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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1891
Page
2
Brainerd Dispatch notes Ingersoll and Wieland publish on dental history. The item reports inventions of electrical instruments claimed to secure painless tooth pulling, reflecting early 20th century medical prosthetics advances.
A report notes that the majority of buttons sewn on cloaks and coats come from potatoes treated in a sulphuric acid bath, a method described as the source for button manufacture.
An orange tree in Polk County Florida measures seven feet in circumference and has produced from twenty five to fifty boxes of fruit each year since 1856, reflecting long standing agricultural vigor in the area.
The new underground electric railway in London is regarded as a departure marking an important development in electric traction and a distinct advance.
A physician presents elaborate statistics arguing that men engaged in intellectual pursuits live about three and a half years longer on average than men in ordinary vocations, suggesting a link between thought and longevity.
A New York resident describes several old Chinese coins, including a bronze piece dated 1116 B C with engraved characters that modern readers cannot decipher.
In Paris the Woop paving wins favor as a noiseless durable surface that stays clean and handles heavy traffic, with residents preferring it over alternatives.
A man who kept a revolver under his pillow for protection against burglars learned the weapon had not been loaded for five years. The remark notes that a loaded pistol is frequently the deadliest.
A passage asserts the northwest seeks to end all Indian reservations by concentrating Indians in Indian Territory. Acknowledges difficulties but urges rapid completion of the policy.
A twenty seven pound sweet potato from Waxahachie Texas is named champion weight edible along with a twenty pound lobster from deep Atlantic waters near Atlanticville Long Island.
The note compares business failure rates across 1888 1889 and 1890. It states in 1890 one out of 102 engaged in business failed, while in 1889 the ratio was one out of 97 and in 1888 one out of 98. The tone suggests a marginally improving climate for business.
A handbook reports Russia in Europe with 100,000,000 population and notes marriage rates are rising, highlighting rapid demographic growth compared to other European nations.
A reflective note on the marvel of aerial hunting birds noting Solomon’s ignorance of the eagle’s wing sweep and the intricate mechanism guiding their flight.
The article notes whales reach eighty to ninety feet, but the common whale has a narrow throat making it unable to swallow even a tea biscuit. In contrast the spermaceti whale features a mouth large enough to swallow a man, highlighting a striking size disparity within whale species.
A statement from Grace W. Carlos directs reporters to refrain from testing mothers in law and women as a sex. The resolution thanks Mr. George W. Childs for promoting this measure on behalf of a gentleman.
Mr. Jacox of Keokuk declined a Missouri forty acre farm valued at 400 dollars in exchange for one US silver dollar minted in 1795. The coin, among the earliest government issues, is valued by a numismatist as worth more than the farm.
Frederick L Ames leads Boston fortunes with about 25 million dollars while his cousin ex Governor Ames is estimated at 10 million. Their wealth traces to Oliver Ames the shovel maker, founder of the family fortune built in tools and industry.
It is disclosed that State Treasurer Woodruff’s deficit is 94000 dollars, not 60000 as previously reported. Meanwhile Arkansas plans a World’s Fair display of no less than 500000 dollars, a lavish exhibit for Chicago.
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes a dramatic rise in Sunday at home social calls. It says many women now host receptions, transforming Sundays from rarity to a common social occasion with half the city's women at home to callers.
A writer argues railroads entering large cities create fatal accidents and should be prohibited by law. Elevating or depressing tracks could reduce damages and save lives. Country roads can be made safer and crossing through cuts may be bridged rather than exposing teams to sudden danger near tracks.
The city with 11 000 residents frets over policing while a single officer handles duties. Critics say a three patrolmen force is needed, arguing a small town with 1000 souls and only a village marshal could survive without police protection.
The digest summarizes ongoing U.S. and international news across crime diplomacy casualties and daily personal events. It highlights political developments legal actions foreign affairs and notable incidents shaping domestic and global affairs.
Supt. Porter in his annual report to the interior secretary flags fraud in the Minneapolis census. Indian Commissioner Morgan sends agent F D Lewis to Pine Ridge to accompany Sioux chiefs headed to Washington. Chiefs may seek treaty and lands discussions and are told the government will honor treaties and urge calm on the Messiah craze.
Hon. Mr. Chapieau, secretary of state for Canada, declared in Kingston that Canada is prepared for free trade relations with the United States. In Peoria Illinois, architect William Mooney collapsed while talking to friends and died within fifteen minutes.
An explosion in Aurora Indiana kills two men Swift and Pfeister and injures four others. Earthquake shocks rattle Switzer Jat while three skaters drown at Geneva Harbor due to ice breakage. An oil pipe blast near Grafton West Virginia fouls the Monongahela River, setting oil aflame and triggering widespread damage. Thousands of trees felled and five bridges burned including Pine Grove’s iron bridge. A cow injures many children at a Nantwich England school ground injuring forty nine pupils.
Rapid-fire notes report three assassination attempts on T. M. Todd of Chicago, a Fort Worth arrest, bank fraudings, assaults and murders from New York to Kansas, a mass train robbery in Texas, and two missing Cincinnati children found near a shoe store with evidence of long exposure and fear.
The piece notes a new governor in Entre Rios Argentina and a forthcoming Genoa exposition marking Columbus discovery. It mentions England thaw easing severe European weather and a London letter stating George Westinghouse received 250000 dollars for air brake patents plus a 30000 dollar annual salary.
News from Tlemsan reports Sebdon in Algeria is isolated after heavy snow. Inhabitants reportedly starving as provisions run out and pack animals are dying for food amid dwindling supplies.
Smallpox rages in central and southern Texas with nearly 500 cases in Spofford. Kansas debates female suffrage in the house. Indian border tensions flare as Canadian police avert a massacre. Missouri halts World’s Fair funding while the election bill lingers in Congress. A Kansas murder trial is set for March 16. A Cherokee Strip invasion plan advances. Miller’s Ohio firm transfers to Scottish owners.
John Ahern aged sixty proclaims he has slept on the ground for decades after serving in 1861 with the one hundred thirty-ninth regiment. He claims to have used coal yard piles as beds and rejects beds due to ticklish sheets. Sergeant Stacom offers shelter in Brooklyn station house.
Privates McCarty of a New York regiment and thirty-four companions under Kilpatrick charged a 3,000-strong force at Hanover Junction in 1862. The bold assault near the North Ann River routed the defenders, who fled, leaving the small unit unscathed.
Mr DuPre of Birmingham Alabama outlined to a Post reporter the Holland syndicate plan to build a canal linking Knoxville Chattanooga and Birmingham to provide water transportation from Northern Alabama to the Gulf of Mexico. He said the project would open a 5000 square mile iron coal region and cut transport costs from 2 50 to 25 cents per ton. He noted no opposition and expected a charter, aiming to connect Africa and South America by rail built with Southern coal and capital.
Chicago Tribune notes George B Roberts president of the Pennsylvania railroad owed his survival to a Pittsburg telegraph operator who neglected a telegram. He aborted a 9 20 departure after not receiving the message, then a Western Express crash killed two and injured twelve, with his private car spared due to chance. The operator faced likely dismissal.
In Guiexwoop Minnesota a youth named Christ Abrahamson about eighteen shot Miss Annie Ronninger about fifteen at her residence. She died within moments. He then fatally shot himself, dying instantly. The act followed her rejection of his advances.
Auton Illinois January report records George Harris starving himself to death in Newbern twelve miles from Auton. After twenty ninth day without food his strength fades, he lies in a trance like weakness while family and friends keep vigil. His iron will battles hunger as he nears likely death in a grim prearranged act.
Lewiston Idaho January 27 news arrives that Robert Ray Hamilton long thought drowned in the Snake River last June is alive and in good health. Ranch laborers say a counterfeit corpse was fished from the river and public death announcements staged to hide his flight to Australia or Alaska under an assumed name.
Mapzip January 27 Spain has accepted the US proposal to negotiate a reciprocity treaty with Cuba at Washington. The key hurdle for treaty adoption is alleged to be the American tobacco policy. Beers January 27 An interview in a German paper quotes McKinley as praising Bismarck limited protection and tariff reform and plans to meet the ex-chancellor to express admiration.
A messenger from the Korean country east of Lake of the Woods sent a petition to the governor asking for rifles and ammunition. Settlers fear a Indian outbreak as Lake of the Woods Indians perform the ghost dance with war paint. Fifty settlers sign the request amid reports of gathering tribes from along the aa river and the Canadian side.
Two twelve year olds Freddie Hackbarth and August Priese were seized by older boys who claimed to “make Black people out of them.” Their faces were held over a fire until flesh burned away and they may lose sight. No arrests reported as workers nearby aided the victims.
The state farmers institute closed its session at Hastryas with large attendance. A cooking school was conducted by Mrs. W. M. Hays in connection with the event. The institute was conducted by Supt. O. C. Gregg.
Senator-elect E. D. Hammer of Spring Valley Minnesota has recovered enough to be seen outdoors and plans to report at the capitol within a day or two. The update confirms his return from illness and expected early attendance.
Special-Eight ballast were taken for senator to-day with Palmer 101 Oglesby 100 Streeter 3. The senate passed unanimously the house joint resolution thanking other states for world’s fair appropriations. A resolution was introduced criticizing Alabama’s exhibit funding if the election bill passes, urging Illinois delegation to vote against it for the fair. The resolution went over until tomorrow.
The bill to be reported to Congress includes Indian agents and supplies funding. Minnesota tribes receive totals such as Mississippi band 5000, Lake Winnebagotieh Chippewas 22666, Chippewa relief 90000, Lake Superior Chippewa 6600, embina 10000, White Earth 10000, Turtle Mountain 13000, and Sioux tribes in the Dakotas 147310.
The president appointed a board to test coinage at U S mints for 1890. Members include Nelson W. Aldrich of the Senate Finance Committee, Thomas H. Carter of the House Coinage Committee, and representatives from California Idaho Minnesota Illinois Missouri Montana North Dakota Indiana and others.
Milwaukest reports a fire that destroyed the tannery of Albert Trostel and Sons causing a loss of 50000 dollars, fully insured.
Local inquiry refutes a St Paul Globe report from Howard Lake alleging a monstrous birth near Plato McLeod county. The couple are described as upright Christians with an early miscarriage cited as the true ground of the rumor. Lawsuits will be pursued for vindication and the foetus may be used as evidence if needed.
Gen Miles and staff depart Pine Ridge for Chicago with orders for the Ninth Cavalry to move to Fort Niobrara after the Brule Sioux depart for Rosebud. Detachments accompany Indians heading to Cheyenne River agency as disarming continues. Units and commanders are named amid shifting plans and hostiles versus friendlies.
Immense damage from the Sno Storm leaves telegraph and telephone lines down statewide. Western Union reports only three wires functioning from New York. Metropolitan system cites about 2,500 wires down and overall losses near 500000. Widespread outages stretch from Philadelphia to Croton Falls with extensive debris in New Jersey and coastal areas. Repair work estimated to take two weeks. utilities deploy linemen to restore circuits and service.
Rumors say a Union Pacific wreck near Irving Kansas killed both engineers and firemen with several injuries among passengers. Soldiers from the Seventh Cavalry on their way to Fort Riley may be among the injured though officials have not confirmed their status.
Louise Gerlach, 22, domestic in the home of T. C. Burns, was found dead in the kitchen this morning. Authorities say she fainted and suffocated from gas escaping from a gasoline stove in the Burns residence.
Early today police raided a basement gambling den in Hotel Kennard, arresting six men. Tables and outfits were seized and the gamblers were heavily fined. Authorities promise further action after this second raid.
A heavy gorge on the Mohawk river at Fort Hunter causes riverside residents to evacuate. Water reaches second stories in some Mill Point dwellings and an ice gorge forms in Schoharie creek at Mill Point.
Lighted by electricity. Pipestone Minnesota reports the city was illuminated tonight for the first time with electric lights. The plant has been tested to the entire satisfaction of everybody.
The Milwaukee Whist Club invites reputable American whist clubs to a congress in Milwaukee from April 14 to 17. The event aims to organize an association, adopt whist laws, establish a uniform play method, and arrange matches during the congress under congress rules.
A fifteen foot gilded cross for the Ursuline Sisters convent in Frontenac has been blessed. The convent is not expected to be completed until next fall. In the meantime the growing pupil numbers will crowd the sisters at their old academy in Lake City.
Special Mr Walker issues a call for a meeting of Western Pacific association commissioners on Monday to fix territorial divisions of the new association and arrange for annual traffic division. The meeting’s outcome is awaited with interest.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North and South Dakota reports summarize regional events and notable happenings across the tri state area. Brief items cover politics weather crime and community updates with local impact.
Buckeye in Freeborn County gets a new postmaster Lucius Larkin. St Charles and Wells nominate postmasters. An assignment from Winona’s Revolution store owner to A J Cole leaves liabilities around $9000. Ex dairy chief Warren Ives attends National Dairymen meeting in Washington then heads south. Michael Kane arrives at Hastings after a shooting in Hinckley. Northwestern Deaconess home in Minneapolis abandons training amid superintendent troubles. Lake City mayor George C Stout plans immediate resignation. Hinckley foreman Gilbert Belife killed by a falling limb. body to Stillwater. Goodhue residents urge county commissioners to resign over liquor license. Brainerd dam owner Finnessey discussions with Weyerhauser deal. Wabasha to build a $30000 courthouse. $20000 sinking fund. Henderson editor Editor Buck jailed for libel. appeal to May term. Minnesota urged to fund a $100000 World’s Fair exhibit after Philadelphia failure. Winona fire at theatre wrecks building within hours of Mage Mitchell show.
A bill in North Dakota's legislature seeks to abolish the inspector’s office. Other items note school land rents per student, a new Congregational church in Jamestown, and Treasurer W. E. Brewer's $4,200 shortage tied to Lt. Gov. Dickey. News covers Wheat seed aid, state militia guns, and local political chatter.
The Deadwood Times reports a local firm received a carload of beer ten barrels of whisky and one barrel of wine in a single day. Chinese laundrymen face a fifty dollar license tax in the same item.
The excerpt covers provincial tidbits from Lead City to Sioux Falls, noting slant-eyed Mongolians criticized by authorities, Spink county downsizing from fourteen to six newspapers, the Northville Advance ceasing publication, and J C Terry dying after a fall in Council Bluffs. It cites a Davenport doctor linking disease spread to hired girls visiting infected homes and a blamed cat, a Buffalo Gap idea to keep a night current of electric wire to deter Indians, South Dakota boasting many colonels, militia title inflation, and Patton's penitentiary cash shortage. It also reports a 750-foot artesian well at Armour yielding 1400 gallons per minute, a flooded Mair street scene, and Bulletin No. 19 on sugar beets from Brookings College, with free copies available.
A tree fell in Eagle Richland county injuring Frank Fisher who now walks on crutches. Wisconsin officials publish warnings against low rate marriage notices as exchanges begin annual notices. A Fond du Lac jail escape is described as walking away since no guard prevented it. Ralph Archer who was shot in Baraboo forehead last summer died from injuries. Judge Meyers at Candon sentences Joseph P Conrad to three years in prison under the stockade law for running a house of ill fame. Chief Byrne of La Crosse holds ancient Annapolis paper money warning counterfeiting is death. Opposition gains in Ashland County over the division scheme naming Senator Kingston chair of town and county organization. Winnebago County will not have a lady superintendent as Miss Blackburn failed to qualify and John Harrington was appointed. Tobacco in farmers hands continues to shrink with less than a quarter remaining. Fond du Lac man Charles Allinger who passed a $100 check instead of $10 will prove the wind grew there.
Agricultural department at Florida industrial school reports 3000 bushels of potatoes stored this fall. Iowa county histories mostly in state library. Various local incidents include a marriage fraud in Council Bluffs and a savings bank tally of 115.70 by Mrs. D. H. McDowell of Oskaloosa.
Albert Werner Fensch of Fort McPherson, aged five, was elected to honorary membership in the Southern Medical Society in Atlanta. He demonstrated advanced anatomy knowledge and the ability to name and describe bones, preferring science to nursery rhymes and attending lectures with physicians and medical students.
Congressman elect Lockwood famed for oratory since youth faced a shoe mishap during his Hamburg valedictory. He privately sought help from a shoemaker after eggs were used to loosen a stubborn fit. The crowd enjoyed a memorable, honeyed speech amid the comic moment.
A London landowner near Victoria Station keeps a waste plot idle for twenty years. He notes billboard income from posters on the site as his justification for not building a new wing, saying he would not construct despite the prime location.
A banquet night at Delmonico's averages 100 plates at about $12 each, totaling near $500,000 yearly. The piece also notes low abrasion losses on bank-handled gaps and a financial aside about a 20-dollar gold piece. It ends with brief ad-like mentions of Salvation Oil and various cures and nostrums.
A collage of old advertisements extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters Purdy Texas brides Dobbins’ Electric Soap and other products. It references Brown’s Bronchian Troches and California Fig Syrup Co advertising tactics praising reliability and geographic distribution. It warns against imitations and touts health benefits and newspaper reach.
An AT&SF railroad manager required locomotive engineers to log every animal killed on the tracks. A farmer’s complaint about a cow hit by a Santa Fe engine led to an inquiry. Engineer Norton claimed he slowed for the cow but thought it was alive after a roll and waved on.
A man boards a train in East Buffalo and sits beside a young woman who reveals she travels with a large family group including her husband in the smoker and uncles behind. He realizes the social dynamics and quickly shifts seats when invited to meet relatives, prompting an awkward reaction and embarrassment.
The Duke of Wellington sent a letter replying to a lady soliciting church subscriptions. He noted he, too, was interested in the same church and had added his name for £ 200 so no money need pass between them.
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