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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1896
Page
1
Local notes indicate 8:30 PM pivot event featuring Brainerd against Pine River plus a backus matchup with Livo Lothrop and Walker. The program lists Brimsco as a key organizer with several regional teams in a sequence of regional games.
Tickets sold and baggage checked through to all points in the United States and Canadian provinces. For full information regarding routes rates maps folders address your nearest ticket agent or Jas. C. Ponp Gen. Pass. Agt Milwaukee Wis.
Towne delivers a political address at the Towne Bryan headquarters in Duluth drawing Sabbath advocates into a dispute as voters are urged to back the straight Republican ticket from president to coroner.
The Crow Wing county Republican convention organized with Dr. G. S. McPherson as temporary chair and H. V. Skinner as secretary. A credentials committee reported seated delegates from multiple towns and wards, and permanent organization was adopted. The convention nominated a full county ticket including James McMartry for auditor, John T. Frater for treasurer, A Mahlum for register of deeds, W. H. Onstine for sheriff, C. E. Chiperfield for county attorney, Milton McFadden for probate judge, J. A. Wilson for superintendent of schools, I. T. Dean for coroner, and R. K. Whiteley for surveyor, with commissioners Joel Smith, L. J. Cale, and H. Patterson also named.
A campaign note contrasts John Lind with David M. Clough in the governor race. Lind supports free silver and free trade while Clough advocates sound money and protection and seeks reelection. The brief frames the policy divide and electoral stakes.
A Lincoln Nebraska dispatch says A R Talbot, law partner of Bryan, publicly declares he will not vote for Bryan. He questions how he can expect votes from strangers when his neighbors and business associates will not back him.
Canpipats Bryan opposes a protective tariff while Mr Towne backs Bryan. The next Congress will inaugurate important tariff legislation and Sixth district voters should elect Page Morris, a St. Louis platform proponent with Wa McKinley. Laboring men face high costs if silver is adopted, as railroad rates are fixed by law and wages may drop while prices rise, risking votes against Bryan among workers in the city.
The district backs a Republican legislative ticket of Ferris Jones Hartshorn and H C Head. They tout past legislative performance, recommend continued support for sound money and national honor, and urge voters to elect the straight Republican ticket in the upcoming election.
J Bryan the popocratic presidential candidate will pass through Brainerd en route to Duluth next Tuesday at 2 p m. He will speak for about thirty minutes from the band stand. John Lind the governor candidate will address the opera house on Saturday evening October 24.
A Wednesday evening event drew a monster crowd as Senator Knute Nelson spoke at the opera house under the Me Kinley and Morris club. A torchlight parade preceded the address, about 1500 gathered, many turned away. Nelson argued for sound money, delivering a two hour speech that drew loud applause. The Sound Money Quartette provided music, earning further acclaim.
Hon C McCarthy of Grand Rapids spoke to a large Gardner Hall audience Friday night under the McKinley and Morris Club. A torchlight parade preceded the meeting and the address focused on practical labor concerns. He noted his pineries work in the Saginaw Valley and predicted a strong Morris victory. He spoke again Saturday to Deerwood voters, drawing about 200 listeners, two hours of remarks, and broad support from farmers. Some remarks included praise for free silver and a populist tone amid campaign chatter about Mexican dollars and wealth aims.
The Minnesota State Normal Schools operate two departments the Normal and the model school. They offer an Elementary two year course an Advanced five year course a one to two year professional course and Kindergarten Training at Wi nona St Cloud and Mankato. Admission is open to graduates and teachers with certs or via entrance exam tuition is free in exchange for teaching Minnesota and room and board run about 3 per week at local homes. Diplomas become state teachers certificates first grade. The next year begins Sept 4 1896. Presidents listed: Irwin Shepherd Winona Edward Searing Mankato George R Kleeberger St Cloud Livingston C Lord Moorhead.
The News-Tribune criticizes Mr Towne for urging voters to sell votes and for spreading falsehoods during campaign efforts on Sundays, arguing such tactics breach moral standards and public sentiment. The piece notes his right to speak but condemns desecrating Sunday political activity.
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer letter-writer, claiming poverty yet boasting a home equity, describes plans to profit from free silver by purchasing Mexican dollars, melting them into American currency, and repeatedly reinvesting to gain value amid the election of Mr. O’Brien. The letter illustrates populist economic speculation and public sentiment in favor of bimetallic coinage.
A critic laments English coinage as soulless beside Greek masterpieces and medieval Italian medal work. It cites past designers J E Boehm Thomas Brock and E J Poynter and laments the current mint as veiled in vacuity, yearning for Evan runtus or Kimon style技.
A Boston Courier item notes a playful Sunday School exchange where a teacher asks which four word commandment a child can repeat. The pupil responds with Keep off the grass, illustrating the simple moral taught in class.
Humor quote notes that the ostrich runs with its head buried in sand to hide, claiming more sand in the desert than in the bird itself, illustrating a common belief about avoidance.
Ludwig IV and Otto Hil, both German princes, were designated as Infants. The first ascended the throne at age seven, the second at age three, signaling a regency period for the realm.
The article notes that artificial limbs were used in ancient Egypt around 700 B C crafted by priests who served as physicians. It mentions wheat grain cross sections revealing three cell layers with the outermost being the longest. It recalls the 1877 Pittsburg riots and fires that destroyed over 3 000 000 in property. It also states damp walls or furniture signal upcoming rainy weather.
The article notes that umbrellas were introduced to the United States from England in the year 1772. It highlights the early adoption of this protective accessory and marks a colonial-era point of cultural exchange.
An execution issued from Crow Wing County District Court on October 8 1891 against Charlie Spine for 6.96 dollars leads to a public sale of his interest in real property in Brainerd. The sale, at the county courthouse front door on October 31 1806 at 10 a.m., will cover described parcels within West Brainerd and surrounding blocks as specified in the deed and plat records. Sheriff Henry Spalding and Deputy J W Suter announce the property will be sold to satisfy the judgment plus costs.
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