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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1891
Page
2
Brainerd Minn dispatch notes in a humorous vein that England could gain by sending a line to King Humbert and enclosing a reply stamp. It also reports Jersey City policemen must wear mosquito netting over helmets at night to guard against skeeter bites.
A smaLu aluminum steamboat operates on Lake Zurich in Switzerland carrying eight persons. Its two horsepower petrol engine propels the craft at six miles per hour.
Velocipedes joined regular army service and an official Slavonic term samoskaty meaning self roller has been adopted. The name reflects the bicycles being used by troops as standard equipment.
The 20 year old Charlotte Higgins topped 1,600 male entrants in the University of London examination, capturing the highest honors.
New York reports Willie Waldorf Astor, long seen as a rent monopolist, will make England his permanent residence and will only visit the United States as an Englishman.
A Summer item notes Mr. Edison wears up to four fannel undershirts in severe winter weather. It implies he could wear a dozen by layering one at a time if he were truly the great inventor he claims to be.
Weis baden enforces strict dress codes for tennis players requiring a collared shirt and discouraging bare arms as the sport grows popular. Spectators faced risk of severe backlash if struck by a ball during play.
The postmaster general is expected to renew his recommendation of postal savings banks. They are a great convenience and promoter of prudence in districts without savings banks and will draw money from stockings and drawers.
English actress Mrs Bernard-Beere declares she has worn no stays for years and urges other women not to imitate her. As she grows older and occupies more land adjoining counties, critics joke Parliament might intervene to reform her dress behavior.
A massive tunnel in the Leadville mining district will cost about 750000 dollars and take ten years to complete. At least five miles long, it aims to drain the mines enabling access to millions of tons of ore that are currently unrecoverable without drainage.
In Australia the practice of placing green boughs of eucalyptus in sick rooms is spreading. Dr Curgenven says placing them under the bed with scarlet fever disinfects the couch and room items. The volatile scent also helps consumptive patients as an antiseptic and sedative promoting sleep.
The harvest home festival in Minneapolis featured a grand parade with many floats that lasted nearly four hours. Over 300000 people attended as churches held thanksgiving ceremonies, creating a fitting display of the northwest’s prosperity and abundant harvest.
A woodsman felled a large tree at Ivoryton in the Connecticut Valley and struck a round stone weighing thirty to forty pounds at the heart of the trunk. He extracted the rock with effort, and its presence does not appear to have hindered the tree’s growth, a mystery to local farmers.
The Congo State launches Se Krikianga The Light, a daily in the local dialect using the Latin alphabet. It is edited by two educated black women who prepared the type themselves and publish an article on The Natural History of the Elephant by a learned black writer.
Mrs. Julian Harris who died in San Francisco leaves a will addressing her son with a message of spiritual motherhood and guidance. She notes her hopes for his faithful fulfillment of trusts and duties. Harris once lived with her brother in the White House.
Washington reports Iris charges against dissolute women holding responsible census bureau posts. M. M. Rose named chief clerk at the general land office. Government to refund 8 million dollars in excess duties on hat trimmings and embroideries. Prosecution expected for timber theft from Fon du Lac reservation. The president appoints officers and professors to the Mexican boundary commission. Hennepin canal line report favors original south-side route at Rock Island.
Roururrorp B Hayes ranks among the nation’s millionaires. Dr Stavunp Insen and Bergliot Bjornson announce their engagement. Meissonier works offered to France for 400000. Ex Mayor Camppert of Youngstown, blind since five, becomes musician and Harvard-educated lawyer. Robert P Frower named NY governor candidate. Senator More comments on Edmunds, who is ill and spends winters in South Carolina. his daughter is an invalid.
The dispatch details numerous deadly incidents: five men burned in Northern Minnesota forest fires near Pine City. Hinckley saved. a Jacksonville church panic leaves one dead and twenty injured. railroad collisions in Prussian Selesia and West Susquehanna yard with deaths and many injuries. drownings in Vermont and New York from runaway carriage and boat mishaps. two missing Brooklyn residents found in Jacksonville after a Coney Island disappearance.
A sprawling postal clipping reports numerous violent events including drownings in Winnipeg and Niagara Falls, hangings in Colorado, murders in St Louis and Pueblo, jailbreaks and robberies in Kansas City and St Joseph, mutiny trials, a murder by poison in St Paul, and a wrecking attempt near Whiting Indiana. Also noted are disappearances in Buffalo and Chicago, a planned indictment for an Pennsylvania auditor general connection, and various arrests and trials. The tone is a rapid-fire crime digest spanning several states with few details on outcomes.
A deadly incident unfolds as a bull fight at Marseilles results in a fatality. In Nenagh a violent clash between Parnellites and anti Pastellites leads to a death during a Gerce fight.
The report covers Jacquins a noted French sprinter finishing at an Westminister aquari uT w ith Acor Pasua ex minister of finance killed in Istanbul a horse fall. Other items note a bridge collapse at Jocotecho during Lanterns, Canada regiments heading to Halifax Quebec and Vancouver, a Canadian export duty on logs, a Russia Persia trade treaty, Irish politics risks under one man one vote, anti Wagner funding rumors, and a surge of arsons in the Kieff district with multiple arrests.
Lightweight bout ends in twenty one rounds with Cal McCarthy defeating Tommy Warren in New Orleans. Reports note training near Ocean View Virginia, a fatal overheating incident for Jons Williams of Philadelphia while preparing to fight Wongo. Additional notes cover match declinations, a potential five year old race repeat, and a London British prize fight challenge between Overton and Gibbons.
A crusade will be begun against railroad traffic organizations. The Kansas City road annual report shows a favorable outcome. Cubiaco railroad officials allege secret rate cuts via St. Louis and Duluth, reducing grain shipped east via Chicago. In Trenton Judge Green denied setting aside a summons in Jewett v Garrett of the B and O. Three million dollars are involved and the suit continues. For the third week of September the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul system grossed 734 097 dollars, up from 635 60 dollars a year earlier. Milwaukee and Northern earned 40 534 dollars, up 1 472 from last year.
Street car companies in San Antonio Texas are prohibited by the city council from employing workers more than 12 hours a day. A report notes labor limits amid ongoing public transportation concerns in the city.
Reports note a zinc iron ore find near Tower Minnesota while New York City faces a potential grippe outbreak. World Fair exhibits are sought by Encuano and Germany, and German Catholic hierarchy proposals surface in Buffalo. Indicted editors in New York plead not guilty. A patent case in St Louis upholds Hoke Engraving against Shraubstadter. Cunningh am arrives seeking missing wife after Park Place fire tragedy.
The passage recalls Leonard Jerome refusing titles and asserting American independence, recounting a humorous scene with Lady Churchill. Jerome’s effortless humor contrasts snobbery with a practical American attitude toward status and social forms.
A compilation of items from Minnesota Wisconsin and neighboring states includes the sale of a Shakopee flouring mill to Christian and Frewen of Minneapolis a Duluth claim jumper losing a case in court church dedications fires robberies burnings and various local incidents featuring towns such as Pipestone Paynesville St Paul Albert Lea Hastings St Cloud and Waterville with mentions of notable deaths accidents and property losses.
South Dakota reports include farmer Sloeam of Leola losing a separator and 400 bushels of wheat to fire, barn and hay losses near Gary, and several arson and theft cases. Others face injuries from threshing explosions and a murder charge in Horsehead. Weather and heat drive fire risk as trains halt to douse flames.
A prairie fire six miles from Oakes flames through grain stacks causing heavy damage and reports of a fatally burned man. In Crookston two East Grand Forks saloon keepers Bjorge Murray and Geese were arrested for selling liquor on Sunday. Frank Marsh of Fargo reports P A Droshus, a Fargo acquaintance, escaped from a Rochester asylum and may appear in Caledonia. US Marshal Hogson and agents raid Chinese laundries, seizing opium and arresting three smugglers amid a disorderly scene. Louise Petrich wins $2000 for breach of promise against August Wickman, now married to him. sheriff pursues collection of the judgment and property transfers spark further litigation.
Pearl hunters work near Boscobel as water runs low. Fires burn around Ashland. Dr Sprague of Green Bay and a Shawano man arrested in Oshkosh by mistake as suspicious characters. Two Indian horse thieves, Charles Decorah and Charles Whitedeer, sentenced to two years each at Black River Falls. Frank Timmons, a dwarf from Monroe, dies from a pistol wound in a personal crisis. Walter Andrews dies at home in Watertown, former Rochester, N Y. resident. Mitchell daughter drowns in Independence River. Thomas Wright of Watertown killed by a horse in Marshfield. Spearman & Co store in Oshkosh robbed of money by two men. Deer population increases at Sherwood Forest Green Lake. Gretchen the old doe births two fawns. Edward Popke and wife of Seymour sentenced to one year for causing infant death by cruel treatment. John F Johnson’s barn and crops burn at Pleasant Springs Dane County. loss about 7000 dollars with no insurance.
A railroad laborer’s body found near Wheatland. another man J O Archer killed near Ackley after being crushed between train cars. Stephen Elgar of Plattville dies by his own hand in Dubuque, leaving a forgiveness note. The Dubuque Times begins an evening edition. A threshing fire near Lime Springs destroys a separator and eight stacks, $1 500 damage. Conductor Frank Woodworth killed after falling sixty feet from a Chicago and Northwestern bridge near Sioux City. Iowa’s 6th regiment elects Major James Rule to succeed J M Emsig. A wild CNW freight crashes into a passenger train near Beverly, Cedar Rapids. both engines wrecked but only minor injuries. Larson case preliminary hearing at Mason City extends nine days amid Darrow wife confession rumors. Northwest German conference in Charles City presided by Bishop Foss includes Iowa, Dakota, Wisconsin and Illinois delegates. Deputy U S Marshal F D Wilson arrests James Durwood in Cedar Botte ids after a long pursuit for robbery of a cannery car aboard a Tacoma to Canada run.
A man finds a stranger tied to a tree after being robbed by tramps. The robber(s) left only a pocketbook in the inside pocket, and the victim plans to reclaim it as he braces for possible escape attempts. The tale unfolds with mistaken pity and hidden motive.
A National Civil Service Reform league committee faults the census as partisan and biased. It cites 1880s reforms, describes officials appointed for political reasons, and warns future censuses must be merit based to regain public confidence.
A compiled list shows Minnesota original pension recipients and increases for several named individuals including Jacob J. Frank Isa dore Buite Joshua Allin Mathias Gettler Ernst Wagner Joseph Smith Peter E. Walter Elisha Cowan George A. Hillings Harvey C. Whipple Peter T. Depue with additions Ty Trusson Kenneth McRae William Hendry Isaac H. Morrison Brent Chnanson Aaron Hemingway Reising Henry J. Sharp James W. Palmer and noting original widows Seymour J. Scoville Marietta Higgins Selina Waterman. North Dakota lists Francis G. Brown Franklin A. Thompson Frank D. Smith with Hiram K. Deeracan as additional. South Dakota names Martin Yakee Ir win Nelson Edwin Bugbee Benjamin F. Fulwi der Albert Arrington William Dally plus original widows ary A. Johnston minors of John C Glasgow.
Alex Danielson, an old settler, was found dead in a barn at Clam Falls near Suett Lake Wisconsin. He had been missing for eight days and was last seen in the area. Police are investigating the death as a likely accidental or natural passing.
The market list shows bid ranges for wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, flax seed, and bran across Capicaco and St. Paul districts. It notes No. 1 hard wheat at 92 to 93 cents, corn around 59 to 60 cents, and oats trending 27 to 28 cents, with assorted hay and millstuffs priced per ton or bushel as read on track and in samples.
A संग्रह of brief quotes from multiple papers comments on truth religion politics and manners. The snippets cover moralizing honesty integrity and social behavior with varied vantage points from Ram's Horn Atchison Globe Puck Galveston News and Lowell Courier.
A Telegraph dispatch from St Petersburg reports record famine distress across Russia due to crop failure. Villages burn, cattle die, and peasants eat improvised hunger bread made from straw, dung, bark, and ground peas as potatoes rot from soaking rains and prices soar.
The Switchmen's Mutual Association convention endorses former grand lodge officers and the Journal stance on union disputes. Re-elected grand master Frank Sweeney and others from Minneapolis Chicago and Kansas City join three retiring board members with two remaining directors.
England and Germany issue identical replies to the Chinese government note promising protection for foreigners. They say only proven facts will satisfy the powers. Shanghai dispatch notes the Chinese government cannot control Hunan troops without a fleet. ironclads will protect Shanghai and coast towns. Northfield wool trade grows with large shipments and rising sheep farming profits. Public Examiner Blanchard reports Flynn defaulter and bondsmen liable for 10000, with 5500 paid. Hills counties show satisfactory business conditions.
Hastixas Minn special report says Mrs Mary C Ward won 1500 in district court for leg injuries from a defective sidewalk. An appeal to the supreme court was ordered but later dropped by council. Ward will receive the verdict amount from the city despite council sentiment that the verdict was excessive.
Reports from South Dakota state fail to the effect that Davison County has again won first prize in the educational exhibit for the fourth consecutive year. Credit is due to Harry L. Bras, county superintendent, for the display.
The Life Indemnity and Investment Company of Sioux City did not apply for a receiver. A matter of equity affecting old policy holders is before the court, but the litigation does not involve the company’s solvency or standing.
John Appleman of Buckhorn Columbia county arrived to claim 009 in gold bricks bought for 3500 from a stranger. Mint assayer found no gold, only a thin surface wash, exposing the coins as brass.
The American Pomological Society adjourned today after a brief session to clear up remaining business. The executive committee will decide the next meeting site, with sentiment favoring a Detroit area return since the Columbian exposition era. Many branch societies of the American Congress of Physicians and Surgeons met today and transacted business. Most members depart tonight for home and farewells are planned.
An attempt to wreck a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul train carrying high officials was concealed to trap the perpetrators. Iron obstructions were laid on the track but a section foreman passed minutes before and spotted the danger, averting a crash into the Sioux river.
In Crhevetano Ohio Special Rev Howard MacQueary, who recently resigned from the Protestant Episcopal church pending temporary suspension for heresy, was formally deposed by Bishop Leonard at Trinity cathedral after evening prayers. Eighteen others attended besides the bishop and presbyters.
Emma Gross, who passed as the wife of Albert Catlin of Washington, was found dead in the woods south of McDonald with a bullet wound over her left eye. Catlin, missing since Tuesday, is now sought by police as a suspect in the murder case.
Couriers report a chaotic opening at Chandler in the Sac and Fox reservation as 3,000 people surged for lots. Miss Daisy of Guthrie News was killed when thrown from a horse, others injured, and a white man was killed in a tent dispute over liquor.
Washington Sept 30 The Chili situation remains a focus for the president and state department but no serious trouble is anticipated as the acute phase passes. Minister Egan keeps dignity at the legation while refugees stay under protection and the junta yields to pressure regarding political refugees.
Curcaso September 30 reports the French government has quietly acquired large quantities of grain and meats through agents here. Orders for flour reach 2,000,000 barrels and for grain 25,000,000 bushels. Officials cite France’s delicate grain and meat position, high prices, and tariff pressure as reasons for secret purchases.
At a meeting of the colored Democratic League of Pennsylvania delegates from thirty five clubs prepared an address to forty thousand voters. The appeal urges organizing in every county to protect and advance Afro American interests alongside all people on terms for proper recognition in offices and industries. It asks Afro American voters to oppose protective tariffs and endorses Gov Pattison's administration and the Democratic ticket.
Halifax reports a schooner named Blossom struck Gull Island in a gale. Five women were aboard. one man escaped into the sea and clung to a cliff, surviving a brutal night while others perished after cries from the wreck faded.
San Antonio reports Catarina X. Garcia, once said to lead a Mexican revolution, did not cross the Rio Grande. Two witnesses in New Braunfels swear Garcia rode a northbound International & Great Northern train on Saturday.
J. H. Broady, nominated by the Democrats at the state convention for associate justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, sent a letter to Chairman Ogden of the Democratic state central committee, stating he will not be a candidate.
Rep Wine Minn Special Sept 30 notes a company to manufacture sewer pipe is being organized in Red Wing with $50,000 capital. The plant will start at once and employ forty workers.
Hastings Minnesota special report notes John Byers elected alderman for the Fourth ward at last evenings city council meeting to fill the vacancy left by August Westerson resignation.
Special Superintendent McIntyre and Clerk Bowers went to investigate misconduct and were attacked by Frank Wallace. Wallace seized a knife, felled Bowers with a hammer, and only subdued after a violent struggle aided by other convicts.
Young and frail Mrs. Carrie Erickson from Eau DuArre Wisconsin pleaded guilty today to adultery. She was sentenced to the reform school for a year.
The appeals of Austin Bidwell and Mrs. Maybrick to Home Secretary Matthews to remit the remainder of Bidwell’s term have failed. Matthews refuses to reply to the memorial, and the convict’s solicitor is advised not to proceed as the home office will not reopen the case in any form.
Nellie King, famed in the Northwest, was captured near Thompson with a man named Beausette for horse stealing at West Duluth. Dressed in male clothes and armed, she offered no resistance. She had previously worn male attire while working in a Cloquet livery stable before her sex was revealed.
May Templeton, seventeen, pleaded guilty to abducting Jennie Bradshaw, fourteen, from Eau Clairy to Minneapolis. She was sentenced to reform school until age twenty one. Templeton's real name is Zottman. home is Brainerd, Minnesota.
In a cordial exchange on a sunny afternoon two women, Mrs Gabbler and Mrs Wearysome, linger over social calls and small details from a concert and a hair scarf to Maida De Veres wedding. The scene ends with a lengthy farewell on the steps after planning future visits.
A Harvard graduate in New York operates as a professional city guide. He markets tours from hotels to the “seamy side” and main sights, charging five dollars plus expenses, with weekly earnings typically $35 and often $15 to $20 tips. He notes earning up to $115 weekly during the centennial celebration.
In Charleston a blue eyed Englishman in a Confederate company amused listeners by mimicking officers with a field glass. He dropped the instrument from an observatory and fled, claiming he had brought Yankees too close with his glass. The scene appears in Southern Bivouac.
A Sydney Bulletin quote argues that many women prefer poetry over the practical while recalling a yachting trip. The narrator notes a woman’s sudden awakening to beauty when prompted to look at “the cabbages” and questions whether most women share this tendency.
A traveler at a railway restaurant asks a waiter about a man at another table who ordered beefsteak and fixin s. The waiter recalls the order and payment details. The traveler offers half a dollar to have another steak sent to the other man.
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