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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1890
Page
2
One hundred twenty five suits seek 132000 dollars in damages from a Boston electric car company over accidents. A New York company formed to place advertisements on barber shop ceilings targets men getting shaved.
William Brivinesam of Fairton Cumberland County New Jersey marked his 87th birthday by sawing two cords of wood showcasing his enduring strength and rural labor spirit in a local observance.
Drilling for water at San Antonio Texas yielded oil of very superior quality and a seemingly healthy flow at a depth of 535 feet.
A nephew of Horace Greeley works as a barber in a small town in Warren county Pennsylvania. In demeanor and personal appearance he closely resembles his famous uncle.
A Macoy Georgia man reports a frying size chicken with no feathers except a few on the wings. The bird has been featherless since hatching and remains in perfect health.
Antria Worriston of Delaware County Pennsylvania wins 925 dollars for injuries sustained on a public road when an overhanging limb struck his head during a bulls fight, tearing hair from the roots.
Ten year old Joseph Van Nostranp of Hoboken New Jersey carried a parcel for a man on the steam ship Werra. The ship left the wharf with him aboard before he realized it and he has been carried across the ocean. A cable message has been sent to bring him back.
A peculiar pass printed for the wedding party on the Jacksonville St. Augustine and Halifax line mocks the union by reading Pass Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Waite from St. Augustine to perpetual bliss Not good after divorce. The note reflects humor at the couple's expense amid a public spectacle.
The principal manufactures of Boston in 1796 included rum, beer, suncloth, cordage, wool and cotton cards, playing cards, paper hangings, tobacco and chocolate. The city hosted thirty distilleries, two breweries, eight sugar houses, and other rope works.
A girl named Smith fell about twenty feet into a Shellsburg well while pumping water. Reverend Melshon witnessed the accident, descended into the well, and rescued the child. She escaped with only slight bruises.
Mrs Powwoes chief clerk in the second assistant postmaster general s office presents a statement for the last fiscal year showing increases across services including 801 in star service routes one more steamboat service six wagon service ninety railroad service and 406 mail messenger service.
Two girls of similar age and name were placed in a French orphanage a decade ago. One was later withdrawn by a supposed mother, given a dowry, and married. Now the other girl seeks to prove she is the true daughter and claims the dowry or husband.
William Martin reports a one month old gosling at his Eaton township home near Tunkhannock Pennsylvania with one foot resembling a chicken's and the other a webbed foot. In water the creature spins like a top and appears to be a unique freak of nature with no known match.
Tar, a young lady from Attica New York, famous for three years as a sleeping beauty due to long spells of consolation is now fully awake and suffers long insomnia. She stays awake forty eight hours with four hours sleep between breaks. The faithful sweetheart must now cope with her new alertness and changed courting pace.
A New York tobacco dealer warns in Grand Pacific that two of three men cough when lighting cigars. He demonstrates a method to prevent coughing by blowing before lighting to expel tobacco specks, claiming swallowing particles causes injury more than smoke inhalation. The piece cites the Chicago Tribune.
The House Commerce Committee approved a bill granting reduced rates for theatrical troupes traveling in parties of seven or more. Gen. A B Nettleton of Minnesota is named assistant secretary of the treasury under the legislative appropriation act, increasing the post to three officials.
Dr. Charles K. Barlow of Poughkeepsie New York has taken no food for over forty five days except for a glass of milk or a cup of coffee daily. He shows no appetite yet appears in good spirits and strength.
A fierce wind storm struck Cleveland Ohio causing about 200000 dollars in damage with no injuries. At Vincennes Indiana Borrowmans brick warehouse collapsed trapping three men including Thomas Borrowman a local leader. A severe storm hit Ohio and Western Pennsylvania damaging property with few deaths. Fire destroyed a Cologne block in Germany causing one million marks in losses and three firemen died. Mrs M Henry from Foster Pennsylvania died after a rattlesnake bite. Baden near San Francisco saw a wagon train collision killing six and injuring others. A Monon railroad crash near Smithland Indiana left six injured and initially reported twelve dead.
Reports of hangings, murders, forgeries, and mysterious vanishings span Arkansas, Georgia, Texas, New York, Alabama, New York, Ontario, Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, and North Dakota. Notable items include John Stansbury hanged at Fort Snelling for a wife’s death, a white–black riot in Fayette County, Texas bankers murdered in a quarrel, McKieroy’s jealousy killing in Columbus, and a gas generator explosion in New York injuring three.
Spanish agents in Washington claim the United States will buy Cuba before year end. Amid resignations, Lang leaves the navy. Chinese government vows no foreign authority in its navy again. Mail deliveries proceed normally in London. Valencia cholera bulle tins show virulence easing. Gandia records six new cases and five deaths. Halifax Bermuda publish cable completion. London verdict awards Henry Astor Carey £586 against Langs hotel owners for stolen jewelry. Victoria reports two Behring Sea sailing craft armed to resist U.S. revenue cutters. German socialists organize provincial congresses to field Diet candidates.
The British cabinet plans to drop the tithes bill and pass minor measures and supply votes, then adjourn. In Germany a pauper hospital patient in Ga ijena Hl has not eaten for eight weeks due to paralysis. Argentine and Montevideo report banking panic subsiding with potential National Bank liquidation. Niagara Falls tunnel foundation work begins with a tower to study elevations. Chicago brewers wage a struggle between English syndicate controlled giants and independent brewers resisting consolidation.
The latest quotations from Chicago markets show Warat No 2 spring 92 to 92 3 4 cents No 3 spring 78 to 85 cents Corx No 2 33 1 3 4 cents UaTs No 2 26 1 2 cents Rye No 2 58 cents Barter No 2 nominal Flax Step No 1 1 45 dollars Eces 12 to 124 cents.
Market notes show Minnesota values with No 2 Northern corn around 86 to 89 cents and rye at 37 cents. Creamery butter range 14 to 15 cents per pound, with dairy prices 10 to 12 cents. Milwaukee futures quote Wankat No 1 hard around 89 to 95 cents and corn 33 cents. Oats 27 to 29 cents and barley 30 to 35 cents. Flour prices listed, with creamery dairy at 7 to 14 cents depending on grade.
The piece surveys Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher Mrs. Custer and Mrs. Julia Dent Grant in New York streets. It notes Beecher after Florida with lilies of the valley and charity work, Custer’s cordial friendships and plain shoes, and Grant’s calm appearance with possible future writings.
The account describes an Italian grinders sharpener aboard the English steamer Parissan arriving in Portland. He carries his edge sharpening apparatus, immediately sets up on the wharf, and begins business on India street within thirty minutes, illustrating a bustling, practical immigrant arrival without delay and in a lighthearted tone.
A Lewiston Journal item describes a recent wedding gift haul totaling fifty bags. The collection ranges from wardrobe bags for dresses and laundry to sachet, sponge, and needlework bags, plus specialty pouches for perfume, accessories, and travel items, all elaborately embroidered and ribboned.
A Virginia Baptist preacher writes that he has no corn flour meat or cash and his churches cannot pay him. He asks for nothing but if readers wish to brighten his life, the paper will help ensure sunshine falls on his home.
Wealthy Maine woman at Sabbath school searches her purse for small coins as contributions are passed. She cannot find a copper or nickel and says she has nothing smaller than a ten cent piece and will not contribute. Lewiston Journal report notes the humorous episode.
The Sea Wing excursion steamer capsized on Lake Pepin during a violent cyclone. About 150 passengers from Red Wing and Diamond Bluff were aboard, with reports of 65 to 100 dead or missing. Lake City and Lake Pepin communities faced a night of rescue attempts and sobering losses.
A tornado formed north of St Paul and moved southeast miles, destroying Schurmeier and Good cottages on Lake Gervais shore. Mrs Schurmeier and her son Charles died. George Miller and Peter, a servant, perished. Sixteen in the Good cottage escaped through a cellar, while many others were injured. Debris found Miller near the buoy site. Peter found nearby with fatal injuries. Local residents and visitors were among the victims and survivors.
General John Charles Fremont founder of the Republican presidential ticket dies at 77 in New York at his adopted daughter Nina Fremont Porter’s home after a brief illness from peritonitis. Present were his son Lieut J C Fremont and Dr William J Morton with notices to family in Los Angeles and Fort Snelling.
A morning blaze began at H. T. Atkinson's turning and planing mill on Tenth Street and Susquehanna avenue, then engulfed Carey Bros. five story wallpaper works occupying a full block. Losses reach about 7300000 with stock and machinery at 500000 and building at 200000. Atkinson’s losses around 50000. Origin unknown, watchman suspects Atkinson stable.
The Berlin shooting tournament ended with a banquet in Bern. Herr Dietsch presided. Burgomaster Forckenbeck sent a letter apologizing for absence. Delegates from Austria Hungary and Italy spoke. Simon Wolf of Washington praised German American bonds. Herr Mush of Meran received the empress cup amid cheers. Prizes went to Zimmerman Muller Jacob Scherf of New York and Jyareis of Philadelphia.
Meteorologists describe yesterday's tornado as caused by a widespread low barometer mood across the West from Lake Superior to the Rockies. readings showed minimal variation, with St Paul at 29.70 at 7 p m and similar values nearby, challenging standard theories and suggesting meteorology is still in a developmental stage.
David Dudley Field of New York opened the Universal Peace Congress with a speech that sparked a sensation. He praised arbitration as the basis of peaceful U S relations and cited the England Germany settlement as a world example. He noted wars cost nations sixteen shillings per pound of debt over the century.
Cureano reports two more Tioga steamer victims found today Edward Fitzgibbons of Buffalo a waiter and Thomas Lawrence a deck hand both recovered from the river bringing the death total to twenty one. Eleven men remain missing, four of them crew members.
Special Telegram reports the Mille Lac Indians removal decision has not yet been promulgated by the interior department. Minnesota delegates urge moving the Indians to White Earth under agent supervision, arguing it benefits both whites and natives and that 1884 law still fuels Indian rights disputes.
Washington special telegram reports the river and harbor bill may fail to pass the Senate as the chamber plans to tackle the tariff bill first. Expenditures for river and harbor, subsidy, and Lodge election enforcement total about 520 million dollars while Secretary Windom pegs revenues at 450 million. A scaling down is anticipated, with many arguing to cut the river and harbor bill.
A vast meeting of federated trades unions in London resolved to form a council with representatives from every labor branch to create a general board after police and post office strike efforts failed to organize a broader action.
A massive blast at King Station on the Little Miami railroad east of Cincinnati kills ten or more and injures over thirty. A car with 500 kegs and another with 800 kegs of gunpowder exploded, destroying nearby powder works and the Peters Cartridge factory. Rescue trains and relief efforts rushed to the scene as workers and buildings were devastated.
Frazer City reports disaster to the wheat crop from rust spreading rapidly in hot weather with rain. In Oxfom fields, cut worm damage devastates potatoes and corn with entire crops wiped out. farmers urge plowing and ridging to expose cocoons and curb the infestation.
Wesley Keith, livery stable keeper, was arrested on criminal abduction charges involving Nora Greenstitt, a ten year old girl. The case involves the G A R and the girl's widow mother, who reportedly settled for $500 before retracting. The mother and daughter were found in Otter Tail county and later returned amid new witness efforts in Gary.
Senator Power presented a mammoth petition from fifty-one Montana towns signed by 2310 citizens. It asks state legislation to preserve mineral lands for Montanans and bar Northern Pacific from lands it is not clearly entitled to. Petitioners claim certification on deputy surveyor plats mislabels non mineral lands, risking title to nearly half the state’s mineral land if no relief is passed.
Spoxane Fauts a Chinese woman lies near death in Portland after taking poison in a domestic crisis. She married Lee Tu Lin. he is accused by others of beating her with a hatchet and club. Doctors say she may recover. police plan to arrest Tu ng.
In Green Bay on July 15 Chicago & Northwestern officials report missing freight over seven to eight months totaling about 1000 dollars. A sixteen year old, Willam Pescheck, was seen entering a freight car and arrested by a road detective. Police recovered a dray load of miscellaneous items from the boy's home.
Thomas Flanigan a farmer near Fort Doper Iowa attempted to board a locomotive at speed and was hurled twenty feet from the track. He was mangled but may recover. Police report he was intoxicated at the time of the accident.
Troy New York dispatch reports Mrs James Wilson living two miles east of Bair Haven Vermont murdered her two children a seventeen year old girl and a six year old boy then set fire to the house and cut her own throat. Officials deem her insane. Two weeks earlier her husband was killed in a slate quarry at Hydeville by a fall from height.
The conference report on Com stock's bill giving right of way to the Little Falls Lake Superior and Western over the Red Lake reservation faced a Democratic filibuster. With no quorum, a call of the house was ordered. the report was eventually agreed to and the bill will become law.
Washington dispatch reports Blaine’s tariff letter arousing strong Republican reaction. Maj. McKinley voices concern over the letter’s prominence and its Cuba sugar reference, arguing Cuba must levy duties for revenue. Critics dismiss the Blaine letter as buncombe.
In Washington on July 15 the senate heard Mr Sherman offer a substitute for his May national banking bill. It requires national banks to deposit US bonds with the treasurer, limited to 1000 dollars per bank, with monthly bond withdrawals not above 3 million for note retirement. The act would not apply to public money depositories and banks would receive circulating notes up to the par value of deposited bonds, never exceeding paid in capital.
A mass meeting of about two thousand workers, led by ex Assemblyman Carmichael and Frank R. Dougherty, urged a ten hour day with a 7 am restart. Speakers cautioned against mob violence, a committee to approach mill owners was formed, and the move appears likely to succeed.
John Trimble of Clow Minnesota county fell prey in St Paul to a medium sized stranger with a Derby hat and Irish accent. The man claimed travel to Pennsylvania and Chicago baggage rules. Trimble loaned him 35 of 36 dollars and has not seen the man since.
Concluding arguments in the Clayton Breckenridge contested election case opened before the house committee on elections. Judge John McClure of Arkansas represented contestant Col. Clayton, assassinated after filing to contest Breckenridge’s seat. McClure linked Arkansas murders to Clayton’s death and blamed politicians and Breckenridge for ballot box theft and corrupt political movements.
A murder from months earlier comes to light in Flathead country. An Indian arrested at Egan on July Fourth admits knowledge of the other death. Citizens locate a skeleton where coyotes have eaten the flesh. clothing shows a back shot. Pascale named as the killer in a revenge act.
July 15 report from Louisiana details a group of 250 laborers hired from North Carolina by A Heffner who, at night, tried to reach Chcot county. A posse confronted them in a dense thicket. fighting ensued with five laborers killed and some firing by the fleeing group led by a bold leader.
Libbie Conger from Moline carrying two hundred passengers to Muscatine struck a government bridge draw not swung out enough. The forward end of the Texas was ripped off but the boat remained operable and proceeded. Passengers feared a Sea Wing like disaster on Lake Pepin and a panic was narrowly avoided. No injuries were reported.
Washington July 15 representatives of the liquor interests and members of the house meet over the pending original package bill. The draft provides that an original package in bottles must contain at least twelve bottles and a non bottle package must hold at least five gallons. Foreign imports must follow existing duties laws.
In West Mitton New Hampshire Edward Holt a milkman seized his aged father from a sick bed and pounded his head to a jelly on the hearth He then badly injured his mother and aunt Neighbors who tried to restrain him were also injured in the incident which occurred while he was insane.
Arthur Lawrence an American Express agent in Wausau died from morphine poisoning after taking what he mistook for quinine at a local drug store. He was ill with a severe headache and left a widow and child.
Today a son of John Simmer of Wahn was held up by five tramps near the rear Northern bridge and robbed of his watch and money. Mr Simmer pursued but three tramps were caught near the railway shops and jailed. Another was arrested in the afternoon and identified by Simmer. The final robber remains at large.
Reports detail 22 year old Charles Klecker’s death from sunstroke in Bird Island and countywide damage from hail and floods across Chippewa, Fillmore, and other counties. Dutchess: population counts, rail and road projects, drownings, fires, and arrests. varied local incidents and a statewide roster update.
A potential site near Grand Forks is being considered for a sash and door factory employing about thirty men. The note mentions Mrs. Domatilla Brunelle on trial in Fargo for allegedly stealing $1,600 from a guest at her residence.
Chamberlain city council imposes a $300 quarterly license on original package houses amid statewide alliance activity totaling about 500 groups and an aggregate 50 000 members.
State Veterinarian Atkinson condemned five grandered horses at Fond du Lac and they were shot. Willie Walsh, 10, disappeared from Kaukauna about six weeks ago. Richard Burkhardt died after leaping from a moving tram at La Crosse. A La Crosse mill worker Hitchel was killed by a train while intoxicated on tracks. John Qualman faces trial for liquor licensing violations in Wall Forest County. Settlement in Thompson and Walkup versus Northern Pine Land Company amounting to 10000 dollars. Thomas McWilliams of Boscobel sailed for Europe seeking health. a Liverpool cable summoned him home. No children under 13 are employed in Wisconsin. last year 49 violations were found and dismissed.
Reports record a street car driver killing a tired horse in Dubuque and exposure of a $250 post office safe in Victor. Other items note a Keokuk county nuisance crackdown, a Davenport stage incident, a broken rope injuring Willie Vernon in Oskaloosa, egg shipments hatching in transit in Keokuk, cattle tail threats in Franklin county, a cornfield injury near Manilla, new corn pest in Cedar Rapids, and several local crime and civic notes.
The Times recounts a 1818 Bath academy case in which Master Weston flogged a Russell boy wrongly. A brother pair were punished before learning a third, larger brother was the true target, and the matter was deemed settled.
A Glenham hotel conversation with a prominent druggist predicts an era of pills mirroring Britain. He notes a century trend toward medicines for all, from pets to elephants, with pharmacists supplying specialized, profitable remedies amid growing consumer craze.
A witty exchange notes that the wealthy argue poverty’s benefits while the poor extol wealth's luxury, highlighting a reversal of perspectives on money and living standards. The remark underscores social contrasts in attitudes toward money.
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