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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1893
Page
2
In Brainerd Minnesota a Potawattomie Indian baby born at Indian village on the Midway Plain has been christened Nee-Wee-Tah. The item notes the baby’s naming after local events and vessels a brief social snippet from the era.
Pamplets owe their name to Pam phela, a Greek lady who left scrapbooks with notes recipes anecdotes and memos.
A flock of wild geese struck the lantern at the lighthouse tower on the two mile crib off Chicago and shattered all the glass in a single night.
The text notes the Russians surrendered to the French at Sebastopol in 1854 and thirty nine years later the French surrendered to the Russians at Toulon, with a remark that honors might be easy.
Report from Europe notes rising German disfavor toward Tsar Nicholas II but his strong ties with France limit serious disturbance.
During the six months of the exposition arrests averaged twelve per day while attendance neared 290000 daily. The small arrest total is cited as evidence of orderly behavior by the visiting crowds.
Opinion ponders whether patrons who avoided Sarah Bernhardt performances for personal reasons will attend future shows featuring Charles Coughlin, reflecting on public tastes and controversies.
A private miniature fortress costing nearly 600000 marks has been built in the Neuve Palais grounds at Potsdam for the crown prince and his brothers as their military education begins. The article notes timber shrinking for manufacturing, detailing pitch pine spruce white and yellow pine reductions in thickness.
Jefferson Medical College students ostracise and demand the dismissal of a fellow student for having African blood in his veins. The critic argues his brains may be superior to those who persecute him.
A man was killed by a mob in Philadelphia because his coat did not fit and his trousers were too short. The article notes even William Penn would look poorly in a broad brimmed hat and knee breeches.
The article recalls Silhouette, a stern anti revolution minister, whose name was used to poke fun at economists. Court officials had their profiles drawn in black, joking that M Silhouette made them so poor they could not print proper portraits.
The text notes Lord Dunraven's return to England marked by declaring the Valkyrie as good a beat as the Vigilante. It frames this as not brooding over defeat but as the presence of a strong American interviewer matched by a counterpart in the British press.
A giant tortoise found in the Port Louis artillery barracks in Mauritius, dating back to the 1580s when the island was ceded to Britain, is reportedly still alive. Believed to be at least 200 years old, the creature displays remarkable strength and can bear two men on its back with ease.
In France in recent years attention has focused on school hygiene with compulsory physical culture in public schools. Plans of all school buildings must be approved by authorities, and schools undergo systematic medical inspection.
A Presbyterian minister was lashed through Winnamac streets by two young men after he denounced their conduct. The incident highlights ongoing hostility toward clergy in Indiana as the article notes frequent attacks on members of the cloth.
An old statute forces ships leaving New York to carry a small cannon two projectiles and 500 yards of line for shore communication if beached. All sailing masters have been notified to comply with this law.
The term closure entered British legislative use in LSS7 and describes a rule that stops debate and blocks further motions by the minority, forcing a direct conclusive vote. The French term cloture is also used for the same concept.
A Seattle paper lists extraordinary produce and crop sizes including a 64 pound watermelon, 120 pound squash, 53 pound cabbage, 8 pound 4 ounce potato, 4 pound 1 ounce onion, 2 pound 4 ounce apple, 6 pound grapes, 912 pound radish, 30 pound beet, 3 pound pimpking, 12 ton alfalfa per acre, 14 foot corn stalks, 48 pound hill of potatoes, 67 pounds from two pounds planted, hops yield 9592 per acre, wheat oats and blackberry growth, and a prune branch with 46 pounds of fruit on it.
The weekly digest summarizes major world events reported by telegraph and press associations. It covers political developments, economic updates, and notable incidents from various regions with emphasis on timely, concise reporting.
Democratic members of the ways and means committee decide to push the tariff measure. The silver repeal bill becomes law after House passage by 193 to 04 and President Cleveland signs it. Government vows to collect Union Pacific debt and move to remove recently appointed receivers. Senate committee refuses Geary law changes with only concession removing a certificate photograph. Enrollment of Sisseton scouts completed and payment due soon.
A compilation of diverse notices reports deaths and appointments including the Chicago mayor Carter Harrison's funeral, Notre Dame founder Edward Sorin's death, Eva Blackmon’s Topeka police appointment, and Maj. Gen. Tessdale's passing. It also notes Mott Smith engagement, autographs gift to Millicent Library, and Lady Henry Somerset's suffrage remarks.
A chain of disasters figures in fires, ship losses, and accidents across multiple states. Fires destroy Dunbar business district and Mitchell structures. Willamectie breeding stables burn with twenty horses killed. The F W Elmer schooner lost with crew. Dewane Downer fatally burned by gas. A Des Moines woman killed by a train. Louisa Bartsh dies after asylum neglect. Bark Saigon lost 450 miles off Newfoundland, rescued by Victoria. Peoria plant fly-wheel burst causes $19,000 damage. Hugh Gordon burned by acid at Wellsville. George Chandler's barn fire reveals two corpses. Windfall boiler explosion kills a engineer. Avondale car fatally drags nine-year-old Albert Altemijer. Lampasas brings Marselle crew to New Orleans after Antwerp voyage ends in gale damage.
The report lists suicides in Illinois Missouri and Ohio. It notes murders and botched crimes in Indiana Alabama Michigan and Illinois including a Columbus burglary fire and a jail suicide. Legal actions include life sentences in Indiana and hangings planned in Illinois with several arrests.
The record notes ten October arrests for post office robberies in South Dakota. Frederick P. Young once of Springfield Missouri confessed in Denver to a twenty year theft career. May Welheart, 18, of Goshen Indiana, killed herself at the supper table. Benjamin Butcher, son of Judge Butcher of Edgewood West Virginia, returned home drunk and stabbed his father four times during an altercation.
News items report higher London discount rates due to fears over Indian debt and gold shipments to America. Other brief items include a yacht collision near Herneland Sweden with eight deaths, battles in the Moors and Spaniards, and political moves in Paris and Vatican diplomacy.
The Herald reports a $60 000 theater planned at Sprague Washington. Salt Lake cattle buyers ship heavy to Chicago as Nevada cattlemen send stock to California for feed. Elk carcasses returned from a hunt at Saratoga Wyoming. Private Connors of Fort Walla Walla jailed six years for officers quarters burglary. Geese disturbed Roseburg lights and winter storms threaten Klickitat County snow. Hop culture expands near Boise with Payette hops praised as superior.
The clipping lists diverse items: a B&O loan in London worth 3 million dollars, an Oakland Texas jury fined for failing to reach a verdict, B&O section hands taking 10 percent wage cuts, Coghlan denying his first marriage, Midway Plaisance attractions secured for a California fair, Grace Collins age 16 missing from Terra Haute, Beck With missing, Eureka South Dakota saloonkeepers accused of arson, S E North of Carbondale claiming a copper welding discovery, Union Pacific leaving Western Passenger Association foreshadowing a clash with Great Northern, Huntington denying Morgan Steamship El Rio sale, Ohio & Mississippi railroad incorporation with 30 million capital, Chicago & Southeastern railroad hit by a three-week back-pay strike, S. Schoolherr Austin Texas making large assignment for creditors, world’s fair festivities canceled due to Mayor Harrison assassination, Duluth Iowa injunction against Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul sidetrack, Mrs Eldora J Schofield divorce in Providence, Thomas Franc found dead hanging on Bear Lake banks near Hancock Michigan, with violence noted.
The article outlines Congress finalizing the repeal of the silver purchase clause of the Sherman act and tracking other major measures. It notes the senate passage after a heated struggle, the Geary Chinese act extension, a Hudson River bridge bill, and a small set of laws from both chambers. It also covers calendar items, private claims, and pending financial legislation as the session closes.
The lawmakers recall a severe financial panic and discuss the path to recovery. They praise bipartisan support for repeal and a forthcoming tariff revision, predicting lasting prosperity for labor and producers as December sessions approach.
A Pittsburg Dispatch opinion outlines French debt collection. It describes court steps from judgment by a justice of the peace for disputes under 40 dollars to a huissier enforcing seizure of goods after eight days. Costs include fees for notices and court charges borne by the creditor, with three months to appeal.
The article traces the term trolley from its 19th century meanings in Websters and notes how the electric railway trolley acquired its name from a railcar form that moved along wires. It explains the shift from a wheel pressed on a wire to a mast and wheel connection as technology evolved.
A 1,500 acre land dispute hinges on whether a 75 year old deed bore five signatures or four. The deed, photographed in Washington under court supervision, revealed a concealed fifth signature upon enlargement, prompting the court to call the evidence conclusive and plan to reverse a prior ruling.
Ohio voters back McKinley with a 50,000 plurality and two thirds legislative control amid a statewide turnout exceeding 800,000. New York Republicans claim full state ticket success with Judge Maynard defeated. Massachusetts delivers a large GOP landslide with a Republican governor and solid legislature.
Chicago returns show Republicans winning the entire judicial slate while Democrats gain county commissioners within the city. The nonpartisan judicial ticket was split as Democrats broke away to nominate their own slate, with Judge Gary heading the Republican ticket and a focal point of the contest.
In Des Moines on November 8 the election closed quietly. Chairman Blythe and Chairman Fuller reported early losses for both parties, but later returns favored the Republicans. The GOP ticket is carried by about 15,000 votes and the legislature will be Republican.
Reports from Yankton and Omaha indicate Republican candidates holding strong leads in local and state races with expected substantial margins. Philadelphia tallies show a solid Republican slate in that state, while Richmond predicts a large Democratic victory and veto-proof legislature.
Camden New Jersey reports Republicans gain control of the legislature, energized by opposition to race track interests. The election outcome shifts power toward anti track elements and GOP leadership.
The steamer Frazer burned on Lake Nipissing near Goose Island. Eighteen passengers perished despite strenuous rescue efforts. Lake Nipissing lies northeast of Lake Huron in Ontario between it and the Ottawa river. Details remain scant.
Assistant Attorney General Exigerton and Mille Laces County Attorney argued before Judge Searle in Princeton Minnesota. The court granted the motion to dismiss and stated that without state evidence another trial would be useless as it could not warrant a conviction. Judge Baxter concurred.
The president proclaims a national day of thanksgiving and praise. He designates Thursday, November 30, as a day to be kept and observed by all people, urging contemplation of divine goodness and gratitude for national blessings.
In Highland Illinois a man named J W Kamme committed suicide by stepping in front of a Chicago train on the Vandella and Illinois Central line. The engine was within ten feet when he leaped and was torn apart. He leaves a wife and nine children.
In Middle town Delaware county thieves raid farms nightly stealing hogs chickens and calves. Residents plan organized protection and local vigilance to curb the thefts.
Franz Horn of Reading Iowa was found dead in a local barn a week ago. Authorities say he had high ranked relatives in Germany and his body has been embalmed for disposition. Detectives believe a romance may be linked to his life and death.
Nelson Delaine, fifteen, of Neillsville Clark County, was sent to the Waukesha reform school until twenty one by Judge Bailey after leading a mischief ring with Elmer Glass. The boys built a tunnel cave beneath a cabin marked E G N D Outlaws and plotted burglaries at a Neillsville grocery and Clark County fair grounds. Glass fled but may face trial. Delaine confessed and described the tunnel.
Chicago and Minneapolis markets show wheat ease and steadyish corn demand. Hogs in St Paul weaker with mixed cattle prices. Chicago reports light cattle trade and steady to firm hogs across major grades. Prices listed for cash and futures across several months.
A collision between Central Pacific freight trains No 10 westbound and No 7 eastbound near Salvia, eighteen miles east of Reno, leaves six dead including Westbound brakeman Fred Leach and fireman Charles Givens, four unidentified tramps, and injures three others led by engineer James Bird and fireman Tom Morsehead.
Le Vin Peterson of Blanchard North Carolina, eighteen, played a game in a saloon and says he was fleeced for 76 in a yoker scheme. A capper posed as a farmer and stranger to the saloon keeper. Peterson's brother halted payment on the check, and prosecutors may pursue the saloonkeeper for gambling house operation and selling liquor to a minor.
Elmer E. Raub from Finney Missouri was arrested on arrival in Cleveland. A dispatch said he was insane and planned to visit President Cleveland. A police officer noted similar cases, and Raub claimed another man shot Mayor Harricon in Chicago recently.
The Johnson County Agricultural and Mechanical Society has filed suit in the district court at Iowa City to establish title to lands near Iowa City used for its annual exhibitions. Freik H. Novak claims the land came to him via a December 1887 tax sale.
Dr. Salvadore de Mendonea Brazilian minister arrived at the Hotel Brunswick from Washington and met visitors including a Western iron house representative eager to outfit a fleet to combat rebels. In Milwauk es the sheriff takes James Morgan & Co on an execution for $30,000 for the Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Company.
Shell Lake Wisconsin November 6 1900 William Sullivan a prominent farmer was shot and killed near the town last night Two prominent citizens are suspected and arrests will follow in the wake of the tragedy
A. Mayo and family will move to Minneapolis after seventeen years and five months asBlooming Prairie postmaster. The change announced from Blooming Prairie Minnesota dated November 6.
In Waukon Iowa on November 6 six fires were started by incendiaries sparking public alarm and widespread excitement among locals.
In Mason City Iowa on November 6 Thomas Hapgood was found dead at the Commercial house. He lived at Belviderе.
The surprise appointment of James Roosevelt as secretary of the United States embassy to succeed Henry White has stirred commotion in London. Officials including Mr. Bayard are taken aback as White had resisted numerous moves to dislodge him and was long seen as a fixture.
Special Secretary Carlisle credits Pension Agent William Rule in Knoxville Tennessee with 1 500 000 dollars and Pension Agent C J Waiton in Louisville Kentucky with 1 000 000 dollars in the Cincinnati subtreasury. The move makes the subtreasury the largest pension funds depository in the United States.
Denver special Michael J Casey filed a district court suit against Enterprise Mining Company of Rice Colorado seeking 75000 after losing both eyes from a premature powder explosion. Enterprise Mining Company is a New Jersey corporation with 2500000 capital.
The book binding and job printing business of Anton Bank in Fort Dodge Iowa was seized by the sheriff to satisfy Eastern creditors. Slow collections left obligations unpaid. Unfinished Webster county election poll books are stored with the seized stock.
The Brazilian government has acquired the Britannia, a North Atlantic Steamship Company steamer, for 225000 dollars. The purchase highlights Brazil's expansion of its maritime fleet and strategic transportation capacity.
The commission in St Paul chose a monument design by A Critchfield as the winning bid from ten competitors for a $5,000 erection honoring the release of white and half breed captives after the 1862 uprising. The N P Peterson Granite Company of St Paul supplied the winning obelisk design amid broad interest and scrutiny.
The Camp Release Monument will be built of Minnesota red granite on a Lac qui Parle county site by the Minnesota state and local supporters. It will rise fifty feet on a nine foot pedestal with a polished spire and inscribed panels commemorating the 1862 Sioux surrender and the release of 91 white captives and 107 mixed-breed captives following the Wood Lake victory. Designer Critchhfield, famed for elegant works, completes the project as a notable addition to Minnesota memorials.
A humorous note cites Thackeray and Scribner's Magazine to claim the government assigns a 154-pound man a value of 18 300 dollars. It jokes that the body is weighed and stored in jars at a national museum or similar institution as a standard of human worth.
In New York at Fleetwood a match race, Directum won the first heat in 2:10.25 with Mascot crashing at the turn. The second heat finished about five lengths ahead in 2:07.75. Directum claimed the match with a 2:08.34 time as Mascot closed the gap, losing by about a length amid great excitement.
Lincoln Nebraska Capital National bank wrecker C W Mosier was brought into district court to testify in a case against the defined bank. He declined to testify and was recommended for contempt of court. Mosher is a federal prisoner and it is claimed there will be a clash between the two courts.
A party of distinguished foreign and American gentlemen visiting Milwaukee to view the city’s manufacturing industries are shown as part of the American propaganda delegation for the Antwerp fair next year. They were banqueted at the Hotel Pfister last night.
Evansville Indiana dispatch reports the jury in the Charles E Johnson murder case at Princeton disagreed in a second trial. It is expected Johnson may not be tried again.
At 10 oclock this morning a mob sought Phil Evans charged with attempted rape at Bardstown jail. The attempt ended without success and the prisoner was moved to Louisville for safekeeping.
In Arkansas a large posse pursuing Iron Mountain train robbers has surrounded the band near Jamestown. U S Marshal Abner Gaines reports about 100 men in pursuit as robbers switch to foot travel and flee toward the southwest. A dawn encounter near Wackerlys led to four robbers abandoning horses and gear, with tracks pursued for miles before being lost.
President Cleveland issues temporary commissions to several nominees whose senate confirmations failed. Appointments include Robert E. Preston director of the mint and multiple collectors and appraisers across Buffalo Creek Champlain New York New York City and the Twenty-eighth district of New York. The commissions allow them to serve until the senate reconvenes in December.
British warship party landed near Rio to procure sand for deck work. While ashore they dug near a Brazilian powder magazine guarded by President Peixoto's troops. The soldiers blew up the magazine, killing two seamen and two marines and wounding five others.
In Lima Ohio on November 7 a mob of about fifty attacked Thomas Singleton's home on North Elizabeth street. Singleton an ex clerk in the township and active A P A member was beaten and badly injured in the assault. He is told to leave the neighborhood to avoid further discipline.
Howard county grand jury in Kokomo returns ten indictments after a six day session. Among those named are Councilman H. S. Steward W. F. Ruddell L. B. Hodgin and James F. Bruff a noted anarchist. M. L. Garrigus was wounded when the July 1 tar and feather attempt failed.
Mount Ayr Iowa November 7. Local residents were swindled by two smooth talkers selling ten bars of soap of poor quality for a dollar and promising valuable prizes. Purchasers now realize they were victims as prizes were never delivered this week.
Alderman George B. Swift won the mayor pro tem post with 62 votes to 5 for Alderman McGillen and one blank. Swift presented his bond and took the oath. A special election for mayor is set for next month.
Alfred Donohue, one of two men who robbed Thomas McGillan at Town Center on Oct 4 and tortured him to reveal the money hiding place, pleaded guilty in Appleton circuit court and received a three year penitentiary sentence. De Foye remains at large.
Dan and Floyd Smith, both residents of Nebraska City, are jailed in Lincoln charged with trying to hold up a Missouri Pacific passenger train at Union Saturday night. They say they were just seeking a ride.
George Krapf James Banning proprietors of the Ideal chop house and Thomas Fulton Andrew Rogai were arrested on a robbery charge involving a drunken Norwegian named Johnson en route from Beadle to Minneapolis. Preliminary examination set for the next day.
Glencoe Minnesota November 7 Martin Dohn ey twenty one former inmate of St Peter asylum hanged himself on the Cummings farm in an apparent suicide.
In Omaha a woman named Mrs. Charles Piper died when a lamp toppled by a curious child set both her and her baby ablaze. The mother shielded the infant with her clothing, but the flames proved fatal to the mother before help arrived.
A Wisconsin crank appeared on Second Street in Ashland with the stated aim to kill twenty five men. He entered Swan Swanson's saloon and was overpowered by officers. Police found $600 on him and he claimed to be a member of the London police force.
Dr P A Wal ing of Park Rapids named to the pension examining board replacing Dr Pharmas who was removed. Drs P B Wisship and George Nye are reappointed to the panel.
In Ruthrie Oklahoma a majority of Kickapoo Indians agree to take 290 dollars each from the government and enroll for allotment. If others fail to join, remaining allotments will be assigned and reservation openings prepared immediately.
The steamship Britannia sailed at a.m. from Boston for New York to join Peixoto's fleet after negotiations for sale concluded suddenly. The price paid was reported as 225,000 dollars.
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