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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1894
Page
3
Brainerd Dispatch reports Vienna has adopted an ambitious scheme to replace unsightly public buildings with more artistic designs, signaling a shift toward decorative improvements in the city.
The text notes that among the white mountain sess of the South and among Sioux Indians, large families often number fifteen to twenty children. It mentions a custom that when a kettle is borrowed, a portion of the cooked food must be left in the bottom when returned. failing to do so ends the borrowing arrangement.
Dissentient Poles, discontent with Catholic authority, discuss forming a separate religious body modeled after the old Polish church. The proposed group would reject papal infallibility and allow priest marriages.
The piece notes that native American masters of sailing endure while native sailors face extinction. It observes US port whalers are often commanded by natives, yet crews mix six European nationalities alongside native leadership.
Precious coral is gathered mainly in the Mediterranean with the Barbary coast yielding dark red, Sardinia supplying yellow or salmon, and the Italian coast producing rose pink. It is also found in the Red sea, while no coral occurs in American waters.
Australian writers and printers protest American stereotype plate matter flooding Australian readers at nominal prices, harming local talent and skill. The complaint targets the American syndicate distribution of literary matter of all kinds thriving at low cost, undermining domestic production.
The crew deserted their barque in the Atlantic after mistaking cargo bones for human remains from battlefields in Egypt. They believed the ship was haunted by spirits of departed warriors and chose to abandon ship.
A German physiologist meticulously counted hairs on four heads of equal weight to determine average counts by color. He found red about 90 000, black around 100 000, brown near 100 000, and fair about 140 000 hairs per head.
The largest balloon in the world has been completed at Holloway near London. It is a sphere 57.24 feet wide, with over 100000 cubic feet capacity, weighing 2250 pounds and able to lift an extra ton. It will stay aloft for six days to gather continuous meteorological data after a successful test.
The organization in Chicago is one of the largest in the city and adheres to the order’s rules with fidelity. It is esteemed as a significant minor labor group and receives equal recognition with white lodges, a credit to national officials.
The document lists sixteen states where a medical diploma alone does not license practice and an independent state examination is required. The states cited include Alabama Arkansas Florida Maryland Minnesota Mississippi New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Pennsylvania South Dakota Texas Utah Virginia Washington and portions of Indian Territory.
Gilbert outlines a collaborative method with Sullivan starting from meeting the composer to propose a subject, free discussion, and a settled plot. Gilbert writes a long scene, then it’s discussed and revised numerous times with Sullivan removing anything unfit for music. After several conferences Gilbert sends the libretto to Sullivan, always one act ahead.
A Montana mining article notes a condition called cage blindness where miners emerging from deep mines misperceive a basket in the shaft. The illusion prompts a man alone to step into the basket and he falls to his death, a fatal misjudgment at the shaft top.
The piece praises Washington girls for cycling and mocks Eastern expectations, noting that Western women have long ridden bikes and that the sight is no novelty. It urges Eastern readers to move West to learn faster, progressive attitudes.
A wealthy European resident in Marseilles prepared for suicide by self sealed vault. He built a hermetic vault in his garden with a reclining chair, two candelabra and charcoal. after frequent visits he finally sealed the door a week ago and died in the chair.
The piece criticizes seeking legislative cures for social wrongs like lynching arguing it enshrines private vengeance as law. It warns that legalizing illegal acts undermines justice and predicts absurd proposals such as making theft of railroad trains a misdemeanor.
The controller of the currency declares a 20 percent dividend for First National Bank of North Manchester Indiana. The post office department weighs mail service for Breckinridge trial book distribution. Irregularities at Boston prompt stock accounting orders for bond warehouses. Old Second National Bank of Bay City Michigan authorized to commence with 400000 dollars. Postoffice Inspector Mason reports arrest of W B Marsh for highway robbery of mails at Houston Idaho. Severans Herbert leaves Washington for Mare Island and Puget Sound inspection, with visits to Yellowstone Park and other spots.
Senator Walcott of Colorado faces blackballing by New York Millionaires Club. Chicago’s Philip Plorsheim dies aboard the Saale in New York en route to Europe for health. Cincinnati leader Theodore Cook passes. In New Orleans Congressman Wilson predicts tariff bill passage and July adjournment. Gen. O O Howard elected National Temperance Society president succeeding John Wanamaker. New Jersey Chancellor Alexander T McGill sworn in at Trenton station. Pensioner Captain Cornelius Nye, 98, marks long life born in Fairfield Missouri. Frank James faints in St. Louis after vaccination at fairgrounds amid smallpox in stables.
A compilation reports multiple fatalities and incidents: Charles Chytreaus in Batesville Indiana. James Bartle in Jeffersonville Indiana. Lena Glick killed by kerosene fire in Hammond Indiana. the Pioneer schooner lost off Lower California. gas well at Montpelier redirected to oil. Other items include river flooding at St Ann de la Parade Quebec. drownings in Holland Michigan and Grand Rapids Michigan. W A Sweeney injured in Denver. fire at Muncie Indiana plant. miner Harry Browell killed at Pontiac Illinois. a sedan collision in Ashland Massachusetts. boiler explosion at Spray's tile factory near Frankfort Indiana. further deaths, political notes, labor unrest, and various local incidents throughout 19th century American and Canadian locales.
An organized gang operates in St. Joseph Missouri while riotous Cleveland strikers are subdued by guards. Trials and sentences span Galena Illinois Eldora Iowa Lebanon Indiana Cape May New Jersey and other locales with crimes including murder forgery manslaughter cattle theft arson and prison terms. Some officials report shootings of alleged lawbreakers and several indictments address misuses of village funds.
Rafael Iglesias is inaugurated as president of Costa Rica in a ceremony reported amid regional instability. The brief notes unrest elsewhere as an earthquake devastates several Venezuelan cities and Britain scores a victory abroad.
Amid Africa’s anti slave trade push and six hour senate debates, leaders like Lord Rosebery face shrinking majorities as protests and eight hour day resolutions unfold in London Glasgow and Dublin. The Khedive of Egypt plans a summer tour and the Ulster Steamship company schedules Canada direct service. An explosion at Waltham Abbey cordite works leaves four dead, while Rome sees a palace attack minor injuries. A Reuters agency reshapes advertising while governments ponder Australian customs reforms for preferential tariffs.
The Guild plans a large hall where specially trained musicians perform very soft, therapeutic music around the clock for patients in London hospitals. Telephones will link the music room to hospital wards to collect data on conditions and effects, allowing conclusions to be drawn. The setup offers quick shutdown if distress occurs, addressing complaints about disruptive nighttime piano and banjo sounds.
A New York Weekly quip notes the church fair grab bag is full of senseless trinkets. A witty exchange shows a mother questioning usefulness and a daughter revealing prizes will be returned, emphasizing charitable spirit.
The dialogue cites Hiostess-Mozart and Prof Thompkowiski discussing a composer who died in poverty and was buried in a potter's field. The exchange notes hardship and speculation about his demise and burial in a publicly tended grave.
Senate considered tariff amendments on thoracic acid boracic and chromic acid with votes 57 to 2 and 24 to 20, showing party alignment on shifting from ad valorem to per pound duties. House moved to general appropriations as naval bill discussion began with Mr Boutelle leading.
Washington May 14 Democrats signal patience until after the Republican caucus before decisive tariff action. They accuse some Republicans of delay while Western and older Eastern members resist. Younger New England Republicans push to continue the fight. The House discusses District of Columbia matters.
Senator Davis proposes retaliatory duties on silk velvet plush and related goods from countries with grain export restrictions. Senate adopts drug schedule compromises, rejects Republican amendments. Walsh bills crimes to obstruct mail trains. Lincolns birthday holiday appeals. House passes electric railway entry to D C. Barnes Compton resignation noted. Republicans consider further tariff amendments and possible protectionist votes.
Speaker Crisp was absent. Mr. Dockery named speaker pro tem. Labor Day made a holiday and placed on the calendar. Naval appropriation bill passed. agricultural bill discussed. Senate amendments raised duties on coal tar products, brandy and other liquors, with drugs and various extracts taxed. several Allison amendments defeated.
Reports from San Antonio detail a fatal duel between Melican Gonzales and Juan Antcio. Antcio stabbed Gonzales nine times before fleeing to Mexico. Gonzales attempted to strike back but was weakened by illness.
Gravesend May 16 saw the Brooklyn handicap won by Dr. Rice owned by St Paul parties with 50 000 spectators. Bergen led early but Dr Rice surged to victory by two heads over Henry of Navarre and Sir Walter finishing third. Time 2 07 1 2. Louisville May 16 featured the twentieth Kentucky Derby renewal with Chant edging Lingard Pearl Song, Tom Elmore and Lingard. Chant won by six lengths and Pearl Song was ten ahead of Lingard. Prize to winner 4020 dollars.
Gov. Stone launched Bland for president at the Missouri State Democratic convention in Kansas City on May 16. He denied seeking national office and urged that state conventions reflect the people, while praising Bland as a faithful servant and possible future candidate.
Boston authorities found clothing and wreckage on Thompson's Island after four Harvard students hired a boat Sunday reportedly overturned. Identified presumed victims include W. Campbell Truesdale of Newark Edward H. Bach of New York Frank Farnum Crown of Philadelphia and Frank Whitehouse. None have appeared at their Cambridge boarding houses or classes since Sunday.
Welborn Florida May 16 A mob of about 100 men seized Coot Williams a black convict from Malloney's camp in Pine Grove eight miles from Welborn and lynched him. Authorities say he was linked to the brutal murder of two young women in Hamilton county recently. Williams had escaped prison and the murder occurred while he was gone. He was captured in Macon Georgia and returned to the camp amid rising unrest in the area.
In Keokuk Iowa on May 16 J S Dregraff an insurance agent killed his divorced wife with five shots before turning the revolver on himself. He died from his self inflicted injuries shortly after. The couple had recently finalized their divorce.
Cleveland court returns a heavy verdict in a defamation case arising from a church faction fight. Dr Whorn editor of Der Wortschafter was accused of using a German word meaning forger about Bishop Henns acts. Jury awards Henn six thousand dollars.
The coroner's jury ruled Conductor Bouse and Engineer Jeffreys were equally negligent for disobeying orders linked to the railroad accident that killed Burt and Jeffreys. No criminal proceedings will be brought against Conductor Bouse.
The grave monument to Mary Washington was unveiled in Fredericksburg with a notable attendance. President Cleveland and cabinet members Gresham Carlisle Lament Bissell Morton and Thurber attended along with Mrs. Gresham Mrs. Carlisle Mrs. Waite and the Mary Washington Memorial association president widow of Chief Justice Waite.
In Chicago a group of striking painters organizes a bicycle brigade of thirty wheels to chase non-union painters. The non-union workers are dispersed across residential and suburban areas, and the wheels will be pressed into service to track them down.
O H Pratt of Cedar Falls tried to end his life at the Bigs house in Webster City by taking two ounces of lardanum. Physicians think he may recover. No motive is known for the act.
The Fond du Lac Journal daily and weekly editions were discontinued with last evening's issue. Proprietor J. R. Bloom and the job office were sold, and the good will transferred to the Saturday Reporter.
A massive blaze at Boston League Park last night destroyed the grand stand and multiple nearby homes, injuring six firefighters and leaving over 2,000 people homeless as about 100 buildings burned and 20 acres burned. The fire began in lumber under the right field bleachers and swept toward Tremont and Berlin streets, devastating businesses and residences including Alderman Bryant’s house.
Carrie Wendell of Maquoketa Iowa shot J P Royal a Rock Island detective at the National hotel entrance on Clark street opposite the post office. She then wounded herself slightly and will recover. She claimed Royal fathered an illegitimate child and broke promises of marriage. Both lived in Maquoketa but often visited Chicago as railroad detectives.
St Louis May 16 Mr Joseph Temple agent for Adams Express Company seeks warrant for arrest of persons accused of swindling the firm by substituting bogus packages for real remittances. Though large sums are believed in possession, evidence was insufficient until now. Temple in no mood to reveal details but promised arrests soon.
Eldon Iowa May 16 The industrial army from Ottumwa faced violent resistance as deputies barred landing above the camp ten miles upstream. Rocks were thrown at officers when one boat landed. two men were arrested and bond posted for mayor court. Several injuries reported in another skirmish.
A posse from Macon and adjoining counties converges seven miles west of La Platte to capture the Taylor brothers who killed the Meeks family. The brothers are armed and determined not to be taken alive, raising fears of a deadly confrontation.
Crookston Minnesota May 16 five of the ten men arrested last Saturday on the charge of looting freight cars during the strike appeared for examination. Warring confessed the robbery naming four others and was held on a five hundred dollar bond. Funk and O'Brien posted four hundred dollar bonds. Examination of Theesen and Erskfield adjourned for one week.
A severe wind and rain storm hit Indianapolis Special A area this afternoon. Many buildings lost their roofs, sheds and outbuildings were blown down, and the city’s street car system, telegraph and telephone lines were disrupted. An infant child of S J Huntsman died in bed, with several people injured by falling walls and debris.
A special verdict for defendants was returned in the suits of C. H. Fetter and the administrator of Isaac Gorman and Henry Osborne against Baird Bros. Contractors. The action, tied to the Licking Bridge disaster that killed or injured thirty, aimed at $25,000 each and stood as test cases signaling future filings.
Washington special report states the comptroller of the currency has named William A. Latimer, the Missouri bank examiner, as receiver for the First National Bank in Sedalia.
Bellew the escaped murderer was found hiding in a north Fort Dodge cellar. Marshal Lendon fired one shot last night wounding him in the flesh.
The state weather bureau reports recent extreme heat in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys offset last week's rains. Grain crops are in precarious condition with near total failure in the San Joaquin and well below average in the Sacramento valley.
Washington reports show the labor committee backing a joint senate house investigation into the Coxey movement while health officials label the Coxey camp a nuisance and order followers to disband within 48 hours. Separate dispatches from Salina and Topeka describe the Colorado contingent surrender and the looming federal response to the stolen train case.
The advance guard of Coxey's Montana division of the commonweal, about fifty men led by John Wilson, arrives by freight trains. They register at the Wilbur House and raise flags marking Coxey's army headquarters. Wilson and aides plan for a large crowd expected to descend on Minneapolis tomorrow from surrounding towns within fifty miles.
Judge Knowles sentences Hogan to six months in jail and the engineer and fireman to sixty days each after the Coxeyite gang that stole a Northern Pacific train near Butte on April 24 is captured. About 300 remaining will be brought in squads for pledges not to repeat the act. The court rejects the defense of tacit railroad consent.
The Central Dakota Veterans association will hold its annual encampment on the banks of Lake Swampeska near Watertown on July 2 to 7. The best speakers in the country have been secured and a grand time is expected. Reduced railroad rates will be available for attendees.
Secretary William Noyes has called the third annual convention of the Interstate Sheriff's Association of Iowa Nebraska Minnesota and South Dakota to meet in Sioux City on June 13 and 14.
Duluth notices indicate Dr. Fred Barrett, publisher of the Vermillion Iron Journal and two other iron range papers, plus a noted politician, is near death after a severe Bright's disease attack.
Maj J W Powell resigns from his post as director of the United States Geological Survey citing ill health. Powell, appointed March 21 from Illinois Fourteenth district, is a New York native and active in Washington scientific and literary societies. No successor named yet.
Washington notice reports the death of Dr William Theodore Barnard age 45 a native of Deerfield Massachusetts former private secretary to General Belknap and confidant to President John Garrett of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad He built and led the Alley L the first elevated railroad in Chicago as its president.
Cheyenne Wyoming, Special report: The Populist state central committee rejects fusion with Democrats this year. The party will nominate a full state and county ticket and run an aggressive campaign statewide.
The house of magnates today rejected the civil marriage bill by a majority of twenty one. A ministerial crisis is anticipated as a result of the rejection of this popular measure.
In Carrollton Ohio a special group of seventy five roal miners led by a Mineral Point drum corps moved into Malvern to drive miners from the mines. City officials confronted them and sixty Winchesters stood ready. After a caucus the strikers headed home.
The Minnesota state Republican central committee chose St Paul as the convention site for July 11. The convention will have 1 008 delegates based on a plan of one delegate per 200 votes cast for Harrison in 1802 and additional delegates from counties according to vote totals. O D Hutchinson was named to replace the late Maj HL Strait on the state committee.
Senator Allen introduces a bill to repeal the July 1 1892 act regulating Capitol grounds used to arrest Coxey Browne and Jones. The measure preserves vice presidential and speaker authority to regulate public buildings for safety but bars any power interfering with citizens peaceably assembling to petition the government.
Washington reports Chief Hazen of the Secret Service Bureau has launched a crusade against counterfeit World's Fair medals and diplomas used for advertising. Under the March 3 1893 act, counterfeiting medals or diplomas issued under the August 5 1803 act carries a $5000 fine and up to ten years hard labor. Prosecutions will begin once guilt is proven.
Representative Coombs introduced a bill to establish a currency commission of fifteen members. It would include at least two from each of the five geographical divisions and no more than seven bankers. The panel would study the currency question and report to Congress next December.
Mrs Mary Ellen Tease of Kansas has engaged to speak at the Lyceum theater on Monday night May 21. Her admirers will tender her a reception that afternoon in Minneapolis.
Paris on May 11 reports explorer M. Bernard Cattanoux says he has arranged with the Kelou tribes for free passage of French caravans to and from Sokoto, the Niger region, and Lake Chad states.
Bradstreet reports warm weather spurs farm work and sales in seasonable goods while tariff uncertainty keeps merchants buying only for actual needs. Bank clearings reach 903 million dollars, down 5.5 percent week over week and 34 percent from the second week of May last year. The long coal miners strike in the West and parts of Maryland and Virginia has spurred more industrial shutdowns due to fuel scarcity.
Houston painter E B White killed his wife during divorce proceedings then shot himself. The wife was discussing the suit with neighbor Mrs Boyd when he entered and fired four shots, two hitting her. he then killed himself with a pistol.
Washington special report: Col. Frederick G. Ainsworth, chief of records and pension division, War Department, is indicted for manslaughter in the Sword Theater disaster. The case is set for trial tomorrow with defense counsel expected to argue in support of the indictment filed about a week ago.
The Cedar Falls district Epworth League held its fourth annual convention in Plymouth Iowa on May 8 and 9. Delegates from nearly every district town attended and a successful meeting was reported.
Investigations of London sewer atmosphere indicate a toxic volatil e compound may cause nephritis and albuminuria. Cold weather is not the sole culprit as sewer gas could be the primary agent, possibly an organic nitrogen compound related to hydrazine, awaiting chemist driven studies.
The old skinflint seeks another term as sheriff while money for the office dries up and locals recall past pay. Tramps complain of unfair treatment and threaten boycott, reflecting tense local politics as reported by the New York Weekly.
The article notes that sunlight takes seven and a half minutes to travel from the sun to Earth, describing the vast distance between the two celestial bodies and the finite speed of light.
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