Dispatch advertising and circulation details for 1882 issue
The notice lists average Sunday edition circulation for March 1888 at 46 423 copies and outlines postage and subscription rates for The Dispatch. It notes daily and Sunday editions with pricing, delivery by carriers in Bernts per week, and 2 cent postage for mail to friends. Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April 17, 1882.
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the Dispatch
The
Dispatch
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United States
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The Convincing Argument Against Through Rates
The Pennsylvania Railroad and Pittsburg and Western reversed withdrawn through rates to trans Mississippipoints after realizing they carried most freight for those routes. Officials concede fear of enforcement was overstated as open published rates prove legal and competitive pressures encourage fair pricing. The episode demonstrates the impact of competition on rail rate fairness.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg and Western
Mississippi
Ftner
Growth of plate glass industry in Ford City Creighton and Tarentum
The consolidation of plate glass works across Ford City Creighton and Tarentum has expanded rapidly. In eight years the industry reached 22 750 000 capital forty acres of works and an annual capacity of 6 000 000 square feet. Continuous operation with New Albany has cut plate glass prices to forty percent of former levels. Foreign plants now sell less than half their previous output. A strong record for home industry and natural gas.
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Ford City
Creighton
Tarentum
New Albany
A Victim of the Circus Noted Poet Riley Keeps Muse
The piece critiques James Whitcomb Riley for performing on lecture stages across the country. It notes his fondness for rest and says the public now widely admires his work but laments the circus of tours. The article hopes he resumes poetry after the current engagement.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Kansas City
Riley
Bill Nye
Dodging the Law and the Bagar Trust
The piece accuses the Bagar Trust of evading court action by reassigning all refineries to trust managers after Judge Barrett’s North River Sugar Refining decision. It argues such sales dodge receiverships but remains an unlawful, fraudulent maneuver that should be punished with strong law enforcement.
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Bagar Trust
Barrett
North River Sugar Refining Company
Our Debt to Samoa and the German World War Context
The article praises Samoan restraint after the destruction of warships in Apis harbor and notes the German forces faced King Matasis’s generous spirit in a time of crisis. It frames Samoan conduct as admirable amid foreign conflict and mentions German aims and peril.
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Apis
America
Germany
Matasis
Samoa's Samoan Helpers Aid German and American Sailors
Native followers of Mataafa and their voluntary aid saved both German and American sailors. Their courageous acts saved lives and deserve recognition as Samoa faces future talks in Berlin. The United States should support Samoa to protect its liberty and independence, fulfilling a debt of gratitude.
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Mataafa
America
England
Germany
Samoa
Berlin
Biemarck
United States
New York Chops Down Poles in Law Overthrow Clash
The city witnessed a street demonstration where gangs removed electric poles and wires, challenging corporate control. The act underscores the law’s victory after a lengthy struggle with utility companies, signaling reform in city streets and safety.
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New York
Harrisburg Fumes Over Williams Bill For Anti-Discrimination
An editorial scorns a Harrisburg proposal to revive the Williams bill which would create a four-person commission with salaries from two to four thousand dollars. It argues the plan is futile without Attorney General powers and would merely add sinecures while failing to deliver relief from railroad discrimination.
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Harrisburg
Williams
Stanleys Emin Pasha expedition judged by detractors
The article argues that critics, especially penny newspapers, wrongly deem Stanley’s Emin Pasha relief useless. It credits his four expeditions with major gains in African knowledge, river exploration, and colonial outposts, and counters claims about unnecessary supplies and slave use by urging wait for fuller reports.
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Stanley
Emin Pasha
Emin Wan
Bes
Livingstone
Congo
Nile
Africa
Emin
Nyanga
Eoin
Editorial Dormant in Humble Abuses of Labor and War Politics
The piece attacks Stanley for slave labor usage while praising free labor, mocks editorial critics, and notes Democratic organs attacking Secretary Stanton and McClellan. It questions Republican rigidity on war issues and criticizes Congress for resisting constitutional supremacy over corporations.
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Stanley
Humbug
Chiesto Mérald
Stanton
Surrstt
McClellan
Herald
Centennial ridicule and political quarrels cloud New York parade
The piece criticizes the New York Centennial as a display by the aristocracy and notes Philadelphia’s First Regiment skipping the event to save costs while still paying to parade in full dress. It also discusses telegraph consolidations, weather prophets, and international tensions with commentary on trust cases and political shifts, ending with Rochester's byelection gains for Liberals.
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Philadelphia
New York
Young Eric Hitt Wins in Birmingham Echoing Dynastic England
The victory by Young Eric Hitt in Birmingham signals strong son-of-his-father sentiment in England while the Tories celebrate that no seat in Parliament has been lost.
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Eric Hitt
Birmingham
England
Prominence Notes From A Lingering Era
A collage of brief items features Grouch Kensan the Siberian traveler once a Cincinnati telegraph operator, Lady Arnold’s ancestry, Sir Spencer Ponsonby Faul’s long train work, Dr Florestan Aquilart’s Spanish fortune and Philadelphia betrothal, General Batcheller’s cordial press access, Joux P. DuxstNG’s dramatic war dispatch, Lowrie Bell’s railway service term, and a Providence Journal quip on Boulanger as opera bouffe politics.
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Grouch Kensan
Cincinnati
Waienaw
Florestan Aquilart
General Aquilart
Philadelphia Dental College
Spain
Belles of
Philadelphia
Batcheller
Treasury
Batchelier
Cairo
Lowrie Bell
Wanowaker
Philadelphia Statesman
Memory and a Jolly Jest in a Pittsburgh Museum
An elderly Pittsburgh woman recalls a childhood image of Easter Island statues seen in Washington's National Museum. A prank on a hair diagnosis doctor backfires when the scalawag prescription turns out to order oats and water for a horse. In the art scene, several dealers display works as Primscene reports owners sold over $21,000 in ten weeks, with Harmand’s lively fox hunter scene praised for its life and craft.
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Bhis City
Washington
National Museum
Easter Isle
Pacific
Isle
Pittsburg
Easter Iste
Captain Cook
Primscene
Bidman
Gillespie
Gustave Dore
Jacque
Corot
Adrian Harmand
M. Harmand
Emancipation Day Parade Reviewed at White House
In Washington on April 16 the colored residents celebrated Emancipation Day with a daytime parade and evening meetings. President and most of the Cabinet reviewed the procession as it passed the White House veranda in a heavy rain. Blaine and abe were absent.
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Washington
White House
Blaine
Abe
Secretary Windom Awards Return Aid to Irish Families
Secretary Windom authorized reimbursement of 500 to two emigrant families returning to Ireland after distressing circumstances. One case involved a wife separated from her husband and a mother deserted by her daughter, with the emigrants seeking relief for their journey home.
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Washington
Windom
Emla
Ireland
Pennsylvanians Wild Over Gold Discovery
The Chicago Inter-Ocean notes Pennsylvania residents are excited by the discovery of gold in the state. It argues Pennsylvania does not need gold mines, given the wealth of its coal and iron mines.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
Weather hampered but Clarkson boosts Pennsylvania postmasters
Special Telegram to The Dispatch reports April 14 in Washington that Assistant Denomeee of Fourth class Postmasters Mr Clarkson set a record for Pennsylvania by appointing 38 new postmasters, while 179 Democrats were gullotined today and 197 yesterday. The list includes numerous towns and names across the state and West Virginia appointments follow.
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Clarkson
Ohio
J. Ae
Adairville
J.oner
J. KR. Leubitt
Etchison
Carmichael
Boucher
H. P. Ark
Bend
J. LD. Walsh
Burnt Cabin
W. Hi. Reed
Camden
E. G. Matters
Carlos McCully
Des W. M. Ae. Ottsy
Ca Doughman
Grampias
T. Mitch Hay
F. B
la Josie
William Laughlin Armour
Mary E. Dannell
Merrittstown
William Henry
Moyer
J. M. Wallis
New Nitford
A. J Smith
New Mills
Pictured Rock Hidden by New Government Dam at Charleston
Special Telegram reports the construction of a river dam near Charleston, West Virginia, has submerged the famous pictorial rock near Paint Creek. The rock once showed carvings of animals, fish, footprints, and a life sized bear, thought prehistoric, suggesting ancient inhabitants of the Kanawha valley before white explorers arrived.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha Valley
Paint Creek
What Ware
Ohio Valley
Savings Banks Worthy the Name
A New York telex reports a novel registering savings bank that locks deposits until a set amount is reached. Shaped like a Saratoga trunk, it comes in three styles for cents, half dimes, and dimes.
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Yor
Pardoned After Twenty Nine Years in New Jersey Prison
Trexton New Jersey April 14 The State Board of Pardons granted a pardon to Joseph C Steward a Black man in State prison for 29 years for the murder of a playmate in Gloucester county He was sentenced to death and later commuted to life in prison after efforts over the past year to win a pardon.
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Trexton
N. J
State Board of Pardons
Joseph C. Steward
Gloucester County
Treasury Statement on Foreign Plant Transfer Violates Law
The Secretary of the Treasury reports that transferring a factory from a foreign country to the United States with workers and plant to settle permanently would likely violate alien contract labor law as no exemption is stated. The inquiry about free entry for machinery finds no law authorizing such entry.
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Washingtows
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Bucksnible Runs for Oshkosh Postmaster
The Chicago Herald notes candidate Bucksnible for the Oshkosh postmaster office. The piece humorously cites the unusual name with mock exclamations and ponders its fate in the Postoffice Department archives at Washington.
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The
Chicago Herald
Bucksnible
Oshkosh
Byron
Amog Cottle
Postoffice Department
Washington
Fishing and Lying in Early Westsides Humor
A collage of quips and mock verses on fishing and anglers. The Detroit Free Press notes a fishing party including W M Tollerson and spouses, reporting a day of sport with a coon track and three fish. The piece mocks spelling errors and calls for others to join fishing, contrasting it with rolling rivals.
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W. M. Tollerson
Mesdames Tollerson
Culpepper
McLinnough
Deaths of a Day Louis Uibach and John G White
Paris reports Louis Uibach a well known French writer died after a long illness. In avnasr New York John G White veteran master died this morning aged ? The notices are brief and partly garbled with missing details.
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Louis Uibach
Paris
John G. White
Avnasr
N.Y
Oil and gas bill advances in Harrisburg amid Standard Oil ties
Hon. F. W. Hays of Venango gains passage for a bill allowing one oil gas firm to absorb rivals. Supporters claim non Standard Oil backing while anti Standard figures sign petitions. Andrews and Billingsley vote with the measure which now heads to the Senate amid cautious expectations.
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Andrews
Billings
Harrisbure
DPROM
Harrisburg
F. W. Hays
Venango
Standard Oil Company
Wherty
Intendo
Hasset
Philadelphia
Hays
Standard Oil
Standard
anti-Standard
Thomas B. Simpson
W. J. Young
H. L. Foster
Off City
Prodinecers’ Association
Billingsley
Lewis Emery
Bradford
Senate
Legislative trip blocked over unanimous consent dispute
A motion to take up the New York trip failed in the House as Mr. Bliss faced Brooks' objection and a lack of votes. The Governor has signed the joint resolution, ending attempts to accommodate the route. A vessel with berths for 250 will meet at Jersey City on arrival, then proceed up the North River.
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New York
Bilsa
Delaware
House
Brooks
Bliss
Bahay
Paris
J. N. Young
Vidosta
Ip Kun
Eee
Richland
Lower St. Lawrence
Gulf
Antecosti Island
Magdalen Island
Troops to New York for Centennial support
Pennsylvania troops will travel to New York at the Centennial Committee's expense. Adjutant General Hastings praised New York hospitality and said 2600 men will be quartered, with quarters secured soon. A separate poor bill debate in Philadelphia ended with mixed votes and reconsideration plans.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Hastings
Philadelphia
Panaylvania
Philadelpha
Daniel H. Hastings
Penneylvanne
Harrisburg
Leach
Colonel Hill
Caer
Fow's License Transfer Bill Advances on Second Reading
The second reading of Mr Fow's license transfer bill passed as amended. The measure allows liquor licenses to transfer to the legal heirs of a deceased holder, or to heirs who accept the license rather than a transfer.
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Mr. Fow
Fow
Prohibition Forecast by Mercer Leaders in Western Counties
Hon James Stranahan a Democratic leader from Mercer predicts a 4000 vote majority for prohibition in Mercer and a favorable Western counties outcome. He notes Democratic leaders there, with Mercer agents backing the measure as well. Superintendent Luckey visited for Manual Training School Commission meetings and amendments, hoping for a bill to be called up tomorrow.
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Prohibition
James Stranahan
Mercer
Wee Ane
Itler County
Pobic Schools
Luckey
Manual Training School Commission
Resouced to Go Over Their Work
Messrs West and Harbaugh for Allegheny County grocers and Messia Campbell and Sailor for tailors sought to sway lawmakers to revive a defeated bill on wage garnishment and debtor rights. The resolution failed 8 to 70. Governor Beaver vetoed a House bill regulating poor districts in cities, with the veto sustained 153 to 0.
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Messrs
West
Harbaugh
Allegheny County Grocers
Messia
Campbell
Sailor
Riter
Philadelphia
Beaver
House
E First
Org
Consra
Rats Driven From Smithsonian Storeroom With Seeds
Captain Weedin and Smithsonian Institution staff found rats would enter a storeroom drawer filled with sunflower seeds. Traps failed until seeds lured the rodents, enabling the rats to be trapped or controlled. The experiment showed the seeds as effective bait despite slower movement.
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Weedin
Smithsonian Institution
Marriages by Telegraphs as Modern Trend
Boston Globe notes telegraph and telephone marriages becoming increasingly common with divorces by electricity anticipated in the future. The column highlights rapid changes in social arrangements driven by new communication technologies.
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The
Boston Globe
American light opera to debut at Standard Theater
New light opera produced in New York for its first performance at the Standard Theater next Monday evening. Entirely American from prelude to finale with music by Mrs. E. Marcy-Reymond and text by Mrs. B. Banker and Mrs. C. Ranand. Scene shifts from Washington to Arizona and Chihuahua Mexico. Cast includes a U S commissioner, an old politician, sharpshooters and Native figures. Mia Raymond funded the work and has performed widely.
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New York
Standard Theater
Mia Raymond
Pablic
Mayor Grants Telegraph Pole War
At nine this morning Mayor Grant faced a decision against the Western Union over overhead wires. By ten he ordered removal of poles, and by eleven the first pole was dismantled in Union Square. Forty workers felled all poles, the final pole narrowly missing a Broadway car. Crews continued removing poles on lower Broadway in the afternoon.
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Grant
Western Union
Department of Public Works
Union Square
Broadway
Lower Broadway
Harlem waiter loses cigar box on elevated train
John Carr, a Harlem waiter, received a burial permit for his stillborn child. He placed the body in a cigar box and rode toward the morgue, intending to send the box to the city cemetery, but fell asleep and awoke to find the box missing after reaching the battery.
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John Carr
Carr
Harlem
Bax
Grover Cleveland Declines Park Land Appraisal Post
Ex president Grover Cleveland declines a commission to appraise condemned land for High Bridge Park citing insufficient knowledge of High Bridge real estate to judge value. He steps back from the appraisal role.
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Grover Cleveland
New
High Bridge Park
High Bridge
Close of the Stewart Wil Case Ends Trial Phase
The Stewart will case nears its end as witnesses including Mrs. Floyd Jones testify about a watch story. After rest phrases from contestants and relatives, concluding arguments are set for May. court observers expect a Surrogate decision may spark an appeal.
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Stewart
Floyd Jones
Stewart Garden City Cathedral
Stewart Will
Charity Cotton Sales Raise Funds for Soldiers' Home
Three bales of cotton sold on the Cotton Exchange for the Confederate Soldiers' Home in Austin Texas. Galveston Exchange donated 458 pounds, Atlanta 6 pounds, and Savannah 49 pounds. Sales totaled about 200 dollars.
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Cotton Exchange
Austin
Tex
Galveston Exchange
Atlanta
Savannah
Ex Governor Porter Arrives at Fifth Avenue Hotel
Ex Governor A. Porter, minister to Italy, arrives at the Fifth Avenue Hotel this morning. He will depart for Europe tomorrow aboard the North German Lloyd steamship Aller. Colonel Fred Grant, minister to Austria, will sail on the same vessel.
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A. ©. Porter
Italy
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Europe
Aller
Fred Grant
Austria
Real Thrilling Combats at Smithsonian Bears Exhibit
Visitors at the Smithsonian Institution witnessed fierce clashes between a grizzly bear and two smaller black bears in the spring display. The grizzly showed growing aggression, provoked by the braver but incited black companion, causing a dramatic scuffle and resulting in one bear being separated into a ventilated side space for safety.
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Washington
Ve Animal Collection
Smithsonian Institution
Grizaly
President appoints several postmasters in quick reshuffle
Washington April 14 The President named postmasters including William Torrence Punxsutawney Pa David Hamilton Osceola Mills Pa Miss Bridget T Mooney Dunmore Pa Fred Lewis Marion Kan replacing Charles Hardcastle and others with resignations noted Eugene P Rich Lawrence Sand Jacob Keiser ClinCe es vice B aaee resigned William Som Hse Oy award SS pa vig Wincay a
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Washington
William ©. Torrence
Punxsutawney
David Hamilton
Osceola Mills
Bridget T. Mooney
Dunmore
Fred Lewis
Marion
Kan
Charles Hardcastle
William March
Baxter Springs
G. Bliss
Kao
Eugene PF
Rich
Lawrence
Sand
Jacob Keiser
Clince Es
Aaee
William Som
Hse Oy
General Alger Seeks Republican Nomination in 1892
General Alger of Michigan announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President in 1892. He acts promptly and decisively, signaling strong early intent.
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Hall
Philadelphia
General Alger
Michigan
A Fragmented Verse on a Woman and Her Will
A fragmentary poem describes a woman’s deep affection for a man named Will. She cannot confess fully yet teases with restraint and fate. The speaker hints at thwarted longing and a missing line that shadows the scene.
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Nell
Curious Condensations From a Widely Read Column
A collage of oddities reports bizarre events and local curiosities. Notes include a man in Hothachild who dressed in a coffin and died, a Reading violin repair tale, a Goats shadow pond tale, a New York confectionery window display, a coachwhip snake with a girl, a violent snowstorm tale, and a Buffalo Exposition human sky rocket venture.
Quips and Quirks Echo Across Newspapers
A collage of humorous fragments features jokes on Bermuda potatoes and Paris green, reflections on Browning, and banter about theater tickets and frontier life. Miscellaneous snippets show social chatter, a police officer anecdote, and literary quips, reflecting a breezy, lighthearted news briefing.
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Herger
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Coldwater
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Minneapolis
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