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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1889
Page
2
A Boston stock broker firm dinner featured two lobsters totaling twenty eight pounds caught at Sullivan Missouri. The note recalls that only two Americans Gen Grant and William Lloyd Garrison ever enjoyed the freedom of Edinburgh.
Paper has been proposed as a rival material for kerosene oil cans. It is claimed to resist rust and leaks better than tin and not crack like glass.
The New York zoological gardens consumed 144 horses 200000 pounds of hay 27676 pounds of bread and 64 barrels of apples to feed its animals last year according to the annual audit.
About half of the paper money circulated in South America is counterfeit. But that is a matter no South American worries about. The genuine is about as bad as money can be.
Physicians experiment with electricity on cancers reporting pleasing early results. The piece notes the promise of the subtle fluid and its potential value across human activity and endeavor.
Captain Shaw seeks better fire protection for London and surrounding 118 square miles, citing water shortages as a major obstacle and asking for more efficient measures from officials.
Reports from the cotton fields of the south to the corn and wheat belts of the northwest indicate uniformly favorable prospects. The season appears poised for strong yields with optimism high among farmers and observers.
The proposed terms define a manuscript on a typewriter as typoscript and the writing machine as graphotype while noting that the typewriter remains the proper name for the device. The passage explains production flow from typewriter output to graphotype.
A French invention builds houses entirely from sheet iron. The system’s key merit is non combustibility. The metal allows diverse ornamental forms so exteriors can be as pleasing as those made with traditional materials.
Due to gum arabic scarcity the post office stops using it to seal envelopes and substitutes a foul tasting compound. Closers report dirty lips and an unpleasant taste after sealing as the new practice takes effect.
An Indian squaw enters a Bangor Missouri dry goods shop buys dress pattern along with needles thread and a thimble She asks to sew in a back room and about an hour later emerges wearing a dress made from the bought material appearing satisfied with her purchase
Women in London's West End wander armed with squirt guns filled with dirty water. They slyly spray coats and dresses, bow to apologize for the splash, and offer to wipe with a clean apron. The ruse often yields a generous tip.
The recovery of the Dutch king after a period of illness astonishes subjects. Many wealthy families bought black cloth for mourning and churches hung black drapery, but with the king’s revival these preparations seem wasted and buyers are dispirited.
Jor H Johnston of Richmond county Georgia recovered his missing steer after rain uncovering dark blotches washing from the animal under a grove. The steer's disguise of shoe blacking was revealed and the animal was recovered on the way home.
In Woodstock Georgia Miss Dollie Gresham and Will Dial wed after eloping at night. They summoned Rev Hawkins to a nearby woods church where, under moonlight, six witnesses witnessed the ceremony as pursuers menaced the union but did not interrupt.
Report notes Missourians at a Washington hotel discussing the Youngers still confined in Stillwater jail. A speaker urged Minnesota's governor to refuse clemency and praised Missouri for capturing the murderers. The piece also covers John F Scanlan's Washington visit and rumors of a White House meeting about Patrick Egan and Cronin related matters.
Earthquake tremors rattled New Bedford and a Rochester area fire destroyed a large frame house owned by Mrs. Robert Smith with partial insurance coverage. Notable injuries included G W Works and George D. Lewis from refinery and St. Louis works. John Gavin sustained severe burns. A fatal train wreck near St. Louis killed John Gebhardt, 27, as others were injured. Oswego endured a severe storm with hail ruinous to crops and a mass meeting disrupted. The burgess yacht Merle ran aground near Nine Mile Point, crew saved. an unknown schooner ashore at Fair Haven.
Personal mention notes the arrest of Rev. Charles Hudson Smith once pastor of Dorchester Massachusetts Pilgrim Congregational church and Rochester Minnesota. It cites mental strain from a lost child linked to his disappearance and adds details from Rev. Joseph Rogers about Sioux bill sentiment at Rosebud agency.
Indictments and ambushes populate the docket from New Orleans to Chili. Edwin Harris faces embezzlement charges. Geer and Dousenheldee die in a Virginia duel. a Juarez police captain is shot by a Mexican officer. Desperate battles flare near Carthage and Seattle fires end without loss.
Report claims during a czar’s visit the Shah of Persia signed a covert agreement that temporarily cedes the northern Persian territories to Russia. The accord remains unconfirmed by official sources, prompting diplomatic concern.
In Rome on Sunday June 9, thirty thousand people including students and deputies marched to unveil the Bruno statue. Deput y Bovie praised the martyr and warned of freethought challenges to papal power. The pope is depressed and praying. Vatican envoys sent four hundred telegrams of protest.
The last company of militia leaves the Spring Valley mines and sixteen additional men resume work. No further trouble is expected. Opium seized in Minnesota transfers will be sold at public auction July 1 by order of the U S district court. Four hundred pounds lie with treasury officials.
D M Sabin once U S Senator from Minnesota faces a divorce suit in Stillwater amid gossip of habitual drunkenness and morphine use by his wife E Amelia Hutchins Sabin. Reports say Mrs Sabin, a noted Washington hostess, has long lived at the asylum for inebriates in Flushing and the couple adopted three children from Fargo and a relative.
Wallace Bros. circus workers enticed Miss Agnes Marshall, daughter of a wealthy Boone mine owner, to travel with them aided by Ethel Gray and an unnamed candy butcher. Gray and the butcher are jailed. Miss Marshall is in custody in Boone as authorities pursue all involved.
The markets show varied readings with wheat and corn unsettled while oats and rye hold steady. Butter and eggs show mixed strength with dairy products fetching modest gains and losses across regional quotations in Chicago Minneapolis and St Paul.
Turmoil erupts in Rochester as Coroner F B Mosee is alleged to have altered pages of the Combs autopsy record. Officials say erasures and inserted dates prove tampering to influence a grand jury and possible inquest plans. The case widens scrutiny of local justice and officials.
Reports detail interrogations of Dr. Collins Coroner Mosse and witnesses as the Ramsey county grand jury convenes over killings at the hospital and alleged abuse by attendants. Fears of mistreatment emerge with testimony about a violent episode and a patient’s beating while restrained.
The Minnesota board of trustees for the insane and the governor will meet to decide Dr. Bowers fate. Public sentiment expects a sacrifice while officials refuse to reveal specifics. The session included Dr. Bowers and Secretary Hart with a later afternoon meeting planned. Maj Strait lamented his past remark and defended Bowers career while denying political motives in appointments.
At the Rostgrup Agency meeting Gen Crook addressed about treaty terms with the Sioux and Hollow Horn Bear opposed but praised his brains. Maj Warner explained terms while Two Strikes pressed for higher land payment. by Sunday morning about seven hundred names were on the rail with more expected. The Behring Sea dispute is discussed as the U S seeks jurisdiction to protect seal fisheries and prepare a diplomatic case with Britain.
The piece portrays the young Emperor of China and his imperial mother as formidable athletic figures. It contrasts their ages and roles with the heavy duties of rule, noting the emperor’s isolation behind palace walls and the lack of ordinary childhood experiences.
The Behring Sea crisis needs an international pact to protect seal fisheries. Nations including Great Britain Russia and Japan showed interest in Bayard s conference invites two years ago but Britain later withdrew under pressure from its colonial sealier interests and the proposed conference collapsed.
Washington gears up for the next census with 175 supervising districts and about 1,000 enumerators in Minnesota. Minnesota may appoint four supervisors, while South and North Dakota expect two and one additional supervisors respectively. Positions hinge on Senate approval and congressmen’s recommendations, with patronage shaping the campaigns.
Inquest witnesses test for hours before Chief Hubbard testifies about an interview with Woodruff. The jury verdict declares Cronin’s death violent and links a conspiracy involving members of a secret society to murder and body concealment. Sullivan arrested. two New York suspects Maroney and McDonald held on Cream murder ties.
A collection of jokes and quips from late 19th early 20th century humor columns. It includes lines about cats and dogs, missionaries marriage, a pupil misreading a worm doughnut, and social gibes on politics and boomerangs. The piece previews light, witty exchanges and quick one liners from newspapers and era humorists.
Yesterday Judge Brown dissolved the injunction in Traverse county seat dispute. A detective attempted to serve notices on lawyers but mistook banker Andrew Peterson for attorney Henry Johns. The spoof ended with no service and the pursuers recovering records and safes in Brown's Valley.
In Lakeport California the Aurora or Avalanche reports Prof. Overholster severed the head of a neuroptera insect for class study. The headless body reportedly stood on six legs and moved when touched before dying after eighty four hours.
The Albert Lea post office was settled by appointing Hans O. Harkness as postmaster, replacing Stacey who supported Thomas Wilson and opposed Congressman Dunnell. Harkness, a leading Scandinavian Republican of Freeborn County, helped rally support for the ticket and carried the county by a good margin.
The influx of Mormons from Idaho and Utah into Alberta grows as they buy large land tracts from the Alberta Railway and Coal company. A. M. Stonehouse, a former British Columbia legislator now in the colony, says associates will practice polygamy if they wish, challenging federal authority.
Suspension of work at the Iron King mine sparks fears among small stockholders of a potential freeze out. The Burton group originally held 320000 shares, selling across 3 to 15 dollars. Over 17000000 dollars in cash, largely Milwaukee capital, was invested, plunging the venture into loss and leaving a 50000 dollar debt.
Halvor Erickson of Wahpeton Oak was found wandering Moorhead streets in a nude, violent state. Detained as unmanageable and sent to Jameston insane asylum after relatives were contacted.
Detroit Free Press recounts a Chicago girl's Violet luncheon for her friends. Ten courses served by a caterer. a long mirror framed by violet borders and maiden hair ferns graced the table. The hostess wore white cashmere with violet velvet trim and carried a violets painted lace fan. White and blue violets filled gilded wicker baskets at each plate. A string band played softly as guests laughed and talked.
A Siamese constable was publicly displayed near a police station with hands bound and a placard confessing theft of a king’s sword. The notice states the inspector’s anger at the act but argues the crime is not serious since “everybody here does the same.”
The piece notes 5,000 contenders for 150 consulships with 4,850 losing applicants left seeking consolation amid disappointment.
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