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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1889
Page
2
Jay Goup of Brainerd Minnesota hires a reader to read the morning papers to him for one hour daily at a rate of 25 dollars per week. The arrangement shows a personal service setup reflecting the era’s cost of assistance and daily newspaper culture.
Vermont announces a bounty program paying ten cents for foxes ten cents, ten dollars for lynxes ten dollars, fifteen dollars for bears twenty dollars for wolves or panthers. The plan aims to curb pests and protect livestock and game.
Norway now supplies most ice to England, replacing Boston as the source. Norwegian producers can undersell Boston firms, reshaping the ice trade and regional commerce.
Mrs. M. Porvier, described as a small businesslike post trader at Fort Huachuca in Arizona, is noted for turning a profit, journeying long distances alone, and showing no fear.
The British Architect describes lovely homes with modern improvements in Bush Hill Park, an expansive district near London. The rental price listed is $2060 per year, indicating a high status prospect for the period and location.
A woman caught stealing from a dry goods store in Pottstown California confessed. The manager introduced her personally to all employees as a precaution before releasing her.
A Tur Whitecaps clash with a local farmer ended abruptly when the farmer attacked the team with a pitchfork, puncturing a fence and sending the squad fleeing in fear. The incident sparked accusations of cowardice among onlookers as tensions flared in the rural town.
A Frexco scientist estimates land space per inhabitant totals 115 million acres for Europe 1 336 900 acres for Africa 1 402 000 000 for Asia 515 000 000 for Oceania and 2 000 000 000 for America indicating vast room for future population growth by continent.
A young man in Orange New Jersey carelessly flicked a cigarette against a young lady’s bustle, causing flames and damage. The incident highlights the danger of combining careless smoking with clothing that can easily ignite.
Hianoto P. Brown, the electrician in charge of carrying out the death penalty by electricity in New York, is described as a slender, blonde young man with a pleasant, almost perpetual smile.
A newly introduced automatic door opens when a coin is inserted. The device features two L shaped halves hinged at the angle. They lock with a bolt that unlocks upon coin deposit, allowing entry. The halves close after the person passes through.
Lewis Price, a clever colored man, planned to occupy a Capitol Hill residence in Denver Colorado but Ex-Senator N P Hill, owner of the adjacent mansion, bought him out for 2000 dollars.
A diseased person mails a stamp to cover return postage bites the corner and sticks it on his letter. The receiver licks the stamp and could absorb poison from the diseased correspondent.
The city of Pisa, short of funds after costly improvements, puts the Leaning Tower up for sale by lottery to raise money and avoid seizure of the town hall. The lottery aims to obtain the highest possible price.
A leaking artesian well near Eagle Flat Station about 110 miles east of El Paso Texas vents air into a tubing system for twelve hours each day in a precise pattern. The $800 wet deep bore remains abandoned but the tubing is intact and active with regular air ingress and egress. No interruptions in the cycle have been observed.
A discovery on New Zealand's west coast reveals a waterfall feeding the Poseidon River. It features three leaps in a near straight line, appearing single from a distance. The falls descend 1904 feet from a rocky defile, with stages of 315, 751, and 338 feet into a cliff basin and pool below.
Dr von Lauer, former surgeon-general of the German Army, died recently. Once appointed court physician by Emperor William, he visited the ruler twice daily for strict examinations and wielded notable influence. The emperor, while playfully calling him tyrannical, valued his care and discipline, crediting part of the monarchs long life to his rigid diet and exercise regimen.
The report notes Mrs Sabin appeared healthy and independent in February while Mrs Harrison shopped in New York. A hotel sighting found no signs of distress and no constraint. Sources hint that if she were in an asylum then, she was not coerced, and interest in her fate reaches high circles.
A string of calamities unfolds from Chicago scaffold collapses to Alabama railway wrecks near Birmingham. Drownings happen in New York harbor and Missouri, while hunting mishaps claim lives in Indianapolis. Johnstown debris clears as Philadelphia crews work amid chaos. Lubricant and wolves vanish in Manitoba. Seventeen bodies recovered, including Mrs. Annie Bates of Racine.
Reports say three of Captain Wissmanns steamers were lost along the Benadir coast while German warships search for the missing vessels. Dr Edwin Small of Sedalia offers 500 to anyone with a mad stone willing to be bitten by a rabid dog. Kingston reports a bottle found in Lake Ontario bearing a Bavaria captain message claiming the vessel sank and all hands perished or jumped.
Gov Merriam expressed dissatisfaction with the Rochester insane asylum investigation and pledged to reveal all facts. The imperial authorities were pressed by the Canadian government to settle Behring Sea dispute early. Senator Hoar returned to Worcester Mass and voiced belief that Canada United States ties ensure peace. A J Angus owner of Pike Lake hotel Wis on medical visit after lightning struck pine tree and telegraph line caused hotel fire.
Local chaos surrounds indictments and arrests from New York to Chicago as Cronin murder suspect Martin Burke, arrested in Winnipeg, denies ties to Cronin while planning extradition resistance. Reports describe Burke as athletic, with a Belfast Irish link, and a hat bearing Cronin’s name fragment found in his possession.
In South Dakota 300 of 800 Farmers Alliance members attend a Huron meeting, Black Hills sends 30 delegates the largest from that area. Addresses of welcome by Alonzo Wardell and A D Chase in Watertown. J Burrows among notables. A Tioga girl is found unconscious after a brutal pin-wounding by family, then jailed for medical care as pins are removed. Sioux commissioners at Pine Ridge show no recordable progress. Red Cloud resists signing the bill. Crook claims opposition and orders the commissioners away. About 250 sign, 400 oppose, with many wavering.
Wheat and corn prices steady across markets with No 2 red at 80 and No 1 red 95 46c in New York Minneapolis quotes show hard spring wheat at 92c on June contracts while Chicago lists No 2 red 79 and oats 22c to 24c. Butter eggs and flour prices vary with regional notes. St Paul lists wheat No 1 Northern 83 84c and corn 31 32c per bushel with several other grain and dairy prices.
Settler Evan Mickelson reports that Mille Lacs Indians attacked settlers and killed an elderly Swede named Magnuson after a period of drunken unrest. Governor Merriam orders militia mobilization, with Gen Ruger sending three US Army companies from Fort Snelling as a special train carries troops. Ex Gov Rice cites treaty rights, pine land disputes, and whisky as underlying causes of the unrest.
An excursion train from Armagh Ireland wrecked on a fifty foot grade near Armagh. Over a hundred injured, numerous deaths, and shops closed in mourning. Surgeons arrived by special train as rescuers pulled survivors from the wreckage.
A reporter visits Sanford Hall Finsh ina where Mrs Sabin is confined. Dr Ferrer and a keeper cite strict privacy and deny viewing rights. A keeper notes Mrs Sabin is quiet and dejected, walks daily in the park, and loves flowers as a mystery hangs over the case.
The fraud division of the general land office exposes how settlers are cheated by interior department special agents. Delays and obstructed hearings deprive claimants of patents and final proofs, with witnesses dying or moving away before hearings. Col Lounsberry in North Dakota investigates these cases, restoring settlers’ rights and canceling fraudulent lands.
Four bodies recovered from the Scattel fire in Toklas Singer, Kinney block, Eureka lodging house, and Way Chung's brick building. A child’s bones from Denny block remain missing. Estimated dead reach about twenty five. Many safes opened and stolen. The Morning Journal reappears under editor E W S Tingle.
A telegram from Mille Lacs Minnesota claims an Indian threat prompts three companies of U S soldiers to be sent to the reservation near Mora. Reports vary from one to six casualties as local squatters and settlers become wary of clashes along the lake shore amid dances and alleged hostilities.
Judge Outcast presided over a prolonged habeas corpus dispute in which Miss Kate Schaller and Mrs. Humbser claimed a baby. Mrs. White, asserting the child was hers, refused to produce the infant and chose jail over compliance, prompting a sensational courtroom moment as the judge reserved ruling on the dispute.
Assistant Secretary Bussey overturns Tucker case and directs that Ollie M French, widow of Jefferson M French, receive accrued pension from discharge to start of special act pension. He orders similar adjudications follow this ruling, affecting many pending cases.
Frank Woodruff, late deputy postmaster, is jailed in Lawre nce Kansas on embezzlement charges of 5500. Wells Fargo Express in Helena Montana pays 600 for capturing and killing robbers who murdered Agent Jabts and Operator Burrell at Silver Junction. Sitting Bull vows opposition to reservation opening and questions signing reports. Johnstown bridge jam via dynamite creates a wide debris channel with dramatic explosions, causing property damage but no injuries.
Alexander Sullivan released on bail of twenty thousand dollars after a dramatic Chicago courtroom scene. Bondsmen include Fernando Jones J W Tuohy Michael Kerwin and Daniel Corkney with combined fortunes over a million and a half. Judge Tuley reviews coroner’s jury testimony and finds little direct evidence tying Sullivan to Cronin’s murder, while urging caution over hearsay. Grand jury continues investigations with indictments anticipated for Maroney and McDonald.
After a nearly two week session the Rochester grand jury reports no indictment against superintendent J E Bowers or other hospital officials regarding the Combs murder. It condemns omission to report unjustified force but cites no intent to aid escape. It praises overall management yet notes brutal patient treatment by attendants and insufficient medical follow up.
The Samoan conference completed a draft treaty granting Samoa an autonomous administration under joint German American control with England as arbitrator. Samoa will elect a king and viceroy, form a senate and chamber, levy duties, and Germans receive a money indemnity. A land court will be set up. The document awaits U S senate ratification and publication after signing.
The Curran brothers stand accused in the Hazeltine murder case set for June 19 in Waupaca County. Prosecutors Lamoreux Bird Brown and Raymond lead the case. defense includes Fosker Cate Reed and Lord. Up to three hundred jurors may be drawn. trial expected to last two to three days. Hazeltine, a Stevens Point attorney, was killed on a public street in April 1888. John Curran is accused as the killer with Henry Curran as an accessory. Hazeltine was related by marriage to Mathew Wadleigh. the case follows a prior acquittal in an adjacent murder connected to Hazeltine’s wife.
Washington dispatch reports a compact scandal at the pension office leading to dismissals. Commissioner Tanner’s confidential clerk George B. Squires, a Brooklyn G A R member, resigns to become special agent for the general land office in Helena Montana. His associate Van Brunt is also discharged. Further changes are anticipated July including board abolitions and new appointments outside civil service rules.
The Christian at Work highlights bold sermon topics by American preachers that rival dime novel headlines. Examples include The Great Oil and Hell, and the People who are Going There, Taken by the Throat and Use Your Eyes, Off Goes the Roof and Up Comes the Man, Boycotting the Dead.
The Surgeon General Hammont urges prohibition of ice water arguing it injures health and harms drinkers in large quantities. He calls the ice pitcher a danger equal to the whiskey battle.
Washington observers express generous indignation at the Sabins dispute while urging explicit confirmation of Mrs Sabin’s agreement with divorce proceedings. Friends note her isolation and lack of champions, and demand authoritative statements or a public defense to rally support should she be in distress.
Frank Pabst a school director was shot and killed by his brother. the killer then killed himself. The two men shared a home with no known quarrel. Authorities suspect Joseph Pabst momentary insanity. The report also covers a bloody Texas store affray, a fatal Lake Superior collision, and a land office advisory on handling hypothetical questions in public land inquiries.
A Cottage Grove avenue cable car travels toward Madison street when a young man leaps aboard and sits beside a sour old lady. She accuses him of intoxication. The car stops at Indiana avenue and eighteenth street where she exits and falls into his lap, and he helps her up with a bow, leaving the car with a quiet victory and a grin.
A collage of quips on travel, Indians, tailors, and everyday life. Jokes about women, weather, and manners appear alongside brief dialogues and a jailbreak note, all reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century humorous column tone with diverse social snapshots.
George R. Hall, ill and denied shelter at a Frankfort farm, found aid with Hodges and his wife. He soon died but left them as sole heirs. The estate includes a Buffalo, New York house worth 8000 dollars and three cattle ranches.
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