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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1891
Page
3
The remark mocks the soda water trust and warns that failing to bring purses ensures no future trust or protection for young women, implying social caution and economic prudence in a dated tone.
The United States has 776,500 miles of telegraph wires carrying 56,000,000 messages each year. France follows with 220,890 miles and England with 180,000 miles in the global telegraph network.
Literature once despised now gains favor as Siam's crown prince contributes a juvenile tale and earns a prize. The prince shows strong literary promise and broad opportunities in letters.
GrorcE Hawkins of Illinois quit starving himself after thirty three days and begins eating again, ending the endurance stunt.
It is reported that Indian camps in Manitoba are besieged by wolves. It is a toss up whether the Indians or the wolves are the hungrier. A vender of Frankfurter sausages would likely receive a cordial reception there.
Iris reports Reverend Sam Jones has raised his rates by 25 percent since he criticized the Texas mayor. Jones argues the move is based on the belief that a man who defeated a Texan would prevail against Satan in any fight.
Grovce Bancroft laments the public’s tendency to omit past memorials in favor of profit. He cautions sentiment and veneration remain valuable, but dismisses the almighty dollar as guiding conduct in these sordid times.
Officers hope to lift the restraint on warships on the Great Lakes. A squadron in these waters could enable several favorable naval postings.
Katie Fiexp profiles a Washington woman who claims courage comes from clothing rather than sex. She argues that petticoats are not a mark of bravery and questions how bifurcated garments would embolden a woman against a bloodthirsty mouse.
Schweinfurth mortgaged his Heaven at Rockford Illinois and raised twelve thousand dollars. The article suggests the treasure stored there may be safe from moths theft and corruption.
Mr Govup argues that government projects cost more than private work but offers no justification. He states the government ought to obtain services cheaper than individuals or corporations and calls for investigation and correction of this disparity.
The disputes between Major Wissman and Emin Pasha dominate parliamentary debate. Chancellor von Capriva notes Africa offers space for both men, while colonial enthusiasts push faster development than the government approves.
The Carburn Glass Works reports a million five-tramme bottles for Koch lymph ordered and produced since November. The bottles use fine glass and air tight glass stoppers to ensure product containment.
The copyright bill, watched with interest abroad and at home, is likely to fail again. Amendments include a provision allowing import of reprinted American-authored works on payment of duty, which would largely defeat the bill’s aims for American authors.
The latest wedding trend features a bridal party dining room adorned with a real rose ceiling lit by rose colored electric globes. A tower of roses decorates the table and bells hang within a chime that sounds between courses, connected by a golden cord to each lady.
Presmpext Diaz of Mexico is announced to start for France where he will remain for several months due to ill health. If he leaves Mexico temporarily, the move would be unusual given past instability, though he may trust his government to handle affairs in his absence.
The president and most of his cabinet plan a April tour of the Pacific coast including a Southern States visit. The state department began implementing the apportionment law by sending certified copies to every state and territory. Brazil agrees to establish the international bureau and share expenses, per E H Conger from Rio. Blaine denies Toronto telegram about a letter to Laurier on Canadian commercial union. Northwestern millers ask Blaine about trading with Brazil under the reciprocity treaty and seek guidance to sell flour.
Silas Davis of Greenfield inherits 60 million dollars. Catherine Drexel plans final vows after entering a Pittsburg convent. Mrs. Leslie Carter makes a Chicago stage debut to rave reviews. Boomer’s Opera House in Waukon burns, with losses of 26 000 dollars and 18 000 dollars insured. Windsor mill boiler explodes killing four workers. Theodore F. Warner, pioneer of Missouri river packet line and Ben Holliday founder, dies in Kansas City. Elijah Pound dies at 89 near Chippewa Falls. Jay Gould falls ill and travels to New York with a medical party. Lieut George Scriven and Mrs Bertha Bragg wed in St Paul’s cathedral and plan to sail to Guatemala early next week.
Miner Anton Wingenback died after falling into Drum Summon shaft. British steamer Thanemore reported lost with 34 crew, 12 cattlemen, 500 cattle. Ellisville Fulton county wiped by fire leaving only three houses. A reformatory convict gang stole wood alcohol causing four serious deaths. Norwegian steamer Simon Durmos unaccounted near Cuba. Deadwood Central train slid 300 feet, reached 60 mph, wrecking engine and coach. several injured but escape by others.
A Ridgeville Indiana raid netted 3400 dollars by professional thieves. Adair reports a diphtheria outbreak with five deaths in ten days in one family. Appleton’s Christian Schroeder, age 89, reportedly feigned illness to the point of bed confinement. Ohio river region shows violence with a Napa California sheriff victimized, and a Cincinnati silk theft valued at 5000. Manchester Iowa reports masked burglars stealing school funds. Texas cases include a new No Man’s Land murder-hanging case on retrial and a county political feud with indictments. Mary Poetteker’s pistol wound leads to a death. a Columbus Indiana escape attempt ends fatally for a farmer. Marquette boardinghouse Poles cause disturbance. a collision over a window bill ends in fatalities. New York City saloon dispute ends in arrests after a glazier is threatened. Kentucky Judge Wilson Lewis linked to regional feuds is shot.
Reports deny Stanley plans on gifts for Salvation Army. Emperor William appoints Gen von Schlieffen as chief of staff to replace Count von Waltersee. Thirteen Catholic leaders in Halifax oppose Archbishop O Brien on trade. Larroumet duels Lordon near Paris, both hands wounded. Crispi’s fall celebrated in Sicily amid riots in Syracuse. Ottawa rumor of treason arrests dismissed as unreliable. Lord Salisbury warned about Newfoundland allegiance. King Alexander of Serbia ill at 15 after Milan abdication. Morse, former US consul general in London, buried in England. A murdered woman found in Cham- bers Street, London. Jack the Ripper suspected. Italian emigration decree targets padrone traffic in children. Salisbury to summon Conservative leaders to March meeting on dissolution. Rudini’s cabinet meets King Humbert. Chirmi and Villi named ministers. Vittles about oath of office and nobility offered to Crispi. Sir William Gordon Cumming linked to baccarat scandal in London society. Mme Patti denies Berlin arrest over breach of contract. disputes Zette’s actions and plans to sue for distraint.
Operators offer a uniform rate of 12 cents per bushel ending the Bellville coal miners strike. Switchmen on the Chicago & Northwestern rail line strike disrupts train movement. Newark police disperse two thousand strikers near Clark's thread mills with no deaths.
A finish fight between bulldogs Little Tisch and Kimboe concluded in thirty five minutes with Tisch the victor for a purse of thirty five dollars. Manning the Pacific welterweight seeks a match in Minneapolis and ponders challenging the winner of an upcoming bout. John M Ward sails for Europe and will return April first. Peters plans another match and shows no preference for opponent. George Peters and Billy Smith weigh in on possible matches in the Minnesota scene.
The column surveys several reform and policy moves: Illinois senate pool selling and book making banned, Indiana buck et shops suppressed, Kansas tax on bonds and notes, and a four month option on Stover Manufacturing by English capitalists. It notes a Pan-Republican call in Washington for April 10, the Woonsocket shuttle works purchase by American Spool Bobbin, Chicago’s Northwestern Traveling Men association ruling, and a Queen Isabella association unit organized in Chicago to support women journalists at the world’s fair. It also mentions the Republican club dinner in New York honoring Lincoln’s birth anniversary and a speech by Hannibal.
Gen. Thomas Ewing announced at 1:50 PM that Gen. William T. Sherman had passed away at West Seventy-first Street. Family members including Senator Sherman and Rev. Thomas Sherman were by his bedside as doctors confirmed the end after a prolonged illness.
Dr C T Alexander detailed General William Tecumseh Sherman’s illness from cold to erysipelas and worsening bronchial issues. The physician cited a weeklong decline, limited sleep, and a final struggle with mucus buildup leading to death, noting Sherman bore pain with little relief.
St Louis February 14 1890 Gen William T Sherman declining to join another G A R post says Ransom Post has stood by him since its start and hopes his body will rest at Calvary cemetery beside his wife and beloved soldier boy amid his comrades sealing the sacred duty. The family will decide final arrangements.
Comnicus Ohio February 14 telegram from Gov Campbell to Gen Ewing requests the body of Gen William T Sherman be buried in Ohio the state of his birth. Adjt Gen Dill orders half mast at state arsenals and armories and a three month mourning period for National Guard officers. Eighth battery at Columbus to fire thirteen guns at dawn and forty four at close of day.
A biographical sketch of William Tecumseh Sherman tracing his birth in Lancaster Ohio on February 8 1820 his West Point cadet years 1836 to 1840 rise through the ranks in the Florida war the Mexican War his promotion to captain in 1848 and his roles as acting adjutant general in California and the Pacific division through 1850 with his promotion on September 22 1850.
The text traces Sherman’s Civil War rise from colonel to major general, detailing battles at Bull Run, Vicksburg, Atlanta, and Savannah, including his March to the Sea, and notes later commands and memoirs. It also covers his Fort Snelling posting, Northwest visit, receptions in Minnesota, and the St Anthony Falls bicentennial speech.
President Harrison reacts with deep sorrow to General William T. Sherman's death in New York. He instructs Grant and Schofield to confer full military honors, issues a national funeral order, and directs the flag at half mast and business suspension. He sends a personal message to Sherman's family and suggests the body lie in state in the Capitol rotunda.
The president sent a message to congress announcing the death of William Tecumseh Sherman at his New York residence. He praised Sherman as a beloved patriot and ideal soldier, whose life unified civil institutions and military service. The note recalls mourning across government departments and the nation.
New York dispatch notes Gen Sherman predicting he would die before April 27, Grant’s birthday. Colleagues say the illness worsened from erysipelas to pneumonia and bronchial trouble, with doctors cautiously updating on his condition.
The Minnesota Senate meeting at St. Cloud faced a quorum delay and scarce votes, adjourned after brief business. Measures included a probe into Platt B. Walker’s war tax refunds, a resolution to form a joint committee, and actions on condolence notices for Sherman and Porter. The House reconvened, passed reports, and approved a Niagara Ship Canal resolution.
The Senate spent a full day in speeches with limited actual work and a blundered vote on an income tax amendment. The House discussed railway lands taxation and free legislative transport, plus a municipal women’s suffrage bill and a 5 percent inheritance tax proposal for estates over $500.
Friday highlights show the senate debating land transfer reforms and notarization changes while a bill curbing railroad rates for farm products advances in committee. The house spent most of its time on minor resolutions as several measures were introduced, including a fixed weight and classification plan for railroads and land provision for the Duluth and Winnipeg line.
The senate held a three hour session with many bills considered and some sent to committees. Aitkin Itasca split measure was tabled to allow house action. Debates centered on Tawney’s probate notice bill. New measures included vacating Oakland and Lutheran cemeteries for streets and parks. Some bills moved to general orders.
Shortly after the senate convened yesterday Senator Sanborn introduced joint resolutions on the deaths of Gen. Sherman and Admiral Porter. The measures were laid under suspension of the rules and sent to the house, which approved them. Senators Day Smith and Dean also presented petitions opposing bills to raise employer liability or alter established negligence law.
In Washington today Senator Stockbridge introduced a bill to create the National Guarantee Loan and Development Company of the United States. It aims to aid the poor, develop unoccupied farming and mineral lands, cultivate natural resources for national wealth, establish cooperative industries, and fund non sectarian schools colleges hospitals and asylums.
Senator Leavitt's constitutional amendment for an income tax advances before the body by a 30 to 14 vote, with Mayo paired to Morse and several Senators absent. Crandahl proposes school funding for Owatonna including main building and utilities totals. Legislation on compulsory schooling age and English instruction is postponed, Stockwell’s amendment fails, Knudson’s bill is tabled, and privileges for Grand Army members are granted while at the state encampment.
The tale recounts how Prince Bismarck, known for decisive tactics, wrote to Fraulein von Puttkammer’s parents demanding marriage. They discreetly tested him, the girl signaled approval, and upon his arrival he embraced her publicly, leading to an immediate betrothal. Bismarck often concludes with the line about what the little lady has made of him.
A series of maxims reflect on prayer, humility, conscience, and social influence. The speaker warns that outward piety may hide inner failures, while true happiness comes from making others smile. self awareness is essential to avoid harming others.
In a performance of La Jeunesse des Mousquetaires Mme Bey plays Mme Bonacieux. A spectator cries danger to the poison, shouting it is poison for rats. The house erupts, Mme Person laughs, and Mme Bey struggles to finish the scene with D Artagnan.
Brandon police arrested A H Williams yesterday on forgery charges said to stem from Colbrook New Jersey about two years ago J F Amey of Lancaster NH arrives to prosecute but Williams will not face extradition proceedings.
Eight thousand people gathered at the residence of Senor Salmeron in Mandan and gave him an ovation. From the balcony he announced that he had been lawfully elected in Barcelona and the crowd dispersed peacefully.
An interview with Dr J B Henson and local figures argues Bright's disease stems from kidney trouble. They assert early treatment with Warner's Safe Cure can cure many cases and warn against neglecting kidney symptoms.
Readers report positive results from August Flower used for dyspepsia. Ed Bergeron of Lauzon Levis Quebec and C A Barrington engineer and general smith of Sydney Australia claim cures and miraculous relief.
The London Truth argues that General is a rank not a title and that Booth should be called Mr Booth General of the Salvation Army. It cites examples of misapplied honorifics and suggests the proper designation is Mr Booth, General of the Salvation Army.
The Philadelphia Times notes electric lighting in mines reduces ignition risk as insulated wires and lamps prevent contact with explosive gases. It argues for a single independent agency to manage mine lighting, reducing miner involvement. It adds the move reflects broader miner protection legislation goals. It also reports Count von Waldersee’s retirement signals the young Emperor’s continued insistence on his own will.
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