04 Oct 1889
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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1889
Page
1
A listing in The Kimball Graphic presents an official directory segment detailing ships. The brief entry names vessels likely familiar to the period and conveys a registry or schedule context.
A long unreadable column mixes tales of a reclusive English bibliophile who banned clergy and women from his library, mentions New York toothpick thieves, fashion forecasts, and a ransom demand on a battleship. It also covers a judge’s historical document, misfired naval exploits, and odd anecdotes about China, London fashion, and a Virginia theft incident.
News commentary notes Wanamaker's plan to employ the postal department to aid Western Union Telegraph in night message delivery for a small postage surcharge. The piece recalls prior attempts by Bates and the Baltimore absorption, showing a pattern of using public mail to bolster private telegraph delivery as a repeat of past experiments.
Sept 2 reports a brutal attack at Sunred Heart convent where Sister Cuumitle was beaten in a hallway and left unconscious. The assailant, Terre Haute resident Mir Tay, pursued her after transfer and hid near the convent. She remains in hospital in extremely dangerous condition as investigators pursue the case.
A junk-filled clipping outlines a pension investigation, Tanner's confidential letter made public, and deputies accused of improper actions. It notes revisions to pension rulings, scrutiny of Deputy Commissioner Smith, and a tense inquiry into who leaked and how the letter was obtained, with references to General Brown and internal Washington discussions.
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