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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1891
Page
3
Ingersoll and Wieland publish from Brainerd Minnesota noting how English princesses influence sisters to dress alike both as unmarried women and after marriage. The short piece observes fashion norms set by royal figures and echoed in local taste.
Thomas Hackett of Reed Station Indiana amused himself by tossing a silver dollar into his mouth and catching it. The coin lodged in his throat requiring a surgical operation to remove it.
Observations from Switzer land indicate mortality from organic heart disease falls with higher habitation altitude and is higher in towns than rural areas.
A Kansas farmer in Rego County sows forty acres of flax hoping for 15 to 20 bushels per acre and anticipating a price range of 1.50 to 2 dollars per bushel.
The amount of money added to racing prizes by associations has grown from 180000 in 1880 to 4060000 now, illustrating the rapid expansion of horse racing over the last decade.
Detroit bright young printer William Fitzecrap is confined to a lunatic hospital after claiming a Bacon cipher in Shakespeare. Authorities expect he will soon recover.
A satirical remark credits Fison with suggesting fiddle string soaking in petroleum and bow soap as a remedy when rosin fails, claiming it will stop a poor player from playing and draw blessings from listeners.
In early Oklahoma elections rival candidates rode in wagons with supporters gathered around to count the adherents. The elected man assumed office immediately and his edicts were obeyed as if they were acts of Congress.
A young man, reading a furniture shop window sign offering a handsome bedroom set for eighteen dollars, quipped that it tempts him to marry deliberately. The scene captures a light, humorous moment amid rural storefronts.
Huge cranes at Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia lift a locomotive as a mother lifts a baby. Each crane strains the labor of 150 men and eliminates the need for a complex track system to move locomotives.
At a Melbourne convention of lady abstainers, Franceis Lepper stirred strong reaction with a vigorous attack on tea. She argued tea ranks second only to alcohol in undermining willpower and vitality.
The Russian noble Turczarowitch has visited all major Moscow churches to give thanks for surviving an alleged Japan assassin attempt. A Greek prince writes in his book that the youth showed a strong wish to protect him, and might reward him handsomely for risking his life to shield him.
The inventor of the Waterbury watch has died, one of the few men whose work seems to continue after death. His passing raises fear that the secret behind a winding mechanism that makes noise like a guinea fowl may die with him.
A Burrr Montana shoe merchant who advertised a bankrupt stock was overwhelmed as a huge crowd swarmed his store. Twelve clerks were insufficient to handle customers and several women fainted before doors were locked. The merchant concludes advertising works.
An idle statistician asserts the Church of England has prayed for the Prince of Wales about 800 million times since his birth. The figure is said to threaten belief in prayer’s efficacy, implying the vast supplication did not transform the believer.
In Brunswick Maine a husband neglects meals as he delegates dress and social planning to his wife. Her absence leads him to skip supper on the first night and skip breakfast until late the next day as he continues work.
An English groom, shy and nervous, discreetly drank from a flask during the ceremony. The clergyman, knowing the service by heart, caught the act and the groom was fined five dollars plus costs.
Cat Ching asks Mr Foxglove about a missing feline. The exchange identifies a small black cat with a bell and two white tail spots as the sought pet. No sighting is reported.
The War Department approves the harbor line board report for the west side of New York harbor. The Iowa Sac and Fox and Pottawattomie reservations will be opened for settlement Sept. 15. Gen. Nettleton plans to be absent in September, likely visiting Minnesota. A Davenport post office site at Perry and Fourth streets is favored. Army engineers study western river termini and the Hennepin canal.
A series of deadly and injuring incidents are cited: two workers hurt by a fall at the West hotel in Minneapolis. a sewer inspector killed by a cave-in. a Swiss railroad excursionist wreck. a village destroyed in Austria with forty drowned. a man killed and others hurt in Camden South Carolina. a Chicago hotel body found, likely suicide. a Swansea crowd disaster. a fireman killed in Hane Pennsylvania and two others fatally injured. drowning deaths in Birmingham Alabama. a California flood washing out the Red Lands Motor Road and broader storm-linked weather effects suspected to stem from Colorado desert flooding.
A cascade of violent events spans North America with hangings, drownings, arson, assaults, and fatal incidents. Summary notes include executions planned in Abingdon, drownings in Ontario, mob violence at a Cleveland priest’s house, smuggling arrests off New York, and multiple murders or self-inflicted deaths across Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois.
Jay Gould denied serious illness. Erie Avrexander of Servia and his father visit President Carrot of France. Vicar General Preston health prompts Corrican to appoint a new vicar general in September. Col C E Bently of Corry elected brigadier general by Knights of Pythias ranks in Pennsylvania. Mme Part signed with Abbey for an operatic tour in America in late autumn and winter. Jack Haverly to reappear on stage after six years' retirement. Mrs Horxin Staines unable to provide for cousins Miss Harriet Hubbard and Mrs Jane Smith. they face poverty in Delaware County, New York.
Across the Atlantic the report notes a new Hayti cabinet and tranquil conditions while Lille troops head to Fourmies France to quell labor unrest. A Leeds execution ends the case of William Traxer who killed Barbara Waterhouse. The Gzar shifts stance on a rye ukase, Curva is warned over foreign persecutions, and a wheat surge drives Peru demand as Chilean supply falters.
Reports from around the world describe violence in Cuba near Matanzas with Thomas Cruz killed soldiers at Victor Berm. China faces instability for foreigners while Austria and Belgium host the Chicago fair committee before a U S visit. German tax cuts are expected as rye ban impacts Russia, with ukase rescission anticipated in October.
Louis Pavlsen, a noted chess player, is dead in London. Art Durand of Wis directed his home team defeat Menominee Club 16 to 10. Pittsburg club second baseman seeks release but is unlikely to be granted. Zach Phelps of Louisville may become American association president in St Louis. National and American leagues plan rules to reduce rivalry. Gloriana wins the Newport Yacht Club sweepstakes for Rhode Island. Billy Murphy defeats Young Griffo in Sydney for featherweight world title in 17 rounds. W H Murray of the New York Athletic Club sets three records on Springfield track including mile 2 24 5. J Vickery and J Shriver sign NL contracts with Chicago. Milwaukee battery viewed as contract jumpers. Chicago president defends action amid Brewers’ AA flop.
The Great Northern orders agents in Minnesota Dakota and Montana to strictly observe the game law and report violations. The Minneapolis and St. Louis lists only 200 box cars. Canadian Pacific president Van Horne says reports of a Grand Trunk amalgamation are baseless and impractical.
The Lake Erie & Western strike at Lima Ohio continues with workers vowing not to yield. Peoria & Pekin Union engineers and switchmen in Peoria walk out, halting engines. Omaha smelters end tax strike and may negotiate wages on eight hour terms. Green Glass Manufacturers' conference averts an imminent strike. International Labor congress in Brussels takes no decisive action. Worcester and Staffordshire nail workers strike against 10 percent wage cuts, affecting about 8000 workers and possibly broader impact.
Charleston sails toward Yokohama from San Francisco. Kiowa and Comanche country yield gold and silver in paying quantities. California calls for a Californian to head the World's Fair horticulture bureau. Thirty three novices receive the black veil at the Notre Dame convent in Baltimore. New York agricultural paper projects farm product gains of about one billion dollars nationally. F. E. Emery of Boston seeks insolvency with debts around 375000 and assets near 200000. Johnston Tallman & Co. assign for liabilities around 100000 nominal assets 150000. Richmond Alliance adopts Ocala platform plus demand for subtreasury reform. Standard Fire Insurance reinsures with Phenix of New York as policyholder protection. U S Court grants until December to present testimony in the Bell Telephone patent suit. Fifteen Chinese detained at San Antonio to be sent to China after attempts to enter the U S from Mexico. White Star steamer Fenton shatters western passage record from Queenstown to Sandy Hook in 5 days 16 hours 81 minutes, beating Majestic.
A summary of events across Minnesota and neighboring states includes wheat yields in Alexandria reaching 30 bushels per acre, a fatal lightning strike near Barnsville, a physician moving to Mankato, a 125 foot fall injuring Joseph O Neil in Moorhead, and the Mitchell McClure mill at West Duluth starting its season with 30 percent fewer workers. Additional items note arrests for game law violations, a wedding planned in Aitkin, industrial accidents, court actions, rail and streetcar developments, a major fair in Bird Island, and various local misfortunes and incidents across the region.
The state pharmaceutical association gathered in Madison where Major Kennedy gave the opening address and members enjoyed an excursion on Lake Madison. Lightning struck prairie south of Doland burning about 50 tons of hay while grain stacks were saved by local workers. Erlandson & Johnson store at Milbank sustained $1 500 to $2 000 in damage. The Minnehahta Daily Herald began in Hot Springs, founded by J. W. Jones, editor of the weekly. Elmer Comstock faced police court in Mitchell on assault charges against a 12 year old girl with witnesses to come. In Sioux Falls, Mrs. Kelly and Joseph Linebeck were bound over on adultery charges after a tense trial.
Ervin Parks and Abe Snyder were arrested near St. Lawrence and charged with perjury in testifying as bondsmen for Timothy Parks in a $300 bond related to his abstracting and secreting a registered letter at Clyde. They face hearing before United States Commissioner Grant in Huron. The two Parks are brothers and allegedly ran a straw bail racket. Cora Bell Chaska and her two children recently passed through Sioux Falls from Worthington Minnesota. Her eldest son Sam, now eight, resembles other children and Mrs. Chaska denied divorce rumors, saying she and Sam are building a new home west of Forest City and remain together with the babies’ father.
North Dakota items report the land office reopening on October 1, Prof. Dyrenforth to move rain apparatus to the state, Grand Forks sewer contract awarded to W. P. Alsip for 43000, and a fatal drowning at Grand Forks. Also noted are Fargo railroad commission steps, a new threshing invention by A. A Booth near Sanborn, heavy grain and twine usage, and Rev. E N Griffith of Larimore facing assault charges with bail set at 1000 amid campus scandal and mathematics professorship.
Wisconsin items report Elkhorn scandal no divulged detail, hung jury against Superior gamblers, Berg kills a 200 pound bear in Tigerton, Witbeck Lumber completes fourteen cottages in Marinette, Racine man robbed by highwaymen, H A Taylor appoints Willis as secretary at 1600 salary, Ashland County bonds rescinded due to Hurley opposition, Carley 19 arrested for forging checks totaling 200, Florence population miscount, La Crosse Drake murder case evidence not warranted detention, Lotta held for trial after shooting at his home, Bryant girl dies from pipe stem injury, Oshkosh fire damages 3000, Hull & Hawthorn stores damaged 1000, Shullsburg battle with dangerous weapons leaves Rowe elder near death, Ashland ore shipments surge with mines reopening and Messembria range new mines.
Iowa notes report an Iowa man, E Skinner of Manchester, died by suicide at a cemetery in the view of two men. A Du buque sash plant fire caused $15,000 to $20,000 loss after five hours. The First district judgeship was filled by John Woolson. The 8th Iowa Infantry Association held an eighth annual reunion at Wapello with Gen. Prentice and H H Benson as speakers. Mount Pleasant voted to buy the water works for $32,590. Wim Sheridan, brick yard worker near Dubuque, was critically injured after a rock strike from a 13 year old boy Tom Stevens. A ChicagoKansas City and St. Paul wreck at Arispe killed brakeman W H Stickney. Two men swindling farmer David King near Algona were identified as Chicago bunko steerers from Plattsburg Mo. officials traced them by photos and handwriting.
Two letter carriers Thomas Nolan and Albert Wiley were arrested after confessing that Henry instructed them to steal overdue postage, especially for foreign letters. Bond set at 300 dollars, await next US grand jury in Minneapolis. deficits and missing records linked to Howard administration and Henry’s scheme.
Louis Chaput and his wife were knocked unconscious as a lightning bolt split their home at Clear Creek Wisconsin. The bolt shattered the house, tore windows, started a fire, and left all four family members briefly unconscious with one child crying in a scorched crib. None recovered fully.
In Hand county a rupture within the People's party unsettles leaders Alonzo Wardall and H R Loucks who recently visited to urge harmony ahead of the congressional campaign. They oppose further infighting in the party ranks.
Secretary Foster reported the 4 percent bonds remaining at 2 percent total $21,338,100 with expectations the sum will exceed $30,000,000 as the transaction closes. He noted fewer than $20,000,000 of 44 percent loans require presentation after Sept 2 for continuance. He said no difficulty meeting payments, even larger, without tapping the $100,000,000 gold reserve. Ay $17,000,000 on deposit with national.
Paris reports from St Pierre, capital of Martinique, confirm a devastating hurricane Tuesday night and raise the death toll to 218 in coast towns. Interior towns remain unheard from, with potential additional fatalities. hundreds were previously injured.
A remarkable balloon ascent at Carolina Beach near Wilmington ends with the aeronaut aloft to 5000 feet after Charles Williams, a Black helper, becomes entangled in the ropes. Williams frees himself just before landing and escapes unharmed.
Italy signals willingness to join Britain and France in combined action if needed, but will independently deploy a fleet to Chinese waters to protect Italian subjects unless others move to act. The move follows pressure from major powers and reflects Italy's readiness to act swiftly.
The day features continuous pilgrim processions into Treves Cathedral to view the holy coat. Catholic papers urge pilgrims not to buy relics from Protestants while ridiculing the coat yet profiting from the exhibition.
Northfield Minnesota reports William and Adolph Ebel of St Paul hold a claim to forty acres within Chicago city limits. An old German link to Adolph suggests the land may have belonged to their father who never transferred title. If proven, the Ebels could become millionaires.
In Minnow Aug 246 report from Ferrous Fats Adelbert Goheen, already sentenced to be hanged for Rosa Bray's murder, refuses to testify against his brother Anderson Goheen and Anderson is released after Adelbert accuses him, casting doubt on the case and prompting a possible commutation.
Senator Davis from Minnesota arrived in Washington to review department business for the summer session. He will consider appointing appraisers for pine timber lands at White Earth and Red Lake, and may probe charges against Inspector Sloane, awaiting Solicitor Hart’s report. He also discussed Minnesota politics and a rumored retirement by Republican leaders.
The market notes show varied prices for wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley across grades No 1 and No 2. Minnesota values for wheat range up to 1.04 and rye around 88 to 55 cents, with hay and timothy seed also listed.
During a ride on a scenic railway car at Atlantic City Miss Bessie Wanamaker daughter of William Wanamaker and brother of the postmaster general was thrown to the ground when a break bolt failed. Her left leg was broken above the knee. Also injured were Mrs E J Crippen Edward Leeds, Miss Maggie Smith and three others sustaining cuts bruises or back injuries.
Pensions were granted across states including Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota. Minnesota Original list includes Thomas G Thompson Patrick McQuillan John McKenney Jr Louis Nichol Hamilton Taylor John E Tuttle Oled Smeltzer William T Stevens Henry Jacob Hoffer Tallot Swenson William Pascal Edwin Pettis John Karels Martin A Sanders Albert Gilbert. Additional names William H Hain John A Miler Reissue Charles B Rogers. North Dakota Original Jacob Lang Orvitte H Hammond. South Dakota Original John R Shourds George E James Valerus A Perry James D Hills Walter Olmsted Jacob Schaeper.
In Watsensure Colorado early today deputy sheriffs Wilson and Yocum of Park county and deputy Tom Brewer of this county with three others surrounded the armed bandit Catello who refused to surrender. He was wanted in Park county for the murder of two Swedes and was killed after a three hour exchange as rock and tree cover hindered shots though bullets grazed him.
Secretary Foster is studying how to extend 44 percent bonds at 2 percent after September 1. About $12 million of these bonds exist with a small portion presented for extension, while the treasury holds $55 million not counting a $100 million gold reserve. Uncertainty remains whether enough funds will remain to redeem the outstanding 44 percent bonds. Foster plans a New York visit next week to discuss the matter with bankers and others.
At Camp Wickham officers from the regular army outline a plan to place state militias under national command with unified pay and supervision. Lieut Robert B. Evans of the Twelfth Infantry and Lieut Joseph B. Batchelor of the Twenty Fourth Infantry presented a summary of the proposal as circulars circulate nationwide.
New York August 25 report details relentless search for victims after a factory disaster at No 70 Park Place. Thirty one bodies recovered including women and a girl. several identified by clothing and relatives. Police consider indictments. missing paint store owner Louis Rosenfeld sought.
The Special Telegram lists pensions granted and adjustments across Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota. Names include Edward W. Root Jacob Young Henry Reynolds Joseph D Dudley Ernest Souter Solomon Robertson Andrew Buskirk Robert Stevenson Mathias Statten Harrison J Blodgett Leonard M Shelton and others with restorations increases and reissues for several individuals. Additional entries name Albert D Cordner Isaac L Dutton Benjamin R Billings Robert Whitbeck James Dublin James Degnan John L Robbins Isaac L Bates Stocking and more.
At the Geological Society of America meeting Prof. N H Winchell delivered a long memorial for his brother Prof Alex Winchell former society president. The tribute recalled his birth in 1834 in Duchess County New York and death in Ann Arbor in February. He influenced geology education at Vanderbilt Michigan and taught many years while publishing popular science writings.
Col. John S Mosby, famed former guerrilla chief, beat a Leavenworth streetcar conductor after a dispute aboard a cable car. The gripman fought Mosby, while several women intervened by pulling hair. Mosby mentions the Mitkiewicz affair as a trigger for his irritability.
Special Telegram from Bismarck reports total North Dakota wheat acreage at 2,907,415 across counties with Morton and Ramsey among the listed counties. Officials note some reports were incomplete, but totals likely hold within a small margin, showing an increase of 630,536 acres from last year. Mercer.
Cumberland Wisconsin reports the base ball club returned from Eau Claire with two wins 4 to 2 and 10 to 6 after hotly contested games. The Eau Claire games were played at Eau Disire where thousands of dollars changed hands. Cumberland now boasts the banner wine in the state outside league clubs.
Rep Wrxe Minn Special reports the stolen items found with the Diamond Bluff burglar identified as belonging to Stockholm and Martin Rock, from whom they were taken Monday night.
Houroy special telegram reports Bart Lett Tripp will not seek congress. Gen. Taylor, Democratic gubernatorial nominee, may run for congress. P. M. McClure is also named with strong support. H. L. Loucks of the Farmers' Alliance says his party is undecided but ready to field when time comes.
A kitchen tip describes making light flaky crusts without butter using Dr Price s Cream Baking Powder alone or with reduced flour and optional lard. The method claims healthier digestion and cost savings while noting the powder contains egg white and is free from ammonia or alum and other adulterants.
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