This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 54 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1894
Page
2
Germany shows the largest proportion of personal crisis reports among European nations. The London police reflect a detective named Ferrett. Indianapolis plans to test cedar and asphalt together for street paving. A cut snail head can regrow a new head when kept cool and moist. A Paterson N J youth dislocated a shoulder from a hard sneeze.
An estimate says Mount Etna expelled nine times its own bulk in cinders and lava. The gannet or solan goose has an air cushion under its skin, with about 100 cubic inches of air in its body.
A Melbourne Argus correspondent hails El Dorado in western Australia as a land of sun and heat with trials like salt and sore eyes. Dorham is noted for a high tobacco market, and a firm there marks 300,000 cigarettes annually.
Atlanta is described as the central hub for railway communication between the Atlantic Coast and the cotton belt, earning its nickname as a vital transportation crossroads.
Philadelphia has 2000 miles of regularly laid out streets and 300 miles of street car lines. It produces 500 million dollars in goods each year.
Buffalo reports a city hall project at 1,250,000 dollars and notes over 90,000,000 bushels of grain moving east through Buffalo in a single season, signaling regional commerce and public Works scale.
A wole s home in the earth has four or five outlets, by means of one or the other the inmate is generally able to elude any danger.
In Sewell Massachusetts the spindle city uses Pawtucket Falls water power on the Merrimac to spin large cotton cloth output. The new glassine parchment protection for book covers is glossy transparent and durable.
A New England dictionary offers quirky definitions for common items. Bicycle is described as a pleasure's tread-mill and ink is called a black fluid used to make black seem white.
William Walsh, one of the last survivors who defended Baltimore against the British in 1814, has died. He was 14 when pressed into service to mould bullets and lived to an advanced age. He remains a link to the siege and its memory.
The man known as Bat Shea who killed Robert Ross at a Troy polling place last election day is scheduled for execution in the last week of August. The sentence follows the crime and is presented as fitting punishment.
A New York photograph collector keeps an album with 100 convicted criminals from last year. Many subjects look well mannered and respectable, and viewers fail to guess their criminal status, unaware that the men are convicted offenders.
The Bayeux Tapestry is a linen 214 feet long and 20 inches wide. It depicts the 1066 Norman invasion of England with 1,512 figures, few women, and is traditionally linked to Matilda and the queen’s court. It was gifted to Bayeux Cathedral by the queen in thanks to Bishop Odo.
The Jewish Chronicle notes a high number of successful Jewish chess players and discusses traits it attributes to Jews such as quickness of apprehension tenacity of purpose resourcefulness probabilistic judgment and keen intuition that supposedly help Jews seize opportune moments in chess.
A London Figaro anecdote recalls Lord Coleridge on the bench closing his eyes during a long winded opening at nisi prius. He wakes as the barrister stumbles over a phrase and calmly asks what else the defendant said besides Oh it, in a bland, sharp retort.
The account notes how Lord Rosebery, once a reckless bettor, only wagers with solid knowledge and calm restraint. It compares his betting discipline to his political conduct, praising his cool, measured approach and self control in both racing and governance.
A compact weekly digest highlights key events from diverse regions with emphasis on major political, economic, and social developments. It surveys notable international actions, leadership changes, and conflicts shaping global affairs across continents.
The bill for Utah statehood passed the senate. The house committee on Pacific roads approved a bill settling Central and Union Pacific indebtedness. McRae's land forfeiture bill involving Northern Pacific and twenty three other railroads passed the house. Other items note Dawes commission talks, and an affidavit alleging embezzlement by Consul-General Crittenden in Mexico.
Jen McCauley former Indianapolis mayor is dead. Old and notable figures report travels births marriages and public roles including Col Gouraud's Atlantic voyage and Mrs Blaine aiding her husband's biography. Sag Harbor poet Richard Stoddard summers by the shore while Infanta Eulalia lives in London.
A long list reports fatal accidents and destructive fires across Indiana Michigan Illinois and Iowa including Thomas Montgomery killed by a mower near Brazil Indiana Frank Myron dead in Kalamazoo Michigan and several fires with losses totaling hundreds of thousands. Other items note floods strikes and a growing labor movement with railroad and factory unrest plus court actions and municipal events.
A roundup of tragic incidents and crimes including a Racine girl killed and a man’s suicide in Illinois and Indiana. Other items report Foust dead near Ellwood, Sweeney fined for assault, Plane confessing arson in Independence, suicides in Waynesville and Bloomington, counterfeit arrests in Martinsville, looting by miners near Spring Valley and Bascom mob activity. Also notes on Walter Davis’s suicide in Albuquerque and Toepfer’s threatening letters in Philadelphia.
Henry Cook, an international crook, has been arrested in New York for forging passes on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul lines using the name of Frank 8 Bond. He sold passes to scalpers as a thriving business. Six men in Centralia Missouri are jailed for band robbery, and E L Lambert confesses to arson at Brown's station and two Centralia fires. Jewelry and dry goods were found in associated houses.
Hong Kong records 2565 plague deaths while a Guatemala conference pushes for a Central American union. Royal Clyde Yacht Club regatta at Hunter's Quay sees the Prince of Wales cutter Britannia defeat an American yacht three straight. Panama railroad wages slashed by 100 percent and canal workers face a 20 percent cut. Italian chamber passes third reading on explosives regulation. a bill targets incitement in papers. The Times notes reduced British exports to America. June board of trade data show a £701,000 drop, led by woolens and tin plate.
Gen Maury recalls Col George Crittenden at Fort Inge as a devoted sportsman. He killed ten deer in nine shots and spent days fishing for black bass on the Leona. The colonel kept soldiers in check with light quips about catching minnows and even fished a prison well for a joke.
A company's unknown acquaintance set an undertaker to arrange a funeral for a reticent actress. Lacking knowledge of her marital status, the undertaker contemplates lining the casket with white satin for a single woman or lavender otherwise. A witty remark about not knowing her status leads to a final joke about lavender and white satin.
At St Paul on July 12 the Republican state convention chose Knute Nelson for governor by acclamation and named David M. Clough for lieutenant governor Albert Berg for secretary of state R C Dunn for auditor and H W Childs for attorney general. The platform advocated bi metallism tariff reform and equal rights for all citizens while supporting pensions for veterans.
The speaker defends labor rights and arbitration over strikes, condemns violence, and urges direct taxation of railroad lands. He backs constitutional amendments on presidential terms, praises Minnesota leadership, and commends Senators Davis and Washburn plus U.S. representatives. The discourse critiques silver demonetization and industrial distress amid unequal wealth.
A. T. Koerner argues for free silver coinage and warns against silver demonetization. He cites historical circulation figures, compares global silver and gold use, and links labor abundance and wage dynamics to currency policy. He asserts bimetallism sustains currency parity and links freight to wages and economic health.
D F Reese, a candidate for Clerk of Supreme Court, argues for arbitration over strikes to resolve wage and rate conflicts. He notes the railroad commissioners as a model and calls for disinterested boards to fix fair wages, moderate dividends, and reasonable rates for producers, capital, and labor. He warns against ruinous boycotts and stresses national unity.
Gov Nelson, in accepting the nomination, delivers a forceful speech reviewing current questions and offering advice to Republicans. He praises unanimous support, expresses gratitude, and pledges to govern impartially within the law, if re elected. He notes hard times and calls for measured public policy through the legislature.
The Populist state convention at Minneapolis nominates Sidney M. Owen for governor with Lommer of Polk County as lieutenant governor and A. Stromberg for state auditor. The ticket includes Seberber as secretary of state, Borchert as state treasurer, and J A eyes as attorney general, with Summer Ladd chief justice and Willis as associate justice. The platform calls for national currency, free coinage of silver and gold, government banks, land reform, direct election of leaders, and nationalized liquor traffic amid labor support and reform vows.
One span of the Northern Pacific bridge across the Yakima river seven miles north of Ellensburg was burned. No particulars are obtainable.
The decomposed body of Charles Sullivan a dock laborer was found in the bay yesterday morning. He had been missing since July 4 and a head wound suggests foul play is suspected.
George H. Orme once a wealthy booster in St Paul was buried in Forest cemetery yesterday at county expense. He died at the city hospital last Tuesday from Brights disease after years of suffering. He came to St Paul in boom days invested 150000 to 200000 in real estate, later ruined financially and remained hopeful of recovery. He had a wife and family in England and was fifty eight.
Galveston Light Artillery stationed at Santa Fe yards after management request for protection faced workers refusing to operate under military guard. Troops withdrew and normal work resumed.
Excessive heat continues but recent showers have improved crops. Wheat in Brookings county may average six bushels and corn is reported excellent, signaling renewed optimism for farmers in the area.
Valparaiso Indiana special report states S Ross Martin city clerk and notable citizen is a defaulter for 3000 dollars. He formerly served as cashier of the Jamestown Pennsylvania Savings Bank which failed.
At Pratt's No 3 mine in Birmingham Alabama a violent clash between striking miners and deputies left six men dead and nearly twenty wounded. A plan to kill or be killed Fueled by mob action, gunfire targeted black workers and guards. Governor Jones deployed the Second Regiment and closed county saloons as deputies hunted for the dead and injured.
Democratic members of the tariff conference committee adjourned with no accord and a likely report of general disagreement. Republicans may join later. further instructions from the houses appear needed before any concessions.
Lieut Willey in Gontco and of the revenue cutter Me Line reports from Tampa Florida that on the 7th six Havana bound Spanish schooners were seized for violation of state quarantine and federal customs and navigation laws. Small quantities of wine and aguardiente were found on board each vessel and the ships were taken to the quarantine station at the mouth of Tampa harbor. Names listed include the Cuba Don Jenita Senardin Carnie Juan Capidebon and Adalante.
Advices say deputy U S marshals pursuing Loneview Texas bank robbers on the Trinity river near Clarksville engaged the band in a clash. Three robbers were killed and a fourth captured during an attempt to arrest them. The gang, reportedly en route to Detroit Texas for another bank job.
Teddy Mills, ex champion long-distance runner of England, died at age fifty in London. He rose to prominence during the Deerfoot era, won the championship in several matches, then retired from the track and ran a public house for the remainder of his life.
Dublin voters chose Mr. Clancy, son of Sub-Sheriff Clancy, as city marshal. Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa drew only three votes, giving the election a notable edge for the winner today.
Des Moines July 17. Hon Thomas Mitchell aged eighty eight died at his home in Mitchellville last evening. He served as sheriff county commissioner and state senator. He was the oldest settler in Polk county.
The German steamer Edward Bohlen has been stranded at the mouth of the Corco river on the west coast of Africa for several days with engines disabled after running aground. Local salvage efforts are underway as conditions hinder movement of the vessel.
In Chicago Kensington a blast from torpedoes on the Great Central tracks triggered a gunfight as two groups of deputy marshals fled from sleeping cars. Deputy Peter Fischer and 11 year old Andrew Gregory were fatally wounded. Five deputies were arrested as bystanders fled.
Jim Gallagher and Joe Woodley were hanged yesterday in the county jail yard for the assassination of Ed Grant, a prominent young merchant killed in his store near Montgomery last March. Four men were to be hanged, but Gov. Jones res pited Alexander and Wilson Woodley.
The Forum notes ten U S presidents hailed from farms and rural homes. Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk are listed with farm origins and links to agrarian life. The piece argues agriculture held high public esteem in those days.
A detailed guide shows constructing a deep wheelbarrow from an old wheelbarrow by mortising two shafts, shaping legs, and adding a floor from A to B. The design supports solid sides or movable boards, with options for a movable bottom to dump loads without tipping the handles. It highlights usefulness for leaves and heavy stones due to the low load height.
A humorous exchange where a Sunday school teacher asks children what house is open to all and a boy answers the station house, revealing a lighthearted urban joke from Taggart's Times.
A call asserts it is more blessed to give than to receive and warns that church entertainments may fade if generosity wanes this season. The stance emphasizes charity, community programs, and sustained support for church outreach amid uncertain times.
Special Judge Grossenp an stated he would provide the federal grand jury with supplemental instructions this morning directing an investigation of railway managers.
In Champagne Illinois a two day fight ends with the Thirteenth district Republicans nominating Vespasian Warner of Clinton for Congress.
Richmond Virginia special report states Mike Stapleton aged thirty died by his own hand at Lenoir Caldwell County North Carolina after consuming seventeen bottles of Jamaica Ginger.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.