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Brainerd Dispatch

Location

Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1891

Page

2

Lymph Use Abandoned in Philadelphia Hospitals

The Koch lymph use has been dropped from all Philadelphia hospitals except a few selected cases due to its low value and significant risks.

Philadelphia

New York School Poll Chooses Between Rose and Golden Rod

School children across 53 schools cast ballots on the national flower. The golden rod led with 25,360 votes to the American rose’s 22,945 as the contest neared a result.

New York

Birthday Celebration Book Details Moltke’s Ano

Two weeks before Moltke's death a book published the prior October 26 celebration. It includes congratulatory dispatches from princes statesmen and generals totaling 780 pages, from societies and meetings 1500 pages, and from students and schools 174 pages.

Moltke

Supreme Court seen as delaying executions for condemned murders

The article argues the court reviews by condemned New York murderers serve only to delay justice. It notes more than a dozen inmates in New York prisons are having their sentences prolonged by such appeals.

United States Supreme Court New York

Brooklyn Child Saved After Swallowed Object Incident

A Brooklyn girl, the daughter of Mrs Shroe der, swallowed a foreign object that lodged deep inside her. A doctor saved her life by placing her on her head until she coughed up the item. The note adds a sarcastic jab about a sug gestion involving a suitor and his salary at ice cream joints.

Har

Prince George of Greece Rescues Russian Heir in Assassination

Reports from Russia praise Prince George of Greece for saving the Czarowitz during an attempted assassination by a Japanese attacker. He reportedly struck the assailant from behind with a heavy walking stick, felling him and saving the heir to the Russian throne.

Russia Prince George Greece Czarowitz

Coins exhibit superior old designs at numismatic meeting

United Starrs cents shown at an American Numismatic and Archaeological Society meeting reveal older coin designs surpass newer issues. The rarest and most prized coins cited are the 1799, 1793 and 1814 issues.

American Numismatic and Archaeological Society

Bismarck Returns From Rest as Power and Grudge Fester

The aged ex chancellor has enjoyed a long break and appears embittered at his decline in influence. He still wields power to strike hard with a stubborn grudge, a fact the young emperor may learn to fear in months ahead.

Bismarck

Paul Boysvon Receives Presidential Medal for Cherokee Commission Service

Paul Boysvon known as Red Feather in the Head, a former Carlisle School student, was awarded a presidential medal for his role as interpreter to the Cherokee commission last fall. The note clarifies he is not the man who travels in a rubber bag on the sea.

Paul Boysvon Carlisle Cherokee Commission Great Waters

Kipling Family Busy Authors In India

The Kipling family stays prolific with Papa Kipling publishing a book on Indian animals Rudyard releasing more works and now Beatrice Kipling has launched a novel. Critics note they may publish too much if not restrained.

Kipling Papa Kipling India Rudyard Beatrice

Parez Insulator Advances for Underground Telegraph Cables

Parez has long served as an insulator for electric wires and recent improvements in wrapping apparatus and paper suggest it will become the chief insulator. Cables are built by wrapping wires, gathering into a cable, securing the wrap, and enclosing in lead pipes for telegraph, telephone, electric light and power conductors, especially for underground work.

Parez

Poet Seeks World Fair Sale For 2500 Stanzas

A Canadian American with daring nerve offers a 2500 stanza poem for 3000 dollars cash or in easy payments to world fair managers. He promises a public reading over nine days and copies for listeners, noting high fuel costs and possible use of substantial paper.

Flemish Tongue At Risk Sparks Protests In Belgium

The Ghent Federation of Liberal Flemish Societies published a pamphlet showing speeches at a major meeting protesting the pressure to extinguish Flemish. The Brussels Court of Appeal barred counsel from speaking Flemish, and an advocate who insisted on using Flemish was ordered struck from the lawyers’ list.

Ghent Federation of Liberal Brussels Court of Appeal Council of Discipline

Tapestry of Saxony and Pomerania Moved to Berlin for Repair

Under guidance of the German ministry of worship and education the Gretts wald University Croy tapestry is sent to Berlin for mending. The life size scene shows grand ducal families at Luther and was donated in 1680 by the duke of Crey. It is shown every ten years while otherwise kept hidden.

Ministry of Worship and Education Croy Grettswald University Berlin Saxony Pomerania Luther Duke of Crey

Washington Dispatches and Military Allocations Recap

Secretary Foster bars reexport of exported foreign paintings without duty. No action on Spanish reciprocity proclamation. Chicago pier removal directed by War Department. Private Huntly to be discharged for false pretenses. Navy promotions include Irwin to rear admiral and Stanton to commodore. War allotments for militia armament across states totaling multiple thousands, led by Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Foster Blaine War Department Chicago Canal Street Chicago River Will G. Huntly 8Th Cavalry Ft. Meade South Dakota John T. Irwin Oscar F. Stanton Louis Kempff W. B. Brownson Richardson Clover Secretary of War Arkansas California Colorado Idaho Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisina Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Washington West Virginia Wisconsin New Mexico Oklahoma Arizona

Notable figures and events noted in brief 1890s recollections

Joax L Sullivan expelled from Ellis order. W P Herivex of Iowa to deliver Decoration Day memorial in Grafton Virginia. Ex president Cleveland to spend summer at Tudor Haven. Death of Chicago lawyer Chartes Cameron after long illness. born 1825 in Fort Stanley Canada. William M Rice of New York donates 200000 for W M Rice Institute. Ex Governor Boyd discusses gubernatorial bid and plurality votes. Harrison hints at GOP setback in Nebraska. Garland retained to seek seat.

Joax L. Sullivan Ellis W. P. Herivex Iowa the Treasury Grafton Cleveland Tudor Haven Marion Chartes Cameron Chicago Col. Cameron Fort Stanley Can Willliam M. Rice New York Houston Tex Cooper Union Institute W. M. Rice Institute Boyd Harrison Nebraska Garland

Multiple Disastrous Fires and Accidents Reported Across Regions

Mrs. J. L. Hogan died in a Danville Virginia railway accident. A forest fire burned near Somerset Pennsylvania. Perry New York saw a fire at S. Cold water & Bros. store destroying properties valued at 400000 dollars. Jones and Law Guttry's bridge works in Pittsburgh burned. Loss estimated at 50000 dollars with 45000 dollars insured. Frosts damaged Michigan small fruits and wheat. Ws. J. Howes, a Fakir company agent from Chicago, drowned in Silver Lake Arizona. In Watertown New York six hundred acres burned and five cords of wood destroyed. A Canadian Pacific collision near Toronto killed an engineer and a fireman, with two brakemen seriously injured.

J. L. Hogan Danville Somerset Perry N. Y S. Coldwater & Bros Jones & Law Guttry Pittsburg Michigan Ws. J. Howes Fakir” Company Silver Lake Arizona Chicago Watertown Canadian Pacific Toronto

Multiple sensational crimes flood Cumberland region with violence

A rash of crimes includes Abraham Meeks suicide in Cumberland after jail release, post office stamp and cash theft in Cofferville, embezzlement arrest in Montana, a jealous Hungarian shooting in Scranton, a 14 year old girl accused of arson at Naumk mill, and James Kane executed in Belleville for murder. Also lynchings, jailyard punishments, robberies, and a mail theft probe unfold across states.

Cumberland Abraham Meeks Berotars Cofferville Tex Lester 8 Swrry Boston Post Montana Neah Scranton Joseph Moncke Anthony Drovansky Moncke Rosa Duce Naumk Mill James Kane Belleville Ill Elizabeth Kane McVapey Abbotsford Wis Northern Pacific Express Company Ashland Wilcox Mand Wilmington Del Iris C. P. Prentiss New Church Publishing Company Swedenborgian New York Leemahte Ameer Ben Aut Carrie Brown East River Evansville Ind Jennings George Bowles Wate Armstead Homers Coleman Perry Indian Territory James N Joe Antlers Ter Perry Butte Mont Henry Ward Lloyd

Cotton Belt Road Sold to St Louis Southwestern Railway

The possession of the Cotton Belt road was turned over to the St Louis Southwestern railway by the receiver of the old company. A mortgage for 31 million dollars has been filed at Beatrice Nebraska by the Rock Island to United States Trust Company of New York. The mortgage runs fifty years and is filed in every county through which the road runs. Also notes on rate manipulation and the Southern Pacific 1890 earnings are mentioned, with a brief look at the road's total assets.

St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company Beatrice Neb Rock Island United States Trust Company of New York Central Trafte Association American Association of Nurserymen Minneapolis Central Traffic Association Western Railroad Southern Pacific Gettysburg Hastings Bailey House Kumro Morton United States District Court Mankato Lyon County Court House Thayer Glanders Alexandria Winnebago City

Mackey Syndicate Seen Taking Control of Western Lines

Reports say the Mackey syndicate controlling the Chicago and Eastern Illinois and Evansville and Terre Haute plus other Western roads has bought a controlling interest in the Mobile and Ohio. Official sources deny knowledge of such a deal. Western Traffic association will hear lines in Chicago on May 28 to present arguments on joined agency proposals discussed at a New York meeting.

Mackey Syndicate Chicago & Eastern Illinois Evansville & Terre Haute Mobile & Ohio Cuatmman Wakter Board of Commissioners The Western Traffic Association Chicago New York

Engagement at Pisagua and global notices from 1892 era

An engagement occurred at Pisagua between insurgent and government fleets. Senator Natal Pesapo collects materials in Mexico City for Vera Cruz’s commission on a World’s Columbian Exposition picture. The Dominion Parliament considers 1892 estimates totaling 36,930,061 dollars. The report on the transatlantic cattle trade endorses U S inspection rules. The London-Chester telegram reports improved banking outlook amid bank consolidation rumors. A French ethnologist Dieu Kunckel Hercules dies after locust swarm incident in Algiers.

Pisagua Natal Pesapo City of Mexico Vera Cruze Transatlantic Cattle Trade Committee United States Buenos Ayers Senate London Chester R. C. Duncan Richard C. Duncan Washington, D. C Duncan Bettwys-y-Coed M. Kunckel Hercules Ethnological Society Algiers Sidieral

Sporting Trifles and Boxing Feats From Across the Nation

Bitz and Jack Slavin arrive in San Francisco as notable fighters after Frank. Tep Prirewarp heads to America after Jem Smith and bets to fight Bob Fitsimmons. Jax Gopparp posts a forfeit to finish Peter Jackson for a $5,000 purse at the Sidney Athletic Club. Grains of canoeing talent prepare for the Gravesend Bay regatta on June 2. Gus Lameent challenges any English foe for $1,000 a side. Referee Brewster cancels the Bowen and Myer bout over a foul with equal purse split and off bets. Bayard the stallion, age twenty eight, shot in Alliance Ohio, linked to Pilot Jr. bloodlines. Abert G. Powers challenges Alfred De Oro for America’s championship at pool in Chicago with $1,000 stakes. N J Stevens, who started for Omaha in nine days, loses half of a $1,000 wager after injuring an ankle near Marshalltown Iowa.

Bitz Jack Slavin Gus Lameent England Queen's Domain Brewster Bowen Myer Bayard Theodore Armstrong Alliance Ohio Pilot, Jr Maud8 Jay-Eye-See Nutwood Abert G. Powers de O'ro Brunswick Balk N. J. Stevens Herald Omaha Marshalltown Iowa Stevens

Death by arsenic poisoning in Wisconsin bride case

In an Eau Claire inquest Mrs Bertha Erickson, seventeen, died after a glass of water and a spoonful of vomit. Tests showed large arsenic quantities in her stomach. The verdict blamed Mrs Elizabeth Russell for administering the poison at the Brunswick township farm.

Eau Crame Wis Bertha Erickson Bertha Peter Erickson Erickson Thomas Russell Brunswick Township Mrs. Russell Drammen

A Dark Deed in Gatena Missouri Woman and Child Found Hanged

In Gatena Kansas Mrs Blanche McKey of San Juan Colorado and her six year old child were found hanged from a tree after an outing with William Alvord also of Colorado. Alvord was arrested and attempted suicide in his cell upon learning the bodies were found.

Gatena Kan Blanche McKey San Juan County Colo William Alvord Colorado

Wisconsin WCTU Opens State Convention in La Crosse

The Wisconsin State Convention of the WCTU met at the Congregational church with Vice President Fanny K. Earl presiding. Mrs. Shepard welcomed delegates. Dr. Annette Shaw responded for President Morse absent due to a birth. Mrs. Hanchett outlined anti cigarette bill efforts and partial success. About 150 delegates attended credentials. National lecturer Mrs. Moore spoke on Needs and Work of the WCTU.

Morse Hanchett Madison Committee On Credentials Moore

Labor unrest spans rail and coal strikes in 1919 report

The St Louisiers strike is described as offen in Grand Rapids Michigan street car turmoil with seven men seriously hurt and one fatally. Miners near Pittsburgh decide to stay out while disturbances injure several others. Coke strikes in Pennsylvania show weakening with large rank breaks. Franklin Washington coal mines remain quiet under guard. Oregon Improvement Company workers replace black labor, white miners show signs of yield. Twenty shots hit a sheriff's special train. no injuries.

St Louisiers Grand Rapids Mich Pittsburg Pennsylvania Franklin Wash Oregon Improvement Company

Multiple Disturbances and Financial Troubles Hit Nations

Rats extinguish Michigan fires while Cal seismographs record seven shocks. Burwell & Scranton bank in New Haven suspends payments, assets around 150 thousand. J M Hers elected Bnai Brith president in St Louis session. Milburn Manufacturing of St Louis assigns liabilities 100 thousand, assets 150 thousand. Indianapolis men debate franchise taxation. Episcopal diocese faction balks on Brooks as bishop. Lamon awarded 150 thousand against McKee for Choctaw claims work. Metropolitan Museum revises Sunday hours for extra funds. New Haven directors overruled demurrer as steam car stores indictments proceed. Immigrant Cronenberg arrives with ten thousand dollars. World’s Fair director Days appoints Stone and Skiff to foreign and mining duties. Packer Dupany buys Indiana land for stock yards. Seventh Railway Agents convention held in Denver. Davis Shoe Co liabilities exceed one million. Joseph Davis faces personal assignment. Boughton & Godfrey shoe makers face 150 thousand liabilities amid Davis Co failure.

J. M. Hers Indianapolis Bnai Brith St. Louis Cleveland Ohio Milburn Manufacturing Company Joupee Surra Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee Phillips Brooks Massachusetts Jupor James Court of the District of Columbia Ward Lamon McKee Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York van Brunt New Haven Antevero Cronenberg Barge Belgium Asheville N.C Days Melville E. Stone Chicago Seen of Foreign Affairs J. Y. Skiff Denver Department of Mines and Mining Joan Dupany Omaha Armour, Swift & Morris Indiana Lake Michigan Tae Railway Agents’ Association United States Jackson Davis Shoe Company Richmond Kennebunk Lynn Mass Joseph Davis Boughton & Godfrey

Cattle Contracts Awarded for Sioux Reservations

The Indian bureau awarded cattle contracts on the Sioux reservation with many going to South Dakota bidders. Pine Ridge buyers posted high numbers of heifers and bulls at varying prices, Rosebud and Standing Rock also reported sizable stock orders, and Lower Brule listed multiple bulls and cows with prices per head.

Wasnixotos Indian Bureau Sioux South Dakota Pine Ridge B. Richards John Bralt Joln Strange Rosebud R. B. Jordan W. B. Jordan Standing Rock Joseph Rouach Joseph Rosch Martin Olson Cheyenne River A. Bowdle William O .Woods William §&. Woods Crow Creek A. M. Johnson A. N. Johnson A. M. Bowdle A. M. Bowdie A. M. Bowdile

Two Prisoners Escape in Wis County Burglary Case

Six youths from Glenwood were bound over to the circuit court for burglaries. Constable Spence began transporting them when one fled near Glenn and another escaped upon reaching the city.

Hopson Wis Glenwood Spence Glenn

Sioux Uprising Committee to Meet in Chicago

Senator Dawes, chair of the Senate special committee on the Sioux uprising, calls the group to convene in Chicago on July 6 to travel to the Sioux country. Senator Petti grew will lead the party and argue against Cheyenne removal from Montana to South Dakota.

Washington Senator Dawes Senate Chicago Pettigrew Indian Bureau Southakota Montana

Murder Accidental Shooting Near Flathead Camp

From Flathead country sheriff brings Tom Calvin Albert Smith and John Welsh. Calvin charged with murder of Joe Fretwell at Corry Bros Walter's camp on the Great Northern railroad. Welsh recalls last Sunday morning a meet with a revolver threat leading to a scuffle and Fretwell shot in the breast and killed. Sovith held as accomplice.

Missvona Mont Tom Calvin Albert Smith John Welsh Flathead Country Calvin Joe Fretwell Corry Bros. & Walter Great Northern Railroad Welsh Vin Fretwell Sovith Galvin An

Fort Walla Walla commander breaks down over lynching inquiry

Col. Compton testified before a court of inquiry into a soldier lynching at Fort Walla Walla. After hours of cross examination he wept, blaming his non-commissioned officers for his misplaced trust and saying the tragedy would not have happened if they had fulfilled their duties.

Trans-Missouri Passenger Association Adopts Presidents Rules

Kansas City special report: the association adjourned after transacting major business. The presidents’ agreement rules were adopted in full. The interchangeable mileage ticket was approved and Colorado lines' request to cut tourist rates from $20 to $25 for Missouri River to Denver round trip was granted.

Kansas City Special Trans-Missouri Passenger Association Colorado Missouri River Denver

Three Men Killed in Rio Grande Border Clash

At Ojo del Fungo near the Rio Grande in New Mexico two Mexican shepherds, Sanchez and Aranson, clashed over grazing rights. Sanchez arrived with his flock, Aranson resisted, a general fight followed, and three men were killed with several others badly wounded in the melee.

A.touquerqove N. Mex Ojo del Fungo Sanchez Aranson Rio Grande

Bishop Bob Praises Donnelly and Discusses Third Party

Special Telegram from Drumtna reports Ingersoll expressing skepticism toward Donnelly and Bacocian theory, criticizing the Alliance party’s aims and arguing government money and taxes cannot create prosperity. He comments on religious reform, Briggs controversy, and church orthodoxy, noting shifts in Presbyterian and evangelical views.

Donnelly Drumtna Ingersoll Alliance Party Cincinnati Briggs Jong Hell Dr. Parkhurst

Ex Senator Sabin in Suit Against Porter Over 100000 Claim

Ex United States Senator D M Sabin sits in Judge Gresham's court as H H Porter, a Minnesota railroad man, sues Sabin for 100000 arising from a failed investment in the North Western Manufacturing and Car company. Porter alleges misrepresentation of indebtedness and poor value of his stake.

Curiaco United States D. M. Sabin Minnesota Northwestern Manufacturing and Car Company Sabin Porter

HOD S OPINION Rail Commissioner on Third Party

H A Taylor Rail Commissioner criticizes the Peoples party formed at Cincinnati. He says the Cincinnati convention lacks national legitimacy and is composed of discontented outsiders. He doubts leading figures from major parties will align, and warns the new party could be led by well meaning but misinformed members used as tools by others seeking gain.

Mapisoy Wis H. A. Taylor State Journal People's Party Cincinnati

G A R Encampment Anticipated in Moorhead with Races

Moorhead Minnesota Special reports the Park Region G A R encampment set for June 23 to 26 drawing 2500 to 5000 visitors. About 700 members plus families plan to attend with letters from ex governor Moetill and other officials noting their intention to be present. Moorhead Driving Park will host races on June 24 and 25 with other sports including a sham battle by veterans.

A.R. Moetiill Burke Kaute Nelson A. Barto Grapp James Compton Henry A. Castle John A. Rea John H. Mulien George B. Winship Moorhead Driving Park Association

University of Illinois Studies Bacteria Of Grippe Disease

A series of experiments at the University of Illinois in Grampacne Illinois used saliva from twenty two influenza patients to cultivate the bacillus of la grippe. The cultured specimens matched the human cases and were photographed showing the germ as beads on a string.

Crampacne Ill University of Illinois la Grippe University

Historian Fyffe Committed for Trial After Assault Charge

C A Fyffe the historian was brought to court amid an assault charge on a lad. He previously attempted suicide on April 28 after an April 27 adjournment to regain strength. Prominent figures attended his examination and evidence praised his honorable character.

C. A. Fyffe Westminster Horace Davey George Grove

Life at Stake in Iowa Murder Trial

In Keokuk Iowa on May 28 1900 the trial of Joseph Bean and Josephine Marion for the murder of Marion's husband begins with the case against Mrs Marion first. Dr Haines of Chicago testifies on the deceaseds stomach showing strychnine poisoning from last September. Bean's case to be heard later. both suspects were arrested.

Keoxok Iowa Joseph Bean Josephine Marion Marion Bean Dr. Haines Chicago

Bungled Execution Stuns Broken Bow Nebraska

In Broken Bow Nebraska Leo Havenstine, condemned for Roben and Ashley, was hanged but the rope broke on the first try. He was placed in a chair for a second attempt as about 500 onlookers gathered. A stockade around the jail yard was toppled by the crowd exposing the gallows before order was restored.

Leo Havenstine Roben Ashley

Lumber dealers and workers settle strike in New York

The lumber dealers association and lumber handlers reached an agreement with Alonzo T. Decker and Charles P. Rogers. The plan opens all yards immediately and ends current strikes. An arbitration committee will decide future issues and stay in office through July 6.

New York Special Lumber Dealers’ Association Alonzo T. Decker Charles P. Rogers

Counters counterfeit preacher jailed in Illinois

Special Captain Porter returns from Southern Illinois with Rev Jeremiah Holmes, a gospel preacher arrested for counterfeiting. Holmes confessed in Cairo prison, saying his meager salary forced him to counterfeit to support his wife and six children.

Cutcaco Capt. Porter Secret Service Illinois Jeremiah Holmes Cairo Capt Porter

Italian Tragedy Claims Two On East Twelfth Street

In New York an Italian quarrel on East 112th Street left Albarigo Arnone, 24, dead at once and John W. Remington, 26, fatally wounded by Giuseppe Cangro. The murderer escaped. All involved were fans.

New York Albarigo Arnone John W. Remington Guiseppe Cangro Hundrand Twelfth Street Italy

Drowning at Fergus Falls and school bond vote dominate

News from Minnesota reports a boy drowned at Pelican Lake when a boat capsized near Fergus Falls while a special election in Lanesboro approved a $5,000 bond to build a new schoolhouse. Additional items include local marriages, church appointments, liquor license activity, road and bridge plans, court actions, and agricultural concerns across multiple towns.

Lanesboro Willie Scambler Pelican Lake Fergus Falls Gil Hanson Minneapolis Montana E. D. Steele Nellie Andrews Mankato St. Peter Steele Minnesota Lee R. Thomas Chicago Baptist Church Red Wing Red Wing Council Lake City Abel Chimberg Carlton County Jordan Council Sand Creek Jordan Ingres Hanson O. R. Mather

Landslides, drownings and court cases hit North Dakota scene

A laborer named Joseph Bayn was buried by a landslide near Bismarck and died. Other items note Rev. George Gerowe cleared of embezzlement charges, a failed railway extension, the death of Richard H. Court, and 11 year old Hugh Kelly drowning at East Grand Forks. Also in Fargo court Glaspell v Northern Pacific involves 16000 dollars, Bishop Shanley moves residence to Fargo, and A A Paine’s embezzlement trial at Ashley continues amid high tensions.

Joseph Bayn Northern Pacific Bismarck George E. Gerowe Fort Stephenson United States Allen Minneapolis, St. Paul Fargo Glaspell Northern Pacific Railway Shanley Jamestown A. A. Paine Twin Cities Chicago Ashley Paine

Col Hinton to Assume Charge of Irrigation Survey at Huron

Col Richard Hinton will arrive in Huron around June 1 to take command of the irrigation survey now under way. A thunderstorm at Howard caused lightning to strike a barn housing horses.

Richard Hinton Huron Howard

Multiple Local Deaths and Legal Struggles Across Wisconsin

Mrs. Mary J. Scott of Waterville dies at 7? from heart disease. Mrs. James Hilyard, J K Hilyard’s daughter-in-law, dies at Hudson after a long illness. A Polander Shaw an under liquor ingested Paris green but will recover. Capt. Landgraf acquitted on murder charge after shooting a sailor. ruling justifiable. Shell Lake lands sold for taxes. Stillwater lumbermen contest sale. Assistant Superintendent D Cunningham and Belle Smith wed in La Crosse and depart for the Pacific coast. Dr E G Cole of Fairchild faces health reporting charges. fine possible. A Milwaukee freight wreck injures crew. Jennie Bradshaw, under fifteen, disappears and is found with May Templeton in Minneapolis. Eau Claire sheriff involved. Dominick McGinnis alias George W Crawford swindles across cities. arrested in Eau Claire, handed to Chippewa Falls. He feigned deafness to gain sympathy and money.

Mary J. Scott Waterville James Hilyard J. K. Hilyard St. Paul Hudson Shell Lake Stillwater D. Cunningham Burlington Road Belle Smith D. K. Smith Cameron House la Crosse Pacific Coast Eau Claire E. G. Cole Fairchild St. Paul Road Faulk, Jung & Borchert Brewery Milwaukee McDonald John MacTien Jennie Bradshaw May Templeton Jennie Minneapolis Templeton Dominick McGinnis George W Crawford Chippewa Falls

Northwestern Iowa races promise big event this July

A series of trotting and running races set for July 2nd to 4th is expected to draw crowds as citizens raise 3000 dollars for purses. Also noted are a fatal poisoning of a child in Spencer and a major Sioux City oil mill fire with 45000 dollars loss. The National Linseed Company mill plans rebuilding. A Dubuque arrest reports a fraudulent check scheme traced to Janesville Wisconsin with Stacy Brown & Co signatures.

Henry Sorrenson Spencer Iowa General Association of Iowa Congregational Churches Sioux City Dr. Robbins Muscatine National Linseed Company of Chicago J.R. Barrett Janesville Wis Dubuque G. B. Grovesner Stacy, Brown & Co

Not Story of the Train Pair but Florence Tale

Billy Florence recalls a Chicago incident during a train journey with a teenage girl who closely compares him to a disliked actor named Billy Florence. The anecdote, claimed never to have been printed, centers on mistaken identity and gossip about an actor on tour. The Post reports the tale as told by Florence.

Billy Florence Chicago Post New York

Philadelphia Ready to Erect Washington Monument

The report that Philadelphia is ready to set up a handsome monument to George Washington, funded by subscriptions begun ninety three years ago, has renewed confidence for the New York Grant Monument Fund trustees.

Philadelphia George Washington New York Grant Monument Fund

Eye snail from South Pacific shores hunts dirt in optics

An eye snail, a pale pea shaped mollusk found on South Pacific coasts, enters the eye lid and crawls around seeking foreign matter. It becomes life like in pockets until vinegar causes it to move again, a device locals use to remove sand grains from divers’ eyes.

South Pacific Islands

How to Prevent Rust Says Leeds Engineers

Professor Smithel speaking to the Leeds Association of Engineers outlined rust prevention ideas. He noted cleaning the metal first avoids hidden rust. Methods discussed included painting oils and tar, galvanizing enameling for small items, and the Bower Barff process. He cited boilers and soda to reduce acidity and absorb carbonic acid gas to curb rust. Surprises are like misfortunes or herrings.

Smithel Leeds England Association of Engineers Chicago News

Farm marker to aid row planting advised in Powell’s A B C

The article urges flat culture for crops and details constructing a seed-marking marker from yellow pine a rake-like implement with seven teeth on one side and four on the other. It recommends two handles and a cross brace, enabling seven sowing rows per stroke, plus a wheel hoe and line for efficient field work.

Powell

Mark Twain’s literary den a blend of billiards and pen

The article portrays Mark Twain with a top floor billiard den and a literary workspace. He keeps a corn cob pipe by his desk, uses a cue rack, and drops lines into a photograph beside his desk. Twain enjoys leisure, a large income, a home, a farm, and a publishing business.

Mark Twain

Wine for infants in Capri sparks debate on child care

A traveler recalls a mother feeding her six month old with wine from a black bottle poured by the father, claiming it is normal in Capri. An old man at a hotel supports the practice, insisting wine saved a child’s life and praising tarantella dancing.

Villa di Tiberio Signore Capri

Government guns at Watervliet test new twelve inch rifle

The government gun factory at Watervliet New York will produce a new twelve inch steel rifle this week. It weighs fifty two tons and has an anticipated range over ten miles. It will fire a 1000 pound projectile with a 400 pound powder charge and is intended to be lighter than the 110 ton English and Italian guns critics call unwieldy noting Admiral Hopkins remarks on excessive cost and size.

Watervliet N. Y Springfield Republican Sandy Hook England Italy Admiral Hopkins

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