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Brainerd Dispatch

Location

Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1894

Page

3

Brainerd Dispute

Ingersoll and Wieland publish in Brainerd Minnesota a note about the mad King Otto of Bavaria who smokes 100 cigarettes daily and has seen his diet falter as a result.

Otto Bavaria

Columbia the cruiser proves engines ready for action

The cruiser Columbia shows its engines capable of quick response and sustained speed to stay ahead of pursuers. The report notes it can get up and dust when needed, demonstrating reliable performance in pursuit scenarios.

Columbia

Guillotine in France Swiftly Punishes Anarchist Offenders

The report notes that in France the guillotine promptly brings offenders to the block, contrasting with America where the Prendergasts are dallied with.

France America

Miss Olive Schreiner's Name Bounds in Marriage

The text notes Olive Schreiner retains her name after marriage while adopting Mrs Mive Schreiner and her husband adds his maiden name becoming Mr Croawright Schreiner.

Olive Schreiner

Mary Livermore's remark sparks college debate on gender

Mrs. Mary A. Livermore states that the average young woman is better than the average young man. The young women will be the only ones to disagree, as the boys admit it.

Mary A. Livermore

Madrid Bullfights End With Fatalities Aiming For Crowd Reaction

Last Sunday in Madrid bullfights resulted in one man and five horses killed. Spectators described the scene as brutal while contrasting with prize fight crowds who would find it excessive.

Madrid

Long live the Commune cry marks political defeat in France

The cry of Long live the Commune echoes in the French chamber but the nation has moved beyond alarm. It was politics more than socialism that precipitated the ministry's defeat.

France

Spofford's Library Salary Compared to Congress

A sharp line notes Librarian Spofford at the Library of Congress earning 4000 dollars yearly, while each member of Congress receives a thousand dollars more, implying knowledge may outpace money in a corrupt world.

Spofford Library of Congress House

Monaco Prince Receives Half‑Million Share of Gambling Profits

Albert Grimaldi, Prince of Monaco, collected 500000 as last year’s share of profits from a notorious dominion gambling house. His dividends on the gambling company’s stock, though described as a bad year, exceeded 40 percent.

Albert Grimaldi Prince of Monaco Dominions

Olive Schreiner Marries Mr. Cranwright in South Africa

Miss Olive Schreiner has joined the married minority by wedding on April 25. She becomes Mrs. Cranwright to a feverishly stubborn young colonist of about thirty with strong views on South African politics and a forceful character.

Olive Schreiner Cranwright

Hitest Ocean Greyhounds Set New Nautical Averages

The hitest ocean greyhounds, taking Caeiv averee for nine voyages, have gained one and a fourth nautical miles an hour in their previous record. Their average tow is about twenty and a third knots an hour. They promise to pass the best trotting record before the century riots occur.

Caeiv Averee

Retired Statesmen Face Likely Return Amid Crisis

Bismareck claims ten more years in office were enough and vows not to return to bondage. Gladstone shares a similar resolve, yet crisis pressures suggest a likely comeback for these former leaders.

Bismareck

Argentina’s Wheat Exports Rise Sharply on Surprise

Argentina emerges as a disturbing feature in the wheat market with exports to Dureepe reaching 31,464,000 bushels last year and a projected 90,000,000 bushels this year. Four months of the current year show 24,816,000 bushels, surprising forecasters.

Argentina Dureepe

Sir George Williams Receives Honor For YMCA Influence

Sir George Williams, newly knighted president of the YMCA of England, says Lord Rosebery conferred the honor in recognition of the YMCA’s growing influence worldwide. He is one of the movement’s original leaders from fifty years ago.

Sir George Williams Young Men's Christian Association of England Lord Rosebery

Young 20 year old James Smith named Barnard College dean

A former Barvard Annex pupil is appointed dean of Barnard College and effectively the college's president. At twenty she will oversee nineteen professors all but one male and direct around ten thousand young women students.

Barvard Annex Barnard College Columbia James Smith

Gladstone's Eye Operation Proves Successful

The operation on Gladstone's eye is successful and in weeks his health may be as vigorous as ever. His strength remains unimpared, faculties full, and despite age, he will likely continue with substantial work. He cannot refrain from work and still continue Gladstone.

Gladstone

San Francisco Police to Test Bicycles as Duty Gear

A SF squad will use bicycles as department equipment with officers patrolling alongside their wheels. Charley Mitchell questions Cyrus Teed’s Florida choice for a new heaven and notes his Florida visit suggests it could suit another biblical site.

San Francisco Charley Mitchell Cyrus Teed Florida Charley

Brazil Celebrates Fourth of July As Gesture of Friendship

The Brazilian government will mark the national holiday with pomp and ceremony in gratitude for the United States support during the recent rebellion. The gesture aims to strengthen cordial ties between the two Western Hemisphere republics.

Six Month Residence Rule Spurs Bigger South Dakota Divorce Colony

The six month term of residence required before filing for divorce has not slowed the growing divorce colony. Most members hail from New York. Also noted is a new record iron sheet from Hallam- Tyn works near Swansea, Wales, measuring fifty five square inches and under twenty grains in weight.

South Dakota New York Hallam Swansea Wales

Around the Globe Digest of World News Highlights

Brief weekly digest compiling major events from home and abroad. The roundup presents important occurrences in concise summaries for rapid reading, covering politics, economics, conflicts, culture, and notable milestones from multiple regions.

Postmaster General Opposes Government Telegraph Ownership

Postmaster General Bissell writes against government ownership of telegraph lines. Treasury conditions cause the administration unease amid tariff bill outlook. Senators Voorhees Jones and Harris expect passage within three weeks. Carlisle denies charges before the sugar trust committee. The committee favors jail terms while using reporters who refuse to betray informants. Supreme Court upholds railroad property tax in Indiana, affecting other states. Senate passes a resolution noninterference in Hawaiian affairs and condemning foreign interference. House to consider action on the Philadelphia Hebrew ecclesiastic denied entry to Russia.

Bissell United States Treasury Voorhees Jones Harris Senate Carlisle Senate Sugar Trust Sugar Trust United States Supreme Court Inliana

Celebrities and Officials Face Health and Career Changes

Mary Anderson plans memoirs explaining her sudden exit from the stage. Yale graduate Yung Kwai marries May Burham in Springfield. Tolstoi wears peasant garb with melancholy eyes. Judge D. H. Fox, head of Huron County Banking, dies after illness in Norwalk. Capt. Alfred Mahan may receive D A honorary degree from Oxford in June. Miss Baker, Simpson college Greek Latin professor, is 32 and translated Aeschylus at 14. Mrs. Lillie Devereux P takes a Southern birth. her father Irish. Mrs. Blake has two marriages, first to FF G Umsted of Philadelphia. Actor Howard Wilbur dies in Chicago leaving $10,000 to J A McAvoy. Doctors from Minneapolis and St Paul attend Washington medical conference. Rep Jerry Simpson improving after illness and to leave Washington. J M Barrie, ill with pneumonia, is in critical condition in Scotland.

Mary Anderson Yung Kwai Yale College May Burham Springfield Mass Tolstoi D. H. Fox Huron County Banking Company Iskz Norwalk Ohio Oxford University Alfred T. Mahan United States Chicago Miss Baker Simpson College Lillie Devereux P Take Blake FF. G Umsted Philadelphia Howard Wilbur J. A. McAvoy Pennsylvania Railroad Washington Berkley Springs J. M. Barrie Mr. Barrie

Deaths and Disasters Across The Nation In One Report

Solomon Osborn dies in a Kokomo runaway. Miss Annie Howard killed by lightning in Muncie. Charles Prescott fatally struck at a saw mill near Columbia City. Felix Mossman drowns after a boat capsizes at Blign HL. Isaac Adler drowns after balloon descent in Cincinnati. Columbia Clothing Co fire at Omaha losses 15000. Cyclone at Wichita destroys church and Kechi cemetery monuments. Three killed and one injured in Sharon Express Freight crash. Ten hurt in Peoria runaway. Six killed in Mannville Wisconsin Central wreck. Charles Greenley 20 killed while boarding a moving train at Brush Creek. Fighting on a Chicago harbor steamer injures three. Hennery and incubator fire at Franklin destroys 20000 chickens. Two jockeys killed at Phoenixville hurdle race. Arthur Davis and Guy Gilbert crushed as their mounts fall.

Charles Prescott Columbia City Ind Felix Mossman Blign, HL Isaac Adler Cincinnati Ohio River Columbia Clothing Company Omaha Neb Wichita Kas Kechi Sharon Mass Peoria James A. Harris Mannville Wis Franklin Ohio Walter Read Phoenixville Arthur Davis Guy Gilbert

Riot at Hazleton injures several. two dead

Reported as a church riot in Hazleton Pennsylvania leaves several men injured and two fatally. Other items note prisoners held by Colorado strikers, various crimes, political moves, and floods across states.

Hazleton Colorado Bernardine Hoff New York George T J. C. Nickles Galesburg Lawrence Richter Pauline Barowski Pittsburg Andersen Ind Dora Welsh Cate McCullough

Readout of a violent incident and jail escape in Ohio

In Lima an officer and two citizens shot and killed Early after a pursuit. Frank Polser in a saloon fired at his companions, wounding Lyon fatally in the groin and Tim Connair in the hip. Polser escaped. In Cleveland three burglars sentenced for burglary sawed jail bars and escaped via the courthouse annex roof using a blanket.

Lima Ohio Frank Polser Lyon Tim Connair Vpolser Robert Clark George Anderson Charles Snow Cleveland Court House

Brazil to Mediate Portugal England Dispute

Brazil accepts England’s offer of mediation in the Portugal dispute. Foreign affairs report says Canada to participate in inter imperial trade talks in Ottawa with Bowell and Foster representing. Rio de Janeiro reports yellow fever cases decreasing while other international news noted.

Brazil England Portugal Rio Janeiro

Minnesota in Brief Interesting Events of the Week

North Star State roundup presents day by day highlights of notable happenings across Minnesota. A compact general resume lists important occurrences from the week, arranged for quick reading and rapid reference.

Minnesota North Star

Thief River Falls Steam Boat Project and Regional Items

F. Elliott builds a steam boat at Thief River Falls to navigate the Red Lake and Thief rivers. Medford Creamery of Faribault awards plant contract to L. I. Fargo & Co. of St. Paul for 1070 dollars. The Forty-ninth Republican convention set for Wheaton on August 7 for Big Stone Stevens Grant and Traverse counties. L Delmars, deaf mute, hit by a Great Northern train at St Michaels and hospitalized in Clear Lake with uncertain recovery. Jordan depot break in yields 24 dollars and some express value. harness stolen from a livery stable. no clues found.

Medford Creamery Company Faribault L. I. Fargo & Co St. Paul Wheaton Big Stone Stevens Grant Traverse L. Delmars Great Northern St. Michaels Clear Lake Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Jordan

Burglary at Fair Haven Roller Mills Reported

Friday June 1 burglary at Fair Haven roller mills in Fair Haven with theft of flour and feed. Other items include deaths and local events such as community roles, weather notes, and plans for a Fourth of July celebration with committee appointments and about 1200 dollars subscribed.

Friberg Youth Killed by Stump Puller Recoil

A 19 year old John Kidder of Friberg died when the recoil of a stump puller struck him. In other news editor John A. Johnson wed Nora Preston in a quiet ceremony at St. Peter. Amond, a Norwegian, killed himself near McIntosh. cause unknown. Mrs. John Strong of Duluth in critical condition after accidental poisoning from carbolic acid given by her husband. Sev enth district Populist convention set for Moorhead on July 1. Fred Benstrup of Fairmont shot by his stepson Lewis Barberling in self defense. Benstrup inundated but alive. Mike O Keefe and John Veitch, related to the attempted lynching of Henry Mee, appeared before Judge Winje and were sent to the grand jury. further arrests expected.

John Kidder Friberg John A. Johnson St. Peter Fred Benstrup Fairmont Lewis Barberling Mike O'Keefe John Veitch Henry Mee Dilut Land Power Winje

Adrian man believed murdered for his money

An Adrian resident is thought to have been killed for financial gain. The supreme court upholds a law requiring trains to stop at county seats. Fire destroyed Dan Helsing's house near the Milwaukee depot at Albert Lea, causing minor damage. Albert Zeilsdorf was jailed for twenty five days for timber theft from James J. Goar. Matt Grantoff of Elwin Lake fatally shot himself when his Winchester handgun discharged after slipping from a stump. he leaves a wife and three children.

James Arvin Guthrie Center Iowa Isaac Farmer New York City Columbus Ohio Robert Beauchamp Los Angeles Cal John A. Shackelford Logansport Ind Fair Haven Hannah Colby Albert Lea Freeborn County Peter Thomas Mapleton North Branch The Supreme Court Dan Helsing Milwaukee Albert Zeilsdorf Justice Jacobson Montevideo James J. Goar Matt Grantoff Elwin Lake Luniig

Round house incident and town crimes in Minnesota

On Monday June 4 John Smith was held up near St. Cloud’s round house by highwaymen. his cash remained hidden and nothing was taken. Delano suffered a $14 009 fire destroying the school house and contents with $12 000 of insured value. A Glencoe district court term sentenced J H Rieger to two years for selling stored wheat, with an appeal to the supreme court. Charles Revier’s St. Cloud store burglary led to two arrests. most stolen goods were recovered. Dover businessmen A K Bush and C F Cady were injured in a runaway accident from a harness failure north of town.

John Smith Round House St. Cloud S. Ham Ald. Bashaw Mankato Delano Glencoe J. H. Rieger Supreme Court Charles Revier Michael Olson Charles Thompson A. K. Bush C. F. Cady Dover

River division boss Michael Miller dies after illness

Michael Miller a longtime River division section boss between Huastinzs and Sotter died after a brief illness at about forty, leaving a family. The first coal cargo to Duluth sailed to Sault Ste. Marie amid a miners strike, carrying 1000 tons. Elmira Peterson of Red Wing died en route to hospital for the insane after postmortem heart failure. Finlayson Lumber at Virginia sold to I H Moon of St Paul. P Leland of Duluth to manage. mill now operates nightly.

Michael Miller Huastinzs Sotter Duluth Sault Ste. Marie Elmira Peterson Red Wing St. Peter Finlaysons

Judge Russell sustains indictment against W. Streeter in Minnesota

In Minneapolis Judge Russell sustains the indictment against W. Streeter of the Guaranty Loan Company, whose embezzlement trial will now proceed. Otter Tail County sold $200000 bonds.

Russell Minneapolis Streeter Guaranty Loan Company Otter Tail County

Bond sale replaces 6 percent issue in auction result

The government swaps ten year bonds at a premium of 3300 dollars to N W Harris Co. The sale is described as a very seed one. A fire at Hugh Buckley’s dwelling four miles from Wadena in Compton township Otter Tail county burned the house and contents. Insurance covered 400 dollars on the building none on goods. Nehemiah Martin and M C Ahern of Hastings win a 25000 dollar contract to furnish 45000 yards of brush and 30000 yards of rock for river improvements between Lake Pepin and St Paul from the Nininger quarry. Opera tions have begun. FL Stevens named lay reader at St Pauls Ep iscopal church in Winona with preaching authority. Former Congregational minister Stevers studied in German universities two years and joined the Episcopal Church. he is son of O L Stevens, a longtime Wironpa resident.

N. W. Harris & Co Hugh Buckley Wadena Compton Township Otter Tail County Hartford Nehemiah Martin M. C. Ahern Hastings Lake Pepin St. Paul Nininger FL. Stevens St. Paul's Winona Stevers

Dan the plantation darky visits kin in Soul Caliny

A Washington Post account recalls a Georgia slaveholder and guests praising loyalty of enslaved people. Dan, a favored slave, asks for a visit to his twin brother in Soul Caliny. Granted, he walks six weeks to see him, returns whistling as promised.

Dixie Washington Post Darky George Griffin Columbus South Carolina Georgia Dan Withal Mars George Soul Caliny Reuben Atlanta Ile

Blackmail in New York Property Rights Riot

The Pittsburg Dispatch denounces a practice described as real estate blackmail in New York. Wealthy owners and agents threaten to block building projects by demanding prices far above market value, using stables or blocks of property to force buyouts and stall development in the city center.

United States New York Pittsburg Dispatch

Effects of Alcohol and Sudden Shock on Sobriety

The article explains how alcohol initially stimulates circulation but becomes injurious in excess. It describes a sudden shock potentially restoring sobriety by triggering brain centers despite alcohol induced vascular changes, suggesting a moral as well as mechanical explanation for sobriety after intoxication.

Remarkable windmill on 190 foot tower at St James

A. J. Corcoran erected a towering windmill atop Prescott Hall Butler property at St James S 1 to pump water. The tower reaches 190 feet, higher than earlier 125 foot structures, with 22 percent feet diameter and 6000 feet of pipe lifting water to 225 feet. The system supplies a 65000 gallon reservoir and has already filled it in two days.

A. J. Corcoran Prescott Hall Butler St. James, S. 1 Corcoran

Miners Strike Talks End in Deadlock in Illinois Conference

Springfield June 1 The coal operators conference opened with C C Brown chairing and Paul Morton secretary Forty operators attended but central and southern groups stayed away demanding representation by larger operators The smaller operators feared retaliation and the session adjourned with no agreement as the dispute resumes with no compromise planned.

Springfeld Coal Operators C. C. Brown Paul Morton Chicago Central

Danville Striking Miners Threaten Coal Supply

Desperate conditions in Danville Illinois as miners strike halt coal deliveries. Relief committees can canvass farms fifteen miles for food while St. Elizabeth hospital lacks coal and warmth. Miners refuse coal to nuns and stop trains carrying coal inspecting box cars for fuel.

Danville St. Elizabeth Hospital

Quiet Coke Region Amid Strikes In Scotdale Pa

Scotdale Pennsylvania reports a quiet peaceful scene as strike leaders state the governor’s proclamation targets no suppression of meetings. Strikers will hold meetings as usual while plant workers receive new labor arrivals including two carloads of African American workers for Frick Standard and forty two Austrians for Rainey company Meyer works.

Scotdale Coke Frick Standard Meyer Works Rainey Company

Birmingham Strike Talks End With No Concessions

In Birmingham on June 1 a citizens committee and the operators and miners committee met to propose a settlement to a strike. After a long conference no agreement was reached as the operators refused to roll back their 200 percent wage cut, while the strikers remain firm indicating the fight continues.

Birmingham Ala Citizens’ Mass

Miners Hold Fifty in Custody as Clash Rumors Rise

In Cripple Creek Colorado on June 1 rumors said deputies would advance on Bull Hill. Miners reportedly prepared to resist with a cautious patrol, denying deputies prisoners and noting fifty men were held by strikers as a danger precaution.

Cripple Creek Col Bull Hill Bettle Mountain

Strikers Rally After Evans Troop Presence

In Oskaloosa Iowa on June 1 striking workers, surprised by troops at Evans, regrouped and marched to the city for a mass meeting in the public square. Speakers denied violence and condemned calling out the troops. They argued the action was a suspension of labor and would hold firm until demands are met elsewhere.

Oskaloosa Iowa Evans

Strikers Halt Work At Private Mine In Keokuk County

A delegation of striking workers marched from Centerville to Deania and forced miners in a private Keokuk & Western railroad mine to stop work. The railroad, short of fuel, has cut local freight trains two days weekly.

Keokuk Iowa Centerville Deania Keokuk& Western Railroad

Four Miners Shot Dead at Powellton Mines

From Charleston June 5 a Montgomery telegraph reports that as Powellton miners left the mines last night several shots were fired from the surrounding timber. Four men were killed and the shooters were not identified. The Powellton mine owner notified the governor and asked the sheriff for protection.

Charleston W. Va Montgomery Powellton

Striking miners bolster ranks as protest grows in Cripple Creek

In Cripple Creek Colorado on June 5 the strike movement swells with 300 additional workers from the district of Uelopio. Disturbance rises as women and children travel from Victor and Altman seeking safety. Miners stack improvised explosive devices using beer kegs filled with dynamite scrap iron and railroad iron atop Globe Hill and Battle Mountain.

Cripple Creek Colo Uelopio Victor Altman Globe Hill Battle Mountain

Gov Waite to Hear Opinion on Cripple Creek Crisis

Denver dispatch reports Gov. Waite asked Assistant State's Attorney Louis and Solicitor Stephen A. Prett for an opinion on his duty during the Cripple Creek situation. They recommend granting Sheriff Bower's request for troops to aid in disarming the strikers. Arbitration terms reportedly discussed with strikers, action by the governor not yet announced.

Denver

Governor Receives Sheriff Telegram On Carterville Crisis

Governor Altgeld in Springfield receives a Williamson county dispatch from Marion stating sheriffs forces must withdraw from Carterville due to a large armed mob. He asks for deputy counts and details of violence as thirty guns with ammunition were forwarded.

Springfield Altgeld Williamson County Marion Carterville

Miners Strike In Oswalt Mines Presses Local Work Stop

Two hundred striking miners from Oswalt mines marched to the two remaining working mines in Newton Iowa and ordered the men to quit. They will not work tomorrow morning and plan to march to Otley to try to drive the workers out there.

Newton Iowa Oswalt Otley

Militia Fire Kills Four Strikers in Farmersburg

Dispatch from Belliv an reports militia opened fire on miners at Farmersburg killing four. Strikers are burning bridges behind a coal train as residents flee. Merbert and Sam Wolsey, coal operators, arrived from Shelburn to escape a rope-wielding mob.

Indianapolis Bellivan the Sentinel Farmersburg Merbert Sam Wolsey Shelburn

Strike settlement at Cripple Creek ends work stoppage

Denver reports a conference near Cripple Creek achieved a settlement. Owners will pay 35 dollars for eight hours of work and may hire both union and non union workers. The agreement ends the strike and allows mixed hires.

Denver Cripple Creek

Mob Seizes National Tube Works in McKeesport Clash

Workmen replacing strikers face a mob of several thousand as chaos grips McKeesport. Police powerless, cars halted, trolley wires cut, plant surrounded, sheriff to send 200 deputies. Thousands of strikers roam streets, attacking nonunion workers amid chaotic, violent scenes.

McKeesport National Tube Works Fifth Avenue Richards

Miners Accept Arbitration In Cripple Creek Strike

Alexander McIntosh state organizer for the miners union read the arbitration agreement to the miners on Bull Hill causing all to lay down arms. Pickets were recalled and fortifications abandoned as Cripple Creek rejoices over the settlement of the strike.

Cripple Creek Colo Alexander McIntosh Miners’ Union Bull Hill

Madman sets fire to barn after hospital escape

John Louden, a north of Ransom farmer, driven mad by grippe, escapes from Jamestown hospital and fires his deserted homestead barn. He dies in the flames with his bones found among the ashes. arsenic found on the table.

Ransom, N. D John Louden Ransom Jamestown

Elevators to be sold as Red River Valley firms fail

In Minneapolis on June 6 observers expect a sale tomorrow of forty eight elevators in Minnesota and North Dakota owned by Red River Valley Elevator company. After a joint receiver was appointed for both Red River and Northern Pacific Elevator, creditors may be paid in full with stockholders spared. Liabilities at failure stood at 440000 pounds with assets realizing 175000 and 265000 still unpaid. Bids will be opened tomorrow for the elevators and remaining assets.

Minneapolis Minnesota North Dakota Red River Valley Elevator Company Red River Valley Company Northern Pacific Elevator Company Northwest Northern Pacific Red River

Masses of Wealers Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail Erected Near Oregon Line

In Boise Idaho Judge Beatty sentenced many captured train raiders to thirty days in a jail erected near the Oregon line in Washington county ten miles from Huntington. Gen Scheffler received six months. Montpelier men Williams Lowe Westfall were jailed for six and three months respectively. Mercy petitions may be heard and provisions offered if prisoners return home.

Boise Idaho Beatty Montpelier Nampa Oregon Line Washington County Huntington Scheffler Williams Lowe Westfall Blackfoot Teast

Tragedy in Kentucky Ends in Double Shooting

Paducah Kentucky June 6 report of a fatal shooting tragedy in Calloway County. Two men named Storey and Cochran vied for Miss Kelley daughter of ex Deputy Sheriff Kelley. Storey and the girl married last Sunday. Cochran confronted Storey and shot him in the mouth killing him instantly. He then shot Kelley at his own house, the ball entering the mouth. Wesley was reported alive. Cochran fled and remained at large.

Kentucky Paducah Calloway County Storey Cochran Kelley Whelley Melley Wesley

German man in Wausau hangs self in jail awaiting trial

Carl Knaack a German about thirty, jailed last week for beating his eight month old child, died by hanging in his cell with suspenders. He had been jailed after barely escaping lynching. the infant’s injuries included broken arms and internal damage. His wife has become insane since his arrest.

Wausau Wis Carl Knaack Knaack Waonack

Death of Inmate Carl Knack in Wausau Jail

Carl Knack, jailed in Wausau awaiting examination on a murder charge for an assault on a sixteen month old step child, hanged himself with his suspenders last night. The attack occurred about two weeks earlier, during which he seized the child by the heels and beat it, breaking an arm and causing internal injuries.

Wausau Wis Carl Knack

Ackley Well Revival Promises City Water

Ackley Iowa reports the old city well, once a $10000 venture, has yielded an inexhaustible supply of cold slightly soft water after years of inactivity. City officials plan to pursue steps to use the water for municipal needs.

Ackley Iowa

Heck Receives Gold-Headed Cane From Former Associates

In Washington on June 6 John T. Heck of Winona former foreman of the interior department branch at the government printing office was honored by a midnight gathering at his home. His former aides presented him with a handsome gold‑headed cane amid speeches and warm hospitality.

Washington John T. Heck Winona Interior Department Government Printing Ofice

Uncle Sam's Pocketbook Shows Declining Gold Reserve

The May debt statement reports a treasury net cash balance of 117,854, jono with 78,693,267 in gold reserve. Advices indicate 1,400,000 in gold pledged for shipment today and 2,250,000 for tomorrow, reducing the true gold reserve to 75,045,267 by day’s end, a monthly loss near 26,000,000. Interest-bearing debt on May 31 stood at 635,041,840, up 460 for the month.

Washington, Special Treasury New York

Charter of Hoffman House Corp Nilled in New Jersey Chancery

Special-Vice Chancellor Greene nulled the Hoffman House corporation charter after a petition by Weed Stokes. The ruling ends a partnership dispute between Edward S. and Weed Stokes, who formed the Hoffman House hotel company chartered in New Jersey and operating in New York. Receivers A Oakey Hall and E W Ward Hall were appointed to wind up affairs immediately.

Jersey City Greene Hoffman House Corporation Weed Stokes Edward S Hoffman Worse Corporation New Jersey New York A. Oakey Hall E. W. Ward Hall Hofman House

Y M C A Jubilee Opened at Westminster Abbey

The international jubilee and convention of the Y M C A opened with a crowded Westminster Abbey service. The bishop of London preached as the event began. George Williams, founder of the association, attended and received a hearty reception.

London Westminster Abbey George Williams Association

Frost Damages Gardens and Crops in Middlesboro Area

Frost last night caused immense damage to gardens and growing corn in Middlesboro Kentucky. Wheat crops in the region also suffered injury.

Middlesboro

Sugar Schedule Advances in Senate Tariff Fight

The Senate adopted compromise sugar provisions, voting to keep a 40 percent ad valorem duty on raw and refined sugar with a 1.5 cent per pound differential and a bounty offset. The Peffer amendment to free sugar failed, but the sugar schedule clears the way for early bill passage with a Jan 1 1895 effective date and continued bounty until then.

Washington Senate Hill N. Y Inby S. C Messrs Manderson Perkins Mr. Quay Sherman Veffer Kyle Allen Sandwich Islands Peffer Aldrich Allison Cameron Chandler Cullom Dolph Dubois Frye Gallinger Hale Hawley Higgins Hoar Lodge McMillan Mitchell Morrill Patton Pettigrew Platt Power Shoup Teller Washburn Noyes Blackburn Blanchard Butler Caffery Call Camden Cockrell Coke Daniel Faulkner George Gibson Gordon Gray Harris Hunton Jarvis Jones Ark Lindsay McLaurin Martin Mills Morgan Murphy Pasco Pugh Ransom Roach Smith West Vilas Voorhees White Proctor Pate Wolcott Turpie Dixon McPherson Gorman Trainsbrough Palmer Irby Quey Squire Walsh Wilson Berry Stewart Petter Wyle Wis Vasco Quay Noel Aldrich Carey Chandier Davis Giallinger

Testing the Cruiser Minneapolis on Builder's Trial Trip

The United States cruiser Minneapolis began a builder's trial from Cramp's ship yard in rain. After compass adjustments the ship will pass the Delaware capes and, if weather allows, run up and down the coast. Additional sea tests are planned, with a nine knot trial between the Northwest and Southeast light ships off Cape May before returning home.

Philadelphia United States Minneapolis Delaware River Cramp Delaware Capes Cape May

Iowa crop bulletin reports severe drought damage in oats and pastures

Des Moines reports that three weeks were rainless across much of the site with grass and oats suffering severe losses. The early crop will be very light and oats damage in central and southern districts is beyond repair. With favorable weather later, Iowa may still yield a corn crop of old time proportions. Pastures are short and cattle receive extra fodder.

Des Moines Iowa Crop Bulletin Iowa

Altmann Reinhart Wedding Draws Townwide Crowd in West Newton

The 29th wedding of Joseph Altmann to Mary Reinhart at the Altmann farm near West Newton drew over 1,000 invited guests from New Ulm. The celebration lasted all day and continued into the following morning, marking the largest wedding in the area.

New Ulm Minn M Altmann West Newton Here Joseph Altmann Mary Reinhart

Lawyer Brainard to sue for damages after indignities

Clint J. Brainard of Cripple Creek, counsel for the miners union, was arrested and detained two days at the deputies camp in Divide before being sent to the jail in Colorado Springs. He says he was subjected to gross indignities and threatened with hanging and will seek $20,000 damages from El Paso County.

Marry Colo Iliness Springfield John Randolph Pulton County Carlotta J. Cox Hakodate C. S. Sammis Jacksonville University of Ilinois Champaign Breckenridge Cripple Creek Waite Colorado Springs Clint J. Brainard Miners’ Union Divide el Paso County

Street Railway Harvest Cuts Northern Pacific Service

Duluth special reports that all Northern Pacific short line trains between Duluth and Superior will be discontinued on June 9 leaving four daily trains on the St. Paul and Duluth line. The NP’s daily ridership has fallen from 10 000–12 000 to about 2 500 as the electric street railway captures nearly all business.

Duluth Special Northern Pacific Superior St. Paul & Duluth Road Electric Street Railway

No Dual Nomination Gambler Announces Run

Robert J. Gamble declared himself a candidate for congress on the Republican ticket in Yankton South Carolina. He will accept no other nomination after a state wide conference with politicians.

Yankton, S. C Robert J. Gamble Congress

Red Wing Fire Threatens Livery Barn and Property

A blaze in Red Wing Minnesota destroyed a barn behind Erkins Bros livery. Firemen fought the flames and saved most business property as the fire was brought under control.

Red Wing Minn eF’rkins Bros

The Highest Award for Dr Price Baking Powder

The Chicago Tribune reports that Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder won first prizes or diplomas for leavening power purity and general excellence at a world’s fair. A rigorous examination by a top jury with Dr N W Wiley as an expert testified to its superior quality, settling which powder is best.

Chicago Tribune Washington Wiley America

Paris carriage spree ends in chaos and deaths

In Paris at Rue de Seze l and Rue Basse du Rampart a private fiacre a washer wagon and a passer were involved as a runaway horse crashed through crowds and balconies. A servant girl in a fifth story window was killed instantly while two policemen were injured and a fiacre wheel damaged.

Rue de Sezel Basse du Rampart Paris Billingsgate Rue Cammartin London Telegraph

Seventeen Pound Lobster Stuns Fishermen at Newport

In Newport a fisherman named George Sirus hauled a giant lobster weighing seventeen pounds and over twenty inches long. A bystander noted the crustacean appeared at least eighty years old, and the creature became entangled in the pot as it surfaced. One claw was nearly lifeless while the other could bite. The find drew attention amid massachusetts undersized lobster penalties.

Newport Massachusetts George Sirus Fall River

Seaside Institute At Dr Warner’s Coraline Factory

Bridgeport Connecticut hosts the Seaside Institute inside the Coraline factory where 1600 women workers have free access. The facility offers a night school, lectures, concerts, a library reading room six marble baths and a restaurant serving meals at cost. Women learn sewing corsets weaving coraline garments and related crafts.

Warner Bridgeport Conn

Safeguards at the Bank of England

The Bank of England employs elaborate security features including balanced outer doors that require a special process to open, a bullion department flooded nightly by machinery, and an alarm linked to the manager’s sleeping area. Any theft would trigger immediate sinking of the bullion and a water pool, alerting all in the office.

Bank of England St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Should Be Called Queen Alexandrina Victoria

The passage notes that the queen is named Alexandrina Victoria, with Alexandrina used at home and Victoria as the surname from her mother. A late Paris sale reveals a letter from the duke of Kent explaining the choice of the second name based on lineage and godfather, the emperor of Russia.

Alexandrina Victoria Alexandrina Victoria Duke of Kent Paris Enperor Russia St. James Gazette

Princess Emimeh Seeks Political Marriage for her Son

Rumor says Prin cess Emimeh mother of the khedive plans a visit to Constantino ple to negotiate a marriage for her son, who turns twenty in July, with a daughter of Abdul Hamid IIs only suitable match Sultana Naime born 1876. The Turks are described as well educated and intelligent.

Emimeh Constantinople Abdul-Hamid Sultana Naime

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