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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1895
Page
2
A Brainerd Dispatch clip surveys American and world antiquity noting the Pueblo Indians resisting whisky and cards, early cooking vessels, ancient tables, and historic table and vessel designs from Egypt, Rome, and medieval Europe. It links cod release in Trinity Bay to marine abundance and cites debts and heliograph advances.
Disjointed notes mention an eight century custom where Frankish ladies carried long staffs for uprightness and warding off devils. A Eugene man hatched half frozen Japanese pheasant eggs under a hen and produced tame chicks.
The Vigikunt withdraws from further races with the Defender, boosting public confidence in the lat er seat. Victories over the 1893 cup defender mark a pattern, suggesting she will face Valkyrie II. Jubilee predictions say the bulk keel experiment shows her inferior to Defender and Vigilant.
The writer notes Mongolian versus Caucasian clashes in Ku Cheng China and Caucasian against African in Spring Valley America, suggesting human nature remains similar across classes whether labeled as head or Christian. The piece argues classifications tend to compliment the classifiers.
Sir Dyce Duckworth urged clergy to manage digestive troubles with relaxation and modest pleasures while warning on clerical stress. He advised wine in moderation and opposed heavy tobacco use. In naval news, Maine and Texas join commissioning soon with twelve ten six inch guns. Massachusetts Indiana and Oregon to follow within a year with thirteen inch guns. The U S Navy remains robust to foster peaceful international relations.
E. E. Kessler of Richmond Indiana is said to have been the war’s youngest private. Born June 1 1849 he enlisted in Company B Sixty-eighth Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry at Napoleon Ohio in September 1861 at under thirteen. He was mustered out in June 1865 at sixteen after three years nine months of service.
The article notes France and Russia combined ahead of England in battleship numbers by 27 to 23, a gap set to widen as first class ships under contract are completed. It explains British interest in the Italian navy and the Salisbury administration’s plan to invest heavily in the fleet and monitor French and Russian strength.
The Jess Associations provide telegraph sourced summaries of the world’s most important events. This brief collection captures key developments across politics, economy, and society as reported by the Telegraph wire.
The controller of the currency appoints Frank M. Wallace of Mills log as national bank examiner to succeed A. P. Ibeniin who has resigned. The article also notes various political and naval appointments and an offer from Nat Herreshoff to build a torpedo boat for $150 000 capable of twenty seven and a half knots.
The round of items notes Joseph Thompson the African traveler dead in London. Ex Gov Boies of Iowa declines Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Diamond Jo Reynolds widow dies in McGregor Iowa her brothers inherit millions. King Christian of Denmark suffers recurrence of bladder catarrh age worrying officials. Minnie Murray dies in Olneyville Kentucky aged claimed 116. E H Scotts remains taken to Alabama for burial at Nashville aged eighty, sister of the late Prof Huxley. On board the United States steamer Amaranth visitors at Mackinac Island Mich. Murat Halstead of Brooklyn in London for ten days. St Clair McKelway lauded English politics and election results. Lawler and Bundy address in Cincinnati then Lawler to Louisville to meet counsel on national encampment plans.
Five bodies recovered after the cloudburst near Ade laide. Twenty two prisoners injured by a falling bridge in Jefferson City Missouri penitentiary. John Hartman Joseph Wilke and Alexander Wilke drowned on a New York pleasure trip. Whitesburg Kentucky learns of a fire in Pig Stone Gap Virginia that killed Inti Hix and four children. Lambert and Bishop wire mill damaged at Joliet Illinois by $50000.
Reports describe indictments of Chicago bucket shop operators while violence erupts in Shamokin and Liberty Indiana. Captured gangster George Allen is linked to the Buffalo attorney Cottle case. A Cleveland court witnesses a severe horsewhipping of PF Bf alhoun. A Denver suburb accounts for a treasury shortfall of 73000 dollars. Drownings, stabbings, duels thwarted, and counterfeit rings surface across several states with multiple fatalities and arrests.
Rev H F Butler was arrested in Albany Oregon for sending obscene letters to Mrs Chambers Centria Wash. John Mundy suspected of poisoning his first wife and killed second wife in Toledo Ohio. Harry Crawford injured by Sylvester Peters in Sedalia Indiana incident. Peters used a wooden leg as a weapon and Crawford may die from injuries.
Reports say Hawaiian planters plan a trust to challenge American markets and promote free trade. Barrios, Guatemala’s president, is named as the largest investor in a major bank. Other items note horse racing controversy, yellow fever deaths among Spanish troops, suppressions in Cuba and Macedonia, and diplomatic moves in Brazil and China.
A roundup of brief items: Eugene Taylor of Denver sets a linotype record while Clows shift to cheaper electricity in Germany. Atlanta carpenters threaten strike, Mesquitat Mining near Tepic Mexico excites miners, and California dental examiners withdraw from a national association. Eastern railroad wage talks, Hearst Dunn assign farm implements in Peoria with liabilities $123,435 and assets $115,040. Upholsterers’ convention opens in New York with U S and Canadian delegates. Decatur Illinois petitions for Maria Barberi’s pardon signed by 550. An experiment to electrocute a snake in Rochester fails to harm it. The French steamer La Touraine arrives late in New York due to machinery trouble. Merchants National Bank of Massillon pays $20 gold pieces on a $24 check and foregoes vacation. The Daily Mercury reverts to Caldwell and Noble. 4075 shares sold for 800 dollars. Holiness meetings at Tabor Iowa claim the world will end within ten days. Gov Altgeld seeks a state fund for Illinois students at Champaign. Quicksilver production notes show California prices fall while Huerfano County tin discoveries attract attention. Tucson supreme court confirms county salary reductions over 60,000 annually. Seattle learns seal life in Bering Sea is being depleted by fleet activity. Columbia’s ocean race prompts coal bunker reorganization. Knights Templar rates at Boston endure disruption. Eastern rails abandon joint agency for tickets, risking scalper manipulation. George A. Martin of Sioux City sues Southern Pacific over a scalper ticket dispute. Wilkesbarre Mountain party of five women and two Supts’ daughters spend night among bears and wildcats after getting lost.
Events across Minnesota include the death of John Chisholm at Cross Lake while unloading logs, and Chester Knope seriously injured at Winona's Youmans Bros. mill. A Oak Grove farmer's mowing machine accident risks limb, burglars steal a Waseca saloon cash register, Red Wing lays cornerstone for a large Lutheran church, Fandel Nugent firm dissolves in St. Cloud, Milton township farmer J Simmons dies after his wagon is overturned by a dog, and Rochester hosts Southern Minnesota Medical association with papers by Winona doctors. St. Cloud police detain two men, Red Starrington among them, found with loaded revolvers while seeking livery rigs illegally.
Fire at Stillwater destroyed the residence and barn of Collins Downs and their contents with losses near $1,200 and partial insurance. The Western Guard of Madison reports management change with J T Hammer assuming exclusive control and BE Hoidale retiring to practice law. Mrs Sumption, wife of Dr H J Sumption of Hastings, dies of consumption at age 4 4, former Washington DC resident prominent in Hastings society. The Mankato Daily Free Press moves to a new four story brown front and cuts annual subscriptions from 5 to 4. The Daily Review lowers from 6 to 3 5. Martin Gunderson, a St Cloud reform school convict, breaks parole near Santiago Sherburne county. fugitives pursued. Two men flee Montgomery stealing coats then shoot a brakeman near Helena. location unknown. The Southern Minnesota Medical Association holds its annual Rochester meeting with record attendance and notable papers by S W Rancome, Franklin Staples, W J Mayo, and others. banquet ends session at Cook's Hotel.
The Winona diocese set a next week retreat for Catholic clergymen, while the Winona school board deadlocked for two months before electing J. Stoneman to succeed ex-director J. N. Maybury. The board also approved replacing Menominee brick with Winona brick in a new schoolhouse.
In Osseo the post office and a residence were destroyed by fire. In Winona the cornerstone laying for the new Methodist church is set for August 22. A few months old infant’s body was found by boys while river fishing in Winona. authorities call it likely a child murder mystery.
Louis F Olson a bartender for Jacob Freund of Mankato is jailed in Winona as an alleged accomplice in the Clara Ober murder. Another suspect will be arrested. Burglars robbed Oliver Anderson home during Lemon Bros circus at St Peter of jewelry and cash valued at hundreds. J K Harris jailed in Winona from Red Wing telegram over false pretenses. A laborer Gus Olsen of Minneapolis injured by a Great Northern train at the Pipe Stone depot. both legs amputated below the knee and recovery chances doubtful. He has presumed Minneapolis relatives.
Wednesday reports multiple vignettes: deaths of John Karst in Stillwater from pneumonia and John Klemans after a bridge fall in Belle Plaine. discussion of a bronze Ole Bull statue for Minneapolis parks. Weather damage from a hail wind storm in Viola Havehill Kaliar townships. grain statistics from head of the lakes mills. Accidents include Arthur Ford struck by a freight train near New Richmond and Barney Reuhoff injured when his self-binder horse-drawn runaways.
Winona awards the new school house contract to John Knopp of Winona for 15026 dollars. A Lakeville farmer Henry Blumerg was killed in a runaway near Lakeville. Red Wing census places population at about 7755, up 1500 since last count. J Harris arrested in Red Wing for obtaining money under false pretenses from the Red Wing Masons lodge. Lieut Harry A Leonhauer to Minnesota University as professor of military science and tactics on Oct 1. Dr Price reports three cattle slaughtered with lumpy jaw and tuberculosis in South St. Paul, meat condemned. A group including Randall and McNelson family survive a dam accident near Pine City. rescue by passerby. Application for receiver for St Cloud Street Car Co via St Paul Title Insurance and Trust Co. bonds defaulted 125000, twenty years. trustees seek foreclosure. street car company alleged insolvent.
In Itasca county the court house bonds sold for 148000 at a 1350 premium to N W Harris Co of Chicago. Anoka youths face trials as Wiscons in bound rider breaks shoulder. Contractors win sewer job in Stillwater while mills restart in Anoka. Local clergy and business leaders visit region as mills and woolen plants prep to open. Knighthood groups plan encampment. two Missouri men held for assault in Kasson.
In Pierre on August 15 judge Gaffy accepts W W Taylor plea to embezzling 867023.84 of state funds. Sentence set for tomorrow at 9 30 am bail denied. Other indictments for Benedict McCoy McChesney Tenny Wells remain. trials planned for November.
Workmen uncover an old well under the center pillar of the Ireland building in New York revealing undermining as the collapse cause. The six by eight foot six foot deep well, empty of water, prompted coroner and experts to examine responsibility and possible criminal evidence for the grand jury. A decomposed Italian laborer, Peter Mareno, was identified among the victims.
A threshing engine boiler exploded at Antoine Lamot's farm in Anoka County near Hugo on August 15 killing Joseph Cartier and his son Julius Cartier and injuring two other men. Julius was blown to pieces and boiler fragments were found up to 300 yards away. No investigation had been started and the cause remained unknown.
Telegraph from Salonica reports a Bulgarian band of about two hundred attacked the village of Janikla in IXirdjtla district, burning twenty eight houses and killing twenty five residents. Adrianople cautions that reports may be exaggerated.
Prof. C W Drew, chemist to the Minnesota State Food and Dairy Commission, declares Royal baking powder stronger and with better keeping qualities than any other, concluding it is the best baking powder made.
An evening paper reports the Treadwell Bear's Nest mine, once praised as potentially the richest, bought by a German and English syndicate for 1,000,000, is unproductive. Sellers face fraud charges. Nest adjoins Treadwell, but the ledge may be a pocket from an eruption with no true ledges.
In Paraboo Wisconsin a 6 year old boy died suddenly. During the funeral the bereaved father became violent, lifting the coffin and collapsing the scene. He wrecked seats and vases, was restrained by six men, and later bound at the cemetery. Doctors expect recovery.
Special telegraph reports Captain Sproule of the British steamship Capae landed Prince Oscar disaster survivors and recounts the murder of Captain Peter Steger of the American bark Edward Skinner by four unknown seamen near a South American port. The alleged murderers escaped on a stolen vessel and are believed to have perished in a fire that destroyed the ship near Rio de Janeiro.
Mr and Mrs Schlegel aged 72 and 64 arrived in the city after walking from Evansville Indiana. They began their trek in May to reach the capitol and secure a pension for the husband.
Fremont Smith was executed by hanging at San Quentin Prison in California for the murder of two fishing companions.
The Burlington and Missouri River railroad extension plans reach Louisville Colorado where coal fields lie, aiming to expand rail service and boost mining supply.
John Smith and Dr George Smith tried to stop Sheriff Shei Jones from evicting George Smith. A shotgun blast at the sheriff’s head ricocheted into five children across the street injuring Bessie Cupp Elsie Cupp Charles Petrie Errick Yager and Herbert Yager. The wounded are seriously hurt with fears for Errick Yager and Elsie Cupp. The sheriff and deputy arrested the men amid threats of lynching.
The Royal Baking Powder is praised as the purest and strongest, having received the highest award at major International and State fairs where it competed against other brands.
Across Moorhead Faribault Bird Island Hanley Falls Yankton Aberdeen and Sioux Falls residents report record highs and damaging heat. A thunderstorm in Faribault wrecked a house injuring Christ Ratka and shocking his family. An inch of rain fell in Clairmont. Prolonged heat threatens corn yields across western South Dakota and surrounding areas.
A. W. Rawlston of 511 Fifty-third street was arrested in Chicago amid a planned steel rails theft linked to a Grand Island Nebraska attempt two weeks earlier. Co defendant George C. Shanks is jailed in Grand Island on heavy bonds. The July 26 plan involved eight Burlington cars to haul Union Pacific rails toward Chicago.
A telegram from Assistant Treasurer Jordan in New York reports $900,000 in gold withdrawn for export to Europe. Minutes later the Morgan syndicate deposits $1,846,000 in gold in exchange for legal tenders, leaving the reserve at $101,835,715. The move signals the syndicate will keep the reserve above the $100,000,000 threshold per its contract.
Denver Colorado August 15 Earl M Cranston assignee of the Rocky Mountain Savings bank reports assets of the defunct loans total 90000 with 30000 not good. Of the remaining 60000 two men owe the bank on personal notes about half County Treasurer T H Wygant and County Judge R W Steele. The security is debtful but ex President Woodbury declares every creditor will be paid in full.
John G. Wetmore, a longtime Elizabeth resident born in Whitesboro New York in 1813, died today. He was descended directly from Elder Brewster from the Mayflower lineage tying him to Puritan roots.
Senator Peffer writes to J. D. Hollen of Emporia Kans declaring support for a currency based solely on land values and discarding silver and the subtreasury plan. He comes out strongly in favor of the land value standard.
Jacob Seydel was struck in the side by a flying ball during a game in Yankton South Carolina last Friday. He died this morning from the injuries.
In Pancroft Nebraska on August 15 a serious fight broke out between two men labeled as half-breeds Gary and Meyers. The incident stems from an old feud and involved many local Native American and mixed-blood followers, raising tensions in the town.
Miss Jennie Lewis of Oakland was fatally shot last night by a man believed to be Louis F Muhlner, a former lover. Muhlner fled the scene.
First blood in a clash between squatters wives and mill workers occurred at dawn as six women attempted to tear down a fence around their homes. The mill crew attacked. four women were bruised and bleeding. Two mill men were arrested, and one squatter’s wife was jailed for 15 days, prompting ongoing district unrest and potential extra deputies.
Fire swept the Transfer hotel and adjacent structures on Main street in Pendleton. Four bodies recovered are Frank Breding Old Wolf G Clacking and William Struensen. J D Taylor is missing.
William Frederick Reinert editor of the Denver Mining Record died last night of consumption. He was born at Keota Iowa on July 18 1863 and graduated from Iowa Wesleyan University Mount Pleasant.
A bronze statue titled Forward by Miss Jean Miner will be installed in Capitol Park Madison next week with a granite base. The project, supervised by Co. FL Abbott, follows a Wisconsin ladies organization prize and mirrors a plaster version shown at the world's fair. Miss Miner, daughter of Rev. H. A. Miner, now supervises erection and has joined Edgerton Pottery as designer.
Portage residents discuss the case of Amelia Boehm a fifteen year old girl who disappeared after being seen with a traveling man. authorities say she used a rope to lower herself from her room window and may have eloped to Milwaukee or been abducted. The mother believes abduction while police investigate.
In Eureka Kansas on August 1 James Amyck was shot dead by his divorced wife Ella Amyck ten miles northeast of town in the presence of her brother and sister in law. Amyck had threatened the woman and she fired after he turned with a rawhide. Ella Amyck surrendered and witnesses say she was justified. The couple had a history of trouble since separation and Amyck had been jailed for beating her before being pardoned by the governor.
Duluth Minn August 15 One of the many stories tied to the Holmes murder investigations claims a man named Russell vanished from Englewood in 1862 after spending time with Holmes whose building housed his office Dr Russell now resides in Grand Rapids Minnesota He says after graduation he settled in Englewood rented rooms at the Holmes castle stayed two and a half months then moved to another location to practice He met Holmes a few times but was not closely acquainted.
A civil guards lieutenant colonel overtook insurgents led by Valela near Matanzas Province. In the engagement one insurgent was killed and five wounded. The guards captured Valdia and six followers, while the remaining band dispersed.
Pittsburg on August 15 reports 400 miners at the Saw Mill run mines went on a strike against the company store. The store was promptly whol eshed and the miners returned to work.
Attorney Suterden Spencer Town Aug 15 reports the death of G H Hendershott a prominent resident of Spencer by his own hand. He faced an alleged shortage with an Eastern loan company and had lived in Spencer for four years.
President Ives says the general counsel has gone West to seek removal of current receivers Ogkes Payne and Rouse. He argues Milwaukee court lacked jurisdiction as no part of the road lies in that district. Receivers’ acts will be urged as grounds for removal.
Vicar General Hughes died in Hartford today from a stomach hemorrhage after an attack. He was 64 years old.
Word reaches Washington of the precarious illness of Justice Strong retired from the supreme court at Lake Minewske New York. He was hurt by a fall down a flight of stairs and suffered internal injuries. His advanced age makes his condition critical.
Anti Hill stockholders and bondholders of the Northern Pacific oppose control by the Great Northern. An affidavit by Brayton Ives seeks removal of receivers Thomas Oakes Henry G Payne and Henry C Rouse filed by Silas W Pettit. A U S circuit court hearing is set for soon.
An advertisement claims No-To-Ha is the easy way out for quitting tobacco. It promises to cure addiction and restore vitality, noting druggists carry the remedy and that tobacco ruins pleasures and irritates nerves.
A brief Brooklyn Life snippet shows a doctor greeting a caller and noting someone named Pin net Wm is off duty this evening. The exchange hints at a casual, improvised scene in a Brooklyn setting.
The piece warns that kidney and bladder maladies are most dreaded and lists Bright's disease diabetes and gravel as preventable. It urges correcting kidney inactivity with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to avoid rheumatism dyspepsia constipation malaria biliousness and uterousness.
A brief Somerville Journal snippet shows Wiggles offering a cigar and Waggles agreeing to smoke it. The exchange reveals a casual, humorous moment between the characters.
The Boston Traveller recalls Gussie describing rapid progress in music. He used to lag behind his teacher in duets, but now he can advance two or three bars ahead with ease.
A humorous remark from the Markischer Sprecher notes the Mullers believed they had a silver wedding yesterday but found afterward that their gifts were only a German silver collection. The joke hinges on a mistaken value of the presents.
A dialogue between Freddy and Mamma reflects on a principal’s claim that school days were his happiest. Mamma doubts, Freddy suggests hockey days were key, and both playfully debate the truth.
A comic ad note shows a peddler proposing to sell Mrs Suddenrich a summer cottage at Fashion Beach with pretentious dignity. The piece mocks social climbing and affluence through a playful agents’ pitch and boarding-house promise.
First Waiter reports a mean Boston man insulted him with a dime. Second Waiter asks what happened, and the man admits the slight with indignation.
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