04 Aug 1890
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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1890
Page
4
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The piece discusses Mr. W. K. Freid and a proposed convention to organize a party around using agricultural land mortgages as a basis for national bank circulation. It cautions that the plan mixes with gold and silver standards and warns against tying the idea to currency abolition. It notes safeguards against inflation and questions centralized banking benefits.
The city endured the hottest day of the year with temperatures two degrees above yesterday's high. Only two deaths linked to the heat were reported, and residents hoped cooler breezes and more moderate weather would follow tonight.
The editorial disputes claims about sugar tariff cuts tied to reciprocity. It notes current duties range 3. to 31 cents with seven eighths of sugar imported, and argues proposed reductions in House and Senate bills bring relief closer to a three cent cut without promising free sugar. It refutes Tribune and World assertions about revenue use and price manipulation by the sugar trust.
The article argues against raising refined sugar duties arguing the Senate and House changes would curb price gouging. It criticizes Senator Quay's amendment and defends a radical tariff reduction. It warns against aligning with the Sugar Trust and urges a policy that lowers universal consumption costs.
A Baltimore Sun argument on labor costs for a ton of pig iron misstates figures by counting only blast furnace labor. The piece notes ore coke and limestone absorb much more labor, including transport, and concludes total labor cost far exceeds the duty, invalidating the free trade claim.
Citizens of St Paul clash with Minneapolis over census figures and alleged inflating of numbers. The piece mocks rival claims and notes political intrigue around census totals and alliances. It also references New York baths, Ben Tillman, and Pan American delegates shifting to arbitration.
The Rt Louis Globe-Democrat notes broad opposition from President to the Louisiana Lottery. It urges confirming Republican Federal officeholders in New Orleans. Oscar Wippe laments over constant advertising. The Omaha Republican folds due to unpaid bills, while supporting the Union Pacific Railway.
A miscellany mentions Empress Eugenie traveling in Norway under an assumed name and General Boulangen denying Irish drama claims. It notes Nottingham voters clashing with free thinkers, Prohibitionist James Black, Halifax travel tips, and gourmet chefs for princes. It also references Senatorial writing limits, rabbit introductions to Australia, and a Melbourne bookseller catalog anecdote.
Lovmiana Missouri August 3 Hamilton B Branough and Miss Annie Beenle of Pike county Illinois sued Wallace and Anderson's circus for failure to cover marriage costs and furniture. Justice Homer Murray merged the couple, issued a marriage certificate and a $100 attachment on the circus company. After fees the couple enjoyed a bridal trip to the Louisiana race course.
Wilkesbarre Record figures talk of F C Johason for Legislature while Assemblyman Erates seeks renomination in Montgomery. Rumors link John W Rife to Congress. Eckley B Coxe declines Luzerne nomination. Luzerne Labor hints at nominating Senator Hines if Democrats skip him. Huntington candidates Cartan Thomas Johnson, John W Mattern, F H Lane vie for Congress. Seventh district Republicans seek Waxeer support. Lycoming lists seven Democratic nominees for Legislature. Wayne and Susquehanna districts lack conferences after earlier nominations. Hazleton forum notes Salvation of the Farmer article. Schuylkill Republicans consider ex officeholders for Congress. Kelly vows to stay in. Perry county holds Aug 11 Republican, Aug 14 Prohibition, Aug 18 Democrats conventions to set county tickets and conferees. a Perry candidate may oppose Rise, jeopardizing his renomination.
A Western couple traveling to Washington visited a top hotel for breakfast. The groom asks the clerk the cost of breakfast for his wife, prompting an exchange about whether wives stay in such hotels. The incident prompts questions about propriety and billing.
The text discusses opposition to the energy forces bill and suggests handing the matter to political handlers to conclude the dispute. It reflects debate over how to proceed with legislative measures and related political maneuvering.
Mrs Margaret Chadewick of Wilkinsburg died yesterday morning at Mercy Hospital. Funeral arrangements not provided. A note mentions CL Holmes and G L Holmes of the United States Express Co, with unclear references to Ederton Va and local city recognition.
A writer describes travel from Chester to Antwerp and Cologne via London Harwich and the North Sea. He notes swift trains with few warnings, bridges or tunnels at every turn, and the sense of entering a foreign country. The piece hints at a grand cathedral and lighted tableaux in Cologne.
A travelogue describes Antwerp arriving by sea after a quiet N Sea night. The city’s cathedral towers, carillon bells, and lively streets appear vibrant with church services, music, and crowds. The Antwerp Cathedral interior features Rubens paintings and an unconventional, devotional atmosphere.
The writer describes Cologne Cathedral as vast and impressive with twin white pillars and life sized saints. From the tower climb you view Cologne, the Rhine, and a forest of spires, praising the cathedral’s perfection while noting needed restoration and scaffolding.
In San is Park, Andreas Archuleta keeps four mongrel dogs led by Quedao to herd 850 goats daily. The dogs drive the herd to grazing spots, watch the herd, and even collect supplies. At noon the workers picnic, and at voting time the dogs accompany Archuleta to Guadelupe to guard ballots.
Washington reports note Senator Don Cameron of Pennsylvania has emerged from quiet to active engagement in the Senate. He spent yesterday at the desk writing through rising heat, drawing attention from colleagues and Philadelphia papers criticizing his prior neglect of state interests.
An early 20th century dispatch from Scranton reports plans for a four day sengerfest starting August 25, with transportation from Port Jervis Elmira Hazelton Philadelphia and possibly Pittsburgh. Citizens pledge to welcome visiting delegations and ensure a festive event.
Goldfish in parlor globes show weather sensitivity and foretell storms as they restlessly shift positions. They can be trained in large tanks to approach or obey. Some survive freezing in December and thaw in April. Originating from China about 90 years ago, they are now popular pets in the United States.
A simple maiden with a tender heart prays for the return of her lost lover. She looks to the evening star, repeats her wish, and clings to faith as winter yields to spring. The star's light is set against questions of divine intervention and love.
A staff correspondent notes calls to curtail unlimited speech in the Senate and to abolish or reform Senate debate rules. The piece mocks verbose orations, praises restraint, and contrasts leading opinions with reforms under Speaker Reed. It also discusses Tolstoys novels and Wanamaker Tyner censorship in context of post office moral policing.
A letter to The Dispatch argues Blythe the millionaire was a foreigner whose huckstering earned him a mortgaged land purchase in San Francisco. The land rose in value via local railways, becoming worth millions at his death, but the daughter of Blythe would lose potentially to an alien holder. The writer urges the people to seize such cases and protect local wealth.
Letter from Piteolia dated August 2 questions whether peoples in territories claimed by Russia must emigrate, referencing July and August 1 papers. The writer asks if Poland once under Russia will also be affected and requests an answer in Monday's issue.
John E. Edwards of Wilkesbarre, traveling for an agricultural implement firm, says farmers across Pennsylvania are unusually engaged this fall. He predicts a sharp drop in Republican votes in farming counties and favors Pattison, calling Delamater a weak standard bearer.
A grand religious service marked the laying of the corner stone for St Marys German Catholic Church in Jasontown. Delegations from Pittsburg Altoona and nearby towns joined the parade route from Station to the church with clerical figures including Rev J B Dolfner Father Trautwein and Fathers Kauffman Goebel Very Rev E A Bush and others attending the ceremony and elaborate arches enhancing the procession.
Alabama election nears with minimal opposition to the regular Democratic ticket. In Montgomery it is expected the party will increase its majority as voters choose a legislature to elect a U. S. senator successor. Governor Seay and ex Governor Watts are named candidates with Pugh seeking re election in the scramble.
An American actress performed The Star Spangled Banner atop the Eiffel Tower, illustrating a bold public display of patriotism. The stunt drew attention as crowds gathered to witness the impromptu recital from the landmark summit.
A frightened dog in Norristown ran into a sewer with bullets in body and head while a Columbia dog survived. Rats near York stables grew bold, nearly gnawing horse hooves. A Allentown teacher investigated for calling a child a taunting name. Jefferson county man lost his life to icewater excess. Charles Sterner harvested 2000 quarts of huckleberries on 900 acres in Monroe county. Mrs Sagan Walters, 103, visiting daughter in Bethlehem. A West Cogsies man named four kittens Pattison Wallace Delamater Hastings with Pattison surviving. A York joker misread a cantina word during a Sunday school event. A Pennsylvania Railroad conductor asked to hold train for a groom in Burgestadown. Electric light fall on Reading streetcar injured several riders. A Maryland farmer inquired about saltwater bathing at Mount Grotns fareware show. Cook's Run near Doylestown boys found a man’s hanging body. nearby corpse nearly devoured by dogs. Henry Fryberger, 18, shot his year-old sister while snake hunting on Friday. A Du Pont farm affected by a fatal steer accident six miles south of Kennett.
A sprawling clippings page reports a Phoenix man connected with a season, a Los Angeles pickle sale, the Ohio penitentiary biotech, a robbery case in Dallas, a coffin inscription, a Cherokee link, a ride in a chariot fashion, sandwich curiosities, a white settlement in Washington, a Maltese cat tale, a note swindle, a wax-like corpse, a giant Gainesville poplar, a marriage redo in Maine, a Boston iron ink invention, Maine historical finds, hypnotism in Ontario, chickens in a barrel and a cat’s clever heist of the last chick.
A seaside paper jokes tan shoes as a cool costume while other clippings reveal wry exchanges about engagements disguises and soldiers. Readers trade mock announcements and captions in a collage of humorous snippets from multiple papers including the Statesman and Somerville.
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