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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1891
Page
2
Readers long for relief as reporters persuade themselves to let Robert Ray Hamilton rest, ending a prolonged stretch of relentless coverage.
The figure Lord Raxponon Caercus argues that true knowledge of politics comes when a man can distinguish a statesman from a politician. He asserts this discernment marks a mature understanding of political information rather than mere familiarity.
At Zschoppan in Saxony a man was fined 3.50 by police for writing on the census blank that he was a starving weaver. The report notes scant truth was sought in the area.
A reflective note on many people living to centenarian ages and the contrast between past giants and present era deceitful figures. The statement suggests a history of extraordinary individuals versus current bold falsehoods.
An Indianapolis man challenges another to a contest in getting off trains. With many participants in this sport, the rivalry grows to a finish.
A column jokes about an ex’s tongue being a delicacy for epicures and suggests John L. Sullivan might crave the entire animal in moments of appetite.
The statement claims Daxted Wesster as the first editor of the earliest college paper in the country, with the first issue published at Dartmouth in 1809. It notes there are now 190 such journals in the United States.
An Ohio teacher berated a girl for refusing a request and was attacked by her and her mother who gouged the teacher's eyes out in the ensuing confrontation.
The piece expresses fear that food providers may be forced to cut oysters in two to ensure equal representation in each stew, highlighting concern over the oysters' ultimate fate and the need for fairness in portions.
Charlotte Scorr, a colored woman who gave the first five dollars toward a Lincoln monument in Washington, and whose name is inscribed in bronze on its base, has died.
In Oklahoma, the so called boomers who moved into the Cherokee Strip last year are now retracing their steps, driven by providence and tight finances as they seek to leave the land that failed to meet expectations.
A concise political truism posits that parties function best when they present their strongest effort. The claim asserts this principle applies universally across parties, locations, and eras.
The text portrays Kina Oscar of Sweden as harsh to his people, noting he delivered many speeches before his ascent and now gathers speeches for publication while observers ask why a nation may revolt against its rulers.
In Arkansas and other southern states, many county treasurers are short in their accounts. At least thirteen Arkansas treasurers are missing funds ranging from 100 to 1000 dollars, reflecting a pattern of fraud in a state twice defrauded by treasurers in a short span.
Count von McLtrike requires every family member to spend at least one hour outdoors each day. He frames Sundays as a picnic rule to endear his plan to the rising generation, promising broad appeal.
A fragment obituary for Professor Iraviand, described as a handsome tenor with a pure voice, notes his death. An admiring writer intended to say he would sing in another world, but a compositor’s error printed henceforth he will singe in a nether world, creating a humorous misprint.
A young woman writes the Atchison Globe asking if she should give up $40 a month for half of his $50, noting both would have $90 monthly together. The suitor has not submitted a query.
The piece reports that doctors observe goat blood curing consumption and note the goat never suffered from the disease. It questions the generalization that a single animal’s health proves a cure for all diseases and mentions mules as an example of doubt about such rules.
The article notes a trend to improve ocean steamers with better sleeping quarters and fresh air, arguing travelers should recall the luxury and comfort enjoyed by earlier voyages such as the Mayflower. It contrasts modern balcony provisions with past ship accommodations.
A compact digest summarizing Washington crimes foreign affairs personal items and casualty reports from across the globe and domestic events. It compiles notable political actions diplomatic movements military developments and social updates into a concise daily briefing.
Twenty two Sioux arrive in Washington and will meet Secretary Noble. Secretary Blaine has bought the old mansion where he resides. Senator Hale supports an amendment to naval appropriations for a Pearl River naval station in Hawaii. Senator Stewart pushes a constitutional amendment to ban lotteries in any state or territory. Senator Paddock reports a pure food bill with minor verbal amendments. Pauncefote denies Sayward interview authenticity to Lord Salisbury. Assistant Commissioner Stone rules land entries near Seattle valid. Noble may reopen. Lands largely owned by Gen. Alger. Spaulding notes transit goods bound for Mexico are not importations under tariff law. Nichols reports patent and trademark growth. patent copies earned $60,000 last year.
The funeral for John C. Kemble former city editor of the Seattle Journal will be held at Trinity chapel in New York. Rev. Dr. T. N. Hasselquist longtime Augustana college president and Swedish Lutheran synod minister died in Rock Island Illinois. A body found at the Astor House identified as Frederic Evans a mind reader registered as Fred Evans in New York.
Reports describe a deadly blaze at an orphan asylum in Moscow where nine children perished and several others were fatally injured. The chaotic scene included collapsing structures and a cold, desperate aftermath as authorities investigated the cause.
Reported murders, burglaries, and robberies span Mississippi Nebraska Ireland Montana Ohio Indiana and Pennsylvania. Incidents include a jail fire in Friars Point Burned inmates death. Ballyjamesduff murder. Cowles burglary in Clark Nebraska. Henry tied to Bank of Montreal heist. judge shootings in Cleveland and Chattanooga. a Denver hotel death. homicides in Helena and Kansas City. masked gunmen in Montana. Duryea brothers nabbed near Union City while plotting a scam.
Duke of Orleans heads to Turkey and Persia while Prof Koch travels via Vienna to Constantinople. Honduras nears revolution. Montpelier France suffers nine deaths from dynamite. Italy faces political shifts as King Humbert accepts Cripsi resignation and Rudini to form cabinet. Canadian Manitoba law upholds Catholic school abolition. appeal heads to Ottawa then the imperial Privy Council.
John Griffin and Tommy Warren are matched for a featherweight glove contest before the Audubon Athletic Club in New Orleans on February 9 with a purse of 2000. Five ounce gloves to be used and weighed in at 129 pounds. President Parsons of the Louisville club forwarded names of players to President Thurman. Meakin Goodale and Bligh to be sold to highest bidder. The New York Tribune lists the 1891 New York team for catchers to outfielders. A Berlin white book reveals Emin Pasha reports showing extravagance and misjudged orders. Emin spent 120000 marks against 6000 and cites supply shortages and mutinous troops. He declines responsibility for expedition failure.
The Chicago socialist group passes a resolution calling on fair managers to hire union labor for all fair related work. In Helena Montana fifty miners strike at the Cumberland mine crowding workmen away by force until officers arrive and arrests are made. The National Patternmakers league holds its fourth convention in Chicago with plans to federate machinists molders brass workers and patternmakers and to push for an eight hour day on May 1 1891. The convention spends the day on constitutional changes.
East and South operations of National Express largely integrated into American holdings. Nebraska legislature bans employing armed forces during ongoing strikes amid broader labor frictions nationwide. Five Chicago doctors return from Berlin optimistic about Koch’s medical implications. Kansas City Packing sold to Phanix Packing for 1 dollar plus other considerations. Arkansas legislature declines Columbian exposition funding citing affordability. State Geologist Spencer resigns after fisticuffs with State Treasurer Hardmann. resignation accepted by Gov. Northern. Ex-Fenians Phelan McNamara Watters reportedly buying carts in Western cities for Guatemalan government or insurgents. Mortgage of 12,000 on Weldon farm tied to George J. Schweinfurth and followers. Schweinfurth not listed on deed, leader rumored to receive about 100 dollars daily in tithes amid speculation on 500 heavenly acres worth 30,000. Attorney General Hunt begins wind-up proceedings of Cook County Mutual Live Stock Insurance. liabilities around 9,000. Pattern makers of America postpone eight-hour action to next year when convention meets in Cleveland. Denver mayoralty case People v Londoner decided by Colorado Supreme Court removing Londoner. Suits against Chicago Gas trust being filed. Russian Jewish colonization scheme incorporated in California with 1,000,000 capital to establish a Jewish colony.
A Chicago headline describes a young businessman who sent an invitation to Miss Belle to a Charity Ball at the Auditorium using his firm’s name. She replied personally to the firm with a cautious note and a polite apology, exposing the mix up and leaving the man humiliated. The episode highlights a comical misstep in social and business etiquette.
A House sub committee reports widespread fee abuses by federal officers and commissioners, noting arrests on revenue and timber cases followed by lenient sentences. It cites Alabama arrests and Hammond county cases, calls for salary replacement to curb corruption and criticizes Commissioner Hallett’s fee-based income.
James Redpath famed Irish Nationalist, journalist, and lecturer dies in New York at age 58 from injuries after being struck by a Fourth Avenue horse car. Born 1843 in Berwick-on-Tweed he came to America in 1848 and earned fame for famine relief reports and his anti slavery writings.
A sensational Paris financial case centers on Victor Mace a well known banker who has disappeared leaving about 4 000 000 in debts. He operated a Rue Cadet bank and boasted high deposits claiming 10 percent monthly returns. Estimates indicate up to 20 000 depositors were on his books before his disappearance possibly by self harm.
In Jamestown North Carolina Prohibition takes effect with all original package houses locked up after attorney general directives. Public sentiment favors enforcement though resubmission looms in the Bis marck legislative battle. Stutsman county factions back Cope’s call for another popular vote to boost high license majorities.
A London dispatch reports the Ormonde club offers a 2000 pound purse for a twelve round bout between Frank P. Slavin and John L. Sullivan. Slavin signified willingness to fight and Sullivan has been notified.
The Anoka district court adjourned with Emma Nelson awarded $20 for alleged deafness from a blow by Otto A. Benson. Eva Fowler received $1,050 from the city for sidewalk injuries. C D Thill claimed $153 from the Northern Pacific for four cattle killed. Plus Bolstridge वा alleged rape case bail pending retrial. Jimmy Lind jailed four years eight months for assault with a dangerous weapon.
William Stark, a worker in Manisuats Minnesota, died after being lowered into a sunken well when fire damp caused him to lose his grip and fall about fifty feet. He leaves a widow and two small children.
A large three story brick building on Hill Street in Norfolk Virginia burned destroying the structure and damaging several others. Eight firemen were trapped under falling walls and all were seriously hurt with one possibly fatally injured. Property loss estimated at 30000 dollars.
London brokers faced a surge of fake telegrams in M Camondo banker's name ordering large sales of Brazilian bonds. Panic spread on the stock exchange until it was learned the dispatches were counterfeit, after which the market recovered. A group of brokers were victims of the plot.
Neighbors 발견 Mrs James Weiser dead in her room with a heavy bruise and two foot long club beside the body. The 50 year old woman was highly respected. John Weiser, her son, is jailed pending a coroner inquiry.
Eight or ten White Caps dragged Thomas Shears from his home near Atwood Illinois to the timber. They tied him to a tree and lashed him thirty times. He was left there in the cold after being accused of drunkenness and family abuse.
Acting Secretary of the Treasury forwards Senate a batch of Treasury agent reports on seal harvests, island rookeries, and native communities. Nettleton cites drift and depletion at St Paul Island while Goff warns of sea killing by pirates and indiscriminate slaughter. Recommends total ban on killing seals on islands and in Behring Sea until stocks rebound.
Washington report notes Commission Morgan meeting Hollow Horn Bear with White Ghost and One-to-Play-With about soldiers causing prostitution among Indian women on reservations during late trouble. Hollow Horn Bear questions wives and children left dependent on Indians. War Department plans enlistment of about 2000 men including 600-700 scouts.
A Boston driven effort to investigate spiritualism is organized by prominent ministers and scholars. A prospectus signed by Rev. M. J. Savage Rev. Heber Newton Rev. E. E. Hale Mary A. Livermore and K O Fowler calls for a disciplined scientific examination of spiritualism. The group aims to settle the matter for humanity if possible.
A Montana bill to abolish the fee system and fix salaries for nearly all counties faces strong opposition in Helena. The measure, to be presented tomorrow, would cut county official pay to one third, with several officers earning over 10 000 dollars annually cited as examples. Strong lobbying indicates enough votes to defeat the bill.
In Torrxa Kansas the senate defeated a measure to abolish the metropolitan police force system by a 15 to 25 vote. The law created a governor appointed board of police commissioners in first class cities to enforce prohibitory laws, seen as a test of prohibition sentiment. In Cartous Complication Nevada the joint legislative committee ruled voters knew nothing of the constitutional convention when voting. they refused to canvass the vote after debate.
Special Telegram from Wasuiooton reports pensions granted in Minnesota. Names include Alfred D. Cheney Minneapolis Henry Jemno Maine Milo N. Blood Winona Henry T. Robbins Duluth Charles H. Shields Verndale John Ellis Dodge City Merritt McGabn Cedarville Aaron Howard Cassel and increases for Joseph La Faver Elk River Albert Swift Brownsdale Leonard Lull Warren John Scheske Le Sueur and W. S. Kimball Jackson.
The department of agriculture reports January totals for farm animals. Horses on farms number 14,050 with value 67. Milch cows total 16,019 with value 21. Sheep total 43,441 with value 60. Other animals total 36,875 with value 28. There is a general decline in average numbers except for sheep.
Wasumetox reports the state department issued a certified copy of the new apportionment law and sent it to the governor of every state and territory, marking the start of its operation.
In Cincinnati a four year old underwent a rare operation at a city hospital to relieve an abnormally compressed and prematurely ossified skull. Surgeons removed a strip of skull half an inch wide and five inches long, the scalp was closed neatly, and the child rallied recovering well.
A large group of wood cutters toiling on a mountain slope near Ruetti were overwhelmed by a sudden avalanche. The disaster buried twenty two workers under snow ice rocks and fallen trees with limited escape time.
A dispatch from Chili via Lima reports that the port of Iquique, at the time of dispatch, was momentarily expecting a bombardment by Chilian insurgents.
In Junction City a confrontation between Town Marshal George Wells and a posse and ten African American roustabouts led to Wells being beaten and likely fatally injured. The fight followed an attempt to arrest them for disorderly conduct. several rioters were wounded and one captured after the melee.
A man and his fiancée were attacked by wolves while walking near Kieff. He fled to a tree and witnessed her being devoured before fainting. he later succumbed to his injuries. The incident described as a terrible tragedy reaching Sr. Perenspurc, Special.
Minnesota lawmakers push a crowded agenda with bills on taxation, education funding, and state governance. Key proposals seek to reform tax structure, expand school aid, and adjust agency oversight while facing procedural hurdles and committee reviews.
Senate action Friday includes bills to amend Minneapolis charter requiring park board bond approval, and a Keller measure waiving fees for filing articles of incorporation. McMillan proposes campaign spending caps from 250 to 1000 dollars by office, with sworn disclosures before election certificates. The day features committee reports and the Durant-Jairy contest decision in the House.
In the senate yesterday morning much time was spent denying resolutions. Afternoon saw many local bills pass and a house joint resolution on creating inter-state commissions to harmonize interest and usury policy receive a decisive 24 to 1 defeat for Senator Donnelly. Donnelly also pushed prison management bills and a state board reorganization. The House held a busy Saturday session approving general and minor bills. A special committee was named to fix a uniform interest rate with other Western states.
Mr. Smith of Hennepin introduces a resolution requiring the court house commissioners to furnish a full estimated cost statement to a house committee and to provide 10000 to pay for an architect's examination of plans and specifications. The measure goes to the Hennepin delegation.
Senate opening features petitions from Minneapolis against extending saloon limits and calls to raise age of consent. Entries discuss the St. Cloud reformatory, a conference plan on Mississippi valley interest rates, a vetoed house resolution, and a push to redesign appointive offices as elective. A sugar industry bill seeks farm instruction and a $35000 factory. hearings address state quarry labor and granite usage.
The agriculture committee unfavorable on abolishing wolf bounties with Furlong urging retention. Bell and Capser cite Polk County payouts. over 1300 dollars versus 39 in Douglas. Reports postpone the bounty bill. West Duluth incorporation report tentatively favored then reserved after dispute. Other measures include Niagara ship canal favorable, single tax bill noncommittal, and a constitutional convention preamble struck.
Henry L. Nelson recounts Archimedes designing a grand war ship for Syracuse king Hieron. The vessel featured lavish interiors with dining apartments for fifteen on each side, mariners quarters, kitchens, mosaic floors, and ornate ceilings. It housed marine soldiers and horse marines, with reservoirs, gardens, and elaborate baths, later renamed Alexandria by Ptolemy Philopater.
A Brooklyn wife returns a donated coat to a needy boy amid a civic search for a cold child. She spots a pale newsboy near the ferry, helps him try the coat, and sees a silent, grateful glow as he dives into his new warmth.
The North American Review argues three broad causes reduce marriage appeal among women philanthropy higher education and self analysis. Philanthropy makes women feel responsible for others happiness. Higher education opens employment avenues and shifts views of marriage as incidental. Self analysis notes growing introspection and loneliness as society allows more leisure to assess marital gaps.
A Rochester man recounts months of agony from a mysterious kidney illness later identified as Bright's disease. After failing with various doctors and treatments, he credits Warner's Safe Cure and a pastor’s recommendation with a dramatic recovery, gaining 26 pounds in three months. He warns of the disease’s prevalence and misattribution to other conditions. The account aims to urge public acceptance of the remedy.
N B Drazal, owner of Cincinnati gold mines in Arizona, recalls in an interview how he bought a wife in Alaska for $10, kept her for eight months as a worker, and describes a wider system of slavery among prospectors tallied with brutal conditions and missionary failure. He notes why men hire women to work and the social dynamics in Alaska.
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