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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1896
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment shows scattered letters and time references in the morning. The legible bits include random sequences like a.m and salm possibly indicating a time marker or header artifact. No clear event, person, or organization can be identified.
A wide violent tornado struck East St. Louis at 5 15 PM Wednesday causing massive destruction. Four hundred lives lost with many injured in the three mile riverfront strip. Property damage runs into millions as levees and riverfront structures are ruined. Several towns including Ankeny Bondurant Valencia and Mingo report deaths and flood of debris. Fire follows the ruins as the storm lashes Iowa Michigan and nearby counties.
The People's party schedules a county convention to elect 44 delegates for the Sixth district convention at the Duluth courthouse on Monday evening June 22. Democratic primaries occur tonight to choose five delegates for the St Paul June 1 convention, a Memorial Day departure from usual practice. Tar G A R Commander instructs members to stay out of partisan politics to keep the organization calm.
A study by John Gilmer Speed estimates New York City consumes 960 million eggs per year 300000 pounds of butter daily and 305 million pounds of beef annually. The figures are described as moderate by the source noting exhaustive research.
Mille Lacs county convenes June 13 to instruct delegates for Clough at the state convention while Morrison county votes June 18 to back Lee. Morrison will announce five days later but hold a five vote edge over Bob Dunn’s candidate, marking the earliest conventions in the state.
The Duluth Herald presses Congressman Towne to declare support for Lee or Clough. It notes Towne would prefer neutrality but his faction demands a clear position before the state convention, and argues the 6th district favors Lee despite Towne’s votes concentrated there.
In Minneapolis a convention backed Fletcher's renomination with 378 votes to 80 for F. F. Davis. Free silver advocates led by Frank Nye failed to win delegates from his ward, highlighting local opposition to free silver and support for sound money.
The era begins with Texas harvesting, San Francisco reporting first grain, and Kansas to start soon. Red River Valley and Dakota waters flood wheat lands, with Grand Forks estimating 40 percent of last year’s seeded area unseeded across eight counties, threatening a 10 million bushel drop in yield. No flood of this scale has been seen there since the 1870s.
The Elk River Star-News doubts the Sixth district Republicans can reconcile a free silver platform with a sound money national platform. It warns that papers would need opposing views in each issue, undermining party unity. The paper urges vigilance among district Republicans.
A man from a neighboring village tried the tobacco cure after chewing 20 cents worth weekly. Within two weeks he spent $1.50 on the cure, then two weeks of candy and gum, and even chewed erasers and pencil tips. He continues chewing tobacco to save money.
Commissioner Hardy received a letter from Judge Tyler about the 17 townships case. The era andway company will turn on funds to conduct the art, but the remainder must be raised by Cass County residents. Those with money to contribute should give at once to avoid delays and future liability.
Delegates will gather in St Louis on June 16 to nominate a presidential candidate. The Burlington Route is promoted as the direct line for delegates and visitors. Tickets may be purchased through local agents using the Burlington brand. Also advertised are Misses Fine Kid Shoes priced at $1.25 per pair available at R F Watrins.
A special vestibuled train from Minneapolis and St Paul to St Louis June 13 via the Hedrick Route will run with sleeping, dining, and baggage cars. The train will be near the auditorium and hotels, with first-class service and low round trip fare. The Republican Flambeau Club comprises Minnesota business and professional leaders, with past conventions crediting the Northwest. For rates and accommodations, contact Frank P. Nantz in Minneapolis or J T Conley in St Paul.
California must remain on the gold standard says the Los Angeles Herald arguing a switch to silver would wreck credit and banks in the state. It states debtors and even banks would suffer as deposits could be paid at only 50 cents on the dollar.
D. W. McClung argues in Money Talks that legal tender never created real value for currency. He warns value depends on broader trust and economic fundamentals, not legal status, noting speculation and bankruptcy often follow.
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