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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1895
Page
2
The Brainerd Dispatch quotes varied opinions from England on judicial openness, discusses Umra Khan’s flight, comments on the Chitral expedition, critiques Monroe doctrine implications, notes Cuba and Newfoundland trade links, mentions a strawberry box mismeasurement, and observes a lunar Good Friday cross phenomenon as a possible illusion with reports from multiple directions.
The Great Plains of the Orinoco are so level that river motion is barely detectable over 200000 square miles. The piece argues that England is pursuing a high stake in its aggressive posture toward Venezuela.
Mrs. Henry Meurer of 2004 Gough Street Baltimore is mother of three sets of twins and four boys two girls. She is 24 with a forthcoming twenty fifth birthday on July 10 and has been married just over six years. The latest additions were born on March 4.
Gov. Morton signs a bill forming a board named Trustees of Scenic and Historic Places and Objects with power to acquire property not exceeding 1000 dollars. The board comprises well known state citizens and may inspire similar bodies in other states.
Global gold output for 1894 totals 170 million dollars, up 200,660,000 from 1893 and 60,000,000 above the 1885 1890 average. More than a quarter of all gold mined that year came from the United States, which seems poised regardless of European standards.
Baltimore selects Clifton Park as the site for its six month centennial exposition to be held in 1807. Citizens show strong interest in many novel features. the city seeks to boom in solid facts rather than noise or fiction.
Criticism of Trinity Church New York over tenement housing prompts a shift to constructing business structures only. Birmingham England eliminates slums by tearing them down and creating wide streets for business use.
A New York architect says no practical height limit exists beyond tenant comfort, thirty five stories max for now. Steel construction copied from truss bridges is strong, cheap, rapid, and earthquake safer. Monuments to Monroe may rise in Rio de Janeiro and Caracas opposed to European rule, signaling American ideas of governance across the Atlantic.
A description of hanging corner glass shelves with gilt chains and satin ribbon, noting their dainty boudoir style and secure alternatives in white enameled wood with brass caps. Also mentions price range of 2.40 to 3 dollars and suitable placements like bedrooms with white brass beds.
A brief digest of the day’s top items curated from Telegraph and press agency reports. Highlights cover major political, economic, and social developments shaping global events.
The new revenue cutter William Windom was inspected at Dubuque and found in good condition and will be launched soon. The rest covers various U.S. legal and international notes including the Supreme Court denying Dr. Buchanan a new trial and plans for electrocution next week.
A letter from Armenia says cyclist Lenz was shot dead on the road between Kourtali and Zahar. Prof. James Dwight Dana, Yale scientist, is dead. John McBride, AFL president, regaining health at Hot Springs. Elliott Bobannan Herndon died in Springfield. he was brother to William H. Herndon. George H. Clar, brother of Rep. Samuel Clark, died in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Eugene Bassett, naval cadet, recalls Port Arthur battle with 1500–2000 killed. Ex-Judge David Aiken died in Greenfield, Massachusetts after pneumonia. Mosley Roberts, longtime telegrapher, died in East Orange, New Jersey at 76, entered telegraph service in 1849. Auditor's office notes Western Union association status.
A series of fires and accidents reported nationwide cause heavy damage and loss. Notable incidents include Hotel Raymond in Pasadena destroyed by fire with guests escaping, National Law Company factory in Cincinnati burning for a loss near 500000, and farm losses in Iowa and Georgia. Fatalities include James Graham near Murrayville Illinois, Annie Applegate in South Bethlehem, and Cass Smiley and Miss Van Buskirk in Maples Indiana. Train collisions injure and kill several, while storage fires and flood fears persist near Kingston New York and surrounding areas. Over 50 000 bushels of coal lost after towboat incidents near the Ohio River.
Pearl Smith confessed to murdering William Ferguson in Chicago. Robbers killed John Yager near Huntingdon West Virginia. Mifred Blanchard was shot by Michael Artman in a Norwalk quarrel. James Roach and Dick Foreman face trial in Mount Sterling Kentucky. IL Long of Richmond Indiana died by suicide in Philadelphia. Authorities recapture most Mattewan escapees. Perry remains at large. Gov. Morton seeks return of train robber Oliver Perry from New Jersey. Welsh and Roberts arrested in Kokomo for merchant fraud. T P Kessler suicides in Waterloo Indiana after a loss. Manus Dungan found dead near Birmingham Alabama with rope. A gang fears his grand jury testimony. John Champion alias Harris dies in Fort Smith Arkansas while escaping. Otto Ellwanger case stalls in Crawfordville Indiana. Rev J C Reed acquitted insanity ruling in West Portland Oregon bank case. Charles Johnson dies by own hand in Kewaunee County. L Lederer commits suicide in Evanville Indiana. he was a leading tailor. Fort Smith Arkansas: Charles Smith and Webber Isaacs sentenced to hang with Cherokee Bill on June 25. D Gilbert of Boston confesses burying a child’s body under a barn after admitting the crime. Near Plymouth Indiana Michael Artman and Blanchard dispute ends in Artman fatally shooting Blanchard. Artman nearly 70.
Charles Ulrich, seven years at Trancock Chemical Works in Tolar Bay Michigan, arrested on charges of blowing up the plant and causing the death of Dominick Christiana. In Rock Springs deputy sheriff Wayne Rose shot after clash with Charles McDougall. Rose survived with a wounded hand. The case centers on Rose's wife. A separate report notes Anna Bessinger, 62, found murdered at her Lebanon Indiana home after fifty years. In Chicago Judge Stein's court Italian widow Parente watched as Silverio Barrell, her husband’s killer, is condemned to death. A railroad engine was held up in Chicago’s busy switching system by three highwaymen. Engineers and firemen attacked. watches and money robbed.
The dispatches report European reactions to US growth including economic defenses urged by Echo de Paris, colonial and naval movements in the Americas, notable performers and explorers in London Paris and New Zealand, political talks on Cuba and Manueba Catholic schooling, a pardon proclamation in Cuba, and a Bologna prize for fire extinguishing research with May 1896 end date.
Lexington gamblers face income tax. Tennessee troops sit out St Louis drill. Shoe workers form a new international union. Fitchburg quillers strike may suspend mills. Sunshine Publishing of Philadelphia admits $53,000 judgment. Debs strike lawsuits against Milwaukee road. Westport bans bloomers for women bicyclists. Inter Ocean talks with Silver leaders in Chicago. Stein Bros to build a $1,000,000 plant in Los Angeles. No trace of escaped asylum inmate at Logansport. A Sampson challenges Sandow for $5,000 to $10,000 a side. Army worm appears in Russellville and nearby counties. Western Freight officials offer free beer cars. Dr. Wilcox of Elgin disappears. Brown libel case bound to higher court. Northern Pacific land dispute nears settlement. Crystal Lake town started by Slavonic society in Cal. Window glass meeting postponed in Pittsburg. Lucania breaks 1 day record with 574 knots. Chicago drainage canal may lower Great Lakes water level. Michigan creates state tax statistician. pays city Detroit legal dept. Baltimore Iron Hall dues linked to misused funds. Kansas wheat plots shifted to corn in drough t. Holdridge resigns from Chicago and Great Western. Georgetown cattle shipped for meat. drought ends grass shipments. $78,000 hidden near Delaware Ohio. old man near paralyzed. Pension claims push husband from Wanatah to Auburn. officials suspect misdeeds.
Theodore Durant faces a crowded San Francisco court as a young woman testifies he sought a medical examination of her at Emanuel church. The proceedings reveal photographs, belongings, and a crank intervention while jurists note Durant’s tense demeanor and prior college witness accounts.
Fairfield Iowa April 25 ex United States Senator James F Wilson died at his home here at 9 40 last evening from paralysis of the brain Death was expected daily for the past week Senator Wilson was born in Newark Ohio October 19 1828
Montreal April 25 Edgar Nelson a U S variety performer caused the arrest of Dr. Cameron one of the city physicians charging him with the theft of a four thousand dollar stamp collection.
In a northern Formosa riot among soldiers, twenty-eight people died including two officers and fifty were wounded. The incident occurred recently on the island’s northern portion near Hong Kong.
James Holden’s hospitality leads to the deaths of his five year old son George and a deliveryman Rupert John son after nitric acid, mistaken for beer, is poured into a glass. Johnson, the mover, shared the drink before collapsing. Medical aid failed to save them.
G F Korner a wool merchant and stranger to St Paul was found dead by a bullet wound with a revolver nearby in woods near Randolph and Snelling avenues. Authorities report suicide and give no known motive or cause at this time.
Sir Bedivere the world renowned St Bernard died at Argyle kennels in Little Rock Arkansas last night from gastritis. He was bred by Green near Liverpool in 1887 and gained fame as the most celebrated dog of his breed.
The General Society of the Daughters of the Revolution marked the 120th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington with a luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York.
The American Federation of Labor executive council, led by President John McBride, meets in Indianapolis on April 25 to discuss key matters. McBride, formerly head of the United Mine Workers, has recovered from a serious health illness after blood poisoning linked to smoking.
A St Paul wholesale house at 180 and 184 East Fourth Street owned by Lanpher Finch & Skinner suffered about 125000 in losses from a April 25 fire. The building loss was small but water damage ruined most stock, highlighting the need for a salvage corps to limit damage.
A Houston report states 1,200 enslaved Black men women and children in a Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas led colony settled on Mexican land. They are poorly fed housed under armed guard and kept in conditions described as worse than Siberian exile.
St Paul April 25 Ramsey county will issue bonds equal to one fifth of one percent of assessed county value to finance the new capitol and public buildings. The bill passed both houses by suspension of rules and aims to advance funds when needed, with Senator Stevens leading the Ramsey delegation.
Mrs. W. W. Hayward visited the county jail for a ten minute call with her son Harry Hayward the condemned murderer. The pair offered no display and parted calmly. The Haywards now reside at a cottage in Excelsior.
Duluth Minnesota April 25 The Lester Park M E church was burned to the ground this morning causing an estimated loss of about 6000 dollars.
The Dime Savings Bank of Willamantic Conn. closed today in New Haven Conn. The latest state bank commissioner's report shows 2877 depositors with 626591 dollars on deposit and a surplus of about 22 dollars as of Oct. 1.
Two mysterious attempts to poison the Odell family of Frank H. Odell, a local oil operator, are reported in Findlay Ohio on April 25. Police investigate possible motives and suspects as the Odell household remains under watch.
Chicago reports ARDRIDGE the wheat plunger who had led a long bear run covered a short position of about five million bushels today. His loss is estimated near 150000 dollars as the market rose and he sold out at 3 to 4 cents below the new level.
In Washington D C Special Telegram reports Representatives Hitt of Illinois and Coggswell of Massachusetts, two prominent Republicans, are seriously ill while in the capital.
Samuel M. Rice was unanimously elected president of the Whisky Trust to succeed Joseph B. Greenhut who was removed as receiver by Judge Grosscup last February and expelled from the board by stockholders last Wednesday.
Special Commissioner Miller of the Internal Revenue Bureau writes to Secretary Carlisle estimating income tax returns at about $14 365 000. The figure reflects early projections for the levy under consideration.
The Pioneer Press details a busy legislative session in Minnesota closing with about 100 bills awaiting governor action. It notes laws on agriculture, labor, prisons, fire protection, public lands, temperance, schools, primaries, railroads, roads, municipal charters, tax tweaks, and local governance, plus measures for military and game protection.
London observances mark the fourteenth anniversary of Lord Beaconsfield's death with broader primrose use but fewer Conservative emblems and diminished flowers at the Parliament Square statue, suggesting a quieter commemoration in England.
A final decree in the United States circuit court upholds American Exchange National Bank s lien on 13 450 shares of the Guaranty Loan company and bars the receiver from any claim. The case involves Northwestern Guaranty Loan company and Minneapolis Trust company as receiver.
The Woodbury county bond case was dismissed in district court today. The county board immediately passed a resolution to issue 220000 dollars in judgment bonds and 30000 dollars in funding bonds.
A New York dispatch reports Denver special that the $150,000,000 indemnity from Ching to Japan will be paid in silver and in six annual installments. This plan sparked a stir in the city.
Washington April 24 The marriage of Hon George Nathaniel Curzon M P and Miss Mary Leiter was celebrated at St Johns Episcopal church with a brilliant gathering of cabinet officers diplomats governors and bishops The service was impressive and followed by a wedding breakfast at the Leiter home joined later by relatives and close friends
Helena Mont April 24 Judge Blake writes a decision in Dell Hershfield versus Aaron Hershfield affirming a $1,923.49 judgment awarded by a North Dakota district court for expenses and counsel fees after a Fargo jury verdict. The stay of execution remains in effect as the court affirms the prior order and attachment of property stands.
Reports of a rich gold streak two to five inches wide at a depth of 200 feet in the Hope mine Basin Montana were confirmed. Guards protect the property and miners are searched on leaving the ground. Ownership includes Senator T H Carter and other prominent Montana men.
Collis P. Huntington president of the Southern Pacific rail road was arrested in New York on April 24 charged with giving a free pass to Frank Stone in violation of the interstate commerce law. He was arraigned before U S Commissioner Shields and identified himself. He was taken before Judge Brown for removal to California.
Justice Gray delivers opinion for the court in Richmond Silver Mining company v. Dorne. The issue is whether U S courts may hear cases pending in territorial courts at state admission. The Supreme Court affirms the circuit court ruling that jurisdiction exists.
A letter says Frank Howard Poor, jailed at the Massachusetts Reformatory in Concord for forgery, is heir to 16 million dollars from Nevada mine owner Frank Howard. Poor, about 24, was sentenced in January to a year for forging a Lawrence merchant's name to a note used to pay for a watch.
A heavy wind fueled a blaze yesterday afternoon at Rev. R. Fieldmanns residence in Caledonia Minnesota. In thirty minutes the dwelling the German Lutheran church and a barn were destroyed with losses estimated at 3500 dollars and insurance at 1500 dollars.
A Washington telegram states the Yankton reservation opening will take effect on the date of the president's proclamation, which will be issued before May 1.
On April 24 Jerry Friel fatally shot Michael J. Sprotts on a farm four miles east of Sioux City Iowa. Friel then went to town and surrendered claiming self defense.
Washington records announce the retirement of Maj. Gen. Alexander McDowell McCook. The order reviews his career from his 1833 appointment as a lieutenant through 1853 and marks a formal conclusion to his long military service.
The North Dakota Milling Association with headquarters in Grand Forks assigned its assets to W. F. Honey of Park River for Minnesota after attachments by First National Bank of Mandan and Mandan Roller Mill Co. The union reports assets about $70,000 and liabilities $100,000 with similar liens on mills in other towns.
Sir Julian Pauncefote refused to intervene for Dr. Robert W. Buchanan as the New York wife murderer’s writ of error to halt his execution was denied by the supreme court on Wednesday. The official notes no grounds for interference.
The Chicago & Old Colony Railroad company with 15 million capital filed articles of association in Madison. It proposes 800 miles of track from Madison to Sturgeon Bay, along a southern route to Kenosha County, to Superior, and from Green Bay to La Crosse. Incorporators include C D Smith M G Smith Milan W Smith all from Fond du Lac plus J S McClure and A Heiman of Chicago.
Condensed report details Senate actions on Staples bill and public land measures, plus appropriation debates for St Cloud Normal School and Rochester Insane Hospital. House passes general appropriations with Duluth Normal School plans. Culkin primary election bill defeated then tabled. Birch Coulee bill awaits governor.
Gov Stone urges laws to guard ballot boxes against fraud and crime. The legislature convenes to consider measures regulating elections in cities over 100000, a strict felon servant law, and a statute defining relations and liability between railroad companies and their employees for injuries caused by co workers negligence.
Sioux Falls April 25. The Marshall-Burdick Company of Watertown has a new third receiver. Initially W. D. Morris served, then R. H. Brady, who resigned and moved to Missouri. L. A. Newby succeeds Brady as receiver.
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