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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1894
Page
2
Aaron Solvyns, long serving Belgian minister at the courts of St. James, was found dead in London recently. The report notes intoxicating effects from insufficient quantities and warns nerves may reach delirium tremens.
George Washington, who died in Savannah last week, was the great grandson of Lawrence Washington, a brother of the first president. He was a graduate of the Yale class of 58.
A proposed method uses a small electric battery in the vehicle with wires to the horses nostrils. Pressing a button instantly halts the animal, and the mechanism is claimed to have never failed.
The Terlin Fire Department tests a new fire engine built entirely from papier mache with all parts including the body wheels and poles finished in the finest style for evaluation.
A process to create artificial whale bone by softening animal hair in a bath, treating with acetic acid, then pressing the mass under great pressure to form a solid material.
A current of electricity does not always kill when it seems to. It merely creates an appearance of death, from which victims can often be revived by artificial respiration.
A German general was decorated by the Kaiser after firing two shots at an editor and hitting him once. The award appears not earned for marksmanship and may presage further decorations if German editors resist or resist reform.
A Toledo man who died with his head in a noose after a thwarted plan to frighten his wife on her return from church pays the price for foolhardiness. The incident serves as a grim warning about practical joking and the peril it can entail.
At British railway stations nearly 3,000 automatic marines occupy space costing last year £7244 in rent. In the same year 151.5 tons of GTMESIO chocolate and 151 tons of HM sweets were sold.
The Lydian stone, a velvet black quartz or plain jasper, tests gold alloys. Rub the metal on the stone, then apply nitric acid to the resulting mark to indicate alloy purity by color to the experienced eye.
A window flower pot toppled onto a man on Rune Street in Denis, striking him fatally. The incident occurred due to lack of protective measures, underscoring the danger of unsecured pots above street level.
Citizens of Elkwood Indiana move to obtain a trained pack of bloodhounds to pursue thieves after human sleuths fail. Past attacks have left victims injured and the county paying damages, prompting debate over whether bloodhounds are a luxury or necessity.
The Elgin Watch company has begun moving its works four days a week instead of three, marking an improvement in the general financial situation. This shift signals increased demand for watches, suggesting people are investing during better times rather than during panics.
An investigation was opened into the Ohile penitentiary chaplain after suspicions arose that funds sent by convicts’ friends were misused. Accusations include improper intimate relations with a woman and using money meant for convicts’ comforts on gifts for the woman. If true, the chaplain would be better suited for a convict colony than a teacher.
The modern American warship is described as a self contained world with a doctor and chaplain plus cooks carpenters machinists electricians tailors musicians and barbers. A ship's writer helps craft items from official resolutions to complex machinery or cabinet work aboard ship.
The piece discusses how burglars obtain tools from makers who are respected mechanics in the community. It notes the ease of buying weapons and the lack of obvious sources for burglary gear, suggesting many tools are custom produced by trusted tradesmen who are paid to keep quiet.
This week’s digest notes the pension appropriation totals 151,581,570 dollars. President Cleveland is reported to have chosen F. A. Crandall of Buffalo for public printer. Smythe’s conduct in Hayti draws objections, while Admiral Benham mediates Brazil’s war factions with peace reportedly near.
Obituaries and incidents span Cheyenne New Orleans and Cincinnati with deaths of August Hirsch Henry Harrington and Herman Moos. Notables include John Chatterton and James D Houston amid bank and legal troubles. Royal births and civic figures mark a broad mix of accidents crimes political turmoil and a world fair leadership appointment.
A series of tragedies are reported including a Bath Missouri fire destroying twenty buildings and a $500000 loss, an accident near Sedalia injuring a17 year old boy losing sight, a gas asphyxiation of mine owner GW Leech in Grass Valley California, a 16 year old Julia Friedman scalped in an Toledo elevator, Fort Wayne man J W Holt fatally shot by a revolver blast in his coat pocket, 12000 deaths in Kuchan Persia earthquake, a railroad accident near Spokane killing Joseph Wall, Mrs Pamelia Biggart dying from home fire fright near Valpariso Indiana at 76, Smith Elder losing an arm in Warsaw Indiana, Diade shoulder wound with fatal prognosis, a Michigan Milwaukee pleasure party of seven drowned in the lower Mississippi, Jacob Madder found dead likely frozen near Georgeville Ohio, 12 year old Charles Swan drowns skating near Beardsville Illinois, Standard Oil sued for fire damages in Columbus Ohio from tank waste, and Frank Huntsinger, oldest switchman for CM St Paul line, killed at Madison City Florida.
A sweep of crime reports across states details robbers in multiple cities convicted, a Kansas swindle case surfacing, Stroebel executed in Victoria for a Huntington murder, and a Boston riot causing school closures. incidents include burglaries, shootings, and robberies in Iowa, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and more with varied outcomes.
Reports describe a socialist deputy provoking a riot in the French chamber and troops ejecting him, Brazilian insurgents capturing fortifications on Bom Jesus island with twenty five soldiers killed, and various European and colonial tensions including German Spanish commerce talks, imperial finances debates, and punitive actions in Naples Genoa and Rome.
A wide batch of brief notices covers smallpox in Otsego Michigan, an A P A protest against Catholic candidates in Kansas City, looming coal mine strikes after May Day, a maniacal outbreak in Ellwood, a judge's death in Waterloo, and various legal and labor developments across Iowa Illinois and Oklahoma. The Wilson tariff bill passes the U S House 204 to 140.
Mr Reed rises amid cheering from the Rapellans side and speaks to foes across the aisle in a forceful address. He condemns a tariff bill as odious to both parties, arguing it fails protection while inviting foreign competition and risks a crusade against remaining barriers. He insists the bill harms manufacturing and cannot provide a solid future.
Speaker Reed argues wages must rise and stay high to fuel growth, blasting English example and urging continued protection. He cites Aldrich figures, defends tariffs, and links wage strength to national prosperity as Congress applauds and poets Lincoln’s memory.
Mark Twain recalls a London banquet with 800 guests where a guest list prompted applause. He joined in clapping for a stranger, only to learn the honoree was Samuel Clemens, known in England as Mark Twain. The moment left him humbled and mortified in that social glare.
The scene at the Capitol centers on Democratic leaders defending an income tax and arguing the tariff bill will ease burdens. Mr Crisp praises the measure as a pledge redemption while Mr Wilson casts it as a milestone for freedom and national unity. The bill passes 204 to 144 amid celebratory scenes and a dramatic show of party loyalty.
A writer in the dairy outlines a simple procedure to measure milk solids by weighing a dish, adding milk, evaporating water, and weighing the solids, which average about 13 percent. Fat is found by dissolving it from the total solids, averaging around 3 percent, with deviations indicating watering or skimming.
A Milwaukee bar keeper urged abolishing free lunches provided by bars arguing they cost the city 86 000 daily and should be redirected to aid the poor. The note mentions Spain and related topics in a fragmented excerpt.
Washington reports detail tariff debates in the Senate and House over treasury bond powers and current expenses. Hawaiian annexation talks begin with McCreary and Hitt speeches, while Senator Peffer’s bond naming resolution passes in the Senate with limited action. The chamber adjourns with tangled votes and a looming quorum issue.
In Washington on February 5 and 6 the senate focused on the federal elections repeal bill with routine morning business and debate extending into the afternoon. Discussion included bond resolutions, Hawaii matters, and criticism of Stevens while framing votes for the elections bill and related resolutions.
Washington February 7 Democrats failed to secure a quorum yesterday afternoon stalling the Hawaiian resolution and delaying action on the measure as Republicans pressed for a vote and party divisions surfaced.
Harry Tholen five, son of Peter Tholen a section boss for the Towa Central railroad at Steamboat, fell from the Steam boat Rock wagon bridge a distance of twenty feet. He struck the back of his head on solid ice suffering a compound comminuted fracture and spine injuries and died within an hour. He is the fifth child to fall through this bridge, two girls and three boys among them.
A farmers' institute conducted this week attracted many local farmers. President McLouth and several agricultural college professors spoke on diverse topics. The institute formed a permanent organization and will meet monthly, signaling expected improvements in farming methods.
Spring Valley Minnesota February 7 news that T. E. Leach and Minnesota Lower, both public school teachers, wed in Prescott Wisconsin on April 1, 180% after a year of secrecy. The marriage cards appeared Friday, surprising locals and revealing the hidden ceremony once a sister visiting the bride’s parents uncovered the secret.
The steamer Westall arrived in New York with Capt. Wheaton and five crew members of the schooner James FE. Kelsey, wrecked January 30 off the North Carolina coast. The schooner was a total loss.
In Wheeling on February 7 a 10 percent wage cut affected 1500 workers at Riverside Ironworks in Benwood Virginia. The cumulative cuts total about 45 percent since August with several prior reductions. Employee discontent grows and talk of a strike circulates amid the reductions.
In Lawrence Kansas last night Charley Drake shot Harry Reeves after a dispute over Drake's wife who had been living with Reeves. Drake then killed himself, leaving Reeves dead and Drake dead from a self inflicted wound.
Gold has been found about a mile and a half from Ottumwa Iowa. It is scarce but experts deem the quality excellent.
Ashland Wisconsin February 1 Special Land Agent Gray has been ordered from Washington to Duluth to probe a quarrel among land officials and Indian Agent Mercer. Register Taylor of the Duluth land office has denied allotments to several Indians with white ancestry, approving Mercer certified Indians. Mercer accuses Taylor of bias while Taylor charges Mercer with interest in approving half breed cases. Gray will get full instructions on arrival in Duluth.
In Fall River Massachusetts on Brownell Street crossing a New York New Haven train struck a four horse sleighing party of thirty high school pupils led by Everett B. Durfee. Brooks Borden and Ray Thornton were killed. Austin Swift injured and likely to die. crossing tender vanished.
William Hamel of Hamel station mourns the loss of a wagon, team, and dressed hogs after a well dressed woman negotiated at Central market and lured him away. He searched doors on Plymouth and Washington avenues, returning to find the wagon missing. Police deem it likely a confidence game from the start.
Judge William Gardner granted a divorce with alimony to Mrs. M. Wilcox formerly Miss Hayden of Minneapolis. He will travel to Santa Barbara to pursue a will case involving a wealthy Spanish American widow’s estate. The will’s validity is contested by the deceased’s brothers claiming duress by the husband. In Gardner’s absence Judge Haney of Mitchell will hear the case involving Hot Springs property valued at $100,000.
Thieves broke into the Catholic church in Marquette Michigan overnight and stole about $50 from the penitent's box. They also took valuable church silverware and escaped by cutting the bell rope and climbing from the organ loft window.
At a Topeka secret Farmers Alliance meeting President Loucks delivered his annual address denouncing silver, urging government ownership of railroads and opposing per capita money. He warned of a money famine, bond issues, and dangers to republican gov ernment from unemployment and hostility in the West.
Bishop Bonn cum of Lincoln and the Catholic diocese was arraigned before Justice Spencer on a libel charge for a letter to Palmyra parishioners accusing Father Corbett of suspension. The day centered on a motion to quash the indictment amid strong remarks from Rev. Father Phelan of St. Louis.
Somerset February 7 fire destroyed the Fark hotel a major local inn. Guests fled in night dress as flames spread quickly leaving many to walk barefoot through snow. A maid Elia Harmon was badly burned and may die. The 30 room building formerly housed Judge J Black. Loss estimated at thirty thousand.
From San Francisco dated Feb 7 the steamer Peru brought news up to Jan, and the Japan Daily Herald editorializes on the Hawaiian question. It says a telegram from the emperor to President Cleveland announcing intent to restore Hawaii's queen would be approved, and urges Japan to send several warships to Honolulu with a demand for restoration to protect Japanese subjects.
Walthull sossessor Memphis February 7 nom inated by the Mississippi legislature Democrats on the sixty seventh ballot. P Mclaurin of Rankin county born 1840 in Smith county Mississippi oldest of eight brothers prominent in politics. He is a lawyer of eminence and a consistent Democrat since the Civil War never seeking office for himself.
Nation's Cash Washington reports the available cash balance in the treasury yesterday was 82942088 dollars with national bank notes reserved for redemption 221208. Government receipts show internal revenue 853016 dollars customs 376715 and miscellaneous 941442 dollars.
The Sun God in Hidden Valley Minn February 7 The Melrose Sun editor E H Campbell will relocate the Melrose newspaper to Belgrade this week as part of a move by the paper.
Recine Wisconsin February 7 A Methodist minister Reverend BP Hepp of Waterford was arraigned on a charge of attempting a criminal operation upon Efis Brownell. A large crowd attended the proceedings. The case was adjourned to February 15 with bail set at 1560. The prisoner could not post bond and spent the night in jail. He expects release though proclaims the evidence looks black against him and remains confident in acquittal.
Berlin social and military circles are abuzz over the sudden vanishing of Prince Assiz Hassam a young Egyptian nobleman serving with the First Dragoons. Once famed for his lavish lifestyle and generous splurges on servants horses and cars his disappearance sparks theories of suicide or flight with a young actress he reportedly funded.
Cleveland special report denies a circulating claim that Henry Sayers and his family were murdered in Florida. the story originated from a misdated dispatch about a Burbank resident.
The senate quadro-centennial committee unanimously votes to urge the treasury secretary to reject the St Gaudens world's fair medal unless redesigned to fit the committee’s standards of propriety. It says the opinion reflects the original design after inspecting it, not the reproduction.
In Rome the church reports the death of Special-Cardinal Luigi Serafina Sera fina, bishop of Sabina. Born in Magliano on June 7, 1808, his passing marks a significant loss to the church hierarchy.
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