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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1890
Page
2
The Brainerd Dispatch reports that about 25 000 Mormons are now settled in the southern part of Idaho. Miss Susan B Anthony will winter in Washington and has spent many winters there.
Vincennes Indiana contends with a water paradox where excessive floods have corroded the waterworks and led to a water famine. Officials scramble to repair infrastructure, ration supply, and restore safe taps for residents and industry.
Twenty one persons have been cremated at Rosedale near Los Angeles California with the last ceremony held just a few days ago.
Statistics suggest people live longer in brick houses than in stone and that wooden houses are the healthiest option. The data imply building material may influence longevity and health outcomes.
Horcutson Kansas shipped 163000 barrels of salt last year and current production yields a profit at 29 cents per barrel, indicating a favorable economics for salt in the state.
Readers deride the renamed influenza alias Li Gripper as a nuisance and complain the old description was bad enough without a new label attached.
The note suggests people from Kansas and the southwest seek a winter resort to escape severe home climates as heavy snow covers roofs there.
Alexander Montgomery of San Francisco donated 250000 dollars to the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of California, supporting religious education and training.
The tenth census of 1880 recorded 50,155,783 people. Projections for the eleventh census next summer estimate 64,761,500, implying an annual rise of about 1,400,000.
Several new London apartment houses reach fifteen stories with top floors praised for delightful cool air like country living. The piece cautions that ample fire and accident provisions should be made.
A tramp from Michigan was arrested in Wood County Ohio after a week during which he killed thirty two dogs belonging to local farmers with a club and buckshot failed to stop him. The suspect faced cruelty to animals charges.
The German Emperor William issues a proclamation restricting dancing as a harmless amusement with tight limits, in some cases nearly prohibiting it. The move prompts surprise at royal interference in popular pleasure and cultural life.
A Somerset County veteran drew his pension and stored the $15 in his trousers. Minutes later he felt heat, discovered the pocket and money ruined. He believes a watch touched a silver dollar, igniting it, leaving only $2.
Washington Court House correspondent notes Mrs. Margaret Arnold, born in Richmond, Virginia in July 1777, is the oldest person in Ohio. She is described as healthy and mobile. Her two sisters and a brother are also centenarians.
An Englishman who emigrated thirty years ago and stopped writing to his wife is surprised to meet her at his Cohoes boarding house in New York. They recognize each other, embrace, and the wife reveals she has spent years roaming the country in search of him.
Obey Griffin, described as an all-around mean man, auctioned his deceased wife’s clothing on the street. After her death he sold the trunkful of her garments to street loungers and bargain seekers, sparking local scandal.
The first apple tree planted in Washington Territory remains alive at Nesqually on the home place of William Huggins. It was planted in 1850 by Dr. W S Tolmie, brother-in-law of Huggins, who served as Hudson Bay Company agent in the area then believed British possessions extended to the Columbia River.
Professor Newton notes 400 000 000 sneteors strike Earth annually adding material. Modern London sits atop Roman London and is seventeen feet taller. Jerusalem’s ancient streets are twenty feet lower than today’s. The pool of Bethesda in Jesus time was a noted resort. Algerian monks revealed a large rock-cut tank thirty feet deep.
The senate passed a bill granting land in townships 27 to 31 south, ranges 5 and east of the Willamette meridian for a public park. The Washington Herald notes Walker Blaine's death heightens calls for Secretary Blaine to resign, due to his reliance on his son. Afro American convention elected W A Pledger president with 3 Q Adams J W Malone and S B Bell as vice presidents. Astwood of New York introduced a resolution urging $100000000 to relocate unhappy white citizens from Alabama and South Carolina, naming Morgan as Moses. resolution passed to Washington.
General Master Workman Powderly walked from Scranton to Alderman Fuller's office after a warrant for his arrest was served by Constable Moran. He posted $300 bail to answer in Westmoreland court. his attorney Joseph O'Brien questioned the warrant's sufficiency but agreed to overlook irregularities at Powderly's request.
Flora Mississippi loses most of its business district to fire while Hoosac tunnel gas incidents endanger fifteen workers. A Pennsylvania express kills three, and Tennessee blast kills four. Frankstown and Davis of Knoxville report fire losses and mysterious murders. Springfield Missouri records a fatal house blaze tied to coal oil and a solitary immigrant’s enigmatic past.
The body of Mrs Harriet Hutchins wife of Rev R G Hutchins a leading Los Angeles pastor was found in West Lake park after attending a church meeting. Authorities say she drowned herself amid years of illness and melancholia. Dr Hutchins and his wife had ties to Oberlin Ohio.
Artola Bros with London Paris Madrid houses have declared bankruptcy liabilities amounting to £400,000. Gen Simmons Malta Vatican envoy signs agreement ensuring ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Malta. influenza hits US Navy voyage in Med with 180 cases aboard the Chicago. Monk manuscripts found in Brunswick Germany dating to 1560 reveal long-held beliefs. Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot Liberal MP for Glamorganshire is dead after long service.
Reports detail severe famine among Soudan natives due to autumn rain scarcity. Floods on the Conemauga and Stony Creek threaten riverbank homes as residents prepare to relocate.
New York trading shows wheat prices across No 2 red and No 1 Northern ranges with a variety of grades and mills. Chicago and Minneapolis quotes cover flour, corn, oats, barley, flaxseed, pork, lard, butter, cheese, eggs, and related byproducts with mixed steady movements and regional values.
The British statesmen warn that Europe faces grave danger from rival imperial aims in Africa. The essay cites Earl Granville on envy of the United States and argues that Europe’s unity was fractured by the Franco Prussian era and that Africa’s scramble will fuel future conflicts from England to Germany.
Walker Blaine son of James G Blaine secretary of state died at the old Seward mansion Washington of acute pneumonia and grippe. Born Augusta Maine May 8 1855 he graduated Yale 1876 and Columbia Law 1878 served as third assistant secretary of state and examiner of claims in the state department. His death prompted swift condolences from President Harrison and other officials.
Judge C E Flandrau recalls meeting Walker Blaine in St Paul in 1870s. He notes Blaine's early law career with Selmes and Blaine on Third Street, later moving to Washington and Chicago. Flandrau praises Blaine as a leader in literary and social circles before his U S attorney post.
The naval board proposes a fourteen year plan to construct ninety two ships of varying types at an estimated total cost of 230 million dollars including maintenance. It lists battleships cruisers and torpedo craft with specified tonnages speeds and prices. Secretary Tracy favors rapid fleet expansion and immediate construction of large fighting vessels with strategic coaling stations to support foreign squadrons.
The national convention of Afro-American leagues opened in Chicago with T Thomas Fortune of the Age presiding. Delegates from 21 states and the District of Columbia attended, Illinois sending the largest contingent. Fortune declared 8 000 000 free men hold their rights and pledged to end past subservience.
The Afro American League urged local leagues to act independently in community matters while avoiding official national party allegiance. C. J. Taylor reported from Chicago that southern delegates were missing and leaders trusted by the colored population were largely absent, weakening the convention's influence.
At Old Bailey the Earl of Euston faces a criminal libel case against Mr. Parke of the North London Press. Witnesses including a coal dealer and a railway porter identify the earl as a visitor at Hammond's house in Cleveland Street. The defense questions identification while the earl denies most visits.
In Spokane Falls Justice Curry's court a dramatic preliminary examination of gambler Harry Baer unfolded. The defense attacked the Review for aiding witnesses and exposing facts, provoking cheers for the prosecutor and a court continuance until Monday amid widespread public excitement.
President Harrison plans a spring opening of the Sioux reservation to settlers while avoiding mid winter dangers. Provisions of the treaty will be declared complied with and timing fixed for settlement. South Dakota leaders seek early proclamation to advance land offices and local appointments. A Gifford bill on Sioux scrip could resolve townsite issues and aid new towns.
The House resumed the Silcott investigation debate as Stewart and Oats urged disbursing rights for the sergeant at arms. The Hemphill bill to allow suits in the court of claims failed narrowly 136 to 138, followed by defeat of the majority bill for $75,000 to refund lost salaries.
The argument on the dressed meat law was completed before the supreme court today. Gen Gordon E Coleppeskin represented Minnesota and Walter H born of St Paul and W Goudy of Chicago spoke for Armour & Co. Indiana also seeks validity of a similar law with a thirty minute hearing.
Reports from London describe widespread Portuguese reaction to the British ultimatum with mass demonstrations and a shift toward a pro Portugal stance. Premier Pimental seeks allied diplomatic pressure through Berlin Vienna and Rome while British residents face hostility and business disruptions rise.
A vestibule train from Chicago on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton line struck the Glendale accommodation at College Hill Junction near Cincinnati. Four people died including Conductor Witherbee and a brakeman, with several passengers injured and three cars burned. The wreck occurred after misread signals and the rear collision caused by the advancing express. Baggagemaster Joseph Staley was gravely injured and others were hospitalized.
Manitoba Senator Boulton replies to the throne speech stressing friendly ties with the United States and promising action on the Behring Sea dispute this session. Senator Calgarry denounces Harrison era policy, calls U S treatment of sealers unjust and piratical, while Senator Scott says settlement odds remain slim and criticizes both governments.
The New York Argentine consul reports that on December 3 the government formally recognized Brazil’s republic and fixed December 8 for national celebration. Flags lit Buenos Aires, ships fired salutes, while Senor Lafayette Pereira criticized the move from Paris after returning from Washington.
Maj. Powell of the geological survey told a senate irrigation committee that coal fields in the Dakotas and Montana are inexhaustible and could feed a nation. He discussed artesian wells and irrigation potential, noted river flows, and suggested irrigation could reduce demand as vegetation draws moisture. Representatives and a South Dakota lawmaker urged further testimony.
Edna Wilson, 18, disappeared while visiting a neighbor in Curvesize Wyoming. Her body was found buried in an old hunter’s cabin on J McCoombs ranch with a bullet wound. Authorities believe McCoombs, her lover, murdered her and fled the region.
As the president prepares to open the Sioux reservation to settlement, Senator Pettigrew prepares a bill to grant lands to homesteaders, with the government paying Indians instead of settlers. The move mirrors prior government practices of opening reservations and paying the red man, while allowing free entry under homestead laws once entry conditions are met.
A romantic tale from Omaha reveals Miss Bessie Lear and David Howie secretly wed months ago. Howie, son of James Howie, had been ill in Omaha when Miss Lear left home to visit a friend. A roadpostmarked letter from Miss Lear announced she and Howie are married, and both sets of parents now bless the match.
On Christmas Day Fort Worth business men gave the Gazette editor a $600 purse and on New Year's Day the city editor received $300 from the same benefactors.
A Phillipsburg correspondent reports a Davis family claim tying John M. Davis to the late Jefferson Davis. The tale recounts Welsh origins, a wife taken by Indians and later shared, a sensational elephant incident in Maine, and a later Massachusetts line culminating in a descendant linked to ex-president Jefferson Davis.
A railroad official learns his wedding news was sent early by his office boy who misread the instruction to mail on the 11th. Friends nationwide received announcements on December 4, day of the mis-timed mail run. The groom frets over how distant friends will react to the premature nuptials.
A quarry owner who toured the Nile argues ancient Egyptians built the pyramids with superior skill. He notes stone blocks weighing three to four times an obelisk, stones up to 40 feet long fitting so tightly a knife blade cannot reveal gaps, and that they were laid without mortar, praising the precision of construction.
A Washington Post remark highlights Secretary of Agriculture Rusk as a prolific storyteller who seemingly creates new stories rather than repeating others. The piece playfully questions how he produces so many narratives given his busy life and long career.
Two grocers in Dubuque quarreled and each aimed to drive the other out of business. One advertised a free dozen clothespins with every fifty cent purchase, a small perk that proved enough to shutter the store within six months for lack of customers.
Jubilant crowds praise a remedy called Favorite Prescription by Dr. Pierce. The ad claims it cures delicate female derangements and weaknesses and offers a permanent cure or a full refund, calling it the great remedy of the age.
A man imprisoned with a 200 foot thick wall digs with a tiny pair of scissors and a belief that water wears stone. Despite a pardon and bribe offers, he remains determined, digging for forty seven years until his death mid wall, proving perseverance as a noble virtue.
The Tribune reports a literal skeleton kept in Robert Browning and his wife's Casa Guidi apartment in Florence, stored for anatomical drawing. One night the skeleton fell from a cupboard startling a female visitor and prompting its swift disappearance, distressing Mrs Browning.
The recent storm caused damage along the St. Lawrence river with estimated losses of 500000 dollars. The figure reflects material damage to boats facilities and shoreline areas as authorities assess impact.
A garbled ad fragment touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a cure with a 25 cent price and praises Salvation OU as the top earth’s cure. It mentions a love story ending in happiness after a bottle, and an Ohio cattle buyer named John Laffin reportedly murdered near Parkersburg, Virginia.
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