21 Nov 1884
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1884
Page
1
New York reports confirm Grover Cleveland winning New York State and city with a plurality around 1,100 plus. Blaine accepts the result. official tallies show Cleveland ahead, with editorial panels and party committees wrapping up canvass work and noting minor counting corrections in several districts.
Washington buzzes with political chatter as Speaker Carlisle comments on pootan and teagan while Fred Grant shifts stance toward President Arthur. Invitations go out for Col. Wharton Green’s daughter Sadie’s Thanksgiving wedding to Pembroke Jones. Officials reopen a 37 mile Northern rail line in Washington Territory. Post offices report multiple discontinuations across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Gen. Adam Badeau case heads to the court of claims. Greely arrives to aid the Sharpshooters’ work, detailing Arctic memories and plans for a full report with aides.
Boston November 15 Blaine regards the New York official canvass as decisive in the presidential election He received a telegram stating New York would give Cleveland 1137 and accepts the verdict cheerfully He plans to stay in Washington in 1888 leases the Sargent house and will work on the second volume of Twenty Years in Congress due June next
The dispatches trace the count’s fluctuations and the hopes and fears of observers. They focus on the sequence of events leading up to the final result and the interest of those seeking a complete record of the process.
News report dated November 13 outlines the county canvass by the board of canvassers. It lists district results from the First Assembly District and the Fourth election district, detailing the presidential vote tallies as compiled by officials.
A humorous excerpt shows a Albany couple debating tariff effects on imported goods and home industry protection. The wife and husband discuss voting consequences and a fear of social change. The piece notes Bavarian brewers fined for adulterating beer and others jailed for offenses.
The New York Central announces first class fare reductions to Chicago and Cincinnati at 10.50 and to St. Louis at 13, saving 1.50 on the first two and 5 on St. Louis, aligning with rival lines. Brokers sell at 1 below these rates.
Record of Casualties details fires at Milbank South Dakota Patterson Pennsylvania and Goldsboro North Carolina. Losses cited include burnings of post offices stores and machine shops with totals over 250000 and insurance around 40000. A schooner commander and crew are lost after being knocked overboard during a gale on Lake Huron.
Robert McPherson faces forgery charges in Calcutta after arrest in Louisville. T. S. Judah to stand trial in Montreal for obtaining 25000 by false pretenses. G. B. Burland hears the complaint. R. J. Robinson of Jackson county Oregon is shot by his nephew. W. D. McFarlane of Winnipeg shoots himself in his office. Reverend Henry Williamson at Trenton Ontario commits suicide with a revolver. New York police to curb Madison Square Garden glove fights amid perceived demoralization and ties to prize fighting.
A jumble of notes reports Cleveland turning forty eight this month Perry a Michi Central railroad official dies in Buffalo aged fifty three McCullough roams freely Landers Nev. man seeks wife via Cincinnati ad many replies expected Folsom of Buffalo rumored engaged to Grover Cleveland before his inauguration Dr Dean arrives in New York from China after decades abroad to visit his son in the city and resume missionary work
Old Joe Brown was re elected senator from Georgia. A new Catholic college costing $100 000 near completion at Pittsburg. Mastodon remains exhumed in Massachusetts as large as fifteen horses. Week ending Nov 9 Boston Herald circulation 1 259 927. Canadian officials discuss an international park at Niagara. Europe by State line steamers tickets now 50 dollars first class 30 dollars second cabin. Thorn Creek oil well in Pennsylvania started up at 9000 barrels per day. Chrysanthemum show at Horticultural Hall Boston praised as finest yet. The Cleveland Gem named the largest and most perfect American diamond worth 40000 50000. Jacksonville winter hotels open but major houses not ready until next month. Frederick Douglass calls Cleveland election impact disastrous for coloring race. Rainey sees a brighter view. Lemar sues US government in New York over 100 bales of cotton seized from his plantation. Portsmouth Trust and Guarantee Company injunction prevents further business. A girl stopped a wedding by saying Dont marry him he is my husband. US school population 16 million with 10 million in public schools. system spends over 11 million annually employing 200 000 teachers. Secretary Hart reports state institutions at capacity at Faribault and St Cloud addressing state charities.
A French committee approved abolishing life senatorial positions. In other notes, King Humbert proposes redirecting cholera relief funds to sufferers, and Palmer of London adds to a list of men who died by suicide prior to marriage. The report covers diverse European affairs, from Paris to London.
A tale recounts a pair of bands aiming to free a prisoner and a horse thief named Mur phy. They claim 500 armed men, 86 confident of safety, and 60 authorities to aid an escape from e couriey. The incident involves a Utah and Northern coach being attacked at twenty miles per hour on the Boulder road as posse members believed he was aboard a prisoner.
The Washington Star reports a reply to inquiry from George William Curtis to a government employee in Washington dated Nov 14 from West New Brighton New Jersey. Curtis predicts Cleveland will face demand for a clean sweep but will act within the reform law with honest officials not dismissed for political reasons. He notes he cannot speak for Cleveland and bases faith on Cleveland's character and convictions.
Cade Logan and companion Carnahan resigned from the U S Military Academy after violations of academy regulations involving liquor. Officials state the moves reflect disciplinary standards, not favoritism toward Logan's family, with no exception granted for the star cadet.
The commissioner of patents presents totals for new patents and designs, reissues, trademarks and labels, with caveats filed and patents granted. The report notes a June increase in applications and an accumulated total rising over the prior year, though many numbers are garbled or incomplete.
Dr Frank Hamilton and Dr Montrose Pallen discuss cholera prospects for New York City. Hamilton says the city is well placed to hinder spread and expects limited impact if summer arrives. Pallen predicts cholera will come but not be stopped by conditions. another physician notes warm winter may influence risk.
The desperado Murphy, recently linked to several jailbreak attempts, is believed to be on a Missouri island about twenty five miles from Helena with a band of twenty outlaws. The report cites jailer negligence as the cause of his escape.
Miss Caroline Schermerhorn Astor married Marshal Orme Wilson in her father William Astor’s house. The ceremony took place in the art gallery amid priceless paintings, roses, and splendor with Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix officiating.
Prices for wheat corn oats rye barley pork lard and butter listed from Milwaukee Minneapolis and St Paul markets. Quotations include No 2 wheat at 33 to 52 cents, No 1 hard oats up to 76 3/4 cents, lard at 7 1/4 dollars, creamery butter 26 to 29 cents, and feed prices for hay and timothy seed.
Mr. Blaine was serenaded at his home in Augusta on November 18 by friends who praised his conduct and expressed loyalty to the Republican cause. Herbert M. Heath delivered remarks, and Blaine spoke of the campaign, Maine’s victory, and the national shift toward the South while thanking supporters and reflecting on unity and future endeavors.
A tribute to Baron Larrey the French army surgeon famed for saving countless lives in Egypt Russia and Moscow. His bravery and moral courage earned Napoleon's praise and a statue in Paris. He carried medical aid to wounded soldiers across battles and a burned bridge during the Beresina retreat.
The September harvest mood is praised as abundant though imperfect, with melons and peaches contrasted. The piece extols pristine air and temperate weather, calling September a bright, sober, nearly perfect month like old gold setting a hopeful tone for the season.
On September 18 Count Von Moltke marked his twenty sixth anniversary as chief of the Prussian General Staff. The piece describes the staff structure with three sections handling foreign and domestic military items and a Chief Bureau with a four section Sub Division, and notes how a touch of the chief's button could mobilize forces against Eastern or Western enemies.
A Texas dispatch tells of Berry Williams, once a respected Johnson county figure, whose past murder escape and Confederate service led to a dramatic revelation when a Georgia sheriff exposed his history. Residents urge gubernatorial clemency as Williams faces possible extradition and public uproar follows the confession.
A Wayne County correspondent reports mint oil production in the region with about 3 000 acres and an annual yield of 60 000 pounds. The oil is refined in Lyons NY and bottled with branding. production cost runs 2 to 3 dollars per pound.
Margaret Bertha Wright in the Atlantic portrays French bourgeois women as trapped in an unintellectual narrow system. It exhausts brains and strength in a ceaseless effort to stretch meat and cloth, bending body and soul to mere living and crushing artistic inclinations under a Juggernaut of economy.
The text recounts Ezra Cornell as a Remarkable youth in New York who, while aiding his farmer father and working in a pottery, saved for schooling, helped expand the family business, and built a two story home. At seventeen he led a carpentry effort that impressed neighbors and launched his future as the founder of Cornell University. The tale closes with a proverb about diligence and advancement.
Boston is 254 years old and now a vigorous city with an estimated population near 420,000, up from 362,839 in 1880. It reports a manufacturing product of 155,805,424 for the year ending May 31, 1880. The camphor laurel, native to several Asian regions, has been introduced into California where it grows tall and timber is valued for carpentry. It propagates well from seeds or cuttings along the coast, with a 30 foot Sacramento tree noted. The cinnamon tree is another laurel species.
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