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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
13
Brainerd Minnesota based Ingersoll and Wieland publish the Brainerd Dispatch in Ames. The note names Brainerd Minnesota as the base and lists publishers Ingersoll and Wieland.
A collage of wry observations on gender, wealth, ambition, and social norms. Anecdotes touch on marriage expectations, professional ethics, Canadian trade shifts, a fictional mining El Dorado, notable public figures, and theatrical etiquette, reflecting a broad urban discourse of the era.
Reports detail deaths from train collision in Chebanse and freezing near Stillman Georgia, a massive Chicago fire, a gas well blaze in West Virginia, casino destruction in Elizabeth New Jersey, and a hotel fire in Mingo Junction Ohio. Other items note political moves, court actions, and naval vessel statistics.
A sprawling summary lists Europe, Asia, and Americas news from the era including navy expansion by Germany, papal successions, colonial shifts, executions, and deaths. It notes Italy and France on conspiracy trials, Guam slavery abolition, Cuba divisions, and various political and economic developments worldwide. The item aggregates multiple brief items and does not focus on a single event.
London reports a rumor that Gen. Buller crossed the Tugela with twelve guns en route to Ladysmith. Gen. White's garrison, about 9,000 men, faced Boer assaults with shells running low and needs for relief growing. Buller remained largely inactive as divisions were distant and transports awaited.
London analysts debate Natal events as dispatches stall since Sunday. The Morning Post urges 65,000 more troops and universal mobilization. Daily News cautions navy efficiency and diplomacy. Daily Mail hints at a general’s replacement and Butler’s possible role.
Indiana Senator Beveridge makes maiden senate address declaring the Philippines must be held under a strong government. He condemns anti expansionists for inciting violence against American soldiers and defends self government views with reference to Gen Otis reports.
In Chicago on January 10 a confrontation at the intercepting sewer on Thirty-ninth Street near Wentworth Avenue left striker Roger O'Brien dead. Over a dozen shots were fired and several strikers were arrested amid the general fight.
In Washington on January 10 Surgeon General Wyman asked Congress for an extra 25 000 dollars to strengthen quarantine service amid outbreaks of bubonic plague in the Orient and South America.
Caracas officials report foreign bankers propose to lend 16 million bolivars to the government with salt mines supplied as the guarantee for repayment. The talks occur as the state seeks additional financing.
Generals Nabi Miro Lara and Castro returned from Havana to Santiago on January 11 to enthusiastic crowds. They spoke at Cuban club receptions and at the plaza about their conference with Gen Wood, urging renewed resolve and independence for Cuba. Castro urged readiness to resume struggle if needed while Rabi backed support for an independent Cuban government. Cubano Libre urged a firm policy and pledged to shed blood to oust the intruder.
In Dubuque Iowa on January 11 a boiler explosion at Bishop's shop wrecked the boiler room and part of the shop. One man was killed and another badly injured in the incident.
Hutchinson Kansas reports cattleman Alexander McCord arrested on a murder warrant for the killing of H Davis, a noted cattle man in Kansas and the West. Davis is described as a well known regional figure.
Four crew members of the Gloucester fishing schooner Edith F Wall were drowned while trawling off the Newfoundland coast on New Year’s Day. The incident occurred as the crew attempted to return to port from the voyage begun in early January. The Edith F Wall was one of Gloucester’s active fishing vessels, and the disaster adds to the region’s harsh winter toll at sea.
St Paul and other centers report grain prices for wheat corn oats and barley with varying grades and deliveries. Minneapolis Duluth Milwaukee Chicago Sioux City and South St Paul provide bid prices for wheat corn oats and rye and live stock quotes for cattle hogs sheep and lambs with ranges by grade and class.
At St. Luke's hospital it was said last night that Roland Reed, the actor, was doing nicely.
Mrs Maude Johnson colored was shot dead by John M Toner who then fatally wounded himself. Toner a white man fifty four and wealthy. They had been living together and came from Verre Haute Ind three weeks ago.
An explosion at Gottfried's brewery on Archer and Stewart avenues injures three men in Chicago on January 11, with one in critical condition likely to die.
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