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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1891
Page
4
Office listing describes the Pesiness location at Smithfield and Diamond Streets with News Rooms and a publishing house on 7S and Se Diamond Street.
The text appears as a price and subscription notice from a 19th century newspaper. It lists rates for yearly and quarterly editions, delivery details, and weekly prices, noting Sunday issues and different durations.
Fragmented clashes erupt in Waterford and Nackthorn as factional leaders duel in a heated campaign. Reports describe bloodied confrontations and political theater that inflame public opinion, drawing attention to Tory pressure and the struggle over Ireland in America.
The column discusses Jay Gould and his financial tactics, noting the possibility of market-driven revenge and the peril of brokers. It warns that Wall Street operators may target Gould, who has a history of short positions and dramatic moves to save face, with lingering reputational risk.
Keogo joins Pittsburgh and other cities in eradicating a public evil tied to race courses and betting rooms. The piece condemns race courses as fronts for vice and urges citizens to mirror Chicago in wiping out such establishments, noting pool rooms as the nearest precedent.
The Philadelphia Press questions the charges against Collector Armcastle, arguing alleged public money withholding would be political revenge. It notes years of money held back in Pennsylvania and compares standards between state and federal officials, criticizing Republican leaders' reactions.
The passage accuses State officials of negligence in misusing one and a half million in funds tied to the Bardsley crash. It alleges the President exposed coverups and investor misdeeds, noting losses and suspicious correspondence. It condemns tolerance of large-scale alleged graft while criticizing opposition to Warcastle.
The President argues that each silver certificate is backed by a full dollar of silver bullion in the Treasury, while the Secretary of the Treasury claims redemption can be secured by bonds. The piece questions which view matches law and practical redemption, noting disputes over bullion value, redemption rules, and the path to a true silver dollar.
The article notes a pre earthquake warning claimed anonymous to a cabinet in Mirado three weeks prior to a great Japanese quake. It questions the anonymity and cites Wiggins as the alleged prolific proclaimer, urging belief or doubt in such predictions and referencing seismic activity.
A contemporaneous letter claims Texas hostility to existing railroads delays future investment until capitalists receive fair treatment. It contrasts alleged coercive practices by Huntington and associates with a broader critique of railroad favoritism, citing Pennsylvanian and New York exclusionary power in past deals and the Vanderbilts.
The Texas Legislature is praised for not opposing new railway investments like Wall Street powers. The speaker notes Mr Huntington would not build railways in Pennsylvania or New York, yet defends Texas laws as legitimate while disputing Wall Street's influence restraining road construction in a region.
The country’s self styled spiritual adviser is praised for prompting a New York court to order the Wall Street magnate Jay Gould to pay 500000000. The piece lauds lawful action over violence and hopes other prominent figures reform similarly under the rule of law.
The piece notes talks of resignations for defeated Speakership candidates like Mills and Watson, while Reed’s resignation is deemed unlikely. It also highlights Senator Stewart’s China exclusion bill and critiques on state debt management, suggesting the Governor withheld details on state finances.
The piece jokes that Joaqu in Millers son felt an urge to rob a stagecoach as an heredity flaw. It compares misheard words bomb and bond causing a New York dynamite scare and suggests revising pronunciation, proposing rural style spelling with a u for bomb.
The New York Press warns that the Plumb resolution to remove General Grant's remains could halt subscriptions to the New York monument project. It questions how a plan already making little progress could be stopped by such action.
A retirement tribute by Republican Congressmen to Edward McPherson, the House Clerk, included a stowed soup tureen. The gesture, while intended as esteem, reads with unintended humor and reflects on both donors and recipient.
The French statesman M. Clemenceau has persuaded Floquet and Cassacnoo to settle their differences without a duel. This action interrupts the expected dramatic confrontation and raises questions about Clemenceau’s influence on public amusements and political theatre.
The article notes the President’s proposal to amend the Constitution to grant United States Courts jurisdiction over treaty offenses, citing Article III Section II. It contrasts this with international turmoil and suggests testing a large scale disinfecting machine on the British aristocracy.
The New York World prints an interview with Mrs. Grant suggesting she wants her late husband’s remains placed at Riverside. If true, the desire could sway American opinion, yet some urge New Yorkers to curb public display around the Grant monument and proceed with its construction.
Report notes that a new party remains active with sponsors asserting continued existence and backing.
A compilation of editorial snippets from the Washington Star, Republican, Cleveland Plain Dealer and St. Louis Post Dispatch urging Congress to consider issues such as postal service in rural areas, cleanliness and public bathing beaches, pension bureau mismanagement, free coinage, and greater legislative action.
A Pittsburgh observer recounts King Ferdinand in the National Pageant and the Columbus myth, contrasting royal pretensions with Columbus’s drive for gold. The piece reviews Justin Winsor’s Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery, arguing history constantly revises itself and Columbus’s fame is mixed with myth.
The text contrasts Columbus as a brave navigator who eyes new lands and proves land beyond the sea, with a harsher view of his push for wealth and slaves. It notes 1402 as a year of discovery and frames colonization as both daring and morally contested, ending by praising him as a good sailor rather than a saint.
Correspondent reports James Donahue and Henry Merritt tracing a hidden cliff trail in Mancos canyon to a plateau with rock tombs carved into walls. They found well preserved mummies in several tombs and collected cloth fibers and other evidence of the discovery.
James S. Dungan cashier of the Bank of America in Philadelphia plans a pardon petition at the next Board of Pardons meeting. The filing, backed by A. J. Drexel and George C. Thomas of Drexel & Co., and eleven of twelve jurors, argues he acted only as an employee under others’ direction and did not profit financially.
Savants are invited to solve the puzzle of a ten ton boulder that has moved 40 feet over 20 years without human help. The rock sits in West Hill Pond Winchester four miles from Wixeren Connecticut and has shifted several feet in a decade. The pond’s water is at a low level and an artificial depression behind the stone shows its forward progress.
The Sun Shines Here notes tremendous storms sweeping England in rapid succession while the United States experiences a prolonged, bright autumn with exceptionally sunny days.
A roundup of prominent people includes Captain J W Wilson a Kane Arctic survivor in good health. Du Marrez Punch artist loses use of an eye and faces possible blindness. Rev Charles H Parkhurst preaches to large Chicago crowds. J Erne of multiple cities to wed Miss Lippincott. Tawrye argues football is a game of brains. Harry Mason patents an invention drawing 500000 in Chicago funding. Nettleton to represent Treasury at Boston dinner. Archbishop Kenrick ill amid Jubilee excitement. Oliver Wendell Holmes to start ten new literary projects. Jaques Moraux returns from Northern Persia with wife after 12400 miles. Mrs Stannard named president of Woman War of London. Marquis Hartington known for sleeping through Commons sessions.
A visitor comments on Pittsburg’s lack of public amenities and contrasts it with England, noting water supply, libraries, museums, and baths. He shares humorous travel anecdotes and describes a favored evening walk from Stanton Avenue to Highland reservoir with views of Allegheny City and East Liberty, ending with an invitation to try the walk.
The Renova West Virginia bridge of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, the first crossing above Cincinnati, opened at noon today. It enables a direct Northwest grain route to Norfolk and Kenova and will compete with Pittsburg for Southern coal trade. Coal tipples rise along the Ohio River as the line extends toward Pocahontas with full operation expected by next summer.
Mrs Jane Corbett aged 72 died from apoplexy. Wife of William Corbett longtime Allegheny Cemetery foreman, active Sixth United Presbyterian Church worker. Funeral tomorrow at 3 at cemetery residence. Also reported Michael H. Collins inventor died in Millis Massachusetts, and William J Cappe died after long illness.
State Senator David H. White of Indiana died in Middlebury Saturday at age 50. Alfred McMaans treasurer of Wayne County Indiana died in Richmond Saturday at an unknown age. ZeNan W. Rewser a pioneer of Negro minstrelsy died at Ellenville South Carolina Thursday aged 73.
The New York Sun lauds Speaker Charles Frederic Crisp as a seasoned Democratic leader. It argues his pledge of moving forward contrasts with Mugwump influence and the McKinley bill, framing tariff reform as essential to Democratic restoration and progress.
Miss Mitchell daughter of Senator Mitchell of Oregon expects her marriage to the Duke de la Rochefoucard likely in February Several English and American lawyers discuss international marriages noting money is not the sole motive and that affection often governs unions American ladies fortunes in trust can limit earnings in marriage and foreign views may shape happiness in married life
The report notes pansies blooming in Vermont and Maine in late November, with a Wallafield Vermont resident and a Burlington woman both picking early pansy blossoms. Augusta Maine farmers ploughing frost-free ground, Farmington Maine land being broken for next season, and dandelions blossoming in Northfield and near Pittsburg suburbs.
Cracixwatt Dec 14 The smallest living person in West Loveland draws attention a tiny black baby girl born December 1. She is under a foot long weighing about three quarters of a pound with a head the size of a rubber ball and light black hair. The parents are of medium height.
A compilation of editorials from Buffalo Courier St. Louis Republic New York Times Detroit Free Press and St Paul Globe debating gerrymandering in the presidential context. Critics frame the Michigan elector plan as a possible but not certain gerry mandering tactic and warn Republicans fear electoral impact.
A deed records 10 properties and stores in Johnstown Dunbar Henrietta Hollidaysburg and Birmingham sold by Cambria Iron Company to Penn Traffic Company for 70000 dollars. The traffic company personnel are unknown but suspected to be a corporation formed to run the company store system and take stores from Cambria Iron Company.
London advisory board of Virginia state debt bondholders declines to back the American committee proposal for settling Virginia claims. A London meeting will decide next steps while a cross section of bondholders worth £5,000 agrees in principle pending modifications.
Congress before dissolution authorizes a pension of 260000 per year to ex-Emperor Pedro de Alcantara with arrears from November 15, 1889. Payments set as monthly installments.
The piece reflects on missing playgrounds for the poor and imagines how children would flock to them in the pleasant December weather. It emphasizes a lack of recreational spaces for urban youth and yearns for public improvements.
A sweeping panorama of curiosities notes China hosting 27 American merchants, human lifespan estimates, labor in Berlin, a water soluble iridescent film, Austria Hungary bank notes dual language, and Berlin’s chrysanthemum exhibit by a Japanese firm. It recounts Lake Ontario levels, Skykomish log jams, Russian famines, moss bread on the Columbia, mastodon tusk discovery, and Dakota climate growth.
A row of vignettes shows Jimmie polishing runners on a sled and playing snowball games as Uncle George jokes about winter chores. A boy named Harry asks Santa for two wholesale toy stores a candy shop and a pocketbook full of gold pieces in a humorous Christmas wish. The dialogue touches on work life and playful adult chatter about rents and phonograph work.
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