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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1892
Page
6
In Italy during the Catholic feast of Saint Lawrence, the Favine stars are plentiful, earning the poetic nickname tears of Saint Lawrence as observed in Brainerd Dispatch notes.
An elderly Gray, described as an inmate of Jay Gould's grandfather’s family, died a month before Gould’s father’s birth. He was 107. Gray’s mother lived to 120.
The wife of President Diaz of Mexico will lead a group of forty five musicians to the Chicago Exposition. A female artist on a leg drum will keep the beat and assure a lively appearance.
The article states that the estimated wealth of the United States including lands buildings and railways is 64 billion dollars. It also notes that the total quantity of money of all kinds is estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury at about 2.108 billion dollars.
Hans Car Curisman Emir Lauritz RasMus EN was a New York resident who applied to Judge Bookstarr in the Court of Common Pleas for relief and will be known hereafter as Christ Emile Rasmussen.
Surrenn Tarter author of two coaching guides was blackballed when presented for New York Coaching Club membership. The note warns a bad name leads to trouble for the man involved.
Two women laboring fourteen hours daily earn £1 10s weekly for finishing vests in a Chicago sweater shop. The article argues men in the sweater trade should not be forced to wait until after death for punishment, highlighting harsh conditions.
The wife of a Chicago justice secured a divorce citing her husband’s brutal treatment. The judge who granted the decree had a chance to learn the character and conduct of the man and his associates as they seek high office.
A Baltimore man applied for a patent for an electric sleigh powered by its own motor. The vehicle can reach fifteen miles per hour. Doctors endorse the invention as a lively addition to medical practice.
In India the Bhil chiefs resisted census counting after the last census, insisting that no Bhil woman should be weighed again. They feared census takers would select the plumpest women as national beauties for appropriation.
Epson New Jersey emerged in two years beside the Ogden mine after Edison invented a magnetic ore separator. The mine later passed to the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentration Company.
The article warns ship captains transporting bricks must monitor for undetected water leakage. Bricks absorb a pint of water each, so a cargo can flood the hold quickly before signs appear. Fatal consequences could result if leakage goes unnoticed.
General Lpecius E. Pank, reported dead in Ashwood Tennessee, commanded a division under General Cleburne at Chickamauga. His war record shows gallant service with several severe wounds, and he later rose to prominence in Tennessee politics and society.
A Kentucky bill in the Senate calls for a 50000 dollar appropriation to represent the state at the World's Columbian Exposition. A companion House bill seeks 100000 dollars. The Senate measure prohibits Sunday operations and liquor sales on the premises.
An elm near Fowler's farmhouse at the foot of the Greylock range in Williamstown has burned since two lightning strikes in August. Measurements from Williams College indicate the first limb stood 105 feet up and the trunk measured 20 feet around. The fire has occasionally flared to a 25 foot flame, lighting the area enough to read a newspaper 20 rods away, and may bring the tree to collapse.
Washington reports the House approved the army appropriations bill. Helena Montana will host a fort named Fr Harrison in honor of the president. Lise Halford is said to be named minister to Portugal. Garza revolutionists in Texas cost the U S government two hundred thousand dollars. Calumet hull specs shift from iron to steel. Commander Henry L Johnson faces court martial in San Francisco over Mohican incident.
A string of fires and accidents causes multiple deaths and heavy losses. Fires destroy mansions, stores, and mills in Charlestown, Monti cello, Piedent, and Ishpeming, with totals reaching hundreds of thousands. Fatalities include Mrs. Smith in Peoria and Mrs. Braddock in Liscomb, while wrecks injure and kill railroad workers and bystanders.
Obituary notices report the death of Buffalo lumber dealer C P Hazard. A Cornell student pursues veterinary surgery as a future profession. Cardinal Louis Galimberti is highlighted as a distinguished journalist awardee. Naval Cadet Arthur L Fairbrother of Rhode Island is dismissed from Annapolis for hazing. Former Treasury official Geo Harrington dies at sea en route to Hamburg. Poet Francois Coppee remains seriously ill with bronchitis at fifty. California figure Charles I Emerson visits old friends in California. Bishop Hennessey may become coadjutor to Archbishop Kenrick. Yale Law School Professor E J Phelps to continue Bering Sea arbitration duties, temporarily relinquishing Yale duties.
A compilation of brief items reports Hattie Starr and Palma Morris both claiming Charlies L Harris's widowhood, Heath and Heepedyth cases in Missouri, a Greensburg Pa murder arrest, ex-convict Taylor identified in Michigan killing, a mine foreman incident in North Carolina, a Kentucky barroom shooting, Richmond Va drowning charges, Arkansas ex-treasurer Woodruff indicted for state script theft with $30,000 bail, a Pittsburgh warrant for Sister Julienne on child cruelty, Mrs Slattery held on perjury bail in Illinois, Burns executed in Montana, a band outlaws hunt in Indian Territory, a German engineer found murdered in New York, a Wichita deposition about a Chicago paying contract, Gov Flower commuting McNamara’s sentence, Missouri Soldier Home inmate Hartley wounding a postmaster, Summers arrested in Massachusetts, and Nickerson suing in Meridian Massachusetts.
The filing seeks 5000 dollars against George M Adams of Bloomingto Ill for alienating Nickersons wife. A burglar attempting to rob Harkness Wyman Russells banking house in Kansas City found only an overcoat and a mangled unknown body in the yards. A bold raid on A J Cases saloon near Sheridan Wy e left two dead three wounded and valuables taken by three masked men.
An aerolite weighing 40,000 pounds found near the City of Mexico. French statesman Lemoinne dead. Bismarck retires. Carnot expected to resign. Panama Canal scandal entwines Rouvier and relatives. a Russian midwife convicted of killing 100 infants. Tokyo fire destroys 600 huts. Bernejo appointed Buenos Aires minister. Venezuela to shine at World's Fair. Cholera tolls rise in Russia. riots and battles loom in Brazil. UK politics see Liberals unseat Price-Jones. Russian oil refiners and Rothschilds accused of market manipulation. Russian naphtha and grain laws eyed. South American Cable links Brazil to Africa coast via San Luis de Senegal.
The Phoenixville Pennsylvania Iron Company imposes a ten percent wage reduction across all mills and shops except the puddling mill. The Industrial Council of Kansas City votes to dedicate one day’s wages from each member to a fund aiding the Homestead strikers. The National Marble Cutters and Letters' Association holds its third annual session in St. Louis with delegates from major American cities.
Jay Gould's will filed for probate disposing of 72 million dollars. Ives & Co of Montreal failed owing 150 thousand. Cleveland to open World's Fair with an address. Western Union declared a 1 percent quarterly dividend. Brown University affiliated Woman's College enjoyed a successful first term. Michigan salt output for year to December 4 reached 3 812 054 barrels. Peninsular Al pena schools closed due to diphtheria. Armour donates 1.5 million to Chicago for manual training art and science. World’s Fair committee declines theater at Jackson Park. Alcohol and wine price increases noted. Lipman & Co of Dundee liabilities 1.25 million, owe 200 thousand in New York. New York syndicate buys mining properties in Crede Colorado for 8 million each. Indiana polis to abolish Sunday funerals. inaugural ball canceled but reception planned. A R Clark & Co assigns to Howard Douglass after judgments over 50 thousand. Sunday funeral repeal movement grows in Indianapolis. National Fire Insurance Company to liquidate. risks reinsured in London. Rev. W J McCrery may face heresy trial. North Atlantic Steamship Association to stop steerage carriage for American citizens after January 1893.
Two Spanish physicians tested circulating notes and found about nineteen to twenty thousand microbes on two bills weighing roughly a gram. Cultures from the scraps were injected into rats and guinea pigs, causing rapid death in many animals from peritonitis and organ congestion.
Chief State Grain Inspector Clausen submits his annual report. Minnesota Episcopalians convene state meeting in Hastings. Rumors claim Ignatius Donnelly may quit politics for literature. An Owatonna man dies by drinking undiluted alcohol. The St Paul and Duluth Railroad faces discrimination claims. Fred Weyerhauser, a Yale student from Minneapolis, is arrested for breach of peace. George Peters, murderer of Editor Seward, is declared insane. Iron company plans a Lake Superior to Mesaba railway. Isaac Beckman dies near Two Harbors. Liquor overuse leads to financial troubles at New York Mills firms. A fire destroys John Schwager’s St Paul building. Union Park woman and two children die in a fire. Anna Smith convicted of murder in third degree. Park Rapids ships venison. Indian kills most. Alder of Uden jailed for forgery. Lime Creek store attacked for attachments. Diphtheria returns to Hokah. Cresco man Mauka'o dies of heart attack. Montgomery fire destroys hay and sheds. Schwager to die by aconite. probable. Murray indicted for assault. Dundas residence fire. Toneson escapes. Petition for Kukowski release gains 400 signatures. Foley Mining ore find deep in Mesaba area. Dressel sues Shippman for libel. verdict and appeal noted. Cottonwood switch accident injures Conductor Kelly. Judge French injured in horse accident. West Superior jewelry store robbed. Green Bay kidnappings and trials discussed. Various injuries from runaways and fires across Wisconsin and Minnesota counties.
Reports from Fort Howard to Green Lake County record sudden deaths, arson arrests, fires causing thousands in damage, a new bridge completion, cannery plans, injuries, lumber production figures, burglaries, insanity adjudication, animal and property losses, and deer slaughter totals across multiple towns and counties.
A Steele fire consumed the office building occupied by Steele Ozone newspaper. The contents were saved but damaged. In Sioux Falls a Dr. Borge died from asphyxiation and Mrs Hoff and Mr Hage were injured with one not expected to live. Ray Walace, a young Unt, missing after delivering for American Express in Valley City, was reported with $800.
A collage of local disasters and legal troubles appears from Cedar Rapids to Le Mars. Notable items include deaths in accidents and overdoses, a jail sentence for a mail thief, a fatal wagon accident in Union Township, and a failed retrial bid in Boone County. Public officials report school statistics and a county board plans to contest indebtedness.
Yaixton South Dakota special A poll of state lawmakers shows a clear majority supporting resubmission of the prohibitory liquor law. A majority oppose changes to the divorce law and any adverse railroad legislation.
Washington reports three Canadian revenue cutters the Constance Curlew and Petrel built at Owen Sound and Hamilton with steel decks ram bows torpedo tubes rapid fire guns and large armament. Treasury officials weigh policy as treaty 1817 outdated and both nations eye potential arms balance.
William Newburger won against the Die titers and Cattle Feeders' company known as the whisky trust for $100 plus interest. The ruling challenges the trusts 5 cent price premium and rebate vouchers used by buyers who did not fully purchase from the trust. More suits will follow in higher courts seeking varied sums as a push for open competition and lower prices.
Brief items include Gen A E Stevenson in Birmingham reception, New York Controller Myers earning a $10,000 inheritance tax fee for Jay Gould bequests, Dr Frank W Gunsaulus chosen to head Armour manual training school, Church archbishops named cardinals, Loring Pickering near death, Wanamaker boxing daughter, La Petit Journal owner Marmoni, Rochefort anti German stance, de Lesseps Panama trial claim, Prince of Wales to visit Chicago exposition, Garza rebel actions cost U.S. funds, Balfe son pauper case, and John G Whittier estate values with a Salem inventory.
Prices listed for grains live stock emphasize multiple grades and futures. Chicago Minneapolis and St Paul markets show bids for oats barley rye corn and oats values with specific grade distinctions plus live cattle and hog quotes and mid range to high end prices.
New York reports arrangements for the consolidation of the Read and Linseed Oil complex raise head capital from 24 million to 50 million dollars with 5 million common and 5 million preferred stock. Exchange is set at 15 100 08 linseed stock for each 100 shares of linseed. Stockholders may reject. Alternate report suggests exchange of three lead common and one lead preferred for five linseed oil shares.
Indianapolis December 21 Gov Chase was asked to issue requisitions on state governors for arrest of F L Somerby Amos H mer Joseph Gladding J Henry Hayes B W Rouse C H Baker and J H Keckers ly in Iron Hall embezzlement case totaling 170000. Ma Cc Davis was arrested and bound at 20000. Indictments returned by grand jury.
Orlando Metcalf a Colorado Springs financier assigns for creditors with assets reported at 500000 and liabilities near 100000. Most value rests in Elk Mountain railroad stock. He is widely believed to be a millionaire, and townsfolk say he has endorsed and supported many friends' notes.
Bibwerd Walker Deacon scores a verdict in the damages suit brought by the Hotel Splendide proprietor over destruction at his establishment when Deacon killed M. Abeilie. Each side to pay own costs. Gladys Deacon remanded to Dominican convent at Neuilly after abduction from Convent of the Assumption.
Articles of incorporation filed in Wisconsin by Brooks Safety Trust company of Chippewa Falls. Incorporators are Philip Loewe A Brooks and T J Connors. Purpose to introduce and promote Brooks patent car trucks for railroad women. Capital stock $2,000,000 divided into 20,000 shares at $100 each.
Beckies Bled reports indicate Glee Toy won the Gloucester third race at odds of 10 to 15 to 1. Wire reports claim a nationwide betting surge and widespread fixing, with Joe Ulman at Hawthorne losing 7600 and Roby bookmakers 6000 on the horse. Covington records show 10000 won, Wkk Bannon of Polk Badge fame netting 3000. Columbus Louisville St Louis St Paul also hit by heavy losses.
Sir Roger De Coverly held open house at Christmas a tradition rooted in his ancestors. He killed eight hogs for the season and sent hogs puddings with cards to every parish family. He favored warm fires, double malt, and twelve days of free beer while tenants played festive tricks and shared meals.
A fragmentary sermon by Rev. Shinbones Johnson mocks moral pretensions and calls out alleged property claims, using colorful dialect to urge humility and warn against false ownership during a community gathering.
Popleigh hurries for a train with belated gifts and meets Singleton his rival for Mrs. Popleigh. A six year old American Youth asks about electricity and compares it to allied force in a playful cradle of dialogue about Santa Claus and the Holy Grail.
Williard Walker twenty was found dead in Jerrey from a self administered morphine overdose. The Des Moines youth, son of H P Walker, reportedly lost 500 of his employer's money before taking his life. Burial occurred in Fort Dodge Iowa today as authorities investigated the case.
Washington dispatch reports Mr Blaine resting easily at an early hour and said to be in no immediate danger though death may occur at any time. Physicians express cautious optimism about his state.
Marie Nevins recently divorced James G. Blaine tells a reporter that Father Ducey did not intervene to reconcile the couple. The note comes as Missio New York reports on faith and personal matters surrounding Blaine’s separation.
Little Rock reports arsenic poisoning as the cause of deaths and illnesses among Helena convicts. Chemist KR B King found large arsenic quantities in Robert Lane's stomach as ten more convicts fell ill. Six deaths total. physicians summoned. President Harrison to spend holiday recess duck shooting on Chesapeake Bay.
In Chicago a special inquiry found Conkey’s concession there had no rivals and was not advertised. Witnesses including Mc Nally denied knowledge of the contract. Conkey offered Maj. Handy ten thousand dollars a year to edit the catalogue if awarded. Handy said disclosure to exposition officials was proper. The offer was claimed in good faith and not for influence.
Frank Bruce, a well known thief, is under arrest in Milwaukee and is believed to face charges for the Pollock diamond robbery aboard the Sioux City and Pacific Express near California Junction. Omaha residents identified him by description and the method matches his known crimes.
A Somerville Journal note argues that a lawyer who profits from others affairs should not expect the average man to mind others business instead.
Reports from San Francisco describe Mauna Loa erupting again on December 2 with earthquakes preceding the blast. The lava flow endangers Hilo Waiakea villages and surrounding plantations, sparking fears of widespread destruction and loss of cocoanut and sugarcane crops.
London reports the American delegates to the International Monetary Conference are booked to sail on the steamer Lahn from Southampton to New York on December 21. It is not stated that there will be any dinners or opponents in honor of the occasion.
In New York today a rumor spread that a rich stock broker’s estate suffered a defalcation. An executor and trustee, who died years ago, allegedly embezzled hundreds of thousands and fled to Canada. The accused name could not be learned, and J B Clews said he had heard of the tale but had no information to confirm it.
The Paris court will hear Mrs. Elliot Zborowski versus the Dutch and Dakota decrees on custody of her child now at Sacre Coeur. The hearing is fixed for January 22 with the main issue whether the Dakota or Dutch decree is valid. The Chevalier de Steurs was the Dutch ambassador to France and married Zborowski after a South Dakota divorce granted custody to his former wife. Verndale, Minn, Special Mr T P Lansing and Miss Meda Harper of Minneapolis wed at the bride’s relatives home. The Lansing ceremony will be noted in Minneapolis at 2611 Harriet avenue.
Special Fire roared through the Hubbard block causing extensive destruction as over twenty occupants of stores and offices were burned out. Collin Danes and Bachman blocks were destroyed while water ran out and dynamite was used to halt the blaze. Watertown appealed for help as losses mount.
John Burns, real name Hugh Hamilton, 27, confessed native of St. Paul, was executed this morning in Missoula for Maurice Higgins murder. He spoke only the phrase Let er go as the crowd watched. the five minute care proceedings showed him stoic, aided slightly on the scaffold.
A Brooklyn Eagle opinion urges avoiding airs to ease life and preserve self respect. Wealthier acquaintances may arise, but frankness about finances prevents nervous strain. Housewives in modest homes should decline pretenses and value genuine neighborly ties.
On Christmas Eve 1776 Washington crossed the Delaware in the dark to attack Hessian forces at Trenton. Colonel Rahl fell, about a thousand Hessians surrendered, and the American army rallied from desertion fears to a decisive victory remembered in patriotic lore.
A prison tale recounts two inmates who confront temptation on the brink of release. One prisoner, offered a chance to escape, returns after hammering off his irons, while another declares he cannot return once far away, revealing a stark view of desire and self control within captivity.
Mary E. Eses suggests practical and ornamental gifts for servants. A writing desk set, slippers, reading lamp shade, cushions, bookcase with books, and care items encourage tidiness and pride. For cooks and maids, warm robes, aprons, purses with money, and thoughtful uniforms boost morale and performance.
In a memoir style reminiscence dated Christmas 1891 the narrator recalls a restless night plagued by wind and ghosts. After wandering outside and dealing with policemen and neighbors he returns home to pneumonia and debt. Stella shuns him for a rival athlete leaving him introspective and isolated in the months that follow.
The piece jokes that modern chimneys are a nuisance as Santa lands in a cellar furnace crewed by locked doors, a humorous take on holiday logistics and home access challenges.
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