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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1890
Page
4
Pittsburg editorials urge immediate organization to back a proposed ship canal to Lake Erie costing about 23 million dollars. They argue the canal would cut transport costs, boost industry, and justify state and federal bonds guarantees with community backing and active support from manufacturers, merchants, and real estate.
The true bills reforming against three men charged with bribery in the Twenty fifth Congressional District Convention show the scandal will be fully tried. The judge’s remarks to a recusant witness who refused grand jury testimony aided the case, and the renewed effort signals honest motives to punish bribery if proved. One grand jury previously dropped the matter, but current proceedings aim to expose and punish corruption in politics.
An Albany Arqua interview with New York State Engineer questions the fairness of spending on Hudson river improvements. It argues that Hudson commerce is far greater yet funding appears low compared with the Mississippi and Ohio Missouri basins, noting river lengths and navigability differences to judge need.
The article lauds New York's canal and river system as vital to national commerce and supports extending the deepwater channel to Albany and Troy. It argues New York deserves federal aid for waterways while criticizing starting conflicts with improvements across the Mississippi basin.
Philadelphia opinion pages debate Governor Pattison retaining State deposits in his bank after taking office. The Dispatch disputes the rumor and asserts Pattison will resign the bank presidency or the bank will abandon State deposits upon inauguration, stressing the governor’s record and likely outcome.
The Record of Philadelphia notes a causeless run on the Keystone National Bank and questions the wisdom of urging depositors to keep funds when the bank cannot pay its debts, while illustrating the paradox of depositors who fear loss yet hope to withdraw.
A New York gathering protested Sophie Gunsberg's execution on suspicion of Nihilism urging Russian authorities to commute the sentence. Despite memorials to Secretary Blaine, the execution occurred privately by night, highlighting continued oppression and distant calls for justice.
The author rejects sensational talk of enemy bombardment and urges a measured coast defense policy. Fifteen years of naval stability prove a fast cruiser fleet can deter attacks without provoking foreign entanglements or harming commerce. A moderate, prudent approach sustains security while avoiding panic.
The quotation argues that sustained, fair naval policy and consistent protection of sea coasts will advance safety more effectively than large one off expenditures on coastal defenses. It implies ongoing stewardship outperforms sporadic capital spending for defense.
The Farmers Alliance shows split on many points but agrees in opposing the Federal Elections bill and the Force bill. Delegates denounce both measures as legislative overreach, tempering support for Lodge's plan that the President's message may revive.
A long report notes the House passage of an international copyright bill with Senate approval and presidential backing. It argues writers, both US and foreign, will be on equal footing with trades, while discussing apportionment plans and political maneuvering in New York and South Carolina races.
Pundits debate why the English dubbed Disraeli the Dizzy Earl of Beaconsfield. The key fact remains his fast-changing fronts unsettled rivals.
The text notes a claim that a French force led by Humbert landed in Ireland in 1705 and was captured by Cornwallis after a three month campaign. It argues the event appears in Charles Lever's Maurice Tiernay over thirty years ago, making the discovery more novel than factual.
The text notes Breckenridge of Arkansas as the only man vindicated through winning elections and primaries, suggesting this approach may gain new support.
The piece compares climates between England and America citing a June rainfall of 17 days in England and mocks European superiority. It also notes Prof Exv.iot's plan to suspend seal catching and seal skin buying for seven years, appealing to readers with families.
The Buffalo Courier rejects the claim that William Astora could buy a Florida Senatorship for 250000. The text notes Ohio and Massachusetts mayors discuss investigations into Congressional silver speculation, suggesting broader motives behind silver legislation.
The New York Herald says the House could not keep a majority to pass a Ten Commandments resolution without amending by removing the word not from Thou shalt not steal. It asks what good passing the commandments would do if Ingalls would rule them out of order when they reach the Senate.
James Chaplin Council 345 Jr C U A M hosted its second annual entertainment and reception at Forbes Street Turner Hall. The program featured vocal and instrumental performances and athletic specialties by Central Turn Verein members, followed by dancing. The organizing committee included M Crawford Frank Hawthorne F A Grundy W D Silvius John Kalv and F A White.
The Pennsylvania Railroad department of the YMCA plans a literary and musical entertainment at the association rooms on Twenty-eighth street this evening. The Rainbow supper at East End W C T U rooms features a Christmas bazaar in connection. Desponesses reception at Oakland M E Church yesterday afternoon was pleasant. TRE Christmas Market opens today at Semple's Hall Allegheny. Mrs John H Rickerson receives tonight.
A Detroit printer facing bankruptcy recalls a turning point when a night at the opera led to a messenger, a permanent job, and a later habit: whenever life soured he seeks an operatic show. The tale follows a sixteen year pattern starting in Detroit and ending in stability after the Pullman ride.
A hotel clerk boasts that guests could field a stronger team than Harvard Yale or Princeton, noting many drummers with exceptional kicking talent among the guests. The banter aims to rival the college men with a hotel guest team built from the patrons.
Poetic reflections on sun and rain, California imagery, and a longing for brightness. A shift from urban fog to orange trees and ranches, then a domestic quip about a twenty cent dinner sign with a playful exchange. The verse moves from weather to hopeful heaven and back to small social moment.
A Washington resident notes the city has transformed in ten years with better stores for dry goods laces and dressmaking. She recalls 1879 80 when money and materials were scarce and Baltimore was the nearest source, while jewelry by contrast was readily available. The shift is tied to Congress members families and wealthy arrivals from major cities.
A group of New Yorkers in the interest of a Russian Hebrew colony purchased 300 acres of woodland near Belle Plain Station on the West Jersey Railroad from ex Assemblyman Wilson Banks and Benjamin F. Lee. The tract will host the settlement and town plans for Gare May.
The Tashkend fair in Russian Turkestan showcased Central Asian products and highlighted growing Western influence. After a failed attempt two years prior, a successful exhibition demonstrated Oriental submission to dominant Western races, aided by railways spreading into remote regions.
A newspaper note recalls that thirty one years have passed since John Brown’s execution and asks whether colored people celebrate the anniversary. It suggests viewing the event as a racial Good Friday and likens emancipation to a Fourth of July for African Americans.
Mrs. Robert Dilworth wife of the Allegheny Common Council clerk died yesterday at her Arch Street home after apoplexy on Thanksgiving Day. She belonged to Arch Street M E Church and left a large family. The text notes the death of Mrs Curry, widow of Robert, at No 313 Arch Street with reference to local ladies.
National and city reformers push for a constitutional convention to amend the United States Constitution. They seek presidential and senatorial popular voting, abolition of the electoral college, railroad government control, and a uniform municipal plan on the federal framework with Mayors as heads and biennial elections.
Princeton College releases its 144th annual catalogue noting 850 students, up from last year. New offerings include logic, junior and senior elective courses in public law and jurisprudence led by Woodrow Wilson, plus additions in archaeology, art history, Italian, advanced mathematics, and geology.
A New York City meeting of the Board of Managers of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor approved a plan to erect public baths. The layout includes a reading room with a fireplace and 24 dressing rooms, with separate days for women and men. Bath tickets will include a towel and soap and cost five cents, distributed citywide. Hot coffee will be offered to bathers in winter.
Signor Succi the faster rejected reports of mental decline and invited doctors to assess him. Drs Ingram and Lynne found him flighty at times due to confinement and poor air, but concluded he was not insane. He weighed 110 pounds after a small loss and drank 22 ounces of water.
The Peru Chile alliance moves toward pacific projects as a submarine cable from Valparaiso to Callao nears completion possibly by year end. A land line will run from Valparaiso across Argentina to Buenos Aires, linking Uruguay and Brazil. Connections will join the Guatemala to United States cable network.
The Press Club lecture season begins December 15 with Henry M. Stanley presenting his account of the Emin Pasha rescue and his trek through the forests of the Ougo.
SUGGESTIVE PERSONAL anecdotage lists A M CasNoxs selling land near Spokane Falls with 500000 left after 300000 sold. Mrs J D Rockefeller manages household books and expenses. Jefferson Levy now owns Jefferson’s Virginia home site, 40 acres restored house, original cost 20000. Labouchere notes Irish National League funds in Paris banks, Parnell must approve all withdrawals. Blaine studies Napoleon with engraved portraits at his Washington home. Blanche Roosevelt, the Marquise d Alger, rose from Chicago choir to Europe’s wit and languages. husband son of Post and Telegraphs minister. Bishop Talbot, youngest Episcopal bishop, visiting Boston area shows Oxford hood and missionary zeal. Carlisle comments public life lure versus retirement after Beck’s death. contemplates Senate or House service for Kentucky voters.
The Chicago Inter Ocean compares the Farmers Alliance and the Industrial Union with the National Farmers Alliance. It notes the Southern Alliance's shift into party politics and the Northern group’s nonpartisan stance, highlighting differing approaches and risks in third-partypolitics.
The Washington Post argues that old party members should not fear the Alliance movement. It contends farmers have equal stake in national welfare and that the movement could revitalize politics, correct abuses, and advance government by the people.
A Philadelphia editorial argues that farmers’ woes stem from information gaps rather than laws. It contends money policy and economic principles matter more than tariffs or state power, urging education over political action. Other papers weigh Alliance influence, money questions, and political fitness of farmers in the new Congress.
The Farmers' Alliance states it has nothing to gain from joining or forming a third party and will not pursue a third party in the Southern United States.
Reports say the New York Republican factions led by Pratt and Miller may unite ahead of the 1901 gubernatorial race. Ex Senators Platt and Warner Miller returned from Washington amid a push by President Harrison to reconcile differences over Colonel Erhardt’s Port of New York Collectorship. A conference in the city is planned with leaders including Fassett Belden Depew and others expected to attend.
Miss Annie Hunter of Virginia married Rev. Dr. Henry J. Davis at Christ Church Georgetown. Their romance began before the war when a young minister courted her with letters and a long-ago longing was rekindled after a Presbyterian Assembly in Winchester.
A detailed notice explains how dumping sawdust into rivers harms salmon. After spawning, salmon do not eat in rivers and rely on fat reserves. sawdust blocks their gullet and abdominal cavities, killing fish instantly. The piece notes Columbia river salmon carry more fat due to longer travel to spawning grounds.
Ohio Republicans report ex governor Foraker plans no more presidential run and aims to back McKinley as Ohio governor. He pursues a Senate seat to succeed Sherman, while pursuing wealth in law practice. The piece notes caution about bold political moves as ice thins.
Paul Dana, son of a famed New York editor, has been named Park Commissioner and will likely ensure that Mr. Cleveland stays off Central Park grass.
An opinion piece in the Philadelphia Times discusses public fear over bank losses and argues that prior panic amplified financial dread, linking investor behavior to headlines and sentiment shaping monetary risk.
The Equitable Insurance Company of New York will construct a 14 story office building at the southwest corner of W and Jefferson streets Milwaukee. It will house a $100000 law library and aim to bring leading members of the local bar together in one structure. The project will be the finest in the city and cost about $700000.
The Philadelphia Press argues the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty strengthens U S influence in the Pacific and urges Congress to amend the McKinley tariff to recognize its privileges. The piece stresses national honor and policy, expecting passage without opposition. The Chicago Mail humorously notes Bill Nye amid Indian troubles, joking about Nye’s head deterring Sioux aggression.
The Buffalo Express notes the Senate may align with Republican aims and push party measures through before March, addressing last session delinquencies. The column urges timely action to satisfy party and public expectations.
A clipped jumble notes market panic and media snippets referencing Wall Street gloom and sensational images of Buffalo Bill with long hair. The text mixes headlines and stray phrases from Chicago Tribune and Buffalo Express. The fragmentary lines reflect a period press collage rather than a coherent event.
The Duquesne Theatre presents Emma Joch and The Best Textass with a new Robin Hood opera and other pieces while Loupts's Original Fisk Jubilee Singers perform at City Hall on Friday December 6. Grand Opera House features W and Cleveland's Consolidated Minstrels led by Emerson and Fagan plus Cora Tanner in The Refugee's Daughter and a program including Faust Selika and L Africaine. Lotta returns to Pittsburg at the Bijou with Musette and the new Ina musical comedy exploring revolutionary Paris through a Gypsy-raised heroine.
A digest of diverse tidbits reports a Chantauqua society forming in Honolulu, a massive Pacific warship H. M. 8 Warsprite, a child born blind in Dubuque, and a roller rink boom in Adrian Michigan. Other items note Davenport plans a city filtering plant, Haskell Institute poultry use, and a Black stone table find.
A collage of quips from various papers mocks social pretensions and mistaken judgments. A running thread lampoons gossip about a figure named Bloodseot and parodies manners with jokes about dancing Indians, bald heads, faked mourning, and a cork leg.
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