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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1895
Page
2
A wide survey of opinions and notes touches on international politics suffrage debates in England, literary quips, legal disputes, and scientific curiosities. It references American and British affairs, the wine harvest, potato freight concerns, bicycle momentum dangers, and a whimsical look at language origins and urban mail practices.
Treasury telegram reports Vancouver arrival of fifteen Chinese bound for the Atlanta exposition. Waller successor Mr Wetter at Tamative Madagascar accused of persecuting an American citizen. General Land Office opens Una d Gato land grant in Colfax county New Mexico totaling 300000 acres.
Congressmen and prominent professionals figure in a string of notices. Dolliver of Iowa plans to wed Miss Louise Pearson a wealthy heiress while Madison County stock raiser W Richey dies suddenly in Osceola. California lawyer William C Belcher dies after a lingering illness. Other deaths include John W Russell of Missouri shot in an ambush, A B Champion of Cincinnati, and artist Alfred Thompson of Barnegat Park New Jersey. Capt Charles G Culver a Northwest merchant dies in Sioux City. Mrs Hanna Gerry of New York lies ill. A shipboard tragedy on the State of Ohio ends with a young man leaping overboard after prayers. Retired Orderly Sgt Janes M Brooks dies at Fort Preble after 61 years service. A brawl in Kay County Oklahoma leaves Oller dead, Knapp mortally wounded. Mother Amelia Barth nun founder dies in Brooklyn. Judge Henry P Pleudy dies at Prescott after nervous illness, aged over 60.
Fire inflicts 250000 damage on Buffalo Academy of Music. Pointer dies in New York from Sea Beach wreck injuries. Sheil Rosenbaum Steifel store burns in Rochester. loss 75000. Railroad engineer Rasser killed by falling under a streetcar at Dubuque. Lisbon region hit by hurricane and floods. Gates injured fatally in elevator shaft fall. Bawnmore steamer cargo loss off Oregon coast. Hill Carter shot in Vincennes. ex wife fatally wounded and captured. Labor Day parade grandstand collapse in Bloomington injures three. others hurt. Batte family poisoned by cabbage with paris green. two deaths. Miss Simpson, climber, killed on Matterhorn. Attempted wreck of Lehigh Valley No. 2 halted by timely discovery. Eugene Patterson saves man from foul air in a well. Petersburg Dnd fire destroys Pleming’s livery stable, Read hotel, opera house. losses 50000. Hetzel shoots Quinn in St Louis after quarrel over a woman.
A roundup of incidents includes Milburn Marker taking his own life in Jefferson Iowa. Michael Finan's shortage in Paulding Ohio. James Pique attacked near Brazil Indiana. John Carr shooting near Washington Indiana. a cave find of stolen geods in Akron Ohio. and experts probing the Chelsea Mass Wire Fabric treasurer’s books after disappearance.
River in Leslie county Kentucky travelers were captured by moonshiners after a perilous mountain crossing. They barely proved they were not revenue officers. Hr M Howe of Birmingham Alabama mourns a sick three year old son who died two hours after he left home. The stepmother and a colored cook are under arrest after evidence of violence found at the scene.
Reports note Cuban insurgents forbidding sugar production by planters. Chile approves treaty with Bolivia. Cuba sees sharp fighting under censorship. An Argentine official plans U.S. visit to war material factories. Berlin newspaper editors face arrest. Cuban prisoners deported from Ceuta. Baron Rothschild assassination clue pursued in Paris. Bayonne riot over bullfight. An arrest in London for abduction. Brazilian rebels near Pelotas. Cholera in Volhynia with 2523 cases and 789 deaths. Ecuador’s Lojaj surrenders to Alfaro. War near end in Ecuador. Chester Holcomb cites massacre linked to China war. Russian spring crops hit by drought. Northeastern Mexico flood damage. Ten miles of telegraph lines washed near Monterrey. Canadian fishers seize Newfoundland vessels. Imperial reforms decree not issued on sultan date. mixed control committee urged.
In Louisville on September 11 the twenty ninth G A R encampment opened with a parade welcoming Commander in Chief Lawler and staff. Delegations from Kentucky national guard and civil groups joined veterans to form a festive procession along Broadway to the Galt House. The event featured the Louisville Legion and naval veteran groups, with camps and receptions across the city and nearby towns.
The Wisconsin State Board of Health in its annual report officially recommends the Royal Baking Powder as a pure cream of tartar powder containing neither alum nor ammonia. This is a high compliment as no other powder received special mention.
Eleven year old Freddie Pierce of Sioux City was lured into a circus car by kidnappers on a train after a Saturday city circus. Threatened with death if he cried out, he escaped by leaping through a car window several miles from home and walked back, with pursuers hoping for a reward.
Dr. Orlando B. Bradford and John H. Nixon an ex keeper at Sing Sing were arraigned before Commissioner Alexander. Bradford’s bail was set at 10000 dollars and Nixon’s at 5000 dollars.
The civil service commission fixed September 30 as the date for the next examination of applicants in Washington for trades in the government printing office.
The state auditor completed changes in the current year personal property assessments, fixing railroad values per mile: Northern Pacific main line 276 miles at 2500 each totaling 941,000. Great Northern 507 miles at 1648 for 497 etc. Soo line, Milwaukee, Northwestern lines assigned per mile rates with branch line totals. Overall road valuation reaches 5,827,524 with county personal property equalized at 21,627,228.
The Spanish government bows to U S representations and will satisfy the Mora claim by payment in Washington on the agreed date the 15th instant.
Special dispatch reports ex Congressman William Sackett dropping dead in Saratoga New York at noon. Sackett served in the thirtieth and thirty first congresses and was father of Colonel Sackett of the Ninth New York Cavalry who fell in action in the recent war.
Archduke Ladislas died today from injuries after his gun discharged accidentally while hunting in the forest of Agya on Monday.
The Minnesota capitol design competition closes with over forty plan sets from national firms. Frank Hanson, secretary of the commission, oversees the exhibit in the Mannheimer building at Third and Minnesota, where plans are arranged on easels for viewing, likely open to the public in about two weeks.
Prof. Chas. H. Drew, chemist for the Minnesota State Dairy and Food Department, examined all baking powders sold in the state and favors Royal. He declares it absolutely pure cream of tartar powder with the highest leavening power.
Minneapolis September 11 Harry Hayward again attracts attention as sheriff orders his cell lined with sheet iron to stop him sending notes to Drinkwater and others. Visitors limited to family, legal counsel, and spiritual advisers due to alleged mischief. Privileges from summer such as a gas jet and a basket of puppies removed as Hayward grows more domineering.
A Daily News dispatch from IKars Armenia says Kemaks district is surrounded by Turkish troops under Zekki Pasha to arrest Armenian revolutionists. Villages Carni Tirugueg ner Tertan Heroput and Marig are reported sacked with 5000 inhabitants tortured and women ravished. Monasteries Auakwauk Sourphop Thervorithchog Soupphagop damaged. Reports also claim an anti Christian faction aims slaughter if reforms are adopted. Consul Hampson named as first victim.
Prof. Warren Upham of the state university was elected secretary by the Minnesota Historical Society executive council to fill the vacancy left by Gov Marshall. Upham has eight years as assistant to Prof. Winchell with duties at the university and the geological survey. Kingsbury will continue as librarian.
In Amherst Wisconsin Sept 11 the wife of Julius Boeler attempted to climb a wire fence and slipped over the top wire. She was cut severely and bled to death within the hour. She was about thirty five years old.
An agent of the Standard Oil company has arrived at Baku in Russia and purchased a large quantity of petroleum. He has also purchased 8,500,000 pounds of crude naphtha.
The fast line passenger train of the Baltimore and Ohio Western Railway collided with a switching train at Mill Street, causing a wreck that delayed trains on the B&O and the Big Four for over three hours. Both engines and several cars were wrecked. no passengers were seriously injured though engineer 8. T. Spaulding suffered a dislocated shoulder.
London special reports Rustem Pasha the Turkish ambassador denies a dispatch said to be from him to the Turkish foreign minister. The document allegedly recounts a meeting with Lord Salisbury about an international commission to control Armenian affairs. He states no such dispatch exists.
Chicago special police arrest James Smith alias Robert J. Stanton of Crookston Minnesota on forgery suspicion in a bogus land deal. Stanton’s father testified in court declaring Smith an impostor.
In Fayetteville Tennessee last night Dee King a Black man was arrested for attempting to assault Mrs. Charles Jones. A mob of about 200 men took him from jail and hanged him. The incident shows a violent extrajudicial act and racial tension in the town.
A Kansas storm floods Independence with six inches in an hour and produces ten inches at Fredonia. Neosho Rapids suffers severe damage with five businesses destroyed and several homes washed away. Fort Scott sees river and creek overflows and trains halted.
Sept 11 Ottawa Kansas reports Gridley with population 400 suffered total destruction of many buildings after a northwest wind and a deluge of rain. The town saw heavy property damage though few injuries. A Burlington special notes the storm affected Coffey county with many houses barns and granaries harmed. A Key West township boy was killed and George Rodman family injured alongside others in Strawn.
Independence Kansas reports the heaviest rain in a decade with over six inches in two hours. Verdi Cris River rose thirty five feet, Elk River overflowed, Elk City fifteen miles away flooded forcing residents to flee. Homes washed away and debris, including a presumed body, washed downstream.
The State Chemist of Wisconsin, Prof. Geo. S. Cox, endorses Royal baking powder as superior in purity, leavening power, and keeping qualities.
In Osceola Michigan Captains Richards and Edwards led a group down the No 5 shaft and reached about 200 feet above the No 4 level before retreating due to dangerous gases. Rescue attempts fail and authorities fear no survivors. Mothers and families endure renewed heartbreak as the cause of the fire remains disputed between arson and miner carelessness.
In Pittsylvania County near Danville Virginia Wesley Powell Jr faced a confrontation with Jennie Adkins after she accused him of seduction and breach of promise. Mrs Jennie Powell was killed when Allen Adkins interposed during a confrontation at Powell's father’s house. The Adkins group was jailed following the shooting.
News from Park River North Dakota reports a dead child found in a cesspool at the Arlington house with throat cut and other violence marks. Coroner investigating the death.
At Fort Smith Arkansas the prisoner Lucky has been sentenced to death by hanging on a Tuesday in October for the murder of a deputy marshal in the Cherokee Nation. He is the 151st person to receive a death sentence from Judge Parker.
San Francisco health officials, anxious to stem a cholera outbreak seen in Japan and Honolulu, plan a close house to house inspection of Chinatown and may order a compulsory closing if conditions are dire. An immediate inspection of overcrowded city areas will follow.
Railroad officials believe the Guthrie deputy marshal murderers are in Texas. Fort Worth & Denver train arrived with armed guards as Capt. W J McDonald and local officers pursued the suspects on the north-bound Rock Island train.
William Henry Hurlburt, a renowned American writer and journalist, died in Cadenabbia, Italy, as reported in this special obituary note.
Spalding advocates a transpacific cable linking the United States with the Hawaiian islands. For years plans have been considered impracticable but the Hawaiian republic and recent insurrection have heightened demand for a reliable telegraph or cable connection between the two nations.
In New York on September 10 Defender defeated Valkyrie II by 8 minutes 49 seconds over a 30 mile course from Seabright to windward and return. Wind ranged five to eight mph with a late gusts, as Defender led from midrace and finished strongly, Valkyrie briefly led early but could not keep pace.
Cal Z S Spalding proposes a first business like project with the Hawaii government granting him an exclusive franchise and a $40,000 annual subsidy for twenty years. Subsidy hinges on substantial support from the US Congress. Spalding, a Kauai sugar planter, has French backing and residence in Paris with his family.
The Royal Baking Powder Company receives public thanks for purer food products. Government investigations show Royal as stronger and purer than competitors. The passage asserts no improvements can surpass the current baking powder.
Chicago prices show wheat and corn futures with steady to lower tones as hogs and cattle markets reflect softer demand. Minneapolis and Milwaukee quotes reveal floor trades and on track prices for wheat oats and rye with sparse activity in St Paul cattle and hogs.
Sioux City report details the marriage of Miss Amelia Snyder to William Miller a blacksmith. The couple met at North Riverside school and a sudden elopement followed despite parental opposition and arrest attempts. The Snyder family cut ties after the ceremony at Miller family home.
In Minneapolis on September 11 at nine nine, members of the Great Black Cat Hoo-Hoo assembled at Lumber Exchange hall for the fourth annual concatenation. Delegates arrived from many states united by their fraternal bond under the Hoo-Hoo banner.
In Cheek Milwaukee on September 11, the Dani and Norwegian Methodist conference declared that ministers should not engage in secular occupations such as real estate, mining stocks, or any speculation. The move surprised many as it was unexpected.
Rt. Hon. Cecil Rhodes premier of Cape Colony, though ill with influenza, is able to fulfill his official duties and attend government affairs.
The Red river drainage commission met in the governor's office with Tams Bixby E G Valentine FE C Dougan and P W Weldt present. They planned to finish the middle river ditch Felton canal and Whisky creek this fall and advertise for bids in the Pioneer Press Moorhead and Warren newspapers with bids opened Sept 17 in the governor's office. The bills totaled 1500 34 and the next meeting is Sept 17 in the governor's office.
A clash between the Ternet column and the band of Sanchez near Viana Cuba resulted in two insurgents killed.
Mrs. Godlieb Zepper of Butler, Perham Special, wandered from home on August 25. After a weeklong search her sons found her September 1. She died en route home. She leaves a husband and three children in Butler and two daughters in St Paul. She was fifty four.
Alfred Bingen of Bingen Bros. bankers Genoa has been arrested following a recent disastrous failure impacting creditors and clients of the firm.
Sioux at Rosebud agency led by Tiollow Tiern Bear warn Indian Agent Weyeht and workers to vacate within twenty one days and threaten to burn agency buildings. Dispute over freight hauling rates from Valentin Nebraska to the agency sparked the turmoil with about 3000 Indians en route.
In Trenton Ohio on Sept 10 investigators uncover a shortage of 18000 dollars in the accounts of County Treasurer Mo G Clay. Clay admits loss but says 2000 dollars vanished after Merchants Bank failure. rest missing when he took office three years ago. He has assigned all property for bond coverage, but funds remain deficient.
Crowley. An elderly resident who vanished last Wednesday was found dead at the foot of his wife's grave. He died by his own hand, and wolves had feasted on his face and body. His wife had died previously, and he had mourned her deeply and grown despondent.
William Epseth a Minnesota school teacher was sentenced to three years in San Quentin for forging the name of L A Redden of the Los Angeles Farming and Milling Co to an order for zero dollars in a Los Angeles case arising today in California court.
Melbourne dispatch reports eight months of drought in Australia's Northwest destroying pastures and causing heavy losses for sheep and cattle ranchers.
The seventh annual general assembly of Pennsylvania Democratic societies convened in Lancaster with six hundred attendees. President Black opened with a speech as resolutions praised Democratic policy, credited Wilson bill revived industry, and criticized Sherman silver and McKinley tariffs. They endorsed Cleveland and John G. Carlisle, denounced the late Republican legislature and Hastings administration, and opposed the unit rule for national convention delegates.
St Paul Sept 7 The 1895 state census bulletin from Secretary of State Berg shows Minneapolis with a population of 192533. The statewide total rises 28 095 to reflect a 17.05 percent increase over the 1890 national census.
A threshing engine started a fire near Mitchell North Dakota this morning fanned by strong winds. The blaze destroyed a large barn and granary, two horses, and 2000 bushels of grain owned by Ira Fraser with no insurance. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars.
The London Sun reports a boy described by the French academy as growing rapidly then aging unnaturally. He reportedly spoke at five, reached six feet with a five foot six inch height, and wore a beard at a very young age. He allegedly lifted a 100 pound bag, aged eight hair and beard gray, teeth lost, and died at twelve with signs of extreme old age.
Advertises Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for stomach complaints and many ailments. Claims to end constipation and send the trio fleeing, while also destroying malaria rheumatic and kidney troubles and nervous ailments.
The article urges skilled hand sewing for napkins and doilies noting that machines ruin fineness. It describes narrow hems, careful stitching, and white embroidery of family initials. Doilies should be scalloped in white cotton with a simple center initial.
Miss Oldeash Julia plans a novel birthday party inviting a guest for every year of her life. Vin thinks it will be lovely but wonders where the guests will fit.
The revival powers of Parker's¢ eager Tonto render it indispensable in every home. Stomach troubles, colds and every form of distress yield to it.
A trained performing dog skilled at piano will be featured at the Als himbra in London offering a light entertainment act for visitors.
Readable text advertises a product named Hindercorns claiming to remove corns easily and with comfort. The fragment references beating druggists and promoting use of the item for relief.
Inkleigh and Pushpen converse about writing and reading a forthcoming piece on how the Financial Times came to produce a given story. They debate approaches and potential angles, hinting at editorial strategy and public reception.
A concise book on road building for farmers, drivers, and cyclists, issued by The North-Western Line Passenger Department. Free copy upon request with a three cent postage charge to cover mailing. T W Peasdate serves as General Passenger Agent in St Paul.
A perplexed child outside a counter recalls a note from his mother and guesses the item as a can of Condemned milk, reflecting a moment captured by the Chicago Tribune.
Irate wife complains of sleepless hours and mockery as she confronts her husband at the head of the stairs. The exchange shows tension at an intimate domestic scene with playful insult and embarrassment.
Rev J Bache reports in Lexington Missouri on February 24 that Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves obstinate coughs with the remedy widely advertised in newspapers. The note highlights restitution and testimonial context for readers seeking relief from persistent coughs.
In this brief Life Calendar fragment Mr. Hayseed, a city hotel owner, promises not to blow out the gas. Mandy questions the action as Josiah learns of the porter’s demanded restraint.
The city's latest assessment shows Brooklyn's taxable property valuation increasing by ten million dollars from the previous year. This rise reflects gains across multiple districts and will influence local tax calculations and budget planning.
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