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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1889
Page
4
The note lists average copics per issue across three months ending in July for the Sunday DiePaTen edition. It records circulation figures and highlights fluctuations in pet sections.
A scrambled old rates advertisement lists daily and weekly subscription prices for various editions and delivery options. The text mentions daily dispatch, ins rat ion, Sunday delivery, and weekly rates, with figures broken and partially unreadable.
Pittsburg reports reveal a Democratic plan aiming to nominate R. H. Johnson for District Attorney and to avoid nominating an opponent to Judge Collier. The piece notes the party’s vigor despite defeats and warns Republican interests and Timotheus O Leary may oppose the scheme, while Jacksonians react locally.
An editorial laments whisky fueled crime after John T. Natcher was shot by an employee. It argues liquor can impair judgment, allowing grudges to drive murder, and criticizes light sentences for whisky killers. The piece urges returning to holding drinking killers fully responsible for their actions.
The Daily Explosion reports a boiler blast at the Miller refinery near Allegheny, costing one life and about two hundred thousand dollars in losses. The fire is blamed on employer recklessness in operating the gasoline still, underscoring ongoing dangers and the need for stricter safety in petroleum refining.
The Wall Street News highlights how certain trusts, including Cotton Oil and Lead Trusts, are managed to shake out weak holders and attract outsiders. It explains that Standard Oil has limited certificate release to lure outsiders while aiding insiders, teaching the public to distrust these instruments.
The piece mocks U S Navy intercepts in seal skimming piracy in the Behring Sea. It lauds the revenue cutter Bush for record captures of sealing schooners while noting Canadian protests in Victoria B C. It credits Captain Tuttle of the prize crew and dismisses the indignation as misplaced.
A fragment reports Lieutenant Tuttle’s sailors voicing discontent aboard the Rush. The text hints at pirates and a voyage toward a Canadian port if crews are retained, suggesting tension over command and the ship’s length of service.
Yesterday highlighted three large business failures with two tied to the Lewis firm of Philadelphia and a Reading blast furnace collapse near Pittsburgh. Analysts point to long standing weaknesses, high anthracite prices, long coke and ore hauls, and Reading subsidiary absorbtion as factors, yet Pittsburgh's core stability and steady prosperity remain intact.
News notes between 100 and 200 Belgian glass blowers plan to leave Belgium for U S employment. No contract evidence yet but hints they know where to find work. Arrival could impact the Jeannette strike and test immigration law as suspicion grows over lawful status and potential replacement of American workers.
A report outlines potential prosecution of editors promoting spiritualist communications via mail. Wanamaker doubts the authenticity of spirit letters, hints at postage rules, and signals Cabinet debate. The piece views spiritualism as politically charged and tied to Dead Letter procedures.
A New York correspondent argues a curious retribution linked to the YMHA building fire. He notes eleven foreign fire insurers paid a quarter million in losses while American insurers suffered multi‑million dollar losses the same month. The piece questions if high premiums are retribution for alleged transgressions by insurers.
The article argues New York must remove Tammany officials before the 1892 World’s Fair. It warns that if Tammany aldermen and court officials dominate the exhibition, it could set a grim example of corrupted popular institutions. The piece notes rapid oil refinery fire following a boiler explosion, hinting at a deadly cycle. It references a Chicago Mail idea linking a psy day in anthracite mining regions to three murders.
The letter discusses strike logic, population, and universal harm, mocking proposals like electrocution for criminals. It criticizes reports linking Senator Sherman to Richfield Springs, contrasts oscalatory abilities with biography, and comments on free trade debates and Pennsylvania politics. It notes Georgia’s Lee birthday bill and Carnegie’s library offer, plus Pittsburgh rail ambitions and a sea fight anniversary.
The discussion argues that miners could compel operators to join a state wide agreement for a uniform scale avoiding strike losses. Undertakers silently continue their work as the elixir of life era fades and funeral directors are seen as calm about future changes. Water waste supports metering with cheap rates for all legitimate uses of water.
Southern politicians discuss the President's possible acceptance of defeat in the South. They argue Kellogg’s continued pressure for offices may be a burden. a concession without Kellogg might be wiser if defeat is likely.
Senator Cameron and family travel to Beverly Farms Massachusetts for weeks. Mrs Hanster Breczer Stowe reportedly in vigorous health. Hush Bey named Turkish Ambassador to St Petersboro. George W Williams historian of the Negro race in America in Worcester Massachusetts. Charles Garnier the French architect described as refined and affable. Larouchere notes German Emperor’s commendable character. Princess Victoria and Princess Maud featured among royal daughters. General John F Hartranft ill health worsened by treaty duties sails to Europe. Fifteen Presidents have visited New England. four before their presidencies. New England and the Presidents widely acquainted.
In Atlanta on August 21 a 1700 foot stone ledge on Stone Mountain drew crowds after reports of a white object, initially thought to be a child or ghost. Rescue teams attempted a save, but the mystery ended when observers confirmed the object was a dog.
Roger Q. Mills draws little attention in current affairs being regarded as last year's bird in this year's situation. The note implies his influence has faded as a central figure.
A minister discusses the dangers of accepting city parish calls. He argues genius sustains a field of one, while talent alone leads to exhaustion and collapse. He notes four-fifths of city pulpit hires quit, swallowed by burnout, unlike those with genius and steady effort who maintain respect.
A reflective piece discusses the strain on highly able men in towns of 10,000 to 40,000, noting relentless requests for manuscripts, public visibility, and the pressure of managing a metropolitan newspaper. It contrasts genius with practical ability and condemns hollow college honors as distractions from real work.
A reader quotes several Pennsylvania correspondents contending that Robert Burns Wilson, praised by a New York Star writer as a Kentuckian, was born in McDonald Washington County Pennsylvania and is thus a Pennsylvanian. The note notes he has long resided in Kentucky and Kentucky claims him as their own.
A Baltimore Sun fragment describes a sensational tale of a vanished Terriers career ending by swallowed substance. A patrolman recalls a tan tower and a seven year sequence amid children finding a box with a small skeleton near Eutaw Place and North Avenue.
Brown Lovell of Dawson Kentucky narrowly escaped death last night from a burned feather bed after a steam boiler accident at Seamon and Co. The bed became extremely hot and partly consumed by fire before Lovell was removed. Carbolized linseed oil dressings and white lead were used. doctors concluded no spontaneous combustion occurred.
Harrisburg August 21 The Sixteeners held a brief business session electing and installing officers for the coming year. John Donald of Philadelphia is president with Clemmie Benson of Lebanon and Oliver MacVay of Pittsburgh as vice presidents. Mollie Reagan Washington DC is recording secretary and J A Gramm Harrisburg the corresponding secretary. Warren Stouck Ames is assistant corresponding secretary and Edward Taylor Philadelphia is treasurer. A resolution concerning F Spicer’s severance from state orphan schools was adopted. Next summer’s reunion will be at Gettysburg with a Mont Alto picnic and a Friday excursion.
In Chicago at the home of Hip Lung 519 Clark street a Chinese groom Sing Ham from Fort Madison Iowa married Miss Sophronia Scherer a 24 year old German bride in a ceremony led by Rev G B Walker of the Fourth Baptist Church. The scene featured brass gongs Chinese delicacies and dances as about 100 Chinese guests and a party of white friends attended. The couple left for Fort Madison after the celebration amid rice and rice throwing.
The Southern Inter-State Farmers' Association ends its annual session in Montgomery Alabama with a resolution from the Committee on Cotton Covering led by W. J. Green urging immediate discontinuance of jute bagging. The committee notes near 100 percent price rises by manufacturers and calls for substituting other materials when available, and asks cotton producers to avoid any article linked to the trust that enables price fixing.
Adjutant General Hastings oversees transport for soldiers visiting Gettysburg for the September 11 and 12 dedication of Pennsylvania monuments. Thousands of orders are issued daily, with 500 to 600 awaiting processing. State funding of 0,000 for transportation may fall short of needs.
The New York Sun reports a Massachusetts seer has forecast the world will end on October 7. The piece notes the warning is brief and that the globe will endure until the baseball championship concludes.
Mary Adelaide French, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Aaron French of Penn Avenue East End, died recently and her funeral was held at the family residence. The notice extols her beauty, amiability and early promise, notes the sadness of her loss and lists mourners including Laura Goodwin Kerr and Samuel F Kerr, car editor.
Whitten for the Dispatch recounts Pittsburg’s earliest banks dating back to rumor and memory. It notes Bank of Pittsburg as the oldest still operating, with 1810 on its Corinthian facade, and traces origins to 1734 when Bayard and Craig laid out the town near the Fort. It cites 1734 to 1804 as a period without a broker or bank and mentions Smith as cashier and John Thaw as early bookkeeper, clarifying Thaw’s lack of direct Bank of Pittsburg affiliation.
The article traces Pittsburgh’s early banking arc from the Bank of Pittsburgh 1808 to 1817, the arrival of the Bank of the United States branch, and the Merge into Branch Bank of the United States with George Poe as cashier and John Thaw as bookkeeper. It notes the building’s later use by Mechanics National Bank, the Panic of 1837, barter economy, and the eventual end of the Mechenics bank era.
Washington reports fresh hope amid conflicting rumors on Haitian civil conflict as Legitime and allies discuss terms with foreign mediators. Spain England and the United States press for a permanent president while Hippolyte faces demands to withdraw troops from Port au Prince and cede Mole Saint Nicholas to U S.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plans close ties with Senator Camden's coke system. New lines connect Parkersburg Wheel ing and Cinelawatt routes, linking Pittsburg Connellsville region with Virginia Central interests. About 500 coke ovens under construction, a 000 bridge over the river near Fairmount completed, Camden town rising with 100 houses and 400 coke ovens.
The last performance of Ten Nights In a Barroom was at Harris Theatre. The same company will present Kathleen Mavourneen and Uncle Josh as a double bill for the rest of the week. Seat sales begin today for Frank Daniels Little Puck at the Bijou next week. Tax Tourists in a Pullman Palace Car headlines the Grand Opera House next week with advance sales starting today. Ares Villa and a coed company perform The World Against Her at Harris next week with seats on sale today. Joux Kirnell Flora Moore and other favorites join Harry Williams Academy of Music next week.
A lyrical speaker sings of boundless affection for the sea from noon to midnight. The refrain declares the sea’s waves and lips are the only ones for the speaker, as abalone and nautilus inhabit the sea’s call and stars shine over the southern cross.
In New York on August 21 Mrs Sarah Callion of Brooklyn collapsed at her friend William Savage’s funeral and died from heart disease triggered by emotion. In West Forty‑second Street Richard Hamblin, a local political figure, was fatally shot by John McCue over a house key dispute. McCue is held in jail with self defense claims.
Mr and Mrs Collis P Huntington depart for Europe aboard the Teutonic of the White Star Line, sailing at 2 00 PM just after the City of New York, with both liners inspected this week and expected to race to Queenstown amid public crowds at the Maritime Exchange and docks.
A Detroit style tale recounts Arthur Clarke a 19 year old known for thefts since childhood. He swindled parents, stole 200 dollars from his grandmother and fled across rooftops before vanishing with an officer in pursuit. The grandmother police matron aided reform efforts but failed. He headed west after promising reform and later returned drunk waving a razor demanding money.
Wall street buzz focused on the $125000 lawsuit brought by Henry Villard against Noah Davis. Neither Villard nor his counsel commented, Davis admitted the suit was timely to prevent outlawing the action, and Judge Sperha, seen with Willard, speculated heavily in 1883.
The two inmates scheduled for execution in the Tombs prison rose early for breakfast and began a game of dominoes. Sheriff Flack and Under-Sheriff Saxton spent four hours with them last night. They exercised in the yard at 4 pm and returned to their cell for work to begin.
A party aboard the Tantrum near Nahant reports a dramatic near-miss with whales two miles offshore. A revolver shot missed as a whale surfaced close behind, then dived. the crew turned and fled at top speed. The skipper claimed the whales as the greatest excitement of his career.
A Sacramento businessman questioned whether phonograph cylinders used to send information between Sacramento and another city fall under first class postage. The dispute centers on whether these sound recordings constitute mail subject to standard postal rates.
A satirical note suggests General Boolangy might seek guidance from Herr Johann Most on evading detection, implying a plan to stay hidden if he arrives in the country. The tone is sardonic and plays on political figures and exile ideas.
Brownsville youths soak corn in whisky and fling it to ducks and geese causing a comatose spree. A remnant Seneca tribe lingers in Warren county fishing for a living. A Steubenville man proposes Arbor Day for destroying English sparrows. Fred Clarke of Roaring Creek keeps 160 skunk pets breeding toward a thousand. Thomas W. Sween Swiener of Reading owns duel pistols used by Terry and Broderick. A one-legged sparrow visits John L. Fulton’s house daily. Joffie Robbing, an 18-year-old girl, escapes Winfield jail with a horse taken from Dr. Carpenter.
A collage of brief anecdotes from Newark and beyond includes a peanut keeper named Pinarro Caesar, a supposed cat killed by a stone, plans for a New York style hotel in Paris, and schoolboys in California recounting a summer of long walks. Other notes mention William J. Haines at 103 joining a Methodist church, a camera like device to photograph cannon balls, and various local oddities from England, Wisconsin, and Missouri.
A collage of quips and cartoons from early 20th century papers. Jokes touch on daily life missteps, the Bermuda onion crop, coinage schemes, and light social observations. Includes snippets about a traveler seeking the railway, a mountain ascent anecdote, and a coastal gag about cigar cases.
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