New York Dinner For Twenty Five Adults In Blizzard
A New York dinner prepared for twenty five guests was enjoyed by two at the time of the blizzard in Brainerd Minnesota.
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1888
Page
2
A New York dinner prepared for twenty five guests was enjoyed by two at the time of the blizzard in Brainerd Minnesota.
A brass clock in York Pennsylvania is reported to be 140 years old and has not stopped for fifty years, yet it keeps good time, illustrating remarkable longevity and reliability.
At President Carnot’s Paris ball dressmakers stood near the doors to mend skirts torn in the crush, providing quick repairs as guests entered and mingled in the crowded event.
A historical note states villagers cure whooping cough in a Warwickshire England village by taking hair from the nape of a child, finely chopping it, spreading it on bread, and feeding it to a dog as a remedy.
The London Times depicts the Prince of Wales as having an unfortunate weakness for patronizing American cattle-drovers and prize-fighters, reflecting a critical view of his judgment and public image.
The daughter of Sir Donald Smith of the Canadian Pacific Railway presented by her father with a $2,000,000 check to mark her marriage in Montreal.
A funeral was conducted in Indiana for David Hampton of Richmond after a dynamite explosion destroyed him. Only a heel fragment with a sock piece and a rib fragment were recovered, leaving the body unidentifiable.
The elder, born in 1764, is identified as the oldest man in Germany and likely the world. He resides in the village of Hutta near Gnesen in Posen Province and shows no sign of aging.
John L Sullivan once drove a street car in Boston earning $2 a day. While in this job he was spotted by John B McCormick, sporting editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, who introduced him to the pugilistic world.
A new advance trick in Paris involves a hotelkeeper told to prepare apartments for a fictitious Mr. and to receive parcels for him. Boys are paid to deliver false parcels, likely to await the arrival of the non existent owner.
In the March issue of the Young Man, Rider Haggard asserts that authors write as others work, through persistent, meticulous, and exhaustive effort. He emphasizes the necessity of steady perseverance and careful practice in creating books.
Phil Armour, renowned pork man, regularly dines with heads of departments across his interests several times weekly. He uses the dinner hour to engage his executives and coordinate plans, finding it the best and most convenient time to connect with them.
In Devizes Wiltshire England announcements say a total lunar eclipse would be visible. A farmer and his wife with family arrived in town just before the event to witness the eclipse.
Two independent maiden ladies on a Georgia farm planned a fence and gathered rails for the project. Unknown parties took the rails, erected the fence by moonlight, and left the farm unaware of the benefactors who acted in kindness.
A grocery boy left his basket on the sidewalk for warmth as a blizzard battered New York. A flock of sparrows swarmed the basket, initially amusing him, then prompting him to drive off the birds and hurry away while the flock trailed him.
The article explains paper doors outperform wood as they do not shrink swell crack or warp. Constructed from two thick stamped panels glued and moulded then rolled, coated waterproof and fireproof, painted varnished and hung as usual.
Mr. Pridgins, an elderly preacher at High Shoals Georgia, will preach his own funeral sermon on the second Sunday in April. He has his son build a plain coffin, locked with a padlock, to be laid beside him in the church as friends and family wear mourning and hear tributes to his life.
A Michigan woman visiting Findlay with her mother became engaged to a local suitor. Friends revealed the groom was a burglar facing possible arrest and penitentiary time, halting the ceremony amid an exciting breakup.
Gen Black estimates 200 to 300 million dollars required to pay arrears if the limitation clause ends. Tweed argues to extend government pay period for Central Pacific debt. About 50 New York custom house clerks are discharged and salaries cut 15 percent to meet appropriations. Senate passes Yellowstone Park act amendments expanding eastern boundary by 2000 square miles and adding a magistrate for minor cases. Minnesota railroad board urges safety measures for coupling cars and braking, while Nelson opposes the Chippewa agreement and backs a House bill. Dawes introduces Red Lake Indian lands bill with funding for survey, mills, schools, and artisans.
Maj. Gen. Alfred H. Terry writes to the secretary of war reporting poor health and requests assignment before an army retiring board. The item accompanies other brief notices including deaths in New York and Ohio, a Northwest centennial commissioner appointment, and a planned double wedding in Mentor, Ohio.
The Missouri Raid Knobbers John Matthews William Walker and Wiley Matthews were sentenced to be hanged on May 15 for the murder of Charles Green and William Edens during a night raid in Christian county. Gov. Jackson pardoned seven Maryland judges and clerks of election sentenced to two years in prison for fraud at the polls. Merchants in St. Louis accuse William C. Bartle of criminal acts related to diseased cholera hogs but deny the charges against other pork packers. August Krakow killed his wife in Chicago and fatally shot himself. twelve family members reportedly died.
Telegraph column notes 75,000 homeless in Berlin from floods with property losses estimated at 400,000,000 marks. Other items report Hobson crisis easing but widespread destitution, and notes on Russian policy, Vatican relations, and Canadian coastal patrol plans.
The Record of Casualties notes New Hampshire experienced a minor earthquake shaking buildings and rattling windows and doors. At E L Atwood's place near Trempealeau Wisconsin a buzz saw exploded.
A young man named Lincoln, nineteen, from La Crosse county near Galesville, loses an arm and shatters another in a flood accident. In Poland the Vistula region reports 77 submerged villages, 30 000 homeless, 29 dead, and $50 million in damage. Gloucester vessels Emigrant Vesuvius Mabel Stoddard are listed as overdue with 45 lives presumed lost.
The Mississippi River portion of Lake Pepin and thawed snow lie over three feet thick on average. The lake likely won’t open before April 20. Governor Ross orders a special legislative session for April 16 after President Cleveland signs nearly one million dollar indemnity bill for Texas.
A confrontation in Chicago between striking switchmen and their replacements escalated into rioting after a freight transfer on the Northwestern tracks. A Kinzie street derailment followed by mob violence injured several Pinkerton guards and prompted a large collective meeting. A general boycott against Burlington freight was voted, signaling a shift in labor action and ending the St. Paul strike swiftly.
In a military affairs committee report the bill to grant aid to state soldiers is refined. It reduces coverage to inmates of state homes at 100 per year, lists 13,801 veterans in charitables, and notes limited national home capacity. Massachusetts and Wisconsin sums cited show large state expenditures.
The international council of women gathered in Washington with Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton presiding. Delegates include Mrs Alice Scatcherd of Edinburgh and Mme Isabelle Bogelot of France, Baroness Gripenburg of Helsinki, and Pundita Rambai from India. Clara Barton and others named to organize the council. Miss Anthony funds delegates and hotel and travel expenses, with expected reimbursement from receipts.
The funeral of Chief Justice Waite drew the president, cabinet, senators, justices, and a vast crowd as his bier was placed before the clerk’s desk. Clergy led an Episcopal service as officers, diplomats, and court officials paid final respects before the House and Senate adjourned.
Reports from Sonora Mexico say the Serls Indians from the Tiburen islands in the Gulf of California have crossed to the mainland and raided ranches. They number about three hundred, stand six feet four inches, and are described as cannibals who live on raw meat and use poisoned arrows. Acting Governor Carrot plans to send troops to halt their advances.
The latest pensions issued include Minnesota originals and widows with names and placements for James McLaughlin Minneapolis William Ingalls Spring Valley Charles Miller Hopkins Samuel Smith Money Creek Charles Dills Albert Lea Margaret widow of Sylvester Sweet Le Roy Mexican survivor Howard Shadinger Glencoe Dakota originals and widows with Daniel B Ross minor Frederick Kansas Illinois Dakota list Wisconsin originals and invalids with Sylvester Pease Wilcox James Hefferon Omro John Miles Hoar Gregory Schneider alias Frank Blement Wilton Valentine Rath Sheboygan William Davis Platteville John Melody Anton Huber National Military Home Christopher Albertson Darlington Restorations and reissues for Wales Ferrington Jr Ft Howard and increases for William H Chase Needah Charles Protenhour Green Bay William Helmholz Salona Reissues for George B McMillan Pine River Reissue for George B Hazen Madison Original widows Nancy Davenport Soldiers Grove Susan Potter Menasha Mexican survivors James Law Madison James Phelan Fond du Lac The House passed the Senate bill increasing the pension of Gen Francis P Blair.
At Keith & Perry's No 6 mine in Rich Hill Missouri a gas explosion as workers climbed a cage at noon trapped many men and burned others. Superintendent Sweeny led a rescue that saved some but likely half of about eighty five miners, many from Springfield Illinois.
The French chamber backed urgency for a revision bill by 268 to 247 despite government opposition, prompting the cabinet resignation and a scramble to form a Floquet-led ministry. Critics denounced the move as an appeal to the people and a threat to republican order while Boulangists seek popular backing against Gen. Boulanger.
Miss Cora Belle Fellows wed Chaska an Indian with a blotched face amid a ceremony by Rev Hanford an Episcopal missionary. The bride once taught at Fort Bennett in Dakota and spoke Sioux. Community alarm over Missouri River ice and flooding followed as Elk Point organized a relief effort after tracks and telegraph lines were washed out.
A white miner James King shot and killed Harrison Young and wounded Sam Headspath and Ben Easton after an armed mob of African Americans formed in North Leavenworth. King retreated to a waterworks pump house as the mob searched for him, escalating the confrontation.
Bay City police cornered King hiding under a stairway. He leaped out with a cocked revolver and was shot in the arm by Patrolman Street. An excited crowd believed he was killed resisting arrest and dispersed. King was hidden in a building until cavalry from Fort Leavenworth arrived and took him to the fort to avoid lynching.
Jay Gould releases an open letter to James Gordon Bennett, editor of the New York Herald, calling him libidinous and recounting a police incident in which Bennett was held at a house of ill fame. The letter portrays Bennett amid debauches and scandals and urges suppression of the story.
Warrantes sworn in Ashley Montana for two Kootenai Indians on murder charges. A mob overpowered guards, moved prisoners to the east bank, and claimed to “make good Indians” of them. They’re said to have aided a third Kootenai in killing three prospectors at Wolf Creek last June, beating survivors, burning bodies, and stealing six dollars, provisions, and two ponies. Chief Aenas of the Kootenais allegedly brokered a peace to hand over fugitives. An earlier July incident linked Ben Thompkins, Johnson, and Daniel McDonald to suspected killings.
The committee reported the Mills tariff bill with major changes in sugar and worsted provisions. The sugar rate drops from 22 to 20 percent, while the existing classification remains. The worsted relief clause delays its effect until the wool schedule takes effect. A farmers convention is planned for Topeka on May 1 to form a farmers’ trust.
Reports from Minnesota, Kentucky, Missouri, Alabama, Kansas and beyond describe a string of tragedies, crimes, political appointments, and natural disasters. Deaths from a coal mine explosion, a bridge watchman killed in Crookston, a domestic tragedy in Kansas City, and a wreck of the British Princess off Portugal are noted alongside political moves in Minnesota and a public debt reduction. Also covered are religious, legal and suffrage developments, and cultural notes from Paris to New York.
A renewed railroad strike tightens in Chicago with engineers firemen and switchmen refusing to handle Burlington freight cars. Reports say 50 engineers 50 firemen and 150 switchmen push for job discharges while Burrington shipments may halt western freight and livestock.
The Minnesota Farmers' Alliance executive committee in St Paul reaffirmed its February platform and endorsed Albert Scheffer for governor. They accuse state officials of lawbreaking, monopolistic favors, and ineffective laws while urging farmers to nominate leaders who support their principles. Scheffer's past record and current stance are cited as reasons for support.
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