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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1893
Page
2
The Brainerd Dispatch notes a historic Hungarian practice where the groom kicks the bride as a reminder of subjection. A later observation links left or right handedness to implied directions of travel, noting reversed patterns in left handed individuals.
The text warns that persistent train robberies may force the government to build an inland navy on wheels to protect treasure trains, signaling urgent security measures.
The Holzer gun can penetrates thicker armor than any afloat vessel and would end a duel between two warships quickly. The rapid advance of ordnance against armor suggests land batteries as a proper defense for the nation.
The state department determines to enforce the Geary law requiring John Chinaman to be photographed, a measure expected to confront him with his personal appearance and challenge his preconceived notions of beauty.
The article notes an unexpected wealth haul from a train near Chiago as it departed. Residents along the lake route typically ensure departing trains carry little cash, making the large sum on this train notable.
A newspaper voice notes Americans spent 2010 000 000 on tobacco last year. It calls the figure an appalling waste yet a grand sum of comfort and solace, and observes the tobacco question remains unsettled.
Chicago has held a congress of Catholics and Jews and now hosts representatives of all known religions. The city appears to be on alert with police kept busy, suggesting the hoped for religion to redeem Chicago has not yet been invented.
The missive urges criminals to avoid hiding money in tomato cans or stockings and instead invest in legitimate commerce. It warns better for the country and notes possible legal consequences, including prison, with a taunting claim of patriotic restraint.
The article notes new coal sites in Colorado and Wyoming and claims the potential profits from coal prospecting exceed those from silver and other precious metals, suggesting the Rocky Mountain region holds a larger bonanza for miners this season.
The skull of Gul teau, the assassin of President Garfield, is said to be exhibited at the national museum but lies buried beneath the prison floor where he was executed. Sentimentalists who believed it found among relics are proved mistaken.
The Navahoe loses all three races for the international gold cup to the Prince of Wales Britannia. In the final race Monday a strong wind and heavy sea saw the American yacht perform surprisingly well before the overall poor showing.
The wife of Cyrus W. Field Jr turns to hat making to help settle his debts. The move draws praise as courageous and honorable, showing a woman can uphold social status while running a shop.
Three years after extinction fears, Indians reportedly brought 200 wood buffalo skins from Slave Lake and Pease River districts last winter. Officials suggest remnant herds found a sheltered feeding ground away from hunters and multiplied before migrating south due to extreme cold.
A Jerusalem native won the railway concession, a French company built it, engines and carriages came from the United States, rails are Belgian made, and British tourists provide the main passenger traffic.
The Majestic and Magnificent will head the class as the largest ships at 390 feet by 75 feet by 37.5 feet and 14,900 tons with 17.5 knots. They mount four 50-ton 12 inch breech guns, twelve 6 inch quick firers, sixteen 12 pounders and five torpedo tubes with three submerged for 18 inch torpedoes. Gun barbettes support the big artillery and freeboard is about four feet higher than the Royal Sovereign class.
Popular fad describes making bedspreads and bureau covers from heavy butchers linen. A border of white and yellow daisies with a central cluster of long stemmed daisies is suggested, edges fringed and knotted, with optional blue ribbon drawn work. Forget me nots and wash fills add embroidery ideas.
The weekly digest surveys major events from home and abroad. Key developments span politics economics conflicts and culture with concise notes suitable for rapid reading.
Ex-Minister Thayer settles up accounts with the state department and Col Soren Listoe, late consul to Dusseldorf, is in Washington before returning to Minnesota. The treasury reports weekly standard silver dollars totaling 425559 for the week ending Sept 9 1898. Fractional silver coin shipments amount to 242645. Liberia seeks US aid to deter French encroachment. Ellis Mills, new Hawaiian consul general, took the oath and will depart for Honolulu next month.
Dr Briggs may join the Episcopalians as a clergyman. Paymaster John McMahon USN dies in Boston. Mr Gladstone enjoys a rustic retreat and health recovery. Mrs McNagny wife of Congressman McNagny mentioned. Twelfth Indiana district member dies in Columbia City. Henry M Stanley runs again in North Lambeth elections. Ex Gov Brown of Georgia in frail health at home in Atlanta. Mrs Le Beau daughter of Mark Beaubien attended the world’s fair. George W Dye, Georgia planter, dies leaving half a million to a Black family helped for fifty years. John M Maisch 62, professor in Philadelphia, longtime secretary of American Pharmaceutical Society, dies in Philadelphia. Mr and Mrs William Cork of Glendale Ohio welcome a son named Grover C. Grandparents celebrate.
A compilation of tragic events lists Jacob Lyman killed when thrown from a buggy in Vinton Iowa. Knott shoots and kills a girl named Noller in Rockford Illinois. Albert Mason city meat inspector Columbus Ohio dies in buggy crash. Steamer Shermoksha burns on the Volga killing twenty seven. Solomon Williams Hazlewood Indiana crushed by a horse. Spokane exposition building destroyed by fire with losses of 106000. Charles Tinney Battle Creek Michigan killed crossing a rail line. Andrew Fritch Julius Schlarman killed by train Bennett Hill Illinois. A four story tenement collapses in Providence RI burying ten. no deaths. Harry Baker eight shot while sleeping near Gallipolis Ohio. Roadmaster J F Kelly killed in Portland South Dakota by derailment. Arctic sealing schooner boat lost in Bering Sea with six perished. Walter L Rich boat lost. three men. Skobeieff missing with seven crew. Two daughters perish in Alvinston Ontario house fire. Andrew J Sawyer Ann Arbor Opera House manager thrown from buggy. Reverend A J Amsbury shot dead while shooting at telegraph poles. Frank Kologoski dies after whisky and pepper intake. Bernie Reidy seven and his brother Johnnie five fatally wounded in Bloomington Illinois by accidental pistol use.
Alfred Wise of Lansing is found dead by hanging. Henry Chamberlain of Seattle vanishes. The Maverick National book fraud case trials unfold in Boston. Ohio treasurer W. O. Barney faces a $26,000 shortfall. Edward E. Perkins, NYSE member, found dead. Criminal assaults, killings, and escapes unfold across multiple states.
A series of tragedies unfolds across Mattoon and Blair County. Frank H. Matthews assaults Rich ard Strahley before Matthews is shot dead in Mattoon. Strahley, a non union machinist, works for the Peoria Decatur and Evansville railroad. In Buffalo ex secretary Eric O Vandrocklin pleads guilty to forgery and embezzlement near sixty thousand dollars, facing up to twenty years. Gen R A McCoy, Blair County banker, is found dead by suicide after writing of family losses. Steele Kellogg, 21, son of Col Sanford Kellogg, shoots himself amid naval academy exam grief in Washington.
News notes report Sweden possibly joining the triple alliance. Miners resume work in England at old wages. Justin McCarthy appeals for Irish Federation support. Montreal Presbytery finds Campbell guilty of libel for heresy by 21 to 13. Avila earth sunk railway station and houses. Bismarck shows slight improvement but slow recovery. Parke dies during Africa explorations visit. France to hold international exposition in 1900. Alfred Picard named commander general. Siam France relations improve but negotiations uncertain. Rioting after Hindoos attack on cattle criers in Bussulpoor. three killed. Royal ceremony at Craithe parish church with royal presence. Capetown reports Mashouas mobilizing near Fort Victoria for possible attack.
The Pall Mall Budget reports Stopford Brooke urging support for the Women's Trade Union League to aid poor women workers. He cites grinders earning 5s to 7s weekly, with ten hour days and unsafe rooms. An eighteen year old worker laments endless toil, hunger, and lack of rest.
A daily roundup notes the discharge of Charles White in the murder case at Mankato after insufficient evidence. Freeborn Agricultural Society reports receipts above expenses. two elderly residents John Long and wife injured near St. Joseph. Morrison County backs a new railroad bond plan. Cranberry Lumber sawmill fire destroys mill and dock but saves lumber. burglaries target Cannon Falls stores with safes left open. Mrs. Warner burned in barn gasoline incident. Henry Paulson arrested near Swan River for alleged assault on Mrs. Looma and held in Duluth.
A series of fires burglaries and accidents reported in Freeborn County include W O Pillsbury killed after horse incident near Ashby barns and grain stacks of Ole A Overly burned with losses over 1000. Burglaries hit Dr Blaikmer and Walter Thompson in Albert Lea. A Minneapolis fireman died after a fall from a ladder. A North Dakota farm hand robbed of 30 near Moorhead. W D Silvey appointed receiver for E P Emerson of the Spalding hotel in Duluth. A spark from a thresher burned Ole N Dahl’s separator at Montevideo and about two hundred bushels of wheat of C N Meckleberg burned. Loss of the grain unknown. Freeborn county auditing board reports finances sound with no debt and 26538.38 on hand. County tax for county purposes is low and declines yearly. Four threshing outfits burned at Delhi suspected incendiary act amid many machines in use. Losses are being tallied with details incomplete.
A note reports W Finck from the St Paul sheriff’s office is mysteriously missing. Other items mention the state board of equalization asked to cut Dakota county assessments by one half and a fatal self inflicted gunshot by Claude Brown while hunting in a boat.
A street accident kills Rev. G W Lutz’s daughter at Wood Lake. Leavitt house in Tracy damaged by fire worth 2500 dollars, suspected incendiary. Alexandria McKillop awarded 7500 against street railway. McKillop lost a leg in a car collision. Canby merchants plan temporary buildings after recent fire. Russell, Pine City settler, found dead in woods. likely gored by a loose cross bull. Otto Lundeen convicted of first degree murder in Mora. sentenced to life. fled during sentencing.
Rates on flour grain and millstuff are advanced by the Soo and St Paul and Duluth roads. Diphtheria is epidemic in Red Wing prompting school closures and plans for an isolation house and steam disinfector. Fiercely raging fires sweep Bethel Anoka County with 100 plus men fighting flames as hay peat marshes and timber burn. No homes burned or fatalities reported yet.
On Monday September 18 the Eureka hotel the oldest in Kas Sin was destroyed by fire. It is supposed to have been set by tramps. Loss listed at 3000 dollars with 1000 dollars covered by insurance.
The eight-year-old son of Fred Webber of Albert Lea fell in a boat breaking his back and is not expected to live. Burglars stole goods from Hans Pederson's Barnesville general store, taking dress materials and about 24 pairs of shoes with no trace found. George R. Beal, 60, fell seven feet while working at the Mankato state normal school addition, breaking his neck and leaving a widow with six children. O L Dudley struck a flowing well at 144 feet in Buffalo park, water containing minerals and analyzed as medically valuable. James McGinnis, near Redwood Falls, was critically injured after a fight with Town Marshal Ben Robdon of Morgan. Sheriff Blethen reports McGinnis very low and not expected to live.
Samuel Raycroft fell from a train at St Paul suffering a fracture to his right arm. L L Clark of Minneapolis arrested at St Paul for horse stealing. A Hastings & Dakota freight derailment at Olivia killed three trainmen. James Weekla died after collapsing trying to board a West Seventh street car. The land office in Crookston ruled for claimant T Movers in the Tyffe vs Movers case.
A dramatic scene at the beach features Leslie pleading with a rugged suitor as dialogue turns to a cutting request about sleeves. He confesses deep love though she refuses, insisting it is him or the sleeves and choosing the latter.
A Peru railway project from Lima to Galeria shows how elevation affects labor. At 12,000 feet work declines as altitude rises. at 14,000 to 16,000 feet a third of sea level capacity is lost. Malaria absence keeps efficiency high at max height, while coast workers need weeks to acclimate and Sierra natives adapt poorly without acclimatization. Sudden drops from Sierra to 2,000–5,000 feet trigger sickness.
A baby left in a room during a move is hidden inside a rolled carpet when workers unawarely lift it. The infant is found after tense moments and is only lightly injured, aside from punctures from rusty tacks and dust in the mouth.
A young man offers a rough draft poem to a editor who promises payment. The editor hands a cheque and remarks it is in rough form so corrections may be made. The contributor points out missing date amount and signature, and the editor explains the cheque is given in rough state for later finishing.
The record covers Sept 14 to Sept 20 as senators debate the repeal bill and election reforms. Voorhees, Hawley, and Dubois push for a vote while Republicans filibuster in both houses. House clears calendars and refrains from quick action. senate endures extended sessions and a planned caucus to force a final vote.
Memphis Sept 20. John Taylor a harmless white man was killed by a black man named John McClaref near Somerville Fayette County today. The accused was arrested and a lynching is anticipated.
Adolph Krug city treasurer of Seattle, accused of stealing 160000 in city funds, was arrested at St. Paul Union Depot at 2 55 pm while boarding an eastbound train. Frank Crawford of Seattle detained Krug until authorities and Mayor Ronalds were notified. Krug identified by Dr Ballard.
Chicago wheat cash 683-. October 6 82. May 7 97. No 2 corn cash 40 5-. October 40 7-. December 41 3-. May 44 7-. No 2 oats 22 3-. cattle active with steers up to 5.40. Texans to 2.50 23.60. hogs higher 5.90-6.65. St Paul notes light hogs, few buyers. Minneapolis wheat May 7 51-4. on track values mixed. on track hard 67 1-4. No 1 Northern 64 1-4. No 2 Northern 64 1-4.
In San Francisco United States Circuit Judge Mckenna sentenced Herman Sharff Hans Hanson and Thomas Clair to be hanged November 24 for the murder of Legend Mate Fitzgerald aboard the bark Hesper last January. The sailors plotted mutiny to seize power and mutiny failed when Sparf and Hansen refused to proceed.
Kansas City reports a mass return of boomer settlers from the Cherokee strip. Disappointed after days of marching toward wealth from town lots, they arrive dusty and discontent, bearing camping gear and eager to return to homes they left in haste.
In Quebec the earl of Aberdeen was sworn in as governor general before Sir John Thompson and most cabinet members. The oath was administered by Chief Justice Sir Henry Strong in the legislative council chamber at the provincial parliament buildings.
Redwood Falls Minnesota September 19 A gay young farmer P Hammett has left home with a nearby young woman, leaving wife and infant. The wife’s friends have not sought the missing couple, and the two may have run away together.
Hancock Michigan Sept 19 Jack Kehoe one of the men arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Mineral Range express robbery has been released. He proved an alibi and convinced authorities he was in Hancock at the time of the robbery.
New York reports Thomas Wiggins a waiter hanged himself amid asthma suffering. Mary Weigand a widow drank carbolic acid in a personal crisis, ending her life. Both deaths occurred last night.
Dispatches from Wood, Marston and Lincoln counties report a heavy rain dousing fires that did extensive damage last week. The rainfall largely checked further destruction and offered relief to affected residents.
Savannah reports four new yellow fever cases in Brunswick Georgia today with no deaths. One case is serious and the others are favorable. The Brunswick board of health is in session and the outlook is said to be bad.
Durand Wisconsin September 19 Mrs Mary Doughty nee Kirk died on the train between here and Wabasha of consumption She was returning from Washington and died aboard the car after a long journey.
A conference of iron and steel manufacturers is to be held next Monday after Amal Gamated Association leaders urged lodges to back a new scale. The plan includes a 10 percent wage reduction, with mills not starting until accepted. About two thirds of workers are idle awaiting outcome.
The eighteenth conclave of the Grand Commandery adjourned yesterday at Syracuse. The next gathering will be on the second Tuesday in September in Syracuse. Tensions between New York and Indiana commanderies led to New York withdrawing its representative from Indiana.
In New York Sneecal Korenh Goldstein, a tailor, shot Becky Frinberg in the mouth at a cigar store. He then killed himself by shooting his right breast. The severely wounded woman was taken to Gouverneur Hospital.
A jury awarded Aisxendes McKillen seven thousand six hundred dollars after an appeal over a street car collision from last winter. The original $2,000 verdict was increased on appeal.
Eight people died and about twenty injured in a rear end collision on the Big Four No 45 near Manetano, Illinois. The accident followed a water stop with no flagman back to warn the second section, leaving engineers to flee the wreck with narrow escapes.
Rev. Mersfelder of Spencerville a Methodist minister near Lima was knocked senseless outside his church after Sunday's sermon by a man named Walther and may die from injuries. The attack followed sermons at meetings the gangs attended. Walther fled the scene.
Huron Sept 20 The state W C T U convention elected officers this morning in session here President Mrs Emma A Cramer Aberdeen Vice President Mrs Anna H Simmons Faulkton Corresponding secretary Mrs Emma F P Myers Vermillion Recording secretary Mrs Ruby J Smert Sioux Falls Treasurer Mrs Eugene Steere Pierre
Toledo report says Knapp, shot during the Lake Shore train robbery at Kessler Indiana, lies in Kendallville in worse condition and is in danger of death. He was slated to be moved to his home in Toledo today but relapsed.
Maritime circles report concern for the British steamer Hornhead commanded by Capt Scott. The vessel sailed from Baltimore on August 19 bound for Dublin, exited Hampton Roads the next day, and has not been heard from since leaving that port. Reinsurance was placed yesterday at fifty percent.
Six men were instantly killed when the boiler exploded at Kelley’s saw mill in Conley Creek North Carolina today. The dead are Richard Nicholas Asheville manager James Kelley Ben M Mahon Gale McMahon Henry Smith and James Gunter. The blast is blamed on excessive steam pressure.
A. G. Stevens of Massachusetts filed suit in the district court against A. B. Wilgus of St. Paul alleging a shrewd real estate deal cost him 3000 dollars. Stevens seeks to recover the lost amount.
Fire at Forty third Street and Cornell avenue destroyed ten dwellings and damaged others. Prompt police and fire patrols saved many lives. Damage estimated at $20,000.
Dr Hartman, a respected physician from Aullville, was shot dead at 2:50 am in Lexington following an old feud. William Powell of Aullville was taken into custody.
In Grafton North Dakota on September 20 a fight among hoboes ended with Joe Dunn of Minneapolis shot dead. The shooter says the tramps attempted robbery and he fired in self defense.
H W Palmer for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance claims 249823.20 due on a deposit and 390.56 interest. Agreement set 2.5 percent on balances up to 230000 and 2 percent on higher sums, paid on average daily balances. Funds subject to check and payable on demand. Last settlement July 1. interest up to bank failure. Palmer seeks 6 percent interest post-failure.
St Louis reports a new high for the year with a 99.1 degree reading, surpassing the former 94.5 degree record. The cause remains unclear as barometer readings are inconclusive and forecasts predict cooler weather by tomorrow night.
Five thousand people gathered at the state fair and grain palace yesterday with several state officials present. Special excursion trains arrived and three car loads of harvest excursionists came from the East. Afternoon races drew an immense crowd.
Kiesipeen anecia shows signs of improvement but progress is slow. He remains confined to his room as Dr. Schweninger, the physician, plans to return from Berlin tomorrow.
News from Washington Indiana reports Denson Wrattan and his family of six were murdered in their Harrison township home. Wrattan lay ill in bed as a hatchet killed all six, including three children. a twelve year old girl survived unconscious. The attackers sought hidden money but took none.
At Daston Ohio on Saturday night a large organized gang raided the village plundering homes and escaping capture. The first strike targeted McDowell Jameson & Co.’s hardware store as others across town were hit. police reported similar raids in Lawrence and Greenville.
Maj Wyman, Crow agent at Helena Montana, survived a night attack by two stragglers on the Crow reservation. A Winchester bullet grazed his shirt as his escort of Indian police killed the assailants. The attackers had whiskey and three horses. one slain man remained unidentified. Ted Hamilton of Dillon, Montana, may be connected.
In Nashville on September 20, the remains of J Knox Polk tenth U.S. president and his wife Sarah Childres Polk were moved from Polk Place to a spot in the state capitol grounds where they were reinterred. The ceremonies at Polk Place and Capitol Hill were solemn and well attended by state city church and the public.
Leordon Sept. 20 police warn Lemion banks that a gang of expert American forgers plans to travel to London. Report says the group can erase handwriting on checks and authorities aim to alert bank officials to prevent victimization.
Paris hosted a twenty four hour bicycle contest open to all nations. Winner was M. Leena the Swiss champion who rode 696 596 kilometers about 432 miles. He surpassed the old world record of 413 miles 125 yards set by F. W. Shortland, who did not start.
F E Krayenbuhl, leader of a trio of graveyard insurance swindlers and the only one who escaped arrest, was sighted on the St Paul and Duluth road toward St Paul. A St Paul wholesale house drummer who once worked with him spoke with him. Krayenbuhl claimed to be penniless and that he had walked from Duluth. It is believed he will be captured.
Grace Chapman an eleven year old girl living near Echo Minnesota died after a loaded musket fired by a sixteen year old boy accidental discharge. The youth removed the gun to fox pole cats and did not know a cap was in place. The doctor reports the injury likely fatal and she remains unconscious.
Reports from threshing machines show wheat averaging about fourteen bushels per acre in Roberts County. Sisseton begins a new $2,000 school house project. A contract has been let for a new three story hotel construction.
In Doual France on Sept 20, miners at the Aniche and Dorignics pits have united to strike. Three infantry regiments stationed at Arras Bethune and St Omer are ordered to prepare to move at a moment's notice if disturbances in the cellary districts escalate.
In a quarrel at a French town suburb, George Lucas a Black man shot Edward Buschmann who returned fire killing Lucas. The fatal exchange occurred today in St. Charles Missouri.
A band of twelve Mexican outlaws attacked a ranch near Del Rio Texas last Wednesday. They bound the American rancher and killed his young son after mutilating both. The assailants looted the house and fled, leaving bodies for scavengers.
A car load of farm products collected in Yankton Clay and Union counties by W. M. Powers left for Chicago this morning. The shipment will greatly boost the state's exhibit at the world’s fair.
Duluth Special Register Taylor has declined to decide which party holds the first right to advertise final proof in timber and stone cases versus settlers. The department previously ordered suspensions for three months after township plat filing, and the question now goes to the general land office commissioner for decision.
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