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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1891
Page
4
The notice lists subscription options for Darcy Dieraton and Dany Dieraven with various terms including one month one year and weekly carrier delivery details. It specifies Sunday editions and weekly rates.
The United States should acknowledge the Congressional victors in Chile and pursue renewed friendship with the republic. Balmaceda’s ouster is noted as illegitimate, while Balmacedas dictatorship is condemned. praise is given to Congress for restraint and patriotism in civil conflict.
A West End meeting last week pressured replacing horse cars with electric rapid transit. Advocates say an electric line could bring the district from south of Point Bridge to Mansfield and Chartiers within fifteen to thirty minutes, accelerating development and closing the gap with Oakland and Soho.
The piece argues that high court comments on attorney complicity with criminals reflect a fatigue with obstructed justice. It cites writs of habeas corpus and stays of execution as deceitful tools, warns that advising evasion of law is a greater abuse than appeals, and notes firms and corporations exploiting legal skill to skirt accountability and alter constitutional limits.
The piece argues that the legal field prioritizes client wealth over justice, with lawyers choosing profitable evasion over lawful conduct. It contends reform requires courts to challenge the profession’s core incentives and overhaul systemic practices to align with justice.
A Chicago News critique warns that the United States appears to embrace militarism as it builds war vessels and coast defenses. It argues peaceful aims require readiness, noting coastal security, a modest navy, and a capable defense to protect peace and commerce if necessary.
A editorial warns of increased hunting in the countryside as farmers and the Farmers' Alliance oppose trespass and endorse stricter game rules. It notes hunters daily use of fields from dawn to dusk and ridicules squirrels and rabbits as political pawns in the dispute.
The Chicago Herald urges exhibiting the country’s political machines in the gigantic machinery hall at the World’s Fair. It suggests placing them on display and turning the key for a year or more to expose their workings.
An English exchange notes the McKinley tariff has cut foreign orders for woolen goods by half this season, while U S fabric imports fell from 20 million annually. The piece critiques free traders and condemns People's Party talk in Texas as endangering capital and urging repudiation against creditors.
Secretary Rusk doubts proof of universal rainmaking but notes artificial rain possible on humid days. Enis Wheeler Winox rails against kings. The New York Herald scoops World news from Chile and South America. President White of Cornell is discussed as a potential New York Governor candidate. A foundling hospital in the city is proposed to save lives and fulfill a Christian mission.
A survey of notable figures including Mrs. Wren M. Caneton the missionary wife. a drive to honor Wendell Phillips in Boston. Max Mann’s forthcoming unveiling of a Greek bust at Anhalt-Dessan. veteran playwright Cuarantes Garton with son Frank. Senator John W. Daniel praised as a premier Democratic orator. Bradlaugh’s library sale and a test of his oath. Prof. W. S. Chaplin named Chancellor of Washington University. Geronice Gow’s rapid ascent in finance. and William J. Coombs as a New York congressman-elect building a foreign trade firm through Coombs Crosby & Eddy.
The article reports plans to break up seaside housekeeping on September 10 as Secretary Halford and Huntford aim to clear heavy correspondence before the White House reopening in Washington. The President and General Sewell, due from Europe, plan two days of fishing near Town Stem and New York before resuming official duties.
American Agriculturist notes Mexico remains among the poorest agricultural nations in the Americas. Despite rich coffee lands and tropical belts suitable for sugar and cotton, output is limited. Exports rely mainly on hides and raw fibers, while vast land and climate variety fail to yield surplus.
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press depicts a man once fashionable and social who, over five years, has fallen on hard times and struggles to keep up appearances. A friend recalls his former ease and current decline amid reflections on wealth and status. The piece references a New York World note about Chilean insurgents asserting belligerency.
In Duxbury across the bay a brown house shelters two quarrelsome sisters and a long colonial memory. Winslow and Webster houses survive with hidden closets and great trees. The town’s rise as a maritime commerce hub is recalled by old wharfs, English goods signs, and a bell once a monastery relic now pealing over Knapp’s vacation retreat.
An American moving to London learns she must hire more servants than in the United States. The piece details typical household staff, wages, and practices for cooks, chambermaids, waitresses, charwomen, and washing, noting lower costs but more workers and different dietary provisions in the old country.
The New York Post notes the vacation season is shifting with country leases extending beyond six months and city departures moving from June to May or April. This shortening of urban life reduces church activities and school terms, tightens the theatrical and musical year, and raises overall life strain during the shorter year. It raises questions whether longer summers cause the strain or vice versa.
A Scotch observer in New York notes two young men who ate a noonday lunch in six minutes with hats on, then hurried away. Fifteen minutes later they stand outside a nearby restaurant watching a fight between newsboys, illustrating his view that Americans are perplexing.
Obituary notes Judge G W Scofield dies at 3 am in Warren Pennsylvania after long illness with paralysis and stroke affecting speech and arm. Born 1817 in Dewittville New York, he pursued law, served as district attorney, state legislator, and judge. Also mentions missionary John Hassett Chandler and abolitionist Jonathan Oldham with brief biographical details.
North Seltuate Massachusetts mourns as Old Father Kemp creator of the Olde Folwes Concerts dies at 70 to 75 while staying with his son and daughter-in-law at Mitchells Hotel in Maas. He collapsed just as he began a return trip after a summer visit.
Obituary notes report a list of deaths with numerous misspellings and unclear details. Individuals named include Danseuse Marte Taggiont, Rev Jacos Doxaxs II of Baltimore, and Emily Ward Ina of Michigan. Others mentioned are William Haaser Pee, Domanious Wedman, J M Heey, Captain N W CaoasLer, and Brason Campbell with scattered locations such as Vienna Atlanta Detroit and New Haven.
The article previews September skies with the Sun's move toward the equator on the 23rd at 3 06 in the morning. It notes Venus Mars Saturn and Jupiter visible near the Moon, Uranus Neptune and a bright Milky Way view, and discusses Capricornus Sagittar ius and Bootes. It also describes the Vulpecula nebula and gas clouds larger than Neptune’s orbit.
A British petroleum firm operates in Northern Peru with a depot at Callao. It stores refined lubricants and benzine in Callao and supplies fuel to steamers and the Central Peruvian Railway. Factories are planning to switch from coal to this fuel, with low furnace alterations and notable savings.
The text presents a nature fable about Katy the katydid and a chorus of insects disputing who broke a bottle. The story tracks twilight to dawn as Katy asserts responsibility amid a rattling, shrill chorus and fading rivals in a woodland setting.
A letter to the editor criticizes the Allegheny County Teachers Institute session, calling it impractical and costly. The writer argues the event wasted funds and time, with few actionable teaching methods, and urges holding institutes in public ward schoolhouses with hands on training.
A reader defends the town name Chicora arguing it came from an excursion boat, not a Rebel gunboat, and questions the impact of names on a community. The writer dismisses Mr K. C. K. and Brow as irrelevant to Chicora’s standing, noting Barnhart Mills’ prior fate and urging pride in the town’s identity.
Santiago, with a population of 225,000, is the capital and largest city. Valparaiso, the chief seaport, houses about 5,000 inhabitants. The text compares inland capital status to coastal prominence along the direct route from Valparaiso.
The note asks how many Major-Generals who fought for the Union in the late war are still living, citing a cryptic line with initials and a date August 90. It appears as a fragment from a historical inquiry column with no clear names or totals.
Special telegram from Johnsrows reports St. John's Catholic Church dedicating new parochial schools built to replace those destroyed by the flood. Rev Fathers Bush and Smith led ceremonies with uniform Catholic societies and seven bands in a crowd near 10 000. Preschools open tomorrow with eight teachers as Father Boyle expands the congregation.
The New York Sun reports cashier Lawrence of the Keystone Bank faced truth about falsified ledgers under pressure from superiors aiming to conceal their thefts. Lawrence feared losing his job and misjudged the outcome of quitting, while the crooked managers remain firmly under the law’s windy edge.
C A Williams leaves for Indianola to join the Inter zonal Typographical Union Reorganization Committee as successor to T B Tiown of Topeka. Archbishop Ireland reportedly seen at a station with two sisters, search ongoing. Minor arrivals and departures noted include Lt Kimmell and others heading to Mt Gretna, Grant Miller’s vacation return, Dr Wiley’s travel to New York and Albany, and W W Brill and W H Fox listed among local travelers and guests.
A medley of absurd and curious notes includes coal dust bricks for fuel, a vegetable cartridge shell used by France, and Europe’s 27 royal families with few male members. It cites pigs as town scavengers in Sicily, a bullfrog appetite in Shelton Connecticut, and cottonseed sugar crafted by a German chemist.
A collage of overheard street vignettes and humorous exchanges. Characters such as Maudie, Indys, and a tramp appear in quick scenes involving fashion, followings, and everyday chores. The fragments evoke a lively if chaotic urban day with playful misunderstandings.
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