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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1893
Page
2
A Brainerd Dispatch piece outlines Greek army composition with hoplitae heavy infantry thetes light infantry peltastae and mercenary slingers and bowmen. It compares ancient arms to modern forces noting English French and American armies as best in material and workmanship.
The passage asserts that Russian Jews banished from Siberia will be congratulated rather than pitied due to a widespread belief that Siberia is a barren wasteland only suitable for criminals. It reflects social prejudice and corrective sentiment about the region and its exiles.
The flintlock emerged around 1640 and spread widely by the century’s end. Despite adoption, firing remained slow with soldiers rarely exceeding twenty five shots per day.
Historians question the Colossus of Rhodes with little evidence that ancient builders could cast metal pieces of the required size. The claim of a colossal bronze statue remains debated among scholars.
The text condemns Brazilian revolutionists as resembling the United States Senate, noting they wasted ammunition and time, kept people in suspense, and achieved nothing.
Beekeepers in Skagit County Washington plan to take 100 pounds from many colonies this season earning about 20 dollars per swarm gross. Officials say this rate is viewed as better than a high return on investment.
An ironclad of Russia foundered at sea following recent disasters to British and Italian vessels of the same class. The wreck underscores the need to keep modern warships away from deep water to avoid catastrophic loss.
The members of the Imperial College of Physicians at Pekin were punished with a year’s salary fine after failing to properly diagnose the emperor’s illness.
Kerosene oil becomes a preferred light source in China with rising consumption from 8,256,000 gallons in 1892 to 49,348,000 gallons. The text notes imports from America and Russia making up a portion of the supply as demand expands.
King Humbert of May offers Bismarck a castle to spend his last days. Bismarck would not accept due to his patriotic traditions, but Humbert’s gesture is described as considerate.
The text notes that from the era A D 4 to A D 500 Roman titles were graded with precise regularity and men of varying status demanded forms of address such as illustres spectabiles clarissimi perfectissimi peregrini, reflecting their position.
The Woman's Journal criticizes the emphasis on Christopher Columbus while ignoring his wife. It asks who Mrs. Columbus was and what she did to deserve remembrance, noting her omission in current tributes.
The kings of Sardinia historically described themselves with grand, multi-sovereign titles proclaiming dominion from Jael to the Earth, including references to France, Spain, England, Jerusalem, Greece, Alexandria, Sicily, and broader empires, asserting universal rule and sacred protection.
A medieval Greek island ruler styled himself as a grand protector and patron of religion. He claimed infinite name powers surpassing celestial bodies and praised by others as a noble god of custom.
William Waldorf Astor aims to build a finest hotel in London. Critics warn of risk given his media holdings, but Astor is regarded as a modern Midas, able to attract fortune rather than fear financial collapse.
A Massachusetts divinity student, stranded in Denver without funds, was lured by jokers claiming to have married him by mail to a wealthy widow. The episode prompts calls for higher moral standards in ministry students and reverence for marriage.
The world’s fair commission head appeals to Americans for contributions to help the duke of Veragua whose fortune squandered on gambling and riotous living. The writer questions the charity standard based on descendants and condemns harsh reports about the San Francisco founding asylum and alleged baby farming abuses.
Prominent sportsmen from Bra garia and Matagorda counties Texas move to form an alligator protection association. They expect financial returns as hundreds of young alligators are killed monthly by hunters unaware of skins and teeth value. Alligator farms in Texas are seen as smart investments aiding water quality and fish populations.
A compact weekly digest surveys major developments from around the world. It highlights political shifts economic trends and notable events in brief summaries suitable for a rapid read.
In Washington the House approved a bill repealing federal election laws by 200 to 101 along party lines. A statement from Commissioner Lehren on pension totals was sent to the Senate. Fifteen thousand New York business men petition the Senate to repeal the Sherman law. Gen Frank J Herron of Dubuque Iowa received a congressional medal of honor for gallant actions at the battle of Pea Ridge.
A wide range of contemporaries appear including Joe Hess and Joseph Jefferson in cultural circles, and Baron Hirsch shifting investments. Reports cover Geronimo as a prisoner, coroner nominees in Kansas, debates between anarchists and capitalists, Emma Goldman verdicts, deadly duels over horse farming, and violent family tragedies across multiple states with numerous named individuals and locations.
A broad list details numerous deadly incidents across the United States and abroad. Victims include Mrs. James Balfour burned at St Clair Michigan, Daisy Saunders killed by a Santa Fe engine in Emporia Kansas, and Cliff Voss a runaway boy killed near Atlanta Georgia. Other losses feature a fishing boat wreck on Lake Michigan with eight presumed dead, a fatal coach collision near Demopolis Alabama, and a saw mill accident near Bentonville Arkansas. Foreign items note cholera deaths in Palermo, mutinies in Afghanistan, and widespread political and financial upheavals.
A long list reports violent acts and legal actions across states including stage holdups near Robert Lee Texas and Des Moines Iowa, stabbings in Clinton Rocks and murder trials in St. Louis and Hillsboro Ohio, along with embezzlement charges and suicides, painting a broad, risky crime frontier of the era.
A broad international irrigation convention opens in Los Angeles California covering policy and technical issues. The gathering draws participants from multiple states and nations to discuss water management and farming efficiency.
In Milwaukee yesterday the International Cigarmakers union passed a resolution disapproving the national guard as organized and urged cigarmakers to refrain from joining. It also called members already in the guard to withdraw when enlistment ends, aligning with similar actions by two other labor groups.
Chicago resident Special-Cassus Beldin, who previously drew attention by firing into the board of trade pit and injuring three, was today declared insane by the authorities.
Minnesota marks its day at the Columbian Exposition with Gov Knute Nelson in attendance. The crowd gathers at Festival Hall as speeches praise state progress from 1857 statehood to vast population and agricultural expansion, despite a leaky October day.
The narrative details 1892 dairy output with 50 million pounds of butter and 160 cheese factories, plus a dairy value over 7.5 million. It notes Minnesota’s lumber, iron ore, and a growing manufacturing base, rail network, and wealth in school funds. It compares state size and growth to New York and praises natural waterways and forests.
Teasiley speaks of iron and other metal mines covering a third of the state. The rest lies in prairie with islands peninsulas and woodlands. The land is fertile and forests, prairies, and lakes abound with ten thousand sparkling waters in view.
The piece extols Minnesota at the Columbian Exposition highlighting its ethnically diverse builders, state pride, and the promise of a unified American identity. It notes tributes to pioneering Minnesotans, remarks from S. M. Owen and Cyrus Northrop, and the governor’s ringing of the liberty bell at the state building followed by a large reception.
A women's auxiliary honored Gov Nelson with a flag presented by Mrs Francis B Clarke. The gathering featured ex Governor Ramsey, Minnesota's first territorial governor and former secretary of war, along with numerous ex Governors generals colonels and state officials including Attorney General Childs and Lieutenant Governor Clough.
A spectator argues that educated bad spellers fail not from intellect but from eyesight. He claims misreading letters causes verbatim reading to dominate, hindering grasp of letters and spelling. Correcting focus with proper spectacles could improve spelling in many children.
The Edinburgh Review discusses early Palestine civilization based on clay tables and Egyptian records. It notes Thothmes III’s campaigns near Megiddo revealing metals, art, crops, and temples, challenging view Hebrews were uncultured. It cites Voltaire, Ptakhotep, and Moses era writing on bricks and durable letters carried like modern notes.
The excerpt argues that post revolutionary republics in Peru Mexico and beyond arose from aboriginal populations with foreign influence not genuine Spaniards. It notes persistent indigenous cultures religion and social practices despite European colonization and criticizes European views of these states as remnants of the old monarchy.
The article explains that lightning deaths occur when a positively charged cloud and negatively charged earth create a sudden current. A person or animal directly beneath a thunder cloud becomes a path for the current to rush upward, causing instant death as it passes through the body.
At the Chicago World's Fair Minnesota mills sweep medals for flour brands. The list names North Star State producers from New Ulm to Minneapolis and Winona with awards for Fancy, Patent, White Lily, Golden Link, Snowflake, and many others. South Dakota medals go to Stokes of Watertown and to Hungarian mills in Denver.
Kansas City reports Henry Rhodes, manager of the farm implement house Aultman Miller Co., arrested on a capias for compounding a felony by refusing to prosecute H M Vickery for embezzling Saranac. Rhodes posted bond and will face trial late this term. Vickery also faces embezzlement charges.
The Central Trust company of New York sues the Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad for 2.2 million dollars. The amended supplementary answer and cross bill again bring the old eight year dispute into court. George J. McGourkey, once counsel for the railroad, is noted as deceased.
Noblesville Indiana October 17 the workers strike on the Chicago and Southwestern railroad was declared off this morning with trains back on schedule. The company will pay one half of three months wages due tomorrow and the rest in a few days.
Dallas officers discovered the body of James Etheridge twenty years old at daybreak beside the Dallas Rapid Transit railroad. He had been shot in the back of the head the bullet passing through. The assassination is described as inexplicable.
A large prairie fire rages two miles west of Worthington Minnesota with gale winds. A vast quantity of hay has already been destroyed and thousands of tons lie in the burn area with no protection.
West Superior Wisconsin October 17 report that Joseph Marx was shot in the head by Henry Putnam who mistook him for a deer while hunting. Marx was believed to be near death as a result of the wound.
Miss Axtell of Clairmont Dakota displayed quick wits and courage when fire swept north of Digirmont. She wrapped her invalid mother in bed clothes, slid her into a carriage, then pulled the buggy to safety in a plowed field before neighbors helped. The Axtell farm losses were extensive.
Paris crowd fills streets as Russians sell trinkets and emblems during the czar and Carnot exchange telegraphs. Russians stroll arm in arm with French crowds to view military club decorations where officers stay, with a branch post office set up for guests.
In Paris on October 18 the Russians drove to the Elysee and were greeted by President Carnot who thanked Ambassador T Amblessadeur for presenting the officers of the Russian squadron. He said he had instructed Admiral Rieunier to convey greetings on their arrival and now renewed them in person.
Senator Dibsen of Maryland collapsed in the senate cloak room while talking with colleagues. Senator Gorman and Layton helped him to the appropriations committee room as physicians were summoned. Dr Bayne cited indigestion affecting heart muscles, but found no organic disease or fatal threat.
Milwaukee dispatch reports Judge Johnson warning police of a possible lynch mob targeting Banker Koetting. Koetting will be brought in quietly and kept in secrecy while the grand jury considers indictments.
A heavy Fort Wayne road freight train parted and rejoined at Beaver Falls Pennsylvania at five this morning. Twelve cars carrying corn lime lumber and sand were destroyed. The depot shed platform and telegraph station were demolished. Operator Elmer Lyons of Rochester was badly injured. Two tramps believed buried under debris.
Funeral services for John M. Getchell were held at the Methodist church under the G A R auspices. The elderly veteran had suffered from consumption for years and is survived by his wife three children and a brother, a St Paul police captain. Reverend J J Mc Intire of Spencer led the ceremony.
In Appleton Wisconsin Harry Peer, eight years old, attempted to cross in front of an electric car and was dragged thirty feet. He died within minutes from the injuries.
A special Canadian Pacific train carrying fourteen car loads of tea collided with a freight near Gravel Run. Brakeman Elliott and the fireman died. Tea reportedly spilled into Lake Superior.
Red Wing Minnesota reports three boys escaped from the state reform school late Monday night. They obtained a key to unlock their sleeping compartment door and fled with a revolver and about 50 dollars belonging to their teacher, Mr. North.
Savannah, Ga special report describes a major storm driving 40 mph winds toward the coast. Forecasters warn it may rival the Aug. 27 event and crews rush to protect ships, tow boats, and harbor facilities while no vessels depart the port.
A Vienna dispatch reports the electric balloting system continues and it is possible the reichstag may be dissolved before the debate ends.
In Newcastle Pennsylvania a clash erupted when about 200 Italian workers attacked a small group of American workmen awaiting the mill’s start. The Americans, reinforced, repelled the assault. several people were badly injured amid rising tensions from prior layoffs of Italians in favor of American hires.
Special examination was held in Duluth yesterday for W Hanson on a grand larceny charge. Carl Sophus alleged Hanson and his wife devised a scheme to steal 2000 dollars from Mrs. Sophus while Carl was away as a musician. Hanson allegedly persuaded Mrs. Sophus her husband had deserted her and later intimidated her into giving 1000 dollars more.
The clerk of the circuit court in Madison received 33000 from ex Senator Sawyer of Oshkosh to apply on the judgment against ex State Treasurer Richard Guenther. The total judgment stood at 131000 for interest earned on public funds during his two terms as treasurer.
Judge Lochren leaves for Minneapolis and has secured apartments at the Arno. He will return around November 1, accompanied by Mrs. Lochren. The mandamus suit against Judge Long of Michigan was filed before the commissioner left.
Redwood County Superintendent S J Race reports 3563 pupils with 2483 eligible for apportionment, 54000 spent on education including 27000 to teachers. Compulsory school law failed to raise attendance. 633 children aged eight to sixteen did not attend, costing districts over 3000.
Washington reports detail a high stakes struggle in the Senate and House as silver coinage seignorage debates, bank note reforms, and forest reservations collide. Assembly members maneuver, amendments fly, and cabinet talks propose bond issues while Chinese policy moves forward.
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