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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1889
Page
4
Police as life savers in museum fire incident
The Casino Museum fire prompted quick police action that kept exits clear and may have saved many lives. Eyewitnesses praised officers for driving back a curious crowd and maintaining a safe doorway while urging theater exit inspections citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Fifth Avenue
Wood
Smithfield
Johnstown
Tee Disraren
Tramp Problem in Pennsylvania Demands Action
An old Philadelphia Press protest argues for strict enforcement of tramp laws across Pennsylvania. It cites jail overcrowding and calls to compel professional tramps to work on public projects, hoping to end the nuisance by forcing labor and reducing roaming across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Cumberland Valley
Cumberland County
Pittsburg backs Erie canal as vital link for trade
Leading Pittsburg businessmen, echoed by The Distator, declare strong support for the Erie canal project. They argue Congress should not delay over costs and funding, insisting the canal will benefit commerce for many cities, towns, and states and that its construction is both practicable and valuable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Distator
Congres
DasParck
Ohio Mad Politics and Foraker Ballot Scandal
The piece discusses a ballot box forgery controversy in Ohio linked to Governor Foraker. It notes Murst Halstead's lengthy explanations, calls for a full state inquiry, and details how critics push attacks while defending the governor. The New York Sun and Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette are cited in debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Murst Halstead
Governor Foraker
Wood
Cincinnati
Congress urged to pursue ballot box forgery inquiry
The speaker notes no great benefit from further mudslinging over the forger of the ballot box document and asks Congress to attend to the matter. Congressman Butterworth will ensure the inquiry is genuine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Butterworth
Dangers of Electricity Urges Precaution in Street Wires
The Dispatch warns that electric wires pose growing dangers as cities expand power networks and rail lines. It cites New York’s undergrounding after fatal accidents and urges new electric road builders to adopt preventive safety measures from the outset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Little Children Charity at Bijou Theater Draws Big Support
A profitable performance at the Bijou Theater for the Newsboys Home drew a large audience and strong financial prospects. The article lauds child performers and the benevolent cause, praising Mr. Druitt's management and urging readers to visit the show this afternoon to reinforce the charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Druitt
Prisoners to Work on County Roads
The Prison Board plans to employ inmates from the county workhouse on road repair, arguing current confinement amid idle labor harms both prisoners and deteriorating roads. The Disparon endorses the move and awaits further plan details.
Weather Prophecy and Public Mood in Pittsburg
The piece lampoons the Signal Service blizzard forecasts in Pittsburg. Francis Murphy is praised for his work against intemperance as the city faces shifting cold and warm predictions, noting public reaction to weather notices and ongoing winter campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneal Greeley
Pittsburg
Hamilton
Porters Praises and Political Tremors Across Regions
The article notes Washington Porter praising Pittsburg over Chicago in some respects and discusses unsettled Beam state politics in Beatr and changes in Brazil as the United States of Brazil risks disunity. It mentions a casino incident, a suggestion to draft Indians into the army, and a Georgia race war leaving white casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Porter
Chicago
Pittsburg
Windy City
Beatr
Pernambuco
United States
Brazil
United States Treasury
McGinty Death Sparks Newsboys’ Fundraising Call
The column laments McGinty losing humor as a New York newsboy tragedy unfolds when an elderly man died after leaping from a bridge chasing the legendary Irishman. It jokes about launching a monument subscription to end the chase and notes Mother Goose rhymes yield money for the boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGinty
New York
London cautions tone in US fisheries dispute debated
The article suggests Joan Bull notes a temperate shift in London toward the United States on fisheries. It questions whether England is becoming less aggressive or recognizing America’s strength. It also recalls a Bijou showing that nostalgically reminded many pensioners of childhood.
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Joan Bull
London
United States
England
Chinese Invasion Sparks Natives’ Wary Response
Rhetorical notice depicts Chinese as over-running the Sandwich Islands and crowding out natives. It argues Celestials are more industrious, ignore old edicts, and survive through sheer persistence.
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Sandwich Islands
Prominent Figures and Eccentric Washington Trends
A collection of quick notices: AnaBt Pacwa ages in exile, E J Phelps to return to Yale next month, Duchess of Hamilton runs a premier English dairy, Canon TaNxER to speak at Boston Butter Club dinner, widow of General Ricketts may recount vivid lives, Victor Noir monument planned in Paris, Jubal Early linked to Lonikiana Lottery, Henry Grady rapid reporter after Charleston quake, Bex Butler's shifting fur overcoat attire draws gossip in Washington.
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Duchess of Hamilton
England
Canronal Tanxer
Butter Club
Boston
New Orleans
Washington
Ricketts
Victor Noir
Prince Bonapart
Dalon
Paris
Oxoneans
Jubal Early
St Charles
General Grant
Henry Grady
Charleston
Nowsidapars
Bex Butler
Colonel Quay Disgusted in Louisiana Mission Fallout
A Chicago Herald correspondence recounts Senator Quay’s abrupt pullout from aiding the Louisiana Republican effort to secure the presidency. Kellogg, then Louisiana governor, arranged Quay’s visit to New Orleans, but misgivings and questions about election procedures followed, prompting a rapid return north.
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Louisiana
Chicago Herald
New Orleans
Senator Quay
Pennsylvania
United States
William Pitt Kellogg
Washington
Pittsburg
Quay
St. Charles
Bain Yan
Ana
New York
York, Jeune
Edison Phonograph Lecture Planned for Electric Meeting
Kansas City Times reports the National Electric Light Association annual convention set for February 11 to 14 will feature a Edison lecture by phonograph. Whether present or not Edison will speak via phonograph saying the device will not gesture but will not be bashful. President Weeks may attend and read a paper while Edison’s lecture is played at the Opera House audience in Pe Mensa City.
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Edison
Ranans Cir
Kansas City Times
National Electric Light Assocation
Thieaty
Thomas A. Edison
Phonograph
Weeks Ir
Weeks
Pe Mensa
Iadane
Opera
Arenes
Tales from a Fifth Avenue Shop and College Banter
A New Year scene in a Fifth Avenue drygoods store features a shopper and polite salesman altering a price tag to expose a 75 cent misnomer. Harvard and Princeton football talks follow, noting Harvard’s past refusals and Pos, Princeton’s captain, described as mild and respected. A Hill child questions why a blind man has windows, prompting a motherly explanation. Santa Claus eyes shift to blue as a child admires a blue-eyed Parisian doll accompanies a tender family moment.
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Princetox
Harvard
Fifth Avenue Drygoods
Araminta
Princeton
Edgar Allen Pos
Lesdor
Santa Claus
Margaret
Madge
Eva
Nelly
Queer Fish Names Highlight Census Of Ocean Life
Washington Star reports the Census Bureau now must list aquatic animals in U S waters under a Congressional act. The first contribution jokes through a long list of sea creatures with vivid, often humorous names from sea-hog to moon-fish and doctor-fish, reflecting diverse aquatic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Pin Denne
Ian Pero
Ooaeagee
Wedded at Valencia in Pleasant Suburban Social Event
The wedding of Miss Mattie Logan to Mr Teena Paws was held at the bride’s parents home in Valencia yesterday noon attended by Miss Fee B Lisa Lilly Wallace and Mr Robert J Peel among Pittsburg guests. The bride, a noted organist, will move to a new home with her groom, who is a well known young man. The couple plan an Eastern trip and establish a permanent home.
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Mattie Logan
Teena Paws
Valancia
Lisa Lilly Wallace
Allegheny
Hiser
Robert J. Peal
Pittsburg
Tny
Peel
Ocean
DAYVIS-LYTLE NUPTIALS AT WELSH PRESBYTERIAN
Miss Emma Davis daughter of Rev F C Davis and Mr J Warren Lytle president of the Pittsburg Academy wed at Welsh Presbyterian Church in a crowded ceremony. The couple left for a two week Western trip aboard the Baltimore and Ohio line and will be welcomed home with a large reception.
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Welsh Presbyterian Church
Emma Davis
F. C. Davis
J. Warren Lytle
Pittsburg Academy
Bix
H. Brockett
A. “Hotuaay
Ao Taon
Ae A Lloyd
Unio Ey
Baltimore and Ohio
Beatty Exhibit Showcases Mohican Bluffs and Island Scenes
Mr. John W. Beatty’s paintings titled Mohican Bluffs Outside the Village and A Block Island Road were on display at the Pittsburg Art School. Visitors admired two Block Island scenes painted last summer and a Block Island East End view. The Mohican Bluffs work drew the strongest praise for its seashore beauty.
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Mohican Bluffs
Block Island Road
John W. Beatty
Pittsburg
Mohican Bluffa
A Debutante’s Dance at Pittsburg Club Theater
Mrs Jobo Hays hosted a fashionable debutante dance for her daughter Mina Stella Haye at the Pittsburg Club theater last evening. Miss Beadleston of New York helped receive guests as about 200 attendees enjoyed supper and music. the event featured several ey sets of Miss Haysa and guests from New York.
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Pittsburg Club
Mina Stella Haye
Jobo
Hays
Miss Stella
Beadleston
New York
Haysa Ware
Toerge
Mary Warrenean and A Ernest Smter Wed in Allegheny Church
Miss Mary Warrenean of Allegheny wed A Ernest Smter of Wilkingburg in the First M E Church Allegheny. They will receive friends on the first second and third days of the new year at 64 Hace street. The second dinner dance is tonight and a German will be given by Mrs A E W Painter. Miss Josh Woodwell hosted friends last evening. Miss Bessie Bugy will host a dancing party tonight. The Boots reception is this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Warrenean
Allegheny
A. Ernest Smter
Wilkingburg
M. E
Hace Street
A. E. W. Painter
Josh Woodwell
Bessie Bugy
Tie Boots
Wardrobe sale in London nets high prices for Havemeyer debts
London letter notes the sale of the wardrobe of a fashionable American gentleman from and others. Six fur overcoats and sable lined garments, dozens of gloves and shirts, and numerous waistcoats fetched prices higher than new. Havemeyer debt settlement in London links to a rumored Brazil trip.
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London
York World
Old Hand Street
Will M. Havemeyer
New York
Brasil
Havemeyer
Brazil
Eastern migration to Northwest overwhelms statisticians
The Portland Oregonian notes an unprecedented influx of Eastern families and colonies migrating to Washington and Oregon. Immigrants travel by train loads seeking prosperity, while others sell or mortgage possessions to fund the move, creating a dramatic westward movement.
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Northwest
Portland Oregonian
Estern
Washington
Great Northwest
Weather Talk Prompts Local Wit and Winter Forecasts
Local papers quip about mild open winter and early blooms while citing forecasts from weather prophets. Wayne County observers note trees leafing early and gardens in bloom, with predictions of two cold belts and a mixed season ahead.
Deaths of a Day Col Stevens and others in December notices
A historically spaced notice recounts the deaths of Colonel Robert J. Stevens United States Consul at Victoria B C who died suddenly at his in law’s residence in this city during a Christmas visit The piece also notes the death of Idlewild Cottage Hotel proprietor W Jackson his age and residence and mentions the widow of General George H Thomas dying suddenly at home after sixty years survivorship context.
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Seattix
West
Robertd. Stevens
United States
Victoria
B. C
D. A. Hatteld
Stevens
Victors
San Francisco
Caroline
Baker
Balls
W. & Jackson
Idlewild Cottage
Jackson
Sil
Wasaryo Tos
Geveral
George H. Thomas
Borth
Hp Ag
Local shopkeeper dies of heart attack in Cartiace New Mexico
A store owner identified as Lewis A. Millin of Cartiace New Mexico collapsed and died yesterday from a heart condition. The report notes the incident occurred in his store and mentions another local figure Herr Voulanwans in a political context with a reference to the Chamber of Repro.
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Cartiace
Milla
Thie Place
Heart Wivense
Stroller's Stories From Pittsburg Headlines and Odd Observations
Chief Justice Fuller travels through Pittsburg on the way to Chicago and predicts Chicago's World Fair success. Notes on weather, a Casino incident with General Decker, Christmas neckties, river ice forecasts, local anecdotes about CorraorTH, Dean, and Johnston's alligator, plus reflections on mild winters and newsboy attire.
I Roam the Sands A King Without a Throne
A rugged narrator declares a vow to endure alone under desert skies. He wields a dagger and bow, scarred by wars, cold to pity, and haunted by death as he roams the sands a king without a throne. The piece quotes Ernest McGaffey from Inter Ocean.
Norse Voyages to Vinland Explored in Baxter Paper
James Phinney Baxter of Portland writes on Norse voyages to America from 985 to the 14th century. He discusses Icelandic explorers, Vinland, remains at Dighton Rock, and the Norse theory linking Montaup Mount Hope to Thorfin and Hop. He notes potential artifacts and legends along the Atlantic coast and River Ancrest region.
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Ancrest
Visland
Cape Cod
James Phinney Baxter
Portland
America
Old Celony Historical Society
Taonton
Mara
Vinland
Greenland
Sanslentned
Nova Scotia
Calixtus II
Erik II
Iceland
Greaulastl
Vinivea
Moort
Atlantes
Besh
Fall River
Dight
Mr. Baxtar
Montaup
Mount Hope
Haup
Thorfton
Hop
Cave Cod
Seconne
Mount Hi
Baxter
Chesterton
England
Governors of Pennsylvania through the centuries
A letter to the editor lists Pennsylvania governors in a rough chronological sequence from the 1780s through mid 1800s, noting terms and interruptions. It mentions constitutional changes in 1874 creating four year terms and references several governors including Mifflin McKean Snyder Findley Ritner and Curtin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Johnston
Armstrong County
Senate
Oes
Jonam Higier
James Pollock
Wiliam F. Packer
Andrew G. Curtin
John W.aetenia
Bethe
Soversae
Hartranft
Henry M. Hoyt
Robert K. Pattison
James A. Beaver
Airbrake invention secrecy in 19th century rail lore
A reader from Ellsville recalls a Pennsylvania Railroad remark that the airbrake’s invention is a buried secret. He mentions a Caledonian Railway engine driver named John Melnnes from Scotland bringing drawings and a model locomotive to his father’s house to discuss the plan. The letter cites prior advocacy, director meetings, and a planned plan, with dates around December 186H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Caledonian Railway
Scotland
John Melnnes
Ellsville
Writing for the Papers to the Editor of The Vispatch
Readers ask about paper types for MSS submission and best practices for mailing manuscripts The letter also inquires about books aiding writers and notes on pension lists and publishers practices in the United States. Major Serpa Pinto is mentioned as having a notable war during a time of peace.
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Maxsfield
Providence Journal
Serpa Pinto
Curious Condensations From A Wandering Column
A chaotic collage of notes covers diverse items from 1888 to local incidents. It mentions brick manufacturing in 12 U.S. cities, a Kansas City stockyard kicking match, a tall Chicago brewery chimney, a large bald eagle over Missouri, a generous Christmas gift in Springfield, and a Chinese tea drinking method in Philadelphia. Also noted are a Wisconsin lightning strike in December, a leopard cub in a garden, an imperial Tokyo statue controversy, a shrub once mislisted as coffee substitute, a Croation gypsy protest, an anecdote of a monkey saving a child, and a Philadelphia bride-to-be shopping pre wedding.
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England
Fragmented historical quotes mix wit and whimsy in a 19th century page
A collage of quips and garbled phrases from various sources features puns on poetry and a mock news style. It includes jumbled lines about kings, inventors, palindromes, and a mock legal exchange, with stray names and misspellings suggesting a humor column or spoof transcription.
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