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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1891
Page
15
The Dispatch explains weekly carrier payments at one cent per week and Sunday edition pricing, including 2 cent postage for Sunday mail and 5 cent stamps for double or triple copies. It outlines carrier duties, subscription coupons, and editorial participation while noting delivery timetables and reporting to the office.
The piece argues the McKinley tariff spurred U.S. tin plate production and attracted British capital, countering Democratic claims. It notes R C Jenkins will relocate Welsh tin works to Joliet and a British firm plans a $650 000 investment in tin plate and steel plants, boosting Pittsburg and surrounding economies.
The New York World argues against private water supply by a Jolnett company in Mt. Vernon citing pump failures and monopolies. It contends municipal control reduces breakdowns and questions socialist claims that government ownership improves service.
The article argues that abolishing private monopolies could improve water supply but cautions against municipal mismanagement. It notes water is a public function for fire and sanitation, justifying low public charges and city funding. It also questions the reliability and cost efficiency of public provision versus private enterprise in less profitable water sectors.
The Philadelphia Times disputes the claim that dress reform would devastate business. It argues reforms would target harmful features like corsets and bustles rather than eliminate clothing, noting previous fashion upheavals caused little distress and that shoe and fabric makers would adapt as they have in past decades.
The Grocers' Protective Association resolves to the canned goods combination as a means to set same prices as last year, despite abundant crops. Retailers oppose the decree and pledge a coordinated boycott until the group yields. The piece argues such combines distinguish legitimate aims from oppressive ones.
The article discusses Sir Arthur Balfour's proposal for Irish local government as a limited step toward Home Rule. It notes opposition from Tory and Liberal-Unionist factions and critiques the plan's limited scope, including county councils and local taxation, while denying control of police and broader legislative power.
The piece argues Mr. Balfour's scheme offers weak local self government and falls short of genuine Home Rule. It notes counties would have limited power, lacks local autonomy in legislation and justice, and positions him between reformers and rebels within his party.
Critics claimed occult secrecy in the Board of Trustees building committee process. The article confirms the committee authorized outreach to architects, drafted circulars, and set an architectural competition. plans will be finished in the fall and the public will be informed and allowed to inspect the designs.
The piece links wheat price rises to European crop scarcity and speculative demand. It notes speculators push prices upward, risking parities with foreign markets, and warns against overpricing breadstuffs that could curb exports. It also references a Farmers' Alliance fraud and its supposed impact on farmers.
The Albany Argus story on James Russell Lowell claims he favored Tilden’s valid tally and acted as a trustee elector, a view praised as conscientious. It notes Lowell later accepted a Hayes diplomatic post, suggesting the tale is partisan gossip and not evidence of fraud or disloyalty.
The case of Hugo Eitel portrays hydrophobia as a nervous illusion after a dog bite weeks earlier. Despite a prolonged decline, the mastiff showed no rabies and remained healthy until it was killed. The patient's perilous state is attributed to fear rather than actual infection.
The piece notes Vermont's $5,000 request for a World’s Fair exhibit and hints at a special session to boost it, while New York quietly plans a larger grant. It questions Gen Butler’s death reports and debates Senator Brice’s Ohio residency with references to lawsuits and directory listings.
The anthracite coal barons decree a cents per ton increase starting September 1 after evidence that demand will outpace their restrictive pacts. They imply continued production to match market appetite, while critics argue the move tests honesty in sustaining higher prices. George Jones refused a $5,000,000 Times offer to curb attacks on Tammany, underscoring his claim to honesty.
The Chicago complaint notes local Justices levy small fines on offenders against the smoke ordinance. It argues enforcement should be rigorous and effective, and suggests Chicago is far ahead of Pittsburgh in climate and nuisance control.
The article notes Italy’s two billion dollar debt, much from twenty years of peacetime waste. It warns that extravagance in peace risks national bankruptcy as war wreckage does. A Kansas paper urges Mrs. Lease to pause and reflect, though she is described as never stopping or thinking.
The Boston Globe notes Lowell’s animosity toward Irish landlords and slaveholders while a companion column cites Gladstone’s conversion to Home Rule after Lowell’s private persuasion. The piece criticizes Anglophobia and suggests the Globe should stick to reported facts.
A New York contemporary notes a North Dakota divorce case costing $12,500, a high price that underscores the oddity that after such a large payment the goods were not delivered.
A concise quarrel over grain and spirits mentions Russia safeguarding rye at home as Kentucky or other bourbon producers accumulate 40 million gallons of surplus whisky in storage. The remark contrasts national grain needs with domestic liquor stockpiles.
A sprawling collage lists prominent figures visiting Europe and elsewhere. It notes Labouchere planning a visit next autumn, Charles Dudley Warner patronizing baths at Marienbad, the Duke of Cambridge nicknamed Umbrella George, Justice Lamar vacationing in Bethlehem, weather chief Harteyvetox attending a Munich conference, and various society personages. It mentions Miss Gurvey's engagement to the Earl of Dudley, Nansen’s polar funding, and other aristocratic bets, travels, and literary allusions.
A NY city column decries public intolerance to encroachments on sidewalks around elevated stations, noting frequent stands by Italian vendors and lax enforcement. It also sketches stand-up lunches at Cafe Savarin, kite season dangers, and quirky urban anecdotes including a Buffalo Bill impersonator and a temperamental young woman taken to hospital.
Lavina Boyes of Westfield leaves life interest to husband in the south side property on Orange street. After his death the estate divides into three equal shares for daughter Helen Amsden, daughter Alice Hoey, and son William Boyce, with specific attic and cellar portions and a $700 mortgage to be shared. Heirs must fund repairs and may build outside stairs to reach their units.
Obituary notices recall Dr Thomas L Smith a Brooklyn physician and former Medical Director of the U S Navy with service from 1830 to retirement in 1870. Also Rev Dr Narayan Sheshadri a Brahmin convert died at sea near Glasgow on July 7. Other deaths include Thomas Allison of Beaver aged 75 and various figures in San Francisco Syracuse Milton and Petersburg with brief biographical notes.
A Philadelphia Ledger writer notes Alaska forests form nearly impenetrable jungles where trees crowd soil, starving each other for nutrients. Dense vegetation, moist maritime climate, and seed germination conditions create vast, intertwined stands with spruce trees growing from ancient totem poles in a native village.
A Glasgow scheme for pensioning teachers details six classes from headmasters to office staff with rates of 8 per cent for headmasters, 7 per cent for assistant male teachers, and 5.1 per cent for assistant female teachers. The capital fund totals 350000, with 200000 for initial provision. June employment counts include 67 headmasters, 214 assistant male teachers, and 525 assistant female teachers, aged ranges and salary averages noted. Age correlates with higher averages, notably female assistants aged 25–34 and male assistants aged 25–34 showing higher sums.
Special telegram from Care May notes the President busy with preparations for a northern excursion starting next Tuesday. He commuted Lieutenant Evans's dismissal to one year of duty without rank after a court martial for malfeasance. George A. B. was appointed, and Samuel O. Baker received a pardon in the Southern District of Ohio. The President and Mrs. Dimmick attended the Cape and Gorham ball game this afternoon, leaving as the crowd file began after the eighth inning.
A mosaic of columned notes and quotes from Philadelphia Times to New York Tribune discusses tariff policy under McKinley, Blaine’s nomination, and party momentum. It cites Simon Antonin, Nat Folk Recorder, and Springfield Republicans on foreign goods, American industry, and election thinking.
Doerox August 13. The venerable Whittier writes a stanza in memory of his old friend James Russell Lowell. The lines praise Lowell's wit and wisdom and reflect on New England life, liberty, and the fight against slavery.
A collage of quirky vignettes and dialogue from various papers reveals couples seeking marriage, playful banter about love and life, and light jokes. The excerpts humorously expose family opinions, romance, and social mores across different voices and settings.
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