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Brainerd Dispatch

Location

Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1889

Page

2

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.

Philadelphia

Mrs Frank Les Lies to Launch London Fashion Paper

The ambitious Mrs. Frank Les lies cannot leave the newspaper business and plans to begin a new fashion periodical in London despite her efforts.

Frank Leslie London

Omaha man sues for divorce over frame attack claim

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.

Horton Batley Omaha

France Declines in Snuff Taking Since 1869

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.

France

Oklahoma Land Entry Shortfall Emerges

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.

Oklahoma

Original slave price list surfaces in Carthage treasure

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.

Carthage Jefferson Davis

Letter mails from Liverpool to Chicago in eighty days

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.

Liverpool Chicago

Brooklyn wedding diamonds missing valued at five hundred

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.

Brooklyn

Youngest U S commercial drummer is 12 in Buffalo

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.

United States Harry Wade Buffalo Frank A. Wade Wade New York State

Fire in New London House Charcoal Barrel Causes Mirror Crash

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.

New London Conn

Electric Storm Kills Animals and Burns Farm in Connecticut

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.

Connecticut Milford Henry Johnson Stratford Fairfield

Deafness Test By Surgeon In Caribou Maine

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.

United States Caribou

Royal Theatre Night for Wey The Prince of Waves

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.

Wey Prince of Waves

Behring Sea Policy Sparks Washington Debate

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.

South Dakota Swiftsure Amphion Sitka Behring Sea Washington Treasury Department State Department Pacific Russia Bland Indian Defense Association Association Noble

Monster boulder crushes farmer near Huron 8 D in tragic accident

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.

Arden Johnson Huron Mr. Johnson Gen A. B Dodge Danville Ill Senator Voorhees Conman Cannon Judge Wilkin Gen. Dodge Laura Fleming Eau Claire Wis James McComb Mr. McComb Mel‘omb Laura McComb

Mind reader Bishop inquest stirs public interest

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.

W. Irving Bishop Clay M. Greene Bishop Irwin Robertson John C. Ritchie Louis Aldrich Henry E. Dixey Sadie Martinet

Three hundred fifty horses seized in San Miguel theft ring

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.

San Miguel County N. M Folsom Montana

McGeehan Arrest Signals Wider Cronin Case Probe

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.

Peter McGeehan Philadelphia Chicago Lre Dr. Cronin McGeehan Pinkerton Cronin McGechan Clan-na-Gael

English Garrison at Karonga Cut Off in Lake Nyanza Crisis

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.

Lugard Karonga Lake Nyanza Cameron

Minneapolis & St. Cloud seeks to contest swamp land grants

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.

Minneapolis & St. Cloud Railroad Company Hinckley Manitoba Duluth & Winnipeg Company Winnipy Company Winnipeg Company Minneapolis & St. Cloud Company Minneapolis & St. Cloud

Elopement Sensation Shocks Carthage After Marriage

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.

Carthage Pritchett Idaho Mamie Imes Recorders Office Ulman Ullman

Chicago Insane Asylum Horror Exposed in Trial

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.

Clevenger Chicago Kiernan Jock County Cook County Kankakee

Cronin Murder: Body Found In Evanston Avenue Basin

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.

CacaGo P. H. Cronin Chicago Evanston Avenue Cronin Detective Headquarters Lakeview Lieut Elliott Henry Roesch Fifty-ninth Street Roesch Sulzer Ald. Maxwell Suter Street Graceland Pittyninth Street Lakeview Morga Scanlan Brothers Deutss T Jast Woodruff Black Sullivan Alexander Sullivan Irish National League Dr. Cronin

Squatters Ordered Off Sioux Reservation Encroachment Alert

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.

Cuamp Berarn Belt Maj Anderson Tower, Brule Crow Greek Sioux Speb

Steamer Collision Sinks Cynthia in Montreay River

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.

Cynthia Gasgow Hugh Irving Glasgow Alexander Nicholas Andrew Vance Charles McCracken James Low James Ferron Charlies Blackstock David Young

Testimony on conditions at Cook county asylum and abuses

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.

Curiaco Cook County Insane Asylum Clevenger John Cummings Keller Magzui Doura County Board

Coy's fine remitted by president in Indianapolis dispatch

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.

Indianapolis Charles Cooper Halford Sim Coy Coy Wiliam Eden Michigan City MacDonald John C. New

Chinamen Hah Deng and Sam Yip Ya arraigned for indecent assaults

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.

Miwaviee Hah Deng Sam Yip Ya Sam May Chicago Cark Street Toohey Toobey

Samoa conference reports smooth session with indeterminate indemnity issue

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.

Man Hangs Self After Domestic Violence Threats in Weston Neb

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.

Weston, Neb Frank Pekarek

Murder cases set for jury and trial openings

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.

Repwoop Fours William Rose Moses Lofkin Clifton Holden Frank Dodge

Dive Keeper Missing in Escanana Maryland

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.

Escanana, Md Joe Beattie

Lee Whitehead Arrest and Bank Departure Stun Sawyer County

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.

Cmuprews Falls Wis Lee Whitehead Winnipeg Chippewa Logging Company Sawyer County Sawyer County Bank

Imagination Shapes Health Outcomes

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.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Cronin Mystery Suspect Under Covert Interrogation

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.

Daniel Coughlin Cronin Noone Capt Jam Coghlin Schaack Wing L Wing Lakeview Station P.O. Sullivan Ice Man Sullivan Larrabee Street East Ohic Avenue Chicago Clan na-Gael Society Clanna-Gael le Caron America Parnell Commission Hannen Richard Webster Sir Charles Russell Parnell Europe Evanston W. J Hynes Father Tuohy Dan Gleason P. T. O'Conner John Devoy Hynes Devoy Clan-na-Gael le Carron

Inquest Testimony on Washington Irving Bishop Case

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.

Washington Irving Bishop Bishop Philadelphia New York Ida Orme Jones Bishop's Cincinnati Louis Aldrich Irwin J. Irwin Briggs Ford Leach Mary Martinet Sadie Martinet Nice Paula Hades Poe

Wreck of westbound St. Louis & San Francisco train near Sullivan

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.

St. Louisa San Francisco St. Louis Sullivan Springfield Russell Patrick O'Day Kate O'Day

Scandal Clouds San Francisco Visit of Rev Charles Spurgeon

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.

San Francisco Charles Spurgeon London Spurgeon Australia James Duckworth Castle Hall Rockadale England Duckworth Spurgeag Buackworth Ausralia

Northwest Crop Conditions Vary By Locality

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.

Weather warms hopes for Minnesota and Dakota crops

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.

Minnesota Dakota Northern Pacific Railroad Red River Valley Caseelton Wheatland Tower City Oliver Dalrymple

Lynching of Albert Martin Near Port Huron

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.

Albert Martin John Griffiths Port Huron Mich Laroche Martin Sheriffs Office Massa Seventh Street Bridge Gillis

Abduction Attempt Near Nunda Ends In Mysterious Disappearance

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.

Nunda Freeborn County Minn Fischer Ohio Indy

Guthrie Building Dispute Ends in Crowd Feud with Troops

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.

Guthrie Oklahoma E. A. Weed First Harrison Hayes United States Needles Bat Lieut Roe Gilchrist

Insane Woman Sets Outhouse Ablaze in Winona Scene

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.

Winona Mina Johnson Street Huff House Lena Weinberger Huff Cuse Colt. Cockrell Hanover Germany

Navy completes two 10 inch rifles for monitor MianTonomah

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.

Ordnance Bureau of Navy Department Navy Annapolis Washington Ordnance Yard

Fishing Tale in New Jersey With Billy Button

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.

Billy Button New Jersey Billy Booth Atlantic Ocean Switain Bully Bilry

Downing the Pie and the Trout Prank at Shakes Farm

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.

Billy James M. Shakes Mr. Shakes Jimmie Weill Jimmy Old Shakes H-waa New Jersey Ehakes Fakir Bily

Insane Asylum Scene Illuminates Tormented Lives

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.

Heidelberg Nice

De Style Couple Ponder Fidos Fashion Turnabout

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.

Mr. de Style Fido Mrs. de Style Tiptop New York Weekly

Four Hundred Circus Clown Joins The Lineage Joke

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.

Harper's Bazar Four Hundred’s Circus

Comparisons Are Odious in a Smoke Filled Office

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.

Quick Correction at Home Prompts Busy Exchange

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.

Harper's Bazar

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