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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1889
Page
2
In Brainerd Minnesota a report notes Trev of Rome uses about 300 tons of coal each day while crossing the ocean at top speed, highlighting its fuel needs and the voyage pace.
Reports show about 1200 individuals named Smith employed by the United States Postal Service across the nation. The figure highlights the common surname concentration within federal staffing.
A Brooklyn resident awoke from a dream and, while reaching under a pillow for a pistol, fatally shot himself. Police say no other person was involved in the incident and the death is being investigated as a possible suicide.
A statement argues that if any government department should be under civil service reform rules it is the railway mail service highlighting its needs for modernization and accountability.
A Brooxheep farmer reported killing a horse last week and discovering a silver fork imbedded in its stomach. The incident was noted by local authorities, with no further details on motive or injuries provided.
Loens Mantsy who died in Fair Haven Connecticut a few days ago left an estate valued at about five hundred thousand dollars He started life selling oysters on the street and rose to wealth through unknown ventures his death ends a remarkable rags to riches career.
Tris estimated that 30 billion feet of lumber are taken from American forests each year, about half of the annual growth. The figure underscores tensions between logging and forest conservation as policymakers weigh sustainable practices.
A remarkable explosion rocked Strommen Norway as one locomotive was hurled into the air and landed upside down atop a nearby engine. No further details on damage or casualties are provided.
In a near San Diego area, coarse sand rock beneath a thin soil layer is being used for an experiment. Holes are blasted to prepare spaces for shade and fruit trees.
An Australian firm offered 60 000 to buy the sole three year privilege of advertising on the gum side of all postage and duty stamps issued by the Queensland Government.
Sect demographics show about 26 000 non polygamist Mormons in the country with growth while the other branch declines. The text suggests civilization encroaching reduces tolerance for open indecency, especially in isolated Utah.
Windsor Locks Connecticut residents each sent one dollar for a claimed music box that could play twenty three tunes. They received a large package with sixty cents shipping due and three five cent harmonicas, not a music box.
The kangaroo reportedly got its name from Captain Cook asking a native its name in Australia. The response Kan garoo in the local language is said to mean I don't know, linking the term to the animal in a popular account.
In Lewiston Pennsylvania a thunderbolt described as egg shaped three and a half inches long was found embedded in a tree that had been shattered by lightning. The metal is so hard that a file cannot alter it.
Louis Jere, 17, of Kentucky, wed a 41 year old red headed spin ster after a dispute with his father. The bride claims she will prevent any further whipping by the father and may take action herself.
Avr Munice, a German inventor, claims a gas carriage propelled by seven quarts of benzine can move a family carriage about seventy five miles at ten miles per hour. It can be regulated, started and stopped as easily as a horse drawn coach.
In Mippietrown New York a blind man buys and sells horses with sharp judgment. He carefully feels each animal to judge its condition and can handle and hitch a team nearly as well as experienced workers. He once traveled alone to New York City.
A Constantinople merchant reports 83 300 ounces of attar of roses were bottled in Turkey last summer. Most goes to France. portions reaching America are alleged to be diluted by Yankee traders who buy directly from Bulgaria and mix an inferior oil.
Ex-Kixe Muay of Servia dreaded plots and slept behind double steel doors with a mastiff at his foot and a loaded revolver on his bedside table. He ate alone preferring toast and boiled eggs over prepared dishes.
A Danbury Connecticut jail once held P T Barnum for attacking corrupt officials. The old jail was torn down and the public presented Barnum with a cane carved from a rafter as a tribute to his fiery editorship.
A Nanaimo harbor blast drew a remarkable scene as an immense shoal of herring passed over the blast site. Thousands of fish were thrown into the air and later floated stunned or dead, coating the water with a silver sheen to depths of a foot or more.
Secretary of the Navy selects Richmond Locomotive and Machine Works of Virginia for 634 500 dollars to furnish engines for the battleship Texas at Norfolk. The item follows a long slate of diverse news from Washington on veterans, politics, graft inquiries, suicides, and local disturbances across several states.
Prof. St. Clair plunged 300 feet in a failed jump from the clouds and suffered almost total bone breakage. In Minnesota, Joseph Sikorski, not a railroad worker, hung from a box car ladder and was crushed when two cars passed over his arm. A Norfolk Virginia storm devastates farms and orchards. Four miners die in a Tom's Run coal mine gas explosion near Pittsburg. Two men die in a Blodgett Farm well accident in Faribault Minnesota.
A roundup of violent crimes and tragic incidents from Wisconsin to New York and Manitoba. Notable items include August Kamrath’s death by strychnine in Wanrow Wisconsin, William Kemmler’s death sentence for the Buffalo murder, Lorenzo’s bid for a new trial in Hurley, and Father Boyle’s rape arraignment in Raleigh. Also reports accuse Union Marshal Hamilton of embezzlement in Walla Walla, frauds by E H Bruce, arrest of H endrickson for Sayreville riot murder, and local trials in Iowa and Wisconsin with suicides and a dramatic rescue at Winnipeg.
Foreign Brieflets notes France ranks second to the United States as a wheat producer as vines decline and food self sufficiency gains focus. LeCaron, linked to Irish leader movements and Cronin’s Chicago disappearance, suspects Cronin was killed and cites friendship as a possible motive. The Rugia’s cotton cargo caught fire off Plymouth on May 8 causing deck flooding and loss of luggage with two crew injured.
James D Fish ex president of the defunct Marine company bank was freed from Auburn state prison after a shortened term due to former President Cleveland. Frederick Ward remains imprisoned and likely to finish his sentence. Fish plans to rest in the country, doubtful to return to New York financial circles at age sixty nine.
The Dortmund district sees rising strife as troops fire on crowds amid widespread disorder. Collisions leave unknown fatalities and injuries as troops faced taunts of cowardice while maintaining orders from Berlin. Coal prices soar and miners strike as Essen mine owners resist eight hour workdays.
Reports from Allegheny County and parts of Eastern Ohio recount a devastating storm on the eleventh that flooded streets wrecked homes and farms and caused four deaths. Two men were found drowned in Wood's Run and Butchers Run while a man and his wife escaped. Telegraph lines failed trains were delayed and property losses are expected to exceed a half million dollars.
C T Long of Chicago claims to have met missing Dr Cronin in Toronto and alleges large Irish funds are mismanaged by Sullivan O Reilly O Brien and Egan with at least 85 000 diverted in Chicago. He says Clan na Gael ordered his death and he planned to flee as authorities pursued Cronin who disappeared after Long spoke. Dispatches say Cronin fled town amid trunk mystery suspicions and may have gone to Europe.
Results show Republican gains in the Dakotas and Montana with light turnout. Sioux Falls confirms a pro constitutional result while North Dakota and Montana districts favor Republicans. Prohibition barely figures. Helena delegation to convention includes Toole Maginnis Muth Burns Chessman Craven Canby.
Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Washington and was sworn in as a member of the Civil Service Commission. He met lawmakers and outlined an early reorganization, with Lyman chosen as chairman. The board will study its routine before tackling census bureau appointment jurisdiction and possible classified service transfer.
The United States Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Bradley, awarded the executors of Myra Clark Gaines $576000 against New Orleans for use of unimproved property the city sold. The ruling reverses a lower court award of $1.3 million and marks a final settlement after a long, historic litigation begun in 1834 over the Blanc tract and tied to a secret marriage claim and disputed wills.
The Supreme Court affirms the California ruling in Chae Chang Ping versus the collector of the port of San Francisco. It holds Congress may abrogate treaties and exclude aliens deemed inimical, a political question not subject to judicial review.
Justice Gray delivers opinion in Kennon v Gilmer Salisbury and Salisbury appealing from Montana. Plaintiff injured after falling from a defendant stege, sought 25000 dollars. Montana court reduced verdict to 10500. Supreme Court holds Montana court had no authority to cut the award and remands for possible new trial or abatement of 10000 by Kennon.
Forebodings of a new Star Route scandal arise as Assistant Postmaster General Whitfield flags $150,000 in contracts from the prior administration as lax or possibly fraudulent. Assistant Attorney General Tyner planned a report today, delayed by four Missouri contractors Smith, Chappelle, Digg, and Underwood arriving to offer explanations.
Collector Ebrhart upholds an appraiser in tariff on worsted goods matching the woolens rate. Importers plan an appeal and Treasury will decide. Assistant Secretary Tichenor notes NY importers may file soon. Cases from Philadelphia already before the department and to be considered together. Col. Tichenor represents manufacturers in the department and expects New York collector to be sustained, though final ruling lies with Mr. Windom.
The United States Supreme Court today affirms the judgment in Sharon v. Terry and wife. It holds the original case involved prima facie jurisdiction due to parties in different states and the forgery cancellation as an ancient equity matter. Any errors belong on appeal from the decree, not in the revival action in the executor’s name, and objections to revival are frivolous.
May 13 report lists Minnesota original invalids and widows plus increases for listed names. Dakota shows original invalids and increases, with reissue and increase noted for Lyman Webster. Washington dispatch cites Indian bureau plans to purchase Red Wood Falls lands and place Indians on small farms with teams and housing aid.
Secretary Noble directs a prompt thorough investigation into published reports that settlers are unlawfully entering the Sioux reservation in anticipation of a favorable result in negotiations for the cession of part of the Sioux lands to the United States.
Washington Irving Bishop, famed mind reader, died at age 34 after collapsing during a dinner in New York following a playhouse gathering. He had recovered briefly from an initial cataleptic episode but failed to rally and passed away about noon surrounded by friends and physicians.
The obit recalls Mr Bishop a gifted mind reader who stirred St. Paul social circles and inspired speculation about paranormal powers. Born in New York thirty two, he traveled globally and counted Commodore Vanderbilt and Kalakaua among associations with souvenirs from czarist Russia. Fellowists linked his life to Hugh Conway and novels inspired by his experiments.
A mob of 12 farm teams blocks state street and gathers at the La Crosse jail demanding the prisoner Ross who allegedly outraged Mr Arthur Kipp. Officers say Ross is not there and a three man search confirms this. The prisoner is reportedly moved an hour earlier and hidden nearby. The assault on Mrs Tripp is described as worse than initial reports with a violent struggle.
Matthew Dobranz, a well to do bachelor farmer of Brockway, was found dead yesterday a few rods from his home. His house was in disorder with Sunday clothes in place. Neighbors report burns on hands face and clothing but rule them non fatal and suspect foul play. He was last seen Friday.
On the Front street cable road at Pine and Second, a cable car failed to brake, gaining speed and throwing passengers off as it turned onto Pine. Mrs. Sophronia Wagner was killed along with her child. Mr. William Wagner and another child died, and the oldest child aged five suffered severe scalp wounds. Several others were injured.
Inmates reports from Wausau indicate Charles Arling attempted suicide twice while jailed. He dug a hole in his throat with a nail on Saturday night and later tried hanging himself after removing bandages and bindings on Sunday night, but was resuscitated. He previously cut his throat with glass a year earlier in custody.
The May term of court begins tomorrow with thirty two civil cases on the docket. William Rose will be tried again for the murder of Mosee Lufkin after a hung jury last November, with Erwin and Wellington of St Paul as defense. Clifton Holden, jailed for murdering his cousin Frank Dodge last November, will also face trial. Attorney General Clapp will assist the county attorney.
In Manson Wisconsin on May 13 a 13 year old boy pointed a loaded pistol at his 10 year old brother during a church absence of E Ellis and wife. The shot blew off the younger boy's head causing instant death. The Ellis family are farmers in Westport town.
The passage extols Hon. R. E. Gladstone as a superior statesman financier orator and writer. It notes his recent article on the future of English speaking races and cites Barham Zincke's projections of 1,000,000,000 English speakers a century hence with distribution across the British Islands Canada and the United States.
Minnesota cullings report Frank D. Chadwick of Owatonna for a naval cadetship while Miles Bunnell of Duluth hovers in jail on three indictments for grand larceny. Mankato seeks an extension to its streetcar line with a bonus. diphtheria rages in Stockholm and at Eden Prairie. a Red Wing superintendent resigns after nine years. St Paul patos get a half-holiday weekly May 1 to Aug 1. Stillwater man Everett Lewis survives a suicide attempt. Duluth notes on telegraph pole nuisance urge prevention. a Hutchinson 3-year-old dies in a barn fire. Traverse County votes on moving the county seat. a Zumbrota storm scatters debris. state law imposes a $50 filing fee for corporations. diphtheria closes an Eden Prairie school. April Duluth land office records show several entries. a Mankato student injured in a bicycle accident. Nash postmaster Solseth arrested over stamp misuse. a Canadian embezzler plans to sue the paper over a $50,000 theft claim. Parnell death explainer questions cause. Waseca fights fire bugs with two blazes and no arrests. farmers expect chinch bugs. Goodhue wheat sowing is down. Rochester confidence man George faces trial.
A reader asks if testimonials for Warner's Safe Cure from H. H. Warner & Co. are trustworthy and whether doctors misdiagnose kidney disease. The letter details multiple claims of cure and urges careful inquiry into the true causes of illness. Other items note a sane verdict in a local insanity case, forgery attempts, a store fire, sneak thieves, and pension examiner boards.
The article notes Abraham Lincoln patented a vessel lifting model in 1849 and was the only president to secure a patent. It recalls the first shoe patent in 1811 by two Massachusetts men, and mentions the patent office holding about 200000 models, with fires reducing potential counts.
In Reinberg Austria a devout family locked in their home for days refusing food and firing on neighbors while praying. They believed a crone bewitched them and threatened the girl inside. Police and peasants stormed the house. a doctor was grazed by a bullet, others were jailed in an asylum.
In a local Baltimore note old Judge Jowler sleeps after Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup is given by Mrs. Mouser. An endorsement from JOS 8 FOX of Salvation Oil claims rheumatism relief after one bottle. The piece also notes Gen. William Harney, the army’s oldest officer, died in Orlando, Iowa.
The ad asserts Warner's Late Cure relieves headache deafness nausea and convulsions by treating malaria caused by uric acid poisoning. It cites Reynold's System of Medicine on uraemia symptoms, including headache vomiting heaviness and convulsions.
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