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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1889
Page
2
Ocpen Utah shows potential natural gas basin from minor discoveries. Ingerosll & Wieland report cautious optimism based on small finds near the basin.
Born of the 111 ton guns of the British war ship Victoria have failed to come up to expectations, and their cost, $190,000, is a dead loss.
Joan Mascarr of West Ellsworth Maine traveled forty miles to be initiated as a Good Templar.
A plague of monkeys disrupts Tan jore in Southern India. An official monkey catcher is paid a rupee for each monkey captured as the population creates widespread mischief and trouble.
When Sarah Bernhardt went into mourning she discharged her white page and engaged a black one, so that everything would be in harmony.
In Houston, Me, a local woman has never worn jewelry lace or a collar even in courtship. She has married twice and continues her lifestyle without adornments across her relationships.
The author notes that many applicants for public office are employed in useful work while awaiting appointments, implying their labor has increased national wealth by now.
Emperor William proposes arming every German high school with a phono graph to act as a vocal mirror. Students would hear their own imperfect speech, aiding self correction and elocution. The idea reflects early 20th century interest in phonetic self-monitoring.
The Treasury Department announces 341,199,650 silver dollars coined and 277,733,162 dollars in silver certificates issued. It also notes remaining in the treasury 5,076,171 silver dollars against which further certificates may be issued.
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe, who walks in the open air occasionally, continues to surprise her physician with vitality, though her mind is somewhat apathetic. She shows brief flashes of her old brilliance now and then.
A witty exchange contrasts an English author's wish to lie in Westminster Abbey beside England's heroes with an American's reply to stay alive among ordinary Americans. The brief dialogue highlights national personas and literary pride.
An English journalist notes a Paraguay custom where the lady of the house greets a stranger traveler with a kiss, wearing soft raiment and flashing gems, then removes the day’s chewing quid from her cheek before the greeting.
It states a French inventor devised coats and trousers with large waterproof pockets containing carbonic acid. If the wearer enters water, a small outlet releases gas to float the wearer for hours.
A gentleman out shooting near Totnes, England, accidentally shot his dog. He was briefly overwhelmed, and the black retriever returned with its own tail in its mouth, which had been shot clean off.
The Mississippi White Ribboner declares a New Orleans palace of justice with a lower story of saloons and an upper Criminal Court. It warns that the adversary will deliver thee to the officer and the police wagon will take thee to prison until the uttermost farthing is paid.
The U S district court ruled that Maryland oyster pirates provoked a clash by displaying arms and the owners of sunk vessels cannot recover. A Maryland gunboat sank several pirate oyster craft last year, but the court found the pirates acted improperly.
A western paper notes observers in small cities report shade trees near electric lights blighted by an unseen cause. They argue trees need darkness to stay healthy, just as people need sleep, and trees farther from the glare fare better than those directly beneath the lights.
The Twe Indians of Red Lake county Minnesota have sold nearly all their land including timber valued in the millions. The retained portion will be divided among them in severalty. Proceeds from the sale are to be held by the Government with interest paid to fund schools and aid agricultural operations. Many Indians are eager to work and prefer to live as civilized whites.
Acting Secretary Batcheller rules Chinese laundrymen are laborers under the Chinese restriction act and cannot land in the United States. A treasury warrant for 293 dollars is issued to Honore Levernier for a portion of the 1865 Jefferson Davis capture reward. Agriculture issues cattle transport revocation and North Dakota settlers gain timber cutting permission near Fort Totten.
A heavy grade collision on the Erie railroad near Otisville New York kills conductor Samuel Sloot and injures five others. Fifteen cars and a caboose uncoupled and sped downhill into an oncoming freight train, burning in a spectacular wreck. In Kansas City a frontier scene lasts five hours as a stampede of Texas steers roams streets. eight people die and eight cattle escape or are killed before control returns.
A wild scene in McKeesport Pa between officers and Hungarian celebrants left cops badly wounded. Reports include embezzlement and suicides in Maine Massachusetts and North Dakota, a Cambridge Md shooting over alleged jealousy, trials in Michigan, Detroit ex cleric arrest, Des Moines horse theft confession, death sentences in Arkansas, and libel suits in Battle Lake Minnesota amid a flurry of criminal cases and local turmoil.
Foreign dispatches report France deprives fifty five priests of stipends over sermons on elections. Emin Pasha relief organizer MacKinnon quotes letters from Zanzibar with Stanley and Emin party members. In Scotland a Glasgow gable collapse at a carpet factory traps forty inmates and buries fifty workers. twenty five bodies recovered, thirty missing, four hundred exposed to search by electric lights.
Robitaille Bernier and Bernier, prominent Quebec proprietors of a major dry goods house, made an assignment with liabilities totaling 80 000. The will of Henry J Steelee, deceased in Providence Kh L, directs 1 139 000 in direct and trust bequests, including 50 000 to Tabor College Iowa.
All Nashville Tennessee street railway lines will be consolidated under one management with capital stock around 3 000 000 and about fifty miles of road included. All lines to be operated by electricity. James Harris arrested in Chicago as a fugitive from Delaware was discharged on habeas corpus. Miss Ellis released after a charge that could be legally made against her.
In Northampton, Mass the jury awarded L. Sweeny $3,000 and Miss Fanny Sheedy $13,000 against the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad for injuries from an accident. Separately, Edward Spellman of Peoria, a Clan-na-Gael district delegate, remains missing after Sheriff Matson announced he would not locate him. In Michigan, Gen Brisbin marks Custers men graves at Fort Custer as skeletons found alter stakes. Frewell's company at Fort Phil Kearny plans tombstones and proper burial for the Custer casualties.
Deputy Dick of La Bette County Kansas transports two female prisoners believed to be Mrs. Bender and Kate Bender from Sedalia Missouri toward Parsons Kansas. Mrs. Albert McCann of McPherson Kansas organized the case for revenge, claiming the Benders killed her father in Canada. Police say the arrest stemmed from her evidence and a requisition followed.
Edward Parker travels from Kansas to Parsons and Michigan researching the Benders. An old Cherokee described a dusk camp, a party of horsemen killing a man and his son, then a woman and daughter who fought. They burned the bodies with the wagon and horses, and Parker unearthed harness irons and wagon tires to verify the tale. Col Yorks, surviving pursuer of the Benders, hinted he would speak only when the time is right.
President Benjamin Harrison designates the twenty eighth day of November as a national day of thanksgiving and prayer. He urges Americans to gather in places of worship and give thanks for peace and prosperity, blessing the nation and homes.
New York quotes show No 2 red wheat at 84% to 85 cents, No 3 red 80 to 81 cents, and various baseloads for barley corn oats rye and flax seed. Minneapolis St Paul and Chicago bids list diverse wheat, flour, corn, oats, hay and dairy prices with creamery butter at 23-24 cents and dairy ranges.
A Chicago Journal excerpt contrasts American dining with English use of mustard. It notes Americans rarely pair mustard with beef, preferring Indian sauces, and claims restaurant mustard cruets show little recent use. The piece presents a humorous observation from a conversational exchange during lunch.
In Washmetor on November 2 1889 Congress proclaimed North Dakota and South Dakota admitted as states. Presidents Harrison and Blaine oversee twin proclamations with Edwin Moody and Hansbrough noting the historic moment. Dakotans celebrate in Washington as the two territories become equal states with shared and separate constitutions and provisions.
President Benjamin Harrison proclaims that South Dakota has met all congressional conditions for admission. The Sioux Falls constitution was submitted and approved with articles Prohibition and Minority Representation. article 24 passed, article 25 failed, and the state is ready for admission to the Union.
Provence Arizona special reports detail the assault on Sheriff Reynolds and Deputy Holmes by Indian prisoners. The two attackers seized Reynolds as others disarmed and killed him, then shot Middleton the stage driver. The Mexican prisoner warned Middleton, fled to the hills, and later surrendered in Florence. Troops were ordered from Apache San Carlos Fort McDowell and Lowell to pursue the killers.
A fatal shooting in Princeton occurred last night when Policeman Norton tried to arrest Joseph Brumbaugh, a drunk and disruptive youth. Brumbaugh resisted, Norton fired, Brumbaugh was wounded in the chest and shoulder, then died after a short run. An inquest was planned for the next day.
An elderly Missouri couple, Jasper James and his wife, were tied together by burglars at a rural Jackson crossroads residence. The assailants tortured them with pins and burning matches. Mrs James disclosed the hidden $400 after fearing her husband’s death. She died soon after rescue. James, sixty five, survived.
In Oswego Kansas Special a crowd gathered to identify two women prisoners as the long‑missing Mrs Bender and her daughter Kate. Of twelve who knew the Benders only four saw a resemblance and could not confirm identity. Others were sure they were not the suspects. Mrs Meann, who prompted the arrest, is viewed by locals as a crank.
Edwin Cooper town treasurer of Greenfield shot and killed his brother Peter at the breakfast table during a quarrel over their father's farm. Edwin, who fired two bullets, surrendered to the sheriff and is jailed. The victim and perpetrator are long time local residents with ties to county leadership.
A description of St Pauls new Northwestern Newspaper Union building hailed as the world’s finest newspaper structure. The piece details its monumental size thirteen stories high, foundation via Goo piles, concrete, and rock bed, and notes the slow, careful construction begun in early 1888 with no stones laid until the walls.
An extensive feature details the Robert and Fourth street Pioneer Press building in St Paul. It highlights its central location, French Renaissance design by S. S. Beman, and massive 12 story mass with ornate vestibule, marble interiors, glass floors, and grand rotunda. Elevators reach top floors at 300 feet per minute, with Northwestern Newspaper Union quarters on the eleventh floor and a staffed composing room on the twelfth.
Garrick Mallory surveys beliefs of the Iroquois, Hurons, and Israelites on the afterlife. He describes a western country for souls, journeys past rivers and a Cerberus like guardian, the Milky Way as a path, and Sheol as a gloomy realm. Ancestor reverence and family memory feature prominently.
A night run ends with a late train after a warning note on the track. The engineer, fireman, and wife embrace luck, as a white paper warning saved the mission and a tied track near the river bridge halted the pace. The paper remains in a gilt frame as a guardian charm.
A stranger accuses a High street merchant of damages from a clothes ruin caused by the merchant's servant. The merchant denies knowledge, claiming no sight of the porter since last evening. The visitor boasts of thrashing the porter, who is in hospital, prompting the exchange about the damage amount.
John H. Harvey of West Fourth Street and 304 West Broadway in South Boston held a twentieth share of the Louisiana State Lottery second capital prize. The full prize was $100,000 with two other Boston holders sharing $15,000 in prize money. Harvey, a longtime local, seldom buys tickets but occasionally participates.
Biographical sketch of Mr. Villard born in Speyer Germany 1835 his rise in journalism and railroads including leadership of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co the Oregon Steamship Co the Kansas Pacific and his 1881 presidency of Northern Pacific with the “Blind Pool” funding. Describes his appearance wife relation to William Lloyd Garrison and Wall Street style operations. Minnesota items follow a spread of local incidents and notices.
A New York Commerce reflection argues success comes from patient, steady work in small deeds rather than grand feats. True service to God and humanity appears in simple acts like a cup of cold water, not in heroic campaigns or famed careers.
A Slavonian rancher living in the Huachuca mountains devised a scheme to supply wives for his bachelor neighbors. After visiting his homeland he collected photos of eligible young ladies and promised they would migrate to America to marry the men he recommended, leading many neighbors to choose wives from those photographs.
It is easy to obtain bony animal pieces from butchers to feed fowls. Break and boil bones to soften them. gravel aids grinding in the gizzard. The bone material is key for eggs and shell, and birds fed this way produce richer manure than grain-only feeding.
A farmer notes that well-fed sheep shed more wool than lean ones, estimating an extra one to two pounds per animal after winter. The observation ties nutrition to fleece yield, suggesting better feed improves wool production.
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