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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1890
Page
7
The article notes 76 confirmed deaths and heavy property loss in a Southern city. Louisvillians cared for victims without outside aid, and relief funds will exceed local capability, prompting anticipated contributions from Pittsburgh and other cities to aid rebuilding.
A railroad coal operators circular argues for wage standardization, highlighting underweight credits and overcharged company stores as cheating methods. It claims uniform wages require ending weight manipulation and forced purchases, urging miners to strike a blow to abolish these practices and support fair cash payments.
The Montour oil field reports a 1000 barrel strike with 400 to 1000 barrel gushers from multiple points. The piece notes limited refining competition depresses prices and urges independent refineries and a seaboard pipeline to restore market balance and curb Standard Oil’s influence.
Mr. H W Kratz argues before the State Board of Agriculture that solid permanent roadways greatly increase work efficiency. He claims English standard roads could double output with the same team and the Telford standard would cut horsepower needs to a quarter, underscoring the need to educate the public on road value.
The piece reports students at St Petersburg University behaved violently toward Lieutenant General Gresser, chief of police, sparking calls that the Czar close all universities for a year. It argues the move worsens tyranny and may fuel Nihilist reactions, urging earlier revolution.
A charged critique notes morning papers sell license list details for five dollars each and that a dispatch copy costs three cents. The writer urges contemporaries to keep fiction within probability and comments that most items seem like gates opening into Republican party nets.
The piece argues no need for nationality quotas in management, noting Chicago elected a diverse board and will move forward with vigor. It mocks indictments against ex-Sheriff Flack subordinates and mentions a two month imprisonment as a costly holiday. It also cites railroad rate issues and Maryland treasurer resignation as broader corrupt era signs.
The item columns discuss Wicers and Wiggins predicting weather with mixed accuracy, tariff bill expectations, Emin Pasna's expedition risk, April showers vs March winds, free Carnegie Hall organ recitals and library access, transit improve plans by the Pittsburg Allegheny and Manchester road, a proposed amusement ground near Brushton or Wilkiesburg, and a reflection on Mississippi flood warnings.
The New York reporter would be jailed for a year if indicted for hiding in the jury room. The piece argues such offense merits sixfold punishment and condemns turning justice into sham by authorities. The South Penn reorganization report resurfaces, disturbing local events. Corporal Tanner profits from pension claim work, highlighting flaws in pension laws.
A collage of brief notices highlights figures such as Secretary Rusk studying French and Tamagno noting cold American crowds. Victor Hoco’s daughter, an asylum inmate in France, and Valgeous Tart of Upton Mass claim prominence amid lottery-like betting stories and travel plans. Senator Plumb’s past in newspapers and railroads, Garrett’s move to Europe, and others track politics, diplomacy, and travel.
An Allegheny Carnegie Library interest draws broad support from many groups including newsies. The district around Sixth street and Penn avenue is set to become Pittsburg’s theater hub with easy streetcar access and anticipated transit expansion. A Johnstown flood recollection recalls river disaster scale, citing Farming Hill near Nineveh and the 31 May flood that produced 57 corpses and widespread ruin.
The New York Herald praises Halstead as a ruthless critic and rhetorical earthquake. The piece laments his retirement, calling him essential and expressing hope for his long life and a touch of honey in his ink.
An advertisement touts The Dispatch as a premier national newspaper. It highlights its editorial quality, comprehensive news coverage, a large Sunday circulation around 60 000, literary columns by notable contributors, and strong market reports aided by leased wire service and city bureaus.
The Philadelphia Press notes the election of humorist George W. Peck as Milwaukee mayor is an experimental choice. It hopes the “Bad Soy” will prove to be a good mayor in practice.
Special telegram from Philadelphia reports B. Andrews Knight, president of the Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad Company, died suddenly at 4 a.m. He had recently complained of illness but worked at his office yesterday. Knight, about 60, traced Quaker ancestry, born near Woodbury North Dakota, and began as a merchant. He served in public affairs during the war and held directorships at Pennsylvania Fire Insurance and Girard Life Insurance. He aided charitable causes and helped entertain the president with notable figures at Bonjies works on Chesapeake ore.
Mrs Ella Martin Carson wife of Robert Carson an insurance agent and daughter of Caleb Martin yardmaster at Central Stockyards died at her Lincoln Avenue East End home after a brief illness. She was a member of the Emory M. E. Church and had been married only one year. Funeral services will be held at the residence corner Lincoln and Shetland avenues this afternoon at 2 o clock.
Senior member of Logan, Gregg & Co. Edward Logan died at his home 71 Irwin Avenue Allegheny after a stroke several weeks ago. He was 74 years old. No funeral arrangements have yet been made.
Fuaskiix April 4 Captain George E Milgway of Company F Sixteenth Regiment N G died at his father's home after a lingering illness. Benjamin F Haller Grand Master Mason of Tennessee died at his residence after a lingering illness.
The West Superior Iron and Steel Company plans a large expansion with new furnaces pipe mill and coke ovens in a venture linked to the Chicago Rolling Mills Joliet Steel Company. The project aims to employ over 1,000 workers and push annual steel and iron output beyond two million dollars.
At the Kent County Grange meeting in Dover, a committee was set to study substitute crops for the peach harvest. Resolutions condemn irrigation appropriations for Western lands, adulterated foods, and trusts, and urge national rail and banking reforms. A 3 percent rebate on import duties for foreign cargoes exchanged for American agricultural products is recommended.
The Philadelphia Ledger reports ex Senator Wallace is willing to be the Democratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, a move likely to settle the party nomination. No one is expected to contest the vacant honor.
A Buffalo Times reporter led a raid with officers to capture three counterfeiters after weeks of work. The group, who produced bogus coins, had eluded U S officers for years before the reporter Newton secured the scoop.
A fragmented column notes a DeTnorr officer finding a man’s detached limb and hints at property rights. It mocks senators quinine doses and whisky, comments on Indian travel shows, and quips about Chicago, Milwaukee, and city governance. It cites Dairy and Oil City anecdotes, Standard Oil coverage, and a Pittsburg speech by Speaker Reed on April 2.
In brief items across towns, Colonel Fred Schoening shows a grasshopper from Centreville, Harrisburg jail hosts a jolly saloon scene, Reading jail becomes a drink hub, and Uniontown notes looming opposition to Congressman Bayne with George Shiras entering the race at age 81 amid chatter of a lively contest.
Rosario on the Parana river in Santa Fe Province expands from a village of 4,300 in 1840 to over 7,000, becoming a key export point for Cordova, Santa Fe, and Entre Rios. The Central Argentine Railway fuels growth, harbor activity, and European steamship presence, while prospects for a New York Rosary line are debated amid strong U.S. lumber trade and rising river traffic.
A reader questions a Dispatch claim about soldiers political leanings in the last war. The letter recalls Civil War mobilization figures, condemns Confederate prisons and British actions, and ends with a promise to await an answer to the opined interrogation.
The writer claims to reveal the exact site of the old canal tunnel between the Pittsburg Cincinnati and St Louis railroad tunnel and Grant Street. He notes an arch in the retaining wall over the tunnel mouth visible during waking repairs, dated April 4, J. Steele with initials J.5.
A reader letter to The Dispatch asks if men’s corsets exist and where they can be procured. The brief inquiry is dated April 4 and signed as a reader from Pittsburgh.
A column records varied reader questions about local officials pay practices for barrel branding by Pittsburg inspectors, job prospects as Atlantic or Pacific liner stewards, and requests for miscellaneous facts including historical dates and naturalization issues.
Multiple papers report Rhode Island's governor race unresolved with the Australian ballot system praised. They note adoption in Massachusetts Montana and Rhode Island and argue the reform proves its advantages and broader reform momentum. The press cites poll delays as illusory and supports expanding polling access.
An exploration party led by General Superintendent Scott penetrated the South Wilkesbarre colliery where eight miners died in March. The mine remained blocked by rock and debris. no remains were found and officials fear the entombed men lie beneath the rubble along the gangway.
The piece speculates that if New Orleans escapes the flood safely it will face no fear of further demonstrations unless a second Noah builds another ark timber, reflecting postdisaster anxiety and civic resilience.
In Winnipeg on April 1 six thousand settlers arrived in the Northwest this spring with about a thousand French Canadians among them. The Catholic Church aims to boost its Western Canada influence by promoting French as an official language and opposing separate schools. A French syndicate reportedly offers 15000 to aid the Hudson Bay Railway if the government provides a four percent guarantee on ten million dollars.
New York Herald reports J et al propose transferring the Weather Bureau from the War Department to the Department of Agriculture. They argue no gunnery knowledge is needed to forecast it will blow great guns along the coast.
A young man named McNeil died by self harm while hunting in Colombiana County. He tied himself to a small tree with rope and fired a double-barreled gun, blowing his head off. A note stated the act was due to a desire to explore the great hereafter.
Susie Post a Garrisons NY school teacher elopes with John Bross a steamer mate from Garrisons. They traveled by rail to Peekskill then to New York where they married. Parents are shocked by the disappearance and say the motive was romance and fear of parental objection.
The speaker details a poet with a routine of writing from early morning to evening except Sundays. The verse highlights themes of sweetness and longing, with sharp shifts in mood from gay to taciturn and sardonic. A quirky reference to Pinto's school and a playful mishearing of words add local flavor.
A curious roundup notes fast Nellie Bly Flyers service on the Santa Fe line from Denver to Canon City. Other bits cover a vast 400,000 acre sheep ranch, Marshall Pass height, and the Robert Garrett ferryboat’s 6,000 passengers.
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