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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1889
Page
2
Brainerd Dispatch note from Brainerd Minnesota reports a swallow nesting atop the Eiffel Tower. The brief item highlights an unlikely avian sight in the historic structure.
A West Viven lady aged 106 joins the church, described as entering the vine yard at the eleventh hour. The brief item notes her long life and religious milestone without additional details.
Jonax Brrant bequeaths £150 000 but omits legacies to public charities. He believes public institutions should be supported by the living rather than by endowment.
Tecnicaco shifts plans after the Paris Exposition ends and will not pursue the Life Tower. The company signals a pause on ambitious projects and refrains from ordinary enterprise pace.
A man from Ellenville New York claims to have cured consumption by swallowing a rattlesnake heart and advises trying a parrot's tongue for romance as a remedy. The odd tale reflects local superstition and self treatment beliefs.
Boston buzzes as Victoria Kainlani, niece of King Kalakaua, plans a monthlong transit through the United States on her way to England. The Hawaiian royal figure's journey draws public attention and curiosity locally.
Benjamin C Ross of Chambersburg is recovering after a Jersey bull once owned by Samuel J Tilden inflicted about 40 wounds, many deep gashes in his legs, in the incident.
Allen Thorndike Rice, who had purchased the North American Review for under $5,000 a few years earlier, later declined a bid of $300,000 for the publication.
After 48 years without a case or a lawyer in Meddybemps Maine, a lawyer set up shop and two locals now dispute a fence line, signaling the town’s first legal clash in decades.
The Avr rmn Gastronomic Club-house in London invites guests to a rotating dinner program. Each day features a different national cuisine such as Italian Grecian and Chinese, offering world flavors without travel.
A Belfast man who fell while shingling his barn earlier escaped injury. Later while recounting the mishap to his son, he fell from the roof again and broke a leg.
The Electrical Review estimates that the nation’s telephone lines, if laid end to end, would reach seven circuits around the earth and that sending every daily message through a single set of instruments would take nearly ten years with two minutes per message.
A historical tally attributed to Leo XII counts about 1 160 individuals in his court. The roll lists 20 valets 120 house prelates 170 privy chamberlains 6 chamberlains 2300 extrahonorary chamberlains 1230 supernumerary chamberlains 20 officers of the noble guard 40 guardsmen 14 Swiss guard and palace guard officers 7 honorary chaplains 20 private secretaries 10 stewards and masters of house 60 door keepers.
Mass Sypu. SanpErson, the young California songstress in Paris, sang and held upper G with a sensational cadenza. She surpassed Patti and Christine Nilsson by reaching upper G, signaling a rising vocal record.
Yezekiah Shetlen, a Reading hotel proprietor in good health yet facing death, has his own grave dug in the new Charles Evans Cemetery. The grave is walled up cemented and covered with heavy flagstones ready for his remains. He plans a handsome monument on the lot.
The Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC reports a pest solution in its live animal quarter. Captain Weedin, in charge, found rats raided sunflower seed used for some bird feed and baited traps with the seed. The next morning each trap held 10 to 15 rats.
The last voyage of the City of Paris across the Atlantic took five days, twenty three hours, and seven minutes. Contracts with City of Paris and City of New York target five days fifteen hours for passage. Canard company plans two ships aimed to beat five days. Approximate round trip distance is 3,500 miles, implying an average speed near 27.75 miles per hour.
The general land office board under Sparks is nearly abolished by Acting Commissioner Stone. A June 1 public debt statement shows cash in treasury 629,169,888 and total debt 1,662,911,493, with May reduction of 8,702,877 and drop since 1858-06-30 of 72,682,105. Eddy Ferris named register at Bozeman and John Cartin as receiver, to succeed Monroe and Aness respectively, per Delegate Carter’s recommendation.
A series of calamities reported include the Addyston pipe works fire near Cincinnati causing major losses, a fatal railroad collision near Coalton killing Dow Marshall Shead and John Brown, and Mrs. Ephraim Kessner struck dead by lightning with a second passenger driven to insanity. Other fatalities involve Nicholas Webber near Le Sueur, Charles Clifton at Luverne, and a tragic barn raising accident near Loyal Oak injuring many. A severe Lake Ontario gale sinks the Bavaria and endangers several crews, while barn framing collapse at Jacob Boerstler’s farm fatally injures three men and seriously hurts fifteen as families react in shock. Medical aid rushes from nearby hamlets.
A body believed to be J. S. Elder was found in a Central hotel room in Cincinnati. Private advices from Standing Rock say Sioux leader Sitting Bull is gravely ill with pneumonia and not expected to recover. If he dies, the era would lose its most noted Indian pioneer of the century.
A roundup of crimes and scandals from several states reports Ben Hayden’s capture near Nebraska City after a seven year search for the Red Oak murder victim Richard Bramhall. It notes Mrs Nellie Corwin’s divorce in Shelbyville and a Norwalk woman’s violent outburst with a stiletto. Counterfeiters near Versailles, Ill are seized with illicit whisky. Catherine Schmidt is jailed in Wichita as the first female prohibition offender. Reports of vigilante activity in Keyapaha county Nebraska and a farmer found shot dead near Springfield hint at unrest. A Winnipeg man’s suicide attempt in a drink leads to a perilous family note, while Sioux City police uncover a silk theft tied to Ludlow Clark Co. and a trunk discovery.
Foreign Brieflets notes the Samoan conference in Berlin agreeing on issues and delaying further meetings for several days. London denies Victoria rumors of British warships heading to the Behring Sea, and a Thames murder parcel case raises fear of Jack the Ripper renewed activity.
Reports describe a heavy snow storm on April 30 in Northern Michigan and widespread cold, unseasonable weather across Wisconsin. Frost and snow damaged crops including strawberries, tobacco seedling plants, and fruits. milder conditions and natural gas findings also feature in the era’s miscellaneous news.
The murder at the state asylum dominates town attention as district court opens. Judge Start directs the grand jury to thoroughly probe the hospital management and the two suspects while police meanwhile question Dr Bowers and examine John Date's testimony about the Combs death and hospital attendants.
Testimony recounts rough handling by attendants, with claims of patients beaten and deaths blamed on falls. Dr. Bowers and trustees briefed on April incidents, including Combs death from sternum fracture after alleged beating. Attendants allegedly denied charges, board adjourned pending final review in St. Paul.
Washington discusses possible extra session to fund Johnstown relief. Presidents sympathy noted with $300 contribution. Harrison coordinates with Gov Beaver, Scofield, and staff as tents, medical aid, food and clothing flow to Johnstown amid strong public response.
The body of a man about thirty was found on the prairie one mile east of the town by a horseback rider. The coroner’s inquest concluded death by strangulation with a Suspender but could not decide if it was suicide or murder. He carried eleven dollars a deed to a lot in Ellsworth, Kansas, and other papers. A map suggested suicide, yet two tramps seen with him have vanished. The victim appeared linked to Henry Ketchum formerly of Penacock, New Hampshire, currently unidentified.
Alexander J. Reed publisher of the Appleton Post was named consul to Dublin He is a leading Wisconsin Republican with Irish parentage and brother to H C Reed Spooner’s secretary The post pays 2000 yearly Charles L Knupp of New York named consul to Montreal An ally of ex Senator Piat Montreal consulate valued at 4000 yearly and deemed the best on the American continent
Robert York claims he was second mate on the schooner Isaac Houston which sank after leaving Ashland for South Chicago. He says six miles off Milwaukee a storm parted the vessel, killing Captain Hudson his wife and two children first mate Fowler and eleven crew. A sailor named Joseph Bouts survived by clinging to a spar for over thirty hours. Narratives prompt skepticism about York's account.
A Munich firm builds a three wheeled gas driven carriage with the motor in the rear axle area. Benzine is stored under the seat and feeds a generator to create a gas mixture ignited by an electric spark. Speed adjustable by a lever with a front steering wheel. A quart of benzine yields about an hour of travel and seventy five miles of range per refill.
A west woman keeps a parrot famed for exact mimicry. The bird repeats sentences in others tones, as when Polly eerily utters There comes Mrs B Dear dear after the guest’s arrival and the hostess blushes at the uncanny echo.
Reports from Johnstown Pennsylvania on June 3 describe chaotic morgues, missing thousands, and a growing death list possibly exceeding five thousand. Survivors recount heartbreak, with scenes of devastation across Kernville and surrounding towns and tales of heroic warnings as floods overwhelmed the valley.
Adolph Sadlowski editor of the Herald of Hiasp Wis elopes with Mrs Forthmann a German circle figure. They disappeared last week and reappeared to reveal motives tied to financial woes in the paper and unhappy marriage. Forthmann reportedly took funds from the Lutheran Church society and the pair traveled toward Thorp and St Paul before planning a new home.
June 3. Washington remains cut off from all parts of the country except New York with limited contact. No westward or southern trains ran until tonight as the Baltimore and Ohio tried to dispatch a through train. No mails have reached St Paul since Thursday. Politicians and reporters await remittances and trains for Johns town amid stormbound delays and hotel bills. The storm has paralyzed civic energy as last year’s blizzard did New York.
The Catholic Indian bureau in WashmerTon elected all officers for new terms at its annual meeting. Bishop Marty was reaffirmed as president. The year saw sixty schools serving 5,887 Indian children at total cost 3 485 45. Minnesota 472 Dakota 80 Montana 480 Idaho 160 Washington Territory 400. Bishop Mary departed for home via New York.
Senator Sawyer reports no opposition from Wisconsin men to C. B. Buckman for surveyor general of Minnesota and believes any objection would have been heard. If Buckman is not appointed, he says the defeat would be due to other sources.
Scribner's notes Mount St. Elias appears largest to the eye as it rises 18,000 to 19,000 feet inland yet visible from sea level across forty to fifty miles. It claims the greatest snow climate among world peaks due to the low point of perpetual snow, with others like Cook and Vancouver seeming insignificant by comparison.
A New York boy, from the working class, asserts his right to stay seated after paying his fare. A pretentious man demands the seat, but the boy refuses, saying he would give his seat to his father, and adds he does not ride with ghosts. The encounter highlights persistent questions of equality and dignity in everyday life.
Grand jury probes Combs murder in a Rochester asylum. Witness John Date testifies at the hospital and Dr Bowers explains delays in reporting. Indictments of Peterson and Beckman likely. Bowers possibly accessory. Coroner Mosse notes post mortem findings and evolving theories of the fatal injuries.
The coroner's record from an April 2 investigation at the asylum details the death of patient Taylor Combs on April 1 1889 in ward 3. Attendants August Beckman and Ed Peterson report he fell from a scaffold while painting the ceiling and later died in his crib. The autopsy notes a standard examination with the body of a black man described, while two other patients and two attendants corroborate the basic accident narrative.
June 4 in Cutcaco Woodruff alias Plack adds new Cronin details. Police Captain Schaack testifies, cites Woodruff in a car on Division near Franklin with King and Fairburn and a man with money. Sullivan named, Coughlin alleged to hire. Captain Schaack suspended for neglect to identify witnesses and probe detectives Whalen and Coughlin.
Special telegram reports William B. Tascott, accused murderer of Amos J. Snell, now in China. Cousin Mrs. Myron Gantz from Chicago aided his escape via forged letters and a false wife identity from St Paul. Gantz, claiming to be his wife, received funds and swore loyalty while continuing to send money from Canton.
In Anoka near the jail today a mob shouted lynch him as Sheriff Lenfest brought a suspect in an attempted outrage against eight year old Miche McClymont. Daniel Erickson, a fifty year old Swedish immigrant, was named by the boy and others and placed in custody for municipal court examination tomorrow. Ex excitement cooled but officials remain on alert to prevent violence.
Prompt relief from New York Massachusetts Chicago St Louis Wisconsin and Montana pours in for Johnstown flood victims. Mayor Cregier wired ten thousand dollars with five thousand more from Chicago. E G Crouse of the Knights of Pythias to receive funds. Montana’s fund led by Co Bradwater subscriptions grow. Helena Herald reports steady donations and boards of trade join in forming relief efforts.
A bungled burglary near a bograim ended with an aged man discovering two thieves. One drew a revolver and threatened a woman while the other rifled pockets for money and valuables. Police hold a clue to the crime as they investigate the June theft.
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