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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1893
Page
2
The Brainerd Dispatch notes the discovery of the Roman water pate at Nimes. Two openings measure about 13 feet wide each, with blocks of tone about a half yard thick.
If new gold finds in Colorado and Montana spread as press claims, the supply curve could shift naturally. The public debate centers on whether law and policy should counteract potential price effects without legislative intervention.
The monk, employed in a vineyard attached to a monastery, devised cork as a bottle stopper. Before this, bottles were sealed with flax soaked in oil.
A traditional Chinese belief centers on the kitchen god who annually ascends to heaven to report on the private lives of the households under his care, prompting families to review and clean their behavior before the New Year.
The salt beds in Nevada dwarf all others in the United States with a single deposit spanning 15,930 acres and no bottom found to date, highlighting the vast scale and mystery of this mineral expanse.
Not content with funding Chicago University with 2 600 600 dollars John D Rockefeller has just added another million to the endowment. The high profile benefactor raises total aid to the institution, underscoring his continued philanthropy and influence in higher education.
The Princess of Wales has chosen not to wear crape, signaling mourning for the Duke of Clarence. The omission is noted as a departure from customary sorrow, seen by some as excessive in its display.
A colorful quip warns that before steamship lines threaten the United States they should note the nation's hearty broad grin. The line suggests American resolve and confidence in facing threats with humor and strength.
A new device enables signaling along a length of fire hose. Wires run inside the hose and are insulated, allowing firemen at one end to send a signal to the other by making battery connections without leaving their post.
The text contrasts Jay Govuto dying before sixty with Commodore Vanderbilt earning most wealth after sixty. It argues that if Govuto had twenty more years, the nation’s financial problems would have been greatly simplified and unified, implying a sharper view of aging and economic potential.
A Canaman electrician claims electricity drives tides and demonstrates by rubbing a rubber comb in his hair and drawing it over a glass of water. The comb attracts water, creating a visible tidal wave that follows the comb’s movement.
A brocade of phrasing invites Albert Edward to attend a show if his mother agrees. The message promises a memorable, friendly farewell that will linger in his memory of the good times shared, underscoring a grand, personal send-off.
Bombay unveils a gravity fed system supplying 31 million gallons daily from a great artificial lake. Water travels through 62 miles of tunnels to the city. The dam and aqueducts form part of one of the era’s famed engineering feats.
The wily ways of women are illustrated by Mary Anderson of Seattle who secured a divorce, left her husband, then accepted his attentions again. He refused the repetition of their marriage, and she now sues him for breach of promise.
A WasmaGrton social club declares that when one gentleman is knocked down by another he should try again rather than seek police protection. The comment suggests it is becoming dangerous to be a gentleman here, likening conditions to France.
The author notes that money scandals have been fewer in British official circles this century than in any other government. He asserts that neither the French republic nor the United States can claim such a clean record.
Reported method involves tying a string to a carrier's foot with the end set alight. The string is said to burn long enough to wake them, ensuring they do not oversleep and lose their place.
Dr. Richardson notes 860 men earn living in Paris sewers and asks if sewer workers gain immunity to contagion or if the mode of disease spread remains unclear. He questions how occupation relates to transmission and seeks clarity on the risks faced by these workers.
An alloy called ALuMrMcM has been used to construct a life-boat at Stralsund. The metal is noted for its light strength, but its seawater durability remains to be tested as aluminum alloys are known to corrode in sea water.
A controversial will and a $5,000,000 bequest to George ignite a dispute over inheritance tax. State officials claim $50,000 tax due, while defenders argue the sum is a debt payment for services. The court must resolve whether the alleged dodge stands.
A compact weekly digest summarizes major events and developments across politics, economy, and society. Key leaders, institutions, and locations are noted with concise outcomes. Readers gain a rapid overview of notable moves, policy shifts, and incidents shaping the week.
Martena Harrison lies ill of scaratina while Attorney-General Miller orders the discharge of Bill Dalton the Indian Territory desperado now a deputy U S marshal. Congress may probe the Panama canal scandal as new disclosures rise. Miller reports Daltons lack of commission and notes deputies Bob and Emmet Dalton served under Col Jones before being retained then removed in the fall.
A long bulletin catalogs numerous fatalities and injuries from accidents and disasters. incidents span Long Island dynamite blasts in New York and Albuquerque, hunting deaths in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio, a fatal gas incident in Baltimore, a Chicago rail crossing accident, and a church and store fires in Wyoming and Crawfordsville. Names include A T Clark and others. weathered by rail, mine, ship, and theater losses, with frequent rescue efforts and insurance notes.
The article catalogs varied items from high society and business. It notes Lord Tennyson's estate value at 156000 dollars and George Gould wielding estates employing 100000 men. It mentions Louis G Stevenson’s winter plans in Texas, Col Neville’s suspension from the Metropolitan club, and Norman Lockyer’s comments on Tennyson. Additional items cover Prince Bismarck railway interests, the Craven engagement, H W James’s cousin claim, Carnegie gifting a piano, Hamilton Gann’s bank plan in South Carolina, and doctors De Witt Clinton Green’s death in Brazil.
Eleven men are killed in a fight in a Western mining town. Two Iron Hall officials are arrested in Baltimore. In Boston a man murders his daughter wounds his wife and kills himself. Central Traffic Association managers seek solutions to knotty problems. A home visit by an unknown man fatally wounds Theodore Blakesley and James Fox. Adam Gripson and Louis Fox lynched after robbing a Luling store and killing Samuel Bastel. James Dunlap released after fourteen years for bank robbery in Northampton. Frederick Frisch convicted of embezzlement tied to Gassner Co. Michael McAndrew found guilty of arsenic poisoning in oyster stew intended for his wife.
A roundup of violent acts and legal actions includes Bern ard Schwalen a newly ordained priest at St Aloysius in Covington Ky dying by gunshot in church residence. B J Martin of the Eupora bank rearrested near Memphis and brought to Eupora. A Boston grand jury indicts seven for fraud in naturalization. A riot follows a drunken shooting match in Alton Kansas with one death. Jewelry store burglary in Bryan Ohio totaling about 11000 with thieves fleeing to Indiana. Milt Thomas shoots Ben Webber in St John Kansas in self defense. A Hungarian riot near Carbondale Pa leaves Frank Oganta fatally stabbed. Three Pittsburg men stood for murder after a Christmas night street clash. George Moody kills James Koesus in Brinkley Ark in a coach incident.
The survey notes natural death of Baron de Reinach and a new Rus sian plot. Wrecking of a Dublin detective office leaves a detective dead. Hungarian embezzlement revealed. Canadian warships described as revenue cutters. A study finds King Lear manuscript in Luolff papers. Bank of France shows gold reserve shifts. Bismarck linked to Milwaukee street railway speculation. De Lesseps accused of financing canal lobbying. A Bradley Martin daughter notable in London. Worcester Traction to be incorporated with $5 million capital. Corrientes rebels seize towns and rail lines. Dublin bombing inquiry hints at political force factions. North Finland famine worsens amid Swedish fundraising. villages snowbound, likely losses.
Union printers in Lincoln Nebraska strike for higher pay while Toledo electric linemen walk out and cut wires plunging the city into darkness. A Macon Georgia court rules employees cannot be discharged for union membership. Rail unions plan amalgamation to curb strikes amid global tension.
Jerry Simpson remains an avowed candidate for the United States Senate while Michigan Supreme Court denies Judge Newton a recount. The fusionist judge awaits further action as the high court responsive to the appeal on the Michigan supreme bench.
A collection of brief items reports violent anarchist circulation in New York and Paris, editors in Georgia forming a state press association, Father McGlynn’s Christmas mass, Edward Parker Deacon suing for divorce in New York, Rockfeller’s $1,000,000 gift to a Chicago university, Wayland Trask & Co. failing, a brewery ad angers Mrs Palmer, judgment for $38,089 against Oregon Pacific in favor of Jacob Halstead heirs, Toledo gas theft uncovered, Wyoming supreme court ruling for Bee in County contest, ambush killing across the Rio Grande, Mrs Buford’s shock death, Mrs Kuehnert’s assignment amid debts, Maryland Steel Companys massive knife-shear project near Baltimore, Evans dispensary bill passing South Carolina house, Missouri Kansas & Texas vs Kansas City & Ft. Smith railroad crossing standstill, armed posts at crossings, Philadelphia & Reading control shift to Pennyslvania Finance Company with George H. Earle named head, sequence of corporate asset management changes.
A Dramneen farmer allegedly abused an eight year old boy placed with him by a Chicago child welfare society. Elkton investigators found the boy frostbitten feet and raw sores from brutal beating while performing chores. The child, once bright, now nearly an imbecile. Locals threaten to lynch the farmer named Nygard as prosecution is expected.
William Whalen, once reputed owner of the St Peter mine, was arrested at the Laclede hotel in St Louis. He had sold about 7,500 shares to 107 victims, paying roughly $65,000 in dividends while netting an estimated $500,000. The scheme collapsed as stockholders faced losses. Lutz had previously saved $75 from a $2,000 investment, and Whalen now faces renewed legal action.
In Pittsburg on January 4 the oyer and terminer court acquitted Stewart Rogers, age eleven, of murdering twelve year old James H. Stiveson after a quarrel last October. The mother cried openly as the verdict was read, and jury members with scruples against a child conviction asked to be excused.
Waterloo reports a fatal shooting as S H Smith killed Perry after a dispute over custody and alleged adultery. Smith, facing divorce from his wife, ordered Perry away at the La Porte City scene before opening fire as Perry urged his wife to leave with him. The incident occurred near Mount Auburn about thirty miles south of Waterloo.
Hayti at the World’s Fair honors its ninetieth anniversary with the dedication of the Hayti pay. Fred Douglass, former minister to Hayti, delivered the principal address at the request of President Hippolite.
Stockton Cal Jan 4 report a pocket of rich ore found in the Unica mine Angeles Calaveras county yielding excellent returns a 28 pound rock produced 16 pounds of gold and a 5 pound piece yielded 3 pounds miners call it the most valuable find in the region noting the mine is a steady producer of gold
Mrs H H Morgan files for divorce in St Louis amid a sensational scandal that peaked with Winston Barrett being shot by her husband. Morgan remains under arrest as Barrett lies in critical condition awaiting ball removal and court bail decisions hinge on Barretts prognosis.
Seattle report states a New York wife of Thomas Henderson Boyd, editor of the Olympia Tribune, killed on December 2 by his mistress, plans to prove their marriage and claim a share of the $30,000 estate. A letter from Hon. J. Schuyler Colfax of New York confirmed the bride’s claim and potential rights.
Washington reports internal revenue for the first five months of the current fiscal year at 70 045 070 dollars, an increase of 5 712 876 dollars from the same period last year. Every revenue source showed growth.
On the steamer Lahv reaching port today, Senator William B Allison of Iowa, chairman of the American delegation to the international monetary conference, arrived with his secretaries Morgan and Hale. He plans to stay in New York until early next week before heading to Washington, leaving his associates in Europe. Senator John C Jones remains in Brussels tracking translators for his speech in French, while President Andrews is in Paris and Cannon and McCreary are on the continent.
Special Lake Shore detectives and Erie police arrested seventeen men in a freight car robbery case. Warrants remain for as many more. Over 10000 dollars of goods were stolen in December from trains between Erie, Pennsylvania and Dunkirk, New York. Robbers boarded at a way station, used a rope ladder to reach car doors, tossed goods to the ground, and were later recovered from searches across nearly a hundred houses in the city.
Minneapolis dispatch reports a violent confrontation between gambler N. W. King and Democratic figure Joe Jepson. At the Continental restaurant and Merchant’s saloon both men traded shots. Jepson was wounded, losing an eye, after King wrested a revolver and struck him, then fired. Jepson lies in St Mary's hospital in critical condition. King is in central police custody.
A mob of twenty five to thirty men seized Deputy Wright at the courthouse at midnight and demanded the jail key. Roberts was taken to an old mill and hanged after an inquest returned a verdict tying his death to the December 15 killing of J A Sutherland at Leland during an altercation.
Dr John Ege of Reading continues experiments in skin grafts supplying a bald headed patient with hair from a donor, Charles Mueller of Washington receiving a scalp transplant from Mr Gertiesu. The operation shows promise for future baldness cures and may extend to animal skin coverings if subsequent grafts succeed.
Sacramento authorities report a sensational case linking George Jeffries, a Southern Pacific railroad engineer, to the murder of Miss Ayres Brighton station agent. Jeffries, married to Ayres under an assumed name with a wife and two children in Oakland, was arrested after Ayres threatened exposure.
An overview of early pawnshop origins in Italy and France detailing monti di pieta charitable beginnings under Franciscans, their evolution into banking entities, and the Paris system reestablished by Napoleon. It notes public access by the poorest and discreet branch offices for genteel pawns, with emphasis on social stigma and architecture.
A bank bonds theft leads to apursuit across Europe. Aspin flees to Calais and Madrid with two tickets and a £50 note while the manager manipulates the investigation. Inspector Crump exposes the manager's role, warns directors, and the chase ends with Aspin’s escape thwarted by a Parisian carriage mishap.
A deadly shooting affray occurred yesterday in Morrison, fourteen miles northwest of Palmersville, between A Carroll and J R Carroll versus Lee Cox and R A Alexander. A Carroll was killed. J R Carroll, Lee Cox, and Alexander were mortally or seriously wounded. Oscar Cox also sustained injuries. About thirty pistol shots were fired.
Ten days after the murder of R. P. Hairston a Green County merchant, a Black man named Jim Renecher was arrested and confessed that he and Glover Jones killed Hairston for $5 paid by G. P. Williams. They are jailed at Estawand as mobs threaten lynching before morning amid great excitement.
Bakersfield January 4th crowds threaten to attack the county jail to lynch Calvin Snipes, held for the murder of Isaac Osborne. Deputies guard the jail after a small mob was repulsed. a larger group is gathering and a bloody fight is feared.
Winnipeg special reports A Bagatine an aged Italian man was sandbagged by four men Sunday night and badly beaten. His son left for Italy yesterday, and it is believed the assailants sought the money the son had left with the old man.
A fragmented listing shows steamship movements with routes from New York to Southampton and Bremen, Hamburg and Antwerp calls, and arrivals including ships like Nestorian at Glasgow and Rhenania at Hamburg and Antwerp. The text notes several vessels including Bohemia and Snevia, with destination clues for Philadelphia and New York, but some lines remain incomplete.
A St Bernard selects guards and helpers among several dogs to care for children, watch flocks, guard, chase prey, swim for game, and handle doors, with harsh words for a pug and dismissive fate for a clay image. The tale reflects a humorous, anthropomorphic view of canine roles and human humor from Harpers Young People.
Jersey City January 4 A piano manufacturing combination is formed led by William Steinway and Freeborn G Smith with a stock of 200000 dollars. Other capitalists join a close partnership to produce musical instruments with plans centering on piano production and related articles.
Special dispatch reports Hugh J. MacDonald M P for Winnipeg has reconsidered resigning his seat in the commons and will remain another session at Ottawa.
The second trial of Maurice Strelinger known as M B Curtis Samuel of Posen faced delays after the death of a juror. A new jury must be impaneled, extending the proceedings for several days in San Francisco.
Pittsburg January 4 George Chamber a member of the Homestead advisory committee was arrested and committed to jail on a conspiracy charge.
A Great Northern passenger train from the East struck a herd of antelope near Blackfoot Montana. Over one hundred animals were in the herd, seven killed. The locomotive was disabled and a second engine was needed to continue the trip.
Stroudsburg special reports four men instantly killed while thawing dynamite for blasting on the Wilkesbarre and Eastern railroad near Tannersville. The victims included two white workers and two colored workers. authorities investigation follows.
Iron Hall officials Gladdings C H Baker and J P Eckersly were arrested on a state bank examiner warrant charging conspiracy to divert 20 000 of the order's funds. Baker and Eckersley posted 5000 bail each for a hearing, while Gladding remained unable to post bond.
After years of mine development in the Harvey Peak tin district, American tin is poised for world markets within sixty days. The Harvey Peak Tin Company began operations with its second concentrator battery and reports praise the process as experimental no longer, saving a large percentage of tin crystals from ore. The mill is set to reach full operation soon.
A coroner's jury found the four men killed at the Becker-Conrad tannery fire died accidentally with no one to blame. One body remains unidentified as the investigation concludes.
In Paris high society the upcoming wedding links the Duchesse de Luynes family with the Duc de Noailles. The bride’s widowed mother displayed her late husband’s wounds after war insinuations questioned his courage, at Dampierre the family seat about twenty five miles from Paris, a symbol of enduring French aristocratic grandeur.
Will Wishington asks if dudes hold value in society and Belle Pepperton replies she does not know. She suggests one could collect them as a vacant ot and speculate on their worth.
The text urges skilled workmen to maximize labor, noting pay rises with efficiency. It warns small capital farmers to limit land, as fixed charges persist regardless of yields. It advocates self-sufficiency by producing what one needs and warns against single crop strategies, which limit annual cash flow.
The Balubans of Manunsanyomma District in Central Africa smelt bog iron ore found near the surface. Clay furnaces six to ten feet tall heat ore with charcoal and air blasts. iron and slag are removed every eight to twelve hours. The circular forge houses a central fire operated by a unique bellows carved from wood and clay. Some natives craft fine copper inlaid axes, while politics among workers are brutal, with malcontents punished by death or skinning for patching and reuse.
A short tale from Good News shows a child asking his mother to tell his father he'd get a bicycle. The mother claims she argued for the bicycle, while the father refused, prompting a brutal public verdict on parental compromise and the child’s blunt misreading of parental motives.
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