Portage Puree in Tier United State Daily Dispatch Rates
The page lists subscription prices for Daily Dispatch variations including Sunday and monthly options with rates, dated Pittsburg Thursday August 1 1888. It enumerates annual and weekly terms and mentions delivery by carriers with weekly cents figures. The article includes period pricing and edition details for the publication in Pittsburg.
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Portage Puree
United State
Dail Lisraten
Carrieraat
The Commission's Mistake in Johnstown Relief Policy
A newspaper critique argues the State Commission mismanages flood relief. It notes one fifth of expenditures go to Susquehanna towns while Johnstown bears greatest need. The piece urges turning funds over to local Johnstown organizers for direct, timely distribution. It laments delayed aid and calls for local control of remaining sixteen hundred thousand dollars.
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State Commission
Johnstown
Susquehanna
Stown
Greek Rivalry Marks Early Republican Senate Fight
Senator Quay arrived in town to confer with supporters while rival leaders battle for influence over the next Legislature. With candidates like Flinn Neeb Rutan and others, the ongoing contest promises intense canvassing and high stakes, described as Greek meeting Greek and set to outpace sports in excitement.
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Quay
Messares
Senator Quay
Flinn
Neeb
Senate
Rutan
Foregone conclusion in Fremon extradition case
The Governor decides Fremon must be returned to South Carolina. The piece notes the long settled principle that states have authority to try accused criminals and urges respect for South Carolina's process. It warns of possible injustice but holds Pennsylvania to honor interstate requisitions.
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Flomona
South Carolinaa
Toe Dis Fatch
South Carolina
Fremon
Pennsylvania
Omaha Pastor Presses Marriage Bid Amid Church Scrutiny
A church congregation in Omaha presses into the personal life of their pastor, Rev. Mr. Schuur, as he plans marriage, highlighting a trend of congregational involvement in clergy affairs seen beyond Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Mr. Schuur
Omaha
Pastor resigns after church rebukes on marrying choice
An Omaha pastor Mr. Schour resigns after a church meeting censured him for not respecting congregants wishes in selecting a marriage partner. The report notes congregations often pressure ministers on personal matters, yet argues marriage is private and pastors should act independently.
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Schour
Mr. Schnur
Mr. Schour
Omaha
Quay as a Presidential Candidate in 1892 Rumors
The Pittsburg visit sparks whispered talk that Senator Quay yearns for a 1892 presidential bid. The piece argues Quay favors real political power over risky challenge, seeing him as the power behind the Harrison administration rather than a candidate. It suggests antagonistic circles may spread the tale to mock him.
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Gosip
Quay
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Matthew Stanley
Harrison
Colonel Quay
Charmers for Money in Henry Abbey Opera Plans
Henry E. Abbey returns from Europe with contracts for Patti Albani Tamagno Ravelli Del Puente and a cast of artists to perform in opera in America next season. He will also feature a child pianist a violinist and a new London troupe as side attractions.
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Henry E. Abbey
Europe
Abbey
Patti
Albani
Tamagno
Ravelli
del Puente
London
Mr. Abbey
Treasury surplus prompts solvency questions amid large idle funds
Comment argues the United States Treasury holds $700 million transferred by the retiring treasurer and about $1.04 billion in total debt, with cash reserves far exceeding typical bank standards. It claims $400–$500 million could be used for debt retirement or worthwhile improvements without risking solvency, and questions how to release the surplus without increasing the Treasury.
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United States
United States Treasury
Treasury
Wool Duties Correction Sparks 60 to 10 Percent Debate
The Philadelphia Inquirer challenges the Times statement on wool duties. It asserts the appraisers' conference did not reduce duties from 60 percent to 10 percent and implies a misinterpretation. The dispute centers on how duties are presented and interpreted by rival papers.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
The
Times
Inquirer
Wool duties and politics in a pricked humor column
A satirical column critiques tariff shifts from the Inquirer and Philadelphia Record, parodies weather and fashion whims, and mocks political figures and party tactics. It rails against wool duties, treasury counts, and Behring Sea vessel seizures while lampooning journalists and Tory democracy figures.
Prominence Snippets Highlight Public Figures and Events
Ed ward Bellamy author and Union College alum notes journalistic past. Secretary Blaine long resident in Washington but never joined clubs. L G Parmelee of Boston profits from a baked bean plant. Shah addressed by Manchester Chamber. query about length. Rubinstein to receive St Petersburg celebration in November. Carter once peerless in Southern church. later conversion. A E Jones of Cincinnati linked to Burdette family. Loyal Legion badge added to Senator Ingalls coat lapel after resistance to earlier membership.
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Edward Bellamy
Union College
Schenectady
Germany
General Butler
Kar Harbor
Maine
Blaine
Washington
L. G. Parmelee
Boston
Hob
Manchester
Chamber of Commerce
Axton Rubinstein
St. Petersburg
Grance W. Carter
South
Con
A. E. Jones
Cincinnati
Mr. Burdette
Funny Man
Robert Jones
The
Loyal Legion
John J. Ingalls
Ingalls
District of Columbia
Kansas
Milwaukee Postmaster Resigns After Civil Service Criticism
Milwaukee postmaster resigns following sharp criticism from Civil Service authorities. No replacement named yet as department reviews the situation and no further action has been announced.
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Milwaukee
Washxorton
Postoffice Department
Civil Service
Eee
A Merry War Going On Between Cities
Chicago presses New York on its express project while St Louis mocks Chicago aims to lead, sparking a heated dispute over regional ambitions and strategic influence.
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Yrom
Washington Star
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Filtration Cannot Purify Water Says Allegheny Writer
A writer argues filtration fails to remove dissolved impurities from water and warns it may worsen public health. He cites historical authorities, discusses alum filters, and urges boiling and natural sources like wells near parks as safer options.
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Hippocrates
Galen
Avicenna
Alam
Allegheny
United States Fish Commission distributes fish across multiple states
The Work Deseo by the Fish Commission reports a vast planting of pike, carp, brook trout, lake trout, salmon fry and eggs in rivers and lakes nationwide. Thousands were placed in Indiana Ohio Kentucky Illinois Michigan West Virginia Pennsylvania and other states, with stations at Northville Michigan and a Virginia/Northwest route distributing large stocks.
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Hispton
United States
Muskingum River
Zanesville
Blue River
Edinburg
Ind
Illinois
Barren
Missouri
Grentye Lake
Nebraska
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennnessee
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Trater Lake
Sepaeee
Michigan
Wisconsin
Clackamas River
Little Sacramento
Zeenaenee
Florida
Sandusky
Commission Colareee Aes
Mich
Sir Ambrose Shea Visits Montreal With New Hobbies
Sir Ambrose Shea former St Johns governor arrived in Montreal with Lady Shea on his first Canadian visit since his Bahamas appointment. He promotes the poet plant fibre as superior to Manila, claims wild growth and potential export profits, and envisions a steamship link for the Bahamas. He heads to Quebec then St Johns.
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Montreal
Ambrose Shea
St. Johna
N. F
Bahama Islands
Shea
Canada
Manila
New York
Sir Ambroses
Quebec
St. Johns
Miss Caldwell Fortune Safe and In Trust
New York July 2 Eugene Kelly denied rumors Miss Caldwell must surrender her fortune on marriage. She has about 000000 in estate, gave half to Catholic University, and lives on rent. Inherited estates are in trust with income around 170000, with principal not to be touched. She plans to place business matters in the hands of Coudert Bros in Paris.
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New Yorks
Eugene Kelly
Prince
Miss Caldwell
Pa Cage
Caldwell
Mr. Fry
Amones Y Cable
Secretary Biszne Travels Through Baxcor to Bar Harbor
A Boston paper claimed the government cannot sustain Blaine's assertion that Bohring Sea is American water. Secretary of State Biszne, en route to Bar Harbor, questioned the occasion and whether she spoke on the fur and seal issue. Cleveland approved the address on the last day of his term.
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Baxcor
Bis'ne
Bar Harbor
Boston
Blaine
Bohring Sea
Siply
Ine
Tesident
Cleveland
Royalty in Newsroom Humor Across Several Papers
The clippings mock royal finances and duties with satire on abdication rumors and wedding gifts. References include Queen Victoria and Queen Victoria’s age, Lord Fife and Princess Louise, and critiques of royal spending and privatized funds. The tone blends editorial jabs and caricatures from multiple U.S. papers.
Deaths of a Day Hos Samael McElroy and Rollins
Obituary notes list Hos Samael McElroy dying at his Wilkinsburg home around 11 PM. Ex Senator EZ Rollins dies at the Appledore House Isle of Shoals after prolonged illness, with wife and three sons present. Dr W H Woolery, a noted physician, also dies recently.
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Gerater Rollins
PonTimocrTs
N. H
EZ. AA
Rollins
Appledore House
Isle of Shoals
Neyer
City of Paris Arrives From Queenstown After 58 Miles Lost
New York notes report the City of Paris arriving at Bar at 1 14 this morning from Queenstown in 5 days 2 hours 10 minutes. The voyage time lagged three minutes behind last May’s record though the distance lost was 58 miles. An alarming burglary attempt is described with Ellen Concannon, a maid, fighting intruders Henry Collins and Cornelius McCaffery before they fled as neighbors aided by Cornelius Ford reacted.
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New York
Ellen Concannon
Henry Collins
Cornelius McCaffery
Cornelius Ford
Celebrities Arrive in Paris From City of Light
General John Palmer Tony Pastor J J Astor Jr Murat Halstead and wife of a California millionaire arrive in Paris with their sons Clarence and William amid fanfare as they return to the city today.
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Dome
Bay Child Abduction Case In Brooklyn Family Rift
Arthur W. Kay aged 18 months is jailed on an abduction charge of taking his 83 year old brother. Parents had separated. Mrs. Kay supported the elder boy in Brooklyn. The elder boy traveled to the Catskills to visit his father and younger brother and returned with the child, who authorities say was urged by Catkills neighbors. Mrs. Kay denies any abduction plan, blaming neighbor influence.
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Arthur W. Kay
Miss Chapin Makes London Stage Debut
Alice Chapin sister of Brooklyn mayor reports her London debut in a letter to her brother. She notes audience reactions from civil attention to cold reception, cheering at curtain and a final manager’s “Bravo Brooklyn.” She played Virginia in a scene of passion and tells of divorcing Mr Ferrin before going abroad.
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Miss Chapin
London
Alice Chapin
Mayor Chapin
Brooklyn
Virginia
Appius
Mass Abapin
Regular Customer Mary Hayes Arraigned in Essex Market
Mary Hayes was arraigned before Judge Duffy in the Essex Market court on a drunkenness charge. She quips about following the judge from Tombs to Harlem and is sentenced to six months before her next appearance.
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Mary Hayes
Preferred Death to a Loveless Life in Brooklyn
Mrs. Jenny McAlpine a wealthy widow in a Brooklyn boarding house hanged herself citing unrequited love. Neighbors say she planned a country trip but a quarrel with a younger lover led to the suicide, discovered by fellow boarders at dawn in the cellar.
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Jenny McAlpine
Brooklyn
Pittsburg Man in Philadelphia Builds Major Oil Refinery
D P Reighard of Pittsburg visits Girard to view a new oil refinery planned for Philadelphia. The plant will cover six acres, host a 76 000 barrel daily capacity, and should be completed in about nine days. Major E A Montooth and Chris Mazee's supporter were at the Girard. William House of the City Solicitor's office travels with his son John House. he recently married a granddaughter of Mint and is visiting the city.
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Quaker City Journal
Philadelphla Times
D. P. Reighard
Pittsburg
Girard
Philadelphia
E. A. Montooth
Chris Mazee
Girard Bosse
Wiliam House
City Solicitor's Office
Pitts
John House
Mr. House
la' Mint
United States
Malin
Himelt
William ‘Throckmorton
Griffin
San Francisco
Goguac Lake
Battle Creek
Mich
Sylvaofa
Constable’s ill fated marriage ceremony attempt ends in confusion
Eckerty July 31 a constable Tobuston near the white sulphur wells was sent to Leavenworth for a case. Believing he could unite the couple with a license they wed and began housekeeping before realizing two days later they were not legally married. They then called a minister to formalize the knot.
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Eckerty
Lyp
Tobuston
Leavenworth
Estate of Fisher to be divided among American heirs
Information from Marshall Missouri reports that a man named Fisher who died in Germany is leaving an estate valued at 51 million dollars to American heirs, with 17 living in this county and several in Illinois.
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Marshall, Mo
Fisher
Germany
Ilnois
Maine Fisherman Sees One or Two Sea Serpents
A Maine fisherman arrives with a fresh sea serpent yarn from the harbor. He claims to have seen the creature clearly and believed he glimpsed a second at one point. Prohibition appears to fail in Maine.
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New York Herald
Maine
Sweet Eleanor and the Flowers of Longing
Cora Stuart Wheeler writes in Century about Eleanor and Jane in a nostalgic poem. The speaker recalls daily kindnesses and shared sweets, yet laments diminishing affection and changing memories. The verses explore love, longing, and altered devotion across time.
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Eleanor
Eilce Jane
Cora Stuart Wheeler
Water for fuel invention claimed in Phillips Wisconsin report
A public report from Phillips Wisconsin describes a cheap appliance using a piece of gas pipe and a water vessel to produce an oxyhydrogen flame. Heat from wood or coal drives water into a steam chamber where steam is retained and ignited, yielding a high temp flame with minimal fuel use.
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Phillips
Wis
Jasper industry basks in Sioux Falls growth
The Sioux Falls jasper industry has expanded to four quarries employing nearly 1,000 workers, with markets from Chicago to Kansas City. Jasper, polished to resemble red granite, fuels local building and furniture uses, while debates persist on its true nature as red quartzite and its heat resistance.
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Dakota Car
Globe-Democrat
Sioux Falls
Chicago
Kansas City
Missouri
Arizona
Falla
Pic
Winchell
United States
Extraction of Porpoise Oil Proves Profitable
In QuEnEt July 31 report William Eno and other Mauiconagan Fish and Oil Co shareholders visit Manicouagan shoals. Canadian manager Colonel W P Rice notes ready mills and plans to produce oil using nets and porpoises. New processes could yield 1 1 barrels of oil with potential profit far beyond.
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QuEnEt
William Eno
John C. Eno
Mauiconagan Fish Sod Oil Company
W. P. Rice
New York
Gulf
Manicouagan
Manicouae Company
Deaf mute circus performer returns home after years wandering
Francis Horie, a deaf mute from Newark, vanished fourteen years ago with a circus. He later became a renowned show figure known as the Wonder of the Age. After long efforts by his family, he was found and brought back, ending a long period of separation and mystery.
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Francis Horie
Frank Horie
Newark
Peneene
Elto
Johnstown
Dayton Pops Census Total and City Growth
The Dayton census reports 52,113 residents in Dayton city proper, excluding W. D. Bickham, with a grand total of 57,113. The data reflects population changes from the latest count.
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S J. Louis Globe-Democrat
Dayton
W.D. Bickham
Oddball Misadventures On Trains And Towns
A train departing Mahanoy City sees a stout man with a demijohn clash with two women over the bottle. The vessel vanishes after the tunnel. An Easton official wrecks a suit in a clothes wringer, while a dog mauls a woman’s nose. Near Erie a harvest machine spooks a bees nest and ruins a horse. A Wheeling youth suffers lip injury from a cigarette. A flock of crows feeds near East Liverpool.
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Mahanoy City
Mahanoy Tunnel
Curious Condensations From a Turbulent Archive
A jumble of brief notices covers unusual sightings and oddities. Reports include a missing Jersey mosquito, a tobacco ban at University of the Pacific, a Boston man named James Tanny born in Ireland, a large 12-foot snake near Beran Kan, and varied local anecdotes from Yankton to Galveston.
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University of the Pacific At
San Jose
Cal
James Tanny
Boston
Ireland
Beran Kan
Wit and Verse Bits in a Busy 19th Century Page
A collage of quips and poems. Jokes about money, drinking, courtship, and life amid a prairie scene, with playful lines and satirical portraits. The samples blend wordplay, puns, and social commentary from a period newspaper humor section.
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Ofice
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the Dispatch
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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Daniel Drake
Interior
North America
Missouri River
Mississippi
Drake
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Rivera
Joseph K. Barnes
United States Army
J. J. Woodward
Barnes and Wooday
W. Pavy
F. BR. S
Davis Island
Royal Commission On Water Supply
Frankland
Metropolis
Thames
England
Benjamin Lee
State Board of Health
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Sherman Avenue Park
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Marion Avenues
Ohio
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Peta
Chicago Herald
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Boston Globe
Lord Fife
Louise
Lady Fife
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Orry Derrick
Victorm
India
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St. Pawn
Hos
Samael McElroy
Samuel McElroy
Wilkinsburg
McElroy
W. HB. Woolery
W. H. Woolers
Benangeoubens Ee Daabent College
NEW York News Notes
Pittsburgees
Fortuniste Fishers
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Ellen Jane
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Easton
Camilla Messinger
Millcreek
Erie
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Obio
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Cahokia
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Columbia
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Ted
Tom
Ned
Bailey
Peterby
New York Sun
Struckoyle
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Alamalum Association
College
Saili¢S
Wien
Jack
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