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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1903
Page
3
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Washington May W The fall text reveals charges by Seymour W Tulloch formerly Washington post office cashier alleging irregularities in postal expenditures. He accuses Postmaster General Payne and officials of using public money for nonworking staff, improper commissions, and concealed travel and furniture purchases tied to the Washington office and national department.
London reports Andrew Carnegie declares Washington the real capital of the English speaking world. He argues Washington is quicker to reach from London and cites American population growth versus England. He notes England will soon exhaust coal and fuel resources.
Judge Judson Harmon returns from Middle Bass Lake with party including Mr. Cleveland and denies Cleveland promised to back him at the last moment for the presidential nomination.
New York May 19 detectives tracing the Umbria Infernal machine mystery uncover a lead from M Rosseau, former Currie house boarder, with fragments of a French note suggesting a Terror device akin to the Naronic sinking. If authenticated, the case ties the 1898 Naronic loss to a similar mechanism.
Washington May 13 Attorney General Knox will move to advance the Northern Securities case on the docket before term’s end. The action follows a record and an appeal from the circuit division. The government cites the case’s public importance and expedites under a new law, though arguments before October seem unlikely with the court adjourning June 1.
Chicago May 19 detectives have traced Will Ely Rogers to the Zeeland steamer bound for Europe as they pursue a complex case linked to the 13 year old Frank Ely Rogers’s disappearance from Evanston two years ago. They believe William Ely plotted the crime to avenge his sister Florence Wy and his mother’s kin, following a past altercation with James Rogers who testified against him in a 1897 arrest. Detectives will accompany Ely on his voyage and continue surveillance on his movements.
In Constantinople May 19 pureish authorities report Armenian revolutionists from Russia entering districts of Biyazid and Sasum. The bands signal a revival of Armenian committees amid the Macedonian crisis. Turkish troops entered Ipek Albania after strong opposition with fighting at Poyetath Sfaklani and Babir. artillery used, villages destroyed, thirty Albanians killed.
Former Minneapolis mayor A. A. Ames was sentenced to six years in prison and released on a 14,000 bond. The case caps months of efforts by citizens to punish Ames era officials. Though others were convicted, Ames faced blackmail charges tied to threats and corruption across city government.
In Mindanao, Capt. Clough Overton of the Fifteenth Cavalry and Private Harry Noyes were killed May 15 at Sucatlan by insurgent prisoners they guarded. Private Batley wounded. Flores-led rebels, mostly Pagans, attacked after breakout. blame placed on Overton for understrength guard and not destroying bolos. No Moros involved.
Desperate Bolomen fight Romanian? No, in Mindanao Captain Overton of the 16th cavalry and Private Harry Noyes were killed with Private Hart wounded in a Bolo rush near Sucatlan. About 300 insurgents armed with bolos resisted a scouts landing at Catalman Camiguin Island, injuring two scouts and prompting a one hour dispersal. Twelve insurgents died, scouts praised for gallantry as pursuit continues. Pershing relieved of Lenaod expedition command, to Zamboanga for medicals, likely home.
W B Winthrop, executive secretary to Governor Taft of the Philippine commission, arrives on six months leave aboard the Siberia. He reports Manila as the cleanest city of its size, with low crime and orderly conditions. He notes dull business due to agriculture, temporary, and credits congressional funding and currency reform for improvement. The labor issue will be resolved under Taft’s guidance.
Senator Beveridge spoke in Fort Wayne Indiana on May 19 and said the cloture rule would be adopted in the upcoming Senate session but would apply only to appropriation bills. He argued using cloture to push other legislation would subvert the Senate’s purpose. He also stated he is not a candidate for the vice presidential nomination.
New York May 19. H H Harriman arrived and in an interview said he had suffered an eight attack of appendicitis but received the best attention and expected to depart for Europe May 26, not worried despite illness.
Tallahassee Florida May 19 The Legislature appointed a committee to probe Jefferson Browne chairman of the Florida railroad commission and prospective Florida governor candidate for accepting a $1000 bribe to push a bill authorizing $10000 for an armory at Key West The inquiry centers on bribery and lobbying activity connected with the armory grant.
Philadelphia readers see a heated response as Governor Pennypacker's libel bill is challenged by major papers. Cartoons mocked the governor and press gag, with North American and others reprinting and ridiculing the measure. The debate centers on constitutionality and press freedom.
About thirty Yale undergraduates have joined strike breakers to take the places of truck drivers on strike. The students drive heavy trucks, load and unload freight at railroad yards, and will work in greater numbers. They receive a small pay but are praised as satisfactory by the trucking firms.
Premier Irvine announced a letter from engine drivers officials stating unconditional surrender. An interview noted the strike’s drastic nature and many workers returning to duty. Switchmen at El Paso yards quit over extra-help demands. In Omaha, deputies and bicycle patrols assisted police as a restaurant resumed service.
New York May 18 There is no general abatement in the excitement of the cotton market this morning. Opening liquidation was large with prices 5 points higher to 6 points lower as long and short interests traded. Europe and bunkhouse selling remained heavy but New Orleans demand steadied prices. A late rally followed initial figures but selling pressure persisted. Liverpool and New Orleans showed a reactionary trend. by midday the local market was 19 to 20 points lower.
Omaha reports Mr Harriman III is feared to have appendicitis after passing through at midnight en route east. He was attended by Dr Summers but refused to confirm seriousness. Chicago notes say Harriman arrived then left for New York, declining to see reporters.
London May 18 Premier Balfour with Chancellor Ritchie received a large deputation of unionist MPs, lords, chambers of commerce and agriculturists urging to retain grain duties. Mr Halfour argued against concessions but gave no indication of yielding. Bridgeport Street Car Strike halts all lines as conductors and motormen walk out.
Sioux City and Chicago market notes show hogs mixed to strong with light and mixed prices from 6.10 to 6.80 at Sioux City, cattle at Sioux City and South Omaha steady to good, calves and feeders mixed, Chicago receipts 14,000 with steady to lower action, Kansas City markets steady with cattle and hogs. grain cash quotes show corn, oats, barley and wheat ranges across Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago. A Missouri Pacific collision near St Louis injures one person. Deering workers return to work after strike settlement.
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