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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
2
A Brainerd Dispatch collection of aphorisms and observations spans topics from governance and justice to war memory and personal virtue. It notes incidents in Muncie and Major Nolan’s capture, while reflecting on marriage, honesty, and national character through a mosaic of quoted opinions and historical allusions.
A brief quip reflects on the upcoming effort to save the country and questions who will support the leaders in charge. The line hints at accountability and the need for trustworthy governance amid looming duties.
Washington reports list the Paris peace commission cost at 155,102 dollars and notes Gilmore will inspect German navy yards. Manila imports rise under American rule with a notable July to September total of 5,802,581 dollars.
A New Jersey judge places a child’s life value at one dollar amid comments on disguise in criminal swindles. Fundraising succeeds to preserve the Philadelphia house where the first American flag was made and to erect Betsy Ross memorials. Boston Authors Club vows literary worth from each member as it judges works. Canada faces white paper scarcity with mills withdrawing prices and rejected orders. American pulp demand and English inquiries surface amid trading tensions.
The Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is said to recommend Congress allow western states to lease public grazing lands. Rentals would fund irrigation and educational improvements, enabling renters to fence and improve holdings, sink wells, and rest grazing areas.
Estimates place current white pine stock at 7.0 billion feet within Minnesota. At a consumption pace of 1.5 billion feet per year the lumber industry could end in five years. Businessmen expect agriculture to rise and offset mill closures as northern farming grows.
A New York lawyer delivering an address before a prominent club off Manhattan declared that New York aldermen were thieves and boodlers. The remark is expected to shock readers who up to now viewed aldermen as paragons of virtue and honesty.
The comic publication turns its satire toward John Bull and the Boers, urging Mr. Bull to retire from the field at once.
Reports show Poland and Greece amid strategic shifts with Germany in command discussions, France exporting locomotives from Philadelphia, and Italy seeking economic union with Germany and Austria. France plans Madagascar troop deployments, while unrest and epidemics ripple across Europe and the Americas.
Andrew Carnegie gave 50000 for East Orange public library and again promised 50000 for York library building. Richard D Blakemore died in London aged about 77. born at Longworth Berks in 1825. Alfred Watts died in Brooklyn aged old. inventor of crystal gold used in dentistry. William Sonntag died in New York aged 78. born near Pittsburgh. Rev J Henry Sharpe died in Philadelphia aged 59. A Vanindingham, St Louis Traffic Bureau commissioner, died of heart disease. Ovey of Alaska resigned as customs collector. successor Sherwagod Kerr noted. Theodore Bacon of Western New York, former anti Roosevelt candidate in 1898, died in Rochester aged 65. Havana vital statistics for 1899 report births below deaths by about 4000. Gen Ludlow notes many births not recorded.
A street car in Springfield, Sr. was wrecked with dynamite. Three Italians died in an inter family fight in a New York tenement. Omaha educators Sears and Hess faced bribe charges over school contracts. Augusta forger Walton nabbed in Chicago with nearly 200 blank checks. Guy Dennett, 21, attempted suicide in Denver rooming house after financial woes. he is expected to recover.
The courts sustain Iona's amended inheritance law. The ruling reinforces the statute and its provisions as applied to heirs and succession disputes.
William Goebel Democratic candidate for Kentucky governor was shot while walking toward the Capitol in Frankfort at about 11 10 yesterday morning. Harland Whittaker of Butler county was arrested in Louisville on suspicion but denies involvement. Goebel died or died soon after, with doctors warning death could come before morning amid a large security buildup and mobilization of state militia.
Brankfort Ky Feb 1 William Goebel lay mortally wounded while boards settled the governor contest declaring him legally elected by a party line 10 to 1. Beckham Marshall lieutenant governor contest also decided by party vote 9 to 2 in city hall.
Wheat prices across St Paul Duluth and Minneapolis show No 1 Northern around 65 to 67 cents with No 2 near mid 60s. Chicago futures quote No 2 red at about 69 to 70 cents and oats around 22 to 28 cents. cattle and hogs prices noted in Chicago and Sioux City ranges, with beef cattle near 14 to 16 dollars and hogs around 4 1/2 to 4 7/10 dollars per hundredweight.
The House Ways and Means Committee proposes lines for tariff duties on Porto Rico, signaling that the United States may treat Puerto Rico and the Philippines as colonies. This stance argues that customs and revenue laws need not be uniform across all territories, allowing discriminatory duties.
An explosion of a battery of four large boilers at Phillips Nimick & Co.'s West Carson street mill killed one worker and injured about a dozen others. The blast lifted the boiler room roof, hurled debris across the site, and left several men mutilated and burned. Rescue teams searched the wreckage as doctors rushed to treat the injured. The plant had been idle for a day and is expected to incur vast losses.
Gov. Taylor plans to withhold Blackburn’s U S Senate commission until the Kentucky gubernatorial contest is resolved. He argues the lawmakers who elected Blackburn were illegally chosen, and thus lack power. The contest enters closing evidentiary stage with arguments to follow and a board decision expected in about a week.
Gov General Wood’s Santiago visit ends with a Cosmo Club reception and ball. He declared the United States would fulfill its promises to Cuba and guarantee safety of Cuban business interests, pleasing radicals and foreigners alike.
Heavy gales and rough seas disrupt Atlantic traffic with many liners overdue to New York. The Ethiope sailing from Glasgow on January 10 remains unseen, followed by the City of Nebraska from Glasgow two days earlier. Agents downplay concerns, calling the City of Nebraska a slow boat, while port arrivals report severe weather.
A Sonora dispatch reports small Yaqui bands ravaging near Guayamas with an extensive raid planned. The San Jose ranch four miles from Guayamas was burned and livestock driven off as other ranches were attacked. Government troops under Gen. Torres have not advanced since a recent victory.
Rio Janeiro January 31. Brazilian gunboats Juruema Jurrhy Timbira and Tocantins with troops are to move to Acre to enforce the protocol with Bolivia and protect citizens. Gen Leite Castro named commander of the national guard replacing Gen Fernando Mendez, editor of Journal de Brazil.
Claire S. Bingham of Vernon Michigan stands trial in Chicago on charges of obtaining three carloads of sheep from Owen Jackson and Co stockyards brokers using a worthless draft for 3000 dollars. Bingham, once a wealthy businessman from Durham Michigan, proclaims innocence.
The Utah governor calls a special election for Monday April 3 to fill the U.S. House seat left by Roberts. The move sets a statewide vote to choose a replacement representative.
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