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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1890
Page
2
Brainerd Dispatch notes England's alleged reform of the nobility and contrasts with Russia where married women gain property independence from husbands, highlighting differences in legal reforms and gender rights.
Secretary positions Pike's Peak as a national park by blocking a Colorado railroad company plan to seize the area. The action preserves the landmark for public use.
A Buffalo woman toured England with stops in London and other sights. She traveled for two months and spent only 200 dollars, returning home with tales of places visited and experiences gained.
Joan Trvstey of Toronto asserts a century seven years of life with robust health. He recalls smoking once in 1880 but has not since, though he drinks alcohol occasionally and has worn spectacles for eight years.
An Atlanta Illinois fair featured a contest for the farmer who destroyed the most rats. The winner produced 4,300 rat tails, with a total of 20,938 tails exhibited among participants.
Mr. E. Payson Porter, statistical secretary of the International Sunday School Convention, reports 108 252 Sunday schools in the United States with 8 643 255 scholars and 1 143 190 officers and teachers.
Mrs. Livermore says her husband is a Republican while she is a Prohibitionist, he a protectionist and she a free trader. They attend different churches and have different doctors yet declare they are happy and harmonious with no quarrels.
A Cuban with a goat cart had a breakdown on Duval Street in Key West. He cut a portion of the fire alarm wire from a yard to repair the cart and resumed his journey.
About 1000 girls aged 10 to 15 study cooking science in New York City public schools. Introduced three years ago, the program aims to reduce the harshness of domestic cooking by producing educated graduates.
Capt. Jane Smith and her sister operate a hundred acre Georgia farm begun by her fallen brother. The sisters sustained the operation, buying the land and paying it off, and they grow nearly all they consume except coffee.
The piece notes Seth Low initially thought to have the shortest U S name, then Asa Low with one letter less, and now Eli Ho of New Brunswick New Jersey with five letters. It mentions a New York Chinaman named Ah Wo and the exclusion act possibly barring him.
Railways may become collision proof when electric headlights replace oil lamps. Experiments show electric light shines ahead from half to three quarters of a mile, enabling a sixty mile per hour train to stop in time and prevent accidents.
A German post office official with twenty three years service ended his life after struggling with 33 marks in debt. He earned 17 shillings weekly from the public treasury. A mark equals about 24 cents in U.S. money.
A novelty race is planned in West Chester. Contestants must remove their shoes, place them in a barrel, run 25 yards to the barrel, recover their shoes, lace them, and then sprint 100 yards to the finish. The first to complete the full route with properly laced shoes wins.
A South Carolina census enumerator found a black settlement on Klawan Island with about 150 residents all literate in English. The community, led by mulatto cacique Quash Stephens and his wife, showed schooling for all ages and notable prosperity under wise governance.
Representative Wilson of Washington who has been seriously ill is reported to be far on the road to recovery. His physician plans to move him to a quiet country place in a few days for convalescence away from the capital.
Francis Murphy the temperance orator and Mrs Rebecca Fisher of Council Bluffs Jaws were married at Rock Island It Col. John L Mitchell is nominated for congress by the Democrats in Wisconsin fourth district Milwaukee Louis Gathman of Chicago claims an invention to fire a shell with over one hundred pounds of explosives three to four miles sinking any iron ship afloat with one shot
Paxton Illinois reports hurricane damage with many houses leveled and grain ruined though no lives lost. Mrs Erick Petersons store in Stockholm Wisconsin destroyed by fire with 6000 dollars loss and 9500 dollars insurance. Delaware Hudson passenger train collision at Howards New York killed engineer Thomas Murray and firemen James Starr and A J Keffen, six passengers hurt. Barge Tremble sunk in rapids near Fort Gratiot after collision. William McMaw drowned. Baltimore and Ohio wreck at Littleton West Virginia kills brakeman James Toothman and injures engineer Jeffers, with Leuthke and Lee badly hurt. Spokane Falls notes a human body half eaten, believed Baron von Strauss, Austrian nobleman, last seen beggared and planning to starve in mountains.
Reported slayings and robberies from Philadelphia to Texas include a twelve year old stabbing a peer, a misdeed leading to manslaughter charges, bank thefts in Bay City, and a suspected bogus express wreck. Other items cover forgery arrests in Seymour and Page counties, a dying man in Texas, a Japanese murderer in New York, a hijacked Wells Fargo box, and an attempted jail delivery in Fort Wayne.
Ireland is listed at 4 730 566 with over 70 009 emigrants in the past year. A deadly explosion at the Pallice dock dynamite magazine in La Rochelle France kills ten and injures many. France plans a simple tariff bill after treaty expirations to pressure noncomplying nations. Heavy rains cause the Senegal river in Eastern Africa to overflow.
The Paris Petit Nationale states M. Laguerre, deputy and former Boulanger ally, inspired Figaro articles on General Boulanger's political intrigues though not its author. In England, Carnegie's Dundee speech spurred ill will by attacking the upper classes and praising American elites. Carnegie warned aristocrats could become impoverished if entailed property limited their income.
A new American Powder company is formed to acquire small plants nationwide. Reports note activity in Springfield Illinois and other cities as part of a consolidating trend in the industry.
The author describes mechanically inducing hypnotic sleep using revolving mirrors to rotate bright particles before patients. He reports rapid, lasting trance effects without fatigue, enabling simultaneous treatment of multiple subjects and claims benefits such as pain cessation, insomnia relief, and renewed mobility, with no observed accidents in about 700 patients.
Practical tips on keeping skin healthy in hot weather. Advice covers water temperature, gentle cleansing, avoiding harsh rubbing, preferred materials like flannel, and a nightly Russian bath routine to firm skin and reduce wrinkles.
A New Orleans Picayune excerpt emphasizes thorough instruction for girls. It argues that mastering one skill yields broader benefits, while dabbling in many topics risks competence, urging education that prioritizes depth over breadth for females.
John Clinton, about nineteen, filed a complaint from Eureka Flat near Walla Walla. Kennedy brothers allegedly forced him to play cards then tied him by rope to a horse’s tail and dragged him a quarter mile, leaving him unconscious before the rope slipped free. Warrants issued for the two brothers.
The body of Mrs. W H Langdon arrives in Madison accompanied by her husband who was cleared by the coroner for killing Langdon’s wife's killer Bevan. Bevan killed Langdon after a disguise and confrontation in Grand Mound in a deadly exchange ending with Langdon and Bevan dead and Mrs Langdon likely to die.
Representative Comstock of Minnesota moves to advance a bill granting federal right of way across an Indian reservation for a northern Minnesota road. Breckenridge of Kentucky objects, while Comstock allies say the move targets unseating Southern Democrats for Southern Republicans.
Reports confirm ex assemblyman Robert Ray Hamilton died in the Snake river Idaho. Letters to Schuyler Hamilton Jr describe sightings. Dr J O Green who identified the body in Snake river arrives Louisville with confirmation of identity.
The train bearing Captain Ericsson's body reached Filipstad on September 17 as crowds along the route showed respect. Twelve miners carried the casket into the church where Bishop Rundeérén led the funeral service before the coffin was laid in a specially erected chapel at the nearby cemetery, Sweden's finest.
William Wilson administrator for J. C. Schneider heirs sues C. Austin and C. C. Kneale of Minneapolis claiming they defrauded the estate by exchanging for pine lands in Georgia a thousand acres they did not own. The Hudson property is involved in the dispute and valued at a large sum.
The Minneapolis St Paul Soo Line passenger department merges with Duluth South Shore Atlantic. C B Hibbard becomes general passenger agent of both roads and moves from Marquette to Minneapolis Monday. He gains full control of passenger traffic. an assistant freight passenger agent will manage the local territory.
Mrs. Michael Cunningham and her Chicago daughter visit Menomonie to secure bail for Mike Cunningham, held on a murder charge in Ferdinand Schmidt death. Cunningham Sr. is a Chicago mail carrier. the family plans to mortgage a Chicago home valued at 3000 dollars to raise bail.
Mr Gladstone addressed the Saltney Literary Institute urging artisans to pursue technical training and high effort. He challenged workers to abandon clerical prestige and compete hard, noting German workers willing to accept lower wages amid intense competition.
Ottawa reports a growing push toward closer trade and social ties with the United States and even political union. Newspapers warn that sentiment favors annexation, while government officials deem such rhetoric treasonous and dangerous.
A legal defense to the 1884 Weyerhaeuser flood damage suit argues the Chippewa flood was caused by a waterspout between Jump River and Fisher Creek rather than dam failure. Witness accounts claim the waterspout burst rapidly, preventing gate operation at Little Patis dam and causing rapid, overwhelming crest.
Representative Lind received telegrams from flour mill owners in his district urging a tariff bill change to allow draw back on all jute bags once shipped out. Lind discussed the issue with leaders Aldrich and McKinley who promised to make the change, confirming there is no excuse for the discrimination.
In a September gale off Eagle Harbor Asmano Wisconsin the schooner Ben Brink with a crew of six men disappeared after being towed by the steamer Hibbard. The Hibbard and remaining tow narrowly avoided wreck as crews failed to save the Brink. five seamen and the captain are believed lost.
Representative Hansbrough pushes for a new Minot district in Ward Renville Stevens Garfield Mountraille Wallace Aldred Bafordan Maonery counties. The land office will be at Minot with E C Gearey as register and Hammond as receiver.
A fire at the Alhambra palace in Gracada Sept 17 destroyed the Sala de la Barca and the right wing of the Arrayanes court. The rest of the palace remained intact. Eight people were slightly injured during firefighting. An incendiary is strongly suspected.
Assistant Secretary Chandler of the interior department ordered a hearing in the Pettigrew versus McDonald timber culture contest in Mitchell South Dakota. He criticizes attorneys for inserting blanks in affidavits after swearing and urges better practices in public land cases.
John Galloway Catherine Longmeir George Garn and Stentos Swesky of Wingville Grant county were arrested for fraudulently obtaining a widow’s pension. Mrs Longmeir collected regular pension and $2700 back pay. The alleged case hinges on an affidavit claiming the husband died from a blast explosion rather than chronic illness in the army. Galloway, the justice, allegedly prepared and acknowledged the affidavit.
The plan of reapportionment, initially criticized as favoring Minnesota, shows census data supporting eight representatives for Minnesota. Population figures indicate 1,450,990 total residents with 10,980 to spare, based on 180.00 people per seat.
Pension Commissioner Raum secured census help to locate a man wanted for pension-law violations. A special agent reviewed Rio Branco county California schedules and identified the man and his family in a remote mining camp, leading to his arrest and forthcoming trial.
A summary of Minnesota events includes J. Hill's $10,000 gift to Macalester College, Duluth and Stillwater industrial notes, storms causing power loss and fires, and multiple accidents. Notable incidents involve a 15 year old wounded by a shotgun accident near Rosemount, a man killed by lightning near Mapleton, and Robert O'Connell's death after horse accident. Also reported are real estate totals, the Albert Lea stone laying, and local mishaps from Fergus Falls to Vermillion.
Reports from North Dakota include plans to ship over 100000 dollars worth of wool, arrests for clothing theft in Grand Forks, and a hotel guest robbed in Bismarck. The temperance convention in Lincoln and legal moves on saloon injunctions are noted, along with drought effects in Stutsman County, a Devills Lake hailstorm, and various regional curiosities and court cases.
A Muscatine dig uncovers a nest of thirteen snakes and twelve eggs after a local garden discovery. Reports recount parallel happenings from Alden kidnappings, Bloomfield fire casualties, Davenport injuries, Cedar Rapids arrests, Emmetsburg lightning losses, Batavia jail suspicions, Fort Dodge injury and insanity, Webster county farming profits, Clinton Nurre murder case renewals, and a broader revenue tied motive emerging in the case.
Chairman Heatwole and Secretary Bixby publish a Republican manifesto arguing the party’s escape from corruption, protection of labor rights, and expansion of industry while warning against Prohibition and Farmers Alliance dangers. It frames the 1890 contest as a battle between progress and reaction, urging support for Republican principles and protectionist policy.
The message urges Republicans to stay united during the upcoming election, defend citizens rights, and mobilize in towns and school districts. It emphasizes organizing, campaigning, and explaining why trust in Democrats is unsafe, aiming to keep the party strong on November 4 and protect public interests. Joe P. HtatTwoie, Chairman. Tams Brrsy, Secretary.
A POW recounts barter and hardship in the 1864 Charleston jail yard. He trades worn boots for two pairs of shoes, then travels to Waithalla where a host provides sturdy footwear despite mismatched sizes. He later loses heels but continues on, aided by gifts and a kept gold watch.
Dialog reflects social humor about courtship as Mabel questions Amy about a young man, who is deemed too fresh for propriety and thus requires careful handling. The exchange hints at etiquette and readiness in a genteel domestic setting.
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