Dispatch and Advertising Details for The Dispatch
The notice lists entries for The Dispatch including mailing at Pittsburg with second date. It cites business offices at Smithfield and Diamond Streets and publishing houses on Diamond Street. It mentions advertising offices in New York and Brentano's in New York and Paris for hotel news and access for advertisers.
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Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
Fastern
Trlbune
New York
Dispatch
Sie Siko
Dispatch & Regulatyon Sie
Brentenc's
Unter Square
York
Aul
Paris
France
Postage rate change hinted in new broadcasts
A century old dispatch notes weekly and daily newspaper rates and a Monday Pittsburgh issue. It reports Congress resuming sessions and discusses Republican party prospects for 1882, urging restraint on spending and inclusive policy to regain public support.
River Improvement Sparks Mississippi Debate
Letters from New Orleans and Louisiana official Charles G Johner argue levees and river straightening as paths to flood control. The dispute centers on the best way to manage the lower Mississippi and river waters extending toward Lake Pontchartrain.
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Mississippi
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Dispatch
Charles G. Johner
Louisiana
Lake Maichken
New Orleans
Lake Pontchartrain
Government action on transcontinental rail lines urged in Thurman act debate
The speech argues for federal seizure of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railways to protect public value. It claims government ownership would dissolve the monopolistic combine, ensure open access for all carriers at fair tolls, and prevent stock manipulation by powerful magnates.
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United States
Central Pacific Management
By &Ines
Ijchie
Union Pacific Railroad
Adams
Central Pacific
Iate
Union Pacific
United States Supreme Court
Union
Goulds
Rockafellars
Central
Central and
Jay Gould
Congress
Central Pacific Railroad Corporation
Staventies
River route could curb Standard Oil grip on petroleum
The article argues that independent refiners should organize river and pipeline networks to use the Ohio River and water routes to Huntington and onward, creating a cheaper export path and forcing railroads to compete. It recalls 1870s tactics with Columbia Conduit pipes and asserts river transport can empower independent refiners against Standard Oil.
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Disratcu
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Huntington
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio
Seaboard
Columbia Conduit Company
Standard
Columbia
Europe
Pittsburg Wins 6000 Tons Of Nickel And Steel Plates Contract
The Navy report notes Bethlehem cannot supply plates for new battleships so Carnegie Phipps Co will deliver 6000 tons of nickel and steel plates next year. Pittsburg gains a boost as production shifts from Bethlehem to Carnegie Phipps amid industrial growth and regional pride.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie
Frosty Weather Prompts New York 7irdune Conclusion
The fragment notes frosty weather and a meteorological conclusion about experience justifying a public estimate, mentioning New York and a cryptic forecast. The readable portion hints at a weather-driven assessment impacting public understanding and timing.
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New York
Weather hints and political musings in December and April thaw
The piece notes a recurring cold snap around December and forecasts a possible thaw around April 1. It criticizes Republican attacks on President Cleveland over Ingalls, calls for government action toward the Central Pacific for law compliance, and comments on Lord Randolph Churchill and Tory Democracy. It also mentions a debate on poverty and intemperance by the Social Science Club of Binghamton and a joke on the egg versus chicken question.
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Lord Randolph Churchill
Monte Carlo
Social Science Club
Binghamton
New York
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
Great Valley
Atlantic Coast
United States
World Notes and Society Gossip From Across Nations
A collection of brief items: Eric Kalakaua of Sandwich Islands to arrive in San Francisco next Thursday aboard the Charleston. reports from Atchison on Ingalls' political novel scheme. Isaac Chambers of Brooklyn linked to Mrs Partington's Ike. Rep Lanham’s Texas district spans 97 counties. Dr Kerr of Canton Presbyterian Board cites 30 years and 620000 treated, 27 books, 100 trainees. Also a Papal note on Signora Aldimira de Mois’s will, 5 million lire, unlocated. Bizot monument fund gains many female donors led by Mme Patti and Baronne Rothschild. Izaro Nirone joins Philadelphia Quakers, plans Japan marriage. Gibres widow dies in Versailles with hatter legacy. portrait heads of famous figures noted.
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Eric Kalakaua
Sandwich Islands
San Francisco
Charleston
Atchison, Kan
Ingalls
Isaac Chambers
Brooklyn
Shillaker
Texas
Kerr
Presbyterian Board
Canton
Signora
Aldimira de Mois
Georges Bizot
Mme. Patti
Baronne Salomon de Rothschild
Isazro Nirone
Quakers
Philadelphia
Mary Elkinton
Society of Friends
Japan
Europe
America
Gibres
Versailles
M. Guizot
Isis
Kowath
Count Cavour
Believes He Is Christ In A Strange Case In Indiana
Deputy Sheriff Nicholson and Charles Nelson of Bedford Indiana hold Lincoln Wintermute a 24 year old man from Conway Indiana deemed insane. He claims Christ theory knowledge of world management and that he is the fourth representative of Christ after three on earth. He plans a tour of the South and possibly Europe.
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Leavenworth
Nicholson
Charles Nelson
Bedford
Lincoln Wintermate
Conway
Wintermute
Christ
Europe
Best Half of Existence Says 40 Is Ahead for Life
A medical note quoted in the Illustrated News of the World says the best half of existence lies ahead at age forty. It claims at forty one gains pleasure from studying an organ of the body and that the trained intellect no longer sees life as mere trees walking. Many would still prefer being in their twenties despite the claim.
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James Payn
Illustrated News of the World
Notable legal victory for colored applicants in Kirkwood
In St Louis on November 30, Henry Bridgewater and associates won a favorable court ruling to establish a manual training school for colored boys in Kirkwood. Judge J W McIlhenny, serving as amicus curiae, filed a report endorsing the effort and urging encouragement of such schools as suited to Negro needs.
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St. Louis
Henry Bridgewater
Kirkwood
J. W. McIlhenny
W. W. Edwards
St. Louis County
Amicus Cariae
Deaths of a Day Rev Barrow and Miss McMillen
Rev E C Barrow longtime state evangelist of the Christian church died in the city this evening at age 63. Miss Emily McMillen, who had just returned from Colorado, passed away yesterday at her Allegheny home. Local notices mention other brief obituaries and references to captains and ship events.
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E. C. Barrow
Liexcous
Nen
H. ©. Harrow
Christian Cha
Emily McMillen
Allegheny
Colorado
Aix
The Year’s End Reflections and News Bits
A reflective montage on year ending themes contrasts with quick news items. The column mentions aging dates and the approaching century, then shifts to snippets about Congress, sports, theater, crime, and public notices, including political talk and cultural notes.
Foster's Forecast Weather Prophet Predicts December Mild
St Joseph Missouri dispatch reports forecasts from W T Foster claiming a mild December with two sharp storms and then a milder winter. He predicts less rain for Texas and more for Colorado and Dakota, along with a calmer overall trend in Western Kansas and Nebraska. His essay expands into theories linking light heat electricity and planetary motions.
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St. Josefh
Texas
Colorado
Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Atlantic
Midway
London's Old Roman Wall Unearthed During Post Office Dig
London Times notes excavations at St Martin's le Grand reveal the finest Roman wall exposed in recent times and a complete outline of the old town ditch. The moat and wall lie beneath central London, eight and a half feet below current street level, buried by centuries of urban growth.
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St. Martin’s le-Grand
London Times
London
Fosse
County of
Remarkable Vienna Rail Fare Plan Spurs Suburban Growth
The New York Tribune notes Vienna’s zone tariff cut on suburban railways boosts commuter movement to cheaper, healthier suburbs while city merchants keep business. Berlin plans similar suburban housing and fare reductions, with expected parallel success and growth.
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Vienna
Empire
Berlin
The Partition of Africa and Natives in British Policy
The piece argues that the partition of Africa ignores native representation at conferences. It notes vast native populations and compares to American Indian history, warning of colonial domination. It references U S political context and upcoming Republican nomination and Massachusetts’ support.
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Marquis of Lorne
North American Review
Africa
America
Denyls
Massachusetts
Republi
Boston
Old Oxford described as a magnificent modern library city
A vivid travel sketch contrasts Oxford with Pennsylvania describing the Isis renamed Thames, scenic rail routes, stone villages with ivy covered churches, and a century old hotel maze leading to the town’s towers and spires. The narrator notes harmonious living between God and man and memorable town names.
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University
Lorex
Oxford
Thames
Isis
London
Woodburn Green
High Wycombe
Tiddington
Littlemore
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Scattered Oxford Colleges Shape City Campus Townscape
The author describes Oxford as a town where the university is dispersed into about 24 colleges. Each college spans blocks with shared facilities like a theater library and church. The theater lacks a stage and hosts the annual commemorations honoring benefactors and founders. The commemorative hall offers a roof view over the city.
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University
Oxford
Yale
Harvard
Tne
Oberawmerzan
England
A Magnificent Library and Oxford's Storied Halls
A narrator recalls Bodleian Library as England’s vast book collection with copies from publishers while Reformers burned heretical works including Romanism and magic. He details a charred Vesuvius relic from Herculaneum, St Mary’s Church and Bampton lectures at Oxford, and the life of John Henry Newman.
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Bodleian
England
Bodleian Library
Oxford
St Mary's
Bampton
John Bampton
St. Mary’s
John Henry Newnan
St. Mary's
Oxford Visits and Reflections on Ancient Colleges
The narrator surveys Oxford colleges in vacation, noting simple liturgy at St Mary’s and the contrast with ritualism. He describes Christ Church and Magdalen, rivers Isis and Cherwell, and the venerable rooms, cloisters, dining halls, and the famed Great Tom bell.
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Antwerp
St. Mary's
Newman
Pusey
Keble
Divinity Schools
Oxford
Isis
Cherwell
Christ Church College
Werton
Magdalen
Dusartou
College
Eiteben
Wolsey
Christ Church
Belfrey
Tandien
St. John Baptist
Kable Callege
Oxford and Its Ancient Faiths and New Ideas
In Oxford two historic buildings frame the town cathedral and castle. A Saxon nunery founded by Frideawyce grew into a medieval town, later fortified by Danes and Conquerors. The thirteenth century brought scholars, crusaders returning with books, and the rise of universities in Paris and Oxford, signaling a shift from feudalism to new thought. In Paris liberty equality fraternity appear, while England sees broader minds and a dawn of modernity in Oxford.
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Oxford
Frideawyce
Thames
St. Frideswyde's
St. Fridenwyde
England
Europe
France
University of Paris
University of Oxford
Paris
G. H
Ohio Boundary Line and Ohio River Claims
The U S Supreme Court last May sided with Kentucky over Green River Island, extending Kentucky’s river boundary to the low-water mark. Ohio fears broad impact on towns along the Ohio river, notably Cincinnati. Governor Campbell and Attorney General Watson deem the decision重大. Watson plans to confer in Indianapolis with ex Senator McDonald and seek interpleader rights before the Supreme Court.
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Corvines
Supreme Court of the United States
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Indiana
Green River Island
Ohio
Virginis
Campbell
Watson
Indianapolis
McDonald
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Vinton, Chase
Virginia
Uni States Supreme Court
West Virginia
Marshall
Grover Cleveland as Presidential Hope, Editorial Claim
The Times editor predicts Grover Cleveland would win a near unanimous Democratic nomination if held now and would secure victory even with New York opposed. The piece cites his stance against monopoly favored taxation and calls for tax reform, tariff reform, ballot reform, civil service reform, and honest government. Cleveland would be nominated and elected within 12 months unless drastic political changes occur.
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Dispatch
Philadelphia
Colonel McClure
The
Times
Grover Cleveland
New York
Cleveland
The Political Situation in America
The article discusses class movements in America and their fragility after political wins or losses. It notes the 1800 victory may hurt Democrats more than Republicans, as Democrats may misunderstand its meaning while Republicans do not seem to intend to.
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New York Sunn
America
The New Indian Messiah Article In Harper's Weekly
The December issue will feature The New Indian Messiah by Lt Marion P Maus aide to Gen Miles and illustrate The Ghost Dance by Frederick Remington. It also covers troop concentration at Indian Agencies with Remington’s sketches from personal experience.
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Harper's Weekly
Marion P. Maus
Miles
Frederick Remington
Curious Condensations Highlights From scattered notes
A miscellany cites statistics on stenographers in New York, hair morphology, international arbitration, labor in Ceylon, a brass bed relic, Swiss student heights, Rome beggary, an ancient holy shekel, soil and evaporation, perfume trends, French households by children, a papyrus claim, Venice relief lists, cork rope invention, tax collection in the Netherlands, coal and wood trade by country, Chicago home purchases, African grasshoppers, Paris artists, famed gems, dates in Africa, typewriter eye strain, and Chinese inheritance law plus a corn soap venture.
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Atsa
Switzerland
Rome
Gotschalk
New York
King Solomon’s Temple
Humorous Excerpts and Cartoon Teasers from Early Press
A collage of quips and brief items from various papers. Jokes about pirates and wages appear alongside notes on socialists meetings and public conduct. The snippet mentions a man fined for kissing a woman against her will and similar Ohio penalties, reflecting dated attitudes and legal penalties.
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New York World
New York Telegram
New York Press
Kingley
Mingo
New York Sun
Smithers
Llinois
Ohio
Ourrageons
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Foster
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Saturn
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W. T. Fosteg
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Moxart Ig. Parkes and Reliable Council
Old Oxford
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New College
Shepee Reynolds
Ohio's Boundary Line
U. S. Supreme Court
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Lucci
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