Obituary Notice Filed by Atchison Resident
Taerr, a man living in Atchison, prepared and filed a written obituary notice in Brainerd Dispatch records.
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1890
Page
2
Taerr, a man living in Atchison, prepared and filed a written obituary notice in Brainerd Dispatch records.
A cryptic note describes a man bolting his food and another bolting an omen as an odd metaphor. The passage contrasts choking at meals with a speech on cannot swallow ideas, ending with a perplexing remark.
The skeletal mass of an average Eng lishman is about 25 pounds and cremation reduces the remaining ashes to roughly a quarter of a pound on the scale.
An artesian well was drilled 85 feet through solid rock at Pullman Washington and water was struck. The discharge is reported to be 1000 gallons per minute.
The 671.D Sacramento cannon brought across the plains by General Fremont on his first expedition draws attention at the Kansas State Capitol during a public display. The artifact highlights early western exploration and military history for visitors.
The Michigan State Board of Health treats consumption as communicable and advises that any pupils affected be excluded from public schools to prevent spread.
Inventors unveil clothing using fine water repellent threads woven with wool or silk. The fabric creates a buoyant, water resistant garment that prevents sinking for the wearer.
Sesan La Fiess an Indian girl who graduated in medicine after going through the Hampton School is practicing among her tribe, the Omahas, with reported success.
A thief at the Kansas state fair lifted a woman's pocket and found three dress goods samples a recipe for angel food a hairpin two bread tickets a pack of court plaster and a nickel with a hole in it as his ill gotten gains.
The hat lifting gesture traces to medieval knights who appeared in full armor. When entering a friend’s assembly the knight would lift his helmet to show he was safe among companions. This act signified trust and protection within the group.
The Posten court decision finding the vestibule concept for railroad cars patentable and favoring Pullman is said to be worth about $25,000,000 to Pullman. It would enable adequate salaries for his porters.
Frank Besww, a blind editor now working in Salt Lake City, is to undergo a remarkable eye operation. The procedure involves transplanting rabbits eyes and connecting them with his optic nerves. Several recorded cases report success.
Turere seeds found on the west coast of Africa yield a yellowish nutty fat. It solidifies like butter and does not become rancid due to acids. The plant could be domesticated at home, making every household seek its butter bush.
A British torpedo boat abandoned in a gale was found adrift by an American schooner. The Yankee captain will receive salvage for towing the vessel into port with no ensuing war.
Williamstown city council approved two liquor licenses yet no taverns opened. Inquiry shows President Carter of Williams College bought the licenses to prevent liquor sales in the town.
A prisoner was given a copy of the Kreutzer Sonata in Webster County Jail. The sheriff read the book to judge its propriety and found two steel saws hidden between pasted pages. The volume was expurgated, but it is unclear if the prisoner received the amended copy.
Washington reports the death of Capt Alpheus Hardy who fifty years ago delivered mail through a Minnesota wilderness that is now the sites of St Paul and Minneapolis. The piece notes rapid growth in the Northwest as foreign tourists observe thriving cities where a wild frontier once stood and marvel at the transformation from wilderness to bustling commerce and medical activity.
The late Alfred B Mullett's funeral services were conducted in Washington and his remains were later transported to Cincinnati for burial. The piece notes extensive departmental clerks activity in Washington over the past year and estimates thousands may vote in the November elections. Census data reports Sioux Falls population about 19 154, up 7 990 or 369 22 percent, while South Dakota totals 327 848, up 229 580 or 233 65 percent over ten years.
Senator Sanders of Montana and Judge Calkins of Washington State emerge as candidates for the open United States supreme court judgeship. W L Scott, a coal operator, raises miners wages by two cents per ton near Pittsburgh effective November 1, affecting about 2000 workers. Ex Gov B F Noble, former Wisconsin war governor, visiting Brooklyn, suffers apoplexy and falls. doctors expect recovery.
A Zara Dalmatia dispatch reports the olive crop destroyed by a hail storm and a fire swallows Virdin Ohio business district. A Port Arthur & Duluth worker Campbell killed on track. A torpedo boat from Naples burns and sinks with 3 officers and 15 sailors dead. Mary Tynan dies from Leland fire injuries. Senator Bladbern injured in Versailles buggy crash. Norwegian worker Lindahl cremated after sawmill conveyor incident.
A chaotic roundup describes six inmates escaping Kalamazoo by sawing bars and lowering themselves on sheets, amid a flood of reports from across the country: murders, embezzlement, robberies, and arrests involving tramps, a Chicago burglary ring, and multiple fraught incidents in New York Ohio Illinois California and beyond.
Mr and Mrs Harlow Davis owners of a Omaha spiritualist and magnetic healer business were arrested by Postoffice Inspectors Fleming and West of Chicago on charges of sending obscene matter through the mails. Mrs Davis claimed guidance by a spirit Bright Star and alleged her husband was led astray by Mrs J M Hay of Waterloo Indiana. The couple from California wrote letters demanding money and Mrs Davis formerly worked under the name Sophie Search in San Francisco and Oakland.
Italy recognizes the Brazil government and an American named Wright with two women Candy and Irvine were arrested in London for robbing a jeweler of a diamond brooch valued at £550. A Cuban meeting urged reciprocity with America and other items note plans for eight hour work day in Prussia.
Mr Balfour is greeted with an ovation in Achill while observers report widespread poverty and potato famine fears. He praises railway work, promises a bridge funded personally, and pledges relief methods endorsed by locals. A surge of public support follows to Mullary and Westport.
Troops dispatched to Ticino as Liberals clash with Conservatives and Radicals threaten to overturn the cantonal government. Fighting reported from Lugano with bloodshed as the federal council rejects Ultramontane appeals after October 5 vote for constitutional revision.
New York Oct 20 Judge Lacombe granted an order directing customs to produce records on the appraisement of imported cloths by Ballin Joseph Co. The firm contests classification and duty claiming May 9 1800 law failed to pass legally due to no quorum and Speaker’s ruling.
A Pennsylvanian veterinary surgeon posing as a cowboy in Blenheim township Canada bought farms, poultry, stock, and married a local woman. He showed checks claiming 250000 dollars and vanished when arrested for horse stealing. Authorities say he is C. E. Miller sought in Pennsylvania on multiple charges.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding informed a Philadelphia importer that sugars not above 16 degrees will be free of duty if withdrawn or consumed on the crater date of April 1 next under the existing tariff law.
In Mrsery Indiana on Oct 2 T J Blount a prominent attorney turned demented died after being committed Sept 22. His exhumed body showed broken ribs in multiple places prompting warrants for the guards and the hospital’s assistant superintendent.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in Prttsarre Pennsylvania rejected the majority plan for co operation with firemen conductors and brakemen by 270 to 168 lacking two thirds. The committee was sent back for further work and a new office of grand assistant chief engineer was created with A B Young chosen to fill it. Officers to be elected tomorrow.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British minister, plans a temporary settlement of the fur seal controversy and a conference of experts to craft a permanent agreement. The proposed North American seal fishery convention would set a mixed commission to report within two years, with arbitration if needed, and impose a seal fishery line and seasonal prohibitions north of it.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company assigned to T. G. Hislip on October 29. Liabilities total about 57 000 with 25 000 of contested claims. assets 187 000 led by 150 000 in premium notes. Cause cited as severe losses over the past year. W. E. Smith serves as secretary and manager. directors include Silas W. Gardiner, Artemas Lamb, B. F. Ray, J. W. Freveh, and F. G. Smith. Reinsurance talks underway to pay claims in full.
The South Dakota Supreme Court declares the Hughes County board of commissioners irregular and void for organizing Nowlin and Sterling counties for election purposes. The decision invalidates their precincts and blocks proposals for fraudulent voting on the Indian reservation, ensuring every legal voter can cast a ballot.
Attorney General Miller issues a circular to all U S attorneys urging strict enforcement of the Sept 19 1890 act amending lottery statutes. He calls for reporting every violation by individuals or firms and prosecuting vigorously to curtail lottery activity with cooperation from district attorneys marshals and post office inspectors.
The Telegraph reports from Saint Petersburg that the interior minister received a telegram about bands of peasants in Kharkov and Yekaternlav districts resisting serfdom. Nine thousand troops confront armed peasants who burn forests along the River Semara and seize property, while authorities abolish peasants rights in the disturbed areas.
Edward Emmons shot and killed his mistress Mrs Kate Owens in her Clifton apartment on Staten Island. He then attempted suicide with a gun. Owens, about 25, had lived with Emmons for six years and they had recently separated after a quarrel over alleged infidelity.
Police reported two graves at Union cemetery were robbed yesterday. Detectives traced the scene and the bodies of Robert Taylor and a man named Brown were reinterred last night. Holes were dug by the headstones, and the coffins were removed by a rope around the necks.
Capitalists pledge 15,000,000 marks to support Baron Wissmann in building a railway from Dar es Salaam to Zamoyo in Africa. About 300 officers offer to join the expedition, but Chancellor von Caprivi opposes large numbers and only a few volunteers will join the East African commissioner’s party.
A Minnesota digest reports Red Wing police prosecute tobacco sales to minors, Marsha county county seat results favor Warren over Argyle by 800 plus, Patrick E. Nagle named pension medical examiner at 1800 salary, Rev W T Boutwell dies at 88 near Stillwater. Also notes Montgomery water works vote, Walter Morton murder indictment, Ashley stabbing, Alma Anderson missing, large pelican shot at Lake City, Winona fall fatal, St Croix logs boom at record, Weber found with fractured skull, burglaries at St Cloud, Stillwater prison escapes, Reno cattle disease check, census disputes, freight train wrecks near Owatonna, Foley Station rail riot, Senator Compton shot wrist, Curran Partlow quarrel fight, Armour case on pleomargarine license and federal vs state licensing.
Reports note a new agricultural college and experiment station established in the state with Capt. Powell directing a $300,000 congressional appropriation for Missouri river improvements from Sioux City to Fort Benton, to be headquartered at Bismarck.
Webster Mull embezzled 1000 dollars from St Anthony and Dakota Klewater at Gardner over two years ago. He was brought to Fargo by W H Chappelle, arrested in Lower California on October 2, traced via a cousin. Mull bound over in 1000 dollar bond. He admits the theft cites gambling and options trading as causes. Also notes railroad developments including Dakota extension work to Faulkton and plans to reach the Black Hills. Agricultural college hires chemist and botanist, veterinary post offered, next term starts January 1. Grand Rapids robberies become common with several holdups near a Frenchman east of Grafton and other farmers, all wearing red masks.
Reports from across South Dakota note a 300 dollar annual license for Temperance saloons in Kimball, a new artesian well project in Charles Mix county near Edgerton, and the Yankton Hotel association planning work on their 100000 dollar building. John Green of Lisbon township harvested 1500 bushels of wheat and 2000 of corn, Valley Springs farmers store grain locally, and Sioux Indians forecast ten years of rain as teepes shift. Beaver-In-The-Woods known as Rosebud brave receives eighteen years for resisting arrest, while George Wright of Mitchell suffers a leg wound with blood poisoning risk. Wessington Springs jail holds a prisoner for first time in months. Crow Lake man jailed for mortgaging battles too often. A Keystone Deadwood kitchen row ends with a color dispute. Russian thistle spreads in Suily county. Some foresee lasting pest risk while others expect mustard-like die out.
Reports from Ashland to Spar ta include arrest of Jack Frost on liquor sales on the Odonah reservation and a robbers haul of a $75 overcoat at Western Union Junction. Other items note a homesteader in Commonwealth who killed himself after heavy drinking, a plate glass accident at Berin, a fatally injured fireman near Earle, a missing Prescott man charged with converting $5,000, a purse snatching near Browntown, and high school graduation reading concerns in Janesville. Also listed: a bull attack injuring Henry Luke, a deer hunter fatally shot, Jack Haveriv and a Bonner relative in La Crosse, and timber values on the Lake Shore line. Sheriff seeks a tall black-featured man in Spar ta.
A column reports a group of lightning rod swindlers driven out of Linn County by officers. It notes a Marion school teacher Miss Fuhrmeister and janitor A Reiter being arrested for whipping a boy. Lester Raymond, 12, shattered his hand handling a revolver. A man near Rock Valley escaped a deep five foot well after an hour. An insane hospital keeper at Clarinda recaptured an escaped lunatic who committed housebreaking in the south of the county. Hastings dispatches say corn yields are below expectations with prices for old corn and poor quality new corn.
A collection of reflections on affection across genders and deep male loyalty. A New Jersey tale of a bride unknowingly marrying a woman, then military like courage as men risk life for friends. Meriden's John H. Preston credits Warner's Safe Cure with a dramatic kidney and liver recovery after four years of illness.
A San Francisco anecdote and regional snub to pennies unfold as an Eastern tourist offers copper for a broker and a debtor piles one cent payments daily. The tale highlights California disdain for small change and how copper coins accumulate in a cigar box over time.
A Boston Transcript writer describes the Concord Mass reform school where most inmates use education programs though some avoid them. One boy fakes injury to skip writing but the teacher helps him remember a word by linking it to Concord Junction, culminating in the boy solving the sentence and recalling and later connecting the word and.
Experiments in the channel near Folkestone test the sea bed geological structure for a proposed bridge across the straits. Engineers Georges Hersen and Renaud conduct marine hydrographic studies. French coast examination finished and English side findings are satisfactory with a solid sea bottom suitable for construction.
The La Crosse Daily Press laments the departure of Dr D Frank Powell who leaves after ten years to practice in Saint Paul at 6 Peek 42 c. His loss endangers the city’s medical reputation and revenue as he joins a broader field in Minnesota. Also reported a robbery suspect captured near Tiffin and Fremantle’s voyage to Vitu. A Lima man elopes with a disreputable woman, wife and six children affected, a murder follows in Ransom Man, Mrs Barber pursued the couple and was stabbed by the paramour.
To dispel colds headaches and fevers cleanse the system gently and permanently cure habitual constipation wake the kidneys and liver use Syrup of Figs. For the easiest quickest Week’s washing try Dobbins' Electric Soap next washday. Follow the directions. Ask your grocer for it. Been on the market 24 years. Take no other.
A witty portrait traces a pliable type-setter who moves through anti alcohol, baseball, religious, tariff, liquor, and spiritualist publishing. From tee total organ to Methodist, Presbyterian, free trade, and grog arguments he shifts beliefs, finally serving a spiritualist publication as a medium.
A 19 year old girl in Plaisance France died July 26 after a long growth in weight. A year earlier she weighed over 470 pounds and grew substantially since. Her waist measure was two yards and a half and her upper arm over one yard. Death came from erysipelas.
A Michigan mother, having secured a pair of new French gloves with thirty-two buttons, finds them on her son’s legs. The shaver used them as leather leggings, resulting in garments that rose well above the boy’s knees.
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