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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1894
Page
3
A garbled collection of outdated and incoherent snippets covers world events and oddities. It mentions taxes in Germany, ancient figures, European law history, a queen regent’s eyesight, and various misquoted science and geography items.
United Press reports from a city interview with Prof Leyden on the czars grave kidney trouble and heart weakness. He weighs about 200 pounds and is said to suffer granulated contraction of the kidneys with possible diabetes in preliminary stages. Recovery depends on calm, sleep, fresh air, and good digestion, with long duration of illness and uncertain results. Regency questions were raised but no regent appointed, car affairs to be directed without the title.
The piece argues for year round open country schools with student led gardens parks and landscape learning. It cites summer open hours as a path to rural taste and depopulation prevention, recalling a historic teacher who created a school garden and laments a district losing such talent to richer offers.
A freight train derailed and ran away down Saluda mountain near Asheville at 6 AM. Engineer, fireman, and conductor were injured. one brakeman reportedly killed. rescue teams and authorities responding as wreckage spread for miles.
Reports from Sioux Falls detail Samuel W. Cook Kalin of Dix Ill and Samuel W. Conk a U S Navy sailor injured in Valparaiso Chile. Indemnity paid by Chile. Conk returned to work on the port office building but later died from further injuries after a fall. Disbarment proceedings against attorneys Donovan and Glover heard with no evidence presented.
Brooklyn light heavyweight Joe Cushing was knocked out in the eighth round of a local bout near Sioux Falls at an early morning event. Penny Gallagher trained the winner, with the match held at the rally ground eight miles from town. a purse of 8250 was awarded to the victor.
An excerpt discusses elderly Mexican soap tokens used as currency in interior cities, valued at fractions of a cent in the United States, with high grade soaps reserved for the rich. It notes these ancient money pieces circulated for cleaning and barter, while contrasting with modern monetary forms and mentioning paper for Bank of England.
Japanese ships and transports totaling about seventy vessels moved into the Gulf of Pechili marching with warships escorting them. The expeditionary force is believed to number around 100000 men under Field Marshal Count Oya, departing from Dirosim in September.
The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed lower rulings in the Peter Donn will case involving Thomas Dean and Catherine A. Allee and Sarai A. Peasdale. The decision affects la nd in Superior and Duluth tied to inherited fortunes valued around 379000 dollars. Thomas Dean died without heirs, while the sisters remained entangled in the contested properties and taxes.
An assortment of dispatches from London to Yokohama describe Japan's war aims and potential quick finish, with reports of Chinese resistance and troop movements near the Yalu river. Notices include alleged Japanese capture of Che Foo, naval orders, and Seoul garrison concerns, alongside unrelated cultural notes and local items.
A runaway tug boat Tacoma owned by Fite-Simons Connell Dredging caused chaos on the main river near Paulin street. It rammed a dock, sending lumber and schooners adrift, broke piles, shattered staging, and injured no one. engines were stopped and the vessel suffered only minor damage to its bow.
Two workers were killed and many injured by a water pipe explosion at the SiMfuola Steel World in Chicago. Fragments flew in all directions, signaling a deadly accident. The incident prompted safety warnings and investigations into factory practices.
Chicago Cycling club members Br Lorin and F A Pudgets with William Al Breckenridge plan an unprecedented circumnavigation. They depart from Chicago tomorrow, follow a route to San Francisco then Australia via the Pacific, visit Ceylon, Constantinople, Palestine, Arabia, Suez, Morocco, and Gibraltar before returning to New York and Chicago.
An advertisement extols Royal Baking Powder as the purest and strongest, promising the finest flavor and light texture in baked goods. Dr. Haines of Rush Medical College endorses Royal as the purest and strongest baking powder known.
The article recounts Grover Cleveland’s ancestry and family links to Anne Neal of Cleveland, notes a 1828 birth, and describes early life scenes in New Jersey and New York, including remarks about his mother and influential relatives. It weaves in a vivid scene at a public house with Colonel Pritchard and local merchants, and mentions ads for Tonics and a Solowon aqueduct project in another city.
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