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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1885
Page
1
The article notes that moss in Sweden is unusually thick in places, providing a rich resource for papermaking. It also mentions a frozen lake at Daxora and describes Idaho's Seven Devils country as a potential mining lure about a hundred miles north of Boise for the next season.
The text notes the families of Rev William H Channing with three children including a son at Oxford and a daughter married to Edwin Arnold, and mentions John Pierpont and Starr King as Hollis Street Church pastors. It also references Prussia's capital Berlin in November 1790 with Wit 118 outsiders entering twelve gates and averages over 30,000 monthly arrivals.
Cadet Alexander, a colored youth from Ohio, is nineteenth in the West Point third class of seventy. Cadet Young, another Ohio colored cadet, is thirty second in the fourth class of seventy six members.
The Handel biographer notes the composer grew irritable in later life over trivial questions. He reportedly quipped that if a man cannot think but as a fool, he should keep his fool’s tongue in his own fool’s mouth.
Mr Harrisu, a Philadelphia sculptor and longtime protege of Miss Anna Hampton Brewster in Rome, known for satirizing with her in By the Tiber, is about to marry the niece of a prominent Italian cardinal, signaling a notable match in Roman social circles.
Princess Beatrice selects a prize husband for looks and a ceremony at Windsor Castle to be modest and private, with Prince Henry described as undeniably handsome and the marriage planned for early May.
Josefo Anderson stands as a handsome young figure in London society this winter. His face reflects classical lines akin to his sister Miss Mary Anderson. An actor and regular at studios, he is well regarded by artists and a devoted brother and companion to his sister.
Richard S. Eldridge, longtime patriarch of the New York police force, was pensioned at $600 a year last week. One of four special watchmen who stood guard at Castle Garden for Lafayette’s 1825 visit, his regular service spans fifty four years. Known as Pop, he remains stalwart at 87.
The shortage of snow in the state’s upper and northeastern regions triggers a partial shutdown of the wood and lumber business. Lumbermen sell teams and discharge workers as operations close for the season. If winter weather remains unsettled, timber output is expected to stay small.
The ex-khedive of Egypt, now in London society, wears five blood stone cuffs with rubies from the Redeemer brought from Abyssinia by a Coptic bishop. Four gems were present, the two missing from Abdul Aziz’s corpse found bloodless in the Dolma Baktche palace.
Mrs Fawcett widow of the late postmaster general of England will live with her sister Miss Agnes Garrett. The Garretts’ art house decorating business, begun with Miss Rhoda Garrett, now has a large and lucrative connection. Mrs Fawcett will assist with business details.
A portrait of Prince Victor Marc Leon gathering Bona partsists and high officials for Thursday chats over tea while pursuing a Napoleonic future. The piece also notes the distant throne, the republic’s vigor, and Bismarck’s possible influence. Also discusses George Gould’s management of family holdings and his playful yet costly theatre outings as fatherly guidance aims to mold a business mind.
A playful Chicago Sun item jokes about girls sitting on lovers laps, warning readers not to confuse Lapland with the real prank locale and to keep Charles out of mind.
A terse note from Chicago records that every Arctic explorer advances toward the pole a bit further than the last, marking progressive progress in polar travel.
Washington notes list appointments and dismissals including William A. Roberta named special agent, five division chief vacancies in the register's office, Mary C. Kail dismissed for partisan song, and potential Surgeon General George W. Stoner. Also covered are campaign leave cuts, smallpox precautions, White House room redecorations, and rail subsidy investigations involving Pacific Mail and major railroad presidents.
Eminent jurist Henry R. Selden dies in Rochester at eighty. Philadelphia artist Samuel B. Waugh dies in Janesville, aged about 81, noted as an American pioneer. New York banker Commack engages to Miss Hildreth of Washington. Ex Gov English of Connecticut and Miss Morris linked in marriage talk. Gov English valued at $6 million. Mrs Theodore Tilton seen in Chicago shops. American Methodist missionary Johnson reports London arrival and mission health amid false famine rumors.
Fire in the Smith American Organ company manufactory at Montgomery and Clarendon streets Boston causes unknown losses. A separate New York Lake Shore & Buffalo embankment near Glen Erie sinks thirty feet, toppling rail lines. Albert Major of La Crosse sustains a possible fatal gun injury after a boating accident. Prairie fires on Northern Pacific divisions in Dakota and Missouri regions cause damage. origins debated with settlers burning straw cited as likely cause.
G W Smith arrested in Denver for placing a dynamite cartridge on the Denver and Rio Grande track. Carl Thiele stands trial in Wausau Wisconsin for murdering his wife. The body was found on the 2d inst and prosecutors allege strangulation. Bishop John Sharp of Utah leads Union Pacific and ranks among the wealthiest officials.
A Mormon man appears in court and pleads guilty to unwarranted cohabitation. He argues the plural marriage occurred before anti polygamy statutes and in good faith under his religion, yet respects U S law and will abide by it. He is fined 300 dollars and discharged from payment.
Minister Phelps hosts the Duke of Argyle in Invernay as international affairs unfold. A London courtroom records its first conviction under new protection for girls, while Jumbo’s fate advances to the national museum. Global intrigue features a proposed world cable syndicate and Bulgarian Roumelia upheaval with royal observers.
Charles Haas age 78 dies by his own act in Davenport. Miss Sallie McDonald of Boyle County Kentucky seeks cure by prayer. Senator Evarts declines Republican gubernatorial nomination. Lehigh University president Lamberton ends hazing and cane-rushing. Talmadge family inherits English estate worth 1.5 million dollars from a dead wife’s line. Bell purchases Cooke Park property in Washington. Genesta wins New York Yacht Club regatta near Sandy Hook. Northern Pacific Depot fire destroys structure during firebreak. Rev Father Butler and Miss Brady noted in social coincidence. Uncrewed balloon incident at Monmouth Illinois linked to Williams the aeronaut.
Correspondent notes a heated trial of the Marquis de Bismarck as witnesses recount threats against De Mores and the judge rules on the admissibility of testifying Wadsworth. Prosecutor Long clashes with the bench, is ordered jailed after contempt threats, and later refuses to apologize as court resumes.
Minnesota senator Sabin arrived in Washington and said his visit was to secure a house for the session. He denied writing a letter pledging support to the president and stated he would vote for confirming appointees when fit and on fair grounds. He defended the president’s right to appoint political supporters while urging vindication for Republicans unjustly removed.
The supreme council of Masonic jurisdiction of America elected officers for three years at its Boston session led by Henry L. Palmer M P Gr Com and Charles L. Woodbury Gr Lieut Com with delegates across states. The next annual session is set for September in 1886 in Chicago.
Jumbo the great elephant, purchased in England for 300000 dollars, was killed by a freight train half a mile east of St Thomas Ontario while led by his keeper. He was about twenty one years old, twelve feet tall, weighed ten tons, and carried a child in the garden once, before dying half an hour after the accident. His life spanned Africa to Paris and London before arriving in the United States in 1882.
The San Francisco discovery of Chinese practices enrages authorities as Navy Secretary moves to reshuffle the Washington coterie. Lieut Mason, once head of a society clique, resigned last May but was ordered to sea. his resignation was later revoked. Lieut Abbott also ordered to sea as others with long service abroad may fill his post. A Rich Valley storm damaged roofs and other structures valued around $1,000.
Official returns show Minnesota births in 1884 reached 85 051 with 12 374 deaths and a natural increase of 22 317. Male births outnumbered females by 799, with several twins and triplets noted and illegitimate births totaling 326. County breakdowns include Ramsey and Hennepin figures and a recap of population by congressional districts.
Over $1,000 has been subscribed at Lac qui Parle and work on a new Catholic church will begin soon. A branch of the Irish National Land League is formed at St. Paul with officers led by M Doran and M J OConnor. Political and crime items include embezzlement arrest of William Middlemist and a rape attempt case against A Crandell. News notes cover hail damage in Kandiyohi, a Winona wedding, births and deaths in Minnesota, and local church appointments.
The piece describes California winters with early frosts, muted wildlife, and abundant evergreens versus Eastern winters with night frosts and color in maples and elms. It notes the first rains, quiet woods, scarce birds, and the impact of dry winds, contrasting San Francisco’s sanitation with seasonal weather patterns. A later anecdote recalls a hunter’s comic guinea hen mishap near a church, ending with the birds’s fate and humor.
A First Ward resident recalls the chaos caused by a new neighbor in Rogers Park who brought guinea towels and a trio of birds. The birds overran the yard, singing constantly, driving the family to distraction, pebbles and dirt flying as attempts to deter them failed and church windows nearly broke.
A wholesale wine dealer told The Mail and Express that Americans use large volumes for church rites and that pure grape juice is preferred for sacraments. He warned that stricter prohibition spurs sales with forecasts of 150000 gallons, as drugstores stock up and foreign and native drinkers favor American wine.
The Temps correspondent in St Petersburg depicts Russia as dampened by Tolstoi’s heavy hand with local councils suppressed and Nihilist hunts. The Emperor stays at Gatschina amid distrust and fear of assassination, while military opinions remain hidden. An oil shaft in Wyoming Territory near a new region yields six barrels daily from a shallow twenty four foot bore.
A survey of varied scientific notes, from nutrition and blasting to lignite analysis and Baltic water levels. It covers bone-dry physiology, ore blasting yields, diesel-like euthanasia methods, Baltic coast changes since 1750, international geography talks, Paris sewerage plans, and Prof. Tait’s new water compressibility device enabling rapid experiments at controlled temperatures.
A Stamboul traveler recalls a palace of riches with two enameled gold thrones, pearl and gem studded caskets holding hairs of the Prophet, rooms of armor and scepters, and the Sultan costumes from Mahmoud II. Caskets, daggers, diamond aigrettes, and the sacred relics of Islam including the Prophet’s mantle and standard are described along with the oldest Quran manuscripts.
Ned Stevenson asks Andrew Powell for buying ideas at Bell's jewelry store. Powell explains a twenty dollar gift loop: after marriage he gave his wife a twenty dollar gold piece on her birthday and she returned it on his birthday, a method they have used for years without spending money.
The plains of India at monsoon start see frequent lightning and long thunder bursts yet few trees or animals are struck. Experts attribute this to the deep heated air layer near the ground lifting clouds high so most flashes occur between clouds rather than to earth.
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