29 Nov 1889
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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1889
Page
1
A garbled colonial-era column reports on the Rus Greek church chants as a 700 year old Byzantine idea still echoed today. It also mentions a West Virginia farmer unaware of a presidential result and scattered notes on magazines, ships, crime, and local curiosities.
A London prisoner Mrs Maybrick on her first visiting day at Woking prison in England drew tears when told of an American women petition to Princess of Wales for her. She wore a chocolate wool gown and an arm bracelet bearing P70 as she expressed gratitude and cheerfulness amid privileges denied to other convicts.
Workmen digging a cellar near Pierre unearthed seven human bodies, four identified as soldiers and three as Indians. The corpses, in advanced decay, likely froze to death in the January 12, 1888 blizzard and were buried later by locals. One body bore a pistol and sword, with a pocketbook showing the name Lawrence W Chandler. Military officials were notified for possible identification.
In Emmettsburg a jury found Thomas Murray guilty of running a house of prostitution with a known madam and a kept woman. Judge Carr sentenced Murray to one year hard labor at Anamosa penitentiary after overruling a motion for a new trial. Local citizens demand strict law and order.
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