Ohio girl owns album of pictures of 14 engaged men
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1889
Page
6
Witness Access Sparks Reform Hopes in Jury System
Jurors may gain better case insight as judges consider allowing witnesses to read papers. The potential change aims to improve fairness and transparency in trials, signaling a cautious step toward reform of courtroom procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JrpGe McCoxwel
Convicts Count at Missouri Penitentiary
On the second day of the present month 1805 convicts were in the Missouri penitentiary. Of these 1805, fifty five are women and 1750 are men. Among the total, six hundred are negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Penitentiary
Missionary Missionary Society Crew Slain in New Guinea
Natives of southwest New Guinea have murdered a missionary and several Native teachers along with the crew of the Cutter Mary, a vessel belonging to the London Missionary Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Mary
London Missionary Society
Rumors Fly Over Turkish Sultan's Invite to Czar and Emperor
Following the sultan of Turkey inviting both the czar and Emperor William to visit, rumors spread about potential deals and alliances being discussed among the powers. The newspaper notes heightened speculation without confirmed plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Czar
William
Alabama boy bitten by snake. father dies after attempting antidote
An Alabama boy named George Peacock was bitten by a snake. His father tried to suck out the poison and contracted it, dying about an hour after the boy. The tragedy highlights the dangers of improvised remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
George Peacock
Canada Election Scandal Attracts Bribery Allegations
A brief report claims a recent Canadian election was swayed by wholesale bribery using worthless banknotes from a defunct bank, highlighting concerns over electoral integrity and financial misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Col E F Smerarp Offered Cash to Convert Sultan
Col E F Smerarp reportedly offered through the pasha's wife to give the sultan of Turkey one million dollars in cash if he would embrace Christianity. Latest reports show no call to draw the check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Smerarp
Turkey
Young daughter tows cart flourishing sales in illness
An Onto peddler fell ill and his seventeen year old daughter took the wheel driving the cart for three weeks. Her sales surpassed any her father achieved in the same period, evidencing remarkable enterprise and success in hardship.
St Louis Plans Ocean Steamship Venture From Port
St Louis organizes a company to build ocean steamships under a new plan to run from the port to Central and South America. The vessels will feature movable keels claiming a ship of 3090 tons will not draw more than eight feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Central
South America
Lightning strikes show varied paths to earth
In fifteen investigated cases after a lightning strike caused damage, nine cases saw the discharge reach earth via water pipes, two via gas pipes, and only one case suggested the regular lightning conductor may have fulfilled its duty.
English buy up American medicines and cheese factories
The text notes English acquisition of American beer flour mills and now millions to acquire patent medicines and cheese factories. It argues England dominates bread beer cheese and liver pills, implying a firm grip on American bodies and on the body politic.
French Postmaster General Publishes Telegraph Tariff
The telephonic tariff reveals yearly Paris subscriptions cut from £24 to £16, and in cities with existing underground networks reduced to £12. Each subscriber must bear a proportionate share of repair costs under the new terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
European razor industry dominates American market
It notes that American manufacturers have not gained traction in razors while competing with European cutlers. Several Eastern firms attempted razor production but exited the business, leaving only a few. The text claims nine-tenths of razors used in the United States are manufactured in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Thanksgiving Basket Advice From a Humble Tale
An early 20th century editorial urges readers to share with the homeless during Thanksgiving. It likens a generous food basket to a godsend for a poor family, noting the season’s warmth and the pleasant effects on digestion of giving to others.
Total solar eclipse path and viewing plans Lick Observatory
The December 22 solar eclipse will span a 5000 mile long and 100 mile wide corridor mainly over the sea. It begins in the Caribbean and along the north coast of South America toward French Guiana where a single viewing point exists. The event then travels eastward past the Congo River into Africa, with a Lick Observatory expedition heading to French Guiana to observe the eclipse.
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Ocean
Caribbean Sea
South America
French Guiana
Africa
Congo River
Lick Observatory
California
Mechanical power trials and air carriage progress noted
A mechanical journal notes electricity as a motive power in trials while Europe explores compressed air. In Nantes the system is in use and the British consul reports street railways run by this method give satisfaction. Cars are smooth and quiet, with little traffic interference and humanely low accident risk. Average speed about eight miles an hour, tunable as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waite
Nantes
Cara
Washington Briefs Nimble Nunciature and Notices
Miss Ida Tanner of New York resigned as confidential clerk to the commissioner of pensions. The postmaster general warned W J Arkel of New York his $100000 bid to print an advertisement on postage stamps would be futile. Secretary Noble and lawmakers depart for New York to see the European squadron. Victor Visquain notes Panama Canal work halt depresses Colon business, with sometimes no ships in port since 1860. Isthmian railroad dividend falls from 23 to 9 percent in 1889. Northwest congressmen seek to gift territorial furniture to new state governments, with First Controller Matthews proposing no sale until orders, potentially gifting 5 to 15 thousand dollars per state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Arkel
New York
Saiatiel
Noble
Naval Committee
Senate
House
Washington
Victor Visquain
United States
Colon
Department
Panama Canal
Isthmian Railroad
Northwestern
Congress
Sam
Matthews
Notable 19th Century Mental Health and Political News
Dr Reuben P Holder of New York declared sane by a jury after ten months in a lunatic asylum placed there by his brothers following the abduction of his son from the dental business. Prof Alfred Russell Wallace indicates being swayed toward socialism by Bellamy Looking Backward. Millard Powers Fillmore dies in Buffalo at about sixty after long illness, childless with few friends. Gov Greene of New Jersey calls on state leaders to press for a Philadelphia monument honoring the Declaration of Independence and the constitution's first century. George D Eastin, Helena newspaper editor, to Warm Springs asylum for temporary mental decline due to overwork and ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben P. Holder
New York
Alfred Russell Wallace
Bellamy
Millard Powers Fillmore
President Fillmore
Buffalo
N. Y
Fillmore
Gov. Greene
New Jersey
Washington
Congress
Philadelphia
George D. Eastin
Helena
Montana
Warm Springs
Eastin
Pioneer Press
Independent
Terrific explosions and deadly accidents plague 19th century burns and collapses
A series of tragic events unfolds from Petersburg Virginia where a fireworks factory blast destroys six thousand pieces and fatally burns three Italian workers, to Tennessee where a mother shoots her three children before a cabin fire burns them, Iowa where two children are killed by a cow and others injured on trains, and Pennsylvania where four miners face probable death after a massive blast at Middle Creek shaft amid a dangerous coal seam.
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Mannie & Romaine
Petersburg
Montgomery County
Tenn
Elkader
Milwaukee & St Paul Road
Stolaf
Iowa
Mary Mehan
Dubuque
Andrew Keller
McGregor News
Thomas Williams
Elmer Benton
McGregor
Frank Stern
Milwaukee Road
la Crescent
Clayton County
Middle Creek
Tremont Pa
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Schuylkill
Multiple Homicide and Fraud Cases Shock 19th Century Counties
A compilation of crime notes reports a missing man near Lake City Minn suspected of murder, arrests in Missouri for family killings, counterfeiting cases in Missouri, Toronto homicide, Bender family confessions in Canada, a Manhattan bank robbery indictment dropped due to dead witnesses, a missing Manhattan treasurer case, a Newark shooting tied to a dispute, a mangled body near Peoria, a Fargo suicide suspicion, manslaughter punishment in Maryland, an Albany lawyer’s disappearance amid possible elopement, a Colorado detective’s suspected murder, and further arrests in Harrisburg and Chicago involving stolen funds and fugitives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almira Griffith
Sarah E. Davis
Dr. York
Canada
Oswego
Kan
Jimmy Hope
Manhattan
New York
Hope
Charles Brown
Newark
N.J
John Cox
Brown
Cox
John McCauley
Toledo, Peoria & Western
Peoria
Thomas Eddington
Standard Life Insurance Company
Detroit
Fargo
Benjamin F. Lawson
Prince George's County
Samuel Hodge
Mysterious deaths and abductions reported in city notices
A well dressed woman with a bullet wound at Shaw's garden entrance is presumed a suicide amid 20 clues including a ring with H. Police pursue. Meanwhile B S Barrett is sought for forgery after an attachment on his piano firm stock. Miss Alice Jackman, heiress to $30,000, was abducted near Lafayette Park by two men. In Alabama a white mob discovers a naked black woman being hanged by a man, whose wife had discovered his affair and burned a hair lock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Barrett
Cleveland
Canada
Alice Jackman
St. Louis
W. H. Brouthers
Lafayette Park
Richard Ten Broeck
Kentucky
Redwood City
Cal
Montgomery County
South Carolina
Foreign Cullings and International Movements
Reports show capitalists plan a 2 million dollar union depot in Kansas City funded by Paris and Amsterdam interests. Emperor Francis Joseph omits Archduke John from genealogy and the archduke adopts the name Johann Orth in a London shipyard. Ex-Queen Natalie may visit King Alexander with political non interference, while Ex-King Milan returns to Paris. Copper market dips due to French bankers unloading stock for Scotch operators. The national grange backs limiting foreign immigration and building ships, opposing single tax. London dock strike accounts tally 45000 pounds, Australia contributing 31000, Britain unions 4000, with 5000 surplus to donor wishes. Col Ambrose Dudley Mann, ex assistant secretary of state, died in Paris. in 1861 he helped Jefferson Davis’s delegation to Europe seeking Confederate recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Amsterdam
Kansas City
Francis Joseph
Archduke John
Johann Orth
London
Natalie
Alexander
Milan
National Grange
Foreign Relations Committee
Australia
Great Britain
Col
Ambrose Dudley Mann
Pierce
Jefferson Davis
Europe
World’s fair gains and wartime era deals headline
The note list reports the New York world’s fair guarantee totaling 4 010 597, abolishing trunk-line commissions east of Chicago, and Northwestern roads reporting to the U S commissioner of railroads. Other items mention a $40 000 verdict for an ex engineer of the Burlington line, an 8 000 000 offer for Elgin Watchworks, a 12 000 000 minimum, whale captures near Orkney, repeal claims on four states’ preemption law, and a Puerto Rico. The rest covers a mine gold find in South Carolina, Choctaw lease talks at Tahlaquah, Annapolis gathering, glass blowers suit in Jeanette Pa, West Point apricot illness, prison congress plans, an Indian encampment murder, and skulls sent to Calgary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwestern Roads
United States Commissioner of Railroads
Burlington & Northern
St. Paul
Elgin Watchworks
Orkney Islands
Minnesota Insurance Commissioner
People’s Mutual Benefit Society of
Elkhart
Ind
Choctaw Indian Council
United States Commission
Tahlaquah
99Th Meridian
Blaine and
Tracy
Annapolis
United States
Lyon
Pennsylvania
Europe
Jeanette
West Point
Nashville
Cincinnati
E. C. Foster
Congress
Mr. Pearce
Cheadle Station
Calgary
Markets Close With Mixed Grain and Butter Quotations
New York markets show No 2 red wheat at 84% to 86 cents, No 3 red 82 cents, and various futures for rye corn oats with small changes. Chicago quotes feature firm flour, No 2 spring wheat around 81 to 84 1/2 cents, corn 34 cents, oats about 19 to 20 cents, rye 45 cents, and lard near 6.02 dollars per hundred pounds. Minneapolis reports No 1 hard wheat about 79 cents, No 2 northern 73 to 76 cents, corn No 2 yellow 32 cents, oats 21 to 22 cents, with eggs around 6 to 6.60 dollars and seeds and hay prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E _Western
Elgins
Western Dairy
Do. Creamery
Minneapolis
Northern
New England
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Upland
Brazil Revolt Rumors Surge as Government Resigns
Reports from Rio de Janeiro and Washington describe a rumored revolution aimed at overthrowing the Brazilian government. A provisional regime reportedly includes Da Fonseca and Benjamim Constant and ministers deny the unrest.
Maj Gen Schofield Proposes New Plan for Promotions
The annual report of Maj Gen Schofield outlines a reform aimed at restructuring military promotions. It proposes criteria tied to service records, merit, and seniority to streamline advancement and reduce favoritism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schofield
Maj. Gen. Schofield
Desertion Causes and Army Reforms Outlined by General Schofield
General Schofield highlights desertion causes linked to routine labor and peacetime monotony. He urges easier discharge for willing soldiers, stricter recruiting, better recruit treatment, and enhanced civilian arrest power with higher rewards. Proposes artillery reorganization to seven regiments and infantry upgrades, seniority-based promotions, unified service commissions, equal pay for NCOs, and expanded seaport garrisons including Plattsburgh deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Ae
Civi
Schofield
Engineers
Board of Ordnance and Fortification
Engineer Department
Plattsburgh
N. Y
Disputed Repeal of Pre-emption Law Tied to New States
In Bismarck a Northern Pacific official notes that the admission act repeals the pre-emption law as to the new states. Section 17 says the act is repealed for them, potentially overturning the 1841 donation. The land office and secretary may rule, with possible court action. The issue affects many preemption filings and settler rights nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
F. M. Dudley
Northern Pacific Railway
United States Land Office
Congress
Land Department
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Chamberlain Hies To Egypt For Rest From Turmoil
Joseph Chamberlain has left for Egypt with his wife and five friends seeking rest and recreation away from Birmingham’s political strife. He appears worn by recent events, with spirits and vigor diminished, and his silence has unsettled friends who could not endure his insults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Loxpon
Joseph Chamberlain
Egypt
Birmingham
Victory for Russia in Servia political maneuver
Ex Queen Natalie scores another victory over her ex husband by forcing Servian regents to allow visits with her son. She must refrain from political intrigue, a condition Russia favors. Ex King Milan retreats to Paris with a black eye as the czar seeks bloodless contests over Serbia through Natalie’s influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servia
Beterape
Natalie
Russia
Milan
Paris
Belgrade
Colombia Republicans Quietly Recast Politics Across Panama
The Liberal party, long in power for twenty years, collapses into disarray. Leading papers acknowledge past errors and plan a new system forming the Republican party. It will unite Radicals with diverse elements from other groups, abandoning revolutionary aims as public support wanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Colombia
Liberal Party
Republican Party
Revolt in Brazil Overthrows Empire as Ministers Arrested
Reports from Rio de Janeiro describe a swift coup in which imperial ministers were placed under arrest and the monarchy abolished. General Fonseca leads the rebellion, with Dom Pedro II deposed and exile anticipated while provinces react and Paris and Washington observers weigh the shift in Brazilian politics. The navy’s stance, cables, and future governance remain unsettled as a plebiscite or republican regime looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
General Dockery
Rio de Janeiro
Baron Ladario
Ladario
Republican Party
Brazil
Life sentence for Holzhay in Michigan murder case
Reimund Holzhay was convicted of murder in the first degree for killing Fleischbein and sentenced to life in solitary confinement and hard labor at Marquette’s branch state prison. The trial featured a cautious judge urging the jury to give the defendant the benefit of the doubt and the audience reacting with relief at the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Mich
Holzhay
Black Bart
Fleischbein
Marquette
Exiled Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro II Deposed
Brazil proclaims republic after Dom Pedro II is dethroned in Rio Janeiro. He and his family sail to Lisbon aboard the Alagoas under escort as Gen Da Fonseca leads the new government. Bahia proclaims the republic. Dom Pedro II receives one hour to depart, while the provisional regime vows order and reforms, including abolitionist moves and a new flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rio Janeiro
Senors da Fonseca
Benjamin Constant
Baron Ladario
Marine
Brazil
Jose da Costa Ayevedo
United States
United States Navy
Europe
Wasuixetox
Senor da Costa
Legation
Washington
da Gama
Maurity
Fonseca
Rio
Dom Pedro
Cabinent
Pan-American Congress
State Department
Revo
Lonpos
Lisbon
Bahia
Barboza
Viscount Ouro Preto
Senor Mayrick
Revolutionary Commission
Bartholomew Diaz
Commercio Do Porto
Oporto
Ralilia
Paris
The
Daily News
Republican Council
Gen. da Fonsica
Senor Constant
Blaine
Beruix
Iawoke
da Fonseca
Petropolis
Gen. da Foseca
Republic
Alagoas
Riachuelo
Senor Patrocinio
United States of Brazil
Congress
Lonpox
Duke of
London Stock Exchange
Wasuvietos
Senor Valent
Rio de Janeiro
Dom Pedroll
Bocayura
Constant
Senor Valento
Navy
Ramsay
Bureau of Navigation
Lieut
Barry
Bakers Triumph Under Burns Leadership for Concessions
Lonxpon special reports thousands of journeymen bakers gained concessions from employers under John Burns. Boss bakers plan to raise bread price by a half penny, consumers oppose, likely price return to old figures. Strike spread to omnibus lines. private cab operators profit from displaced riders amid higher fares. Public endures disruptions as workers win living wages from monopolies, amid patience and good humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonxpon
John Burns
London
New Federal Steel Company to Open St Paul Branch
The Federal Steel Company, chartered in Illinois with 22 million dollars capital, plans a Chicago headquarters and branches in Pittsburg Cleveland New York Owaha St Paul San Francisco New Orleans and St Louis It aims to consolidate barb wire plain wire and wire nail plants by offering stock in exchange for owners properties and to control rod and billet mills through contracted pricing The transaction, including Washburn Moen licenses, is expected to take effect January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Owaha
St. Paul
San Francisco
New Orleans
St. Louis
Washburn, Moen & Co
Federal Steel Company
Federation proposal in Australia sparks debate and doubt
The dispatch from Sir Henry Parkes inviting the Australian colonies to meet on a federal system is examined as a plan for a united federation akin to the United States. English reaction mocks the idea, while editors miss the potential shift toward autonomy as Australia weighs gradual steps toward independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Henry Parkes
Australia
United States
Sir Henry Parkes
Admiral Walker Leads Squadron on New Cruise
Admiral John G. Walker commands the squadron aboard the Chicago Boston Atlanta and Yorktown as they depart New York for a six to eight month cruise of evolution and display. Secretary Tracey Proctor Rusk Kasson and numerous officials ride the Dolphin to Sandy Hook. A thirteen gun salute welcomed Walker and the fleet sails toward Boston with plans to reach Europe next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
New York
Special
John G. Walker
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Yorktown
North River
Dolphin
Sandy Hook
Tracey
Navy
Proctor
Agriculture Rusk
John A. Kasson
Herbert
Elliott
Thomas
Isaac S. Catlin
Everett P. Wheeler
H. C. Polhemus
Cullen
Robeson
Gerhardt
B. H. Arnold
Col
Findlay Anderson
Whitney
Admiral Walker
Europe
Boston Pastor Dies by Drowning Amid Insanity Ills
Rev. C. A. Smith of Pilgrim church Boston killed himself by drowning after a history of disappearances and mental decline. He had come from Rochester Minnesota, vanished last March, was found in San Francisco in a demented state, rested, then returned to preaching before vanishing again. His body was recovered in Long Island Sound. A letter revealed his belief that the Almighty had doomed him to eternal punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Smith
Pilgrim Church
Boston
Mr. Smith
Rochester
Minn
San Francisco
Long Island Sound
Divide sermons with a hymn between parts urged
A suggestion proposes splitting sermons into two sections with a hymn or anthem sung in between. Supporters say it could please those who dislike long sermons, as they might slip out quietly during the hymn.
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James Collins
Mexico, Mo
Robert Crockett
West
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Edward Kane
Toronto
Ont
J. M. Fortner
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Colorado
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Harrisburg
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Gibson
Charles J. Shogren
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Paul
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J. J. O'Donohue
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William H. Crossman
Crossman Bros
India
America
New States
Saic
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Dodoro da Fonseca
Aristide Loba
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Dr. Barboza
Campos Halles
Benjamin Constanta
Admiral Vanderoltz
Demitris Ribero
Senor Secayura
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Chamber of Deputies
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Council of State
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Isabell
Reimund Holzhay
New Republic
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Dom Pedro I
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Napoleon II
Dom John
Portugal
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John
Dom Pedro II
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Feijoe
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Home Department
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Paraguay
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