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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1897
Page
2
The Brainerd Dispatch notes a Brooklyn pastor charged with hypnotizing church members. The piece contrasts war with everyday dangers and mocks highway surveyors while recalling Weyler and bicycle scorchers in a satirical tone.
A New Jersey court holds that a wheelman injured in a Sunday collision has no legal standing. The opinion notes the high activity of wheelings on Sundays and frames the ruling as a real setback for vehicle operators seeking relief.
Herr Rubricius reports a method to prevent boiler incrustation by using 90 percent soluble chromates and 10 percent soda in feed water. This converts carbonates to soluble chromates that form a slime on which does not stick to boiler walls and can be washed out.
A major railroad company has renamed the impudent youths selling cheap gum cigars poor books and bad periodicals in cars as butchers and ends the practice. Passengers and supporters of morality celebrate the move as a victory for decent conduct aboard trains.
A Pennsylvania judge rebukes state prison inspectors for buying six dollar and fifty cent suits for discharged prisoners while he himself wears a five dollar suit. The remark recalls a man who objected to a ham wrapped in buckskin cloth because the hammer was better dressed than he.
The article notes Milton received five pounds cash with a promise of more for Paradise Lost. It contrasts this with a London sale of an extinct great auk for 280 guineas, suggesting market divergence while the singer remains immortal and the bird extinct.
Philadelphia police superintendent defends public order by banning red banners as anarchy symbols in May Day parades. He affirms workers may march but insists banners bear the national flag rather than revolutionary emblems.
Korea, long entangled in Japan and China tensions and under Russian guardianship, becomes effectively under joint protection of Japan and Russia. The two powers sign an agreement to station limited troops for settlement protection and provide financial aid. Japan will control telegraph lines except a new line to Seoul which Russia will build. The pact defuses earlier rivalries between the powers.
Secretary of the Navy establishes a reserve squadron at League Island near Philadelphia keeping the cruiser Columbia and other coasts defenders partially manned with crews. Ships stay armed and ready, needing no more than twenty days to be fitted for sea. The move saves costs but mainly addresses the manpower needs of modern warships.
Cambridge marks ten years without liquor licenses with church factory and school exercises. Supporters say the policy boosts order and prosperity, though some liquor sales persist. it has made it easier to do right and harder to do wrong.
A new Pomona California law requires patrons to stand while consuming wet goods. The measure faces strong opposition with some residents unable to comply and others unsure of its purpose.
The piece notes rural areas in the east receiving telephone service for 15 dollars annually. It claims this saves trips to town and suggests expansion is near, provided the trust is broken up.
The Trinity parish in New York City marked its bicentennial with prominent American flag displays, signaling a broad view of religion that includes good citizenship. The text argues patriotism and devotion are linked, suggesting unpatriotic or nonreligious stances conflict with faith.
Ex Senator Fred Dubois resumes ranch life in Idaho after Yale education. He starts with a 300 head cattle bunch and aims to grow to 1,000 in time.
Savannah residents push a bi centennial celebration of General Oglethorpe birth and mark Elijah Whitney cotton gin centenary near the city.
A present congress member is described as the honored American name Patrick Henry. He is a Democrat from Mississippi, served as a soldier in the war, is a lawyer and legislator, and was formerly a farmer.
Comprehensive review of important events from telegraph reports. Highlights include home and abroad developments that attracted attention, presenting a concise weekly digest of notable happenings.
The Nation's Capital reports the Knights of Labor executive board adopted a resolution urging Congress and the president to recognize Cuba as belligerent. The alleged McKinley interview denied. Francis J. Kieckhoefer may face trial amid pending embezzlement indictments as defense files a demurrer next week.
The obituary notices report the deaths of James T. Kilbreth of New York port service in Southampton from pneumonia. John J. Cole a La Crosse attorney and former U S court commissioner. Capt George W Kingsbury U S A retired in Clifton Springs at 56 with Civil War honors. Also Prof J Rosenthal Erlangen quit over a vivisection remark. Uncle Trenry Van Brunt noted bathing pioneer of the New Jersey coast who tutored Grant in swimming, at Long Branch aged 82 with patrons including Grant and Lincoln family members.
A series of mishaps claimed lives and caused fires. Albert and Louis Sickmiller along with Charles Faile and George Stienheider were rescued by an Erie fast express near Mansfield. Frank Wilcox died by drowning in the Iowa River at Eldora while swimming. A Burlington fast train hit an obstruction at Aiken HL. the engine and several cars wrecked and brakeman Harry Ferris was killed. Fire at the Brooklyn Navy Yard damaged No. 13 building and cost about 100,000 dollars. Matt Madison drowned at Burlington, Iowa, while attempting to rescue Bert Copeland from the river. Austin Smith, aged eighteen, was killed playing baseball at Saratoga New York when struck by a pitched ball. A Tobias Tobiason barn near Monticello, Iowa, burned with 100 tons of hay, 300 bushels of oats and machinery. loss listed at the amount. In New Orleans the Pickwick hotel and adjoining buildings suffered fire damage, with losses around 160,000 dollars. few guests were present and escaped unharmed.
Reports detail robberies and shootings in Akron Iowa Belknap Alabama and Clarksville Tennessee with suspects arrested and a notable embezzlement claim. A 12 year old boy vanishes near Glenwood Wisconsin and three youths are reported missing from New Richland. Violence tied to whiskey fuels further incidents and a train hold up is alleged in Louisville Nashville reports.
A Chicago to Washington bicycling trek takes fourteen days six hours. Wheat and rye crop prospects in Hungary look poor. The Antunes cabinet in Chile has resigned. The Philippines war appears near end with only three districts left. Japanese press accuses U S of bad faith over Kuwait, tone moderate. Siam drafting 50 Russian instructors for army reform. Weyler optimistic on peace and Cuban reforms in western provinces. Bukowina prophetess Jaryna Jeverikowna faces arrest after claims of death and return from heaven amid peasant crowds and priestly opposition.
A roundup of diverse notices reports and claims including the death of racehorse Semper Les at Plymouth valued at 10000 a mine assay near Christina Lake and silver yields near Aspen a large gas strike in Sacramento a Missouri breeders law license requirement for bookmaking and poolselling mortgage filings in Grand Rapids and more spanning Wyoming Alabama Utah Idaho and Illinois with official appointments transfers and court actions.
An elderly rider warns lending bicycles is foolish noting a lent machine felt altered after return. He recalls he rode poorly on the borrowed wheel and believes the gear and fit changed, suggesting others share the sentiment about not lending bikes.
Chicago reports mixed grain quotes with No 2 red at 90s, No 2 spring at 71 1-2 to 72 1-2 cents, corn numbers around 25 cents, oats 18 1-2 cents. Hog prices range 3.25 to 3.55, cattle bids mostly 1.75 to 5.15, lambs up to 5.50. Minneapolis and Milwaukee show July movements and steady flour, with No 1 Northern wheat around 72 1-3 to 73 1-2 cents and No 2 Northern near 71 cents.
David Smith, a local barber, was killed by Mrs. Longly when he and Charley Olsen rapped at her door in Iron River. Mrs. Longly fired three shots, striking Smith in the head and Olson in the leg. She was arrested and jailed.
The June 29 report from Chamberlain South Dakota notes crops are in unusually good condition due to recent rains and cool weather. Farmers and business leaders feel optimism about several favorable and prosperous seasons ahead.
Queen Victoria returns to London for a last probable jubilee appearance before formal state duties shrink to Windsor, Balmoral, and Osborne. Crowds cheer as she tours Kensington and Buckingham Palace, acknowledging long service and a planned passing of obligations to the Prince and Princess of Wales.
A movement in Des Moines aims to consolidate the Iowa National Bank Bankers' State Polk County Savings and Des Moines Savings. The four banks together hold a capital stock of about one half million and deposits totaling roughly three times that amount.
Speaker Reed says the appointment of committees is under consideration and he will prepare the lists and submit them before the final adjournment unless unforeseen events alter his plan.
Grosvenor of Ohio, chair of the Republican caucus, asks all Republican members to be in their seats on Monday July 5 in anticipation of the tariff bill's passage by the Senate this week.
Havana dispatch reports General Weyler has suspended death sentences by court martial for rebels Rivera and Bacallao. A cable from War Minister Azacarraga ordered the sentences held pending the end of hostilities when pardons may be granted.
A derrick on the roof of a new building in Atlanta collapsed sending three workers from a ninth story scaffold. Two men died instantly while a third survived in a miraculous rescue from about 125 feet above the ground.
Wessington Springs South Dakota June 29 The tenth annual reunion and encampment of the Fourth District Veterans association G A R will begin here July 1 and continue for three days A large number of Grand Army and allied order members will be present
New York reports shortstop Jenning of Baltimore sustained a brain contusion after being struck on the head by a throw from pitcher Rusi during a ball game.
President and Mrs. McKinley plan to depart Friday for Canton Ohio to visit public business conditions permitting. They will stay until Monday returning home after the weekend trip.
Rev. F. A. Havighorst pastor of the First M. E. church in Springfield Ohio has accepted a chair at Lawrence University Appleton Wisconsin. He leaves this city to take up duties at the Wisconsin institution.
A June 29 incident in Bisbee left merchant Joseph Langer with a deep head wound and other injuries after a drunken dispute, while farmer George Kiler sustained a thigh gunshot wound.
Constantinople June 29 reports a fresh attempt by the sultan to secure German backing for retaining Thessaly, but Germany refused and advised conforming to European wishes on the issue.
A party of distinguished Mexicans led by Gen Luis Terrazas and Enrique Creel, including Don Luis Terrazas and Dr Miguel Marquez, visited Washington for several days. They started for Philadelphia after a brief stay and then plan to continue Westward.
During a severe Tuesday storm Harry Zearfosse was instantly killed by lightning as he sought shelter in a barn on W Stattler's farm west of Washington. The barn burned after the strike and all horses were saved except one. Cattle belonging to farmer G. Augustine nearby also died from the lightning.
Irritated by the legislature’s refusal to fund national guard expenses, Company D declares it will no longer cover its own bills. Col. Frost mustered them out, and other South Dakota companies consider a similar move.
Burglars robbed Olson & Helen's store in Argyle Minnesota of several hundred dollars worth of clothing jewelry and dry goods. There was no crew reported.
Cubans living in the United States who helped fund the war of independence will vote on guiding the young republic. The constituent assembly is set to meet at Camaguey on September 2.
Pittsburg June 20 All union iron mills across the country including tin plate and sheet mills will close Wednesday night and stay shut until wage scales are settled. President Garland denies a Chicago report of a general strike and says Bay View mill and others will close pending settlement but suspends for annual repairs with no hurry to conclude terms.
In Downey California Miss Mavis daughter of a respected family was chloroformed from her bedroom bedside in night clothes by an unknown man entering through a window. She was found dazed near dawn several miles away. A posse with bloodhounds hunts the area as attempts to break into Dr Brunson's Downey home are recalled.
Lancaster Kentucky June 20 Marion Sebastian was shot dead on the public square five bullets pierced his body three in the head one in the right lung and one in the leg A coroner jury heard that S D Turner Jack Turner and an unknown party fired the shots with Turner the brother in law of Sebastian the principal killer The incident may trigger a bitter family feud among well to do farmers
Minnie Rose twenty daughter of Louis Rose of the C. L Rose Curing and Cold Storage company ended her life by Paris green after the tornado of May 27 1896 left her mind unbalanced. Her family home lay in the storm’s path and was wrecked during the disaster. The distress followed a period of hysterical mania that persisted afterward.
Adel Iowa June 29 John Mahaffey aged twenty from Oakville Missouri was caught in the act of drawing spikes from the Des Moines Northern Western track to wreck a passenger train. He had one rail up and two sticks of dynamite to blow the express safe. A companion warned the officers and two other gang members escaped.
During a fierce thunder storm lightning struck Greer Bros lumber camp near Dakota Georgia. About 150 prisoners from the state penitentiary were at work when panic broke out. Four convicts died ten were dying and twenty escaped as chaos followed the strike.
Cedar Rapids Iowa June 29 The Milwaukee has notified its men at Savannah that they will work ten hours a day and six days a week instead of eight hours a day and four days a week. The rise in business justifies the change.
St Louis June 20 Dr Richard TL Metcalf a venerable physician of this city has been indicted by the grand jury for assault with intent to kill Willie Smith the youthful victim who was shot in the shoulder while trespassing on the doctor's property. He was in a precarious condition but is now recovering.
Madrid reports Senor Canovas Castillo states that if Spanish forces in Cuba suffer heavy sickness during the rainy season the government will dispatch 20,000 additional troops in October to keep the army at full strength and strike a final blow against the insurgents.
New York June 20 a twenty mile bicycle race is arranged between J Frank Starbuck who narrowly beat Michael last fall and Fred J Titus of New York. The event is set at Manhattan Beach on July 17 with a purse of 1000 dollars.
Belgium and a Chinese state are linked in a railway project after the Chinese emperor approved an agreement between Sheng and a Belgian syndicate to construct the Han Kow Peking line.
Frank Liddle aged forty a railroad worker in Cedar Rapids Iowa shot and killed himself in his hotel room on June 20 He left a letter saying he ended his life due to trouble with his mother in law The incident was reported from Cedar Rapids Iowa with no further details available.
Three Toledo men, Gus Weber Perry Lawrence and Bert Wilson, narrowly escaped drowning after steering a naphtha launch toward the falls near Louisville. Rescued by a life savers crew at the Kentucky chute, they were towed ashore before the boat went over.
In Berlin the Reichstag adjourned after the bill for supplementary estimates cleared its third reading. Imperial chancellor Prince Hohenlohe read a message from the emperor closing the sessions, then three cheers were given to the emperor.
Disregarding the whistle, a special Marshfield and Southeastern train collided with a wagon carrying five men. John Kohlbeck of Wewitt was killed and two others were seriously injured as the men, who had been drinking, did not heed the whistle.
Berg is under arrest in Seattle for the murder of Michael J. Lyons at Port Blakley last Friday. An eyewitness identified Berg as the killer. He had lived in Minneapolis several years before 1892.
In Pleasant Valley Texas a church shooting ends in deaths for August Garrison and Frank Jones with Thomas Jones mortally wounded. Garrison attacked the betrayer of his daughter sixteen year old Tis. The incident occurs as the sermon ends with a fusillade at the Dallas county church. Both families prominent planters in the region.
Miss Lillian Blais, 21, woke to a masked burglar in her home in Red Bud HL. He searched her father’s clothes, made an indecent proposal, and fired a pistol into her chest. Police hunt with bloodhounds. lynching threat looms if captured. her condition is grave.
Four masked men entered Henry Buxton’s farm home near Titusville Pennsylvania. After firing revolvers to intimidate the family they bound Buxton his son and the hired man and girl. The intruders blew open a safe and took a small amount of money. A neighbor freed the Buxtons late in the forenoon.
In Aberdeen Mississippi on June 29 a Black man named Parry Gilliam was taken from the Monroe county jail by a mob, driven five miles out and hanged from a tree on the main road. The suspect had been charged with robbing a white woman and attempting a criminal assault the previous Saturday.
Arch bishop Kexsne, former rector at the Catholic University in Washington, is near return to the United States and will resign at the propaganda. He is said to be appointed archbishop of New Orleans to succeed Archbishop Jannessens in a move expected within days.
An incident in Constantinople on Tuesday during Queen Victoria jubilee celebrations saw Muslims flood the streets with bludgeons and confront police about who to attack, pitting Greeks against Armenians amid the disorder.
A large grain elevator and warehouse owned by M. Peterson at Pomeroy burned to the ground on June 29. A nearby coal house containing two carloads of hard coal was also destroyed. Insurance covered the loss of two thousand dollars. The blaze started in one of the oat bins.
Guy C. Ledyard Jr., manager of the American Starch Co and son of Guy C. Ledyard Sr., shot himself through the heart with a fowling piece in Chicago. He died instantly as illness had left him despondent.
The Dawes and Cherokee commissions meet in Muskogee as Creeks signal willingness to negotiate allotment and a system of town sites. The session, held June 20, marks progress in arranging tribal land divisions and settlement plans with federal bodies.
John Parsons fatally wounded Henry Curry and wounded Rudolph Nitchke when Nitchke stopped him from firing more. Parsons was jealous of Curry, but apparently without cause.
Cedar Rapids report states large numbers of fish killed by dynamite in the area and William Lane has been arrested in connection with the offense.
London reports detail the burning of the Russian steamer Onni near Skennes early in the week as smoke poured from port holes just after leaving the landing stage. Panic spread aboard while the Slawianka sailors aided passengers into boats. A woman, fleeing a first class cabin with her child, fell and later died. Thirty others were seriously injured.
In Ashland Wisconsin a coroner’s jury ruled that Ezekiel Welch died from effects of drinking hair tonic. Welch, once an Ashland barber, later operated a shop at Odanah on the Bad River reservation where liquor sales were forbidden by government rule.
Fire at E. W. Shirk livery barn causes $5,000 loss to contents and $2,000 to the building. Forty eight horses were saved by a rapid fire department response. Firemen faced danger as Ed Tracey of Truck No 1 was nearly trapped while cutting an air and trying to evacuate animals.
A charge set in a ten inch gas pipe shattered windows and the Wakelin house as well as the armory on Cast First street in Duluth Minnesota on June 28. The blast wounded no one but caused a large pavement excavation and left residents startled.
Sioux City merchants map a substantial harvest festival to honor Mondamin Mayor Cleland leads the project envisioning arches along main streets decorated with corn grain and grasses by day and lights at night. Races processions athletic events lantern parades and fireworks are planned to showcase the harvest season.
After two months of investigation a woman known as the widow was brought to Marinette Wisconsin and charged with a dark crime. Extradition papers were obtained to bring her from Michigan. She claimed the name Myrtle Nichols and evidence shows she induced young girls to leave Marinette last April to work in a boarding house but forced them into low resorts at gunpoint. All parties implicated are jailed.
A conference between Illinois Steel Works General Manager Walker and Bay View mill employees failed to reach terms. Walker proposed a counter scale and refused to honor next week's Youngstown agreement. About 1000 workers likely to strike in coming days.
Fourteen year old Lizzie Mooney ran away with Louis Vogt a 42 year old cripple after meeting in Lima Montana. They were traced to Butte then eloped to Great Falls where they were arrested Vogt facing prosecution by the girl's father for abduction Vogt formerly worked as a section boss at Lima Montana.
Grand Forks North Carolina June 28 Controller Eckles orders a 100 percent assessment on the stockholders of the suspended Grand Forks National and Second National banks. Capital stocks are $20,000 and $50,000 respectively. Full payment due by July 14 or in three monthly installments from that date.
Oshkosh Wisconsin June 28 The second day of the Northern Wisconsin Saengerbund proceedings took place under favorable weather. About 8 000 strangers have arrived with the last of the twenty two societies coming from Milwaukee. The chorus festival of six hundred trained voices sang at Exposition hall.
Earl Fuller five year old son of Charles Fuller motorman for the city railway company living at 1335 Albemarle street was killed near the Rice street crossing by a Chicago Great Western train. The boy suffered a fractured skull and a broken left leg.
G R Pond of Corning Iowa lies dying at Presbyterian hospital from a wound suffered when six tramps attempted a Burlington line robbery at Chalco fifteen miles from Omaha. Pond was shot while resisting the attackers and five of the six bandits are in custody.
Henry C. Payne announces negotiations with Cleveland capitalists to form a company for an interurban electric railway in the Fox river valley. A segment from Neenah and Menasha to Appleton will be built this year.
Deputy Game Warden Carroll arrested Gustave and August Schultz of Stillwater for fishing with set lines in Basslake. They appeared before Judge Randall and were fined $14 each. Gustave remained jailed for thirty days due to lack of cash.
Fergus Falls Minnesota June 28. William Hermeyer twenty one from St Paul and former reform school inmate attempted to assault Cora Healey twelve. His admissions seem to convict him.
In Stephenson Michigan on June 28 a scaffold collapsed while N B Vincent and Joseph Dumoulin were working. Vincent died instantly and Dumoulin was likely fatally injured, authorities report.
Le Sueur Center Minnesota June 28 John Pambourine village marshal died at St Marys hospital Minneapolis after an operation to remove an ulceration in the bowels.
Walter H. Lansit of Boston, cattle painter, is dead. E A Arnold of West Superior injured in a buggy accident. Mrs. Alexander Campbell, widow of Bishop Campbell, dies at Bethany West Virginia aged eighty five. Rev W C Daily founder of Northern M E Church in the South dies at Knoxville aged seventy eight. Col B Massey Washington correspondent dies at Middlebury Vermont of Brights disease aged fifty one. Western Writers Association held a reception at Winona hotel Eagle Lake Indiana with James Whitcomb Riley John Clarke Ridpath Eugene Ware. Pittsburg Fort Wayne Chicago railroad directors in New York re-elect Charles Lanier as president and John J Haley as secretary and treasurer. Senator Davis supports $6000 relief to families of three Italians lynched at New Orleans. Rev D F McGill declines presidency of Monmouth College. Lincoln Nebraska District Judge Holmes names S A D Shilling receiver for failed Merchants bank amid stockholder disputes.
North Star state items include Henderson races, Ada lighting agitation, Frazee band plans, Rochestersane asylum electric lights, Osakis building boom, St. Cloud theater bids, and D S Haywood starter funds. July 3 jubilation by Sk River led by Odd Fellows.
San Francisco dispatch reports Honolulu rumors of Japanese plans to seize the Hawaiian customs house. Admiral Beardslee’s quick actions allegedly deterred a landings attempt, with officials noting rumors lack foundation while Japan denies withdrawal of a request for explanation.
An armed force of 1,200 Mussulmans sortie from Canne and strike insurgents at Vanlikastolli. Thirteen Muslims killed and twelve wounded in a desperate clash. Christian inhabitants plan reprisals by land and sea as many Christians and Turks die in surrounding engagements. District agitated over refugee encroachments in the neutral zone.
A Phoenix Park meeting pressed Britain for amnesty for Irish political prisoners in Maryborough jail. Speaker William Field warned that the English government would not yield and urged Irish voices and perhaps arms from countrymen in America.
Gertrude Allen of Lansing was arrested on a fugitive warrant stemming from a Denver indictment for forging election returns during the April municipal elections while serving as a judge. She claims innocence, posted bail, and said she would return at her own expense. She is an ordinance clerk in Denver and is on leave in Michigan until September 1.
Mrs. Annie Besant, cheered by reunion hopes with William Judge led Theosophists, spoke at the American section convention in Chicago. Countess Wachtmeister and Miss Wilson attended as society officers. Twenty three of thirty five branches were represented amid reports of flourishing condition.
Washington reports a telegram from Governor Bloxham of Florida saying Key West sheriff wires that trouble did not materialize and conditions are quiet. Secretary Bliss cites Indian Inspector McLaughlin noting Agent Wisdom disbursed 25,600 dollars from the Cherokee Freedmen fund and that relatives act orderly as excitement subsides.
Knoxville reports a banner wheat season with an unusually large East Tennessee crop. Six thousand bushels of early wheat were delivered today as shipments to the East start, while opening prices run about 70 cents per bushel.
Johnnie the famed pacer breaks neck after escaping to graze in Napoleon Ohio. He was thrown when snagged by a wire fence while running. Valued at $15 000 and owned by W H Barnes of Sioux City Iowa.
London reports the death of author Mrs Margaret Oliphant from cancer at age seventy.
Special Gov Bloxham of Florida asked the war department for U S troops to restore order in Key West where a mob seized a negro accused of assault. Pendleton in court questioned lynching while a later mob attempt failed as authorities protected him and local militia kept vigil.
A fragment ponders the identity of a figure named Corbett in retirement and hints at a vowed challenge to confront any passer. The terse note suggests a tense, unresolved curiosity about who Corbett is now.
The senate confirmed Albert C. Thompson of Ohio Alexander C. Botkin of Montana and David B. Culberson of Texas as commissioners to revise and codify the U S criminal laws Richard Yates to be collector of internal revenue for the Eighth district of Hinds Edward H Thompson of Massachusetts Progreso Mex is listed as consul
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