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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1888
Page
6
An Indiana man carried an egg in his pocket until the chicken hatched, a curious anecdote reported in Brainerd Dispatch. The item underscores a humorous local feature from an Indiana reader, reflecting light, oddball humor common in mid-century columns.
Reports say Paris and London shops now take orders for all the golden hair that can be bought over the next five years. High demand signals fashion and luxury trends driving consumer eagerness.
A Seymour Indiana dog watches a clock and places its paw on the card at the exact hour marked, demonstrating a surprising clock-reading behavior.
The first patent in America was issued to Samuel Hopkins of Philadelphia in 1790 for an improvement in the manufacture of potash.
In under half a century the United States has seen a surge from no cameras to about 15,000 photographic establishments and countless amateur outfits, marking a rapid shift in image making and consumer access.
The Florida orange crop is estimated at 3,000,000 boxes, over twice any prior year's production. Each box holds about 150 oranges, totaling 450,000,000 fruits. These volumes exceed oranges sold in markets, underscoring the fruit's value to both consumer and grower.
A Supreme Court session features Justice Miller delivering in round low tones while Justice Bradley uses incisive voice. Justice Blatchford’s speech is muffled though audible. Justice Field speaks deliberately. Justice Gray shows a forceful assertive tone. Justice Harlan and Lamar use a conversational style. Chief Justice Fuller, by contrast, speaks very loud.
In New Orleans a water famine followed six weeks without rain. Burglars robbed Mr. Lorio, draining his cistern of 1500 to 2000 gallons while leaving barely enough for a cup of coffee. The incident spotlights citywide shortages amid drought.
A gunner in Egypt faced a near surround by Arabs while serving his piece. He broke his hammer during the clash and believed the award was for a discipline breach. He volunteered a guilty plea with extenuating circumstances and received the Victoria Cross.
John H. Russell looked at a Dakota ranch years ago and found a cabin marked 10 miles to wood 6 miles to water 6 inches to L God bless our home. He did not buy it, but revisiting the site recently he discovered a full town had grown up there and now claims he has lost a million dollars.
The text argues that medicine can cure only limited diseases and emphasizes prevention as the aim of enlightened physicians. Sanitary science is hailed as a powerful but subordinate ally, with two centuries of discoveries guiding reforms. The result is longer, more comfortable life, funded by public duty and unselfish effort.
A cutlery dealer warns that most men cannot sharpen a pocket knife. He explains that a razor lies flat on a stone, while a pocket blade needs a 20 to 25 degree angle and a chisel edge. The edge marked by a fine white camel line should not touch the polished surface.
Washington citizens show disappointment at the post colonial era trade in household items. Lord Sackville could not reclaim English belongings bought duty free due to his official position and used the sale to profit. Tradesmen feared harm to local commerce, but results prove such fears baseless as the English goods fetched high prices.
A well dressed man, about forty five, visits the White House repeatedly seeking audience with the president. Sergeant Sanen warns him off, and Officer Cunningham later arrests him. The man claims he was elected president and demands the office be turned over to him.
A boiler blast at Strohl and Haman’s feed mill in Trobridge Ohio killed Henry Haman and customer Albert Kline, injured others, and left wreckage except the grinder. Separately in Harlem River area a ferryboat and cars burned, with 24 passengers rescued. Chicago meals works boiler explosion destroyed buildings, several workers missing, damage about 25000.
Senator Sabin of Minnesota left Washington suddenly drawing gossip. It later emerged he went to Indianapolis at the personal invitation of the president-elect. No authoritative information confirms the motive or details of the trip.
Fanned across Cookville Texas a house was burned after a family including John R King wife and six children were killed believed. An anarchist Hacker arrested in Shelby county after a failed assault on James Bruce in Indianapolis. Mme Howe blamed for swindling about 200000 with women banks scheme arrested in Boston. A Chicago forgery case sees Fred Datton held on three counts after initial bonds. A train assault injures no one as a NorthWestern passenger train is stoned near Neenah Wisconsin. A $1200 silver theft from express shipments is recovered and the suspect released. A Iowa Minnesota Des Moines doctor and his wife disappear toward Canada. A brutal assault on a child in St Louis prompts hospital care and police inquiries. Fire investigations reveal incendiary origins at several Fargo and Chicago sites with kerosene odor.
The report notes a Boston appearance by a famed drinker who downed 24 of the compounds in Keven botr. Nearby, a poll of uneasy settlers details tensions near Hot Springs Missouri river Fort Randall amid eviction fears. Various political and legal items follow including Depew’s England ministry remark and a Panama canal syndicate bid.
Sheriff Robert Jones of Grant county Indiana was mortally wounded after confronting John Fleming, a convicted horse thief, at a Jerome residence. Fleming fired twice, striking the elbow and abdomen, before being subdued and jailed in Marion. Fleming is sent to Michigan City for safekeeping amid public uproar.
A Quebec earthquake felt on Friday December T states the Kannacks were unhurt. A Paris letter to the New York Sunday Sun says Mrs. Folsom mother of Mrs. Cleveland will marry Henry Merritt US consul at Chemnitz. A Victoria special notes US officials abroad plan to stay past March 4 to secure Republican support.
George Barney a Wisconsin farmer died leaving his wife Ida Barney two children. A man claiming to be the departed husband’s father tried to seize the farm for years. After quarrels and threats the impostor fled by train, likely toward River Falls and Black River Falls, with possible White Caps involvement.
Amid a deadly Alabama jail raid over the murder case of a Birmingham woman and child, a mob clashed with officers. The siege left multiple dead and wounded on both sides, with state troops deployed and the jail heavily fortified.
The report criticizes progress of Indian civilization on the Sick reservation and urges stern action. It supports fed diets replacing beef with vegetables, allotment of lands, school attendance, withholding rations from defiant individuals, and opening the reservation to settlement to spur public improvements.
At a Chicago meeting of the Interstate Commerce Commission presidents vice presidents managers and agents from lines entering Chicago and Texas association members attended Judge Cooley spoke for about an hour and delivered a forceful critique of passenger rates declaring the railroads faced a tough accounting under the law.
Judge Cooley and rail officials in Chicago denounced discounted tickets sold by brokers, calling it a violation of interstate law and harmful to travelers and the roads. Officials promised strict enforcement and to restore uniform rates from Chicago to Omaha and St Paul within ten days, with most Western lines present.
Francis Asbury Hawkins was hanged at Riverland Rhode Island after a murder near Brentwood. The Islip community learned of the crime October 2 1887 as Cynthia Ann Hawkins was found murdered on Wellwood road near Brentwood cemetery. The livery stable keeper Eliphalet Snedeker discovered a blood pool on his carriage house door where a buggy had stood the night of the murder. A coroner's inquest found murder and Hawkins confessed an hour later saying he shot his mother in defense of anger, then wounded and finally killed her on Brentwood road. Hawkins boasted ties to county families.
Col Habercorn reports to the Milwaukee Herald that two Wisconsin Democrats elected to the next U S House, both German Americans, may not be citizens. It is alleged their fathers never naturalized, leaving questions of eligibility. Wisconsin requires seven years of citizenship for a seat. Barwig and Brickner may face challenges at swearing in unless proof of citizenship is shown.
An inquest began in Butte Montana into the death of John Braden after he was struck in the neck by a blow during a confrontation with a Chinese man in an alley Braden died the next night. Police and sheriffs officers search the city for the assailant amid tension between residents and Chinese communities. Braden, about twenty three, was a miner and unmarried.
The Detroit Free Press extols horseback riding for women noting its charm speed buoyancy and beauty while praising its health benefits. It argues riding offers continuous scenes that refresh body and mind and should be done with a trained horse and moderation.
The Liverpool Mercury sketches rapid imperial growth with Fiji, India’s northwest frontiers, Upper Burma, Borneo, New Guinea, Zululand, the Congo, Egypt, Berber and Khar toum, Cyprus, and South American possessions all under British control or influence. The piece highlights de jure and de facto expansion and prospects for vast colonies.
A crowd mistook a smoke alarm for a fire at Moscow's Great Theatre. The director and singers were swept aside as the fire hose discharged onto them and the orchestra, a chaotic but oddly humorous ending that showed how quickly emergency equipment can be deployed.
The Minnesota Farmers Alliance meeting in St Paul urges organized resistance to railroad power and corporate greed, praising rail regulators and urging law changes. It calls for investigations into watered stock and political bribery, and seeks a national farmers alliance to fight pools and trusts.
An early December crowd in Little Falls Minnesota swarmed the Morrison County jail seeking the murderers Bulow and Randyfe. Deputies Secretly removed them by carriage and hid them elsewhere before dawn. Rumors say the men may be in St Paul.
Dr. Eugene B. Wood of Jersey Mich was sentenced to state prison for sixteen years after being convicted of burning D A Blodgett s $100000 residence because Blodgett would not give him $10000 The case involves a dispute with his brother in law and Blodgett in connection with the fire C E Prince a traveling man at the West hotel St Cloud Minn was robbed of 33 dollars and an open faced gold watch E D McLaughlin adjoining room occupant suspected as the thief after the connecting door lock was picked A terrible wreck occurred five miles north of Youngstown Ohio on the Sharon branch of the Lake Shore road A passenger train collided with a freight train at forty mph Conductor James Kennedy killed James McCoy fireman Patrick Riley fatally injured Albert Lindsay engineer badly hurt but to recover The accident wrecked ten cars and engines with a 10000 loss to the company
In a December sermon Talmage casts Joseph’s reunion in Egypt as a metaphor for Christ alive in heaven. He lauds divine providence, imagines Jacob’s joy from wagons bearing food and kin, and concludes that the true wagons carry believers home to the King. He urges readers to seek Jesus, the living Joseph, amid famine and death.
Commodities and grains prices listed by city observe mixed tones from wheat to oats to eggs. Key figures include No 2 spring wheat at 1.03 to 1.04 dollars, butter around 32 to 34 cents, and lard near 8.25 to 8.75 dollars per hundred pounds.
Adjutant General Jamison heads to Bevier Missouri after a labor disturbance at Loomis and Stively mines. Dozens of buildings show bullet holes and shattered glass while reports say 1500 to 2000 shots were fired. One man Charles H. Thorbold was shot. Jiff Lyda leads a posse but claims limited power as militia is called.
The Agricultural Press Association led by Norman J. Coleman proposes a novel plan to establish a trade center for settlers in a new Montana district opened along the St. Paul Minneapolis Manitoba line. The bill would let the Interior Secretary sell land at 1.25 per acre for a townsite with a U S land office, to serve five year settlers.
A government boarding school teacher severely beat Lizzie Seal at White Earth reservation Minnesota. After school, she and two peers were summoned by the janitor and met by the principal who used a walking stick to strike her repeatedly. The girl lies severely injured with extensive bruising. family is destitute as father dies and mother recovers, with authorities likely to be informed.
A local Pittsburg physician wrote aqua fortis in place of aqua pura, sending the patient to a new druggist. The druggist warned the patient that the prescription contained enough aqua fortis to kill ten men. The pharmacist, now retired, recalls the incident.
Two Windham Center men on the same street died suddenly within days of each other while both in good health. A physician treated one, then found the other in distress. Autopsies showed one succumbed to rupture of the right atrium and the other to rupture of the left ventricle of the heart.
Thomas Snell, owner of most river land held by settlers, moves forward with eviction despite cold weather and halted writs. He will seek settlement first by personal solicitation, then issue writs if needed, after reassessing the situation amid fresh relief bill news. In West Virginia, officers raid Moonshiner John Payne and brothers along Cedar Creek, arresting two. William Payne resists.
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