28 Apr 1893
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1893
Page
1
The 1889 Universal Exposition award hailed Wheeler & Wilson as the best sewing machine maker. A jury of top French experts gave them the Grand Prize, with France’s Legion of Honor awarded to M. Niel Wheeler.
The notice cites claims that a stotus has destroyed the oyster crop, while two coal companies failed in a week and questions arise about Minnesota investigations and political influence. A 1893 legislative manual will be issued May 10, and crosswalk cleaning with city prisoners is proposed. Spring lingers, risking a swift slide into fall, and Michael Doran’s fall swing is noted.
The article urges sewerage for the north side and praises the last legislature for cutting state taxes from 2.2 to 1.7 mills. It notes a congressman’s doubt about a Minneapolis to Duluth canal plan as infeasible, calling the project absurd from an engineering standpoint.
A fragment from Inkster North Dakota reports Lewis known as Dalton is under arrest for the murder of Jack McCaffrey of Con way. He will be tried in Cass county Minnesota where the crime occurred last August.
The Indiana state auditor on Saturday revoked the license of the United States Live Stock Co of Fergus Falls Minnesota amid reports from various parts of the state that the company failed to pay its losses.
The Aitkin Age mocks the legislature as the editor, defeated for the last election, laments not joining the body. It notes the adjournment and calls the assembly the rockiest Minnesota has ever possessed.
Gov Nelson vetoed a 27000 appropriation for state high schools and summer training schools. The funds had been covered by special acts and the omnibus bill bundled them to avoid failure if those acts did not pass, but the veto risks duplicate spending.
The labor commissioner announces new appointments under the recent law. W. A. Hammond of Minneapolis becomes assistant commissioner F. J. Casserly of St. Paul is chief factory inspector Antoine Paul of Duluth and E. B. Mayo of Minneapolis are assistant factory inspectors Frank Valesh and John Erkman of St. Paul are deputies.
Capt De Laitre of Knox & DeLaitre notes the last of the upper Mississippi steamboats, the Fawn, will cease regular service. The 250 mile reach from Pokegama Falls to below Aitkin ends booming freight by river due to rail competition and log jams. Fawn may work towing and logging with occasional trips between Aitkin and Grand Rapids.
Rumors say wealthy financiers consider northern Minnesota for a large hardwood venture. Timber is abundant and high quality, with Brainerd offering facilities to convert log timber into finished goods and substantial profits expected for an enterprising group.
The Age reports W. R Tucker's mounting rascalities and defalcations exceeding $1,000. Farmers and a lumberman lost deposits meant for land contracts with railroad firms. Tucker vanished with his name, triggering public distress.
The St Paul Globe reports Senate File 137 signed by Gov Nelson to fix duck hunting rules contains a blunder reversing open and close seasons. Until Sept 1, waterfowl may be shot freely, but on Sept 1 duck hunting becomes unlawful driving confusion across ducks geese brant snipe and other aquatic fowl in the state.
James Sherry, an experienced lumber operator, reports a poor season due to heavy snow and high costs. He notes a large overall log cut but unsatisfying prices, with profits only on easy hauls. Ice thickness and late thaw delay log movement into May, especially in upper Mississippi regions.
The Northern Pacific Railway offers advance guidance for fair visitors including low excursion rates to Chicago and through sleeping car service. A book titled Homes for Visitors to the World’s Fair lists about 9 000 private families with rooms to spare, hotels, and twelve city maps for advance lodging decisions.
An old law outlines steps for taking up a stray animal. Notify the township clerk within ten days, publish a notice in the local paper, and wait sixty days before applying to the justice of the peace to sell the animal. A warrant is issued, posters posted ten days prior, and expenses are reimbursed at sale. The penalty for taking a stray animal is five dollars, and the owner may reclaim the animal without paying any fee.
Sugar's high carbohydrate content enriches fat formation when consumed with starch, altering body shapes from lean to fuller figures. It links national consumption growth to visible changes in appearances, while sustaining strong entities like Good Housekeeping and Uncle John Berry in contrasting vignettes.
A large colony of American farmers settles near Montemorelos Nuevo Leon along the Monterey and Mexico Gulf railway corridor. They engage in profitable cultivation of oranges and other fruits.
Sugar cane grows vigorously in Nuevo Leon with plantations yielding abundant yearly crops for thirty years from a single planting, illustrating long term productivity and resilience in the region.
The Figaro defender M Zola argues Napoleon III wore rouge to conceal his weakness at Sedan calling it heroic and Shakespearean in tone. The London Spectator counters that view as French exaggeration though noting it as noble if true. A separate note recounts a racing tale of a man losing 180 dollars and wind blowing away his last ten. A Missouri accident reports an engineer pulled from a moving train by a mail catcher sustaining serious injuries.
Teaser a reticulated python from India owned by Mrs. De Granville Knox of New Haven died recently. The 18 foot long snake with 27 inch girth was a prized specimen kept by the household. Also notes a humorous dress bargain exchange from New York Weekly.
Stockton Mail reports a theory that smallpox may be transmitted when a fly bites an infected person and then lands on a healthy individual, potentially inoculating them with the disease.
Ignatius Donnelly Hastings Minn C F staples P O Box 450 St Paul Minn M J McGrath St Cheries Minn B Cotton Duluth Minn W Leavett Litchfield Minn F Jacobson Madison Minn Y Eaton Bufalo Minn
A brief notice offers to help readers save money and earn good pay if they call. It hints at insuring or handling a house fire risk and proposes paying the reader for it if it should burn. The address given is Room 11 in the Bank Block.
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