11 Jun 1886
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1886
Page
1
Train numbers 1 3 4 5 6 7 and 8 show daily or partial schedules arriving from the south or west with specific times. Local items note a $300 band donation from Wadena, Duluth events, court actions in Winona and Cleveland, and policy moves on land acts and Duluth station funding.
The article notes the Chicago printers’ price increase dispute settled by board arbitration. It also reports the Wisconsin Central Line moving to new offices at Nicollet House Block in Minneapolis near Washington and Nicollet avenues. It mentions the United Workmen of Dakota under Minnesota grand lodge and a plan to create a territorial grand lodge. Beecher denied death rumors after a Saturday report. It states about 14 159 papers in the U S and two Duluth papers opposing Nelson’s return.
The royal infant of Spain will live in history as the only person born a monarch in that country. England has no similar case and France has only one such figure, John, in 1316.
Mayor Ames resists broader tribute demands and enforces the standard liquor license fee of 500 dollars per year. Brainerd could follow the example as a potential beneficiary or cautionary case.
A labor paper reports workers at the Pullman City car works have succumbed as rent burdens mount. The company controlled homes and stores, turning the once gilded Pullman paradise into a gilded prison for laborers.
London press reports anxiety about the alien land bill in Congress aimed at barring foreign capitalists and corporations from owning American land. Many land purchases in the United States have halted and a Wyoming buyer with 197000 acres seeks a rapid sale.
The speech argues Brainerd should host the judgeship for at least one term and warns rights have been neglected. It proposes special terms of court at Duluth to accommodate St. Louis County if needed to avoid inconvenience.
In Nelson a girl not quite 13 ran away with a 20 year old. She climbed a window and jumped to meet him on the porch roof. They married at once before a justice of the peace. Her father pursued with a sheriff but the girl swore she was 18 and the county judge ruled the marriage legal. The father vows revenge.
The Cleveland Lecter reports Miss Folsome loves President Cleveland and he is deeply in love with her. It notes Cleveland’s net worth estimated between 100000 and 200000 dollars and Mrs. Cleveland’s expected 50000 from her grandfather's estate, totaling about 300000 dollars. The latter details are unrelated to the romance.
Dr D P Bigger of Brainerd at the Merchants said the dam over the Mississippi at that point aids immediate construction. The condemnation board, of which he is chairman, meets in Brainerd today to hear landowners’ damage claims. He expects appeals to county court and a possible dam start this season with water power boosting local industry and a genuine Brainerd boom.
In the House Representative Miller of Texas introduces a bill to fund free common school education for children ages eight to eighteen. It would provide 8 million dollars annually for ten years, contingent on states maintaining free schools for at least two months yearly and allocating local funds. Distribution would follow each state’s share of illiterates over ten years old relative to the national total.
The new biennial law ushers fall elections with county officials likely seeking re election while a railroad ticket may form an opposition. Knute Nelson is expected for Congress at the Bloody Fifth convention in Brainerd on the 30th, Duluth objects but cannot block wires. Capt. C B Sleeper touted for judge in the Eleventh Judicial district to replace O P Stearns. The legislative race has begun buzzing though no candidates have declared yet.
District Master Workmen J P McGaughey reports from Cleveland that Powderly faces no opposition and emphasizes education over rapid membership growth. A three person Washington committee is formed, a Minneapolis meeting in 1887 is planned, and Henry George will lecture under Knights of Labor auspices.
A long standing Philadelphia trade in blackbirds runs annually from April to October with dozens of twelve bird bunches sold at 25 cents each. Birds are shot by farmers and sportsmen, parboiled and baked in pies for tenderness, while the pieces discuss feeding habits and misbeliefs about carrion eating.
The Buffalo Express notes Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s tale Perdita now issued as a book. It highlights the opening scene of a girl at a wood edge peering through gloom, and remarks the line is sharper than if she had strained her eyes through a sieve.
A lively meeting at the Villard laid plans for a Brainerd July 4 celebration. Pledges total around 800 to 900 dollars with a fireworks display and a full day program. Committees named include General Solicitations Music Orations Races Fireworks Dancing Transportation with notable members such as C H Kindred N McFadden and F Kinred.
Hartley farm, three miles from town, offers wild hay at four dollars per ton. C. L. Spaulding, Lumberman's Exchange Bank.
Report notes minimal crop harm in the Northwest from recent late frosts with vegetables as the only affected category. Local growers reported little impact on grain and fruit crops, while vegetable beds showed scattered damage in isolated plots.
Report says Tuesday brought general rain across the Northwest. Farmers note crops are in excellent condition and benefiting from the moisture, with no reported damage or ponding. Weather outlook remains unsettled with scattered showers possible into the week.
M C Russell, a prominent figure in Brainerd, has launched a new Journal publication in Watertown Dakota, signaling a notable media expansion for the region.
A New York reporter tracking anarchists notes they are usually supported by their wives. A telegram reports P. W. Davis was sentenced in Franklin county circuit court at Union Mo to two years in state prison and a $500 fine for attempting to wreck the first freight train out of St. Louis during the March 26 strike and for shooting at guards.
The Elk River club silent after losses last week. They beat Brainerd 13 to 6, then lost 14 to 4. In St Paul they fell to the Red Caps 20 to 5 after a sleepless road trip, prompting calls for more practice before the season.
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