Values of Local Farm Lands and Pittsburgh Industry
The Dispatch examines how manufacturing growth raises land values in Allegheny and Westmoreland. It notes Pittsburg’s Poor Farm resale at higher per acre prices due to industry, argues for market gardening on small urban farms, and urges city officials to choose efficient, income yielding cultivation while considering a 100 acre tract for a new Poor Farm.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela
Carnegie
Scott
Elliot
Allegheny County
Gourley
Councils
Councils and Charity Department
Facts in the Indian Question Chapter on Pine Ridge
A veteran correspondent argues the idle Indian policy is harmful and reform is needed with workshops and skilled labor to replace soldiers. He defends humane delays in bringing Indians in while condemning depredations as provocative, urging merciful justice over vengeance.
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Pine Ridge
Wanamaker's program for postal service reform
The interview with Postmaster General Wanamaker outlines an ambitious plan to improve postal services. It portrays a businessman trained to optimize commercial methods applying the same efficiency to public administration, promising greater outcomes than typical political effort.
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Tne
Wanamaker
Politico Wanamaker’s Postal Reforms Examined for Feasibility
The piece analyzes Wanamaker's proposed postal reforms, noting postal telegraph and savings banks as key ideas. It argues improvements rely on depoliticizing the post office, appointing a permanent secretary, fixed tenure for workers, and merit-based rail and post office appointments, while envisioning modern offices and district organization.
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Wanamaker
Postal Telegraph
Postal Savings Banks
Postal Savings Bank
Railway Mail Service
Postoffice
Wealth and social justice in Bishop Newman's view
The article critiques Bishop Newman on wealth, contrasting divine claims with Christian teachings on treasure and poverty. It argues wealth justified by industry must be earned without infringing others rights and condemns fortunes built by stock manipulation and monopolies.
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John P. Newman
Bishop Newman
Newman
The Deamain Politics Riot Over Stage Representation
A debate over a politically themed play sparks public passion and threats of riot. Officials weigh whether to permit its performance while opposing factions demand equal treatment. The clash highlights tensions between art, free expression, and government scrutiny.
Sardou drama Thermidor sparks debate on politics on stage
The essay argues Sardou uses Thermidor as a political instrument to critique radical republicanism and 1793 Terror. It notes Americans prefer theater for entertainment over instruction, while French drama holds political sway. The piece compares national attitudes toward stage power and governance.
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Sardou
Paris
Thermidor
Victor Hugo
Sardon
Pittsburg
France
United States
Punch
Gas supplies seen to be ample for Pittsburgh revival
Gas experts claim abundant reserves exist if properly prospected and piped to Pittsburgh. A high pressure well 30 miles northeast and two unutilized roarers near Coraopolis support optimism that fields could meet this winter’s shortages. Movements to tap gas are planned as spring arrives with several new lines expected next winter.
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Pittsburg
Coraopolis
Waste Paper Resolutions on Elections Bill
The article argues that the legislature's resolution instructing Pennsylvania Senators on the elections bill has no real power. It notes there is no constitutional basis for legislatures to direct Senators and that such resolutions are merely expressions of opinion, effective with or without the governor's signature.
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Pennsylvania
Congress
Harrison
Jay Gould
Treasury
Cameron and
Quay
Cameron
Thomas L. James
United States
Ohio
Daylight Robbery Shocks Suburb of This City
A daylight jewelry store prior robbery rattles a suburban area as robbers escaped in broad glare. The incident, likened to a Texas stage coach ambush, leaves residents unsettled and authorities seeking explanations for bold heist amid daytime streets.
Grounding wires bill aims to curb lawlessness
Senator Thomas proposes a measure to place telegraph and telephone lines underground in large cities within eighteen months of passage. He argues this would clear the air for high tension electric wires and railways, while critics note political maneuvering around the appropriation bill and discuss Welsh population counts in the U S.
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Thomas
Philadelphia Inquirer critiques city politics and capital influence
The Philadelphia Inquirer questions whether Traction interests or citizens govern Philadelphia, hinting at established vested interests. The piece suggests disfavor toward the paper if it remains hostile to capital. It notes the Rome decision not to canonize Columbus and Chicago’s potential for a global Columbus commemoration.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Traction Syndicate
Inquirer
Philadelphia
Sugar Refinery Stock Boom Sparks Speculation Debate
Eastern press hints that refinery stock surges aim to fleece the public ahead of new sugar duties. Critics question if influential philanthropists behind the combine will profit at consumers' expense amid Ingalls' defeat and party missteps.
Pfeffer and Ingalls Show Early Promise in Public Service
The article compares Pfeffer’s wartime Judge Advocate service with Ingalls’ early record, notes a stock subscription boost for Westinghouse Electric Company, and observes cross‑party criticism of Ingalls’ successor while hinting at possible claims by Robert Ray Hamilton regarding property.
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Ingalls
Pfeffer
Northside growth shows 968 new buildings in Allegheny City
The year reports 968 new structures in Allegheny City with an appraised value of 1 852 650 dollars. The Northside municipality Pat Pittburg and Allegheny’s growth contribute to a future town scale, marking an expanding urban area.
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Allegheny City
Northside
Pat Pittburg
Allegheny
Notable People and Places in Brief Portraits
A survey of public figures and society notes: Lucy Poe Sell, Polk’s grandniece, is highlighted among few surviving relatives. Japan shows a wealthy young revolutionary with the name Kageamei Hiddo. Mrs W C Whitney hosts a refined stage at her New York ballroom. Sixator Emunds remains a plain-speaking congressional orator. Charlotte Gregg is named youngest piano instructor at Chicago Conservatory. Bernhard Blockhorst’s Empress Augusta portrait debuts in Berlin. C Keith drives Costa Rica’s rail and banan a economy. he is about 4 years old and married to a native. Wanda Henkel von Donnersmark reputedly owns Germany’s finest hunting grounds measured by a three-day chase. Paincre Hesxy of Prussia remains close to William II with the Prince as violinist and baton. Rev Jol Savner, Boston Unitarian, to Chicago’s Church of the Messiah, is a fluent, note-free preacher of 60 with a steady, convincing voice.
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Lucy Poe Sell
President Polk
Japan
Kageamei Hiddo
W. C. Whitney
New York
Sixator Enmunds
Charlotte Gregg
Chicago Conservatory of Music
Mme, Rive-King
Fraulein Aus der Ohe
Bernhard Blockhorst
Augusta
National Gallery of
Wanda Henkel von Donnersmark
Germany
Paincre Hesxy
Prussia
William II
Kiel
Berlin
Mrvotj. Savner
Boston
Church of the Messiah
Chicago
New England
Higher Prices at Maine Hotels for Christian Endeavor Guests
The Lewiston Journal notes Portland hotels plan higher rates for the Christian Endeavor Convention guests next week. Guests will be charged extra due to revenue from hotel bars being shut off, a move seen as aligning hotel business with institutionally opposed bars.
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Maine
Lewiston Journal
Portland
Christian Endeavor
Deaths of a Day Rev Albert Hale remembered in Illinois
Rev Albert Hale longtime Presbyterian preacher and pioneer in Illinois died yesterday in Springfield. He previously led Secound Presbraton Coarch and had resided in the city for years. In Helena Montana the Legislature adjourned in memory of the late C. Whittier who died at Dillon earlier this month.
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Iun
Albert Hale
Vather
Hale
Mlinois
Secoud Presbraton
Speingteld
Iman
A. C. Whittier
Helena
Mont
Jan. M
C. Whittier
Dillon
Famous Story Tellers in New York Raconteurs
The piece surveys notable American and New York based storytellers and humorists, tracing a lineage from Baron Munchausen to modern imitators. It highlights Eli Perkins Tom Ochiltree Colonel Patrick Conan Dick Wintersmith Edgar Nye Chauncey Depew Moses Handy Colonel Charlie Long and others, with anecdotes of their adventures and styles.
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Chausen
Baron Munchausen
Germany
America
New York City
Eli Perkins
Tom Ochiltree
Patrick Conan
Dick Wintersmith
Parthenon Heights
Rogers
Edgar William Nye
Chauncey M. W
Moses P. Handy
Clover Club of
Colonel Charlies
Stanley Green
Coe Malhattan
J. Armoy Knot
Far Rockaway
New York
W. EH. Ballou
William Cooper
Julian H. Larke
Balaklava
Larke
Lookout Mountain
Nhc
Snake Story by Ballou In Murray's Expedition
A passage from Ballou recounts a Rocky Mountain excursion with surveyors ending in a cave of rattlesnakes. The narrator, detached, throws a pebble triggering a mass confrontation with blacksnakes joining the rattlers, culminating in a violent clash and many snakes killed. The writer, Charles T. Murray, notes the chaotic scene and vivid sounds.
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Ballou
W. H. Ballou
Rocky Mountains
Charles T. Murray
New York
Jan. al
Women at the Play applaud Nora's ethics in Doll's House
An all female audience reacted as a single unit to Henrik Ibsen's The Doll's House in Cameron's performance. They laughed and applauded at moments of feminine ethics, notably Nora's declaration and her critique of male honor, and agreed on Helmer's remark about Christina's knitting.
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Times
New York Evening Sun
Sui Generis
Miss Cameron
Ora
Nora
Hosband
Helmer
Christina
Windom Opposes Free Silver Coinage in Final Speech
In his last declaration Secretary Windom protested free silver coinage as unsafe. A proponent of ample currency, he would accept free silver or gold coinage only if international conditions favored it. He warned that free silver and flat paper money would be disastrous and questioned how unlimited coinage would expand circulation or raise silver value. His remarks, uttered at death's threshold, may influence Congress on the silver bill.
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Chauncey Depew
Chauncey M. Depew
Chauncey
Denes
California
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Windom
Congress
Very facetious. A delegate writes while smoking in Reading
A satirical portrait of Pittsburgh and Allegheny City locals, braggingly describing air, soot, and smokestacks. The piece notes five for a nickel cigars, widespread stogies, and electric lights blithely burning day and night to appear liberal and generous toward strangers.
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Press Club
Frank Haymond
Reading Herald
Pittsburg
Allegheny City
Over-Critical but Not Broad in Maine Court Remarks
Sitting on the Hubbard House piazza Judge Virgin answered a question from an Oxford bar member about legal qualifications of a Maine practitioner. He quipped that the man could note the tail, coat, and eye color of a passing mouse but would fail to notice an elephant.
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Lewiston
Hubbard House
Paria
Back From Town by James Whitcomb Riley
In rustic voice the speaker recalls old friendships and comforts of home after returning from town. He reflects on past mistakes and the lure of urban life while honoring enduring ties, winter nights, and simple pleasures shared with old friends. The poem closes with a communal request to gather near the fire and tell tales.
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Ata Feller
Hari
James Whitcomb Riley
Centura
Among Our Neighbors Rambler’s Two Weeks of Tramping Green County
The Rambler describes a two week walking tour through Green county hills from Mount Morris to Maidsville West Virginia. He notes rough roads crops fences and road ownership by locals. He observes farmers humor hospitality and simple lifestyles while recounting encounters with a fox hunt and a rural community diet.
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Mount Morris
Washington
Curious Condensations From North American Dispatches
A jumble of short notes covers bizarre incidents and brief curiosities. Items include a Boston party with canaries, a Pennsylvania man facing lynching after a cow incident, a Paris plan to house lunatics, a Michigan woman funding Lincoln's monument, and a Bucksport contortionist. Also noted are lumber losses in Wisconsin, a Bridgeport motor accident ending in a mustache loss, and various regional oddities from Michigan, Maine, and Maryland.
Fragmented Hot Words Echoing Through Dailies
A jumble of quips and fragments from multiple papers includes jokes about thefts, wheat farming, obituaries, and politics. Names like C U Kious and LN Ventor appear amid satirical jabber and varied topics.
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William L. Scott
Cleveland
Carnegie Industries
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Westmoreland
MR. Wanamaker
Deamain
Prees
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Roman Congregation of Rites
Columbus
Westinghouse Electric Company
Robert Ray Hamilton
Baron Mun
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Europe
General Grant
Prince of Wales
London
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Continent
Ponsonby
Pon
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Marchioness of
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Teck
Colonel Ochiltree
Pat Donan's Gold Mine
Olonel
Pat Donan
Honduras
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Upper Nile
Charlie Long
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Saginaw
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Reput
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Ireland
Tangs
German East Africa
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Deerfield
D. K. Baker
Charleston
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Tu DisPaton
C. U. Kious
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Jewelers’ Weekly
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Weakley
Cinetanati Commercial Gazette
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United States Senate
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Chicago Times
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