05 Sep 1890
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1890
Page
1
Mrs Evizapera Mercuano is dead in Rockford Illinois aged 84. She left a husband and eleven sons who served in the Union Army during the rebellion. Also noted Kansas politics with Ww. M. Rice as a rare nonfarmer candidate challenging his father for the legislature.
A member of a noted Boston comic opera company is connected to the Booth Lincoln assassination legacy. The record notes she was eight years old when her father was shot.
A Vienna bookbinder was asked to bind a volume of 100 leaves, each leaf a bond for 1000 gulden, totaling 1,000,000 gulden. The man intended the book as a gift for his only daughter.
TheBuffaloes superintendent of police orders no more prize fights in the city backed by the district attorney and sheriff. Pending bouts are declared off.
The article notes Vice-President Webb of the New York Central is reportedly training for the company’s presidency as Chauncey M. Depew is expected to retire soon.
Within sixty days three turreted monitors will be completed and more war vessels near completion. The rapid pace promises a growing United States navy and a respectable maritime force.
The naval honors paid to the remains of Capt. Ericsson were fitting and equally honoring to the United States government and to the memory of the great inventor. Ericsson's name should stand with the greatest admirals and generals of the Civil War.
The Buddhists of America are Americans not Asiatics many trace Puritan ancestry. They aim for a high standard of morality and hold life sacred, showing carefulness about harming even the smallest creature.
President Harrison recommends reallocating the unexpected Mississippi relief balance of 45,000 dollars to aid Oklahoma territory suffering residents amid drought and scarce resources.
Banks in St Louis and other Missouri towns turn silver coin over to the United States sub treasury and receive silver notes in return. They pay express charges both directions, totaling one dollar for each thousand dollars exchanged.
A three year old in New York slipped from a second story window in fall. She grasped two airing pillows on the sill and landed on them, escaping injury. The fall occurred on a cobblestone surface, and without the pillows she likely would have been killed.
A man in Athens Georgia fled into a tree after misinterpreting a fast approaching dog as hydrophobic. He stayed until daylight, only to find the dog was his own.
A dust covered law sign on Third Street near Main in Cincinnati shows Flamen Baill listed with Salmon P. Chase as his partner. The building housed Chase and Baill for years, serving as their law office in the past.
The writer warns that genuine Asiatic cholera in London foreshadows spread along travel routes to the United States. Strong sanitary precautions and vigilance are urged to prevent an epidemic that could halt business and cause loss of life.
J. W. Fewkes notes in the American Naturalist that vegetation survives in hot springs up to 200 F, suggesting early earth life may have been possible. Algae dominate, diatoms occur sparingly, with Nevada finds at peak spring temperatures. diatoms are more common in cooled waters.
The Wisconsin Democrats nominate George W. Peck for governor. Mark H. Dunnell is renominated for congress by the Republicans of Minnesota's first district on the first ballot with 61 votes to 13 for A. D. Gray of Fillmore County.
The bulletin lists sixteen Wilkesbarre cyclone victims, fires in Algeria and Ontario, a Tokay town destroyed in Austria, severe injuries in Minnesota and Poland, deaths from a train boiler explosion near Mansfield, a drug poisoning in Knoxville, a fatal train accident in Wisconsin, a mad horse attack in Kansas, a bay wreck at Ashland Wisconsin, a pantherlike attack near Bancroft Iowa, and extreme hail damage in Connecticut.
A chaotic global dispatch reports seven Biddeford Maine aldermen jailed on election fraud charges from a recent local vote. The item clusters many sensational crimes including robberies, fatal assaults, and political conspiracy across several states and countries.
The report notes a 1,200 ton ship presented by Russia to Montenegro. Cholera and fever surge in Toledo Spain with thirteen cases and five deaths. Lord Salisbury tells the Porte the time to evacuate Egypt is not ripe.
British newspapers seize on the meat inspection bill passage to deride American beef exports. They accuse the act of being unwise and say the inspection will fail to satisfy, predicting harmful outcomes. Meanwhile the Buzzard docked at Halifax with yellow fever on board after Jamaica voyage. nineteen cases reported, one death at Port Royal, others recovering, five still ill.
Advices from Samoa warn natives against intruding in King Mataafa’s succession. Canada warns cholera will visit next year and to establish quarantine. Knoxville builder Jones declares liabilities 100000 assets 80000. Fall River mills pledge not to sell cloth under 35-16 cents in September. Lincoln denies resignation rumors. Montichiari Italy artillery drills succeed with no casualties. Amba island natives massacre crew. German vessel crew killed. French ship shells village. Largerfelt sold fraudulent stock certificates. Dynamite shell test at Syracuse. no injuries. Cholera hits Cerro Gordo Iowa. Winter loses over 1000. Deaf-mates convention in New York with 73 institutions. Sea Wing inquiry confirms no save possible from squall. Holzbay’s suicide attempt in Marquette prison. restrained. Negro state convention at Raleigh New York endorses Harrison, Blair bill, federal elections bill. seeks more recognition.
South Dakota Republicans nominate Maj John A Pickler John R Gamble for Congress Arthur C Mellette for Governor and others. Wisconsin Democrats name George W Peck for Governor and several state offices. Minnesota First district ballots show Capt W H Harris running against Mark H Dunnell.
A New York Sun reader reports a murder suspect captured in an Ohio village. At the lockup the accused, a calm 40 year old tramp, faces a justice of the peace who sentences him to ninety days in county jail to prove that justice never flees. The scene mixes local color with a courtroom quip filled policing bravado.
An historic tale from Old Orchard describes a clever dog plagued by fleas. The dog bathes in the sea, causing fleas to flee to a cotton wad floating nearby, which carries them away as the dog swims ashore. The incident is recounted as a noted local anecdote from a doctor and attorney.
New York Cent Knights of Labor witnesses describe discharge reasons amid a strike and Pinkerton involvement. Reports say old switchmen are being reinstated while new workers face dismissal for incompetency. Labor Day invites delayed return to work at West Albany yard with Knights of Labor guards still present.
A Louisville and Nashville passenger train was halted near Flomaton Junction by a gunman. Engineer Sizer and Express Messenger Archie Johnson faced the robber who forced entry to the express car and opened the safe, taking the money and fleeing with a posse in pursuit from Flomaton and Mobile.
News from Cocoa on the Indian River reports a major blaze that destroyed nearly the entire town. Fire swept through Q O K Wood’s furniture store J R Dickson & Brothers warehouse Stillings & Taylor hardware Dr Graff jewelry store the city meat market and several dwellings leaving many homeless.
Sept 2 report from Asmann Wisconsin says three yachts that left just before yesterday's storm have not been heard from. The storm brought heavy rain and strong winds raising safety concerns for the missing vessels and their crews.
The slop Petrel commanded by Capt William H Hoy capsized near the harbor in Cal Sept 2 in a sharp wind. Six aboard drowned including Capt Hoy his wife Miss Wallace daughter of a local minister and Mrs J W Collins and two children only Mrs Collins body recovered after search by returning fishermen and boats.
Fred Wittrock alias Jim Cummings the famed Missouri Pacific Express robber lies dying of heart disease in the penitentiary. Rumor claims a written confession naming where unreturned money lies. warden silent on truth. The 1886 heist near St. Louis involved Wittrock Frank Haight and another man. over $100,000 stolen, all but $20,000 recovered after arrest in Chicago.
Jennie Eddy of the Bluebeard company swallowed morphine in a restaurant last night. Eddie Foy and two acquaintances were present. A physician treated her and she is expected to recover. The act followed a note from the manager criticizing her rehearsal work and threatening cancellation of her engagement.
Ed McCarty, accused killer of Charles Neddermann on Abigail Street last Saturday, surrendered at Cincinnati police headquarters at 12 30 AM after a dispatch from Erlanger Kentucky. He entered calmly and gave his record, ending a week long police chase.
Koessel, the North Minneapolis butcher and I O F treasurer, arrives in Minneapolis under police guard after being captured in Philadelphia. He admits borrowing money from lodge members and says he was robbed, then mortgaged his home to cover losses before traveling to New York and Bremen. He declines responsibility for Mueller's alleged death and vows to make things right, though his plan is unclear.
A large Boston audience gathered at Tremont Temple to honor the memory of John Boyle O'Reilly. Mayor Hart presided as leaders like Col. Charles E. Taylor and Col. T. W. Higginson delivered eulogies praising him as patriot, poet, and fearless journalist. Mon. E. G. Walker spoke for colored communities, and resolutions lauded his work for liberty, humanity, and uplift.
The September strike by 8000 carpenters in CuicaGo widens beyond expectations with fewer than 2000 back to work. Demands include eight hours, 374 cents an hour, and arbitration. Council rules govern terms, while old bosses claim they can still employ about 500 workers.
In the Eagle Gorge wreck sixteen people were injured. Umpire Ben Young and J Keppler of Red Bluff California are dead. The special wounded train arrived in Tacoma today.
A party from Fond du Lac traveling from a lodge east of the city had a picnic Sunday. Returning home, the driver lost control on a steep hill. the omnibus overturned and wrecked. Injured are Miss Carrie Abel Rose Abel Minnie Hamburger and Charles Kayser.
A Wisconsin family case reveals four children deserted after the mother eloped with another man. The father left the children with a neighbor to search for his wife and has not been heard from since. The family is German.
Sept. 2 report from Loxton states Lord Sackville, lord of Stratford-on-Avon, filed a claim for encroachment and rent over the fountain and clock tower donated by George W. Childs of Philadelphia. At a county meeting speakers critiqued Sackville. His agent offered to suspend enforcement if the council accepts the claim. The council chose to contest the claim.
MeLrovens reports special constable units have been enrolled to guard the city amid threatened riots. The city and suburbs are described as dimly lighted with mail and overseas traffic continuing. Shipping firms hire nonunion labor as wharf workers at New Zealand and parts strike, and service between New Zealand and Queensland is partly run by nonunion crews, with five officers of a New Zealand line refusing to join the strike.
Fred Mueller, a clerk for F E Briggs City Druggist, died today after taking morphine for toothache. He collapsed at home following a severe toothache and suspected overdose. He leaves a widow with no local relatives. a brother resides in Armour South Dakota.
The scandal in Wurtemburg deepens as police confirm many secret societies promoting mural indulgence. Hundreds of arrests occur and Stuttgart residents grow agitated while the king resists halting the probe under pressure from the accuseds supporters.
A fire at A. E. Dixon's residence caused by a gasoline stove exploded destroying the structure. Mrs. Dixon suffered severe and likely fatal burns in the accident.
Gotlieb Barr aged sixty eight father of Barr Bros merchants of this town died from injuries after a fall from a wagon in Frazer City. He was a respected local businessman with his family engaged in trade and commerce.
The summary notes several Minnesota incidents and developments. Fatalities include a man crushed in Stillwater, a child run over by a freight train at Winona, and a woman killed by a streetcar in Winona. Burglary losses, a fatal runaway accident near St. Cloud, and a drowning near Frazee City are reported, along with mergers in timber rights at Duluth and public school leadership changes in Winona. The piece also mentions a large pine land deal, a lethal boiler explosion, and various legal and agricultural matters affecting farmers and seed wheat liens.
North Dakota notes appoints postmaster at Rugby and reports on a Fargo payroll of about 27000 dollars monthly. Tragic wagon accident in Grafton kills 12 year old Carl Knudson. dynamite mishap at Bismarck harms two, and a mastiff attack injures a drayman in Grand Forks. A North Dakota representative proposes a constitutional ban on lotteries, and railroad incidents and mail thefts surface. In Wisconsin, factory layoffs affect married workers. Kenosha and Racine seek workers, and multiple injuries and incidents are reported across the state with a mix of crime, infrastructure, and agriculture notes.
A report notes thefts of picket ropes in Forest City. The item lists local burglary suspects and arrests, including a man in Hot Springs tied to a recent break in. It also mentions a belt mine cleanup shipment valued at 156000 dollars and various local misfortunes and injuries.
A nostalgic verse by James Whitcomb Riley laments a past song sung lightly and softly. It blends orchard imagery with farm sounds and distant dusk, evoking memory through gentle refrain and sentimental rural scenes.
Henry Augustus Ramsay Faizanne nicknamed The Worm disrupts a senior subaltern’s romance in a British regiment. The Worm outwits rivals, funds a dramatic club, and ends up paying a debt that clears the scandal, though he earns the nickname Mrs. Senior Subaltern.
News from Baroda reports a tame elephant dies at Nowsaree and local authorities stage a long effort to move the carcass. Engineers and coolies build a massive wagon but fail to free the body for three days. Ultimately the remains are cut up and buried nearby amid strong odors.
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