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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1888
Page
2
Brainerd Dispatch notes an intense mosquito season likened to Columbus's landing, reflecting unusual, widespread pest activity across Minnesota. Publishers Brainerd Ingersoll & Wieland highlight the severity as a notable local concern.
Archaeologists report excavations at Tzintzuntzan in Yucatas Mexico uncovered a magnificent palace described as an archaeological wonder. Experts say the find showcases advanced construction and historical significance in the region.
Immigration into Canada from Europe has reached 54,000 this year with 40,000 moving directly on to the United States. Authorities expect continued western migration despite shifting policy signals.
Russia relies heavily on petroleum for power with about three hundred large steamers using liquid fuel and more than a thousand locomotives and engines burning it exclusively.
The late Demas Barnes of Brooklyn invented the hiero glyphics S T 1860 X which made his fortune. He invested 250000 in a newspaper venture and left it there for a time. He was a shrewd businessman but later years saw strange eccentricities.
In England the proper ratio of doctor to population is one in 1,200 yet London has 1,943 too many doctors. Annual deaths total about 600 while 1,800 new doctors are produced. Competition drives some city doctors to seek a patient and offer medicine for sixpence a week.
A daily replies set favors eating corn from the cob while a Philadelphia culinary magazine objects to cutting it on the plate. In such conflicts readers must wait for a competent authority to settle the matter, leaving succotash as a temporary compromise.
The text presents a stark view of schooling in China where girls may not attend and boys start at age six. Classes begin at daylight and end when it is too dark to read, with no vacations and limited recreation.
In Carlisle England tall factory chimneys are used as sewer ventilators with twenty nine now in service. Surveyor Mekie measured rising air at 1200 feet per minute in ordinary weather. Factory owners approve the practice and general sentiment is favorable.
In a Texas lawsuit, thirteen expert cattle breeders testified on branding outcomes. They claimed branding in darkness yields a brand that never enlarges beyond the initial impression, while branding in moonlight causes fear and a wider spread as the moonlight dims.
A new portable electric lantern designed for railway cars hangs on a coat button and uses a parabolic reflector to focus light. The unit includes a storage battery weighing 14 pounds, offering improved reading light for travelers.
Greidenberg described a soldier with total paralysis occurring several times monthly, each attack lasting one to two days, persisting for ten years. Paralysis began in the lower limbs and trunk, then moved upward as strength returned from the upper body. Westphal noted a similar case a few years earlier.
The tale recaps how Gen Andrew Jackson earned the nickname Old Hickory during the Creek War. A cold sent him into a shelter of hickory bark built by soldiers, a drunken trooper kicked it away, and Jackson emerged enraged as soldiers cheered, honoring him as Old Hickory.
An English reporter questions Mme Bernhardt about her lost “young lions” in Paris and a satin lined coffin. She confirms the coffin remains in Paris and recounts sleeping in it beside her ill sister. She concludes she will not be buried in the coffin and prefers cremation.
The War Department orders Lieut Col Thomas H Vin cent from St Paul to Washington making him assistant adjutant general to new Army commander Schofield. Vin cent and Schofield were West Point classmates and lifelong friends. The tariff subcommittee nears bill completion after hearing many witnesses. About 1 500 pages of testimony will accompany the report. Lumber and salt duties unchanged. Sugar duty cut 50 percent. Finer wool grades face higher duties and woolen duty inconsistencies are corrected. Minor changes noted. Estimated revenue drop: customs 30 to 40 million, internal revenue about 60 million.
A grim roll of disasters reports fatalities across several incidents. In Pittstown PA a boiler explosion at Perry Stove works killed five workers and caused major damage. In Des Moines Iowa H B Hoy aged about twenty five was run over and killed by a backing freight train. Five earthquake shocks hit New Zealand collapsing Christ Church cathedral spire and damaging many buildings. Six section men died near Brownville ME when a freight derailed. passengers in a caboose survived. George Liebenguth of Redwood Falls MN died from injuries after being thrown from a wagon. A nine year old near Gary Oak accidentally shot himself. A collision near Tarifa between the Cairo and Snaresbrook sank the latter with 11 drowned, Cairo rescued 10, rough seas fog. A child was killed near Winona MN after a driver failed to avert a track strike. Louis Larsen of Chicago died after an explosion in a hydraulic elevator cylinder. A Dijon France railway crash killed about thirty with many injured.
James Ford of near Columbus, Indiana, attacked his wife and two children while delirious from fever. He killed the youngest infant, fatally injured his wife, and left his ten-year-old son near death. Eight men manacled the violent man as the incident unfolded.
Foreign Cullings report that Parnellite members in Parliament refuse further connection with Cork branch of the National League due to Fenian influence. A serious accident occurs near Middleton on the Canadian Pacific when three rear cars derail into a ravine. Conductor Peacock dies. A new bank will serve American interests in Mexico City amid a large American investment in the county, though no American bank exists locally. A New York European syndicate forms to aid an American...
Schultz of two miles south of Driesbach Minnesota was found dead in bed at age fifty. Winnie Johnson known as Big Winnie the fat woman who toured dime museums died in Baltimore from heart failure at age forty nine. She weighed 850 pounds and a coffin five feet eleven inches long was built for her burial. Winnie was born in Kentucky.
The narrative recounts a girl married at fifteen who becomes mother to several children. She shows no weight gain until around twenty, then gradually grows stout each year. Her expanding body forces enlargement of house doors gates and stairways to allow her to move about comfortably.
Reports detail multiple topics from the Americas and beyond. Jacobini, a bark from Colon, sails to New Orleans with crew sick from chagres fever and a dead second mate. Wisconsin Gov Rusk pardons ex Controller James White, once Milwaukee city official, for embezzling bonds. Ute and Piute clashes in Colorado prompt casualties and a large force of ranchers moving to safety. Lost mail parcels from Blake Bros. & Co. to Chicago. A major landslide threatens the Northern Pacific bridge at Bismarck with city water works leaks fueling the danger. Centenary celebrations in Columbus attract tens of thousands as Gov Foraker leads parades and officials unveil exhibits during a seven-week exposition.
The city, led by Surgeon General Hamilton, seeks federal aid for sanitary work but not for nurses or clinicians. The Jacksonville Citizens' Association appeals Americans to donate through leaders Schumacher Mitchell Gerow and McQuaid to fund relief for the sick and unemployed amid rising cases. Bulletin shows 51 new cases and 5 deaths in 24 hours, 388 total cases and 42 deaths. Names of deceased listed. plans to station gratis physicians for the poor. census and depopulation efforts underway as aid shortfall grows.
Returns from counties show a Republican lead for Governor Dillingham by about 26 000 with some reports up to 28 000 and increased margins for Congressman Stewart and Grout. A Republican state senator is elected in Franklin county, boosting party control in the Senate along with gains in the House. Prohibition support fluctuates but temperance advocate Dillingham may offset net losses.
A clergyman reports a parishioner forbidding banns citing debt as a reason. A London Telegraph writer imagines a devil's advocate who lists faults of the groom and his lifestyle, but concludes such objections cannot stop matrimony as humanity will wed.
In Monroe County Georgia Mr Everett tried pulling a plow from what he believed was a large root but found the obstruction to be a large moccasin snake. The incident highlights the danger of hidden roots and snakes in farm fields.
In Minnesota a heated party convention settled on William R. Merriam as the gubernatorial nominee after six ballots amid contested delegations and lively protests. Merriam accepted the honor as crowd cheers rose and a speaker urged unity to elect the nominee.
In a Minnesota convention, the Republican platform endorses Benjamin Harrison for president and Levi P. Morton for vice president. It pledges strong enforcement of liquor restraint, tariff cautiousness, civil service reform, and opposition to trusts, while supporting protections for American industries and a shift to the Australian voting system.
The text calls for a thorough revision of immigration and naturalization laws and stronger enforcement to protect American workers from pauper and criminal influx. It condemns oppression in the South and endorses free political participation, while expressing solidarity with Irish home rule advocates and the broader liberty movement.
While Mr. Cole spoke, delegates listened closely and applauded. Harrison and Morton were met with loud shouts, and the high license plank drew cheers from all except the Scheffer faction, though Mr. Scheffer joined in applause.
Market notes from Chicago and Twin Cities list No 2 spring wheat at 92 92 1/2 cents, No 3 at 85 88 cents, No 2 red at 92 3/4, corn 45 cents, oats 24 25 cents, rye 5 6 cents, flax seed 1.22 1.25, prime Timothy seed 1.70 1.80, pork 14.20 per barrel, lard 9.50 9.52 per 100 lbs, whisky 1.20 per gallon. Minneapolis prices show wheat 93 92, corn 48, oats 25 33, barley 40 50, flax 1.03 1.05, hay 6.50 7.50, bran 10, cheese 9 10 cents, wool 16 21 cents. Duluth notes August wheat 97 94 cents, October 93 4 cents.
A collage of humorous lines from early 20th century satirical periodicals. The verses skew social norms with quips about trains, money, etiquette, crafts, and courtroom small talk. Notable bits include a train stop joke, a tailor quip, and a wary undertaker remark.
Reports from Ellendale Dakota describe three men killed when a threshing engine operated by Goulette erupted after a suspected water shortage. Witness Orion Griffin warned Goulette of low water shortly before the blast and observers compared the fire and prairie blaze to a volcano. Indignation grows over the operator’s alleged carelessness and possible criminal charges loom.
Gen. Harrison's letter to M. M. Estee and committee outlines acceptance of the Republican nomination, defends tariff protection, warns against free trade, and pledges tariff-based policy, civil service reform, education funding, immigration limits, and strong national diplomacy. He emphasizes principle over schedules and calls for prudent revenue, bonds purchase, and veteran pensions.
Sir John A. Macdonald opened the Ontario industrial exhibition in Elveston and warned Canada might rely on its own resources if U S trade is restricted. He said Canadians should not be blamed for actions against them and noted Canada could endure without United States commerce, recalling 1854 reciprocity lessons.
G A Kirkpatrick endorses the premier’s stance on retaliation talks and Canadian independence with the United States seen as friendly yet unrestrictive. Miss Hulda Baker of Syracuse declares loyalty to America while urging an open door policy for Lon’s party. Sr John jokes with the premier as Hon H J Jolly leads a tour of the exhibition.
The Gilbert and Sullivan operetta to premiere in New York and London will not reveal its title before the simultaneous production. Set in Henry VIII’s era at the Tower of London, the plot centers on a singing girl supporting her invalid mother, a prince condemned to death who loves her, and a villain plotting to seize wealth. The work features a forty-strong cast, with a court jester as comic relief and a Handel Haydn parody score, ending with the prince restored and the lovers united.
The article notes the nuisance of summer insects and offers chemical remedies. It prescribes carbolic acid diluted in warm water to deter flies and mosquitoes, with pennyroyal oil, peppermint, thyme, and other essential oils as alternatives. It also describes using vaseline or oil of pennyroyal on skin, ammonia for bites, and ether for inflammation, while warning many market preparations cost more than their ingredients. Travelers in the country are advised to carry these remedies.
Opinions clash over immigration from Italy and Poland and its impact on America. The author argues that the flood may alter the nation’s life blood and notes Boston scenes in Fanueil Hall and the State House as illustrations. He observes many faces that resemble Yankees but suggests the real New Englander is no longer in the majority.
A Berlin physician Dr Earnest Flothow examined a patient suffering severe headaches. He traced the ailment to excessive snuff use and found the snuff box swarming with bacteria appearing as a fine whitish powder. The parasites allegedly bore into nasal walls, multiply, and reach the brain.
The president of a major New York orphan asylum explains why its children stay unusually healthy. A physician replies that lack of mothers to spoil their stomachs with sweets and improper food, plus systematic feeding and training with the physician, accounts for it.
James Twaddle, a young man employed at Murray Jones' saw mill on Connor's Point, drowned at West Superior while logging with two companions. He slipped while attempting to fasten a hat hitch and sank, unable to swim. A rescuer failed to locate him until poles surfaced him after forty minutes under water. The other item notes Prince Henry may become navy commander in chief, shifting Reichstag representation to the admiralty chief.
The wage earners and producers who are consumers will deliver a crushing rebuke in November to efforts to force the American scale of wages profits and living down to the European level. Cleveland Leader quotes the stance as a warning to protect United States economic standards.
The Brooklyn Daily Times notes that the President's buffo message arrived too late for inclusion in this year's operatic season, making the Gilbert and Sullivan project unavailable this year.
The Omaha Republican questions who governs as Mr. Cleveland’s marshals operate amid a surge of imported contract labor flooding New York. It asks who is running the government now and hints at labor replacement concerns. The piece reflects partisan concern about administration leadership and labor policy.
Chauncey Depew argues that foreign steel rails flood U.S. markets because iron workers in England and Germany earn 60 and 50 cents a day while American workers in Pittsburgh earn $2 or more, keeping labor costs lower abroad and affecting duties.
A Kansas City Journal report quotes Mr. Watterson urging clarity on Mr. Cleveland’s stance in a political fight. Cleveland retorts money talks and pledges a large sum to influence the reflection, illustrating a clash over influence and allegiance.
Detroit Tribune cites public mockery of Mr. Cleveland as a bluffer who overstates power. Critics say he guards a bigger club than the one handed to him eighteen months ago and hides behind it when pressed by the senate and the people.
Hartford Courant reports a strong quiet movement in Connecticut against Free Trade within the Democratic party. Workers discuss the issue among themselves while veteran businessmen denounce the policy and plan to vote against it to protect their interests.
The Chicago Journal argues that a bill reducing duties by seven percent is a subterfuge not a Free Trade measure. It claims the plan removes tariffs on goods producing over $22,000,300 in revenue annually and raises Free Trade imports to $400,060,000, totaling $685,000,000. It contends the policy expands Free Trade to substitute three-fifths of all imports.
The New York World notes the document is due while Baltimore American urges Cleveland to use Mr. Gallagher. The Peoria Transcript ponders Meveland’s possible mention of a third term. The Toledo Blade suggests Grover’s jingo stance delays his acceptance letter. The New York Tribune reports Cleveland’s acceptance letter held for type with scarce initial words.
The Chicago Mail notes a Republican club formed by Miss Minnie E. Davis to assist campaign parades. The article hails young women as enthusiastic supporters who believe women can aid a party’s success in a decent, womanly way.
The New York Tribune questions the civil list of reform, alleging 218 officers since 1885 tied to crimes including murder, assault, forgery, rioting, revenue offenses, embezzlement, bribery, blackmail, gambling, and wife beating. It labels the administration as lenient, efficient, partisan, and corrupt in a sweeping indictment.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes Kilgore calling veterans stupid and bigoted while Matson, Indiana governor candidate, attacks pensioners as paupers. A Democratic majority report argues soldiers not receiving full relief deserve no extra aid, suggesting veterans should seek local charity or a poorhouse if ill or unable to work.
A Springfield, Mass incident recounts John Smith guarding corn with a board fence to keep Brown’s cows out. Brown, displeased by lean pastures, recruits Smith’s hired man to downplay and partially remove the fence. Smith discovers the worker removing boards and protests. The man claims he is “reforming” the fence by reducing it 15 to 20 percent while insisting enough protection remains.
The Tribune notes General Harrison becomes stronger since his nomination, citing his record as a soldier, Indian lawyer, and senator. It argues Democratic critiques on the Chinese question labor riots and Civil Service Reform fail, leaving opponents with only a genealogy quip. Harrison has delivered up to eighty speeches in Indianapolis, impressing delegations and national audiences.
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