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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1894
Page
1
Voters in St Paul face a Tuesday election while a Great Northern strike continues unresolved. In Duluth the republican nomination battle pits O D Kinney against A Town. Coxey's army fringe faces arrest and U S troops will deal with ringleaders captured near Forsyth.
The Brainerd Journal quotes Bro Stivers denying a World attributed statement made two weeks earlier. The World notes he spoke informally to a Democrat and regrets the clarification being reproduced in a Republican paper.
J H Hallett and C K Wentworth appointed northwestern agents for the Florida Cosmopolitan Immigration Company. They opened an office near the post office on 7th Street to recruit settlers for the White City on the St. Lucie coast three miles inland. The settlement touts frostless climate, tropical fruit, and a growing population of over 600. Descriptive literature is available at Brainerd or Hallett & Wentworth offices.
The Minneapolis Lumberman notes dissatisfaction as the Northern Mill, now owned by Welles Bros. of Clinton Iowa, will not run this season. A new syndicate, Minnesota Logging, will invest in the railroad and operations, banking hundreds of millions of feet of logs and employing many more workers. The shift to Welles Bros. and Minnesota Logging is seen as overall beneficial for Brainerd, with most gains ahead despite short term effects.
Probate court in Crow Wing County Minnesota orders hearing for the estate of Peter Anderson who died intestate September 18 1893 in Morris. John Anderson petitions for administration. hearing set May 7 1894 at 10 am in Brainerd courthouse with notice to heirs and interested persons. Publication in Brainerd Dispatch for three weeks.
The Citizens Fire Association of Mankato Minnesota urges agents to file blank certified statements of loss ratios for 1894. A good loss record earns public patronage in 1895, while doubtful risks threaten the agency’s future.
The Northern Pacific Railroad offers new round trip fares to California points valid to July 15. Tickets allow stopovers under conditions and suit winter plans for southern California or a mid winter San Francisco visit. An event at San Francisco is highlighted as a major attraction with a path via Portland to St Paul or the Missouri River. Price shown is 80.50 dollars. For details contact Chas. 8. Fee, G P and T A, St Paul.
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