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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1891
Page
15
The Pittsburgh Sunday Dispatch offers postal rates for subscriptions and carriers with notes on delivery, including Sunday editions, and prices. It then reviews Atlanta Constitution commentary critiquing Senator Hill’s Jeremiah prophecies about Reconstruction, arguing the predicted social and economic upheavals did not materialize. It calls for aligning with modern progress and avoiding Bourbon-era nostalgia.
The article argues Mr Alles, a city real estate agent, shows violent derangement with outbreaks at church camp and police court. It urges official restraint and mandatory care, noting past assaults by his former partner and frightening incidents. It calls for his enforced retirement to prevent further harm to the community.
The market on the off market experienced sharp price swings over the past two days with a break to 50 cents, the lowest in nearly two decades, followed by a quick rise of about 20 cents. Traders were surprised by the sudden movement after a long period of stagnation, a feature that defined the market until now.
The article argues the Standard Oil Company’s abolition of premiums shifted the crude oil market, boosting values despite no official break explained. It notes the market is tightly controlled and speculation aims to renew interest while old lambs’ supply was exhausted and margins could have yielded large gains for late buyers.
The Manchester Ship Canal nears completion and prompts analysis of its financing and impact. With 45 million dollars in paid-up shares and 15 million in bonds guaranteed by Manchester, the project highlights stock watering concerns and compares with the Ohio River and Lake Erie Canal in scale. Pittsburg’s expansion potential is weighed against Manchester’s costs and incentives for canal construction.
The community notes William E. Schmertz has long been a respected local businessman. Ill health reportedly causes financial embarrassment, but observers expect a favorable settlement and full recovery, with ongoing prudent management and a return to stability.
Mr Chauncey M Depew highlights how American rail travel offers convenient services while Continental lines lag due to government monopoly. He argues free competition spurs improvements and cites rival US lines between New York and Chicago as proof.
The writer rebuts plans to curb competition in railways by citing New York Court of Appeals language condemning pooling as unsafe. The piece argues reform of railway abuses is needed rather than anti competitive schemes. It also notes Rudyard Kipling’s health on a return from this country and jokes about country store ignorance in stocking literature.
Ma SPRECELES and Mr Havemeyer may continue lowering sugar prices with public consent, but any attempt to raise prices will provoke public objections and manifest opposition.
The Third Party seeks charter forfeiture of Standard Oil, a graded income tax, and 2 percent government loans on real estate, but its precise demands and potential voter base remain unclear and unquantified.
The column surveys global and domestic topics including India droughts and famine fears, Grant monument progress, Harrison Smith views on Blaine enthusiasm, Congress manpower, Grand Army anti color line stance, Treasury balance curiosities, silver market pricing, and anti trust enforcement signals.
A collage notes Mrs. General Grant's love of large diamonds and a widow's bid to adopt in 1879, London society's Ladies' String Band in white, Ingalls penning a political history, the Empress of Austria and Corfu palaces, Senator Srooser and Spooner in politics, and the Chambrun circle once ruling Paris literary life.
Detroit Free Press describes Colonel William H B Reed and Pittsburgh allies maneuvering to lead Pennsylvania for Lincoln at the next National Encampment. Reed boasts of swinging delegates, cites Quay ties, Lincoln badges, and a defiant pledge to show Pennsylvania’s veteran power in 1893.
In May to August 8 at Cars May New Jersey the President and Mrs. Harrison with guests including Mrs. Dimmick Miss Speak and Alabama residents spent time outdoors. The day’s catch totaled two plus and James Clarkson arrived at the Stockton Hotel before attending a Congress Hall musicale with a 500 person reception and grand ball following.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch report notes Ridgeview Park events with many attendees at open meetings. Dr D H Muller of Canton Ohio argued heredity shapes traits but individuals can break lineage through choices, with praise for upcoming sessions and notable Pittsburg visitors staying in East End cottages.
Eastern Pennsylvania farmers expect a strong apple crop this fall leading to a large distillation of apple jack. Prices around 2.50 per gallon, previously 1.35 to 1.50. Berks county distilleries plan new operations, with many more to come next month. Distillers must pay 90 cents tax per gallon and file production reports.
A large German party occurred at the Sterlingworth grand ballroom in Lakewood, attracting attendees from Saratoga and Newport. Seventy four individuals participated, with costumes in delicate tints matching the moresque decorations, drawing praise from witnesses who recalled Florida’s Ponce de Leon Germans.
A poem fragment narrates a speaker inviting a beloved into the orchard under a moonlit night. Vivid nature imagery includes stars, cornfields, roses, waves, and a shore sentinel. The tone conveys longing, patience, and fading hopes as the wild heart awaits a response.
A vivid portrait of Fort George near Harlem on a sunlit Sunday. The piece describes ruins, crowds, beer gardens, games, and vendors amid an urban panorama with views of the Harlem river and Palisades. It includes anecdotes about a cab fare incident and reflections on show business and street life.
Horace L. Prescott of Springfield Ohio asserts Blaine will be the Republican presidential nominee at the convention. He cites letters from across the nation and Pacific slopes solid for Blaine, noting health rumors and McKinley opposition. Prescott says Blaine could beat McKinley if he speaks out, while Campbell is praised for executive work.
In the Russell House, Col. Reed meets Major Nugent and learns Nugent is his brother Charley, a brave former lieutenant from Pennsylvania who enlisted at 17. Tears flow as veterans clasp hands and recall Charley’s gallant Civil War charge and noble character.
Report of Mount Sylvia savages from Formos who rival English officers in a shooting contest. Natives vanish and reappear to hit target center, asserting fairness differs and quipping that this is how they shoot Chinamen.
Leather ring cut from bride’s glove saved the wedding as Colin Lindsay, Earl of Balcarres, forgot the ring and arrived in night attire. He presented a strange ring with a grinning head, causing the Countess to faint and foretelling her death within a year, ending in his becoming a widower.
Article lists origins of London street names with historical notes. Birchin Lane from Bireh over’s Lane builder. Bishopsgate linked to a bishop circa 1200. Charing Cross from Edward I cross for Queen. Cheapside market derives Saxon chepe. Covent Garden from abbey garden. Gracechurch Street for herbs sold. Gray's Inn from the Gray family. St James Palace once leper hospital. Leadenhall from Leaden Hall market. Lincoln's Inn tied to Henry Lacy. Lombard Street to Lombards traders. St Martin's-le-Grand collation of priests. Mark Lane from Mart Lane. Nut Shop RN?. Piccadilly named for piccadils. Shoreditch from Shore family. Smithfield market. Fitz Stephen's era.
Bobby Gaylor staged Sport McAllister at the Bijou before a full house last night. The audience endured heat as the show ran from 8 to 1 with standing room in balconies and gallery. The performance featured Gaylor’s famed political humor and strong dance numbers by Miss Georgian Parker and others. Duquesne Theater will begin a preliminary all season on August MM with Cleveland's Minstrels.
Two Irish newcomers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, eager to enlist, tampered with a loaded gun on a newly commissioned gunboat. A prankster used a kettle over the muzzle, triggering a roar that stunned an officer and sailors, while the missing companion vanished, prompting wary reactions from the crew.
A Chicago Times tale describes a philosopher arguing that prosperity brings trouble. He tests a fruit stand with boys who quarrel over pears apples and peaches, leading to confiscations, a club brawl, and a demand for shared fruit as the chaos spreads through the crowd.
The German wit Saphir jokes about a long time ghost in Hamlet and other targets. He quips a letter will never reach its addressee and jokes about sleep and legs going to sleep in company with a theatrical manager noted for dullness.
A plea from Georgia editors to grocery merchants asking for prompt bread deliveries to 50 towns. The Atlanta Constitution urges credit and faster supplies to ease shortages and support local needs.
Berlin Population and dwellings. a 20 foot rattlesnake in Orange County. a huge bass from Lake Chanchoggosungumang near Winsted. Anecdotes include a New York enamel watch and purse-in-one-hair invention, a Reading youngster weight, and a July rain claim in Ansonia.
An assortment of comic snippets and dialogues from a bazaar scene and daily life. Jokes, misheard hymns, a pipe dream of running water, immigrant chatter, and playful banter among townsfolk and visitors. The piece mixs humorous mishaps with social observations and light pointed remarks.
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