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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1889
Page
4
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Public reaction to the rapid advance of the Exposition toward a creditable opening next Wednesday is highly favorable. The Exposition Board has worked against time, completing the main building and machinery hall and preparing a large iron and glass show space. Pittsburg’s mercantile and manufacturing interests are set to display prominently, with space in high demand.
The article discusses doubts over legal assessors after amended laws, noting potential tax consequences for rural and urban taxpayers. It suggests a method will be found to discharge the tax duty and warns township residents not to assume there will be no legal assessments or tax payments.
A New York syndicate tried to buy floating Government bonds at 130 or more to push Treasury payments higher. The Treasury held firm at 128, exposing the plan reported by the New York Tribune. The syndicate surrendered, offering 5.2 million bonds at the official price.
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper warns of prosecutions of women for scolding and causing discord. It notes a case in Lick Hollow Fayette County where a woman faces trial for being a common scold with no sentence yet. The piece recalls 1825 Philadelphia where a similar sentence of ducking stool was reversed by the Supreme Court.
The court notes that while old common law could allow punishment like the ducking stool, modern decisions left the matter to legislation. A woman deemed a neighborhood nuisance could face fine or imprisonment, yet enforcing speech restraints remains difficult. The distinction between enacted law and its enforcement is highlighted.
The National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic endorses Pensions Commissioner Tanner while supporting open investigation of any criticism. It backs the President's appointment and asserts confidence in Tanner’s integrity, noting the resolution remains strong yet moderate.
Scrilmer's Magazine reviews W. W. Kimball's analysis of European arms, noting the shift to small bore magazine rifles. It contrasts American reliance on antique Springfield rifles with Europe's adoption of Mauser and Lebel designs and England's Lee rifle, highlighting detachable magazines and single loader concepts.
A Miller ticket case exposes the risk of non transferability on six month passes as a beardless man becomes stout and is denied travel, prompting a $10,000 damages suit. Similar incidents show railroads enforcing rigid limits while Maryland Republican clubs push for spoils and dispute Virginia taxation positions.
An outspoken column denounces a tobacco tax as a ruinous burden on planters and hints at inflated leaf prices. It notes trunk line railroads raising iron rates from Pittsburg to Chicago and condemns railroad alliances denying rate hikes. The piece references Jarvis the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas resigning amid divorce case exposures and suggests a judge could be implicated, arguing accountability follows when a trusted class falters.
The column spans international recognition for Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia, doctored divinity degrees in Florida and Chicago, a temperance newspaper mobbing in Dakota, constitutional election debates, warnings about glass trusts, Brodie’s Niagara Falls jump stunt, Haiti presidency expectations, and a Mississippi bond case tied to Sullivan and Kilrain outcomes.
A survey of cultural and political figures includes Max O'Rei planning an American lecture tour next winter, ex Baltimore and Maryland leaders pursuing public life, Oscar Wilde's changed attire after remarriage, and remarks on William Brace, Richard Malcolm Johnston, and Matthew Arnold. It notes literary pathways via Wils Bismer, Lady Dicks's social poise, and a glimpse of Sir Charles amid recent scandal.
In Saratoga on August 2 an elderly North Milton resident Otis Bentier was found picking blackberries to sell locally. The report notes the daily activity and local interest in small harvests during summer.
A rumor from Maiia claims Tom Reed studied Cushing's Manual this summer and yelled Mr Speaker at his reflection. Vary Ganerous notes New York to host the World's Pair if funded by another.
The Westinghouse Lighting Company of Sewickley plans to illuminate the town by September 1 with street poles and a new power house on Fife Street near Centennial Avenue. The project promises brighter nights and a safer town, despite concerns from residents about dogs and barking.
A roster of patents issued to Western Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia inventors on Tuesday August 17 lists many devices and machines. Names include Walter C. Beckwith Christopher, Archibald W. Paull, Edward Smith, and John M. Creely among others with items such as a seeder carding machine mower gas valve and steam engine valve.
Chicago August 2 A tall nervous man who gave the name W H Powers of Philadelphia moved rooms at Tremont House then obtained a marriage license at Clark Salomonson's office with Blanche R Pratt of New York He returned late with a woman and urged a minister for a ceremony The strange sequence ends with the couple departing anew and the visitor vanishing as time tables are checked
Philadelphia reports a Hochohur claim of a May marriage between Mr. McKibben and Mrs. Sarah M. Lawrence widow of steamboat owner J. Lawrence. The case centers on a photograph and an Orphans Court identification ahead of possible litigation over the estate while the couple honeymoon in Europe.
Jere Johnson Jr a 60 Liberty Street real estate broker uses a phonograph to answer questions about Lefferts Park and promote sales of small lots. The talking machine helps explain the area's beauty and advantages drawing buyers, with cylinders replaying train sounds and musical instrument recitals to entertain and inform potential purchasers.
Dr. George O. Glavis recently filed a caveat for letters patent on a sugar based building material inspired by Claus Spreckels. He claims feasibility and believes millions lie in the idea of sugar block construction, despite skepticism. Senator Farwell may invest.
An infant nine months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pence of Brewton Alabama, died after a fever blister on the lip failed to heal. Doctors treated with pads and remedies, but the sore bled and worsened, leading to the infant's death despite medical efforts. The case distressed local physicians.
The funeral of John OConnor, Commercial Agent for the Gould system at St Louis, was held at St Marys Church in Dunkirk. A large crowd attended the high mass service and sermon led by Rev Fathers Boniface Seka, with notes of respect from Missouri and New York figures.
John J. Gielding died in Terrsville Connecticut on Monday after lingering illness. His mother refused Miss Katie Eagan entry during the illness prompting a final, strained visit as he left his room to speak with her before being carried away.
A special telegram reports the Pennsylvania State Fair will take place in York during the first week of October. A joint meeting of state and York County fair committees discussed arrangements and admission details amid ongoing exhibition plans.
San Francisco hosts a commercial conference urged by the Chamber of Commerce to deter foreign trade barriers. The gathering, with delegates from the Produce Exchange and state groups, endorsed maritime growth and navy expansion and argued rail and sea links should deepen U S ties with other nations including Russia.
A report urges prompt Nicaragua Canal construction as vital for national defense and commerce, warning it would be a national crime to let Europe gain from U S access. It condemns current Pacific fortifications and favors permanent ocean mail lines with subsidized Canadian Pacific steamers and limited American routes, criticizing restraint on ocean commerce.
Resolutions call on Congress to enact laws and appropriate funds to help American steamship lines compete with foreign subsidized lines serving China Japan South America New Zealand Australia and ports in Mexico Central America and British Columbia. Proposals favor adopting Sevigneies scale cement construction naval bounties and enrollment in the naval reserve as part of the measures.
A Chicago lawyer, prone to drunken sprees, struggles to sober up after a self-defeating event. He seeks focus at home with the Century Magazine and a risky reading choice sparks renewed intoxication and a perilous slide toward delirium tremens.
A Missouri man in St. Louis claims madstones are worn coral pieces past decay, produced years ago. He cites specimens in Ralls county and Marion Pertis counties with deposits elsewhere including Balis, describing how rubbed coral adheres to wounds and draws out disease.
Max Bloomfield faced a police court charged with burglary after a social call on Abraham Knobler. Bloomfield claimed he was robbed of $12 in Knobler's room and then was arrested. Knobler admitted the robbery tale, and both men were placed in custody awaiting examination.
Grover Cleveland acknowledges appointment to the Committee on Permanent Organization for the International Exposition. He pledges cooperation with New York citizens to ensure the exposition's grand success. Cleveland signs the notice.
An elderly man from Albany, once prosperous as a jewelry peddler, came to police headquarters claiming he was drugged and robbed after accepting a drink in a Bowery saloon. He lost about $1,000 in savings and a pack of trinkets, watches, and rings. The robber remains at large.
The steamship Lahn of the North German Lloyd line arrived today after a Needles to Sandy Hook voyage of six days 2 hours 42 minutes the fastest for the line though 42 minutes behind the current overall record.
The steamship Rhynland from Antwerp arrived with 160 Bulgarian glass blowers missing. U S quarantine officers searched the ship without finding them. Only two glass blowers with citizenship certificates were located. Arthur F Leare, newly arrived under a Tex contract, appeared again in steerage with money and a railroad ticket and was detained as a suspect.
Aldermen and officials launch a city funded trip totaling a $2500 appropriation for Brooklyn veterans and residents. More than 2,000 people will join the excursion, staying in Harrisburg Sunday and heading to Gettysburg Monday morning. A separate note reports strange trees growing in the unfinished St John the Baptist church tower in Brooklyn, with multiple alcanthus trees rising from the tower crevices to heights over sixty feet.
The article describes a Chinatown stock venture with a $4000 capital split into four shares of $125, granting season tickets to $12 holders and directing roles to larger holders led by Tom Lee as president. Opening night invites Chinese merchants on Mott Street, while women are barred from performances amid claims of domestic peace worries.
A Boston Herald note observes a humble heir to a large fortune who continues to surface while the fortune itself remains elusive. A Philadelphia Inquirer item jokes that a record is only improved by being broken.
Sapim Guster in Mechanicsburg keeps three pet coons with two surrendering, sparrows battle in Moundville ending with eight dead, a MASsILow mother tried to show her son ugliness of a love interest by a big strap but he defends the girl.
A jumble of tiny notes reports oddities including a boundary claim at Woodville New Hampshire a Hancock county divorce a barn fire a Maltese man bitten by a tarantula in San Diego a four inch cotton stalk walking stick exhibition in Montgomery buffalo etc. The clippings mix marvels curiosities and oddities from various places and times with minimal cohesive reporting.
A patchwork of jokes and quips from periodicals including Puck and Life exposes early humor on money debts unsinkable boats eccentric love life and domestic quirks. The items mix wit about income clearing debts bridal misunderstandings and playful dialogue reflecting late 19th century mood.
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