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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1889
Page
2
About 30,000 cords of birch wood have been manufactured into spools at Foxcroft Missouri over the past few years, according to reports from Brainerd Minnesota publishers Ingersoll and Wieland.
Mr. James Russell of Lowell lives with his sister in Boston and plans to deliver a course of lectures in Philadelphia this winter.
Lord Tennyson, described as irritable and invalid, insists newspapers be read aloud. he reacts with rage if the reports exaggerate his illness.
New archological finds suggest Rome at its height had no extant system of street illumination. No evidence of torches lamps or lit streets has been found in the examined areas.
A Harlem debating club ponders which is harder to settle Hayti's unsettled status or the north pole's unvisited nature. The discussion frames a playful contrast between a restless region and an undiscovered polar expanse.
A farmer near Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania is accused of stealing lumber from a neighbor to make a coffin for his dead daughter and burying her in the cellar where real estate was cheap.
It is said that at least a dozen London actors and actresses are practicing their parts by aid of the phonograph. They thus have the same opportunity as the audience to judge the correctness of emphasis and inflection in any passage.
The president-elect has his double at Washington, frequents hotel corridors, walks and poses for guests, and speaks to no one. He appears to tolerate office-seekers seeking favors, while maintaining a guarded public persona.
The 27 year old Dane Nansen completed a Greenland crossing on snowshoes. He stands over six feet tall and is described as a hardy Norseman with a broad chest and well proportioned build, shown off by a tight blue woolen suit.
A New Jersey farmer reports successful cultivation of the Cuba grown white yam or buneato on Hackensack bottom soil. He foresees this vegetable becoming common in the New York market within a few years, rivaling the southern sweet potato.
A Georgia traveler misplaced his coat in his bag before sleep. He forgot his action, traveled coatless to Atlanta, and later rediscovered the garment while searching for another missing item.
Trustees of a heavily mortgaged Lincoln Nebraska church reportedly sold advertising space on auditorium walls to raise money. Advertising cards appeared in conspicuous places at a charge of five dollars with an agreement including an endorsement from the pulpit.
A Litchfield Connecticut couple on the way to their wedding were forced to cross a swift torrent. The groom carried his bride on his back through water and mud, leaving the team with friends, and reached the far bank to continue to the parson’s as planned.
Senator Beck's condition has improved but is unlikely to attend the current session. He has been staying at Maj. Goodloe's country place near Washington since early October and may spend winter in Aiken. Heart trouble has eased but nervous exhaustion and indigestion persist. His physician ordered him to refrain from political activity until health improves.
A Brussels lace merchant ordered Marines lace from a Paris trader, sending the goods in a lead coffin labeled as a corpse. Detained at the frontier for corpse transmission formalities, the coffin was opened on the train at Quietrain, exposing a smuggler and leading to his arrest.
A national convention of colored Catholics met at St. Augustine church in Washington with delegates from across the country. Father Talton of Quincy led a solemn high mass while Cardinal Gibbons sat near the pulpit and delivered the sermon. The cardinal welcomed the delegates and spoke of an era in U S history. He urged moderation in deliberations and offered his ring for a kiss to attendees.
The Natchez owned by Thomas P. Leathers struck a snag near Lake Providence and grounded in shallow water on the opposite riverbank. Valued at 190000, it may fetch about 75000 and is partly insured.
From Carthage Missouri comes a notice of Col John C Dent death on New Year’s day. Dent was Mrs Grant’s brother and served in the late Civil War and the Mexican War with honor. N J McConnell Montana chief justice resigns due to burden of duties. He will likely enter law partnership in Helena and reside there.
A digest of robberies and felonies across multiple locales. A Millersville burglary saw a 1000 pound safe dynamited for over $600. a Tren ton township farmer eloped with a neighbor's wife toward St Paul. A Cleveland lawyer recovered $160,000 in London while Axworthy sails to Canada. Horner embezzled $20,000, and a Montreal chase follows. Several violent incidents and trials unfold including White Caps threats in Rawson and Gorman's New York court arraignment. A Philadelphia murder note and Baltimore subtreasury silver theft add to a broad crime panorama.
Reports detail a stabbing in Eau Claire during a street dispute involving Butler and young shown suspect August Schudder, while a Indianapolis post office robbery nets 2463 dollars. Other items cover Leighton rumors in Boston, the Stillwell murder in Hannibal, and a controversial Jewish temple sermon sparking a church brawl.
Advices from Burmah state a war has broken out in Wau country. Prisoners at Shwebo jail attempted escape and seven were killed while three wounded. Health of the king of Wurtemburg is unsatisfactory. Portugal notified Germany of an Africa east coast blockade. Haytian papers threaten Mr Thompson and many Americans are under arrest with the consulate crowded with refugees. Port au Prince danger reports are questioned by Minister Preston, who sees no foundation.
William P Higginbotham a private banker of Manhattan Kansas assigns to Samuel Kemball Sr liabilities 107000 and assets largely real estate and livestock 200000 Largest creditors National Bank of Commerce Kansas City 35000 and the assignee 16000 Bank founded 1858. Also reports mills in St Louis to close under Milwaukee millers association accord except Anchor mill.
Herald dispatch from El Paso reports a violent uprising of clericals in Mexico City. A day of fighting leaves three generals and multiple officers dead, with priests among the slain and hundreds more arrested. Chaos spreads to Chihuahua as authorities move to detain clergy.
The Galena and Yantic arrived Port au Prince on December 20 with guns manned to compel the release of the Haitian steamer Hayti Republic. Rear Admiral Luce threatened to fire if Legitime did not release the vessel within four hours, while foreign powers, notably France and Germany, sway Haitian politics and aid Legitime.
A Philadelphia murder case is closed after suspect Schroop confessed to killing Antoine Schilling, a Dutch boarder. Police linked the crime to robbery of Schilling’s money, revealing wife and daughter may have aided the act. Schilling’s body was identified by Keefer and Schroop’s daughter at the morgue.
Detectives acting on a Kentucky governor order corner Tom Wallace a Hatfield fugitive at Fiat Top Mountain. Wallace fires first but dies after being wounded and admitting Cap Hatfield and a Buchanan county sheriff paid $50 to kill Capt. McCoy two years earlier.
A six story Richardson Drug Company building burned on New Year’s morning, exploding repeatedly as flames leaped into the air. Firemen saved nearby residents including occupants of the Ehler house, while watchman Andrew Geraghty is missing and feared dead. Stock value around 675,000 with 550,000 insurance. building value about 200,000. Origin of the blaze unknown.
Thomas Vines a clerk for Adams & Westlake Manufacturing confessed to stealing $10000 then hid the funds in old stockings inside a large trunk after hiring a room near the factory. An accomplice unnamed aided the scheme and fled. Vines was sent by express to St. Louis and later captured in Chicago.
A Confederate accomplice sent a man to hide in a trunk loaded with ten thousand dollars aboard a train. Vines claimed poverty and rode in the trunk across a hundred miles before being freed from the airless confinement. Police, alerted by Chicago authorities, arrested him as he begged the baggage master to return the trunk.
Subcommittee led by Mesers Nelson Peel and Perkins completes work on the Indian Affairs appropriation bill. It keeps changes minimal and adds funding for a Catholic Indian school at White Earth Minnesota and for St Johns and St Vincent pupils. New plan shifts to department standard bids to avoid favoritism and disputes such as the Dobson & Co. blank et issue. Pending claims from Cherokee Chickasaw and Choctaw nations remain before Congress.
Josephine Bedard, a dark eyed French Canadian girl visiting Lewiston, Maine, says she has not eaten for 2,550 days amid a water only diet. Born in Tingwyck Canada in 1872, she underwent a 15 day water fast in Canada to prove her condition, with doctors calling her a physical wonder.
Jere Fenton of South Orange notices a nine inch circular ornament on his wall that turns out to be two snakes intertwined in a torpid state. He found it in fallen leaves near his house and fears heat may awaken the reptiles. He expects they may disgorge if mild weather returns.
In a sharp Wisconsin style dispute, Ohio politician Tom Corwin faces attacks from John C Calhoun era rivals about a carriage. Corwin quips that the carriage was inherited and unused for years, joking that chickens have roosted in it, while taunting about home industry.
Wheat futures and cash oats corn and barley rates across Chicago New York Minneapolis and St Paul plus pork lard and butter prices. Key firm and steady readings show No 2 spring wheat around 99 cents to 1.01 a bushel and Minneapolis prices for flour bran and hay with eggs and dairy values noted.
Reported sightings of the White Caps in New Rochelle New York involve Henry Seabright and a young woman warned to curb social evenings. The threats imply vigilante action if parties and society attendance continue, with similar activity noted in Chicago and a menace letter to local aldermen.
The house committee on public lands acts on an arsenate bill to reform public land policy. It favors disposing lands under homestead laws, repealing pre emption, and allows certain entries to be refiled or extended including one year leave of absence and 160 acre limits.
In New Castle near Seattle Washington territory a miners dispute between the Miners Union and Knights of Labor led to street fighting at the depot and mine shaft, injuries to foreman Duncan Buchanan and several miners, militia orders, and a return to calm after a train incident and siege near Newcastle.
Reports from Berlin indicate Prince Bismarck's condition worsens with doctors prescribing rest. Five thousand telegrams of sympathy arrive at Freiderichsruhe as Count Herbert Bismarck remains with his father.
The Senate and House update on foreign policy seal fisheries at Behring’s Straits, tariff reform, Nicaragua canal, union of territories, and a proposed constitutional amendment on marriage divorce. Key figures include Hoar, Springer, Reed of Maine, Allison, Hale, Sherman, and Prumb. noted items cover customs commission plans, Haiti correspondence, and pensions for disabled veterans.
An athlete warns that heavy 25-cent cigars can harm a man’s heart and constitution, especially heavy men or former athletes. He suggests switching to cheaper 5-cent cigars or reducing usage rather than quitting, noting many millionaires do so.
George hesitates at leaving at 1 o clock as Amelie Rives begs him to stay. The boss warns of losing his job if the store isn’t open and the steps washed by 6 o clock. The girl shows noble resolve urging him to go for their future.
Cardinal Manning has prepared a comprehensive paper on the American school system using Montgomery statistics. He strongly favors parental rather than public school control. The paper will be published soon in England and America.
Duluth reports 715091.26 spent on street improvements. Fred Kirtland of Crow Wing held to grand jury for horse larceny. Litchfield dissolves eight liquor licenses and rejects six billiard licenses. Lakefield bank to close by March 1 1889 unless sold. J A Newell opens law office in Mankato. Theron P Bull dies at 84 in Red Rock. Berlin Wisconsin factory offers to move to Howard Lake with 2000 bonus. Bonniwell mill at Herron Lake produces 100000 bushels of flour this year. Red Rock resident shot by loaded pistol after fence entanglement. condition critical. Helena town Farmers Alliance protests railhead, single tax, and Minnehaha park. Albert Lea park packing project advances with strong capital. Mankato man fined for fare dodging rail. Child run over by wagon, dies soon after. Eliza Borg of near Glenwood goes insane after broken engagement. Watopa theft case. jewelry stolen. arrests few. Stillwater cases on attachments and bonds. Hastings Gardner mill accident injures Nels Olson. Chatfield disturbance ends in shooting. no arrests. Brainerd search for Gustaf Keil after axe assault. St Cloud editor John W Jones misread. Faribault denounces rumor. Southern Minnesota Fair to run Sept 2-7. directors to be elected. stockholders to meet. public stock sales discussed.
Boston figure George Chauncey, who cycled through Unitarianism, Agnosticism, Spiritualism, Theosophy, Rosicrucianism, Hermetic philosophy, and esoteric culture, now resumes orthodox ministry. He plans to confess his prior errors in the same session in Boston where he once taught controversial ideas.
A collection of household tips covering brass cleaning recipes using plate powder vinegar and alcohol with flannel polishing salt cellars for guests corsage styles and empire fashion trends in adornments quick burn cures using salt and laudanum safe handling of kettle-holders felt and flannel tea gear pantry flour for quick baking openings in floors mended with flour water and alum pulp caution about household thieves and salt used to protect the family health and vaseline shoe care with alum glycerine and odor control for feet
The article notes a shift back to white satin linens for table decor while artful white embroidered designs remain popular. Milk-white linen and crystal begin a new reign. colored glass wanes. but colored cloths stay favored for luncheons and teas in sea green buff and straw tones, with sea green preferred over reds or blues.
The anecdote recalls Benjamin Franklin at eighteen visiting Rev. Cotton Mather in his library. A low beam forced Franklin to duck as Mather cried Stoop, stoop, warning him that the world would bite hard. Franklin later credited the moral lesson to the experience.
A German bride story shows a father gifting a golden casket to his daughter with a strict daily inspection ritual. The talisman, hidden inside a parchment, proclaims that the eye of the mistress is worth a hundred pairs of servants' hands. The tale suggests repeated careful oversight would sustain the household’s health.
William Green of London, a famed steeplejack, has repaired at least 55 towers and spires including Salis bury Cathedral and several tall chimneys. He also recovered ten Tay Bridge disaster victims, helped raise the engine, and corrected a 280 foot Seeley’s flour mill chimney in nine days using screw-jacks with three assistants.
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