Politicians and the Blaine Boom in 1891
In Pittsburg August 1891 the Blaine boom is described as a spontaneous public surge, driven by broad support for James G Blaine. The piece argues leaders like Cameron Quay and Dudley ride the wave, but real energy comes from the people recognizing Blaine as the most capable Republican.
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Grant
White House
Bisine
Republican Party
Cameron
Quay
Dudley
Clarkson
Blaine
Hiaine
Andrews
Pennsylvania
Taine
Rail collisions prompt blame and calls for safety
An open switch caused yesterday’s New York and Chicago Limited crash killing two. a Wabash vestibule train hit a heavy freight with narrow escape. Writers urge accountability, calling railway accidents an epidemic of carelessness.
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New York
Chicago Limited
Wabash Road
Hfe
Fort Wayne
Albany Journal backs sugar trusts amid price debate
The Albany Evening Journal defends the sugar trust, arguing it never monopolized refining and that low prices prove competition remains. It cites Spreckels' Philadelphia refinery as a reaction to high trust prices and notes a 8c to under 4c drop in refined sugar, with raw sugar duty cuts narrowing margins, leaving a 2.31c extra levied by the trust.
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Albany Evening Journal
Spreckels
Trust
Omma
Sugar Trust
Preckels
Rocky Mountains
Philadelphia
Drs. Peren
Standard Oil Company
New York Telegram
Tat
Sugar Trust Monopoly Burden on People and Prices
The passage argues that a sugar refining trust imposes an annual burden of about $80 million, contradicting claims that trusts do not raise consumer prices. It asserts limited pre trust competition and notes the industry’s prior solvency and willingness to suspend activity when markets overcrowded.
Monetary links gold premium to silver debate in market analysis
The New York money market shows a small premium on gold when notes and coins are payable in various forms of legal tender. The piece argues the premium stems more from gold security and banking reserve strength than from free silver agitation, though it notes possible future influence if silver coinage expands. It concludes the premium may be temporary and tied to export gold flows and reserve tightening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Treasury
Law and Privilege Rife in Wealth Disparities Debate
Ex Senator Ingalls cites wealth inequality as a threat while arguing laws fail to curb hoarding via watered stock and railroad favoritism. The Tribune notes the contrast between official law and economic practice, hinting at bank and magnate collusion and suppression of competition.
Fortunes Built on Violations of Justice Said to Be Common
The passage argues that most large fortunes originate from evading the law and exploiting special privileges. It contends Senator Ingalls and the Tritone would struggle to obtain evidence of such favoritism shaping wealth in the current era.
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Ingalls
The
Tritone
Petroleum as Naval Fuel Could Reshape Steamship Power
The article argues petroleum offers advantages for fuel in steamships and war vessels where storage and delivery costs align with coal. It notes better handling, higher storage density, and smoke-free operation, and predicts transport cost advantages grow with distance from supply. It suggests Ohio oil could shift demand and benefit Pennsylvania oil markets.
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Pennsylvania
Mississippi Suffrage Debates Stir National Attention
The piece analyzes Mississippi’s educational and poll tax requirements for voting, comparing them to other states and noting claims of racial bias. It questions fairness if applied inequitably and cites reactions from The New York World and discussions of national political figures and policy proposals.
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Boston Traveller
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
New York Advertiser
South
Snap Shots in Season and Past Reflections
A collection of brief aphorisms and musings on memory the past and life lessons. Our snippets touch on regret hope labor and humor with lines about childhood joy finances love cooking and the press as a moral engine. The tone mimics a newspaper feature of short witticisms.
From Affluence to Poverty and Other Peculiarities
A collection of quips and witticisms on modern life and society. The fragment lists varied lines on wealth, fashion, romance, travel, and everyday woes, with sharp, paradoxical one liners and wordplay reflecting social observations. The text blends aphorisms about divorce, real estate, attire, seasides, and language quirks.
Considered His Heirs. He Sells Stock Before Road Kill
A nervous passenger on a speeding Pullman asks a telegraph blank be sent to a New York broker to sell all his stock in X and Z roads. He reasons his family would suffer damages if the railroad fails and delays his 200 mile journey, planning 20 minutes for dispatch and 25 for sale.
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New York
Chicago
X and Z Road
Evarts Ready Retort Delays Senate Library Panel
Washington lore recalls Senator William Maxwell Evarts famed for procrastination. After Christmas recess no Library Committee meeting was called, prompting Senator Hoar to joke that Evarts should notify his executors. Evarts replied with dry wit, ending further reminders.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
William Maxwell Evarts
Washington
Congress
Senate
Library
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Senator Frye
Maine
Mr. Evarts
Evarts
Library Committee
Evarta
Short Sermon in Figures
The piece argues the McKinley sugar clause benefits Americans by lowering granulated sugar prices from Spreckels refineries to 3.02 cents with cash discount. It notes the 1890 shift, the large sugar import volume, and claims a $75 million yearly saving. It critiques tariff as revenue, cites party positions, and asks readers to judge which party was right.
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Claus Spreckels
Sugar Trust
United States
Spreckels
America
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Notable Tidbits From The Era’s Headlines
The piece surveys varied topics from Kaiser Wilhelm’s planchette hobby to Mona Caten securing copyright for Romance of the Moors. It notes Hansbrough’s wife’s relapse, Molly James’s Memphis wedding link to G P R James, Eaton’s resignation, Boulanger Brussels mood, Western Minnesota Seminary name change Windom Institute, James Lane Allen’s persona, and Crispi nightingale anecdote.
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Kaiser
Rudolph
Planchette
Mona Caten
Mona
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Boulanger
Brussels
James Lane Allen
Kentucky
Crisps
Coliseum
Crispi
Noted Musicians and Public Figures Die in Recent Deaths
Obituary notes report deaths of M Hexel Lirohr, Maes Mary McCormick, Elliza Merritt in Middlehope, B F Gamr ex-Assemblyman, Zaye Purds stockholder, Ex-Governor Samuel B Axtell, Jenny Cochran U S Army Captain, Dollie Smith Maine artist. Deaths occur in Harrisburg Morristown New York and Philadelphia.
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M. Hexel Lirohr
Maes
Mary McCormick
Senator Cameron
Harrisburg
Elliza Menarrt
Daniel Merritt
Middlehope
Newburg
B. F. Gamr
Westchester
N. Y
Zaye Purds
One Rose and Leather Bank
New York
Samuel B. Axtell
Charles M. Phillips
Morristown
N.J
Franklin County
Oberlin
Western Reserve Colleges
Jenny J. Cochran
United States Army
St.or
Longfellow
Philadelphia
Brackenridge debate and Washington tribute clarified
A letter from Jean Turner of Varr Buren Anc dated August 4 argues a Brackenridge Lee episode was misrepresented. The writer credits General Henry Lee with Washington’s funeral oration and notes John Marshall used the same line, "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," before Lee.
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Dispatch
Tom
Pitteburg
L. E. Stoffel
Brackenridge
Western
Pennsylvania
H. H. Brackenridge
H. M. Brackenridge
Brackenridges
Chapel Hill
N.C
Gener
Lee
Brackenridd
Philadelphia
United States
Harry Lee
George Washington
General Lee
Brackenrid
Ha Lee
Charles Lee
Washington
Monmouth
Henry Lee
Congress
Virginia
John Marshall
Jastice
Representative
Marshall
Jeasr Turner
Var Buren
Anc
Corrections to a Metropolitan Astronomy Article
A letter to The Dispatch corrects errors in a recent astronomy piece. The writer disputes statements about Neptune Venus Mars Canopus Arcturus Saturn and Jupiter, explaining visibility times, positions and brightness and noting Canopus rises only far south of Pittsburgh.
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Neptune
Mara
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
North
Arcturus
Equator
Canopus
H. A. M. Cross
Conxoguenassina, Pa
Reader Letter Correcting Indian School Funding Claims
In a August letter from West Virginia a reader questions Washington reporting on Commissioner Morgan and the Catholic Indian Bureau. The writer cites the New York World and asks the paper to correct what it calls an erroneous assertion about government funds and the church’s role, stressing the issue’s nationwide circulation.
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Dispatch
Washington
Lightner
Commissioner Morgan
Catholic Indian Bureau
Interior Department
Morgan
New York World
Catholic Mission Board
Jubtice
Wuetttxe
W. Va
Clarification on William Croghan Crogham at Fort Pitt
A reader asks if a Colonel or Captain William Croghan connected with early Pittsburgh history was a naval officer in the Civil War era and in which regiment he served. The letter identifies Major William Crogham, born in Ireland, who settled in Virginia and rose from captain in the Virginia line to major. he visited Fort Pitt on July 6, 178? and later moved to Kentucky.
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William Croghan
Pittsburg
New Castle
William Crogham
Ireland
Virginian
Virginia
Fort Pitt
Kentucky
Inquiry on African Exploring Expedition Details
A reader from Belle Vernon asks where the expedition starts from and its duration plus salary terms. The writer notes Taonis as the start, claims no salaries are paid and that one must pay to participate, calling it a money making scheme.
Fate in a Teacup Superstitions in Tea Cup Folklore
New York Advertiser recites old tea cup beliefs about fortune love and marriage. Beaus may appear as tea stalks, spoon balance predicts years to marriage, sugar bubbles forecast weather, and toast slicing hints at marriage prospects or remaining single.
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New York Advertiser
Why Horses Go Lame Coachman Explains Stable Tricks
A Chicago Tribune piece quotes a veteran coachman describing a method to feign lameness in a horse. He explains how a horse can be fast-tracked to lameness by inserting a needle under the skin near the tendons and manipulating the foreleg, ensuring the owner sells the horse for a reduced price.
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Chicago Tribune
The Russians and the French
Rumors swirl about the French fleet visit to Cronstadt and a French Russian alliance. An article in Je Paix two-day claims Russian Ambassador Mohrenheim received a cipher dispatch from the Foreign Minister announcing a Russia France treaty has been signed.
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Pans
Eumors
Cronstadt
France
Russia
Je Paix
Haron Mohrenheim
Brooklyn Firm Advertises Gray Wool Blankets For One Dollar
A Brooklyn firm advertised four pound gray wool blankets for one dollar in Sunday papers. The note questions whether the duty on such blankets amounts to a tax and wonders if this is a tax policy or a price tactic.
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Pawtucket Times
New York
Brooklyn
Notable Travelers and Local Figures in Pittsburgh
A crowded log of social and professional travelers through Pittsburgh lists Colonel Samus B. Dick of Meadville, Dr. Z. X. Snyder of Indiana State Normal School, government officials, journalists, engineers, and business figures visiting or traveling east and into Atlantic City, with notes on impending rail improvements and current assignments.
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Samus B. Dick
Meadville
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Shenango
Buffalo
Pittsburg and
Western Road
Z. X. Snyder
Indiana State Normal School
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Denver
Snyder
Ereeley
Colrah
Feild
Curious Condensations From a Victorian Scrapbook
A collage of short items notes linguistic diversity in Africa, large earnings by Dr. William A. Hammens in New York, horse feeding quirks, a Shakespeare feud, a lightning-struck cow, and curiosities from Canada to France. It also reports on currency markings, Orangemen banners, pigeon messaging, and a Winterport bird story.
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Africa
Connecticut
New York
William A. Hammens
America
Stephen Osborne
Knoxville
Tenn
Amite
Emee
East Springfield
James Scott
Kingston
Canada
Miller
Queen's County
Ireland
William
Boyne
Enniskillen
Quips and Characters at Play In a Continental Salon
A string of witty exchanges features Mrs Worrys waking a lord about a baby with croup and Mr Worrys debating patience. Evergreen and Brightly spar over belief in giving the devil his due while Kitty Winslow boasts about physical culture and Mr Van Nobs’s posture. Tom De Witt comments on bold physical stance versus finances.
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Evergreen
Kitty Winslow
Mr. van Nobs
Tom de Witt
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John Eaton
Marietta College
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Roosevi Lee
Fate
Atlantic City
HL L. Edwards
T. E. Jones
Humphrey
Pasgent
E. D. Smith
Baltimore and Sisteron
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George T. Oliver
John Tregaskes
New York Herald
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Burlington Road
Wharton McKnight
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Park & Co
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Harrison Republican
Cadiz
Seventh Avenue Hotel
McKinley
Charles A. Orleans
New Orleans
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James Marwien
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J. P. Witherow
Murdock
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A.J. Thomas
Ontario
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Uniontown
J. W. Mitchell
Franklin
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Belmont Cricket Club
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Missouri
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A Thrash
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Experien
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Punjab
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Carson
Philadeley
Puck
Mrs. Worrys
Charles
Mr. Worrys
Tough
Papa
Johnny Come
Johor
Jack
New England
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