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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1891

Page

4

Fire Dispatch and Advertisement Address Listing

A fragmented notice lists publication details for The Dispatch and its advertising offices in New York and France. It mentions offices at Diamond Street and the THIPUNE BUILDING, with distribution points at Drentono's in New York and Arc de Topen in Port, France.

Diamond Street Fasteen Thipune New York Dispatch ATU Fle TRE Dispatch T Drentono's Union Square Io Arc de Topen Port France

Pittsburg Daily Dispatch Incomplete OCR Apr 3 1881

The article is an OCR fragment from the Pittsburg Daily Dispatch dated Wednesday April 3 1881. It lists various editions and subscription details but lacks coherent news content. The readable portion references weekly and Sunday editions and carrier delivery terms.

Republican clubs in Cincinnati push for 1892 vigor

The Cincinnati gathering of Republican clubs opens with strong energy led by the young element ready to retrieve 1891 reverses. About 1500 young workers vow fidelity to protectionism with Thurston’s address summarized elsewhere and debate plans for Blaine, McKinley, Alger, and Clarkson among endorsements and actions.

Civeinnati Thurston Elaine Alger Clarkson League Tudorser Harrison Blaine McKinley

Tardy Justice Restores Commander Reiter to Active Duty

The naval commander Reiter is restored to active service after months out following the Barrundia affair. The action, viewed as tardy, is criticized as political sacrifice with no valid reason. Dalzell argues the move is unjust and unneeded. Reiter will resume command with his reputation intact among informed personnel.

Reiter Barrundia Congressman Dalzell

A Mistaken Step in Coke Strike Guard Deployment

The Dispatch condemns Pinkerton guards brought into the strike region amid reports of rioters. It argues state authorities must handle order and law enforcement, warning employers overreliance on out of state guards and affirming damages if the state fails to protect property and workers.

Pinkerton Sach

Elevators on Railroad Lines Questioned as Radical Sanction

A Minnesota Legislature note shows a near passage bill allowing any person to build an elevator along a railroad line. The text cites common law and Illinois Supreme Court rulings that railways must transport grain on equal terms, warning against discrimination that could foster monopolies. The case parallels earlier U S circuit court views favoring nonpreferred shippers and stock yard interests.

Minnesota Secon Supreme Court of United States Baxter

Railways Denied Power to Kill and Save Lives

The passage argues that railways lack authority to take life or preserve it and urges that a legislature failing to enforce clearly vested natural and common law rights is not radical reform but subservience to corporate abuses. It frames enforcement as essential to protecting fundamental rights against corporate overreach.

Ballot Reform Debate Moves to Con Con Route

The conference of legislative leaders and Senator Quay plans to defeat the Baker ballot reform bill in favor of the Robinson bill. It would advance a Constitutional convention by electing delegates before approval, aiming to delay reform and possibly weaken municipal and corporate provisions. The shift questions Republican pledges and suggests a basis for a popular push to uphold the Constitution.

Quay Baker

General and Judge in Boston Courtroom Clash

A Boston courtroom dispute between a renowned General and a Judge drew sharp commentary. Both were seen as acting beyond their proper roles with temper and pride. the incident, described as childish and unbecoming, reflects poorly on the profession and prompts hopes for more mature conduct from young lawyers.

Boston Blackstone

Causes of Sioux Outbreak Point to Destitution

Rev W J Cleveland asserts the Sioux revolt stems from destitution caused by incompetent management of Indian affairs. He cites ration cuts to one third and poor cattle handling reducing weight by thirty to forty percent, blaming policy and not the natives.

W. J. Cleveland New York

Warts Remedy From New York Corder Provokes Caution

A new wart cure claims to rub warts with fat meat from the pan and hide the meat under a stone until it decays. The piece notes absurdities and warns of potential dangers if a dog digs up the membrane, highlighting skeptical reactions to the method.

New York

Water works dispute sparks rite clash with modernization

A Hindoo shrine demolition for Benares water works and coke-region water works blasts tied to wage disputes converge as ancient superstition collides with modern development, signaling broader social frictions between tradition and progress.

Benares

Butler's New Orleans Visit Delayed Over Italian Business

Butler postpones planned trip to New Orleans until Italian business is completed to avoid overworking the mob and ensure security.

Bes Butler New Orleans

Opposition to Confederate soldiers' political rights sparks debate

The New York Post objects to the President's claim that Confederate soldiers deserve full political benefits. It argues no Confederate soldier should hold public office in the United States, condemning the idea as extreme pro slavery irreconcilability and misrepresentation of the government.

New York Post United States

June-Like Weather Amid April Realities

The New York World notes a rarer thing than a June day has occurred this April in recent times, while the Dact speaks. Some readers who savored the mild spell may remain cynical about the current stretch of weather.

New York

Nooethern clubs outpace Southern handshakes for RNC paving

The note argues that northern clubs exert greater influence than southern gestures in shaping paths to the Republican National Convention. It highlights regional strategies, parties, and networking efforts as the core factors guiding delegates and supporters toward Cleveland.

Socialist labor law in Germany punishes workers only

The piece notes that German labor legislation punishes workers who quit their jobs while not imposing similar penalties on employers. It calls this an idiosyncrasy of imperial socialism and questions whether similar features could arise in any form of established socialism.

Germany Hill and Dale Ohio Valley Seven-Mile Island

Texas Candidate Webster Flanigan Faces Record Defeat

The piece notes Webster Flanigan of Texas as the most defeated gubernatorial candidate on record and critiques his missed chance to inquire about the purpose of the setback amid commentary from the Chicago Herald on Pennsylvania laws restricting profane swearing.

Webster Flanigan Texas TSE Chicago Herald Pennsylvania

Blue laws and breezy blasts across a changing nation

An assemblage of dated musings on blue laws in Connecticut and the West’s tolerance for profanity, peach crops in Delaware and Eastern Maryland, baseball strikes on May Day, ship names, canal funding in Manchester, Hearst’s racing stable, and remarks on Blainé and Bismarck while criticizing land openings and agricultural dreams.

Connecticut

Railroad Sold At Auction Foreclosing Mortgage

The Kansas City and Southern Railway, a John L Blair road, was sold at public auction in Kansas City on April 21 to satisfy a deed of trust held by Farmers' Loan and Trust Company securing 250000 dollars of the road's loans.

Kansas City Kansas City and Southern Railway John L Blair Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company, O “ York Grand Rapids Mich Hus Sangang China Yellow Sea Kieng Long

Personal Paragraphs From A Banter Of Notables

The piece lists diverse figures with brief notes from Europe and America. It notes the Prime Bishop of Cracow in Austrian Galicia receiving £40000 revenue and the Archbishop of Erlau in Hungary earning about $75000 yearly. Senator Lyman R. Casey returns to Jamestown North Dakota to push Republican work for 1892. It mentions George Exor Fowey of North Carolina dying before Princeton reunion, Mrs Koeg managing her husband’s correspondence, Elaine Gurst and sister starting a mushroom farm for a boys’ evening school, Dr George C. Lormier resuming pastoral duties, Isaac Primax the father of phonography at 80, General Mines shaving his moustache for Pine Ridge, Mrs JanNie M Lozier new Horosis president, physician wife and daughter-in-law of Clemence Lozier, abandoning practice for philanthropy.

Cracow Galicia Erlau Hungary Lyman R. Casey Jamestown North Dakota GeorExor Fowey North Carolina Princeton Isaac Primax GeneRal Mines Pine Ridge Mas JanNie M. Lozier Horosis Clemence Lozier America

Deaths of a Day Obituary Notes

Obituary notes list many deaths including Robert Moore of Hubert Moore & Co Haitimore. JoaN Young of Wurtemburg. Samuel L. Pettingill in Brooklyn. General A. L. Burdick. Anna H. Kirkpatrick. Kate O'Donnell of Ireland. Mrs Elizabeth Coulson. Mary E. Gouge daughter of John B. Gough. MANS GOOGINS founder of Atlantic Works. Count Pajal French soldier. Captain Alphonso E. Gordon US Marshal. Rev Hewer Dakirss D D. Dr Darling. Helgiem de Lettenhore historian. Joseph Marie Constantin Bruno de Lettenhore.

Samuel L. Pettingill Brooklyn A. L. Burdick Arango Anna HM. Kirkpatrick William . Kirkpatrick Peter Giat Buffalo Mills Armetrong County Allegheny Mary E. Gouge John B. Gough Hillside Farm Boylston MY Mans Googins Boston Atlantic Works Poe Googles Charles Prieee Victor Pajal Metz Germany Alphonso E. Gordon New Brunswick N.J United States Cleveland Congress Committee On Manufactures Hewer Dakirss Hamiton College Clinton Chamber of Deputies Coer Rotn i Hoo Interior France

Relics of La Grippe Echo Through City Mourning

The Board of Health reports the grippe decline while mourning goods surge in Pittsburg. Black attire dominates Fifth Avenue as the spring season brings fewer bright dresses and a darker mood across the city.

la Grippe Board of Health Pittsburg Fifth Avenue Horne's Grippe Edgeworth

Dernaart Reporter Quotes Doctor Across Shakespeare Cipher

Dernaart April 2. Dr C W Owen claims to have solved a Shakespeare cipher proving Bacon authored the plays and detailing bribe defense plus family links. He asserts five works contain 27 narratives and that Shakespeare was murdered to hide the truth with a buried head in a leaden box.

Dernaart C. W. Owen Bacon Queen Elizabeth Lord Burleigh Shakespeare Hacon Owen

Influence or True Love Never Runs Smooth ends season

The comic opera Influence or True Love Never Runs Smooth closed its Reading Pa. season last Saturday. W. E. Manning and J. F. Warner organized the company. Mishler hauled scenery. Goldey sues Manning for 250 argues lack of two weeks notice per contract.

Ayercial Dispatoon New York Reading W. E. Manning Boston J. F. Warner Oom v New Haven Pitburg Pennsylvnois Discoura John D. Mishler Andrice Goldey Manning

Roosters of Power Promise Unyielding Campaign Goad

A fiery political rant declares no future officeholder without party approval and denounces opponents, claiming the Washington party will exert power, mock arrogance, and demand loyalty while promising relentless action by its faction.

Keely's Celestial and Terrestrial Sympathetic Forces

In Lippincott's Magazine Keely argues that all terrestrial matter derives from a celestial echo. He describes celestial brain flow guiding earthly matter and explains how sympathetic vibrations can shift dominance between celestial and terrestrial forces to alter elevation and speed of metal masses. He claims his system enables controlled motion and commercial use.

Keely Lippencott

Railroad Tracks Between Here and Philadelphia Change With Temperature

The Pennsylvania Railroad between Philadelphia and Pittsburg lengthens and shortens with temperature. On warm days rails expand about 12 feet 6 inches per degree across 53 miles, while cold days cause contraction. The rail joints accommodate the expansion and contraction, illustrating dramatic length changes.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Railroad Pittsburg Pennsylvania

Consul General Z. T. Sweeny Resigns to Return to Ministry

A telegram from Constantinople reports Consul General Z. T. Sweeny resigning his post to resume clerical duties. He will relocate to Kokomo Indiana where he has a ministerial call.

Coutumnus, Inc Z. T. Sweeny Constantinople Turkey Kokomo Ind

The Goose Walked Back

A Bristol tame goose joins a wild geese flight and struggles to keep up. After a mile and a half the bird tires and lands near a farmer’s house. The owner, noting the soul’s expansiveness, clips the goose’s wings and the bird walks home on foot.

Middletown Bristol

President Harison’s Balt Springs stop greeted by crowd

Douglas County Georgia locals welcome President Harison during a brief Balt Springs visit. A letter from Obe Farmer, chairman of the Douglas County Republican Committee, is handed to Col. W. T. Roberts as the President boards the train.

Douglas County Ben Savannah Harrison Balt Springs W. T. Roberts Douglas Obe Farmer Republican Committee Harison Salt Springs T. Farmer

Tarpon Jump Aboard Steamer Clara Sparks Casino Bay Feasts

As the steamer Clara neared the bay on April 21 a tarpon weighing about pounds leaped aboard causing injuries to a crew member and breaking a cabin door. The fish was subdued and passengers enjoyed tarpon steak aboard.

Indian winter reminder for Cincinnati residents

The Cincinnati Times-Star notes cooler weather will arrive between now and next September, advising readers to prepare for an Indian winter after warm spells and to shed winter flannels as they start garden tasks.

Cincinnati Times-Star

Reinstatement of Commander Reiter by Navy after Dalzell push

Secretary Tracy reversed course and reinstated Commander Reiter to the Navy, assigning him to Thetis after dismissal six months ago over the Barcundia affair. Dalzell and Commissioner Stockton welcomed the reversal as a correction of a grave mistake amid Capitol debate and department talk.

Tracy Washington Commander Reiter Navy Department Barcundia Reiter Ranger Thetis DisPatch John Dalzell Congress Dalzel Navy Department Soley Dalzell Mr. Reiter Stockton Ter San Francisco Loweroroia Greely Alaska Jeannette Americas Club Hon V. Holliday Customs Gilkeson Henry Bureau of Indian Account

Italian Immigrant Restrictions Highlighted by Italian Government

A New York telegram reports Italy’s government distributing immigration warnings to subjects. A poster on a new immigrant’s passport cites US law banning convicts paupers beggars and workers under contract from landing and declares expulsion within a year with ship costs borne by the carrier. Thirteen Italians from the Monday arrivals on the Alesia and Alexandria were barred. Five detained in Italy over arson assault stabbing and felonies prior to departure.

New York United States Steamship Company Alesia Alexandria Italy Rvely

Reading Terminal Company Increases Capital Stock

At a special stockholders meeting in Philadelphia on April 21, the Philadelphia and Reading Terminal Company unanimously approved raising its capital from 3,000,000 to 8,500,000 dollars.

Philadelphia Philadelphia and Reading Terminal Company

People Who Come and Go Aboard Local Rail Lines

Division Passenger Agent E D Smith and wife left for Philadelphia. General Passenger Agent C W Bassett and wife went to New York for a friend's wedding. J E Brown of an Ogden iron mine registered at Seventh Avenue. He had engagements with B F Jones and Andrew Carnegie but found they were absent.

E. D. Smith Baltimore and Ohio Road Philadelphia Passener C. W. Bassett Pittsburg and Western Road New York J. E. Brown Ogden Seventh Avenue B. F. Jones Andrew Carnegie C. E. E. Childers Inspecting Bureau England Hugh Childers R. H. Lee Titusville R. P. Lee Buffalo Dugucene Lee Virginia Charles Scully Hamilton Samuel Disston Philes Monongahela House Chicago Thomas H. Laidley Uniontown W. KR. Crawford Smith Jones Imal Texas Siftings Jaggs Fred New York Press Frangly Sommerville Journel Charlie

Anna Dickinson Clothes Seized by Howe & Hummelell Agent

An agent for Howe and Hummel arrives in Pittsburgh to collect all of Anna Dickinson's clothing jewelry and manuscripts from Miss Susan F E Dickinson returning to New York. Susan remains ill and delegates authority to her lawyer while the receipts are produced. The item notes legal action and house documents.

Howe & Hummoell Susan FE Dickinson Anna Dickinson New York Susan

My Madeline Interlude in Moonlit Madrigal

A poetic fragment exploring a speaker's ardent request for Madeline. Refrains of melody, mind, and memory mingle with moonlit imagery and a dreamlike masquerade. The piece blends musical metaphor with longing and identity.

Society in the spring and civic club notes in Pittsburgh

Society items note Mrs. C. I. Wade will attend the National Council meeting in Orange New Jersey as a delegate from the Woman's Club. A paper on The Foundlings Home at Moscow by Mrs. M. B. Schliederberg sparks discussion on Russia's care for foundlings and US neglect. Other society news covers Art Society plans, WCTU meeting notes, a forthcoming wedding, school visits, and local social events.

Mra C. I. Wade Woman's Club National Council of the Federation of Woman's Clubs Orange N. J Charlotte Emerson Brow Federation Ee SS Eaison Coseleme United States Mra. M. B. Schriederberg Foundlings Moscow Russia Art Society Pittsburg Club S&. H. Koillikelly May Beesley John KB K Krebbtel New York Bertha Enderly Harry B. Brockett, Jr Carl Retter Richard Wagner Carl Ketter Brushton Literary Society William Marshall Ammonda Street Isaac Hinckadore Art Musical Association Prof. Salmon Arch Street Chalfant

Curious Condensations Of Odd Global Facts

A roundup of miscellaneous items includes Colorado ditch totals and chicken consumption in New York and Brooklyn. It notes diverse curiosities from Icelandic weather to a 104-year-old barber in Cincinnati, plus railway bridges, parlor chandeliers, and a dog saluting ships at Bear Island light.

Colorado New York Brooklyn Japan Iceland Michigan University Ann Arbor Waynesboro Gary Chicago Hamburg Social Democrats Switzerland France Denmark Quebec

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