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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
2
Whales can reach ages of 200 to 400 years as growth rings in baleen reveal their life span. Dan Rice, a famed circus clown, has died. Despite no lasting fame in history, Rice served as a public benefactor by bringing laughter to millions in years past.
In the Senate an annual reading of Washington’s farewell address draws quiet attention as a display of oratory. Senator Foraker delivers the piece in a tradition noted for its eloquence and measured impact.
Modern science reports worry as a killer. Researchers believe chronic anxiety damages brain cells, harming the body's nutritive center and gradually injuring organs, leading to fatal illnesses as diseases of those organs emerge.
Astronomers plan for the sun’s total eclipse on Monday May 28 with a shadow 40 to 50 miles wide. The event traverses from New Orleans to Norfolk across the Atlantic Ocean to the Spanish peninsula the Mediterranean and Algiers before ending near Thebes. The path exceeds 7000 miles and crosses Mexico and the gulf before reaching the United States.
Washington reports US good offices may transmit Kruger and Steyn request for terms to end the war. Lord Roberts advances rapidly toward Bloemfontein as Boer resistance shifts. Germany declines to intervene and Lourenzo Marques parties are en route.
Newark fire trap blaze claimed fourteen lives and left two seriously injured as thirteen bodies were recovered from the ruins and a hospital patient later died. Police suspect arson connected to a late night card game in a two story frame building once a church.
Officials brace for a influx of royal and imperial visitors to Paris while President Loubet hosts state hospitality. Ministers plan using extra funds for entertaining guests, risking budget overruns. Restoration and Empire era decorations are being cataloged for display at ministerial residences, with Delcasse receiving the finest upholstery.
Prof J J Thompson argues cathode ray experiments show corpuscles torn from atoms rather than whole atoms form the stream from the negative electrode. The tiny particles are described as small portions of the atoms themselves.
Gen Albert E Shaw commander in chief of the G A R arrived in Atlanta on March 13 to tour Southern G A R camps. He received cordial attention from Confederate veterans and G A R members as he viewed local points of interest, helping ease North South tensions.
Charleston reports all victims accounted for after the Red Ash mine explosion. Two more bodies recovered bring the death toll to forty with six injured. Cause likely unresolved while relief funds for bereaved families continue to grow.
Chicago area sash door and blind manufacturers voted to close their mills amid labor troubles. The move adds 4,000 workers to 50,000 idle, worsening business conditions and intensifying the strike.
Work resumed at the American Sugar Refining company sugar house in Jersey City after a week shut down for overproduction. About 1,100 workers returned to their jobs following the pause, marking the third shutdown since the start of the year.
Senators Platt of Connecticut Aldrich of Rhode Island and Teller of Colorado named a subcommittee for Cuban relations to visit Cuba. They will depart Washington Wednesday and expect to be away ten days to two weeks.
Halifax March 14 There is no evidence of wreckage along the Nova Scotia coast and the reported foundering of the steamer Counte near Sable Island is not credited here.
Italian boxer Guydo who fought Jeffries in Paris months ago died last Saturday in Hospital Boucicault from tuberculosis. The report confirms the boxing date and cause, noting his nationality.
A major blaze in Mackinac City Michigan as of midnight destroyed the business section including the post office and several homes. Estimated losses reach fifty thousand dollars. Local fire fighting efforts continue.
The Montgomery courthouse in Clarksville Tennessee burned on March 14 destroying most records. Estimated loss amounts to 125000 dollars with 75000 dollars insured.
Reports from Bloemfontein say it is not known if dispatch confirms Lord Roberts has entered the city or is nearby. Salisbury replies to the beer appeal so that independence cannot be assented. The United States declines offers in a courteous manner as activities continue.
General French has arrived at Bloemfontein and Lord Roberts may advance today. The Boers’ retreat leaves them between two British armies as supplies and reinforcements continue. Salisbury rejects Boer independence and US mediation offers.
Kalamazoo Michigan March 15 police stopped a performance of Sappho after fifteen minutes. City council had ordered suppression Monday night. Managers vowed damage suits against those responsible as audience dispersed amid stormy scenes.
Seattle dispatch notes two rescued steamers from Alaska bring no news of the Wolcott or Ex celsior. Juneau reports had claimed a Wolcott wreck off Kayak Alaska with Indians stating Jan 7. In fact the Wolcott was sighted at Unalaska Jan 24.
News from Andalusia Alabama reports Thomas Sharp was killed by Will Craddock after a dispute over a card game in the jury room of the courthouse. The incident occurred on a night arriving in Columbus Georgia on March 15.
Work began on a 100000 dollar annex to the Dubuque post office and federal building. A Chicago firm holds the main contract with several local firms serving as subcontractors for various parts of the project.
Oshkosh Wis March 15 Buel Davis seventeen years old committed death by own action by jumping from the Chicago Northwestern railway bridge into the Fox river Sunday night at 8 oclock. The act was premeditated.
The Philadelphia and Iowa arrived at Santa Barbara with the Iowa heading to Puget Sound for overhaul. Rear Admiral Kautz aboard the Philadelphia will command American forces on the isthmus while the cruiser Detroit heads to Greytown to safeguard eastern interests.
Rear Admiral Kempff, from Mare Island navy yard, accepts second in command of the Asiatic squadron. He will lead a near independent force cruising the Chinese and Japanese coasts while Rear Admiral Reney remains in the Philippines. The move follows European hints of broad scale hostilities in Asia.
Senator Sewell introduces a bill to rename the American line ship Paris to Philadelphia. The Paris, damaged last summer off England, has been repaired with over a million dollars in refitting by Harland & Wolff in Belfast. She is reportedly lengthened by 100 feet to 665 feet with boilers doubled from eight to sixteen.
Republican senators met in caucus for two and a half hours and adjourned without a vote. The discussion indicated strong opposition to the Porto Rican bill and concern that further opposition could threaten passage. Several senators favored voting for the bill as a party measure despite personal misgivings.
Montague White, Boers agent in the U S., said he spoke an hour with Assistant Secretary of State Hill and that Hill hopes for a happy solution to the great problem. White expects another meeting Friday and plans to return to the state department. He believes Germany France and Russia would back U S. intervention.
A rumor at the capitol on March 15 claimed a warrant would be issued for Senator Deboe of Kentucky over alleged complicity in the Goebel assassination. Deboe dismissed the idea as ridiculous and said he would answer any charge arising in that matter.
Police raided concert halls in the tenderloin and arrested but released proprietors after bail. The crackdown follows protests over disorderly resorts and came after the Sapho play suppression and Anthony Comstock raids on gambling dens.
Senator Foster introduces a bill authorizing government construction of a cable from Rome Washington coast to Cape Nome and other Alaska points. The proposal aims to improve communications between Washington and Alaska with a transcontinental cable project.
Victims in the Newark fire at the Italian tenement rise to sixteen with two more bodies recovered yesterday. Five others remain unaccounted for as rescue efforts continue.
The piece warns of smallpox spread through moldy and rotting wall coverings and flour paste. It urges replacing damaged papers with Alabastine, a rock-base cement, as a safe, cost effective disinfectant for walls and ceilings to restore habitable rooms.
The John M. Smyth Company of Chicago, in business for over 25 years, expands from a small local supplier to selling direct to consumers nationwide at wholesale prices. Its illustrated 20th century catalog exceeds 1,000 images, using color photography to show curtains carpets draperies wallpaper and more. Rail freight and elimination of middlemen cut costs for buyers, with references from any Chicago bank or express company.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes Rev. Mr Nailer's hat bears flour, implying he is near the bottom of the barrel in a witty aside about sermons and clergy. The exchange frames a light moment about church figures and daily humor.
Listing of patents granted to inventors from Minnesota and surrounding states includes Carlestine E. Blake of Minneapolis for a disinfecting device Ira L. Gleason of Hutchinson for a fire escape Corwin Johnson of Watertown South Dakota for a cream separator Ruud K Lerol Jr of Newburg for an anchor and tension device for check row corn planters Patrick J Mulloy of Ardoch North Dakota for a spice cabinet Emil Rohliffs of Spencer South Dakota for a draft equalizer Edwin C Washburn of Minneapolis for a draft rigging and brake beam Nils M Wig of Alexandria for a horseshoe Merwin Lothrop and Johnson as patent attorneys.
A Detroit Journal note quotes Walter and Hildegard as imaginary lovers in a contemporary fiction. The pair discuss secrecy about their engagement while a frontispiece portrait signals the hidden romance.
An advertisement offers a life-size portrait measuring 16 by 20 inches with a 6 and a half inch wide frame for 20 cents. It directs readers to Twin City Art Co located at 9 West Grant Street in Minneapolis Minnesota for details and particulars.
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