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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1885
Page
1
Treasury data for October reports a national debt reduction of 13 276 774 18 dollars. The statement highlights a net decrease within the month and reflects ongoing debt management measures.
The Northern Pacific reports October gross earnings the largest in company history, exceeding prior figures by over 360000 pounds. After compiling operating expenses and taxes, net earnings are expected to rise by about 150000 dollars due to substantial expense reductions.
The Philadelphia grand jury urges reviving the whipping post for cases of wife beating and assaults on women citing growing sentiment. It notes lynch law remains odious and unlikely to become law soon while acknowledging occasional use in aggravated cases.
Joseph Pulitzer testifies he does not own the property and has no connection with it beyond an editorial capacity. Attorneys pursue the true owner, revealing his prior success in St. Louis and recent NY World payment.
In his biography Louis Agassiz recalls at age ten attending the college at Bienne Switzerland where peers endured nine hours of study daily and remained healthy. He later compared U S public schooling and asked whether climate or method affects child health, a question he never settled.
The Ohio governor issued a proclamation declaring two constitutional amendments carried in the recent election. Total votes reached 43,434. One amendment abolishing the October election passed with 537,000 votes and the other changing township officer terms from one to three years received 469,000 votes. The October election abolition draws national interest amid presidential-year election disturbances.
Cyrus W. Field showed Canon Farrar a monument to Andre the spy on the Hudson near Tarrytown. The statue, a symbol of admiration, was recently destroyed by dynamite, prompting Field to consider a third memorial attempt.
A massive steam dredge builds a fifteen mile canal in Toronto to reclaim swamps. When finished the project will free twenty thousand acres and make fifty thousand more highly cultivable, with total plant costs under one tenth the land value. Only the Florida Everglades show a project of similar scale.
In France the October 4 general elections produced a new Chamber with about two hundred moderate Republicans, two hundred Conservatives, and around one hundred fifty extreme or Radical Republicans. Opponents to the Republic united only in opposing the Republicans, raising peril for the Republic and signaling a potential move toward monarchy. The Republic remains on trial as factions vie for power.
The piece lauds Lala Hurst for lifting a mortgage on her father’s home with help from a gullible public. After this marvel she will live in the obscurity her gentle nature deserves.
Governor Hubbard sets apart Thursday as a day of solemn thanksgiving to Almighty God. He asks Minnesotans to assemble in worship and give praise for prosperity, peace, health, employment, harvests, and social welfare, urging reverence and unity.
The secretary of state finishes the census tally for Wisconsin with total population 1,563,423. White males 806,342 and white females 748,810. Negroes 5,576. Native origins list Germany 265,756. Scandinavia 90,057. Ireland 36,371. Great Britain 32,731. British America 21,887. Bohemia 15,838. Holland 7,357. all other countries 20,030. Soldiers of the late war noted.
Washington officials consider allowing entries and patents for 8000 acres bought by A. H. Wilder and D. M. Sabin and Nelson Lumber, amid 1864 treaty questions. Senator Sabin denies involvement. Commissioner Sparks to decide on the entries and patents.
Secretary Lamar dismisses the chief clerk of the interior department and J W Weldmen resigns as surveyor general of Wyoming. Proclamation orders Washington Territory rioters to disperse. Dakota admission sparks dispute between Boynton and Day. Ex Gov Glick accepts Topeka pension agency with letter to Lamar. Straughan named surveyor general of Idaho, tied to Indianapolis Sentinel. Jerome appointed treasury special agent at five dollars daily plus expenses. Bayard’s son James A Bayard named secretary of Arizona Territory, about 26, educated at Virginia. Louis K Church of New York named associate justice of Dakota Supreme Court. Col Scott reports progress on rebellion records. seven volumes in printer’s hands. State secretary rules on importation of cocas. invoices must be filed where goods are manufactured and packed.
Fox Judge Cardozo of New York is dying. Gail Hamilton plans to winter at Mr Blaine's Augusta home. Daniel Peck, the oldest lawyer in the region, dies in St Clairsville Ohio at ninety. Gov English farewell costs flowers 1506. McClellan linked to Sir Colin Campbell. James Russell Lowell to return to England next spring for the summer and autumn. N B Batterson of Cherokee Iowa dies aged 57, a pioneer of the Northwest. Stranaghan Idaho surveyor general, son in law of Shoemaker Indianapolis Sentinel proprietor, civil engineer by trade.
A fire on the Farewell building in Chicago caused about 200000 dollars in damage. In Evansville Indiana a boiler explosion left thirteen people scalded and injured. Two German men, ages about twenty and twenty six, were swept over Niagara Falls after entering a boat on the river. Boys warned them but they did not understand. Both men, residents of Niagara Falls, drowned. One identified as Adam Kepinstein the other known only as August.
Wesley Burchard a Michigan bank cashier fled with an 18000 shortage. Henry R. Davis a Fitchburg Railroad clerk was indicted in Boston on seven counts of embezzlement. Martin Mitchell known as Swamp Angel was jailed in Little Rock for six murders. Charles Darbin of Decatur I was sentenced to 21 years for murdering the illegitimate child of Miss Dunn. John H. Weber a former English army officer in Gibraltar broke his wife’s ribs and drank arsenic. Henry Ward Beecher reported pocketed a $400 watch at a New York elevated station. He claimed it was a good watch, not a presentation piece.
The report outlines multiple grim events including an insane attack by Elijah Bulhand in Michigan, a divorce suit with a violent courtroom confrontation in Illinois, a fatal shooting in Oregon linked to jealousy, a Boulder, Colorado shooting by Jack Hart after threats over Mrs. Pitts, and a Philadelphia fugitive related to a large forgery case.
John Bright opposes fighting or annexing Burmah. Ernest Renan gains 433 votes in Paris ward. Toronto Gas cuts price to 1.25 per 1600 feet. Last spike driven on Canadian Pacific on the seventh. Monsignor Sears dies at Halifax. Tavol University to build Montreal branch college for 500000. Harris Vineberg Montreal suspends with 21000 liabilities. Vinebury offers 40 cents on the dollar. Sir John Macdonald keeps guards at Earnscliffe Ottawa. Victoria appoints Dr Sam Moore to royal service in Ireland. Rome rumors pope recognizes Spain over Caroline islands. Vatican article attacks Catholic leaders after French elections. Salvation Army at New Glasgow unsettled over officer’s theft of 100. Orange Sentinel on Quebec crisis and Riel reprieve. Stead case jury verdict guilty for Stead and Rebecca Jarrett. Bramwell Booth and Jacques not guilty. Woman throws ten-year-old son with smallpox from Bonavista train. mother arrested.
Boston citizens organize a cremation society capitalized at 25000 dollars to advance burial rights. The plan includes funds for future ventures and community support as local concerns loom over public memorials and civic projects.
The ironclad Algoma of the Canadian Pacific wrecked off Port Arthur after leaving Owen Sound. About a dozen of 37 aboard were saved. many perished amid raging storms on Isle Royale, with survivors including Captain John Moore and several mates and engineers.
In the Hugh Merritt habeas corpus case just outside Winchester Virginia the physician testifies Miss Lelia Payne sister of Lawrence Payne is of masculine gender. The judge keeps the examination closed. Merritt seeks custody of his thirteen year old daughter Bessie with contention over Lelia’s fitness. The Payne family is a Shenandoah Valley clan with prior gossip about gender and role changes.
William Wilbur and Clara Greenly, who married secretly after graduation, clashed at Clara’s home. Wilbur broke a window and entered the room, injuring both Clara and her mother with shears. He pleaded guilty to assault in the second degree and is held for the grand jury. divorce proceedings have begun.
A Madison Wisconsin robbery left Officer shot and F B Stewart as a suspect. A $1000 reward was quickly subscribed, split evenly for Stewart and for return of about $2000 in stolen jewelry. A Des Moines woman tied to the case aided police and is being brought to Madison as a potential witness.
Detective Miller accuses Grant of funding investigations for Johnson impeachment from his own funds. Third controller rules West Point grads gain longevity from commission date. Treasury official Graves faces scandal. Cleveland stays out of Riel case. Congress critiques Washington living costs. Huron land officers face malfeasance charges. Penfield of Oberlin declares liabilities at 35 000 with nominal assets. Chicago city election law passes by large margin. Gravel train disaster near Heron bay Ontario kills seven, injures others. J M Collins killed in Canada. Mrs Charles B Pratt dies in West Shore Rail accident. Pratt injured. Marquis de Mores reportedly sells Medora plant to Armour. N B Hayes of Chicago fails with 40 000 liabilities.
Philadelphia born actor John McCullough died at his home on Sunday the 8th after a season in which his mind and body declined. A veteran of Edwin Forrest and a celebrated Brutus and Hamlet Ghost, he rose to fame in London and Philadelphia, but exhausted his vitality under constant hospitality and high pressure, leaving his public to mourn a brilliant but irreplaceable performer.
Buffalo special reports President Cleveland voting early at a polling site near Weed's hardware store corner Main and Swan streets. A crowd greeted him while a Republican worker urged Davenport on his ballot before Cleveland calmly cast his vote and chatted with supporters.
Rev Stuart Ross former Christchurch Belfast rector confronted by Canadian immigration chief Charles Joy. Ross fled mob and stabbed two pursuers before being disarmed and jailed. Court remanded him for a week without bail amid tangled elopement rumors and Mrs Joy's provocative court attendance.
A heavy northeast wind of 30 to 50 mph disrupts arrivals and departures, with large waves battering Minnesota Point. The wrecked Guide Pfister nears total destruction, while nearby houses risk washout. Signal officers call it the greatest storm since 1881, with 44 mph winds tonight and waves flooding docks and the lake canal.
A notable woman visits the White House with her husband on a bridal tour. She recalls two earlier marriages to presidents and the deaths of both prior husbands after brief periods. The couple speaks of choosing milder weather and observes Washington with interest. The third husband, present but quiet, expresses pleasure with the visit.
The Land Commissioner urges Congress to appropriate 600000 for salaries and expenses of 200 special agents to investigate alleged public land frauds. If not approved the lands should be turned over to states and territories to be sold or settled, a move that would boost the commissioner’s popularity in the northwest.
England's cabinet declares war after Theebaw rejects a royal ultimatum and refuses to withdraw the teak-forest tax dispute involving the Bombay and Burmah Trading company. Britain advances with 15 000 troops and an ironclad flotilla to seize Mandalay and annex Upper Burma amid regional resistance and Shan tribal alignment.
Secretary Kiehle outlines a three class framework for Minnesota high schools, detailing first class criteria with strong library resources, clear supervision, and student scholarship. second class schools showing promise. third class facing obstacles and needing reform. He cites current expirations of terms, lists districts under review, and notes a forthcoming high school manual for principals.
A string of humorous notes and wry insights cover science language and literature. It jokes about silence, gallium, bad eggs, love, editors, skulls, poets, and dreams. The piece mixes social quips with chaffing remarks on marriage, money, and human folly.
A committee met the president to discuss Indian affairs. He expressed deep interest and considered whether to build schools and churches or grant lands in sever ality. He warned against extreme chiefs and concluded reservations might be given in severalty, with Indians relying on their own resources.
The first definite details of Senator Stanford s scheme for a major California university have been revealed. Palo Alto near Menlo Park has been chosen as the site with buildings arranged in a parallelogram layout to allow future expansion. Stanford will donate his Palo Alto Gridley and Vina properties worth 5 300 000 plus a substantial cash gift to total endowment of 20 000 000.
Gillespie and Harper of Stillwater assign their Glenmont saw mill property worth about $30,000 to Samuel McClure. A Duluth council meeting presented an anti Hubbard extra-session resolution, which was unanimously adopted. Local items note a wedding, price land demand, notable deaths, probate actions, and rail tariffs adjustments.
Obituaries note the death of John A. Welles in Hartford at 36 from typhoid fever. A Alabama cyclone ravages Capaba river corridor with 13 killed and 40–50 wounded. relief teams surveyed 40 miles of destruction. A patent decision in Chicago invalidates James T. Drummond’s line marking tobacco patent. Attache John Foley fatally shoots companion and commits suicide in Butte. Lannan loses to Killen in St Paul fight. Navy Lt Cmdr Charles M Anthony dies at Portsmouth. Ex-Judge Albert Cardozo dies in New York. Auditory clash at Columbus lob by involving Emil Kiesewelter and W J Elliott. two shots fired. Fire destroys three story Lawrence Junction hotel. Rev W J Holley dies after long illness in Cincinnati.
In an Ohio town a soldiers reunion prompts a poignant dining room scene. Two strangers with missing limbs recognize each other from Second Bull Run and other battles, sharing water and memories to a silent, then tearful, crowd before a sharp reminder of their regiments surfaces.
Mountstuart the residence of Lord and Lady Bute near Rothesay has been completed at a cost approaching a million. The medieval Gothic mansion covers an acre with a 120 foot central tower, alabaster halls, marble stairs, walnut paneling, extensive libraries, Turkish baths, conservatories, and a private chapel. The Luton Hoo picture collection will adorn the gallery as furnishing proceeds.
A middle aged widow asks a local clergyman to marry her to another widower named by her. He agrees and she cries, explaining she had to melt her first husband’s gold teeth into an engagement ring, a memory of her late Johnny.
The piece covers home decor with wall color and frames, tea and coffee brewing practices, recipes for Graham gems and custard, potato packages for breakfast, eggs with ham in patty tins, and preserving tomatoes. It also offers guidance on kitchen cleanliness and grilling oysters for optimal dryness and browning.
A scientist reports his wardrobe stolen except for paper colors and plans a call on a Hudson River young lady. A reply warns if only paper colors remain, do not come, mixing humor about French art and realism. The anecdote is tied to Delusions of Accident author’s quotes.
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