Train Schedule Data From A North South West Route
No. 1 arrives from the south at 9 45. Departs west at 10 05 p m daily. No. 3 arrives from the south at 1 45. Departs west at 2 10 p m. No.5 arrives from the south at e g t m departs west at 2 10 p m daily except Sunday. No.2 arrives from the West at 6 55 a m. Departs south at 7 10 a m daily. No.4 arrives from the West at 2 10 a m. Departs south at 2 30 a m daily. No.6 arrives from the West at 12 45 p m. Departs south at 1 10 daily except Sunday. No.7 arrives from Duluth at 9 15 p m daily except Sunday. No.8 depart for Duluth at 7 30 a m daily ex
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Duluth
Parlor Sleeping and Palace Car Route to Chicago
Trains from Minneapolis to Chicago via St. Paul depart and arrive daily with through car service. All trains offer day coaches sleepers and dining cars, with offices in Minneapolis Nicollet House and St. Paul Merchant's Hotel block. General manager and ticket agents listed for Milwaukee routes.
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Parlor
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Prentice
Ashland
Nicollet House
Nicollet and
Washington Avenue
F. H. Anson
Northwestern
East Third Street
Merchant's
C. E. Robb
W.s.mellen James Barker
Gen'l Pas
Kt A’gtilwaukee
Clark St
Polk St
Grant Pacific
Tremont House
Milwaukee
Broadway
Paul
Union Depot
Nicoliet House
Brainerd to Hold Special Election April 19
The text notes Brainerd will stage a special election on April 19. It also mentions Peter Mertz being named chief of police by the acting mayor and Judge Sleeper resigning from the council. A female barber in Princeton is named Hrdlicka.
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Brainerd
Peter Mertz
Princeton
Hrdlicka
Fergus Falls Tests $500 License for Years
Fergus Falls has used a $500 license with consistent success for years. The town plans a third insane asylum building to house a homeopathic school of physicians and management.
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Fergus Falls
Homeopathic School of
Physicians and Managment
Hartley and Douglas vie for May nomination in field
W. W. Hartley and Carl Douglas head a field for the May oratory with potential dark horse contenders. Saturday night an arson attempt targeted the new Sage Flour Mill workshops under construction at St. Cloud.
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W. W. Hartley
Carl Douglas
Sage
St. Cloud
City appoints Peter Mertz as new police chief
The city installs Peter Mertz as chief of police while ex chief Shontell expresses regret over not resigning. An aggressive cleanup plan aims to clear streets and back alleys before summer heat intensifies.
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Peter Mertz
Shontell
Braden Suggests Cutting State Law Notices
W. W. Braden drew sharp criticism after proposing that the state press be cut off from the standard allowance for publishing laws. The remark was described as ill advised given Braden’s grasp of the issues.
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W. W. Braden
Michigan amendment bars wine sales for sacramental use
Proposed constitutional change in Michigan would prohibit wine sales for sacramental purposes igniting controversy among Catholics and other observers. The measure’s sweeping scope draws concern over religious rights and local commerce.
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Michigan
Lum Proves Honor to His District in Brain erd
The Sauk Centre Tribune praises Hon. Leon E. Lum of Brain erd as an honor to his district and predicts he will be heard from again in the future, noting the people elected him to the position.
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Sauk Centre Tribune
Leon E. Lum
Brainerd
Bro. Bower
Dunn Denies Early 1888 Campaign Claim
Bob Dunn rejects a Journal of the city report claiming an agreement with Lee Lum and Flynn to back him as a legislative candidate in 1888. He notes it is premature to start campaigning for 1888.
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Bob Dunn
Messrs. Lee, Lum and Flynn
Dunn
Bright Bethlehem Star Predicted Seen Again This Year
The article predicts the star of Bethlehem will appear for the sixth time since Christ's birth, rising directly north of the north star and visible at midday with dazzling brilliance. It claims the star is solar in nature and vastly larger than our sun, with area uncalculated by astronomers.
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Bethlehem
Christ
County printer bill stirs debate in legislature
The Ortonville Herald notes a late legislature bill creating the county printer office, to be elected with required bonds. It argues the initiative drew sharp opposition and warns the present law satisfies state publishers.
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Ortonville
Herald
Postmaster Seeks Salary Raise After Budget Shortfall
The St. Cloud postmaster complains that after deducting clerk hire and rent he is short 140 dollars annually and asks the public to excuse neglect until his salary rises. Some long-serving postmasters, since Cleveland’s election, remain involved in the business, and the praise was not all that it seemed.
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St. Cloud
Cleveland
Sleeper Named Judge in 15th District Sparks Editorial Feud
The Verndale Journal and the Aitkin Age mock the C B Sleeper appointment to the 15th judicial district. The Verndale paper condemns the controversy as uncalled for while the Age editor, a newcomer, is faulted for publicizing personal spite through his column.
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Verndale Journal
The
Aitkin Age
C. B. Sleeper
15Th Judicial District
McMillan
Age
Judge Sleeper’s Habeas Action Upheld Yet Question Lacks Return
The piece notes a petition for a writ of Habeas Corpus in Narrow’s case was presented to Judge Sleeper and allowed. No return to the writ has been filed, so no district court conflict with federal or state courts is yet open for critique. The writer defends Judge Sleeper against alleged pressure or insults and urges restraint from critics in St Paul.
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The
Globe
Sleeper
Narrow
St. Paul
New Minnesota Game Law Sets Hunting Seasons for Wildlife
Brainerd readers learn of the recently passed state law restricting hunting times for woodcock prairie chickens partridge ducks and aquatic fowls elk deer and moose. A game warden will be appointed for each county to enforce the regulation with the full text in today’s supplement.
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Brainerd
Insult to the Jury Speech in Davenport Trial
Judge Stearns rebukes Davenport after verdict remarks declaring the defendant sworn, self defense plea contrived, and the jury and prior jury have no belief in his story, finding him guilty of taking innocent lives.
Minneapolis man claims 640 acres of Duluth land as title
G W Adrian of Minneapolis asserts ownership of 640 acres in Duluth centering on a tract in the city's business district. He bases the title on Sioux script placed on the land in 1853 by Chief Wacouta and holds national government receipts. Estimates place value from eight to twelve million dollars.
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Duluth
G. W. Adrian
Minneapolis
Wacouta
Adrian
Free Puff Rates Prompt Satirical Listing
A newspaper item outlines humorous quoted rates for labeling people with flattering or ironic descriptors. The list mentions a lazy progressive citizen, a deceased poker ace, a refined woman, a dishonest candidate, and a newly minted lawyer with prices ranging from 25 cents to 1 75 dollars.
North Dakota seeds deal offers relief to prairie settlers
Jamestown alert notes South Dakota residents along the Northern Pacific route receive $100,000 worth of seed wheat from the company. In return the settlers are to provide a bushel for a bushel if they secure a crop.
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South Dakota
Sawmills Migrate North as City Mills Go Out of Business
The sawmills at the platform will be removed this year with most moving north to the expected manufacturing district. Farnham & Lovejoy mill on the east side will be torn down and Merriman Barrows & Co. will go out of business.
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Farnham & Lovejoy
Merriman, Barrows & Co
Minneapolis Spectator
Not Houde's Jury
Ex-Clerk of Morrison County Leon Houde sued the county for 1.30 for organizing office papers under a special law. Judges Collins Baxter and a committee approved the bill. Commissioners cut to 600 and a jury awarded 300, prompting dispute over juror fairness.
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Houde
Leon Houde
Morrison County
Collins and Baxter
St. Cloud Journal Press
Conductor Lowery Discharged After Magnolia Collision Probe
L R Lowery, freight conductor, discharged after two days of examination before Justice Plummer regarding the Magnolia wreck. Evidence showed he tried to stop the train and side track, but the engineer killed pulled on down the grade. Lowery and the tail brakeman leaped to safety. engineers may have dozed or forgotten the passenger train. Lowery’s friends celebrate his vindication.
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L. R. Lowery
Magnolia
Plummer
Lowery
Fargo Special
Senator Davis Defends Tariff Stance in Minnesota Route
New York Tribune notes Senator C. K. Davis of Minnesota has backed the protective tariff despite free trade sentiment in the Northwest. He used Minnesota wheat figures to counter free trade arguments, highlighting Manitoba competition and Minnesota milling needs, and the debate was dropped.
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New York Tribune
C. K. Davis
Minnesota
St. Paul
Washington
Blaine
Sabin
Arthur
Davis
Northwest
United States
Manitoba
Blood Purifier Swift's Specific Co. Adverts In 1887
Col W J Pollard of Augusta cites long blood disease and boils on face, says six bottles of Swift's Specific cured him, nose color faded, health improved. Rev Mr Kelly and wife from Howard County Ark praise the remedy for malaria and debility after three bottles. Ad invites readers to mail treatise on blood and skin diseases from Swift's.
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Augusta
Swift’s Specific Co
Atlanta
S. S.S
W. J. Potnarp
Tue Swift Srecire Co
Atlanta, Ga
Reform Party Nipped in the Bud in Mitchell
Israel Green, deposed Sisseton Indian agent, alleges that after arriving in Mitchell North Dakota he and five others organized a democratic party. The sheriff interrupted the meeting and arrested three participants on horse stealing charges.
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Israel Green
Mitchell, Dak
Brown’s Valley Tribune
Mississippi River at Risk If Forests Are Cleared
The Pioneer Press argues that aggressive deforestation near the Mississippi headwaters endangers the river’s flow. It warns that lumbering, if unchecked, will lower water levels, close navigation, and waste vast public investments in reservoirs and flood controls. The piece calls for government stewardship of lands once held by Indians to protect forests and water supply.
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Mississippi River
Pioneer Press
Indian Commission
Minnesota
Congress
Mississippi
Minneapolis
St. Paul
New England
Europe
Green's August Flower Promises Health Breakthrough
A vintage patent medicine ad touts Green's August Flower as a cure for dyspepsia and liver complaints. It claims 75 percent of illnesses stem from these issues and offers sample bottles for ten cents with three doses proving its effect.
No Place for Genius on the Brooklyn Eagle
A job candidate grills his chances with remarks likening his flaws to famous figures from Alexander the Great to Grant. The manager dismisses him after a barrage of comparisons, noting the world moves too fast for genius.
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Burdette
Alexander the Great
Disraeli
Napoleon Bonaparte
Alexander Dumas
Peter the Great
George Washington
Daniel Webster
Lincoln
Horace Greeley
Grant
Alexander
Brooklyn Eagle
Noise and Nuisance Law Across Nations and Cases
A discussion of how courts distinguish noisy nuisances from lawful sounds. It cites English and American rulings on maximizing noise in industry versus leisure, dogs as nuisances, and ill timed disturbances. It notes cases on baby carriage noise, brass bands, vibration near homes, and a French skeleton fabrication Story ends with Mrs Cartwright rushing to Iowa after a family illness.
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England
Imre
Lord Mansfield
Lord Kenyon
Boston
Pool
Higginson
Daly
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Back Bay
Boston Advertiser
Dr. F. Cartwright
Garden City
Kan
A. H. Adan
Iowa
New tint greens and odd notes from period columns
Pale celery and eucalyptus named as new green tints with comparisons to Linden green. The Washington monument appears shorter to visitors than its 555 foot height. Maine fishing town captains often misunderstood when hailed as Captain. Sealing wax colors symbolize business mourning love and weddings in 19th century remarks. A logging camp tree yielded over 20 thousand feet of lumber with large end diameters.
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Chicago Mail
Washington Monument
Teoy
N. Y
Maine
Boston Transcript
Chicago Times
Atackson
Chicago Enterprise
Life and Exciting Game Shooting in the Far West
The author describes rapid depletion of large game across the Western plains, noting buffalo and elk decline and the dangers of skin hunters. He outlines ranch life from a Heart River bend home to the Little Missouri, detailing rough dwellings, a river that floods with quicksand hazards, and the surrounding bad lands, badlands, prairies, and pine groves frequented by wildlife.
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West
United States
South Africa
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Heart River
Little
Missouri
Tf Roosevelt
Sleeper Brainerd Real Estate Sale Offers Many Lots
In view of a real estate rise this summer C B Sleeper offers sixty days to buy Brainerd properties on easy terms. Four business lots corner Front and Broadway and other Front Street plots, plus seventy five Sleeper addition and Sleeper Park lots. Residential lots on installments aimed at laborers. Inquiries to C B Sleeper or J L Smith Sleeper Block.
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Brainerd Loan Agency
Brainerd Furniture Co
Fifth
Front Streets
A. Hoffman
Front Street
Broadway
Brainerd
Opera House
9Th Street
Sleeper’s Park
Sleeper
C. B. Sleeper
J. L. Smith
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Nishings of
Leopold
the Boss
Sixth Street
E. W. Lynch
Paine
T. L. Blood & CO
Elas
Grocer
Mm. Hagberc
Odd Fellows’ Block
Laurel and
Sixth Streets
D. W. Whitford
W. J. Dyer & Bro
St. Paul A
Sercents
Steinway, Weber, Abler Ad
Behr Bros
Minneapolis, Kate Block
Syngicalet
Northern Pacific
Wisconsin Central Line
Board of Trade
Peter
W. J. Pollard
Mr. Kelly
Samouel Ketty
Church of Christ
Muddy Fork
Howard County
Ark
Nashville
Paris Figaro
Paris
A. P. Riggs
Room
Bank Block
IC. B. Sleeper’s
Uncle Toms Cabin
Carolina
Oscar
Edison
Voegtlin
Dazien
Webb
Hiram Sibley & CO
Rochester
E. Main Street
Chicago, Ill
N. Clark
Police Gazette
Richard K. Fox
Franklin Square
Miso
Patte
Arbuckles
Northern
Pacific
Saint Paul
Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington Territory
Oregon, British Columbia
Puget Sound
Alaska
Duiich
ST Paul and Portlans
Yellowstone Park
Chas.s. Fee
S. Paul Ming
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