23 May 1890
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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1890
Page
1
A garbled OCR notice lists several lodge names and dates with scattered phrases. It mentions Renton, Shen, Lodge, and Fellows in a pattern suggesting a schedule of meetings and events. The text is fragmentary and difficult to parse, but indicates upcoming gatherings and posts for various lodges.
The region enjoys favorable weather for wheat with light frosts causing little damage and corn outlook uncertain. Irrigation debates persist with artesian wells eyed but skeptics warn of drought repeat. Railroad proposals to connect Sioux Falls, Pierre, and Milbank loom amid strong popular interest and government funding questions. Carlisle emerges as Democratic nominee in Kentucky politics with broad backing. Retail rail funding hopes rise as 50 cent fare talks surface amid ongoing service disputes.
Fragmented teletypes recount Senate discussions on the silver bill and tariff measures. Reports note speeches by Jones of Arkansas and Teller, amendments proposed by McKinley, and adjournments after executive sessions. The House debates liquor provisions, pension measures, and public works funding with ongoing committee activity and calendar placements.
Reports from Des Marens and nearby towns describe the first original package liquor case in the city, a decision forfeiting the contraband bottles while an appeal is planned. Temperance day activism spreads across Nebraska with statewide services and fund-raising efforts. Public meetings in Maines and Holyoke feature judges and former senators urging the original package law’s constitutionality.
Long list of brief items from May 17 covering prohibitionists conceding federal ruling legalizes liquor in packages, a man murdered with an ax on a farm, Elopement of a traveling man involving Mrs Rolfe, a Minnesota court ruling on newspaper publication of privileged statements, and other regional notes from Kansas to Washington.
A fragmented South Dakota political note describes a state convention in Mitchell with 36 delegates, mentions Holler, McCoy, Young, and Mollette amid rumors and crop prospects. It also reports a shocking case of child abuse in Old Town and broader crime tales including trafficking from Upper Silesia to Buenos Aires and a tornado disaster in Servanneux City Missouri with extensive building damage.
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