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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1895
Page
6
The Brainerd Dispatch notes Hyde Park now opened to cyclists after long resistance. A London clergyman quips that belief in cycling divides religious sects, each side firm in its dogma, with only time revealing the truth.
The period notes wives’ antique obsessions sparing gowns and bonnets, bird parenting duties, and a withering scale of natural facts. It cites a sun column of 53 000 000 miles and Atlantic lengths, comments on German republicanism, and recalls William J. Florence on art. It also mentions New York wheeling craze and Chinese tea dominance over wine and spirits.
Walter Damrosch earned $100,000 in a single season with Wagner operas confirming his skill as musical director and signaling strong prospects as a business manager and future in the field.
A report claims Anna Gould and her Tench husband spent $600,000 to buy a Paris lot for a palace and to purchase race horses in England with an expensive stable. The piece suggests Jay Gould would be shocked by such expenditures.
The text notes Weir of Hermiston as Stevenson’s most ambitious work poised for great success though incomplete at his death. It recalls Raskin’s 30 year old remark on rage at public speech and Stevenson’s later regret over stern judgments in youth.
Curious natural feature along the road from Atgein to Cochranville Patagonia shows two streams meeting at right angles on level ground with a heavy fall at the junction One stream travels true its bed while the other crosses over and remains separate forming a striking cross like sight for travelers.
The forthcoming International railway congress in London will draw railroad magnates from multiple countries. A key topic will be the debate over steam versus electricity and the feasibility of replacing steam where practical.
The article argues municipal corruption coexists with prudent urban finance, noting American cities’ long debt restraint versus Europe. It discusses a new American navy rifle, shorter and lighter, with high firing rate and long-range penetration, praised as the best yet tried in the United States.
Brief weekly roundup of major world events compiled for rapid reading. Highlights cover political shifts, conflicts, economic developments, and notable diplomacy across regions, with emphasis on impactful actions and key actors.
National Supreme Court upholds the Chinese exclusion act. The controller of the currency authorizes formation of Commercial National Bank of Helena Montana. The Ranger sails from Panama to Guayaquil to protect American interests amid revolution.
A compilation of brief notices covers deaths and notable facts: Joseph Yeager of Creston Iowa dies of heart disease. John Gray of Homer Illinois found dead. Andrew Kilpatrick dies in Hanover Illinois at ninety four. Lewis Long of Kentucky eighty five with five wives and twenty eight children. John Lynch founder of Lynchburg Virginia. Bismarck decorated with fifty one orders. Gen Grant's grandson Algernon Sartoris described as tall and fair. Grandma Eva Gross dies near Jeffersonville Indiana. Rev Dr Russell H Conwell granted one year leave of absence and offered to lecture nationaly with part of earnings to Temple College. Mrs Florence Blythe Hinckley of San Francisco liens Blythe estate for attorney fees amounting to forty thousand dollars.
The report lists numerous fatal incidents including drownings of thirty three lumbermen in Canada and several drownings in Michigan and Ohio. Other deaths include a wind storm injury death in Sibley Town, a man killed after being hit by a train in Dun Duque, and a 106 year old man wounded at home in Jeffersonville Indiana. Also noted are a boiler explosion in Lisbon Portugal and a ferry/harbor accident near Reno Nevada.
The column lists several incidents including Charles Cook near Colo Iowa shooting himself, Mrs. Conrad Gramph in Aurora Ontario committing suicide by hanging, George Reed a Lake View prisoner taking poison, and W W Brown at White Eagle robbed of 10000 dollars. It notes Sam Starr linked to Cripple Creek robbery, Jacob Hanson hanged in Elliott City, a panic in Orange New Jersey church from gunfire, and other suicides and assaults across Maryland, Michigan, and Indiana.
The Philadelphia John T. Baker Company head and the A A Hart Company link to a Pacific voyage from San Francisco to dodge arrest on embezzlement charges. Col Goldsmith W Hewitt, famed Alabama criminal lawyer and congressman, dies at 61 in Birmingham from heart neuralgia. Myrtle Eldridge, a well dressed woman, arrested in Lexington for vagrancy but revealed as daughter of a Catlengpurg judge and sister to a leading lawyer and physician. J H Jones, now dead, showed $50 000 default as trustee for wards Henry K Jones and Matilda Thompson. estate worth about $90 000 tied to his mismanagement.
Reports from Vera Cruz to Mecca allege loan talks, cholera absence, yellow fever surges, and economic reforms. Battles between French and Brazilian forces, a British fleet deployment to Egypt, and UK German currency talks add to rising tensions.
A scattered roundup notes one sudden death among women and eight among men, police reforms in New York, an earthquake in Battleboro VI, and the abandonment of a national miners strike plan. Warden Chase of Topeka is dismissed for unbecoming conduct while local issues include saloon lunch bans in Freeport and wage restorations at Calumet & Hecla.
A compact North Star State resume highlights notable events and developments across Minnesota for the past week. The roundup covers government actions, local milestones, economic notes, and cultural happenings, presenting a concise snapshot of state affairs for rapid reading.
Sunday May 26 reports a house fire at Mr Holbrook's farm in Victor township Wright county destroying the dwelling and contents. Nels Smith a Eyota dry goods clerk absconded with 90 from A O U W lodge funds. Kenyon sees two new industries Lubke Bros cooper shop and Nelson Co brick yard. Canton thieves steal 300 in razors pocket knives and revolvers from Johnson Snyder hardware. Deputy U S Marshal Campbell arrives at Mankato with prisoner George Kaus from Lamberton for mail theft and will hear case next Tuesday.
A Delano businessman Andrew Sandberg died after a short illness. A horse and cart were stolen in Red Wing, tracked to Wisconsin, and recovered. The sheriff pursues the thief as fishers from Lake Koronio near New Paynesville haul sixty bass pickerel and pike.
The Franklin creamery and ice house were destroyed by fire. Loss about $3,000. Origin unknown. John Kinna, well known at Anoka, dropped dead at home this evening from heart trouble. A horse and buggy were stolen at Red Wing from L. Johnson of Wacouta. The thief has not yet been captured. Edward P. Baldwin, who was struck by a Como electric car Friday evening on Fifteenth avenue southeast, Minneapolis, died. John L. Wise, resident of St. Paul since 1852, dropped dead at his home, 500 Broadway. He leaves two sons and a married daughter, Mrs. J. P. Sommers, who died aged thirty-nine after injuries from making soft soap last week. Mrs. Joe Kingsmith burned to death at Freeport. body brought to Sauk Center for interment. one of five small children badly burned. The normal school's model department at Mankato held commencement with diplomas to thirty-seven. literary department held final meeting. District court at St. Cloud. grand jury busy with indictments. civil calendar large. Judge Searle's decision in Hoskins-Baxter case filed. Baxter awarded judgment on pleadings. Wagon of P. Busson of Glencoe struck by Hutchinson branch train near Crow River. all injured but not fatally. wagon split into kindling. Fire at M. Kaatz residence three miles north of Renville. Kaatz burned to death. wife badly burned, life despaired of.
Fires destroy a Champlin residence owned by Moses Lesie with unknown origin. Burt Hallett of St. Cloud convicted of second degree forgery and sent to the reform school. Jacob Risbudt of Stolofchoke dies after meat lodgment. Rice County buys J W Frink abstracts for 5000. Montgomery reveals fine terra cotta clay bed with immediate mining. Pine Island builds new opera house of stone and brick at 20000 cost. water works planned with near 100000 season upgrades. Lake City bonds 8400 for water works and electric plant sell at premium. Pine Island starts 10000 grist mill project led by Herman Bidwell and G B Doty. Rochester school board reelects F D Budlong. teaching vacancies filled. Good Thunder church cornerstone laid at 9000. clergy K F Schultz A F Ude J J Grabarkeweitz present. Winnebago City Co op Creamery opens with 6000 pounds milk first day. Maj MacBrinstry president. E A Law of Northern Pacific discusses vacating main avenues and building new depot. $12000 railroad improvements at Little Falls, half for a passenger depot.
A hotel fire at Winona caused damage likely over 5000 dollars and was insured. C. E. Sunday, 80, of Goodhue County, died at his son’s Roscoe home leaving a wife and ten children. Deputies arrested Frank Johnson, John Garrison and I A Newman in Buffalo for netting black bass in Lake Silvia. Andrew Mayer, about 30, died by his own hand in a Second Street house of ill repute after a daylong spree. Martin Breckett, son of M P Breckett, was thrown from a hand-car near McKinley, skull fracture but doctors hopeful. Jailbreaks: J Mason and Johnson escaped from Hallock jail after cutting through cell. Bortland Miland dispute to Hague synod at Cambridge June 5. Delhi gold mine boosterism grows as engine and boiler unloaded and crusher building proceeds. Burglars found in Rev Patrick Kenny’s Northfield residence. Charles Walker of Montana captured after exchange of gunfire. valuables left intact aside from provisions.
The record notes an $400 robbery of Ernest Rehder of Red Wing and a Lake City East ern Star chapter convening led by Mrs. Louise Lyon. Willmar voter approval for an $8 000 electric light plant failed narrowly. J Goodwin & Son to build a $6,000 brick block for Co. F. Case at Marshall. A stock loss from lightning near Marshall wrecked Sixten cattle and more. Ernst Brockley jailed for burglary. others indicted for grand larceny and rape. Deaths include Wm J Dunoon in Duluth and Charles Gilman Benton county elder statesman.
The royal box is charged to the Marlborough house account and not inflated by royalty. The prince wants to be treated as an ordinary patron and avoids flowers, bouquests, or public tributes. He waits for the final curtain and only briefly slips out at theaters with no royal entrance to avoid disrupting carriage traffic.
A uniquely hued crow seen around Lyme for two years was finally captured in Hartford after hunters and locals pursued it for two weeks. The bird, larger with alternating straw and light chocolate feathers, attacked a hen’s nest near Melville Bill’s Sterling City home before Bill shot it. Ornithologist John Page of Portland says such feather colors are unprecedented, and Middleton scribes once called the description a fake but later conceded it.
Mexico City operates a first class street railway system centered at the Zocala. The mule powered network handles funerals with special hearse cars and provides furniture moving via platform and box cars. Freight cars run periodically and second class service offers half the fare of first class.
Across New York Chicago Philadelphia Louisville and other cities, extreme heat claimed lives and caused many prostrations. Ten dead and eleven critically ill in New York as 101 degree readings and 99.2 in Louisville highlight a record breaking heat spell with hospitals strained and workers overwhelmed.
Intelligence reports say between May 24 and 31 rioters destroyed French Catholic and English and American missionary property at Ching Tao the capital of Szechuen Western China. Missionaries are safe in the yamens. Ching Tao is described as a fertile central city and a key provincial hub.
Mrs Samuel Carr wife of a pianist in 248 West Third Street was awakened by a man using a sandbag and was struck on the head. The intruder escaped with a purse containing about 18 dollars. Police consider Clarence D Carr a suspect.
The Chilean minister in Washington announces by telegram that after seventeen years under paper money Chile has returned to the gold standard with satisfaction and confidence. The law is in force, signed by Minister of Finance Hernandez.
During a severe storm last night the hotel of August Eshelman at Plowville in Reading County was struck by lightning. Webster Zeigler aged 17 and George James aged 45 were killed in the incident.
Royal Baking Powder is promoted as the purest and strongest baking powder with official government and state chemist reports backing the claim. It urges consumers to choose Royal over cheaper alum powders and persist in buying it from grocers.
Three youths claiming to be Francis Fuller 16 Amos Iglesias 15 and Lamont Merau 20 arrived in Danville Kentucky on a train last night and are in charge of Chief Helm awaiting parent instructions. Meran and Iglesias say they fled due to unkind treatment while Fuller left for the fun of it.
The Interstate Sheriffs Association holds its annual convention at Spirit Lake Iowa on June 19 and 20 with William A Remer noted among participants.
Providence R C June 5 about half the factory help returned to work at Riverside mills. Seventeen weavers went back at Manton mills. In Fletcher plant three mills employ under 200 men with only enough weavers for ten looms. Few have returned at Delane mill. About sixty policemen guard the factories with no trouble reported.
Pierre South Dakota June 5 reports 1 to 2 inches of rain in 36 hours with continued showers. The Missouri river is rising rapidly. Rancher T E Phillips from forty miles west says a waterspout struck his area yesterday. Much young stock killed and various damages reported.
Red Wing Minnesota on June 5 the Lutheran Ladies Seminary will be formally dedicated with participation by prominent Lutherans from across the state.
The president and sheriff of Lawrence County South Dakota, born 1855 in Penn Yan New York, moved to the Black Hills in 1880 and served as bookkeeper and paymaster for Homestake Mining and the Black Hills and Fort Pierre railroad. Elected sheriff in 1892 he instituted reforms and was chosen president of the Interstate Sheriffs Association at its Sioux City Iowa meeting in June 184.
A simple guideline states that the Royal baking powder should be used in any recipe. It claims the result will be sweeter lighter and dainty with finer layers across breads biscuits rolls cakes dumplings crusts puddings crullers and more.
The War Department has approved the Interior Department request to arm the Winnebago Indian police in Nebraska. The approval follows past troubles on the reservation.
In Portland Judge Gil bert signed a court order naming John M. Egan as receiver of the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway. The court also approved issuing receiver's certificates totaling 750000 dollars.
A ferry crossing the Danube near Bocsin capsized during the June 5 crossing, drowning 12 workmen. Rescue efforts recovered the victims as authorities investigated the accident and its causes.
A grand jury in St Louis began examining alleged election fraud at the recent city election. The action comes as authorities pursue misconduct claims and potential indictments.
At the Chicago road race judges and timers meeting Homer Fairman was officially named the winner of the Memorial Day event. George L. Emerson who had been listed as time winner was disqualified from second place and time win.
The monument to Jeremiah Rusk, late secretary of agriculture and wartime general, was dedicated in Viroqua with Grand Army of the Republic ceremonies. Col John Spooner gave the dedicatory address as state officials and many U.S. senators and representatives attended. The shaft rises 38 feet with a life summary tablet and a bronze shield bearing Non Sibi Sed Patriae.
Sheboygan Wisconsin June 5 The strike of factory operators at this place was officially declared off this afternoon.
In Wichita Kansas special soldiers infiltrated the artillery headquarters at night and spiked all state owned cannons. The relics used in memorial services were condemned and damaged beyond repair. During the incident a shell exploded causing severe injuries to Private Fennell who lost both arms. Officers face harsh criticism for allowing condemned cannons to be used.
Capt J H Martin of Memphis asserted that Grover Cleveland should receive 100000 a year and be elected for life, provoking loud cheers during the Southern Wholesale Grocers association gathering in Atlanta. The statement was shouted amid a speech by the prominent Memphis dealer.
In Rockford Iowa Special a passenger train on the Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern railway ran over and killed three fine geldings owned by John R Waller valued at about 3000 dollars.
In Ashtabula Ohio a special monument honoring the unknown dead from the 1877 Ash tabula bridge disaster was unveiled during imposing ceremonies. The west bound passenger train plunged 75 feet into the river on a cold December night killing 92 and injuring many more of the 156 aboard.
In Guayaquil a boiler explosion on the gunboat Ruero last night left fourteen dead and seventeen wounded, with thirteen more fatalities feared. The vessel was carrying troops to Machala to attack rebels when the disaster occurred.
The torpedo boats Martin Alonzo and Filipinas have departed Cadiz heading to Cuba in a naval move.
June 5 Bradford Pennsylvania reports widespread wildfires across Ormsby woodlands and surrounding oil fields. Dozens of rigs and tanks destroyed, towns like Knapp's Creek and Russell City at risk, 1 000 pounds of nitro glycerine stored near Rutherford Run, crews evacuated, and fire spread along multiple railroad corridors with millions in losses.
Public notices the Royal Baking Powder Company receives high praise after government tests show Royal as stronger and purer than competing brands. The piece credits increased food safety to Royal and asserts no other product can surpass it.
All seven members of the Buchwold family were taken into custody in Cleveland for insanity. Father Henry Buchwold and wife Charlotte, two daughters Eva and Emma, and three young children had been confined at 3 Beaver Street for over a week performing spiritualistic seances described as wildly insane.
Ex Senator EB R Cassatt president of First National Bank of Pella was found in the bank with his throat cut in a suicide attempt. He is alive but in a dangerous condition and the bank's affairs will be investigated immediately.
Rock Rapids Iowa June 5 Daniel Meester aged 18 was riding when the horse stepped in a hole and fell on him fracturing the skull. He died from the injuries sustained in the accident yesterday.
Springfield Ohio June 5 Gen Asa Bushnell in an AP interview declares support for Gov McKinley for president in 1896 If Ohio chooses him and he will I will stand by him Bushnell states his stance on the Republican nomination and Ohio’s role.
Yankton June 5 ex register of deeds Peter Roy Em was named assistant secretary of state and will depart for Pierre immediately.
A. W. Wright of St. Louis has been missing since last Thursday. Clar ence Warner, his partner, suspects Wright took 5000 in bonds and deeds to lands. Warner says the loss could reach 100000, threatening the firm Wright & Warner, cigars and buggies dealers and real estate traders.
A cablegram from Washington announces the death of Lord Gough, hero of India and father of Hugh Gough the embassy's first secretary. Eldest son inherits the titles and estates, becomes a peer, and receives the honors bestowed on the elder lord for his service in subduing India.
The Bennington sailed from Mare Island for Honolulu in a Washington special dispatch. The voyage sets course for Hawaii with orders related to naval operations and transport.
South Bend Indiana June 5 Freight train No 11 on the Lake Shore road was held up between here and Mishawka. Two men with revolvers forced the engineer to stop and gang members looted several cars. Detective Frank Brebst, traveling as a tramp, witnessed the affair and captured the gang, about twenty men, in a swamp hideout and brought them to town.
A reader notes Rogral Baking Powder as the greatest of modern time, claiming it helps perfect cooking and improves every receipt requiring a leavening ingredient.
Ed ward D Adams chairman of the Northern Pacific reorganization committee returned from Europe after a London conference with J Pierpont Morgan and the Deutsche Bank representatives and Berlin talks with four NP committees He says he has full authority to continue work on the NP railroad reorganization plan and is not ready to discuss affairs now.
Early today Sheriff Musgrove of the Cooweesoowee district Cherokee Nation was mortally shot by outlaw Frog Davis at the Davis cabin while attempting arrest. Davis fled after firing through logs as the sheriff fell, with U S marshals and Indian police in pursuit. Davis had been released from Detroit penitentiary and had since been driving horses and cattle into Osage country.
An advertisement touts a liquid Rheumatic Cure for gout rheumatism and neuralgia priced at 1.50 per bottle with 18 days supply. It boasts 60 000 bottles sold this year 25 000 cured and ten thousand testimonials while warning it is not a miracle cure and requires time. The Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co.TRUE address 167 Dearborn St Chicago invites free advice and agency opportunities.
Minneapolis report Sunday details 18 year old Louisa Clark of 312 Sixth Avenue North who attempted suicide by morphine after a quarrel with her lover. Dr Kistler treated her by pumping the stomach. she is expected to recover.
In Munkegon Michigan on June 5 a jury was secured to try Mrs Henry W. Hughson charged with poisoning her second husband Nathan Douglan. George King linked to the case will face separate trial.
News from Hong Kong reports Japanese forces seized Kee Tung in northern Formosa, with about three hundred Chinese killed in the engagement.
Deputy sheriffs Ed Edwards and Willis Baxter pursuing Hugh Abrams near Monroe La misidentified each other in the dark last night. Edwards was killed and Baxter fatally wounded when they exchanged gunfire, authorities report.
A cannon exploded prematurely during a graveyard salute by Battery A Kansas National Guard in Wichita. Private Joseph Fennell lost both arms and is expected to die. The weapon had been condemned by the government after the war, marking a fifth fatal mishap.
In Charleston Illinois Gen G M Mitchell and his wife died within hours of each other. Gen Mitchell collapsed while tending his garden and died. His wife died from grief soon after, reported as an in town incident shock.
Fire sweeps through the finishing department offices and dry kilns of the St. Johns Manufacturing company in St. Johns Michigan. Loss on buildings and stock reported at $50,000.
Will Owen, who killed his wife at Noble Lake last year, was hanged at 125 p.m. in Warner Arkansas. He died repentant.
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