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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1898
Page
2
A fragmented report outlines shocking scenes of a notorious figure known as KimbalD and peers, detailing public spectacle, alleged violence, and sensational imagery. It mentions reform, urban crowd dynamics, and the era’s fascination with crime and punishment amid industrial-era press tone.
A Delaware and Hudson freight train struck a streetcar near the west end of the Harrison River bridge, killing eighteen of the thirty passengers aboard. The crash tore the motorman and many riders into mangled fragments as survivors were ferried to local hospitals. Identified dead include Archif Campeaux and Edward Harney. numerous injuries and a large civic turnout followed the catastrophe.
Major General John R Brooke and his staff have completed about two thirds of a trek across Puerto Rico toward San Juan. He entered Tiopedras and established headquarters while receiving hospitality from Captain General Mavina. Locals and Spanish troops greeted the Americans with cordial ceremonies as Brooke’s column moved through Cayey and Caguas, with no public display of emotion.
Sept. 7 Meridian records a street duel between Jee Finner and Algek Webb. Finner and Webb drew revolvers in a jewelry store, Webb retreated and Finner pursued. Webb shot three times, Finner wounded, daughter of Finner injured as shots rang out. Webb later died. Finner believed dead, then saved by citizen intervention. Webb had married Finner’s daughter, fueling long standing feuds.
A fragmented dispatch notes a request for international peace proposals and a press plan to publish war poems. It mentions government deliberations, a conference topic, and a quirky exchange about posting poems and a grass widow's inquiry about new hay, reflecting a surreal, multi‑topic fragment from a larger report.
Albany Sept 7 Governor Slack Superintendent of Insurance Pain Superintendent of Public Works Aldridge and Charles E Prancis editor of the Troy Lines held a conference concluding Governor Black would not seek renomination until the final ballot of the convention is counted.
San Francisco dispatch reports three new typhoid cases at the division hospital. Private A H McCune of Company J Second Ore Iron volunteers died of typhoid. Patients include Private William Haven of Company I Twenty third United States Infantry Sergeant Alfred B Pray and Private Ishia Dorn of Company H Fifty First Town.
Steam ship from Portland arrived from St Michael's with treasure estimated at one and a half to two million dollars. There were about forty miners aboard, nearly all with gold dust and nuggets.
Secretary Alger directed an immediate investigation into reports that Private Hugh Parrett died after a hospital denial, amid public outrage in Ohio. He also sought explanations for alleged neglect within the army and questioned the treatment of officers and their women in command.
Madrid dispatch reports General Judenes ad interim governor of the Philippines, answering inquiries on affairs, states that Spain would need a 60,000 man army and vast materiel to sustain sovereignty over the islands. The Spanish Cortes opened with routine business and a debate on censorship and decree powers. Protests from journalists and senators followed, with adjournment after government resistance to penban action. Reports of gendarmerie actions near Barcelona describe arrests of armed bands as troops pursue fugitives.
The steam er Lewiston carrying nearly 200 sick soldiers, bound from Montauk Point to Boston, was wrecked off Point Judith. One hundred thirty-five men were moved to a lighter in the breakwater and brought ashore around midnight. Many sailors are not expected to survive the exposure.
Sept 7 Twenty seven men were taken to Camp Black hospital Long Island with typhoid and other fevers. Twelve are seriously ill with typhoid or related illnesses. No deaths in 24 hours. Most cases traced to Two Hundredth regiment from New York area. Conditions described as stable with good drainage and hilly terrain aiding isolation.
A 17 year old girl from St. Louis, who had come with Frank Linderman, was killed by Linderman at a Grnaveyse Tory Inge house. The murderer, Linderman, is dying from a gunshot wound in the city hospital. The girl had declared her intent to leave Linderman. her sister and Linderman’s parents also reside in St. Louis.
Bennington departs to Pago Pago Bay per Mare Island reports. Henneton will survey the coast then relieve Martin at Concord, with dispersal to Mare Island and Daylight docks. A confused secondary tale mentions a wife, children, and a patriotic American woman Sue, with an unclear connection to the naval actions.
Amid reports from Jamestown NR D about a 23-4 inch diameter well 7,476 feet deep officials weigh a second well to assure fire protection and electric power for a city expanding with farms, mills, and factories. Nearby Valley City eyes a public plant to supply power and mitigate rising costs for Jamestown.
British forces under General Kitchener crushed the khalifa's army near Omdurman opposite Khartoum. Cavalry and Egyptian troops broke the dervish line with heavy fire and a final charge by the Twenty first Lancers. numerous dervish deaths and captives followed. Reports describe the field as a vast, brutal engagement with the British suffering minor losses while destroying the mahdist force.
Emperor William attended a Waterloo commemoration in Hanover with British and Prussian troops. He praised colonial and national war bonds, recalled arms camaraderie at Waterloo, noted a recent English Africa victory, and led cheers for Queen Victoria.
A violent storm hit Terre Haute Indiana yesterday at noon, uprooting trees and blowing down houses. Thunder and lightning accompanied the wind. no serious injuries reported, though a physician was briefly stunned by a bolt near his home as stock and buildings in the surrounding area suffered damage.
Reports list Milvares Oliver G. McCook of Company Ty Pitty First Tow a, and Dneoby Fi of Company A Twenty third Infantry among those who died since Sunday. Six patients have died in the division hospital from typhoid and meningitis with others ill from malaria and influenza. twenty in hospital, four on furlough, and four at other hospitals.
The fragmentary report mentions no fatalities and references damaged Knights of Pythias properties and warnings from watts. It is unclear what event caused the damage and which locations or dates are involved. Further readable details are not available in the fragment.
Ryxwell Miorpe, noted cattleman of Wyombig, died after being thrown from a wagon near Tatak, Wyoming while en route from Liale to his cattle capeh at Tasyy Hide Hutte. Funeral plans include Madison, Wisconsin. Thorne of Chicago comments on the event. Interment in Madison follows the death, and early reports note the shock of the mishap as a factor.
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