Philadelphia Carpet Industry Size Revealed
Philadelphia last year produced car pets worth nearly 48 million dollars. The city boasted 172 carpet factories with 7,350 looms and 17,800 workers.
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1889
Page
2
Philadelphia last year produced car pets worth nearly 48 million dollars. The city boasted 172 carpet factories with 7,350 looms and 17,800 workers.
The ambitious Mrs. Frank Les lies cannot leave the newspaper business and plans to begin a new fashion periodical in London despite her efforts.
Horton Batley of Omaha sues for divorce alleging his wife struck him on the head with a framed motto reading God Bless Our Home. The filing cites domestic dispute and seeks dissolution of marriage.
The world’s leading snuff country, France, shows a drop in use from 13,000,000 pounds in 1869 equaling seven ounces per person to five ounces per capita now.
It was revealed that only about one fifth of the land in Oklahoma has been entered in the territorial land offices. The remark undercuts the boomers expectation that the territory would yield abundant land quickly.
A Carthage Missouri resident possesses an original prewar price list for enslaved people once owned by Jefferson Davis family. It lists babies at 100 dollars, 12 year old children at 600, able bodied women at 800 and strong farm hands at 1100.
A letter mailed in Liverpool about 6 pm on May 1 reached Chicago early on May 10, with transit time roughly eighty days. The delivery suggests the journey was unusually rapid for the era.
A wedding in Brooklyn reported a set of diamonds valued at $500 given to the bride by the groom was missing. A detective, aiming to find the thief, searched the bride’s brother’s room and recovered $160 and a pawn ticket for the jewels from his pants pocket.
Harry Wade, age 12, of Buffalo, is described as the youngest commercial drummer in the United States. He began when his father Frank A. Wade fell ill, and the boy took over the New York State route, making two trips and earning the favor of merchants and customers alike.
A fire broke out in a hallway charcoal barrel in a New London Connecticut home. An inmate who grabbed water to douse the blaze struck a mirror instead, shattering it, before another resident poured water on the burning material to prevent further damage.
During a thunderstorm in Connecticut a vivid display of electricity caused unusual damage. In Milford a large ground hole appeared behind a village drug store though no earth was thrown from the blast. In Stratford at Henry Johnson's blacksmith shop an electric bolt welded a hammer to an anvil. In Fairfield a bolt struck a horse and an ox at opposite ends of a barn, more than a hundred feet apart, killing both with no other damage nearby.
A United States Surgeon in Caribou Test shows a pension applicant deaf in both ears. He held a ticking watch near each ear, first left then right, and the man could not hear it. The watch was found to have stopped, explaining the failure.
The prince and his wife visit the theatre with the manager preparing his largest box and a suite box. If sold, buyers are asked to return money as the arrangement is for royalty. Programs printed on satin, bouquets bought, scarlet decor used, curtain raises after royal seating, orchestra plays God Save the Queen, refreshments served at management expense.
Prominent South Dakota Republicans push for a commission to control federal patronage in the new state while the Swift and Amphion are sent to Sitka to patrol Behring sea. The treasury cites illicit sealing by English-flag ships and the Behring sea being closed. The Sioux land cession dispute grows as Indian Defense groups press Secretary Noble to interpret the seventeenth section of the Sioux bill affecting school costs and cattle and agricultural implements.
Arden Johnson, 30, of sixteen miles southwest of Huron, was damaged by a collapsing boulder while digging a hole, left paralyzed and died after rescue efforts. Separate reports describe a Danville Ill mansion fire during a large gathering, a 14 year old girl shot and dying, a crowd accident at Faribault Minn with injuries, and a gas explosion during a stage show.
Dr Irwin refused to call Dr Robertson for Bishop death case. Dr Robertson’s absence and non rigid muscles during electric shock are noted. Testimony from Clay M Greene and John C Ritchie describe Bishop in cataleptic fits and trances. Louis Aldrich Henry Dixey Sadie Martinet and others will be examined.
San Miguel County sheriff brought six prisoners to Folsom after a large horse theft spanning ranches. About 350 stolen horses were found, with the gang pursued sixty miles toward Montana and arrested without trouble.
Peter McGeehan, once seen in Philadelphia and then Chicago, is arrested in Chicago amid Pinkerton surveillance tied to the Cronin murder inquiry. Chicago post office thefts and a Loomis conspiracy case in Birmingham provide a flood of arrests and investigations across multiple cities.
Capt Lugard returns home while reports say the Karonga garrison on Lake Nyanza is hemmed in by hostile natives. Commander Cameron appeals for funds to mount a relief expedition. He warns the garrison may be annihilated if help is delayed.
The Minneapolis and St. Cloud Railroad company challenges the validity of the swamp land grant to the Duluth and Winnipeg company and asserts the Winnipy company has no valid grant. It notes the governor deeded 120 acres to the Winnipeg company for tests, while M in M has earned about 400000 acres not yet deeded and will oppose Winnipeg selections.
In Carthage Missouri a newly married couple J B Pritchett and Mamie Imes are pursued by Ulman who claims the wife’s mother waits outside. Ulman forcibly removes the bride from the scene as the husband searches town, the couple fleeing in a buggy while the husband vows vengeance and fails to locate them by next morning.
Dr. Clevenger testifies on pay and brutal conditions at the Chicago asylum. He cites pay incentives, strikes by attendants after rules on injuries, restricted access to liquor, and theft-driven costs. He questions Kiernan’s ability to curb brutality amid accusations of conspiracy and mismanagement.
The Irish American Dr. P H Cronin’s body was found in a sewer basin on Evanston avenue north of the city. Police suspect murder connected to Cronin’s disappearance and vow arrests after interviews with suspected friends. Many Cronin acquaintances identified the body at Lakeview station.
Acting Indian Commissioner Belt orders Maj. Anderson at Tower Brule and Crow Creek agencies to investigate white encroachment on the Sioux reservation amid opening plans. Officials must identify intruders with names and addresses, inform violators to leave at once, bar travel to the reservation, and request military aid to keep intruders out.
In Montreay Quebec on May 24 a collision between the royal mail steamer Polynesian and the Cynthia sank the latter. Eight crew members are dead including Hugh Irving and Alexander Nicholas. The Polynesian did not stop to aid.
May 22 report cites Dr Clevenger detailing abuses at the Cook county insane asylum including patient neglect, medical mispractice, fired shots, maggots in wounds, and routines of corruption. Attendants allegedly used political influence to evade dismissal while county board falsified financial records and allowed looser oversight.
Attorney Charles Cooper received word that President Roosevelt remitted Sim Coy's fine, shortening his term by one month. Coy will reach Indianapolis around June 1. Friends debated how to welcome him, but Coy's wishes will guide any reception. Ex-Senator MacDonald and John C. New signed the petition urging clemency.
May 22 in Chirawen in c purt a crowd filled the municipal court as Hah Deng and Sam Yip Ya faced arraignment on charges of indecent assaults on young girls. Sam May, a Chinese interpreter from Chicago, sat beside District Attorney Toohey as jury selection proceeded and the case opened with a detailed plea, adjourned to tomorrow.
All Harmonous Beatin May 22. The Samoan question conference met again today with no difficulties in deliberations. The indemnity for the killing of Germains at Apia by natives was not discussed and awaits the working committee. Action suggests the issue may be solvable here. Next session scheduled for next week with possible final adjournment then.
Frank Pekarek of the three miles southwest of Weston beat his wife repeatedly. After a prior fine and a neighbor committee warning, he returned home drunk last Saturday, assaulted his wife again, and she fled to a neighbor. His son discovered him hanging from a barn rafter today.
The cause of William Rose charged with murdering Moses Lofkin will go to the jury tomorrow. The trial of Clifton Holden charged with murdering his cousin Frank Dodge will begin tomorrow afternoon.
Joe Beattie, keeper of a low joint in Escanana Maryland, has disappeared after being arrested for selling whisky without a license on a partner’s complaint. He posted bond to appear in court. Opinions differ whether he was murdered or left to evade trial.
Special Telegram reports in May that Lee Whitehead, jailed in Winnipeg for embezzling from the Chippewa Logging Company while serving as Sawyer County superintendent, also left the Sawyer County bank short of funds and in trouble.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat note recalls a test where a man driven to believe he looked ill by suggestion became actually sick. The piece argues imagination heavily influences physical welfare, citing doctors using subterfuge and patients responding to belief in treatment.
Reports claim Detective Daniel Coughlin is subjected to coercive questioning while jailed as the Cronin murder case unfolds. Officials deny access to a lawyer, and a secret Lakeview conference leads to arrest of P.O. Sullivan the ice man amid tense secrecy as Clan na Gael intrigue and alleged spies surface in the broader Cronin saga.
Mrs. Bishop described her son entering a six day trance then reviving on the seventh day and avoiding the knife during trances. She noted a protective paper carried by Bishop forbidding autopsy or ice until her or Col. Ingersoll could see him. Several witnesses recalled past trances and misreadings of death, with doctors declaring death in some instances but Bishop recovering.
A westbound St. Louis & San Francisco train left St Louis and wrecked three miles west of Sullivan Missouri after the track gave way at a curve. Forty five passengers were seriously injured and two people thought fatally hurt. Train robbers suspected but not seen. Physicians assisted, including Dr. Russell, with several taken to hospital.
The visit of Rev Charles Spurgeon and his Australian party drew scandal over alleged attentions to Mrs Duckworth. A San Francisco confrontation between James Duckworth and Spurgeon led to a Queensberry rules clash halted by Mrs Duckworth. Duckworth was arrested for disturbing the peace but freed after Spurgeon declined charges.
Reports on Northwest crops show moisture scarcity in some areas while most localities indicate favorable growing conditions. Dams and irrigation data are mentioned as influencing factors.
Reports from Minnesota and Dakota stations say seven days of favorable weather have aided small grains and wheat. While Red River valley areas lack rain, overall crop prospects look strong with reseeding efforts and optimistic forecasts from seasoned farmer Oliver Dalrymple.
A mob seized jail turnkey Laroche and dragged Albert Martin from the county jail. Masked assailants battered doors, dragged Martin to the Seventh Street bridge, and hanged him by a rope while shots rang out. No arrests were made. the mob is believed to be Gillis neighbors.
A young man visiting Miss Fischer near Nunda Freeborn County Minnesota was seized by five masked men after an assault by two locals. He was bound to a wagon and dragged before they fled when pursued. He later vanished and reportedly went to Ohio, while his suit to wed Miss Fischer provoked family opposition.
In Guthrie Oklahoma a land dispute on Harrison streets escalated as a builder and rival claimant clashed with a large crowd. After the frame was moved into the street police and troops arrived, arrests and scuffles followed until soldiers secured the site and carpenters resumed work.
Lena Weinberger longtime Huff housekeeper at Winona is believed fatally burned after she drenched her clothes with kerosene, lit a match and set herself ablaze behind the Huff house on Johnson street. Neighbors say she suffered mental decline for years and had saved several thousand dollars.
The ordnance bureau reports two ten inch breech loading rifles for the monitor Mian tonomah. One awaits trial at Annapolis and the other has been tested with results rivaling European works. Muzzle velocity reached 2000 feet per second and an estimated ten mile range. Preparations will start at Washington for rapid fire guns for new 2500 ton gun boats.
A narrator accompanies Billy Button on a fishing trip in New Jersey by a babbling brook. They struggle with soggy banks and snaggy lines while Billy boasts of trout and local lore. An older fisherman claims to have outfished them, adding a humorous finish to the excursion.
Two boys journey to a New Jersey pond, meet James M Shakes and his son Jimmie seeking trout. After buying a pie and trying worms, they discover the pond has been drained and the trout stranded on a hidden wire trap, ending the day with a prank gone wrong.
A Philadelphia American report surveys an insane asylum corridor where violent patients roam barefoot in dim light. A German patient, educated in Heidelberg, recounts a romantic tragedy ending in madness, while another inmate raves of murder and a fiery pit as the keeper notes the patient’s rare moments of coherent speech.
In a cartoonish exchange Mrs. De Style recounts how Fido fell from favor as Mrs. Tiptop notes dogs of Fido's breed are out of fashion. The husband arrives to find his wife composed after a morning of weeping flung hair and sorrow over the canine trend.
A witty exchange mocks social rank as a character lists an absurd lineage and is told she can join the Four Hundred’s circus as a clown. The scene satirizes status through sharp dialogue and social tables.
A head clerk orders clerks to stop smoking during business hours. A boy asks what the matter is, noting the boss dislikes his five cent cigars when workers puff Henry Clays.
Mrs Cumso asks if Mr Cumso has returned. the maid replies he hasn’t arrived yet. The exchange ends with a request for pardon as the maid apologizes for the misspoken words and mispronunciations.
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