Mrs Harrison Receives Daily Requests for Offices
Brainerd Dispatch notes Mrs. Harrison, wife of Mr. Harrison, receives about twenty five letters daily from people seeking her influence to obtain offices.
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1889
Page
3
Brainerd Dispatch notes Mrs. Harrison, wife of Mr. Harrison, receives about twenty five letters daily from people seeking her influence to obtain offices.
Report states two Bagdad Jews have purchased the entire site of Babylon including Nebuchadnezzar’s ruins and other palaces. The claim notes the historic acres and ancient structures now under new ownership.
Only eight counties in Kansas are without railroads. Five of them lie in the extreme southwestern part of the state, highlighting regional gaps in rail access.
Leipzig plans a July celebration marking the 850th anniversary of the religious reform movement in the city led by Lauterbach, described as Luther's friend, highlighting historic ties and local religious history.
Richard Yohala a full blood Creek was shot on the Creek reservation in Indian territory after being thrice convicted of larceny. The harsh customary law assigns death for repeated theft, illustrating the period's harsh punishments on tribal lands under federal oversight.
A New York drummer in the annex of the Park Central Hotel Hartford leaped from bed when the building toppled. He grabbed his gripsack and fled in his night dress, keeping the bag safe and paying little heed to his clothing.
Great activity is seen as Argentina aims to divert European emigration toward its shores. The republic will spend five million dollars this year to bring in immigrants from northern Europe. Ships from England, Holland and France transport them in thousands.
A fourteen year-old girl from Highland near Harrisburg recently converted at a religious revival and soon entered trances lasting five minutes to half an hour. She remains not exhausted during these episodes and has stayed in that state for much of the time since the conversion.
The only populous global center still closed to outsiders is Lhassa, capital of Thibet. Only six or seven Europeans ever reached it and none of them survive. Prejevalsky, a Russian trader, has tried thrice to enter and is poised for a fourth attempt.
Visitors to Albany ask to be pointed out the assembly member related to the Astors by marriage. They are surprised to find a plain, rumor-free man who never speaks, behaves himself, and shows no pride in his link to New York’s leading 400 family.
A proposed Illinois law classifies beer made only from barley malt and hops as lager beer, while beverages that are artificially colored or include other ingredients would be labeled commercial beer with state issued stamps, “Zwei glass commercial.”
A Ventura California woman, after a $100000 land speculation, chartered a San Francisco train to stage a fundraising sale with free rides meals and music. The crowd flooded the car but failing to buy left her $20000 poorer despite a crowded departure.
The piece notes a queer Mexican practice of burial where the corpse is wrapped in century plant matting and placed in a coffin rented for about twenty five cents. One or two natives carry the coffin on their heads to the grave, the body is interred, and the coffin returned. Wealthier mourners use street cars as hearses with friends walking beside.
England shows progress in using electricity as a transport force as a small electric bus carries 12 people in London. It operates with a driver seated as on a horse team and travels about six to seven miles per hour. daytime street tests are still pending due to crowded conditions.
A foreign expert advises on cane use noting that swinging a cane like a club is ineffective. He explains gripping the handle in the right hand and guiding the point with the left to jab at an assailant’s stomach neck or face, keeping the weapon controlled and within reach.
A Newfoundland owned by a Martin's Ferry gentleman intervened in a quarrel between his two sons. The larger boy was gaining the fight until the dog stood on hind feet, parted them with fore paws, and dragged the older boy away without harm or ill temper.
Col. W. W. Dudley refused to answer most questions before a United States Commissioner, citing counsel. A congressional committee found serious flaws in Washington aqueduct work and suggested a $10,000 survey for a new surface conduit. President-elect Harrison and party arrived in Washington, were greeted warmly, then proceeded to the Arlington hotel for privacy. The journey lasted twenty three hours and eighteen minutes without incident.
Reported in Keewatin Canada a fifteen year old Indian boy died after drinking excessive whisky. He was found on his back, choked to death with blood from ears and mouth. In Indiana a minor earthquake caused rattling windows for several seconds. A farmer’s quick action saved him when he freed his team and jumped as a freight train approached. A Canadian Pacific freight fell through a Middleton trestle, six cars in the center down. sixteen horses and two sheep died, no human lives lost. Blooming Prairie Minnesota saw the main business district fire destroying post office store building and contents, and several adjacent businesses with heavy losses.
A spree of violent cases unfolds from Brooklyn to Roxbury and Aurora. Thomas Ryan assaults his wife after drinking, hurling her from a second story, while Curley Bedford dies after a gunfight with Billy Wilcott in Tower Minnesota. Edward Colburn kills his wife Lizzie then wounds himself in Roxbury. Other items include criminal libel cases in Chicago, Potts alleged liquor seizures, and a trunk shipping theft trial of Thomas Vines. A Somerset County murder by two masked intruders yields $13,000 taken, and cashier Paul Guyer faces grand jury for hotel embezzlement. A Chicago cafe scandal and an Aurora fatal shooting complete the string of sensational crimes.
Reports tell of a masked assailant attacking Miss Maggie Welter in the Wedough Block area as she descended stairs for supper. A dagger strike caused a deep shoulder wound while onlookers express indignation and rumors swirl of a former boarder as a suspect.
Foreign Shores reports after a firm denial the Ottawa government admits Sir John McDonald retirement is accurate and Sir Charles Tupper leads a new administration. It notes Tupper will likely push fisheries policy and may invite the U S president to renew a new treaty negotiations begin.
James B. Weaver of Des Moines is in Fort Dodge arranging evictions on the Litchfield river lands. Seven hundred possession judgments have been issued in Webster Hamilton and Boone counties against about four hundred farmers. In early March, all will be served to prevent crop planting and create liens on the property, with the Litchfield holdings totaling about a thousand acres and majority occupied by well maintained farms. This wholesale action alarms river landholders despite anticipation of evictions.
In the British Parnell commission Sir Charles Russell says Richard Pigott signed a confession admitting forgery of letters used by the Times against Irish MPs. A warrant for Pigott’s arrest was ready. Pigott failed to appear. The Times denies aiding his escape. The Parnell libel action against Walter of the Times was reheard and dismissed with costs.
An eastbound St. Louis express passed the bridge near St George Ontario when a broken engine tire caused rails to spread. The dining and Pullman cars were severely damaged, nine killed and many wounded. Engine Brown stayed at his post and survived.
Markets report across New York Chicago and Minneapolis with wheat and corn prices by grade, oats, rye, barley, flax, pork, lard, butter, cheese, and eggs. Prices show No 2 red wheat around 97 to 99 4 cents, corn near 34 to 45 cents, oats 25 to 33 cents, pork around 11 to 12 dollars, butter 16 to 28 cents, and various flour and seed quotes across cities.
An Englishman believed to be Richard Pigott was arrested at Hotel Dex Am bassadeurs Madrid under the name Roland Ponsonby. He then committed suicide with a revolver, his description matching Pigott and his initials on baggage aligning with Ponsonby. Police seized papers and belongings. dispatches confirm Pigott’s death as suicide after arrival from Paris.
The tale explains how Hungry Joe was duped by a clever confidence man from Denver posing as a rich Abilene stockman on the way to Europe. Joe’s bank contacts were telegraphed with loan details, leading to a $15,000 advance on a fake mortgage before the fraud was uncovered. The real stockman was actually in Europe.
Editor mocks the humor editor for declining humor due to matrimonial and family constraints. The humorous department head plans to retire to become obituary editor after marriage triggers tense reactions from relatives in the joke.
Absent mindedness marks Rev Dr George W Fields of Bangor as he rides trains and dines, often oblivious to surroundings while planning his next sermon. On a Boston run a conductor collected tickets, and Fields, in a momentary reverie, looked up and asked the man for his name.
In Ashland Wisconsin the jury convicted brothers Joseph and Frank Bien and acquitted their cousin Mike Bien in the Charles Hubbard murder case. The defense argued self defense, while prosecutors allege depredations by Hubbard. The remaining five Italians await trial, expected to be brief after the verdicts.
Dr. Talmage delivers a Brooklyn Tabernacle sermon arguing America should be a welcoming, multiethnic nation. He denies race prejudice, praises intermarriage of nations, and urges immigrants to embrace American liberties while Americans welcome foreign neighbors. He compares national unity to a parlor open to all races and calls for evangelizing newcomers and integrating them into American life.
The passage proclaims a united nation under God, praising strength against outside threats and imagining God guiding a country of fifty consolidated nations. It envisions national prosperity through mines and harvests, industry, science, and culture, all worshiping God. It culminates in a universal unity of peoples bound by gratitude and shared faith.
The American view treats women as intellectual equals and active conversational partners while maintaining courtesy. Americans lead conversations and women often drive social dialogue, with public spaces like trains and omnibuses showing shifting courtesies. Bryce notes women rarely perform heavy manual labor in America and violence against women remains unusually low.
The London Budget claims ancient Egyptian builders matched modern skill with colossal stones from pyramids. It notes blocks weighing three to four times an obelisk on the London Embankment, including a 1880 ton stone, and thirty foot lengths fitting so tightly a finger cannot reveal the joint without mortar. It praises precision and suggests stones were rubbed to achieve perfect surfaces, creating a world wonder of mechanical skill.
Dr Clarence J Blake argues telephone use harms hearing due to low intensity sounds causing ear fatigue and risk of injury from occasional high intensity noises. Dr C H Burnett notes patients believe long phone use impaired hearing. Dr O D Pomeroy adds a patient who feels telephone use fatigued and worsened her condition.
A Clarksburg Baptist speaker laments wide ignorance in West Virginia mountaintop counties. He recalls an officer asking an old man the county population, only to be told the answer lay elsewhere, underscoring stubborn local unfamiliarity with civic details.
Life convict Newton Watt in Joliet Illinois prison for Rock Island train robbery and murder of Express Messenger Kellogg Nichols died of consumption with wife and mother present. He maintained his innocence at death.
The list names James G Blaine of Maine as Secretary of State William Windom of Minnesota as Secretary of the Treasury Redfield Proctor of Vermont as Secretary of War Benjamin F Tracey of Missouri as Secretary of the Navy John W Noble of Missouri as Secretary of the Interior John Wanamaker of Pennsylvania as Postmaster General W H H Miller of Indiana as Attorney General Jeremiah Rusk of Wisconsin as Secretary of Agriculture.
A sketch of James G Blaine as a constitutional adviser for President Harrison outlines his birth in 1830 in Pennsylvania, extensive political rise from Maine journalism to Congress, and notable roles including secretary of state during Garfield’s presidency. It notes his bid for the presidency against Cleveland and his leadership in the Republican party.
William Windom of Ohio born May 10 1827 in Bemont County pursued law in Mount Vernon and began as Knox County prosecuting attorney. He moved to Minnesota in 1855 and rose in Republican ranks, serving in Congress 1859 60 and as chairman of the committee on invasion? affairs. He held U S Senate terms from 1870 77 and 1877 83, then joined Garfields cabinet as secretary of the treasury before Arthur ascended. He later engaged in railway and financial schemes from New York City.
Secretary of War nomination highlights Sz Tt Redfield Proctor of Vermont as a top cabinet pick. He is praised for party influence, leadership of the Vermont delegation, and prior role in Fepee support. Proctor, a self-made businessman from Proctor town, controls Vermont marble outputs and runs a large farming operation with noted Merino flocks.
Benjamin F. Tracey of Oswego New York rose from local law clerk to district attorney and assemblyman. He served as colonel leading regiments in the Wilderness and Spotsylvania campaigns, later commanded the 127th United States Colored Troops, practiced law in New York, was US district attorney for the eastern district 1866 1873 and served on the court of appeals bench in 1881. He was counsel for Henry Ward Beecher in the Tilton case.
A London Globe comment notes Europeans are hard to distinguish to natives, citing Lancashire Regiment misidentification in a Benares liquor raid. A native paper asks if friends and relatives can tell who is who among the white soldiers, highlighting racial perceptual challenges.
A Lagos Mexico town faced a dangerous central hole. The council filled it, but a new hole appeared elsewhere after each fill. The process moved the hole from the plaza to the street and finally to the northern suburb, where it remained harmless.
Gertrude Franklin Atherton writes in the San Francisco Argonaut that California boasts many pretty women, while New York has few. She describes San Francisco streets like Kearny and Montgomery as filled with alluring, naturally beautiful women whose looks outshine fashion polish and rouge.
George N. Stroat of Nebraska City holds an 1859 Abraham Lincoln autograph letter replying to a Boston banquet invitation for Jefferson’s birthday anniversary. The closing tribute lauds Jefferson as the author of the Declaration of Independence and praises embedding its truth to rebuke tyranny and oppression through time.
The Journal of Telegraph notes that early telegraphy delivered four to five words a minute with five needle instruments. By 1849 newspapers averaged seventeen words per minute. Today London to Dublin using Wheatstone instruments clocks 465 words per minute, showing a hundredfold increase in sixty years.
Miss Higgins a schoolteacher from Nova Scotia, near Gladstone Manitoba, died by hanging while friends were at church after a period of ill health. In Helena Montana, Joe Anderson, a local driver, was critically injured in a quarrel when his mistress threw a lamp catching fire, severely scarring him. the woman is jailed.
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