Minnesota News Highlights from Early 1900s Dispatch
William Ehmer the butcher dies in Winooski from blood poisoning after an injury in St Paul. Stearns county sheriff changes hands as John P. Hammond is appointed. commissioners mourn Sheriff Mickley. Rail service resumes on the Chicago Rock Island line after snow blockade. Lake City votes to pay fire department, limit to forty five members and council oversight. Rochester taxes rise with a heavy twenty four mill levy for city improvements. Memorials and obituaries across Faribault, Farming ton, Rochester and Minneapolis mark births, deaths, and civic events. Scandinavian veterans hold reunion in Minneapolis with speeches praising volunteers’ Civil War service. Political shifts noted in Brainerd and North Branch elections with labor influence. Charles Dickens junior to read in Minneapolis. Mankato grants fair grounds at Sibley Mound. Private disputes, lawsuits, and local projects fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ehmer
St. Paul
Winota
Stearns County
Mickley
Cannon Valley
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
John P. Hammond
St. Cloud
George Blanchard
Thomas L. Sullivan
Hastings
Rochester
Ald
Mayo
Robert Emmett
Faribault
Celtic Club
S. Underwood
Dakota County
Farmington
Mary S. Highbee
Olmstead County
Thomas Slave
Lewiston
Ole Carlson
Lakelty
Minneapolis
Dania Hall
Ames
Hans Matteon
P. P. Swenson
George H. Johnson
Mankata
Southern
St. Croix
Northfield
Chatfield
Charles Betcher
Minnesota National Guard
Henry Bailey
Walker & Foley
Lake City
Wabasha
McBride
Brainerd
St Paul
Waseca
Notable 1888 Headlines and Society Notes
A digest of society news and headlines: Mrs Garfield and Mrs Folsom tied to White House reception plans, Minnie Hauk resumes stage work after a recent accident, Johns Hopkins notes a female student, Senator Palmer praised as linguist, Louis E Fisher funeral attended by regional figures, a Victoria murderer suspect cleared, King Alphonso XIII's epilepsy, Treasury surplus forecast near 155 million, Mrs H Moore flaunts costly diamonds, tariff politics involving Randall and Mills bills, Benedict confirms use of name for postmaster inquiries, Horace W Rounds confined in Chicago hospital, Edward Brown resembles John Brown of Harper’s Ferry, Ravenna Texas arrest of Barrett family for 1886 murder, Germany‑Dakota train fatality at Ledgerwood, Dubuque fusion ticket discussed against Knights of Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis E. Fisher
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Victoria
Mon
Tascott
Alphononso XIII
Hapsburgs
Treasury Department
Washington
H. Moore
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Randall
House Printing Committee
Benedict
Horace W. Rounds
Theinsane
Chicago
Edward Brown
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Columbus
Ohio
Ravenna
Texas
Joseph L. Barrett
Morgan
Senate Committee
Wisconsin
Charlie Dayton and the Ballroom of Hearts
Aunt Betsy counsels Charlie on love and constancy as he wrestles with shifting affections Grace Fielding and Dolly Stevens. Will Brooks and Arthur Wilson enter a tangled dance of engagements and rumors, while Dolly faces gossip and Charlie faces heartbreak before a village ball reshapes loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Auntie
Grace Fielding
Betsey
Susie Allen
Mary Snow
Dolly Stevens
Betsy
Grace
Charlie Dayton
Nature
Madame
Will Brooks
Will
Keanie Scar
Dolly
Dollie
Arthur Ilson
Arthur
Katie
Aunt Betsy
Arthur Wilson
Mr. Dayton
Mr. Wilson
Not Pets for the Parior Tigers in India and the Rajah's menagerie
A March Cassell's piece recounts tame tigers in the Burdwan Rajah's gardens, focusing on two Oude-origin cats Vizeer and Bheem. Vizeer, a full grown hunter who feeds on blood, differs from Bheem raised by hand on milk and rice. Vizeer hunts goats or pigs, drains blood, and carves meat before resting, then consumes cassocks over days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassell
India
Burdwan
Oude
Vizeer
Bheem
Two Young Lovers Share Tea Time And Quiet Joy
The narrator recalls Dolly and Charlie spending tea time together after a day of playful mischief. Charlie stays late, returning home around midnight humming, while Dolly remains tear-stained yet content. The pair appear well matched, youthful, and hopeful for a bright future together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly
Charlie
What Divers See
A New York Sun diver interview reveals the grim realities beneath Hudson waters. Divers recall frequent body encounters, the decay process, and the dangers of disturbance. they describe wrecks, river ooze, and the unromantic, eerie life below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Hudson
Jane
Jules Verne
Nearly Perpetual Night from Sitka to Sitka
John Williamson describes Sitka Alaska and nearby Killisnoo as a place of long darkness and frigid cold. He notes sun not rising until late and then quickly setting, with small populations in Sitka Juneau and Fort Wrangle. He recalls snow depths and severe costs hindering relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
San Francisco Examiner
Sitka
Alaska
John Williamson
American Exchange
Sam
Killisnoo
Juneau
Fort Wrangle
Patti
Dr. Bull
The Funereal Month of March Breast of Cough Remedy Claims
A metropolitan barber links March to consumption as the cough signals lung decay. The piece touts Warner's Log Cabin Cough and Consumption remedy as a system searcher and upbuilder that targets the constitutional cause, citing J W Henson's 1888 praise and urging prompt use to prevent consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson
Julius Cesar
Warner
J. W. Henson
Greensboro
Her Own Way
An old colored woman narrates a comic escape as she rides Moses’s ox cart with six or seven snakes’ children. The oxen lunge toward water, she yells for mercy, Mars Robert commands them to stop, and she frees the children before calming herself about being obstinately in her own path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Dar
Mars Robert
Doing Up a Man in Detroit Free Press Style
A well dressed man at a Woodward and Congress corner enjoys sun and travel views when a stranger accuses him of being Dick Richards. The man denies the charge and warns to beware the police as the other slips away. The impersonator notes the victim’s attire and plans to profit from the deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mobile
Dick Richards
Sensational Death in Chicago Miss McCullen Follows Hartnell
A sensational death in Chicago occurs as Miss Josie McCullen, who had agreed with William S. Hartnell to follow his example, shoots herself after Hartnell shot himself the day before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Josie McCullen
William S. Hartnell
Daniel Sickles Saves Condor Life In Colombian Forest
General Daniel Sickles recounts volunteering to heal a captive South American condor with a damaged leg. He used a yoke to restrain the bird, then dressed the wound with cotton and oil, later cauterizing to full recovery. He notes the costly transport would have gone to Central Park, depriving New York of a remarkable specimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Sickles
Bogota
South America
South American
Central Park
S.it.ward
New York Sun
Open Window Sparks Rail Car Seat Controversy
A crowded railcar tale reports a woman demanding a window shut, another arguing heat, and an elder urging a compromise as passengers clash over comfort. The rustic humor preserves a moral on courtesy during travel.
Unitarian Literature Mailings Sent Free in Minnesota and St Paul
Unitarian pamphlets titled Liberal Faith circulated by M Partridge in Minneapolis and J E McCain in St Paul. A Rush City farmer died by self inflicted gunshot. A colored school teacher near Owensboro is accused of betraying seven female pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Partridge
Harmor Place
Minneapolis
J. E. McCain
Pleasant Ave
St. Paul
Mion
Owensboro, Ky
An Extenpep Popularity For Coughs and Throat Troubles
Extenpep Popularity claims Brown's Broncniat Trocnes relieve coughs and throat troubles. Described as superior to all other articles and sold only in boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Bowes
War veteran credits Allen's Lung Balsam for recovery
Pr Lloyd of Ohio, exposed during the war, claims consumption was caused by exposure and credits Allen's Lung Balsam for his survival and health. Meanwhile, the old Universalist church in Minneapolis, a city landmark, was destroyed by fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. Lloyd
Ohio
Allen
Universalist
Minneapolis, Minn
Troubles of a Grim Merchant and Safe Remedies
A prominent merchant mopes in his office and snarls at all. Clerks fear the master’s rough temper and even Tabby the cat stays away. The text hints at illness perhaps liver or blood, while advertising Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pierce’s Pills and Pellets as cures. Don Pratt’s health improves at Providence hospital. The North Star Lung and Throat Balm is endorsed for coughs and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabby
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Charles Dickens
Armory Ball
Senator Palmer
Michigan
Congress
Olay
Hood
Rigen
Utica, N. Y
Ricuano Hawkuvest
Amityville
Long Island, N. Y
C. I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Ely
Greenwich
Hall
Liberty
New York
Duden & Co
Baron Richtofen
William
Comstock
Virginia City
San Francisco
Europe
Charles Allman
Milwaukee
Rush City
Minn
Don Pratt
Providence Hospital
Iowa
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Bismarck
W. F. Meader
Ex-Grain Commission
Bronson Alcott
Humboldt, Mich
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
Sir William Harcourt
Swayne
Valentine Winter
Dayton
P.O
T. A. Slocum
M.C
N. Y
Con. Hennesy
Minot
Great Falls
Cole & Co
Black River Alls
Wis
St. Jacobs Oil
Everin
Charles A. Vocelfer
Asitimore
Tutt
Pettit
J. P. Allen
Misa
Beeretee Safrtt Kein Holder CO
Heily, Rich
FE Moody
Moody & CO
Cincinnati, C
J. F. Williamson
A.moore
Jackson Street
St. Paul, Minn
London
Leipzig
Paris
RON Tonic
J.P. Alice
St. Pat
Mima
Horton Portrait Co
Wabasha St
W. E. Pabor
Canon City
B. F. Johnson & CO
Main Street
Richmond
Bost
Oben F ‘An & Co
Scrap Iron
Edward M. Conant
Cric
G. Lingraham
M. D
Amsterdam
D. R. Dyche & CO
Cuticura
Anton Bossimer
Edinburgh
Ind
George Hobbs
P. M
Collins
H. E. Ryan
Cayuga, Livingston Co
C.N. Coe
J. P
Potter Devog and Chemical Co
Boston
Alen
Ail Medicine
Deann
Simmons St. Reston
S. E. Olson & CO
Mammoth
Nicollet Avenue
Northwest
Northern Grow & Scene
Manx ET Win
RD Proctor
Hans
W. Joupas P. Bensamin
Dr. Brown
Clase
Umbia Law
Was
University of Penn
Wellesley
Oberlin
Michifous Pade Lola Pte
Share
Minnesota Magnetic Manufacturing Company
Mannheimer Lock
Lidge
Goulds & Austin
Lake ST
Illinois
Montgomery Ward & CO
Michigan Avenue
Sams
Batavia
Kane CO
Ill
D.m.ferry&co
Id. M. Ferry &Co
D. M. Ferry &Co
Mich
Leabine
Loomis & Nyman Tiffin
Heroes
Herbert
Elsa
Joseph
Rebecca
Rath
Boaz
Melusina
Emerson
Lyon & Healy
Oliver Ditson & CO
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