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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1897
Page
2
Brainerd Dispatch reports on a local girl’s unnamed identity, an arrest of James Six of Logansport for polygamy, and questions about upcoming Chautauqua lectures by Rev. Thomas Dixon Jr. at Fairmount Park with the phrase Fools and ticket admissions discussed. The government limits mail liability to ten dollars while Uncle Sam tightens security on letters.
Gilbert Parker, the dramatist, has been a Canadian bear hunter, a dramatic critic, an editor, a novelist, and a playwright. He is still on the right side of five and thirty.
A Boston to Washington visit sparked a quip as a reporter asked Senator Hoar about presenting the Mayflower log to his state. He replied with humor, calling it a beam instead of a log.
The New Haven city government spends about $6,000 on advertising the street sprinkling assessments, while the total assessments will bring in less than $12,000.
The text describes a Chinese sign listing prices for cat and dog dishes including one small basin black cat stew for 5 cents, grease from black dog for 4 cents, and one pair black cat’s eyes for 4 cents, noting higher cost if animals are black.
A European capital joke targets a renowned ambassador famed for humor. The quip says he was slowly eating his way to his new post of duty, playing on the custom of offering complimentary dinners to departing officials.
A eastern railroad reports experiments with electricity as motive power for long distances. The president notes locomotives may soon replace steam by moving toward the scrap heap.
The passage recalls the saying nothing new under the sun and cites Yang Yu, a former Chinese minister, arguing bicycles existed in China twenty centuries ago. It adds that emperors banned bicycle manufacture after women rode them, sparking commentary on his grasp of Occidental humor during his stay.
A Liquor League of Ohio officer argued that temperance habits formed in youth persist into adulthood and that missionary work among boys is key for liquor business success. He claimed nickels spent on treats to the young will return as dollars once appetite is formed, alarming even habitual drinkers.
The report notes total associations rising from 4499 to 4617 and reporting associations from 4443 to 4531. Shares outstanding climb from 500 755 to 9 985 999 with installment dues and profits moving from 870 471 289 to 449 642 018. Assets grow from 403 475 395 to 48 659 734. Percent increases: associations up 2.6, reporting up 2, shares up 5.1, installment dues and profits up 214.
Clergy should adapt to modern times without adopting sensational methods. The church must elevate and maintain influence, avoiding sensationalism in preaching to keep congregations properly guided.
Gov. Bradley of Kentucky attended the Nashville Centennial on Kentucky day and refused to discard his white felt hat for a silk one. He said he had worn white felt hats for twenty five years and would not discard them now.
Disposition to forgive a Sioux City pastor accused of embracing a young woman in church shifts as he tries to shift blame to the girl. The remark notes a distinction between weakness and meanness.
Report notes bicycle policemen are a complete success in New York City and proposes creating a distinct organization with dedicated headquarters. The remark contrasts governance priorities, suggesting better city rule if attention shifts from Tammany to essential affairs.
A Paris father received a life sentence for forcing his son to stand on a red hot stove. Public opinion favors him facing punishment similar to the harm he inflicted.
A memorial tablet in an English church honors a life described as an exemplar of constant charity humility patience and enduring hope. The inscription questions whether there can be a better summary of a well spent life.
A recently deceased eastern lady left a witty provision in her will allowing the executor to donate any item the relatives disliked to the church. The remark drew smiles as beneficiaries learned of the unusual charitable bequest and its lighthearted tone.
A compact weekly overview compiling the most important global items arranged for rapid reading. Highlights cover political developments economic trends and key events from multiple regions with concise summaries.
The senate adopts a joint resolution to loan 1000 tents for the G A R encampment in Leavenworth Kansas. District of Columbia court orders half of Joseph Holt estate distributed to Lizzie Hynes, treasury pays 193 warrants for sugar bounty totaling 1 085 154, Speaker Reed will miss Detroit Republican clubs event, Shafroth bills federal salaries cut if receipts fall.
A broad obituary note lists Walter H. Lansit and Mrs. Alexander Campbell among those dead, with Bethany W Va and Chicago obituaries. It mentions Sir David Hunter Blair as a lone Scotch baronet monk, plus Gen. Dan Ruggles and Rev. W C Daily among others. It also covers Philip Molyneux, fourth earl of Sefton, and President Faure’s talk with the czar about a Russia trip.
Twenty six miners were killed by a rock fall in Labrar mines Atacama province. In Hayward Wisconsin Tom McCarty fired a loaded rifle causing a fatal shot through the floor injuring John Davidson. Harris W Cutting drowned at Waltham in a double pointer boat with Bridget Cady. Thirteen year old Rima Lowe of Norwalk Iowa burned severely when her clothes ignited from a gasoline stove.
A string of violent incidents and criminal acts are noted across several locales. Perry Gilliam lynched in Aberdeen Minnesota for robbery and assault. Robert J. Powley executed at Auburn NY for wife murder. William Guldensuppe found dismembered in New York. suspected murder by Mrs Herman Nach and her lover, alibi for her husband. Sig Valigantero, mine cashier in Iglesias Sardinia, robbed and killed en route with a large sum. Samuel Clark, a necro, shot Mrs Grady of Glensburg Pennsylvania after breaking her window. Five Jefferson City Iowa youths jailed for burglary and church thefts. Mrs Alice Burphey shot and killed William Perrott in Spokane lodging house after he threatened her with a razor. Miss Sarah Brendley, 18, dies after blow at Lakeville Indiana as brother allegedly intoxicated. All are described as respectable German residents.
Foreign notes report a massacre of a European party in New Guinea. Peter S McNally of Boston will swim the English Channel from England to France on July 4. The German Derby winner Count von Henckels Flanckernickel earns 100 marks. Senor Sagasas manifesto for Cuba policy draws cold reception. A church wall collapse in Solana kills nine children and injures many. Mascagni's Zanetto debuts at the Teatro Nazionale in Rome. Simo Hamed Ben Mousa, envoy of the Moroccan sultan, returns from jubilee festivities.
The Anglo American Telegraph Co reports telegraphic communication with Siberia is restored. Sudermann’s new five act play Johannes debuts in September at Berlin’s Deutsches theater. Spain signs a 40 million dollar 6 per cent loan guaranteed by Philippine customs. Walter Scott manuscripts go to auction in London as Tales of a Grandfather Old Mortality and Castle Dangerous join. A Mexican concession for a Lower California gambling house is denied by Mexico. London hosts a literary dispute over Stevenson's merit with Moore and Quiller-Couch trading rebuttals.
A sweeping agricultural and industry roundup notes cherries as California’s heaviest crop with heavy canning activity. It mentions ships bound for Seattle for Fourth of July duties, Spokane’s population, rapid housing, and various business, social, and political items from across the country.
In Washington Park Chicago an unknown shooter fired three bullets at Charles Nelson while he sat on a bench with a companion. Miss Margaret Staples was present as the assassin escaped into a crowd. Nelson died from wounds at the hospital.
The fugitive Internal Revenue Collector Welborn faces a widening probe revealing extensive fraud. Investigators report he used unauthorized checks to buy champagne and told saloonkeepers they need not pay licenses. The scope and number of saloonkeepers aided remain to be determined as the inquiry continues.
In Chitpore suburbs, a mob surrounded twenty four native police and beat them severely. Most are expected to die from injuries as rioters suffered heavy losses but carried off their dead and wounded.
Peter Erickson of Carlton Minnesota was killed when his team ran away driving him a short distance east of town He leaves a family and survivors noted in the brief obituary style dispatch.
A mob in Simla tried to seize a mosque but police and troops fired. The clash ended with the mob repulsed and heavy losses suffered before nightfall.
The Paris Figaro notes an imperial letter from Emperor Nicholas inviting President Faure to visit him at an early date. The communication signals cordial diplomatic intent and potential high level talks between Russia and France.
A cyclone south of Barnum on Saturday morning caused rapid Moosehorn river rise flooding three feet in level homes. Main street flooded with a torrent, bridges washed out, several houses blown away, injuring Mr Murphy and Mrs Murphy. St Paul Duluth rail lines damaged. trains halted for a week. Town desolated as water subsides.
July 6 Duluth reports a cloudburst flooding streets four feet deep in places. Paving lifted and floated for miles while scores of buildings were inundated. Losses in Duluth and nearby exceed 200000 with the street railway and railroads heavily hit. The St Louis river remains high and logs descend from the Johnson Wentworth boom. Water four feet deep over Fond du Lac picnic island.
Heavy rain and a cyclonic wind struck Princeton Minnesota on July 6, damaging shade trees and buildings. The St Anthony and Dakota elevator and N E Jesmer department store windows suffered. several roofs were peeled and Mr Croft was injured. In West Superior Wisconsin the Northern Pacific Railroad wrecked switching yards and tracks by a sand slide, with a steam shovel buried and cars derailed.
Brainerd Minnesota July 6 heavy rains caused the worst storm in the region in memory. Torrential downpours flooded basements and cellars while sewers overflowed. Rail lines suffered washouts and a 60 foot section of the Northern Pacific track disappeared as a river surged through town.
A severe thunder storm in St. Paul on July 6 toppled a West Side flats house, demolishing it and injuring four of seven occupants. Several others were shocked by lightning.
In Winnipeg July 6 Henry Moore a farmer between Grand Coulee and Wascana As sinaboia descended a sixty foot well begun a week earlier Charles W Beatty of Palmerston Ont lower ed him Beatty felt a rope slacken and Moore fell He summoned Moore his cousin who lowered Beatty Beatty reached thirty feet down Moore cried for help Carroll then volunteered to descend He and Moore pulled Beatty to safety but Carroll fainted and died near the top All three were recovered with a hook coroner ruled death by suffocation Carroll left a wife and family in Toronto
Santa Fe officials are in Northern Arizona pursuing a major railroad project this year. The plan calls for building a line to the Grand Canyon of Colorado with Williams as the starting point on the Santa Fe Pacific system.
Chauvinist papers in Paris deride Sir Wilfrid Laurier for patriotism and French heritage as they urge support for a French party in Canada. They praise Louis Riel as worthy of canonization, reflecting hostile rhetoric.
The Roxbury Carpet Works plant in Boston has shut down temporarily, leaving over 800 workers without employment. The closure affects a large local employer and its skilled workforce amid unclear duration.
New York witnesses recount a voyage aboard the City of Para from Panama to San Francisco in May. Yellow fever broke out two days after clearing the Isthmus, killing the ship's commander Captain Mortensen and at least a dozen passengers, with three quarters infected. Official reports blamed tropical dysentery, but travelers insist symptoms matched yellow fever.
Special-Thomas H. Flynn, an old-time Deadwood resident, committed suicide by cutting his throat after a period of unemployment and despondency. He was about fifty, with many friends who would have helped if he had asked, but he suffered in silence.
A large fire destroyed the Special Tel Stewart elevator and warehouse in Morris Minnesota. A strong south wind hindered efforts to save adjoining buildings and only partial insurance coverage was reported.
Green Bay Wisconsin appears set to host the 1898 state meet of the L A W after extensive talks. The Wisconsin site decision comes amid regional preparations and expected participation from local clubs.
Milwaukee hosts the National Education Association convention with sessions on the aesthetic element in education. Papers by John Dewey and W T Harris lead to discussions on co education and high school reports. A five member committee was appointed to report on by law amendments and co education.
Hayward Wis July 7 Eugene Buel a farmer living near here lies in jail charged with the murder of Fred Nelson with whom he was in business last September Nelson drew 400 from a local bank and disappeared Since then searchers have found bones and clothing identified as Nelson near Round lake A preliminary hearing was waived and set for Thursday with Buel in custody awaiting next steps
In West Superior Wisconsin on July 7 a boat capsized in Superior bay overloading with six aboard. Four McDonald family members Itaseca Daniel Christie and May and Burton McCurry were drowned while three others were saved. The craft shipped water over her gunwales and overturned after becoming overburdened.
In Yankton South Dakota two 15 year olds Johnnie Gamble and Enoch Cornell were badly burned by a cannon explosion while inspecting the loaded device. In Algona Iowa a Fourth of July mishap left Fred Myers unconscious after two running horses collided with his buggy and a companion escaped unharmed.
A young boy about eight years old, a child of Krute Holstenson, died five miles southeast of Gary after a lightning strike. The shock blinded him and worsened injuries, leading to his death.
Forty members of Company A 8S D N G depart for a week at the state encampment at Bryant. They passed the best inspection of any company in the state and seek honors in sight.
In Chicago on July 7 a Fourth of July celebration left five dead and a long list of maimed and injured. The tragedy underscored the high cost of the holiday festivities and prompted safety concerns across the city.
Patrick Grace a saloonkeeper at 1501 West Forty-seventh street and his wife were shot and fatally wounded by three masked men attempting a robbery.
Eight bathers drowned in Lake Michigan at multiple beach locations near Chicago during a July 7 incident. The victims were swept under by waves as authorities investigated the tragedy and searched the area for further danger.
A July 7 dispatch reports the mob repulsed in London, with casualties and the crowd taking flight. The incident halted activity and prompted a swift retreat by participants.
President S aures plans a visit to St Petersburg and speaks of bonds that will unite France and Russia henceforth, signaling a formal Franco Russian alignment.
A cyclone struck Minneota Minnesota bringing a high whirlwind from Island Lake. Buildings and sheds were wrecked as people fled to cellars. The twister swept through the town with no fatalities reported.
Winona Minnesota jail inmate Special Tel Phineas Thompson is charged with second degree assault in the Warren township case involving Louis C. Cady. Cady fought with Ian Sheehan, was knocked down, and Thompson struck him on the head with a broken wagon tongue. the incident could have killed him.
In Butte Montana the gambling prohibition is observed nationwide with the attorney general stating that dice for drinks and card play for prizes at social gatherings are unlawful under the state law.
Torrid heat across the Central States drove dozens to prostration and several deaths. Cincinnati reported 13 deaths and 50 prostrations as temperatures neared 97 to 106 in shade across several cities. Milwaukee and Racine saw fatalities from sunstroke, while Chicago and Cleveland also recorded high heat and multiple prostrations.
Turkish forces after a sharp clash with residents took Kalabaka in North Thessaly. A 2,000 strong Turkish Albanian force attacked last Thursday. Defenders fought valiantly but were overpowered. many inhabitants were killed or captured and the town was looted and destroyed.
A 60 year old man and a 40 year old woman hired a skiff in Cleveland. They drifted for hours then fought and both fell from the boat. No identities or clues to who they were, or their relationship, were found.
Three hundred U S citizens residents of London and visitors attended the annual American Society in London Independence Day dinner. Prominent Americans in official and business life in London were among the guests.
A. P. Orton of Algona Iowa three miles southwest of town killed himself by taking strychnine. He returned home drunk abused his sick wife and expelled the hired girl before ending his life, according to local notices.
John Russell Young was sworn in as the new librarian after filing his bond and accepting the office. He said his aim is to build the library into the greatest in the world and began his duties on Saturday.
A June 28 Danish island dispatch says Prof Andre’s balloon filling finished June 22 and preparations are complete to start the crossing on July 1. Winds have been mainly northerly as the expedition awaits takeoff.
Bush Brothers store in Dover Minnesota was burglarized on July 7, with about 75 dollars worth of goods stolen. The thieves forced entry by breaking a window.
Toronto July 7. McLean and Ockley, one of Canada's largest bicycle firms, announce closure to close out stock. Decline in high grade wheel prices in the United States cited as the reason for the shutdown.
Daily Mail from Athens reports the government has secured a loan and that the indemnity will be paid in cash as soon as the peace conditions are signed. The development underscores rapid financial terms tied to the settlement and government funding plans.
A Birmingham dispatch reports Brookside Brazil Cardiff Blossburg Blocton Adger Johns Sumter coal mines are idle after workers refused a pay cut. Three hundred Johns coke ovens shut with indefinite postponement of work. In Birmingham and Gate City two rolling mills closed pending Amalgamated association scale signing. No disorders reported.
At Columbus headquarters President Ratchford of the United Mine Workers noted reports from mining districts nationwide on strike progress. He said full information would take days as district presidents communicate with locals, with Monday holiday slowing the flow. Officials expect to know each mine’s operation status, worker counts, and union membership by week’s end.
San Francisco on July 6 presents a citywide parade of color as Christian Endeavor societies use blue and gold purple and white to adorn ferries and civic buildings. The Market Street arch glows with thousands of lights and a grand welcome to celebrate the national holiday.
Honolulu dispatch says Miss Nellie West, an American woman, was severely beaten by two Japanese marines from the warship Naniwa while helping her brother. She was bedfast next morning and unable to testify in court where the sailors faced assault charges. Public anger rose as a businesman knocked down sailors and blue jackets sought ring leaders. One accused man was mortally beaten in a separate attack.
Henry B. Stone former president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad and head of the Chicago Telephone Company was instantly killed at Nonquitt Massachusetts during a July 4 fireworks display. A mine device misfired and exploded when Stone touched it, severely mutilating his face and causing a skull fracture. The blast proved fatal before medical aid could help.
Ellery H. Clarke of the Boston Athletic Association won the United States individual all around title at Bergen Point after taking six events and placing second and third in two others. Nine men competed across ten contests used to decide the championship.
A blaze at Lovre dry goods millinery and house furnishings shop at third avenue 2733 2735 destroys the store and damages adjacent Isaac Sinders dry goods shop. The Hen shaw cottage at one forty fifth street also burned. Total losses estimated at 100000 dollars.
The Greensburg Ice plant building was completely demolished and six men were injured when a large ammonia tank exploded. The blast shook the city for miles and caused panic as residents mistook the tremor for an earthquake.
Peace negotiations at Constantinople show the sultan ready to yield on frontiers toward Greece. Ambassadors expect talks to resume today or tomorrow with hopes for a settlement aligned with European views.
Thomas Morgan and his wife were killed when their horse backed the buggy over a bank near a cliff, the pair plunging sixty feet to their deaths instantly in Youngstown Ohio.
Bombay dispatches state that between 1000 and 1500 rioters were killed in recent unrest near Calcutta with native circles suggesting the higher figure.
Grand Forks North Dakota judge to sentence August Normand to life imprisonment for the murder of Andrew Adolph Hilestad. Normand will stay jailed until his second trial begins July 13 and concludes.
Frederick Bixby pleaded guilty to jail breaking and arson in Washburn district court. Judge Winchester sentenced him to three years in the penitentiary. He had been held on arson charges after escaping jail and was accused of burning a May house with two women and a child inside.
In Livingston a young man named Robertson was shot in the neck by Thomas Gould while riding together from Livingston near Big Thunder. Gould drove away, leaving Robertson wounded, who walked to town despite heavy blood loss. Robertson says Gould shot without provocation or warning and he believes Gould to be insane.
Royalton Minnesota special report notes a ten pound piece of float copper found by Peter Kroll while working on a road. Copper has appeared in the area before, including a specimen found in a well several feet below the surface.
George H. Allen son of Col Allen of the Merchants hotel committed death by own action at Kohlmanns lake about eight miles northeast of the city. He was employed in the sheriff s office and was one of the most popular young men in St Paul his death was a great shock to his friends no reason is known for the desperate deed.
West Superior Wisconsin six year old Arthur Cuso drowned in shallow bay water while meeting his mother. The body was found settling the disappearance mystery. His father a tug line agent lives on the dock near the scene and the boy vanished after meeting his mother.
Charles Wagner aged twenty five, son of W B Wagner, a prominent county farmer, was killed by lightning on his farm about twenty miles from here.
Special-Fred Henslein of Empire was fined $10 and costs by Justice Newell in Hastings Minnesota for selling diluted milk. State inspector M. West acted as the complainant.
The Pacific Mail steamer Acapulco arrived from Panama under quarantine due to a yellow flag. Four deaths occurred during the voyage up the coast.
Feared lynching near Ashland Wisconsin after Herman Blumenthal shot Constable John Smith at Glidden. Blumenthal was brought to safety in town as the mob threatened violence and police arranged secure custody.
The report notes the death of an eight year old child in Plankinton. Special telegram indicates the twelve year old daughter of Anton is referenced in the same item. The piece preserves a concise notice style with minimal details.
Soren Listoe becomes consul at Rotterdam. Old settlers W A Post and Nicholas Glynn die aged 80 and 72. The Minnesota Chautauqua opens at Maplewood Park near Waseca. Donnelly wins 1000 in libel suit against Pioneer Press. Crop prospects rise in Red River valley. Fires destroy barns in Sleepy Eye. Gov Tanner rusticates at Lake Mil tonia. Falls and stabbings occur in Ely and Granada. Public library project at Rochester breaks ground. Meeker County Old Settlers meet. Ericksonville dairy colony grows near Mille Lacs. Distant accidents and legal notices mention train injuries and a post office burglary.
The Clinton Lithographing Company, organized two years ago as successor to Orcutt Company in this city, made an assignment in Chicago to Albert M. Baker.
A tiny Italian red clay vase in bric a brac can grow a living green grass jacket. Soak the vase, sow timothy seed on the outside, and after ten days the vase becomes a lush flower holder. Grass lasts about a month with watering, then can be renewed.
The gloomy playwright laments no talent chance while a stranger offers a profitable partnership. He suggests writing a ten act play to be produced at the Fashion theater at the stranger's expense, with profits split. The reply reveals the stranger runs a saloon next door, not the theater manager.
Strawberries in Winona Minnesota area fields are left to rot as farmers in Wisconsin nearby report many plants discontinued. They say the price they receive is not worth the labor of picking with fruit selling for 5 to 6 cents a quart locally.
Spokane special report says Jennie Andrews wife of Rev. James Andrews, aged seventeen, vanished in elopement and is now believed to be in British Columbia. The young woman is described as handsome and vivacious.
Judge Bedwell ruled in Silvester vs Le Vaggi that an assault occurred but noted an accord and satisfaction after the defendant sacrificed part of his mustache. The plaintiff accepted the reduced remedy and the verdict favored the defendant without costs, citing a Dyer case.
Gold is described as tenacious and highly malleable. A wire of one twentieth inch diameter can support 500 pounds, a grain can be divided into 2,000,000 parts, and a cubic inch into over 9.5 billion parts visible to the naked eye. A grain and a half beaten into leaves yields 25,000,000 little squares when cut with perpendicular lines.
The United States width across the continent is about 2626.2 geographic miles from Cape May lighthouse in New Jersey to Punta Arenas lighthouse in Chile, measured by triangulation and astronomical tests along the thirty ninth parallel. The distance exceeds Bessels 1856 and Clark 1866 reports by 140 and 98 feet respectively.
An expert rider reports Carlisle to Aberdeen on the Caledonian line averaged 72.8 mph for twenty miles and 81.6 mph for two miles. The Duna lastair locomotive boasted Britain's largest boiler, and Caledonian times dropped from 7h32m to 4h31m in ten years.
A collection of brief religious reflections from multiple clerics across denominations. Topics include the thirst for knowledge, truthful preaching, papal power, heavenly dwelling, pain, Moses, discontent, revivals, and religious symbolism. Names include Rev. C W Gulletto, Rev. J W Riddle, Rev. Joseph Riordan, Rev. John Goddard, Rev. M W Reed, Rev. John Scully, Rev. C M Simpson, Rev. David S Jordan, and Rev. A G Mortimer.
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