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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1890
Page
4
The article laughs at Marquis De Mores for a Paris duel after a journalist mocked him. It notes his American frontier bravado contrasts with European formalities and warns the US about assimilating foreign elements.
Henry Warner and David Mc Cargo advocate reforming convict labor in highway construction to reduce costs and guards, arguing free Isbor is cheaper and poorer work, while exploring a system that incentives good work and improves convicts and state outcomes. Kansas offers a suggestive example worth investigation.
A telegraphic note argues that free competition in river coal causes higher wages by keeping labor in demand. It cites miners wanted despite warm winter and shows capital competes for labor as freely as workers compete for pay. The point emphasizes that unrestrained competition sustains payrolls and output.
The underground wire question in New York advances with a proposal for a new electrical subway company to install all conduits within a year. Competition among conduit builders promises better service and reasonable rates as the field stays open for entrants to relieve crowding and high charges.
The Rath gas plan avoids city ownership, instead regulating price at 125 per 1000 feet and capping dividends at 6 percent while granting 25 years of monopoly. Critics call it a monument of municipal stupidity and warn it guarantees rich, undisturbed business at public expense.
The text notes that guaranteeing supply contracts for coal or flour could impose strict conditions, but towns are reluctant to pursue measures that would entrust such profitable business entirely to nonpolitical administration.
The piece argues the Speaker and a few allies overstepped constitutional bounds by ruling out motions and excluding records to end delays. It insists only the House can set rules and that Reed’s personal actions amount to unparliamentary power, undoing representative government. It cites Reed's own 10 year old stance supporting minority privilege.
An article warns against a New Jersey firm producing imitation Java and Mocha coffee. It frames the industry as a wartime substitute reemerging, notes deceptive marketing, and predicts broader imitations like butter lard and eggs. It laments potential public harm and the spread of bogus food products.
The Committee on Commerce last week set down on the schewne of Elijah Pogram Morse and bogus anti monopolist Allerton for repealing the inter state commerce law. The remark notes Congressmen squabbling for power but supporting reform forward.
The passage notes that members of a lynch mob in Texas were arrested and that the mob’s claim of collective guilt is challenged. It argues that those who practice mob law are moral cowards and lack the stamina to defend legal justice.
The piece notes Adjutant General Hast Tixas' fox hunt in Elwyn Pennsylvania as practice for a cross country race toward the governorship. It comments on the dull tone of the Democratic municipal canvass and questions shifting levels of enthusiasm among Democratic supporters.
An unlucky thirteen ties to a local arrest as police hold a thief in the East for stealing thirteen pairs of gloves. A contemporary wonders if the number twelve million would have changed the crook’s view of luck and fortune.
The ground hog predicts no severe winter while Signal Berview’s cold spell fell short of expectations. If signs hold, artificial ice firms may see stock gains as demand rises amid lingering cold hints.
The text argues that public health must take the fastest remedy for the Southside water question, even if the City Attorney’s legal view is not approved by the City Health Officer, as Western Pennsylvania prepares supplies for the Western Hemisphere.
The piece argues parties subvert representative principles to gain control in Washington Montana Ohio and West Virginia. It suggests party policy rests on a belief in no hereafter at the polls and cites Shcott blaming races for a downfall. It ends with a question about possibilities.
Viewpoints defending Speaker Reed’s course, including his own statements and special correspondents, signal a growing sense that the people reject a Speaker who makes rules by personal decree.
Senator Infants dines on nine fresh oysters daily in the Senate restaurant. Ex-Governor Lynan Trumbull remains practicing law in Chicago at age 7, in good health. Barnard McKinnawax recalls Balaklava with Turkish and Victorian medals. J W Doan of Chicago, a leading tea importer, employs high earners for tea grading. The Sultan of Turkey gifts chairs from the Prophet’s beard to Aleppo. The Dowager Empress of China seeks portraits of Englishmen who served China. Port Whittier receives a $1,000 check from Bonner Brothers for The Captain's Will. Louise Chandler Moulton hosts open house afternoons for friends with self-serve refreshments.
A commentary touts the Dispatch as a source of broad culture and wit, arguing readers can gain more by studying its pages than by purchasing individual volumes. It notes concurrent news items from Congress, elections, finance, and society, and highlights literary reviews and features in the current issue.
A dense critique covers Lewis Carroll’s Sylvie and Bruno and its fit with Alice in Wonderland. It discusses The Pilgrim and the Shrine, The American Annual of Photography, and Breckenridge adventures, noting Isabella of Castile artifacts, Fra Perez, and the 400th anniversary preparations, with reflections on The Story of an African Farm and Miss Breckenridge.
A mixed review notes Pid Fuerrive Facts a handy broad reference with wide topics and occasional errors. It also covers musical nautical and medical terms in an appendix. The Little book offers six narratives including Fiddlers Three and The Dn Tree of Tolde. Robberies, justice and poverty themes appear throughout.
Walter Clark aged 14 and Phasbe Jones a 40 year old housekeeper elope through three cities Camden Philadelphia and Ran cocas where a country squire married them The Clark family has yet to challenge the union in this curious case of child marriage and social scorn.
Editorial round up from major papers weighs the 1902 World’s Fair fate. Some fear a washout or political corruption taint in New York, others push Washington as site, while a few defend continued bids and funding amid a wary political climate.
A Norfolk Virginian note suggests building a Westminster Abbey style shrine in Washington as a ceremonial site, but argues a national morgue for legislative deadlocks could be more practical in honoring lawmakers.
The Courier-Journal notes coal dealers thrived this winter, contrasting their gains with the writer of "Shut the Door" signs who faced difficulties. The piece suggests a varied economic outlook for different trades amid winter conditions.
Alfred J Parsons longtime Dollar Savings Bank teller dies at home in Ingram station after twenty years in service. He leaves a widow and six children and was highly regarded as an honest banker. Also reported is the death of Thomas W Davis former Internal Revenue collector for eight years in Glenwood from peritonitis after an operation. He leaves a wife and small family. A telegram reports the sudden death of Peter Beever a senior business figure in the borough with links to Beaver and Danville, noted as respected and active in local affairs.
Telegram from Bevefie reports the death of Hon. John W. Boring, a longtime public figure and former office holder. He was among the oldest residents in the county and served in notable positions during his life. The message memorializes his lifetime of service and local prominence.
A staff correspondent defends Speaker Reed and party lines against minority filibuster tactics in Congress. The piece traces how dilatory motions and quorum fights have paralyzed legislation, and argues for rules that force members to be present and vote to prevent abuse of minority obstruction.
Dear editor asks if a person must own shares to borrow from a building and loan society. It explains that every borrower is a member and investor, with $1 per month per share until a $200 value is reached. Lenders advance $200 per share and borrowers bid a premium when funds are in demand, with the monthly plan paying cents per month per share.
The article traces early mirror use from water and metals in Egypt China and Greece to Roman mentions of glass mirrors around 60 A D and iron or polished marble mirrors noted by John Peckham who died in 1204. It notes glass mirrors remained rare into the fifteenth century.
The writer asks the editor for information about what grew with the cliff dwellers and mound builders and whether any published works discuss their settlements. The note seeks sources or references on these ancient peoples and their environments.
Prof T K Paul and locals in Pikesville witnessed a bright star-like object move erratically across the sky on Wednesday morning. The object reportedly traveled westward then back, ascended and descended, prompting astonishment before disappearing around 6:20. Johns Hopkins Professor Simon Newcomb attributed it to a terrestrial cause, not a star, saying such an event has not occurred in 6,000 years.
A New York World piece argues that the man with no bank money and little financial luck is suited for slum life, claiming such poverty brings happiness and peace amid economic breakdown.
Fragmentary verse passage warns of approaching evil days as speakers gloat over perceived youth and beauty, blending eerie smiles with chilling feints. The text questions aging and world’s gaze while hinting at fear beneath flattery.
A collage of short items including a Ram fighting dispute, a landlord ordering slippers for hotel waiters, and a jailed man entering yards for work. Reports mention a new truffle field in India, oyster production in Arkansas, and Nellie Arida Malone as a notable big girl. Also covers a spontaneous combustion theory, tax collector humor, a shipyard abduction in New Hebrides, and Edward Travis’s doormat theft case.
A compilation of snappy quips from editorials and columns cites remarks about toper gunphix flirtation and the Capitol, with satirical lines about Ananias, police work, and a rainbow promise, reflecting lighthearted, partisan humor from era papers.
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