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Brainerd Dispatch

Location

Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1885

Page

5

Pension for Gen Thomas widow and Nicaraguan treaty talks

In Senate action Mr Miller proposed raising Gen Thomas widow’s pension to 1000 dollars a year matching Admiral Farragut’s. Executive session confirmed William Richardson as chief justice and John Davies as judge of the Court of Claims, replacing Drake retired. confirmations included A W Hall collector Milwaukee and J J Cutter Parker Oak postmaster. Debate on McPherson note bill and Potter Hewitt plan to swap bonds. prospects dim for passage before the House adjourns.

Senate Miller Cal Gen. H. Thomas Admiral Farragut William A. Reehardson Court of Claims John Davies District of Columbia Davies Richardson Drake A. W. Hall Milwaukee J. J. Cutter Parker Oak Morgan Sherman Great Britain Hovig United States Potter and Hewitt New York Michigan Potter Hewitt

Sabin Bill Advances Homestead Relief For Settlers

Senate notes show Mr Sabin introducing a bill to grant settlers under the homestead law one year from entry to establish residence on lands. Hear offers a resolution to place a marble tablet in the Senate wing marking Vice President Henry Wilsons death date. Pension for Emma DeLong widow of shoemaker DeLong favored. interstate commerce debate continues with Van Wyck backing railroad regulation. House reports conference disagreement on Atlantic & Pacific land grant forfeiture. Oregon Central forfeiture non-concurring. private calendar focus and pension bills opening session.

Senate Sabin Senator Sabin Hear Henry Wilson Committee On Pensions Emma DeLong Soammaker DeLong Jeannette Fame van Wyck House Morgan

Senate Debates Interstate Commerce Bill and Amendments

The senate debated an interstate commerce bill as Mr Slater’s amendment to prohibit water rates for short hauls failed 9 to 1. Mr Wilson’s amendment increased commissioners from 5 to 9, requiring not more than 5 from one party and from each of nine judicial districts. The house bill, taken up by unanimous consent, faced amendments after the enacting clause. The house then moved to amend and the chamber moved into committee on the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill amid partisan clash over reciprocity and tariff issues.

Senate Slater Wilson Yeas United States House Cuslom

Senate honors Henry B. Anthony with tributes and reports

The Senate adopted resolutions mourning Henry B. Anthony Rhode Island senator and paid tribute to his character and service. A public printer’s report notes Senate printing costs for the year and House printing figures. The House passed no major measures, and a tax enforcement bill on spirits in bonded warehouses was introduced. A Porter reinstatement appeal paper was presented to the president and referred to the military affairs committee for likely favorable report.

Senate Aldrich R L Henry B. Anony Rhode Isla Mesars Edmunds Bayard Pendleton Garland Ingall Morris Hoar Hawley Butler Sheffield House United States Orient Gen Slocum Congress Fitz John Porter Porter Bullitt Philadelphia Military Affairs Committee

Senate Hears Land Bill and Commission for Red River Crossing

The senate examines public lands measures including a bill validating certain patents and withdrawals after improvement grants. A commission to locate the 100th meridian crossing the Red River is funded at 10100 dollars. Nominees for federal posts are reported, and eulogies are paid for late Rep. John H. Evins as the house honors his memory before adjournment.

Minnesota Masons hear address and approve annual rule

The annual communication of the grand lodge of Masons of Minnesota held in St Paul drew about 145 lodges with most grand officers present. Grand Master Denny opened, J A Kiester delivered the oration, and a rule requiring lodges to file reports by Jan 1 was adopted. Officers were elected and installed, including H R Denny and R 7 Gove as grand master and grand master respectively. Several local incidents and business notices followed, including shipper ties, bank failures, and a fire at Ed Foote & Co. shoe store.

Grand Lodge of Masons Minnesota St. Paul Denny J. A. Kiester Blue Earth H. R. Denny R. 7 A. T. C. Pierson Messrs. Denny Gove Pierson G. W. Lamson E. Ashley Brown's Valley Folsom Taylor Falls A. Barto Sank Center

Minnesota Firemen's Association Session at St Cloud

The Minnesota Firemen's Association held a two day session in St Cloud Stearns county with 94 delegates and 21 departments represented. Officers elected include President J A Collar and Secretary R O Strong. The banquet was hosted by St Cloud residents and the State Firemen's Relief Association followed with 257 members and 7 deaths reported. adjourned to meet in Shakopee next year.

Minnesota Firemen’s Association St. Cloud Stearns County McDonald St Cloud R. O. Strong J. A. Collar Shakopee H. F. Woodward Fergus W. C. Mitchell Albert Lea St. Paul W. M. Brackett Minneapolis O. L. Cutter Anoka State Firemen's Relief Association State Fire Association F. M. Snyder Bled Wing W. E. Hawkins Stillwater Frank EF. Joy St Paul John Bell J. Kerwin O. Strong L C. Conway A. H. Rynge John Beil

Old Second Minnesota Holds Annual Reunion in St Paul

More than 100 veterans attended the Second Minnesota reunion at St Paul with Gen Bishop, Gen Johnson, Gov Ramsey, and other officers delivering remarks. The gathering voted to meet annually on Mill Springs anniversary, Jan 19, and the evening featured war stories and social mingling.

Second Minnesota St. Paul Bishop Bove Gogne K. W. Johnson Golden Shore Samborn Jomison Marshall Ramsey Sprance

Minnesota county auditors take no tax law amendment recommendations

Minnesota county auditors met in St Paul to discuss tax laws and decided to make no recommendations. The report mentions various local figures, institutions, and events across the state, including marriages, resignations, and civic notices.

Minnesota St Paul

Tea Houses of Moscow and the tea drinking habit

A Moscow letter describes traktirs or tea houses crowded at all hours with patrons from merchants to bankers. Patrons bow to a corpulent smiling patron of the cup, engaging in business and social affairs while drinking tchai. Tea drinking is portrayed as a national institution in Moscow.

Moscow Tartary Ooral Nishni- Novgorod

A Doctor's Diary From the Sanitarian Pocket Notes

A fragmentary diary from a neighboring city suggests the owner was a medical man. Entries describe cases of illness in a washwoman, a man living with a partner, and an elderly woman, with crude treatments and dubious payments. The tone hints at illegal or unethical medical practices recorded in a casual street notebook.

Mary An Perkins Bisnes Kase Tummes Krink Nirishman Paddy Molony Sikness Fisik Boggs

Grant at Shiloh Under Tree Amid Rainstorm

General Grant recalls the brutal first night after the Shiloh battle as a rain drenched stretch of danger. He describes sleeping under a tree, suffering a swollen ankle, and moving to a log house hospital where wounded were being treated and amputations performed to save life.

Shiloh Grant

Drunken Preacher Resigns From Philadelphia Episcopal Church

Reverend Alexander B. Crawford, a Philadelphia Episcopal minister, became intoxicated during a service before about 450 worshippers. He confessed distress, preached no sermon, then left, resigning from his pastorate, ministry, and church membership, returning to Vermont and forfeiting a $3,000 yearly salary.

Alexander B. Crawford Philadelphia Crawford Vermont

Stamp Production Scale Aims at 80 Workers per Plant

It requires 80 men and women to man the processes of stamp manufacturing and 700,000,000 stamps are produced each year across the sector.

Secretary Frelinghuysen Nearing 68 Next August

Secretary Frelinghuysen will be 68 years old next August, marking another milestone in his long public service career and prompting reflections on his tenure and future plans.

Frelinghuysen

The Tramp and the Lumber Yard Hero

John Proctor, a young lumberman in a western town, helps a hungry tramp find work and money, guards his five thousand dollars, and battles a devastating fire. The encounter tests pride, reveals Annie’s memory, and ends with Proctor choosing humility and allegiance to love over wealth.

John Proctor Proctor Annie Western Prairies Central Illinois Hulloa Janez & Signor

The Man Who Saved His Life In A Lone Hotel

John Proctor carries a wounded stranger into a hotel after a night of danger among lumber piles. The man, once a Michigan lumber sorter, pleads for a chance at steadiness and a future, while Proctor arranges care and seeks a surgeon. The rescued man vows repayment and hints at responsibility for a yard foremanship once recovered.

John Proctor Wisconsin Atchison McLean

Seven Boys Help Widow With Wood In Moonlit Act Of Kindness

On a moonlit evening Charlie and six companions used saws axes and a shovel to haul split and pile wood for Widow Bradley who was caring for a sick child. The boys secretly worked overnight delivering warmth and relief. The next morning the widow found her doorstep wood and gratitude.

Charlie Thave Fred Nathan Bradley

Beds of the German Peasantry and English land woes

The article describes German peasant bed niches built into exterior walls with straw beds and feather covers, and notes English land depreciation. An Devonshire estate sold for 8000 pounds after prior offers of 18000. wheat averages drop to 31s per quarter, or 28s 6d in some places, prompting talk of feudal land tenure upheaval.

England Devonshire Globe Land Restoration League Henry George Land

How Whiskey Is Made A Nebraska correspondent explains whiskey making

A New York Sun description details ground meal from corn or rye mixed with barley malt in exact ratios, water at 150 then 190 degrees, washing, drawing off beer, and adding more water. It covers fermentation, distillation, fusil oil, and charcoal purification, noting raw whiskey’s harsh taste and the dilution to about 25 percent water and remaining distillation byproducts.

New York Sun Nebraska

Reform urged to curb wedding gift excess

A Providence couple's plentiful wedding gifts prompt calls for reform. The piece laments indiscriminate present giving as a burden for both givers and receivers, suggesting restricting gifts to close relatives and personal friends to restore meaning.

Providence Samuel J. Tilden

New Zealand Songstress Endorses St Jacobs Oil

Madame Marie Carandini of Wellington writes to the Core New Zealand Telegraph that she has used St Jacobs Oil and found relief from rheumatism and neuralgic pains, endorsing the remedy.

Marie Carandini Wellington N. Z New Zealand Telegraph St. Jacobs

Washington lands policy sparks tenure debate in Northwest

Bailiwicks report Secretary Teller voided many cash entries on public lands in Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin and other western territories arguing lands taken as railroad land were not offered for sale thus not open to settler entry. Legislators consider bills to protect good faith buyers while disputing a surge of squatters. News notes Gladstone health as mild catarrh and fatigue with hope for recovery.

Washington Bornton Hearld Lhst Teller Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin Palmer Senate House

Carboline Brings Relief From Grief of Aging

A historical verse fragment notes Carboline as a remedy that can retrieve spirits and ease the fullest griefs, signaling hope for those troubled by aging and its sighs. The lines imagine medicine soothing sorrow and restoring vitality.

Carboline

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