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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1888
Page
2
Brainerd Minnesota readers see Pupoliahints from authors Ing ersoll and Wieland. The piece asserts honest authorship and credits the Brainerd Dispatch as the source. The note emphasizes that successful writers value their own works as the most helpful books they have written.
The statement referenced says Sam Jones embodies his own quip that when God wants a good man he makes him as ugly as a mud fence. The remark is framed as a notable example of his blunt wit and religious humor in public discourse.
A tree felled in a forest near Augusta Georgia at six o clock in the morning was turned into newspapers by night and read by locals highlighting a curious tale of rapid repurposing and public interest.
Reports from those already in Nicaragua describe encouraging conditions and prospects. The text notes expectations of a large movement of colored people leaving Florida for Nicaragua in the near future.
The Pope suffers a liver complaint and is losing strength, with orders to drink mineral waters before breakfast. He continues to work and receive visitors as part of his routine.
A farmer near Dickson County Tennessee planted watermelons that sprawled across into a neighbor's field. The vines produced many large melons leading the neighbor to consider a trespass lawsuit.
A gentleman of Boston acquired a substantial South End land parcel about twenty years ago for 5000 dollars. He recently closed the final transaction, with receipts from the sale totaling 2500 dollars and 90 cents.
The invention of boots is attributed to the Carians and noted by Homer around 907 B C, with frequent mention by Roman historians. An instrument of torture called the boot was used in Scotland against Covenanters circa 1666.
A new patent candlestick uses a simple ball joint at the socket base to connect with a side arm extending to the center. This mechanism maintains candle orientation regardless of grip, improving comfort and safety of the device.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Elliott F Shepard give each of their six children a modest monthly pocket money. They must keep cash accounts and present them to their fathers on the first day of each month. The sums are small, intended to teach value rather than wealth.
Sir John Millais contends that much contemporary sculpture is so refined that if unearthed from Rome or Athens with a trace of damage, Europe would be enthralled and lament that it cannot produce such works today.
France reports growing use of its new divorce law with 1800 approvals in year one, 4000 in year two, and 4500 in year three. Women request divorcees more than men, most cases lack children, and the divorce rate sits around four per 1000 marriages nationwide while Paris shows about 47 per 1000.
Mr Alfred Nobel, inventor and head of dynamite manufacturing, is a man of peace he says he would close factories if dynamite harmed humanity. He detests anarchist use and condemned the Haymarket killings in Chicago wishing to blow up the crowd.
A famous man-eating tiger was captured alive in India after a trap using a baited bullock failed. A second pit and a tunnel connected the pits, a bamboo cage inserted, and a goat placed inside. The tiger seized the goat and was secured and transported to Calcutta.
A historical naval exercise tested England's coast defenses after Lord Wolseley warned that a foreign fleet could strike hard at coastal cities. London editors mocked the claim, but maneuvers showed the defending squadron failed to fully deter an attacking fleet, suggesting potential peril to life and property.
A Treasury Department note states Charles M. York of Houghton Michigan is appointed inspector of halls for the district of Superior. It records a $10 million payout for signs and that month’s receipts exceed disbursements by $5 million. Other items include a land dispute over Northwest quarter section and a pension bill for Mrs. Sheridan. The Canton persecution report notes Baptist members harmed and lack of treaty remedy.
The record notes a Chippewa Falls house destroyed by fire with heavy losses and insurance, a Winona marshal injured while handling a frightened horse, a man in Gill ette killed by a falling derrick who refused to reveal identity, and a Ireland native using a false name. It describes a sweeping Chesapeake storm with wrecked frame structures, overturned schooners, and damaged orchards and fields, plus a New York steamship Geiser disaster tallied at 117 deaths. Heavy Memphis rains and telegraph damage follow, with further cotton, rice, and sugar cane crop harm, widespread telegraph and electric line outages, and train washouts delaying Louisville and Nashville and Illinois Central services.
A warrant of extradition for Max Hoppe, held in Lethbridge, is sent to Ottawa over the Montana murder of William Adams last May. Also in brief, jail breaks and killings shock several towns from Austin Minnesota to Indianapolis and Omaha, with suspects and theories noted.
The Cologne Gazette asserts Prince Bismarck will soon resign the Prussian ministry of commerce. The Uruguayan parliament passed a bill cutting duties on alcohol, applying only to Cuba. A cabinet degree orders bury limits and increases forts around the city. Gladstone claims injustice toward Parnell but urges voters to restore order in Ireland and empire unity. Ottawa expresses regret at the fishery treaty rejection.
In Paris, Gen Boulanger’s large victory in Somme sent great excitement as the French deputy race results surfaced. The Liberta, a 350 ton Norwegian steamer, wrecked near White Island Ecum Secum carrying 105,202 gallons of petroleum. Voltaire notes France’s Madagascar envoy de Villers will accelerate return amid Sakalava-Hovas tensions, with a price set on regional royalty heads.
Seth Green, born March 19, 1817, in Rochester, died at his residence there. A lifelong advocate of artificial fish propagation, he founded famous hatcheries at Caledonia since 1864 and earned silver medals in the United States and Europe. He married in 1838 and leaves four children.
Five new fever cases and one death were reported in Jacksonville, linked to two infection foci, suggesting no epidemic. Tensions rose as Sitting Bull and White Bull faced treaty accusations while a Pine Ridge incident prompted troop dispatch. A water system test in St Cloud passed, followed by a celebratory banquet. An anti prohibition Wisconsin convention criticized liquor, endorsed prohibition and high licenses, and pledged opposition to anti liberty candidates.
Six or seven masked men attempted to rob a Union Pacific eastbound passenger train at Dana water tank near Rawlins. A brakeman Frank Tilman refused the demand, fought back, and was wounded. robbers fled with a wounded companion. A posse pursued, finding their camp. reward offered. Suspected to be part of the Tetton Basin Jackson gang.
Farmers and railroad men note frost damage to crops has been exaggerated. Wheat in milk is vulnerable to light freezes, but once in dough stages it withstands further frost. In Red River valley most wheat is past milk and harvest starts next week. south of Fargo no damage, north only minor scattered losses.
The Dakota Republican convention opens with Harrison Allen as chair and Nash elected temporary leader. Delegation and resolutions committees are named as battles over credentials and supremacy in the Black Hills unfold, with Moody and Gifford among key figures explored for the congressional delegate post. The platform denounces Democratic policies, endorses admission of Dakota and gives protection to agriculture and labor.
The Aberdeen convention adjourned after ballot counting with Matthews topping Gifford and Grigsby, pledging support for North and South Dakota admission. A nine member central committee was appointed to form a new slate, with the combine against Gifford favoring the North and Central Dakota factions.
Deputy Marshals Cavanagh and Kranz seized in Ogdensburg the major arrests in years in a scheme involving 100 pounds of opium stolen from the customs house about July 2. Principal conspirators include Nathan H. Lytle Jr and William J. Cummiskey and John W. Stone, a St. Lawrence county attorney. Bail set at 20,000 each. suspects held in jail.
A detective infiltrates the White Caps in Amae, Indiana, and endures brutal initiation tests while authorities and residents debate the order. The piece describes rituals, the power of fear, and the network's spread across Leavenworth Corydon English Orange Martin and Dubois counties, with warnings of violent resistance to state interference.
A severe cyclone struck New Orleans and the sugar belt causing extensive crop losses. Winds up to sixty miles per hour and over 7 inches of rain flooded parts of the city, wrecked sugar houses and uprooted trees. Coal boats sunk, barges wrecked, and traffic disrupted along the Louisville & Nashville embankment. Losses across Morgan County and along the river run into hundreds of thousands of dollars with numerous vessels missing or damaged and several plantations severely damaged or destroyed.
The Senate defeated ratification of the fishery treaty by 27 to 30 after a protracted debate. An administration amendment by Gray of Delaware proposed licenses for Canadian vessels in U S ports on terms parallel to American rights in Canada. The vote underscored a sharp partisan split and marked a major setback for the administration in treaty negotiations.
Prof E S Holden notes that about 6 000 stars are visible with the naked eye, but only around 4 000 lie within our view due to horizon limits and atmospheric obscuration. Telescopes reveal far more, yet a finite total number remains, with current best instruments showing over 60 000 000 stars and most not cataloged.
The vote against the treaty was strictly partisan except Voorhees who vanished before the ratification vote. Interest centers on administration policy under the retaliation act after the fishery treaty’s rejection. No official position from the president is given as speculation runs until specific facts emerge.
A Superior shooting incident involved Mrs. Richard Collins, her husband, and James Meyers with Meyers protecting the women. Collins trailed the party after a picnic, threatened to kill Mrs. Collins for dancing, then fired at her inside a home. The bullet struck Mrs. Collins in the right leg as Meyers intervened.
In a street confrontation Meyers fired at Collins after a struggle. Collins shot Meyers but missed. Meyers surrendered after bystanders restrained Collins. Mrs Collins was struck by a bullet, its path found lodged in muslin. The bullet was removed from her leg. Meyers faces a thirty day custody in $1000 bond.
William Murray, sought for alleged complicity in a bond swindle, was arrested at St Luke's hospital Duluth after a Chicago police telegram. The US marshal heads to Duluth to take him into custody. Murray, a known Chicago figure, previously burned in a hotel fire and fled after posting 1500 bond. Detectives tied him to a long running state street saloon scheme.
A cyclone moved across the state about six miles south of Wilmington causing a 200 foot wide path of destruction. Estimated damages reach 150000 dollars. One worker killed at Neblow Bros Iron Works as timbers overturned. Two boats capsized on the creek, drowning Abraham Knight and William Collins. The funnel cloud ripped through Busey and Jones depot area, car shops, and the Brandywine crossing toward the oil works, as darkness thickened.
A New York Telegram item notes the social prank of a red headed woman who wears a white horse breastpin under her throat to divert attention. Crowds react with surprise as she enters elevated trains or ferries, breaking the public gaze with a clever counter irritant.
An Alta representative hears a San Francisco magnate recount a decades old frontier tale. A brutal feud over a rich Feather River claim ends with a false murder accusation and a life shaped by guilt, flight, and a priceless nugget kept as a stark reminder of the past.
American Notes and Queries suggests Mary, daughter of a Worcester County farmer, lived seventy years ago and cared for a lamb as a child. She carried the healthy lamb to school, fed it near a stove, and later wore stockings of its fleece. The wool stockings funded $140 for Old South Church.
Portugaleff, a Russian physician and publicist, advocates subcutaneous injections of strychnine as an immediate infallible remedy for drunkenness. He claims craving is changed to a positive aversion in a day, with eight to ten days of treatment and discharge possible. If drinking resumes, first attempt causes painful and nauseating sensations. Administration uses one grain in 200 drops of water with five drops injected daily.
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