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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1890
Page
11
A niece of THE DISPATCH reports the 20 page issue in three parts and urges prompt reporting of carrier and newsstand irregularities. It reminds carriers agents and newsboys to deliver complete numbers and notes postage rules for Sunday editions and multi copy issues.
The piece argues that parliamentary fairness is essential for government and warns against Speaker Reed's domination. It cites parties and historical examples, urging both Republicans and Democrats to uphold rules and avoid partisan overreach and public danger.
The Pittsburg post office transfers from Mr. Larkin to Mr. McKean after four years of expansion in postal business. Larkin’s business-like administration improved traffic handling and efficiency, proving civil service can deliver top work.
Senator Farwell delivers remarks on patronage revealing novel and startling politics tenets, signaling a provocative stance in the current discourse. The report highlights his approach and anticipated reactions from peers and observers.
An interview portrays Harrison urged to heed popular will while Farwell is called the vot populi. Farwell criticizes the President for reprisals against Republicans who backed Gresham. The clash raises doubts on party harmony and possible disruption from patronage driven revenge versus personal advantage.
The series of opinions on trusts shows persistent misrepresentation by the combination school. Trusts aim to block competition and gain profits, not lower prices. if competition remains, prices may fall but margins ride with refining and distributing costs. Carnegie notes trusts invite failure when competition returns. Public welfare under law is harmed when trusts create privileged classes.
A special article discusses convict labor on public roads, comparing state systems and noting Kansas as a potential model. It argues road work in the open air and paid at incentives could aid good conduct, while cautioning against reviving barbarism and stressing overall highway improvement as part of the value.
The article notes a prolonged House squabble over quorum rules driven by abstention. It argues both Democrats and Republicans missed potential majorities or quorums by not being present, halting government business and underscoring partisan control’s impact on public duties.
The Chicasaw Nation, progressing to self rule, enacts a per capita tax of four dollars on every white farmer and mechanic entering its territory, aiming to align with modern measures of civilization. Critics question the wisdom of the levy as it frames nonresident taxation.
A critical column questions partisan battles over patronage and enforcement of immigration limits. It jokes about Reed's ruling in a contested election, notes Ohio legislatures' silence after taking money, and mocks party organs while urging broader public welfare measures beyond spoils politics.
The piece notes the Rothschilds reportedly blocked a 230 million dollar loan for a 4000 mile Siberian rail line, asking if their stance reflects watering down capital or aligning with American money powers. It also mocks Zanesville Ohio for lagging on standard time and cites local rail and gas industry anomalies with brief editorials.
The piece mocks Mr 8 W Allerton as a poor man in New York entering politics with millions and as an anti monopolist despite railway favoritism. It mentions a water carnival in Waco Texas and jokes about weather prediction by Connecticut goose bone. It also ridicules claims about the Sugar Trust and Whisky Trust while lampooning their water holding metaphor.
Dr McGuver in Chicago unable to lecture. James Stuart resigns Cambridge professorship. Joel Feery returns from France changed. Frank Wallacek visits Allegheny praising Dakota prospects. Brit Niz and James Whitcomb Riley separate due to Riley's drinking. Queen Regent of Spain healthy with multilingual talents. Memoirs of M Hyrvoix may publish. General Boulanger recovering from head wound. Imperial Guard leadership appointed Grand Duke Paul and Grand Duke Nicholas. J M Hinn inks deal with Nellie Bly for world tour lectures. Bly to lecture in New York and other cities. Pittsburg possible.
A society page fragment laments women making callers wait and shares anecdotes of heavy borrowing by neighbors and even actors like Mary Anderson. It recalls a Major D- household borrowing cards, bedclothes, and a griddie greaser, plus a humorous Mary Anderson prank and a Pittsburg story of a beggar with wooden legs.
Historical notice reports Nora Dunn of St Louis and Captain James Corbett of Gardiner Maine renewing their marriage in St Louis after a long see-saw history. Corbett previously divorced Dunn after learning of her first remarriage. The couple, both affluent, wed again yesterday.
Stratford Newmarch the noted artist died Thursday afternoon at St Marys Hospital Brooklyn. Founding member of the Brooklyn Art Club his last works are in the clubs annual exhibit in Association galleries. One famous work is The Home of William Cullen Bryant. He leaves a mother aged 2 years.
George E. Dame of Newport New Hampshire suffered a brain injury and died at his home early this morning. He was the superintendent of the New England Division Halfway Mail Service under Cleveland's administration. He was years old.
A six year old boy, Freddie McAleer, astonishes with natural drawing talent. He copies maps and landscapes with perfect accuracy, reproduces rivers counties and even unreadable names, and creates intricate bouquets with exact color. He is modest and avoids exhibitions, yet experts call him a wonder.
February 1 special House Committee on the World's Fair spent two hours refining the draft bill. Chicago and St Louis delegates sparred over timing and terms as Mr. Wilson announced a substitute bill from the local committee. The measure contemplates a $15,000,000 government appropriation to fund the fair in Washington.
Adjutant General Hastings rules that a failed examination does not remove a second lieutenant from his commission while promoting another officer, leaving Company F with a shaken order. The decision reshapes officer status from the recent elections and may affect multiple state units.
London February 1 The approaching Parliament opening spurs silver men to push a bimetallic standard. Daily meetings nationwide and press coverage fuel debate. A Westminster convention next week aims to set session strategy and elect a new Parliamentary leader as Chaplin exits.
In Williamsport a two year old son of Charles Emerson swallowed a toy whistle two months ago and lay near death. Doctors failed to remove the obstruction. The child fell and suffered stomach pain then vomited. The whistle reappeared, restoring hope for a healthy recovery.
The Penxsutawney Spirit notes that citizens protest the prevalence of electing moneyed men to public positions and asks who truly elects those officials. The paper urges reflection on the electoral process and accountability.
The Springfield Republic-Times notes that members of the national House of Representatives reveal human impulses in the bear pit of the Capitol. The piece questions the temptation to perform before a large audience, likening it to common displays of self with loud larynx and spectacle.
The House Committee on Elections heard final arguments today in the Alabama contest Tree v Clarke. Next week the Kane committee will hear cases from Indiana District and Virginia Patresco. The Pioneer Press notes President Cleveland quips about the long wait toward 1892.
A Chicago Tribune item protests Senator Brice seeking the Presidency while noting New York already has two candidates. A separate Philadelphia Times paragraph imagines a modern wonder involving a kite dying with banks for bobs, catching Isaac Newton’s interest.
The observer describes a large hall with a ring of burnished steel where a political prisoner stands on a raised platform, abused by several men. He notes the hall’s grandeur, a gallery, a telegraph office, and boys delivering yellow papers as part of the scene.
Observers fill a lower hall as a prisoner sits in a ring while bystanders taunt threaten and watch. A chalkboard boy, telegraph papers, and scattered applause mark the scene before the judge and crowd disperse, leaving the prisoner to endure public scorn.
A visitor describes a disorderly scene as a mob roars at a prisoner in a public hall. He notes guards shield the condemned man and wonders about government pay for such punishments while reflecting on the crowd’s fervor and the incident’s chaotic atmosphere. Rexan.
Washington Star reports New York leads American cities as a monument builder and bank wrecker with three banks beaten simultaneously. Minneapolis Tribune notes extradition treaty with Great Britain near a low of two lands. Senator Clark of Montana owns gold mines stamp mills a bank and a newspaper bought to curb a surplus.
Poem honoring departed loved ones by John W Chadwick. The verses recall the silent sympathy of those who have passed, their enduring joy, and the comforting belief that the faithful remain with God beyond death.
The Dispatch announces expansion with a new double perfecting press from Hoe Co and greater facilities. The Sunday edition exceeds 50,000 circulation with monster magazine style literary pages and enhanced cable letters, sports, and business reviews.
Annie Estrieber of Pottstown received a love letter from Scranton signed by Jacob Berkowitch a former acquaintance. He proposed marriage and visited, prompting wedding plans that were later proved to be a cruel joke. The upset father threatens legal action.
Mrs. Ann Duffy aged 60 and Peter Bateman, inmates at the county home, fell in love and eloped. They married at a minister’s after meeting on the street and setting aside funds for no honeymoon. Their route reportedly heads toward the Capital City.
A Chicago man visited a Turkish bath Saturday and was buried Sunday. The piece notes Chicago’s enterprising spirit and the bath’s likely solid footing in the city as a new fad takes hold.
The Brazilian minister in this city, February L-Mr Valent, received an official communication from the Mexican minister stating that the Mexican government has formally recognized the Republic of.
The era's papers critique Speaker Reed and House rulings as tyranny and privilege abuse. Editors from Cincinnati, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago condemn the management of the Journal and the counting of members, urging reversal of century old precedents if in error.
A dash of odd items from distant places and times. Michigan hosts 78 furniture factories with half in Grand Rapids. In Ohio Pickaway county a flock of wild ewans is spotted in a swamp. A Parkersburg sale features a six year old ox weighing 2205 pounds. Harvard students near Boston prepare for cooking lessons at the Boston Cooking School. Gloucester fisherfolk report abounding weed. Baron's collections include 309 Man for a greenhouse at Mount Vernon. A Nebraska farmer jostles horses in a lumber wagon. A Painesville businessman suffers peculiar paralysis of the toes. Frankford man trains hens to lay in a kitchen cradle. Dickinson Seminary student nervously recounts first sermon missteps. Postal clerks thieves alarm New York gastronomers claim black squirrel sherry. Langshan fowls reach New York from London at $1 apiece. Amish weddings spar with Polish christenings in Berks county. Leonide Apostoloff hones a boat claiming 8 knots on surface and 123 knots submerged. Southern Indiana grasshoppers threaten wheat after warm spells. A Wasco county well blast startles a man digging a well. Stomach contents of a snowbound animal reveal nails and screws. A six pound fossil tooth found in Peace Creek Florida. Morris Refuge Association reports hundreds of rescued animals in Philadelphia. Flint, Michigan newcomer J S Manly recalls his dog faithful in his battle with consumption. Lost gold ring found in a horseshoeToday near Elisabeth, Pa.
A fragmentary humor piece features banter and stage bits including a painter bragging of his work, a romantic wish to elope in Kentucky, and quips about a beard bill. Characters name Johnson, Terese Stinge, Mrs Tuftarn, and Mr Spotts in loosely connected gags and quick back-and-forth lines.
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