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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1895
Page
6
The Brainerd Dispatch notes Mrs. Stanton and colleagues render a famous text in bold fashion, comparing it to Breeches Bible translators. It suggests looming trouble in Kartle mining stocks and hints at European market anxieties. Chicago hovers as a larger city than Berlin, while Cubans proclaim independence and seek a decisive Yorktown milestone.
The text urges strong action by New York authorities to deter train wrecking. It notes the death of the author of America and praises the hymn’s lasting national fame. It comments on Russia Armenia and England and expresses harsh judgments of British policy and Ottoman strength.
The article notes that a queen's counsel wears a silk gown and holds a superior position, justifying higher pay than barristers in stuff gowns. It states QC's do not perform routine tasks like drafting pleas or indictments as part of their duties.
In orange growing countries men use cheap fruit to shine boots. The orange is split and the juice side of one half is applied to a hot iron pot and to the boot. A soft brush then rubs the boot, producing a bright polish immediately.
The movement seeks to compel Pullman to reduce the price of upper berths in sleeping cars. An upper berth is worth less than a lower one, and at 50 cents lower it is likely uppers would sell out as quickly as lowers.
Recent statistics show 55 churches and 7300 saloons in New York City with one church per 430 inhabitants and one saloon per 240. Last year 4 600 000 barrels of beer were consumed, about 212 per person. The figures help explain why Tammany often wins.
Young Fair’s naptha yacht Lucero has drawn humor for carrying fuel ample to blow apart a ship if ignited. The government ordered a Brooklyn navy yard test of liquid fuel to see if it can aid torpedo boats and smaller vessels.
The text argues that England's lenient stance toward Turkey reflects financial interests. It notes criticism of Gladstone for his harsh judgments on the Turkish government and suggests even Liberal followers should temper their support of the ex-premier's strong stance.
It recalls Nicholas I of Russia in January 1814 speaking with the British prime minister at St. Petersburg who called Turkey the sick man of Europe and proposed partition. England feared Russian aims on Constantinople and a Crimean War followed. this time the powers are hoped to act in agreement.
Nevada City remains one of California's oldest and major gold mining centers. About 50,000 miners are employed as leading mines open new ground and expand plants around the granite island city. The mother lode cuts a half circle through slate and granite toward large gravel banks rich in gold as hydraulic power and electricity extend operations.
A compact digest of top international events, politics, economics, and social developments. Highlights include key diplomatic shifts, conflict updates, market trends, and notable cultural stories shaping the world stage. These summaries condense major happenings for quick reading.
The Nation reports the Spanish minister aims to punish Cuban filibusters. French Guadeloupe planters cite U S Vice Consul St Crots De la Rocieres findings on Japanese labor. Treasury rules set Canadian in bond values at Canadian market value. Portuguese minister Thedim survives a hemorrhage. His wife learns of her father’s Rome death. Brooklyn trial evidence links Commander Folger to Harvey Steel stock and a large consulting salary after Navy contracts.
A flurry of obituary notices and personal milestones from Boston to Philadelphia. Rev S F Smith father of the hymn America dies in Boston. Mrs Mary South of Jacksonville IL dead. John W Smith prominent rail and mill builder dies in Oakland at eighty. Pearl Cragie arrives in New York for winter. Gov Matthews Indiana buries his only son who died at the Atlanta exposition near Clinton IN. William T Smith coal operator of Shamokin dies at 75. Regina Barber daughter of a Washingtonian marries Senor Rengifo in St Ooe Church. Huntington to return to New York from San Francisco for business. Pettingill wild man of Wise River MT found dead. David Boyce father of W D Boyce dies in Parnassus PA. Osmond Tiffany noted South writer dies in Baltimore at 72. John R Fell of Anno Pardee Co dies in Philadelphia at about 30.
The items cover embezzlement charges against a postmaster, a priest found dead beside Iron Mountain tracks in Missouri, a breach of promise suit in Decatur, a Philadelphia bank defaulter who fled, stolen bonds totaling about 25 000, a Vincennes saloonkeeper robbed and accusing a police officer, and the execution of Jesus Vialpando and Feliciano Chavez for a rancher’s murder in Santa Fe with Chavez denouncing bad company.
A son is born to Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Princess Marie Louise. The report notes the happy heir and gives no further details about the royal couple.
A rapid bulletin of events includes a Sister of Charity named notary in St Louis, an Oklahoma statehood convention set for Shawnee on December 4, and diverse political and legal notes from Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky.
A cascade of accidents and disasters reports 105000 dollar property loss in Lowell. A Iowa hayload tragedy kills George Jackson. A Manitoba steamer drifts ashore near Beach Haven. A Corning fireman dies and a brakeman is injured in Virginia collision. A Benton Harbor boy dies in a hunting accident. A Michigan woman dies after being struck on a streetcar crossing. A Whiting naptha tank explosion rages with no lives reported. An earthquake unsettles Cotopaxi. An Ohio man’s buggy collides with a freight, killing his horse while he sleeps through the shock.
A Brussels bank robbery yields 2.5 million stolen by a cashier. Albert Neville, a San Francisco carpenter, was murdered by two masked men. The police have no clues. Peter W. Breene, former bank president, is missing after borrowing over 70 thousand dollars. Charles O Hoffmann faces a 20 thousand shortage. In Mitchellville Iowa two men attacked a youth claiming to rescue his sister. In Sale Victoria manager Short shot his wife and two children then killed himself. Choctaw council passes treason bill threatening death for land sales to non citizens. Frank Huffman, outlaw, killed by Sheriff Moore in Missouri. Thomas Morris, foreman, assaulted by workers seeking early pay. John O Connor, ex Maryville postmaster, arrested at Monett after disappearance in 1882.
Storms along the English Channel and Atlantic coast raise fears of a major shipwreck. The Belle O’Brien of Thomaston Maine may have foundered after leaving San Francisco June 19 for Queenstown. Crew of 14 aboard, nine bodies washed ashore near Finisterre, France, with captains among the missing.
Henry W Roddis disappeared from Milwaukee thirty years ago with his uncle's money and was thought killed in the South. He is located in Cherokee Iowa living with a Milwaukee woman he eloped with. He has eight children in the Cherokee family and was involved in Iowa affairs as a well connected figure and insurance secretary. He has since fled and is believed to be in Murray county Minnesota.
Lloyd Montgomery eighteen confesses to Sheriff McFerron that he killed D R McKercher after McKercher killed his father and mother. He claims McKercher shot the parents and then shot at him, prompting Montgomery to seize the gun and shoot McKercher. He says he did not kill his parents. Attorneys and officers anticipate a full confession.
Sioux Falls editor Mark Scott obtained a warrant alleging Van Buskirk threatened to kill him over a wife beating report. The deputy district attorney tried to dissuade publication, allegedly warning he would shoot a hole through the editor if printed. The case was dismissed.
Senator David B. Hill of New York travels to Milwaukee for a Western debut at the Academy tomorrow night. James J. Hill, head of the Great Northern, extends courtesy of the lines and provides President Hill’s private car for the senator’s use.
The Railway Mail Service reports 497 accidents to railway post offices in the year. Seven clerks were killed and 178 injured, up 137 accidents and 27 deaths and injuries from last year. The report notes growing efficiency of the service each year.
Rome reports Pope Leo XIII remains in stable health with physician Dr Lapponi noting no alarming signs. The pontiff should stay in his room due to cold damp conditions affecting his recovery.
A World dispatch from Colon Colombia reports 500 laborers arrived from Cartagena and will work on the canal, speeding up construction.
Director Comstock of Washburn Observatory and professor of astronomy at the state university located the comet discovered Sunday at Lick Observatory. The telescopic comet is faint and invisible to the naked eye. Comstock notes it may be farther than the sun and could brighten, seen in early dawn at specific celestial coordinates and moving southeast.
The coastwise steamer Randorella ran ashore at Umpqua bar half a mile south of the channel. Captain K. K. Winant, a veteran coast captain, was swept overboard and drowned. Nine crew members and one passenger were rescued after a desperate struggle.
Mrs Elsie Stillman daughter of Mr Joel Stillman married this afternoon at 3 30 to William G Rockefeller son of oil magnate William G Rockefeller. Ceremony held at St Bartholomews church with Bishop Puter officiating assisted by rector Dr David H Greer.
Henry Oliver, president of the recently closed Columbia National Bank in Tacoma Washington, was arrested today and charged with embezzling 46500 dollars from bank funds.
Columbus reports that Allen G. Thurman known as the Old Roman may have many days left despite a recent collapse from a nap. The aging Democrat figure has earned wide respect across political lines and continues to draw attention as his health status remains uncertain.
The long preserved life of Allen G Thurman spanned from his 1813 birth to his retirement years in Columbus. He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1835 and became a leading figure, serving in Congress and as chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1854 to 1856. Thurman later held two United States Senate terms, and in 1884 was Grover Cleveland's vice presidential nominee. He spent his final decade in retirement at his Columbus home, cared for by his family after his wife’s death.
A Vladivostok dispatch reports Japan has withdrawn from continental Asia policy and recognizes Russia's right to Corea and Manchuria. Corean rebels form two divisions, pigtails are cut, and Chinese forces resisting them are defeated in western provinces.
Market report dated November 26 provides grain futures across November December and May contracts with corn oats barley and rye prices, plus Park and fat hog, cattle quotes. It records Minneapolis wheat on track prices and on the ground, Milwaukee flour and grain prices, and St Paul hogs and cattle activity with bids in the 3.25 to 3.35 range for hogs and 1.40 to 2.75 for cattle.
In McGregor Iowa on November 26 a triple tragedy occurred. Hans Allen a farmer from near town is suspected of killing William Cross fatally shooting Ida Mink aged fifteen and wounding a small boy before fatally shooting himself. A woman may be involved and one account suggests a grudge with Cross. Allen leaves a prosperous family.
Turtle Lake Wisconsin November 26 August Oleson of Beaver township Polk county was found dead in front of his house with a gunshot wound through the heart. The shot was at close range with a marking on the clothes and a gun nearby. The treasury department offers to pay express charges on gold sent in and on currency given in exchange.
The Union Pacific reports coal rustling in the western Nebraska division. The gang's base is at Ogallala and confrontations with train crews have escalated. Brakeman Norval was assaulted and shot during an attempted arrest in the Ogallala yards, suffering serious injuries but not fatal ones.
Special-Six boys digging a cave at Twenty-eighth and Grayson streets were buried by a bank collapse. Two died on arrival, two were badly injured, and two escaped unharmed. Deceased Howard Ramage and Louis Snow. Injured Will Ramage with a broken leg, Walter Gambel with a broken arm, Otto Broad and Fred Baker with hip injuries. They had been working for days on a steep embankment when the earth caved in during their playhouse construction.
Noted resident Mrs Charles Martin wife of a Smiths crossing citizen, argued with a friend yesterday and on returning home collapsed and died. The event left a grieving neighbor distraught and at risk of losing her sanity.
Postmaster General Wilson presents the annual report noting receipts of 76,171,000 and expenditures of 86,790,172 for the year ended June 30, 1895, with projected 89,793,120 receipts and 84,817,900 expenditures for 1897. He argues government-wide free postal services for other branches would erase deficits and backs civil service expansion. The Mint report shows gold and silver deposits, coinage totals, and bullion values, plus world production and silver demonetization notes.
In New York a man pays the turkey's fare to ride a city car, promising no disturbance. Passengers react with humor as the bird sits dignified in the corner and the owner exits after the trip leaving the bird unharmed.
George Payne discovered his mother, a 65 year old, dead in her Rome New York residence after noticing a rope tied to her bedroom door this morning. The death is recorded as suicide.
Rich Valley Minnesota November 26 Geo A Klein accidentally shot Dr Waldo Oh man during a morning hunt. The bullet hit near the heart and the doctor is not expected to recover. Cumberland Wisconsin November 26 P Olson fell on a slippery walk discharging a rifle. the bullet struck his heart and caused instant death.
Minneapolis dispatch reports the grand jury declined to charge Kierce while praising the workhouse facilities and the Hayward case for prudent sheriff and deputies actions. The next grand jury session is scheduled for December 3. Separately, Havana reports insurgents burning Guinea and Miranda near Trinidad and an attack on Fort Flumach ends with insurgent losses.
A headline quotes the demise of Magnolia, famed as "the only three legged woman from Tennessee." She died in New York after a staged show in the Midway, where another woman allegedly supplied the third leg. The act was a prominent Midway attraction.
An Eclectic Medical Journal excerpt advises medical staff to examine for fractures then bathe the ankle in very hot water every hour or two for fifteen minutes. The part should not soak, but be wrapped in flannels after drying. Apply hamamelis or veratrum with hamamelis, then a tight bandage to limit swelling, ensuring circulation remains.
Boston Journal notes Thomas Hall as the second child of Thomas and Margaret Hall born in Willingham. At 2 years 11 months he stood 3 ft 9 in tall, weighed about 60 lb, and could throw a 17 lb hammer with ease. He reportedly grew 2.5 inches between August and November 1744, and died at age 6 at 4 ft 6 in, about 100 lb.
A Chicago News writer recalls Lincoln’s primitive bookkeeping in his youth. When his partner John T. Stuart represented Springfield in Congress Lincoln split fees into halves. He kept one half in his pocket and sealed the other in an envelope marked Stuart's half, stashing it in a drawer until Stuart returned from Washington.
A World newspaper excerpt discusses why one prefers bloomers over skirts. It notes a group of men in some organization cutting health risks to a danger limit and praises Parker's Ginger Tonic. It also mentions the black pepper berry growing on a climbing vine reaching twelve to twenty feet.
A dialogue from New York Weekly where an old gentleman argues his daughter is too young for marriage and cannot manage servants, while Mr Slimpurse dismisses the concern and says they won’t have any.
Special reports from Bryan Texas recount a moblynching last Tuesday night in a remote area of Madison county. A negro was accused of assaulting a white girl on the road and suffered lynching before the true culprit escaped.
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