservatives seek reduced American duties on tobacco and sugar and broader relations with the United States. The convention may prioritize commercial interests next session, with little chance of a reciprocity treaty resolution.
Nine men were killed and many others fatally injured in a mine explosion at the Klondyke coal fields near Connellsville Pennsylvania on March 27. Rescue efforts and investigations followed as officials monitored the scene and secured the area.
Sioux City markets report mixed hogs with heavy grades at 5.70 to 6.75 and cattle including cows, heifers, and feeders from 2.00 to 4.40 while yearlings fetch around 3.00 to 4.60. Chicago and South Omaha show higher hogs with heavy and packer categories near 5.75 to 6.00, cattle steady to firm, and sheep strong with lambs 5.10 to 5.30. Kansas City notes steady to strong cattle with native steers 4.50 to 6.60, hogs 5.70 to 5.85, and sheep 4.00 to 5.00 for muttons and 5.10 to 5.30 for lambs.
Chicago and Minneapolis price report lists cash quotations for wheat corn oats and barley with varying grades and values. Notable figures include No 2 red wheat at 67 7/8c No 2 northern spring wheat around 74c and corn No 2 yellow near 40 9/16c oats No 2 white about 27 2 1/2c and butter and cheese markets with mixed activity. Minneapolis close shows No 1 hard wheat at 76 3/4c and No 1 northern at 74c
Washington March 27 Some of President McKinley s closest friends in Congress voice strong criticism of P C Knox of Pittsburg as head of the department of justice to succeed Mr Griggs. No official word, but belief remains that the president has not altered his mind. Richards of Ohio will act as attorney general after Griggs resigns.
Lisbon reports police have closed religious establishments under a ministerial decree. The order follows government action, with authorities enforcing closures across the city and ensuring compliance with the decree.
A mysterious voyage unfolds as a purported captain accuses a passenger of theft and seizes power aboard a British ship. The estranged heir to a fortune fights back, tossing vital papers into the sea and challenging Captain Shearborne’s authority, while a distant cruiser closes in.
Captain Wood and Swete Thornhill foil a plot aboard a liner as Victrix chases into mid Atlantic. Papers go overboard, a covert meeting with Thornhill and Snuyzer unfolds, a tug is seized, fugitives flee to New York, and Wood weds Frida with Thornhill as best man. Newport finale follows.
A Harper's Bazaar portrait recalls Queen Alexandra of Wales, her simple Danish upbringing, kindness to brides with dowry gifts, and enduring charm. It contrasts her public affection in Britain and Denmark with anecdotes of General Wheeler and a London satire fragment, reflecting early 20th century reverence and humor.
In a garbled passage a young Mrs Torkine debates precepts and dreams with references to fathers and newspapers. The text shows stray phrases about departure from principles, dazzle, and faded conversations, preserving a sense of irregular speech and incomplete quotes.
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