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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1895
Page
2
The article surveys ongoing Cuban rebellion reports, foreign debt for Spain, and global topics. It notes Copenhagen fortifications, Paris Rochefort on Cuba, rail and sea travel contrasts, bicycle use in armies, and imperial observations. It contrasts American and European views on Cuba and naval yacht competition.
A compact roundup of international occurrences from the past week, highlighting major political, economic, and social developments across continents. Concise briefs cover diplomacy, conflicts, elections, treaties, and notable market movements, presenting a quick, readable panorama for readers seeking global context.
In Washington the president named William H. Anderson of Kentucky to be registrar of the land office at Enid O T The secretary of the navy postpones his vacation to handle ongoing duties and a long diplomatic correspondence with Mexico appears likely over the killing of Robert Tribolet tied to a Sonora robbery and murder case
Mrs Alva Vanderbilt cycles at Newport. Frederick W Haas died in Lancaster Iowa at sixty two. Frank N Pixley editor founder of the Argonaut dies in San Francisco. Congressman Tom Reed bikes in Washington but not seen publicly. Mrs Cornelia Decker dies in Owosso Michigan aged seventy. Walter McDonald Californias 49er and ex state legislator reported from Glens Falls New York. Mrs Lacey A Buford dies in Rock Island Illinois. mother was sister of Chief Justice Marshall. William Mooney of Rothsay Canada claims Loretta Addis as his daughter. Lieut Col James Hinton dies at Ringgold Barracks Texas. He joined as private in 1853 and became second lieutenant in 1862. Marriage announced Daniel B Lyman Yale student to Edith Rowe New York broker’s daughter. Adelina Patti age marks around throat and chin. otherwise looks twenty years younger. John Hare English comedian to visit America next season. first New York appearance December 23 with tour to late April 1906.
A major fire leveled the main building of the Greenville Michigan Implement Company causing significant loss. Insurance covered only a portion of the damage, with estimates around four thousand dollars.
News snippets report murders suicides and stabbings from Indiana Missouri and California including W B Colvin killing Josiah Stevens at Indian Springs Station and J W Chamberlain fatally wounding his wife then killing the hotel owner in Illinois. other items note rail and street crime, executions or suicides, prison escapes, and wage changes.
A sequence of crimes and arrests across the nation is reported. A body on rails hid a murder, a U.S. marshal arrests counterfeit William Hildebrand in San Francisco, Joshua Townsend slain by son in law George Pretthauer, ex-Marine Brett hauer surrenders, William Best killed in Kentucky ending a feared outlaw clan, Harry Kitto elopes with a salesman’s wife after stealing money, John Patterson in Iowa tries to hang himself in custody, and detectives pursue Dink Wilson alias multiple names in New York’s Madison Square Park for burglary and larceny across a long chase.
Reports from Darmstadt to Paris describe a fatal accident at a race meeting, a cyclist inspired by Zola, a London literary celebration, theater plans at the Royalty, and editor suspension in Berlin. Also covered are jail guard boosts in Toronto, extreme Italian heat, radical releases in Servia, Austrian storms, a Paris eagle-pigeon flight, and a new Roman Catholic social movement. In Rome, Christian socialist ideas gain traction, while London police restrict liquor sales to officers. Additional items include a Yaqui river valley Indian raid, a Shakespeare performance at Gray’s Inn, and a note on public health and poverty in Japan.
Faribault saw a jewelry and plate robbery at C. L. Lowell's house. Stillwater report of severe burns from explosive powder. St Cloud boarding house fire caused about 200 dollars damage. Henderson boy drowns in the Minnesota river while swimming. Mankato’s Nicholas Lang dies of heart failure at 57. Milan youth loses a finger after a large firecracker fuse explodes. State prison receipts for June total 11 thousand 440 dollars 59 cents, with 7 thousand 741 84 from binding twine sales. Delano fire affected Young’s hotel and grocery stock but city water works saved both towns.
Fairbanks Morris & Co of St. Paul wins the contract to install water works and an electric plant for Princeton with work to start about August 1. Other items note the St Otto’s orphanage contract awarded to A D Harrison for 12375 dollars, two burglars bound over to the grand jury after waiving examination, a Morris man injured when his four horse team ran away near Donnelly, and John Range of Wilson convicted of beating his wife with three months to keep the peace and about 15 dollars costs.
Alfred Meyer aged fourteen drowned in a Waconia lake. Osmund Rygnedstad found dead east of McIntosh, believed sunstroke. Mrs. Owen Sherry of Ravenna died of paralysis at seventy. James Tiitrich, seventeen, a St. Cloud worker, altered a firm check to four dollars and left the city. A Great Northern east bound train derailment near Fergus Falls caused delays. one fireman injured. A man’s body found at Waterville rail yards identified as heart disease death after inquest. Winona grain dealers form an indemnity association with five thousand dollar limits and key member firms listed. St Cloud mayor vetoes late closing saloon ordinance and threatens state-law appeal. he would also veto a new plumbers license ordinance.
Several local items highlight 9 pm curfew approval in Red Wing, a drowning of Cecil Swanson near Lynden, and a church arson attempt at Glencoe foiled by night watch Dixon. Weather worsened harvest prospects as hot winds damaged wheat oats. barley rye harvest begins with good yield outlook. A medical fire at Dr Case’s sanitarium injures the doctor, while Red Wing Seminary announces its faculty. An election in Mankato seeks bonds for a $25,000 city electric plant. A North Branch incident reports a man shooting at his wife. she survives. George P. Johnston, long Watonwan County clerk, dies by suicide at St James.
The body was discovered in a barn amid a heap of refuse. Police investigated the scene as a probable contents case, with no immediate identification available.
Mat Larson of Moonshine builds a $4000 brick residence on his farm, the county’s first brick house on a farm in Big Stone county. Other notes report Fred Sheylin’s arrest in Duluth for murder, a Buffalo vote on waterworks, school heating contract, census count, and bond elections.
Friday reports a Minnesota Flax company plan to construct a fiber factory at Northfield. Other items note local deaths, council reappoints a city hall matron, a Northland elevator fire, and various county and state notices including school inaugurations and licensing actions.
A Minneapolis well digger was buried in a well and recovered fifteen hours later unharmed. Secretary of State Berg dismissed three census enumerators for oath violations. Page Bros. saw mill at Anoka burned to ashes in under thirty minutes, with estimated losses of 15000 dollars. Michigan editors and wives toured St Paul by Windsor hotel hosts. Minnesota veterans staff appointments announced with several names. Nicollet county teachers train record set at St Peter high school with over eighty enrolled. A passenger aboard No 7 delayed at Winona one hour due to an unusual accident. In Wisconsin a sleeping passenger on a fast train stepped off the platform and disappeared briefly before rejoining his family at Madison.
The record notes net profits from the sale of spirits stood at about 5,000,000 francs in 1804, a figure that looms large in the revenue ledger and reflects substantial earnings from liquor sales at the time.
Ex Representative Timothy Campbell told the State Department of the treatment of Benedictine Sisters in Ecuador during the revolution. Sisters Calcerta Babahoyo and others suffered and escaped by boat. They fear for twenty two others left behind. Acting Secretary Atlee pledged to seek protection and possibly press for reparations from Ecuador.
The Soo Line gains a Chicago connection through a new alliance with the Lake Michigan Car Ferry Transportation company. Plans call for 25 ferries each carrying 28 freight cars, tugs, a South Chicago ferry slip, and switch engines to move goods from Peshtigo to Chicago. United States Car Co at Hegwisch, IL, will supply 250 large box cars by Sept 1, with more on order.
Winona Minnesota July 18 reports say local lumber firms may face a boycott driven by the Northwestern Lumber men's association. The action targets Winona buyers who sell to Union Lumber Co which operates in Rochester Mankato and Lake City. The union undercuts local retailers to drive Union out of the field.
Pure baking powders aid cooks in making wholesome food. Prefer proven brands like Royal known for purity. avoid lesser products.
The ninth annual convention of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experimental Stations opens in Denver with Maj. Henry F E Alvord presiding. About fifty delegates attend. total expected around 120. Gov. McIntyre and Mayor McMurray welcome attendees as committees and section chairs report.
Richmond Missouri July 18 J T Parvis of the Farmers Bank of Orrick has vanished with likely 15000 to 20000 dollars of the bank funds. An expert has been sent for Parvis was last seen in Kansas City last Wednesday.
The claim by Capt. Lamothe of Alton Illinois that an 1798 lease by an ancestor gives him right to a London Ontario site was greeted with ridicule and skepticism. The fragmentary report notes the assertion lacks corroboration and faces strong doubt from observers.
William Hartley from Baltimore, a guest of Minneapolis, is placed in cell 41 at the Central station after forgery charges. Detectives Howard and Doyle, with Charles Farwell of a bank, traced Hartley and two others tied to Northwestern bank forgery. Requisition papers from governors enabled Minnesota to detain them.
The Rev. W. Anderson pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church and prominent local Black citizen died by suicide today. After leaving his home at 9 he went to an old barn, wrote a farewell note to friends and family, then shot himself in the heart region and slashed his throat with a razor. He leaves a widow and two children and had recently moved from Nashville.
Brussels Special report says the senate passed the protective duties bill by 55 to 83, marking a major tariff decision in Belgium. The vote reflects parliamentary support for stronger trade protections amid evolving economic policy.
The Journal reports the Pitzel boy was murdered in Indianapolis on Oct 6, likely by Holmes, the Philadelphia insurance swindler in custody. An express driver named Lewis transported a large trunk from the Circle house, identified by Holmes as the man who hired him. Det Geyer says Holmes is the killer and will be found responsible.
The Royal baking powder is claimed to be entirely free from lime and pure through a cream of tartar refined by a patent process. The description emphasizes the removal of tartrate of lime and other impurities to ensure its purity.
Sgt Kelly of Battery A St Paul faces investigation after reports from Lake City claim he accused First regiment officers of drunkenness and says the adjutant general was drunk. He is also accused of leaving camp without approval and promotion disputes spark tensions with leadership.
The sixth international geographical congress will convene in London next week. The chief representative of the American Geographical Society will serve as its president.
Chief Justice Charles P. Daly of New York has retired from the common pleas court after forty years of service due to age limits. He is noted not only for juristic eminence but also for prominence in geographical research, a passion likely sparked by early years as a sailor.
Carrollton Missouri July 18 court reopens the second Taylor Brothers murder trial of the Meeks family. The state is ready while the defense asks for time and the court grants a short delay until tomorrow.
The zis engine of the Morning Leader in West Superior Wisconsin exploded this morning causing extensive damage to the building. The paper’s issue was delayed several hours but no injuries occurred.
A new Ileela Creamery plant in S. D. burned last night, with an estimated loss around 2000 dollars and no insurance. The facility had been operating for about two months.
Fau Claire Wis July 15 The large wholesale and retail crockery and glassware house of the Smith Bros Crockery company went into the hands of a receiver today. George W Smith was appointed. The action was taken on application of the Bank of Fau Claire and Arthur Smith, the largest of the local creditors.
Mrs Eliza Scott, who vanished from Chicago last April and later reached Oakland California, has been committed to an insane asylum.
Gaswell recalls never visiting the town often yet notes the common saying in the Pittsburg Telegraph that the usual order was beer and bologna.
The Credits Commutation company of Sioux City Iowa sues D T Hedges in the U S court in Los Angeles to recover 800 000 on personal notes given to the Union Loan and Trust company which failed during the 1905 financial panic Hedges was part of a five man Sioux City syndicate that helped topple the Union Loan and Trust and before the collapse he assigned 2 247 000 of his property triggering multiple losses to other institutions
The Indian office says the Yankton Sioux have not lost title to the Pipestone quarries. Their rights are stronger now than before and unless the U S government acts within one month, the title may become absolute.
In New York a special gold shipment valued at 250000 dollars has been engaged for movement to Europe. The deal is arranged by Slage Colgate and Company, with details indicating secured transportation and payment terms.
A new tailors strike in New York is imminent, with projections estimating about 10,000 workers to participate. Organizers anticipate widespread walkouts affecting shops across the city.
In Learned Mississippi on July 18, a riot erupted between the McRae and Terrill factions fighting over a lawsuit. Fifty two shots rang out wounding several and killing two men, with one mortally injured and others slightly hurt.
Si Threlkel, alias Daisy Douglass, from a wealthy Kansas City family, died in Houston last night. Autopsy shows rupture of the stomach from a blow or a fall, not suicide. A young man from a prominent family was intimate with her. authorities investigate with no arrests yet. Body shipped home today.
Chicago reports show mixed grain prices with July wheat at 66384e August 671-Se and December 70 Lee. Corn follows with July 45 1-Se and oats at July 23 1-2e. Hogs in Chicago range from 4.60 to 5.70, cattle steady to lower with Texas and bulk categories listed. Minneapolis notes July wheat near 66 1-2e and No 1 hard on track at 66 1-4e. Milwaukee oats and barley steady. Provisions weak with pork at 10.60 and lard around 61 5. Illinois togs ease lower. St Paul reports active cattle market with strong demand.
The annual Duluth Transfer railway meeting elected directors Thomas Kurtz Thomas G. Hillhouse CG. Cuyler of New York J. A. Williard of Mankato J. I. Washburn H. Simonds and J. A. Modica of Duluth. Thomas Swartz of New York was named first vice president J. A. Williard second vice president and J. A. Modica secretary and treasurer. No president was chosen.
Dr Asa Wilcox learns by telegraph that Bradford Hurd Jr. was killed yesterday in a horse fall at a ranch near Ontario California. Hurd, Jr. was a prominent figure in local university and social circles in Minneapolis.
Dolly Tyson, sister of famed musician Blind Tom, died suddenly at her Columbus home this morning. She was about seventy years old.
Be aware reports of drownings at Beaver lake east of New Richland Minnesota are incorrect. No drowning occurred on July 18 at Beaver lake in Steele county.
At Clinton miners meeting, workers voted to return to work under the Terre Haute agreement at a stated cents per ton rate.
Grand Lodge officers and a full attendance of Knights of Pythias representatives met in Grand Forks North Dakota for the state session occurring July 18.
Place for D A Washington Milwaukee county Wis reports that D A Inger soll was today appointed postmaster at the National Home in Milwaukee County Wisconsin.
The State Chemist of Wisconsin, Prof. Geo. S. Cox, declares Royal the superior baking powder for purity leavening power and keeping qualities.
Davis faces a murder trial in Fort Pierre starting tomorrow. He refuses to reveal his defense strategy and laughed when his Illinois record as thief and jail breaker was read aloud.
The postoffice at Durand Wisconsin was burglarized early today. The front window was blown out and money and stamps were stolen from the till. A sheriff's deputy investigated the scene.
Emanuel Baptist church reopened for worship yesterday for the first time since the bodies of Minnie Williams and Blanche Lamont were found. Rev. George Gibson led a subdued service with invited attendees only. The upper gallery was closed and no crime references appeared in prayers or sermons.
The Columbian Catholic summer school in Madison Wisconsin was formally opened by President Rt Rev Bishop S G Messmer of Green Bay this morning in St Patricks church before the largest crowd ever gathered for a local Catholic service. The opening ceremonies were described as beautiful and impressive.
The jury in the Giles case returned a not guilty verdict for Mrs Giles and William Davidson in Belle Fourche. They had faced murder charges in the killing of Orlando Giles two years ago with Davidson sentenced to life in the penitentiary.
The Panama Railroad Company will establish a steamship line between New Orleans and Colon to begin operations on August 1.
Frederick Remann, representative for the Eighteenth Illinois district, died today at his Vandalia residence. He was a Republican.
Four new towns opened for entry at the U S land office in Duluth Minnesota on July 18- towns 155-8 15-20 156-27 and 156-28 lie in the upper Mississippi valley. Entries drew heavy crowds from St Paul and Minneapolis with fierce competition and some entrants fainting or needing assistance. Officials warned that the rush would likely continue tomorrow for town S 3 25.
Fort Smith special report details publisher J Kendrick of the It. Smith News-Record convicted July 2 in St. Smith US District Court for using the mails to defraud Price Baking Powder Co of Chicago. Ad printed in five copies, not the promised edition, key witness KE Brown of Price Baking Powder testified. The case questions publisher liability for mail fraud tied to newspaper circulation claims and could affect advertisers and circulation baseless claims nationwide.
In Butte Nebraska reported July rustlers were captured by local vigilantes after a fortified camp was surrounded. Captives Louis Zovundland S C Clark S Murphy and C P H Jackson were disarmed bound and sent west toward Wickera Paha county. Nearly 100 head of cattle were involved with some villagers expecting the rustlers to be driven toward Springview.
A United States government report praises Royal baking powder as superior to all others. It emphasizes wholesome ingredients and the strongest leavening, presenting Royal as the only choice for those seeking the finest, most wholesome food.
Obituary notes Jacob J. Mitchener founder of Kansas Citys first beef packing house dies at eighty. Ohio County miners walk out over wages. Cal fires threaten Vacaville farmers. Corporal Comber wins bronze at Bisley with 100-point total. Sun Insurance fails, insured by Firemans Fund. Five hundred Western delegates depart Chicago for Baptist Young Peoples Union in Baltimore. William Brousseau jailed in Detroit for Pope murder. Smithville men arrested for Danial Stones killing. Capt Bundy denies selling Glad Tidings. Security Loan No.2 assets about 1 0000 found. claims filed. Sheridan Okla farmers siege Yeagers gang ends after twenty hours.
In Omaha Special the American Patriarchs session elected and installed officers including Supreme Commander F C Wortz Milwaukee and Supreme Oracle C T Lovewell Chicago. Other posts named G C Riggins Morris Ind Supreme Treasurer HLK Downing Richmond Ind and J M Houder Omaha. Next annual meeting set for July 1996 in Elkhart Ind with location at Elkhart specified.
Kansas City trader Captain R B Anderson once prominent on the board of trade has been missing since last Tuesday and is believed to have taken his own life amid rumors of unlucky speculation.
John Sheehan of Milwaukee drowned in the Fox River while beating last night. His body was recovered and sent to Milwaukee for burial.
G. L. Kahn, wholesale dealer in boys and men’s clothing, made an assignment in Philadelphia today. Liabilities are about $100 000, with assets slightly exceeding that amount.
In Cleveland Ohio a tragedy occurred as two girls Lena Groh and Stella Scataudecker were struck and killed instantly today by an electric mote. The incident highlights dangers on city streets and prompts calls for safety reviews.
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