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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1887
Page
6
A Chicago clergyman preached about the impending execution of the death penalty in Chicago. He quoted Burke saying leniency to crime is treason to virtue and urged listeners to ponder the issue amid public sentiment.
Reported move that Edward Blake leader of the Op position in the Dominion Parliament will seek a British seat. An orator of great power, he is said to be urged by Gladstone to pursue this step in an English or Irish constituency.
Northern travelers increasingly seek southern California as a winter refuge. Restless wanderers, unable to stay home, have traversed many regions in search of a mild climate and find enthusiasm for the region described as a garden country.
A tobacco smoker praises his habit claiming no harm, while the report from Dr. Frantzel of Berlin warns that smoking may cause injury after many years, with illness arriving suddenly and persisting to the end.
After nearly two decades of service Dr. McCosh resigns as president of Princeton College citing age infirmities. Under his leadership Princeton has become a central institution for the Presbyterian church.
London correspondent notes the English public shows greater interest in Sullivan than in Gladstone. The observer adds that in American cities Sullivan would attract more attention than any statesman except the President.
Officials estimate that 1887 will see a population increase in New York City greater than the city’s population at the end of its first two centuries, a pace supported by over 5,000 new buildings begun since last year with most now completed.
Senor Tanco Armero, agent of the Colombian government on canal affairs, reports that completing the De Lesseps canal would require 508,299,000. He notes the sum is hard to raise and the company's finances are in a troubling state. He also believes traffic if completed would exceed earlier estimates.
The Civil Service Commission nears final radical revisions to its rules. Changes abolish the forty five year age limit for certain public employees, arguing that experienced older workers are as capable as younger applicants.
The piece argues Texas extravagant exemption law has shifted from settlement aid to hindering capital, raising interest rates and complicating security validity. It notes homestead exemptions covering large farms or city properties strain finances, while contrasting Texas with nearby states. It mentions Mrs. Cleveland at the Seaside Institute dedication in Bridgeport and her public role.
Mr Nobile a Northern founder of a Georgia town told a Boston reporter that Southern capital dominated recent investment. He noted Southerners hid securities since 1841 in Atlanta Rome Mobile Montgomery and New Orleans and redirected funds into Southern industrial ventures. He praised southern foresight in preserving assets during the war.
Reports from Berlin say Emperor William and Crown Prince William the successor are in critical condition after his cancer diagnosis. Public mood runs high with Berlin fearing which member of the ruling house will outlive the other in the tense succession duel.
The opinion argues Kaiser William’s death would deeply distress Germany and highlights the Crown Prince Frederick William as his legitimate successor amid a looming national trial. It notes the nation once faced Grant’s era of prolonged suffering as a warning of enduring hardship.
Article describes the ailing crown prince and royal offspring, noting the Queen of England's daughter as Princess Royal, and detailing the prince's six children. It mentions Prince Frederick William born January 1859 with three or four grandchildren, and his sons in military and naval service alongside the eldest son William’s early printing apprenticeship.
The Dutch steamer Scholten with 210 aboard was struck in dense fog ten miles off Dover by the Rosa Mary from Hartlepool. About 132 are drowned or missing. only nine crew and passengers survived, after lifeboats failed and chaos followed as the ship sank within twenty minutes. The Rosa Mary’s captain claims another vessel rammed Scholten while anchoring.
In Bridgeport a Sunday night fire consumed the Barnum and Railer show buildings in 30 minutes. Elephants, hippos, lions, rhinoceroses and other animals escaped or perished as tents, seats and menagerie buildings burned. Loss runs to about $700,000 with $100,000 insured.
Last Monday Helena Montana welcomed Manitoba officials amid driving snow to celebrate the Manitoba Central road opening. The attending dignitaries included visiting members and local officials as the city cheered the event.
A列 procession led by Fort Shaw band and attended by Hill and railway officials marched along Main Street amid a furious storm. Gov. Leslie and Maj. Maginnis delivered welcomes, with speeches by Hill. The visitors were later banqueted by Montana’s principal citizens.
National Grand Army reports show strong support for a new dependent pension bill to aid widowed or dependent parents of deceased soldiers. The measure sets a 12 dollar monthly pension for eligible veterans and increases child allowances while regulating agent fees and penalties.
Summer afternoon tale follows Cecil Sherwood who helps Dorothy a penniless, orphan girl collect wildflowers after her aunt Jen scolds. He promises to return next day, introduces Dorothy to Aunt Agatha Beane, and plans to find a home and kindness for the shy child and her kitten.
In an interview Charles Stewart Parnell speaks from illness about his absence from active politics. He defends Davitt’s stance while criticizing the Irish government’s coercive measures, warning that weak governance harms Ireland’s prospects for self government and lawfulness under imperial rule.
The Bismarck Tribune reports official and unofficial counts from sixty of eighty six counties totaling 52 599 votes on division while twenty six counties yet to report add about 10292 with roughly 5202 against and 5000 for division. Overall division support about 63000 votes with a 9000 majority amid rising population and prohibition stakes.
The Sioux Falls press defends the Hinman-Hare case outcome by calling prevalent reports misleading and states Bishop Hare denies every claimed reason for the dismissal. He asserts after fifteen years among Dakota people he remains honored and that none of the cited statements reflect the suit’s actual grounds.
British commissioners Sir Joseph Chamberlain Sir Charles Tup per and Minister West and American delegates Bayard Putnam Angell met Monday, adopting a unanimous resolution to keep negotiations private until completion. Secretary Bayard says public position fully explained. Washington notes two-year administration timeline and Whitney returns in improved health but inactive for days.
Aunt Jen delivers Dorothy to Miss Deane after months of illness and hardship. Dorothy is adopted as Cecil returns for Christmas, uniting the family and sealing a happy ending for Corrie’s long awaited reunion.
Mr Seth Davis of Newton Massachusetts reached his first century on September 3 drawing over a thousand visitors who praised his longevity. He lived temperately and industriously, avoided liquor and tobacco, taught students, and supported temperance and public welfare groups while remaining a devout church member.
Sylvanus Wynant and his wife lived near Ander son Indiana. Julia and Ella Graney witnessed what they described as a spirit appearing at their kitchen and at the cow pasture gate in the days after Mrs Wynant s death. The two sisters reported conversations with the unseen visitor who finally faded away.
Kate Perry recalls the early days of Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray. He wrote at the Old Ship Inn and debated a title. Perry advised and helped shape the sense of the novel. Thackeray awoke in the night, shouting Vanity Fair as the name finally clicked.
Scribner's recalls a Norway Sweden visit in 1882 noting the Gokstad ship found recently on a Southern Norway peninsula. The 78 foot vessel with 66 foot keel and 16 12 foot beam uses oak planks in clinker construction and shows iron bolt fastenings and hair cords in the seams. Artful prow stern and gunwale decorations hint at Irish influence, dating its build to between AD 700 and 1000 and reflecting late iron age craft and sepulchral use.
In St Nicholas November edition C F Holder describes how young elephants in large herds survive floods and fast rivers. Mothers lift calves to ride on backs or trunks while followers cross in water, with tiny riders appearing to walk or rest on submerged backs.
The rabbit plague in Australia is severe and growing. Progeny from one pair could reach 13 718 000 in three years under ideal conditions, and drought does not curb the increase. Victoria spends 20 000 pounds yearly, New South Wales 100 900, with 100 to 200 workers trapped on many stations. losses include 400 square miles near the South Australian border now barren of sheep. NSW offers 25 000 pounds for an effective control method. The piece hints at American ingenuity as a potential solution.
Western towns boost local papers with outside reads and advertising payments. Tucson buys 8000 copies monthly for overseas distribution and pays 200 monthly for write-ups. Lamar pays 1500 for a write-up. Fort Scott spends 7000 on ads. Hutchinson gives 10000 yearly and Newton 15000.
A London Times editorial from October 1 lauds American skill across sports noting Americans excel in sailing rowing horse racing trotting and baseball while showing strong prowess in fishing shooting riding and cricket. The piece highlights Americans as formidable rivals in various outdoor pursuits and praises their mastery of baseball as having its own science.
Bible readings in Boston parlors will be a feature of society diversion this winter and will replace Browning recitals among some intellectuals. The movement draws support from agnostics and uses the Bible for its rhetorical and oratorical possibilities rather than piety.
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