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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1889
Page
2
Brainerd Dispatch notes that Joun K. Davis of Cleveland becomes famous for his unusually small hands. A girl of 10 cannot wear his gloves, while Minister Lincoln writes from Catcaco that his new duties are less exacting than expected.
A Cleveland man records funeral sermons in shorthand, transcribes them onto black bordered paper, and sells the bereaved parties these handwritten keepsakes.
Thirty seven men from Maine check into a Chicago hotel on a single day as they head west to join the country’s development. They travel with hopes of building lives beyond the state.
A Philadelphia preacher directs in his will to burn all his poor sermons, leaving his executor puzzled by the ambiguous instruction. The case raises questions about intent and estate duties as the document is examined.
By July 31 the Paris exhibition sold 10,022,000 tickets, up from 5,116,000 in the same period of 1878. A single day saw 298,000 admissions, underscoring a surge in attendance.
A local statistician in Pennsylvania says rainfall this year could form a lake 1,000 miles square and 35 feet deep, described as a sizable fish story.
The article reports that parents who drown girl babies face punishment of 60 bamboo blows, to be enforced each time. The measure marks a harsh national criminalization of infanticide with gender bias in China.
Chinese tailors in Hong Kong form an anti sewing machine guild and threaten death to all who use the foreign devils. The province sees rising tensions amid fears of violence and pressure on foreign workers and imported equipment.
Theodore Tilton rode in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in Paris when Indians attacked the Deadwood coach but fired only blank cartridges, leaving spectators unharmed.
Cuampers Journal notes workmen in the Venetian glass industry go blind between 40 and 50 due to heat and glare from furnaces. Protective devices have been tried and failed.
A new carriage road reaches the summit of Pike's Peak at 13,147 feet after 16 miles from Cascade Canyon. Viewers on the route can see locomotive smoke from as far as 90 miles away.
Lano hungry settlers await the time when 11,000,000 acres of the Sioux Reservation recently taken by the nation will be opened for occupancy. Several large groups are reportedly forming to establish colonies.
Dispute over border crossing for blueberries as Maine youths were ordered back by Dominion customs officers after crossing into Canada to pick berries in Naeawis bog. The incident highlights broader international tensions around cross border harvests.
London Truth suggests the widowed Crown Princess could become Empress of Austria as Archduke Francis, heir presumptive, is devoted to her and aims to marry her. Born December 1863, he is five months older than the Crown Princess.
The article notes Henry Shaw's order banning women from funeral attendance and a Philadelphia heiress asking that no women be invited to her own funeral. It questions whether some women actually enjoy funerals and argues life would feel dull if such an idea becomes fashionable.
Joux Mounex of Oxford Maine is recorded as 133 years old. He attributes his health to woolens and abstaining from liquor. He runs a 53 acre farm largely by himself, lives plainly, and relies on worm wood tea when unwell. He studies nature as a philosopher.
A strange illness spreading in Peru Indiana follows bites from an insect like a housefly but slightly larger. Bites are painless at first. after 24 hours swelling fever and intense pain occur signaling blood poisoning. Some patients linger in critical condition for days though no fatalities are anticipated in certain cases.
An experienced English navigator at Santander reports repeated experiments showing crest heights of forty two feet in a prolonged gale with wave spacing doubling to eighty four feet crest to base. Crest to crest runs 386 feet, while South Atlantic storms yield fifty foot crests and four hundred foot lengths. In the North Sea crest heights rarely exceed ten feet and lengths reach about 150 feet.
At the National Capital the senate committee on arid lands finished its session in Denver and will depart for Cheyenne. Capt. Armes threatens to sue Gen. Schofield over an order directing a health examination. Secretary Chandler rules preemptors who fail to prove rights by law lose their land claims in a case involving Peter Mitalo and Frank J. Klein. Similar rulings affect August Jacobson and Giles Glitalo versus the same defendants.
A string of incidents includes a Neah Bay whale chase with one canoe lost and seven drowned, a Bordeaux sugar refinery fire with 300000 kilograms damaged and 1250000 francs loss, a derailment near Altoona Georgia killing three crew, a Vancouver powder-plant blast injuring several, a Shamokin gas explosion fatally burning four, a Montreal tower jump fatal injury, a San Francisco lamp fire killing a mother and three children, and a St Joseph exposition fire destroying the main hall with losses over 250000.
East Saginaw superintendent Robert Laughlin tendered his resignation. Charles M. Rice, a rising road official, was named as a probable successor. Rice admitted to an $8,000 defalcation amid talks of an auditor and possible exposure of accounts. He offered no explanation beyond needing the money and planning to repay soon.
A montage of cases with indictments and crimes from multiple locales. Details include Mrs. Hamilton indicted for assault, grand larceny charges against Swinton and others, Frank Pine near death in Denver, Alice Dyke acquitted in Kansas City, and a minister’s stabbing in Clayton Indiana. Plus trials in Holyoke Springfield Blair Blair and a prison release claim, a missing embezzler caught in Minnesota, a fatal New York ownership dispute, a Nova Scotia Moose-hunt tragedy, a Rochester horse thief identification, and a Helena embezzlement warrant for Webb.
Louise Shoemaker fifteen years old was found imprisoned for over a year behind Gue Reed's barber shop on Felicite street in New Orleans. Sergeant Kenny forced entry and freed her, describing her as frail and terrified. Reed was arrested and detained as the investigation continues.
Cholera appears in Bagdad and widens in Western Persia. The Fisher estate in Germany valued at 51 million dollars is ready for distribution with twenty one heirs in the United States. Chakir Pasha rules Crete and warns against aiding insurgents while Riff tribesmen raid a Spanish vessel, imprisoning the crew. A Spanish warship is en route. In France a police tribunal fines M Lejeune 125 dollars for running a gambling den and bookmaker Valentine is fined 1250 francs.
Arrangements allow Wauregon and Nottingham mills to continue in Providence R I. Antwerp cartridge factory owner Corvillaine and an engineer arrested after a disastrous explosion. Marshall Field booth fire at Chicago exposition causes 75000 dollars damage. Royal Order of Scotland holds New York session with many eminent masons present. Zemthal family of twelve travels from Boone Iowa to Milwaukee. six children die of diphtheria on arrival. G A R committee to investigate Santa Monica veteran home management. Western window glass workers strike settled with 54 percent wage rise affecting about five thousand workers. Johnstown commission debates remaining relief fund of 1500000. Jersey shore district commits 30000. Wedding in De Witt ends with suspected poison at supper. all involved recover. Wainui brings ship Garston crew to Auckland after 22 days adrift. one life sacrificed by lot to save others. Campbell and Perdue paid about 600 for Burke extradition defense with unaccounted bank drafts. Newton County Mississippi whites fear armed negroes. locals report many rifles amid tension. Chicago mail carrier links Le Caron spy rumor to Parnell case. talk resurfaces about spy testifying in Cronin proceedings.
New York reports No 2 red wheat at 834% 8$%c and No 2 white corn around 42% 436c with varied oats and butter readings. Chicago cash shows flour dull, No 2 spring wheat 75 79c, No 2 corn 33%c, lard at 6.04 6.05 per 100 lbs, and several barley, rye and flax figures.
A Democratic state convention in Sioux City nominated Horace Boies of Waterloo for governor by acclamation with 8 L Boston for lieutenant governor and W. H. Brannon, T. Irish, and D. Morgan filling key statewide posts. The platform denounced high tariff, urged Australian voting, state railroad control, and a high license tax for temperance enforcement. Boies, born in New York, has practiced law in Waterloo since 1867 and owns large farms in Grandy and Pao Alto counties.
Rumors of a traffic arrangement surfaced after a conference between Manitoba president James Hill and Union Pacific Special-President Charles Francis Adams. They reportedly discussed through rates from the Pacific coast to Duluth via Sioux City and plans to buy the Pacific Short line to block a competing route. Boston denied the deal, saying Adams and Hill spoke only of other matters and no traffic pact existed.
Chicago papers publish letters from Le Caron's daughter claiming Cronin knows the secret of Scotland Yard operations in this country. The story notes Cronin's supposed linkage to the case and hints at hidden intelligence connections.
The Journal reports that Le Caron Kirby and Patrick Cooney could testify for the prosecution. Kirby, once an agent for the British, spied on Clan na Gael while in Chicago and London. Investigations tie Kirby to Canada and Pinkerton agents as names surface in new letters and testimonies.
Commissioner H N Dawson reports that public school enrollment outpaced population growth from 1876 to 1886, led by the South and South Central division. He notes growing support for free public schools, with Southern states establishing permanent systems. Despite disparities, Black children receive funds and schooling largely from white residents, reflecting ongoing education of former slaves by their former masters' descendants.
Ida Wilson arrived in the city seeking dining room girls and planned to take three underage girls to an infamous den near Republic, Mich run by Jack Thompson. She posted $500 bonds but failed, jailed in Oshkosh. warrants out for William Birmingham and Alley who aided her. District Attorney Fitzgibbon vows action to punish all involved and stop such trafficking of a fourteen year old girl.
Spokane Falls officers linked to a major relief fund theft tied to fire victims. Sidney Waters Peter Dueber and William Gilleenie named among councilmen and a police officer as suspects. Ingalls confessed a citywide conspiracy. warrants issued, bail set at 1000 dollars.
Reports from Japanese papers on the August floods describe Kinokoni River rising to eighteen feet and washing away Iwahbashi village and embankments. Landslide near Tenokawa submerged Tsujido residents, burying about fifty people and covering forty eight hamlets.
Fires burn across several sites near Clarke County Washington with Lenrs southeast of Portland suffering days of havoc. Homes barns and orchards destroyed while villages Wash ousga Lacamas saved only by great efforts as crews guard the city park and surrounding farmland. The overall loss is heavy with flames lingering and officials watching for movement toward the city.
A band of robbers entered the Jewish residence of a six person family in Dzithmar Hun gary today. They confronted the inmates with hatchets and caused serious injuries before looting all valuables and fleeing the scene.
Justice Field's defender released on habeas corpus grounds. Bob Younger dies at Stillwater penitentiary after a long illness from consumption. The piece notes failed pardons by Gov. Merriam, details Younger legacy, and summarizes Missouri outlaw history and lodge financials from the era.
Special Judge Sawyer of the United States circuit court discharged Deputy Marshal David Nagle from custody in a habeas corpus case. A bill of exceptions filed by the state was allowed, with release on own recognizance pending appeal to the Supreme Court. The court ruled the homicide was committed in the line of duty and was justifiable under law.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows convened in Columba s Ohio with delegates from every state and territory plus Canada and the British provinces. Gov Foraker and Mayor Bruck welcomed guests as Grand Sire John Underwood presided over 162 delegates and discussed lodge prosperity and proposed reforms including a new temple fund and changes to ritual and officers.
A Methodist bishop who just toured the globe warns that in ten years America will pay for anti Chinese laws with the blood of its citizens. He condemns the land restrictions and treaty violations and notes Chinese resolve and growing naval strength. He says China will defend its interests and challenge U S policy.
Details emerge of a planned cover up involving a ship with Dr Cronin clothes, a Liverpool smuggling route, a Woolwich cottage, and a fake body to mislead Irish sympathizers. Rumors say Pat Cooney the Fox faced custody as investigators press the case.
Judge Lewis A Groff of Unaba is appointed commissioner of the General Land Office succeeding Strother M Stockslager. The Nebraska judge, born 1841 in Wooster Ohio, has been a popular district judge in Nebraska and will assume the post.
Washington dispatch reports Interior Secretary appoints Assistant Commissioner Bell and inspectors Tinker and Parker to negotiate cession of lands not allotted to Sisseton and Wahpeton Indians. Commission awaits patent distribution and aims to settle a claimed $300,000 debt to the tribes.
A southbound Elmira train with seven goaches collided with a Fall Brook engine at Troca Junction causing a large wreck. About twenty five dead or injured. fire broke out and passengers were rescued. Names listed include Daighné newsboy and Harry Oliver of Union New York. Mrs. G N Wright of Spokane Falls injured with a broken leg.
In Ottawa the minister of customs orders a thorough inquiry into Canada United States trade and its impact on dominion railways if cross border links face restrictions. A government ally signals a commission will study closer commercial intercourse, as Liberals sweep byelections on this issue and prepare for a test in Haldimand.
President Harrison is to accept Corporal James W. Tanner’s resignation as commissioner of pensions. Deputy Commissioner Smith will act until a successor is appointed. Tanner cites irreconcilable differences with Secretary Noble and faces charges of inefficiency and indiscretion amid a widening dispute over control of the pension bureau.
Commissioner James Tanner resigns from the Bureau of Pensions after policy differences with the Interior Secretary. President Benjamin Harrison accepts the resignation effective upon successor appointment, praising Tanner’s integrity and offering goodwill.
An Atlantic City telegram reports relief for 15,000 flood guests as 20,000 were stranded yesterday. Provisions arrived by Pennsylvania Railroad, trains resumed, boats crowded near the road bed, water covered meadows, and many homes suffered sewer damage with property losses over 100000 dollars.
Dr. Ford Bremer county coroner testified to exhibit identification in the Billings case at Waterloo. W H Gillis testified Kingsley's location before the tragedy. Woodring, a gunsmith, described the revolver cartridges and state of the 1876 inquest. The auction of a suspender ring and bullet was entered as evidence. The General Land Office reports progress disposing mineral entries in Montana Washington and Dakota with patent issuance expected soon. The Vatican will publish Pius IX and Napoleon III correspondence on Rome occupation in 1876.
Practical advice for parents on handling burns from hot water lye and stoves, air or insect bites, nose or ear foreign objects, bee stings, and minor cuts. It covers emesis guidance with mustard and salt, use of baking soda for scalds, oil or melted lard for lye injuries, mud dressings for bites, and calling a surgeon for serious or uncertain cases.
A Nashville American reporter quotes Col. C. M Woodcock arguing that politicians need a wife. He cites John A Logan and Benjamin Harrison as examples of wives aiding political success, while noting Blaine as an exception and stressing the social magnetism wives provide in diplomacy and crisis.
A romantic tale recalls Mme. La Marechale Canrobert’s death in Paris. Twenty six years earlier at an official ball the marshal refused a dance, asking a junior officer to stand beside a bold young woman who had challenged him. Flora McDonald later wed the general under Empress Eugenie’s patronage.
A quoted suggestion from Exchange promotes tapering tobacco use by delaying the first cigarette gradually from 7 am to noon and beyond. The method is described as slow but steady and applicable to stimulant abusers as well, emphasizing faithful daily delays until cessation.
A new society named The Order of the Mystic Circle has formed in Philadelphia to protect and relieve unhappy husbands. Eligible members are men whose wives cause them unhappiness. The group already claims 200 members and projects 5000.
The novelist contends that Yankees have removed the savage from Pacific islands by adopting canned goods whiskey Winchester rifles and blankets marked U 8.7 in a curio of cultural critique.
The report notes every trunk carried 500 miles by rail incurs a loss of 3 dollars in damage and states there has been no improvement in baggage handling since the first trunk was unhinged and split from top to bottom.
The Louisiana State Lottery paid two one-twentieth fractions of the $15,000 capital prize to Deputy Jailor Joe Kinchley and Mrs. Florence M. Roche of Clark's Mills on the Savannah Florida and Western Railway. Kinchley’s ticket No 87 835 was cashed at Merchants National Bank and Roche received funds via Southern Express Company. This marks Kinchley’s second lottery prize this year following a $5,000 win six months earlier.
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