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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1892
Page
7
A historical editorial declares Tennessee facing a violent lawless outbreak linked to long simmering tensions. It urges strict law enforcement, supports strong use of victors to quell insurrection, and urges voters to elect trusted legislators and executives to restore peace and order.
About one million iron and steel workers facing the Amal fcated Association scale are out of work with forty thousand already returned. Differences within the association are settled and most workers are expected to resume duties within days. The amicable settlement sets a hopeful precedent for capital and labor discussions.
Chief Clerk of the Health Bureau in our focal columns condemns widespread milk adulteration in Pittsburg. He calls for immediate prosecution and higher penalties for wholesalers and retailers, and urges a second inspector to enforce pure milk laws amid large daily shipments.
Supervising Architect Edbrooke estimates the eight hour law may raise annual federal building expenses by 3 million dollars. He bases this on a 12 percent cost increase, applied to 25 million dollars of assumed annual national public building expenditure. He notes the law may not reduce costs and could push contractors to pay for eight hours without lowering total pay. He cites private employers cutting to eight hours without reducing pay as pertinent experience.
The speaker asserts that improved work quality and quantity under new rules should yield monetary gain for workers, not a loss. If the law is enforceable, actual outcomes will determine whether the National Treasury gains or loses, and by how much.
Whitelaw Reid reassures patriotic supporters about a solid Protection party front while Platt and Quay align with party principles. The piece argues protectionism versus free trade, notes division in free traders, and urges voters to back the ticket pledged to American prosperity over a Democratic free trade plank seen as a weakness.
A new well near Undercliffe three miles northwest of Sharpsburg yielded a flow of 30 barrels an hour at thirty feet depth in what is described as the first strike in the neighborhood. Indications are favorable for opening a new oil pool though further developments will confirm the district’s oil-bearing potential.
The piece lampoons the New York World for its dramatic Western state campaigns for Cleveland and its italics heavy editorials claiming a Democratic victory. It mocks the paper's methods, notes other political targets, and contrasts them with Republican strength and journalistic gimmicks.
An assortment of satirical lines and misread phrases reference figures such as Ex-Governor Beaver and American consuls, plus comments on topics from blood letting to freight congestion, women’s fashion, English war vessels, and Tennessee politics, all in a clipped, playful voice.
A column notes likenesses of President Harrison to a New York druggist, Kipling planning Brattleboro residence, Henry George's near miss for New York mayor, William Clare Nosts statue for Newport, Governor Abbott's early duties, Pasteur's frail health, Congressman's wife as poet, Count Wilhelm von Bismarck as Hanover’s council president, and the London marriage of Prince Frederick Hohenlohe zu Ringenz.
Secretary of Agriculture Jeremiah Enusk arrived from Milwaukee to witness the Republican State Convention and praised the lumpy jaw treatment tested on Lampr-Jawed cattle in Curoaco. He noted limited head count, planned trials in Kansas City, and described Dr. Melvin’s success with the medicine, including an entire recovery in one animal and rapid improvement in six others.
Chicago thieves adopt a new method with a bicycle mounted burglar who held a servant girl at Cohen residence and escaped with 1500 worth of diamonds. Pursuit along Indiana and Michigan avenues failed as the thief vanished. Police have a description and renewed efforts to capture him.
By mid August, canal mappings on Mars showed no doubles. On August 17 Professors Schasberis Campbell and Hessy produced independent drawings confirming the Ganges canal on Schiaparelli's map as distinctly double, supporting the 1901 Lick Observatory finding.
Five thousand visitors filled the Mt Gretna encampment grounds as Governor Pattison was delayed. J T Allman of the State Grange urged farmers to press legislators for pledges and criticized reciprocity. He argued Pennsylvania taxation favors banks and big interests, with real estate bearing high rates while farm values lag.
From Lick Observatory Prof Edward Holden wires that the star in Aeriga first seen last February faded to 15 magnitude then brightened again to 10 magnitude. Soneberle Campbell and Holden observed the revival last night using the bio telescope and spectrum data from spring to shed light on the star’s remarkable changes and history.
The will admits to probate in Cryatisan on August 18. W B Chidlaw leaves personal property to his children and real estate to grandson Benjamin Chidlaw. His wife Henrietta Mancing of Fifth Avenue Newta receives nothing per the ante nuptial agreement.
Aug 18. The President appoints William Harrison Bradley of Illinois to be United States Consul at Copenhagen after the dismissal of the prior consul. The move follows the need for immediate replacement and reflects U S policy in Denmark.
The Chautauqua School of Photography graduates its class as the program features amateur photographers and an address by Dr J M Gibson on The Faith and Hope of Robert Browning. Dr Ely critiques socialism while Miss Eila Niman debuts as a vocalist. The illuminated fleet returns to a bright Lake Chautauqua evening.
A 1892 York County letter to Ohio Attorney General seeks details on David McClellan and the Squibb murder, claiming McClellan was hanged in Ohio a decade or more ago after a confession. It mentions a libel suit against Harrisburg motor Colonel Will F Jordan and cites a clipped newspaper item.
An English reader reports a Pittsburgh wheelman who walked his bicycle to Cabin John Bridge and rode across a one foot wide coping, navigating road zigzags with precision. The feat, though daring, is viewed as a foolish use of nerve.
The World’s Fair Directors received a telegram from President Baker, currently in England, announcing his immediate resignation from the office of President of the World's Colonial Exposition. He offers best wishes for the continued success and asks to remain in a subordinate role.
The St Louis Globe Democrat critiques Don Dickinson declaring he makes grand pledges but fulfills far fewer than other national politicians, arguing a gap between rhetoric and action in his plan.
Henry Gross a former Tiffin resident died in Chicago at 79. From a notable county family he followed his father into a trade and became a celebrated inventor. His 61st invention was a breech loading rifle, and he gained fame with the Iime locks safes vaults and the Hall Safe and Lock Co. He was widely known as an expert safe inspector and his Amelock invention is noted in the Southern Merchant.
Miss Temperance Anderson died at her Baden home on Monday and was buried Wednesday at 10 20 A M in Hill's Cemetery. The obituary notes she was years old and described her remarkable hair, once featured at a 1876 fair where it won a prize.
Rev J A Fritz longtime pastor of Messiah Church in Schainkill Haven collapsed while watching a funeral procession from his residence and died within minutes. He was among the region’s oldest United Brethren ministers.
Obituary notices report the death of Amadee de Haegt once France's leading novelist at 97 in Paris. Others listed include Heni Mosuen aged 73 in Berlin. Duke of Manchester aged long ill at Tanderagee Castle. Charles Ockerman an actor and musician in Belleville. Elizabeth Powell owner of a Richmond paper aged 74. Countess Li, widow of Li Hung Chang, died at Tianjin on the 8th, a famed court influence and medical attendance noted.
The Sower Elliotts hold their sixteenth annual reunion at Jacob H Walter’s Springdale home with 300 attendees. A historian records births deaths marriages and events, but this year’s account misses the year’s tribute due to a bereavement Leonard Edward Stoffer.
Social events are announced with a March 19 Valley Camp performance under Messrs J A Thompson and W Hay featuring Misses Mainie Rutuck Nellie Wilson Lizzie Reed Millie Gariler and Messrs E H Dermitt D Thompson and Prof Welczek. Refreshments follow and special railroad rates are offered for attendees.
The Mount Washington beacon proves a splendid success as a symbol of civic pride. The article notes President Harrison’s continued bid for a second term in the White House next November and the renewed faith in his leadership.
A Baltimore figure extols the value of campaign finance knowledge to earnest listeners, praising the role of funds in political strategy and public accountability.
Newspapers debate Gladstone's new Cabinet, praising its experience and liberal breadth while warning Radicals of a fragile majority. Critics argue it represents a strong, unified Liberal leadership with potential for bold policy, including Irish home rule, though some doubt its durability.
A wide collection of peculiar items and colorful snippets. Reports include an ostrich egg as a meal, Fijians weaving nets from human hair, stray dogs bringing luck in China, frogs in Georgia attacking chickens, a Silesian miner waking after months, and the Swiss Guards to be dispensed with. Also notes on Goodyear’s vulcanizing method first used long ago, and diverse curiosities from insects to beards.
A collage of humorous lines and snippets from various papers. Topics range from aging myths and political satire to race tips and patient remarks. The piece compiles brief quips about life, folly, and everyday oddities framed in a retro newspaper voice.
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