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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1889
Page
2
In Norway researchers report that properly prepared snow banks absorb cannon fire, stopping projectiles after penetrating only a short distance. The finding suggests snow barriers can reduce ballistic impact when arranged correctly.
The English Treasury Department contemplates issuing £1 notes as a remedy for depreciation of the gold currency due to constant circulation.
Samuel Cummings of Boston leaned on a rail in his grain mill and sneezed violently enough to dislocate his shoulder. The incident occurred as he worked, with no other injuries reported.
Mr. Smith of Falls township in Co has purchased a coffin and tomb stone with delivery scheduled for the day of his death reflecting a cautious, unusual prudence in planning for the end of life.
Report says all leading figures in the French copper syndicate were financially wiped out by the collapse. The event leaves several executives ruined as creditors seek repayment and assets are liquidated.
In San Francisco a man and his wife were deemed insane due to heavy morphine and cocaine use and were committed to a hospital for the insane. The husband reportedly spent about five dollars daily on cocaine.
A Chicago man entered a shop to buy Ben She and grew upset when told the book does not exist. Police later learned he meant Ben Hur, revealing a humorous OCR like error in the tale.
A black boy near Camden Washington cried for a full day after losing a dollar belonging to his mother and died from exhaustion. The incident highlights tragedy caused by distress over a small possession.
A short note explains Capitan Cook's Australian discovery of the animal and a native response kan-ga-roo meaning I dont know. The tale frames the creature's name as a misinterpretation rather than a true etymology.
The Lehigh Valley road operates twelve trains fitted with telegraphic instruments to transmit messages while in motion. The system has seen notable success during wrecking train operations on the line.
A strange gas phenomenon in Montpelier Indiana shows six hours out of twenty four with minimum flow and six hours with maximum flow. The irregular cycle coincides with ocean tides and suggests a tidal influence on local gas pressure.
A colored nurse in McRae Georgia put a baby in a bureau drawer to amuse it. The baby screamed and the household grew excited and nearly smothered the child before someone opened the drawer.
The apparatus to be used in New York executions is described as an iron chair. Current will pass from arm to arm or from head to spine, with pole placement varying by subject and physician input.
In large New York jewelry houses daily five thousand dollars in gold is handled without weighing for workers, relying on employer honesty to prevent loss. Yet tobacco is locked up for fear that a thief would steal a neighbor’s tobacco even if he would not steal gold.
The Champs de Mars hosts an unprecedented carrier pigeon display with over 40,000 birds promised by Colombaphiles Francaises and allied societies. Pigeons will be released simultaneously to fly to France and the Continent as part of the Paris Exhibition preparations.
In Waterboro Maine David Scribner and his wife, both in their nineties, celebrate 65 years of marriage. Their family includes three children and many grandchildren, with four generations alive and no death in the line from the couple to their great grandchildren.
French government noted President Harrison's Monroe Doctrine avowal at his inauguration. The move halted a proposed French guarantee of the Panama Canal. Private enterprise abandoned the project as hopeless and the American stance likely blocks government involvement.
Five companies of troops are now in Oklahoma clearing out intruders amid President Harrison warnings to premature settlers. Secretary Windom moves into the Stanton house at 1325 I Street in Washington, a former war secretary's dwelling near Senator Sherman, with Senator Hoard as a longtime boarder.
Noting shipping opinion in New York on the Conserva loss, Henry Kanhardt disputes that ship foundered. He argues there may be multiple vessels lost, citing wreckage and white painted chairs and sofas as evidence they may belong to the Nanticoke rather than the Conserva, which reportedly carried different colors.
The column recounts Baker's Idaho indictment for bigamy and seven living wives, eight public floggings in Nebraska, a drunken attack in Wisconsin leaving a man near death, a log scam sentence in Taylor County, and abduction cases in Ohio and Iowa. It also notes resistance to a Granville saloon raid, a Sioux Falls shooting, a Chicago murder of Mrs. Short, and a Clackamas County desperado killed by a posse while resisting arrest.
Gov Mellette of Oak appoints McManima editor of the Free Press in Pierre and names territorial auditor F H Hagerty of Aber deen as immigration commissioner along with announced school boards at Rapid City and Spearfish. Murat Halstead, recently nominated for minister to Germany, is confined by erysipelas. Patrick Egan’s reception as minister to Chili faces scrutiny due to Chilean politics and church-state tensions.
Count Hoyos allegedly dueled Count Baitazze in a southern France village. France shifts to prosecute Gen. Boulanger while seeking delays in Patriotic League case for more information. Senate approves a high court of justice for plots against the state. Debates rise over Gen. Boulanger and Gen. Halstead nominations amid party splits.
State Attorney Longenecker says principal witness Nic Schneider fled Illinois and may be unavailable. Without key evidence, he prefers ending the case with McGarigle fined if he returns and pleads not guilty. Attorney suggests a $1,000 fine. Windom routes steamboat service applicants through clarified qualifications. Ensenada boundary dispute claims California gains and shifts Gulf boundary sixty miles south.
W A Harvey formerly employed by J W Lyon and once with E R C Clarkson of Toronto is jailed for embezzling 5000. Police find three murdered family members at his home in Toronto, including his daughters and wife, after he bought a revolver and fled toward Toronto. Harvey is arrested in Guelph by Detective Black as authorities pursue a possible insanity claim.
Three hundred delegates to the G A R encampment registered at Aberdeen and 200 delegates to the W R C. Hammond delivers annual address stating post reports need more attention and noting unchanged salaries for adjutant general and quartermaster general.
Dispatches report the American naval vessels Trenton Vandalia and Nipsic and German vessels Adler Olga and Eber driven on a reef in a violent storm and totally wrecked near Apia. Drowned crews include 55 Americans and 196 Germans. Nipsic officers and ship details are outlined in New York telegrams.
A well dressed man with a revolver robs the First National Bank in Denver, corners President Moffatt, demands $21000 in cash and gold, and escapes before authorities capture him. Detectives seek the suspect as a $2500 reward is offered.
The tribute recounts how Mr Bright, honored for courage consistency and eloquence, shaped political life to higher standards. It praises his purity of language, independence from office, and global advocacy across Ireland India and America, underscoring his lasting impact on national character and moral leadership.
The body of a Jewish peddler, missing three months, was found in a Turnerville pond with a rope about the waist. Joseph Hillman, once a host, was jailed as a suspected killer after moving away and displaying sudden wealth. Blood-stained floors and a lowered price pack boosted the murder theory.
Chicago and surrounding markets show mixed quotes for wheat corn and oats with No 2 red wheat around 94 to 95 cents, No 2 corn about 43 to 46 cents, oats near 24 to 27 cents, and flour, pork and lard prices listed. Butter eggs and cheese also noted with varied regional quotes and delivery points.
Navy dispatches recount the Apia storm that sank German ships Adler and Eber and damaged Olga while US ships Trenton Vandalia and Nipsic suffered heavy losses. Officers Schoonmaker Sutton and Paymaster Arms among those noted. 200 men to be sent home as requested.
A Baltimore note recounts ministerial remarks at Grace church about sextons. It praises a skilled sexton as essential to church success while contrasting fidgety lazy and vain sextons with the ideal pillars of church life.
The Minnesota Senate submitted a measure to put the question of constitutional prohibition to a future election. A homestead exemption bill was introduced allowing up to 5000 in value to be protected from seizure, with appraisers determining value. The House adjournment conflict and railroad fee bills dominated activity with reapportionment changes and compensation provisions for legislators. The week featured county option proposals, heavy lobbying debates, and various measures on liquor, agriculture, and state finances.
A compact note extols the progress of advertising led by Warner’s Safe Cure from Rochester. It states ads educate readers, elevate local fame to public esteem, and claim kidney health as the root of many diseases including consumption and nervous disorders. It emphasizes the advertiser’s role in public opinion and useful information amid promotion.
The Metropolitan reports a five story building where electric motors on each floor are powered by a central dynamo of seventy five horsepower in the cellar. No shafts or belting are visible as electricity replaces steam, with workmen controlling power via individual switches. Four motors employ eighty men in total, and the system promises efficiency and far reach.
A Portland reader with经验 in English and Scottish shepherding confirms the Oregonian story about a dog sorting ewes and wethers by ear marks. He notes dogs already select marked sheep from mixed drives and says market markings like red or blue paint aid this, with pups trained alongside markings.
An eye witness recalls a French tale in which a woman enters Chartreuse wearing male attire beside her master. The disguise fools a lay monk guiding curious visitors until she asks for her husband, triggering her removal by servants who wheel her away in an old arm chair.
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