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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1891
Page
7
Councils were urged yesterday to test smoke consumer devices at the city pumping station. Offers would place units under boilers with payment based on performance, either fixed price with 90 percent smoke reduction target or payment from seven months’ fuel savings. If successful, city gains. if not, no loss.
The piece notes the grip's threat is overstated and stresses calm, prudent measures. It cites recent New York physician reports that the current season’s grip does not threaten nerves as last year, reducing fear and suggesting it resembles an ordinary cold when proper care is taken.
An essay on waterways shows the Erie Canal as a regulator lowering grain freights from Buffalo to New York. It argues a deeper canal would dramatically reduce coal and iron transport costs for Western Pennsylvania, benefiting coal lands and related municipal gains.
Estimates say the Erie Canal’s influence in Western Pennsylvania and the Mahoning Valley could yield enough volume to cover the canal cost in four years, with ten years bringing even greater savings. The argument compares this route’s impact to railroad expansion between the city and the lakes.
The November pig iron output and December 1 blast-furnace activity show sustained industry operation under free competition. Prices have boomed after years, but margins remain slim. Insolvencies are absent, undermining the argument that unregulated competition harms trade.
The Brooklyn Standard Union endorses the claim that Speaker Reed will be very troublesome this session. It argues Reed will use his parliamentary tactics to obstruct business, citing his past support for extreme measures and suggesting his new minority role could shift to obstructive actions.
The Dispatch argued the Chilean circular claimed Egan’s note was aggressive though text is unavailable. The State Department letter was cautious, directing Egan to summarize, and the dispute hinges on whether Egan conveyed a moderate or hostile tone.
Publication of Egan's note settles a public duty dispute beyond dispute. The document clarifies responsibilities and ends contention surrounding the matter, leaving officials and observers with a clear record of obligations and expectations.
A U S court in Omaha sought to compel a Western Railway Weighing Association official to testify on Armour & Co rebates. The witness and another fugitive were pursued for hundreds of miles but escaped, delaying cases. The piece questions if the railroads’ enforcement agencies truly upheld the law or hid wrongdoing.
A Philadelphia journal ponders the coming royal marriage as a symbol of English joy and asks which British event would similarly delight America. It critiques Anglomania and notes the Duke of Clarence’s expected virtuous influence, while questioning gold rush vibes and shifting portraits in political space. The piece mocks partisan disputes over Speaker Henry Clay’s portrait and hints at parliamentary actions over Bynum’s censure and last year’s political symbols.
The Pure Food bill, backed by Senator Paddock, the Department of Agriculture, and the Senate Committee, is before the Senate again after past delays from the Force bill. It seeks prompt action to prevent food adulteration and should pass with no trouble.
A muddled report stalls about a possible Fort Chilt Port Chalt or Fort Nilt capture by British forces. Cable dispatches follow a go as you go rule with unclear updates.
The report argues against European aid to Chile in war and calls for a Chile seaport ban law. Pittsburg awaits a new government building as a sign of progress and a hopeful millennium. A Boston broker is named in a dynamite conspiracy theory. Wooster University crisis tilts toward faculty control while an embezzlement around $3000 is noted as commonplace. An underground wire ordinance returns to committee.
Multiple papers react to Chilean conduct with sharp commentary. The Milwaukee News questions the tone of President Harrison's message, while other papers urge firmness and potential naval show of force if Chile refuses to amend conduct.
Washington dispatches report Representative Springer of Illinois discussing the Board of Control for the World's Columbian Exposition choosing a 5 010 000 appropriation by loan instead of direct grant. He predicts Congress will prefer a loan backed by receipts rather than a straight appropriation.
Vaporized petroleum is proving successful as a fuel in the new hot blast furnace at Washington ordnance shops and may be extended to boiler furnaces. Officials consider storing fuel in ground tanks and piping it to the boiler house for vaporization, promising fuel cost savings and reduced smoke and dirt from coal.
S M Scott Alliance State Lecturer is in Torrra to start a statewide course for county and congressional deorocers. The plan standardizes topics across Kansas with January Loans and Life Insurance February Fire Insurance and Co operation March Grain and Live Stock Business. State lecturers will cover sentiments in Congressional districts starting next week.
The Prince d En, Dom Pedro's son in law, asserts a claim to the Brazilian throne though none exists. The piece explores his plan or actions regarding this contested royal rights and possible aims.
Reported rumor says Republicans consider excluding Governor Hill from the Senate claiming he abandoned his seat by remaining governor of New York after the Senate meeting. Senator Faulkner of West Virginia questions the move and notes no official credentialing has occurred, so no action can be taken until New York legislature confirms Hill’s election.
A hundred Milwaukee citizens form a guarantee fund of 100000 to secure a Democratic National Convention, with a Boom ing Committee, hotel rooms in Washington, and a beer carload for distribution. An Exposition building capacity is seen at 22000 standing, 5000 seating, 48 delegation rooms, and 20000 dollars planned for refitting. City officials consider funding via a tax to build the auditorium.
A compilation of editorials cites a dynamite incident linked to Boston and Somerville figures. The Boston Herald Chicago Grobe Washington Post Boston Globe and others remark on the suspect’s origins and public perception. The tone mocks city stereotypes while noting a tied national case.
One of the Twin Sisters north of Mount Baker was observed at 11 30 p m emitting smoke up to 1000 feet high. By 2 30 p m a column of smoke rose from Mount Baker and other peaks showed the same. A rent appeared in the main sister about a quarter mile long. An earthquake shock was felt in the early morning.
The Grant Monument Association failed to reach a quorum for its regular meeting last week and again today. An attempt is planned for 1 pm tomorrow to discuss the granite foundation plan for the monument on a concrete base.
Government fears the Calima eruption may mirror Pompeii fate and orders nearby villagers to abandon homes for safety. The volcano spews lava ash and smoke, lighting the region and sending ash clouds up to 400 miles carried by winds. A group of Mexican scientists has traveled to observe the activity.
In Benurm on December 4, Emperor William attended the launch of a new ironclad at Stettin. He christened the warship Weissenburg after the field of Weissenburg and his father’s first victory for German unity.
A compilation notes Corvus W Freup knowing the Queen of England and Senator Vance returning from Europe. It lists Sin Jonx Gorst as Britain’s Postmaster General ex editor in New Zealand, Louis Herreshoff on high speed boats. Governor elect McKinley improving after illness with rest. Ex Governor Tailor lecturing on the fiddle. Chancellor Gosuhes praised as a debater with a hoarse voice. Mrs Jane Roberts in England after a train accident. The Czarina receives Maria Cross of Honor for two years of charity work. Father Swebach of Prairie du Chien Wisconsin is named Bishop of La Crosse diocese.
A secretary appeals for donations to the Christmas Letter Mission central fund. Ladies prepare letters with cards for hospitals prisons and workers, aiming to comfort the sick and bereaved. One dollar buys three letters for adults, two for children, with addresses on file at 161 Carson Street Allegheny City. The report also notes Club Theater improvements in Pittsburgh and cotillion attendees led by a committee of younger members.
The Tar Wilkinsburg Chautauqua Circle met at Rev. John R. Burnett’s South Street home with host Burnett presenting Leading Facts of American History while Harry Carmack spoke on Social Instructions. Other papers covered Physical Life and The Social Life of the Colonists, as a Temperance association forms in Wilkinsburg with officers Jessie Anderson and Clarence Iberton at Academy Hall each Friday. Mrs. Reza returns from Memphis and plans to establish business in Irving Place. William Canyanasx and bride Miss McKee set to be at Frederick McKee’s home after January 17. Mrs. Horace Lowny visits her artist brother John W. Beatty in Wilkinsburg. Pittsburg Club may debut next week, possibly Christmas night.
Professor Williston has been notified of a massive fossil elephant uncovered in western Kansas sand hills. The specimen is nearly complete with no apparent missing parts and preservation described as excellent. The university collector reports the remains are 16 feet long and tall as a mammoth, larger than any known mammoth. The find attracts scientific and public interest as the first mammoth remains in Kansas.
A collage of curiosities and oddities: sugar refined from raw sap, Belgian army ladders for observation, Toronto vacancy stats, red haired Africans, Missouri carpetting invention, Tillamook raspberries two crops yearly, Bank of England vaults and coal sugar notes, electric sky generation, London population, Madagascar workdays, English locomotives without bells, silk worms in Germany, owl eye mechanics, a tall Boise City girl, early American vessel Blessing, Niagara water flow, Humboldt County wealth and rail gaps, coal tar colors, giant skeletons near Florence Missouri, and various arcane natural history tidbits.
Poetic fragment contrasts fortune with restraint, noting benign looks and focus on wine and self denial, suggesting a paradox in behavior and judgment.
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