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Brainerd Dispatch

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Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1889

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Mrs Harrison Receives 25 Letters Daily for Influence

Brainerd Dispatch reports Mrs. Harrison in Brainerd Minnesota receives about twenty five letters a day from people asking her to use her influence with Mr Harrison to obtain offices.

Two Bagdad Jews Buy Site of Babylon Ruins

Report states two Bagdad Jews have purchased the entire site of Babylon including Nebuchadnezzar’s ruins and other palace remnants. The claim notes the buyers acquired the historic grounds, sparking interest in archaeological and regional significance.

Bagdad

Kansas Sees Eight Counties Without Railroads

Only eight counties in Kansas lack railroad service. Five of these are located in the extreme southwestern corner of the state, highlighting a regional gap in rail infrastructure.

Kansas

Leipzig to mark 350th anniversary of reform beginning

Leipzig plans a July commemorative celebration of the start of the religious reform in the city led by Lauterbach, described as a friend of Luther. The event highlights the historical milestone and local heritage.

Leipzig Lauterbach Luther

Creek law orders death for thrice convicted thief

Richard Yohala, a full-blood Creek, was shot on the Creek reservation in Indian Territory after being thrice convicted of larceny under Creek law. The incident highlights tribal enforcement practices and the harsh penalties imposed on repeat offenders within the reservation.

Richard Yohala Indian Territory

Drummer escapes Hartford hotel collapse in night dress

A New York drummer in the annex of the Park Central Hotel at Hartford leaped from bed when the building tumbled. He grabbed his grip sack and fled in his night dress, keeping the sack safe and paying no heed to his clothes.

New York Park Central Hotel Hartford

Argentina to spend 5 million to attract northern European immigrants

Great activity is shown by the Argentine Republic to divert European emigration to its shores. The republic will spend this year five million dollars to bring immigrants from northern Europe. Ships from England, Holland and France are taking them over in thousands.

Argentine Republic Republic Europe England Holland France

Highland girl reports revival conversion and trance state

A fourteen year-old girl from Highland near Harrisburg recently converted at a religious revival. Soon after, she fell into a trance and has remained in that condition for long periods. Trances last five minutes to half an hour and do not exhaust her.

Highland Harrisburg

Isolation of Lhassa Keeps City blocked from travel

The world’s most populous area still sealed from travel is Lhassa, the capital of Thibet. Only six or seven Europeans ever visited, none survive. Prejevalsky, a Russian trawler, has made three attempts to enter and is poised for a fourth.

Lhassa Thibet Prejevalsky

Plainly Dressed Assemblyman Tied to Astors by Marriage

A New York Assembly member linked to the Astors by marriage draws curiosity from Albany visitors. They expect a prominent display of status, yet the politician is plain in dress, never speaks publicly, behaves well, and shows no pride in his ties to New York 400’s leading family.

New York Assembly Albany

Illinois bill defines lager beer and marks adulterated brews

A proposed Illinois law defines lager beer as a beverage made from pure barley malt and hops. Any beer artificially colored or with other ingredients would be called commercial beer and must bear stamps supplied by the State. Zwei glass commercial.

Illinois Zwei Glass Commercial

Woman’s land boom train venture ends in loss

A Ventura area woman who recently earned 100000 in land speculation chartered a San Francisco train for a promotional boom. She offered free rides meals and music to attract buyers for a land sale but despite a crowded train the event failed to yield purchases and she lost 20000.

Ventura Cal San Francisco

Funeral customs of Mexicans with palm matting coffins

Descriptive note on Mexican burial practices. The dead are wrapped in century plant matting and placed in a rented coffin, about twenty five cents. One or two natives carry the coffin on their heads to the grave for interment, after which the coffin is returned. Wealthy families use street cars as hearses while friends walk beside.

London Electric Bus Proves The New Force In Use

A London trial shows an electric bus carrying 12 passengers with a driver at the usual steering position. The vehicle runs six to seven miles per hour and has not yet been tested in daytime traffic.

England London

The Cane as Self Defense, A Foreigner’s Advice

A noted foreigner advised that the cane should not be used as a club but as a precise weapon. He explained gripping with the right hand and guiding with the left to jab at the stomach, neck, or face, noting the opponent cannot wrench it away or close the distance.

Newfoundland dog to the rescue at Martin's Ferry

A Martin's Ferry gentleman owns a sizable Newfoundland noted for sense and tact. When his two boys quarreled, the dog intervened by standing on his hind feet and using his forepaws to separate the siblings. He then calmly dragged the larger boy away without harm or anger.

Martin’s Ferry Ohio

Washington notes on Dudley examination and aqueduct report

Col. W W Dudley refused to answer most questions before United States Commissioner Hackett citing counsel advice. A special congressional committee found no ten continuous feet of solid tunnel work, exposed illegitimate payments under fictitious names, and noted lax conduct by Maj Lydecker and Lieut Townsend. The panel recommends a $10,000 survey for a new surface conduit. President elect Harrison arrived in Washington with a cordial reception and brief public viewing before moving to Arlington hotel.

Col. W. W. Dudley United States Hackett Washington Col. Dudley Special Congressional Committee Washington Aqueduct Tunnel Maj. Lydecker Lieut Townsend Harrison McKee Mr. Harrison Gen. Harrison Arlington Hotel Sen Capitol Comort

Tragic Whisky Fatality and Prairie Fire In Minnesota

An Indian boy of fifteen in Keewatin is said to have died after forced whisky drinking, found choked with blood from ears and mouth. A minor earthquake startled Indiana with a brief tremor. A farmer in Iowa narrowly survived after releasing a wagon load of grain and jumping clear as a Kansas City railroad freight train passed. A Canadian Pacific freight train derailed near Middleton, killing sixteen horses and two sheep, with no human casualties. Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, suffered a main block fire destroying the post office, general store, hotel, hardware and merchandise, with heavy property losses totaling several thousand dollars.

Keewatin Canada Indiana Iowa Kansas City Railroad Farley Canadian Pacific Middleton Blooming Prairie Minn M. Guthrie Union Hotel George A. Camp Joss E. Morton Jensen & Co T. Feeney

Wicked methods and desperate acts haunt city rooms

A chaotic crime roundup details Thomas Ryan forcing a wife from a second story window in Brooklyn after a drunken assault. Curley Bedford shot in a deadly tower confrontation. Edward Colburn killed his wife Lizzie in Roxbury and killed himself. Other items include libel grand jury tensions in Chicago, Potts liquor seizure, Thomas Vines found guilty but insane, Umberger murder and robbery, Paul Guyer’s cafe thefts, Artise’s Aurora shooting suicide, and hotel casing of a Minnesota party before the girls were returned home.

Thomas Ryan Brooklyn N. Y Times-Penfield-Schaack Grand Jury Chicago Messers. Bonfield Jens Christensen Arbeiter Zeitung Schaack Banfield Herman Umberger Jennerstown Somerset County Umberger Paul Guyer Ca’e Richelieu H. V. Bemis Bemis Edward Artise Kittie Palmer Aurora Artise Miss Palmer St. Cloud Minn St. Charles

Turbulent hotel case and deadly domestic assault

A West Superior incident centers on a 14 year old girl upset with a hotel proprietor over treatment as masked assailant wounds her with a dagger during a stairway confrontation. Nearby, Anthony Laree, a Dutch immigrant, reportedly killed his former wife in Paterson New York after a fight with a knife. In Omaha, Elizabeth Beecher pleads not guilty to murder as officials note the proper name is Mrs Elizabeth King. A Pontiac asylum inmate, William Davis, dies after a confrontation with attendant P F Taylor whose self defense claim is supported by a coroner’s verdict.

West Superior Eames Maggie Jack the Ri Welter Miss Welter Anthony Laree Holland America Laree Paterson N. Y St. Joseph's Hospital Harry King Paxton House Omaha Judge Groff Mahoney King Elizabeth Beecher Gen. Corwin Elizabeth King Davis Taylor Davin Ile England Church of England Methodist Church Shakespeare John Milton Wordsworth John Knox Thomas Chalmers Macintosh Robert Burns Christopher North Robert McCheyne Candlieh Guthrie Lafayette New York Brandywine Monmouth Yorktown Rochambeau Baron de Kalb Maryland and Delaware Camden Germany Martin Luther Pelaski Savannah Our Porte Legislative Hall Diches Russia France Panama Boston San Francisco Europe American Commonwealth James Bryce

Ottawa reports McDonald retirement and Tupper cabinet

Foreign Shores notes a corrected government stance admitting Sir John McDonald’s retirement and the formation of a new cabinet under Sir Charles Tupper. It suggests early Tupper moves include seeking an early fisheries treaty with the United States and inviting the U.S. president to resume negotiations.

Ottawa Sir John McDonald Sir Charles Tupper Charles Tupper United States

Weaver Moves to Evict River Land Settlers in Iowa

James B. Weaver of Des Moines law firm Gatch Conner Weaver travels to Fort Dodge to arrange eviction of all settlers on Litchfield river lands. He says seven hundred judgments of possession have been issued against four hundred farmers in Landston Webster Hamilton and Boone counties. Evictions to begin in early March to deny crop planting and create liens on property. The Litchfield holdings cover about a thousand acres of prime river farmland, with most farms well kept and occupied. The move triggers strong alarm among river landholders despite expectations of removals.

James B. Weaver Gatch, Conner & Weaver Des Moines Litchfield River Fort Dodge Litchfield Weaver Landston Webster Hamilton Boone

Pigott the Perjurer in Parnell libel trial

In the Parnell commission Sir Charles Russell said Richard Pigott confessed to forging letters used by the Times against Irish MPs. Pigott fled after a court warning for arrest. Times counsel denied aiding his escape. The Parnell libel suit against Walter of the Times, dismissed with costs.

Parnell Commission Charles Russell Richard Pigott Henry Labouchere George Augustus Sala the Times House of Commons Pigott Hannen Webster The Times Labouchere Egan Parnell Davitt O’ Kelly Soames Envieumen Mr. Parnell Mr Walter London Times Walter

Ontario Express Disaster At St George Bridge

An east bound St. Louis express failed on a bridge near St George Ontario when a broken tire caused rails to spread. The dining and Pullman cars were badly damaged with the Pullman overturning and the dining car nearly vertical. Nine killed and many wounded as the engine tender and smoking car cleared the danger.

St George Ontario Harry Angle Brown

Market Wheat and Corn Prices Across Regions

Cash and futures quotes from CHICAGO MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL detail wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, flax, and related products. Notable figures include No. 2 red wheat around $1.04, No. 2 corn about 34 cents bid, and pork and butter price points. Regional listings show fluctuations for March May contracts, track prices, and local delivered ranges.

Chicago Western Steam City Western Dairy Western Newlgg Western Minneapolis Northern New England New York Philadel Baltimore Timothy Clover Seed Ice House

Englishman in Madrid dies after arrest linked to Pigott

An Englishman, likely Richard Pigott, was arrested at the Hotel Dex Am bassadeurs in Madrid under the name Roland Ponsonby. He then shot himself with a revolver, dying instantly, his appearance matching Pigott and initial baggage suggesting the alias.

Richard Pigott Pigott Ronald Ponsonby Madrid Times Foreign Office Ponsonby Pares London

Fleecing Hungry Joe in a Gotham Confidence Scam

The article details Hungry Joe’s boastful confidence game with a Western con man posing as a wealthy Abilene stock raiser. Joe’s gang advanced 15000 on a fake mortgage after telegraphing Abilene banks, only to learn the real stockman was abroad and the donor foe a Denver operator. The ruse culminated when the scammer vanished to Europe.

Joe Yok Gotham Abilene Kan Europe Denver Chicago Tribune

Fall of a Funny Man Editor Chooses Obituary Desk

In a witty exchange from the Philadelphia Record a humor editor reveals he may retire from humorous work after marriage. He explains his wife and family complicate jokes about wives and in laws, and signs off by seeking a post as obituary editor.

Mr. Funnyman Philadelphia Record

Absent Minded Reverend Dr George W Fields

The Bangor minister Rev Dr George W Fields is described as highly absent minded. While traveling between Bangor and Boston he ignored surroundings, and on a train a conductor asked for tickets. Fields looked up and jokingly replied, You have an advantage of me, what name.

George W Fields Bangor Boston Dr. Field

Italians Convicted in Hubbard Murder at Hawthorne

In Ashland Wisconsin a jury convicted Joseph and Frank Bien for the Hubbard murder last September and acquitted their cousin Mike Bien. The trial centered on self defense as the defense argued the defendants faced ongoing depredations by the victim. The remaining five of eight indicted are expected to be tried soon, now that two have been found guilty.

Smith and Shaw Potts Des Moines Iown Thomas R. Vines St. Louis Adams, Westlake & Co Fenger Vines Clevenger Parnell Ashland Wis Charles T. Hubbard Hawthorne Joseph Frank Bien Mike Bien

America for Americans sermon by Talmage long on race and immigration

Dr. Talmage at Brooklyn Tabernacle argues against xenophobia urging that all nations share one blood and that America was built to welcome and assimilate foreigners. He praises immigrant contributions, denounces nativist cries, and calls for allegiance, evangelization, and integration to make the nation a parlor for all humankind.

Brooxtyx N. Y Talmage Icntuadl Brooklyn Tabernacle America Sir Richardson Paul Marshill United States Persia Switzerland Austria Chemical Laboratory Wales Scotland Holland Pilgrim Fathers Husarnets Clyde Rhine Shannon Seine Tiber Hudson Connecticut Mississippi Heaven Narrows New York Harbor Golden Gate San Francisco Philip John George Mary Fannie Phillip South America Europe Asia Affrica Baffin’s Bay Galveston Atlantic Northern Pacific Union Pacific Southern Pacific Atlantic & Charlotte Airline Texas & Santa Fe Lamar Africa Salt Lake City Utah

One Nation Under God, A Call to Unity and Faith

A grand exhortation envisions a united America with infinite resolve against external tempests. It envisions 600 million at a national table presided by God, dedicating mines fields harbors factories libraries churches and observatories to divine service and gratitude. It portrays fifty nations consolidated as one and worship centered on national identity.

Atlantic Ocean Caribbean

The Position of Women in America in Bryce's View

The American Commonwealth author James Bryce contrasts American and European gender norms noting equal conversational standing for women, women leading discussions, and courtesy in public transport. He observes evolving social manners, less forced seating, and broader acceptance of women’s roles while praising restraint and respect for womanhood across society.

Wonderful Masons and Ancient Egyptian Stonework

The London Budget compares ancient Egyptian construction to modern methods noting blocks weighing up to 80 tons and stones thirty feet long fitting with razor precision without mortar. It suggests stones were rubbed against one another to achieve seamless surfaces, praising the pyramids as wonders of mechanical skill.

Pyramids London Embankment London

Effects of the Telephone on Hearing Power

At the American Otological society meeting in Washington Dr Clarence J Blake of Boston reported that telephone use injures hearing by forcing ear strain from very low intensity sounds. Dr C H Burnett cited patients who believed continued telephone use impaired hearing. Dr O D Pomeroy described a patient who felt fatigue and worsening from telephone use.

American Otological Society Washington Clarence J. Blake Boston C. H. Burnett O. D. Pomeroy

Mountains Sermon Sparks County Seat Quip in Clarksburg

A Baptist orator in Clarksburg West Virginia criticizes mountain counties for ignorance recounting a joke about McDowell County not knowing its county seat. He recalls a Civil War officer asking a resident the county's population and receiving a reply that the count lies “over on Tug ee.”

Clarksburg W. Va McDowell County Tugee

Newton Watt Dies in Joliet Prison Declares Innocence

Life convict Newton Watt, imprisoned in Joliet Illinois for complicity in the Rock Island train robbery and the murder of Express Messenger Kellogg Nichols, died of consumption. His wife and mother were present, and he died maintaining his innocence.

Newton Watt Joliet, Il Rock Island Kellogg Nichols

Harrison's Cabinet Members Listed with States

Secretary of State James G Blaine of Maine Secretary of the Treasury William Windom of Minnesota Secretary of War Redfield Proctor of Vermont Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F Tracey of New York Secretary of the Interior John W Noble of Missouri Postmaster General John Wanamaker of Pennsylvania Attorney General W H H Miller of Indiana Secretary of Agriculture Jeremiah Rusk of Wisconsin.

James G. Blaine Maine Treasury William Windom Minnesota Redfield Proctor Vermont Navy Benjamin F. Tracey New York Interior John W. Noble Missouri John Wanamaker Pennsylvania W. H. H. Miller Indiana Jeremiah Rusk Wisconsin

All About Them Sketches of Harrison's Constitutional Advisers

A portrait of James Gillespie Blaine secretary of state and a line of his ancestry and career highlights. Born January 31 1850 in West Browneville Washington County Pennsylvania Blaine's schooling in Lancaster Ohio and Washington College shaped a political path from editor to legislator to speaker of the house. He served eighteen years in Congress and briefly as secretary of state during Garfield's presidency. The piece notes his rivalry with Roscoe Conkling and his failed presidential bid against Grover Cleveland.

James Gillespie Blaine Fobham L. Blaine Marie Gillespie Ephraim Blaine Gen. Washington Continental Army Mr. Blaine West Browneville Washington County Lancaster Ohio Thomas Ewing the Treasury Washington College Thomas Lyons Portland Blaine Congress Garfield Roscoe Conkling Grover Cleveland

William Windom a 19th Century American Statesman

William Windom born May 10 1827 in Bemont county Ohio pursued law at Mount Vernon and rose as Koex county prosecutor. He served in Congress 1859 60 and as United States senator from 1870 to 1877 later joining Garfield's cabinet as secretary of the treasury resigning under Arthur. He later centered activity in New York City involved in railway finance schemes.

William Windom Bemont County Ohio Mount Vernon Koex County Minnesota Congress United States Senate Daniel Norton Garfield Treasury Arthur Windom Senate D. M Satin New York City

Proctor Named In Cabinet Amid Vermont Ties

Vermont native Ex-Governor Proctor looms large in the new president’s cabinet counseling. He leads his party in Vermont and headed the state delegation to a key convention, while controlling quarry marble output and a large-scale farming operation at Proctor. He owns a prominent flock of Merino sheep and is a self-made figure with a substantial fortune.

Recfield Proctor Vermont Green Mountain Proctor Ratisnd William Henry Harrison Miller Indiana Bieh Indianapolis Fort Wayne Ind Miller W. H. H Miller Harrison

Benjamin F. Tracey a Fifty Nine Year Old Secretary of the Navy

Benjamin F. Tracey, aged fifty nine, born in Oswego New York, rose from local law practice to public service. He served as Tioga County district attorney, assembly member, colonel in Civil War campaigns at Wilderness and Spotsylvania, led the 109th and later the 127th United States Colored Troops, became U S district attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and briefly judge of the court of appeals. He also acted as counsel for Oak Ward Beecher in the Tilton case.

Benjamin F. Trecey Oswego Nathaniel W. Davis Secon Repubblican Tioga County One Hundred Gov. Morgan Benjamin F. Tracy Iracey Spottsylvania One Hundred and Twenty-seventh United States Colored Troops Tracey

Wisconsin Leader Resak's Uneven Public Service Career

Jeremiah McLain Resak born in Ohio in 1290 or 1853 moved to Wisconsin where he farmed in Vernon County. He served in the Union Army rising to lieutenant colonel and brigadier general brevet for Salkehatchee, later became Wisconsin bank controller, congressman, pension reformer, governor for three terms, and declined several diplomatic and engraving posts.

Jeremiah McLain Resak Moreyn County Ohio Wisconsin Vernon County Twenty-fifth Wisconsin Regiment Sherman Salkehatchie Rusk Bank Cont Oiler Congress Garreld Charte D'Affaires Paraguay Uracoty Bateau

Glare of Our White Skins Complaints About Identifying Europeans

A Lancashire Regiment raid in Benares led to a parade to identify culprits, but villagers failed to single out any suspects. A Native paper cites the London Globe, claiming Europeans are hard to distinguish by appearance, noting their loud white color makes recognition difficult.

India Lancashire Regiment Benares London Globe

How They Got Rid of the Hole in Lagos Plaza

A Lagos Mexico Town Council faced a dangerous central hole in the plaza. They filled it, only to uncover a new hole nearby. Each attempt displaced the problem until the hole ended in the northern suburb where it caused no harm.

Lagos Mex

Surfeit of Beauty in San Francisco Women

Gertrude Franklin Atherton, writing in the San Francisco Argonaut, extols California’s abundance of pretty women, noting San Francisco streets teem with attractive, naturally beautiful figures who eschew excessive fashion in favor of natural charm.

America California New York Kearney Montgomery San Francisco Gertrude Franklin Atherton Argonaut

Lincoln letter honors Jefferson in Boston banquet reply

George N. Stroat of Nebraska City owns an 1859 autograph letter from Abraham Lincoln responding to a Boston banquet invitation on Jefferson’s birth anniversary. Lincoln praises Jefferson for embedding universal truth in a revolutionary document to rebuke tyranny and oppression for all time.

George N. Stroat Nebraska City Abraham Lincoln Boston Thomas Jefferson Jefferson

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