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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1892
Page
7
The fragment lists office locations in Pittsburg with streets and a mailing note. It mentions February establishment, issue number 199, and distribution points. Content references publishing house, news rooms, and international sale locations a visitor can inquire about.
A damaged OCR item lists subscription plans with terms like One Year One Month and carrier delivery pricing. The fragment references Sunday editions and a publication dated Thursday August with delivery details and weekly rates. It reads as a historical newspaper offer notice with unclear names.
Yesterday proved the value of talks between employers and workers as unions and firms reached year long wage scales. The Window Glass Workers settled quickly on the prior year’s scale, while the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers concluded a lengthy, six week conference with fourteen firms signing the new terms and about eighty more joining the updated scale. Both sides are praised for patience, compromise, and open minds in a long dispute resolved peacefully.
Reports claim the Baron Hirsch colony of Russian Hebrews in Argentina fails as emigrants avoid farming and linger in destitution and vice. The piece urges caution, noting a New Jersey colony prospers, while alleging sensational reports from Buenos Aires may be distorted.
An advocate writes that high wages of tradesmen result from protected industries, noting cities like Pittsburg Philadelphia and regions across New England New York and New Jersey owe growth to protected manufacturing and resultant demand for housing clothing and transport.
The piece argues that protected industries create steady employment for numerous Philadelphia area workers, reducing labor pressure in unprotected sectors. It claims free trade would ruin these jobs, urging a tariff high enough to shield American manufacturing while avoiding abuses and maintaining revenue. It cites Democratic platform as supporting pure free trade with limited protections.
The piece argues compulsory ar btration is unconstitutional and impractical, would infringe personal rights, and invites widespread disrespect for law. It asserts employer worker disputes should be solved by voluntary arbitration guided by common sense and Christian charity, not state coercion.
The essay argues for sticking to nautical superstition in christening a new harbor defense ram. It explains why a maid, Miss Ammon, should break the champagne bottle rather than a matron or Mrs. Hale, and defends tradition as consistent despite public protests.
Messrs Dockery and Sayers say deficiency reaches 52.365 million dollars based on appropriations and revenue estimates. They fault Secretary Foster for excluding sinking fund payments and warn that both parties bear responsibility for extravagant spending beyond revenues, risking the government’s credit.
When the present brand of politics has succeeded in breaking down the credit of the Government the people may conclude to hold both to account.
The article critiques Aldace Walker's paper urging railroad associations to regulate traffic and rates. It argues such schemes ignore facts, misread competition, and would violate the Interstate Commerce Act. It advocates letting each railroad bear its own losses instead.
The congressman Watson collapsed after a two hour campaign speech in Georgia and staggered from the platform on Tuesday. The article speculates on Judge Cobb's exhaustion and hints at political rivalries involving Cleveland at Buzzard's Bay and a game of hide and seek between Grover and David.
A column of varied items mocks Democrats, weather forecasts, and international affairs. It references souvenir ballots, frost warnings, Adlai Stevenson, Georgia governors, promised street signs, SafeMakers, ex Senator Barr, Alabama’s Kolb, a Wisconsin fire company, Sullivan’s campaign, England’s home rule, Garza’s insurgents, Lamphester’s win, sunhorn heat on flagstones, and South American republics keeping political tension boiling.
A satirical column lists varied items from politics to society. It notes Senator Colgurrt’s move to Georgia mountains after recovery, hints at Mme Forsen-Madi’s possible marriage to violinist Baron Leon de Vey, and mentions Henry M. Stanley’s anger at American papers. Secretary Noble visits Ashland for a few days, Camp Cedar near Brule, fishing. Also cites Miss Mary E Wilens and a brief remark on Vor Bismarck’s age and nobility. A base hunter boasts of 293 bears killed over years in the Tree State.
A mining party ascends to a glacier locale above a camp, rigs makeshift footwear, and treks to a tunnel near a silver bearing galena seam. They sample ore carefully, seal the small bags, and descend to the camp where a night-guarded pile rests beneath a canvas cover. The scene ends with the team resting after a day of peril and discovery.
An 1698 mock campaign note mocks the Democratic majority in Congress for accomplishing nothing and displeasing the country. It questions President Cleveland's trajectory and mocks the idea of him reaching the White House on March 4.
A terse note from Baltimore American hints at political tension as martial law prevails. Hints of anarchist presence are dismissed amid a charged atmosphere on a fiery planet. The piece underscores restricted freedoms and heightened state authority.
Aug 10 report from Dusvan describes Knights Templar events in Denver. crowds exceed 5000 for River Front Park exhibition drill, with St Bernard's and California No 1 to receive silver bricks from the Denver Chamber of Commerce. parade, other orders, and routine Grand Encampment business proceed. total membership 92,791 with $25,925,97 cash.
The Democratic State Executive Committee factions sharpened as anti Cleveland forces gained. New officers were named including Captain G H Bargar as treasurer and Farley aide as secretary. The group planned biweekly then weekly meetings through October with a September 10 campaign start at Woodsdale.
Sucre saw a revolution start with troops dispatched from La Paz to quell it. A general uprising across Bolivia is feared as the Liberal party vows to oppose President-elect Baptista. Telegraph embargo hinders full details while arms flow from Peru and Argentina aid Liberal forces.
Prof Florence Ziegfeld of Chicago arrived from Europe as commissioner for an International Musical Congress at the Worlds Fair. He secured attendance of top musicians from France Germany Italy England and other nations. Rochester dispatch notes the American Microscopical Society holds its fifteenth annual convention and the committee commends a Microscopical Congress and exhibition at Chicago.
A list of deaths and notable figures including T. L. Clay a writer noted in England. Joux Lanz a Millersburg area farmer who died after a beating. Louis Verron ventriloquist and performer who died in an English hospital. Dr Thomas J. Livers a pension examiner and Republican. Grace A. Leach International Telegram manager who died of Bright's disease. Antonio Quagliesi Italian circus director and rider with a long touring history. Joux B. Westendorf ex actor and Barnum veteran held in Urland Maine. mentions of theater jokes and a Bridgeport theater incident.
A satirical note from the St. Louis newspaper remarks that even with a Lick telescope Cleveland cannot glimpse the White House again.
A brief political quip targets Squire Stevenson advising vigilance about his price signals and choices. The note suggests care in directing attention and which hand to use in pointing.
Miss Sallie Keenan daughter of Thomas J. Keenan Jr plans a three month resident study in Paris this autumn at Julien Academy or similar French art schools. A gold medallist at the School of Design for Women she will be accompanied by Miss Ida Smith and possibly by other friends. They will be guests of Miss Smith’s relatives in Paris with Mr. Herd to join later for the voyage.
A compilation notes multiple newspapers declaring Queen Victoria's opening of Parliament speech as among the briefest on record. Critics say the address signals cautious reform, potential no confidence votes, and fatigue after elections.
A list of short curiosities spans many topics from crime and science to geography and culture. Items include Ireland crime reports, a Maryland widow’s bear trap incident, a petrified log cabin found in Indiana, and global notes on wars, education, and transportation. The compilation mentions Bengal leopards, Queen Victoria’s India subjects, Himalayan snow maggots, and a Canton piracy tally, among others.
A fragmentary verse scene imagines a woman in fur and sealskin transforming into a fairy in a white dress on a summer beach. The dreamlike vision contrasts heavy attire with radiant, otherworldly beauty.
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