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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1892
Page
2
A Brainerd Dispatch brief notes the room where Napoleon I died is now used as a stable. The remark echoes a grim reflection on how spaces change hands and purposes across history.
Twe Methodist Episcopal Church claims ownership of property valued at 96,000,000 dollars. The assertion underscores the church’s substantial assets and potential tax or legal implications for the parish.
Oscar Wipe aims to create a new bale style hybrid tulip with golden veining. The project centers on advancing classic horticulture through distinctive flower genetics and selective breeding.
An eloquent and conversational woman states that talking rests her back. The problem is she refuses to confine herself to talking to her back and narrating her rest efforts.
A scientist explains that the effective size of a molecule cannot exceed five hundred millionths of an inch, and in some instances may be as small as one thousand millionths of an inch. The description highlights extreme precision in molecular measurements.
The school age varies by state with six states admitting at 4, nineteen at 5, twenty at 6, three at 7, and Texas at 8 to public schools. This reflects differing compulsory attendance practices across the country.
The Italian Ordnance Department considers buying a projectile that bursts into a luminous disc of 100,000 candle power to light enemy camps with great brilliancy.
At a Belgian lead mine an electric system records each bucket raised to the surface. A needle signals the office and a revolving drum shows the total number of buckets by a red line.
The German statesman derides the U S army for lacking officers while noting Kentucky and Missouri could supply generals and colonels to lead armies worldwide in an emergency.
Experients compare rifles across European armies. The German rifle is described as the most merciful, the Lebel rifle as making ragged wounds, while the English magazine rifle is labeled the cruelest, causing severe damage at distances around 1,000 yards.
Report spread that the notable figure Mrs Langtry is cruising Southern summer seas aboard a yacht valued at 175000. Many readers hoped the extraordinary woman might have sunk into permanent obscurity.
It is said the Duke of Connaught will probably be appointed to govern Malta. He prefers not India but would accept Malta where he could be independent yet close to home.
Pact B. Du Cuai Liu asserts in a travel tale that he received 22,000 marriage proposals during his African wanderings and rejected them all. The claim frames him as an expert in avoiding marriage in his journeys.
The Carmaux miners' strike appears near end as the strike committee agrees to submit disputes to arbitration. Experts suggest earlier arbitration could have saved thousands of francs for each side.
The champion eater is identified as a negro named Livermore at Goshen Pass, Virginia. In a single meal he consumed two large loaves of bread, fifteen biscuits, two pounds of bacon, a fried chicken, bread dressing with gravy, two large glasses of buttermilk, four potatoes, cabbage, and a pan of corn bread.
A Carterville Ga man owns a carved walking stick in buckeye wood covered with inscriptions from the Harrison and Tyler campaign. It reportedly holds a history of Harrison's life a list of his Cabinet members with cuts of a log cabin and surrounding grounds and names of many of Harrison's officials.
The article traces Sereios Wirre rising from a railway freight clerk in southwestern Russia to railway directorships, aided by contact with Wyschnegradski and the influence of Witte, who first introduced him to political office.
The empress of Germany, mother of seven, appears very youthful for her age and is described as a large, agreeable figure with rosy cheeks, blue eyes, and a winsome smile. At about 33, she is a Schleswig Holstein princess and niece of a Kiel University professor Esmarch connection.
A compact digest recaps key events from the week, highlighting notable political moves, economic shifts, and social developments. It consolidates headlines and outcomes to provide a quick situational snapshot for readers seeking rapid updates.
Treasury issues another quarantine directive to customs officers. William Potter of Pennsylvania and David P. Thompson of Oregon are named as ministers to Italy and Turkey. A state department agent is found to have lied about Alaska seal industry in the Bering Sea dispute. Belgian consul protests sending back 37 glass blowers to Ellis Island. Exports of live cattle beef and hog products rise. October beef and dairy exports reach 10.543 million dollars. Spaulding clarifies that a consignee at the port of first arrival may designate the interior port’s consignee if no other is named in the bill of lading.
George Grill and Lawrence Mayer died instantly in a premature explosion inside the 200 foot Greely mine tunnel at Fort Collins, Colorado. The tragedy adds to a string of fire and accident losses across the region, including property damage in Michigan and Milwaukee.
A collection of society notes mentions the czar as the world’s largest landowner, and John C. Tampenny of Philadelphia dying with an estate valued at 173000 dollars. Other items forecast politicians Harrison and Tracy joining New York law practice, charitable gifts, pardons, lectures, and obituaries.
The clipping lists multiple fatal events including Italian in Boston murdering his two children before killing himself, a Chicago org robbing the city of 500000 in a year, a Sycamore Illinois man killing a Chicago pair and taking his own life, and other suicides and murders across Fort Wayne Indiana Huntington Indiana St Louis Ohio New York Manitoba and North Dakota. It also notes thefts and arrests such as Adam Lamar 18 a Fort Wayne post office employee under arrest for stealing letters and smuggling charges against Louis Gauss.
In Berlin, a dispute over displaying the works of Swedish painter Munch leads to the disruption of the Berlin society of artists. The report cites authority as a cause of the division amid ongoing cultural tensions.
Dispatch from Rome reports Mgr Satolli probable to be made a cardinal upon his return to Rome next year, amid his critique of papal policy toward France. The note places the senior churchman’s future among upcoming high clerical appointments and Vatican reshuffles.
President Noel of Crescent City club reportedly posted 99000 to secure the Hal!-Fitzsimmons and Corbett-Mitchell bouts in New Orleans. Budd Doble bought the runner Artist for Nancy Hanks’s second. Corbett’s father says his son may quit boxing. Corbett desires one last fight with Mitchel. William O’Connor plans a four oared crew for the Chicago regatta and will recruit from St John and Halifax.
The operating department moves to equip the western extension with rolling stock by project completion. October gross earnings for 132 roads reached $51,685,330, up $937,665 from the year start. The four weeks ending October show $12,386,713, down $161,680, with early November at $321,632 and up $27,939.
The text notes that major election contests start in Nebraska. It also mentions Montana attorney-general elect Miss Elia L. Knowles, a woman. It discusses a large anticipated deficit in federal revenues for the coming session and expectations about tariff legislation and Senate control after March 3 with Vice President Stevenson’s vote and no Populists.
Lowell cotton manufacturers announce wage hikes up to seven percent while Providence mills grant raises. The English cotton lockout enters its second week with mixed fortunes, as 6,000,000 spindles run full time, 750,000 reduced, and 12,600,000 stopped.
Albany court sustains demurrer in Peck case and he is discharged. Glassmakers meet in Pittsburg to discuss a possible trust. Kansas saloons abandon prohibition in favor of open policy. Grayson Ky. hosts six hundred demonstrators over railway tax lands. sale postponed. Lane Seminary professor Henry P Smith on trial for heresy in Cincinnati. Russian nobleman official arrested in San Francisco over international tension. October steerage landings at New York fall to 4,691, lowest since 1877. Smallpox cases rise at New Haven State Hospital. quarantine imposed. M E Church General Missionary Board meets in Minneapolis. $2,000 for Swedish Northwest work. Ariel Meinrath & Co. Kansas City brokers fail. debts total $140,000 with California fruit-indorser links. Burglary at G. W. Burnsworth store. owner shoots two intruders. William Jones killed at Fort Wayne. National Wall Paper stockholders to vote on capital raise to $30,000,000 and full stock charter amendment. New wrecking effort seeks Hussar treasure in Long Island Sound. third such search this spring. Union Theological Seminary receives $175,000 for seven professorship endowments. Donors include John Crosby Brown and others. C F Gapp named Washington commissioner for Nicaragua canal convention at New Orleans. Michigan farmers: Huron County reports bumper apples. Port Huron ships 75,000 barrels wholesale. Sand Beach to ship 50,000 bushels potatoes.
The Democrats of Winona celebrated Cleveland and Stevenson with a monster parade. A big St. Cloud procession drew torches and banners. Deer were plentiful near Park Rapids during opening hunting week. A fire destroyed Lamberton's business district with little insurance.
Fire destroys Idlewilde summer hotel near Sturgeon Bay. Peter band arrested in Ashland for stealing an overcoat. 89 year old Mrs. J. P. Davis Jr. of Menasha breaks leg after a fall. Rhinelander homesteader Joseph Rollo found frozen in woods. Eau Claire Mill Supply boosts capital to 25000 dollars. Racine tailor Johnson reports robbery of a dollar and a silver watch. Mrs. M Jensen of Racine suffers severe injuries from an axe mishap. D W Britton’s Green Bay dye works damages reach 400 dollars by fire. North Dakota H S Schradenbach planning a 6000 barrel per day barrel factory at Superior. Fond du Lac pioneer Gottlieb Lehman dies at 77. Unknown man in Manitowoc dry dock identified as Wenzel Pilz. Mrs. August Pfeiffer of Racine sustains rib injuries in runaway. Edward Frier at Western Union Junction injured wrist by knife. Diamond Match Works in Oshkosh damaged by fire at 500 dollars. Loot from Hallest & Hagens store recovered in Manitowoc. West Superior electric repairer William Johnson severely shocked. Oshkosh larceny suspect B D Smith rearrested on forgery charge. Blair Patent Wheel and Axle Co of Superior organized with 100000 dollars. Florence M E Church edifice dedicated after 4000 dollar cost. Oakfield postmaster W S Russel dies at 51. Marquette Club House burglars wave to criminal court in bonds. Oconomowoc to be electric lit by July 1 1893 with Lac La Belle circuit. Lumber shipments suggest peak mill cut surpassing 1889 figures. Rumor of J H Jenkins killed in North Dakota threshing accident proves false.
North Dakota reports the Falball post office in Wells county has been discontinued. A nearby farmer H. A Loomis home near Henry burned in a house fire. No injuries reported.
Gov Burke plans to join the newly formed Osborne Grocery Co at term end and move to Superior Wisconsin. In Mandan district court Lerry Nelon was found guilty of shooting Aug Katske and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. The Northwestern grain elevator at Glaston burned with 50 000 bushels of grain, about 25 000 to be saved. Siverson, a farmer near Steele, was found dead frozen near his home. Gov Burke pardons Rob Roberts, a four year penitentiary inmate in Bismarck for attempted murder. Roberts credited to influence from Alex McKenzie.
Reports include a boy named James Harlik knifed by a drunken man named Kirz on a public street in Sioux City and a grand jury indictment in Council Bluffs for a man named Wm. Benzin over an attempted murder of Officer L. Leach. The scuffle followed an attempted arrest while Benzin was intoxicated.
A six year old boy named Willy feels left out when his older siblings attend a party. His mother consoles him as he recalls Mrs Blank praising his looks, and Willy laments the value of being handsome if not invited. The tale echoes childhood hurt and social slights.
After coming in from the rain, place the umbrella handle down to dry evenly. Do not stand it handle up as moisture collects at the top and can rot the lining. Silk umbrellas left open dry tend to stretch and split, so folds should remain loose when not in use.
A crowded electric street car carries a young couple on their wedding trip. A drunken man is struck by an umbrella and swears aloud. The groom seizes the offender and asks how he dares swear before his wife, prompting a witty reply about knowing nothing of the wife’s wishes.
Parson Baxter chides Peter Jackson in a boastful exchange about winning boxing glory. Sam Johnson counters with bravado claiming stars will fall after the bout. Both name imagined film roles and vow to face white pugilists in a bold challenge and entrance.
A corporal questions why a saber blade is curved. The soldier answers it is curved to increase strike power. The corporal denies this and insists the blade fits the curved scabbard, joking how a straight blade could not fit the crooked scabbard.
Burley admits borrowing $75 from Hawkins to look impressive. He claims the initial request was only $1.50, with the extra amount taken to create an impression. The exchange highlights a mindset focused on appearances rather than necessity.
Bill Riley, jailed at Chippewa Falls, claimed drunkenly to have killed William Anderson of Eau Claire. Authorities released him, though danger of trial remains as District Attorney Frawley weighs Riley's confession. Riley previously faced an assault charge and his father was found dead in the Chippewa river five years ago.
The Paris appeal court ruled Mrs Deacon could seek divorce from Mr Deacon and ordered the child Gladys returned to a convent with visiting rights for both spouses. Mr Deacon to pay costs and the Aix court filing to decide if an absolute divorce will be granted.
Reports from Seattle indicate a major storm across the western state areas. five deaths are reported and farm buildings wrecked with property losses in the thousands. Valleys become lakes, bridges weakened, trains delayed, and river debris blocks remain until waters recede.
Chicago police arrest two suspects named James Jones and Frank Smith who used a two foot box with a spring lid as a portable fence. Items such as gloves and silk stockings were concealed inside the device which allowed theft by sliding goods beneath the lid. Officers suspect the pair are impostors in the theatrics profession and well known as female impersonators.
A Deadwood South Dakota report claims the entire Deadwood Central system has been sold to the Burlington & Missouri River. The deal includes a new line to the Bald Mountain and Ruby Basin mines and access to Lead City near the Homestead mines. Price rumored at $1,000,000.
Chicago, Special, Nov. 23. John Kelly, said to be a confidence man, was arrested by Officer Johnson today while with John Stone Montgomery, a retired lumber merchant from St. Paul. Montgomery was taken to Buffalo with 530,000. Kelly is charged by conduct. His confederates escaped.
Allen Harrison was executed for the April murder of Bettie Adams in Huntington West Virginia. The scaffold stood in a field two miles from the jail and a carriage procession conveyed the crowd of over ten thousand spectators. The same neck noose used on the Charleston rapist Johnson last year was employed.
Frank Brown, the final victim, died today in Frazee Minnesota. He was the printer who visited Van Sickler's house the night of the shooting, and officials say lack of prompt care contributed to his death. His remains are to be forwarded to Fargo tomorrow.
Davenport Iowa November 23 United States express messenger George S Bagley was indicted by a grand jury for grand larceny by embezzlement after allegedly taking 100000 last Friday He asked for time to plead and was committed It is expected he will plead guilty shortly and seek clemency from the court.
Rev. W. Faber, nine years pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Westfield, resigns to pursue ministry in the Episcopal church. He will preach a farewell sermon next Sunday and apply to Bishop Coxe of Buffalo for candidacy.
The residence of M. Collins in Grand Forks North Dakota burned tonight with all its contents. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars with insurance of 1700 dollars.
In Columbus the secretary of state notes Taylor Republican leads with 56 votes, and on the electoral ticket Dundorf Republican leads Seward Democrat by 990 plus 2,202 over other Republicans. The average Republican plurality is 1,007. Seward gains 1,182 on that average and 2,380 on Democratic electors.
Vice President elect Adlai Stevenson is greeted by a decorated town and a large crowd. The Republican and Democratic groups cooperated in the celebration with help from local citizens and visiting Democrats from miles around.
A run of snap items includes s missing grain dealer s in Superior Wisconsin Milton Saylor ex congressman of Ohio dead in New York from heart failure Luella Cool named in charge of dentistry at Stanford university John G Moore Richmond Ind Independent manager fled for embezzlement Mme Pauline Lucca famed opera singer ill in Vienna Betsy Hagen early Northwest Wisconsin settler died Grantsburg age seventy four Elizabeth Cannon Ma son City Iowa died by freezing Gladstone faces reform obstacle monetary policy Ireland home rule could raise expenses Khiva khan to visit London tour of Europe with Russian official Homestead strike trial nears verdict with prosecution and defense closing arguments
The report lists bid prices across Chicago Minneapolis and Milwaukee for wheat corn oats and barley. Prices show No 2 spring wheat around 69 to 72 cents in Chicago and 67 to 74 cents in Milwaukee with assorted No 1 hard and Northern wheat also recorded. Corn and rye values follow typical regional spreads and include No 2 yellow oats and various barley figures.
At a mass meeting of general passenger agents in Chicago the discussion centered on World’s Fair rates. Speakers from the Chicago & Alton Burlington Milwaukee Atchison Grand Trunk and others proposed varied reductions and incentives to attract visitors while ensuring railroads’ returns. The session left agents better acquainted with each others views on excursion limits discounts and centerbate plans.
Washington November 22 The treasury reports show overall spending rising by about 5.5 million over last year with total outlays surpassing receipts by around 5 million. The interior department carries the largest increase driven by pensions totaling 185 million, up more than 40 million.
A sensational court martial began at Fort Robinson with Capt. James A. Hutton of the Eighth Infantry charged with disobedience and conduct unbecoming an officer. He allegedly struck a bil liard with a post trader, nephew of Senator Paddock, and later refused to return to quarters. Allied with the case, Senator Paddock’s family association draws interest, while exoneration of the trader is reported.
In Columbus at Trinity church this evening Miss Virginia A Thurman daughter of Allen W Thurman and granddaughter of Judge Allen G Thurman married Kelly Cole of New York City. Attended by intimate friends from New York and Baltimore with Boegius Brown of New York as best man and Miss Kittie Thurman as maid of honor. The couple will reside in New York.
Washington November 25 Ex-Gov Gear of Town telegraphs Secretary Foster that he will accept the appointment as assistant secretary of the jury and will travel to Washington soon to qualify for the position.
Fire sweeps the Holden workings at Taylor, five miles from Scranton. A rescue party reached the basin 2,000 feet from the shaft bottom, but fourteen workers were carried out unconscious. Several men are in serious condition with doubtful recoveries.
A passenger train on the A. and P. road seven miles east of Blackberry derailed when a broken wheel caused a car to leave the track on a trestle. One man was killed and thirteen injured, some fatally. Victims were taken to Peach Springs. Names of the dead and injured are not available tonight.
In Minnesota the special prosecutor concludes Ole Juneland who was thought to be murdered died of apopiexy. The finding shifts the case from foul play to natural causes and ends speculation of foul play.
In a cheerless windy day after measles Ava and Edna seek play. Mamma guides a thrifted hunt for a silver thimble and a twist spool, singing a childhood rhyme while hiding objects. The girls forget loneliness as Edna's forfeit earns candy then joyous kitchen run follows.
A mother reads about customs in other lands. Nellie and Allie plan a Thanksgiving for birds, gathering a clothes horse in the barnyard. Five birds soon appear, pecking and twittering their thanks as mamma returns to check on them.
Mrs. Scovil writes in Mothers Corner that children need ample sleep. She advises bed between 8 and 10 based on age and stresses pleasant bedtimes with stories and gentle talks to ease the routine.
A recipe fragment describes Orange Drops with orange rind juice tartaric acid and sugar, plus a Maple Cream Walnut with maple sugar water butter and walnuts and a Hickory Nut Caramels method mixing sugar glucose water cream and butter then nuts for a rich candy.
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