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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1890
Page
2
Brainerd Dispatch reports London clerks have organized a union to press for higher wages and shorter work hours, signaling planned agitation to improve conditions.
Four attackers in Sacramento reportedly knocked down men and robbed them within feet of the police station, signaling a troubling pattern of street crime rising near law enforcement.
English plans outline electric omnibuses using storage batteries to power carriages carrying twenty six passengers. The service will operate in a few weeks, signaling a move toward battery powered urban transit.
The Society of Friends in England reports a notable boom with about 150 years since the last height of membership, as accessions rise sharply in the past year. This surge marks a rare period of renewed growth for the Quaker community.
A fragment notes a new celluloid silk invention described as dangerously flammable. A sample reportedly “went off like a flash,” highlighting safety concerns about its beauty and fire risk.
A Brownfield Maine man married sixteen years says he has beaten the record for moving houses, noting thirty-five relocations during that period as he calls himself a rolling stone.
An old medical note claims a man with dirty fingernails carries micrococci bacilli sarcine and other microscopic animals in his hands. The text reflects historical beliefs about germs and personal hygiene.
Virginia C. Clay editor of a Huntsville Alabama daily supports a paralyzed father and five siblings while maintaining her role in journalism.
The article notes there is no evidence of climate shifts in historic periods. It cites Good Words claiming vines and olives thrived twenty centuries ago just as today, suggesting long term climatic consistency rather than recent drastic change.
In Kent England a 500 acre farm once let for 6000 dollars a year has been relet to the same tenant for 2500 dollars illustrating the decline in English farm values in recent years.
Citizen Tran suggests forming a company of American editors to travel the world in fifty days next fall for $500 per person. The proposal lists $500 per head as the price, noting the $500 apiece requirement.
Former Senator TaurMAN endures severe rheumatism that confines him to short grounds rambles and rare outings due to constant pain after any activity.
A historical weather note states Java experiences storms on about ninety seven days per year, far more than England with roughly seven days and France with higher counts. The article contrasts storm frequency across regions.
The New York Commercial Advertiser states the phonograph operates by mechanical action not electricity. It notes an electrical motor may drive it, but the device itself is not an electrical instrument.
In Concord New Hampshire the suffragists elected their candidate for the board of education by 773 votes out of 3826 total. Mrs Woodworth a Vassar graduate becomes the first woman ever elected to public office in Concord.
The text states Mary Anderson's husband is Antonio Fernando Navarro de Viana and mentions Pedro Navarro, a progenitor who fought in the siege of Granada. It records his 1493 voyage with Columbus, his fame in American and Italian realms, and his ennoblement as Count Pedro Navarro.
A German statistician estimates that the annual fish catch on European and North American coasts totals 150000 tons. He equates a ton to twenty five sheep in weight and twenty sheep in nourishing power, yielding 42000000 sheep and 30000000 nourishing units.
Rev Joun 8 Thompson D D pastor of First Unitarian Church Somerville Mass reads his resignation after parishioners push him to live in a $30000 homestead willed to the church by the late Columbus Tyler. His $3000 salary plus new house would make the expense too heavy for him and his family.
Engineer News notes that ancient stone blocks used strong iron clasps prevented cracks and were coated with lead to prevent corrosion. Recent excavations near Moirans France uncover Roman water conduits illustrating this protection.
The Treasury estimates a $20 million drop in public debt since June 1, bringing the year end total to $87.3 million. A. C. Matthews arrives at Port Townsend with orders for Revenue Cutters Rush and Corwin to patrol Behring Sea for sealskin poachers. The cutters to seize vessels and papers, supply minimal food, and return to port. resistance may be met with gunfire.
To ronto dry goods merchant W A Murray aged seventy wed sixty nine year old Mrs Gathra in a union valued at three million dollars. Gen Middleton resigns Canadian militia command and parliament's censure votes push him to withdraw from service. War veteran James Melvin dies in Concord Massachusetts after pension case drawn national attention.
Reports detail ten thousand cattle killed by a dreath near Ozulaama to west of Tambico. Floods in the Muskingum valley weigh half a million dollars in damage. Troy Alabama suffers a fire loss of one hundred thousand dollars. Santa Rosa California earthquakes felt in a sequence. A Norwegian bark Nordcap burned with seven crew members missing. Multiple drownings occur from river and storm incidents in Paterson New Jersey and McKeesport Pennsylvania. Poisonings strike a New Albany Indiana family. Seattle, Louisville, Ashland, and Columbus areas report destructive fires and explosions with heavy property damage and injuries. Famine in the Sudan worsens with cannibalism reports and mass deaths.
A broad digest reports thefts and killings from Denver to Albany, including an asylum official fleeced in Bradford, a Albany girl slain for defying a command, a traveling show charged with murder, jealous rage killings in Pennsylvania, New York, and Georgia, a Chicago contractor attacked, a Floyd County slaying, a Denver knife incident, and a daylight burglary in West Fort Dodge.
In Upper Sandusky Willie Mayle, 15, argued with a neighbor then threw a stone that struck a younger girl. He fled, retrieved his uncle's revolver and killed himself at the home of Charles Snyder. Nearby events include a Hoboken couple's suicide after mortgage trouble and a boy confessed to arson at an Indianapolis church and other fires.
Stephen Smith an American was arrested in London for stealing jewels from the duke of Edinburgh in Edinburgh on May 1. Cholera returns in Valencia report 29 new cases and 18 deaths on the 5th and 19 new cases with 13 deaths in another tally. Buffalo merchants plan a census meeting while calls for recount grow. Canadian sealing fleet departs Behring Sea with names changed for several schooners and a last season catch of 16,585 seals.
In a broad political note the British cabinet resolves to drop the tithes bill pass minor measures and provide supply votes and adjourn parliament. Meanwhile events abroad include the Great Admiral unloading fire crackers in New York and a wave of related market movement.
Eastern Washington and northern Idaho report a large scale horse theft ring. Two days near Spokane Falls netted 500 head headed toward British Columbia via the Flathead country. Farmers and ranchers organize, a deputy marshal leads a small posse, and reinforcements seek to halt the moving thieves.
A country doctor of ample means and generosity kept a fine cigar supply for guests yet refused a fresh match. He would instead lift a used stump from the tray, relight it carefully, and offer the same burned match to friends.
London reports that British naval orders may send Warspite and a strong fleet to the Pacific coast of British America to defend ships under the English flag. Analysts warn such a hostile encounter with American vessels could spark a wider crisis while noting Canada’s winter campaign challenges and port access.
Tacoma report states cashier R H Passmore faced dire finances and failed investment losses. He voiced need for income from a renter and indicated insanity seeds in the family while disposing of bank stock and seeking aid, suggesting financial distress as the motive for his self-inflicted death.
The French Senate backed a 3 franc duty on corn and a 6 franc duty on corn meal amid a nine year policy linking pork and corn protections. Critics claim American pork ban rests on unhealthiness pretext, while others push for tighter prohibitions. In Britain, Tories seek a new issue with reciprocity as Col Vincent advocates equal trade access and free market shifts amid unemployment fears from American tariffs and German competition.
Senators from Washington Montana North and South Dakota pressed Powell irrigation proposal before the appropriation committee. Senator Teller of Colorado joined aiding a new plan to place 200000 for artesian experiments and 100000 for an irrigation survey under the department of agriculture rather than the geological survey.
Report notes pressure from senators to charge Powell in the Senate over irrigation lands and reservoir sites. The North Dakota artesian basin is said to extend west into Montana near the thirteenth meridian, with actions tied to home secretary duties and public land management.
Telegraphed reports from Port Townsend say U S cruisers are ordered to seize all vessels tied to sealing, with crews armed to resist. British squadron ordered to rendezvous at Asmault as Canadian sentiment favors meeting force with force on the high seas. Two Maple Bay clipper schooners rumored secretly outfitting with heavy swivel and guns to tempt encounter. Captain Scott confirms secret preparations but cautions remaining hidden to avoid British interference.
The coasting steamer Eleanora collided with the Walter Sands barge carrying 1600 to 2000 people in tow of the Idlewild tug. Several were injured, with hospital care for serious wounds in Elizabeth New Jersey residents. No fatalities reported despite widespread alarm and fear at the scene.
Robert Oliver of Dunedin calls for better trade ties with the United States. He notes wool interests and mutton needs, cites Blaine on Pan American reciprocity, and argues for closer Anglo American ties with Australia and Canada.
New advices from Burmah describe police cruelty in Upper Burmah where confessions are extracted under torture. A magistrate denied bail, a detainee was restrained in a solitary cell for days, and later recanted, saying torture produced the confession amid no supporting evidence. A judicial commissioner is sought to stop outrages by unaccountable officials.
In Barbourville Delaware omy New York July 4 Albert Cumming attempted to kill Sylvanus Palmerton. Neighbors attempted arrest. he fought with a knife causing injuries and woundings. Farmers armed with shotguns shot him in the legs and head. he surrendered after threat to kill. He is jailed. Sheriff McArthur narrowly avoided harm helped by released prisoners. He is about forty.
A two hour rainstorm in Mitrorp New Jersey floodwaters swept away W Teets frame structure and carried it into an iron bridge destroying it. Three of William H Slater's children were swept away. the youngest daughter aged nine drowned. Property and crop losses are estimated at 100000 dollars. A washed culvert and torn rails near the Oswego express triggered a near wreck, with the same train involved in a previous disaster.
A freight train collided with the Bay View to Odin dummy train two miles north of Bay View, causing severe injuries. Miss Weller of Detroit suffered serious internal injuries and likely death, while William Gregg of Harbor Springs broke his leg. Jay L. Newberry and Edith and Katie McArthur endured severe bruises as others jumped from an open car.
Word comes of a shocking Perry county double murder in which George Seals abused his wife on July 1 and was later blamed for her death. Sheriff Cass Gardiner, who attempted to arrest Seals, was mortally wounded and has since died. The killer is said to be thoroughly hunted.
A long list of Minnesota incidents: Spaulsbury drowns in Redwood Falls mill pond and James Kelly found dead in Star Lake with coroner's apoplexy ruling. new brickyards rise at Little Falls. the Pine City hanging of Brooker and his last words. Great Northern landslide near Marshall. burglaries at La Prairie jewelry store. 1891 National Editorial meeting invited in St. Paul. multiple drownings and accidental deaths across towns. libel suit verdict. embezzlement confession at Wel comes. births and deaths. various weather and crop notes. Standing Rock tragedy between Rain-in-the-Face and wife with client Sioux community in turmoil.
Fargo has approved issuing water works bonds. A series of local incidents include Andrew Evanson dying from gas in a Lisbon well, and Maj. Hamilton taking over editorial duties at the Plain Dealer. The state agriculture board abandons a state fair plan due to lack of funding, and other local notes cover drownings, arrests, and post office reductions amid broad North Dakota concerns.
A South Dakota item notes a live tarantula found in bananas in Elk Point and reports various local items. It mentions Prof John Voight of Marion Junction asylums and four Idaho Mormons imprisoned in Sioux Falls for adultery, with sentences up to fifteen months. The piece also covers Black Hills railway altitude, a boy injured by currants, a workman shocked by a live wire, a Watertown man’s morphine death, a joke about wolves and scalps, cedar logs exhibited at Pierre, and timber regions in Sterling and Scobey counties.
A runaway team smashed a barbershop window in Baraboo. Madison men Matt Haven and Thomas Morgan sold 10 000 dollars worth of ice to Chicago parties. A Florence camp gang did twelve highway robberies in a week. Over 2000 men clear the Omaha road right of way from Neillsville to Wausau. Casey boy drowns in Manston mill pond. body recovered by diving. Alexander Anderson of Racine age 94 suffers paralysis. Great Northern Railway opens new telegraph lines for public use between Duluth West Superior and Hinckley. Henry M Lawson faces theft charges over a gold watch and jewelry. Rev G E Gordon irrigation column man now travels a flat-boat between his house and stables. A Madison watch drawing scam is halted by police as lottery. State Board of Supervision seeks funds for new institutions an intermediate prison and asylum for criminally insane and feeble minded.
The tidbits include a snake bite threatening a Dunlap girl and a crash of repairs at Cass county jail sending prisoners to Audubon jail. A LaCrosse robbery suspect is bound over in 1000 dollars. C K Harding from Atlantic unveils a new underground streetcar system. Dr Shaffer in Keokuk cages a tarantula with a mouse to observe which dies first.
A woman confides to her close friend that after their marriage John has stopped drinking completely. She notes she cannot smell alcohol since the wedding and asks if a cure is possible. The friend responds that John simply eats cloves, jokingly suggesting it as a cure.
Senators Davis and Washburn push river and harbor action and anti bigamy provisions. House members hear a social vices investigation commission plan with irrigation and land patent reform amid a federal election bill debate and Idaho statehood discussion.
A famous New Yorker awoke in sleep and, while half awake, composed a rhythmical yet absurd sequence of lines. He wrote them down during a nocturnal burst of inspiration and later received payment and praise from a publisher. Unlike Coleridge, he had not been dreaming. the poem appeared as if formed in a deep sleep.
Mary E. Freeman advises practical nursing conduct in the Journal of Practical Nursing. Emphasizes avoiding gossip about colleagues and patients, following physician orders, labeling medicines, maintaining clean labels, and respecting patient meal preferences while ensuring proper food handling and ventilation.
A tired lawyer recalls a dream of his missing witness at a lead mine and learns the person is in fact in Joplin working in a mine. He sends a telegraph and finds the witness within hours, resolving a key case detail.
The Great Western road saw its first major railroad disaster in 1841 when earth and stones toppled from an embankment, blocking the track and killing eight, with many wounded. A coroner's jury ruled accidental death and a deodand of 1000 pounds including an engine and carriages.
A nineteenth century writer explains physical traits of horse flesh. It is coarser darker and moister with a peculiar smell and a flavor between beef and game. Fat separates from lean and quickly rancid. chemical analysis may reveal its components. taste cannot reliably identify sausage ingredients.
A wealthy Wyoming rancher recalls a rich Englishman who boasted of riding any horse. A stubborn bronco bucked him. he flew off and landed on a cactus. The visitor admitted the thoroughbred is good but too high-spirited. Chicago Tribune
A Indianapolis News item recounts Edgar Bergen a 12 year old boy from 240 West Michigan Street who lost his left foot when dragged under a streetcar. His foot was amputated below the knee buried near his mother’s grave and he still feels sensations in the toes claiming the cramped footprint causes the lingering pain.
The Detroit Free Press notes that Dahomey warriors are taught a posthumous paradise where a fallen fighter becomes a 25 year old with fifteen wives and a millennium of food. The piece suggests such faith drives soldiers to seek death in battle against white troops, highlighting a contrast with reality.
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