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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1890
Page
3
Mrs Euizanrera Mercuant died in Rockford Wisconsin at age eighty four. Her death is reported by Ingersoll and Wieland publishers in Brainerd. Her husband and eleven sons served in the Union Army during the rebellion.
Wa M Rice is the only nonfarmer nominated for the Kansas legislature this year and he faces opposition from his father.
A relative of J Wilkes Booth the assassin of Lincoln belongs to a prominent Boston comic opera company. She was eight years old when her father was shot.
A BooxBtNpER in Vienna was asked to bind a 100 leaf volume valued at 1,000,000 gulden. Each Ieal served as a bond for 1,000 gulden, the book a personal gift from the owner to his only daughter.
The superintendent of police in Buffalo orders no more prize fights in the city. He is supported by the district attorney and sheriff. Pending fights have been declared off.
Iris says Vice-President Webb of the New York Central is being groomed for the company’s top job. The chatter holds Chauncey M. Depew may retire from the presidency soon.
Over the next sixty days three turreted monitors will be completed in a modern style and several other war vessels near completion. The rapid progress suggests the United States will soon possess a respectable navy.
The funeral honors for the late Captain Ericsson reflect great respect for both the inventor and the United States government. His name is urged to stand among the era’s top admirals and generals in Civil War history.
The group stresses they are Americans not Asiatics, many from Puritan ancestry. They aspire to a high standard of morality and life is sacred, guiding them to avoid killing even the smallest creature.
President Harrison recommends reallocating the unexpected 45000 dollars originally for Mississippi sufferers to aid the distressed people of Oklahoma, citing grave conditions and scarce resources in the territory.
Banks in St. Louis and other Missouri towns are overwhelmed with silver coin. They turn the coins over to the United States sub treasury and receive silver notes in return. Banks pay express charges both ways for the exchange and incur a cost of one dollar for each thousand dollars exchanged.
A toddler fell from a second story window in New York in the fall. She landed on two pillows left on the sill and escaped injury as the cobblestone pavement below would have likely proved fatal if not cushioned by the pillows.
In Athens Georgia a man fearing hydrophobia fled a dark street sighting a dog rushing toward him. He climbed a tree and stayed there overnight until daylight. He later learned the dog was his own.
A dust covered old law sign for Salmon P. Chase was uncovered on a Third Street building near Main in Cincinnati. The sign names Flamen Ball as Chase’s long time law partner and notes the site housed the chief justice and Ball’s law office for several years.
The writer warns that genuine Asiatic cholera found in London could progress via travel to the United States and New York. It urges vigilant health measures and immediate sanitary precautions to prevent loss of life paralysis of business from a potential U.S. outbreak.
J. W. Fewses reports in the American Naturalist that algae dominate hot spring vegetation, with diatoms present sparingly. The highest observed record is 200 F, suggesting early earth vegetation may have emerged sooner than thought. Nevada specimens show diatoms in hotter waters, though algae flourish more in cooler springs.
The Wisconsin Democrats nominate George W. Peck for governor. Minnesota Republicans renominate Mark H. Dunnell for Congress in the first district on the first ballot with 61 votes to 13 for A. D. Gray of Fillmore County.
The report catalogs a string of calamities from a Wilkes-Barre cyclone toll rising to sixteen and fires in Soukais forest and Tokay Austria to a frontier Poland epidemic and a fatal locomotive boiler explosion near Mansfield Ohio. It notes deaths from mad wolves near Moscow, hydrophobia after bites, a druggist mishap in Knoxville, a boy's morphine death, and a Wisconsin horse attack plus a bay disaster at Ashland.
A string of crime notes across several states follows. Seven Biddeford Maine aldermen face arrest on election fraud charges. Other items include Laura Shrope’s arrest in Jersey City for theft, and Sam Wilson’s fatal shooting and self inflicted wound in Indiana.
Reported events include Russia presenting a 1200 ton vessel to Montenegro, cholera outbreaks in Toledo and Ireland, 16700 coal miners on strike in France, disordered strikers, and impending anti Jewish edicts in Russia. Also noted are a Rome socialist conspiracy and police finding bombs in workers’ homes.
British newspapers seize on the meat inspection act passage to denounce it as ill advised and ungracious. They predict adverse consequences and claim the inspection will not satisfy critics amid calls of export pressure. A Halifax bound warship Buzzard carrying yellow fever crews. nineteen cases, one death at Port Royal, others recover.
Withdrawn Minnesota attorney general candidate Burlingame. Samoa consuls warn natives against replacing King Mataafa. Canada plans cholera quarantine next year. Knoxville builder Jones assigns assets liabilities. Duluth & Winnipeg quarrel over Winnebagoshish line. Fall River mills cap cloth price September. Lincoln denies resignation reports. Montichiari artillery drills successful. Amba island massacre reported. German vessel crew killed. French ship shelled village. Baron Larger’elt sold fraudulent stock in Jefferson Ironworks. Dynamite shell experiments in Syracuse injure none. Iowa cholera affecting Northern farmers. New York deaf mute convention gathers instructors from 73 institutions. Sea Wing inquiry finds no rescue possible. Holzhay attempts self harm in Marquette prison. Raleigh negro convention backs Republicans and Harrison era reforms.
Republicans of South Dakota name nominees including Maj John A Pickler and John R Gamble for Congress and Arthur C Mellette for Governor. Wisconsin Democrats pick George W Peck for Governor and other statewide posts. Minnesota Democrats slate Mark H Dunnell for Congress in the First district with ballot details for party candidates.
A New York Sun man reports a murderer has been captured in an Ohio village. A 40 year old tramp is brought before a justice of the peace, cool and defiant, claiming innocence. The judge sentences him to ninety days in the county jail to prove justice never is done.
An intelligent dog plagued by fleas fights the ocean and finally uses a wad of cotton to carry fleas away as sea water rises. The tale, relayed by a physician and attorney, ends with a humorous moral about the fleas and the dog.
The report covers Knights of Labor testimony on discharge reasons and Pinkerton involvement at the New York Central, Powderly’s interview, and arbitration efforts. It notes reinstatement moves at the Central line, with several workers returning to service and others discharged for incompetency as labor tensions persist.
A Louisville & Nashville passenger train near Flomaton Junction was ambushed by a masked robber. Engineer Sizer, forced to stop on the Escambia River bridge, helped open the express car and secure the safe. The bandit escaped after a single pistol shot, with authorities in pursuit from Flomaton and Mobile.
News from Cocoa on the Indian River reports a blaze that wiped out nearly the entire town. Q O K Wood’s furniture, Dickson Brothers’ warehouse, Stillings Taylor hardware, Dr Graff jewelry, the city meat market, and several dwellings burned. Panic and homelessness follow.
Three yachts left just before yesterday's storm near Ashianp Wisconsin and have not been heard from. The rain brought heavy winds and locals fear for the vessels' safety.
The sea Petrel commanded by Capt. William S Hoy capsized just outside the harbor in a sharp wind. Six persons aboard were drowned including Capt Hoy his wife Miss Wallace daughter of a local minister and Mrs Collins with two children. Only Mrs Collins was recovered.
Fred Wittrock alias Jim Cummings the Pacific Express robber lies dying in the Missouri penitentiary from heart disease. Rumors say he sent a written confession to the warden detailing where the unrecovered money lies. The 1886 case involved Wittrock Haight and a Chicago accomplice, with $160000 seized except $20000.
Burlesque performer Jennie Eddy of the Bluebeard company attempted suicide by swallowing morphine in a restaurant with Eddie Foy and two acquaintances. A physician treated her, and she remained semi conscious but is expected to recover. The act was prompted by a manager’s warning that her rehearsal work was unsatisfactory and that the engagement might be canceled.
Ed McCarty, the man sought for the shooting of Charles Nedderman on Abigail street last Saturday night, was captured by police after a late night pursuit. He turned himself in at Cincinnati stationhouse at about 12 30 this morning, smoking a cigar and offering his records nonchalantly.
Koessel, the absconding treasurer of a German lodge, was captured in Philadelphia and brought to Minneapolis to face municipal court. He admits borrowing about 2200 dollars, claims he was robbed, and says he shared 800 with his wife before fleeing. Mueller’s death is not shouldered by Koessel as he plans to set things right.
A large audience at Tremont Temple honors John Boyle O Reilly with speeches by Mayor Hart and notable figures. Resolutions affirm his patriotism as a sufferer for liberty, his poetry uplifting humanity, and his journalism pursuing duty over pride. Colored leaders voice affection for the late poet.
The second major carpenters strike of the year began this morning in Curiaco. Out of 8,000 local carpenters, fewer than 2,000 returned to work as unions push for the eight hour day and 87 4 cents an hour plus arbitration. The carpenters council will supply workers to any contractor who accepts terms, with over 2,000 union men already at work under the plan. Employers report reduced capacity, though about 6,000 non-union workers remain available.
Tacoma dispatch reports sixteen injured in the Eagle Gorge train wreck. Ben Young, a baseball umpire, and J. Keppler of Red Bluff California are dead. The wounded train arrived in Tacoma today.
A Fond du Lac party returning from a lodge picnic overturned their omnibus on a steep hill east of the city injuring several riders. The injured were Miss Carrie Abel, Rose Abel, Minnie Hamburger and Charles Kayser.
A German family desertion case surfaces as four children are brought to Correwa Falls from the country. The mother eloped with another man weeks ago and the father left the children with a neighbor while seeking his wife. no word has been heard from him since.
Loxton September 2 Lord Sackville presenting to the town council a claim for encroachment and rent related to the fountain and clock tower donated by George W. Childs of Philadelphia. At a county meeting several speakers condemned Sackville's conduct. His agent suggests if the council admits the claim rent may be halted, but the council chooses to contest the claim.
Special constable forces have been enrolled to guard the city amid threatened riots. The city lacks gas and suburbs are dimly lit. Mail and overseas traffic continue as shipping companies employ non union workers. Wharf workers in New Zealand and ports have struck while New Zealand to Queensland service is mostly kept running by non union crews.
Fred Mueller, a clerk for F E Briggs the City Druggist, died today from an apparent morphine overdose after a toothache. Briggs was away and the doctor out of town. Mueller, living alone, left a morphine habit and died within minutes after lying on his bed. He leaves a widow and a brother in Armour South Dakota.
Police verify numerous societies formed for mutual indulgence in vice. Hundreds arrested as public feeling in Stuttgart rises. the king resists stifling the investigation amid pressure from supporters of the accused.
Gotlieb Barr, 68, father of Barr Bros., prominent merchants of Frazer City, died from injuries after a fall from a wagon. Funeral arrangements to be announced by the family.
The Northwest weekly summary reports Minnesota crops and farming notes, accidents, burials, and public work changes. It notes light potato yields, high wheat per acre in Blue Earth county, several fatal accidents, city labor reforms in St. Paul, burglaries in Winona, and Lake Pepin fishing decline.
North Dakota reports G Gunderson named postmaster at Rugby. Fargo payroll around 27000 monthly. several fatal and injurious accidents in Grafton and Grand Forks. a dynamite mishap in Bismarck. mail theft case in Fargo. local politics edge toward irrigation. Jamestown railroad talks yield progress. Wisconsin and Iowa items follow, including factory labor, accidents, and population bets.
A South Dakota miscellany reports theft of picket ropes in Forest City, chess wins by L Schull of Watertown, a burglary suspect jailed in Hot Springs, and a $156000 belt mine cleanup shipped east. It also covers a stabbing in Sioux Falls, bootlegger clashes on Black Hills line, a farmer injured by a bull near Aberdeen, a severe eye injury to Roy Ober of Garretson, a colt’s death in Yankton, a boy’s severe head trauma near Harrison, and a serious skull fracture from a cow incident.
A nostalgic poem fragment in James Whitcomb Riley's voice recalls childhood songs and simple rural pleasures. It blends light melody with wistful fields, locust trees, bees, doves, cows, and distant kildee calls, ending on a sad but sweet memory.
In a colonial club tale, The Worm a pretty subaltern provokes riotous gossip when a wife exposes a past marriage. A bet, a double F tattoo, and a staged tragedy unfold as the Worm remains unshaken, the mess bears the scandal, and the regiment rebrands him The Worm.
In Nowsaree Baroda a tame elephant died and authorities failed for days to move the body. They dragged at walls and built a huge cart but could not lift the several ton remains. Ultimately the corpse was cut up and buried nearby after widespread odor warnings.
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