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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1890
Page
2
An English doctor reports over thirty cases of headache and facial neuralgia cured by snuffing powdered salt up the nose. Wisconsin's supreme court rules the Bible must not be read in public schools.
After 40 years of Mormon rule, Salt Lake City confronts a peculiar accounting crisis as officials reveal only a few sets of books that even the most expert bookkeeper cannot balance.
The Eye Opener in Louisiana is about to suspend. The editor says he succeeded in opening the readers eyes but failed to open their pockets.
The article notes Connecticut Stretch about 90 miles long and 70 wide, yet with dense rail lines it claims travel within the state could total nearly 1 000 miles without leaving borders or repeating routes.
A long serving clergyman advertises his complete set of 700 sermons covering all subjects and suitable for any locality. He asks for one dollar per sermon if the entire lot is purchased as a lump sum.
The wife of W. E. Curtis of Washington owns a curious necklace made from human eyes taken from Peruvian mummies. The eyes were polished and set in the current jewelry design.
In a Texas courtroom the defendant in a murder case was shot by the victim’s friends. The judge dodged bullets as several people were struck during the exchange.
W. J. Pessington of Tiffin Ohio reports a yearling calf born without a tail and lacking a tail at present. The calf, disturbed by flies last summer, would lie down and roll around and showed no pleasure in its surroundings.
The article explains a quick test for authentic paper money using two parallel lines visible when held to light. It notes the red and blue silk threads embedded in real bills and claims counterfeit notes lack these features.
Evizapeta Peister of Sidney Colorado was pronounced dead by a doctor and her relatives were summoned. She revived during discussions of the sudden death, spoke, recovered, and is out of danger.
Mexico, perhaps the richest minerals nation, enjoys a climate unmatched in its latitude and prospers under good governance. It has not endured a revolution in ten years, a notable span for a Spanish American state.
Austria produces paper from corn husks and fabric from the same fiber after boiling in alkali. If developed in the United States, the corn belt would profit from a material now treated as waste, much as cotton seeds once were valued.
The article notes that Tus imposes no tea tax unlike other nations and critiques foreign leaf imports. It claims nine tenths of tea shipped to Tus from England and Canada is low quality. It states Tus consumes about 79,000,600 pounds annually with 42,000,000 pounds from Japan.
The Government Printing Office races to fill a record order 18 million blanks for 40 thousand enumerators. Fifteen thousand sheets of paper are needed with twenty presses operating around the clock for six weeks to complete the work beginning in May.
The new aqueduct siphon for New York's water supply is hailed as a remarkable hydraulic achievement. It carries water 307 feet beneath the Harlem River, offering advantages over stone or steel ducts and improved protection from foreign attack despite higher cost.
The notice warns that enumerators will survey households next summer and anyone refusing to answer faces a $30 fine. The head of family should provide information, but an adult family agent may supply it if the head is absent. It cautions against trying to dodge the law.
Washington reports claim Bridget Sween, longtime servant, confessed to setting the February 3 blaze that killed Secretary Tracy, his wife, daughter, and a Swiss maid. She allegedly saturated dining room panels and stair areas with kerosene, lit parlor gas, then left for church. No motive given beyond possible insanity.
Mr Healy urged Dublin that the Conservative land purchase bill should be rejected due to the likely rise of Mr Gladstone and a harsh land policy. A circulating rumor claimed Miss Susan B. Anthony planned a Wyoming move to pursue a U S senate seat when statehood arrives. she dismissively called it a joke.
The report lists a burned grand church near Apledorn by the Hague, flooding at Skipwith Mississippi, a missing Edward Happy after mountain travel near Cheyenne, two men in New Harmony Indiana expected to die, and the death of G Gordon Adams in Los Angeles from a pistol wound. It notes severe Mississippi flooding with seven miles of levee overflow and a large number of distressed residents, including Whites and Blacks, as stocks and people face starvation amid widespread devastation.
A roundup notes robberies and murders across Ohio New York Minnesota Nebraska and Maine. Cases include a Bluffton farmer robbed of 1550, a New York tailor killing a prowling thief, and a Minnesota murder convict granted a new trial. Other items cover arson, embezzlement, jailings, and a political assassination plot confession.
A wide range of international items are reported. Otalonia Spain sees a 4000 worker strike while Brazil braces for middling coffee exports around 150000 tons. Russia student unrest traced to Siberian outrages. Paris faces impending meat famine and abattoir tensions over foreign cattle.
A newborn in New Brunswick New Jersey awoke and cried while an onlookers restored to apparent life after an awake period over the body. The infant is expected to recover.
The Nation notes a WCTU appeal for money to back the Nebraska November vote on prohibition or high license. Other items include dock strike disputes in Liverpool, Rio Janeiro garrison disaffection, a Milwaukee post office clerk’s dismissal, a Philadelphia leprosy case, a severe Kansas Missouri storm, light eastern snow, and a Philadelphia jurist’s mockery of kissing the Bible during oath taking. The judge condemns the practice as a relic of idolatry and a dirty book.
Western market quotations show Warat No 2 spring at 79 79%e and No 2 red at 79. Conn No 2 at 28 76, oats No 2 at 21% 22e, barley No 2 at 55 57e, flax at 1.48. Western creamery butter 24c, creamery 20 22c, eggs 14 44. In St Paul wheat No 1 hard 79 80c, No 1 Northern 78 79c, No 2 Northern 75 77c. Corn No 3 25 26c, oats No 2 mixed 21 22c, rye 32 33c. Ground feed 11.25 11.75. Hay upland prairie 6.75 7.25, timothy 8. Butter 20 22c, dairy 15 18c. In Minneapolis wheat No 1 hard 80c, No 1 Northern 78 79c, No 2 Northern 75 77c. Prints and flour prices listed along with patents and superfine ranges. Milwaukee shows butter 16 18c, eggs 14c. Market notes include numerous grain and dairy quotations across multiple midwestern cities.
A Russian man hired a local assassin in the Caucasus for £30 total to kill a foe, but the plan failed and the killer produced two ears, exposing a fraud scheme. The employer seeks £32 10s and £20 refunded, with a court case to follow in Tiflis per the London Telegraph report.
In 1857 William Parker a 26 year old Liverpool sailor fell from the William and Mary near the Mersey and was presumed lost. His widow remarried near Montreal where a new suitor had been found. Parker later reappeared having been rescued by a Portuguese ship bound for South America and planned to reunite with his family before sailing again.
An Indiana farmer, hoping for a high price, seeded a fake natural gas find by dumping diseased eggs in a sink and telling a Chicago buyer he had found gas. The buyer bought low, dug into the sink hole, and reportedly uncovered a rich gas deposit, while the farmer faced a guilty conscience.
Mrs Waxter James worries about Tommy after he stayed awake through the sermon and answered devoutly as if the preacher. She suspects he may be forming a gang of local hoodlums or planning a Shivaree tomorrow night.
A landlord taunts a delinquent tenant by saying he played football in college and is a quarterback, implying repeated late rent payments. The exchange highlights a humorous knock at the tenant’s past athletic role.
News from Vicassure Mississippi reports the Mississippi flood advancing south from Skipwith crevasse. Mayersville Fitler Hayes are surrounded and may go under, while the Evergreen reports cattle removed and people safe. The Bedford levee near Madison parish shows rapid caving within seventy five feet.
The City of Paris, towed by Aldersgate, malfunctioned after a low pressure cylinder broke in the starboard engine. Passengers evacuated to deck as water flooded engine rooms. heroic actions by the second engineer helped avert disaster. Tug assistance and convoy efforts followed as the ship drifted 216 miles west of Fastnet.
Two boys discover the dismembered remains of a woman in the Missouri river near Leavenworth Kansas. Police identify the body as Julia Mettman wife of German immigrant Mettman. Police report a missing money claim and no immediate emotion from the husband who reported her disappearance.
Police learn of a separation-then-reconciliation between a husband and wife. The mother was last seen leaving a neighbor’s home Sunday evening. A blood trail appeared on the sidewalk. the husband is suspected of killing her Sunday night, dismembering the body Thursday, and dumping remains in the river during a heavy storm.
The British sealing schooner Pathfinder was towed into Port Townsend by the US revenue cutter Corwin after being found with a disabled rudder at Neagh bay Washington. It was detained pending instructions from Washington and later ordered released by Assistant Secretary Tichenor. Negotiations over Behring Sea rights continue between the United States and Britain with officials saying the release does not prejudice any side.
In Raxeien North Carolina a jury acquitted Father Boyle at 11:50 pm after a tense trial. The judge warned against demonstrations but hundreds cheered as Boyle was declared not guilty and escorted to safety at the rectory with Father Charles of the Sacred Heart.
A representative warned that although the house may pass more public building bills than ever, appropriations will be cut on many. He predicted the house will pass few senate bills and the senate few house bills, with many bills stripping the appropriation clauses to curb expenditures.
Dispatches report slim hopes for irrigation appropriations as Maj. Powell of the geological survey and Senator Plumber of Kansas clash over appointments. Plumber opposes Powell and any irrigation funding, arguing Powell’s involvement blocks aid. Despite vast arid lands, quarrels threaten irrigation prospects in the Northwest.
The weekly weather crop bulletin reports generally favorable conditions in Dakota Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska with the storm of the 27th bringing much needed moisture. Winter wheat appears less damaged by recent freezes than first estimated and wheat conditions have improved, while Oregon reports a backward season and overly wet ground for emergence yet winter wheat remains in good condition.
Julius Smith is charged with the crime and Anbe Bergen with aiding it. Morris Reubens and Edgar Smith are accused as accessories after the fact. Witnesses saw men in Reubens’s second-hand clothing store with a lamp before the blaze started at midnight.
Eugene Decker of Aupurn New York son of a piano manufacturer was arrested near Moravia for burglary and larceny. He was found in the haymow of his grandfather Isaac Storm after being tracked from the Locke store Stewart and White. A quantity of stolen property was recovered. Decker had been living in the city and acted as an agent for musical instruments.
The Brazilian nabob Baron Fereau, famed for frugality, reportedly buys the Manx Hotel in Rio de Janeiro after a breakfast incident. He challenged hotel practice by ordering a second veal cutlet and dismissing the head waiter, declaring himself master of the hotel.
An attentive ear is the desire of the wise man. Do not extend your hand to receive and withhold repayment when due. A stubborn heart brings sorrow while the wicked sin upon sin. Avoid unnecessary curiosity for more is shown than men grasp. Many are deceived by vain opinions and evil suspicion overturns judgment.
The Senate approved Senator Davis's dependent pension bill amid several failed amendment efforts. The measure creates pensions for dependent parents of deceased soldiers and sailors, sets eligibility, and limits payments to twelve dollars monthly for disability cases. It also details widow and minor child provisions, limits on double pensions, and penalties for unlawful claims or fees.
Greenville Mississippi endures a severe flood as the north levee gives way at noon flooding the city and surrounding plantations. Three breaks send water toward Yazoo County while two men and a black man drown in a skiff collision. communications are down and reports from engineers vary on depth.
A three month spree by a gang of safe crackers targets country hamlets in southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois. They strike post offices depots and stores, often twice weekly, stealing cash jewelry and securities, with notable hits at Adams Express depot Darlington Platteville and Dubuque.
Loot worth thousands from safes in Hazel Green Georgetown Freeport Mineral Point Darlington Monroe Potosi points to two men posing as nursery agents. They used a two wheel gig with a bay horse, rented a Dubuque cottage with two women posing as wives. Officers tracked them. a cache of stamps found, but the pair eluded capture.
The public lands committee heard arguments from Representative Carter Captain Bon telle and others in favor of the senate bill to protect Yellowstone National Park. Archibald Rogers Theodore Roosevelt and Arnold Hague urged limits on railway rights of way while debating a boundary amendment tying the park to Wyoming and Montana lines. The proposed border would allow rail access to Cooke City via the Clark’s Fork route but keep Soda Butte canon outside the park. The committee generally supported the amendment, with Holman as a possible exception.
Ex-chancellor Prince Bismarck greeted three thousand Hamburg residents at Friedrichsruhe. A torchlight procession of 1100 boreers, bands along the lake and castle, and responses from Dr. Nolte marked the event. Tomorrow’s birthday celebrations were announced and Dresden resignation comments stirred public interest.
In Newark two workers were fatally stabbed in a factory attack by a man known as Fiddler Smith. George Hastings died in hospital and Frederick Butler was mortally wounded. Smith was subdued and police summoned.
A two story brick house at 1428 Washington Boulevard was demolished with battering rams and crowbars. A rear frame barn was also razed, leaving debris. Mrs. Mary F. Miller accuses police of inaction and says her late husband’s relatives harass her. No arrests reported. Patrol Sergeant Taylor of Warren Avenue station named in allegation.
A blaze at St Josephs Catholic convent on Greenfield avenue destroyed the entire building and contents. Seventy two occupants escaped with injuries to Sister Blanker a nurse candidate Rose Minet and Mary Werner among others. two firemen injured by collapsing walls. Loss estimated at 70000 with 25000 insured.
London reports a probable May 5 Albert Hall reception for Henry M. Stanley by the Royal Geographical Society with the Duke of Beaker presiding and the Prince of Wales expected to attend. Stanley will describe expedition results and receive a gold medal. A later society banquet is planned.
In the Senate and House actions tackle the Sherman anti trust bill and amendments. A Sioux treaty funding package seeks 1.63 million for reservations, schools, and rations. The Chicago World’s Fair bill advances with 1893 postponement shifted, while pensions and river projects draw steady votes.
The Victoria of the Peninsular and Orient line, homeward from Australia, halted engines near Aden after a male passenger in a fit leaped overboard. A tackle failure sent thirteen crew overboard. sharks attacked two seamen and the jumper, all three men killed. A second boat rescued eleven sailors. waters reddened by blood were left around the scene. St James Gazette reports.
A contract was signed for a Flood family mausoleum in Laurel Hill cemetery. The California granite structure will cost at least $100000, mimic Jay Gould and Crocker family tombs, and take about a year with a large workforce. It will be thirty two by twenty feet, twenty feet high, with twenty eight columns and a ten foot eight inch cella, finished with a mirrored interior.
A Canadian Englishwoman used a large pair of tongs to subdue a buck antlered into her washing line. With no men nearby she faced fear with household tools, driving the deer away in a five minute struggle and crying afterward.
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