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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1889
Page
4
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A local clergyman, urging social reform, claimed today’s laborers are no better off than enslaved people. The piece argues this is inaccurate and unjust to workers, noting slave owners’ power over family bonds and travel, and urges factual discussion of social problems.
The New York Tribune reports the Grant Monument committee is delaying fundraising to first decide a memorial plan. After five years and 65 lunar months of study, only a small portion of funds has been raised, and officials aim for careful planning rather than rushed completion.
The Sheriff of New York and Tammany figure Flack resign from his unsalaried party post after press scrutiny of a divorce. The piece argues the scandal reflects on justice administration and calls for removal of all involved from office or prison.
The Cincinnati editorials defend Mr. Marat Halstead’s stance on freelancing versus party journalism. Halstead argues journalism’s core duty is unbiased clear reporting for readers, not using papers to seek political power. He recalls freelancing education as shaping his view of inside influence over outside critique.
The piece argues for unbiased political coverage and accuses Halstead of compromising journalistic integrity by pursuing an inner guiding force over fearless reporting. It claims his senatorial bid risks turning a capable editor into a conventional politician.
A national row flares in Atlanta after a colored man is hired under civil service rules to a post office position shared with a female clerk. A mob burns the postmaster in effigy and the Atlanta Constitution shoots at Republican schemes. The piece urges Southern reflection on race bias and civil progress.
A harsh, sardonic editorial notes three train holdups in a week and mocks crew responses. It praises fearless but quiet conductors, passengers, and Pullman porters while suggesting using captured outlaws as train hands to curb theft. The piece rails at western bravado and mocks the West’s wild reputation.
The piece notes government jobs offer $7,000 to $8,000 yearly, attracting talent, while private corporations bid higher and use city favors. It cites Roosevelt’s police appointment letter and a Indianapolis example of park-for-franchise sugarcoating. It mentions a colored Post Office applicant’s parole issue and a sugar glut reducing wholesale price. It also notes an iron mill restart and mockingly praises the Cincinnati paper’s stance on coast line theory. It ends by describing Leadville’s Chinese laborers and anti Chinese laws.
A dispute arises between Jeff Davis and Northern publishers over the book’s poor sales. The row centers on perceived missteps by the publishers who entered the venture with certain expectations and now face criticism for its lack of success.
The piece argues money can be made by pandering to ghostly Lost Cause sentiments while the nation bears its troubles. It criticizes Atlanta for swinging back as Booth once did, and highlights Kinkel's dismissal from the Supervising Architect's office as a cautionary tale of Republican proteges and fund handling evasion.
A column profiles prominent people including Max Powderly’s return to duty, the imprisoned Kina Ja Ja’s melancholia, and Elihu Burritt near Berkshire, Massachusetts. It notes Samuel J. Tilden as a fashionably generous patron, and comments on societal shifts in value after power changes.
In England officials resist uniforms yet one Cabinet Minister overdoes it and impersonates Lord High Admiral. On a fleet voyage he dons full dress, a junior officer halts him, and the penultimate scene ends with the Lord High Admiral flag hauled down.
Mrs Jerome Buck wife of a prominent New York lawyer and a Tammany Hall leader died this morning at the Margate from blood cancer. Born in Kentucky she rose to social prominence in New York where she was a favorite and a notable figure. She was a daughter of Thomas McGrath of Kentucky and a niece of a notable ocean owner. She will be buried at Doylestown home of her uncle.
Fifteen year old Emma Spacht, daughter of Samuel Spacht, was attacked by three Italians on an errand. They choked and gagged her, while one cut off her hair. A neighbor’s alert sent the crowd after them. the trio fled to the mountains and remain at large. Police suspect the same gang stole a girl’s hair at Schuylkill Haven a week earlier.
August 1 dispatch reports Mayor Montgomery and B. E. Collar oversaw funds raised for Johnstown sufferers. They forwarded the collected total of 8,416 dollars 83 cents with vouchers from Treasurer Thom and the Relief Committee. The article notes the fund suffered substantial losses.
A Connecticut report notes an open lot at East Great Plain near Norwich struck a dozen times in six years. A nearby woods patch shows numerous electric scars and several trees killed or damaged by lightning, illustrating recurring natural danger in the area.
The Chicago News notes discomfort among state leaders. The exchange between Mr. Blaine and Mr. Harrison is cited as evidence that the governors of North Carolina and South Carolina are unhappy with current policies.
Reports show Magee's camp holding strong in Allegheny County while Quay seeks to peel away backers like William Flinn. Delamater and Delamater allies loom in governor talks, with Mayor Fitter skewed toward Delamater and Hastings eyed for adjutant general. Union Prohibition League rift widens as Grif fin resigns over an editorial dispute with the Quill.
From New York World reports Dr. P D Squilla injected into a bedridden 70 year old man one dram of elixir from a healthy goat. The patient danced horn pipes and chewed tin cans, a remarkable recovery.
Senator Quay and entourage visited Atlantic City on Sunday boarding a steam yacht for a planned week. Snowden Goodloe Fassett Conger and ex-sheriff Leeds joined a beach promenade with Philadelphia politicians before returning to the yacht. The group planned a future trip to Newport and Harrisburg for convention news.
Judge H. H. Cummin a leading member of the Johestown Relief Committee died at Cresson while en route to his home. The Bright's disease patient passed on a car tendered by Pennsylvania rogation band officials. Funeral details and exact timing not provided.
A Boston Globe sourced note from Philadelphia Prtas and New Yorkers estimates 20,000,000 visitors for the big show in 1592. The report touches on cultural comparisons and playful phrases about incubation and stories, citing a Georgia man claiming seas and value of deeds amid suggestive phrasing.
A. J. Kynett of the Union Prohibitory League issues a call for a Pennsylvania state convention in Harrisburg on September 3 at 10 AM. He urges unity among temperance supporters to oppose recent defeat of constitutional prohibition and to select candidates aligned with the cause.
A Yankee town tells of a dog named Whistle that mimics the Consolidated Road whistle to signal trains. The animal, trained by its owner near the station, times its calls to mimic trains and has fooled many waiting passengers and townsfolk.
A Pennsylvania hostelry, the Union Hotel in Wrightsville, claims a spook portrait of George Washington. Room 7 is said to be his sleeping apartment with the bed and reflections on the wall always showing his face, as verified by proprietor Hoke and York visitor Austin. Local legend notes Washington used the site as Revolutionary War headquarters.
Mary Rice of this county lives at Old Deposit near Louisville and is the daughter of farmer Andy Rice. Horace Middleton, a young farmer, loved Mary and wooed her, but she delayed marriage for ten months more and yet remains unsure if she will marry him.
A strange sequel to the Whitney divorce case unfolds in Allegany County Court. Ira H. Myers, once engaged to Florence Whitney, faces legal claims related to dinners and junct to which someone invited him. The affair has gained a farcical cast, altering public sympathy from prior seriousness.
A Western excursion group from Winchester Kentucky stayed at the Washington Hotel in Philadelphia on Friday then departed for Atlantic City. The party included ten women and three men, all unfamiliar with the East, who walked along Chestnut Street bonnetless as part of their Western custom.
The letter discusses ambergris as a long used perfumery substance from sperm whales, its origin as morbid secretion, processing to amberine, and a reported barrel quantity worth $25,000. It reflects on rarity, market value, and the whaling industry’s role in ambergris supply.
A damaged snippet from Harper's Weekly cites a Senate tariff bill debate praising and condemning a William Eleroy Curtis book America. The excerpt notes claims of provocative modern fiction and mentions publishers Harpers and a political climate amid discussions in June.
The Congo Free State spans about 1,066,200 square miles with a large central to northern reach from the Congo River mouth toward the Uele area. Its creation marked a notable, complex chapter in recent history with European powers and the United States engaging in diplomacy over its control and the slave trade.
An anecdote recalls Justice Stephen from a Welsh assize court where mercy tempered a harsh sentence. The incident showed his capacity for leniency and future good conduct advice, reducing punishment to benefit the offender. The brief event left a deep impression on the observers of justice.
A Memphis Avalanche piece quotes a barkeeper offering two reasons mixed drinks weaken drinkers. More liquor in a punch or julep than expected and poorer quality or newer liquor. He notes mint juleps as especially potent and claims Memphis lacks top whisky. northern cities offer better blends.
A domestic poem urging a husband to praise and cherish his wife. It paints a faithful, home loving partner who keeps care, meals, and order, and asks him to kiss her and speak gratitude. It suggests life’s road may require joint support and shared burdens to ease her journey.
The Sunday edition of Taz Distator highlights Europe’s sensational week with prisoner testimony debates and Crete insurrection updates. It notes Greece England and the Triple Alliance tensions as well as a large imperial deficit.
Mr Dane ER Stewart of Henrico county near this city died early this morning at age 51. A Scotch-born man, he built a fortune in tobacco and later railroad securities. He was unmarried and resided at Brook Hill, an estate of his brother.
Postmaster General Wanamaker spoke for about a half hour at Saratooga New York before the Young Men's Christian Association on the topic Practical Christianity. He urged practical sweeping reforms and applying Christian principles to daily life.
A Meadville dog with an uncurling weak tail amuses owners. A New Wilmington search for a rabbit leads to a lost flock sheep. Henry Wood near Trenton, Ohio reports a pet snake kept in a jar after surgery. Elephant Ear plants in Harrisburg bloom with large cream flowers. Akron fisherman Albert BecarTet hooks a bass while chewing gum on the line. A Athens horse owner ties his gray under a shed after a mistaken return. A Fairview man claims to see the ghost of a relative.
A jumble of brief curiosities and oddities from across the country. Items include a Ventura County lime bean crop valued at 40000 dollars, a Doddridge County justice fined for illegal whisky selling, a Middletown duck trying to pass as a chicken, and a Liberia railway charter of six miles. Also noted are various odd incidents from California fruit handling to a Kingston New York will, a robin defending its nest against a cat, and the Thirteen Club's satire of Friday superstitions.
A compiled humor column features jokes about marriage fidelity insults and flirtations. It includes quips on courting manners, social fixes for modern youth, and cartoonish exchanges amid a blur of titles and misheard lines from various sources.
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