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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1887
Page
2
New York dealers report money loss on holiday sales with weak demand. Large stocks remain on loan, especially expensive styles, as buyers fail to show the earlier interest.
A single well releases 1 084 600 pounds of petroleum per hour and spews oil to 224 feet high. Though three miles from the town, the spill blankets buildings and streets with liquid petroleum.
The unusually heated army bill debate may boost turnout in the February 21 Reichstag election. Bismarck plans little time on backroom influencing in Prussia, where 236 of 397 members were chosen.
The Logan fund rises steadily with large donations and is expected to yield about $5,000 annually beyond her pension. Such a testimonial pleases Gen. Logan more than a stone monument if he could know of it.
Three years after three slides appeared in the United States the pastime has reached nearly every town. Prairie residents lack hills for sliding yet still seek the sport, while hill dwellers enjoy a growing craze likely to outlast roller skating.
The Reno family in Pennsylvania plans an effort to recover about 2 million dollars worth of land on which Peoria Illinois sits. Other claimants also seek portions in Pittsburg as courts generally favor current owners over ancient titles.
An Albany publishing house plans a genealogy on American families tracing lineages back before 1800. Such a work would attract interest as people seek their ancestry. The piece mocks the urge of some to connect common names to foreign nobility and to claim coats of arms for nonexistent arms.
Bradstreet's journal summarizes a turbulent year of labor unrest with January about 47 000 workers on strike or locked out, February 10 900, March 50 000, May peaking at 216 000, then a steep fall to 13 000 16 000 for summer months and 3 000 in September. October 23 000 with declines in November and 10 000 in December. In total about 450 000 idle workers over the year, yielding enormous wage losses.
In Philadelphia co op building societies opened fifty thousand buildings for moderate earners who save part of their pay. Forty societies have gathered over 10.9 million dollars mainly from laboring men. In St Paul about a quarter of families participate and 1000 loans yearly fund 8000 to 10000 homes, cutting rent. Similar city reports follow from long standing societies.
Competent estimates show new insurance written by American companies in the year just closed approaching 400 million dollars, up from 378,214,523 the prior year. The rise is attributed to wiser perception of life insurance and its wide utility among business men and capitalists, boosting policy numbers and perceived protection for homes and families.
Long inventory of Stockbridge career details fromBath Maine to Kalamazoo and St Ignac with lumber mining and manufacturing ties. Mentions role declined due to Mrs Stockbridge ill health and frequent talk of gubernatorial nomination. Also notes other 19th century items from Paris to London including a London theatre tragedy and Irish bar call.
Chicago marriage saga unfolds as Mrs. John Arthurs of Pittsburg attempts to block a license for Miss Van Zandt and Spies. Seeger plans to refer the case to County Clerk Wolff, while Van Zandt warns of a forthcoming book and publication to gain sympathy for Spies. The marriage is postponed amid anarchist intrigue.
The Minnesota State Farmers' Alliance calls its sixth annual meeting for February 2 at 11 a.m. in St. Paul’s market hall. Delegates from counties gather for sessions with Grange and labor groups, with headquarters at the Windsor hotel.
The Pioneer Press notes the Chicago Burlington and Northern strives to be the best with generous advertising and passenger comforts. Since opening last November the Burlington has attracted steady travel with smooth rides and fast times, impressing first riders with its gentle motion and lack of jolting.
Hon M Griffin of the Republican congressional committee reports complete returns from Clark Buffalo and Barron counties plus late outside precincts giving Haugen a 300 to 400 vote majority ensuring his election beyond doubt Mr Price son of the late member is elected for the short term
Congressional actions include district committee hearing on alleged district corruption involving gambling dens and liquor ties, with a bill regulating liquor licenses discussed. The House reports the District of Columbia appropriation bill and river and harbor measures while Senate debates foreign affairs and bank modernization, and a Rhode Island contested election is resolved.
Governor signs bills authorizing bridges in Minneapolis and St Paul Mississippi river districts. Legislature discusses county bonds and court house funding, education measures, women’s suffrage, and railroad regulation. Senate committees advance several local and state measures amid busy session with many bills passed.
A Minnesota roundup covers the organization of the Duluth Mankato and Southern Minnesota Railroad led by John F Meagher with a capital of 6 million dollars and a route from Duluth through St Cloud Litchfield Mankato St Cloud Alma City New Richland Geneva to Austin with a branch to Albert Lea. Warden H G Stordock announces I A Westby deputy warden at Stillwater penitentiary. Pensions awarded to several Minnesotans. county birth and death totals reported for 1886. Woodbury pine lands sold for 105000 dollars. Beltrami Edna death by freezing. multiple civic and legal appointments and a large crowd attends Sullivan Cardiff fight in Minneapolis. Sleepy Eye depot fire narrowly escaped by a dispatcher. Governors appointments confirmed. Red River drainage funding planned. forestry and farmers alliance activities noted.
In the January Century, Gen H J Hunt and Gen E P Alexander recount Gettysburg on day three. Alexander describes the deadly artillery duel from Round Top to Cemetery Hill, the failed Confederate assault led by Pickett, and Longstreet's struggle over ammunition and orders.
Daniel Wells Jr. lost his case against speculator Peter McGeoch tied to the Chicago lard deal of 1883. Judge Mann ruled in favor of McGeoch and dismissed the suit with costs.
A Little Rock Courier Journal correspondent recounts the rise of the Perry gang in Northwest Arkansas. The vendetta began near West Fork on White River, with Deputy Sheriff Mounts and Marshal Patton murdered during efforts to arrest outlaws. William Perry, chief of the gang, is now in custody and faces trial, with authorities hopeful the case will end the outlaw rule despite rumors of aid for Perry.
In a Boston Courier excerpt the doctor urges talking with the fevered boy to arouse ambition and plan outings. The father then entices the child with rough play, prompting a smile and a request for pants, signaling progress toward recovery.
A 19th century joke circulates from Pierce era secretary of war Jeff Davis inviting officers to suggest uniform changes. Lieutenant Derby proposed a two inch iron ring on enlisted trousers with a feather, and hook-equipped poles for officers to reel in laggards, a playful and cautioned concept of enforcing discipline.
An essay from the Boston Herald extols engineers on night trains facing storms fog and darkness. It praises their vigilance, nerve, and skill as crucial to safety and property, noting the risks to lives and the need to observe signals and slow for curves.
A Harper's Young People writer recounts a Russian scientist Dr Maclay who washed ashore among New Guinea natives. They mistook him for a god and tormented him with arrows binding him to a tree and testing his teeth before deeming him moonborn. He endured, displayed medical skill, and earned respect as a kind, superior foreigner.
The Methodist preachers debate the pre-Adamite hypothesis led by Dr Benson as an essay topic. They discuss whether Adam was the first man and where Cain found a wife, with opinions for and against the possibility of pre existing races and racial origins across climates and monuments.
The piece argues against treating marriage as the only path for women and condemning single women as failures. It recalls Mary Livermore and Herodotus to illustrate societal pressure, noting many women cannot or choose not to marry and deserve broader roles and training beyond domestic aims.
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