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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1896
Page
2
A Brainerd Dispatch roundup notes curious facts and opinions from around the world. It cites Madagascar’s death penalty for weapon attacks, Ireland’s funeral superstition, Johannesburg’s widespread cycling use, and Turkish defense posture with Armenian issues. It also mentions Cecil Rhodes’s possible Matabele outbreak and a cynical view of consular reforms in Britain and Germany.
Mr. Tesla announces a belief that X rays may be fatal to bacilli, a possibility that could revive hope in that direction. He cautions the theory is mainly theoretical for now but says a Tesla theory is worth considering.
A ten year old poet, Edmund Curtis, gained attention with fine verses in an English weekly. A generous philanthropist rescued him from factory life and sent him to school.
The Empress Augusta tours on a specially built cycle in Wilhelmshohe park with her two eldest sons. A 1878 Presbyterian assembly ruling against women teaching was revived in a recent meeting. women may still give lectures and addresses despite the directive to keep silent in churches.
In St Louis Mrs Terhune known as Marion Harland says women hold all rights usable today. She notes it is time to consider further aims as she contemplates a new agitation to seek immortality for herself through the symbols of women.
It notes how the Raines liquor law boosted clubs promoting literature patriotism and virtues in Newark. It laments no club formed to secure Sunday drinking privileges, remarking on unintended effects of the law and its social reach.
The court sentence is mild yet brands the man a convict and military steps may follow. The prisoner faces humiliation while Cecil Rhodes remains at large and gains fresh honors in Matabeleland.
A Boston youth with his last ten cents gets a telegram from San Francisco stating he is heir to over 2 million dollars. The note warns others not to rush to chase similar fortunes and to keep their cents.
Donald Macmaster of Mull, a centenarian who fished the Sound of Mull until four years ago, was known as an expert Izaak Walton devotee. He consistently returned with a heavier catch than other anglers on the same water.
The Spanish government claims half the Cuba news is false and the uprising is under control yet presses additional troops to the island. The note raises questions about loyalty and the true state of the rebellion.
Under the proposed charter appropriation bills require a four-fifths vote by two boards and a five-sixths vote if the mayor vetoes. The commission faces important work and, if successful, will be remembered for elevating municipal government to a higher standard.
The recent week of fires has devastated communities and homes across Washington and parts of British Columbia. The article urges renewed interest in proper forest protection and preservation, noting limited progress in Western states.
The text argues that language gains from slang and innovations not by purists. It claims slang enriches modern dictionaries with terse vigorous expressions that persist, despite sneers from the upper strata. It asserts social sources influence living language.
A weekly digest highlights notable events from Beome and foreign locales. The column surveys significant occurrences, drawing attention to developments that shaped recent public discourse and policy, with emphasis on both domestic and international affairs.
The president appoints John Sheridan of West Virginia as a government director of the Union Pacific Railway company replacing Fitzhugh Le, and Lewis E. Wuhitcher of South Dakota as receiver of public moneys at Mitchell, D. D., succeeding Welch, deceased.
Vice President Stevinson nearly struck by lightning in Bowling Green Kentucky. Edwin I Weeks named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Col John A Barks died at home in Glenfield Pennsylvania of heart disease. Frank Earnshaw, Philadelphia shipping leader, dies suddenly at his Chestnut Hill summer home while mounting a bicycle.
A roundup of disasters and accidents reports across towns and states. incidents include fires in Ilfra combe and Victor Colorado damages from storms and winds. deadly train crash near Crawfordsville Indiana. a fatal eye injury in Youngstown Ohio. multiple drownings in Missouri and Iowa. a rabies risk from a Cambridge Mass cat. a poisoning in Frankfort Indiana. a shipwreck identified as City of Philadelphia with twenty seven aboard.
A Newport Kentucky faro bank raid yields $75. West Sweet Springs Missouri residence broken into for a silver tea service. A Camden New Jersey mother drowns two infants and attempts suicide in the Delaware River. Reports include hangings in Jackson Mississippi and Fort Smith Arkansas, lynching near Tipton Missouri, a railway official shot in Orlando Florida, and various staged robberies and drownings across the country.
Reports claim Turkey may issue paper money and Crete will see a defensive stance while Greece and the Powers monitor. A US Marine Hospital Service telegram notes yellow fever in Vera Cruz. Spain paid 35 million dollars for two war vessels built in Genoa. An insane man threatened Premier Canovas del Castillo in Madrid and was arrested. The Duke of Westminster names Bickford Smith to distribute Crete funds. The London board of trade links the Drummond Castle loss to poor navigation. M Meline and French ministers attend Jules Ferry statue unveiling. President Faure expresses regret.
The year’s corn in Oklahoma may fetch as little as eight cents per bushel. The Eleventh Illinois Democrats nominated C. M. Golden for congress. A. G. Elliott & Co. failed in Philadelphia. An Indiana oil worker died after a noon beer run. Carpentry union seeks eight hour day and 35 cents hourly. Railroads urged to move last year’s corn and grain. Pittsburg iron mills sign scale. 450 workers to start. Obituaries include E W Hutchins of Osborn Hutchins firm, Fr anklin editor Er. N. Chapin, Sibley and Eckert. Prominent banker Col Calvin Fletcher Barnes dies with $4 million estate. Wreck inquiry into the Pacific Mail Columbia proceeds. Frances Raymond files for $50,000 breach of promise against Franklin Raymond Wallace. Jack Morrissey’s fading mining fortune noted. Divorce suit filed by Mrs. John D. Mor rissey. Electric chair contract issues amid new law took effect July 1.
A historical note on how sheep shearing has shifted from grand rural gatherings hosted by nobility to contracted labor and practice on farms. It describes the loss of feasts and community merrymaking, with bands of itinerant workers clipping sheep for fixed rates and farming households performing work themselves in leaner times.
Wallace's Monthly criticizes haphazard horse breeding and warns that demand will rise for first class coachers and draft horses. It laments misfits produced by crossing Norman trotter and Arabian lines, argues such mixed-blood stock cannot be profitable, and calls for principled breeding to avoid horse-poor futures.
In Cleveland near the Brown Hoisting works a clash broke out when two men fired at a boarding house used by a worker. Militia responded as rioters fled, bullets hit nearby buildings, and a suspected plan to blow up the house was noted. Eighty to a hundred thousand? No. The article notes a large strike mood with 10 000 to 12 000 possible sympathizers but uncertain if called.
In Seattle on August 6 Special Master Alfred L. Carey oversaw the public sale of all Northern Pacific railroad lands in Washington totaling 11 902 patented sections and unpatented land. Edwin W. Winter, president of the Northern Pacific Railway, bought the property for 1 705 200 dollars with other parcels following at 15 000 and 100 and a final lump bid of 5 905 000.
Judge Cole of the district supreme court refused naturalization papers to two young Italians. He ruled that anyone ignorant of the U S constitution cannot be admitted to citizenship, noting the men confessed they did not understand the constitution or the form of government.
Brig. Gen. Eshague with 700 reinforcements reached Havana aboard the Catalina from Spain. The same ship carried munitions and $1,000,000 in silver for the captain general. Prisoners Antonio Pena Lopez and Marcisco Rodiguez Lopez were executed at Cabanas fortress at sunset. Nunez Bravo, a rebel prefect, was shot at Santo Domingo yesterday.
The newly issued Moorhead directory lists Moorhead population at 3 567 and nearby Fargo at 9 460, reflecting regional demographics.
Birmingham August 6. Further returns confirm the initial reports of a complete Democratic victory with large gains. Johnston has carried forty-five of sixty six counties and his overall majority stands around forty two thousand.
W. G. Nye city controller of Minneapolis has been appointed a member of the committee on appeals and grievances of the Odd Fellows sovereign grand lodge.
At the Duluth Gray estate hearing more testimony was offered to prove the handwriting in letters claimed to be from Gray to Miss Western is not his. A 900,000 record of marriages of the late Rev. Mr. Smith of Hudson, Wis. was read, claimed by Miss Western to show she and Gray married him. Heirs seek to prove the “dear wife” letter a forgery. Gray's former bookkeeper and many close friends doubt its authenticity.
Arthur Sewall Democratic nominee for vice president denies plans to resign in favor of Watson. He says no answer is due to such a notion and notes Bryan may stay on the Populist ticket. Bryan and Mrs Bryan will visit Bath after notification and stay at Sewall’s Maine home.
In New York a secret meeting at the Murray Hill hotel formed an organization of Union veterans. Col. L Edwin Dudley urged active support for Major McKinley and Mr Hobart in the forthcoming campaign.
Ed McKee a former member of the Democratic national committee of Oregon urges prominent gold Democrats in Portland to convene soon. They will select a national committeeman and a delegate for the Indianapolis meeting.
Chicago August 6. The Moore failure is said to total between five and seven million dollars. James H. Moore and his brother William H. Moore controlled most of Diamond ark stock through trusts with two Connecticut brokers. Margin calls and credit sales buffered minorities who benefited from margins and still hold their shares, while the Moores face massive losses.
London August 6 In the Lords a 25 to 19 vote inserted a clause opposed by the government risking the bill's fate in Commons. The move unsettled ministers who fear Irish landlord peers led by the Marquis of Londonderry Earl of Winchilsea and Duke of Abercorn will push amendments. Arthur Balfour conferred with Duke of Devonshire after the vote.
Market rundown from Chicago Milwaukee Minneapolis and South St Paul on August 6 with quotes for Wheat Corn Oats Barley Rye Flax and livestock prices. Highlights include Chicago hogs higher cattle gains and assorted futures and cash prices across several centers.
The body of James Anderson, a noted telegrapher, was discovered in a cabin northeast of Helena. He had moved to a gold claim two years earlier and likely died ten days prior from typhoid fever. He previously worked for Western Union in Helena and later held the press report role. He owned substantial property reportedly in Kansas City.
Shamokin Pennsylvania August six two men killed and another fatally injured in a freight wreck on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad six miles west of Shamokin. Fire from a dismantled locomotive trapped victims and prevented rescue as debris burned. Engineer Michael Smock perished beneath the engine in the blaze.
Evidence tending to substantiate charges of police corruption in Chicago is in the possession of the civic federation. A movement seeks an investigation of the police department similar to the Lexow inquiry in New York. The charges allege extortion from city residents and protection of criminal elements, with captains to patrolmen named among those implicated.
A historic hailstorm hit Hailiandiana Montpelier Indiana late this afternoon within ten miles, causing thousands in property and crop damage. No deaths, but several injuries and extensive livestock losses were reported as stones from pebbles to goose eggs filled the air. The storm affected a wide area of the region.
A requiem Mass for the entombed workers at the Twin mine in Pittston was celebrated at St Mary’s church, Upper Pittston. Father Greve assisted, with Bishop Hoban and Bishop O’Hara officiating alongside about twenty priests. Bishop Hoban preached the sermon and Bishop O’Hara gave the absolution.
The Minnesota Democratic state convention in Minneapolis nominated John Lind for governor with a fusion deal with Populists. The ticket also lists Julius Heinrichs for secretary of state and several presidential electors. The platform endorses Bryan Sewall, bimetallism, reform of long-standing misgovernance, opposition to corporate influence, and direct election reform among other issues.
In Plainview Minnesota on August 6 18 year old John Roth er son of Gottlieb Roth er was killed while stacking grain. He crawled under the stack as a storm approached. His brother was shocked but unharmed. Several grain stacks were burned.
State Auditor Punn has warned managers of all state charitable and correctional institutions that expenses must be cut. He sent letters to each head, stating he will refuse to audit bills unless reductions are made.
Joseph Pell of Hayward township in Albert Lea Minnesota died suddenly after expressing illness in the morning. His wife called their son when she found him expired in the field. Heart failure is given as the probable cause.
Alfred Maine Democrats nominate E. W. Staples for Congress in the First district currently represented by Speaker Thomas B. Reed. In Missouri Jefferson City Democrats nominate Richard P. Bland by acclamation for the Eighth district. In Wisconsin West Superior Republicans renominate John J. Jenking for the Tenth district.
The Italian warship Roma, about 5800 tons, built 1865, 262 feet, 13 knots, armed with two 23 centimeter guns and multiple rapid fire guns, caught fire from a lightning strike and was sunk by torpedoes to prevent magazine explosion. Its armor belt measured 4.5 inches with a 26 inch deck.
An unknown woman riding a bicycle struck Will iam Klink at Fifty first and Morgan streets last night. He died today from injuries after being struck in the abdomen by a handlebars as he fell while trying to avoid the rider who rode off.
The Cincinnati river gauge marked forty feet eight inches and held steady today amid up river storms and a southern Ohio rain. The forecast warns the river may stay high for several days. Four surstroke cases are reported, two serious.
Philadelphia firm A G Elliott and Co paper manufacturers and dealers failed today and a deed of assignment was recorded for the firm. The move follows financial difficulties and marks a notable closure in the local paper trade.
The Minnesota weather bureau reports a warm showery week with generally favorable conditions for crops except limited corn, potatoes, and pastures needing more rain. Wheat damage from army worms and chinch bugs eases. oats promising. barley down but grain quality improved. flax uneven but improving. haying ongoing. rye slightly lower. Professor Lugger notes new pest flit flies related to Hessian fly and recommends post harvest plowing to destroy pests.
Moorhead Minnesota on August 6 reports harvest help far exceeds available labor. Men continue arriving by train. camps line the river, with thirty to forty men waiting to work. Citizens provide meat bread and even potatoes from patches, though late arrivals may fare less well. Most men cause little trouble and the communities of Moorhead and Fargo are aiding with meals.
St. Paul records show yesterday as the hottest day of the season with a 100 degree peak at 3 30 pm and a 92 degree high the previous evening. The day also saw storm rainfall and high winds that broke local records.
Fred Quim of Webster, South Carolina, was declared insane by the probate judge in Red Wing Minnesota and taken to the Rochester insane hospital by Sheriff Lundquist. He had left his farm in spring after planting crops, leaving stock to starve, and built a tepee in the woods living as a wild man. He threatened damage on several occasions prompting confinement for safety.
E H Harr, longtime agent for the Omaha road in Minneapolis, has resigned to become general manager of the Brainerd and Northern Minnesota railroad with headquarters at Brainerd. The post was vacated when O O Winter was named assistant general superintendent of the Great Northern.
A well dressed man about forty five, identified as John Blake from Massachusetts, was found dead this morning near the high wagon bridge on the Wisconsin side after falling thirty feet. He had been robbed and thrown from the bridge after arriving in Red Wing last night. He was sober and carried money.
John Garrett, a church janitor in Bismarck, North Dakota, was found unconscious in the street late last night with a badly bruised head. Authorities fear the injuries may be fatal as he remains unconscious and appears to have been held up by highwaymen.
Henry C. Carew is named receiver for the property of Dunden and Bergen, lumber merchants, at Columbus Ohio, in a court proceeding concerning their assets. The appointment places Carew in charge of collection management and disposition of the firm’s assets under court oversight.
Hodgson Pratt reports cordial reception in the United States and at the White House. He quotes President Cleveland as warmly supportive of Anglo-American arbitration but advises delaying broader abstract questions on tribunals for all nations.
Fayetteville Ark Special Deputy from St Louis arrives with requisition papers for Geo L Thompson defaulting cashier of an oil refining company The man fled from St Louis a year ago with debts around $50000 Thompson had fled when the officer arrived seeking extradition
A large force led by Mussulmans with Turkish support raided the Adomati district on Crete, but a 1,500-strong insurgent force attacked and repelled them, inflicting heavy losses on the attackers.
A reception was held yesterday in Boise City Idaho for Senator Du Bois and Congressman Willson followed by a torchlight procession and an open air courtyard meeting drawing local officials and residents.
A wide sweep of Minnesota items reports several deaths including a man killed after falling in a bin and others from rail and mill accidents. Fires devastate mills in Olivia and Duluth with heavy losses. Copious deaths, injuries, fraud cases, arrests, and natural calamities across Winona St Cloud Austin Sleepy Eye and Stillwater are noted along with political pardons and a worm-damaged harvest near West Concord.
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