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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1891
Page
7
Voters narrowly turnout for the bond proposition with a clear majority approval. The result signals scrutiny of municipal finances and supports the city’s plan to meet contractor payments while testing the curative act's constitutionality. If misuse is alleged, courts remain available to halt improper bondings or contract payments.
A rumor says the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad seeks to exchange the Second avenue street for rail tracks along the river base between the Tenth street bridge and Lock No. 1. The plan hinges on private property rights and the city’s duty to ensure a safe, paved avenue in exchange terms.
An editorial argues the New York dynamite incident reflects lunacy rather than a coherent conspiracy. It notes the absurd demand for a million and a quarter and cites historic plots against rulers, highlighting that most such conspiracies fail and punishments follow.
The piece contrasts the assassination of Alexander II with the ascent of Alexander III. It argues reforms via lawful agitation threaten civilization less than conspiratorial murder, noting history from Guy Fawkes to a recent unknown lunatic.
The piece argues for a fresh start by Pennsylvania Democrats with independent thinking on tariffs. It condemns past party alignment with free trade under Cleveland and Randall eras, urging Allegheny reformers to reject anti protection doctrines and act for their own interests by shaping their own stance.
The President proposes promotions based on daily efficiency and fidelity ratings, paired with competitive exams for initial appointments. The plan aims to curb political patronage, rewarding diligent work and deterring absences or neglect, while maintaining merit through both exams and performance records.
A councilman supporters bond issue argues grounds to contest are unclear. Citizens are urged to seek judicial clarity before bonds are issued, especially on whether sinking fund bonds count toward the total debt and the seven percent limit.
The Advertiser blames a member for Grant Monument woes and warns of further trouble from Col Elliott F Shepard. Ed Fitter may be a Republican convention delegate. gold imports and trade balance are discussed along with Berlin’s prince jest and New York electric wires after a gale. A Kansas City prophetess predicts Christmas Day end times.
A contemporary quips that South Dakota wells spout soft coal and calls for a ready-made fire. He notes Pennsylvania, New York and Indiana have such wells, desiring longer lasting results while a thousand dollar license fee would curb ambitious spirit refreshment retailers.
The Philadelphia Times argues bye election results should not signal long term trends as general elections near. It notes weak turnout in the bond election shows voters staying away despite interest in the issue.
President faced a packed day with Cabinet at 11 30 and rapid shifts among officials. Behind the scenes Blaine and Foster absent due to duties and illness as debates on coinage and policy unfold.
Gov. Himi's Elmira address is seen by some as a political manifesto as he delays departure for Washington. He plans to stay in Albany four more weeks to issue additional manifestoes and challenge David Bennett Hill's claims to statesmanship.
In the political tease, supporters push Crisp as Speaker and urge allies to curb David, signaling behind the scenes maneuvers in a party power struggle.
The New York Herald criticizes both Mills and Crisp in a jerky editorial style that missteps prior to the decisive outcome. The piece notes the paper’s editorial policy as often wrong just before important events and implies a biased stance surrounding Crisp’s win.
A string of odd notes mentions EXOWN TO FAME from Greece with chicken pox, William Bayse and Wace Hampton for governor, a private diagnosis by Epmusxp Yares, and General Butler claiming an abscess. Also Geord W. DriAMateur opens a Tacoma law office, Dr Storrs praised, Striscoe displays Stephens portrait, RussK Sacer famed for abstinence, and Hon Joseph Allison’s fortieth anniversary on the Philadelphia bench.
Surveyors for the Rock Island will leave Reno to map a line extending from Reno Oklahoma through Indian Territory and Texas to a deep water Texas port. The goal is a Gulf connection with a winter camp to run the route to the gulf, following a two year halt after earlier progress.
The Democratic caucus settles on Crisp as Speaker after the thirtieth ballot with 119 votes. Critics say Carsr and Jeyce Craz are also strong all around options praised in various papers for stability and leadership.
The passage notes that Southern Alliance lawmakers elected from Georgia the Carolinas and Mississippi fail to appear in Washington. It questions their status after a stalled caucus and wonders what has happened to these Alliance men in Congress.
The Portland Maine fields along Swift river show gold dust in topsoil and gravel. Bed rock yields gold in sizes from seed to ten dollar pieces. The Maine Argus notes three theories: glacial drift deposition, worn quartz veins, or quartz melting by intense heat.
Cane Mrena of Frankvoat recounts a division of nations with balloon observation devices and airships loaded with explosives. He claims the United States lacks plants and private facilities to quickly produce such mronaural war apparatus. He cites government rainfall experience exposing balloon gas limits and touts his balloon farm as the sole local production hub.
The Arnold Tavern site on Mount Kemble Avenue Morristown once General Washingtons 1777 headquarters will become a hospital run by Gray Nuns under Rev Dean Flynn and Rev Father Brady. Purchase price 3800 with 2174 raised by parishioners for the sick and poor of all creeds. The sale included the nearby 56 acre Hancamp farm at Lower Preakness and other properties.
A mix of editorials and rumors show David B. Hill facing election scrutiny and political barbs from multiple papers. The chatter questions party alignment, potential Senate seating, and Hill’s stance on Cleveland era politics amid eager partisan commentary.
Wilshre Manitoba Dec 8. Freight Agent Kerr of the Canadian Pacific notified the Manitoba Grain Exchange of a heavy wheat blockade in New York due to northwestern shipments. West Shore railroad will refuse to receive shipments after the 17th. Buffalo elevators report a large blockade while Manitoba dealers who bought and shipped since the season opened have not sold any wheat.
Quotes from various papers reflect political and social commentary. Notes on tarred and feathered Terman, Manya the statesman, Christmas financial pressure, Democratic staying power in congress, presidential election timing, and speakership mood across Chicago Boston Washington papers.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes that the Speaker contest reveals deep factional splits within the Democratic party and the House majority. It says the rifts are colored by next year's presidential campaign and place faction above party and country, threatening a productive congressional session.
New York reports plants maturing to form a large parent organization in the city to aid sugar making with machinery funds and experienced workers. The country consumed about 410 million pounds of sugar last year, with only a small portion produced domestically, and vast acres within the nation suit the sugar crop.
A vivid note on American readers reacting to news that a nun attempted to detonate dynamite at Wall Street. The piece remarks on public mood and the surprising framing of the event within national discourse.
The piece notes that current law treats dynamite sales with fewer limits than beer sales. It also references Mills and a proverb about the gods and a grin, implying critique of restraint.
Eva embodies a knickerbocker fashion shift as she and Mrs. Brown host salons. The piece details Eva’s demonstration of trousers and skirts, guest lists at Stockton avenue, Linden Club, and social circles including debutantes and Cincinnati guests, with numerous names listed.
Several Allegheny youths missed a Linden Club House dance while attending a dinner hosted by Miss Stelle Hayes. Mrs Jostin Brow plans a Christmas night dance for her daughter Milas Mary. Dr Deantes H Chirron, Braddock physician, wed Laura Baldrige in North Braddock with Rev J B Dickey officiating at Baldrige residence. The couple will reside in Braddock after a wedding tour.
In the St. Louis Globe-Democrat report the two year back Republican caucus is praised for a faster process and a stronger selection than the current effort. The piece contrasts efficiency and quality of choice between the two eras.
A digest of disparate curiosities includes population ratios in Argentina, railroad headlight power, a New York murder trial claim of Pocahontas lineage, beer consumption in England Ireland and Germany, game reintroduction in Oregon, London atmosphere study, a giant sweet potato, early electricity in Hammerfest, a French mine depth, plans to farm black cats, a large water storage dam near Acton California, soapstone uses and planchette artifacts, oats traded with Ruby, Tasmanian glow worm caves, grafted pumpkins, polluted Coos Bay shellfish, a coal promotional lump to Denver, Hebrew emigration in Russia, a Manchester divorce case, ballistics geography, Salton Lake drying, Wyoming wolf hunts, North Carolina tea experiments, Indian sunflowers, city area lists, U.S. adult population estimates, non drinking sheep in France, German silk worms, Mesquite bread making by Southern California Indians, and a star-based time-telling method.
A collage of quirky quotes and brief snippets from various papers. Weather musings and social jests mingle with literature lines, sports references, and humorous exchanges. Readers glimpse humorous, ironic, and seasonal lines from Bulfinch Say to Thanksgiving reflections.
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