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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1891
Page
2
In Brainerd Dispatch report, divers observe tropical fish of various colors scatter differently when frightened. Each species seeks shelter in water zones matching its color, revealing distinct escape patterns near underwater vegetation.
Ox10 asserts the largest oil well in the nation if not the world sits near North Baltimore in Hancock County. If allowed to flow at full capacity it would exceed filling two of the 35,000 barrel tanks daily, a bold claim about production scale.
The claim that one glass of beer drunk through a straw can make a man drunk is dismissed as implausible. Since most beer drinkers prefer to gulp from hoses or hydrants when convenient, the straw method is unlikely to catch on.
The largest medical fee of the era, 2,000,000 marks, was paid by Hamburg merchant Herr von Donner for his wife. Rather than paying the renowned Wiesbaden physician, he directed the sum to establish a hospital in Hamburg.
A Hamburg hotel is described as constructed entirely of compressed wood that becomes as hard as iron under pressure and is claimed to be fireproof, offering strong protection against flames and heat.
A report credits Dr Sliech in Berlin with finding water as an anesthetic but warns that for voluntary paralysis beer remains effective.
The world’s largest grapevine at Oys Portugal has borne since 1802. Its peak harvest occurred in 1884 with a yield producing 165 gall tons of wine.
A vast garden in China covers 50 000 square miles of meadow land filled with lakes, ponds, and canals. It is as large as New York and Pennsylvania combined, presenting an expansive landscape of water and greenery.
In Germany a new company has been established in Berlin to help people of moderate means buy homes. The move mirrors a trend in France where flats grow popular among similar income groups. The firm aims to provide financing and pathways to home ownership for middle class Germans.
Wixp horses show sociable character and protect themselves by forming large herds when faced with danger such as storms or fires. This collective behavior appears driven by a sentiment similar to human solidarity during crises.
A Seattle paper notes extraordinary tree diameters in Washington. A Sumas fir reaches 84 feet in diameter, near Stanwood a cedar spans 17 feet and another 12 feet in diameter at specified root distances, while Nooksack reports a fir of 12 feet in diameter.
A competent authority estimates hoards and ornaments in India total about £350,000,000. In Amritsar City alone jewels worth £2,000,000 are recorded, indicating vast hidden wealth.
Mrs Lucian Mayberry of Little Rock Arkansas is mother of ten boys born within thirty nine months of marriage. The seven children include two sets of triplets and two pairs of twins. She is described as a pretty blonde plump and hearty barely twenty four years old.
A Cureace paper claims on April 2 1891 Jay Gould ran a train from Elburon to Geneva NL eight and a half miles in five minutes at 102 miles an hour. If true it should go on record as perhaps the best achievement in rapid travel.
A new compound named InftaTion gold resists detection by standard tests. It weighs like gold and gives similar acid test results, with a slight boil and no residue after wiping. It is inexpensive, workable, and mainly comprises aluminum, about 5 to 8 percent.
Edison shifts focus to mining and showcases devices in Montreal that will end the need for costly holes. An Edison drill can bore to great depths, bringing up strata samples to prove ore deposits before large-scale digging.
A parliamentary committee probes fraud accusations against government officials and uncovers damaging evidence, but the government majority often blocks questions that would reveal deeper corruption. The inquiry may require further investigation to proceed.
Captain Andrex G. Braes of the steam ship State of California says he is a poor swimmer yet can float for hours. He explains a mariner’s safety lies in buoyancy and being able to rest with hands under the head. He recalls two life threatening incidents where he survived by floating.
A digest style roundup reports on Washington area crime political intrigue and personal affairs with brief notes on foreign events casualty figures and other important developments. The column sketches trends and notable incidents across districts and agencies.
Attorney General Miller reports heavy drafts on the treasury reducing the balance from $60,000,000 to $48,000,000 since month start. Henry Coleman, longtime messenger aged 80, died. Coleman had purchased his freedom before 1860 and later his wife’s. Bond redemptions include 4 per cent issues continued at 2 per cent and New York sub-treasury redemptions, totaling substantial sums to date.
An obituary notes ex CoxgressMan Hymen of North Carolina, once a leading colored congressman, died in Washington from paralysis. The report also mentions other brief deaths including a ten year old Hydrophobia case in Salem and Sir Jenny Steeve, sculptor to Scotland, born Aberdeen 1833, who created major statues for Central Park.
Multiple brief reports describe fatalities and losses from lightning near Victoria Texas a large oil tank fire in St Marys Ohio a collapsed railway tunnel near Messina Italy a fire in New York City a shipwreck off Corunna Spain and a Bohemian village fire near Prague plus a St Louis murder a Cleveland homicide a Sangamon river bridge collapse in Illinois and Ohio Cincinnati fire deaths.
Reports from Madrid to Mecca detail improving health of Roumanian queen and Paris produced Lonencrin. Italian cruiser conversion. mine tunnel collapse near Trieste with casualties. Genoa duke named honorary president of Italian world fair committee. British seizure of Mitylene denied. Mexican metal export rule with rare metal specimens. Havre dockers strike and talks stalled. Warsaw dispatch confirms Russian troop concentration. Mecca cholera death toll reaches 11,000 pilgrims. Hamburg forms syndicate to import German pork into Chicago. Mexican concession for Philadelphia shipping line. Floods hit Spain as Amarguillo overflows causing Consuegra devastation. Pekin ministers protest against British actions at Ichang amid possible naval show. London committee seeks Maybrick release with legal help. French loan talks near completion with price 78 to 79. Taormina sinking reported with 12 survivors from 65 aboard. Bank of England directors hold midyear meeting.
Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa North and South Dakota items cover local events, political notes, weather glimpses, and community updates. Short summaries highlight notable actions by state officials, regional developments, and upcoming public notices affecting residents.
A long list of calamities and events across Minnesota includes fires at Monticello and Plainview causing losses, illnesses and deaths, a flax mill debut, robberies, drownings, hangings, marriages blocked by age law, suicides, a murder suspect under watch, and industrial plans to establish glass works in Duluth.
A church assistant in New York faces accusations of grave crimes. A 16-year-old mother near Eau Claire kills her newborn. Eogene Surre murders his nurse Maggie Dolan in St Louis then suicides. A settler from New Stockholm Manitoba beheads his 3-year-old daughter, insanity cited. Ex presidents Kennedy and Kenedy, ex bank cashier, sentenced to ten years. A Marshalltown youth kills himself after love rejection. Rochester banker Cornixe sues the Sun for 15000 over an assault claim. San Francisco coroner links Officer Grant’s death to gunshot by M B Curtis. Mount Pleasant farmer McArdle shoots a laborer over $50. self-defense plea. In Liverpool, two 8-year-olds murder a peer for clothes. both confess.
Billy Smith of Australia defeats Tom McCarthy of Boston in eight rounds in a heavyweight bout in San Francisco. Grorce Hammons of Middleburg Vermont, owner of the Tempest mare alias Mollie, has been expelled from the National Association for an alleged crooked entry at Cleveland. Granite Association of Hoboken directors Jere Dann and Dick Roche withdrew, signaling the likely disbandment of the organization amid director dissatisfaction over a recent fight between McAuliffe and Gibbons at the association rooms.
The Western Traffic association absorbs functions from the Western Freight group while the latter wanes. A plan for a lake and rail line via the Soo road and a Gladstone Michigan to Buffalo steamer route takes shape. Walter, chair of the Western Traffic, denies candidacy for the interstate commerce commission. A South western Railway and Steamship association withdrawal is noted. Rock Island directors set a 0.5 percent quarterly dividend payable Nov 2, with a projected 1 percent start of 1892. Fintey rules against St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern for underfare on Dunkards returning to Abilene Kansas, mandating repayment of the difference to the association.
The second annual meeting of the National Association of Railroad Clerks convened in St. Louis. A long discussed merger was completed, uniting the Brotherhood of Telegraphers with the Order of Railway Telegraphers during the grand lodge session in St. Louis.
The Bank of Lyons assigns amid other early 20th century finance notes. Two judgments totaling 24,820 are recorded against Saxony Woolen Mills of Newburg New York in New York City. Other items include antitrust speech, a Bremen New York steamship company formation, and a major lumber contract $8 million.
A San Francisco report from Selma describes two giant winged birds believed to resemble dragons. Observers say wings reach twelve feet, bodies stand six feet tall, and these creatures have hogs snouts with sharp teeth. Tracks measure eleven by nineteen inches, suggesting possible pterosaur survivors.
A report from North Dakota details widespread prairie fires destroying hundreds of dollars in property. Judge Templeton orders storage at two cent rates for wheat in elevators. Land transfers include John Birkholz selling the Smith farm near Grand Forks for 17750. buyers praise the crop. Grand Forks saloon closures begin at 10 pm amid reform push. A cashier theft at Doheny & Lyons mill nets 30 days for Michael Gleason. North Dakota topics include Great Northern right of way disputes, State Congregational Association gathering in Jamestown, and a large, unquantified prairie fire near Williams Point with heavy damage anticipated.
In Stutsman county farmer Lawrence lost thirty five acres of grain while Egleberg’s team of four horses perished driving plows and brakes. About 150 acres of wheat burned with additional seventy and sixty acre losses in the locality. Grass burned for miles north before a threshing crew saved stock and buildings. The fire finally stopped at Spirit Wood lake.
Mrs Levi Greely or Gary lost a house barn 90 sheep and 40 tons of hay to a fire started by children with matches. A student body local news notes the University of South Dakota opening and a tentative president. A political talk by D W Lawler is planned for Mitchell. A quarrel over stock ends in Scholz’s death. Algrin arrested. Slocum loses a separator and 400 bushels wheat to fire. burn victims hospitalized. Scholz death confirmed at Deadwood. Aligrim charged with murder. James Pratt found dead. ruled accidental shooting. Prisoner escapes at Sioux Falls penitentiary. Bemis and three others walk away. Names include Scholz Algrin Pratt Bemis Langdon Flaherty Campbell.
A collage of Wisconsin items reports chicken thieves in Merrill, Ripon College with 118 scholars, Racine police patrolling youth gangs, dairy commissioner Harkness pursuing Waukesha Wilkmen, Independence organizing a Board of Trade with 5000 dollars capital, and June July patron payments at Saukville cheese factory. Other notes cover deaths in Fort Dodge and Verona, a pulp mill revival with 100000 investment, Ripon Fruit Growers handling 4000 fewer cases, Prairie du Chien sparring with brass knuckles injuring Officer Quinn, an attempted assault on Lottie Baker in Appleton, cattle disease anthrax near Arenadia, Mondovi man’s odd cat pitching feat, Father Rogers nearly drowning, low license victory in Madison, Appleton guard inspections, mysterious Scott's Hotel death of Martha Krueger, and an autopsy tying ether to possible abortion.
A compilation of violent deaths and accidents across Iowa. Seth Benedict died by his own actions in Marshalltown after a romantic disappointment. Henry Limbeck of Clinton was struck by Officer Peter Franzen during resistance, dying from skull fracture. Clinton’s Limbeck reportedly did not survive. G H Perry of Sibley collapsed, dying near home at about sixty five. A Kansas City road agent at New Hampton saw $100 stolen from a depot money drawer. Emmetsburg saw a stampede of 2000 cattle on a principal street. A Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern train killed John Purbaker, while Robert Aylwood died later. Clinton saw Chris Sears killed by a switch engine. Dubuque formed a mining company to crush ore from nearby mines, with 300 tons daily. State v Belgium in Creston ended with a hung jury on neglect of duty under prohibition. Civil damage suits against liquor sellers and injunctions were ongoing. Wolves frequented an island near Dubuque ice harbor, with one confirmed kill. A Cresco child burned a barn and hay while playing with matches, causing extensive property damage and minor injury to the mother.
New York and Chicago report of S S W White & Co failing after a corn corner collapse. Liabilities are very large though few shares are outstanding. E C Stedman and assignee Charles Waid described the cause as excessive corn speculation. Prices fell with corn down to the 4 to 5 cent range. Chicago and New York trade paused as bankers and brokers sought details.
The second triannual gathering of American physicians and surgeons opened in Wasutheotos on September 23 and runs through Friday evening. Delegates include members of the American Ophthalmological society American Otological society American Neurological Association American Gynecological society American Dermatological association American Laryngological association American Surgical association American Climatological Association of American Physicians American_pathology Society American Orthopedic association American Physiological society Association of American Anatomists and American Pediatric society.
Cincinnati special prisoner Ander son, jailed on burglary charges, confessed in the sheriff and prosecutor presence. He implicated Mrs Anderson Hadden his attorney in planning a jail escape and receiving 20 dollars for keys. Watchman Tucker is said to have received 200 dollars to aid the break. The statement names the only involved parties.
At 1 20 a m an alarm for a blaze behind 174 Monroe Street occupied by Wyckell Seamans Benedict W J Jefferson Printing and other firms. By 2 05 a m the fire was under control but losses likely exceed 50000 dollars. Jameson Moore printers Bloomgren Bros electro type founders also housed in the building.
In Cleveland Ohio Michael Karofa a 23 year old Hungarian machinist from Girard Pa murdered his lover Katie Robaly 20 at 28 Hill Street and then shot himself. The couple had been betrothed in Hungary but she planned to marry another next Monday. He arrived in Cleveland two days earlier and after failed pleas fired the bulldog revolver three times, dying after a half hour.
A Brooklyn baker Samuel W. Thornton and his sister in law Eva Jewell vanished at Coney Island after a bathing trip. Their clothes were found and it was believed they drowned. A Jacksonville Florida tale claimed they were missing, but investigators say the couple are frauds who obtained money from Thornton's family and have since left. Police pursue the pair.
In Curcaco on September 23 Oscar Gunderman a Northside laborer killed his wife by a revolver blast then shot himself. The couple lived apart amid ongoing domestic strife. Police note the husband had been arrested and held on peace bonds due to cruelty allegations, which is believed to have sparked the tragedy.
Washington dispatch reports James G Blaine will not accept a presidential nomination under any circumstances after the new year. He supports Benjamin Morrison for renomination and elections and plans to notify friends in January that he cannot be a candidate. Blaine expects to return to Washington in October with improved health to handle urgent matters.
The Republican convention of Lawrence County met and named W. H. Harland for county commissioner and urged Sol Star as the Republican nominee for Congress. Several precincts balked at electing delegates, suspecting the convention was fixed for Star. Independents also convened and nominated Dan Tomney for county commissioner with delegates to the state convention.
Colum ses Ohio Sept 23 A sensation arises as H W Huntington Co bankers obtain cognovit judgment for 4000 against Gov Campbell. The governor hurriedly settles and pleads with Judge Pugh to withhold it from papers. It emerges the debt was a note and Warden Dyer was the surety. It points to securing a political favor from an official.
A Swede mechanic named Peter Beckman was found dead in Dead river by lumbermen near Maxquette Michigan. Beckman had disappeared from the city three days earlier and a large reward had been offered for information. Authorities believe the death to be self-inflicted.
John M. Butler of Indianapolis is named to succeed Cooley on the interstate commerce commission. Representative Clements of Georgia will replace the late Commissioner Bragg. Attorney General Miller is placed on the circuit bench in his district.
Houston County's fair started today in Cataponta Minnesota with clear skies and strong turnout. Officials report steady crowds, vendor activity, and a festive opening as residents enjoy the opening day events and weather.
Edward Albertson the Fidelity Trust secretary and Fred Chandler were arrested near Gardiner Oregon after a bank robbery attempt. A shot wounded Albertson in the arm as officers ordered surrender. Chandler cooperates, exonerating others, naming himself and Albertson in the plot.
In Washington the Farmers' Alliance claims fifty five men in the next House will vote with it on all measures. It says four senators, Peffer Kyle Irby and Vance, support it in the Senate. A subtreasury bill and a land loan bill will be introduced in both houses and pushed to a vote. The Alliance also demands a free coinage bill.
Noon hour chaos as boomers charge into open lands near Topee Langston Kickapoo and Pottawatomie borders. About 3,000 entrants plus 1,500 African American settlers and 500 cowboys rush for claims. U S troops and marshals struggle to maintain order amid disorganized supervision and widespread pre noon time cheating. John Diamond first in line hands papers at the land office receiving his claim receipt.
In ABEERDEERS, two prisoners escaped from the jail after cutting a hole in the floor. William Johnson of Groton, awaiting assault charges, and Samuel Smith of Walworth County, serving a rape sentence, are at large with the sheriff in pursuit. In Milwacker, William A Higgins faces murder charges for allegedly killing Aunt Tillie Hunter by setting her clothes alight in a saloon on Sept 12.
A San Salvador cable says reports of President Bogran's assassination in Honduras are utterly false. Other items note a 1802 Fribourg congress to form an European Catholic democratic union, the cigarmakers union convention in Indianapolis, and political and legal developments in Roumania, Brooklyn, Canada, and Philadelphia.
Advertisement extols Price’s Cream Baking Powder as pure and healthier than ammonia or alum powders, claiming fine texture and light outcomes in baking without extra cost. It contrasts with inferior products and associates the brand with quality and wellbeing.
Special-Hon. Robert B. Porter writes to the secretary of the interior that the census office has completed Montana’s population adjustment by minor civil divisions. This action completes the census of the United States by minor civil divisions, with most state bulletins already printed.
Memphis Special Judge Dubois overruled the motion for a new trial in Col H Clay King’s murder case. The court sentenced him to be hanged on November 6 for the killing of David H. Pas ten in Memphis on March 10, 1891.
Reported floods in the province of Toledo kill 2300 people with another 500 in nearby localities. Many injured. Total estimated losses near £1,000,000 including crop destruction and railway traffic disruption.
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