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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1896
Page
2
A sprawling gallery outline sketches ancient and modern finance, mint workings, medical and diplomatic curiosities, and a stray tale of a distraught embassy parrot. The piece drifts through Neptune lore, Spain's cruiser Cadiz, Berlin statues, Vienna cross aid, and colonial police, interlacing portraits of financiers, rulers, and explorers with brief curios of crime and travel.
A fragmented report describes a bicycling exhibition plan with a British French delegation preparing to travel from London to Los Angeles next month. The event centers on a new bicycle model, with demonstrations and a volunteer fire department display noted as part of the preparations. The text references towns like Kansas and Texas and hints at a broader western tour, spelling out logistics and equipment arrangements for the show.
A Reuters-like report notes McKinney at the Hiawatha ceremonies in Washington as he orders guard units to duty. The National Guard contingent, tied to the Flat Cleveland troop, is described as a key escort, signaling the era’s military ties and ceremonial duties.
The Chariton County region in Georgia faces election confusion as a state official questions county participation and argues no election is required. Locals express doubt about vote plans amid disputed county authority and historic records.
Sioux City markets show slower trade in cattle and hogs with mixed quotations and reduced demand. Cattle receipts near 3700, hogs about 2001. prices mixed to lower on bulk loads, heavy cattle around 4.00, feeder and steer trade steady to firmer on select lots. Grain markets steady with winter patents and spring varieties. wheat receipts and shipments modest as Chicago quotes list modest gains.
Rev. F Morrison of Ogdensburg publicly notified the church authorities that he accepts the bishopric as episcopate under the house of bishops. He preached at Sint Cathedral and at AMP services, signaling election approval amid diocesan objections.
Minor A Walker and his daughter aged 18 and Mary Gyerland, a domestic, were burned when a Franklin lamp exploded at a Minneapolis residence. The daughter cannot survive as clothing burned away. mother holds slight hope. Also reports homicide case against John Lakey and notes church figures in Rome.
In a ruling from Vermilion court, Judge Sidr Das held the artesian well contract in Brule and Wyandot townships governed by the artesian well law. Miles acted as contractor, receiving funds from the county but the court found the county lacked authority to alter the original contract terms. The decision impacts who bears payment and which funds support the well project.
A Hamilton Missouri fire killed five Snyder children while parents attended a dance. The family of eight lived near the town, and the oldest was about 14. The parents and one other child survived as they attempted to escape. The fire trapped the children inside the home before rescue could reach them.
In Kaw Town Moran, a known tough, clashed with prisoner Uarnhwrn during a crowded Kaneaahy court session. The altercation led to Moran’s contempt citation and a ten day confinement after Judge Giffard restored order and Moran shouted insults toward the bench.
In a Washington interview Senator Morgan, a Democrat, endorses some Dingley tariff ideas but doubts party loyalty to them. He opposes radical shifts and cautions Republicans not to align with anarchists or dis honest figures. He expresses skepticism about international bimetallism and national independence tied to Democratic aims.
In a chaotic afternoon incident at a home, John Campbell was killed after a confrontation with 16 year old John Rencer and others. Witnesses state a riding whip and pistol were involved. Spencer, a relative, fired two shots, killing Campbell as he lay on a bed. Spencer remains at large while others are preliminarily questioned.
Bayside coroner's jury in Foley double murder case hears testimony behind closed doors. Evidence hints Foley's possible guilt as officers describe locating a lashed legging and a bloodstained item at Foley's site. Separate dispatches note political and postal appointments, a Constantinople patriarchal election, and a Paris elopement, but the focus remains the obscure Foley case and its implications.
In Cleveland on a West Side street quarrel between Hungarians and Irish escalated into a stabbing melee. Dozens fought with knives dirks and clubs leaving multiple men wounded and four fatally stabbed or stabbed. Police later dispersed rioters as streets remained dangerous with injuries and arrests expected.
In Detroit Michigan a clash between Polish Catholic factions erupted during a service at a Polish church. Dozens injured as worshippers fought, police clubs swung, and Father Nogacki was escorted from the building. Mayor Wright helped disperse the crowd that night.
San Francisco reports Patwchild Fairchild aide of Staver Abbott carriage makers arrested after collecting about $1,000 and spending it riotously. Washington notes Dakota National Bank closure with capital and debts listed. Philadelphia coverage details municipal league admissions and a Brooklyn boxing site plan, plus scattered social cases and a 1855 Kansas City tale.
An early November report from New York outlines widespread work openings as recovery efforts unfold. It notes more than 490 establishments still operating, with many firms maintaining employment while economic conditions adjust. The piece discusses commodity prices, wheat and cotton trends, and broader market activity amid industrial readjustment. It highlights increased exports, freight demand, and gold movements tied to foreign demand, while mentioning cautious optimism across sectors and the persistence of price and supply fluctuations.
New York reports wholesalers see no large rise in general goods volume this week. Mild weather slightly boosts fabric demand but holiday purchases remain subdued. Dry goods weaken while raw wool remains strong. steel pools stabilize prices and punishing price shifts occur in wheat, corn, oats, sugar and petroleum. National exports and factory failures rise in the US, with limited new naval rifle orders amid steady arms policy.
At Cu Brest on November 2 a collision during Cape de Lacheyre maneuvers involved torpedo boats numbered 8% and 6L of the French navy. Boat 8% sank with one crew missing. 6L was badly damaged and towed in. A series of fifty boats in the 83 line had sixteen crew, with 114.7 feet length and 20 knot speed. Boat 61 is described as an engineer maker with a sixteen-man crew.
Fragmentary 18th or 19th century verse lamenting universal divine mercy and the duty to remember mercies. It evokes God, gratitude, and the promise of comfort across peoples while contrasting worldly toil with spiritual uplift. References to nature, spring, and exalted conditions frame a moral appeal to reverence and benevolence.
A mixed page features a devotional Thanksgiving hymn praising gratitude and liberty, with references to religious ideals and national unity. It also includes light holiday humor about Thanksgiving preparations and turkey anecdotes, plus a note on the Germania club of Marshallern being incorporated.
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