Unclear periodical rates and circulation figures
The text lists various sample prices and circulation data for issues of The Dispatch and Weekly Despatch. It mentions average Sunday edition circulation of 46,423 for Portage in the United States and references different subscription terms such as yearly and quarterly rates, including Sunday and daily deliveries.
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the Dispatch
The
Dispatch
United States
Bonday
Daily Dispatch
Dynamo plot to blow up New York brewery exposed
The confession of a dynamite plot to strike at a New York brewery is said to be unearthed by detective work, with coverage noting mixed success of similar detective stories. The article argues most American workers oppose such methods and stress reform through education and law.
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New York
United States
Demonstration of Experience Highlights River Fire Boat Need
Following Hubbard & Co. factory fire in Lawrenceville investigators urge river fire boat to cut losses. Experts claim most of the $500000 damage could have been avoided with river help, arguing the cost is justified by future fire risks along the river banks.
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Hubbard & Co
Lawrenceville
Matrimony as a Remedy for Miss Anderson Health
The New York Sun questions celibacy for Miss Mary Anderson and suggests marriage as a remedy to counter mental exhaustion from a demanding acting career. It notes many actresses marry, viewing matrimony as protection against breakdown and overwork, while promising the chosen husband gratitude from the Sun if Miss Anderson marries.
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Mary Anderson
New York Sun
Sun
Miss Anderson
Stereotyped Advice On Dressing For Seasonal Changes
The piece mocks warnings about excessive wrapping to avoid colds and cautions against overdressing. It argues for sensible layering to handle temperature shifts, noting public reliance on fixed rules. It highlights the need for common sense amid seasonal fashion advice.
Wall Street lessons from Plymouth Church deacon
The Honorable Deacon 8. W. White teaches Plymouth Church about Wall Street. Reports suggest he glosses over issues with varnished or whitewashed facts, reflecting an attempt to soften tough financial truths for the congregation.
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W. White
Plymouth Church
Wall Street
Mammen
Br. White
Distinction Between Legitimate Commerce and Wall Street Speculation
The article argues that genuine commerce adds value by moving goods to where demand exists, unlike Wall Street speculation which bets on price changes. It contrasts importers, brokers, and bankers adding real wealth with street gamblers whose gains come at others’ losses.
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Mr. White
Wall Street
White
Custom House
Pittsburg Waking Up On Railroad Discrimination Issue
The Dispatch argues Pittsburg business leaders must push for fair freight rates, noting railroads hold state granted power to discriminate and urging regulation. It contrasts railroads with merchants and recalls Carnegie's open stance. The piece cites monument funding as a civic lesson from Tarrytown.
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Pittsburg
Dispatch
Carnegie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Illinois Vows to Break Binding Twine Trust
A Chicago Tribune style column reviews political and economic notes. It mentions Illinois plans to break the Binding Twine Trust by using convict labor, warns that raw material monopolies hinder the effort, and cites Oklahoma land openings and Indian reservations, plus commentary on Cleveland and Nebraska politics and a summer coon-killing bill. It ends by critiquing Boulanger’s imagined return to American baseball.
Prominent Figures and Historical Echoes Sparsely News items
Harvard's oldest living graduate GranGe Bancourt from the class of 1817. Dr D Hayes Agnew delivers farewell at the University of Pennsylvania. Bishop Duhamel arrives from Liverpool en route to Canada. Dre Harvey Lindsey and Mr Cleveland's Oak View tenants celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. White House labor divisions noted among Mrs Harrison and staff. Former President bequeaths quill to William M Springer amid statehood memories. Senator Edmunds grows distant as Porter faces illness in Italy. Kilmarnock Museum prints Burns manuscripts with poet’s alterations. Burns first edition scarce. Parnell pronunciation debate highlights Irish leader name and English usage.
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University of Pennsylvania
D. Hayes Agnew
J. F. Duhamel
Ottawa
New York
Liverpool
Umbria
Canada
Harvey Lindsey
Cleveland
Oak View
White House
Harrison
William M. Springer
Illinois
House Committee On Territories
SixaTor Ephusps
Edmunds
Porter
Italy
Kilmarnock Museum
Burns
Kilmarnock
Great Britain
Parnell
Penn's Home Farm A State Park Hope in Bucks County
The Pennsylvania Legislature weighs purchase of the Pennsbury manor site known as Penn's Home Farm in Bucks County for a state park and museum. Senate approval precedes House action as supporters cite the historic value and potential antiquities museum to honor the Commonwealth founder.
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Bucks County
Carnegie
Prom 4
Harrisburg
Old Penn Farm
Home Farm
Beaver
Senate
Pennsylvania
Hindenach
Bucks
Commonwealth
Penn
Vernon
A Monkey and Parrot Time in Philadelphia Railroad Feud
A Philadelphia Record summary notes growing conflict within the Pennsylvania Railroad family over a policy harming city commerce. Directors and President Roberts face opposition from rivals and associates including Peter Wright Sons and Seed Link Banas as grain diversion and bond issues provoke friction. The late Thomas A. Scott's executors back strong action to protect elevator company interests, while calls arise to consider Philadelphia’s interests amid the dispute.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Roberts
Board of Directors
Peter Wrichts Sons
Thomas A. Scott
New Illinois Charter List Features Long Theatrical Corporation Title
A playful list appears among newly chartered Illinois corporations, naming The United States Worei Karo phone and Electrical Microphone Trumpet Acoustic Electrometer Power Musical Car Distance Loud Speaking Transfer Instrument Company with capital of 65 million dollars. The piece notes the humor of inflating names with little need for matching stock. Ward McAllister resigns from New York Centennial Entertainment Committee leadership but will still partake in the banquet.
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Illinois
United States
Gepital
Altuovuch Ward McAllister
New York
The Way They Look at It From the New York Evening Sun
The piece recalls a centennial era when Pennsylvania received funding from New York, the contrast with sending troops, and the burden of the bill falling on Pennsylvania as New York dumped militia and demanded repayment.
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New York Evening Sun
Pennsylvania
New York
No Rose Without a Thorn in New York Libel Case
Russell Harrison is in New York consulting attorneys regarding a libel suit. The note reflects the contrast of a President’s son in Washington and an editor in the West.
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St. Paul Globe
Russell Harrison
New York
Washington
A Herculean Trek For Tarpon in Political Casting
In a Chicago Inter Ocean note a party counts a lady companion as the tarpon hooker while Mr. Cleveland handled the line and saved the fish. The piece humorously hints that Cleveland should aid Sister Hill in clinching the tarpon of the Democratic nomination in 2.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
Cleveland
Sister Hill
All Ears Are Listening in Chicago Streets
A Chicago note warns against noise in the streets during Witness days. Police would arrest anyone who creates a pin drop of disturbance, prompting restraint and public order.
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Chicago News
Deaths of a Day James McTighe
James McTighe a long time Pittsburg resident died last evening at his home 62 Fifth avenue aged 66 He came to the city from Ireland during the sixth decade of the nineteenth century and had been connected with local business before retirement The phrasing notes his death and residence with sparse biographical detail.
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James McTighe
Pittsburg
Fifth Avenue
Mr. McTighe
Ireland
Office Seekers Woes Across Newspapers
A collage notes political appointments and frustrations from multiple papers. References include Philadelphia postmaster uncertainty, Dan Halstead’s explosive gun bid, and reactions to Cleveland Harrison and Conkling era politics. Mentions Washington appointment debates and party tensions.
Stirring Them Up Sharp Letters Attract Attention
The piece notes opposition to the Pennsylvania Railroad over high tolls on iron industry inputs. Andrew Carnegie backs the fight, with railroads accused of throttling state interests. Trade journals report tolls far higher than Southern lines, signaling rising pressure on the railroad monopoly.
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Philadelphia Record
Pennsylvanian Railroad
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Great Corporation
Pennsylvania Manufacturers
The
Iron Age
Bulletin
American Iron and Steel Association
Eastern
Pennsylvania
Carnegie
South
Railroads of
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hewitt
New York
Property Rights in Danger in Maryland Court Decision
Baltimore April 7 real estate dealers conveyancers and property owners fear a Court of Appeals ruling on married women holding titles. The decision implies wives property may be liable for husband debts and shifts burden of proof to the wife to show title financed independently. A test case may be brought to determine the reach of this ruling.
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Baltimore
Court of Appeals
Maryland
Robinson
Hersel
Army seeks to move Sunday inspection to Saturday afternoon
A proposed order for abolishing Sunday morning inspections is before President Harrison with supporters of Sabbath-rest urging fast approval. Veterans and officers resist citing tradition and General Sherman opposes the change, arguing soldiers should be treated the same every Sabbath.
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Washington
Army
Harrison
Proctor
Schofield
Sherman
War Department
The Palatable Peanut Explains Its Value and Production
A Baltimore expert on the peanut touts its potential as a remedy for insomnia via the Rev. T. B. Lyman endorsement. He notes peanuts are a major crop with 5.2 million bushels consumed annually and 700 thousand extra production, grown mainly in Virginia North Carolina and Tennessee.
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T. B. Lyman
Episcopal
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Pican
Ted
Senators Blame Process Overoffice Picks
Senator Farwell of Illinois complains that the railway mail service appointments ignored him. Bell of Philadelphia and a Post Office official say some minors were consulted while others were not. Montgomery, a first class choice, was appointed for Chicago, provoking mockery of senators who demand influence yet resist being asked.
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Washington
Farwell
Illinois
Chicago
Wanamaker
Bell
Philadelphia
Montgomery
Post Office Department
Farrell
Blessed are they who expect nothing in Washington
A brief New Orleans Picayune commentary argues that asking the President for favors wastes time and money, suggesting it would be better directed to more deserving men.
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The
New Orleans Picayune
Washington
Odd men shunned by appointing powers in prominent offices
A short public ledger note remarks on how many men named for high offices are also rejected by the appointing authorities, highlighting a paradox in political selection.
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The
Public Ledger
The Radiant Marguerite of San Francisco Call
A poetic tribute from the San Francisco Call extols Marguerite as a radiant figure. The verse compares her to a star, a snow white flower, and a pearl, praising her beauty and inner truth.
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Marguerite
San Francisco
Carnegie and railroad justice in Pittsburg debate
A reader argues against railroad discrimination that harms Pittsburg and Carnegie industry. The piece defends Andrew Carnegie’s rights and urges fair treatment by common carriers, condemning corporate abuses and calling for accountability and public justice.
Discrimination in Rail Freight Laws Cited for Shippers
A reader backs Carnegie’s stand on discrimination against Pittsburg manufacturers and shippers. He cites the 1883 act prohibiting unequal rail charges within and across states and calls for an amendment to enable timely court action to compel equal rates.
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Dispaten
Carnegie
Pittsburg
Act of Assembly
Ca Iity
Sayles Aoe
Sunday Dispatch offers 20 page literary feast with new subscribers
The Dispatch promotes its Sunday edition as a bonanza of news and literature costing 5 cents, boasting foreign coverage, fiction, essays, and a theater review. It highlights notable items including Britain’s interest in prohibition, a high society divorce, Boulangist trials, and various human interest notes from across the nation.
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ATCH
Tae Disratch
Great Britain
Liberty League
Baron Beaumont
England
Boulanger
Belgium
Duchess of Cambridge
Paris
Bellefonte
Joseph W. Whitten
Cuba
John G. Thompson
Columbus
Allegheny
Pennnsylvania
St. Louis
Cleveland Gas and Coke Company
Standard Oil Company
Diss Debar
Savannah
Brown Paper Parcel Causes Trainmen Prank Incident
Elevated train guards found a greasy brown paper parcel on a seat between them. They tossed it between riders in jest until the owner claimed it the next day, after which crews began inspecting parcels more carefully on the One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Street route.
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Elevated
New York Sun
One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Street
Rumblings Stir Citizens as Subterranean Echoes Roil Locals
New York Telegram notes Canojobaries excited by subterranean rumblings that wake residents. If Warner Miller haunts the area, authorities predict three knocks as a grim reminder of last fall’s campaign and the tasks left undone.
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New York Telegram
Warner Miller
President Harrison Faces Probity Test On Fishing Trip
The Pioneer Press notes President Harrison's integrity will be tested as he departs on a fishing trip. The reference implies scrutiny of his conduct during this excursion.
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Pioneer Press
Harrison
Those Frolicsome Pigs Puzzles Split Readers
A collage of quips from several papers about pigs in clover and penned gags. Short notes reference eight second penning tricks by individuals like Sam and C D Higby, political faux pas, and a Sunday School joke about getting pigs in a pen.
Curious Condensations and Oddities From a Century Ago
A scanned miscellany outlines a jumble of curiosities from 19th century travel and misconduct to jokes. It notes Bridget Doody’s birthday in Ireland, colonial trade quips, a Jersey City fee, and a mix of anecdotes about presidents, snakes, coroner receipts, and early Chinese currency. The piece blends domestic lore with international eccentricities and unusual legal notions.
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Mineral Point
Wis
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County Waterford
Bombay Hook
Wilmington
Del
Lawraknee
Zeebs Ag
A Night of Tiny Jests and Quips From Era Newspapers
A collection of corny jokes and wry quips from historical papers. The snippets include puns about weather, farming, rabbits, lions, butlers and cooks. Familiar voice and era humor shine through in compact punchlines.
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