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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1889
Page
4
A fragmented postal advertisement lists various postage terms and durations. It mentions postages for one year quarter month weekly and daily rates, and notes delivery in Pittsburg on a Friday in August 1888. The readable lines indicate a mix of rate names such as daily and weekly distributions, with Sunday inclusion.
The Dispatch argues Washington, D C, as best site for the 1892 World's Fair, aligning with Chamber of Commerce Chief W E Schmertz. Schmertz urges public funding from the national treasury and predicts ample surplus to ensure a successful exposition, while New York campaigns but trails in lead.
The piece argues the Treasury should buy bonds only to relieve genuine stringency and save the Treasury money, not to aid Wall Street speculators. It warns against treasury actions being tied to stock market manipulation and stresses the public interest over market fads.
The write up urges curb on private detectives via court actions and election day power. It argues the taxpayers should have a competent public police to protect life and property and condemns private agencies for blackmail and abuses of public power.
The report notes Mrs Maybrick's death sentence has been commuted to life in penal servitude, a development unlikely to alter the broader discussion surrounding the case.
The Maybrick affair stirs debate over arsenic evidence and mercy. Home Secretary Mathews commutes Mrs Maybrick’s sentence, sparking criticism of trial practices. Critics say judges oversell defense, juries lack defendant testimony, and English murder procedures may be reformed.
A editorial warns that liquor sellers without licenses face federal actions to collect taxes and penalties, with Collector Warmcastle pledging enforcement. It notes state authorities may pursue prosecutions using tax receipts or court records, signaling a broader crackdown on illicit saloons.
The Swintlen Lok Company, presenting Chinese dramas in New York, plans a dedicated theater for their repertoire of 172 distinct plays. Local managers have declined to lease venues, delaying the project for several years.
The city plans laurel crowns and bouquets to celebrate the Allegheny Baseball Club as it returns from its triumphal tour.
The New York Herald challenges McAllister's claim to inventing the term The Four Hundred. It notes the phrase appeared twenty nine years earlier and traces its origin to Lord Byron in Beppo with lines about the fashionable world and public spaces.
A gentleman who tried to lecture four young locals on morality on the sands at Atlantic City was swept into the surf with his clothes on and rolled in the sand until he looked like a demoralized starfish.
Saran Althea Terry wishes to be buried beside her husband and asserts she is ready to prepare herself to fulfill this wish immediately without opposition.
The Shah’s stance shifted from pro Russia to pro England as he travels between powers. Observers say he aims to spare Persia from being crushed by great powers, not act out of perfidy but to safeguard his country.
The piece accuses Minneapolis of including dogs in its city directory as part of a broader critique of urban prosperity and population growth. The text contrasts this with New York amid current scandals and mentions the 1892 Fair, noting sympathetic remarks toward the Prince in a fragmentary summary.
The text critiques an unsympathetic House of Commons stance on funding for the Prince of Wales and suggests British taxpayers might back such patronage. It praises the Pennsylvania Railroad's pension policy for employees and notes Allegheny residents fear home loss from fire as an oil refinery smolders and cannot be rebuilt.
The Rochester Democrat argues for displaying the federal flag on buildings housing officials during business hours while contemplating national pride. It notes a stage star’s losses, seven straight baseball wins, and questions about Hanlon. It cites Flack case scrutiny and tenement fire escape safety amid editorials on sport ethics and England’s decline.
The piece notes the Pope’s bedroom birds, Lamouchere’s potential U.S. debut, Jay’s weight finding, and Admiral Sir Provo Wallace as England’s oldest admiral. It mentions Myra Kemble headed to England, ColonzL Jorn B. Ex axpt at Bar Harbor, Gladstone’s Hawarden library, Parxce Hatz Yelpt’s marriage ties and debts, and his European sporting circles and meeting Miss Huntington in Spain.
A Pittsburg observer censures night homework for young children citing moral concerns and unequal tasks between sisters. The piece highlights a charity effort where a donor distributes flowers to salesgirls, praising the Fruit and Flower Mission and urging more women to participate.
New York August 2 The Congo Railroad project is linked to C P Huntington who sailed on the Teutonic and aims to consult with the King. The plan involves a Brussels backed system for a Congo Free State network with government posts and a vast trade route between the Lower Congo and the global market. Huntington reportedly intends to divest his eastern U S holdings as part of the move.
In Carlisle August 22 a religious fight between United Brethren factions erupts in Greencastle. One side forced entry and held services while arrests for forcible entry or trespass were pursued against members of both factions. Warrants issued for many participants as town eyes the conflict.
Esther and May, 5, children of Letter Carrier Froxel, hid in an old chest in an attic in August near Erleenex Pa. A companion shut the lid and fled frightened. Their mother, alerted by pounding, called for help and rescuers freed the youngsters after a difficult recovery.
Londoners Mr. Donald Oninerie of Channen and Mr. A Bowman of Newcastle upon Tyne walked around Europe starting Aberdeen nearly a year ago. They journeyed to Dover, crossed to Calais, then traced Atlantic coast routes to Brest Nantes and Bordeaux and Lisbon Madrid Venice Trieste Cracow Moscow and St Petersburg. They returned via Riga Dantzic Norway Sweden Copenhagen Stockholm Christiania Bergen to Calais where they boarded a steamer back to Leake and were warmly welcomed along the way.
A concise Richmond Dispatch line expresses pity for the McKee child, remarking on misfortune surrounding the family and hinting at ongoing concern or rumor regarding the McKee household.
Major J. H. Davis Department Commander of the G A R of Nebraska died today in Curcaco from dropsy after a wound at Gettysburg. He was a former New York Basinens officer who moved to Wahoo Nebraska and engaged in newspaper work. Grand Army services will be held at 2 oclock in Curcaco, with burial in New York. Also Jacob Miller superintendent of the Aultman Agricultural Workhouse and president of Aultman Miller in Akron died suddenly in Canton from overwork and related causes.
An odd note from the Baltimore American recalls Thomas A Edison being made a count in Europe. He reportedly quipped that New Yorkers would laugh at him and that his countrymen would never pardon the honor, which he could not avoid accepting.
Pennsylvania soldiers who fought at Gettysburg will be offered free transportation on Monument Day. Col D. B. Koller of Bellefonte and three clerks have handled applications. an extra force is now processing large numbers. Tickets are issued on Adjutant General orders and require identity verification at Gettysburg. Veterans receive tents with no expenses except setting up a canvas shelter.
New York August 2 The Committee on Site and Buildings of the World’s Fair organized in City Hall with seven executives. Roswell P. Flower named chairman and Charles A. Dana nominated by Andrew H. Green. Dana acknowledged the nomination with gratitude as Grace and Flower supported it.
Banner reports a long and muddled dispute over ownership of a pair of steelyards in Somerset county. The case, stretched across appeals and continuances, ended with a judge and jury unable to decide who held the tools and the matter moved to higher court. Local humor notes the absurdity of legal wrangling and a jail threat over debts amid a rural Maine scene where a man swears he cannot pay and will die in jail without support.
A delegation of eleven Tabitian copper-colored natives from Yabiti Island, four women, visited Paris to represent island industries at the Paris Exposition. They traveled aboard La Normandie and attracted attention with their copper-toned features and straw-brimmed hats. The piece notes a singular omission in Washington’s new state seal, praising a simple vignette but questioning the absence of the hatchet.
A montage of sensational snippets from papers noting women’s roles and fashion from Paris to Boston. It references a Paris Eiffel Tower wedding, debates over Boston’s women, and a Berlin professor’s view on piano practice impacting health.
A rare profile of the Samaritan community in Nablus, North Palestine, about 150 members strong, tracing roots 6,000 years and clinging to Mount Gerizim. The article contrasts their ancient faith and sacred Pentateuch scroll with age-old conflicts with Mohammedans and Jews, noting their enduring unity amid war and poverty.
A careful observer notes the Samaritans in Nablus, a small distinct community among a Muslim majority of about 12,000. The Samaritan synagogue sits near the berd and streets, with a Samaritan school nearby. A young man offers to show the ancient Pentateuch for a fee, while his father may have been less receptive.
The article describes a rare Samaritan codex kept in Nablus and the distinctive cylinder case housing a long parchment roll. It notes emendations, glosses, Samaritan alterations, and the care in presentation, with the scrolls worn and patched in places.
An observer spends an evening with Amram, the Samaritan high priest in Nablus, describing his simple life, attire, and dignified welcome. Mrs. El Karey acts as interpreter while Amram’s family and home scene unfold with humble hospitality and cultural detail.
The article outlines Amram's view of a 7000 year world history with 55 years of rising wickedness, a period of peace and prosperity, followed by a new era ending in universal judgment. It notes the dying community’s belief in a final divine reckoning and the righteous being vindicated.
A speaker discussed the ruins on Mt Gerizim and noted a population rise in his community over the past three years. He closed by asserting belief that the era would arrive when the elder male relative attains the high-priesthood.
From a London letter a romantic funeral procession in Venice is described as gondolas bearing corpses. The narrator recalls entering a coffin like black boat and notes the Betty gy thas of Brae funeral cortege with white flowers candles and scarlet pomp along the canal amid mildewed walls.
Buffalo hosts a session of the American Society of Florists which organized a National Chrysanthemum Society. Officers named include President John Thorpe of Pearl River and Treasurer Mu Pittsburg with Critehall and Hunt also listed. A red con d ont show is planned for Indianapolis November 6 with Mrs Harrison awarding a silver cup.
William Johnson, a bookkeeper for George Parker, was brought to court on charges linked to a $4,000 theft from Parker's business. Investigators say the shortage arose over about six months from forged checks and misappropriated funds used to cover racing wagers. Johnson admitted guilt, claiming he lost the money at races. he has a young wife and two children.
German Presbyterian pastor and Republican speaker Rev Dr A Schabehorn vanished from his Nyack home after overdrawing his account and pawning his wife's two gold watches. He had worked for German outreach in New York and for Spellbinders magazine and was last seen at Niagara Falls. Family hopes he will return to repay debts and support his nine children.
William Repper, tax receiver in New town, is said to be $14,000 short in his accounts after a prior $2,000 deficit covered by friends. A saloon purchase, losses on Kilrain, and persistent racing are noted. He fled last Monday, was found drunk in a neighboring town, and remains unrecovered to give a confession.
Mrs Lealie Carter formerly of Chicago studies eight hours daily to learn acting. She rarely leaves her room and practices posing and fainting to prepare for a debut in October.
Captain Mary Brennen of the Salvation Army in Newark found her husband Sergeant Brennen and Private Mollie Langdon drunk in her bedroom. She dragged Langdon to the door and pushed her head down the steps. Brennen then struck his wife. Police arrived and Judge Rodrigo jailed all three.
Henry Aldridge aged three proposed to Margaret OBrien aged twenty one after meeting at a Bowery music hall. They became engaged and would likely have wed within the night if not for a quarrel over wedding presents. Aldridge was fined six and Margaret sent to the Island.
At the Second annual First A. M. E Zion Church picnic in Canarsie Grove Brooklyn a fight broke out between two women. The melee started with slaps and threats as a light skinned man faced a dark skinned opponent. Crow Hill and other groups joined in the fracas as others pulled, scratched, and shouted threats until Sister No 1 was escorted from the grove.
The Augusta Journal notes Bath’s 281 year history of shipbuilding with a remarkable current display on the stocks. Many vessels are under construction, ranging from a 300 ton schooner to an 8 hundred ton ship, illustrating a robust revival from colonial times to today.
Indiana County notes include a bull's eye watch in Rayne Township from Glasgow maker James Luckhart purchased in 1780 and kept in the Thompson family for generations. Other items tell of Sol Zook’s raspberry harvest, Wilson Keener killing 36 snakes, a rare white woodchuck in Summerhill, a Canton man who ate 13 boiled eggs, a three foot toad stool, and a five foot blacksnake killed after pigs helped.
A compilation of brief curiosities and anecdotes including a Chattanooga man's plea for money with false teeth, a Louisville family with five sons and their birthdays, a 2-year-old in Ansonia who cries for and smokes them, sea and farming notes from East Boothbay and Bahamas land buys, Arab camel-credential rejections in Castle Garden, a humorous fish story, Newport dance illumination with peppers, a Cincinnati tramp tale, Prof. Galloway on a fungicide, and recollections of twin brothers born in Sandborates who served in 1812.
A fragmentary notice recalls a romance of passion and duty. A speaker pleads with a beloved, noting parental opposition and the speaker's intent to forego a wedding gift to honor duty and social expectations in a constrained engagement.
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