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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1903
Page
2
The article describes Toblansky's method turning soot into pyrogas by absorbing soot with porous materials and filtering gases through naphtha or alcohol. It notes Belgium factories testing smoke-based lighting, mentions Miss Corelli and others seeking masculine support for libraries, and reports on Carnegie gifts, Queen Alexandra, and various industrial curiosities.
Huron South Dakota May 18 Colleges statewide except Sioux Falls Baptist college and Vermillion State university will attend the ninth annual oratorical contest and track meet in Huron May 21 and 22 under the South Dakota Inter- Collegiate Amateur Athletic association. A large attendance is expected with prizes including a silver cup, banner, medals and badges. Track events feature long distance runs sprints weight-throwing vaulting hurdles and bicycle racing. Daum's Opera House hosts the oratorical contest Thursday evening. Track events occur at the fair grounds with top facilities in the state.
The South Dakota educators convention met in Canton with county superintendents from nearly all counties. State Superintendent G W Nash urged higher traveling allowances, addressed issuing state diplomas, and pressed stricter standards for teachers, condemning old certificates and cross-state credentials. Discussions covered examinations timing and moral character, with leaders from multiple counties weighing in before a steamboat cruise on the Sioux River after adjournment.
May 18 reports from Beresford South Dakota state corn planting is delayed by wet conditions. Plowing unfinished and low lands flooded keep progress slow with planting pushed back from two weeks to about twenty days. Farmers face ongoing moisture restricting field work and delays in spring operations.
Brookings Orators defeat Vermillion in a collegiate debate on federal railway ownership with a two to one judge’s lead, and the Brookings track team beats Vermillion 86 to 56 as multiple events yield top finishes. Newcomb of Vermillion suffers a bicycle crash. Brookings secures second place when Vermillion’s bike fails.
May 16 Huron D S D crop report notes seasonable temperatures and widespread rains improving vegetation across the state. Small grains like oats and barley recover from late April frosts with little permanent wheat damage, fruit losses limited to some small varieties, and planting and replanting efforts underway in several counties. Grass and pastures improve as livestock ranges recover, with corn and flax sowing progressing despite recent rains.
Gov. Herreid demands Rev. Mr. Shepherd name the man referred to in sermons accusing heads of state educational institutions of questionable practices. Shepherd will be allowed to explain or face proper authorities. no names were given in Canton sermon. Corner Stone Is Laid at Century Memorial Hall in Mitchell with pledges nearing 9 thousand dollars. Electric light for Roubaix planned after townwide canvass by Clover Leaf Gold Mining company. Alleged rapist arrested in Brule. fugitive Dred Boyee sought at Cody. Alcester business changes as Cox & Williams and Johnson Bros. reorganize. Edson expands holdings and partners with J W Edson.
In Deadwood, between 76 and 100 teamsters may form a union with a meeting arranged to begin preliminary organization. The only unorganized group, the ten meter men, now earn $2.50 daily and may seek $3 once the union opens.
St Louis Senator Charles T. Busche, a three term lawmaker and pie company president, breaks down in court to detail lobby payments and votes from 1889 onward. He cites money for schoolbook bills, transit votes, and salaries from lobbyists, admitting about 16 000 earned. Busche corroborates Schweickardt’s earlier confession, outlining a broad corrupt network in Missouri politics.
A May report from New York warns of a vegetable famine due to weeks of little rainfall. Prices for fruits, vegetables, and meat are rising as the city’s vegetable industry near the metropolis suffers, threatening widespread shortages for residents and traders.
Washington correspondent for the Chicago Chronicle reports Governor Cummins aban doning the Iowa idea for the next state platforms. The tacit platform will mirror the St Louis plank from 1896. F D Bulligan, the Chronicle’s Washington writer, is noted for Iowa coverage and ties to Secretary Shaw. Sullivan’s correspondents had named an Iowa Republican tied to the administration about Cummins’ stance, which the secretary denied.
John C Breckenridge chief engineer of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company has spent three years experimenting with electricity to aid vegetable growth in his Richmond Hill garden. He predicts better results this year claiming underground wires stimulate roots and increase growth by about 100 percent.
Samuel Enders of Joplin files for divorce from his wife who has deserted him twenty three times. He declares patience no longer a virtue and says he will not endure it any longer.
St Louis magnate Samuel Cupples plans to endow a premier engineering and technology school in St Louis. The report notes his pledge comes after an event in New York on May 1 and highlights his reputation as a St Louis woodenware manufacturer. A chaotic passage about Naples and a playful aside on a marriage proposal follows.
In Bridgeport Connecticut a conflict erupted as Connecticut Railway and Lighting ran trolley cars with non union workers. The mob attacked, injuring twelve riders on six cars and forcing shutdowns. sheriff threatens state troops and may supersede mayor's authority to restore order.
Yale College nine men faced a strike scene as the eight oared shell for the Yale Freshmen regatta arrived in New Haven. Striking truckers blocked moving the boat to quarters. about fifty Yale men stood guard and loaded the shell onto a truck amid jeers and threats. Police intervened to prevent violence with two policemen riding the truck as the crowd clamored.
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