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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1889
Page
11
In Pittsburg Sunday August 11 1588 the Dispatch laments riots harming labor and law order. It blames foreign elements among workers and restless labor leaders for mob pressure, urging both employers and unions to stop violence and uphold peaceful industry and legal governance.
The article discusses a police shooting of a man resisting arrest. It argues officers should not use fatal weapons in ordinary cases unless in self-defense, noting conflicting statements from a biased source. It cautions against promiscuous shooting while endorsing prudent force in the Yellow Row and Owl gang districts.
A Philadelphia trial by commercial travelers offered West buyers a free trip to the city to view goods under attractive terms. The scheme shifts trade from drummers visiting stores to bringing buyers to the central market, echoing recent glass trade experiments and signaling a potential model for Pittsburg's manufactured staples.
The piece mocks Chicago for seeking Congressional aid for the 1892 Exposition and urges New York to reform. It applauds a ten million dollar New York loan plan but argues financiers must bear the full cost without waiting for patronage, asserting money talks and action is needed.
The article notes an unprecedented rise in people taking summer trips and vacations. It reflects on the growing trend and societal shift toward leisure travel during midsummer.
The piece argues that workers benefit most from summer breaks, not the idle rich. It recalls past habits of long hours and store hours, contrasting them with modern vacations. It praises seaside trips and rural retreats as revitalizing, stressing that the busiest people gain true relief from a one or two week pause.
The Dervish defeat exposes limits of conquest by zeal alone. Osman Digma and Nad El Njuma failed against steamers and Krupp guns, teaching the Soudanese a grim lesson: their religious crusade against civilization faces modern firepower. General Grenfell’s Nile campaign becomes a didactic struggle in arms and fate.
The article outlines a bright future for Pittsburg with plans for an exposition new streets a large central park several small parks cable or electric street railways gas lines river improvements and better access to Southern ports. It notes private enterprise has built up the city since 1879 and public spirit should elevate Pittsburg to top residential status. The $40 million in business in 1889 versus 1888 highlights rapid growth and the upcoming census is awaited to show population gains.
The piece notes Minneapolis and St Paul rivalry over circus attendance as a rough population gauge. It cites labor clashes around coke regions and criticizes mob action. It mentions coke price debates, firm incentives, and the idea that adulterous behavior could be treated as capital offense in England. The Harrisburg convention is said to lack civil service, ballot, railroad reforms, and trust abolition references.
The passage argues Republicans see reform as already achieved within government offices. It notes rainfall as a nuisance remedy in Pittsburgh and mocks New York’s arch and a Grant monument. It comments on Wanamaker’s East-West trade shifts, gas test dangers, Crete Turkey tensions, Shepard at Chautauqua, and Delamater’s convention speech mirroring its platform.
The passage recalls Seattle being burned out around the Johnstown date and notes the community later raised a carload of provisions and 16000 dollars in cash to aid Spokane falla sufferers, illustrating enduring Western enterprise.
The piece fondly but sharply surveys public figures and authors including Farjeor, the Prince of Wales, EnGAR Saltus, and Hawthorne with satirical notes on wealth, fame, and artistic taste. It also references Crocker Stanford Colton Hopkins and Sam Bowles, plus BisHOr Keane and the Catholic University near opening, framing their ambitions and quirks in brisk biographical sketches.
Italian torpedo boat and Russian corvet arrive at Candia Crete signaling pressure on Greece from major powers. Greece generally silent but when Speaker rises the room shakes, reflecting tension in international diplomacy during the crisis.
A columnic blend of social sketches from Atlantic City features Captain French the sea captain with a prodigious appetite, Burr McIntosh’s big stage return, and reflections on life’s shady side. The pieces mix personal tales, theatre notes, and verse hints amid seaside optimism.
William Underhill, a former Oyster Bay to Locust Valley stage driver, married Clara Mason, daughter of James Mason. The Mason clan, tied to Louis Hamersley and the Duke of Marlborough through marriage, faced social shifts as Marlborough’s death and the Masons’ fortunes faded. Janes Mason left $140,000 to each of Mason's six children, while Clara, now Mrs Underhill, inherits her share and the summer plans move to Europe.
Azrastrish Jackson Orton of the District of New York faced United States Commissioner Shields after sending scurrilous letters to President Harrison Jay Gould and other notable men. He claimed his aim was to expose wealth inequality and chose wealthy individuals after failing to reach the press.
The County Bar Association will meet Monday to act on the death of A C Hoyer Eng a well known lawyer who died at Mt Clemens Michigan on Friday evening He was 71 years old and had been a summer visitor at Mt Clemens He held the position of Solicitor for the old Poor Board
The Dispatch reports friction in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing under new chief Meredith. Labor support and plans to modernize clash with internal resistance, as management reportedly demeans security work and promotes favored aides, while Treasury officials influence operations.
The bark Otto arriving at Philadelphia reports a massive dead whale mistaken for an island off Newfoundland. Captain Grandsen, after observing birds and motion, confirms a bloated carcass about 85 feet broad and rotting, with sharks nearby, resolving a six month public curiosity.
A confused Newark item claims Jasper Crouse, aged two, treated with a rabbit based elixir from Dr Brows Sequard and a local physician. The report describes rapid youth and strength after injections, followed by erratic behavior and threats from the doctor and his family.
William Hendricks displayed presence of mind when a boy fell in front of a large roll of paper tumbling from a truck on Park Row. He acted fast, pulling the child away just as danger loomed, preventing possible serious harm or death.
Mrs Cnas E Britton of Jessamine county traveled to Lexmotor to have 13 teeth extracted by Dr Galbreath without anesthesia. Immediately after, she fainted and died later from brain congestion. The report cites a fatal outcome following a dental procedure.
A poetic meditation on Father Time as an inexorable robber who steals beauty, youth, and grace with every passing year. The verse depicts his swift, unending march and the lasting marks left on faces and hair as ages advance.
Washington is urged as the ideal host for a centennial Exposition marking the rediscovery of America. The piece argues New York politics, especially Tammany influence, threaten neutrality, while Washington offers unmatched facilities on the White Lot near the Executive Mansion. It emphasizes national government control to ensure a truly continental, moral showcase.
In South Baltimore crowds gathered around a vacant Monroe and McHenry saloon after reports of a white woman figure seen in a second floor window. A neighbor described watching the apparition approach, a policeman searched the empty room, and reports say the woman died from injuries afterward.
In Atlanta, August 14, the Ramie Plant Company, based in Pittsburg, organized to develop ramie in the United States. It bought a Thomasville area farm for ramie trials, faced rumors of failure, and is seeking details on ramie shipments as it works to build suitable machinery for ramie production.
Oswald Speir, manager of Perth Amboy Terra-Cotta Company, is bedridden 200 miles from home in a hospital near New York. Despite his illness he maintains active leadership, directing correspondence and subordinates as if present at 18 Cortlands Street, claiming his mind travels while his body is confined. He reportedly suffered a medical setback around July 31 and plans to return to duties.
In Jamestown Ohio a five year old boy Claude Murphy had a nostril blocked by a nasal growth that had gone unnoticed. Dr. C M Galloway finally found a polyp growth far up the nostril and removed it, ending the obstruction and odor.
Mrs Laura Wolford claimed as the largest colored woman in the world died in LaFayette at a museum site. She was 31 years old and weighed about 994 pounds with a waist measurement near 9 feet and thigh around 54 inches. She will be buried locally on Saturday.
Carmi Illinois August reports Henry McMullin near this town describes a 19 year old girl who has grown rapidly and now weighs 255 pounds. A Chicago man just back from Paris says he saw Tascott and Charlie Ross on the Eiffel Tower together. The Prince of Wales is ill and New York aids Broadway with a limp.
Four years of steady mining at Brandywine Summit Delaware County reports a daily feldspar yield near 40 tons. Last year’s output reached about 14 000 tons, sold at an average of 10 dollars per ton. Other notes mention a hospital accident with a loaded gun barrel and a flood revealing mineral with lead, plus local sport and oddities from Williamsport to Belmont County.
A jumble of short notes spans labor demands in Oregon to a large honey crop in Southern California. Reports cover a Pasadena postmaster petition drive, a Georgia child bitten by a snake, a woman directing an engine on an Ocean City boat, pension travel in Meriden, and local oddities from Michigan to Nevada including sparrow bounty lore, a bicycle trek to Washington, a mass of bees invading a Reno residence, and other scattered recollections.
A collage of light witticisms and brief jokes from Harper's Bazaar and related captions. Items touch on European peace, rural life, popularity, domestic banter, and encounters with etiquette, featuring quips about marriage, suiters, wives, and little mishears from daily life.
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