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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1893
Page
2
Brainerd report notes the government still has 571 million acres of vacant land to dispose of excluding 369 million acres in Alaska. The piece asserts space remains for many more Americans and mentions Plainfield New Jersey fundraising minstrel show for a church rectory.
A historical observer notes Queen Lil's fragile rule amid renewed challenges from subjects who can read and write, labeling dissenting peers as feminists and signaling ongoing political tension.
Army life remains hazardous even in Brazil where the chance of being shot is low. Fever and smallpox reportedly prevail to a greater extent than standard rations, highlighting health risks alongside combat threats.
New York contains 48 000 acres of vineyards placing it second to California in extent and value of grape growing. The empire state wine industry employs over 25 900 people and represents a 22 million dollar investment.
The present Lord Tennyson writes a life of his father and is praised for his fit task. A strong note of endorsement comes as the Laureate’s sons declare they had no greater admirer of his work during his lifetime.
Professor Agassiz notes reef growth at Key West occurs at six inches per century and adds that doubling this rate would take about 7,000 years for Key West reefs and hundreds of thousands of years for broader Florida growth.
A Kentucky record notes a legal hanging of a Black man on January 5 described as a luxury by supporters. The article claims the county acted lawfully while locals decry the event, framing it as civilization losing ground in Old Kentucky.
The Baxter County Arkansas grand jury returned indictments against sixty men for swearing, reviving a law once a dead letter. Indicted parties face trial with a planned strong legal challenge and debate over the statute.
A Lake Forest Illinois college president forbids female students from playing football or hosting evenings with male visitors. The ban is criticized as a harsh restriction on a valued womenly pursuit, prompting calls for resistance and reform.
The census of India reports a total population of 287,000,000, about one fifth of the world’s people. Nearly three fourths are in agriculture, with a birth rate of 48 per thousand and a death rate of 41. About 26 percent of newborns die in the first year.
The text claims the costliest mile of rail is the Forth Bridge steel span at a mile and twenty yards, costing over £10,000,000. It notes London Inner Circle as the most expensive line worldwide, at 3 to 5 million dollars per mile including land, and cites the final mile from Mansion House to Aldgate costing nearly $10,000,000 with compensations.
The article notes that despite hot, dust filled mines and high risk, coal miners do not have an excessively high overall death rate. Including fatal accidents, the rate is not elevated, and deaths from disease are nearly as low as those among agricultural workers.
The Fabian policy refers to delaying tactics and misdirection to wear down a stronger foe. It stems from Fabius Maximus, who after a defeat at Lake Thrasymene led Rome in avoiding pitched battles against Hannibal. He used slow marches and feints until resisted by the Roman senate.
A Texas Siftings anecdote shows an elderly reader recalling history with humor. Johnny asks about 1812, and the grandfather answers that year marked the day he married Johnny's grandmother. The moment blends memory with a family milestone.
A judge questions a robber who claims his family physician said the till theft was necessary. The prisoner is sentenced to six months on the island, reflecting a grim exchange about motive and punishment.
World events feature brief items from telegraph reports and press associations. Key developments span politics economics conflicts and social issues with concise summaries suitable for a quick read.
The report notes President Cleveland will be busy with the annual message and make few appointments for some time. It cites Democratic Ways and Means members backing an income tax and free coal and iron ore. Comptroller Eckels notes a hopeful financial outlook with only two national banks failing in nearly three months.
Obscure notices recount a series of deaths and incidents: Mrs. Adam Bright dies of grief after her husband was swindled of 4500 dollars. John Palmer, inventor of the bag gage check, dies in Union City Michigan at an unknown age. John T. Gerry, Burlington & Quincy railroad general superintendent, dies. Lydia Young dies in Ogle county aged 93 who never rode a train. New Hampshire world’s fair building bought by Gen Charles Williams for Manchester. Miss Mary Crosby wins a land claim in North Carolina valued at 75000. Jean Ingelow provides meals to twelve discharged London hospital patients. Rosa Bonhémer defends her attire. Queen Victoria near 70 in May, in good health. Henry Volka of Sioux City lost in a snowstorm found in a lake, recovering. Maj. Gen. Julius Stahel awarded congressional medal for Piedmont battle gallantry. Eva Kelly, 18, killed by Mrs. Alice V Marshall in Terre Haute. Mrs. Marshall detained.
The report tallies multiple disasters including a Memphis fire killing Ben Rhodes and injuring George Tidwell in Illinois mine collapse injuries. Turf and factory fires cause vast damage in Utica Indiana Fort Wayne Michigan Grand Rapids and El Paso with dozens harmed. A steamer capsized near Lake Michigan and a fatal shooting wounds a prominent El Paso resident.
The report lists executions and killings in various states including John Johnson electrocuted at Auburn prison and John Cooke shot near Louisville. It covers criminal incidents from Middletown Ohio to Galveston Texas, including embezzlement arrests, attempted suicides, lynching threats, hog thefts, bank fraud arrests, jail escapes, and a number of suicides and murders with named individuals and locations.
Claire Robinson received three years in Laporte Indiana for attempted robbery of the Valparaiso normal school where his brother was killed during the crime. Farrow and two constables surprised thieves when nets were stolen at Fresno. Farrow was shot dead and one thief wounded as the other two fled. Fred Crafton, convicted of Mabel Swartz’s 1891 murder in Des Moines, will serve one year more after a judge shortened the term to reflect manslaughter findings by the supreme court.
Reports detail coordinated European action against anarchists, plots to blow Madrid's bourse, Cuban revolts affecting Spain, and a British fleet aiding Brazilian rebels. Stabbings, royal visits, a high profile death in England, and a potential Italy Austria marriage seed regional anxieties.
A California firm orders 60 000 trees from Woodburn Oregon nursery. Chehalis Washington ships 275 ales of hops to London. Fort Washakie Wyoming sends twenty elk from a hunting trip. Rawlins artesian well gushes eight inches with 465000 gallons daily. Skeleton in Silver City Nevada shaft identified as a young Pinto killed long ago. Northern Idaho farmers fail to save 25 percent of crops due to heavy rains. Piute burial customs questioned by Wadsworth Dispatch. Johnson Sides says Indians bury and hide graves to deter spirits. Buck’s horse burial noted if buck had horses.
The itemized notes report a receiver denial for the Cincinnati Tribune, epidemics of smallpox at Dunkirk and Saltville, the death of Capt. Alfred Pearce in Middlepoint, and a gas asphyxiation at St Pauls Catholic church in Cincinnati. It also notes a Washington area gas find, a New York attorney found dead, tobacco tax proposals, fraud cases, prison escapes, and other legal actions, including a labor paper suspension and multiple deaths and accidents.
Washington, Nov 21. Secretary Gresham to publish all correspondence and Blount's report on the Hawaii revolution that toppled Queen Liliuokalani. Blount says Stevens promised protection to revolutionaries, aided troop landing, and set the stage for provisional government and possible annexation, provoking native anger and calls for justice.
Ex minister John L Stevens of Hawaii says Blount’s language shocks him and declares Blount’s public report a shameless distortion of facts. Stevens says the publication would astonish honorable minds and notes he tolerated insult by continuing contact until now.
From Ciudad Juarez on November 21 reports say further engagements between revolutionists and federal troops have stirred excitement. The government fears the outcome, while the rebels find the rough, snowbound terrain favorable and hard for troops to reach.
In Barcelona on November 21 police intensified efforts to capture anarchists with arrests including a Frenchman and an Italian found with arms and revolutionary documents. They were placed aboard warships for safety. A theatergoer incident at El Dorado caused brief panic when a hat toppled into the stalls.
A solemn requiem Mass was held in Sofia on November 21 to honor those killed at the 1885 battle of Slivintza between Bulgarians and Sovians. Army officers, civil authorities, and the diplomatic corps attended as soldiers fired interval salutes in front of the cathedral.
News from New London reports the sloop yacht Ferson of this port ashore in a dangerous position in Petonic Bay Long Island. Capt Scott will lead a wrecking crew from the city to aid the vessel as soon as possible.
Berlin reports a violent influenza outbreak across Bavaria with nearly all residents in some Middle Franconia villages prostrated. Several deaths have already been reported.
Joliet Illinois workers return as the Joliet rolling mill resumes operations at 6 AM after an eleven month shutdown. About 850 employees report for duty, restoring production and signaling a restart in the local industry.
The third annual gathering of the Red River Valley Old Settlers Association will be held in Breckenridge, Minnesota, on Wednesday December 6 1893. The local committee has prepared an unusually interesting programme.
A middle aged man was found frozen in the ice on the river near Crookston Minnesota. Skaters discovered the body yesterday and indications point to death by his own actions. No identifying marks were found.
Former Senator A J Whiteman of Duluth was cleared of a July arrest and indictment for passing worthless checks drawn on Merchants and Farmers National Bank of Dansville. District Attorney Nicoll moved to dismiss after affidavits showed Whiteman overdrawn with no criminal intent. motion granted and constraint withdrawn.
Spokane officials report Wong Lee and Sing Ling two Chinese men arrested as contraband smugglers near Northport after crossing the Canadian line. A gang is suspected to operate in the area. The men are jailed in the county facility.
A letter from a prominent railroad official says Duluth is slated for the National Educational association meeting near June. No official announcement yet, and the report is doubted locally, though it is believed Duluth will be selected in the end.
Milan reports that Special-Count Kainoky bidding farewell to King Humbert and Queen Margherita at Monts before returning to the city today.
London reports a night and day of sinking vessels with many missing crews. Eight Hastings fishing boats with five to eight men aboard remain unreported, and Cleethorpe offshore ships run aground. Edward Moore, a Staffordshire farmer, died in snow at Scarborough, wreckage washes ashore at Yarmouth, Calais pier collapses, Dieppe harbors damaged, and Channel traffic halts delaying cross-Channel passengers.
Berlin reports great damage around Lubeck harbor as floodwaters inundate the area and ships suffer heavy losses. The Surprise from Biarritz wrecked with five crew drowned near Lubeck. In Vigo the brig Maria Caridad, abandoned, towed in with likely drowned crew and last log dated the 15th.
Charles Davis and Leopold Forsythe, brothers in arms over Miss Margaret Farrell, fought by lantern light in the woods at 5 p.m. They used swords until Davis disarmed Forsythe and the duel shifted to jack knives. Both men were found unconscious and Davis recovered enough to recount the episode. Farrell's daughter’s suitors fell into a deadly tangle of pride and rage.
Buffalo reports that two boat occupants were seen struggling in the rapids and believed carried over Goat Island falls after their boat grounded on a rock. A watch below the falls is keeping for bodies. another duck-hunting pair from Port Day is also missing. This marks the first fatality this fall.
A Tallahassee cable says Governor Mitchell has returned to Tallahassee after a week away and declares the Corbett Mitchell bout will not occur in Florida. He will issue a proclamation directing sheriffs to prevent the fight and asks counties to cooperate to save the state from a disgrace.
The dismantled ballentine Retriever sailing from San Francisco to Port Handlock was towed in after a gale on the 17th 150 miles southeast of Farralones. The vessel lost its main topmast fore royal mast and all yards except the fore yard. One sailor was swept overboard and drowned. No other disasters were reported.
An unknown crank attempted to set fire to the Museum of Fine Arts in Copley Square Boston. The fire was started in rubbish in the basement and detected instantly by a gate tender and a policeman who extinguished it. No damage occurred. the incendiary escaped.
Tarentum Pa November 21 Adolph Nesser and Herman Bachel returning from singing school were struck by a freight train and killed. Nesser’s body was thrown thirty feet from the tracks and mangled. Bachel was fatally crushed. Both men were married with families. Nesser was a prominent citizen who owned substantial property.
A noon fire in Onalaska Wisconsin damaged the Island Mill Lumber yard which sits on made land of sawdust and scraps. La Crosse firefighters aided crews that fought the blaze through the night as efforts to contain the fire continued.
Paducah Kentucky dispatch reports a double tragedy near Calvert City Marshall county. Jo i Harper was shot dead and James Oleson wounded mortally after a quarrel over alleged watermelon theft.
Viroqua Wisconsin November 21 reports physicians still optimistic about Gen Rusk healing they say no change in his condition since previous updates and he is on the sure road to recovery
Madison Wisconsin Edgewood Catholic seminary near the city was burned last night. Two inmates Margie Rice and Maggie Stock were burned to death. Frances Hennebey was rescued unconscious and thought to survive. The fire started shortly before 9 in a second floor room. about fifty inmates fled as smoke filled the halls. The loss is about 50000 dollars, partly insured. origin remains a mystery.
Prof J A Hourwich of the University of Chicago will travel to San Francisco to represent ten Siberian refugees detained by U S authorities since their Nov 9 arrival. He and Darrow are counsel for the refugees, retained by the Society of American Russian Residents. Franklin Pierce Scare escapes jail after forging over 40000, reputedly heading to Cincinnati then Chicago.
Viroqua Wisconsin November 22 ex Secretary of Agriculture Jeremiah M. Rusk died at 8 p m after a brief improvement. Once optimistic doctors and family watched through the night as the veteran Wisconsin leader declined suddenly. Rusk served in the Civil War then held public offices before three terms as Wisconsin governor and later became secretary of agriculture in 1880.
Kansas City reports Will A Hunter a Civil War veteran from Illinois who died near Council Bluffs Iowa left a wife and two sons in Kansas City. Pension records reveal a second widow in Friars Point Mississippi, and that Hunter married again in Edgefield Tennessee in 1864. The first wife had believed him dead since the war.
United States Commissioner Bruce heard four Detroit Chinese men accused of unlawfully entering the United States. They were hidden in a cellar at Loy Sing's home and a diphtheria sign was posted on the house. Officers say Chinese are being moved through Detroit and Cincinnati from Vancouver to New York.
In Boston on November 22 Judge Fallon discharged Stephen Toole after an exciting hearing on charges he killed his mother and sister by poisoning porter. The government’s case failed to gain strength despite tireless prosecutorial effort.
Officers brought four escaped convicts to Lexington after a morning raid. Three suspects James Combs Charles Wall and Mose Barnett were captured without resistance. James Barnett a murderer from Mason county was caught after a bloody struggle in which Detective Drake was shot through the stomach.
About twenty miles east of M'Allister a shooting affray killed Robert Cole and William Austin. Robert G. Wilson is accused of the killings after Cole courted Wilsons daughter. Wilson will be taken to Fort Smith, Arkansas for trial.
In a Madisonville area fight last Thursday Jack O'Brien was killed by a gunshot wound from Brooks. Brooks was badly cut in the clash and his son later Waylaid the O'Briens firing twice with the second shot killing Jack instantly. Jack was taken to Hopkinsville Saturday to avoid lynching.
In Tomah Wisconsin on November 22 an elderly Wilton resident was killed by a vicious hog while gathering chips. Her son later found her body with the hog having devoured nearly half of her.
Johannesburg dispatches dated November 14 report Bulnwayo informing London that colonial forces have begun an assault on King Lobengula. The report notes the campaign is underway as part of broader imperial actions in the region.
A large prairie fire east of Guthrie Oklahoma in Lincoln County devastates farms, destroys timber crops and buildings. Mrs. John Hall aged 55 is killed by the blaze and several others are badly injured.
The tug Charles R. Stone sank at Pier 1, North River, early yesterday. Two men perished: Harry Rogers and a fireman identified only as William. The bodies were recovered.
In Cripple Creek Colorado a late night shooting at Bell mountain bar ends in two deaths. Irene Good, a bar patron, is shot by ex prizefighter Lear who bursts in from the back door. Barkeep James fires his revolver at Lear, who dies after mortally wounding Irene. Jealousy over desertion to a rival cited as motive.
Memphis officials report Special-Grace Episcopal Church burned this morning with losses of 8 000 dollars and 6 000 dollars insured. Samuel J. Gilbert the organist, discharged for drunkenness, is under arrest charged with arson. Gilbert, an Englishman from Buffalo New York, has a wife in Boston.
Secretary Scott of the state board of health received a dispatch from New Memphis Clinton county stating three smallpox cases have appeared and many have been exposed. He notes vaccination in the state is not being carried out thoroughly.
William B. Wilson of Dennison Texas applied to Judge Stover who appointed EE. A. Phillips as receiver for the Kansas City Clay and Coal company operating coal mines near Leeds Jackson county. The receiver’s bond was fixed at 20000 dollars.
William Chalmers superintendent of the Anderson Steel Casting company filed in the circuit court asking for the appointment of a receiver. The firm lists capital stock of 50000 and liabilities of 20000.
In Ottumwa Iowa Fred Gustaveson a 32 year old laborer recently arrived from another city was hanged by a mob on Main Street after abducting and assaulting a four year old girl. The child barely survived and lay near death. The mob forcibly removed Gustaveson from officers in Justice Truitt s office and hanged him from the bannister outside. After twelve minutes the rope broke the body fell to the pavement and was later taken to the jail as authorities urged dispersal.
Wheat prices edged higher with cash at 60 1 2 cents, December 61 1 8, May 67 7 8 in Chicago. Minneapolis quoted wheat futures from 62 1 8 to 57 1 2 cents, on track values for No 1 hard and No 2 Northern. St Paul noted hogs at 2,300 receipts with a late slump, cattle prices listed for prime and common ranges, Chicago cattle market showing steers from 3.75 to 5.50 and hogs from 5.10 to 5.55 locally.
In Centralia Illinois on November 22 600 railroad men witnessed Illinois Central and American Express officials present a gold medal and three shares of stock to Engineer Benjamin Young Fireman Charles McDowell Conductor Andrew Odum Flagman Fred Stacy Express Messenger Cornelius Boyle and ex employee P J Saunders for gallant service in stopping a bandit raid on the Illinois Central express train on September 20 Saunders noted for his double barreled shotgun action.
At a Chicago meeting November 22 officials of the exposition promised a Jackson Park building schedule they can turn over to the South Park board. The park commissioners will decide what sum to accept to release the expo from ordinances contracts or bonds tied to restoring Jackson Park to its original condition.
Madrid dispatch reports Gen Marcias telegraphs from Melilla that Sheikh El Arble sought a parley for the sultan's brother. Marcias said no flag of truce, hostilities to continue while Arabs remain within gun range. Tribesmen pulled back into hill country per sultan's brother's orders.
The Missouri supreme court confirmed Charles Banks of Sedalia’s death sentence for a Aug. 19, 1892 murder with execution set for Dec. 20. Wilson Howett’s Marion county murder conviction was affirmed with Dec. 29, 1898 execution. Dick Robinson’s murder case was overruled for rehearing and he faces Dec. 15, 1883 hanging.
Harry M. Allen, father of KE P. Allen of Snow, Church & Co., was arrested at the Bank of Commerce building on a charge of uttering spurious checks. Patrolman Gordon placed him in custody at the central police station and he was hustled away from view.
In Red Wing Minnesota on November 22 a group of boys entered the J. A. Danielson warehouse engine room and removed loose items. They later searched the office and attempted the safe. In St Paul district German M E church ministers held a conference in the city.
Morlaix reports six additional bodies from the British vessel Abouka Bey washed ashore at Morlaix as rescue efforts continue. The finds follow earlier recoveries and are part of the disaster coverage.
William W. Fairbanks, a Point Arena photographer, disappeared from San Francisco on October 1 after marrying Addie O'Connor from Indiana. He later returned from Shreveport, claiming amnesia for sixteen months, and that he knew nothing of his marriage. Police reports show visits to Portland and Sacramento during the period.
In Larned Kansas at 6 this morning two robbers demanded cash from harness dealer M F Campbell. Campbell was shot in the left hand and it was amputated. The robbers escaped with 175 dollars. A posse pursues them and lynching is feared if caught.
Charles Poole, transported from Tondon, England, jailed in Indianapolis and charged with embezzling 800 dollars from the National Card company. A habeas corpus attempt to free him failed while Poole denied guilt.
A concise note describes how White Flaky Biséalt Fine Pastry and Dainty Cake are refined toward greater perfection through careful methods. The text highlights quality pastry techniques and evolving textures.
A long time New York newsboy sits in a Twenty third Street Broadway corner perambulator. He says he has earned a fortune over fifteen years and recalls voting for three presidents. A kindly lady once gave him a toy dog which prompts his humorous remark about aging patrons.
Mr Stockfarm presents his Jersey cow while Miss Townbred laments 200 quarts a day. Stockfarm corrects the boast to 200 quarts per week. The humorous stage dialogue ends with the crowd reacting to the exaggeration.
On Dr Wiley's analysis the World's Fair jury awarded Dr Price's Dream Baking Powder highest for strength purity and excellence. Wiley rejected alum powders as unwholesome. The report cites Price as superior in the competition.
Beware of worthless cures for catarrh that claim to melt mucus or destroy the senses. Do not use mercury products without prescription. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo contains no mercury and is taken internally. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists at one dollar per bottle. Berri, a Wisconsin bicyclist, has equipped his wheel with a sail.
Thompson of 318 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis advertises first class tailoring with self measurement diagrams. It lists cloth samples and prices for overcoats pantaloons business or dress suits wedding suits as a specialty. The note mentions a Japanese steel called Rivetel as a new superior material.
An advertising item cautions buying whiskey for medicinal use, touts Uncle Sam's Monogram Whiskey as from a major Northwest bottler, and urges readers to consult druggists. It promotes the T M Roberts Supply House of Minneapolis and a free biweekly Grocery Price Current offer for subscribers who list farmers and addresses. It also endorses Wiscow’s Soothing Syrup for teething.
An Avondale youth shows a vivid curiosity as he asks if God is everywhere and in the dog cart. His older brother stumbles answers while two young ladies watch, until the child scolds him for keeping God under the seat. The scene ends with a startled near-fall in the cart.
A traveler’s tale contrasts locations through sounds of birds locusts katydids and thrushes. A Frenchman returning to France notes birds singing while a New England woman after two years in Illinois longs for the East and its familiar insects.
A fragment capturing a Richmond scene with a colored peddler shouting Tatoes and a woman replying Hush dat racket You distracts de whole neighborhood The exchange highlights neighborhood dynamics and loud voices in everyday life.
The Gaiety Theatre in London installs a real vault roof sky scenery enhancing current production. The update aims to elevate visual spectacle and draw larger audiences to performances this season.
An advertisement extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a grand restorative. It promises vigor of flesh and appetite, thorough digestion, sound sleep, nerve quiet, and relief from bilious symptoms and bowel discomfort. It claims malaria rheumatism and kidney trouble are removed.
Proposal to transport the New Hampshire state building from the Chicago exposition to Manchester NH for use as a public museum. Advocates urge other states to adopt the plan as a model for preserving state exhibits and promoting regional culture.
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