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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1896
Page
2
Brainard notes on Alphonse Karr’s view of women and a quip about Queen Victoria. A Jersey City man fined for using swear words. Ireland drought relief, London art sale hearings, New York population claim, Giant’s Causeway toll plan opposition, Yale lock patent odds, Italian warship fate, Ireland 1798 rising commemorations, and Louis XIV era fork usage noted.
The article notes Longfellow crafted his English verse translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy in the mornings in quarter hour intervals while waiting for his cf. vou over a spirit lamp. It highlights his use of spare minutes for literary work.
Gloucester in England abandoned compulsory vaccination years ago and now faces a severe epidemic that began early this year, causing widespread sickness and sorrow among residents.
The secretary of the United States Brewers' Association reports capital in the U S brewing industry near 105 788 008 for the past year. It breaks down to 143 196 911 in breweries and 22 502 992 in malt houses. M Coquelin, famed French actor, faces heavy sentences from French courts for stage restrictions.
A New York woman clarified her right to smoke in cars reserved for smoking after a conductor warned of arrest. The incident follows a test case sparked by her actions, while public mood shifts away from sympathy for Lieut. Peary stranded amid ice near Greenland.
Weyler plans to lead in person against the Cu bans and is described as a strong talker. The campaign notes his field potential, suggesting the bans may prevail if Weyler’s efforts match his speaking prowess.
British officers in the Soundan report the Dervishes retain old-time courage and could be formidable soldiers if trained. They allege the Black troops fight under coercion, noting at least one hundred prisoners recently captured have enlisted in British ranks.
The piece contrasts Gibbon’s account of his first affair ending in his father’s displeasure with Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr’s conduct. He reportedly did not heed his father’s dissent yet was punctual when the time arrived, obeying like a lover rather than a son.
The article argues Spanish brutality in Cuba justifies insurgent action. It cites Wheyler's indiscriminate torture of men women and children as a grave overstep, intensifying both the desire for freedom and revenge.
An English post office jubilee celebration showcased an instrument that lets a caller see the distant correspondent as an animated colored photograph. Tests covered about thirty feet with light traveling farther distances to be explored.
Brig. Gen. Richard M. Batchelder will retire as quartermaster general due to eye problems. His successor remains to be announced. Treasury officials deny rumors that new silver certificates will be recalled over the coin facing design.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. and Miss Wilson wed in Newark. Miss Dorothy Klumpke of San Francisco invited to join the British expedition observing Norway’s total solar eclipse on August 9. Justice Calvin Pratt of the New York Supreme Court dies in Rochester at 68. Professor C W Winchell of Park College disappears after vacation in the East and a return letter from Cincinnati. Matthew Addy, 61, president of Addiston Pipe and Steel and founder of Addiston, Ohio, dies at his Falmouth cottage. Montreal born, he built wealth in Adiston and supported the Presbyterian church.
Four drowned in the Illinois River near Quincy. A cloud burst in Upper Clear Creek canyon Colorado with heavy loss of life reported. Senator Sherman vows to stamp the West against free silver. Collision in Chicago Burlington & Quincy yards at Galesburg injures several in a way car. Fayette Mead near Fredericksburg Iowa killed by a bull. White river flooding, suspension bridge at Muncie Ohio River region collapses. Michael Smoch and Alexander Smith killed near Shamokin on a Reading railroad freight. Oxford and Clarksville railroad bridge collision near Durham. Timothy J. Dacy, Woodstock agricultural implement dealer, dies after being struck by a limited train.
A Louisiana tramp murdered a woman and was burned at the stake. A Harlem Iowa man shot himself in a restaurant. Elijah Jones in Indiana killed himself, blaming family troubles. Frank Pearson in Iowa Falls killed his parents and himself. A Kansas City man was found dead by suicide. A Gladstone French couple attempted to poison each other. In Birmingham three died and six injured in a church picnic fight. H G Young, a Chattanooga broker, killed himself on Lookout Mountain over business troubles. Indianapolis quarreling men drew knives, blade stuck. Orlando manager Tucker shot by attorney Abrams amid political feud. Brooklyn man Cushman arrested for alleged murder in Brooklyn. Boston case before grand jury for murder on the Herbert Fuller. Seattle man Lawrence Cummings killed wife then suicided in jail.
From Foreign Shores reports serious disturbances in Spain attributed to Cuban agents. British Lords reject Irish land bill twice. Sir Charles Tupper potential Canada governor general successor noted. A Japanese shipping firm with US ties formed amid imperial news. Britain reportedly recognizes Brazilian sovereignty over Trinidad. Stambuloff's tomb damaged by dynamite blast. No truth to Johnston retirement rumor as Central America high commissioner.
The Bulgarian premier, assassinated last July, remains seriously injured in Sofia as international pressure grows. Spanish Havana presses for extradition of Cuban revolutionary Carlos Roloff to the United States. Nearby incidents include miners entombed in Neath Wales and bombardments in Cuba.
A sprawling column cites a Chicago judge seating two women as jurors, Reed's bid for Congress, a fatal lion show incident in Chillicothe, Ohio, Soo lock opening, and fast pacing records in Columbus. It notes 7000 idle Gogebic miners, heat and storm deaths across Midwest, and a 2000s mix of legal, labor, and social items.
A reader proposes an electric road with switches to engine houses near lines so fire engines and hose carts could ride to fires quickly. One or two cars would carry engine and hose, with a danger signal bell at every pole to clear crossings and speed dispatch.
A stark Chicago quote reflects a hot weather mindset toward pests as a speaker contemplates violent action. The remark references smashing mosquitoes in a wry, shadowed mood.
Henry Rogge drowned swimming in St Paul river while Gustav Von Goetzen a Paul musician died at Waconia. Reports note drownings, fatal lightning strikes, storms and fires across Minnesota with deaths in Montgomery Mankato Thief River Falls and Albert Lea among others. several arrests and prosecutions also listed.
The Washing ton Times reports a pastor comforting a dying man by noting that flesh cannot enter the next world. The man replies he is prepared to go as he is reduced to skin and bones.
A fragmentary exchange questions whether a speaker spoke to someone about dead languages. The dialogue hints at a lack of study in ancient tongues and suggests confusion or miscommunication.
The heat wave grips Chicago and New York with hundreds of sufferers and dozens of deaths. Chicago reports sixty five heat deaths with 22 dead and 10 expected to die, while New York sees about 100 heat fatalities and ongoing casualties. Washington notes no relief soon as temps hover near 100 in many areas and prairie heat lingers. A separate case in St Peter Minnesota ends in a cold blooded murder at a saloon after a card game.
In New Pittsburg near Nelsonville Ohio a mining camp is in turmoil as leaders Mart Searles and brothers claim direct messages from the Lord. Warrants issued, they are jailed after hostile court outbursts. Matt sent to Athens asylum. About 150 followers donated up to 150 dollars each amid fears of bloodshed.
The State Treasury at St Paul reports three sizable receipts totaling 85717.65 from Omaha Railway for gross earnings tax 40936.12 St Paul and Duluth Railroad tax 18514.79 and Minnesota State Prison July earnings 26000.00 with remaining figures incomplete.
The St Louis heat wave pushed temperatures to 99 degrees in the shade with twenty prostrations reported and seven deaths confirmed as the scorching conditions continued.
Speaker Thomas B. Reed was nominated by acclamation at the First District Republican convention in Maine, seeking a tenth consecutive term in Congress. The convention highlighted Reed's leadership and loyalty to the party platform.
Mrs V Root of St Paul has been appointed a special police officer. Root, head of a rescue home, sought the post to gain access in her work. Mayor Doran, advised by the corporation attorney, issued the commission, making St Paul one of the first cities to have a female cop.
In St Paul rumors say Rev J C Hull will not face appearance in police court as efforts surface to settle the case out of court. Mrs Hull who accused him of poisoning her notes she would prefer no punishment and seeks arrangements to avoid danger. Assemblyman O B Lewis has visited Hull in his cell for private talks.
Miners in St Louis County meet with the Duluth board to set a fair valuation for taxation. They agree to base mine values on 40 percent of actual value, signaling taxes previously paid under one cent per ton were too low. A mining men’s meeting confirmed the basis and reported it to the board.
A severe wind and rain storm swept southern and central Minnesota last night. Good Thunder suffered heavy damage while Atwater saw windmills toppled and minor building harm. Uncut grain was badly damaged and several other towns reported varying damage.
A drowning accident in Minneapolis on August 12 took the life of Charles Alquist, nine, who fell from his fishing trip with his seven year old brother into the A mill canal. The brother returned home later and told their mother Charles would not return, having fallen into the water.
Thomas Lowry of Minneapolis will soon own the Globe building at Cedar and Fourth streets in St. Paul. The Globe Building Company is stocked for 240000, with Lowry as the largest holder at 70000. A mortgage of 125000 and floating indebtedness around 25000 remain.
Nine gallons of tainted cream made by Dominick Conti were eaten in western Sioux City last night. Those affected include Mrs. A. J. Johnson and her children, Jessie Sherman, Anita and Juli Santi, and two of P. Anderson’s children. Conti was arrested and released on bond. over fifty people were sickened with several severe cases potentially fatal.
During a severe electric storm in Gladstone Michigan six people were shocked. Engineer Conkey, on the Soo road, was the most seriously injured as electricity traveled from a nail in his shoe heel through the steel shank and out another nail. His shoe tore apart and his foot burned.
Milwaukee Specail reports Edward Schofield of Oconto was nominated for governor by the Republican state convention on the sixth ballot. All other current state officers were renominated.
In Hutchinson Kansas a near fusion in the coming election places the state ticket as Populist and the electoral slate as Democrats. The arrangement aligns major parties across state offices and electors.
Judge Smith of West Superior signs an order to sell the Barclay milling plant on October 1. The plant has been under receiver control for over a year.
A letter from Laurent North Dakota warns of imminent Indian unrest near St John and Bellcourt led by Chief Little Shell and Councilman Sus swain Petra. Whites are accused of raids, nine buildings burned, crops damaged, and tensions rise after tax disputes. United States Inspector McLaughlin and Secretary of the Interior are informed.
Winona Minn Aug 7 County Attorney Anderson reports a strang e case heard in St Charles where a man claimed to sell his wife for 15 dollars The husband signed a contract giving up all claim to his wife and allowing her to go with George Pinkham The court bound the prisoner over to the next district term noting no man can lawfully sell his wife The defense insists the contract is not binding and the matter centers on adultery charges against Pinkham
W H Miller former owner of a flouring mill in Montgomery Minnesota witnessed a explosion that left him distraught and he was committed to St Peter. He tried to cut his arm with a dull knife to end his life but survived until a doctor arrived.
In Thief River Falls Minnesota on August 7 a Bohemian man named John Mark drowned in the river about midnight. The body was recovered the next morning with facial marks suggesting foul play. He was with several Bohemian companions who grew intoxicated as the night wore on. Coroner Wyatt is arriving to hold an inquest.
The Knights of Labor in Cleveland on August 7 moved to form a militia company. Letters were sent to all local assemblies requesting a number of able bodied men. The goal is to create a regiment of about 700 members and train them in military tactics.
In Winona Minnesota the Morning Press printing plant is now in the sheriff s possession after Mrs Millie A Gates foreclosed on a $300 mortgage on the plant Tuesday afternoon.
Washington August 7 Inspector Mc Laughlin of the Indian bureau was directed to select sites for two new Indian boarding schools to be located at or near Chamberlain and Rapid City South Dakota. Each campus will cost twenty five thousand dollars and be built to serve Native students in the region.
John Hazel leapt from an Illinois Central passenger train near Tuscola Illinois while it traveled forty miles per hour and was instantly killed. He was in the custody of a pursuing officer.
Marshal W. Allen aged twenty years, son of Dr J M Allen of Liberty Missouri, president of University Medical College, died at the German hospital in Kansas City from an overdose of morphine taken to ease pain and satisfy a drug craving. He was addicted to the drug and undergoing treatment for the habit. He was a medical student of promise and prominent socially. His father is a leading physician in the state.
Dr. Jordan, chief dispensary physician, reports 135 sunstroke cases treated at the St. Louis dispensary last week with eighteen fatalities. He notes many cases were treated at home and several of those were fatal.
Mrs Milden Mahan of Butte Mont killed herself with morphine today after days of stating intent. Police report this marks the sixth suicide attempt in the city in three days as residents dismissed her warnings as a joke.
Des Moines rivers climbed three to seven feet as rain swelled the streams. The Des Moines River flooded banks and damaged debris. A section of the Keokuk and Western Railroad bridge over the Racoon River in Des Moines failed last night. Additional rain in the north is forecast to worsen the flood.
The Pacific Coast Steamboat Company liner St. Paul ran aground near Monterey at Point Pinos in dense fog. About fifty passengers were aboard but all were landed safely. no lives were lost. The vessel was en route from San Pedro to San Francisco with freight and passengers. Passengers will be sent on by train to San Francisco.
A writ of quo warranto was issued by Justice Mitchell citing Crow Wing county board members A P Farrar Joel Smith John Bubar Henry Mahle and Harry Peterson to appear October 6 to show by what warrant they annexed thirteen Cass county townships. The action aims to settle a dispute between Crow Wing and Cass counties over the annexation.
Joy filled the Colonnade hotel as Ray Arne, missing nearly a week, was found on a farm four miles from Prescott. His father Frank M Arne, then boarding at the Utopia, is named in divorce proceedings for cruel and inhuman treatment.
Winona Minnesota August 11 The Galesville fair management asked Democratic Nominee Bryas to speak at their fair opening this month He replied he is in the hands of the national committee but will come if arrangements are made Donnelly also asked to speak.
Letters received in Monroe Louisiana recount horrors faced by a group of Louisiana negro laborers sent to Guatemala last May to work on railroads. Four are dead and survivors endure conditions described as worse than slavery, with urgent desire to return home.
A cyclonic wind storm hit Milwaukee at midnight, unroofing several buildings and demolishing small structures. Signs blown down, shade trees toppled, and debris flooded streets. Damage likely in rural areas. no confirmed loss of life despite boats in the bay.
Brainerd Minnesota August 1 James Thompson lumberman was instantly killed at the landing of the Brainerd North Minnesota railway while unloading logs He was fifty years old and unmarried.
In Regina and Great Falls reports say Cree chiefs Little Bear and Lucky Man, among those sent from Montana, were released after Canadian police detained them weeks ago. Little Bear, once head chief, opposed crossing the line and argued amnesty did not cover murders outside regular battle. They faced charges tied to a long-ago mission murder, but were acquitted amid uncertainty of evidence.
A Fairbanks-Morse employee who arrived to install scales at the Columbia elevator shot himself today. Heetor Mina Spesial-August West ling, aged unknown, had been in the area two days, did not report to work, and had been drinking. No motive or cause is known.
A witty exchange contrasts American self image with a desire to marry an English duke. The dialogue hints at social pretensions and cross cultural aspirations with playful banter.
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