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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1890
Page
3
The Brainerd Dispatch notes that even a large pension bill must be weighed against the Union Army rolls which include over 2,700,000 names, reflecting a substantial veteran population and financial impact.
Era Lescu, a Newton County Mississippi farmer, unearthed ten thousand dollars in gold while ditching a field a few days ago.
One hundred boys and girls of Woodland California aged 12 to 19 have organized a cooperative Fruit Canning and Drying Union to pool efforts and markets for their products.
Iris notes that about 30,000 strangers stay in New York City nightly, supporting business for the city’s 125 hotels. The figure highlights a steady hotel demand and the scale of nightly occupancy in the metropolis.
In North Waldoboro Maine a 17 year old girl is employed to operate a machine in a tavern mill due to a shortage of Youxa men in the village.
Cmcaéo observed the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court shopping with his wife and carrying her parcels, highlighting a rare public moment of the justice and his spouse together.
A harsh moral assertion condemns a man who allows his mother to fall into poverty before his own welfare. The speaker argues such conduct proves total depravity and portends an unquenchable future fire.
A tramp who has ridden about twenty thousand miles on freight trains across the country says he hopes Congress will act to improve safety on freight cars.
In Hartford Kansas a mother freed a grain of corn lodged in her daughter's throat using a hair-pin sharpened into a hook. The improvised tool removed the kernel and averted danger.
The Burlington Vermont Free Press suggests that the average boy will make a pair of pantaloons look antiquated in a day, noting the old saying that there is nothing new under the sun.
Two men in St. Paul clashed when Schafer drew a revolver and fired three shots. One bullet tore a hole in the other man’s pantaloon pocket and struck two poker chips, a misfortune that narrowly saved him from harm.
In Macon a woman tying her shoe on a bridge dropped a pocket-pack containing about $25. She returned but could not locate it, leaving authorities to seek the missing money and its owner.
Hon Proctor Knorr remarks that women in earlier days could not drink wine and would kiss everyone they met to prove abstinence. He argues this would be a better form of prohibition than existing laws.
A Hannibal census enumerator questioned a woman about her seven children and asked if they were all white. She answered that they generally are when their faces are clean, reflecting a blunt racial stereotype.
Joan Tracy, arrested in Kansas City for horse thieving, interrupted writing his autobiography. He claims to have stolen over fifty horses and says he was only caught once before, prompting him to write a book.
A statistician estimates yearly supply needs for 15 million cows and 12 million horses. The plan calls for 39 million tons of hay, 90 million bushels of cornmeal, equal oats meal, 275 million bushels of oats, 2.6 million of bran, and 30 million bushels of corn at a total cost of 450 million dollars.
Of the 700 grammar school boys in New York City who passed the competitive examination for admission to the free college last week a great part are Jewish. The number of Jewish boys who succeeded is out of all proportion to the others considering the relative numbers in the community.
The article notes a large female excess in Britain and argues the term upper ten thousand overstates male prevalence. It suggests the phrase masks a shift where about 6,000 women accompany 4,000 men among the better class, highlighting gender disparity.
The text asserts that the twenty six letters of the alphabet could be transposed 620 448 401 733 239 360 000 times, far beyond the capacity of all global inhabitants over a thousand million years even with forty pages daily, each page containing forty different transpositions.
Women of Harper Kansas held a picnic in a grove three miles east of the city. Weighing 200 pounds was required to attend and lightweights were barred. The event was strictly female with men kept away for humorous reasons and the day was spent eating.
A. B. Stickney will resign the presidency of the Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City railway and be succeeded by General Manager Egan. Sir John Thompson travels to England to discuss reciprocity with the United States on wrecking and coasting copyright fishing and sebring matters.
A cyclone in Ghannabon Newfoundland causes deaths while heat illness hits Louisville. Rahway fires cost 100000 with partial insurance. Morrison Colorado suffers a major blaze. Ashley Michigan saw a boiler explosion killing four. A Wisconsin farmer and two children drown near North Bend. A Batavia Iowa engineer dies on train tracks. A Mankato contractor dies under a falling derrick. Lemonade poisoning at Wichita harms many, with three deaths. Spokane street battles over track use lead to arrests. Domestic cases include Kamper murder, Diebold family tragedy, and Postmaster General ruling on pensionable back pay. Beecher trial ends in acquittal.
A cascade of crimes fills reports from Mexico City to Wisconsin and beyond. Paymaster Duran faces jail for a $19,000 shortfall. melees, lynching threats, and murders erupt in camps, towns, and trains as suspects are captured or slain.
It is said Emperor William will accept General Verdy du Vernoi s resignation and appoint him to a major army post. North English master colliers cut miners wages by 10 percent and a general strike seems likely. Spanish ports impose a ten day quarantine on arrivals from Gandia and Valencia. Valencia cholera cases reach 196 with 113 deaths to date.
Gov Merriam backs a twine plant at Stillwater penitentiary. New York forms Citizens' Political party and a nominations committee. Sailor Fred Keneeler ill with yellow fever after voyage from Savannah to Philadelphia. Louisiana Senate favors a $1,250 yearly lottery franchise. Texas fever devastates cattle near Spring Creek Kansas. quarantine imposed. South Dakotans resist Cheyenne transfer from Montana. Algerian Tunis authors ban pilgrimages to Mecca due to cholera. Clinton Iowa resident Soren Jepson found dead in river. cause uncertain. Hartford Wis bank suspends payments. assetsLiabilities not yet stated. deposits $30,000–$40,000. Sioux City Iowa faces water famine. pumps insufficient. William Blackett, insane patient, swims mile and a half in sewer to river, captured near Quasqueton. He ends with minor injuries.
Chicago and St Paul grain and livestock prices show spring wheat No. 2 at 92 cents, No. 3 at 78 to 85, and flaxseed at 1.45 per bag. Minneapolis lists hard No. 1 wheat at 89 cents, corn No. 3 at 31 1/2 cents, oats 27 to 28 cents, barley 50 to 55 cents, and butter prices around 14 cents. Milwaukee notes spring wheat 88 to 89 cents, oats 28 cents, rye 43 1/2 cents, and eggs at fresh market price.
Edward Cook took a pointer to America and lost it near Baltimore. His brother George Cook found the dog in the night and learned it was the same hound that had traveled with Edward. The dog stayed until Edward returned and both recognized their pet. The vessel and landing path of the dog remain unknown.
The Chicago Tribune speculates that Susan B. Anthony could become a Wyoming senator if a bill passes both houses and is signed by the president. The note ponders the rights and privileges a senator would enjoy once seated.
Prohibitionists in Minnesota declare a state ticket headed by J P Pinkham for governor and J O Barrett for lieutenant governor with H B Hilleboe and N R Frost as officers. They call for direct elections reforms, railroad rate control, anti gambling, labor protections, and a constitutional suffrage amendment. W J Dean is named for Congress in the Fourth District.
A five minute tornado tore through Gallatin Tennessee striking the African Methodist church. Roofs were lifted, debris crushed worshippers, ten pulled from rubble and two near death. The minister Granville Brown was injured in the pulpit as doctors treated the wounded. Nearby damage included part of the public school front and widespread property destruction.
West Superior report says George Hicks, a local grocer and roomer on Ogden avenue, woke to intruders gaining entry through a door. Patrick Mahoney and Frank Hopkins were shot. Mahoney died or is dying, Hopkins gravely wounded. Hicks was arrested then released on bond. Both assailants are Northwest figures.
Washington state swamp land grants loom over a pending Interior Department review. Representative Wilson conferred with Secretary of the Interior Assistant Secretary Chandler and Gen. Shields on title questions and potential needed legislation to define how swamp lands may be acquired. The officials expect a careful study of history and law before any decision, noting current gaps in governing statutes.
William Brooker, the Pine City murderer, faced execution after a short trial for the November killings of Lillian and William Coombs. He met death with quiet demeanor, spoke of home trouble, and proclaimed his actions a defense of his family. His last day included cards with guards and a farewell to kin.
London reports warned Russia may be forced to act to protect persecuted Armenians. Armenia’s appeals to England Germany and Austria to enforce the Berlin Treaty have failed. Insurrection rumors spread as Turkish authorities allegedly commit brutal acts near Erzeroum Khanoos region.
The sentence of death for Maj Panitza for conspiring to overthrow the government was carried out at a camp near the city. He confessed to the chaplain, saluted officers, and cried long live Bulgaria as he was executed by twenty one bullets in a hollow square before four regiments and artillery. The widow received the body.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train derailed five miles from Nevada after track spread on a sharp curve. Three coaches plunged down an embankment, causing two fatalities and about twenty seven injuries. Special train surgeons assisted the wounded, including conductor Sam Jones and a child of W H Marvins. Names of the seriously injured include John Edmunds of Lincoln Wisconsin Dr J Tills James Artuff T H Smith of Chicago A B Walker of Butler and Minnie McFarland Botier among others.
Salisbury's government struggles to hold together as it abandons the compensation clause in the license bill. The Hyde Park demonstration has made the temperance issue dominate politics, threatening old friendships and fueling a bitter Barrow-in-Furness campaign led by Mr. Caine. Cardinal Manning weighs in with a letter supporting Caine, calling the issue one of morals and urging his cause.
A Midland excursion train struck a carriage at Ute Pass Colorado killing Mrs Cosgrove of Chicago instantly and injuring Mrs Wolf of Newark who died two hours later. Mrs Gil of Chicago had both legs broken and Mrs Wilson was severely bruised. The driver and a young man escaped. The travelers belonged to the Travelers Protective Association party touring the state.
The week ahead hinges on appropriation bills in the Senate with Indian, District of Columbia and legislative items likely. Idaho statehood may surface as senators adjourn Thursday over the Fourth and the House schedules election bill action midweek. Possible bankruptcy or compound relief bills and a potential conference report on the silver bill loom, with risks of delays from unexpected obstacles.
At about seven in the morning a posse of about 200 armed white men surrounded Aunt and searched for Henry Daniels Zack Taylor Dug Tillis and George Howard. George Howard was killed after refusing to surrender. Two other Black men Jake Ransom and Ted Flanders were wounded in a garden. Tillis and two others were whipped and ordered to flee.
Grand jury in Chicago continues bribery inquiry over Lake Street elevated railroad franchise. Affidavits attributed to ex Aldermen Warner and Moncar cite Joseph C. Mackin as bribe recipient. Mackin, recently freed convict, denies knowledge. friend Mortimer Roberts claims Mackin drafted the affidavits and boasted of them. Bailiff sought Mackin for further questioning but he is believed to have absconded.
A clash erupts at James A Webb's 151 Clark Street store as revolvers and hatchets clash during a twenty minute hand to hand battle between detectives from rival agencies and constables over who has rightful occupancy. Mooney and Boland detectives and Webb supporters clash. Mooney professionals are defeated and jailed after front glass is smashed.
About 100 people at a Wichita picnic fell violently ill after drinking lemonade. Three children died and others were not expected to survive. Authorities note the lemonade supplier used acids and large cans amid a hot day. medical aid arrived too late for several victims.
A Jersey City depot scene shows a gentleman with lilacs traveling to the smoker car, pursued by a rough looking man. Behind the flowers, the observer notices a pair of shining steel handcuffs linking the gentleman’s wrists, sparking thoughts of a poetic juxtaposition.
East St. Louis freight handlers remain firm after a meeting, rejecting railroad terms and planning continued abstention from work. Few greenhands are active, new workers lack training, and transfer drivers along with AFL members may join tomorrow if demands aren’t met. Rumors of manager concessions circulate amid terse supervision.
Special despatches from Dunbar report no change in the mine situation. The mine maps are entirely wrong with diggers now many feet beyond the map indicated location. Two firms ship twenty and twelve burial caskets to Dunbar for the entombed miners.
Jacksonvill e Fla Special report states Postmaster Morrison of White Springs Hamilton county has been arrested and is threatened with lynching. His wife has written to Jacksonville friends seeking help after Morrison, who had earlier clashed with pretended detectives, returned from Washington where he pursued action in court. The case has fueled hatred and ongoing threats to his life.
Samp son and Isaac Heidenheimer two prominent Galveston Hebrews were arrested today on arson charges for burning the Texas Standard Oil oil mill in April. The plant valued around 200000 dollars, insured nearly to that amount, and Sampson Heidenheimer served as president and largest stockholder of the company.
Mankato reports a population of 10 000 amid widespread damage from freshets in Goodhue county. Mille Lacs Lumber forestries destroyed by fire valued at 375 000. Drownings, arrests, legal cases and church conflicts span Minnesota towns from Hastings to Jamestown with various killings, shipwrecks, and rail incidents.
Summaries of state events include Grand Forks host July Republican convention and July 29 meeting, Mandan licensing of original package houses at 300 dollars a year, and Methodist College site selection actions. Also notes St Anthony and Dakota elevator at Everest struck by lightning and burned with 5000 bushels of wheat. Governor Miller won’t seek re election to pursue Dwight farm management. newspaper mentions frequent North Dakota showings and rising No 1 hard wheat yields. Bayley identified as horse thief. Miss Lyons burned by gasoline stove explosion. postmasters salaries increased for 548 second class offices. Grand Forks salary rise. drowning of John Elmsie at Grand Forks. Winnipeg express injures Ed Darling, losing legs.
The belt mines near the Black Hills pay about 100000 dollars monthly in wages. The Elkhorn tunnel near Whitewood will be 900 feet long with 200 men working day and night. South Dakota publishes more than Nevada Delaware Vermont and South Carolina combined.
A Wisconsin miscellany reports 80000 rainbow trout planted in Waupaca County, multiple drownings and accidents including a Janesville telegraph student in Rock River and a Chippewa Falls drowning of a 17 year old. It notes a G A R picnic in Medford, a drunken axe incident in Superior, and local pardons and academic milestones including Beloit and Blue Mounds. A Nor way farm skeleton discovery is also described.
Over six months farmers near Morning Sun shipped about 125000 worth of horses cattle and hogs. A Keokuk man drank from an amica bottle by mistake with no serious illness expected. C A Wicks is jailed at Lamoni for pointing a revolver at his wife and forcing her to sign over property. A child near Ottumwa died after being struck by lightning while gathering chickens. Hydrophobia afflicts southern Pottawattamie livestock prompting a dog drive. Chas A Redman of Dubuque is declared insane by insanity officials. Frankie Shaffer a 10 year old Eagle Grove
An article notes yearly world births estimated at 36 to 37 million, about seventy per minute. It explores imagining all infants in cradles stretched around the globe, and a future army of children quadrupling population, with a visual of babies passing a point for a year.
The discovery of a broken pair of slave shackles near West Troy, New York, recalls Charles Nallie a fugitive slave from Culpeper Virginia who fled in 1858. Nallie was recaptured in 1860 but fled again after a restraint break, escaping into the Hudson area and never being recaptured.
A narrator recalls a striking young woman in green velvet and russet shoes entering a street car. She wears a white mans hat and clutches a manuscript titled The Morality of Immorality, suggesting she is a reader of contemporary erotic literature and provocative schools.
Workmen felling a huge hickory on Mrs J H Ogden’s property in Springfield Pa uncovered a lock of hair embedded in the trunk within an auger hole, plugged afterward. Locals recall Black Jake the Darby healer and his tales of healing mysticism.
A Missouri youth whistled at a prayer meeting and after rebuke he claimed insult and drew a knife to threaten. He was knocked down, disarmed, and with his four brothers plans to challenge those who hold the meetings in the neighborhood.
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