Brainerd News Briefs and Minnesota Election Notes
The Minneapolis boom company faces a factional split with two officer sets. Manitoba road Northern division HQ moved from Fergus Falls to Barnesville. Chicago mayor Carter Harrison wins re election by 334, with GOP challenging. Manterville Democrats lament municipal ticket defeat amid rumors of rum and republicanism.
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Minneapolis
Manitoba Road
Fergus Falls
Barnesville
Carter Harrison
Chicago
Manterville
St. Paul
Gold found near Bismarck turns to granular rock
A specimen hailed as gold near Bismarck is analyzed as amalgam of granite, porphyry, feldspar, gneiss, hornblende, iron, mica and yellow pyrites with no gold or silver detected.
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Bismarck
War between England and Russia grows inevitable
Report confirms battle between Russians and Afghans. Wheat prices rise six points in Chicago on the latest developments.
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England
Russia
Chicago
Journal for Odd Fellows Would Benefit State and Order
Prominent Odd Fellows in this region discuss publishing a state journal. It would provide news, create a permanent record of events, and serve as a bond of fellowship within the order.
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Odd Fellows
Order
A New Party and the Old Democrats Dividing
Reports circulate that President Cleveland aims to reshape the Democratic Party by appointing progressive leaders from both regions. The theory suggests he favors magwumpism and hopes to form a majority of progressive Democrats and bolting Republicans within four years, sidelining old-liners.
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Cleveland
Northern Pacific to Start Pokegama Branch Grading Amid Bids
The Northern Pacific plans immediate grading on the Pokegama branch awaiting bid figures while frost remains. Three miles of grading are done, with work also starting on a West Superior union depot for all head of the lake passenger trains. After completion, Brainerd trains will reach West Superior via Pokegama, then across the trestle to Superior and on to Ashland.
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Northern Pacific
Pokegama
Union
West Superior
Brainerd
St. Louis River
Superior
Ashland
Grant learns Ward’s scheme nets him large profits
Albany correspondent recounts Gen. Ulysses S. Grant detaching from Ferdinand Ward. Ward offers a windfall profit, presenting Grant with a 1.5 million dollar check and then concessions. Grant declines cashing the full amount and accepts a smaller sum instead.
New Democratic Organ Emerges in Fergus Falls
Robert Miller a prominent Democratic politician has bought the Fergus Falls Telegram and will run it as a Democratic paper. The paper began as a Kincaid organ but supported the Republican ticket. St Paul Democrats are said to be interested and it will likely serve the Fifth District as its organ.
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Ferrous Fall
Robert Miller
Ergus Falls
St. Paul
Montana Express Robbed by Uniformed Cowboys
Brake man Schults recalls a Montana division incident near Iles City where a band of about a dozen cowboys boarded a No. 3 passenger train at dusk. They assaulted the conductor, tied passengers, shot out lights, and bet among themselves while tormenting a Swede passenger and others on board.
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Montana
Schults
Northern Pacific
Union Depot
Andrews
Whyley
Colby
Iles City
Skating Rinks and Roller Gossip Run Through Towns
A fragmentary humor piece notes roller rinks spreading, church conversions to rinks, and satire on skaters. It mentions an Ohio professor jailed for bigamy, a Louisville curiosity about a 20 year old girl, and Thomas Gallagher fined $10 for running a rink without a license.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Louisville
Kentuky State Journal
Thomas Gallagher
Glencoe
Duluth criticizes Brainerd and Northwestern rail push
F Finley of Duluth denounces Brainerd and Northwestern rail officials for ordering a special county election on aid to their road. He predicts an adverse vote and warns the Duluth and Winnipeg railroad grant could transfer to Brainerd if not built in three years. The Brainerd group aims to delay public aid for a year, hoping to block the newer line.
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Duluth
Brainerd and Northwestern Railroad
St. Louis
F. Finley
Brainerd
Winnipeg
Brainerd and
Northwestern
Winai- Pee
New York Tribunes Tartar Refining Breakthrough
The New York Tribune reports a breakthrough in refining cream of tartar to remove lime and impurities. Royal Baking Powder Company develops a 100 percent pure process, producing tartar for medicines and Royal Baking Powder, with Brooklyn facilities now the world’s largest tartar refinery.
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New York Tribune
New York State Board of Health
Chaidler and Love
Royal Baking Powder Company
Europe
America
New York Tartar Co
Brooklyn
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