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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1893
Page
6
The quote laments domestic vice among American men and questions why Americans would marry foreign men with only hollow titles. It contrasts the supposed cheer of homegrown suitors with the allure or chaos attributed to foreign drunkards and gamblers, implying social critique of marriage markets.
The repeated capture of King Lobengula is noted with a wary tone, suggesting the ongoing power struggle in the region and the rumor mill that he might become a mere nickname for a new drink.
Report says Emperor William plans to buy an American yacht to challenge Britain at sea next summer. If funds are available, the boat could be supplied to him.
The removal of the decree expelling the Jesuits from Germany undermines expectations of a détente between Emperor William and Prince Bismarck, complicating hopes for improved relations.
The Midway dancers have been arrested in New York. Their press agent is earning his salary. It will be remembered that the Persian theater in Chicago was officially closed twice a week all summer.
The text claims American girls can marry richer princes in Europe and that American men make their wives queens. It urges Princess Colonna to return home and pray for common sense.
The World reports New York's latest cocktail the touchdown uses gin sugar and ginger with a secret add on. Arnica is suspected as the mystery component behind the drink.
An elderly enthusiast within the text remains active as Edward Payson Weston plans a cross country walk from New York to Chicago to prove he is still a vigorous sport. The piece notes his youthful interest in pedestrianism and his continued ambition.
Coal in England will rise in price due to strikes causing losses over thirty three million dollars. All classes suffer and winter distress among the poor is feared as the situation continues. Strikes are not always an ideal blessing.
The report says Mello has sailed to face the Piexoto navy from New York, though Admiral Stanton smiles and predicts the Aquidiban navy with its long-range guns will cause trouble. He seems confident Mello will quickly deal with the armed merchant fleet.
In times like these charity must rise to the duty of aiding the needy and deserving poor. All reasonable methods of relief should be applied and exhausted to supply food and clothing for those nearly destitute.
The statue unveiling in Lynchburg Virginia celebrated Mary Washington mother of the Father of his Country. The event honored women whose memory contributed to the creation of notable men and world history.
The chancellor considers taxing theatre tickets to replenish funds. Theater managers oppose it while officials back the plan. It will not target life essentials, making it more popular than other levies.
A last will and testament of Lord Byron sold for 15 dollars at a London auction. A Carlyle letter to Mrs Austin brought 20 dollars and Byron to Coleridge 535 dollars. A George Eliot letter on literary criticism sold for 25 dollars and Nelson to Sir William Hamilton for 40 dollars. Several letters by American presidents and statesmen were sold for SID.
British authorities moved to curb radical action by dispersing a Sunday anarchist gathering where incendiary remarks were reported and arresting several leaders. The Home Office policy announced last week guides further action in European capitals to limit anarchist harm.
In Middletown Delaware a $3000 local effort built a shirt plant leased to a larger concern. After two years it produces 600 dozen shirts weekly, hires about 60 workers earning $3.50 to $10 weekly, and supports 5 percent of the population. The employer pays $25,000 annually in wages and plans a further extension funded by rent equal to interest on the original investment. The plant has become a town mascot, changing local fortunes and social ease.
Swell metropolitan society in New York enjoys “surprise dinners” where guests are spirited to private venues by the host. Dr Walter Fleming hosted the Four Hundred for a dining event ending in a modest Chinese restaurant on Mott Street near the Bowery. The evening featured a novelty dinner served with chopsticks.
A compact roundup of major domestic and international events from the past week. Highlights include political developments, economic trends, and notable social and cultural happenings shaping the global and national landscape.
In Washington Hawaiian Minister Thurston departs to Honolulu fueling speculation. The Senate marks unveilings in Statuary Hall as the Shields statue is revealed.
Figures passing include Prof John Tyndall the scientist and Mme Julia Wolfe composer of Carina. Bishop Tucker ill in London. Sir William Thackeray Marriott resigns as MP for Brighton. Queen Li bloodline rumor cited. Davenport merchant T J O'Meara dies. Neal Dow birthday plans afloat. Curtis acquitted in Grant case, buys Driskell Hotel to build an opera house. Thurman Pollock dies in Bloomington Illinois. Rev Dr Power dies in St Johns Newfoundland. Charles J Hayes dies in Washington after paralysis during senate debate.
A string of disasters reports wind damage in Yorkville and beyond with fires, boiler explosions, and shipwrecks. Notable losses include a $10,000 property bill in Yorkville, a prairie fire in Cherokee Strip killing a wife and child, and several fatal injuries from industrial accidents and a highway collision involving Mrs. Jules Vantrot and two other women.
Pauline Cushman a spy dies by own action in San Francisco. Robbers in Beaver County steal from two stores. St. Louis sees another suicide note attributing motive. Kansas City man assaults lawyer leaving serious wounds. Indiana woman dies from robbers blow in Indianapolis. Erie morphine victim kills two children then himself. Chester penitentiary post office stamps and cash stolen. Bremen swindlers defraud farmers with bogus telegrams. Providence drummer robbed of jewelry on New Haven line. Canton murder and suicide by Curt Davidson. Knoxville bachelor found murdered and head crushed. Salem bank theft suspect flees with $500. Sing Sing executes Italian barber for Brooklyn murder. Knightsville minister arrested over alleged immoral contact. Philadelphia bank collusion trial underway. Governor Boise posts reward for apprehension of the killer.
Derers of Mr and Mrs Martin Shultz who were killed near Cherokee in August receive the same reward sum as for the capture of the murderer of J H Neal killed near Cherokee in November.
Reports note Brazil insurgents push for a monarchy while M Dupuy promises to earn the presidency of the chamber. London Observer urges action against Irish secret societies, and a dynamite scare in London leads to further bank and political discussions.
Colorado imports Connecticut cider as Goose Creek mines near Gunnison yield gold ore averaging $100 per ton. California capitalist John W. Mitchell dies at Turlock owning 100000 acres and a $2 million fortune. Texas bloodhounds test succeed in desert tracking for San Bernardino. A woman with gold dust rides a Southern Pacific train toward Scio Oregon but cannot pay and is forced off at Roseburg.
The article notes the Corbett-Mitchell boxing bout moving forward after obstacles in Florida were removed. It reports the Pittsburg Driving Park sold at sheriff sale for 300000 dollars and other diverse items including new coal finds in Indiana and labor agreements in various rail and iron works.
A letter warns against omitting pronoun subjects in sentences and cites a Colorado mountain adventure account as an example. The editors note such omissions show poor writing and urge writers to include pronouns for clarity.
In Washington the Senate heard Senator Hoar’s Hawaiian resolution debated as Senator Hill delivered a forceful speech challenging presidential use of military power. He argued for Congress authority and warned against executive overreach. Senator Sherman followed with further cautions. Hoar’s resolution was adopted. The House took no notable action.
The senate passed a Nebraska reimbursement bill for 1906 07 Sioux incursions and a North Dakota wood reserve use bill for Fort Totten. The chamber also moved to take up a federal election laws repeal bill and debated the bankruptcy measure as the House addressed appropriations and grants.
The Torrey bankruptcy bill was struck down in the House by a 142 to 111 vote after Col Oates refused to let a substitute pass. Judge Terrey, author of the measure, sat in the gallery as Democrats, Republicans, and Populists split on the enacting clause, signaling a setback for involuntary bankruptcy plans.
Debates over the federal elections bill precede holidays while Republicans resist lengthy discussion. Senator Stewart Nevada urges repeal of election laws amid views on the financial question. A Hawaiian inquiry is postponed for Mr. Frye to add remarks as the House considers admitting a new state with a polygamy proviso debated against equal footing.
In Osage Iowa district court a sensational case is expected to be tried involving Lloyd P Tibbetts a leading Mitchell businessman and a Mrs W H Yeager of Osage. Yeager is charged with attempted burglary while Tibbetts and his wife figure in a blackmail dispute sparked by Yeager s visit to the Tibbetts home by appointment.
Marshall Minnesota reports a grim humor tale after a railroad accident. Seymour Adams bragged about a skull fragment from the injured man Schults, saying he has several such keepsakes. Schults, missing part of his skull and brain, returned home to Bird Island and jokes about a future congress seat.
A doctor testifying against a prominent young society man in Mitchell South Dakota faced a heated suit over use of soft water. The case, described as a major legal battle, was continued for one week for further testimony and has stirred comment in legal circles and the city.
Pittsburg December meeting of the Pittsburg Petroleum Stock and Metal exchange passed resolutions protesting the proposed tariff bill duty removal on petroleum.
Jonah Dinehart, longtime Lxee resident, is described as an inventive genius with wind engines that operate his home workshop. He reportedly dreamed last year of flying over Otter Tail County in a self built air ship and recently again envisioned spaceflight. He plans to devote spare time to developing an aerial transport machine.
In Jefferson City the Supreme Court overruled a rehearing in the Dr. Flanders case Kansas Citys physician inmate serving a $500000 prison term for felony will continue serving unless Pardoned by Governor Stone.
Special-News from Little Rock reports Henry Greenwood a peaceable colored man was lynched by about twenty white men near Cherry Valley Cross county Sunday morning. The mob hanged him from a tree limb. Greenwood's wife identified the mob leader as Bob Wilson who was arrested and held without bail at Jonesboro after a preliminary trial.
One life lost as a blaze levels the Southern Female University of Alabama in Birmingham. All inmates except Minnie Deen escaped. Deen reentered the burning building and her hair ignited before G B Robbins rescued her. Loss estimated at $25,000.
Special Agent Edward Ruesdal of Lafayette was arrested after a fatal shooting of Michael Horan during a dispute at a Monon railway workplace. The men were employees who briefly struggled, then Ruesdal returned and fired, killing Horan near the heart. Horan died within ten minutes.
On the Paris bourse Spanish credit and special Spanish rents dropped about one half as rumors about Spaniards position in Morocco unsettled investors.
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin a Chicago and Northwestern cash drawer at Oakfield seven miles from the city was robbed of about eighty dollars while the agent dined. Detective for the company had three boys arrested. William Church seventeen confessed to District Attorney McCrory claiming responsibility and exonerating the others. He returned part of the money and remains jailed awaiting trial. Church previously served time at the reform school for a misdemeanor.
Honolulu reports 1600 annexationists rally at the barracks behind the executive building after Warrimoo brought Cleveland's ultimatum. Royalists cheered the prospect of restoring the monarchy, while leaders warn any restoration would require U S armed protection.
New York December 13. Prosecutor McIntyre tightens a case against Dr Henry C F Meyer as Carl Muller’s story gains corroboration. Despite defense claims Muller is a perjurer, the motive and sequence tied to Mrs Meyer Ludwig Brandt and Muller point to a conspiracy to defraud insurers and murder by slow poisoning.
In St. Paul a six year old boy, Hugh McCauley, son of William G. McCauley of 905 Burr street, was fatally injured when his sleigh was upset by a North St. Paul electric train near East Seventh and North St. Paul lines. He died at St. Joseph's hospital after being removed there. The father escaped with minor injuries.
An elderly man named Nelson, 75, living at Ruthven near Emmetsburg, Iowa, hanged himself using a rope attached to a screw in a window frame. Domestic trouble preceded the tragedy as his son, a section foreman, quit his job over Advent church observances, leading to the elder Nelson’s self-inflicted death.
Kansas City, Dec 13. New evidence in the John Reid banking case shows he held every key role at Western Trust and Savings association. Reid testified under tough cross examination, revealing a collapse blamed on an outrageous swindle in Kansas City.
Osage Iowa Dec 12 Frank Torsleff of Mitchell was found in a stall beneath a horse that kicked him down and stepped on his face crushing the bones. He remains unconscious and recovery is in doubt.
The St James Gazette reports a forthcoming work will argue conclusively that Sir Philip Francis authored the famous Junius letters, a dispute that has lasted over 125 years.
A 113 year old Mexican man named Pancha, who was totally blind, died in a house fire near San Diego after being left alone with cigarettes and matches. It is believed he started the blaze.
A Toledo bond of 1000 dollars has vanished from a printed run of 75 bonds numbered consecutively. Bond No. 73 is missing after being sent to the Second National Bank, prompting an inquiry into the disappearance.
A heavy snow storm in Escanaba slows travel with the north bound passenger train running about two hours late. The storm blankets Michigan, disrupting daily schedules and stranding travelers.
The Times reports Mr. Gladstone has written to Cork's mayor stating he was in communication with Mr. Morley chief secretary for Ireland about introducing in Ireland an evicted tenant reinstatement bill based on the Matthew commission report.
In Norman Oklahoma a dispute over hogs left farmer Snyder dead and Haddix fatally wounded. Green was jailed as a third participant in the quarrel.
A London dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph denies rumors that President Peixoto was assassinated. It says he is repairing breaches in forts and shore works as the conflict in Rio Grande do Sul intensifies with insurgents defeating government forces near Boque and capturing Gen. Isidor. Heavy losses occur on both sides as cannonade and ship damage continue.
Atlanta's Special Major M C Kisser one of the city's oldest and wealthiest residents died today. He ran a long standing dry goods business since the war and built one of the state's largest enterprises. He was tied to many city enterprises and charities.
Chicago and Minneapolis report weak wheat with December and May bids around 61 to 68 cents and 61 to 68 cents. Corn and oats also lower, with May futures near 39 to 41 cents and cash oats around 28 to 29 cents. St Paul notes mixed hog and cattle receipts with prime steers at 3.25 to 3.50 and various cows and calves priced accordingly. Chicago cattle show slow trading, Christmas beeves from 5.40 to 6.25, hogs overall down 5 to 10 cents with pricing around 4.80 to 5.35 per hundredweight.
Chicago December 13 Cashier A J Robinson of the wholesale stamp department was slugged at 730 PM and a large sum taken. Estimated as much as 5000. He was found unconscious three hours later and told his story after the thief had fled four hours earlier. No clue left. escape through a window. Three money packets worth 680 dropped during the exit.
A letter from Guerrero reports Gen Canuto Neri’s forces still active and that Gen Vicente Vilada, a former supreme court judge, was captured and hanged by the revolutionists. The note adds that federal troops typically hang insurgents and expose bodies.
St Paul December 12 Judge Kelly opened the trial of J J Meiggs in the criminal court. Meiggs is indicted for grand larceny in the first degree as an accomplice of Fleury Morris Miller and Howard in the Aug 14 clearing house robbery. Few spectators present and no jurors secured by 3 PM.
Fire destroyed Bartlett and Mariett's hardware store and Basom and Basom's restaurant, causing stock losses totaling 7,000 and 500 respectively, with buildings valued at 2,000 and 1,000 and insurances of 4,500 1,400 and 500. An artesian well worked splendidly and saved the town.
The national council of administration of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Citizens' Committee held a conference at the Duquesne hotel. They decided to host the G A R national encampment during the week beginning September 10, 1854, in Pittsburg.
An eleven year old boy seized a shotgun during his parents absence and fired at his older sister. The charge lodged in her left arm and she had to have the arm amputated. Doctors fear for her recovery.
Grace Potter wins a divorce from Attorney L M Powers by Judge Parish. Powers is in prison for bigamy after marrying Miss Potter while his first wife remained in Town. The decree closes a lurid chapter in Ashland Wisconsin.
Sheridan, the man suspected in the Aldborough bar explosion plot, was brought before a magistrate in Dublin and remanded pending expert evidence on the explosives found on him.
Sioux City Iowa December 13 seven persons were found suffocated by illuminating gas in Deenan flats yesterday morning. Deputy sheriff Charles Singlinger cannot recover. The others will be saved.
The Times reports steady support for a large shipbuilding programme in 1894 after long opposition. Rumor suggests Sir William Vernon Harcourt, chancellor of the exchequer, has agreed to provide for the expanded naval construction.
Florence Lythe Hinckley filed a petition in San Francisco probate court asking for special letters of administration for the estate of the late Thomas H. Blythe.
Rome reports the banking house Maquay Hooker & Co suspended payment on Monday has filed a balance sheet with the tribunal of commerce showing assets exceed liabilities by 1 820 000 lire. Creditors will not lose any portion of their claims.
President James W. Strong returned from a three months East tour with a $4,000 donation for Carleton College in Northfield Minnesota.
Marquette reports from Gogebic Iron and Dickinson counties show distress greater than before among miners families. A Detroit relief committee led by ex Congressman William Maybury estimates 200000 dollars needed to sustain destitute households until spring. Mayor Kaufman sent a carload of flour to aid the relief effort.
A special receiver was appointed today in Lima for the Ohio Chemical company which conducted a large national business selling bichloride of gold tablets claimed to aid drunkenness and tobacco cessation.
In Lordsburg 135 tramps threaten derailment if the Southern Pacific order barring riding freights is enforced. Officials warn the new policy could spur bloodshed on regional lines near Tucson Arizona.
Judges Baxter and Searle rule the private sale of state school pine in section 36 township 42 range 26 Mille Lacs County illegal and cancel the permit and contract. The state seeks recovery of the market value of timber cut, arguing lack of proper public auction and misstate of appraisal. Defendants contend sale regular and subject to private sale. The court holds the governor treasurer and state land commissioner exceeded authority and orders cancellation and recovery of timber value.
In a light moment Dawson ponders why the dish is called Welsh rabbits. He jokes that the name maybe mirrors how a Welsh name appears in print and wonders about the fit of the term.
Dwight K. Dix, traveling man for Armour's Ashland house, released on bail by the circuit court at Ashland, hopes to repay the $2,000 paid by American Surety Co. to cover his shortage. He believes the matter can be settled before the trial looming next May.
Tahlequah Indian Territory December 13. Chief Harris of the Cherokee nation withdrawn all opposition to the sale of six million six hundred forty thousand dollars in Cherokee bonds and will render all assistance to forward their sale.
The president signed papers regulating saw mill erection on Fond du Lac reservation near Cloquet and timber disposition. J F Stearns of Michigan will build the mills and deposit a $50,000 bond. The government and Indians will benefit from liberal timber pricing and expanded Indian employment on tribal lands and contracted timber.
The crowded courtroom revisits the Meyer case with Dr. Meyer asserting Muller's true name is Arnold Kirfet. A key witness known as August Wimmers tied to an insurance fraud conspiracy claims murder of Brandt, alias Joseph Baum. The defense questions Brandt’s death, suggesting a substitute corpse and maintains the scheme without a real murder.
Colfax Washington flood from a washed out Polouse dam released a torrent that rose ten feet by 3 AM. Hundred homes in the north end were evacuated by boat as water swept away a wagon bridge and logs held by a boom. Ebberton fourteen miles upstream was also completely inundated with heavy damage.
A Mexican arrival from the interior reports a clash near Custhuirochic, 100 miles west of Chihuahua, with federal troops said to be routed. The governor’s arrival is expected tomorrow, and Juarez customs officials discuss proscribing the El Paso Times per a request from the American Consul Huston.
Charles T. Watrous a well known actor died in Albuquerque New Mexico of pneumonia after arriving from Chicago a month ago for pulmonary troubles. He had appeared with Daly and Frohman in New York and was once a lifeguard with the Evanston United States life saving crew earning several congressional gold medals. His remains will be shipped to Chicago tomorrow morning.
In Weebington on December 12, the pension department approved Elizabeth S. Perrin of St. Paul widow of the late Col. Perrin. The pension was granted December 16, 1890, starting with a payment of five dollars per month.
Aberdeen December 12 The state versus Reed for adultery was dismissed on motion of the state's attorney because no law in the state defines adultery. Judge Campbell in Watertown ruled the law void for ambiguity, likely affecting another pending case here.
Sioux Falls reports farmer Thomas Thompson of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, is dying after blowing out gas at the home of E. K. Rogness in town. The incident occurred December 12.
Washington December 12 The ways and means committee changed the tariff bill start date moving it from March 1 to June 1. The action affects effective timing of duties and related duties collection.
A morning blaze in Sheldon, near Sioux City, consumed a large part of the town’s business district causing an estimated loss of 30000 dollars with 12000 dollars insured. Local authorities investigate the fire’s origin while fire crews battled the flames.
In Seattle three young men James Elam Emmett Barber and Joseph Wernett drowned when a small duck boat capsized on Lake Union during a duck hunting trip. A party of four was fishing when the wind shifted and overturned the boat.
Peston December 12 reported John McKenna of Charlestown and companions visited a town and left a house where residents found a man dead in a hallway. An investigation has been ordered into the fatal incident.
Directors of the Manchester ship canal completed a full private survey today. The formal opening is scheduled for January 1 with the Sophie Wilhelmina from Nova Scotia and two Galveston steamers laden with cotton leading a ship procession from Eastham to Manchester.
Trempealeau County officer reports Grandpa Hutchins aged about eighty has been missing from his Trempealeau county home near Glasgow since last Sunday. He was frail but thought able to care for himself, and his disappearance is unexplained. Residents and authorities search the area for clues to his whereabouts.
Janesville Wisconsin special report states Lucius Steward was buried in Plymouth yesterday. The bachelor lived alone and wealth was known, but with no will or bank account a home search uncovered five shot bags of gold and a roll of bills totaling several thousand dollars.
Milwaukee suspects Special-August Waldon and John Miller were arrested in Chicago after a Tuesday night spree in Milwaukee. Miller surrendered. Waldon hid in a room and threatened officers with a revolver before being overpowered. Stolen property and burglary tools were recovered. The pair are described as professional criminals.
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