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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1896
Page
2
A jumble of snatches covers varied topics from a New York boy surviving a five story fall to European politics and Armenian matters. It mentions the Turkish sultan’s generosity toward Armenians and remarks on Turkish officers serving an autocratic ruler.
A press dispatch notes the condemned man in Kentucky displayed a somber, sullen expression as he stood on the gallows. The report humorously suggests the sheriff forgot to ask him to look pleasant.
The article notes Venezuela obtained a sixteen thousand dollar loan in Germany to cover government rail guarantees. It critiques German confidence in Venezuelan affairs and mentions violence on a San Francisco high-binders crackdown, along with a Portland Oregon train robbery involving a commercial traveler. The piece closes by questioning the drummer's security.
The article notes a New York judge appointing three women as receivers, arguing that women have long acted as receivers for husbands, a precedent that dates back far beyond living memory.
A U.S. officer intends to wed an Indian Creek nation girl. The note says marriages between Indians and Caucasians are becoming common and speculates about future social blends and possible struggles between descendant communities.
The report notes Russia using a schoolmaster to secure conquests with new schools established in Merv and eight other towns. Russian language is taught alongside native tongues in these regions, illustrating cultural integration efforts.
On behalf of the mother of a young American bicyclist murdered in Asiatic Turkey, Minister Terrell filed a $10,000 indemnity claim with the sultan. The sultan will file as well, and that will end the matter according to his customary handling of such affairs.
The Matebele war in South Africa is said to be ended as Cecil Rhodes arranges terms with insurgent warriors. Critics note his failure to coerce Transvaal burghers remains unresolved.
Novelist Barrie entertained the Smith College audience in Northampton with a playful remark about preferring to address one pretty girl 900 times rather than 900 pretty girls at once. His light tone and Scotch twinkle delighted the young women.
The Cuba reports suggest rising tension between Spanish and American authorities. The article argues the United States may soon have to decide whether to purchase Cuba or recognize the insurgents as belligerents to secure Cuba's independence.
The Catholic Union begins a three day session with an address of welcome by Mayor Steinbach, responded to by Supreme President Thomas J. Manning. Auditing shows receipts of 71613 and disbursements of 863600. The organization lists 2809 members in good standing with 627 new additions this year. A large parade featured nine local societies. Quincy is decorated in honor of the delegates.
Justice White appoints George S. Moore as assistant United States attorney for the middle district of Alabama. Henry D. Clayton, the current U.S. attorney there, is dismissed by order of the attorney general due to candidacy for Congress.
Dr William Campbell president of Queens College Cambridge dies Maj S T Dickinson veteran horseman dies in New York at 64 Jesse R Howell Gate City manager and part owner dies in Keokuk at 65 Herman B Schnaubelt brother of Haymarket bomber dies in San Bernardino aged unknown G W Katzing Fort Scott merchant banker dies of heart disease Willard Sellers Kokomo youth dies of heart disease at Michigan University Philip T Cosgrove Hastings native Indian born 37 elected Knights of Pythias chancellor Henry Tibbe Washington Mo businessman dies of pneumonia aged 77
A series of disaster notes report Paul Hogue, twenty, killed when a shotgun discharged while he tried to kill a calf near St. Joseph Michigan. At the University of Virginia roof collapse injures and kills workers. Wreckage on a Memphis Route train at Jones Springs Missouri injures the fireman. Mrs. Grove dies from burns near Jacksonville Illinois after brush fire incident. Mayer Brothers pottery burns at Beaver Falls Pennsylvania with five boys buried under debris and two believed fatally injured.
A series of violent incidents is reported including a dance hall shooting near Scullyville Arkansas with two killed and two under arrest, a Huntsville Kansas killing by James H Stanley of Thomas Turner, and a Tonkawa Oklahoma home invasion where Mr Brooke's attackers were killed or wounded. Additional cases include a New York suspect detained over a $250 draft, a Sing Sing release rumor for John Y McKane, a suicide of a nine year old near Whiting Indiana, Denver highway robbery confessions by Albert Downen, a Rochester Michigan campaign horn arrest of a candidate's son, Dr Alfred Hoyt killing Dr Rhett in Natchez Mississippi, and a Natchez bail release. The incidents span from the Midwest to the South with numerous fatalities and ongoing investigations.
The article reports German capitalists investing in Venezuela amid rising Anglo German strains, Spain contends with Filipino rebellion, Salisbury limits Britain’s options on Turkey over Armenia, Li Hung Chang to present a report from Pekin, Wagner unpublished event, German imperial visit to Russia, Bolin returns to Colon with 150 laborers for the canal, and a royal unveiling at Port Weathfaling for William I.
Reported Berlin lawyer murder by two burglars with wife severely injured. Fire wipes out Belleville Ontario drug firm Scott and Brown. L W Yoomans, Ontario merchant, perishes in a blaze. Mustapha Tahsin Bey arrives in Washington greeted by Mavroyeni Bey. Prince Lobanoff, before premiership, pursues industry with vigor. Ugo Blondi and Gertrude Bial marriage postponed. Venus bark foundered off Skomer Island with 20 dead. Havana police detain operatives tied to insurgent plot in New York. Lady Scott faces libel charges in London grand jury. Berlin dispatch notes Alsatian recruits mutinying on rail. Simon Duck of Victoria BC touted as seventh son. Election history in his career marked by the recurring seventh-number motif.
A Philadelphia wholesale cheese dealer, Coon Bros, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Other short items include a 125th anniversary observance of Nebraska militia, a New York grocer’s son detained in San Francisco over a $250 draft, the death of John H. McNeeley, proprietor of the Evansville Journal, a large whale sighting near Sea Isle City, wage cuts at Salmon Falls mills, Musicians National League talks in Indianapolis, a banking firm receiver's inventory in Hartford, and San Francisco treasury seal concerns.
In a New York district court a bicyclist claims fair right to leave a wheel on the street curb after a wagon struck it. The text notes that a bicyclist’s invisibility and curb position raise questions of negligence to be decided by the jury, depending on circumstances and whether the rider contributed to the accident.
The author argues beef raising can be profitable if meat quality is high, noting Wisconsin beef often runs at a loss. He favors outside meat with efficient build, prefers two year olds for best price and low cost per pound, and observes the decline of heavy four year olds.
In a terse exchange Hewitt reports the servant is not yet found while Jowett questions the discharge. The dialogue hints at a domestic incident with an unresolved search.
Bishop Whipple married in New York. St Paul wheelmen push for better roads. Minnesota Christian Endeavor convention held in Minneapolis. hog cholera hits Ellsworth with 10 000 hogs dead within six miles. Barnesville bank building near opening. Hartland man commits suicide. Welsh Evangelistic Synod held in Mankato with new church dedication. Jay Baker killed by freight train near Magnolia. Lewiston house fire. Ellsworth switchman loses leg. Duluth court awards 15000 to accident victim George A. Smith. Minneapolis hotel fire. Morriston cane syrup factory outputs. Crookston candy kitchen fire. Rochester board combats diphtheria. St Cloud brewery worker killed. Alexandria liquor license row. Duluth water plant suit dismissed. Hokah church dedication. Cottonwood hotel fire. Long Prairie Masons hall destroyed. Awatonna council turmoil over extortion charges. Great Northern surveys shift Beltrami rail plans. Plainview bee hunter killed near St Paul Park.
Fire engulfed Pacific Elevator A and B in Chicago causing total loss estimated at 1.5 million dollars with two thirds insured. Five firefighters from Company 33 nearly perished on the roof as flames swept the area and embers flew, while over 1,100,000 bushels of wheat were reportedly stored in the structures.
In Boscobel Wisconsin on October 28 Alexander Day was shot dead by his brother Edward Day after a quarrel near Caseville. Edward Day was arrested.
In Akron Ohio on October 28 Martin Artebauer was fatally shot by Mathias Remiger at Artebauer’s home after Remiger accused him of talking about his wife. A struggle occurred during which Artebauer was wounded in the stomach and Remiger in the arm.
A Havana province report states Maceo crossed the trocha at Artemisa and joined Aguirre’s forces. Advices claim a feint at Cacarajacara, then a southward march to Artemisa where rebels bombarded the town with dynamite guns. Noncombatant slaughter and building destruction followed before the insurgents moved into Havana province.
Buffalo faces a potential major blockade as fleets loaded with grain from Chicago Milwaukee Duluth and Lake Erie ports flood in daily. Elevators cannot unload quickly enough and several boats waited for a single facility last week. Grain shipments surge due to West crops and rising rates attracting ships from iron and ore trades.
President B F Clayton of Indianola Iowa and Secretary John M Stahl of Chicago issued the call for the National Farmers Congress annual gathering to be held in Indianapolis November 10 to 13. Delegates come from each state by district with two at large. state governors appoint them. Heads of state agricultural colleges and boards attend by virtue of office.
Constantinople telegraph confirms H W Terrell states no entry request has been made for a dispatch boat to Constantinople since February. He refutes circulating claims that the Bancroft would force the Dardanelles and emphasizes cordial US-Turkey relations and no American deaths in massacres.
Dr. W H Felton once a Georgia congressman withdraws as Populist elector nominee and pledges support for McKinley. The move sparks talk of a broader Populist defection in Georgia over fusion handling by the Democratic state committee.
From Constantinople to Boston reports warn of rising Turkish tensions. The sultan's tax hikes and arming of forces provoke a collective note from Allies while fear grows of a possible massacre of Christians as Armenia suffers new massacres at Egin and Hoboot reports detail hundreds dead.
Appleton Minnesota October 28 A local flouring mill consuming about 9800 bushels of wheat daily uses bran as fuel to generate steam The bran costs three dollars per ton making it cheaper than wood or coal The town reports little home demand for bran due to cow scarcity
Miss May Flett nineteen, niece of a traveling man, was found dead in her Fargo bed this morning. Authorities believe she suffocated during an epileptic seizure and had been dead for several hours before discovery.
G W Bump a prominent citizen of Fox Lake Wisconsin committed suicide today firing a revolver while temporarily deranged. He had been in poor health for a month and was a notable Odd Fellow and Grand Army man.
Archibishop Ireland called on Cleveland in Washington on October 28 and had an interview with the president at the White House.
Wheat traded in Chicago with a sharp early drop of about 2 cents. December futures fell from 77 8 to 75 7 8 cents, slipping to 76 1 2 by 10 15, marking a roughly 2 1 4 cent loss in under an hour. Nervous pits and weak Northwest receipts weighed on prices. Liverpool cables showed early strength then later weakness abroad.
The eighth annual event featured welcome by Meg er Steinbach and responses from Supreme President Thomas J. Manning. Receipts totaled $71,613 with disbursements of 600. The organization has 2,809 members, up from 627, and a large parade gathered in the afternoon with nine local societies joining. Quincy was decorated in honor of the 300th anniversary celebrations.
Henry Tibbee, a wealthy Washington resident aged seventy seven, died at his home of pneumonia. Born in Enschede Holland he emigrated to the United States in 1867. He was the inventor and patentee of the world famed Missouri meerschaum corncob pipe.
Mrs. Betsy R. Hobbs was found dead in a burning house near Afingham, New Hampshire. Charlies Savage confessed implicating Frank J. Palmer, leading to a coroner's verdict of first degree murder against Palmer. Savage and Palmer, both young men, were involved after a dispute over money and a glass incident years prior.
The Rt. Rev. Frederick Temple bishop of London is named archbishop of Canterbury and primate of all England in succession to the late Edward White Benson. Temple, born 1821, educated at Tiverton grammar school and Balliol College Oxford, has held multiple church and educational posts including head master of Rugby and author of one Essays and Reviews. He was consecrated in 1869 and later became bishop of London.
Barnett L Price and Barnett L Price of Price & Co wholesale clothiers were arrested on warrants charging fraudulent disposition of 84000 worth of stock and 10000 in cash. Receivership reveals 144000 liabilities against 44000 assets with 84000 stock unrecorded. Bail set at 1500.
A mob of about 100 men raided the Lawrenceburg pike entering Frankfort to destroy toll gates. Local road owners vow action to bring the vandals to justice.
In Ely last night a Finlander named Ned Makke was stabbed to death in a saloon by Charles Lee during a street fight. The killing occurred in a mining town area near Duluth with police investigating the incident.
A major fire in Galveston Texas destroyed 4400 bales of cotton and the warehouse owned by W F Ladd. The total losses reach 160000 dollars with 25000 on the warehouse and 135000 on the cotton. The origin of the blaze remains unknown.
After weeks of preparation the new United States line battleship Oregon is ready for the sea. The vessel stands completed and prepared to begin sea trials and duties for the U S Navy.
St Louis reporter details Albert Newson an Englishman with four marriages, no divorces, and four wives alive. One wife, Mrs. Newson the third, pressed a bigamy warrant. he was arrested and admitted multiple marriages. He arrived ten years ago with a woman he called wife, then married Lucy Stilton, then Mary Stemnball in 1893, later Mary Miller, a thirteen year old, while other wives’ whereabouts are unknown. He is forty five.
Yonkers police chief Mangin says the Arlington Chemical executive Hamlin J. Andrus died in his office explosion not due to anarchists or a plot. The investigation indicates he was testing a device intended to blast a safe to deter burglars.
Ex Speaker Charles F Crisp of Georgia died in Atlanta after long illness including asthma and heart trouble. Born in England January 15 1845 he rose to lead the House and win the Speakership in a fierce political era. He would have been Georgia’s next senator if he had lived.
Minneapolis police hunt for F L Herda a Sauve buggy dealer who took consignments from manufacturers and helped sell bankrupt stock at 242 First Avenue South. He has been away about two weeks and is believed to have concealed his tracks and fled with thousands of dollars. Creditors are said to be numerous due to his extensive dealings.
Washington Oct 25 Secretary Francis rendered a decision in Minnesota versus William Craig over a forty acre Section 30 land grant. He denied the state motion for a review of the prior decision, citing lack of clearly stated errors and no new legal or factual point justifying review. The ruling ends a long Interior Department contest over a valuable Minnesota tract.
Crow Creek Indian agency twenty five miles north of Chamberlain reports a six inch artesian well drilled to 782 feet with extraordinary pressure pushing water five feet above the casing. The find is described as one of the best in the state.
The Woman's Press association will receive the corpse with full honors as it reaches San Francisco from Hawaii before the funeral voyage to the East.
Illinois visitors filled the Canton streets for Tilinos Day with marching clubs and bands. Maj. McKinley reviewed the parade and addressed the crowd as four speakers from Chicago and Illinois factions spoke of political topics. The Black Hussars rode Midnight as part of the festivities and the audience greeted McKinley with hearty applause.
Dispatches from Eastern Anatolia warn of renewed massacres with Kurds overrunning Sivas villages in September. Armenian settlements including Pinguian faced arson and killings as residents fled to escape brutality, with reports of mass deaths and women choosing suicide by river.
Miss Elderly declares she will never marry while her friend Florence debates the idea. The Detroit Free Press quotes a line illustrating witty exchange on marriage prospects among older women.
A Chicago Record quip notes that some bicycles outlast the time it takes to pay for them, reflecting on durability and value in humor.
An advertisement promises a one day cold cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It guarantees a refund from all druggists if the remedy fails. The price listed is 25 cents.
Two tramps debate their hard life on the road and the pain of passing liquor to others. One wishes to be a bartender while the other remains unsure, highlighting the rough sympathy and shared struggle of itinerant workers.
Scribbler asks whether Spotts has read any of their verses while Spotts declines, preferring poetry and citing the Philadelphia North American as context. The exchange highlights different literary tastes between the two writers in a Philadelphia newspaper setting.
Anna M. Ross of Williamsport Pennsylvania writes that Piso's Cure is the sole medicine that will cure consumption. The note is dated November 12, 1905.
The Chicago Record reports a dramatic departure for the new Hamlet by director Plodgett. He plans a fat ghost as a striking addition to the production.
A vintage advert touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation allay pain and cure wind colic priced at 25 cents a bottle.
Much of England's sulphate production is exported to Germany where it is used mainly to cultivate beet root.
The notice promotes Cascaret candy as a guaranteed cure for billous and costive conditions. Sold for 10¢.
Government surveyors have discovered large gold fields on the east coast of Siberia near the Sea of Okhotsk. The find promises substantial mineral wealth and could impact regional mining activity and trade.
A historical note states that the pope maintains a collection of birds housed within his library and in the alcoves of his reception room.
Officials in Korea wear hats adorned with figures of different birds and animals, symbolizing status and tradition. The article notes diverse designs reflecting cultural symbolism.
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