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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1888
Page
2
A Brainerd Minnesota item notes a man in Oxford County Missouri possessing 1500 pounds of spruce gum at his home with the aim to endure the winter. The report highlights the unusual stash and its potential impact on local life.
The Marquis de Mores writes from India that his hunting party killed twenty one tigers in a recent expedition. Two tigers were slain by himself.
English doctors denounce all cigarette use citing throat diseases and warn that even the best cigarettes increase nicotine consumption more than cigars or pipes.
Three years ago a wealthy New Yorker began tipping a Block Island waitress who now leads the year’s earnings among waitstaff. The named server, assigned to his table, has the best record for the prior year.
Rich Northern Michigan resident Old Smith dies leaving lengthy verse from relatives praising virtues but no monetary bequests. editor received substantial poetry instead of money.
The Duke of Argyll says cremation is a subject he avoids though he does not deem it unscriptural. He also concedes that population growth may push cremation toward becoming a near physical necessity.
The Duke of Suez known as De Lesseps nears his 834th birthday. When he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1822, he passed creditably in humanities yet failed miserably in geography, unable to name the cardinal directions on the map.
The new movable telephone can be raised or lowered to any floor of a large building. A user on a given story can pull the instrument up or down to reach the desired floor, avoiding trips up or down stairs.
A rubber ball two inches smaller than the pipe was placed in one end of a new natural car main in McKee sport. Five pounds pressure was applied and the ball turned sharp corners, passed two joints six feet to the regulator, and landed at the far end of the main a mile away in forty five seconds.
In a small New England village a man faces church rebuke for encouraging profanity. He owns a dog named Damage, renamed by youths as Dam, causing scandal among church pillars as the dog answers to Dam.
The Champion Frog-eater of Basle France bet five francs and a quart of brandy he could swallow three dozen live frogs. He won but soon had severe internal pains and nearly died before using chemicals to expel the frogs. Fifteen frogs died. the others were alive upon exit.
A reader recalls the early days of the Edinburgh to London fast express and describes 40 years ago when trains were started by bugle calls. Passenger cars resembled stagecoaches with luggage piled on top and guards sitting atop as drivers.
A Brussels production by a German company amazed audiences with a bear chase where a dog in bearskin, tail and mask frightens spectators as a substitute due to the bear's cost and limited dramatic instinct. The staged pursuit across mountain passes created a sense of imminent danger for the terrified man on stage.
A Alabama gentleman named Lord had a fly enter his ear days earlier. After failed relief in Athens he sought aid in Woodville where a doctor used an anesthetic and a large brush to extract 11 healthy maggots writhing in the ear, causing convulsions due to pain.
A huge bull on the Grand Southern Railway charged Russell Sage's picnic engine. The locomotive was thrown from the track and lay in a ditch while the bull's body rested beside the cowcatcher. No injuries occurred among excursionists.
Assistant Secretary of State Rives doubts a Canton riot claim while Secret Service reports two counterfeiters captured in Mount Carroll Illinois. House panel to study a new lock for registered mail pouches. Carlisle appoints a committee to probe alleged influence in library contract. Persian ambassador Hadji Kouli Khan Matamed el Vesare to visit US. War department circular favors domestic over foreign goods in bids when quality is equal.
Reported fires devastate San Francisco and Harper Iowa while 2 000 workers lose jobs. The schooner Cheney Ames founder ed in Lake Huron with all hands. Rev Father Richardson dies after injuries in Cedar Rapids. Fires rage across Montana upper Tenton region and Orizaba Mexico. A Milwaukee banker estate burns near Bracken Irne. Several violent incidents including a saloon killing in Kentucky and an circus accident in Faribault. A young man in Sank Centre Minnesota dies by his own hand after insanity and employment dispute.
A string of incidents is summarized: Jacob Halgason, an Icelandic farmer, died by self inflicted wounds at Glenboro Manitoba. Burglars blew open a post office safe at Wyoming Ohio suburb fourteen miles from Cincinnati, stealing 400 dollars. Five year old Willie Fischer near Aberdeen, Texas vanished, feared kidnapped. Hatfield trial ends with acquittals in Pipeville Kentucky. A Lookout New York mining camp shooting kills Chris Lane. shooter Purcell jailed. A Hudson Wisconsin burglar stole five dollars and a watch. Nez Perce Indians kill John Rombaugh in Montana. posse pursues them. Edwardsville Illinois exposes a counterfeiters ring posing as a family named Kusell Russell with a full counterfeiting operation.
A German squadron will travel to Athens to salute King George on the twenty fifth anniversary of his accession. Italian Austrian and other foreign squadrons may follow suit. Canada reports a ten year deficit of 833000 in the treasury and a debt of 285000000, or 60 per person, with a 712000000 year increase. Davitt speaks at Knockaroo.
The text attacks Liberal Nationalist ties as a handcuff and calls for immediate global rallying to defend homes against evictions and cruelty by licensed agents, claiming Gloria Gladstone in Excelsis as a scapegoat for rising agitation.
Misa Neuberger of New York reports Sofia Monte as leading artiste for the Concerthaus in Berlin. Harriet Beecher Stowe suffered a mild attack but is now improving and resting comfortably at home. D R Baker editor in Cincinnati travels to Jacksonville to aid the city and has ordered a box of medicines.
The Fifth Minnesota district convention nominated Charles Canning for Congress. Community groups, including merchants, are expanding subscriptions while an extra city council meeting will act in support. Nurses volunteer in large numbers and a postal law arrest story about Gen Hovey circulates amid local health reports.
Eminent astronomer Richard A. Proctor died in New York after contracting yellow fever while traveling from Florida. He arrived Sept 10, stayed at Westminster hotel, and deteriorated despite expert consultation before dying amid convulsions and black vomit.
At the Wickes tunnel near Helena a massive explosion killed ten workers and left six others wounded. Contractors Larson and Keefe were not held responsible. The blast occurred as charges were being set to join tunnel headings, burying men under rock and powder. The ten bodies were moved to Helena for interment and the event cast a pall over the community.
Crowds of about forty five thousand gathered for the Northwest agricultural celebration as the industrial parade showcased farm implements engines and stock. Veterans in grand army tents and a staged battle drew cheers while a mishap cost a young artilleryman his right hand.
Sept 14 Jacksonville mourns as yellow fever claims Louis I. Fleming and Henry A. Lengle, noted Floridians and public figures. Fleming, brother of a gubernatorial candidate and son of Gen. Lewis Fatio, and Lengle, Bank of Florida cashier and state ex-treasurer, died within hours of each other. Also among the day’s victims is insurance agent Frank W. Ely.
The narrative lists numerous names including Mrs C W Herrick and Harry L Robinson, notes 43 new cases and 12 deaths, with 830 cases and 116 deaths to date. McClenny is nearly depopulated, 65 cases and 10 or 12 deaths. a hospital is planned by the Knights Templars. A Jacksonville World correspondent chronicles travel, mob threats, and dire weather hindering treatment.
A morning blaze in Washburn Wisconsin consumed a Bayfield street block by dawn. The hotel survived with scorched fronts, while Meehan and two stores burned down. Twelve safes survived. thieves looted damaged buildings. total loss about 100000 dollars with minimal insurance.
Ottawa interview quotes Sir John Macdonald stating Canada will await U S moves on fisheries, eight months until May before any action, asserts Chamberlain treaty was fair, 1818 treaty remains basis, diplomacy failed, and Canadian unity strengthens as a result of Cleveland's actions.
The Minnesota committee member Mr Wilson moves a bill to let state legislatures regulate railroads chartered by Congress. The measure, introduced by Mr Nelson, would allow state commissions to control tolls rates and fares on federally chartered lines operating through or into any state. The bill passed the lower house without dissent, after earlier attempts to attach it to the interstate commerce measure failed.
The act restricts Section 1 to the carriage of persons by railroad or combined railroad and water routes within a single state or territory. It states that the provision does not apply to commerce between states, territories, or foreign countries, and supersedes any conflicting state or territorial laws enacted under its charter.
A Baltimore & Ohio north bound passenger train jumped the switch at Ankeneytown siding south of Mansfield and collided with a freight train. Thirty two were injured and four or five likely to die. four killed include Harry Tomlinson and David Wilson. victims pinned under wreckage include Mrs Edward Valentine and William Gransley.
Chicago and Minneapolis markets quote a range of grain futures and spot prices led by spring wheat at 92 to 93 1/2 cents and No 2 red at 92 1/2 cents. Pork, lard, and butter values hold firm in Milwaukee and St Paul regional trades with corn, barley, flax and oats prices also listed alongside weekly receipts and shipments.
Andrew Rhuel, a farmer near St Louis, shoots Fred Fink after a dispute with the Fink family over remarks about Annie Fink. He pursues Miss Annie Fink, then shoots her in the heart and dies by self-inflicted gunshot after returning home.
Fraternal crowds filled St Paul during Grand Army Day celebrations as veterans from Minnesota regiments unite in city reunions. Six of eleven infantry regiments sent to the front gathered, with nearly a thousand survivors present despite rain and venue mixups at the fair grounds. The regiments named include Canada Third Fourth Fifth Seventh and Ninth.
Henry Hohl editor of the Hokah Minnesota Chief was arrested in La Crosse Wisconsin on a libel suit filed by Dr. Frank Powell labor candidate for governor. Bail set at 750 dollars furnished by the Powell brothers. Powell threatened to pursue the brothers on bond. Also reports a man found dead in Grand Forks North Dakota after a drunken spree. A Chinese immigration bill signed by the president. An ambush near Hemstead New York ends with a theft chase. A Benton county elder killed by a fall. Detroit Minnesota suffers its worst fire in history. Drowning death recovered near Bayfield Wisconsin. A Faribault girl injured by a threshing machine.
The 1889 Grand Army encampment, held in Milwaukee, was decided by unanimous vote of the national body in Columbus. Commander-in-chief candidates were named. pensions, dead rates, and the death of Gen. Philip H. Blenidan were discussed. President Cleveland sent regrets for not attending.
The Grand Army of the Republic reports a total membership near 400000 with 33583 suspensions and 4433 deaths in the past year. New departments expand, and $215975.16 was spent on relief reaching 23810 beneficiaries across Minnesota Iowa Dakota and Wisconsin. Special Telegram from Columbus Ohio details a closing encampment with regimental reunions a mammoth campfire and receptions for Gov Foraker Col Grant and Mrs Logan. Maj William Warner elected commander in chief with Col Moses Neil named senior vice commander as prominent figures entertained at Loyal Legion rooms.
A Washington correspondent notes Uncle Joe, a small town Illinois shopkeeper and former lawyer, quit practicing law after a dog killing case. He explains he was honest and could not convict neighbors of their own crimes, concluding the business was not for him.
At the Reichstag Prince Bismarck listened as aides and high officials mixed cognac behind his back. Count Herbert, his eldest son and foreign secretary, held the cognac bottle while others adjusted dilution with seltzer. The Chancellor repeatedly refused the draught as glasses were refilled and drained during the momentous occasion.
The bodies of area citizens who died in the 1848 revolution were dug up at Schmelz Austria and reburied in a large metal coffin at the Central cemetery among the tombs of notable individuals.
The New York Tribune notes Republicans see democracy tried and now anticipate gains from early returns. The outlook suggests November results may reflect the current trend and party strength.
In Leeds a free trade city with 320000 people no laboring man or mechanic owns his home says the Chief of Police. In Philadelphia a protection city 170000 homes are owned by working people says Hon. Charles ONeill.
The 163 congressmen who voted for the Mills bill received 2,108,498 votes when elected. An additional 149 who voted for the bill received 2,453,19 votes. Opposed sentiment totaled 364,821 votes.
Edward Atkinson shows in a new magazine article that purchasing power of wages for different worker classes is now 40 to 70 percent higher than in 1860, the last year a Democratic party held power before the Cleveland era.
Glasgow Observer editorial urges support for Cleveland era free trade, predicting Britain could boost exports of cheap clothes hardware boots and shoes to Yankee markets, widening trade and gains for Britain.
The New York Tribune argues Jekyll’s weakening is shown by a ten thousand dollar check and predicts a forthcoming letter that will hide a plea for Hyde to retain power. The piece anticipates Hyde’s unscrupulous influence guiding a second term nomination.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat warns Democrats in Missouri that the wheel organization is strong in southern counties and predicts a Republican triumph this year as free trade propaganda from Cleveland and Mills unites pro American elements against Europe and Asia.
The Toledo Commercial denounces Allen G Thurman as unfit for national travel to beg votes for a candidate. It recalls his public decline in Madison and calls for the old man to retire in peace with his wife, arguing his abilities are gone.
The Philadelphia Times disputes a circulating claim that General Harrison said one dollar a day suffices for workingmen and denies he favored free admission of Chinese labor. It asserts he never made such a statement and notes he voted against a Chinese bill due to treaty obligations, with Arthur vetoing on similar grounds.
The Kansas City Journal notes Blaine’s remark that he would speak in Missouri only if his speeches could influence the state’s plight. It argues Missourians must recognize Bourbon control as ruinous, urging a rise in union to unlock the state’s untapped resources and future prominence.
The Philadelphia Press notes a notable reversal by President Cleveland from staunch Free Trade rhetoric in December to cautious Protectionist signals by September. It argues his acceptance letter serves as an extended excuse and cites Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Maine as drivers of the change, reflecting rising protest against the December tariff stance.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette argues the Maine result shows Republicans in strong form and on track for victory from Maine to Oregon. It notes heavy Democratic money in Maine and cites Blaine's dispatch estimating a substantial GOP gain since 1886 and in September Garfield year, arguing the party’s strength across states foresees Harrison and Orton winning.
Col. Lamont says neither he nor the resident know Crofoot and that the recommendation for his nomination came from the department of justice. The potted nominated Louis W. Crofoot of Dakota is proposed as associate justice of the Territory's supreme court.
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