High license wins in local race and city notes
Ten cent beer policy prevails in the election with Hon. Leon E. Lum backing low license. W A Fleming is the conceded municipal judge candidate. Itasca county attaches to Aitkin for judicial purposes and part of Cass to Crow Wing. The state historical society inspected Capt. Glazier's cellar, and a major railroad accident gets full coverage on page three.
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The
State Historical Society
Capt. Glazier
W. A. Fleming
Itasca County
Aitkin County
Cass County
Crow Wing
State OF Minnesota
11Th Judicial Distrit
Patrick J.bowlin
Joseph McGeechan
Gilman Knight
Julia Knight
Crow Wing County
Sleeper
Brainerd
Register of Deede
Brainerd Sporting Club Deer Bill Fate
A question regarding the Brainerd Sporting club proposal to kill deer out of season remains unanswered. No record shows the bill being introduced or advanced, and officials have not disclosed its current status or any legislative action.
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Brainerd Sporting Club
Mich
Gan
North
Bill makes wearing GAR badges a criminal offense
The measure passed prohibits wearing Grand Army of the Republic badges by those not entitled. Violators face a fine or imprisonment under the new law.
Minneapolis Trades Claim Eight Hour Day Demands
Minneapolis printers demand 2.50 per day for a nine hour shift while stone cutters seek a nine hour workday with ten hours pay, reflecting labor disputes over standard hours and compensation.
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Minneapolis
Sauk Rapids water power funding approved
Sauk Rapids votes to spend 50000 dollars to improve its water power system. The brief item notes swift local action would follow if the city were nearby, including a circulated petition and injunction potential.
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Sauk Rapids
Brainerd 1887 election nears with calm outlook
Brainerd's municipal election of 1887 does not promise the spirited strife of prior contests but there remains ample time in the next two weeks before ballots are cast.
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Brainerd
Bowman's Railroad Tax Bill Would Add Huge Land Area
The measure would place 3,000,000 acres on the tax rolls with 221,000 acres allocated to Minnesota under the Clark bill recently enacted.
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Bowman
Minnesota
Clark
Logging camps predict good winter work despite deep snow
Reports from logging camps are favorable despite at least two feet of snow on the level in the woods. The prevailing view is that a substantial winter of work is likely.
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Wisconsin
Duluth
Duncan & Gamble
Northern Pacific
Bradley, Handford & Co
O. W. Saunters
St. Croix
Stillwater
Possible Candidate Notes in Second Ward Race
H J Spencer is a possible candidate for the Second ward alderman honors. Mr Keene refuses to allow his name to be used for another term. Dr Hemstead would accept the position if elected.
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H. J. Spencer
Keene
Hemstead
Indian Braves Released From Manitoba Penitentiary
Big Bear and three other Indian braves have been released from the Manitoba penitentiary on Stopy mountain. They are the last of the prisoners taken during Saskatchewan troubles of the summer of 1885.
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Big Bear
Manitoba
Stopy Mountain
Saskatchewan
Brigham Young burial affair debunked amid wax figure claim
The tale that Brigham Young returned from the dead is denied as the burial overseer says a stone weighing several tons was placed on the grave. Reported sightings claim the buried figure was a wax dummy while the real Brigham reportedly went to Mexico. Wives are expected to greet him warmly upon appearance.
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Brigham Young
Brigham
Mexico
Cigars and Cigarettes Tax Figures From Last Year
Tax paid on cigars reached 3.51 billion units, equating to fifty eight and a half per person for a 60 million population. Cigarettes taxed totaled 1.31 billion, up 252 million from the prior year, with cigars consumption rising by 152 million in the same period.
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Arbuckle’s
Kirk’s
California
Fleming for Municipal Judge Endorsed by The Disparch
The Disparch endorses W A Fleming for municipal judge predicting broad public satisfaction and lawful, fearless conduct. The endorsement notes his competence and broad popularity as guarantees he will serve without fear or favor.
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W. A. Fieming
Fleming
Democratic influence blocks nonparty land notices
A Duluth Herald excerpt claims the St. Cloud land office restricts final proof notices to papers aligned with the Democratic pull, forcing settlers to publish in party papers. The piece cites discrimination against Republican Brainerd papers and notes the broader patronage issue in the Northwest. An unrelated testimonial praises Swift’s 8.8.8. remedy for skin and blood ailments from a Kalamazoo Telegraph clipping.
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St. Cloud
Land Office
Brainerd
Postpone Nass Legislation Until Interstate Commerce Law Studied
The article notes the nass legislation should be delayed until the interstate commerce law's impact is known. It cites Section 22, which requires a fare from a wide range of officials, journalists, shippers, and movers, excluding railroad workers and officials.
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United States
Russia Orders 10000 Guns From Connecticut Firm
The Russian government has ordered 10,000 firearms from Remington works in Connecticut. In New York stores over 3,000 clerks and salesmen have been discharged since the holidays. Steel workers in Joilet Illinois gain a 13 percent wage increase as factories remain crowded. Employers are expected to raise wages voluntarily with many already doing so. The Italian government plans a tax on all imported grain.
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Remington
Connecticut
New York
Joilet
Ill
Acquainted Comment on High License Proposal
Minneapolis businessman W. M. Brackett warns that if a $1000 license bill passes saloon owners would raise drink prices to a dollar, prompting men to leave bars early and go home to their families.
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W. M. Brackett
Minneapolis
Life-Line Gun Demonstrated for High Rise Fires
In New York the Bartlett life line gun tested on a 190 foot Croton tower. Bartl ett showcased rope lassoing, window hoists, and grenades loaded with extinguishing liquid. Demonstrations included firing projectiles with 30 50 pounds pressure and a claim that the device could break shutters at height enabling water access.
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Ninety-seventh Street
Ninth Avenue
Croton Water High Service
Hugh Bonner
Justin
Fire Board
Edson
Zalinski
Wallace A. Bartlett
Bartlett
Boston
Lartlett
N. ¥. Times
Mandolin Craze Among Washington Ladies Draws Society Interest
A Washington music dealer touts the mandolin as a fashionable, portable instrument for refined women, noting its Italian lineage and romantic associations. He says many ladies seek lessons abroad, with Mrs. Hallett Killbourne cited as a premier player. the banjo and guitar remain popular, but the mandolin is rising fast.
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Italy
India
Washington
Brigham Young’s First Marriage in Ohio Unearthed
Geauga County probate records reveal Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angel wed in Kirtland on March 31 1834 with license sworn February 10 1834. The license cites ages 21 and 18 and a release of any kinship impediment while Sidney Rigdon officiated and D. D. Aiken certified the marriage.
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Brigham Young
Brigham
Brickham Young
Kirtland
Munson
Mary Ann Angel
Geauga County
Smith
Sidney Rigdon
Ohio
Ralph Cowles
Geauga
State of
Court of Common Pleas
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Bradbury & Peabody
Brainerd Loan Agency
Brainerd Furniture Co
Fifth and
Front
Singer
Elgin
Watham
Hampden
Harrington
the Tribune
Minn
E. Herbert Stanley
Dentilt
Erative Department
Cale
Front Street
Ock
H. Hattett & Co
Portland
Maine
Police Gazette
Richardk Fox
Franklin Square
N. Y
Ww. Fleming
Plaintif
Spont
Ae Dives
Wisconsin Central Line
Parior
Ane Palace
Cago
St. Paul
Ashland
Prentice
Chicago
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Nicollet and
Washington Avenues
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Northwestern
East Third Street
Merchant's
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W.s.mellen
James Barker
Gen'l Pas
Kt A’gtilwaukee
Whitely
MIMN
M. McFadden
Court House
Bralnerd
M. Roberts
Hartley Biock Front Street
W. A. Smith
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Frater & Fernald
Attorney AT Law
A. Fleming
Er Attorney AT Law
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M. McLaren
GS. Fernald
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George Stinson & Co
Portland, Aine
Lumber Notes
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Kalamazoo
Ashland News
Michigan
H. B. Frye
Up River
Francoise
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Industrial Notes
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Paul Globe
Abe
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Lewis Bake
GLOBE
Grand Outfit Free
Ag & Co
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Sibley
Send
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Hiram Sib
Rochester
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