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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1890
Page
2
Miss Amelia B Edwards states that earliest Egyptian paintings antedate the Christian era by about three millennia. A marriage between another daughter of the prince of Wales is said to be arranged and will be publicly announced in April.
Report from St Petersburg states Dr Bap chinski announces a discovery that diphtheria may be cured by inoculation with erysipelas. The claim describes an easy therapeutic approach and signals a potential breakthrough in preventive treatment.
A prospector in the San Bernardino Mountains killed a mountain sheep weighing about 400 pounds dressed. The horns measured 164 inches around at the base, indicating a remarkable specimen from the rugged range.
An engine on the East Tennessee and Virginia road is viewed with superstitious dread by railroad men after allegedly killing twenty seven people during its career.
Frank Cunnincham of Richmond Pa has sung at 385 funerals and plans to sing at his own using a phonograph. He aims to bottle up enough funeral melody to last through the ceremonies of his obsequies.
Dr. Roger Williams of St Bartholomew's hospital London reports a decade study of 12368 chloroform uses with ten deaths versus 12581 ether uses with three deaths. The findings suggest ether had a lower fatality rate in the same period.
Rail extensions will demand a million tons of rails in 1890, aiding Pittsburg manufacturers. The surge promises busy and prosperous times as nearly 100 million dollars will be spent, with 70 to 80 percent allotted to labor.
An English inventor claims a system to compress coal-gas to eight percent of its natural bulk. The method would allow carrying the gas and turning it into an aluminant at any time by turning a stop cock and lighting the evaporation.
Fred Haynes was in charge of Kirby's drug store in Leslie Michigan when invited guests drank what appeared to be wine but was tincture of opium. A physician needed three hours to save the life of the young woman who consumed the liquid.
Herr Krupp of Essen is named Germanys wealthiest man with an income of £276000 this year, up from £210000 a year earlier. His flourishing business is highlighted by the growth in revenue over the past 12 months.
A Augusta Maine man claimed twenty two years on the ice without incident. He toppled into a canal while at work, illustrating the proverb through his tumble.
Prudence Crandall faced violent persecution over her Canterbury boarding school for colored girls. Prohibited by the state, she was tried and imprisoned before giving up the project. She later married Rev Calvin Phillep, moved to Kansas, and died of influenza at 87.
An English court ruled a wife married in Japan after the Japanese fashion is a lawful English wife, citing Japan as a civilized nation. It contrasted a prior case where a Hottentot wife, married in her fashion, faced a ruling that heathen and polygamist practices invalidated such marriage in civil law.
Hillsboro Illinois resident Ware W Bliss a well known politician was stung on the left hand by a bee while conversing on the street. The venom reached his heart causing rapid distress and medical aid was sought. Antidote was given at a drug store and the poison moved to the left eye causing dangerous swelling.
TuHaT a sensible Philadelphia gentleman left an estate of 250000 dollars. His will orders an obelisk over his grave with north panel noting travels of 60000 miles across continents, south panel urging youths to heed honesty and economy, and a 1840 Jersey shore farm stint for 25 cents a day. West panel cites faith in God and justice.
Washington brief reports Senator Voorhees will be the principal counsel for Mr. Kincaid in the trial for the killing of ex-Representative Tallibee. Secretary Noble rules settlers on the Sioux reservation must pay for lands at final proof, setting the payment time five years from settlement, aligning land price with first entry.
The Ethel Gwendoline foundered off Rattray Head Scotland with seven drowned. A train strike at Jackson Midh killed farmer Purdy his wife and Miss Emer son. Fireman Henry Woodruff found in Indianapolis ruins. Broughton, C&NW engineer, killed by drive wheel. Prairie fires devastate Southeastern Colorado to Kansas border. Child nearly cut by knife in Hartland Wis died. Lozon home in Bay City burned killing his wife and Nadon child. Severe storm hits South Carolina. bridges and depots damaged. many injuries. Fire at Kearny Neb destroys Midway hotel. deaths to Henry Deming and injuries to A Gordon Boyle.
A Long list of violent incidents and legal cases fills columns. Miss Gertie Hiskey is shot dead in Leighton Pennsylvania. Webster Campbell claimed accident. James S. Hyde fatally wounds rival ticket speculator in New York. Cecil English shoots James Fitzgerald amid domestic strife. A jail murder in Woodstock Ontario. deputy shot in Arkansas. Various acquittals and trials unfold in New York Iowa Wisconsin Utah and more with counterfeiting arrests, thefts, and elopement revelations across Mason City and Aurora Illinois and Pennsylvania.
A couple tied the knot secretly then fled through Peoria and Aurora before reaching Eastern Michigan. A grisly murder occurred in Somerville, Tennessee, where Sallie Hobson, a colored woman, was decapitated by her eleven year old son. The head and body were found apart, a bloodied ax handle marked by three cuts. The boy, initially saying the blood came from a chicken, later confessed at the coroner's inquest, claiming his mother told him to cut her head or she would kill him. authorities doubt his story and he remains jailed awaiting further investigation.
Reports say a slave dealer named Swahili was hanged by German authorities for attempting to embark slaves at Bagamoyo. Other items note the Dispatch steamer rescue near Norfolk, arrests in London for theft, German arms seized on the Somali coast, Russian prison conditions, Cracow emigration limits, Niagara Falls power plans, four African American laborers found dead in Alabama, and Gladstone backing Armenian relief with Bryce as advocate.
The article notes that Cherokee strip settlers who can be identified will not be allowed to return once land is opened to settlement. It references related regional land and emigration issues including Illinois weather harm to crops and Italian migration to America amid harsh peasant conditions.
The U S Supreme Court handed down two decisions on railway tariff rates, reversing Minnesota state court rulings in switching and milk rate cases. It holds rates fixed by legislature or commission are subject to judicial review, with aggrieved parties entitled to appeal. Justice Bradley dissented, arguing rate adjustments are legislative, not judicial.
The house approves amendments creating a lady managers board to oversee female labor exhibits and a government exhibit selection by the fish commission. Chicago’s $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 subscription is debated, with post21 ponement to 1893 considered for exhibitors benefit. Debate includes New York protection and Chicago guarantees as a condition for the fair’s success.
Secretary Noble upholds non assignability of soldier additional homestead rights, allowing exercise by the soldier or his widow or guardian of minor children. If the soldier dies with no widow or minor heirs, the right lapses. Minnesota lands involved include Homestead Entries 4252 and 4237 in Duluth. Also denied Hans Hanson’s review of his entry in Crockston, Minnesota.
Count Herbert Bismarck resigns as imperial secretary of foreign affairs. Herr von Alvensleben named to succeed him and summoned to Berlin, likely to take over. Gen Caprivi vows to keep his honest opinion, while Prince Bismarck retires with medals and a frock coat. Emperor William to give farewell audience. Bismarck to Friedrichsruhe on Thursday.
Washington special telegram reports strong opposition to irrigation funding as members from eastern states push back against aiding western settlement with water. The House rejected Casey’s $20,000 amendment to start irrigation surveys. conference talks hinge on Cannon, Henderson, and Breckenridge. Hansbrough and Pickler back action, while Cannon guards the treasury and seeks cuts.
A disastrous and fatal accident occurred this morning on the Northern Pacific near Heron just east of the Idaho line. An east bound train derailed. The engine and several cars overturned and two cars burned. Express Messenger Miles was killed. Several passengers were injured but not seriously including A. Crockett and Mrs. B H Cox. Mail express baggage and five cars destroyed. Track cleared by 6 o clock.
James Tuthill a boss mason of Montclair New Jersey is jailed in Brooklyn on burglary charges. Neighbors say he was trusted yet burglaries increased after his move. A cellar search revealed jewelry and valuables worth thousands hidden in walls and crevices. He fled to Bloomfield Hoboken and was captured. his wife was arrested and confessed.
President Harrison issued a proclamation stating that the new British extradition treaty will take effect on April 4. The treaty amends the tenth article to cover crimes including manslaughter counterfeiting embezzlement fraud piracy and other offenses against both nations. Political crimes are excluded and no double punishment for political offenses or prior crimes. Ratification occurred in London on the 12th.
J B Henderson, US member, argues for the majority customs union report. Reports favoring governmental aid to steamship lines on Atlantic and Pacific were adopted. The monetary committee presented. Delegates from South and Central America unite for an international silver coin. J Estee agrees with general aims but proposes a silver dollar of 412 grains 900 fine and a monetary union to oversee coinage.
The grand jury in New York’s General Sessions court delivered a scathing presentment against the sheriff’s office. They called it a disgrace to the city and civilization, citing violated law, forced settlements, corruption, and bribery with no redeeming elements. Immediate action was urged to remedy the evils without delay.
Everton Dunham, aged 16, rushed back into a burning Clear Creek home after a fire started by Howard Dunham’s family. He wrapped his younger brother in a blanket and tossed him to safety from the stairway before leaping to escape. The four Dunham children were upstairs and downstairs when the blaze occurred.
Berlin reports detail Prince Bismarck's forced retirement amid clashes over ministerial control. Emperors, Windthorst and clericals figure in the crisis, with Caprivi named successor and talks of cabinet reshuffles, reform, and Vienna's stance shaping future policy.
The House passed a bill repealing the Timber Culture Act amid debate. Dunnell of Minnesota urged sending back the forestry bill, while Wilson of Washington argued the current law fostered litigation and delayed civilization on the Western plains. The bill would let timber growers gain title to their land. Spokane district had only three 3,000 claims passing to patents. Carter’s bill to cede part of the Crow reservation, about 675,000 acres south of Yellowstone and west of Clarke's Fork, passed the House to open land for mining prospects and smelters with St. Paul Minneapolis interests noted.
The health department uncovered a gas works company named New York Car Lighting and Gas Compressing that operated a full plant in the city since last August without any city ordinance or permit beyond a building permit. It has torn up streets laid pipes and conducted business independently of the gas trust and authorities and faces penalties unless steps are taken to legalize its operations.
Dispatches from counties in Kansas devastated by prairie fires report the fires have been subdued. No human lives were lost. Livestock losses were light, but vast quantities of farm produce including grain and hay were damaged. Total loss estimated at large sums. Framing wheat reportedly escaped damage.
Reports from signal stations along the Cheat Monongahela Allegheny and Kisskiminetas rivers show rapid rise with many fearing floods. Pittsburg river men expect 25 30 feet of water, flooding Kanawha Falls and parts of Charleston West Virginia. Schuylkill and Mississippi floods bring rising water and heavy damage warnings with no loss of life reported yet.
In New York the jury convicted Sheriff Flack his son William and Joseph Meeks on charges in the Flack case. The jury urged clemency, with eight voting guilty on first ballot, two for acquittal and two blank. all agreed on the second ballot. Penalty is one year imprisonment or a $9 fine. Motions set for Monday. A reporter from the New York World was found in the jury room, prompting defense protests but no punishment. The judge urged restraint and noted the reporter declined to promise publication.
A New York special reports a letter from Russian exile Countess Harras describing dire conditions for Siberian exiles. It cites population totals for 1886 to 1889, death rates from sickness and exposure, and severe typhoid outbreaks in central prisons with overcrowded, undermedicated wards.
Tranquilino Luna and partners from Albuquerque travel to Chicago en route to Boston to seek backing for a vast Rio Grande irrigation project. They claim a company owns 1,000,000 acres along both river banks near El Paso and Pan Blanca, with 2,000,000 invested in dual canals spanning 600 miles, promising to reclaim 500,000 acres and transform farming with semi tropical crops within three years.
The conference near completion anticipates final sittings on April 9. Key committee recommendations ban mining work for males under fifteen, prohibit female underground labor, require school completion for child factory workers, limit under fourteen night work to six hours with a half hour break, bar employment of children in dangerous trades, and declare Sunday a rest day except where production continuity or seasonal needs require work.
A detailed obituary recounts Maj. Gen. George Crook as a beloved, principled commander famed for Indian campaigns and Civil War service. It notes his Ohio roots, West Point education, long career, family, and the War Department’s plan to honor him with half mast flags and a funeral at Oakland Md., with interment arrangements.
A correspondent reports the Indian tragedy near Fort Yates. Describing a river bottom ascent two miles from Winona, he finds a solitary tepee and the body of Horn Cloud lying face down near it. A short search reveals the killer is dead as well.
Washington reports from March on widespread low prices in American agriculture. J. R. Dodge cites overproduction, railroad expansion, and imports of $240,000, gob in agricultural products as factors, along with middlemen, carriers, and non-producers siphoning wealth through speculative demand and price swings.
In Berri on March 21 Gen von Caprivi the new chancellor held a conference with Prince Bismarck. Reports note Caprivi condemned socialist agitation among troops and discuss the emperor's plans for the Prussian cabinet. Rumors of minister resignations and ambassadorial changes circulate amid ongoing crisis.
Senator Pettigrew introduced a bill to honor a summer commission agreement with the Sisseton Wahpeton Indians and to appropriate 2,254,503 to buy all their lands and pay annuities. The plan includes 342,778.37 for loyal scouts and 18,400 annually as annuities through July 1, 1901, with 554,530 available immediately for annuities.
A Glenville resident, Park Lilly, vanished after a plan to drill a grain hole and detain him near a granary. Shots were fired, blood found nearby, but Lilly remains missing as investigators question if he was killed or fled.
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