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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1897
Page
2
A Brainerd Dispatch remark on perception and virtue notes that small oversights rob joy and strength. It compares an old bachelor to uneven scissors and cites the empress of Austria aligning with anti cigarette crusaders while she smokes cigars.
A quirky notice describes a clash of Greeks and a rope pun. It remarks that Gladstone has grown deaf yet hears Christian cries in Crete while Sal Salisbury is mentioned in contrast.
In Chicago a pool room remains elusive as police struggle to locate it after entry via an alderman's saloon. Locals report the establishment lies behind the saloon while authorities search without success.
After expressing unqualified confidence in its own probity, the Idaho Legislature adjourned sine die. It is seldom a legislature turns State's evidence.
A new political party is to be organized next summer, described as gratifying news. The message stresses that the country needs more political parties.
Reports from Missouri counties indicate an unusually forward greens crop this year. Some rural taverns have already served meals featuring greens as a main dish with breakfast bacon poached eggs corn pone and buttermilk as accompaniments in the morning.
The article notes Japanese attire made from large sheets of crisped paper sewn into garments. The paper is strong when wet and light, with buttonholes reinforced by calico. It highlights daily bathing, cheap disposable wear, and frequent replacement of outfits due to affordability.
Mrs. Vetta Gerber died in New York at 106. A Polish survivor who recalled Napoleon’s Russian invasion era in Kickok village, she moved to the city ten years ago with daughter Mary. Survived by four living children, ten grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
The so-called smart-set in the east unveils a Poverty Party where guests must appear as tramps. Names like Dusty Rhoades, Weary Willie, Oyster Mike, and Handorgan Sally lead the costumes. The piece lampoons social inequality and bribery as wit.
The piece contrasts Gladstone and Bismarck in their eighties. Bismarck reportedly says his life has lost its joys and politics tire him while illness dampens his zest for life. Gladstone remains vigorous, courageous, and active, a beacon of conscience and duty.
The excerpts reveal Bob Fitzsimmons declaring he will kill Jim Corbett if Corbett refuses to fight. Corbett responds by vowing to beat Fitzsimmons to death if he refuses. The exchange highlights a volatile standoff between two former champions.
A slice of humorous travel lore imagines excursion steamers on the Mississippi making fifty mile trips through tree tops while the Baron Munchausen ties a horse to a church steeple, highlighting tall tales and playful exaggeration.
A report paints Chicago as a dangerous place with police shootings of burglars and a recent fatal shooting of an Ohio man. The tone warns visitors face higher risk, noting robberies target locals and visitors alike amid hard times in the Windy City.
The item notes that church property taxes in California have reduced donations from wealthy benefactors. It contrasts taxed churches with untaxed ones, suggesting taxed institutions may actually require more support. The remark highlights an unusual consequence of fiscal policy on church giving.
A Pueblo Colorado newspaper carried an advertisement stating a woman seeks work for her husband's board, reflecting a growing feminist movement as more women seek independence.
A Bostonian argues that a new $2,500,000 hotel cannot sell liquor because it lies within 400 feet of a schoolhouse. He contends that a people may be educated too much.
The millionaire dairyman Mr Twombly will supply Gothamites with the richest milk they have ever used and aims to outstrip all competitors in quality.
A vivid remark imagines anger at the high hat in theaters as a cyclone capable of blowing hats to fragments and even wrecking buildings, underscoring strong public reaction to haughty attire.
Representative Corliss of Michigan introduces a joint resolution to revoke all orders extending civil service laws applied by President Cleveland in his last administration. The move targets the civil service framework and its recent expansions across federal offices.
John Herron of Eau Claire Wisconsin died. Isaiah Frankel a Jewish banker merchant died at Oskaloosa Iowa. Rev Alexander Proudfit pastor of First Presbyterian Springfield Ohio died of heart trouble. William G Fisher Denver dry goods merchant died aged fifty three. William E Mikell South Carolina bar member named instructor at University of Pennsylvania. Denver goods merchant died at Gilsey House New York aged fifty three. Edwin B Barbour Detroit Stove Works president died at Detroit aged sixty five. John Speet resident of Black River Falls Wisconsin since 1854 died suddenly leaving many children. Capt David Hay of Company I Eighteenth Illinois Volunteers and ex Norman Town Site board member died at Norman Oklahoma Territory aged fifty five. Rev Richard Heneberry Waterford Lismore diocese appointed Gaelic professor Catholic University Washington. He is a scholar and writes Irish with ease.
The Samson Cordage mill in Shirley Massachusetts burned with rope stock and machinery losses of about 50000. Nels Burton of Butternut Wisconsin killed by a freight train while under intoxication. Henry Struive and two sons drowned on Gus Buils farm near Frankfort D. D. with six drownings in two weeks. Edwin Neil Oregon Railway receiver recovering from Rochester injuries. Dayton Phillips house laundry fire injures two including Katie Rooney Comedy manager.
Week in jail for John Bloor in Helena Mont precedes a $4000 bond and release. James S Webster age sixty six dies by his own hand at Madison Wis. he was a Berdan sharpshooter in the war. W S Ball Erie Pa tax collector suicides by strychnine. accounts not examined. Mrs Nobles sentenced to be hanged at Jeffersonville Ga for murder. execution set for April 25. Five men arrested at Ashland Wis for election related fighting. Mike Smith victim in bad shape. Jones Nev charged with extortion not yet before grand jury. John St Peter arrested Oakland Cal for embezzling 600 dollars from Window Glass Workers assoc of which he was treasurer. Jack Ryan arrested Independence Iowa for shooting to kill brother in law Pat Laughlin. divorce pending. Mrs Ernestine Dunkey Melrose Park suburb Chicago arrested for murder of farmer Ernest Kueneth on Oct 26 1902.
Reports from abroad note Karl Lueger reaffirming his position as Vienna mayor with a three fourths majority. Other items include Amined Dowleh named resident minister of interior in Persia and Pretoria stirred by naval demo threats in Delagoa bay. Elopement of Dr. Kronawetter’s daughter shocks Vienna politics. Rain widespread in northwest Punjab aiding Bengal cultivation. Italian canned tomatoes replace U S goods in Belfast due to perceived inferior quality. Bulgarian rail project seeks 32 miles from Ronstchouk to Tirnevo. United States Consul Stephan in Annaberg cites security deposit requirements at Sophia bank.
Displaced Manistique Michigan teachers spark indignation as the school board acts. A Linn county Iowa discovery reveals a Brown marble deposit covering at least five acres with fine polish. The currency controller authorizes the First National Bank of Greensboro Pennsylvania with capital of 50000. Supreme Iowa court upholds pension examiner Waite decision. Eight carloads of waney pine reach Ashland Wisconsin for shipment to Liverpool. Grant monument celebration orders for US troops issued from the War Department. Kentucky Populist party nominates A Parker of outs.
Secretary Long christened torpedo boat No. 3 The Foot as it is built at Union Ironworks. Also reported: Nashville centennial organizers invite King of Greece to visit. Maj McKinley hall roof collapse in St. Louis. Ella Adame wins $100 verdict for false prosecution. Lebanon Rolling Mills assigns assets. Eau Claire grants 30 year electric streetcar franchise. Bay State Aluminum files for insolvency. Peary faces funding hurdles for north pole trip. Mrs Peck sues over alienation of affections. Ruger retirement prompts Army transfers. four wagon trains found frozen in Wyoming blizzard with two drivers dead.
A Wells Street teacher recalls a cold day when a boy walked nearly a mile to school without his overcoat as temperatures hovered near 30 degrees below zero. She sent him home, stressing swift action in emergencies and the need to curb pupil carelessness.
A government official warns that modern tobaccos may contain harmful additives such as alum lime saltpetre fuller's earth peat-moss lampblack red lead and red dye. He contrasts with older tobaccos noting some blends include harmless fillers while others risk contamination from newspaper scraps and other substances.
A prosperous person claims no envy, while Dismal Dawson replies he has many troubles because he has nothing else. The exchange highlights hardship versus wealth in a concise quip from the Indianapolis Journal.
In a Chicago Tribune exchange a sales pitch frames a large glass lot as easy to sell because two firms failed to handle it without breaking pieces. The persuasive salesman insists the inability of others to manage the stack proves the lot’s bargain price.
Brief note on smuggling of Havanas passed the board of health as discussed in the Cincinnati Enquirer style column. Contains humorous exchange about contraband cigars and health inspectors.
In Frankfort Kentucky on the second ballot Rep Baldwin a Republican bolter cast his vote for Hunter triggering wild applause as Hunter led with 63 votes to Blackburn 45 Martin 13 Boyle 66 Stone 1. The assembly refused to adjourn 74 to 54 and a third ballot was ordered. Senator Steze who bolted Hunter said he would vote for him if he gained one more vote. Republicans cheered as Hunter neared the United States senatorship, but the joint session adjourned at 2 55 without a result.
It may never be known how many perished in the Hotel Knox blaze in Knoxville Tennessee. Of fifty two guests asleep when the fire started only thirty five are accounted for as the register was destroyed. Large rewards offered for bodies and many workers search debris with charred remains found in the ruins. Total losses reach 1,611,000 with insurance of 614,209.70.
Albany special dispatch reports the New York charter was returned to the legislature with the disapproval of Mayor Strong of New York and Mayor Wuerster of Brooklyn. Mayor Gleason of Long Island approved the charter.
The ground is covered with five inches of snow and it continues to snow. Colder conditions threaten crops as fruit trees are budding and the wheat field may be ruined.
Myrtle Lindsay daughter of Oklahoma City police chief found dying in Wichita after a morphine dose in a personal crisis. The man involved has been arrested and no recovery is expected.
Local reports from St. Vincent Minnesota April 13 describe rapid ice break and rising river levels threatening to flood the village within days. Ortonville Big Stone Lake and Red River areas report rising water. embankment repairs and train detachments described. Red River settlers move to higher ground as snow recedes and Lake Traverse drains southward.
A White House telegram from Moorhead Minnesota signed by Maj Sannous of the regular army and George N Lamphere of the local relief committee asks immediate relief for 50 000 people made homeless by recent floods. The request was referred to the secretary of war for prompt consideration.
The flood crest passed on Sunday with waters receding. Bismarck reports nine feet drop and river confined to banks for the first time in a week. Reports from Grand Forks Pembina Caledonia Hillsboro Kelso detail ice damage relief steamer risk and rivers running high with farmland at risk.
The Spink County flood leaves most wagon bridges gone and trees uprooted along the river as water peaks. Rail lines from Aberdeen to Ashton suffer damaged tracks and submerged sections while officials fear further trouble from high water and wind on the James River crossing east of Bath.
A river flood breaches the Davis Island levee in Warren County Mississippi near Vickburg. Davis Island, a 5 000 acre community of about 2 500 residents, faces protracted flooding as Excel River floodwaters swell in the delta region.
Government relief efforts intensify for flood victims in Washington County with 3000 displaced African Americans in need. Capt. H. C. Martin reviews needs and ration distribution while steamer boats supply food along the St. Francis river. Crescent river levels show declines at Helena and rising upstream, Cairo area reports.
Michael Morosky of Sioux City Iowa seeks a Southern Alaska colony funded by wealthy backers. He argues property common ownership not essential and hoped to start next summer but will delay another year due to timing.
Salt Lake City April 13. The Desert News prints a claimed confession by J. W. Fetzer who is jailed in Dillon Montana. He alleges he killed Dr. C. H. Nichols the Washington D C asylum superintendent in 1873 and claims ten to fifteen other victims. He says he will not plead guilty unless he can obtain a death sentence.
Urbana Ohio April 13 Z T Lewis bond forger arraigned on thirty indictments. He appeared limping and old in court. arraignment a formality. Bail set at 1000 dollars per case and he was remanded to jail.
The president announced three appointees for a bi metallic international agreement push. Senator Edward O Wolcott Hon Charles J Paine and former Vice President Adlai E Stevenson join the commission to promote bimetallism.
Dr. Steinitz faced twenty two opponents in a simultaneous display in Cincinnati on April 12. He won seventeen games and lost two, with three adjourned or unfinished as he moved around the board with his cane between lively encounters.
A blaze at the five story structure at Main street and Park avenue housed by the St Louis Refrigerator and Wooden Gutter Manufacturing company was partially destroyed. Loss estimated at 60000 dollars.
Mrs Land Stanford denies the claim that she has insured her life for 1 million dollars in a New York company. The statement was reported from San Francisco on April 13.
John Coats of Cedar Valley Iowa killed himself with a pistol in a despondent act. He shot himself in the head with the entire right side blown away.
Oshkosh Wisconsin April 13 Speaker Buckstaff who spent Sunday here says the legislature will adjourn not later than April 21.
The wife of Judge Benson died at Hallock Minnesota on April 13 at age seventy four. She leaves a husband and four children.
Special Agent C. E. Churchill, cashier of the suspended Globe Savings Bank, surrendered and posted bonds. Warrants remain for President C. W. Spalding and Vice President A. W. Averill. Developments reveal University of Illinois funds are more tied up than thought, with 400,000 in school bonds missing and 423,000 in cash involved.
The Fifth ward alderman issue centers on whether Fred A. Graham can qualify as a naturalized citizen. Graham, elected by a large Republican majority, is a native of Canada, and James Douglas’s term may extend two years beyond spring, prompting potential court action to resolve who holds the seat.
Ishpeming Michigan special report states William Cood, president of the local mine workers union, has resigned and will quit the union. Officials cite inability to hold members in line and the union's defeat at the municipal election as reasons for his action.
The secretary of the navy invites bids to build three torpedo boats capable of 50 knots. Bids open Monday June 14. Completion due eighteen months after contract. Duluth, Minnesota. Fire gutted part of a brick and stone building at 222 and 224 West Superior Street, housing Minnesota Trust Co and Duluth Hardware Co and Christensen Mendenhall Graham.
The William Schell Brewing Company in Sugar Loaf, Winona Minnesota, suffered a fire caused by an overheated pitch kettle. Damages estimated at $2000 with insurance partially covering the loss.
Florence the three year old daughter of Frank Marrett of Spooner Wis met a terrible death when her clothing caught fire from burning rubbish and she succumbed to the burns.
Hastings Minn. Special Tel In the case of the Minnesota Thresher company v. Frank Coughlin et al action to recover on promissory notes judgment was rendered for plaintiff.
Daniel D. Trelven of Allen and Trelven stone mills and several firms, a longtime Fond du Lac resident, has died at age seventy eight, marking the passing of a prominent county figure.
In view of protracted drought the government proclaims April 16 as a day of humiliation and prayer for rain for Sydney and the region.
In Des Moines Iowa a mass miners meeting ordered a strike until operators yield a 75 cent summer wage scale. The action follows talks on pay and conditions affecting workers in the mining districts nearby.
In St Paul the upper house endorsed a Douglas bill allowing women to vote for library board and school board officials. The same day the Senate calendar carried 58 more measures, including a defeated Douglas distance tariff bill 67 to 42 amid rate control debate. A public roads bill passed under rules suspension.
The house approved four corporation tax bills raising at least 75 000 if senate action follows. Measures tax express 5 percent sleeping car 3 percent telephone 5 percent freight line 2 percent. The reapportionment bill passed 75 to 32 adjusting districts and shifting seats, while other finance and governance bills moved through both houses. The senate advanced home rule acts and a department store bill, and both chambers scheduled further action on pending items.
The report details extensive committee action on a game and fish bill and a wide array of measures. It notes amendments banning spring waterfowl hunting, county board acts, sugar beet cultivation, and various county and city fiscal and legal reforms. The piece covers reapportionment changes, court term locations, liquor laws, and a long list of bills advanced or passed, with session notes from St. Paul.
The House spent much of the day on the calendar approving or defeating bills. H. F. 768 to let cities appoint charter commissioners passed with an amendment. Senate bill to standardize clerks of court term endings arrived and went to general orders. Donnelly and Weet measures on stockholder liability and Fort Ridgley grounds both advanced after amendments. Telephones rental rates bill faced indefinite postponement but progressed. San Jose scale and newspaper affidavit bills moved forward. Evening session in committee of the whole saw many bills disposed of.
The house passed the Wyman bill by 72 to 14 to let voters at primaries elect their officers and align county conventions for delegates with primary day. Dunham’s bond issue for small cities failed, and Pottgieser’s ban on officials holding another office failed 57 to 14.
In Belle Plaine Minnesota on April 13 Miss Magmie Traynor and F Zellman of Assumption drowned when a large rowboat used to ferry people across a high river capsized. Ten aboard. others saved. The boat struck a snag and overturned. two bodies unrecovered.
In Fairmont Minnesota Judge Quinn sentenced Kellihan to be hanged four months from now for bank robbery and murder. The defense pleaded for mercy but failed. Public sentiment is split with a mercy petition circulating among locals.
Richard Butler of Ellsworth Minnesota, part owner in a Klondyke claim, has reached Seattle from Alaska. He reports a pan yield as high as 88 in gold and states salaries for self boarded workers reach 15 dollars per day, confirming the district’s famed richness.
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on April 13 ex insurance agent Thomas received a continuance to secure an affidavit about the absence of a material witness and expert fees currently residing in Washington state.
In Grand Meadow Minnesota on April 13 W I Rice drove a wagon loaded with corn as his nine year old son played nearby. The boy was caught under the wheel and endured great agony before succumbing to his injuries.
A depot in Thorpe Wisconsin Central was robbed with several express packages of new clothes stolen. A drilled hole in the case door failed to open it and the ticket case was left intact. No arrests have been made.
Fairmont Minnesota April 13 the city power house rebuilt to replace the fire damaged plant is now complete and designed to prevent a repeat disaster. Officials hope streets will be lit again by May 1.
It will probably be a week before the Milwaukee road can run trains through from Andover to Harlem as it still has several miles of wash-out to repair. The Great Northern was working all last week between Havana and Amherst.
Ipswich Iowa April 13 reports the eastern mail arriving after two weeks due to bridges between here and Aberdeen being washed away. Several drownings reported but not yet verified.
Two fourteen year old youths Byron Johnson son of a shoe merchant and Kenneth Brown son of a Methodist minister ran away from home in Alexandria Minnesota. They were last seen going east on the railway track east of Nelson on April 13.
Wadena Minnesota April 13 a farmer named Odeen of Woodside was found dead between his home and town after a heavy drinking outing. An empty whisky bottle lay beside him suggesting alcohol as a factor in the death.
The Sand Hill river surged through Fertile Minnesota flooding the area after the mill dam and wagon bridge were swept away. The town faces major damage as the rising waters advance through surrounding lands and roads.
Marshfield Wisconsin farmers resume field work as frost leaves the ground. They fear winter wheat suffered considerable damage due to the lack of snow in early winter.
Fulda Minnesota April 13 John Werner a prosperous farmer living two miles east of Fulda and for sixteen years an agent of Coleman Lumber Company committed suicide by hanging. He leaves a wife and family.
Joe, a Great Northern section foreman stationed at Hardwood, fell under a freight train in the guard. His right leg was crushed twice and his left foot injured.
In the Rocky Point mine Gillman 400 feet deep workers uncovered human bones embedded in silver ore. The find includes over $100 worth of silver clinging to the bones and a four inch tempered copper arrow head nearby, suggesting ancient human presence on the continent.
In a Sunderland shipyard a foreman tasks two workers with removing a long plank. They lift it end to end, end to end, then back to back, yet cannot carry it. They finally drop the plank in frustration and wonder how two men can carry one plank.
A Washington Star quote describes a young man yawning through a senator’s speech. He notes the speaker’s onstage energy is so dull he is certain no dramatic interruption will ruin his nap.
A advertising notice offers a reward for any catarrh cure not found in Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements from J. Cheney & Co., Toledo and local wholesale druggists attest to Cheney's reliability. The remedy is claimed to work internally through the blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials available free. Hall's Family Pills also promoted.
A New Clerk confronts a shopkeeper over a counterfeit silver dollar. The proprietor explains he accepted the note from a minister's wife, stating the bill was the one dropped into a Sunday contribution box. The exchange ends with the clerk acknowledging the counterfeit and the proprietor revealing the bill's prior donation.
Mrs Stormington Barnes praises her son for being present as the audience remained spellbound and barely applauded, fearing they might miss part of her remarks. The Washington Star notes the unusual reaction and the speaker's success in holding attention.
Advertising copy promises a tobacco habit cure for half a dollar and a dollar with claims of making wise men strong and blood pure. It quotes a skeptic line about drinking and perception, ending with a cheeky Truth magazine aside.
Report from New York Weekly about Ethel preparing to appear on stage as Marie-Did you hear the latest shock ing news. Estelle notes she will aim to win favor with an English lord. The crowd reacts as boxing rivals trade quips and spectators shout for action.
A playful exchange quotes the Mississippi River salivating at the sight of a bar while the Gulf of Mexico riffs that the mouth watering is due to approaching a bar. The Chicago Tribune frames the humorous anthropomorphic dialogue as regional personification.
Advertisement for Ne-Tow Bao from Sterling Remedy Co. promises easy tobacco cessation and renewed vigor. Claims a miracle cure with booklet and sample available from Chicago or New York druggists.
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