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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1889
Page
2
Brainerd Dispatch reports a sea monster like devil fish about twenty feet long attacked a boat off Victoria British Columbia and nearly threw the crew overboard. Allegan County Michigan millers face accusations of charging nearly double the lawful toll with farmers threatening legal action if abuses are not stopped.
A Rushville girl placed chewing gum on her pillow which she inhaled into her ear during sleep. Doctors removed the gum after several days but the incident left her deaf.
A fragment of a meteor that recently fell in Chicago was analyzed and found to contain 73 percent iron, 21 percent nickel, 2 percent manganese, and small quantities of aluminum, cobalt, tin, copper, arsenic, and other elements.
A cigarette drummer claims consumption fell noticeably last year while cigar trade rose. He attributes the swing to pressure from the press and pulpit against cigarette use.
Reports describe packs of wild dogs with wolf-like traits moving through Southern Ohio counties. They attack humans and livestock, including pigs turkeys geese and sheep, causing widespread fear and property loss.
The Shah’s coming visit to London prompts British authorities to consider where he can stay. The Queen has ruled out Buckingham Palace, stating one prior experience as a guest was enough.
Two English maids Ann Warde and Eliza Wylde attended a Salvation Army meeting on a Sunday evening and, fearing a scolding for staying too late, bound themselves with a woolen scarf and drowned in a canal.
A Cambridge classroom discussion yielded various child responses to the question what is a skeleton. Answers ranged from bones drying after death to being in a museum or used for teaching at Harvard College.
A Bennington judge interviewed two rival safe agents before choosing Burglar Price, an expert safe breaker he had sentenced earlier, as the source of advice and ordered a safe based on that opinion.
The Georgia Supreme Court reports include a witness statement about a Talbot county farmer renowned for his numerical skill. The witness claims he built a gin house to the farmer’s plan and specifications, boasting such precise calculation that after completion the worker carried nails and surplus materials in separate movements.
The Illinois Experiment Station reports actual seed counts per pound for fifteen grasses and legumes. Red top yields 4,136,000 seeds per pound, blue grass 2,185,000, timothy 1,421,000, orchard grass 457,000, tall meadow oat grass 155,000, white clover 863,000, crimson clover 152,000, mammoth red clover 364,000, common red clover 333,000, alsike 677,000, and alfalfa 243,000.
A Dubuque inventor patent describes an electric light setup aimed at detecting burglars. The device triggers a rash when touched during a break in a bank office or dwelling, leaving a photograph on a plate. Multiple cameras capture various views, and a wire connected to a door knob or safe reveals the intruder’s identity.
A Pennsylvania farmer refused to buy his daughter a dress. on Valentine’s Day he received a misdirected valentine in the daughter’s handwriting, leading to a 50 year estrangement. After his death, a sealed packet in his will revealed the item, ending the long rift.
Secretary Rusk says the agriculture department faces a staff excess for the year with more dismissals than appointments through June 30. In the seed division eighty workers have been discharged as the force is reduced to avoid shortages in funding. The article notes political appointments and related personnel actions including New York customs and postmaster picks, and recounts a bribery and fraud case involving bonds recovered after a swindle.
A series of deadly incidents reported: a boiler explosion at Craft's saw mill near Junction City Kentucky killed four men. a coal mine explosion in Anthracite Manitoba injured many after choke damp contact with lamps. A wreck on the York River branch near West Point, Virginia killed two railroad workers. a Norfolk cyclone caused widespread flooding and fire on Water Street. Barstow New York saw a train-car overturn injuring fifteen. Jacob Haelfinger in critical condition.
Reports detail William B. Donahee's arrest for grand larceny in a fraudulent mortgage in Buffalo White Plains. a 71 year old Allegheny City woman found dead from a self inflicted neck wound. and Policeman John Manning killed in Bessemer Ala by Sandy Jones who fled after a gunfight. Additional items include a Canada Soo real estate capitalist assaulted for $600 and a watch. a Gary Oak riot ending with two arrests. a Madrid Neb homesteader shot and robbed. postal clerk Harry D Darby caught stealing letters with $70 found on him. Allard & Sons smuggling probe in Paris and New York with suspected vast duties evasion.
Ida Lewis keeper of Lime Rock lighthouse saves her uncle Henry Lewis who fell overboard while returning from fishing in Newport harbor. He was found exhausted and rescued by the skiff captain. the event adds to her long record of lifesaving in the harbor. Patrick Lannon, an early Minnesota settler, died suddenly after eating an unknown item believed to be a parent. He suffered severe pain and died in a warehouse, with possible death from strangulated hernia.
Notices from London and Paris discuss General Boulangers plan to appear at the assize court if expelled from Belgium. Blaine cites China rioting lessons while panama canal labor repatriation worsens destitution among workers in the isthmus. Ne groes and women and children suffer most, yet good order endures.
Cabinet reports President plans to appoint ex-Gov Stone of Iowa as commissioner at the General Land Office. In Weston Wisconsin a three year old child was found exhausted three and a half miles from home after a lengthy search. the boy is recovering. Denver politics erupt as Wolfe Londoner wins a narrow mayoral victory amid bribery claims and threats.
April reports from Yankton to Woonsocket and Woonsocket describe a widespread prairie fire calamity. Yankton county losses reach 150000 dollars with about seventy five homeless families. Janesville Russians lose timbered farms and buildings with little insurance. Fortunes wiped out across Faulk county and Leola, McPherson county, as homes and barns burn and residents seek aid.
Cash and futures quotations for wheat corn oats barley and soy vary with No 2 spring wheat at 97% to 99 cents, No 2 red around 94 to 95 cents, corn about 34 to 46 cents, oats 32 to 45 cents, barley nominal. Pork lard ribs dry salted and whisky prices listed. butter eggs steady with no change.
Market bulletins list bid and ask prices for wheat corn oats barley and rye, along with flour, feed, hay and butter. Northern and No 1 hard grades lead, with bids around 1.10 to 1.12 for wheat and various price points for related grains and byproducts.
John Wolfenberger, an escaped convict who killed Sheriff Greenleaf, was taken from Rutledge jail and hanged by about 400 Granger county men after a daylight delay. The hanging followed a surrounding of the jail and orderly proceedings. In a separate tale, William Edwards, a Dakota mail contract holder, was murdered by his wife who killed him with a butcher knife as he slept, after a troubled marriage and prior threats.
Washington reports hint at reviving an international conference to restore silver coinage with gold. Past conferences in 1878 and 1881 failed. debate continues over US readiness, treasury policy, and bond purchases as surplus grows and cash balances rise.
Secretary Windom today refused several bids on 41 2 percent bonds at 108 1 2 to 108 3 4, signaling a policy not to pay above 108 for now. Officials say few offers for 4 percent bonds were due to market rates, with Windom expected to outline policy in coming days.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs outlined investigation tours for its subcommittees during the current vacation. Dawes leads a Alaska tour to study education needs and treatment by the Alaska Commercial Company, with focus also on St Paul's and St George's natives. Platt and Morgan plan to study Indian territory lands outside the five civilized tribes.
Ex Governor Ordway, delayed by a family illness, plans to start for Bismarck Saturday to organize North Dakota and oversee the constitutional convention before his senatorial campaign. Gen Harrison Allen of Fargo accompanies him West next day, with Dakota observers noting a possible Ordway Allen bloc to control territorial offices and future elections.
Secretary Noble affirmed that the Minnesota Iron Company and related actors had no standing in the land cases for Vermillion range iron lands. Plaintiffs E F Krelwitz and associates hired men to enter lands, made improvements, and completed proof, but after disputes the entries were canceled and final transfer did not occur. The decision reverses the company’s claim to hold the lands.
J A Pickier of Fanikton Dak was appointed a land inspector at 2000 dollars per year replacing Bowers who resigned. He leaves tomorrow for Oklahoma to represent Secretary Nobie in establishing the land office and enforcing the law. Lowers, once a candidate for Aberdeen land office, will return there to resume residence.
The report lists multiple personnel moves in April with new appointments across federal departments. James A. Vose of Maine returns to his former post as appointment clerk in the post office department. C F Ciarsen Jr becomes private secretary to the first assistant postmaster general. Hamilton Reeves Jr of New York is named main chief clerk of the pension bureau. Herbert Hees of Indiana is appointed law clerk to the department of justice, replacing N T N Robinson. O P M Unabbard of Indiana becomes stenographer and confidential secretary replacing Lydia M Bull. J G Meem resigns as chief of the treasury architect computing division and F W Pease of Massachusetts is elected for the patron.
A Washington state movement seeks to establish a township in the Oklahoma country with one hundred ex Union soldiers expected to join. Applications from department clerks flood in, prompting a limit on membership as the advance guard departs April 20 on a Baltimore & Ohio special train carrying delegates from Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and other cities.
The U S charge d affaires in Petersburg reports action has been taken at Washington’s request to secure the liberation of American citizen Herzcan Kempenski, arrested December 24 in Poland for evading military duty in Russia. The case has elements suggesting a favorable response from the Russian government may come soon.
Washington April 4 The government printing office reduced its force after Congress adjourned discharging about fifty employees. The dismissals caused notable disruption and more cuts are expected gradually to match the workload with available work.
Deputy sheriff reports Moises Bros. from Detour seized and shipped a complete saw mill with machinery, moored barges, and 200 men. The mill, mortgaged for 60 000 dollars to Hurd Havenstein, faced foreclosure in 1886. The Moises planned to move to Canada, injunction issued, mailines cut, and no communication with Detour.
Governor William R. Merriam proclaims Arbor Day for Friday April 26 in Minnesota. He urges citizens to observe with tree planting and school activities and hopes commercial and industrial operations may be suspended for the day. The proclamation signed at St Paul on April 3, 1889, confirms the date and state seal.
Samuel Speer remains at large after escaping a grand jury action on larceny in Minnesota. Duluth National Bank gains a $100,000 capital. A Vernon Center girl pleads guilty to stealing lace, and Lars Larson is fatally injured by a horse. Sauk Center farmers charged with grand larceny. Winnebago City elects temperance slate. John Robertson wins licensing. Aged man Knudson dies at funeral. Brainerd convict Frank Osborne faces sentence. Wang township fire consumes Charley Johnson’s house and remains. Wheat elevators burn in St Cloud. Burt Greenman elopes with Mrs Richardson, faces adultery and counterfeiting charges. Henderson dies after cancer recurs post smoking ban. Other cases include elopement, perjury, diseased meat conviction, and a Moscow lion tamer anecdote from London Times.
A city missionary laments poverty while praising advertising as a path to opportunity. The piece credits Warner's Safe Cure for kidney disease to ten years of strategic advertising paired with proven efficacy, noting H. H. Warner's revival of health and his passion to inform the public.
A period note claims Jay Goulds new yacht is richly fitted and includes a box of Dr Bull's Cough Syrup. It also touts Salvation Oil as a fast safe cure for ulcerated sores, priced at 25 cents.
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