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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1888
Page
3
The senate privileges and elections committee met to review the Turpie case and ruled that the Indiana house decision on membership is conclusive for the senate, affirming Turpie’s seat. The session covered tariff debates, Indian education funding, and court term adjustments for Duluth.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland will occupy Oak View this week and attend the 20th anniversary of Germantown Presbyterian Church on June 21, then join Grand Army celebrations in New York and Brooklyn on Decoration Day.
The Calvary Baptist Church in Washington hosts a meeting led by President Mrs. J. M. Crouse of Chicago and secretary Mrs. H. C. Miller of Cincinnati. Mrs. B. W. McCullough delivers welcome and warns of immigrant influx罪 and social unrest. Mrs. Crouse reports growth from founding to 22,?,624 branches and $26 life members and urges stronger health conscious training for mothers and daughters.
President Agassiz General Manager Whiting Supt. Wright and Capt. Wells of Calumet and Hecla narrowly escaped death while touring the South Hecla mine. A misread signal caused the skip to speed toward the rock crushers. a timely stop saved the party minutes from tragedy.
In Austin Minnesota Herbert Scheffer was shot by a burglar entering the store where he rooms. The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows met at Huron with 100 delegates. 103 lodges in Dakota, 3872 members, 5000 in relief payments and 46000 receipts. Sixteen of Quantrell’s men held a reunion at Blue Springs Missouri. his mother attended. California railroad consolidation under Southern Pacific formed the Southern Pacific Railroad Company with 142,990,000 capital. Winona Minnesota discussions to boost Chatfield & Spring Valley route with a larger bonus. Faribault Minnesota corner stone laid for Johnson Hall at Seabury Divinity School. Huron Dakota packing house destroyed by fire, loss 25000, insured 25000.
The Minnesota Republican State Convention met at St Paul after a fierce split between young and old wings. Delegates elected Frank F. Davis Joel P Heatwale G G Hartley C G Edwards with alternates C E French W A Sperry J E Brown H G Finkle. Electors nominated include Mons Grinager H W Stone Jr W H Yale EF R Smith W A Foland Alvah Eastman John Cooper. The platform calls for adherence to the 1884 national platform, support for civil service reform, opposition to Democratic spoils, and a call for change in administration to protect American labor and industries while opposing monopolies and excessive taxation. It also condemns Democratic handling of Dakota statehood and foreign policy.
The Danbury News reports Mrs. Maria Yucat of Southbury was found dead at the foot of cellar stairs. Medical examiner Burritt ruled accidental death, but locals doubt the finding. A nephew, a spendthrift, allegedly pressed for money and reportedly visited the home and cemetery the night before discovery. An eye witness allegedly saw the grave desecration and coffin reset.
The piece notes that measured Atlantic waves rarely exceed 43 feet in height, with later readings reaching 44 to 48 feet but seldom. It cites specific locational observations at Kurrachee breakwater, Wick Bay, and seas around Smeaton’s Eddystone and Bell Rock, describing towering wave heights and their effects during severe storms.
C. M. Wagner of the Dunseith Dakota Herald has been arrested on forgery charges and has acknowledged committing the crime in a confession.
The Republican territorial convention at Jamestown chose Judge John E. Bennett as chairman and adopted a platform calling for Dakota division and statehood as North and South Dakota. Delegates to Chicago were selected with G C Moody and others named, while Blaine support dominated the result and a Fargo lobby car pressed Hubbard’s candidacy.
The article argues that many animals show recognizable sounds with fixed meanings similar to human cries. It questions why humans cannot learn animal language, citing parrots, crows, oxen, and examples of humans learning unfamiliar tongues, including Cortez and a Mexican mistress, as evidence that language learning is possible.
A Burlington party of surveyors works northeast of Custer to locate a line for a road. They offer no definite information but the effort signals the project intends to reach the Black Hills area as soon as possible.
Dr Talmage warned against infidelity and atheism threatening Christianity. He described a prophetic solar eclipse as metaphor for moral darkness and urged believers to stand firm as Christianity lights the world, lifting women and civilizing nations. The sermon urged revival across Britain and America to spread divine light.
The St Paul Pioneer Press recounts a Native American tradition about a violent epidemic 259 years ago that nearly wiped out tribes. Medicine men failed, but a messenger brought news of holy waters touched by the great spirit that cured diseases and saved the people. The Black Hills are said to be the abode of the great spirit.
Walter Besant notes the mobility and danger of social climb and decline. He argues the rise through trades to titles is common, while the family fall is equally prevalent. He asserts hereditary status as a stabilizing ideal and observes gendered reluctance to descend.
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The paper offers perspective views floor plans and descriptions of homes costing 600 to 7500 funded by a top architecture office. Readers can obtain detailed working plans and specifications at low cost with refunds if a contract isn’t let. The feature aims to help Northwest readers build convenient elegant and comfortable homes.
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