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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1892
Page
2
Brainerd Dispatch notes authors of boys books aim for high profits though the creator of the "Old Sleuth" library is not highly regarded in the literary world.
The current Oklahoma governor, who later became a lawyer, reportedly had severe reading and writing difficulty at age 21. Experts now find his handwriting difficult to decipher, reflecting a notable evolution from earlier struggles.
Guapstone walked six miles down a rugged mountainside in two hours and reached the bottom ready for a foot race. Despite the feat, some locals still call him old, underscoring a contrast between vigor and perception.
A Tur decree banning the words hunger and famine in Kagan Russia is deemed unnecessary as locals express their plight without those terms. Residents convey the district’s condition directly, indicating clear understanding despite the restriction.
Mrs. Ference Nash of London sued Ali Khan son of an Indian prince for breach of promise. The case ended badly for the plaintiff as the testimony showed he made promises but could not be bound to fulfill them.
Mrs GrapsTone is described as energetic and industrious, closely managing her household and children while engaging in charity work church affairs and political interests. Her sustained activity contrasts with her husband and she remains active in public and private spheres.
Advocates insist cremation gains ground despite slow public appetite. Lieut. Totten says universal adoption is nearer than skeptics think, even if progress appears modest.
A St. Louis young lady warns that marriage ceremonies cannot be treated as jokes, citing legal restrictions on frivolous unions. The piece notes that even Dakota divorces require a minimum ninety day period, underscoring the seriousness of marriage timing and legal expectations.
An old Austrian custom reportedly binds an unmarried man who destroys the eye of an unmarried woman to marry her within two years or face lifelong doom. The tradition is described as more binding than law with curses of woe and perpetual unrest.
Newfoundland and Labrador face near standstill growth as census counts rise to 200,000 with only 4,100 new residents in seven years, about two and a half percent. In the prior seven years growth exceeded twenty two percent, with emigration likely spurred by unwise trade restrictions.
The committee appointed by the American Newspaper Publishers Association to study machine composition reports that typesetting by machinery is absolutely practicable and far cheaper than hand composition. For ordinary newspaper work machine composition is strongly recommended.
The city council of Berlin Germany debates shutting halls used for lodging and feeding the unemployed. Women’s halls were closed earlier because they were used largely by disreputable persons. Men’s halls are said to shelter mainly tramps and thieves.
In midsummer some humming birds travel as far north as Canada and after November they rarely appear east of California. They likely winter in Northern Mexico in Tamualipas evergreen forests where wild oranges and musk-lianas bloom at New Year.
The insects called electric centipedes are among the least attractive that give light. Black elongated crawlers with many legs move snake like, leaving a bright phosphoric trail. They mostly appear in daylight when their glow is not visible.
The late Randolph Rogers, famed American sculptor, was a portly, broad-shouldered man who pleased Cesar with his company. He was noted for his simple habits, genial manner, and lack of snobbery, with a humorous claim that criticism would have made him laugh and fatten further.
Tre venerable Dr Backus of Schenectady who served forty years as pastor there died recently. He became entirely blind about ten years ago yet occasionally preached from his pulpit and officiated at funerals. His eyes were later operated on successfully and he regained his sight. He held a high place in Presbyterian councils during his active career.
The earliest amber reference appears in the Odyssey with a gold necklace of amber among jewels offered by Phoenician traders. A Greek fable links amber to the sisters of Helida who mourned Laried by Zeus’s lightning, turning into poplar trees and shedding tears that became amber along the Eridanus shore.
Secretary Blaine denies report he will quit the cabinet. Canada reciprocal trade talks open in Washington. Brarve says he will not seek the Republican nomination. Interstate Commerce Act reforms poised to pass, signaling disintegration. Wanamaker orders more than double money order offices nationwide. A $40,000 damages suit is filed against Chili by Andrew McKintosh over abuse by Valparaiso police during Keeweenaw incident.
A string of obituaries and political notes from Washington and abroad. Joan Jay Kxox, ex cur rency controller, and several other figures including Mrs L H Roerns at 106 in Adger Alabama, African traveler James Averstus Grant in Scotland, and Rear Admiral Axprew Brysox in Washington. Ex President Cleveland to speak in Ann Arbor February 22. Lincoln denies presidential candidacy firmly amid Algers and Custer tensions. Lioup Trvis to retire from Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco next August after twenty one years, net worth estimated 15 to 20 million.
A string of devastating fires hits Hotel Royal New York and other cities. Losses reach $200,000 with 106,000 insured. Cincinnati and Columbus suffer major blazes. El Paso hotel evacuations rescue many as two hundred guests flee. Notable deaths include James Couch in Chicago and the Kissling mill boiler blast in Ohio.
A digest of sensational crimes and trials travels across cities: a St Paul man’s possible suicide, Hedsneth the Missouri train robber captured in San Francisco, a Minneapolis treasurer jailed for embezzlement, Chicago police raiding gambling dens, Milas Gallagher stabbing architect C F Waceyer in La Conner, German banker forgery allegations, Bangor Maine rum sellers indicted, A B Russell convicted for counterfeit labels, Denver bond suit against C H Venner, Allegheny City mayor convicted of extortion, Evoexe Joneson jailed for criminal libel, and Wm Coulter pleading guilty to perjury in a murder trial.
Reports from London and Liverpool warn of impending difficulties in corn and cotton trades due to price declines. Rumors of Servian upheaval surface in Vienna, denied by Servian minister. A French explorer M Vidal is said captured by brigands near Yarkand while traveling with merchants. Memorial services for Rev Spurgeon were held in London with large crowds. Burial occurred at Norwood cemetery. Guatemalan tensions in Mexico City fear military officers provoking street clashes.
The dispatch cites Barillas declaring a state of siege to stay in power and a papal rebuke against clergy political exhortations. Rumors swirl about the Greek steamer Embericos wreck mutiny and murders. Norway’s cabinet opens. throne speech promises copyright reforms harbor building labor oversight and social insurance. Madrid sentences four anarchists to public garroting for the Xeres mob attack. Workingmen push for a general strike.
Troopi multiplies in Western Traffic. Tar Omaha orders 256 more box cars atop 500 already placed. Forged Jacksonville Tampa Key West tickets sent to the Northwest. The trunk Line and Central Traffic Association appoint a general passenger agent to investigate all matters. Albert Fink expected to become president of the reorganized Richmond Terminal property venture.
The Western league adopts Reach bail while Mike Kelley hopes to play in New York. Sparring allowed in Providence. Ives frets over Schaefer match date. Mitcnct and Slavin praised after St Louis engagement. Tur entry lists for Chicago dog show detailing breeds. Henry Boyle aims to run Indianapolis club in Western Association.
Tur United Mine Workers association was refused to send delegates to the People’s party convention in St Louis on Feb 22. Forty eight contract laborers were returned to Europe from Ellis Island, total 121 for the week. Arrera conference the St Joe and Grant Island road granted demands averting a strike. Schedule sets three cents a mile and thirty cents an hour overtime. Adams Express messengers continue wholesale discharge on Pennsylvania railroads. Men claim union affiliation explains removals. Dismissals may trigger a wider railroad strike.
Partapecraians charter a steamer for Russia relief. Minnesota Humane Society holds annual meeting in St Paul. Iowa lawmakers stand by prohibition. a Mixxeaport man heirs a Michigan estate. New York faces a severe rypous fever outbreak. A bill aims to tax cigarette makers to suppress use. A Minneapolis convention hall report hails as finest. A receiver appointed for Western Farm Mortgage Trust, Denver. bank liabilities in New Mexico noted. Salt Lake City election shows Liberal lead. a funeral quarrel in Council Bluffs over flag-draped soldier. Tobacco rebates end as old system restored in St Louis. Killmaster prospects report favorable gas and oil indications. Maryland House approves tariff stance aligned with Cleveland Mills bill. Idaho Supreme Court rules Mammoth Mining in favor. Sullivan and Bankers' Hill interests lose. Nebraska Gov Boyl resumes duties. bills to compensate dispossessed appointees likely. Boston announces Twombly as Consolidated Electric president. large preferred stock allocations described.
Novelties in dress cloth feature plisse fabrics with pleats varying from narrow tucks to one or two inches. The plisse toile uses narrow pleats creating raised stripe effects, separated by plain cloth and often covered by silk or satin stripes in contrasting colors. Example given is moon-light blue wool with narrow pleats and silvery gray stripes.
A Red Wing appeal raises flour shipments for Russians while Congressman Hall backs a $50,000 Red Wing public building. North Dakota farmer Elias Danielson dies frozen outdoors near Mabel, and Oscar Griswold breaks both arms in a hayload fall. Mrs Lobdell commits self harm at Mankato, and James Cassidy’s body identified at Duluth. Local misfortune, inquiries into bastardy charges, political deaths, disappearances, revival meetings, post office site deals, and a Sauk Centre banquet for Senator Henry Keller spice the week.
Gov Burke names J C Gipson to the state normal board succeeding G Kanouse. Grand Forks gas franchise passes final reading. Janel to commence work on the new plant expected to operate in December. Farmer J A Duchon reports over six hundred sheep lost since December 1 from rusty oat straw. Valley City forms a new board of trade with officers J J Dobbin presiding John Holmes vice president J J Barclay secretary Arthur Miller treasurer. Bismarck chamber of commerce elects Harvey Harris president J R Ganer vice president Gerald Pierce secretary Dr W O Dupuy assistant secretary I C DeGraff treasurer. A train wreck two miles north of Conway injures a woman and child due to rotten ties. German Bob Arnott found dead in Bismarck after a week of drinking. Inquest finds death from excessive drink. Bismarck council approves billiard and pool room license at two dollars monthly and directs police to close illicit liquor venues. Officials suspect revenue-driven motive behind enforcement.
The Davenport Milling company plans to open an elevator at Clear Lake and a new state bank with $25,000 capital is being formed at Clear Lake, Joln Swenson of Canby Minnesota to hold a majority stake. Minnie Newton and her lover tying the knot at Running Water now live on a northeastern Dakota farm. Russian farmers near Yankton sent $523 to famine relief in Northern Russia. Vermillion WCU forms drug store affidavits survey to list liquor purchasers. Charles G. Lincoln of Hill City bank was bound over for grand jury. expectation of acquittal. Harry Pattee near Big Stone City stabbed himself, not expected to survive. J M Bunker formerly with Iowa division of…
The Milwaukee been appointed superintendent of the James River division with Aberdeen as headquarters. Rev Dr Sheiland and his wife receive appointments as superintendent and matron of Indian schools on the Sisseton reservation, effective the 21st. Salaries are $1,000 and $720 annually. Kimball forms a banking corporation named Kimball State Bank with $5,000 capital. W H Wyant named cashier. The Farmers and Traders Bank building, idle for a year, has been rented.
Obituaries report deaths of John Bantin 82 Utica Winnebago County Martin Christianson Racine injured by fall John Come ford Madison 69 Mrs Ferdinand Voight Appleton 35 Ransom Gaylor Oshkosh 91 John Mosher Racine 51 L C Parkhurst Ashland blind inmate suicide Theodore Grim Milwaukee jail inmate suicide Ambrose Otis Marinette ex postmaster sentenced Charles Larzelere Antigo defaulter arrested Carrington NC J Gardener Smith Rice Lake theft embezzlement arrest detailing warrants and transfers. Also marriages Miss Charlotte C Hass to Henry Colwell Appleton Miss May Webb Shullsburg to William Ott Hampton IA and electric dynamo receipt Appleton.
E R Lloyd dies at Mazon City one of the era's leading capitalists and early public servants. Marble found near Bonaparte with quarry rights secured for development. William Hebener of Augusta township dies by self destruction amid domestic strife, father-in-law to County Surveyor John Nau. J A Verger of New Hampton patents a safety passenger car top that ejects on side tilt for quick escape. Mason City railroad men foresee a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul extension to the Black Hills before land grants expire. Burlington bridge draw span swings amid rising river ice. ice gorge prevented. Portlock murder trial ends with guilty plea to manslaughter. eight-year sentence. George W. Jones of Dubuque sworn in to practice before Iowa Supreme Court at Des Moines. Gen Jones noted as 9 years old.
A sermon by Bishop Potter on beauty as a sin prompts ex mayor Carter Harrison to recall his mother and wife as beautiful, arguing beauty lifts life’s flow rather than leads to sin. He praises Grecian and Renaissance art, urging readers not to damn beauty, and ends with a layman’s counsel: do not grow old.
Charlotte Nicoll Minton accuses John McK Minton of adultery cruelty and inhuman conduct including striking with fists and vulgar insults. She says he kidnapped their two boys aged four and six and earns about 200 dollars monthly. She seeks alimony divorce and custody. Defense papers not yet received.
The brewing war across Ohio Indiana Illinois Kentucky Wisconsin and beyond may end with a price regulating compact. Plan calls for seven dollar per barrel price and the removal of middlemen to assure uniform profits. Major brewers including Anheuser Busch Pabst Schlitz Milwaukee firms participate. Silno's division unsettled but hoped to join. Albert Leiber of consolidated Indianapolis breweries says the aim is to end cut rates and keep plants running at full capacity.
In West London police court the hearing on Rosalie Bonaparte's fraud suit against Prince Lucien Bonaparte resumed. Rosalie testified the jewels were given as a wedding gift in May 1880s and that she believed the marriage valid. Prince Bonaparte and alleged accomplice William Alexander Thompson were held in bail for trial.
In Quebec on February 17 the bishops read a joint mandement denouncing political corruption. It excommunicates anyone who buys or sells liquor around elections, extending three days before and after the ballot. The proclamation forbids engaging in bribery in any form, aiming to curb corrupt influence in the voting process.
Patents granted to Northwestern inventors include Henry Boylston St Paul dynamo electric machine, Frank M Curran St Paul steam chime whistle, Austin D Hoffman signers to G Bates M E Wallace and R B Hirth Minneapolis water valve Edward Major Terraville D, Liston Manley Dalath ink stand Ts and H A Perring St Paul assignors fourth to G K Tounus White Bear feathering paddle wheel, as recorded in special telegram dated Feb 17.
Feb 17 Wasutxotox charges against Capt Louis R Walters assistant United States treasurer at Philadelphia are under review by the United States civil service commission. The allegations claim exam papers from his possession were copied and provided to two applicants for inspectorships in the Philadelphia custom house.
Waentschos February 17 The house committee on military affairs adopted a resolution for the reappointment of Gen J L Mitchell Wisconsin Gen W J Sewell New Jersey and Gen A T McMahon New York at the expiration of their terms as members of the board of managers of national soldiers homes
Wasurxotox Feb 17 A resolution by Mr Fithian warns that the gentleman from Tili nots plans to resume opposition to mail steamship subsidies and appropriations. The measure seeks information on all contracts under the ocean subsidy law.
Washington telegram notes pensions granted today with Minnesota original list including Hans Peterson Joseph Hewitt and others. Supplemental Peter Plummer and widow Elma Curtise listed. South Dakota original names Lindley Stanton Abram Duvall and others. North Dakota original Joseph G Davies among names.
Paris dispatch reports rumors that Russian General Von Hatford, said to have shot himself at the Hotel Louvre, was killed by nihilists seeking revenge. Police say available evidence indicates the general deliberately took his own life.
Lake City Minnesota special report: George Hill, a pioneer settler in this county, died here today at age seventy six.
Spokesman John F. Carrere political editor of the Spokane Sportsmen was shot at by A. C. Edwards. Edwards claimed Carrere mocked his son editor of the Weekly Regulator who faces indecent literature charges. Carrere denied it and Edwards fired missing but a companion seized the pistol and beat Edwards into unconsciousness. authorities fear further trouble as Edwards recovers.
In Mankato Minnesota a eight month old child of Mrs L D Saylor fell ill about forty days ago. Dr Jacoby treated it for grip which progressed to pneumonia and finally a very severe scarlatina. The fever stayed high, never dropping below 102 and often reaching 107. Three thermometers were used to confirm the high temperature.
New York February 17 Dr McGlynn lectured at Cooper Union on tax abolition and state land ownership. He tied the topic to his case and Archbishop Ireland’s Rome visit, suggesting he may be summoned to defend his utterances before the pope. He blasted Cardinal Simeoni and said he would never leave Rome muzzled.
From Wasuixctox Feb 17 the Bering Sea talks press toward finalizing terms before Lord Salisbury acts on the arbitration treaty. US and British agents agree on seal herd conditions but clash over why fur bearing numbers fell, with Britain blaming rookeries and US blaming pelagic deep sea hunting. Treasury officials note limited progress on submitting facts to arbitration, reflecting competing interests.
Representative Durborrow of Illinois introduced four joint resolutions in the house to advance the worlds fair preliminaries. They seek loan of Columbus relics from Spain Genoa Veragua and others for exhibition, invite Alfonso XIII and Columbus descendants to the opening ceremonies, invite American leaders to participate, and authorize the Library of Congress to exhibit related Columbus materials at the fair.
Two Nebraska trains will carry nearly two million bushels of corn for Russian relief. The cargo from Lixcoiy and Omaha heads east to Akron Ohio for grinding and packing before sailing to the sea board.
In Wasurscroxs on February 17 it is understood the court martial sentence for Maj Charles B Throckmorton, tried in New York for duplicating pay, is dismissal. It is expected the president will mitigate to two or three years suspension on half or three quarters pay.
The Indian committee has authorized Senator Pettigrew to report favorably his bill appropriating $50,000 each for the Indian schools at Pierre and Rapid City, S. D., and move them as amendments to the appropriation bill.
In Wasnixetox on February 17 the house passed the deficiency appropriation bill. It adds $98,000 to the $200,000 census deficiency for the division of farms and home mortgages. The item for the Sioux is raised from $115,514 to $145,414.
The house committee on manufactures on February 17 assigned the sweating system probe to a subcommittee of Warner, Lagan, Hoar and E. B. Taylor. They were authorized to start the inquiry immediately.
In Washington on February 17 the senate indefinitely postponed a bill to tax income to fund pensions and salaries for retired officers, noting it is a revenue measure that should originate elsewhere.
Assistant Secretary Nettleton departed for Chicago on world fair business. President nominates Samuel M. Byers to be consul general at St Gall. Rumor says Maj. Overman’s fate is decided against after his court martial. President and Mrs. Harrison hosted a White House dinner for the Supreme Court. Speaker Crisp returned to duty after a brief illness.
Frank L. Perrin of Madison accepts the editorship of the Chippewa Herald, the Republican weekly for this county. The Herald formerly led by Gen George C Ginty and then by Mrs Ginty since his death nearly two years ago.
Washington Special reports there is practical unanimity among Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee for Representative Fitch of New York to reduce the barley and hops duty. The measure is expected to be favorably reported to the House.
In Hamilton Ontario special agent C T Ryan of Columbus Ohio, with the Treasury Department, investigates a company accused of inducing Canadians to relocate to the United States under false pretenses. About 230 Canadians, including veteran James Whitley, were sent south. he had to walk home. Action proceeds under the alien contract law.
James Fair, son of a prominent ex-Senator in San Francisco, died today from complications blamed on bichloride of gold treatment. Early adopters like Jim Fair praised it as curative, but observers noted his listlessness. Doctors cite strychnine involvement in the gold cure as affecting his heart amid several similar cases. The dead youth’s father is reputedly the city’s wealthiest man, worth around $200 million.
The House Committee on Irrigation adopts a plan to abandon federal control of interstate waterways and to turn all ten lands over to the states without restrictions. The decision signals that states will settle the fate of shared watercourses independently.
Edward Knight Collins, born 1802, rose from clerk to armner in New York. At Charleston he chartered a pilot boat, beat rivals by four o clock, and bought cotton before sailing home, proving his skill as navigator and merchant in a pivotal cotton rush.
In Valenciennes a man killed by a jealous lover after a quarrel over a dream confession. The woman survived after three bullets struck her but forgave her assailant. The assize court sentenced Eugene to three months in prison despite pleas for mercy.
Tueopore Grim, a prisoner awaiting a county circuit court trial for selling liquor to Indians in Oconto County, hanged himself in his cell, authorities report.
In MarshaLtttown Iowa a school teacher was shot by her disappointed lover who then killed himself, leaving a dangerous wound and a fatal self inflicted death.
A woman on Congress Street helped two tramps by letting them shovel snow and promised food in exchange. They failed to return the shovel but later apologized at the door with the implements, saying work delayed them. The incident renewed her faith that some tramps can be honest.
A Chicago medical student recounted a prank in which he hid between pickling vats as an irascible janitor did a night patrol. The janitor, startled by a muffled demand to escape, grabbed him by the neck and waist and hurled him into a vat with corpses. Companions freed him, but weeks passed before he recovered his appetite. Washington Post.
Simple guidance for convalescents and caregivers stresses sunlit rooms, minimal visitors, clean attire, and modest flowers. It advises thin mustard plasters, light meals, proper ventilation, and avoiding heavy curtains, with specific notes on bedding, lighting, and removal of woolens to limit contagion.
Advice from Rider and Driver on handling a fleeing horse. Do not shout or stand in the road. Start running in the same direction, then jump for the bridle rein to check the horse. The pull on the bit often stops the runaway, with less danger if you ride another horse.
The advertisement touts Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as the reliable bakers choice. It stresses exact preparation and quality control with chemist testing, claiming uniform results and absence of ammonia or alum adulterants.
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