19 Jun 1884
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1884
Page
1
Official Brainerd paper notes advance price 81.50 per car in advance. Items mention New York State Blaine clubs, Brainerd city and counties, Broadway revival, Milwaukee bank closure, Virginia politics, postal rate cut for newspapers, Minneapolis festival success, and cracker fire reports.
The House passed a river and harbor bill without the Hennepin canal clause. Lawmakers debated funding and project scope as the provision was struck from the measure.
Mille Lacs was the first county in the State to hold her convention and declare for Blaine this year. Fargo 13 wrought up over the removal of School Superintendent Cowen by the board of education.
A boy near Wheeling West Virginia was driven insane by Baptist revival meetings and killed his mother and sister. The incident centers on religious gatherings and a family tragedy unfolding in a rural area.
The Harvard university overseers have decided not to confer the degree of Doctor of Laws on Governor Robinson of Massachusetts. The decision follows deliberations in the university's governance meeting.
The large flouring mill of Geo. H. Johnston at Detroit Run in Clay County burned Tuesday night, resulting in a complete loss of the facility and its contents.
Employees of Little & Simonds and Barnhart Lumber in Duluth walk out demanding higher pay from $1.50 to $1.75 per day. The action involves multiple crews and could affect local sawmill operations.
E. H. Perry has been made deputy chief clerk in the New York custom house over Collector Robertson’s head. His man was objectionable to Secretary Folger.
The Cumberland Inlet catch by the New London crew realized $15,720 with $12,230 earned from bone, marking the richest total value ever recorded for a whale.
Minnesota this year will be the second wheat producing state of the Union, with California leading. The text suggests Minnesota may move into the lead in a year or two as farming valleys and plains in Dakota are settled, shaping future production standings.
M G Norton will not serve on the Republican national committee due to private business pressures. Indications point to ex Gov Davis being selected to fill the position.
Two Indians named Frank Tib Bets and John Kewas were arrested at the Leech Lake reservation Saturday for selling whisky to Indians and placed in jail at St. Paul yesterday by a deputy United States Marshal.
In an interview Mr. Butler says Mr. Blaine is a strong candidate who will carry Ohio and be the great choice of Pennsylvania. He predicts strong enthusiasm in the West and warns Democrats not to underrate his strength. The public opinion of Butler’s sagacity is expected to improve.
Information received Tuesday that Preston Souther of Renville County Minnesota had the right to file on lands owned by the Hastings and Dakota Road. The railroad company was knocked out under the Graham decision, allowing the filing claim to proceed.
The United States holds wealth of about 50 billion dollars and per capita wealth of 900 dollars, while Britain holds 40 billion dollars with 1000 dollars per person. In the U S labor gets 72 parts, capital 23, government 5. in Britain labor 41, capital 30, government 23.
Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers held a Sunday gathering at La Crosse with Grand Chief Engineer P. M. Arthur of Cleveland presiding. Minneapolis chosen as next meeting site. Crop outlook mixed: Minnesota and Dakota improved by recent rains, some excess moisture. Iowa Wisconsin Illinois not as strong, but no major failure expected.
A freight train on Northern Pacific derailed near Palouse Junction Washington after wood blocks the track. Sixteen cars wrecked. a tramp was killed, another fatally injured, and a third may be buried under debris. Passengers and crew unharmed. express delayed. Carlisle school sent 100 pupils home Tuesday. rising educated Native leaders return as teachers restoring welfare and Ponca self reliance.
Samuel J. Tilden writes to New York State Democratic chairman declining a run for president due to ill health. The disclosure stirs Bourbon leaders to seek a successor as Cleveland or Bayard gain potential support from ex Tilden allies.
Analysts note a steady improvement in prices and a cautious but hopeful sentiment for the future. The recovery is gradual, aided by crop prospects and anticipated redemption of suspended firms, signaling a shift away from pessimism.
Henry Duncan of Milwaukee said he travelled with a show party from Chicago when an accuser charged him with theft of a gold watch and cash. A pistol was drawn and he leaped from the moving New York line train near Fairview, Bergen County, after which he was treated by a physician and taken to a hospital.
The Lake Park Hotel on Lake Minnetonka near the railroad to Minneapolis and St. Paul has been refitted to first class standards and will open on Saturday June 21 1884. Special seasonal rates offered. rooms can be engaged through the Metropolitan Hotel in St Paul until June 20. C W McIntyre serves as manager.
A United States grand jury indicts James D. Fish and John C. Eno for misappropriating bank funds. Fish faces twelve counts for loans to Grant & Ward and overdrafts totaling about 1.7 million dollars, while Eno, as president of Second National Bank, faces sixteen counts alleging about 4.05 million dollars misapplied. Ferdinand Ward faces an aiding and abetting charge. Fish will renew bail before the U S commissioner tomorrow.
Myron B. Graves was arrested Tuesday in Bismarck by Postoffice Inspectors Small and Childs for stealing letters from postal cars between Bismarck and Glendive. He waived examination, held in $1,200 by United States Commissioner Corry, and confessed to thefts including a Helena postal note. Graves, previously a Northern Pacific mail weigher, began stealing six weeks ago and admits to further stolen letters. He faces one to five years in prison.
The House considered Thurman’s bill amending the Thurman Pacific Railroad Act to authorize a line from Sioux City to a point on the Union Pacific west of the 100th meridian. If built it would shorten the Sioux City to Pacific coast distance by hundreds of miles and place Sioux City and Minnesota under Union Pacific rates and territory through pro rate provisions.
The House initially refused to take up the bill today but then reconsidered, resisting a request for a one day postponement to next week. Action is now expected early next week, and supporters are encouraged by the bill's prospects.
John Blackmore aged 60 of El Paso township died after varnish in a stove caused a flash of fire. He leaped through a window to escape but clothing was burned off and he died soon after with two physicians in attendance. Earlier in New Haven two Yale athletes were arraigned for insulting ladies and singing obscene songs in public.
Interior Iowa saloon keepers and brewers are showing a commendable disposition to comply with the prohibitory law that takes effect on July 4.
City records show 1,200 dogs licensed in Minneapolis so far this year. Officials urge owners to register pets, noting compliance helps with identification and public safety.
The column offers humorous jabs about American girls from ways of dress to education and engagement. It riffs on India age norms, piano playing, white dresses at picnics, stockings, and romantic expectations, ending with a lampoon about using elephants to lift fat girls over fences.
The seven year old daughter of Capt. George H. Perkins stands to inherit 7 million dollars from her grandfather William F. Weld of Boston. Weld left 28 million to four heirs with 20 thousand dollars and a Boston residence to Mrs. Perkins and 20 thousand dollars annually for the child until she comes of age. Secretary Chandler denied rumors that Perkins resigned from the navy to manage his estate and said he remains on duty aboard the steamer Hartford, seeking only a one year leave previously.
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