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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1890
Page
2
An English paper reports a syndicate is forming in that country to purchase Alaska forest lands from the United States. It notes that by 1700 one newspaper existed in the U.S., rising to 5,871 in 1870 and 16,319 currently, with the U.S. and Canada totaling 17,107 newspapers.
A mild panic grips Argentina's money market though disturbances recur with every full moon, causing no unusual surprise as traders monitor the irregular volatility.
Ex-Krye Minay of Servia attempted a bank break at Mona County with a fare bank scheme, spending $50 000 in the effort, which failed to succeed.
Admirers flood the print market causing a squeeze on African exploration projects while Emin’s rescuer reads proofs of his own book.
A relief-oriented note argues marriage can succeed for Chinese peasants with frugal living. It cites food needs at about $1 monthly and clothing costs near $5 annually, stressing economical lifestyles.
An English scientist proposes that the grippe epidemic sprang from contaminated air drifting from the decaying bodies of Chinese flood victims in 1888. The theory ties atmospheric spread to the drowned population and suggests airborne infection as the outbreak’s source.
The former governor secretary of state supreme judge congressman and U S senator, I y Man Trumbull, continues to practice law in Chicago at 77. He remains in good health and his legal ability is as strong as ever.
Count Aloys Karol in recently died leaving $2,500,000 in fortune and an income near $200,000 yearly. He owned a vast estate and ruled it as a tyrant in a traditional fashion.
A Detroit street car company refused to take copper coins from riders and this exposed a little known rule that one five cent pieces are legal tender up to twenty five cents while ten twenty five and fifty cent pieces are legal tender up to ten dollars.
A Turcable dispatch argues Mrs Langtry’s illness stems from the belief she has lost her beauty, asserting such notions ignore women’s nature and progress. It claims fashion and art can preserve youth, and that a handsome woman need not show age before fifty if she understands art.
The text notes how gold in California drew settlers to the Pacific coast, how a Australian gold rush populated a continent, and how in South Africa the Transvaal became predominantly English. It also mentions Demerara reporting that gold discoveries averted insurrection.
A traditional law makes young widows in China remarry rarely. Widows gain esteem as they age and may apply to the emperor at fifty to receive funds for a tablet inscribed with virtues. The tablet is then mounted over the main entrance of her home.
Marian Harvand, noted helper of women, has undertaken restoring the burial monument for Mary Washington near Fredericksburg Virginia. A century ago Mary Washington was buried on private grounds and in 1833 President Andrew Jackson laid the cornerstone of a grand memorial. A New York citizen began the project single handedly but was forced to abandon due to financial failure.
A lighthouse at Householm on the dangerous Jutland coast now operates what is said to be the most powerful electric light in existence. The 2,000,000 candle power beam sits on a 200 foot tower and can be seen thirty five miles away in rain. Two large fog sirens, one 650 yards away and another three miles off, are activated by the same electrical system.
Professor Buxey estimates a man weighs 154 pounds with 68 muscles 24 skeleton 10 skin 28 fat 3 brain 11 viscera 7 blood. He states heart rate 75 per minute and 15 breaths per minute, vents 1750 cubic feet of air daily at 1 percent, so an 800 cubic feet well ventilated space is required.
The coroner's jury in the Tracy fire at Washington finds the cause unknown and attributes most of the loss to exceptionally rapid spread.
At Staunton Virginia a locomotive collided with a car killing two men and injuring six others. A Toronto university fire losses reach one million dollars including a modern library. Multiple fatalities occur in Ohio Montana and Kansas with extensive property damage in Chicago Sioux City and Wichita. A man saves his wife and children from a house fire but faces likely further peril to his wife.
A sprawling report lists multiple sensational crimes across the U.S. and Canada. Missing funds from a Liverpool firm in Quebec trigger suits in Chicago. a Read ing Pa. man shoots his wife, her father dies. lawyers flee with client funds. a San Diego assault to murder witness injures the defendant. a Pawpaw man survives a shotgun blast. a Bloomington farmer is whipped. a New York bomb fails to harm. a Toronto man hanged for wife murder. crematory thefts and coffin sales. clerks flee to Canada. a Hastings teen shoots over jealousy. a Maine man decapitated and buried. ongoing investigations and trials unfold.
In Pontivy France a wedding party vehicle overturned dumping the bride and groom and several guests into the river. The bride groom and ten others drowned in the tragedy.
One hundred Point township residents near Chillicothe Ohio form a jailing club and arrest thirty criminals in a single night amid an epidemic of crime.
A Mitchell South Dakota financier hires men to work land claims promising $500 at year end. Meanwhile the icebound St Ignace ferry struggles nine miles from Mackinaw City as sixty passengers abandon the strait train and trek eight miles for shore. Separate notes report James Arnold released from a California asylum after disputes with Eastern relatives, and a four year old rescued from a 30 foot well in Oskaloosa Iowa after clinging to a clothes line while a parent fetched help.
Western markets note wheat bids in Chicago and St Paul with No 2 spring around 75 to 79 cents and No 1 hard at 78 to 79 cents. Minneapolis Milwaukee report diverse grain prices and dairy butter ranges with typical fluctuations and stock descriptions.
An Ohio printer in Washington Territory begins a hostile weekly by attacking the fictitious Col Taylor, inviting a duel. A dramatic office confrontation reveals Col Taylor exposing himself and threatening the editor, leading to a fight that ends with the editor fleeing and the story fading from the scene.
In a Terre Haute Express vignette Mr Figg tells Mrs Figg he earned 700 in a real estate deal while waiting outside. She decides to buy a new silk dress, prompting the quip that he was too smart for his own good.
The twenty third annual Minnesota Editors and Publishers Association meeting convened at the chamber of commerce in St Paul with about 150 members. President Joel Heatwole urged journalism as a moral force and stressed standards, independence, and accuracy while panelists debated mileage, ownership, and partisan press issues. A Windsor hotel banquet featured Ignatius Donnelly and John A. Johnson with entertainment and speeches.
Resolutions denounce high express rates and urge a legal remedy while praising the National Education Association. Delegates to the National Editorial convention were elected with several alternates named. Officers selected include L. P. Hunt as president and T. M. Newson as corresponding secretary. The group planned next meet in 1891 in St Paul or Minneapolis and toured the Pioneer Press building after adjournment.
Booms cross the river through Fort Pierre as a wide melee erupts over land claims. Jesse James hardware raid, brutal beating, and a mob lift of a widow’s house spark a vigilante response. Northwestern officials arrive to enforce claims on the mile square.
About 400 miners at the Aurora mine in Hertey Wisconsin went on strike over the appointment of the mine physician. Thomas and McCabe, previously longtime doctors, were discharged and replaced by Dr McLeod, provoking the walkout as miners demand a voice in hiring and threaten broader action if unresolved. Work is halted except for water clearance and tensions risk spreading to Gogebic.
Special Telegram reports from the Mining Inspector Herex a Montana say more than 12 000 mining claims have been located under US laws. About 2 000 mines show potential to be paying with mills furnaces or shipments, and Montana leads in gold silver pepper and lead production after only scratching the surface of its thousand mines.
A fire at the Adams and Market corner gutted the southern half of the J. W. Farwell & Co. building, housing Taylor Brothers and Work Brothers. Loss listed at 475000 with full insurance. Fireman injuries and two other men hurt, one possibly fatally.
A joint railroad meeting in Pleasant Grove Marion and High Forest discussed granting a bonus to Winona & Southwestern. Most High Forest residents favored about 10000 dollars with Marion and Pleasant Grove potentially seeking 3000 to 5000 each. Proposals not yet formalized.
Rumor from Margoy Iowa suggests Stickney and Hill railroad interests may merge. Chicago St Paul Kansas City would push from Manly over ten miles leased from the Central to connect with Mason City Fort Dodge, creating a strong south and southwest link. Possible impact on Winona Southwestern and Lackawanna extension to this city remains unclear.
Helena reports possible arrests for lottery law violations as a test case looms in Silver Bow or Lewis and Clark courts. Rumors say the Louisiana Lottery schemers seek a foothold in Montana, with talks of a huge bribe to renew its charter and wipe out state debt, amid ongoing receiver arrangements and constitutional questions.
Reports from Cuameensats state that Indians occupying land at Lower Brule may abandon it following a proposal by townsiters. The interior department faces questions over canceling certificates under the severalty act, while settlers on adjacent tracts worry over competing claims and possible reconquest of the land by Sioux interests. Col. King and Goodykoontz travel from Washington to Chamberlain to establish the new land office and assure settlers of government protection.
Washington special says the ways and means committee struggles to agree on revenue cuts. Repeal of the tobacco tax is favored by many, while sugar relief meets party opposition and raises the risk of defeating the bill. A $430 million appropriation and $450 million revenue create a $20 million shortfall that complicates any cut. Some seek 20–30 percent sugar relief as a compromise, but tobacco repeal remains uncertain amid regional splits.
Western men favor spending tobacco tax revenue on rivers harbors and public buildings. They argue reductions to surplus should hit necessaries not luxuries even if it raises imports. The committee faces a difficult job drafting a satisfactory tariff bill.
J J Corbett, trainer of the Olympian club in San Francisco, defeated Jake Kilrain in six rounds for a $3 500 purse at the Southern Athletic club rooms New Orleans. Kilrain failed to knock out Corbett who held a longer reach and superior movement throughout the bout. Kilrain blamed the disallowance of in fighting for his defeat as spectators watched the match with interest.
Washington reports reveal John A. Percival's withdrawal as receiver of the Devils Lake North Dakota land office after Secretary Noble sought reconsideration of his Senate confirmation. Incumbent Receiver Smith, previously charged with accounting shortfalls and later vindicated, remains in office as the secretary corrects the record. Senator Pierce disputes the earlier removal and supports independent future action.
In the Commons Mr. Parnell pressed for the government’s intentions on the Parnell Commission report. Smith, the government leader, said the house would be asked to adopt the report and thank the commission for its conduct. cheers followed. Russell attacked Parnellites amid praise for Gladstonites and charges against Earl Spencer.
BinwincHam Alabama special. George Preston of Clay County returns from Utah after ten months as a Mormon convert. He recounts wives for elders and flogging for resistance, converts forced to surrender money, and the loss of his wife who he believes is in Salt Lake City. He says $200 given to the church and threats until self reliance. He started home three months ago with a hard journey back.
Washington Special Telegram Assistant Secretary Chandler reversed or affirmed multiple land decisions in South Dakota and surrounding areas. He overturned Berend Leers vs James Way, upheld cancelations of E W Patton and B E Crane entries, modified Frank K Medse’s preemption filing, and affirmed Horatio Wales Jr’s appeal denial.
Rumor says Cleveland allies may buy the St Paul Globe. Daniel Lamont, president's private secretary, indicated at a New York publishers meeting that editors discussed the sale as a potential move to boost Cleveland’s candidacy, fueling talk of a coordinated early offensive.
The Yorktown left its harbor escort to France while the rest of the squadron sailed. Sergeant Crane, commander of the Yorktown marine guard and Civil War veteran, died from pneumonia brought on by influenza. A Maine native and Free Mason about forty five, he served over twenty years in the marine corps.
A February American Agriculturist excerpt discusses how pleasant conduct lifts spirits and how true agreeability must come from the heart. It contrasts genuine warmth with tyrannical behavior, notes how a single disagreeable person can sour a gathering, and suggests habits like rest and varied activities to preserve temper and household harmony.
The Brooklyn Times notes a steady rise in newspaper women in New York. It recalls Amos J. Cummings sealing off women from the Evening Sun, while under Mr. Brisbane a clever former Cleveland Leader staffer gains a chance. The piece urges aspiring women to journalism to blend talent, temperament, versatility, and self control in a demanding office world.
The German press discusses the in Paris designed repeating air rifle by M. Paul Giffard. The device uses compressed air to fire a 300 shot cartridge with no smoke or flash and rapid reloading. Cost estimates place cartridges at about 20 cents and the gun at around five dollars.
A Times-Democrat tale notes a crossing scene where four ladies and a perplexed servant tested by facial cues. The servant judged honesty by looks and asked for directions with practiced civility. Children and animals are praised as interns of integrity alongside the wayfaring person.
Pioneer teacher J. L. Harbour recalls teaching in Leadville Colorado where a two story log building housed a grocery below and a primitive classroom above. Knot hole planks and a loose floor produced noisy interruptions as a loquacious grocer sprayed sugar and water, prompting a comic water fiasco and a firm classroom reform. The incident ends with the class moving to a better room on the ground floor.
An Egyptian mummy was unrolled after 50 years in a college museum. The linen wrappings ranged from four inches to a foot wide, with inscribed fragments in bitumen. The body appeared about 5 feet 3 inches, dark brown to almost black, with glass eyes and a linen ear plug, dating to about 800 BCE.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls D. K. Tenney before becoming a lawyer as he faced a country dance confrontation in Madison Wisconsin. A friend warned him of a looming fight over a dancing partner and Tenney chose a simple response by offering a two dollar bill, saying he valued even worse advice.
A young man sued his adoptive mother over his names Moses Exodus Matthew Luke Numbers Smith. The suit failed as he was beaten by the court which remarked lunatic asylums housed such as her in the left wing.
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