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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1896
Page
2
A collage of notes on crime safety devices in Russia and Zanzibar expansion, Burns translations, Venezuela blue books, Cleveland riots, imprisoned prisoners, Armenian dynamite debates, Margueritte life, pearl sources, biscuit monopolies, Constantinople riots, and Roentgen rays as a novelist spark.
A list of French marquises vicomtes and barons is published as fortunes shift, warning a living in various lowly employments from kibob er to gas collector or cab driver.
The passage claims Joseph Chamberlain travels to this country under political intent despite denials. It compares the move to a colonial secretary on a mission from Lord Salisbury, suggesting he is empowered to influence the Venezuelan affair.
A New York paper carried twenty six ads for situations wanted while only one person advertised for a stenographer. Competition has driven wages down to a very low rate with the applicant expected to supply her own machine.
London papers laud Lord Chief Justice Russell for urging arbitration of international disputes. The Times, as government organ, supports his plea signaling England may yield to some American demands before resorting to war. Russell is seen as forerunner of peaceful settlement in the Venezuela imbroglio.
Dutch government orders returning treasure jewels from Lom bok and Sumatra to be used for a crown in the queen's majority celebration. Proposals arise as Netherlands lacks any current insignia of royalty and rulers previously used different symbols.
A concise survey of major events from home and abroad this past week. Highlights include telegraph-reported developments, notable rotable occurrences, and movements that attracted public attention during the period.
A roundup of deaths and notable events: Mrs Frankie Alkohser dies after grieving at St Boniface Cemetery in Chicago. Daniel Spraker, 98, former Mohawk River bank president, dies at Fonda New York. various European and international political shifts. financial market notes. and extraordinary tale of a 59½ pound muscalonge caught at Bass Lake near Deer River.
A well known bal loonist Ivy Baldwin was seriously hurt or fatally injured after a fall from his balloon in Denver. The report notes other disasters including fires, shipwrecks, and fatal accidents across multiple locations.
The report claims King Humbert of Italy may abdicate amid ongoing Armenian agitation. Spanish warship Isla de Cuba ordered to the Philippines. Bank of Montreal orders 500000 in gold, total gold on hand and en route now 14350000. An American burned in Cuba by Weyler for possessing a Cuba newspaper. Japanese advices report For mosa rebels. Tokyo says authorities seek to quell the insurrection. Turkish government faces unspecified charges.
Gossip notes that Jimson has married a wealthy wife and entered a comfortable, risky situation likened to a hornet’s nest. The snippet hints at added social standing and potential tensions within his circle.
Reports from Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Milwaukee Washington Canton St Paul Minneapolis New York Yonkers describe large parades and observances. Estimates cite 49 000 Chicago participants and up to 15 000 in Cleveland with speeches by Bryan and labor leaders.
In Glencoe Minnesota on September 8 a masked mob broke into the jail, overpowered Jailer Waddell and Guard Hopps, seized Dingmars and Musgrove, and hanged them from a Buffalo Creek bridge. The mob, about thirty men, demanded keys, broke cages with a sledge, and withdrew before sunrise. An inquest is planned as residents condemn mob law.
The Toronto industrial exposition dog show on September 9 features larger turnout and higher quality. St Bernards from Belle Isle kennels Detroit display well, while Mrs. Lee of Alto kennels Detroit presents numerous fine toy spaniels.
At a Cork meeting the amnesty committee arranged to send Albert G. Whitehead to America aboard the Majestic, which sails Thursday, in charge of his brother. A fund was opened to raise 100 pounds to cover expenses. donations were numerous. Whitehead is said to be quiet.
Casper Ulmer, who traveled with the Missouri delegation to the encampment and vanished from the Metropolitan hotel on Sept 2, was located last night. A telegram to a West Seventh Street resident says he is in Madison Wisconsin with friends. Ulmer, seventy, caused anxiety and police searches across the city.
Chicago reports Mr. Bryan stating voters at Democratic gatherings are turning toward the party platform. He notes conversations with skeptical listeners who now feel the Chicago plank reflects popular interest, especially on the silver coinage issue.
Miss Grace N. Kimball M D American missionary from Bangor Maine recalls the Armenian massacres in Constantinople and Bebek as eye witness. She attributes the killings to organized Turkish action and notes a strong revolutionary movement in Turkey with inhuman suppression methods.
The steamer Augusta Victoria arrived in New York today bringing three million seventy five thousand two hundred dollars in gold.
June 25 Dover Musgrove of Kentucky and A Dingmars of Rhinelander Wisconsin killed Sheriff Joseph Rogers during an arrest for assault on a farmer. An attempt to lynch them followed and a militia was sent from St. Paul to protect the prisoners. They were moved to St. Paul for safekeeping until trial. Musgrove was convicted of second degree murder on Saturday.
In Springfield Minnesota on September 8 the Sleepy Eye Milling company's Cobden elevator burned. Several freight cars of the Chicago & Northwestern on the siding near the elevator were consumed as well. The fire's origin is believed incendiary and the loss fully covered by insurance.
Denver reply from Herr Most to C W Varnum outlines support for gold as the stable standard, calls silver overpriced today and suggests using market price for calculation if used at all, proposes creating luxury goods to absorb silver. He says he is no politician and favors revolution over party politics.
Bath Maine September 5 The Editorial note from the Commercial Advertiser quotes the Bath editor denying any plan to withdraw support from the Democratic national ticket. The editor asserts there was no intention to change position and rejects any implication to the contrary.
Governor General von Schoux aloff of Russian Poland, recovering from a paralytic stroke, shows signs of improvement in Warsaw.
A coaching party from Warsaw, Indiana, was six killed when their tallyho toppled a hillside after horses frightened at an object on the road. Victims named James Fitzhugh Frank Metzler Mary Guniliffe Francis Conn Agnes Levest Edward Smythe. Injured include James Holloway Victor Brice May Morrell Frank Donohue. One horse killed. others shot.
An explosion in W. W. Alber's drug store in downtown Wausau Wis during turpentine handling caused near total stock loss. Clerks William Borehardt and William Bartel suffered severe burns with Borehardt losing skin on face and hands while Bartel burned on hands. The blast blew a front screen door sixty feet away and damaged the rear of the building. Stock valued at about $8,000 with $5,000 insurance on stock and $2,000 on the building.
In Ellsworth township Emmett county Iowa B S Palsey a widower living alone on section 11 committed suicide by placing dynamite under his pillow connected to an electric battery. The blast shattered the house injured the roof and splattered the room with blood brains and feathers. He had moved from Storey county in 1891 had 450 acres and left four grown sons two in Emmett county and two in Nevada Iowa.
Capt. Charles Hoyt assistant quartermaster U S A was stricken with apoplexy after returning from target practice at the fort Friends carried him to his office Dr Tracy and the post surgeon attended He had ruptured a blood vessel on the brain and one side was paralyzed His condition was very serious and death was thought to be imminent
Senator Thomas H. Carter of Montana urged Montana Republicans to endorse the St. Louis platform in a letter read at the convention. He said only the Republican party can restore prosperity and the letter will serve as a campaign document.
Canton observers from the Ohio Republic editorial association gathered at the McKinley home after Hon. Charles Emory Smith of the Philadelphia Press spoke. John Hopley of the Bucyrus Journal led editors in the greeting as Maj. McKinley responded at length on the porch to the assembled Cantonians.
In Moville area, Iowa, fourteen year old Hans Bunning was drawn into a threshing machine while helping his father and was completely dismembered. He died moments after the incident.
After headquarters in Chicago on Sept 10 William D. Bynum of Indianapolis chairman of the gold standard Democratic national committee travels to arrange establishment of national headquarters in the city.
Thomas Watson, the Populist candidate for vice president, addressed nearly 8,000 people in Benham Texas on September 10, speaking to a crowd mostly of farmers.
The Fort Wayne Consolidated Street Railway Company was placed in the hands of a receiver today.
The Democratic state central committee met in St. Louis on September 10 and by a near unanimous vote decided to fuse with the Populists. It is likely thirteen Populist electors will be dropped from the ticket and Democrats will request four resignations.
The sultan forms a commission to handle Armenian refugees and proposes safe conducts for those who wish to depart while ensuring safety for those who stay.
Reports from Shanghai claim Li Hung Chang's European travels may trigger policy shifts in China. The government is said to plan major railroad expansion and a foreign railway board, with free trade and removal of transit dues under consideration. The emperor reportedly favors improving railways to boost prosperity and open markets.
The 200-barrel flour mill at Minto owned by George H. McPhenin burned to the ground. Previously leased by the North Dakota Milling association and later Bell and Zulsdorf, it had been idle since September 1. Local speculation blames boys playing around the structure for arson.
In Glencoe Minnesota on September 10 1900 an inquest into the lynching deaths of Henry Mars and Lorman Musgrove ended without findings. The jury ruled the men died at the hands of parties unknown while suggesting jailer Waddell and guard Hopps may have sympathized with the mob. The investigation is paused awaiting possible grand jury action and potential state or county rewards.
Patrick Christie of a Cleveland and Marshall avenue corner store awoke to a locked exit and found the store room ablaze. Firefighters found a second fire in a separate room with a sofa soaked in oil. The attempted arson was blamed on suspected organized troublemakers.
Minneapolis on September 10 reports the forty ninth Great Sun council lighting its council fire at Red Men's wigwam 251 Nicollet avenue. Andrew H. Paton, great incohence, presides wielding authority as chiefs, representatives and past great sachems fill the hall for an impressive opening.
The German American Sound Money Association of Minnesota was organized in St Paul on September 10 with representation from eighteen counties. The group plans active participation in the campaign supporting the Republican ticket.
Lawrence Massachusetts September 10 the Upper Pacific mills yarn mill and print works have resumed operations after a two week shutdown affecting about 8000 workers.
Ontonagon Michigan faces near depopulation after a devastating blaze. An estimated five hundred residents remain from a pre fire population of about two thousand five hundred. Destruction covers brick buildings and docks. tents dot the hill once home to the baseball field as residents flee by train. No rebuilding plans are yet visible.
The state Populist convention in Helena adjourned without final action on fusion. The Democratic convention in Missoula agreed to fusion on the terms proposed by the Populist conference committee.
Peary steamer Hope was sighted by Newfoundland fishermen along the Northern Labrador coast around July 20. Observers found the vessel in good condition with no ice ahead.
The Third district Democratic convention in Richmond Virginia ended a stormy session last night without a nomination. Three Lamb supporters switched allegiance to Congressman Elliott and public bribery charges were raised during the meeting.
A Lexington judge known for eloquence faced a curious encounter in Menifee County Kentucky. After an outdoor Republican rally near Frenchburg a man privately offered to supply money in exchange for political influence. The judge, surprised, arranged a meeting then departed the county promptly.
The excerpt describes a white caravan approaching a remote village. Locals watch from roofs and granaries with fixed stares, exchange thoughts on the visitors, and vanish at signs of activity. Children stay forward but are swept up in a stampede if danger seems near. The natives, unfamiliar with a white man, respond with cautious curiosity and hope for peaceful contact.
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