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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1897
Page
14
In a tale set at Abbottsville, Ruthven plans a surprise visit from Hamilton Shore while Sir Frederick Pearce and Carmen grow closer. Margaret hides a painful secret and Ruthven's longing for Margaret clashes with his guarded, protective role.
In a tense scene at Monk's Walk Ruthven reveals to Pearl that Margaret is the woman he loves and hopes she will consider becoming his wife. Pearl, hurt by perceived rivalry with Carmen, wrestles with jealousy while Ruthven asks Margaret to weigh his proposal.
In Abbotsville Chapter XIII Argaret recalls a ghost she once saw at the veranda. She wonders what happened to the spectral face at the south bedroom window while dining with Carmen and others, dismissing the memory as imagination.
Spokane Superior Court Judge Buck halted arguments in the Considine bar maid act case after revealing his wife authored the bill. He will not rule on constitutionality and the case must proceed before another judge.
In the Bohmerwald near Pilson two Gypsies dueled with knives for a girl who watched the scene. One stabbed the other to the heart and the girl then shot the victor through the head. She remained by the bodies until arrested.
A brief humorous caption from Detroit Free Press notes a baffling exchange about a $10 borrowed by Jask Hardappe. The cartoonish line contrasts expected repayment with a stubborn refusal, highlighting oddball conversations.
A brief quote from the Atchison Globe notes the serious expressions seen on a man and wife during conversation. The remark captures a moment of domestic discourse with a touch of observational humor.
Northwest news reports James Loftus, age sixty, unemployed and penniless, killed himself at the St Elio lodging house in Anaconda Montana. A farewell letter blames debt and lack of work, notes a Montana arrival in 1864, and references a former wealth as a contractor and a lost discharge from Phil Sheridan Post No 40.
Special Washington address from President Echols and Secretary Palmer urges council members to oppose Attorney General McKenna's Supreme Court seat and to protest secularizing measures. It claims government departments are controlled by Romanists and objects to civil service extension while urging letters to senators and representatives against current appropriations for sectarian aims.
Winnipeg reports J J Shragge and Lunn own a 2000 year old copper shekel. Wax impressions sent to English and American authorities yielded a Boston firm verdict that the coin likely stems from Simhen Maccabeus era. If genuine its value ranges from 5000 to 6000 dollars.
A midnight blaze in La Crosse Wisconsin left only walls of the Brick Pomeroy block and the McMillan Opera House. Officials estimate losses above $200,000 with six firemen injured, three seriously. The McMillan estate owned the opera house and plans to rebuild.
Architect Chisholm, city inspector, orders wall removal due to faulty construction. Contractors were given until tomorrow morning to start tearing down the walls. Council committee and board of public works urged delay, but the architect insists on no work proceeding.
The North Yakima home of State Senator Leesh burned to the ground. His one year old daughter died in the blaze while the nurse narrowly escaped. The fire started from an air tight stove in the nursery.
Special Attorneys for ex State Treasurer Bartley move in the Nebraska Supreme Court to reverse a conviction for embezzling 1,000,000 dollars. They argue Attorney General Smythe failed to file answering briefs by the court ordered deadline of November 30. The case seeks Bartley’s release from a 20 year penitentiary sentence.
Special News from Seattle reports Louis Kossuth Church of South Dakota died in Juneau Alaska on November 25 from pneumonia. A Brooklyn native, he served long in the Dakota legislature and was appointed associate justice of the Dakota supreme court in 1885 by President Cleveland, who later named him territorial governor.
John Cudahy of Chicago has completed a deal for a controlling interest in the Big Seven mine near Niehart Montana for 225000 dollars. The Big Seven company is capitalized at five million, originally a silver mine that lost value after silver prices fell, with a recent gold feud yielding about 200 dollars per ton.
D N Dickinson, who claimed to represent a Pittsburgh medical institution, was convicted in sutte Montana court of swindling and sentenced to two years. He used multiple aliases in Baltimore Ansonia Connecticut Omaha and Colorado Springs and allegedly netted about 7500 in the region.
Chicago reports December prices for wheat oats and corn with No 2 red wheat at 95 1 2 cents and cash corn about 25 to 26 cents. Hog and cattle ranges listed across Chicago Minneapolis Milwaukee Sioux City and St Paul with varied prices for hogs cattle sheep and stockers. Local notes include December grain opens and closes at several regional markets and prices for flour and rye.
Albert Krueger a 45 year old Milwaukee butcher shot his wife in a domestic dispute and then drank carbolic acid. He was taken to Emergency hospital where he died. He leaves ten children.
Joe Johnson the mulatto accused of enticing Kate Neal a white girl from Sweet Springs Missouri has been captured in Missoula Montana He admits taking the girl away but says he left her in Butte and persuaded her to return home
Sheriff raids on boiler-avenue joints seize liquor amid anti saloon league actions. Complainants A H Maltby and I Met calf allege saloons have been closed since mulch law attempt. Expect further saloon conflicts as fights resume.
Madison Wisconsin special exercises at the state university were suspended Monday morning for the funeral of Patrick Walsh a long time janitor at the institution. President Adams led students and faculty as Walsh a bridge between wartime and peacetime alumni circles was buried.
District Attorney Youngs will accept a plea of manslaughter in the first degree for Mrs Nack the accomplice of Martin Thorn in the murder of William Guldensuppe The extreme penalty is twenty years imprisonment with a seven year seven month commutation and a portion of the sentence may be reduced.
The Centennial Milling company prepares to turn over its new Seattle mill built by KE P Allis company this week. With a 7000 barrel capacity, it will start export trade immediately and plans to double capacity as demand grows. The mill, the most modern on the Pacific coast, will operate exclusively for water shipment.
Capt Troup of the Canadian Pacific steamers plans a fleet of light draft stern wheel boats for the Stickeen river to connect with four large ocean steamers from Vancouver. The move aims to improve northern navigation and freight links.
Port Townsend Washington special district collector of customs has notified that concession granted to Young Chin Foo commissioner of Chinese exhibits to transport over 250 Chinese nationals.
The motion for a new trial by Frank Novak convicted of murder in the second degree was overruled and the court sentenced him to life confinement in the Anamosa penitentiary.
Lincoln Nebraska special report says Auditor Eugene Moore, convicted of embezzling and serving eight years, was released from the county jail on Supreme Court approved bail pending upper court hearing. He is described as broken in health.
Queen Wilhelmina will swear accession to the throne on September 6 1898 in a new Amsterdam church. The ceremony marks the rise of the Netherlands monarch amid public interest and official rites.
Preliminary report by Chief Fire Warden C. C. Andrews notes a longer danger season for forest and prairie fires in Minnesota in 1897. Snowfall reduced risk. total fire damage likely below $14,000, with standing timber valued at $100 million. Emphasizes fire wardens work, prevention, and potential lumber value gains to $10 million from winter harvest.
Northwestern inventors are listed for patents issued last week. Names include Gaylord W Beebe of Minneapolis with a check protector and Leo Blume Kranz with clothing cabinet. Other patentees include Samuel D Felsing and E C Austasson of Maple Bay for a pneumatic straw-stacker attachment, M ses Lafond and L Hamlin of Little Falls for a washing machine, Charles H Newbury of St Paul for non refillable bottles, Gustavus R Odean of Minneapolis for bicycle wheel, John W Winters deceased with administrator Cris Brunson of St Paul for air brake, and Minneapolis Brewing Company for trade mark malt extract. Merwin Lothrop & Johnson serve as patent attorneys.
A reader from Lupton Illinois writes in Nov 1897 enclosing one dollar for a bottle of Anti-Neuralg ique from French Chemical Company Chicago. She praises the medicine for curing her mother neuralgia head stomach heart and hopes for quick shipment to Mary E Perkins Lupton P O Illinois.
Report notes that the crocodile egg measures about the same size as a goose egg. The comparison highlights the notable heft and rounded contour typical of reptile reproduction observed in the period's natural history writing.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a blood cleansing candy promising clearer skin and purging pimples boils blotches and bilious complexion. It claims to stir the liver and purge impurities with doses of 10c 25c or 50c and guarantees satisfaction at druggists.
Frank J Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co states the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case cured not by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason witnesses. Cure is taken internally and said to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by Druggists 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills advertised as best.
In Paraguayan custom a gentleman kisses the lady when introduced. The practice reflects traditional courtship norms and social decorum of the region.
8 ounce bottle advertised for children teething softens gums reduces inflammation and eases pain. Claims to cure wind colic. Priced at 25 cents per bottle in an archaic advertisement style.
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