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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1892
Page
2
A train a mile and a quarter long was pulled by a single engine on the Reading Railroad. It consisted of 250 empty freight cars, showing the remarkable length and efficiency of freight movement on the line.
If Corbett sticks to his vow not to drink, he will build a longer lasting reputation than the one earned by his recent victory in New Orleans.
U S warns Venezuela that it will be targeted by American naval forces if it does not exercise more caution. The United States pledges to defend its citizens abroad and expresses a firm readiness to act in their interests.
It is estimated that Chinese are being smuggled into the United States at the rate of 100 a week via Mexico and Canada. The camera used on Celestials will eventually be loaded with buckshot when other means fail.
A method for rapid glass rendering involves injecting a stream of oxygen gas into the molten material. The intense heat oxidizes unwanted substances, speeding the production process.
Sullivan, after discussing the topic largely from hearsay, is now qualified to write from personal experience. He will add a chapter that examines how it feels to be knocked out in light of his own experiences.
The canal's receipts soar prompting toll cuts. If owned by an American firm, stock might double, costs drop, and dividends rise, suggesting the current operators miss potential gains compared to U S market standards.
Two or three young ladies living in a London suburb have started a private carrier pigeon post. Each owns a pair of birds and exchange notes directly, bypassing post and telegraph offices, to arrange impromptu tea parties and similar gatherings with ease.
This year's early fruit crop reports highlight seven acres of apricot orchard in Tulare county yielding $2,100 and eight acres of prune orchard in San Bernardino county producing 25 tons of fruit at $50 per ton or more than $150 per acre.
A swarm of flies darkened the horizon near Mt Joy Pa spreading over the town for hours. The insects, about half the size of a common house fly, filled the air and covered everything as they alighted in millions.
The columnist mocks women as deceptive and insincere, arguing that suspenders they wear do not hold up anything. He claims they usurped the items simply because they could, with no practical use for the goods they possess.
A bright bijou Paris shop offers bridal outfits on hire. A small French woman proprietor reports steady business for a new and novel service. From satin shoes to wreath and veil, ensembles are available at a nominal cost.
The Tui emperor is described as the supreme head of China’s realm and the receiver of heaven’s decrees for governing the vast territory. Subjects revere him as second only to God and view him as the bridge between humanity and the Almighty.
A new composition from manila gum benzine bitumen and resin oil claims to produce a material with elasticity solidity and suppleness comparable to the best india rubber. Careful mixing and special treatment are said to yield the artificial analogue now protected by patent.
Two young New York doctors, Byron and Abbott, have voluntarily entered the cholera area at Swinborne Island. They rely on courage and a theory that cholera cannot be inhaled and stay healthy by staying clean. They risk their lives based on this opinion. If they die, they are entitled to the same name as those who died in battle.
A singing rat has appeared in Valdosta Georgia with multiple witnesses confirming its musical notes. The rodent reportedly nests at W H Briggs and Son on Patterson Street and has been seen on shelves during the day singing like a bird. Messrs Briggs and Harris and National Bank president Ashley are among those who have heard it and attest to the report.
Statistics claim consumption reduces the Indian population and question prescribing outdoor existence for pulmonary patients. The text suggests Indians live in a way that would kill an ordinary tree quickly, arguing that it is not outdoor life but any excess that causes consumption.
The roundup covers important developments in Washington including policy debates, international affairs, crime, casualties, and notable incidents. It highlights official statements, legislative actions, and evolving geopolitical dynamics impacting domestic and foreign relations with emphasis on the latest confirmed details.
The comptroller of the currency approves National Bank of Commerce Minneapolis as reserve agent for Austin National Bank of Austin Minn. President Harrison orders closing all government departments during Grand Army parade encampment. Consul General Sutton reports Mexico extends free corn import until Nov 13, urging wide publicity west of the Mississippi.
Rear Admiral John Cummings Howell of the United States navy is dead at Folke Stone Eng. 138 American students attend Berlin University and only 34 Englishmen. Charlotte M. Yonge remains active as a popular English writer at seventy. Dwight L. Moody has a sprained ankle after a carriage accident in Belfast. Andrew Carnegie rents Cluny Castle in Scotland from Clan McPherson’s head. A London Mr Goodman smokes five cigars hourly for ten straight hours. Gladstone endures multiple odd incidents yet remains active. Louis Spellier left five wills. heirs contest, estate headed to lawyers.
A bulletin of disasters reports Washington forests burning with million dollar losses. Earthquake shocks and building collapses injure many across Illinois and Ohio. A New Orleans grocer’s shop burns for 125000 with 100000 insured. A Chicago editor suffers injuries from a carriage wreck. An Indiana storage firm burns with 200000 loss. A Carlisle engine wreck injures twenty five. A fatal fall at a school building fire in Carlisle. A Ga cabin burns killing a janitor’s son. A steamer Mary Morton sinks near Clarksville with 25 000 vessel value and 55 000 cargo. all aboard survive.
The article notes the dismissal of indictments against J. J. West for fraudulent stock issues. It recounts shootings and stabbings including T. W. Ryan mortally wounded by James Murphy, Scott Parsons and Dan White injured in a political dispute, Alfred Henshaw confessing to a past murder, John Meyers and John Brown fatally wounded in Salem Indiana, and James Wyce killed by Mrs. John Dalton in Sault Ste. Marie. It also covers Cronin murder suspect Martin Burke ill in Joliet and a shore attack on the Tide at Homestead with a gas pipe device found nearby, plus Jerry Trumbley stabbed in Chicago jail by Michael Prince amid racially charged motive.
Reports from the era detail Emperor William expected to visit a world fair and Empress birth of a daughter. Venezuelan tribute attempts prompt US warships dispatched. Prince Hermann of Schaumburg-Lippe injured with skull fracture near Linse. Russians evacuate Pamurs. fortifications at Murghab ordered. Canadians adopt US-style twenty day quarantine. Quebec enforces the rule at ports. Consul Mollor beaten by four policemen. offenders arrested. W P Hayward reports Russian cutters seized three hunting boats with ninety men. Rear Admiral Howell dies at 73. grandson of Richard Howell noted. Sir John Abbott’s premiership seen as abdicated. his rooms vacated. Ameria C returns Halifax with three survivors from Hope’s crew.
A New Brunswick bound bark from Ane 15 bound for Port Madoc, Port Madoc, New South Wales, foundered off Cape Race in a heavy gale with most of the crew lost overboard except three men. The Neue Freie Presse of Vienna reports a New York woman, Jane Armstrong, 28, killed herself with a revolver in Monaco after losing $250,000 gambling in ten days.
Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and North Dakota items cover reopenings arrests and legal actions from St Paul Minneapolis St Cloud Fergus Falls and Duluth. notable notes include bank reopenings post office mail boxes planned Indian Ireland estate heir Henry Howe, local crime sentences for larceny and assault, rail and road accidents, jail finds, granite curbing moves, electric light plans Redwood Falls, and regional political nominations.
The article notes a 22 000 Democratic Arkansas majority and a national Populist push for federal poll protection in the South. Colorado Democrats split over silver with some aligning to Populists. In Minnesota Fifth District Hennepin County nominates 8 M Owen for Congress. Indiana Democrats pledge their support to both national and state tickets for eleven of fifteen congressmen.
The National Association of the Postal Union met in St Louis. Northern Pacific to raise wages for 600 telegraph operators averting a strike. Reading railway employees avoid a strike after amicable settlement. Miners at Walton's mines in West Elizabeth PA post notices of coal price cut from 34 to 3 cents a bushel. River district numbers about 5,000 miners ready to strike in opposition.
In New York a game of ball ended with actors and newspaper reporters winning 24 to 20. Sully faced hostile taunts sent by wire from far away as his rivals denounced him. Ziromerman, a New Jersey cyclist, set a track record by riding a mile in 2 06 4 5, causing a sensation. Johnnie Griffin challenged Dixon for a $10,000 purse. Duncan Harrison's Telegram to Sullivan drew sharp public ire.
The Great Northern withdraws from the Western Traffic association. The Chicago Great Western plans a line into Omaha. Chicago & Alton announces reduced passenger rates between Kansas City and Chicago will be withdrawn and returns to pre August 20 rates. Duluth robbers' union seeks rate cut for a Zenith City celebration as Mesaba range shipments begin.
Cholera strikes New Haven while storms lash the Northwest. Naval veterans hold their seventh annual reunion in Baltimore. Choctaw Nation politics to be quelled by troops. San Francisco Chinese Six Companies urge noncompliance with new law, to be tested in court. Normannia passengers landed at Fire Island with militia aid. Rebellion islanders disperse. Pena appeals to courts for relief. US Military Telegraph corps reunion in Omaha notes 300 surviving telegraph service veterans.
The piece argues that the executive skill and capital of a farmer determine the feasible size of profitable operations. Large farms waste labor on unused land while market gardens thrive on small plots. Close attention to detail, soil management, and intelligent cooperation with nature are essential, as extensive farming requires more skill rather than merely expanding acreage.
Imported beet seed distributed to 851 Wisconsin farmers in 1891 yielded beets with 7.12 to 23.52 percent sugar. Of 373 samples from 59 of 68 counties, 175 exceeded 13 percent sugar, average beet yield washed per acre 14,077 pounds, drought raised sugar percentage. Wisconsin shows potential for beet sugar if sufficient beets are grown.
A reflection on how time and growing independence shift parent child relationships. Parents realize children develop aims beyond home life, creating an intangible barrier. The heart remains the same yet children seem distant as they forge their own paths.
Berlin pioneer B A Gardner is dead and four people were injured by a bridge collapse at West Superior. C C Hammon named postmaster at Unity Marathon County. Eau Claire schools plan Columbus Day celebration. Near Madison hail destroyed nearly 200 acres of tobacco. Samuel Milford of Janesville hurt by a vicious horse. Trempealeau County Fair at Galesville deemed a success. James McAnny Racine owner of a $500 Phallus filly died of distemper. Marinette schools to observe Columbus anniversary on October 21. Marvin H Broughton of Brodhead, student at Whitewater Normal, died there. Ashland policeman Flattum fined for assault and suspended. Fireman Ed Somers near Superior lost four toes. Jennie De Golier Appleton committed to Industrial School. Snow reported near Tongawatha Lake Monona and cold rain in Madison. Will Davis of Janesville sold trotter Kirkwood to Strauss New York for 400. Ashland volunteers seek back pay after ten weeks. William Mack guilty of buggy theft near Morrisonville, jailed six months. Gas works walls blown down at Madison. Held Grain Co Appleton bought Clough elevator Ripon capacity 30 000 bushels. Marinette mill leaders arrested. many police sworn in. Otto Storm 15 fatally injured by emery wheel at Janesville Woodruff Buckly factory. Mrs E D Tuttle Kenosha expired.
North Dakota report covers Lisbon dedication of the soldiers' home, a Lisbon area triplets birth, a Sanborn man jailed in Valley City after a train incident, and a North Dakota set of political nominations. It also notes a green goods fraud, a fatal railroad collision near Valley City, a gun shop powder accident in Fargo, and a Turtle Mountain Indian census.
Sept 21 Rockaway Beach reports the largest Long Island coast fire, destroying more than 100 frame structures and about 160 acres. Seaside museum sparked the blaze. Seaman's hotel and numerous hotels along Seaside avenue burned. Firefighters from many companies fought the flames as ghouls looted the ruins and insurance values were uncertain. The damaged piers and several hotels suffered heavy losses, with total costs running well into thousands.
In Ottumwa a man identified as Ah Poe died of poisoning and foul play is suspected. Davenport records say Huldah Laurin aged 21 drank carbolic acid after a quarrel with her lover and died. A well dressed unknown man was found hanged in Wm McCawen's pasture near Ottumwa. A Mason City bridge accident injured B F Fellows his wife and three children, two fatally for mother and one child. Railroad workers demand a new schedule warning of possible strike if not conceded.
A Hawthorne Florida five year old girl loses her remembered verse at a Sunday school concert but improvises with Needles and pins When you get married the trouble begins achieving a humorous yet triumphant moment that delighted teachers and classmates and saved the event.
Potato tops after digging hold plant food that rots into dust by fall and winter. They should not be fed to barnyard manure as they preserve disease spores. Best use is to mulch strawberry beds, keeping tops weed free, allowing light covering and easy spring residue removal.
In Faribault Minnesota a morning blaze gutted the upper two stories of A L Hills opera house on Min street. The loss to the building runs about $3000 with $2000 more for water damage to furniture insured. The fire started in scenery after a performance the night before and several firemen were nearly suffocated during extinction.
United States internal revenue officers uncovered a moonshine operation in a four story brick building at 49 Washington Street. Charles Lorenzo, a wine merchant, allegedly ran the distillery with several unidentified helpers. A. B. Crooks and Mr. Yates examined Lorenzo’s premises and noted production of inferior wine and a fair grade of brandy.
London and Penang sensation spreads as police uncover a methodical scheme of wholesale child murders. Midwife Mary Ann Hall is arrested for concealing a birth after a bloody trunk and buckets of lime and chemicals are found at her Manchester home, suggesting multiple victims.
Jersey City reports three cholera scares overnight and into morning. Rumors claimed cases on Steuben and Morris streets and Essex Street. Health Inspector Benjamin says rumors lack basis, noting only illnesses that resemble cholera.
Detroit special cholera warning issued by U S inspector Dr J J Mulheron. He says the disease is almost inevitable and due in Detroit in two weeks, with little chance of avoidance. Strong official warning highlights imminent health threat and need for preparedness.
Condensed telegrams report Gustave A. Sealtz appointed postmaster at Iwo Harbors Minnesota. Other items note a push to form a national trust of large safes firms, pope backing Cardinal Gibbons plan for Catholic schools at Chicago fair, and various political and misfortune updates across the country.
Grain and commodity quotes list wheat oats corn rye barley and byproducts in Chicago Minneapolis St Paul and Milwaukee markets. Prices show varying futures and cash levels with No 2 spring wheat around 68 to 74 cents and oats near 26 to 34 cents, rye 60 cents, and bran and meal values noted for regional trade.
A San Francisco proclamation from the Chinese six companies denounces the Gerry registration law as degrading to Chinese residents. They urge unity and urge obedience not to the law, while appealing to the emperor for relief and protection, citing abuses and promises unkept by the United States.
Joseph B. Racker editor of the Somerset Reporter was killed on his way home. Authorities point to ex Chief of Police J C Anderson, recently resigned to enter the saloon business, as the suspect after quarrels with the editor. Anderson’s hat was found nearby and telegrams went out to intercept him.
Judge Porter reserves decision as evidence from Homestead strike leader Hugh O Donnell shows considerable damage to the defense. O Donnell is again jailed pending ruling. MeantimeFort River reports claim Lizzie Borden case facts hint at motive with a Providence visit and counsel on potentially disposing of her father's property upon death.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen elected officers at its Cincinnati convention. Grand master F. P. Sargent of Terre Haute was re-elected. J. J. Hanrahan of Chicago became vice grand master. F. W. Arnold of Chicago was named grand secretary and editor. E. W. Deebs of Terre Haute selected as editor and manager of the Locomotive Firemen's Magazine. Trustees named include W. F. Hynes of Denver S. W. Maier of Parsons Kansas and A. Hiniea of Decatur Illinois.
President Paul Conrad of the Louisiana Lottery Company dismisses a San Francisco dispatch as a fake sensational claim. He emphasizes the company remains a Louisiana chartered entity under state law, with obligations enforceable by courts. He notes owners are dispersed globally and that negotiations are not conducted without partners, predicting the lottery will continue under its current terms for a couple more years.
The piece rails at Ignatius Donnelly as a self loving reformer and lauds Senator C K Davis as a capable leader on foreign relations and lake navigation. It urges Minnesota Republicans to unite behind Davis and resist changes to the Senate seat while condemning Donnelly and supporting Republican legislative nominees.
The piece urges continued Republican backing for C. K. Davis in the state legislature race. It extols his five years in the U S Senate, comparing him to Clay Webster Edmunds and Clinton Benton, noting his leadership as pension committee chair and his national reputation. It emphasizes the election's impact on state welfare and Davis's imperiled Senate seat if the legislature is lost.
The piece profiles Hon. David Clough as a Republican lieutenant governor candidate, noting his Minnesota roots, lumber business success, and long legislative service. It asserts his strong campaign across the state, and praises his fit with Knute Nelson. It then critiques political fusion and cites McKinley tariff receipts and government balance figures for 1890s.
A New York Evening Post note calculates a week of dinners for a four person family. Stock, veal knuckle, vegetables, and various soups including consommé, tapioca garnish, royal paste, Italian paste, and sorrel cream are itemized, totaling about 1.34 dollars.
The question mark began as a q over o from questa. The exclamation developed from i with o beneath, signaling Io. The paragraph mark comes from a Greek p, from the word paragraph. Early printers used a dagger to mark obtrusive or censored text.
A Baltimore Sun report details an experiment feeding twenty cows for sixteen weeks. Both groups received four pounds of hay and seven pounds of grain daily, with silage or fodder corn ad libitum, resulting in 19,813 pounds of milk during the silage period and 19,801 pounds during the fodder period. Silage yielded about 243 pounds more milk per acre, a gain of just over 3 percent.
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