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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1890
Page
2
Clarence Stephen Temens, nephew of the Confederate Vice President, is described as a conductor on a sleeping car in Georgia and regarded as a good one. The Chicago Journal reports 5 501 licensed liquor saloons in Garden City.
A Galveston resident, described as a necro, holds property valued at 350000 dollars and maintains a lavish lifestyle. His wife endorses racial superiority and insists on employing only white servants.
Missouri attorney general rules a man too drunk on election day to vote is physically disabled under state law and must forfeit his ballot. The decision defines impairment as preventing casting a valid ballot, affecting his eligibility.
Spokane Presbyterians sold their church to a man who opened a saloon in the basement. A beer sign now gleams on the corner where the fine structure with a tall steeple stands, signaling a controversial change.
A London season list cites $25,000 for a concert, $310,000 for cotillion presents, $5,000 for flowers at a ball, and $1,500 for orchids at a dinner party, illustrating lavish social spending.
A Swiss invention aids the visually impaired with a time device where a peg drops at each hour mark. The user relies on the peg’s position to gauge the time by counting back to 12, providing a tactile method to read the hour.
Baron Hirsch, once heavily blackballed at a famed Rue Royale club, has purchased the block housing the club and given members a quit notice.
C P Hextixeron plans a grand mansion at the corner of 55th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York. The house will be decorated with carved heads representing Rhine robber barons in a bold, historic motif.
The odor of white flowers is considered more delicate than colored blossoms and perfumes made from white blooms are now in fashion. This trend emphasizes subtle scents and refined floral selections.
W. A. Sartoris of England, uncle of Nellie Grant Sartoris, is making a quiet western tour seeking investments. On first visit to America he expresses surprise at the region’s mineral wealth and natural advantages during his travels.
The French Society of Hygiene calls for France to remove government limits on American pork. It argues the retaliatory act proves western hog production is healthier than the older imported ham.
An English scientist demonstrates that the planet will house all the people it can feed in 182 years, reaching 5.944 billion at the current 8 percent growth rate. He assumes no slowdown as food supply tightens.
Benjamin Franklin's legacy faces a probate dispute as Philadelphia courts hear attempts to break his will and assign his estate to apprentices. The unusual case stems from requests to reveal Franklin's posthumous plans and control over his bequest.
The czar of Russia governs a larger land area than the United States with life tenure, yet his position contrasts with the American president who travels the country to receive acclaims. The Russian leader suspects even trusted advisers and household members harbor designs on his life.
Jacob SevigMan is described as a four foot tall self made millionaire who arrived in Michigan from Germany about twenty years ago with no money. He started in clothing using his size as a trademark Little Jake and built vast holdings including lands a railroad a bank and other property totaling about 15 million dollars.
At a Conneautville Pennsylvania fair two strangers used a sly wink to draw agricul turists to a basket labeled cold tea. Buyers paid high prices before the ruse was exposed. The pair vanished after sharing a final wink.
The Nation's Capital reports Congressman John L. Wilson of Washington suffered a serious misfortune after returning from the capital. In Spokane Falls his pocketbook containing over 350 dollars in bills and 10,000 dollars in bank stock disappeared before midnight, with no clear explanation. Officials warn poaching threatens the seal fisheries industry and U.S. revenue, risking future viability.
Capt Peter Foster the oldest G A R member in the United States died at Mount Pleasant Iowa aged ninety six. He was the hero of three wars. Mrs James widow of George P R James a noted novelist and historian living at Eau Claire Wisconsin celebrated her ninetieth birthday. Her family is noted for longevity and her sister in England died recently aged ninety two.
A string of calamities includes a Bolton England mill destroyed with thirty thousand spindles ruined and a Brookyn mother losing twin babies left alone near a stove. In Ohio fire and caveins maim workers at Otis steel works and Ludington mine rescuers pull survivors. West Virginia and Kansas suffer floods and hurricane damage with churches toppled and bridges failing.
Reports detail a pirate attack on a coast of China trade junk and mass murder of thirty nine crew. William H Hopper mortally wounded by a special policeman in Kansas City while resisting arrest. Multiple robberies, embezzlements, and suicides across Missouri Illinois and New York. a range of criminal actions tied to banks, post offices, and railways. Armenian and Druze actions in Syria.
Elisha Smith, a Spit Log farmer, was robbed on a Portland train of a pocketbook with 4785 dollars in checks and currency. Governors and lovers figure in separate incidents as Gov Steele dodges a phantom assassination and August Shultz dies after a failed marriage proposal shooting.
Funeral services for the late Mrs Gen Booth were conducted in Olympia London with about twenty five thousand attendees. Reports also note British vessels ordered to Vita East Africa after a German massacre, while Pasteur cannot visit the United States due to health.
The report surveys legal, financial and political events across North America and Europe, including court rulings on discrimination, insolvencies, and political moves in Ontario and Oklahoma. It notes business failures, bank suspensions, trade tariff tensions, and a major railroad and ice machine company case, with various indictments and prison outcomes.
A B Mullett, prominent Washington architect and former supervising architect at the treasury, shot himself at home after a period of illness and financial worry. The coroner ruled death by own action due to melancholia. He leaves five children and a family living in Washington and Kansas City.
An ex-gambler named P. J. Quinn was attacked in Union Park on Lake Street by two men who stripped him, tarred and feathered him, and beat him until unconscious for over an hour. Quinn, now reforming, has drawn enmity from his former associates and was found by passersby. police have no suspects.
In Montana near Livingstron, engineer James Theroux died two hours after a derailment and wreck of twenty burned cars when his east bound freight hit an open switch. Fireman escaped unharmed. Theroux had recently moved from Sprague to Livingston.
Elmer Diver, 21, arrived from Kansas, became intoxicated and shot his love interest at a farmhouse near Freedom. He then killed himself with a single shot to the head, dying after his unconscious spell.
Word reached Fullerton Nebraska that George Furnival, a notorious Nebraska killer who murdered five people on Horse Creek, has been captured in Ellisville Mississippi. A man who knew him identified him.
Special from Sioux City reports Judge John R. Zuver and Jessie Zuver had their marriage annulled after he learned she had another husband living. A decree was issued, with Jessie receiving real estate and $50 cash. The judge, once a circuit court jurist for northwestern Iowa, has been in reduced circumstances since an 1890s head injury. He has since lived largely on a farm and in Boulder, Colorado.
Paris October 21 M Roche minister of commerce introduced in the chamber a general customs tariff. It fixes a maximum tariff for imports from nations not granting France favorable terms and a minimum for those that collaborate on regulations. Raw materials exempt include raw silks wool hides and cotton. Deroulede insulted Reinach provoking a chamber censure and a duel challenge that Reinach accepted.
Lord Granville argued the McKinley tariff harms American farmers artisans and manufacturers while exaggeration around the measure benefits Canada and provokes smuggling. He denied hostility to England and condemned Ireland policy and shadowing practices.
J B Sutphin of Duluth owner of the old Powder River Cattle company yards seven miles south of town on the Omaha road is rebuilding sheds and barns destroyed by fire over a year ago. The yards once belonged to English capital investors with Montana Wyoming and British Columbia ranches. After ranges failed the company was discontinued and Sutphin later purchased the site. He plans extensive improvements to store feed shelter sheds and barns and operate the plant on a large scale.
Fort Doper Iowa reports a coordinated effort by liquor dealers to restore original package sales. Circulars allegedly from The State Original Package Dealers' association urge funding to seek an injunction against prosecutions under old prohibition law, citing a Kansas decision as precedent.
The National Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen opened its seventh annual convention in Los Angeles on October 21. W. E. Shehan reports 14,057 members after a gain of 600 in the past year and 367 lodges total with 63 new ones organized. The grand secretary’s report discusses the Federation conference and the strike stance on the New York Central.
Stockholders in Concrsxatti chose nine directors for the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific including Charles Schaff Samuel Thomas Calvin Brice John H. Inman Alex McDonald T. T. Gaff W A Goodman M E Ingalls and W P Anders.
An election held in Sioux City on annexing the Leeds manufacturing suburb, spanning 6,400 acres, drew 41 votes for annexation and 5 against. The measure would add nearly $50,000 in tax revenue to the city treasury.
Special Telegram from Maptisox Wisconsin October 21 reports natural gas discovered rising through the river water in nearby Stoughton. The gas is highly combustible and presents a new local curiosity and potential hazard.
Early today a gang of robbers attacked a safe at Ohio City on the Chicago and Erie road twenty five miles west of Lima. Citizens formed a posse and a fire fight ensued with the robbers. William Placen and Charles Hoover were seriously wounded. One burglar was killed and the robbers escaped after blowing the safe and taking the contents.
The Lake Superior Transit steamer Annie Young caught fire and burned to the water near Lexington. The Ed Smith rescued thirteen crew members who arrived in Port Huron, while eight men drowned after launching a yaw boat. Names given include M Manark J Donnelly J Crosby J Gallagher J Connelly and three unknown deck hands. The vessel carried coal and merchandise, valued at $30,000. insurance is listed as unknown.
An interview from Paris reports Mr O'Brien will be escorted by his wife to the United States as he aims to raise £100,000 there. Dillon says a year’s imprisonment may follow upon return. Rome authorities reportedly oppose Dillon’s party visiting Rome. Sullivan Harrington and O Connor will join Dillon and O Brien in Paris to sail for America on the 25th. O Brien cites support from Irish Catholic archbishops in Chicago and St Paul and the broader Irish American clergy.
A fire in the oil rooms within the Cherry Morrow Manufacturing plant inside the state penitentiary burned the entire facility with losses estimated at 200000 dollars. No convicts were in that part of the prison and there were no escapes or casualties thanks to militia and police response. Outside the walls three cottages and a lumber yard also burned. The origin remains unaccounted for.
In Pittston Pennsylvania John W. Davis a retired hotelkeeper was killed tonight by police officer William Weathers who was also badly wounded. Davis resisted arrest after a fight in front of the Eagle hotel and drew a black jack. Weathers fired four shots as Davis struck him several times. two shots hit Davis and he died minutes later. Weathers is reported in critical condition.
Special telegram reports a threshing engine explosion twenty miles southwest of Reprievo S D killing E E Lobaugh and seriously injuring a young man named Wood. Cause of blast is not known.
The article argues the Tariff benefits farmers as much as manufacturers and cites 1889 and 1839 importExport figures to show agricultural goods match iron and steel in value. It defends the McKinley Tariff as meeting farmer and maker needs against free trade critics led by Gladstone.
The piece criticizes Free Traders for claiming insufficient protection for farmers while tariffs reward manufacturers. It argues they remain dissatisfied as new tariffs raise duties on some items and tax necessities, reflecting ironies in Cobdenite and Clerical advocates.
A speech excerpt cites Senator Morrill defending tariff protection by noting that items with protection are now sold for less than before. The paragraph challenges Democratic free-trade arguments, asserting the facts oppose their position.
The Vanderbilts are described as deeply religious. Children attend Sunday school, sit with parents at church, and refrain from horses or carriages. Quiet days include tea, music sessions, and hymn singing, aiming to foster health and future leadership of their fortunes.
Prof. J. P. Lessey argues immortality is prehistoric and universal, arising from personal experience and two discernible faculties. He claims it is not biblical or logical in origin, yet it uplifts the wise and good and can be cultivated.
A dialogue on timepieces and hurry. A character explains two watches give him plenty of time and reduce haste, illustrating a humorous view of tempo and perception.
The article argues German protection raises purchasing power and wages faster than in Britain. It cites hat imports, linen output gains, flax mills, and large iron steel firms, noting German workers enjoy cheaper living costs while earning higher relative wages than under free trade.
Gov Hill kept cool during the late New York Central strike and did not call out the militia as riots subsided. The piece praises presence of mind in crises and cites Otis A. Cole of Kinsman Ohio and a testimonial about Warner's Safe Cure. Gov Hill is described as disciplined and unflustered in emergencies.
The piece argues tariffs on farm products defend American farmers against foreign competition. It cites wheat at 20 cents per bushel, other grains at 10 cents, potatoes 15 cents, livestock 20 percent, and notes nearly 14 million worth of foreign farm goods entered the U.S. last year. It contends tariffs fund the public treasury and help U.S. producers compete.
Mme Playette, a 50 year old widow in Neuilly, refused to pay M. Tamsier for a glass eye claiming she could not see with it. The justice of the peace ruled she must pay the debt, but she dashed the eye on the floor and fled as the crowd laughed.
The text notes rising tariff protection in France China Spain Germany Servia England Canada and the United States with each region aiming to protect domestic industries. It observes pro tariff protests from British traders and predicts Britain will join the movement.
A Philadelphia officer in a chance encounter with a pretty deaf and dumb young woman on Eight Street shows a playful finger sign exchange. The officer, Moffet, explains he understands sign language and jokes about his next assignment after helping the woman depart.
A Topeka Western School journal writer notes local pronunciation quirks in New York Boston Philadelphia and Washington and the Mississippi valley. The piece asks where absolutely pure English is spoken and suggests regional speech variances are common.
John Brannon found a check at the Edinburgh exposition and kept it while reporting it to authorities after buying Edinburgh papers. Bailie Walcot fined him £1 or two days for the incident, noting no intent to steal but punishing honesty. The New York World questions mind reading claims as similar to animal navigation.
An African chief, unable to get a cure from his family physician, orders a drastic remedy claiming fat from a fat man. The doctor, himself fat, becomes the unintended target as the chief executes the prescription by killing the doctor and then enacting it.
A renewed wave of roller skating excitement sweeps London as crowds take to the streets. Enthusiasm spikes with new displays, crowds gather, and vendors report rising interest in skates and related gear.
The story recounts how Robert Houdin and his brother trained memory by recalling items seen in shop windows. As a professional, Houdin amazed guests by naming books in a library from a single glance, without moving from his seat, astonishing observers in the process.
A New Yorker recalls Paris waiters who pool all tips into a single box used daily and split the total among them each night. He asks if trust among colleagues is ever in doubt, and the waiter replies that they rely on honor and have never had a dispute.
A jailer asks the doomed man for a final favor and the prisoner requests ripe peaches, noting he will wait even though none will be ripe for months. The anecdote from Youth's Companion presents a stoic quip about patience.
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