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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1891
Page
7
The Dispatch notes it is regularly sold at Beentane's Canten Square New York and 17 Ave de Copen Paris. It invites readers disappointed by hotel news stands to obtain copies.
After days of attempts to block it, Seanor's anti discrimination bill reaches the House calendar. Though the ballot reform bill passes, the anti discrimination measure faces slim chances in the Senate. The piece argues Republican leadership has undermined constitutional rights and party pledges amid corporate influence.
The piece frames an optimistic view for Pittsburg baseball, noting a past pattern of early losses followed by later improvement. It argues that patience and experience will yield a reversal of prior years as the team learns from defeats and gradually asserts itself on the field.
The Keystone Bank collapse is linked to large loans used by its president for personal speculation. About $1,000,000 was tied to real estate ventures near Spring Lake and Sea Girt, violating banking law and weakening cash assets. A director cites corroboration and notes the impact of public confidence on the bank's downfall.
The article argues bank failures stem from violating the national banking act especially over lending to single borrowers beyond one tenth of capital. It insists loans must be to legitimate commercial paper and criticizes watering place speculation. Conservative banks remained solid amid recent commercial upheavals.
A London killer of women may have migrated to New York. The piece notes a sailor could have carried the crimes across the Atlantic and urges New York detectives to capture the murderer or his imitator, condemning systemic failure in both cities.
The article argues the Senate will refuse passage of ballot reform and instead send back Senator Robinson's constitutional convention provision. It contends the Republican platform promised ballot reform, not a constitutional convention, and warns voters may view such action as political deception. The piece urges the House to reject the convention move and pursue a practical reform under the existing Constitution.
Managers of Pittsburg charitable institutions argue the Legislature’s appropriations are insufficient. The hospital and other facilities serve many indigent invalids and injured persons daily, leaving wards full. State policy should support these needs, and the Senate may increase allocations to better satisfy humane demands.
The text honors Count Von Moltke who died yesterday, praising his superior military strategy, focusing on his campaign planning, simultaneous corps operations, and rapid Franco Prussian War victories. It credits him and Bismarck with shaping a united Germany and notes Moltke directed campaigns personally at age 70.
The article lauds Moltke as one of history’s greatest generals, noting his enduring fame and the world’s appreciation of his services. It critiques contemporary editorials on Cleveland’s interview and comments on Irish, American, and international political tensions with sharp, skeptical tone.
The item says a false story claims Postmaster General Wanamaker keeps a file of all lies about him, suggesting such a file would prevent other duties. It notes he has managed to accomplish several tasks despite this claim.
The division of honors followed Tar Dispatches suggestions with Harrison winning resolutions Blaine shouting Alger in Clarkson's name securing the League Presidency and McKinley left out. The Rome affair stirred alarm as Yankee diplomacy and gunpowder leave Romans on edge.
The piece notes about 50 000 Americans live in Italy and 500 000 Italians in the United States. It argues Americans spend more money in Italy than Italians spend in the United States and warns against depriving that revenue source. It also references Butler, a railway collision, a building strike, and a Sherman memorial fundraising effort in New York.
Madame Janauscheer critiques tragedy on stage while ex Governor Evans donates 100000 to the University of Denver endowment. Regents named for the Wyoming State University include Grace HoeBarn and Mrs A V Quinn. Notables: Judge Cronan in Chicago transit, ex Congressman La Fourtriere set to speak in New York. Cuvati and Acosta die, Pike animals' keeper inherits birds, Assam chief commissioner Quisttox, Irish writership in India.
It is understood that force obedience needs more than prestige and that private soldiers are not of different clay from officers to secure good military discipline.
The piece notes a shrewd politician courting labor amid spring farming tasks. Sherman builds a barn Ingalls plants potatoes and Uncle Sawyer of Dabkosh buys an ox gad and seeks stegra prices.
A Chicago Herald reader recalls a Iowa station tale of a father bidding his daughter farewell. The train moves, a prim passenger occupies the seat, the father calls out a kiss, and a window umbrella jab prompts a harsh rebuke. The man stands stunned as the train departs.
A scanned advertisement seeks a wife in Japan with unusual criteria. It asks for a young woman around twenty, from any station, not requiring beauty or cleverness if other traits, with caveats about modesty and form. The suitor is an artist of middle standing, inviting brides to apply at the Usaza Malulehi Shimbun office by the specified date.
The Chicago Real Estate Bulletin outlines Stockholm methods including value bases for improved property, expected 6 to 7 percent gross yield, and 14 percent annual taxes. It describes contracts of purchase, legalization certificates, stamp taxes, and the split costs between buyer and seller. It notes bonds, mortgage mechanics, foreclosure norms, and marital property rights on death with half to the surviving spouse and half to children.
A Minneapolis Journal account describes a snowbound streetcar scene where men give up seats to women and a man by the stove refuses to move. The car fills with female passengers, a silk-clad woman resists contact, a child sits on a mother's lap, and bystanders observe the tense seating dynamics during the crowded ride.
In San Francisco at the corner of Montgomery and Kearny streets a gray horse draws an express wagon daily. The animal, six years old and born in Mexico, has a remarkable mustache tended by the owner though the driver shows little interest. The horse and master seek fame, while the owner keeps to his routine city work.
A St Louis florist argues to a Post dispatch reporter that Turks hold the red rose in sacred regard. He recalls legends of the prophet blood and rose water cleansing and relates how a Turk would not desecrate the flower even on grand occasions.
In a Philadelphia Press narrative a man pays a dinner bill of 864 with a £50 bill from a publisher’s check. After a heated exchange with Katie about counting, they discover 850 extra on the plate. He insists on others counting, they argue, and he ultimately returns the excess and the cashier is discharged.
The article describes a new import of Western iron and steel expertise into Hankow on the Hamyang slope. Two large Cleveland type blast furnaces yield about 100 tons of pig iron daily, with a Bessemer plant, Siemens Marten steel works and a full rail mill. A foreign technical staff is set to operate as China begins domestic production of rails, ship plates, and arms.
The Philadelphia Press argues Pennsylvanians seek ballot reform now rather than awaiting a Constitutional Convention. It warns reform may come only in the distant future if ever and urges immediate action.
A compilation of contemporary political commentary references. Mentions include Mr. Ingalls the late Kansas senator, critics comparing hair part and policy stance, and remarks from Philadelphia Times and Chicago Inter-Octan. Evans R. Jones named Liberal candidate for Carmarthen seat.
A terse South Africa reflection notes why some citizens resist, suggesting national struggle stems from a symbolic mask over the land. The piece conveys a wary atmosphere and a call to consider the country’s true state behind public display.
Alfred J Rankin proprietor of Rankin Pharmacy at Penn avenue and Sixth street died at his Western avenue home about 0 15 yesterday morning after grip and pneumonia. He was born in Shippensburg in 18 and educated at the Philadelphia School of Pharmacy. He settled in the city in 1882 and opened a drugstore, later moving to the Rankin pharmacy site. He leaves many brothers and sisters in several towns and cities.
The notice compiles brief obituaries and personal notes for John Carlin a deaf painter of miniatures and poet with other death notices including Thomas N Hielly Merriman Hayxay Foss Mason Peyton Annie Bee Sel Nicholas Bour W Barter Augustus Hatfield and related funeral details from various cities and professions.
The May Festival Hall features a new interior and seating for 4000 as the Exposition progresses. Tailors report brisk business with a quieter fashion tone and hints of London styles, while New York supplies shape US trends. The License Court unsettles liquor trade until licensing and remonstrances conclude.
The 191st dinner of the Twi Neht Club discussed whether Prof Briggs is a heretic. Rev Mattson G Peters defended belief in the Bible, while other clergymen argued over creeds and changes in interpretation.
In a light verse from Chicago News, Horace to Lycee laments a youth’s roving charm and raucous behavior among boys. The speaker mocks bracelets, cups, and Cupid, then notes public records reveal Cluara’s heartbreak and the youth’s restless antics.
C Desfoss Emmons will represent Western University at the inter collegiate oratorical contest in Beaver Falls on May 2 after a preliminary contest in the university chapel. Judges gave Emmons 92.77 percent for Our Foreign Policy and Gill LU spoke on The Evening of Monarchy. Other contestants included Laty and Davidson. The Western University Glee Club performed between recitations.
Mrs Dayro Laurer leaves for New York City to study art. Dr Jesare Teagarden of Waynesburg stops in the city. Miss Anna Sree of the Southside marries Mr George B. Eggers of Bellevernon. Miss Lon B Sillings and Mr Charles F Rankin plan a wedding at the bride's home on April 30. Flora M Brown wed Emil P Hartung at 9 PM with Rev F R Farrand in attendance. Industrial School of the Fourth U P Church Allegheny will hold closing exercises in the church lecture room.
Two women pretended to order tea at a newer dry goods store restaurant. One wanted tea, the other hot water. They mixed water and tea to double the cups, paying for one cup but receiving two. The bill item read one cup of hot water six cents, while tea cost eight cents.
A candidate for priest orders preached an extempore trial sermon before Archibishop Tait and Dean Stanley. In nervous stammer he declared he would divide his congregation into two the converted and the unconverted. The primate urged him to name which group he would serve as.
Judge Clements and John ODonnell along with E. Simons, J. W. Peters, and ex Sheriff Leeds traveled through the city from the Cincinnati Convention on their way to Philadelphia. Dr. I F H Eggers, head of the State Board of Pharmacy, went to Harrisburg for the annual meeting. Several others including Oscar A Small, George F Bishop, Dr H Lester, W J Menzies, H M Bennett, and more were noted as guests or travelers at local hotels and stations with various destinations to New York Chicago and Philadelphia.
A collection of brief curiosities notes varied topics from inventions and unlikely events to odd crimes and unusual crops. It mentions castor oil mills, an ice cream freezer credited to a woman, a blind man arrested in Philadelphia for murder, and a few sensational claims about diamonds, genders, and strange animal sightings across several U.S. cities and Europe.
A collage of comic exchanges and snippets from era papers includes a swine incident retold by Rev White and Mrs White, jokes about collectors and rare items, a chatty author not “talking shop,” a stern nod to election practice, and a courtroom quip about a botched burglary.
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