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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1890
Page
6
A Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis Railway conductor picked up a ticket that had been in use for thirty four years. The event highlights remarkable longevity of an item in transit, illustrating loyalty to a dated passage.
The report states 2,495 telegraph poles were hatcheted in New York and 14,500,000 feet of wire fell. Authorities note widespread disruption and damage to communications infrastructure across the city.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a man injured while riding a pass on a railroad cannot recover damages. The decision limits liability by narrowing the scope of potential remedies for railway related injuries.
President Carnot, a keen student of English literature, has studied Spenser and Shakespeare more than contemporary English, focusing on early language and style rather than modern usage.
Only twenty nine deputies advocate free trade in the French Parliament while the rest rally behind protective home industry under the Thiers school. The division highlights ongoing economic policy debate and factional lines within the chamber.
A young man named McDermot ran frantically through Scooptown near South Park Pennsylvania seeking a doctor to sew his severed ear back on after it was bitten off during a church fair brawl.
Blue Armours in Chicago reported last year sales of 60 million dollars, 5 million above 1888. The company employed six thousand workers with payroll of 3 million. It processed 1.2 million hogs 600 thousand cattle and 250 thousand sheep.
Collis P. Huntington claimed he never lost a bargain yet, though his son-in-law cost him more than any market could measure, a curiously high price for family ties in business.
A clapboard exhibited in Knoxville was made by William McNish of Jefferson County. At age 100 he cut the tree and sawed and split the boards himself. A North Carolina native, he has spent a long life in Tennessee and remains as vigorous as a man of 40.
A Douglas county farmer in southern Kansas reports uncovering a vein of marble and granite about thirty feet thick and twenty five feet below the surface. The strata show colors from mottled gray to bluish pink blue red and clear white.
The Massachusetts Medical Society notes physicians tend to self treat, except for old age. In 1889 the average descendant age reached 684 years, a figure close to the biblical span of life.
Report notes that in 1847 the cornerstone of a George Washington monument was laid in New York City with much ceremony and display. No further construction occurred and even the foundation and cornerstone have since disappeared.
The wife accidentally combined her own prescription with her husband’s horse medicine and sent the wrong bottle to a druggist. She feared the pills the pharmacist sent home in a cigar box were larger than plums and worried about the result.
Nearly thirty years ago a Erie railway locomotive exploded its boiler near the Almond depot in Allegany county New York killing two men and severely injuring another. Last week a millrace at Almond was cleaned and the locomotive bell was recovered, said to have been thrown about forty rods from the blast site.
A preacher visiting an Alpena office where four top town poker players gathered attracted attention by flashing a benevolence subscription paper and easily secured pledges exceeding $100.
Careful calculations on English heavy ordnance under construction suggest limited service life. The 160 ton gun may fire 95 rounds, the 67 tonner 127, and the 45 tonner 150. Round costs are £327, £1,584 and £98 respectively, indicating poor economical prospects.
A Vienna tailor tested the Reichenberger Zeitung wager that a Winter overcoat required more than forty thousand stitches. A panel oversaw the work, tallying 4780 body, 8063 collar, 1763 collar sewing, 2520 buttonholes, 980 sleeves with lining, 924 pockets, 17863 silk lining wadded interior, 2726 braiding. Total 39619 stitches.
The revenue steamer Rush is placed at the disposal of the postmaster general to carry mail between San Francisco and Portland during a railroad embargo. Brazilian capital for the National Bank of Brazil reached 100 million dollars subscribed in four hours, signaling confidence. Mrs. Blair, former Montesano postmistress, was removed, with Representative Wilson attributing the action to a political shift and stating a desire for a Republican government.
A roundup reports explosions at Sioux City gas works causing $10,000 loss and west end wreckage. Boston fire destroys a four story building with $100,000 loss and injures five. Portland Union Pacific branch blocked. trains halted east and west. Snow 24 hours. Earthquake shock at Bellfoot Lake Tennessee. Panic recalling the New Madrid quake. Typhoid epidemic spreading from Waverly Kentucky, with households and nurses affected. multiple deaths. In Hancock Michigan three boys crushed by a freight car. two severely injured, one surviving. one boy unharmed.
Numerous reports detail forgeries in Snyder Lockwood’s case, a fatal shooting near Ardmore Indiana Territory, a cattle trespass killing in Colfax NM, embezzlement at Marshall Field Chicago, a Mexican railway superintendent killed, a Maquoketa youth’s suicide, fake silver dollars in Iowa, Most’s conviction affirmed, desertion probe of Sergt Ziebach, a Norwegian mother’s murder in Polk County and more. Additional items include burglaries in Northfield and Dubuque, a St Nicholas hotel shooting attempt on Bishop Whitaker, a thwarted Omaha road wreck confession, and Chicago embezzler Stoner on the loose across Canada.
The article reports a Spanish Chamber vote granting universal male suffrage for Spaniards born in the country aged twenty five and older. It notes a 90,000 peso devaluation found in Rio de Janeiro's telegraph department and the imprisonment of Baron de Capanema. Other items cover Madame De Vere and James Brown before a Toledo grand jury, a critical Times stance toward English Lisbon merchants, a Greece palace accident with a deadly electrical short, and George Kennan receiving a clandestine 86 page letter about Yakutsk massacres with further corroboration.
Anna Parker, a year-long domestic in James Carpenter’s house six miles south of Kansas City, has slept or been in a trance for nine days and now nears death. Medics fear relapse after recurring somnolent spells each lasting under a day.
The Minneaplis and St Paul markets list wide ranges for wheat corn oats and barley with No 1 hard and northern grades leading, flour, bran and feeds priced, while eggs butter and cheese show varied quotes. Regional quotes reflect steady flour and mixed grain values with several adjustments and local delivery prices.
Bishop Hare of South Dakota opposes opening the Sioux reservation until Congress approves a bill with promises reportedly not in the original act. He told Herbert Welch of the National Indian Rights association his stance, and the letter may slow the proclamation. Rep Pickler spoke with the president, who seeks a careful study of the commission report before action.
At Pierre Dakota Territory settlers clash with Indians and half-breeds over the mile square near the reservation. Troops drive settlers back as wood is hauled toward land claimed under a Sioux treaty. Engineers survey the mile square while an interior department agent seeks a settlement amid railroad interests.
A double gas explosion in Columbus, Ohio, wrecked two houses at Wall and Noble alleys after a leaked main carried natural gas to the cellar. Dozens injured or killed, including Mrs Marriot and several children. horses on a fire truck caused additional casualties as crowds rushed to the scene.
The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs met today and agreed on a policy for this Congress to build a large fleet of battleships. The plan calls for ten first class ships at 10,000 tons each costing 56.4 million dollars, plus three third class ships at 6,300 to 7,500 tons costing 11 million, eight first class ships at 4,000,000 tons costing 39.89 million, and twelve second class battleships, with debates expected between majority and minority reports led by Senators Chandler McPherson Stanford and figures from Secretary Tracy’s naval policy board.
A congressional committee weighs building a vast line of battleships totaling 610,035 tons at 549,515,000 with 44 ships including harbor defense monitors and 185 additional vessels. Senators Chandler and McPherson oppose rushing battleships, favoring cruisers and torpedo vessels. Hale to report on Tracy's annual recommendations.
Gladstone hosted Dr. Talmage at Hawarden Castle for a cordial luncheon and long talk on religion and politics. The ex prime minister praised Christian leadership, discussed Ireland and home rule, and sent autographs and a Latin hymn rendering to accompany messages to Harrison, Cleveland, and Blaine.
A Minnesota county alliance forms in Mower. stock breeders plan a herd book. Stillwater prison reports influenza for 50 inmates. Mille Lacs Indians face hunger due to scarce game. Pillsbury elected president of State Agricultural Society. Rochester insane asylum expands for 100 patients. St Cloud bridge project bid at 50 000.
George Chandler affirmed Seattle land office rejection of J M Galbraith declaratory statement for 176 acres in sections 17 and 9 township 37 range 5 due to undivisible section lines. Noble affirmed Watertown cancelation of 8 J Bogart entry in section 21 town 13 range 59 and dismissed W J McWane’s contest against A T Stone timber culture entry in section 3 town 101 range ?. Chandler sustained Deadwood land office dismissal of Curver’s appeal in Oscar Carver vs W H Charton homestead case.
Snowstorm shuts down the Central Pacific over ten days and blocks the Southern Pacific line between San Francisco and Portland. Port land receives the Columbia with passengers and mail stranded by the blockade as weather slowly improves eastward.
Deer Lodge Montana residents fear unrest as the Deer Lodge penitentiary becomes overcrowded with 179 convicts and 75 more expected in sixty days. United States Marshal Irvine, from Butte, seeks legislature relief for funding and prison upgrades to avert possible riot or looting amid a looming staff and facility strain.
A large gathering in Lisnox organized a National Defense Fund with the duke of Pomares presiding. A 120 member committee of leading citizens and naval officers was appointed to solicit subscriptions amid speeches criticizing England.
Reports from North Dakota detail artesian well sinkage drought impacts and a hospital case of frostbitten extremities. Legislature actions include Selby trial-on-information reform, Red River locks study, county bonds for artesian outfits, and a customs district bill. Public officials face hearings on warrants and prosecutions, while Fargo rail disputes draw business scrutiny.
A flood of local notes from South Dakota reports a wildcat shot on a reservation near Pierre, a bronco injures a rider, and the oldest Dakotan dies aged 106 near Chamberlain. New hotels, packing plants, irrigations plans, and oil finds reshape the state.
A scattered Wisconsin digest notes Adam Auer reappears to wed Emma Jaich in Marshfield. Officials report two horses shot for glanders near Water Town. Three Neice children in Fond du Lac die of diphtheria. three more ill. Rio farmers rumor silver on Haverson property. Louis Thompson arrested for forgery in Eau Claire and sent to La Crosse. Charley Davenport murdered in Kansas City. leaves widow and four kids. Ashland Iron and Steel pays Ashland County farmers over 25,000 monthly for wood to charcoal. La Crosse winter bridge open. ice strong, Minnesota link established. Two boys saved from train tracks at Neenah after clinging to rods. Sparta berry growers form coop. 120,000 crates shipped. 9-year-old finger loss in Lebanon town by unknown shooter. Frank Dornfeldt family deaths ruled copper-kettle poisoning. Mil waukee Soldiers’ Home inmate Ryan gravely injured by train. moved to Kenosha. Eau Claire brewery plan proposes stock from saloonkeepers. Mrs Gaard arrested again for unlawful operation in Ashland. James Peterman held for forgery over 14-year-old marriage consent. Chicago man Joseph Byrnes, married Manitowoc woman, is a bigamist. attempted suicide. in jail. A J Hayward and Wisconsin pine interests explore early brewery venture in state.
Reported plans for a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul extension from Chippewa Falls to Ashland accompany details of John Kroeger and another Ludington resident being jailed over a felonious assault on Mrs. John Shaddock. In Dodge County a nine year old boy is shot near his home with severe injuries. no suspect identified.
The State Sunday School association will hold its next annual meeting at Council Bluffs June 10 to 12. A child of Helgendorf of Lyons died after a tub of boiling water accident. William Vann injured jumping from a moving Dubuque electric car. Water strikes in Wilton artesian well 1400 feet deep flow 150 gallons per minute.
A Bombay sourced anecdote from a lax riverbed near Seringapatam recounts an elephant lifting a heavy gun wheel with its trunk to save an artilleryman from being crushed. The scene unfolds as the siege train crosses a sandy, quicksand prone river bed after a long march.
A Kentucky editor recalls printing for a customer across the county line two years ago and receiving a witty reply when billed. The man promised to pay for both jobs together next spring, suggesting he would settle both at once.
A Philadelphia firm known for ultra realistic novels becomes entangled when Anthony Comstock visits. He hints at wanting more explicit material and is led to a private room showcasing such works. The tale ends with Comstock revealing his identity and the junior publisher's astonishment.
A Maltese cat boarded the British steamship Thalia before departure and settled on a crimson sofa in the officers saloon. The steward says cats seek voyages, bring luck, and help control rats, noting the animal is an experienced traveler and well treated aboard.
A New York observer describes a broker's quick trades on a stock as ticker prices flicker from 1 percent to higher quotes. The buyer’s memorandum shows a different late price, highlighting rapid executions and the rush in Wall Street operations.
The ad promotes Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery with a money back guarantee for liver biliousness indigestion and skin diseases. A Montana incident recounts Mrs McMillan abusing a teen lover of her daughter. Separate notes praise Jobbin’s Electric Soap while Austria acts against a governor over white slave traffic.
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