Average Dispatch circulation figures for 1889 period
The dispatch prints show daily edition average circulation for six months ending April 1 1889 at 27 986 copies per day and Sunday edition average for March 1889 at 46 423 copies. Rates include daily and Sunday delivery by carriers with weekly and monthly terms.
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The
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United States
Dailey Disratcn
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Msraton
Tas
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The Necessity of Security in New Westinghouse Building
An inspection by Inspector Frank highlights a gravity error in the building plans and confirms ongoing steps to secure the structure. The article urges absolute precautions to prevent dangerous failure in tall buildings and stresses architects' and builders' heavy responsibility for safety.
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Westinghouse
Inspector Frank
The New Glass Workers Arrive Under Labor Act Scrutiny
The article notes twenty five glass blowers traveling from Pittsburg to Jeannette under contract, suggesting skilled laborers but lacking direct proof. It questions the importing labor act enforcing policy by excluding skilled Belgian K of L members while admitting poorer workers, highlighting constitutional and social implications.
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Boston
Pittsburg
Jeannette
K.of L
Legislative Rates and the Case for Free Competition
The Judiciary Committee in Illinois backs a bill forcing all city street railways to sell tickets for 25 trips at 1 dollar. The piece argues fixed rates ignore varying public need and profit, using local examples, and contends fair charges come from free competition, not legislative fiat.
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Judiciary Committee
Illinois
Court House
Squirrel Hill
London
Australian voting doubts for American elections
The article questions adapting the Australian secret ballot to U S elections with many candidates. It cites Pennsylvania where 30 presidential electors are elected from up to 129 names, arguing a single list could overwhelm voters and hinder accurate selection.
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Pennsylvania
The Australian ballot system questioned as impractical
The passage argues that replacing ballots with a lottery style method would make intelligent voting nearly impossible. It notes the difficulty for voters to choose from long candidate lists and warns such reform would undermine ballot secrecy. It also suggests safeguarding today’s system by punishing maladminstration that defeats the law's intent.
Baltimore and Ohio Workers Revolt Over Relief Association Plan
The Baltimore and Ohio employees oppose a proposed relief association urging compulsory savings and company management. They argue voluntary creation with fair terms, refunds on departure, and better returns than outside insurance. If unjust, workers may refuse the plan and face discharge, potentially triggering a strike.
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Baltimore and Ohio Road
Relief Association
Contagion Myths Around Banknotes Resurface In Public Debate
The piece notes a revived claim that bank notes spread deadly bacteria and diseases. It argues that although contagion from currency has occurred, epidemics are unlikely given twenty eight years of wide cash use and the health of cash handlers. People continue to take money despite warnings.
Pressed opinions spark debates on race, spoils, and cider laws
A column bundles editorial quarrels about Hancock at Gettysburg, race prejudice in a New York incident, and remarks on marriage, civil service spoils, and Windom policy. It notes a judge’s cider ruling driving prohibition discussions and hints at partisan tensions in Washington and Ohio politics.
Courts affirm police power to curb danger and ugliness
The article notes that U.S. courts have confirmed the authority of legislatures and city governments to exercise police power to control dangerous and unsightly conditions in public life.
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United States
Legislative inertia and corporate influence in Pennsylvania politics
The text argues Pennsylvania authorities will decide on pole removal and criticizes the legislature for anti-discrimination reforms and ballot issues. It cites activist efforts to place constitutional supremacy over corporations, notes public apathy, and hints at Standard Oil backing in Ohio to reelect Senator Payne, asserting covert corporate influence over legislators.
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Pennsylvania
Standard Oil Company
Ohio
Payne
Standard
Prominent Figures Face Prohibition and Public Life
Sexator Conquirr campaigns in Massachusetts for prohibition while L Q C Laman Jr. starts a Rochester business. Vance regains health with improved eye use. A Farragut son works as a clerk in New York, not for money. Erin Hale paints a portrait of Philip Hale. Florence Warden’s career spans governessing stage acting and writing. Centennial ceremonies drop handshakes. Hamilton notes Washington’s inauguration precedent. James McConster Yale graduate leads a large Pine Street Bible class. McCormick’s 1,000-man Sunday class draws steady attendance.
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Sexator Conquirr
Massachusetts
L. Q. C. Laman, Jr
Rochester
N. Y
Sexator
Vance
Admiral Farragut
New York
Erin Day Hale
Edward Everett Hale
Philip Hale
Florence Warden
William G. Hamilton
Washington
Harrison
Hamilton
James McConster
Yale
McCormick
Pine Street Church
Harrisburg
Private Dalzell’s Decoration Day Letter Sentiment
Poem like letter signed by Private Dalzell warns of heavy losses and calls comrades to ready flowers and garlands for a Decoration Day service. It laments deaths, insists the earth will claim them, and urges patience for the “hungry office seeker” as graves lie ahead. The tone blends sorrow with martial imagery.
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Dalzell
Deccamtion
Electric watch run for a year without attention
M L Hussey of Menlo Park employed A F W Moeller to craft a balance wheel for an electric watch. The completed wheel fits a metallic motor case linked by a chain, carrying current with a one year recharge interval. Prof. Vang of Rutgers College calls the invention valuable.
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New Bromewics
N. J
M. L. Hussey
Menlo Park
A. F. W. Moeller
Hussey
Vang
Rutgers College
A Blow at the Twine Trust
Farmers across the Ni district gain independence from the Twine Trust after a harvester test in Missouri bottoms proves a simple device replaces the twine binder with a twister. The switch lets farmers use wire or twine in moments, signaling wide approval by experts.
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Quincy
Missouri
Anarchist Neebe Seeks Pardon From Governor
Louis Neebe visited the Capitol to petition Governor Fiery for his brother Oscar Neebe the Anarchist. The governor, adhering to his standard process, will docket pardons and set a hearing date, refusing to act today. Progress of the American Navy notes twelve veteran sea captains to row the president’s barge for the New York marine pageant on the 20th.
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Springfield
Louis Neebe
Capitol
Oscar
Fifer
Neobe
Philadelphia
New York
Commodore Harrison
George Washington
Benjamin Harrison
Governor Beaver to Attend Pennsylvania Centennial Ceremony
The Chicago Times reports Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania will attend New York centennial ceremonies. The piece hints Armes may accompany him, joking the governor should leave his nose at home. The Providence Journal notes a Brussels official, the general, remains popular amid concerns like smallpox.
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Chicago Times
Beaver
Pennsylvania
New York
Armes
Providence Journal
Brussels
Three Papers In One Dispatch Of Yesterday
A summary of yesterday’s extra large issue touts its triple content and high literary quality. It highlights Samoa disaster accounts, political notes from Europe and America, society notices, and serialized fiction with contributions from notable writers. It notes reader demand and broad telegraphic coverage across cities and towns with extensive literary features and illustrated sections.
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Dispatch
America
Samoa
Boulanger
France
England
Mary Anderson
London
Bismarck
Reichstag
Berlin
Mr. Bates
Sultan
Denmark
Loomis Brothers
Michigan
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Emmet Tompkins
Columbus
Charles H. Kellogg
Baltimore
Ohio
Killa Wheeler Wilcox
Gertrude Atherton
Gas Bill Passport Prank Delights Belgian Officials
A Philadelphia traveler, August Breininger, uses a gas bill as a fake passport at the Belgian border. The two color paper bears seals and a signature deemed grand, labeled William Roney. Officials are impressed by the bill’s appearance, not the amount paid, prompting advice to tourists on presenting imposing paperwork.
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August Breininger
Fatherland
Belgium
France
William Roney
Roney
Mr. Breininger
Europe
Breininger
Siberia
Sere
Passover Bread and Meat Distribution Aids Essex Street Poor
A New York special telegram reports Mrs. Pauline Rosendorff funded Passover bread and meat distributions at Goodfellow's Hall Essex Street. More than 5000 pounds of meat and matzah were given to poor Hebrews and Gentiles. The Passover Relief Society contributed 4000 pounds of matzah and wine was shared with congregants.
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New York
Pisee
Goodfellow's Hall
Essex Street
Pauline Rosendorff
Passover Relief Society
Deaths of Local Residents and Ex Congressmen
Deaths reported for John Wear of Nimick and John West of Nimick station after sudden strokes during the morning. Ex Congressmen Simeon B. Chittendale died in Brooklyn this afternoon aged 75, with details indicating his recent public service and long career.
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John West
Nimick Station
B. Chittendan
Simeon B. Chittendale
Curious Letters From a Siberian Explorer's Readers
In the Dispatch correspondence from Washington April, letters to George Kennan pour in from unfamiliar readers. An admirer in Reading Pennsylvania proposes a petition by American women to protest Siberian cruelty, while Lieutenant Schuetze’s Arctic expedition report to Congress recounts 26,970 miles and extreme cold from St. Petersburg to Verkhoyansk. He describes Arctic attire, diet, and wood eating by Siberian natives, noting harsh conditions and occasional misinterpretations by observers.
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Dispatch
Washington
George Kennan
New York
Kennan
Reading
Russia
Taasin
Siberia
Varges
Schuetze
Kolyma
British Outrage Echoes in American Politics
A Toledo Bee reprints from the London Court Journal lampooning American affairs. It notes Robert Lincoln as Minister to the Court of St James and mentions his relation to President Lincoln, his Illinois and Nebraska secretarial role, and alleged touring plans. It adds a rumor of political changes and highlights Mr Outlaw elected to France and sworn in, with remarks on his appearance and past work as a New York typewriter.
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Toledo Bee
London Court Journal
Robert Lincoln
Court of St. James
Lincoln
Illinois
Nebraska
Chicago
Aan
Australia
Preeiens Morris
Senate
Outlaw
France
New York
Bomb threat fuels delusions around Bosnian ruler
Chicago News notes another bomb incident aimed at the Czar amid a discussion of Bosnians who misperceive their leader as a shooting gallery target. The piece frames the danger of such delusions and public risk.
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Tompkins Denies Any Collusion In Cincinnati Card Pick
Ohio legislator Emmitt Tompkins of Athens county faced a media frenzy after a Cincinnati Grand Hotel telegram claimed he predicted a card drawn by C H Kellogg. Tompkins said no prior arrangement existed and offered no further explanation amid questions about possible telegraph-assisted insight.
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Tompkins
Ohio
Commans
Emmitt Tompkins
Athens County
Columbus
C. H. Kellogg
Grand
Cincinwath
Emmitt Tikins
House of Representatives
Veary
Grand Hotel
Cincinnati
Works of a Great Artist Portraits of Garland Colman
Washington April 14 Two portraits finished by Ulrich for the departments show Attorney General Garland and Secretary Colman now to hang in their rooms. The artist, a German exile and noted painter, also lectures on music and emotions at Columbia University and possesses an extensive beetle collection illustrating evolution. He painted a prized Grant portrait now in the White House.
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Colman
A. H. Garland
Washington
Attornay
Garland
Department of Agriculture
Ulrch
Walla
Amersante
Columbia University
Slares
Alice
Grant
Ite House
Simon Cameron's Friendship Recalled in Senate Episode
New York Star reports John J. Patterson of South Carolina once said he lived quietly in Mifflintown Pennsylvania and left politics. Patterson, a six year U S senator, voted against his party to seat General Butler, and Butler later joked with Cameron about owing him whisky, sealing a lasting friendship.
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New York Star
Mifflintown
John J. Patterson
United States Senate
South Carolina
M.C. Butler
Don Cameron
Butler
Patterson
General Butler
General Hutler
Senate
Cameron
Senate of the United
Pennsylvania
American Girl Ahead in Opera World Says St James Gazette
The St James Gazette notes the American girl dominates operatic roles worldwide. It cites US stars Patti Albani Nordica Nevada Van Zandt and others as leading figures, with Geraldine Almar and Miss Huntington praised. It mentions an American Juliet and a danseuse making waves in Milan ballets and reflects on past Italian views of American freedom.
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St. James Gazette
United States
Madame Patti
Madame Albani
Madame Valleria
Madame Nordica
Madame Nevada
Miss van Zandt
Geraldine Almar
Egg Omnes
Hantington
Prince of Walpee
Bere Spena
America
Sioux Indians Pass Through Chicago En Route to Philadelphia
A group of about thirty Sioux from Pine Ridge Agency Dakota traveled to Philadelphia. At a Chicago depot roll call they answered names including Lone Feather a principal chief and other figures such as Red Ears Ball and Shot in the Head Bloody Bear and Old Shield. Several were noted as participants in the Custer massacre.
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Philadelphia
Pine Ridge Agency
Dakota
Custer
Lone Feather
Hailstones
Hailstanes
Important Archealogical Discovery in Babylon Rumor
From the Philadelphia Press and Kansas City Star: ol eomargarine used by Babylonians reshapes questions about Babylon’s fall. Senator Ingalls to spend summer in Atchison overseeing home rebuilding. the image of him in boots with a pine stick provokes odd humor.
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The
Kansas City Star
Senator Ingalls
Atchison
Ingalle
Curious Courtships via a Wife Advert for a Suit
Special telegrams from New York report J A Coffey, seeking a wife through ads, visiting Castile Garden to collect letters. Immigrant crowds read letters describing widows and farm life, revealing Coffey’s plan to marry after reviewing a widow and a West Canadian farmer’s daughter who can drive horses. Coffey notes past marriage and aims to marry soon if a suitable match is found.
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New York
J. A. Coffee
Castile Garden
Simpson
la Champagne
Lam
Luke
N. Y
Coffey
Carter
Fort Scott
Kaw
Married After an Hour's Talk in Louisville
John A. Dobbins a Greenfield Indiana merchant answered a wife ad placed two months earlier. Miss Kate Riley of Louisville replied, they exchanged photos and letters, and after a one hour meeting in the Commercial Hotel they wed by Squire John McCann. The bride is 22, the groom 62, a widower with three children.
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Louisville
John A. Dobbins
Greenfield
Ind
Kate Riley
Woman Marries Actor After Brief Courting in Buffalo
Rowena Scott an 18 year old Buffalo girl answered a playhouse ad and married actor Charles Weasley Woodruff after three days. Arizona Jos acted as best man and Rev Mr Dean united the couple. Woodruff later sent a letter admitting he was penniless and planned to abandon the stage, leaving Rowena and her mother heartbroken at the United States Hotel.
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Rowena Scott
Charles Weasley Woodruff
Rowena
Arizona
Jos
United States
The Austrian Empress Declares Insanity and Guilt
A Vienna dispatch reports the Austrian Empress suffering from insanity with melancholia and delusions accusing herself of Crown Prince Rudolf’s death. The Emperor is deeply affected, reporting insomnia and a wish to retire, while ministers urge acceptance of divine decrees amidst royal distress.
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Breentry
Vienna
Austria
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Rudolf
Ping Cates A
Cosnawon
Anti Poverty Society Plans Monthly Meetings
Dr McGrumm announced at Cooper Union that the Anti Poverty Society will celebrate its second anniversary on Sunday April 23 and thereafter hold meetings only once a month on the last Sunday. He may travel to Europe next fall.
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Anti-Poverty Society
Dispatch
New York
Mansfield's New U P Church Dedication Noted in City
The United Presbyterian Church in Mansfield at Washington and Roberts streets was dedicated yesterday in ceremonies led by Rev. T. vac taomes mooth. The 70 by 38 foot structure along with a parsonage cost about $25,000, built in the latest architectural style.
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New United Presbyterian Church
Washington
Roberts Street
T.eee
Handme
The Millennium Is Near and Other Brief Items
A New York City gas customer was told his tested motor registered against him and a credit of 1462 would be returned by the collector. An Iowa preacher predicted the world would end this month. Mrs Polly Jamison of Egkie’s Mills Berkeley county supports her family by sawing wood earning 30 cents per cord. A Norristown Herald note mentions a “life-saving saloon” for ships, a saloon on land closed by the high license law.
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New York City
Tse
Iowa
Parkersburg Sentinel
Polly Jamison
Egkie
Norristown Herald
Isnd
Kilby
Feller
Pike County
Homer
Johans Christopherson
Nina Ream
Lee Street
Dawson
Philadelphia
Ashland
White House
Hezsekiah Spalding
Hardin County
Kentucky
Hezsekiah
Hezekiah
Richard Spalding
Oll Spalding
Louieville
Louisville
Owners and Schemes in the Gould Rail Intrigue
A chorus of papers debate Jay Gould ownership of towns versus the people. Rumors of Gould relocating to London are denied, while critics warn of market influence and fund misallocation impacting his railroad ventures and shareholder funds.
Curious Condensations From a Fragmented Rural Column
A mosaic of short notes mentions diverse curiosities and oddities. Items include a South wealth claim, Arbor Day in Nebraska, a Columbus Indiana child death, a new Cottonwood Falls judge fining a plum drinker, an infant near drowning, a steam sleigh invention, and a mix of tales from Dawson Georgia to Homer Nebraska with unusual deeds and local lore.
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Nebraska
L. P. Fisher
Columbus
Ind
Groundwater
Cottonwood Falls
Kan
William
Ain
Laughing Philosophers and Oddball Jests Parade
A string of comic snippets from various papers lampoons talk of love, health, and theatre. Jokes about dowdy outfits, timing of dances, and a barber’s tale mix with quips on aging and showgoers. Local tone and period humor shine through in playful dialect and bright gags.
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Twine Trust
Neebe
Riverside Penitentiary
Goff
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United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
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National Progressive Union
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King of
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Onida
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Rambler
Douthitt
Frank Ferm
Clara Belle
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Porto Rico
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Frank Leslie
J. E. Stephenson
Mary Gay Humphries
Ernest H. Heinrichs
Henry Haynie
Lillian Spencer
Edgar L. Wakeman
Captain King
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George Hodges
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Nimick
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Siberian
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M. C. Butler
Prince Rudolf
Mansfield's New
U. P. Church
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Jay Gould
Jay
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Jay New
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New York World
Sun
Staten
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Bessie
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Artie
Maria
Tommy
Paw
Thad
Terre Haute
Charistom Enterprice
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Adda Tenderfoot
Met
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