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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1896
Page
2
Ingersoll and Wieland publish in Brainerd. The column surveys crime, poetry translations, imperial politics, riots, and literary trends. It notes Cleveland strike fallout, prison conditions in Britain, Zanzibar annexation talks, shell fisheries in the Persian Gulf, and fiction hints including Roentgen rays as fodder for romance.
A long list of French marquises comtes vicomtes and barons is punished by fortune and now must earn a living in humble roles such as kibover gas collector and cab driver.
Joseph Chamberlain travels to this country amid rumors he is empowered to influence the Venezuelan affair. The public wonders if Lord Salisbury authorizes a major colonial move, while observers insist the veteran statesman knows Joe Chamberlain too well.
A New York paper ran twenty six ads for situations wanted while only one person sought a stenographer. Competition drives wages down as the employer would pay only a week and require the applicant to furnish her own machine.
London papers laud Lord Chief Justice Russell after his address to the American Bar Association. The Times supports arbitration of international disputes, signaling England may concede before war threats. Russell is seen as forerunner of a peaceful Venezuela settlement.
The Dutch government plans to signalize Queen Wilhelmine's majority by coronation ceremonies. Jewels seized in Lom bok and Sumatra will be sent from Java to form a royal crown for the young queen, as no crown exists in the Netherlands currently.
A collection of witty Assamese proverbs offers cultural insights on family relations and clever handling of everyday life. The sayings touch on home comforts, marriage, land, and household routines with humorous moral angles.
Russia notes Japan doubling its army and adopting European models for organization. Japan’s navy plans include contracts to build 117 formidable ships in coming years, signaling heightened coastal defense and potential alliance considerations in the Pacific.
A compilation of varied events and anecdotes: deaths in Chicago and Fonda. Justice Field knee healing noted. Gov Moton to reside in NYC after term ends. Daniel Spraker, bank president, dies aged 98. grand Paris figure linked to Armenian massacres. Ribot arrives in New York. Russian ministry reshuffle with Lobanoff-Rostovsky death. English housemaids proposed. anti tobacco push in France. Japanese ministry resigns. PragueVienna reviews. Antwerp rumor debunked. London coin accident. student art exam concerns at South Kensington.
A well known bal loonist Ivy Baldwin was seriously hurt or fatally hurt by a fall from his balloon in Denver. The raft of calamities continues as fires and accidents plague towns across the country with multiple fatalities and injuries reported.
A roundup of violent incidents and sensational cases includes Norman Alien called the cattle king of Florida killed in an ambush in Florida. Frank Beaubien of Detroit shoots his wife and wounds his two children before killing himself. The Frazee murder case resumes in Sedan Kansas. Albert Felix kills Charles Byers in Blanding Illinois. A Baltimore house of refuge inmate, Edward Lee Simons, mortally wounds keeper B. Thomas and escapes. Camp Hill Alabama reports a miniature race and clashes with negroes. Ella Sayers of Riley Indiana commits suicide by carbolic acid with a note of unrequited love. Mexico’s Prince Augustine Yturbide faces assault charges in Washington DC. Thomas Carney claims wages dispute led to blows. Eddie Lee, twelve, from Saginaw Michigan, hangs himself amid cigarette-related despondency. H. H. Jewell of Mount Hope Kansas shoots himself. A warrant swears in Paddy Purtell the pugilist for abandonment of wife and child in destitute Kansas City. Kilmer Buisson of Traverse City abuses his sister then dies from a throat wound. A battle in Magoffin county Kentucky leaves four dead, two wounded. In Wewoka, Seminole Nation, a clash between two factions leaves four dead and several wounded.
Reports say King Humbert of Italy may abdicate while Armenians push protests. Spanish warship Isla de Cuba ordered to Philippine islands immediately. Bank of Montreal orders 500000 in gold from Europe, total gold on hand 14350000. An American dies by Weyler order in Cuba for possessing a Cubs newspaper. Japanese advices show ongoing rebellion against Japanese rule as forces strive to subdue rebels. Turkish government is charged
The report covers financial moves by Seattle banks against Canadian banks, Lazard Freres gold deposits in New York, insurer withdrawals on the Pacific coast, Turner Worsted mills resuming in Cleveland, and Texas fever cattle cases near Wilton Junction Iowa. It notes major factory closings and openings, railroad employment disputes, and Minnesota state highlights from the fair to crimes, fires, and deaths across towns.
Labor Day parades and public closures marked September 9 in Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Milwaukee and Washington with large crowds, speeches by Bryan and labor leaders, and pageantry. Notable events included a Bryan float in Chicago and a 59-pound leviathan bass caught near Deer River amid festive activity in Yonkers and Minneapolis.
A witty remark notes Jimson's marriage into wealth and his move into a comfortable home. The phrase hornet's nest signals new troubles or scrutiny arising from newfound fortune.
Toronto reports the dog show at the industrial exposition excels previous years in both numbers and quality. St Bernard entries are strong with Belle Isle kennels of Detroit well represented. Mrs Lee of Alto kennels Detroit shows many handsome toy spaniels.
At a Cork meeting the amnesty committee arranged to send Albert G. Whitehead to America aboard the Majestic, in charge of his brother, with the ship slated to sail Thursday. A fund to cover 100 pounds was opened and funded by many donations as Whitehead remains quiet today.
Casper Ulmer, who joined the Missouri delegation to the encampment and vanished from the Metropolitan hotel on September 2, was heard from last night. A telegram from Madison Wisconsin indicated he is there with friends. Ulmer, seventy, caused anxiety and prompted a wide police search of St Paul.
In Chicago and beyond, Mr. Bryan reports that crowds at Democratic gatherings express growing support for the party platform and free coinage of silver. He notes conversations with doubtful listeners who now lean toward the Democratic stance and credit the Chicago platform with public appeal. Grace N. Kimball reports from London on Armenian massacres and Turkish suppression.
The steamer Augusta Victoria arrived in New York today carrying 3,075,200 dollars in gold. The arrival adds a substantial infusion of precious metal into the city’s markets and treasury.
In Glencoe Minnesota on a September night a mob of about thirty masked men overpowered Jailer Waddell and freed two prisoners Dingmars and Musgrove. The pair were hanged from a Buffalo Creek bridge on the road to the crime scene, necks broken by a fifteen foot drop, feet trailing in water. The men were later brought to the city hall for burial. An inquest will be held while public sentiment denounces mob rule.
June 25 Dorman Musgrove of Kentucky and C A Dingmars of Rhinelander Wisconsin killed Sheriff Joseph Rogers while resisting arrest for assaulting a farmer. An attempted lynching led to a militia sent from St Paul for protection. They were moved to St Paul for safety and tried separately with Musgrove convicted of second degree murder last Saturday.
In Springfield Minnesota on September 8 the Sleepy Eye Milling elevator at Cobden was destroyed by fire. Several freight cars of the Chicago & Northwestern on the adjacent siding were burned. The fire is believed to be incendiary and the loss is fully insured.
Denver special dispatch reports Herr Most’s reply to C W Varnum about silver and gold as money. He says gold alone should be the standard, silver’s cost of production is lower and it would be inconvenient to use at 30 to 1, suggests inventing luxury goods to absorb surplus silver, and declares himself an anarchist who favors revolution over party politics.
From Bath Maine dated September 5 the Commercial Advertiser prints a statement by Editor of the Democratic national ticket saying no statements or inferences will be withdrawn and that there was no intention to do so.
Warsaw reports Spec ial Count von Schouwaloff governor general of Russian Poland is recovering from a paralytic stroke and showing improvement.
A coaching party from Warsaw, Indiana,遭 experienced a catastrophic wreck five miles north when frightened horses backed the tallyho over an embankment. Six people were killed: James Fitzhugh Frank Metzler Mary Guimiliffe Francis Conn Agnes Levest Edward Smythe. Injured include James Holloway May Morrell Frank Donohue Victor Brice. One horse died in the fall and others were shot.
In Wausau Wisconsin a turpentine gas explosion at W A Alber's drug store caused near total stock loss and serious injuries to clerks William Borchardt and William Bartel. Borchardt suffered severe facial and hand burns while Bartel burned on the hands. A nearby screen door was blown off and the rear building damaged. Stock valued about 8000 dollars with 5000 dollars insurance on stock and 2000 dollars on the building.
A farmer in Ellsworth township Emmett county Iowa killed himself with dynamite placed under his pillow connected to a battery. The blast shattered the house and left the room smeared with blood brains and feathers. Palsey a widower with four sons recently moved from Storey county to claim 450 acres.
Captain Charles Hoyt assistant quartermaster US S A collapsed from apoplexy after returning from target practice at the fort. Medical staff found a ruptured brain vessel leaving one side of his body paralyzed. He was not moved to his rooms and death was anticipated within hours.
Senator Thomas H. Carter of Montana visited national Republican headquarters in Chicago. He wrote a letter to be read at the Montana Republican convention urging endorsement of the St. Louis platform and stating only the Republican party can restore prosperity.
The Ohio Republic editorial association heard Hon. Chas Emory Smith of the Philadelphia Press deliver a masterly address then led editors and Cantonians in a march to the McKinley home. A cheering crowd of about ten greeted Maj McKinley on the porch as John Hopley of the Bucyrus Journal spoke for the editors and McKinley replied at length.
In Moville area Iowa a fourteen year old, Hans Bunning, assisting his father with a threshing machine was pulled into the gears. He was dismembered and died within minutes.
William D. Bynum of Indianapolis, chairman of the Gold Standard Democratic national committee, arrives in Chicago on September 10 to arrange establishment of national headquarters.
Thomas Watson, Populist vice presidential candidate, addressed about 8 000 attendees in Benham Texas on September 10, speaking to a crowd that largely consisted of farmers and rural residents.
Fort Wayne Consolidated Street Railway Company was placed in the hands of a receiver today in Fort Wayne Indiana after assignment on September. The action transfers control to the court appointed receiver to manage the railway assets and operations.
The Democratic state central committee voted to fuse with the Populists in St. Louis on September 10. It is likely thirteen Populist electors will be dropped from the ticket and four Democrats will be asked to resign.
The sultan has appointed a commission to handle Armenian refugees. It proposes issuing safe conducts for those who wish to depart and to guarantee safety for those who stay.
Reports say Li Hung Chang in Europe could push China toward major policy shifts. The Chinese government may open interior markets to free trade, extend railroads, and appoint a foreign railway board to oversee expansion. The emperor favors railroad growth and reduced transit dues to revive commerce and integrate China with world markets.
The 200 barrel flour mill owned by George H. McPhenin in Minto North Dakota burned to the ground. Previously leased by the North Dakota Milling association and later by Bell and Zulsdorf, it had been idle since September 1. Authorities suspect arson by boys playing near the structure.
In Glencoe Minnesota the inquest into the lynching deaths of Henry A. Cing Mars and Lorman Musgrove ended without findings. The jury blamed unknown parties amid suspicions of jailer Waddell and the town watchman Hopps being sympathetic with the mob. The case may be reopened by a grand jury or a state reward offer.
In St Paul on Sept 10 Patrick Christie’s Cleveland and Marshall corner store faced arson aimed at killing the sleeping family. Christie awoke to a locked exit, fled via the shed roof, and found the storeroom ablaze. Firefighters found another oil saturated sofa fire elsewhere. the blaze was controlled with minor loss and authorities suspect an organized gang of firebugs.
Minneapolis on September 10 reports the forty ninth Great Sun council kindling its council fire at Red Men's Wigwam 251 Nicollet avenue with Andrew H Paton wielding the tomahawk of authority. The hall is filled with great chiefs representatives and past great sachems as the sessions begin with notable impressiveness.
The German American Sound Money Association of Minnesota was organized in St Paul with eighteen counties represented. The group plans active participation in campaigns supporting the Republican ticket.
Mills in Lawrence resume yarn mill and print works after two week shutdown affecting about 8 000 workers.
Only about 500 residents remain in Ontonagon Mich after a devastating blaze that destroyed brick buildings and docks. The town shows widespread ruins with fewer than thirty structures left, tents on the hill, and mass evacuation by train as rebuilding seems unlikely.
Helena Mont special edition reports the state Populist convention adjourned with no final fusion decision. The Democratic convention at Missoula agreed to fusion on terms proposed by the Populist conference committee.
Steamer Hope was sighted by Newfoundland fishermen along the Northern Labrador coast around July 20. The vessel appeared in good condition with no ice in sight and no dangers reported nearby.
A stormy session of the Third district Democratic convention in Richmond Virginia adjourned without a nomination. Three Lamb supporters left for Congressman Elliott and bribery accusations were publicly aired.
In a Popular Science Monthly note, mocking birds are described as imitative singers and methodical dancers. Observers recount two birds performing a square dance like woodsmen, leaping along a playground and circling, while a hen chases away the pair amid their mockery.
The Home Life Insurance Company of New York offers attractive old line policies with guaranteed cash value and loan privileges. They seek an energetic, well acquainted local agent for a special territory with liberal contract. References required. Apply to Bred FB Loomis, general manager, JOGO Dioner press building, St. Das.
A Lexington judge described as a strong Republican speaker, recounts an odd Menifee county meeting near Frenchburg. A local man hints at money making, asking the judge to meet again for potential business as the startled statesman departs the county.
The passage describes villagers peering from roofs and granaries at a foreign caravan. People observe every movement with caution, ready to flee at signs of danger. Children occupy the foreground, while adults stay alert during the encounter.
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