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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1896
Page
1
Brainerd dispatch notes wives attend fall millinery openings while husbands soon visit the open sea of checkbooks. A New York pair reportedly hunted alligators in Florida with a child tied to a stake as a balt. A Boston man was fined one cent after pleading guilty to assault. All London buzzes with sensational chatter and strained rumors.
A London semi-official remark warns that if other powers refuse to join in repressing Turkish savagery England may have to stand aside. The question is raised whether Britain has already stood by long enough.
The article notes a recent incident in New York where a woman was removed from a streetcar for smoking a cigarette on the back seat, highlighting renewed attention to women’s rights and public behavior.
Forty gamblers were arrested and jailed by two officers in a Colorado resort. The incident contrasts with older frontier images as they reportedly carried no revolvers. The report also notes Gen Weyler’s promised swift suppression of rebellion and a Roumanian queen writing librettos in four languages.
Opinion notes England will not coerce Turkey without major powers, condemns its war stance as insufficient. A medical digest lists death tolls from various diseases, and mentions Paul Dresser as composer of another song. The piece ends with a flippant aside about a woman in new bloomers.
Chile expresses interest in expanding commerce with the United States, arguing South America is North America’s field. Chile would proceed once European treaties are adjusted to allow it, as manufacturers traveling in the region are doing valuable work.
A silver craftsman from the East unveils a hollow handled lemonade spoon designed to substitute a straw. The odd invention astonishes readers and prompts wonder why such a device was not imagined earlier.
The speaker notes that once inventors make a dead bird fly, airship problems seem solvable and compares it to the idea that a dead horse could pull a wagon. He recalls similar scientific deductions from about 75 years earlier, reflecting on early mechanical reasoning.
The article notes great honors given to Dr. Nansen after his return. It suggests he may feel the reception compensates for hardships, yet few would endure the same ordeals for similar rewards.
The text notes Queen Victoria’s reign now exceeds any prior English sovereign’s. It recalls George III’s fifty nine years, three months and four days as the previous record. June 21, 1897, marks the sixty year milestone to be celebrated by subjects.
Ben Tillett, the English union leader jailed in Belgium for advocating a dock strike, derides the idea of an international longshoremen strike as madness. It remains unclear if his stance is consistent or a reaction to dockers abroad failing to act with England.
In England a rumor suggests 87 year old William Ewart Gladstone might reenter public life. He writes reviews and books on literature theology and politics and remains mentally vigorous, with interests as broad as ever and a capacity comparable to much younger writers. If he returns he could certainly hold his own with the youngest.
The Italian foreign minister says the cruiser deployment to Brazil was entirely friendly. The Brazilian minister adds the affair is unimportant and largely due to an Italian consul's foolish conduct. Both governments view the incident as of little consequence.
A compact digest of notable global and domestic events highlighted by telegraph reporting. The summary surveys key developments at home and abroad with emphasis on political, economic, and social milestones.
The fourth assistant postmaster general notes 300 more offices in the past year and the commissioner of pensions reports about 30 000 pensioners died during the year ending June 30.
Peter Gallagher a Warm Springs Oregon Indian agent is dead. A crewman from the US cruiser Boston died of cholera at Shanghai. Col William B Hughes USSA Baltimore department quartermaster died suddenly at home. Dr. Lewis W Swift Mount Lowe Observatory has discovered two comets near each other about one degree from the sun. Francis Jordan longtime president of Union Banking Co St Joseph Missouri is dead at eighty three. Archibald Beal Laporte Printing senior and Laporte Herald business manager died aged sixty six. Arthur Dodge Seavey California Argonaut died aged sixty five. he and John W Mackay prospected mines together on the Pacific slope previously.
A string of fires and accidents causes extensive damage from Rochester Indiana to Savannah Georgia. Notable losses include the Minerva Park pavilion fire in Columbus Ohio, the Moncton sugar refinery blaze, Cascade Lumber mill and yard in Burlington VI, and a deadly Paris green poisoning in Negaunee Michigan. A Big Four engine explosion near Pekin NL injures Fireman Long. The Clyde line liner Frederick P Barry wrecked off Kitty Hawk NC with crew rescued by life-savers. One man in Noblesville narrows escape after leg injury in Cotery incident. Fire damages at A B Hull Co Savannah stock and nearby building with substantial insured losses. Fireman I McStay dies from injuries. arson suspect James McNally arrested.
Reports detail a series of violent acts and deaths including a contractor shot in Des Moines Iowa, a farmer buried and whipped in Holland Station Ohio, a Guthrie Oklahoma man killing himself, a missing Mongo Indiana citizen, a murdered Parafitt found in Cairo Newfoundland, a suicide in Algona Iowa, a Swiss rancher accused in Aspen Colorado, a Cleveland Ohio wife severed by her husband James McMillan, a life sentence for Oliver Winthrop in San Francisco, a self-inflicted death by Rev James Morrison in Boston, toll gate arson threats in Anderson Kentucky, and a San Francisco real estate dealer discharged after embezzlement charges.
Disparate reports from several regions detail strict racial exclusion by New Zealand's Legislative Council. Manila dispatches note Governor Blanco ordering confiscation of insurgent properties. Other items report dynamite finds near Galway, Carlist activity in Spain, a baby sold to a Lincolnshire pig dealer, Maceo's rebel bands overrunning western Cuba, and remarks on Rt. Hon. George Denman.
A digest of international items includes the death of a judge at seventy eight, stockpiles seized on a Dutch steamer for Menelek, Ostend docks planned with 15 million dollars, Canterbury statue plans for Theodore of Tarsus, Tupper’s attack in Canada, Callias Bey’s death at sea, new petroleum gas from Germany, a Newry centenarian’s self treatment, Venezuela’s immigration aid, Indaba talks with Rhodes and Carrington, and Potatoes price fights in Brittany with Breton farmers resisting traders.
The report lists re-elections of Milwaukee officials, widespread frosts in the Northwest, receiverships for Atlanta cotton mills and Hodgman Rubber, and bank failures in Pawnee and Dallas. It notes railroad and shipping rate shifts, political fusion talks, and a high speed mile record in Portland.
In Leadville Colorado on September 29 a militia rioters clash erupts with shots fired at Carbonate Hill reserve and the Bohn mine. Funeral processions for Jerry O Keefe and William Higgins draw 1 560 miners to the cemetery after fatal Coronado mine violence.
Six returned colonists from Liberia aboard the Waesland recount dire conditions in the distant republic. They report 40 of Laurada expedition’s 315 dead and widespread fever, destitution, and lack of shelter or means to survive. One navigator from Forest City Arkansas says civilization is unfit there and death looms. Provisions are scarce and prices high.
Reports from Lead City South Dakota indicate a severe typhoid outbreak with nearly 400 cases and ten deaths in the past week. Physicians from nearby towns assist as residents live crowded in a dense 6,000 population area with polluted well water blamed. sewer plans by Andrew Rosewater await bond funding and will be delayed to next year.
A freight wreck eight miles southeast of Milton Pennsylvania on the Philadelphia and Reading line buried Engineer Mitchell and killed Fireman Kelly after a collision with an empty engine and tender and a loaded coal train. Rider Burlew was badly bruised. The wreck was blamed on disobedience of orders.
Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley Mass reports a severe blow as the main building burns with a probable loss over 150000 dollars. The campus houses about 400 students and faculty escaped unharmed with parts of their personal effects, while the total campus cost exceeds 300000 dollars.
The Times correspondent reports a native claim that the khedive tours Europe incognito with a draft plan for Egyptian independence by a prominent native official. The journey appears non-political, yet the khedive reportedly met French Foreign Minister Honataux.
A slapping of a white child provoked a deadly sequence in Gretna. James Hawkins, a black man, slapped a five year old. an officer fired into a crowd of Black individuals, killing Alexander and Arthur Green. Hawkins was hanged by a mob at the river bank after midnight. Gretna lies across the river from New Orleans.
Special United States Ambassador Eustis met today with France’s foreign minister Hartaux in Paris to discuss P. J. P. Tynan the alleged dynamite conspirator held at Boulogne Sur Mer. The British extradition demand was presented to the French government.
John Fitch a Black man was lynched near Apple Hill in Choctaw county after being arrested for breaking into the room of Miss Harrington daughter of Judge Harrington. He was seized by a masked mob while en route to jail yesterday.
Tony la Page from Crookston, employed as a post office clerk, opened a letter and received a two year sentence in the St. Cloud reformatory. The Fergus Falls special court handed down the ruling today.
The Second brigade of the Egyptian expedition moves south along the Nile toward Merowi El Debbah and El Khandak. Merowi lies 175 to 200 miles from Dongola, about halfway to Berber. El Debbeh and El Kandak lie at similar river intervals between Merawi and Dongola. In Constantinople the sultan agrees to summon a national assembly to elect a new patriarch. epochal massacre at Eguin leaves 600 houses pillaged and burned.
A daring bank style hold up occurred on the Short Line railway between Sewall and Cliff Top eight miles from Charleston. W L Wilson bookkeeper for Logdale Iron at Cliff Top carried 2800 dollars and was killed after Thompson boarded the engine and robbed him. Thompson escaped while Wilson died from his wounds. A posse pursues and lynching is feared.
In Marysville Montana woods, armed men search for Tom Murphy a married ex convict accused of four to five assaults on Hannah Flynn a seventy year old woman. Murphy drank heavily slept on her bed then fled as neighbors alerted authorities. He allegedly robbed Flynn of twenty dollars and may resist capture.
Miss Carrie Horner daughter of Charles Horner of Westminster Maryland committed suicide by strychnine today in unusual circumstances. She was to marry William Breck a grocer at 1 pm. Breck suggested a cemetery walk and told her he could not marry her. She walked away, grew nervous and asked to be left alone. Five minutes later Breck heard a scream and found her convulsing. Horner swore to kill Breck, who had already left town.
John Lee Spohn of Cincinnati says he is the fifth Earl of Ludlow Viscount Preston and Baron Ludlow of Ardsalla in Ireland and Barons Ludlow in the United Kingdom His brother W H Spohn of Hamilton Canada travels to England to pursue inheritance rights The estate covers Shropshire in Wales and is valued at 20000000 dollars
Frederick Maryland September 20 Ben Butler a 23 year old Black man shot and killed Thomas Catiler and seriously wounded Edward Mason both Black after a cake walk near Buckeye Stone Frederick County Sunday morning About three dozen people attended the event and many drank whisky Butler a recent arrival had sparked jealousy among male attendees who beat him and forced a quarrel prompting him to pull a revolver and open fire
The Paris ambassador at Constantinople M Cambon held a long talk with the sultan yesterday. He stated that Western powers intend to require reforms already granted in Armenian provinces be extended to the entire Turkish empire. The move is France's first diplomatic maneuver and viewed as a warning.
A. R. Knight of Dubuque Iowa, a member of a noted jewelry firm, was arrested in Chicago on charges of impersonating an officer and carrying concealed weapons. He allegedly drew a revolver and threatened the house officer at the Imperial theater during a rehearsal. He displayed a detective badge.
Mrs Katharine Mohr of Somers Wisconsin was found murdered leading authorities to probe an intruder and not suicide. Dr G W Indesheim conducted a postmortem noting heart disease but suggesting a third party caused the shock enabling the murder motive. Evidence included unfamiliar dishes and the absence of the son in the room.
London reports that the government will not seek extradition of Haines and Kearney from Rotterdam. Officials say the offenses they are charged with are not covered by the treaty between Great Britain and Holland.
William Dalton, son of the late Coffeyville bank robber, reportedly suicided last night in Dickinson North Dakota. He recently arrived from the South and was described as afflicted with an incurable disease with rumors he planned a train robbery near the area.
North German Lloyd steamer blown ashore on Terschelling in the North Sea between Vlieland and Ameland. No further details of the accident have been released yet.
Ashland Wisconsin September 30. The long French murder case ends with a second degree murder verdict after an eight trial history. Judge Parish sentences the killer to sixteen years in the penitentiary, cost to the county over fifty thousand dollars. The case has drawn state attention and twice reached the supreme court. The victim was Galvin M Steete murdered in March 1891.
The National Prison association’s activities began with a wardens’ association session in Milwaukee on September 30. Capt B B Wright of Allegheny presided for the sick Capt Joseph Nicholson of Detroit. Chaplain Bradshaw offered prayer as Sec Milligan outlined plans for a seven member committee to select the next congress. Nicholson had prepared his annual address, read by Maj Mc Laughry of Pontiac Illinois.
Fire from kitchen grease at the Tiger boarding house in Wallace injures ten or more. William Omara died, his remains found in ruins. Joseph Corburn and Abe Donaldson sustain serious burns with doubtful recovery. Amy Johnson, Robert Searles, Pat Machall and machinist Martin McHale suffer injuries from jumping.
The South Dakota fair in Yankton opens with good weather and 80 horses entered for races. A major political rally is planned with speakers including Senator Nelson, Congressman Brosius, Congressman Gamble, and John Lind. Ten thousand visitors expected. livestock and dairy exhibits surpass expectations. However, many gamblers and thieves are present, with gambling allowed.
Butte Montana opera house once costing 59000 and opened seven years ago lies in ruins after a stockholder dispute. Supreme court declares James A. Murray owner on judgment liens for mechanics loan while the Grand Opera House Co held the ground under a mortgage. Murray ordered demolition to proceed as the company refused to sell either the building or the land.
Leadville reports a quiet day after a night of gunfire at the Bon Air property and the Bohn mine. Four shots struck a picket who fired back. a dozen comrades aided him and a dozen more shots were exchanged without injury. A sentry fired at a man who refused to halt, with other night shots believed to have a similar cause.
Three notorious criminals Frank McCarthy William Harrison and Fr Creelman tunneled out from the Sacramento County jail using a passage under the wall to the courthouse yard. McCarthy was recaptured while Harrison and Creelman remain at large.
A. P. Taylor announces the silver clubs convention in St. Louis on Oct. 3 will join with the National Association of Democratic clubs. W. S. McKean will represent the Silver party in St. Louis. The two groups combine to present a stronger unified demonstration.
Civil authorities are restricted as General Brooks enforces military supremacy in Leadville Colorado. Soldiers arrest and disarm law officers, search homes, and detain miners’ union members for the Coronado mine riot and Fireman O’Keefe’s death. A secret military inquiry convened to identify rioters, with several union leaders jailed or at large.
James Craig, cashier at American Biscuit and Manufacturing, is jailed at the central police station on embezzlement charges. A war rant cites $52.37, with claims the true amount is much larger.
John R. Gentry drives the fastest mile in harness to set a world mark at 2 00 1 2 at Rigby Park Portland Maine. He lowers previous records with a decisive pace.
Fire broke out between Superior and South Superior in Wisconsin spreading toward West Superior and Itasca within the city limits. Fire departments fight multiple fronts as wind risks drive flames toward pineries and near homes, mills, and a railroad line.
Fierce fires burn along the Duluth and Bayfield routes of the Omaha road near Spooner Wisconsin. About 200 tons of hay burned between South Range and East Superior. A long wooden trestle near Bayfield is under threat as Supt. Trenholm orders a salvage crew. Other fires are reported between Ashland Junction and Washburn with around-the-clock watches.
Amid Amite City Louisiana reports say a mob of 500 armed men will demand the return of John Johnson, the Cot ton family murderer, now jailed in New Orleans. Sheriff McMichael sought state troops. Gov Foster ordered a company to the town as roads were patrolled and residents promised a stern reception for the offender.
A Lisbon Ohio delegation of workers and farmers arrived by a ten coach train to call on Major McKinley in Canton. The group was led by J W Taylor with a Lisbon band and included local business people. The Valley train also brought ministers and delegates to the African Methodist conference who spoke at McKinley’s residence with remarks from Green Bishop Arnett and Bishop Lee.
Mrs. John B. Ketcham of Chicago requests probate court judge Kohlsaat appoint a conservator for her husband estate, alleging excessive drinking and spendthrift habits. Ketcham claims most of his wealth is real estate in Toledo needing his wife’s consent to dispose. The Ketchams moved from Toledo about four years ago.
Three Were Hart Spring Valley Mirn Sept 30. S C Lobdill and wife Elmer Lloyd and wife Roy Vial and wife and Mrs L L Lobdill were thrown from a vehicle when the team became unmanageable. Lobdill suffered serious internal injuries. His wife bruised on face and right side. Mrs Vial injured about the head and sprained ankle.
Sedalia Missouri September 30. In a political clash at Otterville Cooper County Thomas Saunders a gold advocate shot and killed John Dobson a silver Democrat after a fist fight. Saunders retrieved a revolver and fired three times into the victim's body.
At Charles Lt. Jefferson residence near Crow's Nest in Fuzzard Bay Massachusetts Miss Margaret Jefferson eldest daughter of Charles B. Jefferson and granddaughter of Joseph Jefferson married Glen McDonough of New York. Rev Herman Paige of Fall River conducted the Episcopal ceremony with President and Mrs Cleveland among the guests traveling from Grey Gables.
A Berlin dispatch says Prof Thoumanian, a well known Armenian, was urged not to address a protest meeting. Police warned him of expulsion from Germany if he continued the agitation. The Chronicle notes a German embassy gift of a large family photograph to the sultan after the Constantinople massacre.
The National Democratic party held a state convention at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Daniel Grithin of Watertown was nominated for governor and Frederick W. Heinrichs of Brooklyn for lieutenant governor. Spencer Clifton of Buffalo named for associate justice of the court of appeals. A full slate of electors chosen. Balmer and Buckner and the Indianapolis platform endorsed.
Salvatore Battaglia, a 30 year old Italian newcomer, surrendered to La Crosse Wisconsin police admitting he and his brother killed a countryman named Clemente in a Buffalo shed after a quarrel. He claims poverty and hunger drove him to surrender.
The pope granted Mer Chicontini an audience to discuss electoral and educational questions in Canada. The meeting highlighted ongoing concerns about Canadian politics and schooling policies.
An advertisement extols Cascarets Candy Cathartle as a gentle medical discovery that cleanses kidneys liver and bowels, dispels colds and fevers, and cures habitual constipation. It promotes purchasing a box for 10 25 or 50 cents with guaranteed results by druggists.
The Nebraska Experiment Station publishes a bulletin on fall land preparation for sugar beets. Plow shallow weeds under to three inches, harrow to preserve surface moisture, and spread well rotted manure. Aim for twelve to fifteen inch fall depth if possible, otherwise deeper than prior plowing risks.
The Home Life Insurance Co of New York seeks a local agent with strong connections. Policies offer guaranteed cash value and loan privileges yearly. Special territory and liberal contract offered. References required. Address or call Fred F Loomis, general manager, 306 9 Pioneer Press building, St Paul.
The plain people misname our Oriental visitor as Lee but he speaks English fluently. The Chinese use an interpreter to gain time for reflection, creating delay and ambiguity. Some say nothing can be learned from the Chinese.
A humorous exchange shows the bride apologizing to her husband and mentioning the cook will speak to the liver man about a dish. The line reflects lighthearted domestic banter in a serialized periodical.
A fragment from the Buffalo News hints at a domestic scene involving Mrs Beverly and an inquiry about her whereabouts. The quote mentions Mr Beverly and a change in furniture being moved to the porch.
A Detroit Free Dress item quotes a student learning that one must bite every drop of worter to avoid cyclones in it, fear of swallowing the dangerous liquid. The regional piece notes it as a quirky schoolyard saying.
The piece argues that cures count, not sales, insisting Ayer's Sarsaparilla proves merit by its enduring reputation and true value rather than advertising hype or high sales. It emphasizes relying on the product’s real record.
A well known Kentucky horseman explains his method for training young horses. He lets colts move briefly and then uses a sudden shift of the bit to set them and gradually shortens their breaks until they are handy. He avoids whips and emphasizes correction with a sharp command.
The Season quips about boiling rice before travel on wedding days to avoid mess and misfortune. The column notes the habit causes rice to fall, irritate horses, and provoke laughter, suggesting a harmless precaution that could spare honeymooners from small disasters.
A clipped quote from a Detroit Free Press item notes a child asking about singing while the father denies it, mentioning a misheard remark by Mr Shipley about the father being a bird. The excerpt ends with stray text about expending $20 annually for snuff for its paupers.
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