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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1888
Page
1
Brainerd dispatch notes Spreckles vows to spend six million dollars to break the sugar trust in a cutthroat market. The piece frames the venture as a dog eat dog battle with opponents urged to sic em.
Leavenworth Kansas City Council approved an ordinance raising the license fee for practicing Christian science or faith care to 500 dollars. The change affects providers operating within city limits and takes effect immediately.
Mrs John W Mackay presented a heavily mounted and embossed toilet mirror in silver to the prince and princess of Wales for their silver wedding. The gift reflects ornate craftsmanship and royal commemorative customs observed in high society circles.
A St Louis man asserts March is the fortunate birth month for great statesmen citing numerous U S presidents and European sovereigns born in March as supporting examples.
Pendleton remarks on rumors of war in Europe noting American newspapers publish more war news from Germany France Austria Russia and Bulgaria than all Berlin papers combined.
At dusk a Brookfield Connecticut farmer saw a fox grab his pet kitten as he walked from the barn to the house. Despite his attempt to intervene, the fox escaped with the kitten in its jaws.
The Iron Age notes forty four manufacturers own 2 191 machines and expect to produce 300 000 tons of barb wire in 200 working days at single shifts. Annual consumption is estimated between 130 000 and 150 000 tons, signaling a looming surplus.
An Eastern statistician estimates 3,000,000 men shave at a barber shop thrice weekly. He calculates 30 cents weekly per man, 15.60 annually, totaling 15,600,000 dollars for all men. He adds a sum for the many 15 cent shares common in the West.
The United States has made about 600 tornadoes with not more than seventy five occurring east of the Allegheny Mountains. A warm air mass from the Gulf of Mexico moves up the Mississippi Valley and collides with a polar wind creating gyratory tornadoes across the prairies. The Appalachian range acts as a barrier on the Atlantic slope against such storms.
Prof. Trent of Johns Hopkins argues that trusts are not new but thrived like a green bay tree in antiquity. He cites olive oil cornering and iron market combinations as early forms of modern monopolies, suggesting such schemes preceded Rome's decline.
Baltimore residents embrace a quirky social trend called the pig party where participants draw two pigs on paper without lifting the pencil and then blindfold the second drawing. The paper is signed afterward and judges award the best pig while the worst draughtsman is dubbed the pig.
The text claims Mormon influence aims to push for New Mexico statehood to gain political control and shelter polygamists from anti polygamy laws, arguing officials will pursue tighter future statutes if the effort fails.
Mrs. Anna Fields, dying in Camden, reportedly possessed a mysterious second sight. She warned her daughter of illnesses afar and, the night of a double murder near Camden City Hall, cried of a man, a woman, and a carriage in distress. The next morning her daughters read of the fatal event.
The eucalyptus or rubber tree from Australia has spread to California and grows rapidly. Varieties include eucalyptus globulus reaching 300 feet in Western Australia, eucalyptus callosa up to 400 feet, and the fallen Victoria giant eucalyptus amygdalina at 480 feet. A dwarf form named mallee stands 15 to 20 feet high, with slender stems and dense foliage. in vast mallee scrub forests, travelers could easily lose their way.
From Washington President nominates postmasters in multiple states including Frost Cogswell Tiernan Andrich Meagher and Woolworth A land office patent at stake over St Paul and Sioux City railway land Mills illness delays tariff talks Senate probe continues Chippewa timber lands Calligans defense and bond question Greenville Shakspere sale proceeds rapidly Rapid City銀行 opening Adventist activity Indian affairs Fort Bennet marriage rumor to Samu Campbell raises questions
Ex Governor John T Hoffman of New York died at Wiesbaden Germany from heart disease. News also arrives that Gen Moore Salvation Army commander arrived in Plymouth Mass to organize a new corps by Salvatonists who split from the main body. Boston reports Abner Ingalls Benyon former president of Pacific National Bank of Toronto died in Toronto after the bank’s May 1582 failure. he had lived in Mexico and Canada for two years leaving a widow and nine children.
Reports detail a retired New Jersey magnate's death by laudanum, masked bandits near Ocuca seizing coin sacks, and a pursuit into Tubtuma. Across Iowa a hotel office shooting ends with a marshal killing the assailant. In another case a mother, Minnie Liebkuechner, poisons her three children amid years of hardship and loss.
The Pope expresses displeasure at misstatements about his stance on the Irish question, noting they hinder efforts to conciliate England and Ireland. In Manitoba monopoly talks, Canadian Pacific stock surged from 57% to 59 4%, with many shares sold. The late German emperor’s will leaves most wealth to crown funds and Empress Augusta, with minor bequests. Babelsburg and Coblentz palace bequeathed to Augusta. Floods devastate German lowlands along Elbe and Vistula. Dornitz cut off by waters. troops deliver food to villages, with fifteen drowned. Emperor Frederick orders relief measures for flood victims.
Record of casualties reports a serious gas explosion at the new Anthracite coal mine in Manito ba, leaving two men badly burned. The notice notes frequent mine explosions of late and details the cyclone disaster at Ninneseab, Kingman County Kansas, where a cyclone wiped out the town, killing three and maiming seventeen as it leveled two churches, five stores and fifteen dwellings, with only three houses standing.
Miscellaneous notes report the Missouri River on a rampage with rising waters that could replay disasters from two or three years earlier. In Helena, Montana, word says the Kootenai Indians have taken the warpath, prompting isolated white settlers to seek places of safety.
A Findlay Ohio grand jury bound over Judson Chaplin also known as Dr J M Chaplin for a 10000 bond after arraignment. Evidence links him to multiple marriages and thefts across Indiana Illinois Louisiana Washington Kentucky Utah Ohio, with a wife turning accuser and prompting his capture.
President Cleveland as arbitrator affirms the 1883 treaty limits. Costa Rica gains revenue service navigation for commerce, may demand compensation for lands flooded or occupied on the river banks, and retains rights on demarcation. Nicaragua must seek Costa Rican input on canal grants, with potential compensation but no guaranteed profit share. The Colorado River is not the border, and Costa Rica’s role in interoceanic canal ventures remains advisory rather than binding.
John C. McFeely’s body found in South St. Paul with a bullet to the head. Coroner’s verdict suggests cerebral hemorrhage but wounds and missing items raise murder suspicion. A 32-caliber bullet, revolver with two empty chambers, torn diamond ring, missing gold scarpin, and lacerations on hands bolster foul play theory.
The Boston Journal compares weekly wages for compositors in Great Britain and the United States. British cities pay around 8 to 9 dollars for nine hours, while American cities list ten hours at 15 to 18 dollars. The piece notes American pay is about twice British wages.
Major Alvord argues forage quality dictates grain choice in roughage diets. When feeding long forage like straw and low quality hay, bran or cottonseed meal better supplements than cornmeal, offering more nutrients per pound. If clover hay dominates, cornmeal and middlings best balance the ration.
Special Telegram reports the sudden death of Morrison Remick Waite chief justice of the United States Supreme Court at his Washington home after a brief illness. He spoke three phrases before dying and died peacefully in his bed. A formal court adjournment followed the announcement as details of his life and career were recounted, including his Ohio and Connecticut lineage and long service.
Agent Gregory testifies before the Senate committee that Superior Lumber, linked to Vilas, never received timber from reservations yet Kennedy in its employ contracts for millions of feet yearly. Gregory alleges Calligan Bros sought bribery via Tom Cunningham to secure the contract, mentioning 1500 dollars as the bribe. Phineas Calligan, present, laughs at the accusation.
Gregory testified that contractors cut before department approval, arguing earlier orders could speed logging. He noted no political motive in contract letting, with about 90 percent of contractors Republicans. Indians benefited from higher wood prices and preferred white presence, while some natives sold timber to various parties seeking advances.
Fresh reports say Burlington engineers and firemen strike gains support from switchmen and brakemen on the Q system. Violence erupts when Patrick Brown, a Brotherhood deserter, is confronted by rival strikers in St. Joseph, Mo. Brown is beaten and fined after attempting to draw a revolver.
After fifty years apart George B. Ryerson and his only child are reunited in Chicago. He left Paterson New Jersey to serve in the Seminole War and endured years of hardship before learning his wife had moved away. A long search led him through Mexico California and finally to Chicago where his daughter Mrs Shorter of Newburg New York answered his telegram at age eighty three he traces and meets his daughter for the first time since his wife’s death.
Reports from the House and Senate cover a range of topics. Hudd introduces Indian affairs relief for Wisconsin tribes, spring farming in Dakota, Gladstone dairy projects, liquor license transfer limits, and Trimmed political warnings in France. Canada border arrests, Winnipeg sugar shortages, and opium seizures accompany U.S. labor and convict labor reforms. Senate and House calendars include pensions, river works, Sioux reservations, Ft. Omaha, labor department, and Illinois Alaska organization. Fiscal and territorial items fill the session.
At Des Moines the Iowa Republican Convention nominated Gov. Larrabee for permanent president amid mentions of Col. Henderson and Col. Clarkson as delegates at large. The resolutions urged William R. Allison as the strongest national candidate. Ex-Congressman Hepburn delivered a stirring speech as an Allison brigade formed to head to Chicago in June.
A powerful cyclone swept from Calhoun Georgia through North Georgia and into East Tennessee near Lenoirs destroying homes and killing and injuring residents. Mrs Williams was killed when her home blew away and her body found in the Tennessee river. Other families including Linginfelter King Gideon suffered severe injuries as dwellings were wrecked. The storm crossed ridges uprooting timber and roofs, with towns like Fairburn Austell and London Tennessee reporting extensive damage and casualties. The path covered about 100 miles in 30 minutes with widespread devastation and uncertain toll days after the event.
A Spokane Falls report describes the killing of three prospectors by six Kootenai braves fresh from a medicine dance. The leader waited in a thicket and shot them as they sat, then burned the bodies. A hunter later described the scene to white men seeking revenge.
The Minnesota Farmers Alliance led by E. H. Atwood and secretary Eric Olson denounces regents of the State University for diverting about 800000 of congressional funds meant for an agricultural college. The broadside claims mismanagement, urges separation of funds, and asks voters to back officials pledging to restore an independent agricultural college.
A Newark reminiscence recalls William E. Brockaway famed for engraving and printing counterfeit bank bills and bonds rather than pen forgeries. An elderly Newark resident recounts watching Brockaway and Cy Young sign bank slips, doubts Brockaway wrote signatures, and credits him with engraving plates and printing. associates link George Engel to pen work. Brockaway was first arrested over fifty years ago.
A new post office was established at Alelia with Albert Martin appointed as postmaster. The facility marks improved mail service for the community and supports local correspondence and package delivery operations.
On Mr. Eoff's Tennessee farm by Duck River the ground erupted with a rumble, sending hundreds of tons of rock flying in shattered ten ton chunks and split sections. No cause found, suggesting subterranean explosion or upheaval from an unknown element.
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