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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1895
Page
2
A lengthy, garbled column mixes notes on a Washington doll hospital for weakly children and motherly care with odd vignettes about shoe shines by well dressed girls on Sixth Street, railway fuel talk, Alaska fur wealth, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth debate, Kansas City teen outings, age records, a dog’s voyage, and assorted curiosities. The piece blends disparate items with no clear focus.
A troubled young woman Mia Carrie Harries, arrived in Sioux Valley seeking help. She claims betrayal by a musician from Hunon and says she soon will become a mother. Her father Samuel Gould works for Northwestern Rail at Murin. Local authorities withhold aid. Woman's Benevolent Association steps in.
Dig Uutter shipments from Hyde County move butter to eastern markets. Nine months show near 120000 pounds sold at 17 cents per pound, with about $200000 accruing to Hyde County farmers. Also notes the Cadman incident and various local items including hunting, royal betrothal, and regional events.
Washington reports warn of possible more bloodshed after the murder of Juan Tobias a Ute policeman near Ravenswood and Dolores River, with tribesmen threatening violence. Agents Day and Ung seek guard and federal action, while officials consult General Wheaton and Secretary Smith for orders.
Reports from Washington state that the battleship Texas was badly damaged at the Brooklyn navy yard. The hull midsection buckled, about twenty ribs buckled, propeller blades distorted, and internal watertight compartments failing as workers attempted to siphon water and support the hull. Official navy department inquiry underway.
The Western Association convenes in Chicago at the Tremont House for its annual meeting. Attending cities include St. Louis, Lincoln, Peoria, Dubuque, Quincy, and Omaha, with additional applicants Denver and Sioux City. Members discussed future season membership and possible replacements for Burlington and Duluth, reaching a decision before recess.
London reports Oscar Wilde testified at a bankruptcy court examination about his finances and a marriage settlement to his wife worth £800 a year. The room was crowded as he answered in monosyllables, revealing past income gaps and creditors, with details of assets and debts. The article also notes literary notices and a trip by Lewin Stevenson to Japan for health reasons.
An ornate wedding linked Paget Whitney and Alinae UUs Mauger at St Thomas church with a large procession of guests including Missvelanil and Neto Of tee CaM net. The ceremony featured religious rites by Bishop and a reception at Whitneys mansion. The couple will tour Minnesota and Europe before Cairo. President Cleveland and Secretary of State Laeunt attended.
Chicago fire at 3 00 this morning claims the lives of John Varalakis Martin Varalaki and a woman identified as Mrs Varalakie while John Varalakis Jr and another woman Mrs Anna Kukis escape. Policeman Alcock heroically rescues two children. Separately Mrs Liggett flees with a hired man Jake Mundell abandoning four children.
Nation’s Democratic Committee, led by Har rity, plans a January gathering in Washington to decide the convention’s time and place. Potential sites include San Francisco Denver Chicago St Louis and Buffalo.
Reports describe a deadly blast at a street corner where boilers exploded tearing through a foundation wall and collapsing two adjacent buildings. Rescue teams worked through the night to recover wreckage while engineer Thompson was taken to Grave hospital under police custody.
Reports from Shanghai confirm a Dungan rebellion near Pekin with 80,000 rebels, Russian aid alleged, towns looted, and foreign residents arming themselves. Simultaneously a mutiny of Chinese soldiers at Klu Kiang disrupts Kiang Si province as disarmament fails and panic spreads.
A blaze at 2:30 a.m. destroyed three steamers the Red Comar Time Packet Co. at the riverfront, the Scotia and Sidney Dillon, along with a model barge and a pump boat. The Rhea and Scala survived as passenger tugs. Insurance estimated at 335,000.
Vatican 2:20 trotting stallion, famed sire, died suddenly after bursting a blood vessel while rolling in his paddock at Mount Clair. Owned by David Tyers, bred by J. Alexander Woodburn Farm Kentucky, he produced notable offspring including Vera, Neiiris, Vathean, and Vassar among others with records from 2:07 to 2:30.
The Lexow style probe opens in Philadelphia at Hotel Metropole to investigate municipal corruption. The Citizens Municipal Association funds the effort with twenty thousand dollars and has amassed evidence aimed at shocking officials locally and nationwide.
Commodore Melville, engineer in chief, summarizes a year of naval engineering progress and offers suggestions. He advocates testing tarpaulins at New York yard for naval fuel value, notes water tube boilers lack a fully satisfactory type, proposes limiting them to torpedo boats and small cruisers, and recommends replacing Atlanta's engines at $200,000 to match Marblehead speed. He urges experiments with petroleum fuel on a Newport News gunboat, repairs at Boston yard, completing League Island yard, expanding Norfolk machine shops, adding a steam plant at Fort Royal, and equipping Newport with a machine shop. He calls for more engineer cadets, and to modernize Key West station and Mare Island tools.
A London sourced dispatch reports the Empress of Russia is near death after a Caesarean section, with doctors saying neither mother nor child can survive. The czarina’s recovery is deemed impossible, and an heir birth seems unlikely. The report also notes ongoing local election results and rising bloodhound prices in the West.
Reported results show Republicans dominating across cities and states. In Drake and Gorin areas they win by large majorities, while Omaha and New York tilt Republican. Baltimore and Columbus indicate strong party control with wide margins, and Spink County shifts toward populists briefly. Nevada and Utah trends remain unclear amid wide Republican gains.
Washington November reports show August W. Machen, returning soon, conducting a broad investigation into alleged misconduct by city letter carriers. In Chicago 173 carriers face charges with case documents reviewed. most accusations concern saloon patronage along mail routes. Penalties are expected to be limited to reprimands.
A long read blends social column chatter with personal medical anecdotes and romance. The piece features a dramatic account of morphine use, a cleansing cure from Dr. Williams Pink Pills, and a social debutante lauded for charm, amid fragmented clippings on new homes, tax disputes, public notices, and obliquely dated humor.
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