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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1891
Page
2
Brainerd reports that Berlin University is pursuing a remedy for tuberculosis. The partial failure of Prof Koch's lymph has spurred distinguished doctors to find a specific solution, with world expectations high for success.
A 14 year old girl in Dusseldorf died from what doctors attributed to extreme happiness during the promise of a Rhine excursion. The intense emotional strain caused a heart irregularity, causing her to collapse and pass away.
The text notes that sweet champagne is viewed as a lady's wine and that the German emperor prefers it over dry champagne. It likens a bold warlord’s drink to a beverage that would also appeal to those who have long favored vin sec.
A marble statue on the island of Milo depicts a Grecian boxer. It is praised as a splendid work in good preservation, slightly larger than typical pugilists of the era and notably without gloves, hinting that Marquis of Queensberry rules may not have existed then.
The Canadian government received word that the Canadian Pacific Railroad has ordered fifty locomotives and 1,500 box cars to haul Manitoba and Northwest crops to the seaboard. It is estimated ten trains daily for seven months will move the harvest.
The article notes Bataacepa relies on newly built European cruisers to win, but Congressional ships stand ready to intercept and attack the presidential warships. It suggests naval success boosts the revolutionary side if Presidente Errazuriz defends against foes off Spain.
In Cincinnati a young woman who planned to take her own life gave a friend money for funeral charges. She later repented and asked for a refund, but the court ordered the funds returned to the friend, ruling the money must be handed over for its intended purpose.
A Fresno ceremony joined 26-year-old John Hoff man and 15 and a half year old Florence Rice in a contract marriage. The union occurred without parental consent and the bride may void the agreement when she reaches adulthood if she wishes.
Space meteors enter Earth's atmosphere at speeds of 40 000 to 60 000 meters per second. The rapid passage raises air temperature to 4 000 to 6 000 degrees Celsius, often leading to complete meteorite combustion before reaching the ground.
Turnerve of Levi Gows of Robinson, Illinois, a colored ex-soldier, applied for a pension then was jailed for perjury for a year. He renewed the same affidavit after release, was again convicted, but before sentence started proved his statements true and received a presidential pardon.
Leading foundries implement a simple practice to strengthen castings by placing thin wrought iron sheets in the mold center. The technique, first used in oven plates for stoves, proved a quarter inch plate resistant to fire and virtually unbreakable.
The essay debunks the popular claim that news derives from compass points and mocks a boy's hominy joke. It states news is the plural of the adjective new used as a noun, notes the French nouveau, and warns that little learning is dangerous in philology.
The text argues bananas became popular for their life sustenance value for humans and animals. It notes bananas belong to the lily family as a developed tropical cultivar with seeds removed through cultivation. Humboldt is cited claiming fertile ground could yield 99 pounds of potatoes or 33 pounds of wheat, but 4,000 pounds of bananas, a ratio of 133 to 1 and 44 to 1 respectively.
Prestpext Harrison offers the Chinese mission to Senator Squire of Washington State. Atry-Grx Miucer insists on government claims against Virginia dating before 1861 as offset to West Virginia taxes. Secretary Tracy plans a Gulf state white squadron tour this fall and possibly up the river to Vicksburg. Joax M. Samvers and Dr Selim Peabody named chiefs of horticultural and liberal arts at the world's fair. Acting Secretary Nerrirox says Chinese immigration laws won t stop entry to attend the fair.
Fire at Oberne and Hosick warehouses in Chicago caused 35000 dollars loss with 104000 dollars insurance. Tonawanda iron works elevator shaft wrecked for 45000 dollars. Somerset Lumber managers’ two children fatally burned in Ohio Pyle oil explosion. An express train killed De Petio and fatally injured Adam ulf near East Palestine. Cincinnati negro picnic violence injures several and two women injure each other with razors. Brooklyn gas worker Jens Uniak and his son trampled to death by a horse at company stables. Frank Marvin shot dead at Joliet charivari party. Schamberger fires buckshot in retaliation. Train wreck near Wilmington Delaware halts service after peaches derail. Rio Grande misery and drought depresses crop. rice staple failing. G W Straker planing mill fire loss 15000 with unknown insurance. Fireman Fred Goetz injured. West Shore freight workers Conley and Torrn arraigned for criminal negligence.
A dizzying roll of malevolent acts spans cities from St. Louis to London. Henry Hensox hanged for wife murder in St. Louis. Chris Young killed a saloonkeeper near Lexington. ex-Auditor Whitcomb’s wife in Minnesota attempts suicide in London. a Beekman quack is jailed in New York on bail. a Newark-Nassau robbery leads to capture. watch theft in Albany. Denver couple commits suicide amid family meddling. a Scranton doctor dies by his own hand amid scandal. a Mich. man kills his granddaughter in an axe attack. Louisville widow Nell West commits suicide in sanitarium. Scottsville man dies after a shootout. a Memphis banker is robbed. large tax shortage in Louisville raises questions. and an Annapolis man kills himself over property fears.
Rev. Grreerr Ecusorr Pp. P., long serving English churchman and dean of Kristol since 1830, has died. Born 1800, he held the post for over five decades. Other items include Juvor Caves Horryay’s death in San Francisco, Judge Hoff man’s long tenure, and conflicting reports on the emperor William’s health.
The pacing horse Laverne owned by Wagner and Myssrs of Dayton Ohio was killed in a railway wreck near Columbus. Joan M Warp comments on sacrifice and discretion for captains noting Browthers should not be asked to sacrifice every dozen games. Jim Consetta deposits $1000 with the New York World to fight any man above and Marquis of Queensberry poles to a finish or limited rounds. He favors Slavin or Mitchell.
President Vorker Aue of the St Louis Base Ball club vows the team will stay in Louisville and not sell out to Milwaukee. London reports a $2000 purse for a Dixon versus Johnson go fight with Dixon to cover expenses. Appleton Minn battery Scott and Maxwell win 41 to 10 in a friendly game. Ted Pritchard accepts £2000 purse from Olympic club New Orleans with £1000 expenses and a bout with Fitzsimmons for £1000 a side. Haxton O Connor row three miles for $500 to $5000 aside. Australians invited for two single sculling races at $2590 a side with extra purse for a potential double scull.
Tie Soo raises flour rates to 30 cents to Boston and 25 cents to New York effective August 20. Cleveland family cites inability to attend Bennington monument unveiling. Grand Duke Alexis departs Paris for Vichy amid cheering crowds. Weather bureau chief Mark Wuarrigotoy to Munich for conference. Mrs. James K. Pax near Nashville gravely ill at 88. Mayor Noonan aids Pennsylvania depot move in St. Louis. G H Kerripes named freight agent for Great Northern in Minneapolis. Philadelphia Reading negotiates settlement for market street payment of 1 million dollars. Great Northern promotes Canadian immigration along its routes.
Reports say Santana the Cuban bandit was killed by soldiers amid heat waves in Naples and widespread sickness. Observers note pestilence follows heavy rains in Maguera district of the Carpathians and famine fears in Coquilha and Durango, Mexico ease only slightly with scarce water and poor crops.
The Chicago bakers union threatens a cooperative bakery while Chicago bakeries agree to wages demanded by the Jewish Union of Bakers. Omaha smelters met with President Barton, signaling a likely return to prior wages and hours. Milford quarrymen, about 500, quit over union dues issues with Darling Bros. The International Association of Factory Inspectors convened in Cleveland with delegates from New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Connecticut Massachusetts Ohio Minnesota and Ontario.
Four judgments totaling 48250.90 were entered against Claremont meen Company in Philadelphia. New Yorks Ong Moi Toy and Tsang Ding, said to be lepers, were moved to Charity Hospital for study. Cleveland issues a new directory with 99825 names and 299474 population, up from prior counts. A Texas referendum on constitutional amendments for prohibition appears favorable. Kansas farmers hold wheat for higher prices. A Paris Texas judge allows beer in Indian territory, opening many saloons. Alice Courrier seeks annulment of marriage to Walter Beverly Crane. Chicago Worlds Fair progress includes woman’s building roofing by Sept 1 and naval exhibit construction advancing.
Regional digest from Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa North Dakota and South Dakota covers politics weather crops and local events. Officials report updates on infrastructure and community happenings across the upper Midwest with emphasis on regional ties and shared concerns.
A roundup of Minnesota events reports fires at Wm. Mitchell general store in Sheldon, a drowning in the Minnesota River at Chaska, and a fatal wheat market update at St. Cloud. Other items include suicides, insanity cases, burglaries, building projects, railway injuries, school appointments, and a fatal barn fire killing a child with livestock losses.
In Sioux Falls a Labor Day march is set for Sept 1 with about 2000 members from Knights of Labor and Miners unions representing Lead City Central City and Deadwood. Also reported: diphtheria fatalities of Mrs Ruthven’s two children, theft/arrest in Yankton, encampment of Knights of Pythias in Custer, and cattle shipments improving in western South Dakota.
Col Plummer and Deputy Olgaard arranged the opening of the Minot land office on October 1. A 12 year old girl Bella Rood of Manuel died suddenly while playing with her sister with no cause yet assigned. A case Gould vs Duluth & Dakota Elevator Company was filed with both sides appealing the trial court decision. About two thousand attended Bishop Shanley’s reception in Fargo as he took possession of his new residence on seven and a half acres by the river. J B Wineman will open his grain inspection office in Fargo to cover the east. Farmers favor elevator handling to secure higher prices. The state pharmaceutical association urged the attorney general on affidavits for liquor sale permits. The attorney general says druggists must return all blanks monthly, used or unused.
Wisconsin reports include August Ekshorn drowned in Namekagon river near Hayward and body recovered. Chippewa Falls learns of a 12 year old son’s death by drowning near Drywood Creek, 10 miles away. Cadett resident reports John Rusk’s self-inflicted death in that village. Louis Nade heads to Alaska to sue over alleged fraud involving his Silver Nine property at St James Bay. Eight year old James Donovan of Chippewa Falls killed by horse team accident. James O’Hara sustains a broken leg after clash with competitor James Haley over money. Whaleback barge No 115 to be launched at Wet Superior. No 116 planned soon. Shipyard prep for winter underway. Rev T D Richey to join Christ Episcopal Church Chippewa Falls as rector Sept 1. Jewish peddler David Sideman arrested in Darlington on larceny charges. claims rich Chicago friends. August circuit court opens at West Superior with Judge Marshall. 20 civil cases, 13 criminal. Nels Landing highway robbery case. Chetek M E Church dedicated with several visiting clergy. American Steel Barge Co West Superior planning to employ steel whalebacks on the Mississippi. river cities push for improved inland water commerce.
Reports from Iowa cover suicides and accidents near Urbana and Troy Mills, a packing house sale in Sioux City, a fatal wolf chase near Moulton, and a drowning in the Wapsie River. Also noted are a storm damage in Cedar Rapids, fraud cases in Algona and Cresco, a lightning fire near Waterloo, and Knights of Pythias grand lodge attendance in Sioux City.
During night operations a conductor was fired by the new superintendent for knocking down a person, then he was thanked for bringing the car back. The exchange shows tension as staff adjust after the incident.
A major fire in Jacksonville rieffect struck Forsythe and Main streets. In six hours the Hubbard block Tremont hotel and many others burned, destroying about ten blocks and dozens of dwellings. Loss near 1 million with insurance around 650 thousand. thousands made homeless as winds drove flames.
A massive blaze in Cambridge Massachusetts destroyed the Damon Iron works and a neighboring two story shop owned by Mr. Damon, leased to E Kendall & Co. The Harvard Dry Plate company building also burned. total losses run into hundreds of thousands with partial insurance. About 20 men employed, many owners of tools.
A major blaze in Waco Texas yesterday gutted the Goldstein and Miguel dry goods store on three floors. Panic caused injuries among customers, with Mrs. C. N. Alexander and others hurt. Curtis & Rand hardware shop also burned. Total losses may exceed $300,000 and the cause is suspected to be electrical wiring.
The Special Telegram reports pensions granted in Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota. Names include George Frost John Charleson James Fahey Levi Darrab Benedict Wenger Robert Parmenter Andrew Anderson Adam Schwegel Johnn Tsha bold Daniel Colina and others. Widows Elizabeth Hackett is noted in Original. Additional: William Johnson and George Reynick.
John Courtney, a farm resident two miles west of Fuvon, was injured when a shotgun fell from a wagon and discharged onto his left shoulder. Doctors Dailey and Rewalt operated to remove much of the shoulder blade, severely mangled but alive.
In Eav Crazee Wisconsin Special Telegram on August 15 officers denied rumors that Northwestern Lumber planned to acquire the Mississippi River Logging plant valued at over one million dollars. The rumor may have stemmed from Northwestern surveying Mississippi pine stands for potential exchange while Mississippi prepared an inventory prior to a possible transfer this week.
Indian Agent Leahy reports to Commissioner Morgan that Minnesota tribes at Jia Pointe near Lake Superior have been brought into the Christian fold. He urges enlisting Christian societies to extend the work, while missionaries travel in white settlements to solicit funds for continued outreach.
Special dispatch from Pekin notes the international powers unite to compel China to guard foreign residents. A fresh joint note was delivered to the Chinese government urging immediate protection for lives and property after mobs attacked missionaries and others in the Yang Tse Kiang region.
Rep Wixe of Minnesota and J Taggart a general store operator from Hager City Wisconsin vanished after leaving town a week ago. Wixe was seen in St Paul on Sunday and has not been located since.
In Chicago a tense hearing ends with Mrs Edward McMahon horsewhipping millionaire Peter Smith and his lawyer P McHugh before fainting in her husband’s arms. The incident stems from a long quarrel over custody and a Canadian detective deposition accusing Mrs McMahon. The judge made no action and ruled the child Milton’s custody unresolved.
At the international labor congress in Brussels the legislation committee favors worker backed reforms and labor friendly candidates. Merlino an Italian anarchist was arrested by Belgian police amid fears of further arrests. Sanial of New York and Knudson of Germany were elected presidents for the day and Sanial criticized U.S. wealth and misery in a stirring address.
A Minnesota editorial gathering at Brightwood, Litchfield, includes carriage rides, a farm visit to RE Hanson, and a literary program with readings by Old Pease, F W Lee, and Joel Heatwole. An evening reception and a dance follow, with a Brightwood Belles baseball game and a local talent play planned.
Flour steady. Wheat No 2 spring 1.0lc No 4 spring 9c No 2 red LOL. Corn No 2 2c. Oats No 2 234c No 2 white 312- Sic. Rye No 2 75c. Barley 667c. Flaxseed No 1 08. Bran and shorts 39.50 to 40.75. shorts 15 to 15.25. middlings 14 to 18. Corn 59 to 6ic. Rye 61 to 62c. Barley 40 to Me. Wheat No 1 hard 97 to 114 No 1 northern 5 to 142b. No 2 northern to 2he. Corn No 3 58 to Ste. Oats No 2 20 to doc No 2 white 41 to 82c No 3 white 30 to 81c. Ground feed No 1 21.00 to 21.50 No 2 18 to 18.50. Corn meal bolted 24 unbolted 22 to 23.50. Bran bulk 10 to 10.50. Hay No 1 upland 8. No 3 land 6.50 to 7. No 1 wild 7 No 1 timothy 11 to 11. Potatoes New per bu 20 to 2c.
Gen. John L. B. Sanborn heads to Washington for a hearing before Solicitor General Tait to contest the validity of his claim to a portion of the money paid as fees to the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indians. The payments are on hold pending the Justice Department opinion following the hearing.
The Aug 19 dispatch reports a nationwide protest in India over hurried execution orders for Manipur princes. The Tongal general is said to have been too ill to stand, lifted onto a stool before the drop, drawing widespread native condemnation of the method.
In Barre Montana a Helena lawyer, Mr Knight, who drew Judge Davis's will around 1878, testifies its provisions from memory after the original was destroyed two years later. He recalls no bequest to John A. Davis and says there was none.
The United States immigration commission leaves Berlin for a five week tour in Russia and will stop in Hamburg and Bremen upon return to Germany. The journey follows its wartime duties and includes a visit to major ports and cities.
Sylvester Legouriff a famed Astoria Italian fisherman known for facing John L. Sullivan became insane imagining debts from strangers. He was lured into jail for safety as threats of punishment grew. Separate dispatch from Lisbon North Dakota notes soldiers home site selection and plans for an $10,000 building on eighty acres purchased for $3,500 with timbered riverbank nearby.
The Philo. Press describes a Stratford Connecticut minister’s home plagued by doors opening and eight specter-like figures made of clothing. Similar hauntings are linked to Dr Justinus Kerner’s Seeress in Weinsburg, including moved objects and a shoe pulled off in a trance. The New York Post recounts Mrs MacDowell’s son John’s Civil War death foreshadowed by his specter appearing at home, crying “Oh mother” before perishing at Pittsburgh Landing.
A kitchen ideas columned board with holes and movable pegs for staple items inspired an early inventor. While its fate unsure, grocers now buy and distribute similar boards to customers to aid households in maintaining a working supply.
In the Black Hills gold rush era a party from Canada camps by the Cheyenne River. Tom Roberts shares a dream of fays granting wishes and a wish for his mother, before Indians ambush the camp and Tom is killed. The narrator survives, reflecting that the hand of God guided Tom to his mother. This Detroit Free Press piece frames a legend of fate and survival.
Mademba, ruler of Segon in Africa, rose to kingship via Colonel Archinald after a career in the French telegraph service. He remains a telegraph employee while ruling, insisting his royal role be subordinate to his original job. The text also includes a quip about a novel read by a Mr Deep thinker.
Housekeepers find Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder makes the finest pastries and allows eggless baking with less butter. It enables quick hot griddle cakes and delicate Bride Cakes while avoiding egg shortages. The powder is claimed to contain egg white and be free from ammonia or alum.
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