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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1888
Page
2
An editor notes early Alaska education and social aims, referencing primitive survival skills and cultural expectations in a Brainerd Dispatch piece. The passage frames instruction as forming character and resilience, framing dance, archery, and smoking as foundational habits.
During twenty two weeks of this year 8126 patents were issued by the United States Patent Office, but of this number only fifty three were issued to women.
The American Express Company maintains over 200 theatrical trunks at its Chicago office related to charges. Barnstormers have capitulated along the line.
Eugene Kelly of New York, once a tramping dealer in needles thread and buttons, has ascended to wealth enough to cash a ten million dollar check.
A Montana woman who secured a divorce and wed her lawyer had her former husband attend the wedding reception as one of the merriest dancers there.
A report suggests Russia is estranging itself from France due to France's vacillation. It argues Russia earned a strong German offer and is seeking excuses to abandon its recent ally.
Chicago foresees a crematorium soon though some deem it unnecessary. Summer heat lingers when lake breezes fail, raising concerns about heat and disposal needs in the city.
In Baltimore a dedication featured speakers Wade Hampton Zebulon B. Vance and others on a platform with portraits of Jefferson Davis Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson hung beneath the stars and stripes.
The Rev. N. B. Remick of Troy reports in a Catskills vacation letter that he walked 18 miles one day 14 miles the next 12 miles homeward and today his feet are badly blistered. He mentions traveling with his learned friend Dr. Howard Crosby.
An enterprising baker markets campaign biscuits depicting presidential candidates Cleveland Thurman Harrison Morton. The question arises whether a Democrat should eat Cleveland and Thurman or Harrison and Morton biscuits, with sales treated as valueless straw.
An eight year old boy in a Southern insane asylum has never awakened since birth. He is the child of a paralytic mother with delicate features and a high white forehead. His arm is tiny, and he lies asleep year after year, only briefly aroused twice daily for nourishment.
Henry James replies to a critic who accuses his un-American spirit and harsh portrayals of American men and women. He states he is English by birth and parentage, clarifying he does not apologize but explains his identity.
English trade authorities report global coffee demand around 650000 tons annually with a similar production level. Jamaica supplies about 5000 tons, East Indian and Ceylon together about 25000 tons, Java 60000 to 90000 tons, Brazil 340000 to 380000 tons, with Costa Rica and Central American states also exporting coffee. The Ceylon crop has declined due to plant disease.
A London paper recounts how a French Duchess at Trouville’s Casino mistakenly wore one white and one black glove. Her maid laid out two pairs, leading to a new fashion where ladies wear mismatched gloves, a trend that spread through Trouville’s fashionable circles.
Washington police report 96 dead infants found or recovered in the year ending June 30 1888 with 16 white infants. Many murders likely unrecorded as bodies may be buried in lots backyards or swept into the river. police show little investigative effort. A separate notice notes two gross bogus coins imported from Germany intended as play money valued around 31280 dollars. A Washington storm halted House proceedings for ten minutes as gas lighting dimmed the chamber and dust filled the air.
A. F. Parker, released on a presidential pardon from Deer Lodge Montana, had been serving for counterfeiting at Butte. George Harryman, 35, surrendered in Buffalo after embezzling over $1,000 from a Detroit firm and fleeing to Canada. Two boys, O'Brien 17 and Murphy 15, jailed in Mitchell County Iowa for the murder of Henry Slocum. George Gerber of Missoula Montana was murdered in September 1887. Daniel Cavanau jailed for the crime. Gov. Leethes letter from James Hensley says the Lincoln, Nebraska jail holds the suspect. A Missouri Pacific mail robbery near Jefferson City and St. Louis on Aug 4 nets £17,000 stolen, with $5,000 from the state treasury. a package found by farmers is linked to the crime. George Heller Jr of Fremont Minn testifies that his father threatened to kill him. elder Heller 75 bound for costs. A German youth Thader commits suicide in St Paul after life troubles. Mrs. H E Brown arrested in Mason City Iowa in the Brown poisoning case. alleged motive to kill Hiram F B Brown.
Reports detail Toby Smith fatally crushed at Vigars Bros saw mill in Port Arthur Manitoba. A viola Minnesota barn fire destroys hay and seven creases amid a storm. Crookston Minnesota faces accidental poisoning scare. a servant confuses poison with baking powder but all recover. Canton Dakota boy Bernhardt Johnson drowns during river swim. Wausau Wisconsin searchers find Hattie McCrossen dead after berrying trip. Sioux Falls South Dakota resident W H Hott found unconscious after gas incident. Flora B sloop capsizes near Newcastle Delaware. several passengers drown. Atlantic City man John E Elder fatally shot by son in Manneton Hamlet dispute. Winona Minnesota family nearly drowns in flat boat during gale. Fire devastates mill at Saginaw, destroying much property and residents. large uninsured losses. A line of rescue efforts forms as communities reel from these events.
A severe storm in Minnesota kills Martin Olson Ofstead and his two children as they sheltered in a cellar. His wife extinguishes a clothing fire after the strike, while his father survives an exploding lamp and powder horn. The family resided three miles west of Lasatbeess.
The Baltimore figure Robert Garrett is described as very ill with nervous troubles worsened by Richfield Springs baths. He is under constant guard as friends fear dangers and reports say insanity may be present with little chance of recovery.
Foreign news notes the Star of Greece ran aground near Adelaide harbor on July 13. Of twenty seven aboard only the first and third officers and four men and four apprentices survived. The tragedy followed a severe winter at Athabasca and Chipewyan with famine and starvation among Indians. the Hudson Bay Company provided aid and survivors.
George Huebener found the body of a four year old boy near New Chicago Wisconsin identified as the son of farmer John Rooney. The child had been missing for days and the article reports widespread labor unrest and other incidents across several states.
A four story building at 1020 Avenue A New York owned by Peter Block burned. Gustave Berg his wife mother in law and 12 year old daughter Lizzie died from suffocation and burns. The rest escaped. Fire origin unknown.
Gen Sheridan’s funeral at Washington was a military, unostentatious ceremony. The service featured Catholic rites and Dominican clergy, with President Cleveland and Mrs. Harrison in attendance, followed by a march to Arlington with strict army protocol. The grave at Arlington is described as a soldier’s grave, with extensive acreage for future burials as a final resting place for veterans.
A mob attacked Frank Phillips for assaulting a six year old girl and tarred and feathered him. The mob then killed T. J. Pine and lynched Frank Gallop after a fatal shootout with officers. Gallop fired from a second floor window as militia arrived. four more were shot. Local merchants and residents faced a day of lawless violence as authorities struggled to restore order.
A gathering mob confronts Frank Gallop after he murders Pine, firing on militiamen and others. The confrontation ends with Gallop shot and killed, while his wife retrieves the body and authorities arrest old man Gallop and his wife as accomplices.
Reports from Bandai San detail a July 15 eruption after days of tremors. The disaster burial tallies reach 476 bodies found with 61 feared entombed and 41 wounded. eighty seven houses destroyed and about a thousand people in need of aid as villagers flee to nearby towns.
The New York governor approves a respite for Daniel Lyons set to run until Tuesday August 21 and rejects the custom of Friday executions. The report also covers bar harbor cruise danger, naval accidents, political clashes in France, Cuba rumors, rail incidents, and congressional actions through mid August.
Mrs Joseph Pulitzer and Mrs Shepard arrive at Bar Harbor with retinues of servants and a line of carriages and horses. The Pulitzer party occupies Thirlstane on Malden Hill, while the Shepard crowd rents Blaine Leeds and a Winch cottage for their stay.
The body of 45 year old William Odell, ex Minnesota resident, was found hung from a tree at Hangman Creek Washington Territory. Two silk handkerchiefs were tied around his neck and the rope fixed to a branch. Odell and his partner Nelson, a railroad laborer, both recently faced suicide. Nelson died by self inflicted gunshot two weeks earlier.
Wisconsin briefs report Miss Minnie Grover of Baraboo fractured her shoulder after a horse accident at Walsay. The item also notes marriages, assaults, floods, fires, thefts, insurance issues, and local disruptions across multiple Wisconsin towns.
A Toledo account recounts how amputees feel phantom sensations after limb loss and how nerves in the stump can cause continued itching and movement. Interviewed man, Wm. H. Roberts, explains nerves still active in the amputated limb and distinguishes imagination from real sensation.
A London Society profile paints the Prince of Wales as disinclined toward outdoor sports and hunting, with cricket a rare fiasco. He excels at card play and is a famed echo of scandal, preferring dawdling and gossip, while his Gallic wit divides English reception and a Parisian diva fuels his latest chronique scandalouse.
A 3 year old Cotswold ram in Benton township near Scranton Pennsylvania is trained to butt by 16 year old Henry Doo little. The ram backs off after encounters and later injures a man when the ram strikes a helper with a fall. The ram remains dangerous until thwarted by a fork held by the elder Doo little.
The essay argues happiness is broadly shared across classes and species, with higher pleasures versus vulgar enjoyments. It contrasts refined taste with popular amusements, noting envy and satire in preferring one’s own judgments, while recognizing universal creature comforts.
In a Baltimore church a noted tenor misread organ stops while singing Warren's Te Deum and shouted Pedal great gamba and swell causing suppressed laughter. A famed baritone later placed a slur on the wrong syllable turning the hymn Into Before the Lord we bow into a comic wow wow and leaving the audience electrified by the unintended canine imitation.
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