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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1889
Page
2
A Failtaver Mass. physician is laid up with a tongue ailment blamed on cigarette smoking. The note also cites that over 700,000 horses were slaughtered last year in the Argentine Republic for their hides, illustrating the era’s blunt moral framing.
Col Stewart of Nevada City wills his body to be cremated and the ashes dumped into the river at midnight, outlining a simple, somber end to his estate.
A polished marble staircase has subdued the renowned preacher Spurgeon, as his once powerful voice is silenced for the time being. The remark notes marble stairs should be wooden for safety and better acoustics.
The author notes that an upcoming conflict between two nations with strong naval forces could yield notable innovations. Submarine torpedo boats and fast dynamite cruisers may introduce novel attack methods and surprise elements in modern warfare.
At Pittsburg Pennsylvania a woman asked an Anti Cruelty Society agent to help her obtain court redress against a man she alleges has exercised mesmeric influence over her for nine years and is gradually killing her.
George Waterman and Lorensberk authorities clash over the theft tally. Waterman claims 129 horses. officials insist 130. The small gap could affect his fate and potential prison time.
A London donation letter thanks for a check to aid water for poor Jews. It states that in the Jewish quarters alone nine hundred children died that summer, highlighting dire suffering in Jerusalem.
The statement notes that hand buttons used on coats in America cost 2,320,000 dollars annually and questions the value, suggesting the money could instead buy many bars of soap, a more tangible daily benefit.
The article asserts Extralife is a new explosive described as sugar safe to make and sand to carry. It supposedly does not explode from fire in open air but only by percussion when in a cartridge.
A Spanish magistrate expresses shock at recurring food adulteration and orders that any wine, groceries or provisions proved by analysis to be injurious to health be confiscated immediately and distributed to charitable institutions.
In a Maine village a juryman's benefit featured a horse case where the entire jury went to observe the horse on the track to judge its racing record for themselves.
A Rising City man commutes to the country every day and finds a hen nesting in his buggy. The hen lays an egg daily under the seat, remaining in the barnyard from morning until evening.
A report claims that Sawyer and Campbell were swiftly jailed and sentenced to life in Augusta within a week after their crime, setting a harsh record for Maine justice.
The Duke of Hamilton tomb at Hamilton palace is called the most splendid in England. It reportedly cost 900000 dollars and imitates the Castle of San Angelo in Rome as well as the Ghiberti gates of Florence. The duke’s coffin lies in a black marble Egyptian sarcophagus brought from Alexandria.
The hull and fittings of the steamer Great Eastern sold for more than £43000. Copper brought £2690, gun metal £4480, brass £3980, lead £4185, outer plates £12500, inner plates beams and rivets £12280, and anchors about £300. Break up to begin January 1 and to take about a year.
In Massachusetts a mother found a dark spot under her sleeping daughter’s chin after turning on the light. A quick crouch revealed a mouse that had been attracted by cracker crumbs in bed, slipping away before it could be caught.
John Shaw of Shamokin swore off coats until a Republican president was elected. He traveled in the United States and Scotland in a knit jacket. It is believed his exposure led to an illness that caused his death after insisting on being carried to the polls to vote Republican on election day.
In the Pan-Electric examination J H Rogers and Attorney General Garland face questions with Senator Harris and others. Senator West testifies claiming a stock trade with Harris and asserts confidence in Harris about $10 per share paid by two widows. Harris cannot explain where books are. Gen Hunter denies knowledge. State dept. weighs Sir Julian Paynterfort as British minister to Washington, possible treaty work, but appointment deemed unlikely.
Three men were instantly killed and five injured when a switch engine with ten cars jumped the track and plunged down an embankment near Springfield. Injured were taken to the city, and the dead laid at a Springfield undertaker's.
W Frost aged forty five dies at Palatine Alabama from hydrophobia six weeks after face bite by a rabid dog. He received cauterization and mudstone treatment. initial recovery followed by sudden illness on Feb 1 with terrible convulsions. Three other bite victims escaped death.
A collection of sensational 19th century anecdotes recounts mad losses in Crawford County Pennsylvan ia a man hides 5000 in a coffee pot buried in onions a burglary and ruinous despair. The report cites feuds in Clay County Ky and killings including Lizemore and Garrison deaths and Sydney Lizemore wounded. A hanging bee near Kenesaw Mountain ends with a rabbit chase and the prayer completed. A Chicago street shooting claims Maud McClellan and John Dempsey suicide follows. In New York a poison incident involves Carrie Nolan and James Consadine. both perish. Montreal police said Joseph A Moore the Indianapolis defaulter is located. Philadelphia detectives trace a dead woman found on Hope Street. a suspect George Fredericks is detained. An Evansville prank ends in fatal ax blow to the joker Heidel. Dakota General Ward vanishes under cloud. a man recalls Spokane Falls in 1887.
In Spokane Falls a California financier known as A B Wordsworth and two associates pursue large speculations, including a banking scheme. A Chicago trip aims to recruit allies while a $10,000 check is blocked by a bank with only $1,000 available. Separate notes recount Harrison county Iowa insolvency cases of Phineas and W C Cadwell, once trusted bankers, now facing prison terms for a first conviction under the state criminal insolvency law.
Reports from New England show temperatures ranging from 30 to 40 degrees below zero with records in Waterbury Stowe St Johnsbury Worchester Hanover and Lewiston. London notes Sir Julian Pauncefote named British minister to the United States, a stance causing friction in diplomatic circles due to nontraditional appointment rules. Pauncefote, a lawyer with treaty expertise, was not previously a diplomat or embassy staff.
A Texas legislature proposal mandates that all executions occur before daylight inside the state penitentiary. The item notes other unrelated stories including libel cases in New York and Western railroad staffing plans.
In Chicago at P. F. Munger's house a domestic Tillie Hylander and her lover George W. Clark died in a savage double murder. Tillie was killed with a throat wound and Clark with a near severed head. a revolver lay nearby and a ten page letter explained the quarrel and unending love.
Washington reports show President Cleveland circulate a message to Congress with a Samoa update. Secretary Bayard informs Germany the United States will protect American rights under treaty. Senate and House debate powers to act against German moves as martial law and vessel searches rise tensions in Samoa.
Berlin commentary urges Germany to restore authority in Samoa after December events and press for swift completion of new warships. The Reichstag discusses naval budgets while warnings arise against declaring a formal international war over Samoa.
Reports from Auckland and New Zealand on February 1-2 describe Samoan strife with Tamasese’s supporters dwindling to about 400 men and German influence through martial law, while consuls dispute German authority. Editorials in New York criticize German trading firms as de facto power brokers, and London sources suggest Germany seeks to block U.S. annexation while possibly occupying sites to restore order temporarily.
Chicago cash quotations show slight changes across wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and dairy items with prices listed for No. 2 red wheat at 94 94%4e, No. 2 corn 35 4c, and butter around 22 24c. Minneapolis markets record Jan Feb May wheat prices from 1.03 to 1.18 and various feed costs, with assorted grain, hay, and seed values and note on dressed hogs at 5.50.
Joseph E Sullivan county clerk of Indianapolis faces a $75,000 defalcation and flight to Canada after forging poultry warehouse receipts. Treasurer Loffin is owed $21,000 with $9,000 in the fake papers. clerk Tom O Neil is missing. Estimates place total embezzlement from $50,000 to $150,000 with unauthorised gains and depleted deputy salaries. Meanwhile, political tension rises as Governor contender Frank W Pope faces threatened lynching in Madison Florida over contesting claims. Separate corruption case: ex assistant secretary William T Cavanaugh is jailed on blackmail charges linked to state printer fee cuts. a decoy letter led to an arrest. Irish events note John Dillon delaying Australia trip amid O Brien crisis. Clonmel prison updates force uniform and artificial feeding.
A neighbor farmer in an old tale ties a hog to a colored worker named Tom as a condition to stop winter meat theft. Tom weighs losing pork against compliance and chooses to take one hog home, keeping his side of the compact. The farmer’s smokehouse remains secure that year.
A reelection hopeful senator, nervous in private, replies his neighbor that his somber look stems from senatorial dignity. He notes three influential citizens in the gallery observing his every move, with Sam watching his conduct.
A duel near Baden on Jan 29 left Crown Prince Rudolph mortally wounded. Count Franz Clam Gallas and witnesses described the affair as a matter of honor linked to a forbidden passion with Marie Clam Gallas nee Hoyos. Meyering castle and Schloss Meyerling figure in the tale as rumors and royal intrigue swirl through Vienna.
A winter Saturday blaze in Buffalo destroyed or gutted forty buildings over seven to eight acres. Root & Keating leather dealers owned the corner block, with Sibley Holmwood, Jewett and Arlington structures heavily damaged. Firemen faced shifting walls, collapsing fronts, and a fatal ruin of the Brroesel and American express barn areas as losses mount to two to three million dollars.
Consul General Sewall faces possible removal en route to Samoa as he fails to secure a State Department audience. Washington notes Australia fears Samoa upheaval and supports independence guarantees, while Bismarck's actions timing remains debated. Congress welcomes a peaceful path and slower German advance toward settlement.
A youth who visited an Oakland girl during New Year eclipse received a sharp reply as she closed the door. She wished for another total eclipse soon, prompting the man to await Prof Holden’s confirmation on whether another such eclipse will occur in 110 years.
The agricultural secretary in Town sets past year farm product value at about $200 per person for the state population. In Annapolis, about twenty-five Naval Academy cadets failed the semi annual exams. Some will resign or be dropped, including roughly twenty fourth-class cadets and one first-class student.
Minnesota Legislature reports a busy week with the Senate debating a spring wildfowl open season, an investigation into trusts, and a bill to empower railroad tariff adjustments. The House considers a divorce measure, cattle mortgage reform, university regent increases, and taxes on corporate property.
A London Star reporter learns the Balloon Society of Great Britain plans balloon operations at Suakin for scientific and military observations for the Egyptian government. Percival Spencer of Charles Green Spencer & Son leads the mission with two balloons a parachute and gear. The parachute would allow an observer to descend back to friendly lines if the balloon drifts toward the enemy.
A comic exchange has a visitor asking the editor to use his brains for a moment. The editor responds with cordiality, offering brains to a man who hasn’t any, in a lighthearted newspaper office moment.
Minnesota items report Little Falls about an 800 barrel flouring mill in operation soon. Vermillion heir to $23,000. Red Wing inventors release appeal presses. St Cloud supports annexation east side. Fire, drownings, fires, and blizzards affect Red Wing, Kasson, Duluth, Winona, Wabasha. Diphtheria spreading in Wabasha. deaths and quarantines. Fire destroyed multiple buildings including Journal office. no injuries but cold hindered fire engine.
A Health column condemns the common habit of tightly bandaging inflamed eyes. It argues bandages block cool air and trap tears, worsening pain and secretions. A neatly fitting eye shade is recommended to exclude light while allowing air flow.
A Yale alumnus from thirty years ago remarked on shifts since his time. He noted the law school bordered the jail, the medical college stood beside the cemetery, and the divinity school lay on the road to the poorhouse, reflecting urban decline.
The United States government has paid substantial funds toward investigating diseases that affect the human race, highlighting ongoing federal commitment to public health and biomedical research.
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