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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1889
Page
4
The fragment outlines pricing for the Daily Dispatch newspaper with options per year quarter month and weekly delivery terms. It mentions postage free and delivery in Boerne and Pittsburgh with Sunday editions included in some rates. The text is corrupted but indicates multiple subscription rates and delivery days.
Telegraphic notice confirms the death of William N Riddle. The piece recalls his rise from poverty to trusted leadership and fortune, his generous good humor, and eccentric habits, then his ruin through speculations and misused funds, urging readers to remember his virtues while acknowledging his faults.
Claus Spreckels' new refinery began work yesterday with plans to duplicate the plant. It would raise U S sugar capacity by forty percent and challenge the Sugar Trust's grip. Spreckels indicates he will not settle with the monopoly, betting the added capacity will hurt the trust more than anyone.
Colonel James Andrews presents a plan for a free bridge between Pittsburg and Allegheny with shared costs by the cities and a traction company. Critics argue for municipal responsibility and equal access for all rail lines, suggesting royalties and open use as public policy advances.
The article notes five House committees and their chairmen led by McKinley on Ways and Means with Burrows Bayne and Cannon on the Ap Committee. Kelley Powell and Lind head Manufactures Election and Mileage. The piece urges Congress to act this winter and settle the World's Fair location before holidays.
Theatrical authorities call Dockstader's Theatre in New York the sole venue devoted to minstrel shows. Its collapse signals the demise of negro minstrelsy, with New York and Pittsburgh observers noting the era has ended.
Across the nation minstrel shows wane as audiences shift away from burnt cork performances. While some companies persist on tours, overall demand drops as minstrels mutate into generic variety acts. The era of faithful racial caricature on stage fades with the old form.
Chicago crowds surged to greet the President and his wife amid hopes the visit will boost support for the World's Fair. The city’s rush contrasted with New York’s show of wealth and Washington’s quiet capital atmosphere as Congress weighs the fair’s fate in the nation’s capital.
The piece questions whether Brazil’s provisional regime signals a true republic or a democratic facade. It notes a new suffrage rule, a rumored constitution framed without a full assembly, and news censorship, urging proof the government favors liberty over military control.
The piece contrasts old sailor distrust of rail travel with Emin Pasha’s fate. It notes how Pasha faced tropical dangers and rebel soldiers yet faltered at civilized risks like a banquet and a second story balcony. It questions whether his hesitation was fear or infatuation and whether known perils are preferable to unknown ones.
The line eliminated smoking cars for a novel reason. The president said smokers do not smoke as well as a Perfecto cigar he held, implying many are obstinate and not fit to ride the line.
The Philadelphia Cable Company requires riders to refrain from pipes cigars and Havanas on cars while debates rage over cigar quality and societal standards. Stanley expedition notes and tax debates spark column highlights about wool alcohol and a World’s Fair fund. Senator Vance and Farwell push civil service repeal amid spoils hunter critique.
The article recalls Col Elliott Sheprarp restating his claim that the New York and West Shore Railroad failed due to the Lord driving Sunday trains. It notes the railroad was actually ruined by issuing bogus stock values far beyond market truth, while suggesting some roads stayed solvent and ran Sunday trains.
The council proposed requiring all lot owners to lay terra cotta sewer connections. The policy appears to favor a specific pipe but may be legally general. A later report notes two malnourished children found in the city, one dead and the other dying due to lack of medical care, while the mother is described as insane, a grim reflection on civilization.
A young woman married November 1 plans divorce after her husband staged a dramatic show on false pretenses. She has learned to temper the old warning about marrying in haste and repentance. She repents in haste as well.
Patti expects to earn about 500000 dollars from her Present American journey. She clearly seeks global reach and treats the opportunity as a personal oyster.
A garbled report alleges Jay Gounp engages in stock purchases while a companion is said to profit by convincing others to buy. The text hints at familial influence and warns that a child’s betrayal can be worse than a serpent’s tooth.
Amelia Bloomer asserts she did not invent the Bloomer costume and has worn it for 80 years. Notable notes on Ma Parneille and a Nottingham meeting. Czarewitch enjoys Athens visit and Greek royal life, King Georges seen unseen in public. Judge Folice, small in size with white hair, is energetic and brisk in court. Congressman Goodnight mirrors Wanamaker and promotes Sabbath school work. Senator Turfie of Indiana is described in fragmented fashion.
A column laments recruiting station appearances on Penn and urges congressional protection for the federal government. It recounts Wanamaker’s view on luck, then narrates a dog story and ends with a critique of congressional handling of money and pensions.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Jefferson Davis, as Confederate president, possessed an extraordinary memory for names and faces. He recalled officers and soldiers from his Richmond office to the front, and even identified a beggar claiming to be a former lieutenant by crosschecking his regiment and identity.
Henry W Clews Co reports in their weekly circular that overall market conditions are dull but show steady stock inflows ahead of a future campaign. They note year end lethargy but rising clearings in November, up about 15 percent from last year, with renewed faith in general business activity.
A Detroit Free Press outline claims Turkish taxes are set to deter emigration by the poor. It notes the collector’s broad discretion and mentions hardship items like rags and barter as the country’s only goods, casting a bleak view of life in Turkey.
Professor William F. Allen of the University of Wisconsin died this morning in Mapriom Wisconsin. Born in 1630 he spent his career in history and was widely regarded as a favorite among colleagues and students.
A terse Kansas City style notice records Harvey Kennedy, a longtime Wall Street operator, and Colonel W. W. Griffis, president of the First National Bank, in brief notices dated December with uncertain details. The brief items reference their roles, status, and office titles amid scattered archival fragments.
A chaotic telegram exchanges with the Vatican and Cardinal Rampolla amid allegations of forged papal seals. Leybourn claims papal blessing and $100,000 capital, while editors like Count Galatari and Laurensi are cited as sources in a debate over authenticity.
Justus H. Rathbone founder of the Knights of Pythias died in Lima at 2:15 PM after three weeks of illness from a carbuncle on his back. Daughters Miss Luke and Miss Sara, sister Mia J. O. Pease of Germantown, Philadelphia, and others witnessed the end. Grand officers telegraphed and plan funeral in Utica New York.
A New York Star Paris Letter reports Paris heavy funeral charges and church monopolies. It notes 57,786 interments with taxes and cemetery fees generating substantial revenue, nine funeral classes, and varying religious ceremonies.
The Pan American Congress delegates display a rich Pittsburgh souvenir collection. Edmund W. P. Smith, a congress attaché, organized a museum style exhibit featuring two hundred dinner and lunch gifts from manufacturers and merchants, plus many city books. The Pittsburgh collection fills a double cabinet photo album with morocco binding, detailing ports and local business facilities across 400 to 500 pages.
The Long Island City Jail inmate John Blake reportedly ate black spiders after days without food while his wife, Mrs. Blake, attempted to deliver more. Guards found a tin containing the insects during a search and questioned the wife, who claimed she brought them for her husband to avert death.
Rav Zam Small has applied for ordination in the pees Church. His request follows the approval of a committee of lay readers, with expectation of favorable reception.
A Philadelphia Inquirer report notes a major blaze in the city causing extensive damage. Authorities say the conflagration began in a fuel shaft, triggering a rapid fire spread and challenging response teams. No further details available in the fragment.
Social chatter notes a benefit concert at Fourth U P Church Allegheny with local talents for Allegheny County Association ex Prisoners of War. Also mentions a Waverly Echre Club gathering at Mrs Patterson East End and Miss Andersons pupils giving parlor entertainment on Union Avenue. Frances Cusack to lecture in Sisal tonight.
The Grand Opera House presented Nat Goodwin in A Gold Mine to a large, appreciative audience. The review praises Goodwin's stronger performance and the supporting cast, including Paul Arthur as Home Rule M. P. and journalist, Miss Durfee, Miss Isabella Coe, and Mrs Cecile Rush, noting bright dialogue and lively humor throughout and calling the production well worth the price.
Miss Emma Jock leads the Emma Juch Grand English Opera Company at the Grand Opera House week of December 23. The troupe, under Charisa E Look and J Charles Davis, presents Carmen Il Trovatore Martha Paust Bohemian Girl and other works with Juch in key roles. Doors open December 16 with strong sales expected for preferred seats.
Miss Clara Morris returned to Pittsburg stage last night in Camille drawing strong crowd applause. The audience moved to tears during key scenes and the star received multiple encores before curtain timing caused some seating delay. She will next perform Helene.
Bartley Campbell and a competent cast perform My Partner this week by a company seen last season. The weak part has been strengthened with an excellently set and well-braced production. Saunders and Grace Brandon lead a strong group with Charles Kay in a universe role others in capable, polished forms. Large audiences.
Visitors at the World’s Museum see Crawford and a latest submarine torpedo test, plus a new vaudeville performance. Curio Sad 2 Bem noted during the exhibition.
Lester Williams' Specialty Company promotes the Doarda at the same venue with neater noveltica and a stronger program than last week.
Fragmentary text references organizations and locations with missing context making precise summary difficult. no coherent event or人物 identified to ground a factual brief.
Passers through the gangway and benches in Gotham faced harsh handling as they were handed to the Oastle Garden Hospital doctor whose steward refused contact. Authorities fired a hose on them and confined them to bare rooms awaiting deportation or return.
In a Brooklyn court, Johann Jansen Maria Petersen and Amed Jansen are charged with refusing medicine for a diphtheria and scarlet fever patient and violating a quarantine order. The defendants, speaking little English, cited faith in Jesus Christ as their defense. Judge Tighe set bail at 50 each for December 12 examination.
Two Italians Antonio Homa and Soverio Secilano posed as old friends of Marono the junk dealer. They offered to exchange $1500 for Italian currency and gave a soiled handkerchief said to contain the funds. Marono handed over $100 in bills as security, but the handkerchief held only tobacco. The scheme failed and police arrested the men, who were arraigned and held for trial.
In Jeffer son Market Police Court Mrs. Bareb Holland wife of Rev George C Holland of the New York City Colored Mission was held on $600 bail after police raided a disorderly horse operation. Four colored and four white women, plus Mrs Holland were arrested. The Rev Holland pledged bail and she returned to her cell while others were sent to the island. Arresting officer described a raid yielding multiple detainees.
A new bond of fellowship ties the Erie and the New York Pennsylvania and Ohio Rail road Companies. Stockholders in Cleveland approved the lease which provides for reduced rental after 2 percent of cross earnings on 1,000,000 is reached. The lease includes a quick modification for immediate effects.
DorLeston December court case holds saloonkeeper not responsible when staff follow explicit age and intoxication rules. Two 19 year old boys bought liquor at Charles B Yost’s hotel and claimed age. judge Yerkes instructed jurors that a landlord’s orders to bartenders negate liability if followed, even amid minor purchases.
A杂混混 collection notes odd incidents across the state. A deaf barber serves many clients while a Braxton county mill project from JG W Curtin Co transfers in from Erie Pennsylvania.
A string of odd notes from a 19th century clipping: a Maine wife leaves over onions, a Pomona four-dog casualty on steps, a Monticello riled by a giant wildcat, a 6-foot-10 tramp jailed in New York, and a Selma man’s store misadventure with a cigarette. Also mentions a Bangor inventor, a Cocoa Florida mound shell find, a Chicago chemist’s water treatment, Dresden marble relief, an ossified Racine man once a railroad engineer, and safe stowage plans for express trains aiming to deter robberies.
A jumble of brief jests and quips from various newspapers showcases light humor and social snippets. The items feature mismatched dialogue about days, manners, and small misadventures, with a few sharp lines about manners and everyday life.
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