Minnesota and Dakota Weather and Local Notes
A survey of a general Tuesday rainfall across Minnesota and Dakota is noted. Motley raised $100 for Johnstown sufferers while Sauk Center faces a scarlet fever scare with many families quarantined. The Bretz murder case heads toward potential acquittal as a jury disagreed. An Odd Fellows committee reports heavy losses in Johnstown, including 33 members, 34 wives, and 109 children.
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Committee of Odd Fellows
Johnstown
Fiead
Stakes Mills Opens as Dover Lake Station Closes
Stakes Mills on the Northern Pacific opens for business while Dover Lake station shuts down. The Little Falls cut-off now taps the main line at Stakes Mills, marking a shift in local rail operations.
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Stakes Mills
Northern Pacific
Dover Lake
Little Falls
Stivers Urges Home View Of Individual Value
A brief editorial notes that public opinion at home largely forms an individual's reputation. It argues there is little reason for crugplaint and emphasizes personal standing as the main measure.
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St. Cloud
Bro
Stivers
Representative Comstock Backs Verndale Postmaster Nominee
Representative Comstock recommended Clara McMillan for the Verndale postmaster position. She is sister of Bro. McMillan, publisher of the Verndale Journal.
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Clara McMillan
Verndale
Bro. McMillan
The
Minnesota Fire Insurance Firms Count by Type
There are 172 fire insurance companies authorized to transact business in Minnesota. Of these, 120 are foreign companies with United States branches, and 26 are mutual companies.
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Minnesota
United States
Minneapolis Saloon License Revoked Over Sunday Opening
Municipal authorities in Minneapolis revoke a saloon keeper's license for staying open on Sunday. The incident caused a sudden shock that left several city residents paralyzed.
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Minneapolis
Brainerd Faces Praise for Stance Against Watch Chain Fakir
The Brainerd area is lauded for halting a watch chain fakir’s influence while preserving local authorities, drawing mixed opinions from readers about state and city governance.
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Fakir
Minneapolis Firemen Plan September Tournament
Minneapolis firemen prepare a statewide tournament for September inviting teams from across Minnesota to attend and raise funds. The cold day suggests strong effort to organize, recruit, and mobilize participation and attendance.
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Minneapolis
Little Falls plans bonus for rebuilding burned convent and school
The Little Falls people plan a bonus to rebuild the convent and school buildings burned at Belle Prairie, hoping to succeed. Northern Pacific work begins on a connecting rail line linking its leased Wisconsin Central line to the Ashland system, promising a continuous west to east railway within days.
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Belle Prairie
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Northern Pacific Road
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Ashland
Impersonator Arrested in New Ulm Identified as Bell
Turman who gave name T. S. Wright was arrested for posing as a post office inspector in New Ulm. He has been identified as William A. Bell, an ex convict from the Wisconsin penitentiary, previously caught impersonating an internal revenue inspector named Thorpe in Wisconsin.
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New Ulm
T. S. Wright
William A. Bell
Wisconsin Penitenttiary
Wisconsin
Internal Revenue
Thorpe
Marcus Johnson named internal revenue collector for Minnesota
Rumors say Senator Marcus Johnson of Atwater will be appointed by Secretary Windom to the revenue post, creating a $5000 yearly plum. Brainerd city officials favor enforcing laws and seek mayoral police aid, a tense clash between city government and executive power.
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Atwater
Internal Revenue
Minnesota
Windom
Washburn
Davis
Johnson
Journey Praises St Cloud Land Office Over Bread Benefit
The Journey notes the St Cloud land office is satisfied and expresses surprise others are not. A sizable monthly bread and butter provision goes to Brother Stivers through the agency, hinting he may switch to the Republican ranks again to maintain it. Four years ago he performed a contortion act for the same morsel.
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St. Cloud
Wahpeton Faces Electric Light Franchise Suit
Wahpeton confronts a dispute with the Minnesota Trust Co over payment for electric lights as the city council questions the franchise validity. The piece notes sympathy for Wahpeton and downplays the Mille Lacs scare, explaining a single intoxicated individual caused a non-fatal shooting and no troop deployment occurred.
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Wahpeton
Minnesota Trust Co
Ainslie Named General Manager of Wisconsin Central
The appointment of S. R. Ainslie as general manager of the Wisconsin Central road is praised as an excellent choice. He has many warm friends in Brainerd who celebrate his success yet regret the distance from their section. It is believed he may soon assume a similar post at the Northern Pacific. He is a thorough railroad man capable of filling any company position.
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Wisconsin Central Road
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Poter & Ticket Act
Mayor Vetoes Ordinance Reducing Police Force
Mayor Hemstead vetoes ordinance 82 unanimously paused by the council which would cut the police force to two patrolsmen and a chief. He argues three men cannot police and keep order, and East Brainerd should have an officer. He says gambling is not occurring, council resolutions were misunderstood, and council aims to blame him. The council could pass the measure over his head but may put pressure on his enforcement of laws.
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Hemstead
East Brainerd
Iar
Persia
Turkey
Niles
Abdallah’ Ton Hassan
Abdullah Thn Hassan I
Fotheringay
Thackwy
Suspension of Father Marcil Exposed by Local Clergy
Telegrams from Red Lake Falls claimed vast Catholic unrest over Father Marcil’s suspension but church leaders say the excitement is exaggerated. They describe him as a disobedient priest excommunicated by Archbishop Ireland and deny a large following or parish split.
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Red Lake Falls
Father Marcil
Ireland
Postmaster Accused of Stamp Licking Economies
The Hubbard Bulletin reports the postmaster is an economical official, described as a stingy figure who sustains himself on the mucilage from postage stamps. This vivid charge colors local views of postal authority and fiscal thrift.
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Hubbard Bulletin
Governor Responds to Motley Indian Threats Telegrams
Governor Merriam received a telegram from Motley citizens reporting forty Chippewa Indians in the village with arms and threatening to massacre whites. Secretary Elliott learned from a Motley resident that about a dozen Indians were present, five or six peaceful. An agent of the Chippewa tribe was contacted to arrange peaceful removal.
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Gov. Merriam
Motley
Sliott
Entitled to Apportionment for Epidemic Closings
The state superintendent cites an 1888 attorney general decision allowing apportionment for districts that close due to an epidemic if attendance is recorded as full term. If the district records show closure by trustees and teachers' salaries paid for the period, pupils with 40 days credit may still receive their share.
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Department of Public Instruction
Kieble
Lfis
For Bro Stivers Benefit Controversy Over Land Office Notices
The St Cloud Journal Press reprints a Brainerd Journal defense of Receiver McDonald and condemns partisan notice bias in land office postings. It argues that notices favored Republican papers under McDonald while Democratic papers were ignored, urging equal treatment regardless of official party.
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Bro. Stivers
St. Cloud Journal Press
Journal and Dispatch
Brainerd Journal
Mcdonald
Dispatch
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Register
Land Office
Times
Washington
Mortgaged His Father's Farm Scandal Hits Brainerd Exile
The Wadena Tribune reports Geo F Cook once of Brainerd whose conduct has raised rumors of deep dishonesty. He surrendered his wife's share in Hassan furniture, then mortgaged his elderly father's farm without consent and used the funds. He left for Superior and then Canada with his family, leaving a trail of questionable debts.
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Geo. F. Cook
Brainerd
Cook
J. W. Hassan
Me Hassan
Hassan
Superior
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Canada
Turmoil and incidents in Minnesota towns and Indian affairs
A Motley horse is injured by a beard fragment, St. Cloud hosts a noisy band concert in the park, and Shakopee reports a 13 year old girl assaulted by an Indian who fled. Hubbard county has no licensed saloons yet plenty of liquor. Mille Lacs reports Old Magirussion in hospital in grave condition after a massacre linked incident. Red Lake Fails sees unrest over Father Marcil dispute with Archbishop Ireland. A mortgaged team sale misrepresented, arrest warrant issued but not served, followers block church takeovers.
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Mille Lacs
Daily Papers
St. Cloud
Henry Dyede
Shakopee
Hubbard County
Mille Lac
Red Lake
Father Marcil
Ireland
Marcil
Minnesota Law Bans Alum Baking Powder Manufacture
Minnesota passes a law prohibiting baking powders containing alum and criminalizing manufacture sale or possession of such powders unless clearly labeled with the manufacturer name and the notice This Baking Powder contains Alum The act imposes fines or up to thirty days in jail for violations and allows seizure by the State Dairy Commissioner with proceeds credited to the State Dairy Commissioner fund The act approved April 24 1889 takes effect August 1689.
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Minnesota
State Dairy Commissioners Fund
Residence Completed by Bob Dunn Distinctly Not Washburn Funded
Bob Dunn of the Princeton Union states that the newly completed residence contains not a cent of Washburn money. The declaration appears in response to confusion or speculation suggesting Washburn support.
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Bob Dunn
Princeton Union
Washburn
Anoka Union
A Jaunt in Persia and a Witch Doctor Tale
A travelogue describes a night journey through Persian terrain with a tactravan, a giliodar rider, and a stately Abdallah Hassan, highlighting hardships and vivid imagery. It then recounts Major General Bisset’s account of a witch doctor in British Kaffraria who claimed to extract living reptiles from a patient, performing dramatic rituals to cure a belief in bewitchment.
Preparing to the Close Thought on Subject and Speech
The passage discusses shaping a speaker's approach by studying top authors, applying initial impressions, and gaining audience control with clear, concise presentation. It emphasizes practice, self-control, reading, thinking, and speaking only when worth saying, to uphold audience engagement and lasting impact.
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Iver
Gough
Fouth
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