Gas supply fears disproved byOliver works surplus
The Daily Dispatch reports that the gas line owned by the Oliver works has a surplus and supplies rival manufacturers, allowing coal use only temporarily until new wells are connected. It notes ongoing coal and oil fields will support Pittsburg with clean, economical fuel, and mentions a new $1,300,000 plate glass charter for Irwin with assurances of steady gas.
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Philadelphia
David B. Oliver
Oliver
Pavy
Mr. Oliver
Plate Glass Company
Irwin
Pittsburg
Exposition to Feature Public Opinion Ballots and Essays
The Dispatch outlines new Exposition features to attract visitors and gauge popular views. Daily ballots will poll visitors on local and national issues with a weekly prize essay contest to elaborate current opinions. Details appear in another column.
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Actult
Tae Drs Patch
A Plea for Peace in Westinghouse Strike
The Dispatch urges a peaceful settlement as Westinghouse workers and management consider talks after a strike. It praises the workers for proposing a committee to meet Mr. Westinghouse and notes the Exposition's paralysis while labor disputes affect Pittsburgh’s preparations. The paper calls for an early end to the strike to protect the Exposition and city interests.
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Westinghouse
Pittburg
Pittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio and Pittsburgh and Western Reach Practical Consolidation
The announcement states that relations between the Baltimore and Ohio and the Pittsburgh and Western railroads have reached a degree of union amounting to practical consolidation. The superintendent of the Pittsburgh division of the B and O has assumed control of practical operations of the former line.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburg
Western
Pittabirg
Beltimore
Ohio
Report of possible railroad union boosts Pittsburgh prospects
The text argues a near inevitable union between two major railways the Baltimore and Ohio and the Pittsburgh and Western would create a direct Baltimore to Chicago trunk line. It claims benefits include a stronger Pittsburgh link to the lakes improved competition with the Pennsylvania Railroad and overall prosperity for the city.
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Baltimore
Ohio
Pittsburg
Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio
Lakes
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittburg
Peace-mak ing plan for Emery Delamater GOP race
Washington correspondence warned that a plan to make Emery the Republican Congressional nominee signals Senator Quay's conciliatory shift. The proposed deal would pair Emery against Delamater and governor candidate, risking public morals and party credibility.
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Senator Quay
Emery
Quay
Congress
Delamater
Theater Fire Fatalities Highlight Fireproofing Urgency
An early report notes that Crrcaco lost a hand and several firemen were hurt when a wall collapsed after a fire at McVicker's Theater, once a premier venue. The piece stresses the need for theaters to become fireproof as audiences are often absent during such disasters and mentions railroad alliances between the Pittsburg and Western and Baltimore and Ohio.
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Walla
McVicker
Dallas News on Ending Separate Cars as Unnecessary
The Dallas News argues segregated cars are a needless expense and praises progress in Texas toward equality. It contrasts modern attitudes with past driver trade stagnation and hints at future improvements in transportation and social policy.
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Dallas News
Texas
Sir Anthony Absolute
Parliament inquiry notes London starvation deaths
A parliamentary investigation records 27 deaths from starvation in London last year. The figure, while small for a four million city, likely omits some deaths caused by insufficient nourishment and stands as 27 more than a civilized city should see.
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London
Electric storm lays waste in France with deaths and damage
M. FiamMagion argues the recent French disaster was an electric storm not a cyclone. The storm wrecked buildings and caused fatalities under the same Dome as the other.
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M. FiamMagion
France
Admirals Warn Waste in Ironclad Buildup
Admiral StMones of the British navy says 42 of 77 large ironclads are dangerous or useless, forcing Britain to build only a few more to catch up with England. The House of Representatives spent yesterday in trivial controversy, underscoring a desire to adjourn amid such displays.
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House of Representatives
Diamonds fall in value amid tax duties noted in August
Trees shrinkage in diamond values cited as Fay Templeton stock drops from $60,000 to $5,500 due to duty payments. The piece notes the contracting effect of taxation and mentions weather remarks about a hot spell a cold map and a rainy term in August without further updates from the Signal Service.
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Fay Templeton
Peoria Tale Claims Enormous Chicago Exposition Tower
A Peoria paper reports a Chicago Exposition tower 1500 feet high with a 600 foot base and a hotel of 4000 rooms. The writer hopes the project is verified in Chicago soon and notes the tariff Senate debate nearing its end, though not in Piomb.
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Peoria
Chicago
Senate
Piomb
Bakers in Wagons Stir City Traffic
A city incident yesterday sparked talk of new rules to curb bakers sleeping in wagons and jamming cable car traffic. Some residents mock the idea of eye opening brakes for bakers as a remedy. The Guatemala San Salvador peace note draws wary comparisons to war.
Notable Figures and Events Across The Atlantic World
Queen Victoria sails to Scotland while Parxce Bismasce remains vigorous in health. Beatrice, linked to the Hamilton case, visits Atlantic City with a nurse. Longstreest works on Civil War history. An A. H. Stephens era carriage is up for sale in Crawfordsville. Pentecost to sail from New York to Europe en route to India. Grace Erne, a Louisiana novelist, described as stately at 27. Bessie Ross inheritor of vast Chicago wealth. Senator Elliott Shepard buys White Plains land for a residence. Senator Ligalls completes a grand hilltop home with 15 rooms. Hearst and other elites contribute to Memorial Hospital at Long Branch. Mertens, a Paris actress, rises from Vienna origins after a beauty prize. O’Reilly and Halpine death similarities noted.
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Parxce Bismasce
Bapr Beatrice
Hamilton
Atlantic City
General Longstreest
A. H. Stephens
Georgia
Crawfordsville
George F. Pantecost
New York
Europe
India
Florence
Grace Erne
Chicago
Bessie Ross
Tuthill King
Colonil Elliort F. Shepard
White Plains
Hudson
Grace
Senator Ligalls
Atchison
Kansas
Senator Granes Hearst
August Belmont
A. J. Cassatt
D. D. Withers
Frederick Hoey
John Hoey
J.B. Haggin
William Goodby
Eugene Kelly
Pierre Lorillard
Hollywood
Memorial Hospital
Long Branch
Mertens
Acress
Edger
Paris
Vienna
John Boyle O'Reilly
Charles G. Halpine
Better Ee
O’ Reilly
Despotic Guatemalan Decree Impounds Youth for Military Posts
The Barillas government issues a decree forcing all Guatemalans aged 15 to 50 to report within 24 hours to military posts or be declared traitors. The ominous order follows an era of forced loans and strict surveillance.
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Guatemala
Barillas
Prizes and Ballots at Exposition Pending Weekly Winners
The Dispatch announces a new feature for amateur writers with weekly prizes and topical amusements. A voting list will run through Saturday and Sunday editions, with headquarters secured at the Exposition booth near the Brunswick Barre Collider display for accepting ballots and prize essays.
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Prine
Brunswick-Barre Collender Company
Opening Week Balloting at the Exposition
The Exposition opens Wednesday September 8 with a ballot bulletin of topics for vote. Participants record names and addresses in a Poll Book to prevent tissue ballots and repeats. Prizes for the opening week Essay Contest are a twenty dollar gold piece first prize, five dollar gold pieces second, and a one year Sunday Dispatch copy for third, with amateur writers eligible.
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Daily Dispatch
Deents
Tax Disrates
Dimpatcoh
Western
Pennsylvania
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Tur Dvsraten
DisPatonr
Tae Dispatou
Tae Dispatch
Dimraton
Tex Dimraton
Brunswick-Bake-Collender Co
Dispatch
St Pauls Cathedral Picnic At Silver Lake Grove
A large annual picnic of St Pauls Cathedral joins the church for a charity event at Silver Lake Grove. The dancing pavilion and stands are decorated, Cathedral Band and orchestra provide music, and activities are listed for families and children.
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Silver Lake Grove
St. Paul's Cathedral
Carrying Concealed Weapons Debated in Northern States
An New York Star piece quotes Charles Hammond noting the concealed weapons law exists in many Northern states but is rarely enforced. He argues the law protects police and may unjustly affect legitimate self defense. The article discusses Chicago’s permits and enforcement, highlighting wide carry despite legal challenges.
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New York Star
Mississippi
Charles Hammond
Broadway
San Pirates
Chicago
Mourning stamp plans and political jabs echo in era
The excerpt humorously cites Wanamaker as backing a mourning postage stamp and notes political barbs aimed at Webb Ingalls Chauncey and Kemmler. It mentions navigational prospects, fish prices, a Wyoming mixed marriage, and a citizen's indifference to the presidency unless seeking office, as recorded in the Aurora Chronicle.
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Aurora
Jez
Chronicle
Crooks Flaunt Hangman's Rope Talisman in Jail Friendly Banter
In Detroit, a police court crowd hears Bo praise a piece of rope as a lucky charm. He says many crooks carry rope and would rather lose money than part with it, noting the sergeant returns the rope when prisoners are released. The remark sparks humorous quick exchanges among onlookers.
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Bangmao
Detroit
Free Presa
President defers Washington departure to Thursday
The President will postpone his trip to Washington from tomorrow morning to the afternoon of Thursday. Mrs Sawyer joins Colonel Henry W. Sawyer of New Jersey for a dinner, though ill health prevented Mrs Sawyer from attending. The piece notes opinions on vigilante groups and a skeptical view of a federal elections bill, calling it the liveliest corpse they ever sat up with at night.
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Washington
Henry W. Sawer
New Jersey
Saree FP. Ware
Washmerset
Sawyer
Philadelphia Press
Petite Woman and Child Stop in Fifth Avenue Car Scene
A petite woman in a silver-gray dress boards a Fifth Avenue parlor car in Oakland with a young girl calling her mamma. The child jokes that the mother is not tall enough to touch the floor, drawing amused glances from a stern banker as the scene ends with blushes and light laughter.
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Oakland
Tiekis
Closing Hymn Draws Prospective Members to Church
A pastor invites parishioners to unite during the closing hymn. He stresses simple creed, faithful attendance, and optional contributions. The scene shows his worn cuffs and hat as he emphasizes frugality and shared journey to the "good world."
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Dennis
The Little Old Woman in Black Receives Farewell News
A cheerful elderly woman rides a carriage to hear from her son Johnny abroad. She reads a letter of joy but collapses with shock when another message reveals his death in a mining camp accident. Passengers convey her body to a drug store where she dies clutching the letters.
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Life Agan
Johnny
John
Judge Advised to Call Gabriel for Sheep Case
A Virginia country judge in a village tavern is asked to free a brother jailed for sheep stealing. The messenger claims the angel Gabriel testified the brother is innocent like a newborn baby and urges summoning Gabriel. The judge directs the Sheriff to summon Gabriel.
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Jedge
Bob
Jim Dar
Gabriel
The Turn of the Tied Poem Strolls at Shore in Verse
A fragmentary verse recalls T B27 strolling the shore at low tide and now at home. The poem mentions Towzer at the door and suggests a tranquil domestic mood with nautical imagery and tied lines.
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Towzer
A Walk on Atlantic City Boardwalk Ends in Romance
A Washington man, William B. Perkins, strolling with a Philadelphia lawyer on Atlantic City’s boardwalk meets two friends of a Quaker City lawyer. Perkins is introduced and walks off with one of them, described as love at first sight. The pair’s brief encounter occurred near Germantown, Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia woman is described as a pretty blonde with a vivacious personality.
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Washington
Atlantic City
William B. Perkins
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Perkins
Germantown
Iag
Snow squalls surprise Fogelaville residents in Lehigh county
Four brief snow squalls startled locals in Fogelaville lasting about three minutes. A Bath resident over 70 named Mrs JoniA Franekexfield fractured her skull after a fall and cannot recover. York Cycle Club Auxiliary plans a bazar and concert for charity. Mt. Joy man G B Breneman, 68, enjoyed his first car ride at a Granger picnic in Mt Gretna. Widow Hansa Mrunee, 78, died suddenly of a stroke in Mechanicsburg. Schuylkill and Lehigh Valley Railroad Co nears completion and will close Schuylkill Haven office. Phenixville Iron Co wins contracts for Crocker Building in San Francisco and for Washington Loan and Trust ten-story building. Feanx Scnnzxcen Jr returned home to Allentown after wandering from Grand Crossing, Ohio, and being taken in by Newark authorities.
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Lehigh County
Jonia Franekexfield
Bathle
York Cycle Club Auriliary
G. B. Breneman
Mt. Joy Township
Lancaster County
Granger
Mt. Gretna
Hansa Mrunee
Moses Miller
Mechanicsburg
Schuylkill
Phenixville Iron Company
Crocker
Stan Francisco
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Washington
Feanx Scnnzxcen, Jr
Jane
Allentown
Grand Croasing
Newark
Findlay Glass Maker Sees Oil and Gas Boom
R E Miller a leading Findlay Ohio glass maker says natural gas remains abundant and Findlay holds 19 glass plants. He predicts Findlay will grow into a great manufacturing city as oil field discoveries spark excitement and promise prosperity.
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Washington Post
R. E. Miller
Findlay, O
Metropolitan
Findlay
Pennsylvania
Tranaallantic Steamship Haces Drowning Record Feat
A fragmented note from the Boston Advertiser describes sea tragedy with 1500 lives at risk and efforts to break a record amid a spree of madness and contest. The account hints at a disastrous incident tied to a famed steamship line.
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Boston Advertiser
Lighting the Firm of Ninety Two
The Louisville Courier Journal reports on cigars distributed to Grand Army veterans by General Alger and hints this action could influence political disputes around Dr Harrins and access to the White House.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Alger
Dr. Harrins
White House
Oysters Look Set for Bumper Fall Crop in Long Island Sound
Market observers in Long Island Sound anticipate a robust fall oyster season after two poor years. Growers have replanted shells, cleared sea cabbage damage, and expect 500000 to 500000 bushels of shells planted with 200 workers and several steamers at work. By mid month New York should see fat, delicious oysters.
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Long Island Sound
Thames River
New York
Piece of Glass Ingested Many Years Ago Affects Miss Saunders
Cincinnati August 16 Miss Saunders a young woman of 22 resides on Central Avenue between Fourth and Fifth. At age seven she swallowed a half inch piece of window glass while playing. Recently a foreign body in a large vein caused severe symptoms and a surgical incision removed the embedded glass.
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Miss Saunders
Central Avenue
Maley
Pig Iron Output Surges in First Half of 1890
The American Iron and Steel Association reports a record rise in pig iron production in the United States for the first six months of 1890 totaling 6,160,787 net tons and 4,615,837 cross tons, up from the second half of 1889. Pennsylvania led with 49.2 percent, Ohio 13.2, Alabama 9.0, and Indiana 6.5 percent of output.
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American Iron and Steel Association
United States
Michigan
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Alabama
Lineus
Ilipois
Barbis 15 Willing and Immigrant Matchmaker
A Pennsylvania farmer James Watson of Shobolo Pike County seeks a helpmeet among Irish immigrants. He owns 3 horses 15 pigs 4 cows and a bank account of 8000 dollars. A young immigrant woman agrees to be his friend’s bride if another groom is found, but no marriage is arranged.
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New York
James Watson
Shobolo
Pike County
Idaho Population Up 158 Percent in Ten Years
Census Bureau reports Idaho total population at 4 20, up 51 610 from 1880. By county figures Ada 8 3 090, Alturas 2 623 80, Bear Lake 6 051 2 816, Boise 2 906 92, Cassia 3 140 2 982, Custer 2 174, Elmore 1 860, Logan 14 5, Washington 3 878 2 049.
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Alturas
Bear Lake
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Cassia
Custer
Elmore
Logan
Asso- Press
Porter
Fey Press
Uch
The Late Congressman Watson Dies in Washington
Reports across papers recall Lewis F. Watson of the Twenty seventh district as a hardworking, honest Pennsylvanian with fortunes built in lumber and oil. He served three nonconsecutive terms and was respected as a business leader and steady public servant.
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Watson
Warren
Washington
Philadelphia Times
Kelley
Randall
Philadelphia
Lewis F. Watson
Philadelphia Ledger
Congress
Pennsylvania
Meadville
Lewis F Watson
Philadelphia Inquirer
Twenty
Bradford
Clint
Curious Condensations From a Daring List of Facts
Curiosities and odd finds from 19th century miscellany noting price per ton, editors in New York, water supplies for London, Irish wine history, population trends, and inventions. Includes peculiar anecdotes on insects, weapons, weather effects on bread, and public notices of science and industry.
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New York
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