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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1888
Page
2
Industry notes by Publisher Trainers Dispatch record nearly 200000 electric arc lights in the United States and over 1000000 incandescent lamps. The figures reflect rapid adoption and growth in urban and rural lighting nationwide.
Charles G. Leland announces work on a Dictionary of American Words and Phrases. The project aims to document distinctive usage and terminology in the United States language, reflecting regional varieties and evolving idioms.
A Harrisburg justice jailed a man for two months for kissing his sweetheart on the street. The incident occurred in public and led to the sentencing as part of a local court action.
A day in Kansas saw four successful lynching matinees in as many different locales. The grim patrol of mob justice spanned multiple counties, reflecting a troubling pattern of extrajudicial killings reported by local observers.
A brief remark notes that only fifteen versions of Sheridan's Ride exist, and with improvement expected, the next twenty should follow. The comment blends literary reference with hopeful anticipation for more renditions.
A statesman, famed for his steadfast nature, endures a two minute crowd delay at a hotel bar, while remaining silent and uncomplaining though the interruption clearly upsets him.
Parts of a large Nova Scotia raft have been located about 2,000 miles from where it was dismantled last autumn. The discovery highlights the shipping hazard posed by such reckless ventures to maritime traffic.
In Walker county Georgia L E Ramsey discovered a bee tree on Taylor's ridge. Cutting the tree yielded about eight feet of comb and seventy pounds of honey were harvested with the bees safely housed afterwards.
Nashville mills now employ more than 1500 people and consume about 15000 bales of cotton annually. The finished products are worth twice the value of the raw material, while cotton goods remain cheaper than ever before.
Only forty per cent of the pineapple quantity sold in any year between 1860 and 1865 remains disposed of. The banana and early Southern fruits have largely driven this once favorite fruit from the market.
Immigrants often land at Castle Garden with large clans. Recently a husband and wife disembarked with thirty two children, though the woman was noted as the man's third wife.
Over $9,000,000 in gold has been exported in the last three months. The government bans export for profit, and most shipments are reported to be going to Germany, whose authorities have been amassing gold for months.
A Biddeford man washing his own windows with a hose aimed to be neighborly to a lady in the tenement above. The decorative screens failed to reveal open windows and the outcome was not as he expected.
The famous Gen. Wayne inn in Baltimore, last of Maryland hostels from the era of periwigs, is set for sale. Once a fashionable resort, it later served as a favorite stop for horse traders and cattle drovers visiting the city to sell trade or swap.
A mute beggar, found with $569.65 and a note reading I need work, was arrested in Philadelphia. He wrote his name as William Darlington from Toronto, Canada, admitting a yearlong savings pattern with trips to Dublin. He was detained at Central Police Station.
A Wa terbury area lawyer notes three estates settled recently total $700,000 in property. He argues that even selling the three households’ furniture at peak prices would yield at most $300, underscoring a trend toward lavish furnishings far exceeding estate value and reflecting old family thrift versus modern display.
Farmers near Lexington report a quart of seeds found by Henry Davis that resemble timothy in size and color but behave oddly. Each seed leaps from an eighth of an inch to a full inch every ten seconds and never tires. Local scientists have examined samples but cannot identify the seed type.
News from Washington reports heads of departments warning that the new civil service plan causes confusion, conflicts with civil service rules and statutory provisions, and may force a sweeping reorganization of promotions. The president weighs a Sioux reservation consent commission, aiming for a balanced panel including agency agents, a civilian, and an army officer, to avoid objectionable figures among Sioux bands.
A sprawling report details shootings, stabbings, hangings, and robberies across North America. Neche North Dakota area notes a fatal shooting. a Winnipeg resident is found murdered. a Wisconsin farmer dies by suicide while intoxicated. a bank embezzlement case in Jersey City. Cariboo stage robbery near British Columbia and a California express heist. A Chicago kerosene murder is solved and a Marshfield farmer dies from head trauma. A Birmingham clerk is rescued from a $100,000 fire and a legendary bigamist faces police in Chicago. A MintoDakota stabbing leaves a widow mourning. two U S officers are killed in Indian Territory while pursuing outlaws. orichalum burglars strike at Butte hotel rooms. a divorcee and eloped Indianapolis couple spark a violent shooting near a Brunswick hotel.
The Record of Casualties reports Mary Paine an Englishwoman burned asleep in a cheap boarding house at Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. The building, ignited by a nearby smudge, burned quickly. her husband escaped. Both were reportedly under the influence of liquor. A separate Iowa tornado at Emmetsburg caused vast damage to glass and shrubbery, toppled buildings, unroofed the Catholic church and Burlington depot, with no reported fatalities but many injuries from debris. The Cedar Rapids sleeper on the Rock Island line derailed at West Liberty after an unauthorized switch, dragging the car 30 rods. all 18 occupants were shaken but none seriously hurt. Thirty people are under a doctor's care.
Ills from consuming ice cream in a restaurant at David City Nebraska cause stomach cramps vomiting and purging. Doctors say a poison was involved but the substance is not identified. The restaurant keeper is an experienced old resident.
Personal news notes report the death of Rev Patrick Joseph Conway in Chicago from enlargement of the liver after a severe illness. In November 1881 Archbishop Feehan promoted him to vicar warden and rector of Cathedral of the Holy Name. He was esteemed for affable manners scholarship and pulpit oratory.
Signor Camperio, president of the Milan African society, writes to Riforma to raise funds for equipping an expedition to assist Stanley Emin Bey and Casati.
The governor of Wisconsin appointed James O Niel Jr as district attorney for Clark County replacing J E Campbell who resigned. Campbell had shipped to St Paul with a woman and squandered hundreds of dollars in riotous living and attempted self harm. The report also notes Indian measles deaths at a nearby reservation and other diverse items.
Dan Lyons chief of the Whyo gang, sentenced to be hanged, learns the new law abolishing the noose for capital punishment applies to future cases only. He seeks a respite, but the statute offers no path. Also sentenced for July 17 are Charles Giblin, a counterfeit felon, and Chiara Cignavale, an Italian woman terrified by the electric death change.
Dr C S Scott of Pittsburg seeks his long missing son Charley, snared by marital intrigue. A second wife plans a dramatic surprise by sending the child to Palmer House, Chicago, with instructions from a tie to Col Richard Nevins and James Blaine Jr. Pinkerton men have pursued the boy for years, but new telegrams threaten another swift separation. Mowe D Scott urges immediate action as the chase shifts to Iowa.
A ten day old baby was found on the steps of the Jackson residence in Gross Park Chicago. Mrs. Jackson recognized lace she had made years earlier as the same handwork on the infant's clothing revealing a link to her unmarried daughter in Aberdeen Dakota. The child’s father Mr Maynard is in St Louis and will seek custody after authorities locate the orphanage.
The Senate faces Hoar’s harsh critique of Secretary Bayard and the administration over the fisheries treaty as adjournment follows without extending last year’s appropriations. In the House, Holman moves a land grant forfeiture bill with amendments. after debate, the committee substitute passes but faces lack of quorum. Other actions include pension bills, Fort Sasha site sale, and river and harbor agreement talks, with tariff debate and amendments proposed by Dingley and Fuller amid partisan friction.
Germans for Harrison are described as independent yet sensible, with the Milwaukee Freie Presse quickly endorsing Harrison and Morton after previously backing Cleveland. The piece highlights the autonomous German electorate aligning with the Republican ticket.
The speaker challenges free-trader views by asking how a hard-coal trust can exist without import duties or internal taxes, labeling the coal combine an extortionate robber-monopoly and pressing the theory of reasoning.
The New York Sun assesses the Republican ticket and outlines the strengths of Harrison and Morton. It warns Democrats to stop dwelling on the opponents’ weaknesses and to focus on developing purity and stability within their own ranks.
The Chicago Telegraph quotes a dialogue debating teaching patriotism in schools. One speaker argues against recalling the war and promoting patriotism. another agrees, noting personal drafts and wartime experiences shape views.
The Louisville Courier Journal condemns Republicans for defending high taxes, calling the stance an expression of greed and predicting self-serving policy to protect wealth. It urges government action to amend tariff laws for fairer taxation and wealth distribution.
The Appleton Democrat accuses the Republican party of falsehood while contrasting whisky costs and muslin prices under Democratic and Republican rule. It claims whisky rose from 30 cents a gallon to about $1 per quart and muslin prints dropped to 5 cents a yard despite promises of cheap goods.
The Mining Record notes a curiosity that only Martin Van Buren and Grover Cleveland, both Democrats, have been renominated since Andrew Jackson. The Detroit Tribune recalls Van Buren’s unanimous renomination in May 1840, a formality with no rivals, similar to Cleveland’s later renomination. He started with hope, had office holder support, and began losing ground once campaign began, ultimately facing defeat, as Cleveland would.
A 17 year old Gardiner woman married for two years disguised as a smart negro boy for a promenade. Police thought burglary but released her after realizing she was not a colored youth. Local papers fixated on identifying the masquerader until she confessed the tale.
A confidential source says Barnum reluctantly resumes as Democratic National Committee chairman amid internal fears about the Mills bill and free trade stance. Critics note his half hearted campaign and protectionist views clash with party, while Randall privately doubts Cleveland's victory.
The St Louis Globe Democrat reports the 1882 and 1884 Cleveland majorities in Buffalo and New York, showing a sharp reversal from broad support to strong dissent. It argues Cleveland was then a largely unknown reformer, whose later presidency revealed moral and intellectual unfitness, arrogance, and broken pledges, reflecting national disillusion.
Secretary Vilas notes a new commission for negotiating a Sioux reservation reduction has been appointed, but the members’ names remain undisclosed. The president sent Senate a slate of vacancies including Elliot Sanford and others for Utah, Idaho, Alaska, and several U.S. district judges. Postmasters are listed at multiple towns across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and more. Bad Knobber factions in Missouri threaten armed conflict as arrest of Doc Peters portends major cattle theft figures. Governor Church refuses to pardon John Oswald, citing lack of intoxication proof, criminal record, and insufficient grounds for mercy.
Minnesota items report August Spancer's grand larceny conviction and two year prison term, high real estate values in Red Wing, injuries to Supt Seymour near Grand Rapids, and farm fires in Faribault. Also noted are lightning deaths near Georgetown, stray gold ring in Chatfield sheep, a 74 pound buffalo catch at Winona, a mysterious Blue Earth County death, measles outbreaks in Rochester, a Winona doctor injury, New Ulm store robbery, Faribault valuation rise, Anoka school appointments, and a Sheridan anecdote.
A crowded horse car in New York City becomes a stage for ladies gossiping about Mrs. Smith. They recount her divorce troubles and a $400 payment, noting her husband’s death the week after she paid. The exchange highlights curious urban chatter and society’s judgment.
A Lewiston Journal item recounts a husband who charged cigars to potatoes in his wife’s store books. After tallying, she discovers over ten carloads of potatoes consumed in a year, sparking a humorous dispute and a tense confrontation between grocer and smoker as they face mounting balances.
A young Parisian beggar was arrested after boasting of hundreds of francs in gold and recounting a strange plot by a rich stock broker to have him kill the broker for jewels and insurance money. Police confirmed the broker’s details and released the youth with the gold still on him.
The Chicago Herald recalls Senator Philetus Sawyer as a keen pine land buyer. A wary old man in Oconto County refused to sell after recognizing Sawyer in person, declaring the pine land a family heirloom. The encounter boosted pine land prices in the region.
An old Army of the Cumberland veteran recalls a wild East Tennessee bivouac night celebrating General Lee's surrender. Soldiers, bands, fires, and a riot of noise followed the telegram from Secretary Stanton. Whiskey flowed freely amid cheers, songs, and grotesque antics as officers and men hoisted victory in a moonless, forest camp.
An Elswick Works gun for the Bowman ship is described in detail. The 524 inch long steel bore measures 16?14 inches with a 21 inch powder chamber and 28 610 cubic inches capacity. Experiments show velocities from 1 685 to 2 007 feet per second and energies up to about 50 000 to 62 700 foot tons, with pressures peaking at nine to fifteen tons, and hydrualic recoil control in place.
The London Standard notes hair color and eye color hint female virtue and male character. It suggests blondes are most beautiful, blue or violet eyes imply virtue, and green eyes hint intrigue. It contrasts heroines and heroes by height and facial hair trends in fiction.
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