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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1895
Page
3
A jumble of laudanum lore, animal descriptions, and comic vignettes unfolds with an enormous bull, gnarly forest paths, and a French cafe misunderstanding. It blends rustic travelogue lines with sketches of life as the old world fades, including weathered animals and playful misreadings of language.
A chaotic Buffalo fire story centers on M Sivaunn & Co tannery and several private residences destroyed at East Buffalo. The blaze at Willlin street sparked evacuation in night clothes as roofs collapsed and a large mail matter shipment was burnt. Public notices warn about insurance and casualties with cautious estimates.
Relating a New York sermon on resurrection, Rev Heber Newton discusses the nature of life after death. He argues for personal continuity, spiritual bodies, and the transformation of the mind, citing biblical imagery of the risen Jesus and the departing spirit from the earthly house.
Com mander Gerard Krohn of the Chinese navy was mortally wounded aboard the Kuehn Yuen during a February engagement near Port Arthur. He directed a gun before dying two days later in Hong Kong. Krohn had joined Chinese forces years earlier with General von Humekin and aided in army reconstruction. His property and private goods were seized by Chinese authorities for indemnity after his death.
May 6 report that foreign fleets including three torpedo boats are assembled at Chee Foo with expectations Great Britain Brazil and the United States will each send a vessel. Miscible dispatches note other national movements and ongoing naval tensions.
Memorial day will see a large southern gathering for the dedication of the Confederate monument at Oakwoods cemetery honoring 1000 northern soldiers who died at Camp Douglas between 1862 and 1865. Notable leaders and veterans, including Long Street and Wade Hampton, plan to attend. General Behefeld and Grand Army of the Republic Commander in Chief Lawler head the invited. Various states south of Mason-Dixon and many north will contribute floral tributes surrounding the monument's base.
Rumors say General Ruger will replace General Schofield as acting commander in chief while General Miles remains senior. President dislikes Miles. Chicago strike tensions color the reshuffle. Ruger to take command in Washington with Merritt moving to Puget Sound. Ruger not expected in D C until summer.
The Iowa class battleship, under construction at an eastern yard, is described with enhanced protection and armament compared to earlier Indiana type ships. Twelve inch guns in barbette turrets, eight inch and four inch guns, torpedo tubes, and heavy armor by the waterline are outlined, along with armor protection for decks and conning towers. The report notes anticipated formidable strength and all weather readiness, with two independent vertical engine rooms and a protected armament layout.
London cables report Rear Admiral Stephenson commands no squadron at Gorimo as British warships depart Corinto after landing 400 Marines and sailors. Troops withdraw, flag lowered, and civilians line the wharf while ships sail away. Nicaragua agrees to pay 77500 to Britain with further damages to be settled by an impartial commission.
Rolla North Dakota May 6. The half breeds uprising near Langans Fort is quelled after Marshal Cronan and Indian Agent Hall demanded surrender under 29 conditions. The fort capitulated unconditionally around 2 AM after a wagon raid by a local posse. Red Thunder, 87, resisted arrest and fought deputies before being handcuffed.
In Iowa City on May 6 the Northern Oratorical league corrected judge decisions, reshuffling ranks with Town third, Oberlin fourth, Chicago fifth, Northwestern sixth, while the first remains unchanged. F W Heckman of Town in Veralty was elected president. Next contest will be held in Chicago in May 1896. American Medical Association convention unfolds in Baltimore with western and eastern debates underway. delegates arrived and were hosted by local officials as the convention opens tomorrow.
Chicago May 6 officials have received no further instructions from Attorney General Olney on the Debs case and its associates on charges of conspiracy to hinder the U S mails. A second trial was set to begin today but observers expected it to be postponed amid pending advices. Debs continues union organizing while Howard forms new lodge networks in Ohio and Indiana. In Michigan a 33 year old man was found dead near the Lake Show and Michigan Southern line with a diary and a note from his mother seeking $1040.
A poetic passage from Harper's Young People depicts yearning for spring and rustic scenes. Fragments describe glowing faces, misty mornings, blooming willows, and shoals of herrings at dawn, weaving through dreamlike images of rural life and distant seas.
The clippings sketch casual street observations and gossip from Detroit readers. A Mrs Grimshaw lectures on bimetallism while others discuss idle chatter and a mysterious man at a dance, hinting at social chatter and misgivings about clever talk.
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