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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1888
Page
3
Spreckles promises to spend six million dollars to down the sugar trust in a cutthroat business scene. The article notes a fierce free market ethos with parties ready to act decisively in this high stakes clash.
The City Council of Leavenworth Kansas passed an ordinance raising the license fee for practicing Christian science or faith care to five hundred dollars, effective immediately.
Mrs. John W. Mackay presents a toilet mirror heavily mounted and embossed in silver to the prince and princess of Wales on the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary.
A St Louis man claims March is the luckiest month for birth of great statesmen noting many US presidents and European sovereigns were born then. He cites these examples as supporting evidence for his assertion. The remark appears in a local street corner chat or column.
Pendleton, addressing rumors of a future European conflict, claims American newspapers carry more war news from Germany France Austria Russia and Bulgaria than all Berlin papers combined. An assertion highlighting American press emphasis on foreign conflict.
A Brookfield Connecticut farmer heard a distressed kitten near his barn as he walked to the house. He turned and saw a large fox carry the kitten away, escaping with its victim despite the farmer’s pursuit.
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 turns. Annual consumption is estimated between 130,000 and 150,000 tons, signaling potential oversupply.
An Eastern statistician estimates 3,000,000 men in the United States shave at barber shops three times weekly. He calculates 30 cents weekly per man, equaling $15.60 yearly, amounting to $15,600,000 annually for all men. He suggests adding a sum for the many 15-cent shares common in the West.
A historical note describes that out of 600 U S tornadoes, fewer than seventy five occurred east of the Allegheny Mountains. It explains warm Gulf air meeting polar winds sending gyratory twisters across the plains, with the Appalachian range acting as a barrier on the Atlantic slope.
Prof. Trent of Johns Hopkins argues trusts are not new but flourished like a green bay tree in ancient Greece and Rome. He cites olive oil corners and iron market combinations managed similarly to modern trusts, noting such monopolies preceded Rome’s downfall.
A Baltimore fad known as the pig party requires guests to draw two pigs on white paper without lifting the pencil, the second with eyes blindfolded, then sign the paper. The best pig earns a prize while the worst drawing earns the title pig.
Washington authorities suspect Mormon leaders are shifting focus from Utah admission to lobbying for New Mexico. The plan, if successful, would grant statehood to New Mexico and allow Mormon interests to influence governance, creating a refuge for polygamists amid harsh anti polygamy laws already on the books and stricter measures anticipated.
Mrs Anna Fields of Camden reportedly possessed second sight moments before dying. She told her daughter of ill health affecting relatives far away and cried out during the Camden City Hall tragedy that a man a woman and a carriage were near the hall and confusion had occurred. The next morning her daughters read of the double murder at the hour she predicted.
The eucalyptus or rubber tree from Australia has been introduced to California and thrives wildly. Varieties include globulus reaching 300 feet in Western Australia, carlosa at times 400 feet, and amyegdalina in Victoria at 480 feet. A dwarf form called mat lee grows 15 to 20 feet high with slender stems and dense foliage, making vast forests dangerous to traverse if one loses the path.
Dispatch from Honolulu reports quarantine on vessels from San Francisco due to smallpox in Hawaii. President nominates postmasters James Frost Amos Cogswell James Tiernan John H Andrich Thomas Francis Meagher and J H Woolworth. Mills illness may delay tariff bills and Senate inquiry into Wisconsin Chippewa timber lands continues.
Ex Governor John T. Hoffman of New York died at Wiesbaden Germany from heart disease. News reached Boston of Abner Ingalls Benyon former Pacific National Bank Toronto president death in Toronto Ontario. Benyon had lived in Mexico and Canada for two years leaving a widow and nine children. General Moore Salvation Army commander arrives at Plymouth Massachusetts to oversee new corps formation by Salvatonists who split to form independent group.
Reports from several regions detail suicide by landanum by S Redfield near Florence New Jersey. In Magdalena district Mexico a stagecoach robbery near Ocuca with masked men netting coin and valuables. pursuit to Tubtuma. West Virginia and Kentucky counties along Big Sandy brace for relief as a band of robbers and outlaws shrinks under arrests, led by ringleaders Charles and Stephen Kelly. Waterloo Iowa sees a double tragedy as A W Allysworth kills George Hill then dies after exchange with Marshal Campbell. In Iowa Mrs Minnie Liebkuechner poisons her three children, Anthony and Charles die, Christopher survives. mother not insane but overwhelmed by loss and poverty.
The Pope protests misrepresentations of his Irish policy amid efforts to conciliate England and Ireland. Also noted is a Manitoban settlement potentially boosting Canadian Pacific stock, with shares rising from 574 to 594 as many were traded. The German emperor’s will distributes the crown fund and bequeaths palaces to Empress Augusta, amid severe floods in Germany and relief efforts ordered by Emperor Frederick.
Record of Casualties describes a gas explosion in the new Anthracite mine at Manitoba. Two workers were badly burned. The report also notes recent mine explosions and a cyclone in Ninneseab, Kingman county, Kansas, which devastated the town leaving three houses standing and causing multiple deaths and injuries.
Miscellaneous notes report the Missouri River on a rampage with rising waters. Helena Montana dispatches say the Kootenai Indians have taken the war path. Isolated white settlers are moving to places of safety amid looming danger.
Dr Judson Chaplin a.k.a. 3 M Chaplin faces grand jury after being bound over on 10 000 bond in Findlay Ohio. Investigators trace a long pattern of marriages to wealthy women across multiple states ending in theft and desertion. He admits legal trouble and hints at pleading guilty.
President Cleveland acts as arbiter, upholding the 1585 limits treaty. Costa Rica may navigate San Juan with revenue vessels for commerce and may demand compensation for occupied or damaged right-bank lands. The Colorado branch is not a boundary, and Nicaragua must consult Costa Rica for canal grants affecting Costa Rica. Costa Rica retains advisory rights on interoceanic projects and may seek compensation, but not profit shares.
St Paul 上市出現疑似他殺的死亡事件。死者 John C. McFeely 被發現於南聖保羅，頭部中彈。驗屍官 T Charles Bower 指彈道自前額中央入射，穿過鼻部、至軟腭下方的延伸，擊中延髓附近，死因為腦出血。手部紋理及珠寶遺失增添他殺嫌疑，且据信他生前攜帶金錢與珠寶。</S>
The Boston Journal presents a wage comparison for weekly composed work in Great Britain and the United States. British cities pay from 5.24 to 9 dollars for nine hours daily while American cities pay around 15 to 18 dollars for ten hours. American compositors earn nearly double their British counterparts.
Major Alvord argues in American Cultivator that when long forage like roughage dominates a feed, grain should contrast in type. If straw and low quality hay predominate, wheat bran or cottonseed meal are better than cornmeal. with clover hay as the main long for-age, cornmeal and middlings are preferable.
Hon Morrison R Waite chief justice of the United States supreme court died suddenly at 6 am at his home in Washington. His last words were I feel easier I think I will go to sleep. He turned in bed and died quietly as doctors suspected typhoid pneumonia though the attending physician could not confirm the cause.
The United States Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite died quietly in his sleep at 6 30 this morning after a brief illness. The death prompted a brief court adjournment and a formal notice to the bar detailing his career from Lyme Connecticut to Toledo Ohio and Washington. Waite, born November 29 1816, served since 1874 and played a key role in arbitration with Britain after the Civil War. His death ends a long public legal career highlighted by a Yellowstone Park trip accident in 1883 and a prominent Yale and Ohio background. The Senate adjourned and tributes are expected from lawmakers and the bar.
Agent Gregory testified before the Senate investigating committee that the Superior Lumber company, with Vilas as an investor, never received timber from reservations though Kennedy, an employee, secured millions of feet annually. He charged Calligan Bros. with trying to bribe him via Tom Cunningham for a contract, a claim Phineas Calligan dismissed with laughter.
Gregory testified contractors cut before Indian office approval, arguing early orders by July or August would speed contracts. He noted no policy in contract letting, most contractors were Republicans, Indians received better prices, and some sold to multiple parties seeking advances. Indians favored white workers on reservations.
Reports that the Burlington road strike neared settlement faded when switchmen and brakemen on the entire Q system joined the action in support of engineers. The first violence was at St Joseph Mo where Patrick Brown a Brotherhood deserter was assaulted by three strikers including engineer Charles Roderick and firemen Charles Christopher and George Whaley. Brown was beaten and arrested for assault and battery.
After a fifty year separation George B Ryerson and his only child were reunited in Chicago. He left Paterson New Jersey to join the Seminole War and was believed dead by his wife. He wandered through Mexico and California before being located by his brother six years ago. His daughter Mrs Shorter of Newburg New York learned of him and traveled to Chicago. He is eighty three.
Mr Hadd’s bill to relieve the Stock bridge and Munsee tribes of Wisconsin was reported favorably by the House Committee on Indian Affairs. The measure declares certain Indians excluded from tribal participation as reservation members. Farmers prep for spring in Dakota with limited wheat sowing anticipated. Gladstone plans a creamery and cheese factory, the former gaining strong support. Attorney General Clapp of Minnesota explains licensure transfers as illegal and requiring required legal fees.
In Des Moines, Col Sapp presided as Gov Larrabee and Geo F Drake vied for top posts. Delegates at large were chosen amid factional maneuvering, with Clarkson Perkins Dolliver and Henderson ratified by acclamation. Resolutions urged William R Allison as national president candidate, praising his long service and integrity. Ex-Congressman Hepburn stirred support and an Allison brigade formed for Chicago in June.
A massive cyclone damaged Calhoun Georgia then crossed North Georgia into East Tennessee near London. Homes were swept away, several killed or seriously injured, including Mrs Williams found in the Tennessee river and John Smith fatally struck. Fires and debris followed as churches, businesses, and trees were leveled across the path.
A Spokane Falls report describes the killing of three prospectors on the Libby creek trail in Idaho. Six Kootenai braves burned the bodies after ambushing them as they sat on a fallen tree. The attackers acted under a deadly motive linked to bloodshed at a medicine dance. A hunter witnessed the scene and alerted others. Stench and smoke drew another Indian who learned of the killings after being sworn to secrecy. Local white men vow revenge.
The Minnesota Farmers Alliance led by E. H. Atwood and Eric Olson condemns the Regents of the State University for diverting about 800000 dollars from Congress grants meant to fund an agricultural college. It urges separation of the funds and establishment of a distinct Agricultural College, urging farmers and mechanics to back candidates pledging to support the plan.
A Newark Journal item recounts rumors about William F. Brockaway, famed engraver and printer of counterfeit bank bills and bonds, noting his skill lay in engraving and printing, not pen work. The piece traces his family trade, mentions other figures like George Engel, and recalls incidents from fifty years ago. It also lists local incidents: drownings, assaults, a hospital purchase, and school enforcement cases, followed by various county notices and civic updates.
A post office is established at Alelia appointing Albert Martin as postmaster. The new facility enhances mail service for residents and surrounding districts, signaling federal support for local communication needs.
On Mr. Eoff's farm in Coffee county Tennessee a mysterious rumble was followed by rocks weighing about ten tons shattering and splitting near the house. Observers saw no surface cause and suspect an underground upheaval or explosion of an unknown element as the source.
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