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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1894
Page
2
A Brainerd limited item cites Niagara Falls washing rock away at five yards every four years. An inch of rain yields a gallon over two square feet, equating to about tan tons per acre. It also notes a man shaving regularly to eighty would have removed about thirty five feet of facial hair.
An electrical engineer argues that rain friction provides a credible explanation for lightning. He cites atmospheric processes and charge separation as supporting factors in storm activity.
A first cousin of the grandfather of the new French president Mme Duchesne Perier arrived in 1817 and established in the United States the Order of Ladies of the Sacred Heart.
Mile Pauline of Holland is described as possibly the smallest woman alive. The report notes she is about 1S years old, weighs under nine pounds, and stands four inches shorter than a two foot rule.
Prof Scripture of Yale has for four years nightly worn vaing to bed to block voices of the night and ensure sound sleep, a curious personal habit reported in this snippet.
Experiments on large troops indicate that even with extensive fatigue from marches, soldiers show no improved endurance when forbidden all alcohol, challenging assumptions about rationing spirits in military conditions.
The phinet Mars comes within 35,000,000 miles of Earth every fifteen years, while at other times Mars lies about 141,000,000 miles away from our sphere. This periodic approach highlights the vast distances in our solar system and the unusual closeness of Mars during that cycle.
A five acre patch in Burnett county Tex yields nickel gold silver lead tin and many rare metals including cerium lantharum erbium thorium and uranium reported by local prospectors.
A conspiracy to kill the sultan of Stecco was detected and thwarted for now. The sultan’s affairs in less developed regions are hazardous, and appointees often seek self protection by hiring substitutes.
The text notes a move to Europe for S10, but laments that some foreigners never become citizens. It describes a pattern where certain outsiders quickly join mobs during civil disturbances.
The late Sir James Mackenzie of Glenmuick may determine a £250000 disposition. If he was domiciled in Scotland the sum accrues until an heir of the entailed estate turns twenty four, with the property settled on his fourteen year old grandson. If domicile was Irish the wealth goes to his next of kin as for an intestacy.
In New York observers note growing friendship between George Gould and the Prince of Wales. Wales admires George's sporting spirit after yacht races and this bond may help Georgie enter society circles through Wales's sympathy.
In 1803 France added S0 miles of new railroad trackage, bringing the national total to 22 562 miles. The six great companies hold 19 748 miles, the state 1 609 miles, branch lines 900? miles, 199 unchartered, and 138 built in shops. At year end 2 219 miles of local railroads existed with ISS miles opened in 1803 plus 1 035 miles of street railways.
Five men were left clinging mid air for over fifty hours when a lift bridge over a murky Chicago stream was raised and could not be lowered. Tenders failed to operate the mechanism after a vessel passage, prompting the men to fear for their lives. They survive but vow to avoid the bridge in the future.
Chemists in the agricultural department report a test for olive oil that reveals peanut oil by dissolving the sample in petroleum and adding a few drops of sulfuric acid, which produces a vivid red wine color. Cottonseed oil, however, remains unchanged in this test, misleading buyers.
The Liberty Bell now rests in a handsome new case in Independence Hall Philadelphia. The oak case stands 5 feet 10 inches square and 10 feet high with large plates, bronzed pillars and arches bearing the thirteen states. A carved war eagle model and the bell inscription are featured above a marred yoke from the historic peal. The display rests on a bronze-supported truck with four rubber tires for easy removal in case of fire. The complete case cost 1500 dollars.
A series of government actions include orders to mint silver dollars, a ten million plus cost for the census, and an Indian school funding within appropriations. Reports note the Minneapolis cruiser trial success and Cramp and Son’s premium. Mississippi currency issues draw federal scrutiny.
A compilation of brief death notices and personal mentions includes I Walker a leading Arlen merchant. Thomas Mitchell founder of Mitchellville who died. Michael Fletch and wife of Brooklyn earning up to 100000 yearly selling herbs. I M Rine Black Hawk War veteran dies at 84 near Dupage. Charles M R Leconte de Lisle poet and French Academy member dead. J Hendrix dies in Omaha aged 62 with Confederate service. Mrs Rachel Kring last founder of Fairbury Methodist Church dies at 90. Schofield heads to Bar Harbor for summer. George A Townsend possible Republican candidate for Fifth Maryland district. Baroness Burdett-Coutts preserves first Shakespeare folio. Admiral Skerrett seeks retirement. Richard W Woodward claims NY heart estate worth 4 billion. Prince Henry of Bourbon Duke of Seville dead. Lord William Cecil offers church room for bicycles. Prof Hermann Helmholtz ill in Berlin with paralysis. Chorge Westinghouse working on new underground electric system.
A string of calamities across Indiana and neighboring areas includes deadly lightning in Boonville and a fatal fall in Valparaiso. Fires destroy a Vicennes farm and wreck a whaling ship. Widespread accidents, drownings, and a caisson explosion in Chicago accompany strikes and political tension as police and troops respond.
Despondent John Tobias of Clinton Teoway cut his throat. Ex postmaster B I F Gentsch of Buffalo N Y shot himself amid business troubles. A I Forte Winnipeg sinks fund trustees secretary charged with embezzling over $7 000. Death by own action ends Deerson Shelby tragedy at Momence Ohio. John Cotant Wilcox Neb bank bookkeeper confessed robbing $1 000. Bedford Saunders and George Conner shot in Glasgow Kentucky. Conner to die. Hamond Indiana strikers attack Michigan Central trains tearing up tracks. Three Texas bank robbers killed in shootout with deputy U S marshals. George Hoheimer fatally cut by barber Oscar Hilton at Petersburg. W L Corbett Cincinnati clothing house traveler hanged himself in Paducah Kentucky.
Reports describe multiple violent incidents from coast to midwest including strikers shooting a conductor in Forest Mississippi and a brakeman during a strike. Other items note wrecks, arson, arrests for contempt of court, a possible lynching a prison escape attempt and a bank swindle linked to Alonzo Whiteman.
Dispatches report a Hawaiian republican government with Dole as president elect. British forces clash with Nicaraguan natives as tensions rise in Central America.
Kalispell Montana on July 23 1894 reports a bright crop outlook in the Flathead valley and a bustling town scene. A steel bridge crosses the Flathead River a Methodist church is planned a large grain elevator rises a fine schoolhouse multiple brick blocks and numerous residences under construction. A sewer system is considered and a branch railroad to the coal fields is under discussion.
In Chicago the Debs group answers a federal contempt rule and contests the court’s injunction power. They deny ordering strikes, claim only member votes could trigger actions, and cite legal strategy with labor unions funding the defense amid protests at Roseland and surrounding areas.
In Pullman a large mob of 800 to 2,000 women and children formed as the laundry workers quit. Minnie Kaufman was pursued through the streets and menaced near Market Hall, with a strike in front of her home. Police protected her route home. No arrests were reported as ten officers escorted seventeen Roseland laundry workers amid the unrest.
Chicago July 20. The federal grand jury returned twenty three indictments in Jacqe Seaman's court naming about seventy five individuals charged with violating federal statutes during the recent railroad troubles. Debs Howard Kelcher and Rogers are identified as officers of the A R U with several new indictments. Also charged are other officials and strikers accused of train interference and property damage.
American Railway Union officials Debs Howard Kelcher and Rogers issued a public address from Cook County Jail Chicago urging a nationwide Pullman boycott until wage and rent grievances are resolved. They call for no one to ride Pullman cars and vow continued legal pressure and witness campaigns. Separately five union directors were indicted in the federal grand jury case with Burns and others later released on bail.
Sacramento reports the mediation committee of the A R U voting to end the strike without conditions. A brief notice was sent to Superintendent Fillmore. The military may stay two or three days to monitor a few hotheads who have been intimidating workers.
Seven of eight Kruse children from Humboldt have died within a month from diphtheria in Sioux Falls reports. The remaining child was dangerously ill but now recovering. Officials say the Humboldt epidemic is waning and the Kruse case may be the last in the cluster.
New Ulm Minnesota July 24 anti Turner party sweeps three candidates Siverson Hornburg Weyhe win majority 170. Voters total 2061 cast ending the school question for two years and ensuring Supt Critchett and the current teaching staff remain in place, endorsing the present school board.
A man named John Brown killed his wife at Seul City twenty miles south of Joliet and then died by suicide after she left him for another man. The incident occurred Saturday night leading to a double tragedy.
Chicago July 24 The Twelfth district Republican convention nominated Hon J G Cannon of Banville for Congress by acclamation.
Congressional debate focuses on the Indian appropriation bill and government schools versus sectarian schools. President Cleveland's tariff letter fuels a stalemate as Senate and House confront conferees over the tariff measure and the sugar differential, with leaders warning of possible deadlock.
St Paul July 23 Hon A Barto Sauk Center chairman of the late state convention appointed a state central committee Members at large Tams Bixby N W Kingsley H F Brown Alvah Eastman John Goodnow Harris Richardson Andrew Grindeland The first district John Beyers Second Eli S Warner Third M B Webber Fourth D F Morgan Fifth J M Diment Sixth George B McArthur Seventh E L Corliss Eighth J H Ackerman Ninth W W Smith Tenth O G Wall Eleventh E O Swanstrom Duluth Twelfth A E Rice Willmar Thirteenth Alex Fiddes Fourteenth O H Myron Fifteenth W R Baum bach Sixteenth O O Canestorp
The Minnesota Prohibitionist state convention began a two day session in St Paul with W M Lawrence’s opening address. Daniel W Doty was elected temporary chairman as credentials committees named delegates from all districts and counties. D H Evans was made permanent chairman and F R McManigal served as secretary as speeches dominated the day.
Senate hearings center on President Cleveland's letter as Senator Gorman attacks the measure's handling. West and Jones testify about behind the scenes efforts to modify the tariff bill with Carlisle and the president's involvement. The scene turns tense in the chamber as references to coal and iron draw protests and executive sessions follow.
The Minnesota Prohibition convention named H. S. Hilleboe for governor and C. M. Way, C. O. Winger, F. L. Hanson, S. S. Johnson, and J. E. Childs for top state posts. The platform calls for remonetization of silver, universal suffrage, protection against immigrant abuses, child labor laws, and federal public ownership of railways and other utilities.
A third fire in Traer within three months swept through twelve stores two shops and several dwellings at 1 am. Losses include Daniel and Provan at 10 000 with 4000 insured and multiple others with substantial insured sums. Suspected arsonists thought responsible and to be arrested tonight.
In Pullman fifty workers were expected to join the Allen Car Wheel works but only thirty three reported for duty. Police faced large white ribbon strikers guarding entrances as officers dispersed lines at doors and ensured the plant remained idle.
Secretary Smith sustains Lamoreux ruling in Emil Hartman vs Warren. Decision affects forty acres in section 30 township 33 range 11 and validates Chippewa half-breed script entries across Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota, potentially overturning thousands of claims.
The admiralty learned the emperor of Germany wishes to see the United States cruiser Chicago. He invited Admiral Erben with his flagship to join the Cen es regatta aboard the Hobenaollern, the Kaiser’s imperial yacht.
Berlin report in the Vossische Zeitung claims a steamer was sunk off Startinak in Quofa Province Russia with 100 people drowned.
Jellico region miners returned to work today following recommendations from a conference with operators held Monday. The move ends a stoppage and resumes mining activity in the Jellico area of Tennessee.
In Washington on July 25 the Senate gallery was crowded as debate on the tariff continued. Mr Hill of New York defended President Cleveland against critics, arguing the President had acted within party bounds. allies and opponents traded barbs as allies of the sugar and tariff factions pressed their positions. The day featured pointed comparisons to Caesar and lively exchanges, signaling further dramatic statements to come.
Five women went bathing near Fort Washington in the San Joaquin river. Que went beyond her depth and in attempting to rescue her, three others were carried to an edge and drowned.
Chicago July 25 The A R U officials including Debs suffered a setback as the U S court overruled their motion to discharge contempt charges. The court ruled their answer inadequate and set tomorrow for government evidence with defendants to present defense.
Lohengrin performed today at Bayreuth with splendid success. First ever Bayreuth staging cost £5,000 with tenth century costumes. Felix Mottl conducted from Carlsruhe and Mme Lillian Nordijn debuted as Elsa to strong applause.
The annual Wagter festival begins in Bayreuth with a United States presence. Hermann Lévi of Munich conducts a performance of Parsifal that leaves the audience in rapturous applause and prompts a curtain return for an extended ovation.
Special Captain John Yangle of Racine Wis living on North Michigan Street shot his wife twice in the head and shoulder then turned the revolver on himself dying instantly. He was a well known navigator on the lakes.
London dispatch reports President Montt will not permit any delay of the currency conversion beyond the fixed date in July 1896. Valparaiso Times dispatch notes the firm stance and potential financial adjustments tied to the deadline.
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