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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1891
Page
2
A demented clergyman wandered from home and killed himself after reaching Chicago. In Stern County California the cost of prosecuting a man for stealing 60 cents ran to 300 dollars before he was acquitted.
A vein of iron ore about 1,000 feet long and 60 feet deep has been found in the San Ysidro mine a few miles below Ensenada in Lower California indicating a significant ore body for the Rica operation.
In Tom Green County Texas a county newspaper features a display ad by a local laundryman. The quarter-column humorous cut shows Mexican men driving donkey carts toward his store, signaling a bold promotional image amid the publication.
The Irish settlement issue moves from sentiment to finance. Who will receive and distribute contributions wisely? Without funds there can be no party sustained in Parliament.
QuebeEn Victoria remains undecided on naming a poet laureate to succeed Lord Tennyson. The satirical note suggests Uncle Sam could ship a batch of verse creators unwanted by him and pay the freight to ease the decision.
A necro who sought shelter at a Tennessee poorhouse says he is 105 years old. He asserts his uncle with the same name lived to 150. He cites a grandfather dying at 125 and a grandmother at 118. The elder man keeps smoking drinking and hearty eating habits.
The article argues that while anti Chinese sentiment exists, Chinese workers in the eastern states are fairly well paid. It notes that laundrymen charge current market rates and cooks in New York and California command comparatively high wages, suggesting that Chinese labor is not universally undervalued.
A giant wheel named SoganTon weighs 400000 pounds and is a cog wheel fifty four feet in diameter with an eighteen inch face. It can move 30000000 gallons of water and 2000 tons of sand every day, powered by a shaft twenty three feet six inches long and rotating at ten feet per second on the inner bucket edge.
Lawyer Rixcrose of New Haven became enamored with a female witness who foiled him on cross examination and hurriedly wed her, prompting a name change to Ringnose. She acted as a grass widow prosecuting a husband for theft, with a divorce suit pending, and Ringrose was her husband’s attorney.
The claim states that between Madagascar and India lies 16,000 islands, with 600 inhabited. A man could live on any of these islands and support his family in princely luxury by working only twenty-five days a year. Some islands supposedly require no work at all as nature supplies food and clothing is unnecessary.
A common belief that street goods are cheaper than shop items is debunked with examples. Shoe laces sell on streets for five to twenty-five cents a pair, while the same laces cost ten cents to one dollar per dozen in larger shops. Suspenders and other small personal wear items show similar price gaps.
Residents of Los Gatos California found a curious invention. The wagon up hill and sled down shifted its road as needed, a novelty ten years ago. Now hundreds of elegant conveyances fill the streets, replacing the earlier single arrival.
Provincial authorities report a small capitation grant for destroying dangerous wild beasts. Records show 130 bears and nearly 1,000 wolves slain in 1887, though many sport hunters do not report their catches, so totals likely undercount actual numbers.
James L. Fountain of Mount Vernon killed a rattlesnake five feet long and hung it up seeking rain. After two weeks without measurable rain, a sudden shower arrived within three hours, contrasting Melbourne and Dyrenforth who claimed to produce rain but were nowhere in comparison.
The text argues China must soon decide between a foreign war and a civil conflict. It warns a foreign war would be hopeless and disastrous, while a civil war could destroy the imperial dynasty. Either path risks drastic upheaval and challenges to conservatism.
Washington reports petition for free mail delivery in country districts with the postmaster general favoring the project. A Pekin dispatch notes a Chinese customs impost on kerosene reduced from 40 to 20 cents per case. The treasury refuses admission of two packages from Hamburg produced by convict labor. The Navy secretary signs a contract with Iowa Iron Works for Torpedo Boat No 2, to be 185 tons and completed in one year at 113500 dollars.
Dox Fernaxpo Guzman ex-president of Nicaragua is dead. Pari Herpert Carpenter a famed scientist dies in London. Balmaceda’s former military aides claim he may be alive. Canadian Secretary of State J A Cuarieau suffers heart failure and is seriously ill. Mrs Parnell widow of Charles Stewart Parnell remains frail and unable to sleep or eat. James Lick’s son Joan H Lick dies at 73 in Lickdale Pennsylvania.
Reports describe a string of disasters from Illinois to New Jersey and beyond. Four killed and many injured in an Illinois wreck. a press feeder for Cunningham & Co. is killed by a fly wheel. Dida, Russia, is destroyed by fire with government offices and hundreds of buildings burned. A West Shore crossing death near Bergenfields, New Jersey, claims an elderly couple. Fire devastates Barpnett, Rosixsox & Co. in Minneapolis, losses amount to $60,000. Gas explosions in Allegheny City injure five and damage Snaman’s carpet store. Two fast freight trains collide at Bardwell Hill, Tennessee, with oil cars exploding. Opelika Hotel and outbuildings burn, loss $20,000. New Jersey Wine Co. warehouse at Passage destroyed, loss $100,000. An engine explosion near Potterville, Pennsylvania, kills three men and fatally injures another. Miners in Monarch, Colorado, crushed after foul air causes a fall. Three schooners missing from Gloucester cod fisheries. Bengal tiger mauls an animal tamer in Belgrade amidst fainting spectators. Missouri River Stone Co. office blown, debris, one accident. Powder magazine nearby fails to explode. Reward offered for culprits.
A sprawling list reports Mortally wounded Texas train robber dying by suicide, Rev. Sam Small jailed in Boston for alleged clergy man fraud, Smith the Omaha ra**er dying of fright, sixteen St Paul saloonkeepers charged, Oscar Neebe case revival efforts, Chicago theft suspect Charles Ackerman hunted in Hackensack, Ohio jealousy murder in Columbus, execution planned for Cuantes A. Benson in Leavenworth, a Wellington Hotel death suspected murder, Galena murder and bank robbery link, William Lyon death by self-inflicted gunshot at age 60 in Pittsburg heading a line of sensational crime items.
Brief revolutions and political shifts surface as Paraaway hints at Balfour’s continued role plus a Cork parliamentary bid by William Repman after Parnell’s death. Earthquakes, a Pantellarig volcano eruption, and cholera deaths in Amoy frame a world unsettled. Vienna’s opening of a premier arts museum, Berlin’s dental bacteria note, and Great Britain–Germany talks on South American interests add to a globe in flux. The Tehran shah appoints Pratt as Persian commissioner for the 1893 Chicago Fair.
The article notes German emissaries presenting gifts to Wales on the ponies of the Scuites Prince Henry, with Washington expected to receive orders. It mentions the sealing question settlement, debates on Chinese action, and various European political maneuvers alongside Irish fund releases and legal actions involving Parnell and Biggar heirs. French and English legal authorities discuss fund recovery, with Monroe & Co funding the Irish trust in securities yielding 54 percent interest.
The Southeastern Mississippi Valley Railway Association may merge with the Southern Railway and Steamship Association. Chairman Finley of the Western Passenger Association dismisses a Milwaukee Road complaint. Chicago considers elevating tracks fourteen feet in cities to end fatal grade-crossing accidents. The joint committee backs freight rate differentials for Continental Lines and Central States Dispatch routes via Baltimore and water to Boston and New England points.
The purchaser of stallion St Blaise has been offered 25000 over the bought price of 100000, unlikely to sell. Whitram F Dann signs with Milwaukee to cover third base for the Brewers. Haxowon and Stephenson duel for 600 purse on Shawnagan lake. Harvard and Yale plan annual football championship games in Springfield 1891 1894. Bos Fitzsimmons offers 5000 purse for Young Mitchell bout. Jacon Scharren tours billiards to New York Cincinnati Chicago. Schaefer changes style to slower but steadier play. Chicago Base Ball club officers elected Williams president Richey treasurer secretary Morton elected. more leaguers may secede.
The cabinet makers strike in Chicago affecting about nine hundred workers ends in a complete victory for employers. London carpenters resume after a six month dispute costing $250 000 and submit the matter to arbitration. At Belleville Steel Works machinists and engineers strike shuts down the plant leaving two hundred men idle.
A sprawling mishmash reports arrangements for the Anaconda copper mine, a new National Associated Press, Universalist convention in Worcester, a New York broker Swindon’s suicide attempt, and various state and national matters. It notes Pennsylvanian redemptions, Florida platform adoption, a diesel reinforcement plant, Texan migrant concerns, Dayton gas cutoffs, diphtheria school closures in Paulding, Ohio, and a Magna Charta Mining suit. The Maine to Minnesota memorial work, fair commission livestock nomination, and Danubian and Mexican visitor plans are touched on, with many dates and figures cited.
Ole Johnson died after a head injury from a horse near Aresco. A slew of Minnesota incidents follow, from robberies in Ida and Fergus Falls murders, thefts in Rosemont and Crookston, jail escapes, drownings in Trout Lake, to a man who shot himself in Sleepy Eye. Names include Goheen, Timme, Jones, Kelly, Johnson, Sanderson, Elger, Ziermann, Hinneman, Dickinson, Hennessey, and more, with rail and mill accidents, farm crime, and public notices across towns like St Cloud, Mankato, Winona, and Albert Lea.
Paralyzed Capt Griggs of Grand Forks. Methodist conference held there. Gotzier’s Grand Forks store damaged $10000 by fire. James Town thresher George Williams killed by stock train. U S Marshal Price of Fargo robbed on a sleeping car en route to Minneapolis. Lorens-son died after nine injuries boarding a moving Jamestown train. Fargo-Moorhead electric line contract let. Grand Forks Aberdeen free delivery offices. experimental office at Faulkner. Wahpeton Methodist University trustee resignation. ex-Governor Miller appointed. Forman Coase resurrected by Thos B Hurry at Harlem. Paper suspended last crop-poor season. Junc tion brrest of proprine Cataneitet on J. Lockwood scandal. U S Commission Devil’s Sake sat for trial. bail set at 4.
The Fargo Argus will continue as a Republican paper with George K. Shaw named manager and editor after the Citizens' National Bank turned over the plant. Maj. Edwards exits. A cattle shipment of 3,500 head from Ransom to Peoria Ill is under way, owned by Mott and Delano Bros of Hampton, steers ranged at Ft Sisseton, in prime condition. John Lowry, a herder, died after a fall near Samborn while cutting cattle. he had no local relatives. Alliance Mill Company is formed in Milner with 35000 capital stock, promoter Sheriff Christenson and Jens Peterson among others.
E P Thomas appointed post master at Forest City. J J Adams elevator at Garretson burned loss 15000 insured. Sioux Falls to get linen factory by February 1. A test case to decide if teachers must attend institutes at Pierre. M Levinger head of Sioux Falls brewery arrested for selling beer contrary to law. South Dakota earned 11897.50 as 5 percent on public lands sold from admission to union to June 30, 1891. Maj C B Barrett sold Aberdeen Republican plant to Star Publishing Company with Senator Kyle as member. John Nears Mary Nears and Aloynna McGinn convicted at Sioux Falls for sending obscene matter to Miss Maggie McGlinn teacher. Bishop Shanley of North Dakota passed through Aberdeen en route from Ashley area where 302 Russian settlers were confirmed. Wm Rowland Madison dealer assigned to J W Davidson. Liabilities 4000 to 5000 assets about 7000. Tom Shannon inventor of patent amalgamator to save fine gold and tailings. Bridgeport brake man John Wolsky badly hurt behind engine at crossing. near fatal. He is Milwaukee resident, formerly news agent for George Allison.
A roundup of local incidents and crimes across Oshkosh Racine and surrounding regions. Reports include burglaries, assaults, fires, drownings, lawsuits, injuries and ongoing public works efforts. Notable items involve a fire loss at a shingle mill, a fatal barn accident, burglary verdicts, and plans for a distant dock and terminal system on Allouez bay.
Barney Baldwin remains jailed in Des Moines as delirium tremens strikes. Noted swindler Canover receives a nine year sentence for bank fraud across Iowa and Minnesota. Larceny suspect Narrow is indicted for murder and forgery in Franklin County. A Boone night agent is robbed at gunpoint of company funds. Edward Kline dies by hanging in Le Mars aged thirty-two. Judge Edwin Fli’s will opens linking a 350,000 Flint professorship at the State University of Vermont. Du buque beer wagon driver Robert Lockwood crushed by a horse in a stable. Norwegian settlement in Soldiers Valley, Harrison County reports rapid black diphtheria spread and quarantine after fourteen deaths. Le Mars penmanship professor W H Oliver vanishes after leaving a Sioux City ticket.
In Cork on October 28 William O Brien and John Dillon faced a large crowd as factions of Parnellites and McCarthyites clashed. Stones, clubs, and shovels were used, hospitals took in wounded, police cleared the streets, and both sides reported numerous injuries amid political strife. A separate clash in the city involved youths debating leadership, ending with a skull fracture after a stone blow.
James McMichaels, once manager of a drag line in Sioux Cirv, vanished with 19 year old Alice Watters on July 10. Rumor said he died from a streetcar accident after marriage in St Paul, but he later reappeared and disappeared again with the girl, while authorities have no solid trace of them.
In Austix Minn five threshing crews drank heavily then quarreled on a road. Near five miles out knives were drawn and a man named Andrew Mitten Norwegian was struck with a club, fracturing his skull and shattering an ear drum. He lies between life and death at home. the assailant is at large.
A cyclone devastated Coxstart last night, destroying about thirty houses and wrecking the large butter tub factory owned by G. J. Record with thousands of dollars of stock lost. The Pond mill adjoining also suffered heavy damage, many homes had roofs torn off and windows broken. Total loss estimated at 14000 dollars with no injuries.
Rough seas from a stormy Lake Erie kept tugs home and wrecked several yachts inside the government breakwater at Cleveland. The schooner J. D. Sawyer, headed for Lorain, was driven ashore and wrecked with no loss of life. The men-of-war Michigan also had a narrow escape.
The provincial deaf and dumb institute in Wiyxxiree Manitoba was gutted by a fire in the upper stories tonight with losses estimated around 10000 dollars. Fire departments battled the flames but full containment occurred by late evening. The cause is not yet determined and no injuries are reported.
Several villages in Granada province are cut off by floods, causing severe food shortages. A landslide destroyed part of the railway between Salamanca and Oporto, stopping traffic on the line.
Special-District official David Douglass, township treasurer of Yornestown, admitted guilt today. He faces a three year penitentiary sentence and a fine of thirteen thousand dollars for embezzling public funds.
Natural Bunner Va Special The Forest Hotel the largest principal hotel at Natural Bridge burned to ruins in two hours. Adjacent cottages also burned. Col N G Peyton veteran hotel manager I M Read and G W Fitzgerald were overcome while aiding but have recovered. Guests housed in remaining hotels. Property value about 50000 dollars and insured.
Berit publishes a Prof Koch article explaining origin preparation and use of tuberculine. He claims to have purified lymph of inflammatory matter by chemical methods. The article notes that pure lymph and crude lymph show similar effects, with dose as the key factor.
A schooner named Eben May was totally wrecked off New pars News in a thrice southeasterly gale around 3 30 this afternoon across the James River. The crew were saved.
Right Rev. Grafton of Fond du Lac visited Portapetrura to discuss opening the world’s fair on Sunday. He supported noon opening for art displays and said after church duties the public should enjoy recreation. He urged restaurants stay open and argued Sunday access would boost saloon and theater patronage.
Sailors’ bodies and a ship’s stern wash ashore after a great storm. Four bodies recovered near Gorleston Sussex from the Margaret John out of Littlehampton. A life belt worn body reached Yarmouth with wreckage. Warnings of a larger ship wreck near the port. Coastal floods flood Spain and Mediterranean coastlines with villages isolated and crops lost. Numerous boats wrecked around Manuscripts and Hyères as gales affect Cannes promenade and Algerian ports.
Mr Morey honors Parcell’s work for Ireland and recalls six years of devoted service. Morley criticizes Chamberlain’s claims on good legislation and Salisbury’s role, denies Egypt handed to France, and affirms loyalty to the Irish cause amid political bickering.
In Baussels the Courier reports a decree said to originate with the late Pope Pius IX. It asserts the cardinals’ exclusive right to elect a pope without external intervention. It also says cardinals in Rome at a pope's death should decide if the conclave occurs outside Italy, and would transfer any interference beyond the country.
Dispatches from Lagos report German forces landing near the Cameroons river in West Africa. They defeated local tribes, burning villages and punishing the hostile chief. Casualties among Germans were few. native deaths not stated.
Frederick Smith, Conservative and son of the late William Henry Smith, elected member of parliament for the Strand division. He received 4,952 votes to Liberal Dr Gutterige's 1,446. last election W. H. Smith 5,054 and Hilary Skinner 1,508.
Commissioner Carter of the General Land Office has been too ill for several days and plans a horseback trip through Virginia mountains. He hopes the autumn air will help him recover and notes he has relatives there. It is said Col. Garter of Cartersville still lives in Virginia.
Paris reports at the chamber of deputies that France has received satisfaction in all respects regarding the attempted dispense with the French exequatur by the United States consul at Madagascar. Deputy inquiry prompted the statement by M. Bibot.
Oct. 28 in Wasaincion Shelly reports the president appointed Iver E. Shely of North Dakota as register of the land office at Devils Lake ND, replacing Edward G. Spilman who resigned.
A head end collision of freight trains on the Pittsburg McKeesport and Youghingheny Railroad at Round Bottom station killed Engineer Wm. Scott and brakeman Frank Green. The other crew members escaped by jumping clear during the crash.
The Colombian colony in San Jose Costa Rica is stirred by the political crisis in Colombia. The most conservative set believes President Nunez cannot remain in power for long.
The Kaiser has given consent to War Office changes in the German army appearance and equipment. Bright colors will be replaced with subdued hues to reduce visibility. White leather accoutrements are abolished and the heavy spiked helmet is discarded for lighter headgear. The reform will transform troop appearance.
Sir William Gordon Cumming, famed baccarat player, lodged a protest with Elgin's municipal council. He objects to funds being used to host a reception for the Duke and Duchess of Fife, noting the Duchess is a daughter of the Prince of Wales linked to Tranby Croft events.
London based Special-Israel Liebermann of Drohobicz Galicia has defaulted with liabilities of 300000 dollars. He belonged to a syndicate operating ore crystal mines. His troubles stem from a flaw in a deed raising fears that other firms in the syndicate may collapse.
In a Travels Abroad tale, Mr. A. J. Duffield strays from fifty mules and ten muleteers in Bolivia. He crosses a sunlit desert, loses track, endures thirst and peril, and finally finds the Mescanti River with the mule guiding to safety at an Indian hut in Mescanti-saved.
A physician recounts cases from the hospital showing how patients may simulate poisoning. He notes drug clerks may substitute harmless concoctions, causing nervous displays of illness, and cites a dramatic Grand Central depot incident where a woman feigned unconsciousness and then bit the stomach pump tube when mockery was made about her attire.
Since the current Parliament began, at least nine peerage titles have become extinct. Over five years, titles average one extinction every seven months. The last-in-line peers include the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Duke of Cleveland, Earl Sydney, Viscount Eversley, Lord Blachford, Lord Hammond, Lord Northwick, and Lord Lyons. Lord Salisbury has created twenty-one new peers, yielding a net gain of twelve Lords during the administration.
In a satirical New York Weekly item, an American official laments missionary mobbing while a Chinese official dismisses US power. A quake is blamed on the American Government testing big guns at Sandy Hook, with locals reacting to the supposed cause and the notion of Western military influence.
A brief dialogue unfolds as Clara admires the night sky and Sampson responds that the stars are not brighter than they were yesterday. The exchange hints at a quiet, intimate moment between the two characters without further context.
A physician quotes a convalescent patient the bill for care during a recent illness. The patient faints at the sum, exclaiming in disbelief and asking if he endured that much illness. The brief exchange highlights dramatic humor in a medical billing moment.
Washington Post notes a North Carolina mountaineer party with kissing games. A master of ceremonies ad-libbed as a buxom bride and other couples paraded, with women declaring they are pineing for a kiss and suitors spotlighted in playful social ritual.
A Home Journal article stresses three keys to boarding house success: good cooking, an attractive table, and cleanliness. It argues quality over quantity, variety in dishes, and careful, creative serving to tempt the palate while keeping economy wise.
A father of thirteen, Bret Tompkins, uses a fishing rod as a chastening tool after recalling a sermon on corporal punishment. He explains to his pastor that he borrowed the rod to give a single firm thrashing to his thirteen children to prevent misbehavior, and to restore a clear conscience when returning it.
M. Felix Deleuze, a widower in Paris, adopted twelve years ago sixteen orphan girls. He furnished a mansion, servants, and governesses, and shared much of his fortune with them. Five have married with $400 dowries, two took the veil, nine remain to choose their paths with his blessing and a purse of gold.
In experiments with M Quinquad and M Grehant, the effects of alcohol and other intoxicants on the Achilles tendon muscle were tested. Compressed oxygen halved muscle power, alcohol intoxication reduced power to about one third, and curare given by hypodermic injection further lowered strength beyond these effects.
Father tells Johnny to learn to sew on a button with the promise that one day he will lack a mother and will rely on a wife. The exchange frames a small life lesson with a dash of humor and a note about growing up.
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