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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1892

Page

7

Advertising Office Listings in The Dispatch

An English notice states The Dispatch can be found in New York at the Tribune Building Room 7 and at leading hotels nationwide, with locations at Bregtano's in Union Square New York and 17 Avenue de Topers Paris France.

SN Advertising Tribune Building New York THE Dispatch Toon Case United States Bregtano’s Eunion Square Avenue de Topers Paris France

Unclear OCR Fragment on Mail Handling Terms

Fragmentary text appears to discuss mail handling and copies including checks and registered letters. The readable parts reference stage Sunday tee and triple number copies with single and double numbers. No coherent event or proper entities are identifiable.

National quarantine urged for ports and borders

Dr J H McClelland argues for a national quarantine system to protect waters and prevent epidemics. He asserts uniform, economical, and efficient control at all ports and borders and urges Congress to act early this session to establish a fully equipped national program.

J. H. McClelland Dr. McClelland

United States urged to end silver policy at Brussels conference

The week ends with U S delegates returning as the Silver question dominates the Brussels talks. European financiers press for continued U S silver purchases while opposing a gold standard shift. Observers say a U S move to sell bullion could shift the burden to European delegates at the next meeting.

United States Europe Fem

Harter Bill Aims at Uniform Sugar Tariff and End of Bounties

The measure would impose a half cent per pound tariff on all imported sugar starting February 1 and end U S bounties to sugar producers. It argues the plan removes Sugar Trust protection and lets foreign refiners compete, but faces opposition from Louisiana planters and influence on congressional panels. Treated in broad terms, the bill seeks revenue while altering protection dynamics in sugar.

Harter Ohio United States Louisiana United Stats

Harter bill may delay trade treaties and Cuba policy

The text argues that admitting foreign sugar duty free and ending reciprocal trade with Cuba and South America would clash with treaty obligations, calling the Constitution the supreme law and suggesting comity favors caution. It predicts the Harter bill will likely slumber in Ways and Means without action.

Harter Cuba South America Committee On Ways and Means

Conflict Fears Between New York Machine and National Democrats

A New York dispatch argues Tammany Hall and Hill will mobilize city patronage to pressure the national administration over civil service reform. The piece notes past factional divisions, the potential for a party split, and predicts broad public support for the machine in conflict with the national party if patronage is treated as factional property rather than public trust.

New York Tammany-Hill Tammany Hall Democracy Cleveland Democracy Tammany

Debating Pension Reforms and Imposture in Wartime Aid

A public discourse condemns pension abuses while urging justice for Union veterans and widows. It argues pensions should aid the truly needy and deserving, not imposters, and calls for nonpartisan reform to reduce undue costs on the nation.

The Interest of Wheat Growers and Production Policy

A historical newspaper column argues against Secretary of Agriculture’s push to curb wheat output. It contends machinery enables larger yields profitably, warns restricted production could cede European markets to Russia and India, and advocates cheaper production and expanded internal waterways for transport.

Secretary of Agriculture Russia India

Lynch Law Double Standard Challenged in Mississippi

An editorial critiques lynching in Mississippi citing an attempt to lynch Congressman Money’s son for killing a political opponent. It argues mobs justify extra legal punishment while denying similar rights to others and questions the consistency of lynch law.

Mssissippi Congressman Money Young Money Tom Harry Jack Bill

Doubly unique view on Western Senator ship contests

The New York Tribune comments on Gorman Brice and Carlisle consulting Mr Cleveland about Western Senate races. It notes the oddity of influencing elections from New York and quotes that their body is the sole arbiter of such issues. The piece also mentions state legislatures in this context.

New York Trbune Gorman Brice and Carlisle Cleveland Trirme New York

Silver Question Stalemate Frays Two House Committees

Two House committees wrestle with the silver question and remain uncertain. Delegates to the international conference returning home may add to the knowledge base but perhaps still do not know what to do.

Irony in Tribune on Col Shepard Trial Opinion

The New York Tribune editorial mocks the testimony in Colonel Shepard's trial, claiming it did not affect public opinion, a line seen as sharp irony about the case and public reaction.

Shepard New York New York Tribune

St Louis Mayor Uninvited At Democratic Dinner Stir

A political dinner snub in St. Louis sparks commentary on party etiquette. The piece argues such dinners damage party cohesion and urges records of past events to inform future rules on letter writing and guest lists.

St. Louis

Weather service chief returns to post promises improvement

Sergeant Deny, the New York Signal Service man, resumes his old post and promises better weather tips after restoration. The piece notes the public may face uncertainty again, replacing the previous reliable system of predicting weather by opposing outcomes.

Deny New York Signal Service

Disturbance at New Haven Theater Sparks Punishment Debate

Critics question the severity of fines imposed on student demonstrators after a disruption at a New Haven theater. The outcome may depend on whether the incident is treated as a minor protest or a serious offense, affecting the college’s financial burden and disciplinary response.

New Haven

Inter State Commerce Law Critiqued as Ineffective

The New York Record argues the inter state commerce statute was a clumsy, therefore flawed, attempt. It notes its failure is more significant, showing wealth can sidestep chartered restrictions despite statutory intent.

New York

Senator Prerrer Promises Fight Over Yitter and Mit Rail Pools

Senator Prerrer states his party will oppose the Yitter and Mit railroad pools promising the People's party will live up to its name and fight the measures. The remark underscores party loyalty and a pledge to pursue the stated policy goals.

Prerrer Yitter Mit People's Party

Popular Working Class Read Bine Book Cited

The piece notes the official Bine Book as a guide to Uncle Sam's 160000 offices. It forecasts civil service outcomes a year hence and warns that most readers may find the volume disappointing like Dead Sea fruit.

Uncle Sam

Pertinent Personalities From Fragments of Fame

A survey of notable figures includes Mansfield claimed as Beau Brummel's author and J J Watkins of Lawrence as Kansas’ wealthiest man at 83 million dollars. The text notes Elisabeth Stuart Phelps as prolific, and other figures such as Brisnor Spalding, George Francis Train, Mme Mopsesza, Albani, Patti and a belated note on Doken of Marlborough’s Fort nightly Review piece.

Mansfield Kansas J. J. Watkins Lawrence Duartes Dickens Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Doken of Marlborough Fortnightly Review Chauncey M. Derry

Mrs Gladstone Votes in Canadian Niagara Falls Interest

Niagara Falls Ontario property owner Mrs. Gladstone wife of William Ewart Gladstone is listed to vote for local offices. Her three acre land parcel near the Falls is valued at about 5 000 per acre and could rise with a new hydraulic power tunnel.

Niagara Fals Gladstone Wiliam Ewart Gladstone Niagara Falls Ont Falls Falls View Michigan Central Railroad Queen Victoria dJabiies Park Rs. Gladatone Thea

End of Senator Stewart Bt. Lotis Globe Democrat

Senator Stewart's days of potency are numbered and his career may end as Nevada is forecast to be annexed to neighboring states or territories.

Lotis Globe Democrat Stewart Nevada

More Than Football, A College Pursuit

An astronomer’s image work contrasts with sports talk as the piece argues a college is defined by more than football. The tone notes the value of broader study beyond athletic fame in an era of public fascination with games.

Rented Row at $2000 a Year Sparks Urban Outcry

A local writer denounces exorbitant rents in a crowded Pittsburg district. He condemns landlords who profit from substandard tenements crowded with families, urging better housing and year‑round use of the Exposition building as a center of civic improvement. He cites Father Sheedy’s school as a model of cleanliness and moral influence.

Earth Sky Sam Father Sheedy Sheedy Pittsburg East End Cain

Foster on Gold Shipments Treated with Caution by Treasury

Secretary Charles Foster addressed fears of large gold exports from the Treasury. He pledged vigorous use of all legal tools to preserve gold and silver, including selling bonds if needed. He noted reserves and cash management to prevent embarrassing drains as Europe’s demand rises.

Treasury Secretary of the Treasury Congress Europe Foster

English revenue cutters threaten Great Lakes ports

A Detroit regional report describes three British revenue cutters the Petrel Constance and Curlew moored at Owen Sound. The fleet allegedly outguns U S forces with Maxim Nordenfeldt rifles and Hotchkiss guns and would preclude American lake ports in war.

England Toteno Owen Sound Georgian Bay Lade United States Great Lakes London Michigan Ian Orsen Perry Johnson Fessenden Chicago Groveland Detroit

Widow of Chief Johnnycake Wins Land Return in Kansas

In Wyandotte county the 1800 acres from Delaware Indian Chief Isaace Johnnycake revert to his widow Jane Johnnycake and her children after daughter Sallie Smith lost a Supreme Court suit. The land includes Vance town site and tracts held by J. M. Myers H. Malcot and others. Litigation spanning over a decade has made the title and future disposition uncertain.

Kansas City Isaace Johnnycake Wyandotte County Kan Vance J. M. Myers H. Malcot Inssons Sallie Smith Supreme Court of Kansas Line Jost Johnnyeake Mre Jane Johnnyyeake Hiram Mascot Myers Town Alte Company

Family triple wedding in Ohio Falls suburb

In JErPensosvillle Inn on Christmas a father, Alexander Rutherford, 60, will wed Constance Matthews while his daughters May Rutherford, 18, and Margie Rutherford, 20, marry Albert Townsend and James Bennett respectively. The Rutherford household occupies three adjoining cottages. the father in the middle, daughters with their husbands on either side.

Jerpensosvillle Inn Ozure Alexander M Eutherford Constance Matthews May Rutherford Albert Townsend Margie Rutherford James N. Bannett Rutherfords Ohio Falls Rutherford

Garza's outbreaks hit during market lull in Chicago Dispatch

The Chicago Dispatch notes Garza tends to schedule outbreaks in quiet news periods, timing actions to exploit temporary lulls in coverage. The piece questions the pattern and impact of these bursts on public attention.

Chicago Dispatch Garza

Where Does Mr Carnegie Come In

A short note in the Omaha World-Herald mentions figures such as Childs Stanford Drexel Rockefeller Armour and Mr Astor in a sequence suggesting future public interest or debate. The tone hints at a discussion of influential financiers and patrons and their role in current affairs.

Mr. Carnegie Omaha World-Herald Childs Stanford Drexel Rockefeller Armour Mr. Astor

Deaths and Obituaries in Atlanta Area

Henry A. Hilliard of Atlanta died Saturday. Born in North Carolina, he lived in South Carolina, studied law, moved to Georgia, taught at the University, served in the state legislature, and was a U S Representative from 1840 to 1843. He directed the Smithsonian Institution and wrote speeches. Mrs B Smith widow of John Smith died in Huntingdon Pa after paralysis. she had lived in the city since 1840s. Surviving children include Joseph, Oliver, Rosebe Smith, and Mary Leonard. Funeral tomorrow at 2 pm.

Henry A. Hilliard Atlanta North Carolina South Carolina Grogia Alshams Hector Cae Ae Congress Smithsonian Brazil B. Smith John Smith Forbes Street Mra Smith Huntingdon Trosous Joseph Oliver Smith Rosebe Smith Mary Leonard Sehved High Street

Notable Obituaries and Deaths Across Several States

A long obituary list notes Hugh J. Monroe a Montana ranch owner aged 110 and other figures including Sethour William Dawson-Dawer fourth Earl of Portsrlington Ireland and Judge Lipman of Belvidere New Jersey. Also listed are Dr W Lex Buntos and Eugene B Huyettts, plus Confederate Veterans VP Joseph J Murray and Colonel John Milton Braxson with military service highlights.

Lrown Sethour William Dawson-Dawer Earl Portsrlington Ireland Juporir J. T. Lipman New Jersey Belvidere N.J Judge Shipman de. W. Lex Buntos Dhed Richmond Eugrxe B. Huyetts Hageratown Bessemer Edgar Thomson Steel Works

Homestead Children Await Santa Gifts Charity Drive

Christmas happiness efforts at Homestead rally community support to bring gifts to needy local children on Christmas Eve. Letters from kids request boots clothes air guns and dolls while residents echo the need for kindness during hard times amid a strike and ongoing distress.

Homestead Santa Claus

Tiny Babies Spark Pride in Honesdale Area

In Honesdale and nearby towns families celebrate miniature newborns and unusually large babies. Mrs E A Kinesbury in Autumn Leaves first born a daughter weighing two pounds nine ounces, soon matched by Mrs Adelbert Branning in White Mills with a 2 10 child. Nearby Pike County records a 5 pounds 6 ounces boy and a 11 pounds 4 ounces girl born to different families. The region notes both extreme ends for the county’s newborns.

Pennaceee

Germany a good friend of the United States trade

The first published Social Information on Germany's 1890 foreign trade reports that 10 percent of Germany's imports came from the United States and 12.2 percent of its exports went to the United States. Great Britain supplied 15 percent of imports and absorbed 2 percent of exports.

Germany State Department Edwards Berlin United States Great Britain

Homestead poisoning scandals spark nationwide debate

A chorus of editorials questions a Homestead poisoning tale, calling it a possible canard or dangerous fiction. Amid faint corroboration, papers urge full investigation to expose truth or quash sensational claims linking labor unrest to violent crime.

A Little Love Song by Frank L Stanton

A poem praising a wife’s kisses as the source of love and song. The speaker credits his wife’s lips and their tenderness for shaping his verses, contrasting world’s fleeting charms with domestic affection. The lines emphasize devotion and the ideal of sacred, intimate love.

Kiseca Frank L. Stanton

Curious Condensations of a Bygone Era

A collage of curiosities from 1900 era news touches on US uses of Hansenffs, a porcelain tower in China, new baby carriage tires, steamship links to Bermuda, leap year quirks, Worlds Fair plans, and social notes from Aunt Sarah Battle to Langtry jewels. It surveys oddities, aviation feats, entertainment, logistics, and frontier observations across nations.

China Bermudas Chicago French Foreign Legion Sarah Battle Midway Euacarne Schenectady James Hartley Europe Mostleby New York Louisiana Avenue Washington Langtry Manoa Sam Parch Barras Zohoppan

Fragmented Verses and Humorous Sentences on Clothes

A collage of humorous lines and quips about laundry, diamonds, collars, and clothing sizing. Credits include Tim Masson and playful exchanges from Trans SYtings and the Washington Star style items. The text reads like a playful clipping of jokes and shoppers’ miscommunications.

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