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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1890
Page
4
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Allegheny County faces an undervaluation issue yet shows sound finances. The county’s year valuation exceeds two hundred sixty eight million dollars, with a three mill tax yielding over eight hundred thousand dollars. Commissioners favor a two mill tax next year to cover expenses and the sinking fund, noting possible further reduction if assessments hit full valuation. Current taxables at about two hundred fifty million stand below true value, a factor in underestimating the county’s needs and standing. The Dispatch endorses Mercer on prudent budgeting and highlights the positive fiscal trajectory and competent county leadership.
The harvest outlook shows severe drought damage across Western states with Kansas corn prospects plunging from 90 percent to 33 percent of average. Illinois counties report widespread lack of precipitation, hurting corn and oats while wheat yields start to recover in Kansas. flax area expands and oats yield improves. Illinois wheat harvest totals around 14.56 million bushels from 1.3 million acres. Weather has since begun to improve, potentially lifting final yields.
Mr. A M Gibson of Brazil urges immediate, broad advertising of the World's Columbian Exposition in South America. He favors a rapid New York to Rio steamship line under a Congress backed ocean mail service to enable Brazilian visitors, and calls for a Brazilian display to reflect vast resources and foster goodwill with the United States. The Brazilian press should be enlisted to build enthusiasm and government action.
The State Department advice from Mr. Gibson is expected to aid the World’s Fair Chicago and stimulate South American trade development, promising greater success for the fair and stronger regional commerce.
The Kemmler execution is argued to be more humane than strangulation, noting eye witness accounts do not support claims of cruelty. It urges improvements in apparatus and skilled electricians for future state executions, contending electrical killing can be the most humane method if properly carried out.
The article argues Lord Salisbury uses foreign policy to prop up a faltering Tory government while predicting Ireland will gain home rule within ten years. It notes the Liberal party, led by Gladstone, will press for reforms and highlights upcoming general elections and Cuba’s context in Britain’s diplomatic triumphs. The Senate calendar moves the Federal election bill forward despite changes.
The humorist Bob Burdette responds to Bishop Porter's assertion that grand old lecturers were replaced by "end men." He notes that the Boston Lyceum Bureau, the nation’s oldest, lists only Burdette as humorous, and he concedes that even that label is not very funny.
Argentine government signals belief in homeopathy and proposes issuing 60.008 million dollars in paper currency as a remedy amid runaway inflation. The plan frames currency expansion as a government remedy for economic instability.
A Philadelphia Record correspondent says Census Superintendent Porter has chosen a thousand pretty girls for the Washington Census Office. The office is described as a thing of beauty, even if the census itself may bring little joy for some time.
SexaTor Pius, a Kansas figure, races through Sensorial pastures in a lively contest but could face consequences for defying party discipline. The narrative suggests political tensions and possible sanctions as the campaign progresses.
Chicago’s bid to be the nation’s second city is confirmed by census returns showing a population gain of over half a million in ten years, more than a hundred percent. The city is poised to challenge New York for the top spot as it expands beyond old borders.
The Patriarchs Militant meet in Chicago as Oda Fellows. They appear united, though tensions could arise from differing aims.
A Reportes close to Queen Victoria and her fiery grandson Emperor William says he received an anonymous letter warning him not to visit the Court of Russia. Queen Victoria is said to be alarmed by the matter.
The column surveys opinions on capital punishment via the Kemmler electrocution, questions a confident Argentine boast about no robber government, jokes about Alaska census struggles, and notes a firm denial of Chauncey F. Black’s withdrawal from the Democratic ticket. It closes with a wry line about Orex letters as political can openers.
The Senate postponed the River and Harbor bill until the Tariff bill clears the Senate. The move, deemed wise, aims to finish tariff debate quickly while other legislation waits. Democratic gains in Alabama are large, complicating counts. Allegheny councilmen regret adopting a high light tower plan seen as suitable for Detroit, realizing the error late. More street lights and fewer skyward lights are desired.
The World notes Chicago may need Speaker Reed as fair director. A Philadelphia jury excusal cites age and Lafayette handshake. Newborn son to Lady Churchill, née Jennie Jerome, follows marriage in 1874. Methodist pastor from Wilkes-Barre accepts a New Haven church call. Italy’s vice consul in Baltimore to move operations to Philadelphia. English Minister and Lady Pauncefote tour Newport hosted by the Wilsons. Figures such as Navarro at Dinard and St Malo, Senator Davis of Minnesota linked to telegraphy, and McCormick visiting Bar Harbor. Gorman, the hand somest senator, praised for attendance at the chaplain’s prayer with the title Cardinal.
Veteran journalist W R Johns praises R W Criswell humorous poem McCance in Tak Die last Sunday calling it the best humorous hit of the season.
The dispatches report a contentious response to Kemmler’s Auburn execution. Papers from Cleveland to Philadelphia and New York debate whether electricity was humane or cruel, noting two attempts and a painful, uncertain death. The tone is skeptical, calling for further review of this method.
America abroad notes a club for descent from English ancestors before independence. It questions the feasibility of verifying noble claims, drawing a parallel with Versailles and French nobility records. The piece suspects American ladies may favor aristocratic lineage while reflecting on social equality.
The piece laments Americans clinging to titles and cabalistic frills while preferring flamboyant costumes over formal distinctions. It notes myriad self styled orders, the Knights of Labor, and public thirst for color in life, contrasting with a practical political focus on tariffs and currency. It also recounts the Lansdowne portrait of Washington by Stuart, tracing its high auction and ownership history.
Mrs Roberts third wife of the late Marshall Roberts hosted a grand ball at Spencer House last week. The cotillion drew many guests and lavish gifts, with attending ladies seen at St James Place at dawn. Roberts, affluent by English standards, favors London over New York, boasting an only son with a substantial fortune.
An article defends Mrs. Mackay against malicious gossip stating slanderers are cowards and their lies are easily traced to their source. It notes her social standing and patience with gossip, while praising an American composer for Don Quixote and upcoming Captain Therese at the Prince of Wales.
Private fish ponds near the city house tens of thousands of German carp harvested for markets. James Perry farms 20 000 to 26 000 carp fed daily by horn calls. Valentine Stillabower runs Bavarian Fisheries with about 60 100 carp and native White River fish. Floods three years ago pushed carp into White River, worth about 10 000 dollars. Ponds are drawn annually. cranes and kingfishers prey on stock, with steel traps used for kingfishers.
Oklahoma has moved Democratic by a slim margin risking statehood. South Carolina may nominate Tillman for governor as he clings to a single strong asset. Victoria’s grandchild kiss provokes thoughts on royal marriage. Louisiana lottery campaign lie denied as sensational rumor. A Beloit waiter shows napkin folding skills in multiple languages. Durston urged to step aside for an iron nerve successor. Democrats tap a Washington replacement with certainty in mind. Lapdy Dun o declines 200 weekly American manager offer. An Obie editor is disciplined by two angry women. Muscular women in Washington Post press clashes noted. A seven inch circumference beak egg in Dakota causes comment. The ben s-egg hall Mar should go throw mud at himself.
Reported encounters with venomous snakes across Georgia include Heser Dawson near Guyton killing a giant five foot rattler with over a dozen rattles, Caplinger and Scott killing a four foot three inch snake in Georgetown, and Courter of Manatee describing a blacksnake that swallowed a moccasin. A monster rattler exhibited at J F Bolton’s Americus store measured over a foot long with a 20 inch girth, killed in a Hueu enic plantation field. Courter also survived a moccasin bite near a pond, treated with ammonia, whisky, and turpentine by neighbors.
In Germany the government promotes Tolster's book for its perceived good while in America circulation is forbidden as it is deemed bad. The piece laments government meddling on both sides of the Atlantic and argues that we are governed too much.
The Democratic kickers of Adams county plan an independent convention on August 11. Col Theodore W. Bean of Norris town may seek the Legislature and, if so, run for Speaker. Chauncey F. Black pressed W F B Stewart for York county bench vacancy. Lancaster Young Men's Democratic Society delegates elected to county convention. Congress candidate in Twelfth district discussed. Philadelphia Inquirer notes Wolfe's political evolution. Philadelphia Record mentions Kerris busy with duties while Democrats prepare for the State campaign.
A vast Chautauqua audience packed the Amphitheater to watch the Ben Hur tableau and hear Dr. Higginson describe literature as a profession. Dr. Hanchett discussed the unconscious mind, linking cell life to human behavior, noting how the unconscious directs digestion, growth, and healing, and linking this to artistic mastery and Beethoven’s sonata performance under study.
The article discusses unconscious mental powers, automatic problem solving, and sleep cognition. It highlights training unconscious faculties, hypnotic control, and self-induced trance to unlock new capabilities. It notes Hautauqua's Jerusalem feature with Prof. A I Marks presenting Holy Land costumes and a model city of Palestine as a fad for Biblical students.
A New York Sun note recounts mammoth lobsters around East River islands, though most catches are small. Dutch historian Van der Donk and visitor Prof Peter Im discuss colossal lobsters, while tales of huge sizes persist despite limited evidence.
A well connected ally of Senator Gorman and Senator-elect Brice says Gorman skipped the last national campaign due to the sheer cost. He notes Colonel Brice personally spent about 550,000 for Mr. Cleveland and that the Democratic Executive Committee was nearly debt ridden. The speaker adds Brice is among the few who could shoulder such expenses.
Kittanning visit planned for September 73. a 68 pound turtle killed nearby. Meantime physicians deride health in the city. Titusville suffers four fires within four hours. A 22 year old husband is arrested for wife desertion at Sharon. Meadville’s Macaw secured a 3,000 pound cheese order for Cincinnati exhibition. Congressman nominee WaHeEr named for Con gress. Craig of Claysville found at field work. Governor Pattison’s horse from the Cleveland inauguration is dead at Harrisburg. Groves Dorr missing from Meadville since July 2. foul play suspected. Conneautville shows no Black residents in years. one colored family in Western Crawford. Lumas Stephens, former Oi City recorder and veteran, dies. Otto D. Miller of Cumberland grows 13 acres of wheat from a grain in a 1383 coffee bag. Survivors of the 111th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers to reunite at North East on Thursday September 18. Hogs and several cows near St Peters bitten by mad dog. hydro phobia observed. killed. Funeral set for Hattie Bertolet of Friedensburg, Berks, weighing 42 pounds. seat of her bar three feet wide. Jersey Central Railroad withdraws saloon visitation notices for off duty employees. intoxication off duty triggers discharge.
Kansas City dispatch notes Company A Third Regiment M N G the sole state militia unit preserved since the war leaves for Boston to attend the Grand Army encampment. Miss Fannie Taylor daughter of Captain Taylor accompanies the party wearing army colors and a swarl from the company. The item also includes a Georgia note from the La Grange Reporter and a local pledge by Willa J Burrs for Tax Receiver.
Miss Juliet Warden and William Kerr wed in a private ceremony at the bride's mother's home in Quaker Valley Station Sewickley Valley. Only immediate relatives attended. The couple will take an Eastern trip before settling in Sewickley Valley upon return.
A varied gossipy recap notes cholera deaths in Portland, train porter arrests in Oregon, a long-lived elder in Massachusetts, and international congresses in Berlin. It covers Indian fishermen on the Umatilla river, a Santa Rita cloud burst, a prolific Alabama father, a five year old Rochester orator, a quirky Kentville orange wife tale, Kursk travel, an or era of German cyclists aiding a traveler, a Hartland Michigan pistol incident, stamp collecting in Switzerland, a Bangor mare attack on a foal, a New York woman aiding elderly blind tenants, and the famed Railroad Jack, a beloved wandering dog.
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