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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1886
Page
2
The article surveys financial measures and national funding, noting Treasury deposits, redeeming bank circulation, and September gains. It also reports on the queen regent decree toward manumission and outlines 1865 emancipation timeline, plus tobacco trade data from Danville and Lynchburg with large leaf sales and warehouse figures.
The columns report political turmoil around Cleveland era policy and rising antiarchy fears. It notes a bridge project near Pittsburg and a dangerous fire in Eastport causing substantial damage, with other items including congress nominations, labor strikes, and a hospital outbreak.
The report surveys international tensions involving Russia and Turkey, noting reoccupation aims and proclamations, while detailing a European medical outbreak, German arms conversion, and a string of political and legal developments across the United States and Canada. It also covers a Buffalo windstorm, public officials’ finances, indictments, and a sensational murder trial at Hackettstown.
Prairie fires across Benson county destroyed hay and grain in hundreds of tons. Cattle losses were reported near the Missouri, while towns like Wichi and Menno saw barns and shops burned and individuals injured or killed. Officials noted extensive property damage and ongoing investigations.
Geary of Chicago sharply defended the conviction of anarchists, outlining the alleged plot to overturn the government through social revolution. He described the use of explosives and firearms, self‑preparation for violence, and conspiratorial writings as evidence of intent to incite murder and upheaval. The discussion centered on intent and participation in Dessan’s death.
A heated hospital board session over a dying policeman's condition ends when Matthews calls for an autopsy to resolve medical disputes. The remark triggers laughter and closes further discussion, with autopsy deemed the subject for study by Dr. Matthews, as reported by the New York Mail and Express.
A Mexican paper contends that without Texas the United States would dominate Mexico, while Texas if independent could defend itself. It notes Americans in Mexican jails, claims white Americans face Mexican prejudice, and suggests the US has failed to protect Texans. Don Hidalgo and Washington connections are mentioned.
A fragmented claim traces Bright's disease to social inequity, recounting an origin tale in which John Bright born in IS and a 24 year old figure from Holy Ind pursued remedies. It alleges fashionable classes hoarded cures while the poor suffered, noting prize mentions in Paris and Philadelphia for merit and disease in the context of class bias. The text cites Zi Nye in Boston Globe as a source.
Philadelphia Times reports smoke seen rising from crevices on Chimney Rock Mechanicstown Maryland along Blue Ridge after Charleston earthquake. John D Miller hotel keeper aided inquiry. locals noticed blue haze and venting fissures suggesting recent geologic activity near summit.
A Pall Mall Gazette report on H Hicks 1884 findings of pre glacial man in North Wales caverns. Details the exploration by Hicks and colleagues, the Beitighadabution grant to extend study, and prompts that deposits beneath glacial layers indicate early human presence prior to pleistocene mammal occupation in Gilwydh area through recent excavations and sand bed analysis.
The fragment details Emerson explaining his mode of centering thought through a thought book. He notes taking thoughts from walks in woods or roadside, recording them in a notebook, and later writing essays by freely using and adapting those thoughts into new forms.
A fragmentary reminiscence describes a vivid scene of racing and fire, noting the expression print the town red as originating with old steamboatmen. The piece links painted tires, blaze effects, and rapid events to a bygone festival in Pittsburgh Dispatch context.
A Bridgeport New York Sun correspondent reports an undertaker visiting a neighboring townhouse at midnight to prepare a coffin. An assistant, entering the upper chamber, awoke two sleeping women as a burglar allegedly seized a candle and fled, leaving the scene in a mix of fear and humor. The household remained somber yet lighthearted about the odd disturbance.
A garbled excerpt features Uncle Billy and the President’s car in a satirical exchange. Characters discuss fish, division, and manners in a humorous, political-tinged tableau with unclear origin or setting.
A garbled excerpt shows Madam Parventie seeking architectural advice for a costly real estate project. An architect questions a plan as she insists on features around the house. A stray line mentions a dog bite, a scar, and a cryptic hydro phase, all amid nonsensical garble.
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