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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1896
Page
2
Brief miscellany notes range from Brainerd vinegar using dates, to alpen antelope in London gardens, to portable telephonic gear for soldiers. Also cites Dr Jameson admirers, war cautionary quotes, and a Sioux City bride incident with a feathered bouquet.
A Kentucky suit against Western Union accuses tardy service of a telegram about the plaintiff’s mother’s death. The message allegedly reached late, so the plaintiff missed his mother’s funeral in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, seeking 1800 dollars in damages.
The U S Supreme Court concludes Greer county Texas belongs to the United States after a long boundary dispute. The territory with 20 000 settlers, about 1 500 000 square miles, will be added to Oklahoma, boosting its population to around 300 000, a record for a territory on admission except for South Dakota and Washington.
English papers express general regret and fear over Queen Victoria’s health. Observers note her feebleness as she was wheeled aboard a yacht bound for the south of France. She turns seventy seven in May and may not regain strength at this advanced age.
A concise review of notable events from the past week drawn from telegraph reports. It surveys important happenings at home and abroad that captured public attention, outlining key developments and the broader significance of the week’s news.
The interior secretary confirms the current Red Lake reservation boundaries. Rumors that Capt. John G Bourke was sent to Cuba are false. Lamont opposes Gen Miles to lieutenant general stirring Grand Army members to anger at Congress. Iowa governor Drake invited to launch the battleship Iowa and his daughter to christen Thomas OBrien. Mary Lord Drake invited as well. Bunco king Thomas OBrien receives life sentence in France for murder. Agricultural bill clears second reading after defeating a nullifying amendment. Mexican and Latin American ties strengthen amid Far East activity and czarist congratulations. Rickard near Toronto becomes violent after religious revival.
Brief notices report the death of Mrs. Morris sister of Ellen Terry in London. Other items note Edwin F. Uhl sailing from New York with family, Indiana Governor Matthews ill, John T. Chumasero gravely ill in Chicago, and Verdi mourning Ambroise Thomas. Also recorded are post office inspector William Conrad found dead in Greensboro, hotel plans in New York, Etelka Gerster's Berlin venture, Jane Douglas Rosely’s Swansea death with Nelson relics, and missing US Navy surgeon Henry Lamott contacting relatives from Huntington S I.
A Peoria cooper shop burned with $40000 loss. the tug Mascot and eight Baltimore crewmen reported lost. A powder mill in Poughkeepsie exploded with five bodies recovered. Other incidents include a fatal streetyard accident in TL and a missing Cleveland skater in Toronto. Four story building in Cleveland burned. night watchman missing. An Ottumwa funeral procession chaos after a runaway team.
Articles note arrests for post office robbery in Guthrie Oklahoma and a murder in Lincoln Lowrie and John Cornall tied to Frank Sully's death. Other items include ex police inspector McLaughlin's stay on a permit appeal, a San Antonio solicitor found murdered, a Topeka ax slaying, and a double suicide at the Menlo Hotel in New York.
Government troops claim victory in a hard battle against Nicaraguan rebels. The minister of finance seeks authority from the cortes to convert the entire Portuguese debt. Austria pledges army assistance to Germany if attacked by France or Russia.
At St Paul the Fourth district delegates favor Davis for president if McKinley is not nominated, while McKinley is the first choice in several districts. Delegates from Second, Third, Sixth, and Seventh districts were chosen or endorsed with varying stances on protection, silver, and sound money. The Minnesota state convention in Minneapolis debates Davis and McKinley support as counties align for or against each option.
J W Walker of McConnellsville reports Ruby a prize winning Plymouth Rock hen that loves music. When the piano starts she runs inside and perches on the piano stool to croon and croak in time with the accompaniment. She performs willingly for the child and will sing for as long as the pianist plays.
A five story brick temple in Providence Rhode Island suffered a major fire early today causing an estimated loss of $325000 or more. The blaze originated in the boiler room and spread through the elevator shaft destroying the temple and two adjoining buildings. Cogdon Wilbur and Bosworth Bros were among tenants on the lower floors. No injuries were reported.
Instructions urge removing bedding from hog sheds and burning it, then disinfecting with kerosene and lime, letting sun and wind dry the space before adding fresh bedding. The guidance promises humane reform and efficiency, with workers assisting and observing pigs’ reaction.
The body of Dr J H Lyons a physician for the Northern Pacific Coal company was found last evening on the sidewalk near his home with a crushed skull. He had left for home moments earlier with Sam Isaacs who separated at the Idaho avenue bridge. No robbery was evident.
Baraboo Wisconsin Henry Meyer of Washington State reportedly took arsenic to end his life yesterday. He leaves a wife and five children.
Denver reports special telegram confirms Rev G L Morrill’s resignation accepted to take effect April 1. Mor rill’s future movements remain uncertain at present.
A gas explosion at the Berwynd-White shaft in Dubois Pennsylvania kills thirteen miners. Seventeen men started work at 7 am split into north and south headings. Rescue efforts followed as victims were found and brought to the surface amid severe injuries in the north heading.
A gas explosion in Mine No 1 Adrian of the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron company ignited a fire two miles back. Eleven miners have been rescued, two killed including rescuers Isaac Jones and Joe Lawrence. More may be inside.
A Black man named Pizer was seized by a mob near Emporia Station on the Shreveport Houston railway and lynched after an attempted assault on two young women. The incident followed reports of insult and violence as locals pursued the suspect through the woods.
In Noblesville Indiana on March 25 James McCoy killed his brother Henry with a shotgun and then fatally shot himself in the Frost farmyard seven miles north of the city. No motive is given for the killings.
Chicago and other centers show mixed grain bids with wheat near 60 to 62 cents and corn around 26 to 29 cents. Hog and cattle prices ease slightly with gains in some grades. Minneapolis and Milwaukee note wheat and flour trends, oats and rye steady, and parley dull. St Paul reports quiet hogs and steady cattle demand.
Chicago reports a wild Eighth ward Democratic Aldermanic convention with two riot calls, fights in halls and streets, a crowd of about 400 stampeded by police, and no arrests or serious injuries. One gathering occurred outdoors.
Indianapolis March 25 The executive committee of the National Federation of Labor opened its regular conference with a focus on securing an eight hour day. Secretary McGrath said the Carpenters National union would likely be chosen to test the plan and that a nationwide strike of this union may be ordered to press for the eight hour workday.
In Pittsburg a letter to Hon Thomas B Reed reports H D W English proposed submitting McKinley and Quay names to Allegheny County voters. Reed replies stating no desire to have his name submitted and that his friends will not interfere with local wishes, expressing gratitude for the suggestion.
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph has been appointed colonel in chief of the First regiment of British dragoon guards, seen as proof of strong Austria Britain ties. Papers note Emperor William as colonel in chief of the First Royal British dragoons and compare ranks within the British army.
In New York Special, the Republic and county committee met and formally endorsed Gov. Morton as the presidential candidate.
Winona deals with tramp issues while Gardner Stewart of Winona dies at 95. West Concord and West Concord farmers organize elevators. a strong Winona baseball team forms. Noted cases include divorce grounds for excessive scolding in St Paul and a Duluth embezzlement verdict of not guilty for the Stuckey case. Also covered are fires, suicides, jail breaks, and political club formations.
In a Market hall convention Ramsey county Republicans nominate Cushman K. Davis of St Paul as first choice for president with William McKinley as second choice if Davis is unavailable. The sentiment for Davis was nearly unanimous with resolutions adopted by a rising vote. Only the First ward and portions of others did not fully endorse.
In Minneapolis on March 24 the Fifth district Republican convention chose Charles A. Pillsbury and Judge Eli Torrance as delegates to the national convention. S. E. Olson, W. KE Hale, F. C. Campbell and C. B. Cairns were also nominated. A Torrance offered resolution urged Republicans of Hennepin County to back William McKinley for president and to push for four delegates at large to support his nomination at St Louis.
In Minneapolis on March 24 a lamp overturned in the home of G. Leinsky at 208 Ninth Avenue North left Mrs. Mary Gosma severely burned and not expected to live. I Gosma, a shard, was burned on the head and hands, Louis Goodman on the second floor suffered a burned left hand, and six year old Sam Leinsky sustained burns to the head and face.
A H Benham died this morning in St Peter at sixty six from pneumonia. He served as American Express agent for fourteen years and formerly owned the old Northwestern Hotel. He also once led the city police as chief. He was brother to Admiral 4 K Benham of the U S Navy and his son C N Benham is secretary of the Northwestern Fuel Co in St Paul.
In Minneapolis on March 24 journeymen coopers ended a walkout after the master coopers signed an agreement yielding to the workers demands. Masters had docked employes for leakage, prompting the protest before the return to work this morning.
William Q. Judge, president of the Theosophical Society in America, dies in New York. The mourned leader guided the movement in the United States and influenced early American esoteric circles.
John R. Lemieu Jr. of 12 Phalen Avenue narrowly escaped death while riding his bicycle on East Seventh Street near Bradley. He swerved to avoid a child in his path, misjudged his speed, and was thrown forward. He struck the curb with his chin, lay unconscious in the street, bleeding from facial and head wounds, while the child remained uninjured.
Washington dispatch reports officials believe Spain failed in Cuba and cannot crush the rebellion this winter. The rainy season will halt large operations, Weyler shows no decisive progress, and Madrid is losing hope. Officials predict President Cleveland may intervene within sixty days.
A Cedar Falls claim reports manager FB Kirkpatrick is said to have possession of about 10000 dollars in margins on lard and pork. The notice comes via Chicago headquarters and names J. P. Albert as the contact in Waterloo.
Special telegram reports thirty seven West Virginia Dunkards arriving here yesterday. They are all well to do farmers and are buying land in the vicinity.
Assignment today reports no largest plants at Elwood with special telephone work in Newcastle Pennsylvania.
The speaker highlights development responsibility and consecration as guiding themes. Development is seen as growth from effort and practice, responsibility as the capacity to answer when called, and consecration as dedication to noble daily effort. The anecdote from a New York fire shows responsible acts by two women saving children and papers.
Bulletin 16 outlines a sixteen cow dairy herd with dehorning and buttermaking notes. Average butter per cow was 220 pounds. best cow yielded 5553 pounds milk and 337 pounds butter in ten months. Total herd expenses were 643.26 dollars. butter income 880 dollars, net profit 237.74 dollars. High cows fed grain on pasture. one lot paid for grain and yielded extra butter, period fifty five days. Dehorning slightly reduced flow but improved quality and all recovered by fourth milking. Separator improved butter yield over deep or shallow settings.
The New York Sun warns purity societies to focus on Edison’s new Crookes tube light. It argues general use would threaten morals more than chorus girls, claiming such power erases privacy and clothing, exposing bones and bodies to public view.
An army surgeon stationed on the Mexican frontier is feted at a grand ball hosted by his Mexican friends. He dances through the early sets and grows tired, finally asking when the last dance will occur. A Mexican guest replies they have waited for him to signal the final dance for hours.
A New York Letter observes that in the metropolis several large department stores are owned by men whose names do not appear on storefronts. It notes the leading dry goods house, run by two English founders from Catherine Street over sixty years ago, now valued at about half a million annually to current owners.
The text warns that a stiff, lethargic colt indicates poor feeding. It suggests adjusting rations with more bran and clover, adding flax or linseed cake, and including apples or roots. Proper feeding is stressed to avoid constipation and ruinous colt performance.
The London correspondent of the New York Tribune notes that American printers earn double English wages while composition costs stay the same. The reason is greater American printer efficiency, producing more work per hour. Higher US wages lower overall book printing costs. A modern twist on the old adage that expensive labor yields cheaper service.
A humorous exchange quotes a patient asking a doctor about daily beer consumption. The patient looks toward the door and asks the doctor to check if his wife is listening outside, illustrating a light domestic moment from a German newspaper fragment.
A wedding at H- halted as the bridegroom confessed no ring. The pastor then asked for the ring, and the groom offered a pawn ticket instead, a humorous if odd moment noted in Filegende Blactter.
In a biblical twist, Jonah rebukes the whale upon reaching dry land declaring that a good man cannot be kept down. The moment is reported in the Chicago Tribune with a brisk, humorous note.
A brief item recalls a child missing home baked biscuits and a desire for clean clothes. The nostalgic line speaks of a father buying for his child as memories of motherly cooking linger.
A confrontational exchange unfolds as a contributor accuses the editor of indifference to original work. The editor retorts that quality wins, and they discuss manuscript selection and creative standards.
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune presents a staged exchange where Belinda and Hiram discuss heartfelt sentiments. The dialogue mentions camera work by Up-to-Date-Girl and a plea for calm as the scene unfolds.
Mrs Mulligan of Plumstead Kent endorses Piso's Cure for Consumption in a dated note from November 8 1095. The quote praises the remedy as a wide recommendation across the region.
Mrs Cawker asks about the poll tax and Mr Cawker says one dollar. She quips that with women voting the tax would drop to 9 cents. The exchange reflects suffrage era humor and the public mood over voting rights.
The tomb of the Duke of Hamilton in his estate grounds is described as Britain’s finest. It is stated to have cost more than $1,000,000.
Dialogue notes a cartoonish exchange about why low saloons are called joints with a remark that patrons often lose their articulation. The line appears in a playful item from the Indianapolis Journal.
A brief comic exchange shows Finense praising his wife’s new frock and Potts reacting with humorous disbelief about the price idea. The dialog hints at domestic affection and thrift despite witty jests about fashion.
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