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Brainerd Dispatch

Location

Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1886

Page

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Train Schedules and Animal Deaths Highlight Cass County News

No. L arrives from the south at 9 45 p m with west departures at 10 05 daily. No.3 arrives 1 45 from the south and departs west at 2 10. No.5 arrives 1 45 am and departs west at 2 10 pm daily except Monday. No.2 arrives 6 55 am and departs south at 7 10 am daily. No.4 arrives 2 10 am and departs south at 2 30 am daily. No.6 arrives 12 46 pm and departs south 1 10 daily except Sunday. No.7 arrives Duluth 9 15 pm daily except Sunday. No.8 departs for Duluth 7 30 am daily except cattle trouble. Cattle are dying in Cass county from damaged corn. Five thousand dollars subscribed in Chicago for defense of anarchists. Manager of St Paul baseball nine has cleared 3 000 dollars of the investment.

No. L Munday Duluth Cass County Neb Chicago St. Paul Baseball Nine

Freight tariffs and labor notes in Minnesota

Inquiries about Northern Pacific freight tariff reductions prompt commissioners to match Manitoba rates with passenger fare concessions. Maj. Ruffee’s removal as White Earth Indian agent stems from reporting damages by reservoir dam construction and advocating fair compensation for Indians. The Minnesota Protective Association of the Knights of Labor met in Winona with seventy delegates, endorsing pro labor candidates, statistics committees, safety laws, support for families of injured workers, arbitration boards in factories, and dispute settlements.

Manitoba Pioneer Press Maj. Ruffee White Earth Jeep, Lake Winnebagoshish Minnesota Protective Association of the Knights of Labor Winona Boards of Arbitration

Minnesota Railroad Conductor's Wife Compares Living Costs

A Livingston Montana Enterprise item recalls a Minnesota railroad conductor visiting the park with his wife. She notes a $75 monthly salary, says living is high, and that they can save little while boarding at the Nicollet House in Minneapolis, paying $75 monthly.

Livingston Mont Minnesota Knight of the Punch Nicollet House Minneapolis

Professor Donaldson Returns From Deadwood Victory

Prof John Donaldson boxed with Marx in Deadwood, winning after crowd pressure and a police escort kept the fight going. The seven round bout featured head blows and rope-bound falls with the referee finally awarding victory to Donaldson. Officials guarded the scene as crowds demanded action. A future eight or ten round match with Killen is suggested.

Minneapolis Tribune Brainerd Donaldson John Donaldson Deadwood Cowboy Pugilist Marquis of Killen

Deep Laid Plot Backed in Catholic Defense of Vaudry

The Brainerd Catholic community protests a Tribune article alleging a blackmail scheme against Rev. Father Vaudry. A district court term looms, with bail set at 300 dollars for Oliver Turgeon on perjury charges. defense and prosecution appearances noted.

Father Vaudry Seidenbush St. Cloud Douglas D. B. Searles C. B. Sleeper Oliver Turgeon Brainerd Tribune Mr. Halsted Minneapolis Turgeon Brainerd Canada the Tribune H Halsted Halsted

Catholic Congregation Committees Names List

A long roster lists members including J. McDonald Carney James Meagher M. Clark JH Koor Joan Willis Pat Hoenes W Murray W Koop Con O’Brien Joan Kennedy Wa Barron T M Rirney Joan Mourrhy Geo Smith Frank Schmeltz John Dennis Joan A Dennis F Thomas Dan Doran Pat Heffron E Cullen James Cullen Stephen Flynn and others as part of the Catholic Congregation committee roster.

Par. Carney J. McDonald James Meagher I.r M. Clark J. JH. Koor Joan Willis Joan Hoenes Pat. Murray W. Koop Ss. Koop Con. O'Brien Joan Kennedy W. IL. Meekins Joan McCarrthy Joan McGivern F. Dellair James Quinn Wa. Barron T. M. Rirney Joan Mourrhy Geo. Smith Frank Schmelz

Card of Thanks and political remarks in Minnesota

A notice thanks Sheriff Mertz and Municipal Judge J B Douglas for courteous conduct during the Turgeon blackmailing suit. Committee members and clergy signatories extend appreciation. The district court adjourned to October 1. Gov Hubbard desires McMillan’s Senate seat. Doc Ames faces slim governor chances. sentiment remains against Democratic control of Minnesota.

Mertz J. B. Douglas Oliver Nathalie Turgeon Joan Hrenes W. Koop John Kennedy Catholic Congregation

Opening of the Wisconsin Central to Chicago

Official notice announces the opening of the Wisconsin Central trunk line to Chicago with two daily through trains between Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chicago. Service starts July 26, travel time about seventeen hours, new equipment, sleepers, parlor cars, dining cars. Trains depart Minneapolis at 1 30 p m and 8 30 p m, St Paul at 2 05 p m and 9 05 p m, using union depots in both cities and direct depots in Chicago and Milwaukee.

Wisconsin Union Fond du Lac Oshkosh Neenah Menasha Waupaca Stevens’ Point Chippewa Falls Eau Claire New Richmond St. Paul Minneapolis Chicago Ashland Milwaukee Stevens Point Abbots J. A. Walker Northern Pacific Railroad Brainerd Nicollet House E. Third Street Merchants F. H. Anson Northwestern Wisconsin Central The Central Ashang

Grand Jury Indicts Rev W W Downs in Suffolk County Case

A young woman testified before a Suffolk county grand jury last Saturday claiming Rev W W Downs is the father of her illegitimate child. The grand jury returned an indictment against Downs and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Grand Jury Suffolk County Mass Rev. W. W. Downs Downs

The Bankrupt History Behind the Word bankrupt

A brief note traces the word bankrupt to Italian origins. Money changers in Italy ran exchange benches, and when a broker failed their bench was broken. The term moved into English as banker-out, later evolving to bankrupt.

Italy

Lands Held as Swamp Land Scrip Case Opens

In Duluth the land office heard a case over lands long eyed as swamp land but valued as iron lands. Frazer and Fagan, blocked on filing scrip, appeal the decision claiming the land is not swamp and alleging collusion between outside parties and the surveyor general to push fraudulent reports.

Duluth Land Office Frazer Fagan Surveyor General

Brainerd Figure Seeks Scandinavian Victory in Offices

Globe notes C F Kindred of Brainerd is convinced Scandinavians should hold all offices as long as they serve. He met with friends at the Merchants and plans business in the Capital City linked to Brainerd Improvement company which is preparing to build a dam.

Globe C.F. Kindred Brainerd Congress Knute Nelson Fifth Brainerd Improvement Company

Blood Poison Cured By Swift's Specific Says Testimonies

In July last I discovered I had Blood Poison and after using 8.8.5 lotion as directed, felt cured within a month. A physician confirmed my health and I know I am well. Others claim similar relief from blood poison using 8.8.8, as cited by G., Jostin Joapan of Hornellsville New York and Witt H. Sisco of Grand View Indiana. Druggist C. B. Anderson notes the testimonials and offers the Treatises on Blood and Skin Diseases. Swift's Specific Co. Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. New York address listed.

Jostin Joapan Hornellsville Swift Witt H. Sisco Grand View Ind Sept The Swift Specific Co Atlanta New York

New Illustrated Biography of Abraham Lincoln

Announcement of an exhaustive illustrated biography The Every Day Life of Abraham Lincoln by Those who knew him. The work gathers firsthand facts from boyhood to presidency, with about 100 engravings, offered at accessible prices. N D Thompson Publishing Co. promotes the book in St Louis and New York.

Abraham Lincoln David Davis Lincoln N. D. Thompson Publishing Co St. Louis New York City

Smith Named Special Agent for LAB Minnesota Region

Lucien H. Smith is appointed special agent for the National Bureau of Labor covering Minnesota Iowa Nebraska and Dakota with headquarters in Minneapolis and a monthly salary of 1400 dollars.

Lucien H. Smith National Bureau of Labor Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Dakota Minneapolis

Tribune bets on county candidates with taffy stunt

The Tribune starts a playful campaign by giving each county office candidate a large piece of taffy, a gimmick that will continue up to election time and aims to draw attention to the races.

the Tribune

Prairie Homestead Against the Winter Wind

A rustic home frames a burrowed badger and a gopher’s hillock, toiling alongside a well curb, wash bench, and domestic life. Chickens, pigs, a clothes-line, and coarse grass thatched roof form a vivid, plain scene. Twisted hay fuels a roaring fire shielding the occupant from prairie blizzards, warm as an isle in stormy seas.

Isle Canary

Man Declares Bold Threat In Heated Exchange

A man, gasping for breath, turns pale and swears he would slug the next person who asks if the heat is enough, framing a tense, lurid confrontation amid a volatile scene.

The Madness of Charles Richards at Blackwell's Island

A medical student, Charles Richards, treated at Blackwell's Island insane asylum, becomes obsessed with a dissection of a frozen female body. Observing a chilling effect, he descends into insanity, nearly hangs himself, then recovers and is discharged after weeks of fear and amnesia about the事件.

New York Charles Richards Blackwell’s Island Nature College of Physicians and Surgeons Twenty-third Street Richards Potter's Field No. 14 Ile

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