Navajo Lariat Barriers Protect Tents at Night
Brainerd dispatch notes a Navajo practice of stretching a horsehair lariat around tents during sleep. The barrier is reported to effectively keep out snakes tarantulas and centipedes.
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1891
Page
2
Brainerd dispatch notes a Navajo practice of stretching a horsehair lariat around tents during sleep. The barrier is reported to effectively keep out snakes tarantulas and centipedes.
Sara Bernuardt lavishly tipped servants at the California Hotel. A waiting maid received two $20 pieces and the waiter four double eagles for service.
The Czar will celebrate his silver wedding next November. Butter dish and shrup pitchers will be examined carefully before display to those present in the imperial presence.
A Tur appropriation shortfall prompts a large group of Mr. Porter s mathematical artists to imitate the appropriation and refuse exertion. They will walk out as far as their indisposition allows.
Peter Cooper argued that his success in founding the Cooper Institute came from working 12 to 14 hours daily. The counterpoint notes that if a workingman also labors 12 to 14 hours, that effort would not guarantee a like benefit from the gift.
The English wonder why the German Emperor would bring a retinue of seventy to London. If he aimed for America he might have needed them to keep reporters at bay.
Dr. Brisas will continue duties of his professorship at Union Theological Seminary and is not required to read Colonel Elliott F. Shepard's six column editorial on his case, so his heresy cannot be said to have ruined him.
A British Member of Parliament has been jailed for immoral practice. If the case sets a precedent, English papers warn Parliament risks losing its moral authority and its normal functioning.
A Kentucky court rules alienation of a wife's affections cannot be a damages ground. It states a man should rejoice at being rid of an unworthy mate, calling the ruling queer yet sound.
The new congress of Chili issues a manifesto denouncing insurgents as lacking moral support and authority. It asserts rebels face disadvantages yet perform well. with half a show they would have toppled the government.
Forty years after the New Era sank off the South Jersey coast with 300 lives lost a grand picnic marked the anniversary. The next observance includes a humiliation and prayer for discovery of America by Columbus.
An account says Scuwkinfurts fled Kansas City after telling inmates of a branch "heaven" he founded that spirits moved him to leave. The piece hints the departure was prompted by a shin kick from a local resident and the expectation of further challenges.
The act appropriates 1,000,000 for the state exhibit with 10 percent for the women's display and 5 percent for cattle. The New York Sun argues the split shows Illini think twice as much of women as cattle, reflecting public sentiment on the two exhibits.
Experts at baccarat say cheating could not have occurred as alleged by witnesses. They contend the game is simple and proper play would have left no chance of the described foul. The conclusion is that the eminent players either misunderstood the game or ignored its basic rules.
The piece notes a trend where actors, especially women, are depicted younger in lithographs and posters. Stuart Robson appears as an eighteen year old, while De Wolf Hopper looks even younger. Men have begun to follow this practice after years of female precedent.
A Southern Pacific conductor condemns the push for prestige on special trains. He notes take charge by many bosses, constant orders, and risk to the President’s safety, saying he would rather not haul the President of the United States.
Matthew G. Reynovds of Missouri is named United States attorney for private land claims. Government plans a Behring Sea close season. War vessel officers in China face a probe for smuggled silk gowns and bric-a-brac. Agricultural stats compare winter wheat to last year. Rusk issues cattle shipment rules. Tax commission reviews 125 box models. 1,000 on hand. Indian supply contracts total 261,819 with New York dealers. Armour to supply bacon and lard. Dozier to provide crackers. Exemption ruling for professional books and tools, but not machinery, at U S arrivals.
Three candidates have been forwarded to Rome for papal selection as successor to the late Bishop Gilmour of Cleveland. The list includes Edward Spellman the millionaire distiller noted for Clan-na-Gael ties.
Heavy damage from rising rivers floods cotton fields in Ausgan Texas and Red river areas across Indian Territory Texas. Lives lost and Santa Fe tracks near Purcell Arkansas undermined by high water. At Macomb Indiana Mrs Martha Wayland aged eighty was killed by hogs as men fought them off.
A list of crimes and legal actions spans Canton Mississippi and New Orleans. Notable items include B F Rerp killed in an ambush near his Canton home. Bernarp Gianplot convicted in a jury bribery case. abolition warrants issued in Philadelphia bank cases. Milwaukee brewery collector Fred Gross who shot himself after accounting shortfalls. New York theater manager’s wife Gail Barton who shot herself. Indians killing whisky peddlers in Indian Territory. Aba Veaxnon’s suicide following Maxwell’s murder link. Philadelphia bank director Eruraim Youns arraigned for fraud. Tuomas Appis Evert’s Ireland home rule appeal attacking Parnell. a China man Ah Tin arrested for murder in Bridgeport. ex-Poxtemax James C Jones shooting T Strawn. West Indian Joseph Penahan shooting wife and himself. Count Engle arrested for luring and threatening women. Palmer arrested for counterfeit money. and trials of McCrystal and Granger tied to New Orleans jury bribery cases.
Contracts awarded to build a railroad from San Diego California to San Quintin Lower California spanning 162 miles. The Mexican government will pay the company an eight thousand dollar subsidy per mile. Union Pacific April earnings show gross 8 325 801 and net 924 918. Four month totals to April 30 show gross 12 493 196 and net 3 627 750. Traffic Manager Hanaroro of the Northern Pacific reports Great Northern operates Hunt lines in Washington under a joint traffic agreement with Northern Pacific.
W L Scorr bought the Aerolite horse from Nougal in Astrie for $6,000 and faced injury risks from stepping on a nail. The St Paul Base Ball Club moved to Duluth while rumors rise of Estone Club relocating to St Tue officers and directors of the North Western baseball league held a Chicago meeting.
Reports note butt fighting ends in Mexico City while Behring sea bill gains royal assent. British parliament to prorogue in August. France acts to lower corn import duties. Crampel's Loango expedition is attacked by Matonga natives. Peter's pence losses hit 260000 dollars as wheat and rye inventories fall in St. Petersburg. Argentine tar groups push forward amid stringency. Grip sweeps Honolulu and Leper settlement. Vesuvius eruption continues with expected violence. France seeks credit for Chicago world fair participation. Sir Witttram resigns from clubs. costs total 25000. German warships sail to Chili via San Francisco. troops reach Iquique from Copiapo. Rumor brokers fined for false health reports on Emperor William. British education bill introduced. Diaz aims for Mexico to lead in Spanish America. Lulu. Fire destroys 40000 cases of kerosene in Honolulu warehouse. Sir John Macdonald funeral in Ottawa draws vast turnout.
The ore handlers strike at Randa Ohio ends as a settlement. Bremerhaven ship workers strike for higher wages. Pittsburgh carpenters see non union work and many strikers return. Typographical union elects Prescott president and McClery secretary treasurer in Boston. Continued unrest at Ashtabula ore docks prompts militia talk. Toronto editor W B Prescott elected in Boston. next meeting in Philadelphia. German bakers strike in Chicago seeking 10 hour days and $13 weekly. London omnibus workers fundraise to sustain their strike.
Reports indicate Scottish Rite Masons will erect a cathedral in Louisville Kentucky with land and loan agreements signed. Liabilities around 500000 pounds and assets about 1500000 dollars are noted.
A massive fire in Seabright New Jersey tonight razed about forty buildings and left several hundred families homeless. The blaze began in a livery stable on River street aided by strong winds and limited local fire protection. Loss is estimated at five hundred thousand dollars with key structures like the post office and hotels burned and residents aided by arriving help from Long Branch and Asbury Park.
Welsh demonstrations denounce the prince of Wales over the baccarat scandal and Tranby Croft affair. A letter in the Pall Mall Gazette questions a captain’s resignation amid these royal pranks while the Standard notes alleged fishing law violations during a royal picnic.
Martrae Minnesota report says nine year old Willie Rose son of J G Rose drowned today while playing on logs in the mill boom on the St Croix river.
About three hundred delegates to the international congress of homeopathic physicians arrived in Atlantic City New Jersey. The American Institute of Homeopathy held its annual meeting with some delegates double serving. Robert E Dudgood of London was elected president. Washington chosen as next meeting site five years hence. Reports from committees were presented and the congress reconvenes tomorrow.
The Augustana synod, largely Swedish, will convene at Chisago Lake Minnesota from June 16 to 25. About 250 ministers and numerous delegates and visitors will attend. The body oversees 70,000 communicants and supports three colleges and five academies with English instruction for about 2,000 pupils. The main business is adopting a new constitution and reorganizing the synod while pushing English church work and missionary and educational activities.
Washington dispatch reports that Interior Department guidance on Manitoba lands could aid Red River settlers by reallocating excess mainline railway lands to satisfy shortages on branch lines. Secretary Chandler says Manitoba Company has not submitted a proposition under the Casey resolution, with no negotiation unless one is offered.
Frank Slavin of Australia defeats Jake Kilrain of Baltimore in the ninth round at the Granite Athletic association clubhouse Hoboken N J in a $10000 purse contest. Referee Jere Dunn presided as the bout began late with a half filled crowd and Slavin claimed the victory.
Washington reports Commissioner Carter's plan to issue a notice allowing sealed entries for Ashland lands, with simultaneous filing. If multiple entries clash, tracts are pro rated or bid upon. proceeds go to the entrymen, with a view to favor honest locators and curb corporate greed.
Chicago Board of Trade activity shows the Dunham firm closing all trades through Norton & Worthington after facing bad debts and slow business. Ex congressman Dunham says the move is not a failure, while Moses Barn sues for damages and seeks court action to seize assets and restrain property disposition.
In Curcaco, residents report hearing cries and seeing a ghostly form at the Carlson cottage, where Mrs. Carlson and her husband now reside. Neighbors gathered and say the spirit of the murdered doctor appears at windows, following strange nocturnal sounds last week.
James Muggley shot his wife Mary Dahm in the alley behind the St Elmo saloon on Market street. Three bullets ended the marriage as authorities arrest Muggley, who had brought her from Minneapolis to reform her. The fatal act followed her return to old associations.
Report from June 17 notes the lower of two railroad cars suspended over the broken Moenchenstein bridge was fitted today and more bodies located. The carriage lay in the riverbed near the wrecked engines. Death toll given as 130 with about 400 injured unspecified.
Insurance Commissioner Carrias notes no Alliance Hail business shown for Jamestown last year. Local officers explain the North Dakota Alliance was not organized until May 1891 and was previously the North Dakota Department of the Alliance Hail Association of South Dakota. No foreign hail companies are doing business in the state this year.
William Blaney was hanged today for the double murder of his grandmother Mrs Sarah Blaney and aunt Miss Caroline Blaney on Friday night May 2 1890. An investigation showed the house was ransacked in search of money linked to a recent house sale.
United States Marshal Frey deputy Kee ney and Revenue Officer Van Tassel led arrests of liquor law violators across the state. Thomas Pritchard and Martin Hanson from Watertown faced charges for selling liquor without government licenses and posted bail for the next U S court term. More arrests expected.
Fahrland denies Chicago death account of his wife. He hunted his wife and her paramour Rev. Smith to Tennessee then vanished traces. He traveled from New York State searching thousands of miles for clues to the runaways.
Minnesota and Dakota region notes report Grand Rapids incorporated as a village by near unanimity. A tramp abducted with money, a Lake Benton grocery burglary, tramps arrested for Northern Pacific car break-ins, and a St. Cloud suspect fined. Incendiary fire hits Beaver Falls barns, high school cornerstone laid in Duluth, and timber and log movements on the Mississippi proceed amid weather and shipping hurdles.
Jamestown college graduated its first class, honoring Miss Myra Porter Gertrude Tilden and Edith Atkinson. The town buzzes over enforcement actions on the state fish law as farmers are anticipated to face arrests.
South Dakota reports show Ignatius Donnelly to deliver the Fourth of July oration in Watertown. Aberdeen grand jury returns 13 indictments mainly against blind tigers and druggists in Brown county amid other state notices.
Sixteen thousand pounds of butter were shipped from Durand in one day the largest shipment of the season. John Krueger of Ludington was held for trial at Eau Claire after a preliminary examination on arson charges. Dr. Cole of Fairchild faced neglecting to report contagious disease charges. The tug Rambler was bought in West Superior by R V Watkins for cedar post towing for 5500 dollars. Thirteen freight cars derailed in Great Northern yards at West Superior with a caboose demolished engine damaged and a car of wheat spilled. Sam Plummer and Kate Swarts were married in Waterville. Jelinek and Bluttig, jailed for burglary at Manitowoc, had a fatal quarrel. Jelinek struck Bluttig in the throat with a pointed stick. Brakeman Albert Oliver fell from a box car at Chippewa Falls and was run over. amputation may be needed but life may be saved. Lawrence university observatory cornerstone laid at Appleton by Robert McMillan. $15000 raised for the project. Irish American priests seek elevation of an Irish American to the Green Bay bishopric. Milwaukee church leaders dispute the move as a scheme to inflame church strife.
A 75 year old man from Jessup died when thrown from a runaway horse team. Sloan store burglars stolen goods, oil spread, and fire caused $500 damage. Cedar Rapids farmer Archie Gowner crushed by a horse. A new $18,000 Bohemian hall in Cedar Rapids was dedicated. A Mrs Lohr injured when a train frightened her horse near Osage. Southern Iowa coal strike effects reach Cedar Rapids with rising costs and sparse disruption. Court trial rulings on train wreck indictments. An archaeological finding in Dubuque unearthed a rusted 1580 sword with armorials, likely French explorer origin. Sword blade lacks a handle and is held by Dr. Buete.
In Stockerau area a doomed balloon ascent by Joseph Strohschneider and Carl Pramper ends when Pramper is struck and falls to his death. The crowd watches as an effigy of Pramper is displayed, while Strohschneider disguises himself, awaiting his own return.
A historical note on neuralgia after amputation explains that stump nerves, compressed in scar tissue, cause pain in the amputated limb's distant extremity. Examples include pain in a little finger after arm loss and foot pain in a leg amputee, with terminal nerve filaments acting as sensitive sources of sensation.
In Paris observers warn that red stockings worn by children correlate with pustular eruptions on legs and feet. A health board chemist found the dyes derive red color from aniline and contain high levels of antimonic oxide, which can enter the body through perspiration and pores.
The text notes canaries frequently suffer asthma and can be cured if treated early. It mentions a powder mixed in drinking water and a bird tonic as remedies. Asthma symptoms include heavy breathing at night with canaries reportedly breathing like humans in severe cases.
A St. Petersburg socialite has attached a mirror to her gown belt for drives. It lets her check headwear and dress alignment and view approaching carriages and people behind her vehicle, promising popularity among her class.
A young physician replies that ethics forbid advertising even in the want column, reflecting tensions in medical professionalism as reported by the Indianapolis Journal.
Prices for wheat corn oats rye barley and flaxseed from Minneapolis St Paul and Milwaukee markets show No 2 spring wheat at 97 to 971 cents and No 2 red at 98 cents. Bran shorts middlings and hay values listed with oats at 38 to 40 cents and flax based on 10 cents off Chicago.
A visitor asks Willie about his ambition. The boy responds he wishes people tremble like leaves at the mere mention of his name while reading his yellow covered story of the plains. From Harpers Young People.
In a humorous exchange the country editor asks what the matter while a pressman laments ink shortage. The editor suggests rubbing the rollers with an office towel as a quick fix in a vintage Street & Smith Good News feature.
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