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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1892
Page
2
JosErn Boxaearts brings a pair of elegant chandeliers from Spain now lighting the Bordentown bar room as patrons move from cup to lip.
A curious circumstance surrounding the cholera epidemic at Hamburg was the mass departure of all the birds from the city just days before the outbreak began.
A statement notes that Massachusetts is unique in permitting banks by legislative act to honor checks drawn by a deceased drawer for a specified period, highlighting a law distinct from other states.
France has a population of 38 218 903 and about 10 000 000 families. Two million couples have no children and two million have one child each.
The irrigated lands of California total about 3.5 million acres. Irrigation investment reached $20 million, and it has raised land value by $590 million, showing substantial profitability for water infrastructure.
The new temple in Salt Lake City, under construction for forty years, will open on April 6 1593. It cost 2,500,000 dollars and is described as the country’s largest architectural undertaking.
Barcelona artists propose a Columbus centenary celebration by projecting a giant silhouette of the navigator onto a nearby mountain peak, creating a dramatic nighttime display over the region.
A historic note recalls that early Turkist ice cream sellers in England were of the poorest Neapolitan pastry tradition, while contemporary vendors now come from across Italy, including natives from distant countryside districts.
Ancient temple construction in Egypt used hour glass shaped dowels of Timarish or Shittim wood. Dowel sinks were only about one inch deep, joining stones in these venerable structures.
Report from Brienz in the Bernese Oberland notes the jury pool includes Uhrrich Amacher, who was assassinated in January. The panel was to try his killer, creating a peculiarly charged proceeding in a remote Swiss locale.
An obscure note describes a large woodland bison called the wood buffalo, said to be bigger than plains buffalo and still found in Northern American forests.
The article contrasts the express train’s speed of sixty miles per hour with light traveling 11,179,560 times faster. It notes the bronze service gun firing at 1,769 feet per second as the initial velocity of a shot.
The record notes thirty two deaths among tourists in the Alps in 1892. Twenty six occurred during ascents without guides and six with guides. Of the deceased, twenty six were tourists and six were guides. Ten deaths resulted from attempts to gather edelweiss.
Only two classmates besides Oliver Wendell Holmes survive from their college cohort. The famous class dinners at a public hotel have ended, yet surviving octogenarians are still hosted annually by Holmes at his home. It marks 63 years since graduation for these three septuagenarians.
Followers of Comte clash with Pierre Lafitte over college lectures at the College of France. Lafitte’s acceptance of a chair breaks Comtean tradition opposing intellectual despotism in universities and academies.
On sunny days a tall monument swings away from the sun due to unequal thermal expansion. the sunlit side expands more, tilting the structure visibly.
A Potsdam piaksitu was married February 27 1882 the same day the German emperor and his six sons were born on the same days as the emperor s sons. The wife gave birth to a daughter the same day as the little princess. The anecdote highlights the extent of royal mimicry by some people.
The king of Siam plans a modest start on April 1, 1893 with a 7,500,000 dollar issue. Notes have been printed and carry values in Siamese, English, Chinese, Malay, Laosian and Cambodian characters. He faces strong oriental bias for gold and silver that may hinder adoption.
For several months gray squirrels visited a Lower Creek, New Jersey farmer’s house daily. They gathered crumbs from the yard and became comfortable, behaving as if pets. A few days ago they returned with two young, initially shy but now as tame as the adults.
The Department of Agriculture estimates the corn crop at 1,600,000,000 bushels. Meanwhile the cruiser Cincinnati is launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and federal hydrophobia experiments begin. Fifteen settlers lose Mille Lacs claims after a General Land Office decision. Democrats discuss an extra session to repeal the McKinley tariff swiftly.
A flood of railroad disasters spans the nation with deaths and injuries across Iowa Kansas Indiana Missouri and Chicago. Notable wrecks include a Milwaukee line crash in Iowa killing four, a Fort Wayne train incident near Lima Ohio ground to pieces, and a collision on the Cincinnati and Jackson road near Greenville South Carolina. Also reported are a tunnel collision on the Wabash near St. Louis and a Wisconsin Central crash near Colfax. Fire, mine explosions, and a vanished white schooner off Point Betsy add to the list of tragedies.
Reports list Judge W J Underwood of Mascoo tah Illinois and Gen Ferdinand Vandever dying in Ohio and Indiana. Governor Buckley of Connecticut linked to a Senate bid. Robert Hinton, Indianapolis, dies in Brazil while addressing a crowd. Private Sams seeks $10,000 from Pittsburg officers for alleged torture. Alanson Sheey, Detroit magnate, dies at 87 leaving $3 million. Pasteur wedding-day anecdote prompts hospital rescue. Whittier home sold to a memorial caretaker. Amherst College gains June 28 1822 founding list with Daniel Webster signature for $10.
Reports detail Oscar Leap murdered by a gang in Vevay Indiana, Bert Tingley’s suicide in Jackson Michigan as his wife poisons herself, Charles Kingsley robbed of 5300 dollars in San Francisco, Ernest Kroeger’s suicide in San Francisco, and a Hickory Valley post office robbery. Also listed are political killings in Caseyville and Catawba, arson attempts at Norway Michigan, Yaqui attacks on Alexander Lacy’s ranch in Sonora, Mexico, a St Joseph lunatic arson spree, a Martinsville robbery with an upcoming marriage, a death of murderer Keck in his cell, fraud charges against Simon Hoey in New York, and large embezzlement by Herman Waldock in San Francisco with a companion.
Martin Foy Jr escaped a Saratoga jail on July 10 and was later arrested in Oakland California after a reward was posted. He is linked to the murder of Henrietta Wilson in Saratoga Springs. A diamond robbery on a train in Iowa tied to Pollock’s $15,000 loss spurred a posse search for the robber. In Texas a fatal gunfight near Texarkana killed Barkentin, Fenn, and Barkeman. Cassidy was wounded. Ernest Triette’s shooting by Nathaniel Williams near Orange New York is treated as accidental. Williams is jailed awaiting trial while Triette recovers from amputation of his arm.
Ex Premier Mercier plans a lawsuit against Canadian officials for damages over his arrest. The report cites political backlash and legal action as he seeks redress for the incident.
A general strike of cotton mill operatives in England idles about 55 000 workers. In the United States the St Paul press feeders settle their dispute with employers. In New Orleans the Amalgamated council strike grows alarming with most city industries idle or at a standstill.
General managers of multiple western railroads meet in Chicago to discuss and pursue a new industry agreement aimed at standardizing practices and coordinating schedules. The gathering signals potential major changes in operations and competition across the region.
Western turf congress implements new rules. Anna Bramble the racing filly owned by J. W. Levy dies at West Side Park Nashville valued at 5000 dollars. Lord Melrose the largest St Bernard dies at Melrose kennels Massachusetts from gastric colic. He stood thirty five inches high and weighed 210 pounds.
Typhoid fever ranks epidemic in Hillsboro and Tacoma Seattle while smallpox drives a strict quarantine in Seattle and Tacoma. In business news Carnegie mills resume at Beaver Falls and A & J Levy fail for 170000 with 130000 liabilities. Ex congressman A M Alexander dies in Paris Missouri.
A concise account summarizes notable events from the past week in Minnesota North Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin. It highlights political developments weather incidents transportation updates and community notices across regional cities and towns.
Minnesota news reports multiple disasters and legal actions. Fires devastate Smiths Furnitures in St. Paul and Logan’s mill in Lincoln. Wilkins ons store and Star office burn in Welcome. Incidents include arson arrest in Duluth, a $5,000 suit over a Milwaukee track death, and a child’s fatality. Public health alarms note a small pox scare at Staples, while new Hotel Columbian opens in Ortonville.
A bulletin of deaths and incidents across Wisconsin lists Harriet L. Brown of Juneau 78, Mrs. John Spain Portage, James Monaghan Kenosha blood poisoning, Peter Baumgarten Menasha horse injury, Edwin Ferry Mondovi aged, Mrs. Caroline Bowers Kaukauna fire loss 590, William Scherck Oshkosh run away critical, Mrs. Mary Hail Jefferson fire loss 800, Michael McDermott Lailey Harbor fire, Benjamin Rockhammer Janesville hatchet injury, Mrs. S H Landon Black River Falls cancer operation, John Cassidy Egg Harbor runaway injury, John McNaughton Appleton mail theft, Mrs. H B Hinsdale Kenosha 73, Portage County 9998 students, Manitowoc County 15021 students, trotting mare Dorsey Stevens Point died, Louis Mahuke Two Rivers hand loss, High School Hartford contract 9650 to Buckreus, Hubert Henrigillis Depere 90 war veteran, Henry Stevens Footville broken leg from steer, W H Whitney Fort Howard blackmail release 300 bonds, Michael Lynch 60 days jail shoes theft La Crosse.
A rap sheet of local crime and incidents: Hatters & Hagen’s robbed. suspect captured in Chicago and to be examined in Appero 1. Joseph Lemar, arrested at Chippewa Falls for abducting a boy, released as father declines to prosecute. William Dick in Appleton guilty of larceny, three months jail. William Donavan in Janesville sent to reform school. Leon Ming dies in Kansas City from injuries. Leonard Fauzeltnez, 12, mauled by a bull near Burlington but to recover. Oshkosh forms Entire Nous Club with forty members. Peter Deatsen couple injured in a run away. both to recover. Rib River Lumber Company of Wausau files for $100,000 capital. Frank Palmer held up near Janesville. O’Donnell arrested for alleged crime. Enterprise building in Omro burned. incendiaries suspected. Stevens Point seeks Pinka and Hoppe after assault on John Higgins. Higgins in precarious condition.
Bailey dies at Clinton home in Iowa. Thos James on trial in Ft. Dodge federal court for counterfeit coins. Davenport forged checks total around $1,000. Lloyd Scoville injured in Grundy Center football yard accident. Missouri Valley death of Mrs. B A McKay from heart disease. Waterloo Illinois Central brakeman Ed Speare loses a leg at Blairstown. Dubuque musician Weller drunk causes tragedy. Lead poisoning kills two year old William Harrison near Eldora. Des Moines man J S Murphy found dead in his room. Ida Grove vigilance committee orders Thos Lynch and James Engle to refund $500 plus. Councilman refunded after patent fraud, threatened violence if not.
Wahpeton saw the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul depots and agent’s residence burned. Glaston’s Northwestern elevator with 50 000 bushels of wheat burned. Grand Forks based Economic Gas Company started brick plant construction. Jamestown farmer James Fergus died after a wagon fall. Baltimore firm exploring a vegetable canning plant here. An elderly Jamestown inmate Mrs Hall died rich with 1600 dollars found. Devils Lake car shops of the Great Northern Railway burned in a blizzard. C W Greene escaped serious injury after falling under a hose cart.
The text prescribes slow chewing and thorough mastication, avoiding drinks with meals, and limited intake for dry food. It warns against hot or cold foods, favors body-temperature meals, and cautions against cold exposure after eating. It advises light last meals, often three smaller meals or two for some indigestion, and against violent mental or physical activity around meals.
A year or two after the war Jefferson Davis held a reception at a Maryland friend’s house. He met sympathizers and personal friends who note his grief for the South. Horace Greeley helped secure his release from Fortress Monroe. An elderly man bid him farewell with a fervent wish for his long life and happy death.
Daly new interior minister of Canada is said to have an accident at a station while travelling with the guard. He sustained a broken ankle and will cancel all engagements for the time being.
The latest returns indicate Ohio may lean Republican by a few hundred with possible four to five Democratic electors. California appears Republican, Kansas and Idaho for Weaver, leaving the electoral college tally to be finalized by official counts.
The Montana results show Democrats will hold the Senate with Vice President Stevenson casting the deciding vote. Utah, Arizona and New Mexico are set to be admitted soon, giving Democrats a 50 seat majority and a strong House.
A census bureau bulletin reports Iowa farm and land ownership and debt. It lists 1,288,517 state families, 205,435 on farms, 144,005 farm owners, 60,737 renters, and incumbrances affecting 77,111 owning farmers. City homes show higher liens and incumbrances than rural homes. total farm liens reach 101,745,024 and home liens 17,766,870.
James McDonald found two horses dead in his barn with throats cut and blood on the floor. A note claimed the killer set the barn on fire and vowed to kill fifteen more. a mystery man is blamed, leaving locals alarmed.
The Republican national committee has left its New York headquarters with all furniture removed. Tomorrow the building will be back in the owners’ possession as committee members depart. Mr Bliss will arrive to settle bills and then he and Chairman Carter will bid farewell to the place.
A large fire destroyed the Merchants' and Farmers' Co peanut factory and spread to the Aetna works and Gwaltney Peanut company buildings in Norfolk. Loss estimated between 150000 and 175000 dollars.
Special Councilman Charles Neuendorff was arraigned in common pleas court yesterday amid agitation. He admitted the state’s allegations about a midnight oath-bound gang meeting behind his store to plot against power firms seeking council franchises and begged for mercy. Manchester’s Broadway M. E. church steward is set for trial next, starting Monday.
London based Special-Co plans to ship a string of English thoroughbreds to compete in major American handicaps next month under Col. Thomas P. Ochiltree. Entries include El Diablo, Id desleigh, Sir Frederick Roberts, High Commission, Rough and Ready, Arturo, with Eltham Queen, Antigiune and Emita set for the American derby and Chicago races. Two-year-olds accompany the group. described as one of England's most valuable imports.
The Albany Times Union fronts a current editorial in support of Murphy's bid for the United States Senate. The paper urges voters to back Murphy as the next colleague for Hill's seat, aligning with local political movement.
The state capitol commission resumes its labors with a full committee attending meetings in St Paul. It seeks a report for the next legislature, studies Iowa’s capitol cost, and plans a Des Moines visit on Nov 29 to gather data for Minnesota. Also noted are fish and game law revisions, hatchery ideas from Wisconsin, and October expense accounts for state institutions. A large fire destroyed the St Paul Plow Works plant, with $162,000 insured, while another fire hit St Paul Park. Indians visit the Capitol seeking recompense for Sioux war service, and a coroner’s inquest reports a death from a fall at 233 East Seventh Street. In Duluth, waterway convention planning continues and a bid for Baldwin locomotive Works branches is discussed.
London reports Rochdale mill owners will place 1,200,000 spindles on short time, reducing operatives' earnings and affecting the workers' association funding. North and Northeast Lancashire mills join the half time move and seek negotiations to accept the wage-reducing hours cut.
Edward Parker Deacon's lawyer says the appeal hearing tomorrow will not admit witnesses but will present sworn affidavits alleging Mrs. Deacon has neglected their daughter Paris. He insists the custody fight hinges on her fitness, with Deacon ready to press only as far as his wife provokes.
Paris reports Baron De Stuers, Netherlands minister to France, says a Dutch court decision allows his former wife to be arrested for bigamy if she enters Holland after her South Dakota divorce and quick remarriage.
About 300 delegates are expected to attend the head camp of the Modern Woodmen of America in Omaha for the eighth biennial meeting. Delegates arrived by train, with full attendance foreseen for the sessions at Expo sition hall. Gov. Boyd and Mayor Bemis greeted the Woodmen, and Congressman Bryan spoke on behalf of the Woodmen of Nebraska. Head Consul W. A. Northcott responded.
Western railway officials have reached practical agreement on passenger handling and reduced rates for the world's fair. A seven member Western committee will meet December 6 to finalize a plan offering round trip excursion rates from April 25 to October 3, 1893, good within a day of sale and valid thirty days for return, with post October 5 sales limited to November 5. The St Paul Minneapolis rate is set at $16.
The Detroit board of education held a long session to resolve the teacher qualifications issue. The new rule requires primary and grammar school applicants to be graduates of the Detroit training school or to have passed entry exams and completed three years of successful teaching, replacing the earlier Detroit public school graduate-only policy.
London reports from New York claim a joint war plan by Argentina and Peru against Chile, but official sources dismiss the tale as utterly improbable. Peru supposedly lacks funds for arms, while English bondholders await loan ratifications to finance any potential conflict.
London reports no programme yet for the Brussels monetary conference opening November 24. Sir William Harcourt instructs English delegates to act as purely deliberative with no commitments. Indian currency talks split, Baron Herschell backing gold coinage, a move unlikely to gain support and risk political upheaval in India.
Paris reports M. Ricard informs the cabinet that Panama Canal directors and involved contractors will be prosecuted. Names like De Lesseps Baron Cottu Maris Fontaines and M Eiffel are said to figure in the indictment. The Panama concession extension by the United States of Colombia is debated in the chamber Thursday.
St Louis November 16 A late member of George Engleman Co Baron Joseph Oerth is missing after arriving in July on a money loan. He departed November 2 leaving about $20,000 in outstanding accounts. He allegedly enticed a partner to invest $5,000 in a fictitious venture and gained access to many merchants offices.
The Pall Mall Gazette publishes responses on whether the poets laureate should continue or be abolished. Huxley favors keeping a state role, Muller foresees revival when needed, Lecky and Lubbock express mixed support, Blackie argues for retention, Dowdney calls for abolition.
Otto Salquist was murdered yesterday by Ed Wilson who is still at large and thought to be in St Paul or Minneapolis. Wilson was last heard from in Jasper Minnesota a short time before the train departed for the two cities. The motive was robbery and the crime described as a cold blooded affair.
London dispatch reports Prince Louis of Battenburg, commander in the royal navy, appointed naval advisor to the inspector general of fort works. The sinecure adds 4.45 yearly to his income and follows the queen's decision. Prince Avie seeks a sea going command and declined the royal yacht offer.
Chicago observers report delegates to the national league began arriving in the afternoon. The day features a board of directors meeting tomorrow and a noon convention that will run as issues are disposed of. Anticipated rule changes and the player distribution dispute loom as key topics with Chicago and New York among those seeking changes in pace and pay.
A desultory listing shows grain and flour prices in Chicago Minneapolis and Milwaukee. Wheat oats rye barley corn meal and bran quotes fluctuate by grade and market, with numbers indicating cents per bushel and dollars per hundredweight for various futures and spot lots.
The Minnesota conference of the Augustana synod met at Dakoto Minn with over 100 ministers from 255 congregations in Minnesota the Dakotas and Wisconsin present. The executive board includes Rev J Sjoblum Fergus Falls president Rev C J Petri Minneapolis vice president Rev A K E Erickson St James secretary Rev J Bodil St Paul treasurer Rev J Magny South Stillwater Rev J H Randal Norsclana Rev L J Kjorkquist Minneapolis. Reverends A W Dalhisten of Kansas and J A Kyden of Iowa declined exile to missionary posts in Little Falls and South Dakota.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled against Hygeia Spring Co of Waukesha in seeking a right of way through Waukesha for a pipe line to Chicago and the world’s fair. A treasury interest suit decision was postponed for three weeks. The court affirmed the lower court in United States Express Co v Iron Exchange Bank of Hurley, denying a $340,009 claim on a bank vault deposit after a cashier’s robbery.
United States Marshal Bartlett is removed from office at Pine Ridge South Dakota and ordered off the reservation. The charges stem from a newspaper interview telegraphed from Sioux City in which he claimed the Sioux Indians were disaffected and ready to start a war at any time. Maj. Brown, who Bartlett criticized as agent, filed the charges.
Diebold Mosler Damon Safe Co consolidated eleven firms making fire and burglar proof safes. Incorporated in New Jersey with 5 million capital. 2.5 million preferred and 2.2 million common stock. Factories in New York Massachusetts Pennsylvania Maryland Ohio with national branches. Officers include M. Mosler president and George L. Damon treasurer.
Miss Agnes Hentington, prima donna, married Paul Derman Cravath son of Rev. E. M. Cravath at St Thomas Church New York ceremony officiated by Rev F Brown. There were no bridesmaids.
In Red Wing Minnesota on November 16 John Flynn was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of Charles Carlson. He was indicted for manslaughter in the second degree and his former good record helped secure the verdict.
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph attended a banquet for the czarewitch marking a rare state function since 1888. The czarewitch impressed observers as the monarch's presence drew notable attention amid William’s recent visit to the area.
St. Petersburg reports the emigration prohibition lifted after the cholera period. Groups have begun leaving for Hamburg from several regions, with others preparing to depart.
The swindler Evans alias the duke of Teck pleaded guilty on October 5 to obtaining check forms from the Anglo-Austrian bank with intent to defraud and was sentenced today to one year in prison. Evans is said to be a son of Dr. Helmboldt, a Philadelphia patent medicine manufacturer.
The petition to set aside Sgt. Hon. A. J. Balfour’s East Manchester seat underway. Liberal candidate Prof. Monroe claims defeat came from bribery and unfair methods by Balfour’s agents.
City Missionaries in Chicago host a regional meeting at the Grand Pacific hotel with delegates from Minneapolis St Paul St Louis Cleveland Detroit and Chicago totaling about thirty five. Prof Samuel Ives Curtis presides over the session.
Aberdeen S D Nov 16 The state educational regents in session appoint a new board of trustees to the state agricultural college at Brookings The appointees are KE Sheldon Miller Lars Larson Dell Rapids Charles Collins Brookings del Geisey Watertown and J G Carter Ipswich
After many delays and changes a natural gas line from the Trenton rock bed is finally opened in Chicago. Two workmen give the big valve at Fortieth street a whirl and the gas begins to flow with no ceremony.
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