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Brainerd Dispatch

Location

Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1894

Page

3

Coxeyite Demonstration Halts Northern Pacific Trains

In Piswerick North Dakota on June 13 Coxeyism surges as over 100 march westward and 700 assemble in town seeking to seize trains. Police eject leaders from a special train carrying Northern Pacific official C J Wilson. Deputies sworn in as protection is sought from federal marshals to prevent further disruption.

Piswerck N. D Northern Pacific Doo C. J. Wilson Dakota Division Sloan Toxwlay Uncle Sam

First Quadrennial Convention Hecios in Chicago

Four hundred fifty delegates gathered in Abrig's hall Chicago June 13 to open the American Railway union quadrennial convention led by President Eugene V Debs. Debs criticized Carnegie Frick and Pullman and praised miners for the Great Northern strike. A major action was a resolution denouncing the Tawney bill mandating arbitration between railways and workers.

Chicago American Railway Union Abrig’s Hall Eugene V. Debs Howard Debs Carnegies Frick George M. Pullman Great Northern Anon Congress

Sick tramp suspected in farmer disappearance near Pandas

Charles Lind vanished from his farm near Pandas Wisconsin about four weeks ago. A half unloaded hay load and missing clothing hint he was attacked during unloading. Three horses were left behind. one starved, others wandered. A letter to Lind’s Chicago-based brother proves no knowledge of the event. Suspicion turns on a sick tramp who had sheltered there and claimed to be from Gen Kelly’s army. Lind reportedly came from a wealthy Swedish family.

AsPand Wis Charles Lind Lind Chicago Curry Kelly Sweden

Knights of the Pestle Open Tenth Minnesota Meeting

The Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Association opens its tenth annual meeting at Hotel St. Louis Minnetonka. Over 150 members attend from across the state for a mix of routine business and outing pleasure while inviting all druggists to join.

Knights of the Pestle Minneapolis Knights of the Mortar and Pestle Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Association St. Louis Minnetonka Milwaukee

Government to Withdraw Import Duty Ends Political Troubles

Brussels June 13 political troubles are expected to end as the government withdraws the import duty that the Left opposed, removing the need for the chamber of deputies to sit beyond today.

Brussels Chamber of Deputies

Five Women Die After Gas Suffocation in Glasgow

Five women including a Salvation Army member suffocated in bed when gas escaped during the night in Glasgow. Authorities report the tragedy occurred in a private residence, with the victims identified by local police and witnesses describing a sudden, fatal event.

Glasgow Salvation Army

Parkhurst Seen As Favored For New York Mayor Nod

New York observers report that Special-A crusade supporters back Rev C H Parkhurst for mayor and allege an anti Tammany sentiment has gathered around him for two years, suggesting his nomination should be forced.

New York C. H. Parkhurst

Third Time Fatal Fire Burns Webster City Man

G W Foral, a harness dealer and former city officer in Webster City Iowa, was burned to death at 1 30 AM after starting a jail fire while confined for drunkenness. He had previously set fires in the jail twice before this fatal act.

Webster City Iowa G. W. Foral

Delegates Fail To Name Candidate In Twenty Fourth District

Delegates to the Twenty fourth congressional district convention in Pittsburg Pa met to nominate a candidate but after twenty five ballots without result the body adjourned to meet at McKeesport in two weeks The final tally showed Eberhart 17 Acheron 46 Heoopwood 14 Morris 4

Pittsburg Congress McKeesport Eberhart Acheron Heoopwood Morris

Taft Issues Sealed Orders After Strikers Tear Notices

Judge Taft of the U S court learned that Bellaire Ohio strikers tore down notices posted by deputy marshals under his restraining order issued Tuesday. The court dispatched sealed orders to the locality to uphold court authority.

Cincinnati Taft United States Court Bellaire Ohio

Chamberlain Freed After Cattle Rustler Suspicion

Fred Chamberlain of S. D. was arrested on suspicion of being a Gregory county cattle rustler, but no examination occurred and he was released for lack of evidence.

Chamberlain S. D Fred Chamberlain Gregory County

ARMOR PLATE FRAUDS TARGET WARSHIP TESTS

Washington June 12. The armor plate investigating committee plans a new move to locate weak spots on warships. They expect the navy to remove plates from the gunboats Mathias and Terror for testing. Lieutenant Ackerman testified on plate history and inspection work at Carnegie works.

Washington Armor P Navy Department Mathias Machies Brooklyn Navy Yard Lieut. Ackerman Carnegie Works Carnegie Company New York Catchings Kountz Lieut Wilner Leutenant

Sugar Meeting At Senator Brice House Cited

Washington June 12. Senator Caffrey testified before the sugar trust investigating committee recounting his meeting with Mr Havemeyer at Senator Brice's house. He described prior discussions on ad valorem versus specific sugar duties and Brice's invitation to Havemeyer. Henry R Reed denied knowledge of sugar stock speculation by senators. The committee will report Chapman's refusal to answer and proceed in executive session.

Washington Caffrey Sugar Trust Havenwyer Senator Brice Havemeyer Senator Price Offery White Brice United States Mr. Havemeyer Hlavemeyer Henry R. Reed Reed Chapman Senate Edwards and Shriver

For the Farmers Horns in cattle and dehorning debate

A Jersey Bulletin piece argues for dehorning cattle to reduce harm and neglects horns as a nuisance. It mixes farm practice notes with a broader call to license and regulate horned cattle, detailing feeding, milking, and herd management observed on the writer’s farm along with opinions on public policy.

Muley Hassan Dies and Succeeds by Son in Morocco

News from Tangier reports the death of Sultan Muley Hassan while traveling between Rabat and the capital. Rumor says his son Mulai Abdul Aziz was proclaimed sultan. Foreign representatives confer on the death as orderly transition, with no disturbances expected.

Tangier Sultan Muley Hassan Morocco Mulai Abdul Aziz Rabat

London Banker Reports Tangier Dispatch On Moroccan Sultan

A London banker received a dispatch from Tangier dated today claiming the late Moroccan sultan was foully murdered. The report notes prevailing belief in the murder among observers in Tangier and London circles.

London Tangier Morocco

Chicago case delays in Pienderesst assassination plot

In Chicago on June 12 the Pienderesst assassination case faced further delay as Judge Payne, not in criminal court, refused to grant a continuance previously agreed for September. The matter was postponed for now while the hearing is briefly continued.

Chicago Pienderesst Chetlain Payne

Missouri River Rise Bets Farm Lands in Nebraska Floods

Omaha reports the Missouri river rising steadily within four feet of danger. Currents damage farms above and below the city as a terrific rain drenches Northeastern Nebraska today.

Omaha Nebraska

Desperate clash with horse thieves leaves two dead

News from Seminole country reports a fierce clash near Guthrie between Fort Smith deputy marshals and a gang of horse thieves. One deputy wounded critically, John Fletcher and Iary Newcom killed in the exchange.

Guthrie Okla Fort Smith Court John Fletcher Iary Newcom

Pueblo Paper Suspends in Colo After Union Run

The Journal of Pueblo Colorado suspended publication again today and is believed dead beyond hope of resurrection. Earlier it had operated for a few weeks on a cooperative plan by the typographical union.

Pueblo Veblo Colo Unitedress Typographical Union

Miller Missing From St Paul After May Travel

Jos Miller a Milwaukee Road mail agent living in Spencer Olwa searches St Paul for his brother George W Miller who vanished after leaving Hutchinson Kansas in May. George bought a ticket from St Louis to St Paul and left May 12 but did not reach St Paul by May 14. family has no knowledge of his whereabouts.

St. Paul Special Jos. Miller Milwaukee Road Spencer Olwa George W. Miller Hutchinson Kan St. Louis

House Committee to Report Nicaragua Canal Acquisition Bill

The committee on interstate and foreign commerce in Washington decided to report a government bill to acquire the Nicaragua canal and oversee its completion. Senator Morgan's measure will be adopted with committee-advised changes. British influence in Nicaragua is cited as accelerating the work against the United States.

Washington, Special House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce House Nicaragua Canal Morgan Nicaragua United States

Creamery Sharp Baffles Iowa Farmers

In Buckeye township Alden Iowa a man from the East bought a creamery and contracted to supply milk. After one butter shipment he disappeared taking the operation with him and leaving patrons ten days of cream supply unpaid.

Creamery Sharp Alden Iowa Buckeye Township

Lucania Lowers She Record On New York Run

The Cunard steamer Lucania arrived from New York and set a new record by thirteen minutes while steaming seventeen miles farther than on the prior voyage. Her voyage time was five days twelve hours and fifty eight minutes.

Lucania Queenstown Special Cunard New York

A Coop for Chicks and Simple Poultry Housing

A cheap easily cleared chick coop is made from weatherboard or waste lumber. Use pieces about thirty inches long and place them side by side to form a coop width. The Ohio suggests a quick, low cost method using on hand materials to provide shelter for young birds.

Ohio

Building a Simple Hen Coop From a 2x4

Instructions describe cutting a 2x4 scantling into four thirty inch pieces to form a square frame with a U shaped roof. A door is made at one end for hens and a bottom extends two inches beyond the coop with slats nailed around its edge to allow placement inside the frame without fastening the bottom.

Building a Dry Vermin-Proof Poultry Coop

A description explains a coop design that is dry vermin proof and easy to clean. The frame and floor are shown in figures with instructions to lift the coop from the floor, brush away waste, sprinkle dry earth or sand, then replace.

Pruning and Training Tomato Plants Guide

Ohio experiment station bulletin outlines staking and pruning for tomatoes. Set end and intermediate stakes, weave two wires to form a trellis, train plants to a single stem, pinch off ground suckers, and tie as plants grow. Trellised plants ripen earlier, resist rot, and can yield higher profits despite lower yield per plant.

Ohio Experiment Station

Hume’s herd earns 50.54 per head in yearlong dairy account

Mr. Alex Hume of Burnbrae Can. reports in the Farmers Advocate that his herd of 27 cows produced about 50.54 per head over the year January 1 1893 to January 4 1894. His book shows all income and expenses for that period.

Alex Hume Burnbrae, Can

Receipts and Expenditures for Dairy Herd Totals

Records show milk shipments totaling 80 000 lbs at creamery costing 364 27 and 181 000 lbs whey at 8 000 withs. Includes 1 bull 2 deevs 3 springers and 27 cows. Expenditure lists ensilage 225 00 hay 105 00 and pension costs 6338 41.

Chesa Doig Wikow Snk Vndansass

Feeding fattening practices for market animals

The text outlines fattening cattle and other meat animals to reach market weight while avoiding excess fat. It advises gradual feed increases, monitoring condition, and timing to avoid feed loss, noting summer heat and winter cold as least favorable for fattening. N. J. 8.

Value of nitrogen and legumes in soil fertility

Nitrogen is vital yet hard to render usable for plants. Air is mostly nitrogen, but breathable oxygen is used. Legumes with bacteria fix nitrogen. plowing under clover or cow peas can enrich sterile soils, making crops grow cheaper. The article invites readers to follow a series on farm chemistry and green growth.

Periodical Cicadas Seen In Two Broods This Year

Department of Agriculture notes that 17 year cicadas will appear in two large broods this year. A Peoria editor reports farmers fear corn loss though damage is minor unless locusts swarm nursery stock. Cicadas lay eggs in twig bark, hatch in two weeks, then live underground for seventeen years before maturing. The sting is harmless, not deadly, similar to grasshoppers.

Department of Agriculture Peoria

Country Florists Offer Homegrown Flowers for Profit

A rural opportunity invites boys girls and women to grow flowers for sale at home. The piece shares a neighbor's view on easy earnings via wagon or hand cart deliveries of potted geraniums fuchsias and seedling baskets sold at fair prices, providing garden income with little effort.

Lam

Poultry Rearing Tips From an Old Farm Note

A 28 to 26 day hatch for pheasant eggs is noted. Avoid tonics for healthy fowls. Prime hens should yield three times their weight in eggs annually. Large breed chicks hatch at 22 days if incubator temperature is slightly low. Eggs from hens without cocks store longer. Remove males after hatchings in summer. Poultry farming can supply food and modest cash. A hen bred true must be kept with its single mating cock. Ten year olds may show mongrel traces. Beef blood is rich in nitrogen but fed only 1 2 times weekly. boiling in a bran mix.

Yvette Guilbert Paris Yvette Eldorado Madame Frances Zola Bois de Boulogne Jerome K. Jerome

I Do Not Wish To Hush A Wife Confession

A terse dialogue from the New York Weekly features a husband affirming and a wife revealing a secret lament about an old hat and past partners. The exchange hints at scandal and social norms surrounding marriage and discretion.

New York Weekly

Yvette Guilbert A Parisianist of Fierce Stage Power

A portrait of Yvette Guilbert as a definitive Parisian cabaret icon. her coarse voice, painted lips, and streetwise artistry mesmerize audiences. The piece recalls her rise from a shopgirl to a celebrated chanteuse, her defiance of convention, and a pivotal moment performing for Zola’s publishers.

Mirror revealed swift nest in chimney

An observer used a fishing rod and a mirror to view a swift nest from below. He glimpsed an eggshell with a hatching chick and paused, worried that his intrusion might harm the birds before finally noting a swift parent returned to the nest.

Treasure Seekers in Mexico Near Toluca Search for 20 Million

Excavators near Toluca continue work on the Hacienda of Jalpa where local legend says 20 million dollars in gold silver and jewels were buried by bandits led by Cristobal Nava. State troops guard the sites as several parties pursue the treasure hoping for peaceable recovery of the hoard.

Toluca Mexico Jalpa St. Louis Globe-Democrat Cristobal Nava Pedro Altamirano

The Truth About Small Feet and Big Feet in Women

The essay argues feet vary by nature not heredity. It contrasts small feet and large feet among social strata, praising large footed women with shoes that fit well. It notes vanity, envy, and the value of proper footwear to mitigate unattractiveness while honoring practical charm.

Vere de Vere Wester

Moral of the Lawyer and the Free Advice

A Connecticut old man seeks free legal counsel from a new local lawyer. After a rude exchange, he pays five dollars for advice and ends up paying ten more to a judge for later guidance. The tale ends with the man paying fifteen dollars in total for legal advice.

Connecticut

Royal Baking Powder Wins No Superior Award at World Fair

The official reports state no baking powder earned a top award at the Chicago World's Fair. Dr Hl Wiley secretary of awards confirms the claim of another company is false and no highest award was given to it. The Royal Baking Powder is described as the purest and strongest and has received the highest award at every fair where exhibited in competition with others.

Hl. W. Wiley Royal

Fire at Burmese Village Triggers Reluctant Pump Helpers

An English traveler in Burmah finds villagers at a burning house passive and unhelpful. He assigns men to pump, but laziness prevails until a local, Pho Too, smiles through the threat of loss. The scene ends with the Englishman laughing and abandoning the effort as flames seem to amuse the onlookers.

Burmah Pho

Annamite Envoys in Paris in Regal Attire and Gifts

Annamite envoys visiting Paris display extravagant dress with cloth of gold robes, winged silk hats, and thick sandal shoes. They present President Carnot with gifts including yellow silk, an inlaid teak cabinet, antique porcelain vase, two golden trees, seven gold and seven silver coins, two swords with mother of pearl and ivory mounts.

Paris New York Evening Post Salon Annan Carnot France Annamite Empire

War scare warned by French writer on future conflict

A French critic argues that new German rifles presage a future war of immense slaughter. He envisions battlefields hosting hundreds of thousands of corpses and pestilence sweeping rural areas, calling rulers who provoke such carnage the greatest criminals. The London Telegraph notes the sobering shift in attitudes.

Germany Loudon Telegraph

Boy Writes Fishing Tale With Odd Word Choice

A student named Johnny Bates writes a fishing excursion piece for class. The teacher explains the phrase contract a cold and notes Johnny’s humorous misuse of contracted to mean catching five perch and one horn pout.

Johnny Bates Johnny

Debunked Myths and Misleading Historic Tales

A Philadelphia Press commentary questions long standing legends and misattributions. It argues Alexander the Great never wept for conquest, Archimedes did not burn ships with burning glasses, and Cleopatra and Vinegar tales are myths, while Pitt and Johnson phrases are misattributed. The piece mocks famed claims as dubious.

Tumulus Alexander the Great India la Republique Archimedes Syracuse Pitt Johnson Hannibal Alps Cleopatra Temple Philadelphia Press

The Troubadour and the Lady at the Castle Gate

A troubadour played guitar at the castle gate while a lady in the window listened and mused about marriage trends. She then closed the blinds and returned to her apartment above the moat, noting her fear of bicycle built for two.

Texas Servant Changes Employers Biweekly Says Matilda Snowball

In Texas a colored servant changes her employer about every two weeks. Matilda Snowball greets Belinda Jackson and asks who she is living with now. Belinda replies she is not living with anyone and is married.

Texas Matilda Snowball Belinda Jackson

The Horrors of indigestion described in a tonic ad

A sensational description compares indigestion to ghost stories but states the problem is real. It lists symptoms such as heartburn wind on the stomach heart palpitation extreme nervousness and offers Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy that also banishes malaria constipation and biliousness.

Hostetter

No Need to Tell Public About Senators’ Cigar Habit

A columnist argues that detailing senators private habits serves little public interest and distracts from policy debates. The piece urges focusing on governance over personal vices.

Falstaff Reborn by Historians and Opera’s Help

Critics claim Sir John Falstaff’s image is rehabilitated by history and Verdi influenced by turning Shakespeare’s boastful fat knight into a heroic figure. They argue Falstaff’s real-life namesake Sir John Fastolfe from Caister Castle, Norfolk, inspired the portrayal, though many details conflict with Shakespeare’s testimony.

Sir John Falstaff Old Jack Prince Hal Henry VIII Falstaff Richard III John Verdi Shakspeare Jack Sir John Caistercastle Norfolk France Joan of Arc Orleans John Fastolfe

Never Buy Whiskey for Medicinal Purposes

A cautionary note warns against using whiskey for medical needs and cautions that bottlers with celebrated names are often spurious. It promotes Uncle Sam's Morgan Whiskey as a superior product and urges readers to consult their druggist or retail dealer for it.

Isolation Misunderstood by Servant and Maid

A servant girl fears scarlet fever in a family with several children. The mistress says the boy is isolated and adults rarely get the disease. The girls joke that isolation means putting him on ice and that an adult is a girl who works out, revealing comical misinterpretations.

Hetty Julia

No lending to the poor on a dime

A proverb expresses hope you are not the person who would take a rich man’s mint but give a poor man only a penny. The remark contrasts generosity with stinginess in financial aid.

Chemical Reactions Studied Electrically

M J Garnier shows that mixtures of metallic oxides and wood charcoal change electrical resistance as reactions proceed. The varying current indicates the reaction stage, allowing metallurgical operations to be followed. Manufacturers can monitor by amperometers and voltmeters during steel copper nickel production and refinement.

M. J. Garnier

Stanton Woman Farms, Ships 102000 Lbs Poultry in Two Months

Businesswoman Mrs James Miller of Stanton Minnesota runs a prosperous farm and poultry business. Over the past sixty days she shipped 102000 pounds of poultry to Eastern markets and paid farmers more than 8000 dollars in cash. She has operated her own business for fifteen years.

James Miller Stanton, Minn

Cartoonist Sells Idea for Four Dollars

The editor notes a fresh idea struck him while his wife reports a cartoonist in earnest to sell his concept for four dollars. The exchange hints at a quirky behind the scenes moment in the newsroom.

He Proposes Marriage Sharply Asks for Truth

A couple exchanges blunt questions and answers about motive and integrity. The man demands a direct pledge while the woman affirms her decision, joking about not being backed by a syndicate.

Hegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerine Ad

Ad promotes Hegeman's Camphor ice with glycerine as original remedy for chapped hands cold sores and related conditions. Ends with vague origin claim and location in Haven.

Hegeman Haven

Silent Resolve Breaks Off Engagement In Quiet Divorce

A woman recoils from a man’s closeness and grapples with ending their engagement and planning a divorce. She hears his footsteps fade and, though torn, accepts the need to pursue separation. She sits, reading as the moment passes and a new resolve forms.

Beetle Confronts Worm Over Rumored Turnabout

On a dewy gravel walk a beetle questions a worm about a rumored change. The worm laughs and promises an athletic display, while the beetle senses the rumor’s basis in fact and watches for proof.

Compass plant guides travelers on the plains

The compass plant of the Western plains has magnetic leaves and north pointing petals. It has aided travelers who wander from their camp and become lost on the plains, serving as a valuable prairie guide according to the St Louis Globe Democrat.

Western Plains St. Louis

Watch and satchel theft sparks query on engravers

A traveler asks if local engravers are on strike after a thief stole his watch and satchel six hours ago and carved his name on them to prevent loss, seeking information from the bureau of information and railroad clerk Lt. in New York Weekly.

Podunk Bureau of Information Theormer New York

Public Business Men Experiment With Theories

In private affairs, public business men experiment with theories they would hoot. The brief note suggests a contrast between公开 activities and private discussions in business circles.

Wealthy use cheap dollars to buy lusury of life

A compact observation notes that only the rich can afford the indulgence of cheap money, while servants and common folk see life through a narrow lens. It frames economic disparity as a societal luxury issue.

iShiloh’s Cure Ta Sold on Guarantee to Cure Consumption

An advertisement claims a cure for consumption and a cough remedy priced at 25d and 81d. It asserts belief alone is insufficient for Christianity and emphasizes faith plus action.

iShiloh

Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve Promise

An old trader extols Hanson's Magic Corn Salve with a money back guarantee. The ad claims it cures corns and urges readers to ask their druggist, noting a price in cents and a quip about saving a dollar by saving a cent.

Hanson

Halts Catarrh Cure is a constitutional cure

An advertisement from Price, The presents Halts Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. The short notice asserts a health benefit with no further medical endorsement or proof.

Price, the

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