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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1891
Page
2
Brainerd notes Russia formally accepts the government’s invitation to display at the fair. The move promises a chance to learn what there is to know about Russia beyond the Siberian exile image.
It is reported that Ann O Delia Diss Debar the spiritual priestess who vanished leaving a note claiming she had committed suicide is alive and seen. questions remain if those sightings were really her or her apparition.
Fore IGN papers report a betrothal plan between the young King of Servia and Princess Xenia daughter of the Prince of Montenegro. The princess is eleven years old and the match has been long favored by the Czar.
Mrs. Annie Besant declares she will dedicate her life to Theosophy following Mme Blavatsky ideas. The move implies she will earn a living by appealing to followers of mysticism and fad beliefs.
A girl from Litre Rock rode to her lover's house and shot him through a window, leaving him to die. The vigilant, scorned woman hurls a warning to faithless swains about immediate and decisive punishment.
Lieut Peary's polar voyage falters as his crew of negro sailors are paralyzed by cold before leaving New York. The setback questions readiness and readiness to endure northern conditions, suggesting a need for a more resilient crew.
Ex-Empress Evcesir of France asserts with certainty that a woman claiming to be her daughter is mistaken. She says she kept accurate records of all her children and the claimant is not among them.
Countess de Pierrefond Marie Eugenie aged sixty four born in Grenada Spain naturalized French widow with one son lives on her income travels with two friends and four servants. She states no profession and usually resides in England while staying in France.
The Queen Regent of the Netherlands and her daughter refused a public reception during a visit to Amsterdam. They urged officials to use funds for feeding the poor. Over 30,000 impoverished people received food and money, and 35,000 school children got a 4 breakfast with a photo of the young Queen.
A description notes the prince of Walesa recalls minor incidents from strangers he meets. He studies newspapers closely, storing information about people likely to cross his path and noting faces after entering a room.
Fifty people in Bloomington Illinois fell ill after consuming a deadly ice cream described as seductive yet toxic. The piece notes church social events and a car store as sources of victims, comparing the incident to a torpedo-boat’s record and urging avoidance.
The university plans free tuition across departments with board at cost and room rent of 1.50 dollars weekly. Estimated annual expenses for a student would not exceed 200 dollars, providing a cheaper path to knowledge than staying at home.
In Honey Grove Texas during a trial against the Texas and Pacific Railway for damages it is revealed two mules in Fanning County are over thirty five years old. They belong to Marshal Galbraith a wealthy local farmer and have been his property since before the Civil War era. The animals are now used to work a crop and show signs of long life despite age.
An African envoy of King Gungnabama in London fainted after the phonograph repeated his words. He feared a witch doctor was pictured and planned to silence it with charms including a dried frog leg, but was persuaded not to. He conceded that his words were recorded.
A compact digest covering criminal, foreign, personal, casualty, and other significant updates. Highlights include major international developments, domestic affairs, and notable incidents shaping policy and public interest.
The secretary of war orders two daily roll calls for the army at reveille and retreat. The note explains the change to standardize call times across service branches.
A prominent Bouffes Parisiennes actor M. De Quercy commits suicide. The report notes his death as a self-inflicted act.
The Jefferson lumber company of Jefferson Texas failed for a million dollars. Other items note cyclones near Summit Massachusetts destroying buildings and killing a child, and various maritime and industrial accidents with large losses and notable figures.
A Charleston editor shot at a picnic. a Nebraska family of six murdered. a roxy wreck near Hyde Ter. Exe nity convicted in New York life. a Beebe Arkansas town suspends business to hunt a suspected black robber. A New York paper cites Smiler burned body. ex treasurer Baupsiey starts 15 year term in Eastern. a Warsaw Russia train collision kills four. Indianapolis conductor Matheny shoots wife and kills self. Sydney Surre commits suicide. clerk remits 33000+ papers. Seminole execution at Waheka Indiana. Cleveland arson arrest. Sacramento officer Billy Arlington shot by Annie Man.
A mass of brief notices recounts shootings and deaths from Arlington to San Jose. Incidents include a woman shooting herself after killing a man. Ford shooting City Marshal Clay. Edward Matheny killing his wife then himself. a fatal accident at Akron. a bank gang member sentenced in Chicago. a Pensacola editor and a U S commissioner wounding each other. a Dowd killing and self harm. arrests for forgery. a deputy killed in Texarkana. cyclones near Summit injuring and killing. drownings near Galveston. embezzlement charges. a train accident with amputations. Soto killing a neighbor after a dispute.
A ragged mix of 19th century world events reports monarch marriages, a near riot in London before the Prince of Wales, Mexican revolution rumors, Prussia invited to a world fair, and Chilean government clashes. England and Wales census shows 29,001,018 with 11.65 percent gain. Turkey blocks orthodox Greeks from Bethlehem grotto entrance. Russia orders freight cuts on grain to famine-threatened provinces. Genoa plans Italian American exposition in September 1882. French deputies back a labor bureau bill. Balmaceda can fine anyone up to twenty million for political ends.
Philadelphia signs young pitcher Saylor from Delaware while Joyer of Boston is sidelined with a broken bone in his left leg. Darby O'Brien is praised as equal to Harry Stovey on the basepaths. Cassidy, a famed middle infielder, dies of heart failure in Brooklyn. The Baddeleys win a London lawn tennis final 3 sets to 2. Hamling track prepares for races as stables arrive from Kansas City and other places, creating a growing equine colony at the fairgrounds.
Albertaer of Lake Street elevated in Chicago says a practical arrangement makes his line the Chicago terminal of the Canadian Pacific. Chesapeake & Ohio closes five year ship contracts with C Fur ness of England for regular lines from Newport News to Liverpool London and Glasgow, plus Havre and Antwerp sailings. First regular European steamship services from a southern port.
Miners vote to resist for an eight hour day as labor assemblies clash in Chicago. Neidringhaus rolling mill idles 300 workers after a walkout. Knights of Labor fix Toledo as next assembly site. Railway postal clerks plan a Cincinnati convention on July 15 to perfect organization. Chicago hosts fifty conductors from the Illinois Central amid mass dismissals mid June.
Fourth of July events include President Col opening the Colorado Mineral Palace. Lyttle & Co boot and shoe jobbers of Cincinnati report assets 175,939 with 97,430 in stocks. Emmet Guards of Washington D C win a $100 prize from the Irish American union for a drill.
A humorous dialogue recalls stage fright from a theater anecdote. Buskin admits a prior incident while on the Deadwood coach, describing the moment as memorable. The exchange appears in the Boston Courier.
In New Grenada's valley legends claim emeralds form from claysiate in mineral veins. Storms cleanse the air and life storms purify the human heart according to local lore.
Drowning at Prairie Lake near Fergus Falls. George Walker arrested by Sheriff Quin n for alleged attempted murder at Mayhew Lake. Red Lake survey halted until Sept due to pests. W C Payne dies at Banks Faribault county aged 61. Owatonna mayor elect W A Dynes by slim margin. Hastings grants 15 liquor licenses. Redwing pioneer John Hawkinson dies aged 64. longtime city treasurer. Franklin school Duluth fire causes 5000 damage. insured. Warren grain elevator fire destroys 10,000 bushels of wheat. loss 12000 insured. Cokato Farmers Elevator pays 82 percent dividend. two-year total 126 percent. Reformatory rules cut granite work to 33 percent. Worthington hearing identifies James Ryan in assault. bail set. Albert Lea residence fire. insured for building association. Moorhead forms Concordia College as Norwegian institution. Malta township man charged with rape attempt. bail posted. Laverne attachment against ex-Sheriff’s farm. divorce suit frames sensational charges. People’s Party central committee named. longtime figures listed. Mrs. Raff found dead. heart disease. Fargo Moorhead fur theft arrests. Crystal St. Anthony & Dakota elevator fire. 2500 bushels grain burned. two horses, two colts lost. 60 ties damaged. rail damage. loss 12000 unknown insurance.
A lightning strike set J. W. Richter’s 9000 bushel capacity elevator at Sheyenne ablaze with no insurance. Other items note acquittal in a Grandin embezzlement case, land sale in Grand Forks, an insane adjudication in Ramsey county, a death by suicide near Forman, and a Lutheran college presidential call at Grand Park.
A cold wave reaches St. Lawrence as fires threaten. Gunderson the wife murderer is declared insane and jailed awaiting court orders. St Lawrence renegotiates a well contract at 3.25 per foot after the first contractor failed. Pete Buttler is arrested for the Cassidy murder at Richland and hints at upcoming sensational disclosures. The Packer farmhouse burns with kerosene stove origin and no insurance. Liquor prosecutions at Aberdeen stall with untried cases pushed to next term. O'Toole rape case may seek a new trial. A King and Franklin incident leaves a young man with severe injuries. Mitchell’s First Nation notes excess capital in its state surplus. Local officers and banking officials listed from Lawler to Kibbee. Rapid City mining chief denies discord between English and American directors while workers sink five shafts.
A Wisconsin roundup reports a Northwestern fuel company board ing house fire at West Superior causing about 1000 in damage. A prominent Pierce county teacher Mrs J B Briggs was hospitalized at Mendota. An International Sacking branch and warehouses planned for Ashland. The A D Bartlett whaleback was launched for ocean trade. Eau Claire school board adopts plans for a 335000 high school by Thurman Allen. Buoy placement around Superior bay completed. ships may use natural entry. Ashland-Prentice sanitarium plans announced. A Waukesha Fourth wound incident. O R Schiffer hotel fire in Rice Lake with 3000 loss. A two year old child smothered at Ashland. Mississippi river tax suit ruling against Frankfort and Pepin county. A La Crosse train wreck arrest over engineer Todd’s death. A Chippewa Falls laborer Fred Douvanell dies after epileptic seizure. An elderly man run over near Trempealeau unidentified by noon.
The report notes continued strike action by the Town miners. Police report multiple arrests including George Lake and Riley Berry for hardware-store burglary in Wood River and two Wallace brothers for impersonating U. S. revenue officers in Dubuque. Other incidents include a jail term for Tom Hives after a Fourth of July assault and the suicide of farmer Louis A. Shovey near Cedar Rapids. Platt Bros. of Dubuque faces financial strain but may restructure to stay in business.
A Century excerpt contrasts ordinary bull fights in Provence with shocking scenes from other arenas. It notes the sport’s danger and skill, its weekly summer rhythm, and locals’ view that the events are socially central rather than exotic spectacles.
A strong bright light is beneficial for eye health. People underestimate light and overprotect eyes from light. Even inflamed or sore eyes benefit from as much light as tolerable, and bright light strengthens vision over time.
In Joshua Texas two masked men forced entry at George Newberry’s home. They killed three children aged seven five and two and injured the mother by tying her and cutting her throat. The attackers washed the knife and fled as officers search for the killers. The motive appears robbery tied to damages Newberry recently received from Santa Fe Railroad.
Washington city receipts and expenditures in a census bureau bulletin are challenged by newspapers as unreliable though Supt Porter says errors would be corrected. The Washington data is omitted due to unique city government. J K Upton offers a separate Washington bulletin if time permits.
A warrant was issued for Daniel C. Gurnee a stenographer in H H Hayden's law office on a criminal assault charge involving Hattie Hanson sixteen and her cousin Ida fifteen both daughters of working men. Ida says Gurnee grabbed her and tried to assault her and forced Hattie into a back room where the assault occurred. doctors confirmed the account. Gurnee claims intoxication. He was jailed tonight.
French naval maneuvers in the Gulf of Lyons end with the fleet attacking Toulon. Ministers Ribot and Barbey watched along with military attaches and many senators and deputies. Torpedo boats and shore batteries defend the roadstead against sixty warships as a steel barbette steers a bold advance. Balloons tow steamers during the exercise.
July 15 AmserexpamM The Standard Oil company faces a ten year lease proposal for sites at Rotterdam and Antwerp to build oil tanks. The chambere de commerce et fabriques backs the plan while several commercial houses petition to reject, claiming it would aid the monopoly and harm retailers and consumers. The council rejects a temporary refusal and postpones a main decision.
Northrerp Minnesota Special reports Salvation Army members have filed suit against Northfield alleging illegal imprisonment. A hearing is planned within days.
The Mitchell Chemical company starts in this city to manufacture proprietary articles. First board includes A. M. Bowdle J. K. Smith A. A. Hammer J. Dawler J. D. Wood C. J. Mordoff H. C. Preston Mitchell S. D. George H. Wisner J. Q. Adams E. Adams Charlies A. Wilson. Authorized capital stock is $50,000 and articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state.
Scalpters clash with Chairman Finley alleging plot to force mileage tickets forfeit. C H Mitchell of Mulford’s agency took 48 dollars from Finley’s detective for a Denver ticket and refused to return it without a signed good faith statement. Mitchell jailed on embezzlement charges awaiting July 17 hearing. Mulford vows Finley will face consequences.
Thaddeus Bridges a bookkeeper for a general contractor at a coal camp in Minta county died by suicide today. He cut his throat with a razor after failing to manage his tangled books and facing resignation. Bridges, a bright young man from Virginia, had moved to Wyoming earlier in spring seeking employment.
A heavy rainstorm in Sioux City Iowa caused damage estimated between 50000 and 100000 dollars. Streets flooded water system demoralized houses foundations washed away and widespread destruction reported. In Norruff Minnesota a high wind storm damaged billboards and outbuildings with apples and plums blown from trees.
Chicago cash quotes show oats and rye steady to weak while flax and timothy seed hold firm. Minneapolis reports wheat and flour ranges with first patent prices and export grades. Milwaukee notes quiet for flour and mixed grain trends with pork futures for September around 10.57.
Sheriff Francis travels from Fraestarr to confront a posse of fifty or more men trapped by Navajo fighters. Reports say a major massacre is possible as danger nears Flagstaff thirty miles away. The sheriff warns citizens to mobilize and rush to aid the trapped group.
Fifteen thousand delegates gather in Toronto for the twenty first annual National Educational Association convention. President W K Garrett of Nashville presided at the opening and officers were elected for the national council of education. A paper on The School of the Future was read by Francis W Walker of Chicago with discussion by Supt Marble Inspector Hughes and others.
President Harrison met Cardinal Gibbons on the New Jersey board walk and invited him to visit his cottage. They talked about the Cahensly memorial for about thirty minutes with the president expressing satisfaction at the cardinal’s remarks and rebuke of foreign interference in U S affairs.
A blaze at 268 and 275 Biate Street in New York City gutted four story tenements, injuring sixteen residents and prompting dramatic escapes. A three year old girl, Maggie Bishop, was believed killed as flames cut through the building.
St Paul greeted yesterday the wearers of the royal purple badge of the National Editorial association. Citizens extended a cordial welcome in gratitude for St Paul being chosen as host city for the national convention a year ago. Bright skies and cool breezes aided the memorable reception.
A Northern Pacific freight train plunged from a high trestle near Spokane Falls on July 15. Fireman Michael Flaherty died after being pulled from the wreck. Roadmaster Speer was fatally injured. other crew and passengers escaped serious harm. The wreck left five freight cars and a caboose in the ravine with two cars carrying cattle and other goods.
The Alliance independent conference closed today and referred to the Independent central committee for settlement the reorganization of the Independent party to conform with the Cincinnati platform. Citizens' alliances with Knights of Labor were recommended along with supporting reform newspapers and funding county harvest festivals this fall.
A reform press association for South Dakota was organized with Isaac Anders as president, John Pease as vice president, and W. E. Kidd as secretary and treasurer. H. L. Loucks and Frank Kelly join as executive committee members. It will work with the Farmers' Alliance and the Independent party. next meeting set for Madison during the State Press association annual gathering.
Acting Secretary Chandler reversed the General Land Office decision in the case of William A. Fletcher versus the Northern Pacific Railroad on appeal. The March 22, 1890 decision to cancel a land tract in Bozeman Montana is overturned and Fletcher will receive title.
J. N. Dilworth a leading stockman was shot and killed by Godfred Demers in Montana. The dispute over land sparked the fatal shooting and sparked a local controversy.
Paul Reichard describes African tribes in the July Popular Science Monthly noting feeding habits while washing hands and mouths before meals. He details table manners, drinking habits, and body care, including a distinctive straight up and down hand wash and the sun as a towel.
Mrs Parkerson and Mrs Ackley found their cows missing and, venturing into old woods, confronted a trio of bears a lean old mother and two cubs. The women armed themselves with birch clubs and after a brief fight the older bear and the strong cub fled, leaving the weak cub to be killed. cows were recovered and the pair returned home triumphant.
A Santa Fe Land Office contest pits agricultural versus mineral land claims. Judge Sloan testifies he located a mine in 1882, later listed as 1585, while his old roan pony allegedly acted as a magnetic predictor of mineral wealth. The tale, echoed from the Topeka Capital, links the horse’s hair standing and shocks to Judge Sloan’s many northern New Mexico mineral locations.
The New York Sun reports a local novelty where a man fishes from a rooftop stage to advertise a business below. A painted water backdrop, a pier platform, and a basket hold the gear as he reels in tin fish while taking drinks, entertaining crowds on a busy street.
Frank R. Stockton recalls inventing a dish in Hearth and Home, earning $2 from editor Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge. He mixed chopped white turkey meat with cranberry sauce, pressed it in a china mold, and served it cold, noting the irony that there is rarely any turkey left after Thanksgiving.
A Temple Bar writer debunks the belief that eating fish boosts intellect. He notes phosphorus does not translate to brain power and cites fishermen and ichthyophagists as examples lacking genius. He also highlights fishing as a profitable, freely accessible occupation with vast seas as the harvest.
A discussion on how fineness of form minimizes water disturbance to achieve high speed. At maximum speed, bow waves are small and confined, with a narrow wake. efficiency is inversely related to wave height. The text notes ships built for higher speeds show less disturbance at lower speeds, while all designs produce some disturbance.
A collage of nuisance cases: a violoncello player barred after three hours, a baby carriage overhead noise deemed acceptable, a Deptford bells dispute silenced by majority opposition, and a discharged chorister who sang off key to antagonize worshipers.
Capt. George 8. Anderson, acting superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, reports to the Chicago Academy of Science that about 200 to 500 buffalos remain in the park and the herd is slowly increasing. He notes harsh climate limits growth and says carnivorous predators do not greatly threaten the herd, which endures winters without extra feed or protection.
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