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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1896
Page
2
The item notes Li Mong Chang at Niagara Falls, with broad observations on business solvency, Alaska boundary disputes, Gladstone calling a sultan an assassin, ancient languages, a harpooned Arctic whale, and phonetic quirks of English spelling. It also mentions Pacific natives using tree wood to fish.
Spain speculates Germany backs Philippine revolts and Spain has not ruled its colonies poorly. The Greek king is praised as a good farmer. A giant king cuttlefish with thirty foot arms was stranded on the Irish coast, capable of grasping seventy feet and menacing ships or whales.
In Hyderbad a large portion of the population is armed with spears sabers daggers and pistols. The gleaming weapons mix with white and crimson robes and turbans transforming the city into a formidable urban battleground.
In South Kensington a renowned carpet from Ardebia Mosque was acquired for the nation after extra donors supplemented the museum’s offer. The purchase secures Europe’s finest example of its kind for the public collection.
By the death of Prof. Francis J. Child Harvard loses its oldest active professor and one of its most famous instructors. He was a scholar of rare attainments and remarkable accomplishments in English literature. The English-speaking world and Harvard will mourn such a learned master of language.
Mr Gully, speaker of the House of Commons, faced an unceremonious inspection by German customs at Cologne. With no spirits or tobacco to declare he carried a pack of playing cards which were stamped one by one after a lengthy stand at the station. a twenty mark fine followed.
New York appellate court holds an injured rider on a street car front platform may sue the company. Defendants argued contributory negligence due to riding on the exterior area when space inside existed, but the court rejects this defense.
The text notes Germany opposing England's choice of a Zanzibar sultan, with the pretender sheltered at the German consulate. It mentions two German armed vessels heading to Zanzibar and hints Germany's broader aims. The exchange of the Zanzibar terminus for Heligoland is cited as limiting Germany's influence. A proverb about not having cake and eating it is applied.
The piece notes reforms reducing violence and medical needs in football, including banning the gory flying wedge and moving toward indoor play to avoid chapped-hands issues. It laments the sport’s transformation from brute force to a gentler game, forecasting further erasure of uncouth features.
Consul Julius Muth reports from Magdeburg on food products and state matters. Bids for three 11 000 ton battleships were opened in the navy department with Acting Secretary McAdoo present. The war department notes a series of campaigns against Utes Apachees and Sioux entitling veterans to wear the service in war chevrot.
R B Gemmel railway superintendent dies in Topeka of pneumonia at 57. Helene Scott, comic opera singer, dies in Pittsburgh. Rev Joseph Emery, 80, funeral missionary in Baptist work, passes. Joseph Nawahi, Hawaiian leader, dies in San Francisco of consumption. Katherine Kidder writes play Love at War. Charles L Chapin, ex NY&LE president, dies in Philadelphia. Queensland seeks treatment for Texas fever in cattle. Lucania arrives New York with Alfred G Whitehead freed from Portland prison. Prof L J Dyche missing, linked to North Pole search via Alaska. Chester Allan Arthur returns to New York, cites cost of living and status.
Reports from Mills Pennsylvania Cooperstown New York Youngstown Ohio Valencia Spain and Little Rock Arkansas recount a series of deadly incidents. A fire damp explosion killed a miner in Mills and two died from powder mill blasts in Youngstown. A lightning strike killed two during a golf match in Cooperstown. A streetcar collision injured thirty with nineteen seriously hurt in Valencia. A major fire destroyed the Union Compress plant in Little Rock with 275000 dollars loss. A Rhine accident after a gangway collapse left several missing and three drowned. A trolley repairer Thomas Cullen died after contact with a live wire in Cleveland as onlookers watched.
Reports from Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, and Ireland detail a spate of events. Smith Culbertson and Ida Buchanan die by their own hand in Iowa and Missouri, while captains, thieves, and embezzlers face arrest or hearings. A mob destroys toll gates in Kentucky. John Daly and brother return from prison with Irish nationalist ambitions.
Reported killings target leaders of a Cavite conspiracy against Spanish rule. Meanwhile 2,600 troops sail from Barcelona to Cuba. Rumors link the Duke of Fife negotiating Mars Lodge sale and plots to assassinate the czar and Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria nears a 59 year reign.
A stretch of brief items reports on a Blackpool minister's remark comparing cities to biblical scenes, a noble peerage note about the duke of Abercorn, rumor of Wishard's horses, Delia Stewart Parnell denying identity of attackers, a serum cure claim for bubonic plague, a papal claim against Anglican ordination, an English car house with a movable two-story steel home, Armour & Co. receiving a large corned beef order from Japan, a deep-sea discovery near Davis Strait, two ships racing around the world with grain cargoes, a San Francisco tragedy at Belle Isle, Queen Wilhelmina honoring John Steketee, Cuban insurgents dynamiting a military train, and multiple wounded aboard the Ratibinzo train.
In quick action Jake Kilrain falls to Sla vin by knockout. The report lists surrounding boxing notes from recent matches and mentions the outcome as a brief, decisive defeat.
Leadville Colorado reports a midnight clash at the Coronado and Emmett mines with five killed and several injured. Rioters from the Coeur d’Alene region attacked, dynamite and fire caused extensive damage, and locals claim the strike is ending as workers vow to return.
Athens report to the Daily Telegraph says 200 insurgents defeat a Turkish battalion near Grovena Macedonia with 100 Turks killed and the rest routed. Strong entities include Grovena, Macedonia, and the Turkish troops. The event reflects ongoing Balkan clashes with insurgent gains noted.
The Hodgman Rubber company at Broadway and Grand streets, New York, was placed in the hands of a receiver today. Reported assets about 358,000 dollars. liabilities not known.
In Larimore North Dakota Robert Moran was fatally shot by William Mills during an attempted entry into a rear room of Mills restaurant linked to a blind pig. Moran survived briefly before dying Mills was arrested amid community uproar over the illegal venue raids and the ongoing blind pig controversy.
Special Judge George W. Cate, age 73, in Appleton accepted the Democratic nomination for Congress for the Eighth district. He acts from a sense of duty to his party and to the people of the district.
Dublin reports the executive has begun steps to extradite T P J P Tynan who is held at Boulogne sur Mer France. He is charged with involvement in the Phoenix Park murders.
A negotiating process is under way with one of the Vander interests regarding the sale of Mars Lodge in Braemar. The talks focus on terms and potential transfer of ownership.
Harrisburg Pa Sept 23 Gov Hastings signed a pardon for John Bardsley former city treasurer of Philadelphia sentenced to fifteen years for misappropriating city and state funds during the 1891 financial panic. Health deterioration and alleged scapegoat role cited as reasons. board had recommended clemency two weeks earlier.
Chicago market notes show wheat prices for September and October at 61 1 4, December 62 11 4, May 661 8. Corn steady with September 21 1 4, December 28 5 4. Oats values range September 161 4, October 171 4, May 191 4. Pork October 5.95, January 7.05. Hogs active. cattle brisk with 10-20 cent gains. Minneapolis wheat near 59-60 cents. Milwaukee mixed grain and flour steadier. South St Paul hogs strong near 2.50-2.85. cattle weak.
New York Sept 25 Steve O Donnell defeated Frank Slavin in the Empire Athletic club Mespath L I in the fifth round of a scheduled twenty round bout Slavin had been a 2 to 1 favorite but rumors of an injury shifted betting to 7 to 5 and O Donnell won the decisive fifth round.
Democratic committee in Upper Sandusky withdraws Gen. EF. B. Finley as presidential elector candidate and places John Zeitz, Populist, on the ticket on September 23.
Rev. James Edmonson of Marshalltown Iowa faces accusation of illicit relations with Mrs Tobias Burke and announces plans to sue his accusers for slander. The case centers on a prominent local pastor noted for standing high in Iowa.
Rain today placed the forest fires under control in South Superior Wisconsin. Fire departments after two days of battling the blazes are withdrawn as flames ceased and danger to homes eased.
Brussels report notes King Leopold appoints the first commission for Congo natives protection. Included is Dr Sims of the American Baptist mission.
Killed the Manorchies Plainfield Wis Sept 23 The first frost occurred Saturday night killing the immense acreage of green potatoes also some late corn and buckwheat.
In Ashland Wisconsin the sixth jury failed to reach a verdict after thirty hours and fifty ballots with nine to three in favor of declaring French sane at the time of the shooting. A new jury is to try him for second degree murder. he has pleaded insanity thrice and was ruled sane by an insanity inquiry. He has twice been convicted, first for life and second for seventeen years, with a seventh trial to begin tomorrow after the March 5 1891 shooting.
Lincoln Nebraska Special Congressman Thomas Watson spoke to about 2000 at the Lansing theater. He urged remaining on the ticket and carrying forward the burden of duty to the end of the fight on November 3. He made no mention of Sewall.
August Frederickson a local saloonkeeper was allegedly intoxicated when he shot his wife last night. The bullet entered her groin after passing through his hand. Authorities say the act was premeditated as he had threatened her life. he was immediately arrested.
More than 1000 delegates representing about 1.6 million Negro Baptists gathered at the First Baptist church in St. Louis and will remain in session for a week as the gathering opens.
dispatches from Milan and Rome indicate Italy will push Turkey to grant Armenian reforms with support from Britain and the United States. A massacre at Egin in Kharput reportedly killed 600 Armenians, sparking fears of a new wave of killings. Erdogan plans and Turkish defenses around the Dardanelles are also under cabinet review. The U S maintains nonintervention policy seeking to protect citizens. A Constantinople dispatch notes preparations for a possible Christian massacre and bombardment if warships pass the Dardanelles.
Senator John Sherman of Ohio arrived in St Paul with E J Babcock after two weeks touring western military posts with General Nelson Miles. The trip included Yellowstone Park, and he spoke in Helena on campaign issues before meeting Senator Davis at his hotel.
A suspected genuine leprosy case was found in the Bellevue hospital waiting room. The man, George Fleming, a 40 year old homeless German baker, has slept in charity houses and claims a ten year illness. He was moved to Willard Parker hospital for treatment.
Two Erie Railroad freight trains collided in fog near Meadville Pennsylvania this morning. Edward Harris and M I Garland both of Englewood New Jersey were killed aged about twenty while returning home after an unsuccessful job search.
New York police report pugilist Robert Fitzsimmons arrested on an indictment from the grand jury last week accusing him of agreeing to engage in a fight with James J. Corbett.
Jamestown reports the North Dakota hospital for the insane is overcrowded and cannot admit more patients until new space is built.
In Rome a sensational case centers on Signor Luisi Crispi a lawyer and son of a former premier charged with theft of 1805 jewelry worth about 30 000 lire from Countess Cesare 86 000 in value. Suspicion rose after access to the countess house and prior threats followed by a revival of the investigation now linked to political forgone offers.
The National Association of Postoffice Clerks closed its labors today after a stormy session and adjourned to meet in Baltimore on October 6, 1897. President Benjamin Parkhurst of Washington was re elected to his fifth term.
In Webb City Missouri special correspondent reports Frank Ward and Scott Jackson miners at Oronega shaft were dropped about 150 feet when a rope broke. Ward was killed and Jackson was injured seriously. He later died in hospital.
The state’s case against Dr Bertha Shepard advances rapidly in Minneapolis with a jury seated and much evidence heard. Sarah Denning, 24, testified she is the star witness, recounting arrangements for a criminal operation in April and subsequent illness. Defense lawyers contended she had been indicted for murder.
Minneapolis Sept 20 FE J Matson a National hotel day clerk died this morning. He learned his East uncle left 1.5 million to Matson and his sister. Matson 38, leaves a widow and one child in Buffalo. He once worked as an advance agent for a touring theatrical company.
Joseph C Williams a Cass county Minnesota farmer was arrested in Motley Minnesota by Estill county Kentucky Deputy Sheriff J P Harris and jailed. He faces a charge of shooting his brother-in-law John Cole in November 18 03. The feud stemmed from a Williams Cole family quarrel with Williams owning 205 acres in Estill county and having lived there before moving to Minnesota.
National Democratic electors for Minnesota are listed by district with names and towns: First John Van Rohr Winona. Second Anthony Schaefer Rushmore. Third T N Simmons Red Wing. Fourth Dr E E Schrader St Paul Firth A Weland Minneapolis. Sixth Wilson G Crosby Duluth. Seventh L Bd Everdel Breckinridge. at large K W How Sauk Center. James O'Brien Stillwater.
A burglar entered the Tallon residence in Waseca Minnesota at about 10 this morning and looted the second floor for jewelry. The daring daylight crime was witnessed by several people but no clue or suspect has been found.
In Morton Minnesota on September 20 John McIntosh faced two assailants who drew razors to rob his saloon. Marshal Murphy intervened and sustained a neck cut while stopping the attack. The suspects resisted fiercely and were jailed, with likely binding over to the grand jury.
Word from Moorhead Minnesota reports a stabbing affray in Glyndon yesterday afternoon. Mike Rider an employee of James Shea is seriously injured after a gang of hobos and Spedlums attacked him on the street when a knife was drawn and plunged into his back.
Thomas Hanson of Minneapolis died after being stabbed by Devere on Monday night in Canby. Devere now faces a murder charge. Hanson had an uncle in Minneapolis.
In Detroit on Sept 20 the National Federation of Accountants and Bookkeepers was formally organized by craft representatives who assembled the previous day. The first annual banquet at the Cadillac hotel followed the meeting, with about forty members in attendance.
FE. P. Graf was today appointed receiver of the Ohio Southern road as J. E. Megrue resigned from the post.
Mobile based Special-Senor J C Kabrat of the Spanish legation reports Cuban sympathizers from Florida Alabama and Louisiana have assembled at Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian on the Mississippi coast to sail for Cuba within a day or two.
Columbus Ohio report says Special-Newton Dill a farmer northeast of the city was found this morning with the top of his head blown off. A neighbor was told the son said the father shot himself last night. A shotgun lay several feet away with the butt toward him, suggesting murder.
The state committee of Pennsylvania Gold Democrats met in Philadelphia and nominated Hay Walker Jr of Allegheny County and Benjamin C Potts of Delaware County for congressmen at large.
Complete returns from Monday's Portland election show Powers 34,841 for the Republican candidate with a 48,782 Republican plurality over opponents, and 12,503 for 1992 comparisons, indicating the current race outcome.
Woodbury New Jersey special congressional convention endorses John Wright of Camden as the Populist nominee creating a fusion with Democrats against H C Louden slager the Republican nominee.
Public Examiner Kenyon surveys 280 banks while losses mount from fires and accidents across Minnesota. Notable items include the death of Lyman Brown at 80, a St Paul shooting suicide, and a $2,907 purse recovered in St Paul. The state’s personal property values top $100 million as the Mississippi Valley Medical Association meets in St Paul.
A Washington Times report quotes the man, convicted of first degree murder, claiming he faces hard luck yet asserts he has a “pull ahead” as he addresses his accusers with a cynical smile.
An Indianapolis Journal snippet quotes a musical boarder calling last night’s orchestral recital awful while a Cheerful Idiot jokes the conductor may have had a bat on. The brief captures a sharp, humorous aside on a city performance.
Orange Judd farmer advises on keeping roads free of weeds by plowing down steep ditch banks grading to reduce slopes. Then harrowing and grading to level, allowing machines to cut weeds. Shut useless ditches and seed to grass for cheap maintenance.
A terse dialogue unfolds with Redbot Pete inviting a game from a stranger who asks for a hand in a poster game. The exchange continues as the stranger offers no money and the stranger confirms no gun is involved.
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