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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1889
Page
2
James Jackson Loses Bid for Alabama District Attorney
James Jackson who sought the district attorney post in Alabama reportedly suffered a mental breakdown after his defeat, with reports noting his erratic behavior following the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jackson
Alabama
British government to take control of telephone business
Postmaster General Raikes 888 notes the British government will likely assume full control of the telephone industry, as it already runs the telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raikes
Grain plant louse invades Illinois wheat fields
The grain plant louse, a long-time European pest, has appeared in Illinois wheat fields adding another invasive organism to worry farmers across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Illinois Wheat Fields
Wealthy Ameri ca man spends lavishly and rivals
W K Vauxpersitt spends more money than any other man in America with annual living costs exceeding $300000. Cornelius is richer than his brother but consumes less money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Kk. Vauxpersitt
America
Cornelius
Remarkable Jump Across 13 Foot Gully At 75
Merrieweather Georgia resident J. H. Gaston, who has reportedly leaped a thirteen foot gulley on every birthday for many years, performed the feat again at age seventy five with ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Gaston
Merriweather, Ga
Hat Woven From Hair Tops Williamsport Captain’s Anecdote
Capt. W. S. Boyd of near Williamsport Pennsylvania wears an unusual hat made from hair woven into felt as a tribute after the death of his favorite dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Boyd
Williamsport
Miner Recovered From Near Fatal Grave Encoffining Incident
In Nanticoke Pennsylvania an aged laborer named Joan Stepven who had been placed in a rough burial box kicked against the sides as pallbearers carried him to the grave. He was revived after being believed dead and was found alive after revival efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Stepven
Nanticoke
Lawrence Larson
Mr. Powell
Towner County
Dakota
Prairie chicken season outlook in Illinois and Indiana
Prairie chickens are reported very numerous in all parts of Illinois and Indiana. When the season opens on August 15 the sport should be excellent. For the past three years chicken shooting has been prohibited in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Indiana
Melbourne doctor pledges funeral expenses in failed treatments
A Melbourne physician told The Melbourne Star that in all cases where treatment fails he will guarantee to pay half of the patient's funeral expenses. The pledge aims to reassure patients and underscores confidence in his methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Melbourne Star
Grerace Epwards Thrashed Editor After Poetry Return
Grerace Epwards sent a poem to a San Francisco paper with a two cent return stamp. When no reply arrived within a day or two he visited the editor and assaulted him. He was fined ten dollars plus one postage stamp and received a black eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grerace Epwards
San Francisco
Utterly bad not found. Good men in cemetery
Commentary notes that virtuous people rest in graves while pondering where the truly bad reside. It mentions inmates at the eastern Pennsylvania penitentiary who, from overtime earnings, contributed $522 to aid Johnstown flood victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Timber supply surge fuels New England lumber industry
A large timber stock in New England remains plentiful with 35,600,000 logs in Showhegan Maine and 6,000,000 logs processed daily. Analysts say there is more timber within 150 miles of Boston than since the war and growth outpaces cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Showhegan
Boston
American engineers laud English hospitality and engineering finish
Tux London Daily News reports visiting American engineers praising the hospitality shown in England and admiring the solid finish of English engineering while noting the slow adoption of electric light and elevator speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tux
London Daily News
England
Saints in Selt Lake face church property accounting dispute
A quarrel among self styled saints in Salt Lake reveals that before federal confiscation laws, fictitious sales were made to pretend faithful Mormons held church property. Instead, individuals held property for themselves and now the church demands an accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selt Lake
Congress
Pervare Secretary Evan Hat rorp’s Service Noted
A stylized profile lauds Evan Hat rorp as a tireless White House secretary. The piece highlights endurance, early hours, steady temper, and restraint, noting he avoids alcohol and tobacco and never uses strong language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pervare
Evan Hatrorp
White House
Halford
Edmunds
Sherman
Denver boy survives 120 foot fall and perches on a horse
Walter Ives an eleven year old from Denver fell from the Pioneer building roof 120 feet to a telegraph wire, then onto a horse which collapsed. He survived with broken legs and reportedly will recover enough to walk soon. The private letter notes his calm remark after the tumble.
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Denver
Walter Ives
Pioneer Building
Ives
Government Flags Advance to Forty-Two Stars Questioned
Attorney General doubts the treasury may settle alien labor cases. Indian Affairs head Morgan taps wife as private secretary at 1000 yearly. Dr Dorchester assigns wife as special Indian agent at six dollars daily. Navy orders forty two star flags but revenue marine deems illegal until law changes. Private flags already show the extra stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Secretary of the Treasury
Thomas J. Morgan
Indian Affairs
Dr. Dorchester
Navy Department
Navy
New York
Treasury Department
Revenue Marine Bureau
Revenue Marine
Multiple Disasters Reported Across Cities
Record of casualties lists Chicago trestle collapse at Milwaukee avenue power house killing two. Austin Shoemaker drowns in Crystal Lake Minnesota. six more bodies recovered at Johnstown Pennsylvania. Chicago picnic drownings include William Schlitz and Charles Schroeder. Lyons Iowa mill vat explosion kills Thomas McBride and Alexander Hart. Milwaukee brewing plant fire destroys Falk Jung Borchert complex with total loss 700000 to 800000 and 58000 beer barrels. Bakersfield fire devastates town, loss around 1250000 with 300000 insurance. 13 blocks wiped out and 100 policemen deployed to shelter the homeless. Bakersfield population about 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Iowa
Thomas McBride
Alexander Hart
Falk, Jung & Borchert Brewing Company
Milwaukee
Bakersfield
Cal
Bakerfield
Southern
California
Riotous coal miners strike in Streator Illinois continue
Reports detail ongoing demonstrations by striking miners in Streator Illinois with mass arrests. The era’s chaotic unrest includes arson attempts, shootings, and multiple deaths across several states. Police and authorities increase crackdowns as investigations unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streator
Inl
Fatal shooting near Marysville ends in pursuit
Lavalle and Jackson, wood haulers from Marysville Montana, quarreled after Lavalle had once prosecuted Jackson for stealing wood. Jackson shot Lavalle through the head at his cabin, then fled toward the mountains with a posse and Helena sheriff closing in. If caught a lynching will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavalle
Jackson
Marysville
Montana
Silver
Lavatle
Elliston
Helena
Fire destroys German village of Ubbendorf along Weser
A blaze razed the village of Ubbendorf on the Weser River causing enormous losses. Other items note Russia skipping an international labor congress in Berne and lethal railway crash near Rochemoos where eight died and eleven injured after a Frankfort express collided with a stationary train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Berne
Ubbendorf
Germany
Weser
Rochemoos
Frankfort
Northern Pacific official on way to New York meeting
H H Browning general superintendent of the Northern Pacific Express is en route to New York for an express traffic committee meeting. Herbert A Pearson a Calumet club member and Chicago drowning victim, about forty five, formerly from Bonanza City Idaho was an extensive mine owner and cousin of Mrs George M Pullman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Browning
Northern Pacific Express Company
New York
Express Traffic Committee
Herbert A Pearson
Calumet Club
Chicago
Mr. Pearson
Bonanza City
Custer County
Idaho
George M. Pullman
Movement to found a negro colony in Oklahoma
A plan is under way to establish a colony of 100,000 African Americans in Oklahoma. The report notes debates among reformists and clashes with local policy, while public figures weigh the implications for race and settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Utah
Markets in New York and Midwest Wheat Prices
Wheat values mixed across New York Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth markets. No. 2 red and white grades showed small shifts while oats barley and corn held steady. flour futures firm with various spring wheat and corn figures cited. Prices for eggs butter and cheese also noted across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dull
Canada
Chicago
Western
Western Dairy
Northern
New England
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
T. Paul
South Dakota Convention Adopts US Constitution Part
The South Dakota constitutional convention swore in remaining delegates, adopted the US Constitution as part of the state charter, and elected officers. A joint commission with North Dakota was proposed to divide territory assets, with debate on boundary procedures continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Fauus
Judge Thomas
Deadwood
Bismarck
N. C
Olympa
Wash
F. A. Burdick
Yankton
A. W. Hyde
Brookings
Jas. Kearney
Lawrence
E.C. Warner
Day County
Frank Hopper
Beadle
J. A. Wakefield
Aurora
United States
Committee On Rules
North Dakota
South Dakota
Kellam
Brule County
Edgerton
Sioux Faucs
Clark Coats
Minnehaha
Price
Col. Jolley
Dakota
Col
Clough
Dickson
Day
Prohibition
Mellette
Messrs
Lee
Welles
Ker
Spooner
Ramsey
Wood
Black Hills
Col. Clough
Iowa
Brother Caldwell
North Dakota constitutional convention organizes officials
July 8 in Bismarck the convention names Maj. Hamilton chief clerk and other officers. A Sioux Falls dispatch lists a seven member North Dakota commission. July 9 reports the body not in session and debates over division of capital property valued around 200000 with interstate tax disputes and relations with South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Tansel
Sanborn
Sterling
Spink
Hall of Beadle
Names
Stoupe of
Brown
Sherwood
Clark
Wescott
Devel
McFarland
Lincoln
Spooner
Kingsbury
Stoddard
Murphy
Hanson
Coates
Minnehaha
Hall of Sully
Dickinson
Day
Whitlock
Potter
Goddard
Cook
Klingsrud
Union
Young
Lake
O'Brien
Lawrence
Smith
Charles Mix
Buercher
Hutchinson
Willis
Aurora
Davies
Edmunds
Clough
Codington
Bouchier
McPherson
Humphrey
Faulk
Seal
Houston
Douglas
Eddy
Miner
Williamson
Moody
Washington
Price
Sioux Falls
Dakota
Dakotas
Sisseton Reservation
Land Office
Bismarck
Maj. Hamilton
R. M. Tuttle
Mandan
Falley
Wahpeton
Bowsfield
Ellendale
North Dakota Commission
Griggs
Sandager
Harris
Purcel
Spaulding
Scott
Camp
South Dakota
North Dakota
Czar and Detective. Emperor tests toll keeper on Bible reading
The Emperor of Russia, during a provincial tour, stayed with a toll-taker and asked about his daily Bible reading. Paid 500 roubles as a reward, the toll-taker later claimed to have finished Luke, prompting a royal rebuke. The Empress? No. The coins were returned to the poor after the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Paper goods boom drives West factory exports worldwide
A West establishment expands in paper clothing, blankets, piano coverings, and novel paper products. Paper fabrics, pails, dishes, canes, and boards for houses and pipes show growing use. Wood pulp paper becomes a key export item with global reach and diverse applications.
Ancient Tombs Discovered Beneath Italian House
German archaeologists inspected a Naples hillside site revealing a subterranean chamber with a central mosaic floor and double row of rock tombs. Painted fronts, terra cotta reliefs, and well preserved skeletons and vases were found, with Greek and Latin inscriptions dating to about 1000 B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Funeral on Broadway Amid City Activity
A New York Sun reporter describes a busy Broadway funeral procession losing its identity near Canal Street. Seven carriages passed a Broome Street point in ten minutes with the hearse first, a hides truck behind, then three horse-cars and a varied procession, an incongruous death among metropolitan bustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Canal Street
Broome Street
New York Sun
Baltimore’s young prodigy Lou Allen Sprint amazes on piano
A three year old Baltimore girl named Lou Allen Sprint improvises piano pieces entirely by ear on a toy piano. Her hands are tiny and she has had no formal instruction but her musical genius shines, prompting locals to compare her to Josef Hofmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Allen Sprint
Baltimore
Ohio surgeons dismissed for pension whistleblowing
John E. Carpenter of Ohio an examining surgeon and W M Goodlove of Ohio and William E Brandt of Indiana qualified surgeons all employed by the pension office have been dismissed for liberality in relating pensions and rendering legal opinions without proper authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Carpenter
Ohio
W.M. Goodlove
William E. Brandt
Indiana
Pension Office
Kilrain and Sullivan End in Gridiron? Ring Thrill in New Orleans Fight
The article details a brutal championship bout in New Orleans where Kilrain is described as a courageous, skilled fighter and Sullivan as a powerful but increasingly tactical opponent. Round-by-round accounts show Kilrain's stamina, numerous exchanges, and crowd reactions as the long match unfolds with Kilrain enduring heavy blows and attempting to outmaneuver Sullivan.
Sullivan Kilrain Bout Ends In Draw Amid Ring Turmoil
The prolonged Sullivan Kilrain encounter features repeated knockdowns and rough fighting with both men exchanging rib roasters and head blows. Warnings, fouls claimed, and a crowd uproar accompany rounds 27 through 75, ending with Donovan stopping the bout as Sullivan’s camp contests the result.
Torrents and storms sweep several towns causing heavy losses
A severe late afternoon storm across eastern county areas damaged grain and structures. Waverly M E church and several barns were blown down. Kranzburg saw a barn collapse with injuries to blacksmith Joseph Waxsenbaum. Manitoba elevator at Forrestville reportedly blown from its foundation. Total losses exceed 50 000 dollars, largely insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
D. C
Waverly
Kranzburg
Enhart
Joseph Waxsenbaum
Kranzburs
Manitoba
Forrestville
Lake Benton
Huron, & D
Redfield
Mankato
Sioux Foxxs
Heatwave Ends as Rain Refreshes Parched Ground
Three days of extreme heat and dust were followed by a rainfall of about one and a half inches and cooler temperatures. The brief cool spell brought relief, improved the crop outlook, and eased very dry ground conditions.
Serious Riot in Duluth Ends in Multiple Deaths and Injuries
A Duluth protest clash between strikers and police escalated on Superior street leaving two men dead and several seriously injured. Police, outnumbered at times, exchanged heavy gunfire with a roughly 400 strong mob entrenched behind dirt breastworks, as bystanders were wounded and buildings peppered with bullets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Superior Street
Sixteenth
Seventeenth Avenues
Clements
National Ironworks
Third Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Twentieth Avenue
Cody
Michigan Street
Eighteenth Avenue
Walkoviak
Peterson
Knights of Labor
McLaughlin
George Peterson
Hayden
Tom Fitzsimmons
Ed Johnson
Michigan
Benson
Rail accidents strike Iowa during crowded excursion trips
A Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City line wreck two miles north of Dubuque killed a brakeman named Corrigan and seriously injured three others. Over 2,000 attendees were left overnight without shelter after the Grand Army picnic at Twin Springs. A separate Cook's Crossing collision near Fairfield injured several and killed an express messenger named William Blackburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City
Dubuque
Grand Army
Twin Springs
Qghen
Corrigan
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Cook’s Crossing
Fairfield
William Blackburn
Burlington
Glendale
Corwin
White Ghost interview at Crow Creek Agency shapes land rights stance
White Ghost, a leading figure at Crow Creek, confronts the land issue amid opposition to the commission bill. He urges peaceful living, notes Indian soil limits for farming, and appeals to the Great Father for aid as officials plan to bring Drifting Goose back to face the commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow Creek Indian Agency
White Ghost
Unpleasant Railroad Travelling Near Meridian Riot
A Mobile & Ohio train carrying four Meridian-born brothers who killed seven whites in a 4 year old election riot was pursued by lynch mobs at Meridian. Armed men forced the train to stop and the baggage car passengers hid as volleys shattered sleeper windows. The four men were seized at Meridian amid a hostile crowd with fears of lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Mobile & Ohio
Meridian
St. Louis
Mississippi
Ofa
Coroner verdict blames dam failure for Ellen Hite death
Coroner Evans and a jury completing an inquest at Johnstown find Ellen Hite died by drowning after the Southwork dam broke. They fault the dam owners for insufficient waste weirs and proper materials, noting a large population below and holding owners responsible for loss of life and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Johnstown
Ellen Hite
Southwork
Odd Customs and Odd Facts From A Bygone Era
In Holland the bride enters on the arm of the groom and exits on his left. dynamite patents vanished in 1881 fueling explosive variety. Dr. Petter of Pennsylvania seeks resignation despite a generous giving role. horse color has no bearing on temperament per a French test. Piute fear a foretold flood sends families to mountains. New York City hosts three women butchers with decades of experience. Indiana couple marries on horseback in mid road and rides off. a butcher named Joan Daniel dies from erysipelas after a bone scratch. Vienna to host a male beauty show judged by women. a New York physician warns against sun excess, overfeeding, and dampness at resorts.
Long Life and Sleep
The article discusses sleep patterns of famous figures like Gladstone Napoleon Horace Greeley Webster Bright and John Bright and links longer life to restful sleep. It cites Dr Todd Georgia Medical Society stating rising life expectancy in the US France and England and attributes increasing longevity to temperate living and less stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gladstone
Napoleon
Horace Greeley
Daniel Webster
John Bright
Todd
Georgia Medical Society
France
England
United States
San Francisco Bulletin
Egg Preserving Method Promises Freshness
In towns across the region, eggs are being packed by the thousands at under a cent each to be sold next winter at around two cents each as fresh eggs rise in price. The method uses oats in a tomato box with eggs laid end down and turned every other day to maintain freshness for up to three months.
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