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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1892
Page
2
In Brainerd Minnesota discussions highlight women adopting suspenders as a notable change in attire. The remark notes this shift as a distinguishing feature seen among mothers and sisters of children, reflecting a cultural observation.
It has been decided that Dr. Pierson will stay at Spurgeon’s Church in London for five years with an annual salary of $6,000. He plans to visit America this summer.
Henry Howe known as the Grand Old Man of the Lyceum Theater in London reached 80 on the last day of March. He continues on stage in the role of Griffith in King Henry VUT.
It is thought that Justice Lamar's wretched health is largely due to his great absorption in his books. He is almost unmanageable by his wife when once he gets into his library. He is passionately fond of reading.
Warp McAllister writes from an eastern paper about his farming experience revealing Mack faced less success as a farmer than as a manager of New York's 400. The piece contrasts agrarian challenges with urban leadership.
Mr Grapstone possesses the world’s largest lead pencil, gifted by a Keswick pencil maker. It measures thirty nine inches long and replaces a rubber cap with a gold one. The owner uses it as a walking stick.
A newspaper note describes Queen Victoria’s appetite as "absolutely unimpaired" and her health as halcyon and robust for a woman approaching her 73rd birthday.
W C Fishback provoked a city Circuit judge in Terre Haute and received a thirty day contempt sentence from the court. The incident highlights tension between the press and judiciary and underscores ongoing clashes over press freedom.
A man was executed by guillotine in Switzerland for assaulting and murdering a school teacher. It marks the first capital punishment in the country in 25 years since abolition in 1867 and the method being resumed only recently.
The story claims early women defended Tortosa against Moors in 1149 earning broad immunities for themselves and descendants. It notes Edward III creating the Garter and awarding robes and badges to his Queen and to wives and daughters of other knights.
Warrman and Lowell share birth year and parallel fates as one dies the other follows closely. The two men were unlike yet English critics often pair Lowell with Whitman as America’s two greatest poets.
Peasants in south Germany fear bats in chimneys. They associate bats with misfortune and poverty, believing the animals threaten livestock and bring bad luck to farms.
Finnish statistics show 4 293 boys and 1 567 girls in schools. Finland’s population is 2 200 000 with 200 000 Swedes and some other ties. Language divisions indicate unequal education between native Finns and Swedish neighbors.
The passage notes illegitimacy rates per thousand births: Ireland twenty eight, England forty six, Scotland seventy nine, aligning with educational statistics. Scotland shows the highest university student proportion globally, England second, Ireland lower, suggesting immorality does not stem from illiteracy.
The Navy Department reports promising results from Indian Head experiments with cellulose. Orders will target navy yards to pack exposed ship parts with the material which swells on impact to block water, aiming to prevent sinking after shell penetration and improve vessel effectiveness.
Belgium has outlawed hypnotism except when practiced by a physician with a diploma. The law notes its medical value for nervous and cerebral disorders but warns against abuses that could compel crimes. Violators face fines and imprisonment.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a woman accuses a lover of coldness while he declares deep feeling. She faints after he asks if he can love a man with a glass eye, revealing emotional tension.
A concise roundup of Washington reporting covers political developments in the capital, foreign affairs from embassies and capitals abroad, and notable criminal and casualty news. Highlights include policy shifts, diplomatic events, and significant incidents affecting national and global contexts.
The senate promptly ratifies a treaty renewing the Modus Vivendi. Secretary Blaine and the British minister fix up a modus vivendi evidently just to both parties. A. W. Barrett of Los Angeles is chosen as successor to Maj. Borebroke on the California board of national soldiers homes. A house resolution authorizes the civil service commission to investigate alleged civil service violations in Baltimore. Mr. Young writes to Vice President Morton seeking to clear charges. the senate tables the letter.
Frederick Martin von Bopensrept noted German poet is dead. Tromax A MeERRIMAN ex congressman from New York and newspaper man dies suddenly. Ex Senator William J. Seweir of New Jersey ill in Camden with lung congestion from Chicago trip. Ex Governor Nathaniel 8 Berry of New Hampshire at 95 touted as oldest living ex governor. Fanny Crossy aged 65 pleads guilty to writing 3000 hymns, seeks rest from verse. Baron Fava fears copies of portraits will be sent to him. Roswell Smith president of Century Publishing dies in New York after three years illness and strokes. Samuel Jackson famed pyrotechnist and inventor of railroad signals dies in Philadelphia at 70. Fey Henry Altan D D London minister and former editor. Captain Aird retired commodore of Allan Line drowns near Cowansville Quebec after crossing Atlantic many times.
Severe shocks disrupt several California towns injuring many as aftershocks follow the latest quake. Fire and structural damage from tremors hit tenements and rural areas, while forest fires rage near North Windham Connecticut.
Across multiple locales, reports describe lynchings of four suspects in Florida, killings in Tennessee and Illinois, murder and arson cases in Quincy and Chicago areas, a trial shakeup in Yokohama, and insurance fraud suspicions in Seattle. The breadth spans crimes by soldiers, civilians, and suspected conspiracies with numerous fatalities and ongoing legal actions.
Baron Schaffer dies while Baron Fava is recalled to the Italian legation in Washington. A new Italian cabinet is formed with retrenchment of the army budget. Grand Duke George, czar’s son, grows worse. Japan drafts treaty revision with Western powers through a seven member committee. Italy plans a 200 million lire national loan to cover deficits. Clashes near Rio Grande City leave two bandits dead and two sheriffs injured. The steamer Philadelphia arrives with news of a government revolt battle in La Guayra.
Reports from Trujillo Venezuela describe 150 killed and many wounded in clashes. Gladstone opposes female suffrage in a new pamphlet. Madrid says anarchist Munoz confessed to plotting to kill the king. Venezuelan rebels funded by two New York firms seek to cancel a Red D line concession. Montreal Orangemen will mark July 12 with a banquet after 25 years without a procession. 300 delegates expected.
A compact roundup covers happenings across Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa North Dakota and South Dakota with brief summaries of local events, politics, weather and notable community notices. Firms and officials cited include regional agencies and public bodies.
Rail man W H Dixon dies in St Paul. Two laborers fight leaving possible fatal injuries. Patrick Shanley dies after dog fight shooting amputation. Holmberg breaks leg in Cloquet wagon accident. Girl shot hand near Crookston. drowning mystery near Crookston. Bank of Echo opens at Sleepy Eye with 10000 capital. Several mine and railroad accidents reported. Stoppage of saloons in Litchfield by April 24. Imperial mill expansion in Duluth. Madeira Times editor fined for animal cruelty. Encampment of Minnesota Sons of Veterans set for Worthington.
Acrn seems close to withdrawing from the presidential race while anti lottery Democrats triumph in Louisiana with Foster winning by 10 000. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Republicans endorse Harrison at their conventions. Indiana Democrats back Cleveland with Gray as second choice. Alabama People’s party backs a slavery restitution plank. Col W Dudley hints at not supporting Harrison if renominated. Indians suspect Harrison opposition is feigned.
Notice from Kansas City announces that starting June all stop over privileges will be discontinued. The report covers multiple railway and railroad wage and leadership items including Pavilic earnings, executive changes at Union Pacific, and interstate commission decisions on sugar rates.
Massachusetts passes ten hour day for railroad workers while seamen from Atlantic Pacific and Great Lakes ports unite in Chicago. A looming clash between the American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Labor follows a boycott dispute with Rochester clothing makers. The Lebanon Pennsylvania iron and steel strike ends with workers free to return to work. The Amalgamated Association benefits for single men were cut by a national group triggering lodge actions.
The article lists multiple sports updates including Frep Jouxstox's undefeated bantam record, Jack Glassock's enemies at St. Louis, a Colonists fan dubbing the Indiana polis team the Blue Jays, potential matchups involving Jack O'Brien and Fitzsimmons, San Antonio reporter Orro Piarcer in Mexico City, masons of wrestling in Kalamazoo, Kansas City players Carney and a clean hitter claim, Wiro Birt Wipkee sending terms to President Williams of the Western league, W H Wartkiss slated to return to manage the Rochesters, drivers forming a national association in Lexington, Fitzsimmons accepting a $17,000 purse fight with Jim Hall, a scheduling note with Suli van Corbett, William Barrie released as Washington Baseball Club manager, and Danny Richardson named manager of the home team.
Mixed notes report a Buckner Arkansas gold discovery and social gossip on a secret wedding in Jackson Mississippi. Other items discuss tempering copper in Levis Quebec, a Vermont coadjutor bishop, a Vermont land purchase, and a Sioux eye restoration. Also noted are oil companies seeking a gas trust, a Chicago telegraph pole stand, a Pennsylvania oleomargarine ruling, a Portland land claim abandonment, a Boston library bequest hold, and a Chinese merchant sentence policy ruling.
Public meeting in Howard sees a pledge of carload wheat to Russian sufferers. Wheat seeding begins across Jim Valley with increasing acreage and land values rising as buyers flock in. Farm labor shortages slow progress as sowing extends into May. Accidents include Fred Larson’s fatal head injury near Webster and James Everett's severe soda fountain explosion injuries at Watertown. Prof James E Todd is named geology and mineralogy chair at infraspecific institution. Sisseton land rush winds down amid town site fever.
A Grand Forks bank cashier confessed embezzlement tied to gambling. State officials discuss exhibits and investigations, including Indian school supervision at Fort Totten and testimony at Devil's Lake. Local officials reshaped a normal school project in Valley City. Heavy rail traffic and continued immigration noted as settlers move west.
Fire and crime records across Wisconsin recount a Kenosha blaze consuming property valued at 400000 and deaths from accidental fire during a school intermission. A 15 year old boy found dead near Green Lake Dartford after a suspected accidental discharge gun. A Wisconsin attorney Albert Weisbrod dies suddenly in Oshkosh amidst treasury case coverage. A band of thefts includes an entry at Brandon Singer agent A D White residence and stolen money. Multiple poisoning deaths of two children and a photographer Rodin killed on the Eastern Minnesota road near this city.
Prominent capitalists of Dubuque organized the Dubuque Life Insurance Company though details remain unsettled. A man named Kellsey died in Iowa Falls after being caught in a car at the bottle works. the engine could not be stopped in time. The Hardin county courthouse cornerstone of 75 000 dollars was laid with a ceremony. G W Ball of Iowa City will deliver the address. Charlies Blackman, a cattle thief for five years, was captured and jailed at Creston with indictments pending for wholesale cattle stealing. Vac Adamel, held on 1000 dollars bond at Cedar Rapids to answer an attempted rape charge on Mrs Hosik, a Bohemian lady, is said to have another wife in Prague. In Cedar Rapids, a bank dig unearthed a skeleton wearing a broad brim hat. no identification. William Stackhouse, a German, died after a windmill tower fall seven miles west of Eldora. he resided at Hubbard. Beef inspection begins at E Hankinson Co slaughterhouse with 50 cattle and 260 sheep tagged. pork inspection expected soon. Des Moines reports farmer Cockerham killed his wife after threats and separation. Herbert Davy, 14, son of Geo Davy of Earlville, Delaware county, hanged himself in his father's barn.
London to America letter seeks unknown address. Shipwreck and delayed mails return the damaged letters. A second letter sticks to the sender's mail and reveals the intended recipient. The curious pair thus brings back its own answer through a seaside mishap.
Three Marseilles School of Art pupils in the Cannebiere joke about their works. One says a marble imitation board sinks when dropped, another boasts a thermometer fell below freezing on display, and the third claims his portrait of Marquis Dela Camargue is so life-like it needs shaving twice weekly.
Ravachol and Charles Achille Simon were found guilty and sentenced to life penal servitude after a Paris seine assizes trial. The others, including Chaumartin and Rosalie Soubere, were acquitted amid tight security and intense public pressure. Ravachol admitted guilt and detailed his bombings at Boulevard St Germain and Rue de Clichy, while voicing anarchist aims.
Informers to the porte reveal Armenian committees planned bomb production to target Constantinople buildings and terrorize residents as officials investigate the sultan and Bulgarian ministers safety.
Queen Victoria traveled from Hyeres to Darmstadt as countess of Balmoral. No special reception due to mourning for the grand duke of Hesse. Princes William and Henry of Hesse Prince Albert of Schleswig Holstein and Princess Henry of Prussia welcomed her at the station and kissed her hands. The royal party then moved to the new palace amid a large crowd and respectful greetings.
The Rush City Pressed Brick company has been sold to new owners from St. Louis and reorganized as Warner Pressed Brick company. They are installing new kilns and presses, adding siding on the St. Paul Duluth line, and upgrading facilities. The clay brick from St. Louis is praised as high quality and the operation plans to boost jobs locally.
Report claims the council of ministers will limit Italian African holdings to Massowah, ceding Duhaftak archipelago Assab area and protectorates over Habab Bogs Beni Amer and Ari including Anssa sultanate, plus Somali and Galla lands and Abyssinian king. Eritrea remains a Red Sea colony with autonomous administration and finances.
Judgments aggregating 40000 have been entered against Allen and Swiney proprietors of the electric railway in the city in favor of Eastern creditors.
Henry Buveyrier, the African explorer, died by his own hand at Zerres France yesterday. The National Brotherhood of Boyer Makers holds its first annual convention in Indianapolis. The presidential party arrived in New York to attend the Grant monument cornerstone ceremony today. The steamship Tynehead arrived in New York to carry Iowa grain to famine victims in Russia. Vanderbilt’s Newport gates weigh fifty tons and cost $50,000. W H Miller is nominated for Congress in Missouri’s Eighth District, previously represented by “silver Dick” Bland. Col Richard E Erwin, Tribune editor, died. born in Pittsburgh and a Franklin descendant who starved with credit during the war. A collision near Ramsay Michigan between a passenger train and a switch engine killed Fireman Patrick Fowler. several passengers escaped harm. Ferdinand Ward, late Grant & Ward partner, will be released from Sing Sing Saturday. an indictment remains pending.
Commodity prices for wheat, oats, rye, barley, cornmeal and bran across Chicago Minneapolis and St Paul report varying grades and bids. No. 1 hard wheat and No. 1 Northern wheat lead to bids around 78 to 83 cents for spring and northern classes. Oats, rye and barley show mixed figures from 25 to 60 cents for No. 2 and No. 3 grades with seasonal adjustments.
Three members of the house committee on foreign affairs and Mr. Raynor report resolutions urging U S inquiry into the ongoing persecution of Hebrews in Russia. They direct the minister at St Petersburg to seek prospects for repeal of May laws and residence restrictions and to assess treaty violations with Russia. The attorney general is to report on these facts.
Wasuivotox April 27 Mr Mason commissioner of internal revenue says the Supreme Court decision in the Eat on case may mislead non specialists. The original oleomargarine act lacked a penalty for wholesale dealers not reporting to the commissioner. An 1890 amendment corrected this, making reporting mandatory and penalties enforceable.
The house judiciary committee on April 27 approved a resolution directing an investigation into the Pinkerton security system. It found charges that Pinkerton men used by interstate carriers caused violence to persons and property and recommended an inquiry to verify these claims. The Watson resolution would be replaced with a simpler probe directive.
Senator Mitchell proposes an appropriation of nearly 3 million dollars to construct a boat rail at the Dales Chile falls and Ten Mile rapids on the Columbia River and to supply marine equipment for transferring boats and cargoes across obstructions. Mr Blanchard announced in the house that he will bring up the river and harbor bill next Monday.
Democrats fought to strike out remarks from the Record that offended a Massachusetts musician. Republicans, though a vocal minority, forced the defeat of the motion, showing their strength against the unwieldy majority.
Former senator Warner Miller, president of the Nicaragua Canal Construction Co., starts a western tour to address city chambers. He will speak in Minneapolis on Thursday and visit Spokane Falls, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Galveston, and other cities to form local committees and solicit stock subscriptions.
The Pine City Minnesota searching party recovered the bodies of J H Dobell and Frank E Woodford two weeks after a boating accident. Both were found in advanced decomposition after days of river drag searching.
The senate passed the urgent deficiency bill with amendments including $7,230 to reimburse Montana for constitutional convention expenses and $100,000 for continuing the eleventh census.
W H Henderson formerly of Omaha, head of Henderson Mortgage Loan and Trust Company, is arrested in Chester Pa while en route home with Detective Marshall to answer forgery charges. He allegedly forged checks totaling 0,000 and fled a year ago, later spotted by a friend in Philadelphia.
United States authorities focus on French-Canadians crossing the border at Rewe's point after the Montreal express. Seventeen to eighteen men were aboard the Delaware and Hudson train and were forcibly removed when not complying with orders. They were sent back across the boundary to Lecoll.
A one year old boy, son of Edward Nelson, drowned at Lake Croix in Horicon Wisconsin. He fell from the piling platform into the water and his body was recovered soon after.
Tuesday April 9 the Senate approved the Behring sea modus vivendi convention after two hours of debate. A Arizona funding act amendment shifted from gold coins to lawful money by a 23 24 vote. The House heard Noyes-Rockwell contested election case notice from Mr O Ferrall with a 10 hour debate to follow and a demand for the previous question.
Mr Sherman notes Chinese exclusion law remains in effect through 1804 with no rush for immediate action and allows speakers later. Senator Morgan pushes silver resolutions while Teller speaks at length. Cullom reports a bill for a uniform interstate automatic coupling system and Menominee public building grant advances. The House Labor Committee favors limiting daily work hours as Noyes Rockwell election contest remains under discussion at adjournment.
The senate committee reports an urgent deficiency bill authorizing 7 251 dollars to reimburse Montana for constitutional convention expenses. It reviews house bills creating a third judicial division in Kansas, appointing consuls to the Congo Free State, and authorizing lighthouse and navigation aids projects including 504 300 dollars for Great Lakes facilities. A military post near Helena, Montana is proposed plus a 300 090. The senate considers a ban on Chinese entry but adjourns without action. The Noyes-Rockwell election contest continues to be debated.
The Senate discussed the Chinese exclusion act with testimony from Mr. Chandler about Chinese migration from Canada and British Columbia. Senator Davis of Minnesota opposed exclusion and spoke over an hour before an executive session without action. The Hayes-Rockwell contest drew a large crowd as Rockwell won 140 to 98. A conference committee was ordered on banking safety amendments and the House approved 15 private pension bills in the evening session.
The senate again considered the Chinese exclusion bill with Senators His cock Teller and others addressing the chamber. Senator Sanders introduced a Montana land district bill while Mr Call proposed a nine senator committee to study railway value per mile and capitalization. Abner Taylor of Illinois introduced another Yellowstone Park bill in the house.
Hansbrough's bills favor a state site for a reform school and transfer of Port Lincoln lands. Senator Sherman seeks a September 1893 Washington meeting of pan American medical congress delegates from Mexico to Hawaii. Other items include naval bill amendments for harbor defense ships, and a vote on expunging a controversial speech. A bill would extend female suffrage to all women over 31. The era notes inventions, tea tasting, earth atmosphere, and astronomical photography advances.
A Chicago Times adage notes that a gas company’s solvency hinges on metering efficiency. A Ram's Horn saying counsels choosing friends whose dogs willingly accompany them.
A crowded Broadway car at Eleven near Fourteenth Street becomes the scene of a playful yet disruptive incident when a polite young man repeatedly tries to give his seat to a woman, knocks over a bundle and hat, and finally ends up entangled with passengers while the crowd reacts with exclamations.
A New York Truth tale describes a gulch society dance night where Dandy Jim misses the ball. He laments no outfit fits and his revolvers are unusable, delaying his attendance as friends knock to check on him.
A man on a Southern Illinois train complimented a mother by calling her baby a real Sucker. She revealed with a blush that the child was raised on a bottle, not Illinois born. The man stopped bragging about strange babies thereafter.
The Lady of the House announces her daughter will sing By the sad sea waves. The Hungarian guest replies that the performance is distant and will not disturb them, highlighting a polite social exchange during the gathering.
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