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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1892
Page
7
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The Pennsylvania State Grange, meeting in Harrisboro, reports a 5,000 increase in membership over the past year. Worthy Master Leonard Rhone calls the order flourishing and useful, praising co operative features while omitting road issues. The piece urges the Grange to pressure the Legislature for meaningful road legislation and economy over waste.
The article reports on a planned practical trial of a ship railway from the head of the Bay of Fundy to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It notes a 17 mile level haul across 300 to 500 miles of ocean transport, claiming potential savings versus sea routes and outlining the uncertainty of overall economic advantage.
The German War Minister General Koltenbern warned of a future European war that would dwarf past conflicts. He urged universal military readiness and suggested current budget increases may be aimed at sustaining monarchies and suppressing republicanism, while one view hopes the future may not be as dire.
The article lampoons Europe’s fourteen years of “profound peace” while armies march in the annual parade of war. It questions whether monarchs and statesmen fear the sham may fail, likening it to the boy who cried wolf and was left to face a nonexistence rescue.
The New York Herald backs a tariff commission to study changes and report a bill at next year’s session. It favors a joint Senate House panel if Republicans join Democrats, else a House named commission. The piece argues for moderate revision preserving industrial stability and avoiding drastic cuts.
The article argues banditry wanes when law abiding residents arm themselves. It cites a Wyoming village raid on a gambling room and saloon and a Chesapeake and Ohio line train robbery where a fatally shot passenger spurred bandits to flee. It concludes that arming the public will ends highwaymen’s era.
The plan by Representative Harter of Ohio prescribes security for new State banks to issue notes, a move critics say mirrors a constitutional flaw in the 10 percent bank note tax and risks a partial repeal that targets certain parties.
The speaker objects to Mr. Harter's bill claiming it shifts currency relief to 44 state legislatures and state executives. He argues a direct availability of securities for national bank circulation would provide prompt relief once the bill takes effect, condemning the approach as political maneuvering against the national bank system.
Mr P D Armoure donates 1 500 000 for a Chicago institution to teach manual training science and art. The piece notes concerns about wealth accumulated through railroad lawlessness while praising the pragmatic Chicago approach to philanthropy and public benefit.
Beere notes revival of talks on a suitable site for a free bridge to the South side. Pittsburg advances quickly, with a location reportedly settled, contrasting with Philadelphia where city hall took over twenty years to build.
The writer argues that raising whisky taxes would enlarge government revenue but would greatly aid the Whisky Trust, a highly monopolistic group, and urges Congress to support policies with their interests at heart.
The text notes Jay Gould planned to devote a million dollars or less than one seventh of one percent of his wealth to founding a college for young men. It argues his actions often matched his intentions, yet here the gap between plan and fulfillment remains unexplained.
PervaTE corporations and benefit associations say audits are necessary yet many municipal millions have been managed without audits for thirty years. The piece notes leaders feel secure in long standing, economical governance despite the unusual exemption.
The article notes fortune telling and witchcraft trials persist in Wilmington Delaware as public opinion shifts away from persecution toward banning cruel devices. It highlights the era's tension between belief in witchcraft and evolving legal safeguards.
Postmaster General Wanamaker voices amazement at the country's folly at the polls. He ends a lengthy statement by saying politics and politicians are past finding out, his authority on the subject deemed incontestable due to his long experience.
The passage warns that burning vegetation by wandering hunters creates danger to the public and damages property. It calls for severe punishment to deter like minded pranksters.
A long presidential address faces an ironic rival in heresy trials, both stretching length yet destined to end before eternity. The piece weighs the endurance of such exhaustive discourses and their limited staying power.
The passage notes that SrepKEn Crisp would feel less hurt if given permission to print but that the Reform Club banquet falls outside the official cognizance of the Congressional Record.
Atmospheric conditions during the season of birth are described as mournful and unproductive. The text contrasts an idealized amble for Christmas with persistent sadness and teary reflection, painting a stark mood of the period.
Car famines in harvest seasons are as nothing compared to the dearth of standing room in Pittsburg's rapid transit facilities when everyones wants to get home for supper.
An observant note argues that France’s habitual indulgence in cabinet making distracts from republican stability and prosperity, suggesting the practice undermines governance and long term public welfare.
A Westmoreland County feature hints at a chilling ghost story rivaling the top psychical society productions, suggesting a mystery that captivates readers with uncanny happenings and eerie atmosphere.
A provincial appeal urges civility in frontier towns citing recent train robberies near Huntingdon as unacceptable. Authorities stress orderly conduct and lawful security measures to curb crime. Public sentiment favors stricter policing and community cooperation.
A collage notes holiday plans by a president likely duck shooting on Chesapeake Bay, Justice Lamar’s illness and short vacation, donations to the New York Press Club, and awards to E E Barnard for comet photography. It also mentions Prince Kart’s disappearance, a strain of insanity in a family, a German advertising ban at a newspaper, Rodkey Indiana’s long serving postmaster, a blind Irish speaker Kathleen Huppias, and a letter from Robert Emmons.
Washington dispatch reports a Republican Senate caucus meeting prior to the session failed to reach a decision on how to handle the organization of the Fifty-third Congress. With key holdovers and questions over credentials and possible fraud, observers predict a second caucus and continued partisan maneuvering as Democrats analyze potential majorities and seating disputes. The House Ways and Means Committee wins jurisdiction to investigate Treasury conditions under McKinley era policies.
The Soldiers' Orphans' School Commission will meet Thursday to discuss a bill to dispense with the State orphan school. A majority favors the measure, aiming to house orphans in industrial schools for better care and financial savings for the state.
The New Orleans Picayune notes the office seeks the man in France and stresses that every state has two men the President might consider for cabinet service. It emphasizes the importance of timely selection for a key diplomatic role.
The Chicago Tribune reports on behalf of Nancy Hanks that she has not been asked to pose for the Montana statue. Brooklyn Eagle notes the claim is unlikely to occur amid a tight money market blamed on various causes, not hoarding by newspaper men.
In New York Governor Flower applies political pressure to Labor Commissioner Peck to meet public expectations. The move signals political maneuvering within state labor administration during Flower's tenure.
Several hundred delegates attend the State Grange Patrons of Husbandry opening session at Harnissere. Leonard H. Rhone, Worthy Master, delivers the annual address reporting four new granges formed, reorganization of five dormant granges, and three new pomona granges, totaling nearly 5,000 new members this year. He urges free mail delivery, legislative support against food shortages, and flexible currency including free coinage and legal tender notes. Governor Pattison, Klather Kaufman, and John Trimble speak at the public meeting, with S. A. McHenry's overseer report read.
Paris December 15. The resignation of M. Bouvier, Finance Minister, follows Clemenceau's Figaro letter linking the minister to the Panama affair. M. Ronvier hints extending Ribot Cabinet life as he confirms Clemenceau's claim that Bouvier and Baron de Reinach sought to halt attacks on Reinach.
The heaviest snow of the season covered Kansas with a brief but severe storm. Snow began early, stopped before noon, reaching depths of several inches in places. Westbound trains ran four hours late, Kanens Central Railroad was stockaded much of the day, traffic resumed this evening. Telegraph and telephone wires were broken and tangled, disrupting communications.
In Chicago on December 13 the American Sabbath Union held its annual meeting focusing on Sunday opening of the World’s Fair. The Mayor and City Council faced sharp criticism as discussions dominated the session, with the main business proceeding tomorrow.
A chorus of 19th century editorials lambasts the supposed slight to Speaker Crisp at a Reform Club dinner. Commentary from New York to Baltimore portrays the incident as a larger insult to Democratic leaders and the party, with calls for accountability and comment on his leadership.
Information from Coushatta Louisiana confirms the death of General Henry Gray a Confederate Congress member and brigadier general. A Whig leader in Mississippi he later aligned with the Democrats and moved to Louisiana. Gray mentored Jefferson Davis during the war and aged 41 when he died after decades in retirement with his daughter Mrs W Ed Hothart.
The Rev Dr John P Lundy recently died in Malladelphia at age 70. He was a former president of the Pennsylvania Forvatry Association and author of Monumental Christianity. Lyon Gibson, night train crier at Union depot, died at home in Homewood from hemorrhage. He was a former engineer and left a widow and one child. Obituary notes indicate former Cincinnati Bagwirer officials also died, tracing to three recent deaths.
The Allegheny Musical Association launched its fourth season at Carnegie Music Hall with Bruch Frithjof and other pieces. Miss Green Miller sang until a cold. Dr. Hopkinson and Mr. Nevins filled in as soloists. the chorus faced rehearsals and mixed reception from a large, appreciative audience.
Homestead residents collect letters from 1000 local schoolchildren showing poverty and cold, missing clothes, and hopeful requests to Santa Claus. The article notes strong school attendance but widespread poverty among families, with children writing of work loss and hunger, urging holiday aid for warmth and joy.
Indianapolitans organize 300 veterans committees for the G A R encampment plans include care for 30 000 visitors. Highlights feature naval battles with the Monitor and Merrimac a model Kearearee war pageantry electric gas displays fireworks and an Indiana day with reduced railroad fares to draw visitors from across the region.
Dec 13 at Starversety D. Wingfield, known as a wealthy farmer, appeared to be dead at a friend's funeral then, after telling his family goodbye on returning home, died of apoplexy before nightfall.
David B. Hill would make an admirable half back for a football team. He is a superb kicker.
A collage of odd statistics and notes covers pensions, production, people, and places. It lists numbers on education, postage, coal loss, steamers, and meat, with quirks about queens, explorers, plays, and ancient laws in a rapid, miscellanea style.
A collage of archaic verse fragments and faded musings on fate love and exploration. The piece parodies 19th century style with references to Columbus and social commentary. It blends misquoted lines and humorous adages from a historical page.
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