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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1891
Page
2
Hunters Hired to Slay Snakes on Talcott Mountain
Farmers in Talcott Mountain Connecticut form a club to hire a man to kill snakes. He is paid five cents per head and earns three to five dollars daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talcott Mountain
Connecticut
Chinese fruit trade grows in Tulare County shipping
The Chinese are acquiring large quantities of fruit in Tulare County California and becoming a factor in the shipping trade. A major objection is that Chinese buyers send inferior fruit to market, harming their own prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulare County
California
Soo Canal Trade Volume Surpasses Suez Benchmark
The Soo Canal handles vast trade, with a three day lock closure causing shippers losses exceeding 1 million dollars. The note compares its scale to the Suez Canal, highlighting the canal's enormous traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Great “Soo” Canal
Suez Canal
Vienna Grain Congress Reports Global Wheat Shortage
The Vienna grain congress warns of a world wheat shortfall near 90 million bushels. The speaker scoffs at the figure questioning its credibility and comparing it to exaggerated past claims.
Aew Swedish Glass Promises Sharp Microscopic Lenses
Aew Swedish glass is claimed to offer a major advantage for microscopes and fine lenses with greatly increased power. The main improvement over rivals is the addition of phosphate and chlorine, giving absolute transparency high hardness and readiness for the finest polish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aew
Old New England Preacher Paralyzed by Peanut Prank
During a sermon a New England preacher is paralyzed by surprise when his rude son in the gallery pelts the crowd with peanuts. The boy shouts to his father to focus on preaching and keep the audience awake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Emperor Rejects Sedan Chair for Chinese General
Feaguer-Bbep soldiers are not allowed to ride in a sedan chair during the annual military inspection. Yih, a Tartar general of Kehbiung-kian, pleaded for the chair but the Emperor refused, stating no military official may ride in a chair and the request was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feaguer-Bbep
China
Yih
Kehbiung-kian
Congressionalists' Chili Victory Attributed To Firearms
Report notes rapid firing guns and smokeless powder as key factors in the Congressionalists win in Chili. The Balma cedists lagged behind. The Mannlicher rifle with smokeless powder could pierce two men and fatally strike a third in massed formation. The Hotchkiss gun is said to have caused severe casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chili
New York Merchant Pays Duty On Ring Sent From London
A New York merchant who sent a valuable engagement ring to his London sweetheart faced a broken engagement when she returned the ring. Upon its arrival in New York a $46 duty was demanded, paid under protest, and an appeal for relief was filed with the Treasury Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Treasury Department
Thunderstorm travel rates in Russia 1888 study
Herr Schronrock studied 197 storms in Russia in 1888. Rates ranged from thirteen to fifty mph, averaging 28.6 mph in hot season and 32 mph in cold season. Speed was lowest in early morning and peaked between 9 and 10 p m. Storms moved fastest from the southwest west and northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Schronrock
Russia
Railroad Men Keep Long Miles Record
An old railroad man Layton now sleeping car superintendent in Indianapolis has logged journeys since 1863 totaling 2 338 246 miles. Conductor S G Boone formerly of the Reading has traveled 2 847 050 miles and another Reading conductor about 1 597 800 miles. Even these figures would likely be surpassed by veteran ocean steamship captains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layton
Indianapolis
S. G. Boone
Reading
Scientific Race Survey in Bengal Brought to Completion
A major Bengal project delivers a scientific survey of races and people. Six thousand individuals across 89 sections from the Bay of Bengal to Afghanistan frontiers are measured. The two volumes, detailing origin and development, have arrived in England by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bengal
Bay of Bengal
Afghanistan
England
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Its Legend
Mausolus ruled Caria and after his death his wife Artemisia built a grand tomb that gave rise to the word mausoleum. The structure stood for centuries, was wrecked by an earthquake, and fragments were reused to build a castle by the Knights of Rhodes in 1404. By 1856 Newton identified the tomb site under English auspices. Artemisia reportedly mingled Mausolus’s ashes with wine and died of grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mausolius
Caria
Artemisia
Knights of
Rhodes
Newton
United States Officials Announce Administrative Moves
Dr. C A Crampton opens a chemical lab in Fort Scott for cross state sugar analysis. Navy trims condemned stores to sealed bids after a secretary led board praise. A site for a new moat building in Philadelphia is named though its location remains secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Crampton
United States
Internal Revenue Bureau
Fort Scott
Kan
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Navy Department
Tracy
Tuer
Foster
Moat
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Rose
J. H. Saunders
The
Breeders Gazette
Chicago
Germany
American Committee On
Washington
Italy
Grace
New York
Miller
War Department
Army
D. L. Huntington
Henry McElderry
Walter Reed
C. M. Grady
New York City
Resignations and retirements ripple through early 20th century leadership
Juper Coorey resigns as interstate commerce commission chairman while Jay Gout is believed permanently incapacitated and must retire. Bishop Leoxarp eases Rev. Howard MacQueary into perpetual suspension until recantation. Lexington veteran Joseph C. Curxn dies at 107, his wife at 102 a year earlier. Miss Neture Anrruvr, daughter of the late President Arthur, noted for charm. Mobile figure Tuexe dies. William W. A. Spotsweed, veteran of Seminole, Mexican, and Civil conflicts, born 1806, resigns as Union surgeon in 1861 and serves Confederacy. We. W. McKean retires as Philadelphia Ledger managing editor. C. Clarke Davis succeeds him, with McKean remaining on staff. George W. Childs named editor-in-chief. German supporters plan fund drive for Gen Franz Sigel, pensioner at $100 a month, seeking aid after years of hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juper Coorey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Jay Gout
Leoxarp
Cleveland
Howard MacQueary
MacQueary
Joseph C. Curxn
Lexington
Neture Anrruvr
Arthur
Tuexe
Mobile
Ala
William W. A. Spotsweed
Virginia
We. W. McKean
Philadelphia Ledger
C. Clarke Davis
McKean
The
Ledger
George W. Childs
Franz Sigel
Congress
Multiple crimes across states prompt arrests and embezzlement probes
A German count in Kansas commits wife murder and dies by own action after a prison break. Fergus Falls figures tied to jail break plans are noted. Sharpsburg officials face a $10,000 embezzlement confession by ex-Treasurer Gott lieb Kraft. Hutchinson Kansas treasurer E. E. Wise is jailed while a warrant targets President H. A. Christie of Chicago for $250,000 embezzlement. Bud Reach found dead on an Illinois Central track with throat cut near Wickliffe Kentucky. Fresno man F. L. Carrol dies by dynamite in San Francisco. Worcester cards quarrel wounds James Martin fatally or seriously wounded. Allegheny audit finds Market Clerk Vid Hastings $32,647 short. Rushville deputy shoots tramp Jesse Quinn. Quinn claims his father is a Nashville merchant. Windsor Canada telegrams say Maj. Tillman fled and likely won’t be prosecuted, may return toward Louisville area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpsburg
Gottlieb Kraft
Hutchinson
Kan
E. E. Wise
Hutchinson & Southern Railroad
H. A. Christie
Chicago
Wickliffe
Bud
Illinois Central
Worcester
Mass
James Martin
Baltimore
Tur
Allegheny
Vid Hestings i
Rushville
Jesse Quinn
Quinn
Nashville
Tenn
Windsor
Canada
Maj
Tillman
Falls City Bank
Detroit
Louisville
Tilman
Unfortunate Events Across The Nation
A southerly gale damaged Halifax and a schooner Persia reportedly foundered on Lake Ontario with six crew lost. A five story warehouse in New York gutted for an estimated 425000 dollars. In Paris Texas Tom Brittan severely injured by a saw in a mill. Star of India ship missing near Quebec with about 20 aboard. A crowd fell into a cellar in Martinsburg Robbin’s block injuring a youth. A Lebanon Pennsylvania ore car collapse injured several, with Henry Smith killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N.S
Persia
Lake Ontario
R. C. Layton
South Street
New York
Paris
Texas
Tom Brittan
Star of India
Dundee
Quebec
Maritime Exchange
G. B. Nielson
Art Shenandoah
Robbin
Natalie seeks son in Paris amid royal rumors and tragedy
The report notes ex queen Natalie of Servia secretly travels to Paris to see her son Alexander with his father. A Mareuil station diary incident injures 14 as trains collide. Berlin financier Emil Treatie commits suicide after failed corn speculation. a Paris family of six also dies by self harm while authorities probe Barmacepa's location. The English Board of Trade August figures are released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalie
Servia
Paris
Ae Alexander
Mareuil
Emil Treatie
Berlin
Barmacepa
English Board of Trade
Cor
Russia and Italy push wartime measures and colonial news
A Moscow correspondent reports rising distress and anticipation of worse to come amid war pressures. Italy orders 50 000 rifles to the Ternoy factory and assigns Gen Rictotti to inspect Alpine forts. Rome presses for England to be supported on the Dardanelles and watches Russia. The Panama Canal promoters face police inquiries in Rome. Kenia navigates 300 miles up the Tana River opening new trade routes in East Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rts
Moscow
Ternoy
Rictotti
Alpine
Pans
Panama Canal Company
Italy
Constantinople
England
Dardanelles
Rome
Russia
Mombasse
British East Africa
British East African
Various baseball and boxing notes from early 1900s leagues
The column lists signings and moves across clubs including Sam Wise to Utica Kip Bardwin to Spokane and Wausa to Baltimore. It notes deals with Pitcher Barr and Bufallo, Keefe and Brown in Philadelphia, and Burke in England. It also mentions 700 Cuban ball clubs and a peace conference claim, plus exhibition games in Memphis and Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Millwaukee Ub
Kip” Bardwin
Spokane
Kansas City
New York
Buffalo
Barr
Wausa
Omahas
Baltimores
Jack McGraw
Frank P. Stavin
England
York
New York World
St. Louis
Bostons
Memphis
Nashville
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Aaron Stern
Ep Cory
Indiana
Olympic Club
Ind
Elder Pitts
St Paul directors declare semiannual dividend on preferred stock
The St Paul directors announce a regular 34 per cent semiannual dividend on preferred stock payable October 7. Cuarmman Mipesey of the Western Freight Association denies Indiana Illinois & Iowa’s membership application. Western Passenger Association lines refuse to join Central Pacific Association for home visitors’ excursions to Michigan Indiana and Ohio on September 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Cuarmman Mipesey
Western Freight Association
Indiana, Illinois & Iowa
Western Passenger Association
Central Pacific Association
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Milwaukee & Northern
State Board of Tax Commissioners For
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Decatur and
Springfield
Indianapolis
Decatur
Toilers Meet As Wage Class Talks Drive Pressure
Roadmasters Association opens in Minneapolis Washington while National Association of Postal Clerks meets in Pittsburg in secret sessions. A Lake Erie & Western strike at Lima ends with discharge after a failed wage demand. Wheeling Typographical Union signals a new scale amid employer refusals to arbitrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tue Roadmasters’ Association of America
Minneapolis
Washington
National Association of Postal Clerks
Pittsburg
Lake Erie & Western Railway
Lima
Hill
Typographical Union of Wheeling
W. Va
Davenport river carnival marks third annual event in city
The Davenport Iowa celebration drew large crowds for the third annual river carnival. Other notes include Vitra Manta convent and academy at Frontenac dedicated, and a World’s Fair building in Pennsylvania capped at 75000 dollars covering about 8000 square feet.
Minnesota and Dakota News in a Nutshell
August Johnson suicide at Moorhead. Woodville typhoid death. New Ulm foundry fire losses total 21 000 with 8 000 insured. Martin Mower of St Croix Boom Corp died insolvent by 26 000. Children die from polluted well water at Dundee. Duluth land case postponed to Nov 5. Pine County fair planned Oct 1–3. Hanenstern brewery expansion at New Ulm. St Cloud fire dept changes. Graves butcher assault incident at Hallock. Minor accident injures Mapleton resident. amputation needed. Snake River Chippewa fight ends with severe injuries. Morrison county court house visit. Winona & St Peter land case favoring settlers. Attorneys named for settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Johnson
Moorhead
Henry Krentz
Woodville
New Ulm
Briggs
Minneapolis
Bijou
Linscott
St. Cloud
St. Croix
Gilson
Monroe
Dundee
Duluth
Atty
Redington
Nick Gortura
Pine
Chicago
Pine County Agricultural Society
Hanenstern
St. Paul
Viets
Barnesville
E. J. Taylor
Independent
J. B. Schneiders
Hallock
Moran
Red Wing
Woman's Relief Corps of
James M. McKelvy
America
Graves
Mapleton
Wells
Snake River
Oscar Taylor
Board of Commissioners
Vossburg
Stearns County
Little Falls
Morrison County
North Dakota Adds Baptist College and Conservatory
Lisbon to host a Baptist college while Dickinson gains a signal service station. Grand Forks state university adds a musical conservatory directed by Prof. Hodge. Other items: feed trouble injures a farm worker, mandamus cases over elevator law, wheat and oats yields, a fallen corporal buried with military honors, a lumber deal near Grand Forks, a Cree Indian judged insane, and the State Agricultural College’s fall term opening with free room rent for one pupil per county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Dickinson
Board of Regents
The
State University At
Grand Forks
Hodge
Charles Helton
Levi Melton
Willow City
North Dakota
Minneapolis & Northern Elevator Company
Joseph Plante
Rolla
Kentucky
Company B
North Dakota Cavalry
W. H. Robinson
Robertson Lumber Company
T. B. Walker
Dagna Daniels
Board of Insanity
Jamestown
McLean
St. John
Daniels
State Agricultural College
Pos
Congregational College
Notable Dashes and Disappearances Cloud Richland News
Horse thieves raided Richland and a posse pursues them. Sam Wilson a Deadwood stock broker vanishes with 1500 dollars of patrons money. Rev. R Henry Davis of North Conway NH becomes Redfield college president. E H Branch Aberdeen business leader dies of typhoid with relatives in Alexandria Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Sam Wilson
Deadwood
R. Henry Davis
North Conway
N. H
Redfield College
E. H. Branch
Aberdeen
Alexandria
Minn
Severe storm burns barn and farm assets in Gary
A severe thunderstorm destroyed a barn and hay stacks belonging to Henry Oliver of Gary along with farm implements. A tramp Tom King faces grand jury in Miller for a $50 farm house robbery, with bail set at $500. A government hatchery crew stocked Turtle Creek with black bass and perch near Redfield. Cavalry from Ft. Robinson and Ft. Meade encamped at Hot Springs after a long land march. Citizens of Huron push to make it a top wheat market with higher prices, ample warehouses and shipping. An Australian voting law carried a $150000 funding bonds vote in Pierre with low turnout. Vermillion council revokes water works franchise for Salem & Co due to unfinished works. Deadwood hosts Black Hills exhibit planning at the World’s Fair with calls for a special election to fund a state legislature session. regional counties urged to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Oliver
Gary
Tom King
Miller
Redfield
Turtle Creek
Ft. Robinson
Neb
Ft. Meade
Hot Springs
Huron
Pierre
Vermillion Council
Black Hills
Hills
Wisconsin News Briefs Include Deaths and Local Incidents
Ex city clerk E.8 Hayden of Oshkosh is dead and W. H. Huntington oversees a new signal station at Durand. Edward Champney, Sussex settler, dies at 87. Green Bay businessmen form a $20 000 stock table factory. Timber land examiner E L Brockway named for White Earth reserve. Osseo area frost doom corn and buckwheat. Monroe men Hi White and Nelson Rust report six ty pearls from a Waterloo trip. A Pollock arrest ends in Baraboo. Caloma farmer Robert Mohike dies by poisoning. Baraboo searches for burglars. Miss Antoinette Abel eyes safe sight restored. Outagamie poor farm oats cut by cyclone and hail. Chicago Green Bay candy factory planned with 15000 capital. Horicon burglar robs J M Yorfe. 72 cents found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
E. 8. Hayden
Oshkosh
W. H. Huntington
Durand
Edward Champney
Sussex
Green Bay
E. L. Brockway
White Earth
Osseo
Trempealeau County
P. Hi. White
Nelson Rust
Waterloo
Monroe
Wausau
A. Pollock
St. Paul
Robert Mohike
Caloma Station
Chicago
Iowa News Review: Encampments Teach Lessons of War and Growth
Linn county veterans hold their annual encampment at Center Point with two hundred attendees. Frost-affected corn in Northern Iowa shows no serious damage. yields expected large. Eastern Star grand chapter convenes at Clinton with about two hundred fifty delegates. A hunting accident in Cedar Rapids claims the life of 12-year-old Eddie Creger. New Hampton reports little corn damage from frost. some low spots hurt but overall loss limited. The fifth reunion of the 21st Iowa Infantry in Mason City draws about two hundred veterans. city attire festive. welcome address by Mayor Duncan. Mark & Mellinger oil factory in Burlington partially burns. loss around five thousand dollars with no insurance. The 21st Iowa reunion closes as the largest in years with around 1,250 veterans present. Jubilee invitations to Bishop Hennessy’s celebration draw fifteen Catholic archbishops and bishops from multiple cities and Ireland. Sept 30–Oct 1. Clinton hosts Manufacturers’ Day with 400 building lots auctioned, selling for 225 to 425 dollars. three large furniture factories to employ 600 workers. ten thousand attend. Electric street cars inaugurated in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Center Point
Iowa
Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star
Clinton
Eddie Creger
Gus Creger
Frank Zalesky
Cedar Rapids
New Hampton
21St Iowa Infantry
Mason City
Duncan
M. W. Harman
Independence
Mark & Mellinger
Front Street
Burlington
Champion Hills
Port Gibson
Black River Bridge
Vicksburg
Spanish Fort
Jackson
Blakely
Hennessy
Dubuque
Ryan
Philadelphia
Feenan
Chicago
Ireland
St. Paul
Berlin Physician Dies Laughing At Dying Battlefield Tale
The Berlin physician died after a bizarre last moment in which, as colleagues whispered, he laughed at a grim joke about Napoleon and English grenadiers. He said he counted eight of his cat friends to kill him, then died peacefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Waterloo
No Wonder They Quarreled Epoch Confession in Gossip
A gossip column snippet notes a quarrel between a couple over affection. The quoted exchange suggests one party accused the other of wanting only a single kiss while many others were prepared, highlighting social snacking in a public romance.
Spain Floods Wreak Havoc Kills Thousands Across Regions
Report from Mapazib dated Sept 16 describes Spanish floods sweeping the south, washing away rails and roads. Drowning hundreds in beds near Consuegra river, with two thousand dead estimated. Desperate survivors, hunger, looting, and mass burials unfold as authorities struggle to relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapazib
Spain
Toledo
Consuegra
Balmaceda Escapes Chile to Board U S Warship San Francisco
Chilean ex-president Balmaceda disguises as a U S sailor and is taken aboard the frigate San Francisco at Valparaiso. Admiral Brown offers an after cabin and the ship sails to Callao where Balmaceda will seek counsel with partisans. Separate items note bullion theft attempts near Santiago and a fire at Coloine Window Glass works in Foster Ohio. Market roundups cover wheat corn oats rye flax and hay in Minneapolis Saint Paul with varied bid prices and tonnage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Brown
Join Pow
Henry Merriam
Santiago
Balmaceda
Europe
Dow
Foster's
Ohio
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Foster
Cardinal Rotelli Dies and Congo Expedition Plans Hinted
Telegram style notes report Cardinal Rotelli, papal nuncio in Paris, dead. Also mentioned are Henry M. Stanley allegedly planning a Congo expedition for King Leopard, and other brief items about a postmaster appointment in Vermont City and a U S B Albatross survey mission to connect San Francisco with Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Rotelli
Paris
Henry M. Stanley
Congo
W. H. B. Dickinson
Vermont City
Edmunds County
U. S. B. Albatross
San Francisco
Honolulu
Ava
Associated Charities
Cincinnati
Lockport
N. C
Glenora
Morris Wilson
Peirre W. Dittlinger
Chicago Building and Loan Company
Boston
Chicago
Fire destroys farm house where corpse lay in coffin
At John Baumehen’s farm near Russ City Minnesota a boiler of kerosene believed water exploded while Mrs Potter heated it, igniting the house and coffin with the deceased wife inside. Several family members suffered burns while saving others and a nearby cellar and belongings burned. Insurance valued at $500 with property worth 1,000 to 1,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ City
Minn
John Baumehen
Baumehen
Frank
Phillip Baumehen
Reed of New York Proved Beneficiary in May I Dayton Will Case
Proceedings before Judge Adams concluded the May I Dayton will contest. James C. Reed of New York prevailed after objections about evidence were dismissed. The will was admitted to probate and letters testamentary issued to Reed. Lyman C. Dayton plans an appeal to the circuit court. Reed testified he was born in 1838 and that letters he sent to his mother were misdirected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apriveen
Adams
Gen. Hahn
Minneapolis
James C. Reed
New York
Lyman C. Dayton
Reed
Central Minnesota Fair Opens Second Day Races Highlight
The Central Minnesota fair in Er Croup Minnesota opened with all exhibits in place. Stallion race over one mile won by Spurgeon of Little Falls with William Wallace of Lizenfield second and Phil Adore of St. Cloud third. Green trot over one mile won by Major of Sauk Rapids with Bully of St. Cloud second and Maud C. of Paynesville third. Hallie C. of Edgeley North Dakota won the agen running race with Thankinl of Appleton second and King Bill of Green Prairie third. Bicycle race over a mile and a quarter saw Jerard and Adams tie in heat and Jerard winning the final heat in 3:24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Minnesota Fair
Croup
Minn
Sauk Rapids
Bully
St. Cloud
Maud C
Paynesville
Green Prairie
Agen
Hallie c
Edgeley
N.D
Thankinl
Appleton
King Bill
Jerrard
Adams
Gauge controversy over river water levels at La Crosse
Special from La Crosse Wisconsin reports Captain Durham and Signal Sergeant Symons clash over gauge accuracy on the wagon bridge. The Barnard vessel adopts the 1864 low water zero and records water just above that level, while pilots recall an era of no navigation above La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Death damages case leads Wisconsin court term start
In La Crosse on September 16 the U.S. district and circuit court opened in the new government building. Nellie Manning sues Farmers Loan and Trust Co. for 5000 dollars for her husband’s death, a brakeman crushed by railroad cars at New London last year, with a one to two day trial anticipated. Other notes report a man in Minnesota cutting his throat, a prisoner escape wave at a penitentiary, and named inmates connected to Langdon, Flaherty, and Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
United States District and Circuit Court
R. Bunn
Nellie Manning
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Green Bay Railroad
New London
Woman Dies in Wisconsin Abortion Suspected
Martha Krueger a domestic at Scott's hotel in Wavpaca died under suspicious circumstances. An autopsy and a coroner's jury concluded death by ether administered by herself or another, with the drug suspected to have been taken to procure an abortion. The German immigrant had been in the country about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wavpaca
Wis
Martha Krueger
Scott's
Suicide in History and Society Across Races and Classes
A physician examines causes and patterns of suicide, comparing ancient and modern societies. He notes higher rates among mid tier social groups and lower rates among the elite and enslaved, with varied methods from poisoning to cutting and self harm across France and Britain.
Ingenious Sand Filter Used in Magdeburg Water Purification
In Magdeburg Germany a new water purification system uses river water fed into tanks then sand filter beds arched over and sodded for protection. An ingenious revolving truncated cone cleans the fouled sand by a spiral partition. dirty sand enters at the lower end while clear water exits at the upper end and the sand is lifted from a trough for reuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdeburg
Germany
Woman Is Acquitted In Vermillion Threat Case
Complainant pays costs as Maggie Benta is discharged after a Sept. 16 trial before Justice Horner Potter on a change of venue from Nininger. The defendant faced a charge of threatening to kill Annie Rieger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Minn
Maggie Benta
Annie Rieger
Horner Potter
Vermillion
Alex Jeremy
Nininger
Youthful murderers in Liverpool Eight year old killers
Two eight year old boys Crawford and Shearon were arrested in Liverpool for the murder of a fellow eight year old. They confessed after detention and admitted pushing the boy into water to drown him to steal clothes. They watched the body and then pawned the clothes for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Crawford
Shearon
Mrs Arthur Wilson at garden party dress disaster
Mrs Arthur Wilson of Tranby Croft fame attends a Princess of Wales garden party in London. She orders a cream organdie dress with shamrock leaves, but upon arrival notices the shamrocks resemble aces of clubs and voices concern to the host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wilson
Tranby Croft
London
William
Langevin Exonerated Amid Censure of Hig Department
At Hig Department meeting in Qtrawa Ontario September 14 the privileges and elections committee heard how Senecal fleeced Dominion Type. The subcommittee reports split with Langevin acquitted while department officials are censured and the system condemned. McGreevy, a contractor and MP, faces possible expulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qtrawa
Ont
Privileges and Elections Committee
Dominion Type Company
Senecal
Hector Langevin
McGreevy
No title provided in readable text
A columnist reflects on tobacco use, noting women smokers rising in cities like New York and Boston. He recalls a farm kitchen scene with a hidden pipe, contrasts past views on women smoking, and questions if a shift toward female smoking is acceptable. He argues for reducing tobacco use through athletic and moral influences.
The Faithful Friends Remembered in the Enduring Gift
Abdallah planned to split his fortune with ten sons but left the youngest with ten friends. The eldest sons took their shares, yet the youngest kept the friends and was aided by them to start a prosperous business. He valued friendship over wealth and earned an honored name for his descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abdallah
Harper's
White dwarf camels captivate Persian city and Berlin
In western Persia tiny white camels, dwarfs among dromedaries, draw reverence as the Shah supposedly gifted two to Berlin in gratitude. One stands twenty seven inches tall and weighs sixty one pounds, the other is four inches shorter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Asia
Toung Taloung
Berlin
Blood Brotherhood Oath Described In African Custom
The rite involves a cut above the fifth right rib, and coffee berries soaked in blood are exchanged and eaten by the vow makers. The ceremony binds them to lifelong loyalty and mutual aid in times of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Brooklyn Life Quote Sparks Romance Question
A brief Brooklyn Life exchange shows a suitor asking if the father would object to their marriage, and the reply hints at family likeness and consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
One Pure Baking Powder Promotes Health and Purity
The article warns that over seventy percent of baking powders contain alum or ammonia or both, risking slow harmful effects. It promotes Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as a pure alternative free from alum, ammonia or adulterants, claiming superior performance at no extra cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Price
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