The Dispatch Offices in New York and Paris Outlets
The Dispatch maintains publishing rooms at Smithfield and Diamond Streets and in New York for foreign and home advertisers. The paper is regularly on sale at Brentano's in Union Square New York and Ave de Popea Paris where guests can obtain it if hotel news is unsatisfactory.
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Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
New York
THE
Dispatch
Brentano's
Union Square
Ave. de Popea
Paris
France
Sunday Dispatch Subscription Rates and Delivery
Postage free in the United States. DareT Drepaten offers one year at 60s6seee 96 day Disratcu per quarter 0 50 Darcy Disratcs one month 7. Mosratcn including Sunday one year 1000 Darer Derarer including Sunday three months 260 Darwy Usrarcr including Sunday one month or Sunday edition 0 cents. Sunday Dispatch one year 0 0 0 300 weekly DistarceH one year 0 15. Darcy DteraTcu delivered by carriers at per week or including Sunday edition at cents per week.
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Darcy Disratcs
Darcy
Tae Darcy
Oil pipe line bill postponed to force fight
In Pittsburg on February 4 1891 the new oil pipe line bill faces further delay as it moves from General Judiciary to Corporations. Hearing is set for next week and report unlikely before the 13th. Delays may force amendments and diminish chances for passage without overdue time. Ex Senator Lee supports the bill for producers yet opposition seems silent.
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General Judiciary Committee
Committee On
Lee
Franklin
Producers’ Protective Association
New York
Harrisburg
Waterloo
Allegheny Teachers Receive Salary Increases
Allegheny public school teachers will receive higher salaries after the Board of Controllers ordered an increase. The move, criticized by some earlier, brings Allegheny’s pay levels into favorable comparison with those in our city, though the vote was not unanimous.
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Allegeny
Allegheny
Board of Controllers
Irrelevant Plea Highlights Rail Rates Debate
The piece argues that railroad freight agents opposing lower rates for iron from Mahoning Shenango Valleys ignore Pittsburg traffic interconnected demand. It contends iron shipments fund railway profits and any rate concessions should apply to both Pittsburg and valley routes to maintain steady iron trade and railway safety.
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Mahoning
Shenango Valleys
Pittsburg
Valley
Governing by Split Powers Across Congress
In a split Congress the two chambers check each other, preventing partisan bills from advancing. The current session shows divergence with the Senate favoring free coinage while the House pushes election bills and closure rules, canceling each other’s impact as both branches predominantly pursue appropriations.
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Congress
Senate
House
House Framers Favor Checks On Legislation
The piece notes how the House and Senate blocked free coinage, creating a rare restraint in government. It argues future Congresses may face similar checks if one party controls all branches, implying such unforeseen limits help prevent hasty laws.
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House
Congress
Calls for Mining Safety Reform After Mammoth Disaster
After the Mammoth mine explosion officials urge broader reforms across the industry. They compare U S practice unfavorably with English rules, call for fire bosses to inspect fewer sections, favor elected air passage inspectors, and warn that reliance on naked lamps and lax checks endangers miners.
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England
Monongahela River
Connellsville
After Pittsburg Manufacturers
Pan American Congress shows interest in reciprocal trade with Central and South American States. A request seeks names of Pittsburgh manufacturers likely to promote trade, with delegates impressed by US and Pittsburgh industries and willing to share trade if advantageous.
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Pittsburg
Pan-American Congress
Central
South American
Congress
United States
City urged to refuse four large farm sites for poor farm needs
The Board of Awards proposed four sites for the city’s poor farm, each 200 acres or more and priced at $250 to $600 per acre. The writers argue a smaller 50 to 100 acre tract would fit market gardening needs and be more economical, noting large ranches are unnecessary for inmate labor and city requirements.
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Board of Awards
Philadelphia Municipal Campaign Pushes Reform Across Parties
The Philadelphia papers, Democratic and Republican, unite against Councilmen hindering progress in city affairs. The Record notes that labels Democrat or Republican do not reflect real character, signaling a broader stance that national party lines hold little place in municipal elections.
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Philadelphia
Chief Two Strikes Might Boost Baseball Managers
If Chief Two Strikes can do nothing else on his East trip he could still be a draw for managers. The man who never hits beyond two strikes could be a valuable attraction for teams seeking new appeal on the diamond.
Political summary of Kansas races and fashion forecast
The passage compares 1888 and 1891 Kansas election results from Democratic and Chicago Journal sources, noting partisan impact and losses. It cites a fashion authority decrying a sling blazer and sash for men, and a Weather Prophet predicting a severe cold spell with drifting snow and strong winds.
February Peculiarities and constitutional cautions noted
Governor Pattison attacks the fares bill but ignores the lack of constitutional authority for state legislatures to direct national votes. The New York World notes February short month with four weeks and a curious square arrangement. A woman who tied and beat her drunken husband earns social praise for standing up to abuse.
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Pattison
New York World
Blaine to Play Moses in Getting Out of the Wilderness
The New York World hints at James G. Blaine being cast as Moses in the Republican production Getting Out of the Wilderness. Yet recent moves show Thomas B. Reed and William McKinley unlikely to back the lead role.
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New York World
James G. Blaine
Moses
Thomas B. Reed
William McKinley
Road reform urged by farmers over costly market hauling
The text argues that losing 1,560,000 dollars to Pennsylvania farmers due to bad roads highlights the financial burden of transporting bay to market and should solidify agricultural support for road reform.
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Pennsylvania
Committee in Vesting Silver Pool Scrutiny Fails to Reveal
Yesterday a House probing panel faced a stumble as witness Owenby offered names but timely objections halted disclosure. The report mocks the panel’s failure and notes continued efforts to predict the cold wave, hoping the Signal Service delivers a timely, if belated, forecast with noticeable cold.
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House
Owenby
Indian census shows decline in civilized and reservation populations
The census report released notes a drop from 256177 in 1880 to 249278 last year among Indians in civilized areas and on reservations. Critics claim the census is no more accurate than city tallies, while the public expresses relief at remaining alive and uninjured.
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Tur
Retirement of Count Waldersee Effects on German Policy
The retirement of Count Waldersee, once to succeed Bismarck in Emperor William II’s circle, suggests the emperor’s favor fades quickly. German statesmen may learn the warning not to trust princes as they govern. Senators probing the mine blast should guard against their own tempers flaring.
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Count Waldersee
Bismarck
Williams
Germany
Congress clears partisan skirmish before Indian delegation arrives
The House and Senate finished their partisan squabbles prior to the Indian delegation's arrival in Washington. The article notes that if the visiting chefs had encountered Congress during the dispute over a point of order they might have questioned the government's objections to ghost dances.
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House
Senate
Washington
Congress
Notable Lives in Brief from Far Countries and Cities
Denunciations and plans mark a wave of short profiles. Rev. Josefh Parker campaigns against Gladstone's religious disabilities bill while Dr. Schliemann eyes March 1 to restart work at Hlissarlik. Mrs. Schliemann and Mrs. Oakman comment on Roscoe Conklin’s portrait by Tren Eyex. Frances Hopeson Burnett experiments with mind cure in Boston. Miss Epith Brows rises in stained glass design. James Lane Allen teaches Latin at Bethany College with ties to Cincinnati. Engineer Sewell touts 815,400 nautical miles with White Star. Prof. Brook joins British Astronomical Association. Kirkine’s name linked to romantic naming of Rudyard. Mrs. Joan W. Macceat hosts a grand London house-warming with Lincoln and Debretts in attendance.
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Josefh Parker
London City Temple
Gladstone
Irma Marie
Tren Eyex
Albany
Roscoe Conking
Kentucky
Bethany College
Lexington
Cincinnati
Sewell
White Star Fleet
Brook
Smith Observatory
British Astronomical Association of
London
England
Royal Astronomical Society of Great Britain
Roprarp Kirkine
Rudyard
Ward McAllister
Seward
McAllister
Joan W. Macceat
West End
Lincoln
Debrett and Burke
Deaths of a Day Thomas Sinclair
Thomas Sinclair died at his Chartiers avenue home in Mansfield Valley after years of illness and a diabetes battle. Once a wealthy Pittsburg clothing maker with property on Chartiers avenue, he faced reverses circa 1874 after risky indorsements and personal losses. He moved to Mansfield Valley ten years ago, lived modestly, and built shovels from small earnings. He leaves two daughters, two sons, and his second wife.
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Thomas Sinclair
Dispatch
Mansfield Valley
Chartiers Avenue
Chartiers
Pittsburg
Envi Tatoring
Shovee
Obituary for Wilkinsburg Resident Joel Griest
Joel Griest a long time Wilkinsburg resident died at home on Penn Avenue after a lengthy illness and paralysis. He was in his seventies and had lived in Wilkinsburg since 1857. Survived by a wife and four children Mrs Samuel Buzzard Stewart Uriest John a Ws Torrens and Mrs Homatel. Services will be held at 1 to 2 o'clock today at the Wilkinsburg lodge No 76 Odd Fellows where he was a charter member.
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Joel Griest
Wilkinsburg
Penn Avenue
Griest
Samuel Buzzard
Stewart Uriest
Seattle
Ws Torrens
Memphis
Tenn
Woman's Hospital of
Bartmess
Springfield
Cook
Bummerville
Ala
Uncle Sam
Tee Sertoon
Snapshot Riff of Society and Politics in the City
A lively, sprawling column mix of aphorisms and witticisms notes a new city workforce culture, praise for strong, honest laborers, and social observations. It lampoons politicians, adds quips about wine, fashion, and crime, and ends with reflections on ministers, war, and vanity.
Pleasures of Society A Beautiful Sewickley Wedding
In Sewickley yesterday a large church wedding united Miss Lidie M. Murray and Mr. Stanley Halil Anderson. The ceremony at the Methodist Episcopal Church featured Mendelssohn's Wedding March, a sunlit aisle, and a reception at Dr. Murray's home. The couple plan to Buffalo then the East, with many handsome gifts including a home in Sewickley.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Sewickley
Charles Gernert
Marion Gaston
M. Irwin
Ise Ie Cunningham
Messia HK. J. Cunningham
Theodore Nevin
John White
WW. W. Whitesell
Dr. Naylor
Dr. Murray
Buffalo
Very Brief Session of the Woman's Club
Yesterday afternoon the Woman's Club held a short meeting with few attendees. Mrs Dinwiddie read a paper on the Cossacks which sparked discussion, and Mrs Wade reported on the dosiga of the recent Press Club Convention. An informal reception followed for Miss Kyle, the club’s first president.
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Dinwiddie
Their Last Oyster Dinner by Moorhead Union Ladies
The Moorhead Union Ladies plan an oyster dinner today at Moorhead Hall from 12 to 2 PM. The fundraiser marks what may be the final meal in the present quarters before the Union vacates on April 1, amid talks of an Inebriate Home project and prevention over punishment.
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Moorhead Union
Christian Temperanes ‘Union
Moorhead Hall
Moorhead
Union
Equal to the First Second Subscription Dance in Pittsburg
The second subscription dance under Mrs. A. E. Painter and others at the Pittsburg Club Assembly room drew a social crowd. Toerge's Orchestra played the entrancing strains while flowers perfumed the air. The dining hall and supper pleased attendees, and gowns created a dazzling ballroom display despite a smaller company.
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A. E.W. Painter
M. W. Watson
W. R. Sewell
W. G. Park
Pittsburg Club
Duquesne Club
Toerge
Royal Edinburgh Concert Company at Carnegie Hall
A large crowd in Carnegie Hall welcomed the Royal Edinburgh Concert Company with Scottish program including Miss Alice Steel and Miss Edith, Alexander Finlayson, James Fleming, Jules Guilton, Charles Ferguson, James Blaikie, and William MacLennan. The program featured music and recitative of Scottish significance and drew enthusiastic applause.
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Carnegie Hall
Royal Edinburgh Concert Company
Alice Steel
Edith
Alexander Finlayson
James Fleming
Jules Guilton
Charles F. Ferguson
James Blaikie
William MacLennan
Youngson Wins Declamation Prize at Allegheny College
Will W. Youngson of this city captured the honors and prize at the Allegheny Literary Society's declamation contest held Monday evening at Allegheny College in Meadville. It marks his third prize in the past year, prompting friends to foresee a bright future for him.
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Will W. Youngson
Allegheny Literary Society
Allegheny College
Meadville
Lecture seats go on sale for Sergius Stepniak event
The sale of seats for a Friday night lecture by Sergius Stepniak at Old City Hall starts this morning. Stepniak is described as a leading voice of Russia’s advanced thought. The item is from the social charter notes of the era.
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Sergius Stepniak
Old City Hall
Stepniak
Russia
Christian Endeavor Society
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Evaline Avenue
East End
Christian Endeavor Movement
Jon Savers
Savers Brothers
John Savers
Federal Street
Cyclorama Hall
Grand Central Rink
State Normal School
Indiana
Amateur Photographers’ Society
Academy of Science and Art
Dinnens
Dangers of Gas and Electric Dual Fixtures Warned
A practical electrician warns that combined gas and electric fixtures pose a suffocation risk in hotels and homes. He cites a Pittsburgh incident where two actresses nearly asphyxiated after misdirected taps and urges clearly distinct gas and electric controls to prevent tragedy.
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Pittsburg
Authors as Their Own Interpreters Readings of Mr Riley
The piece argues few authors read their own work well while James Whitcomb Riley uniquely excels at interpreting his poetry. It contrasts Dickens Thackeray Byron and other poets, noting Riley’s realism and dramatic reading enhance his fame and convert listeners into followers. The essay observes fame’s gradual growth even for gifted writers.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Dickens
Thackeray
Byron
Riley
Rulay
Let Go Everything Sounding Board Tale Ends in Salvation
Captain Steele recalls a Sunday in New Bedford where a deacon misfired a sounding board rope during a sermon. A drunken sailor slept, the parson shouted Let go the halliards and the board fell, injuring the preacher who later becomes a Flathead Indian missionary famed as a medicine man because of the head shape.
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Captain Steele
New Bedford
Massachusetts
Jack
Tropics
Flathead
Indiana
Shakespeare’s Queer Fist in Elizabethan Autographs
The Dispath critique notes Shakespeare’s irregular signature and argues contemporary autographs shared similar quirks. It recalls that writing was dominated by monks and clerks, few could write fluently, and even Shakespeare’s family likely signed poorly. The piece suggests comparing his signature to other sixteenth century writers to judge its creepiness.
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Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Eliza
William
Stafford
Elizabeth
Texas Prize Law Puts Gloves Offense Under Punishment
Dallas notes report a Texas statute punishing prize related offenses without gloves as a statewide reform. A separate item highlights Texas admiration for a congressman able to force change with bold actions, while national editors discuss McKinley’s potential nomination in a Republican Ohio poll.
Letter to the Editor on Reiter Case and Naval Censure
A reader argues that wartime actions by Commander Reiter and the subsequent Navy Department censure reflect a flawed system. The letter cites Winslow, Alabama, and Secretary Welles, asserting naval expertise should guide judgments, not politics. It warns against dictatorial cabinet power and calls for proper legal action or court martial if warranted.
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Reiter
Barrundia
J. T. Headly
Farragut
Winslow
Kearsarge
Alabama
Cherburc
France
Welles
England
Naval Service
Navy Department
War
Hill
Tracy
Olly Tal
T. FP
Critics on Henry George and the single tax debate
A reader from another city criticizes a Dispatch article on the Henry George single tax theory. The letter defends the single tax, argues it will spread and influence legislatures, and asserts the authors’ critiques misstate the theory and its aims. The writer, W. B. Starek et al, urges reform and universal support for the measure.
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the Dispatch
Pacific Ocean
Goldsmith
Henry George
W. B. Stareket
Cameron Appointed Minister to Russia Questioned
The note asks if Simon Cameron was appointed minister to Russia after resigning as Secretary of War under A. Tapogin’s Oret administration. It mentions representative D. B. Jones and seeks the initials of Assemblyman Jones from Allegheny to address Harris J. P. Cowan in Tarenturn Pennsylvania dated February 2.
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Simon Cameron
Russia
A. Tapogin
Oret
G. W. Pirtsaves
D. B. Jones
Dispatch
Assemblyman Jones
Allegheny
Harris J.P. Cowan
Tarentum
The Prrranvac Dispatch Praises Its Reportage Reach
The article extols The Dispatch as a genuine newspaper with world-wide scope. It lauds growth over years, modern facilities, and a mammoth Sunday issue, affirming independent Republican alignment and commitment to truth and public interest.
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New Lisbon
Journal
Prrranvac Dispatch
Times
Taz Dispatch
The
WisratTon
February Weather Outlook From Storm Prophet Foster
Weather Prophet Foster from S1 Joseph Missouri forecasts a sequence of February storms. The first wave leaves the Pacific coast around February 1 to 3 crossing the Rocky Allegheny valley and reaching the East about February 4. A second wave aims for February 6 reaching the same region, with colder conditions overall and heavy snow likely after February 16 across many areas.
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Foster
Joseph, Mo
Pacific Coast
Rocky Allegheny Valley
Great
TWO ILLUSTRIOUS GRAVES The Remains of Bradlaugh and Meissonier Consigned
The funeral of Charles Bradlaugh at Woking Surrey drew over 1000 London mourners on special trains. Some wore colored ribbons to honor his wish that no mourning signs be shown. Moissonier was buried at Poissy near Versailles with services at la Madeleine and a military escort. A New York remark questions the plural use of politics and notes oddities in public discourse.
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Loxpox
Charles Bradlaugh
Woking
Surrey
London
Seine
Versailles
la Madeleine
Betas Coe — Leaomeee
Art and Letters
The
Madeleine
Curio Condense: November Cremations and Odd Facts
November cremations reach 36 in Tokyo. Boston's fashionable women increasingly smoke. Mexican dollar holds 377.77 grains silver. U.S. dollar 714 grains. A 77 year old man marries a widow with 17 children in Tennessee. Local alliances form to erect a warehouse. Georgia pine pushes west Indies trade as Brunswick ships sail. A jail sentence in Kansas City for reselling a stove with biscuits inside. The Hancock County Mutual Wind Storm Insurance Company forms in Carthage. Irrigation canal in El Paso Valley opens 7000 acres. canal 31 miles long. Multiple small notes on people and places across the South.
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Lake County
Tenn
Severs
Hart County
Fila
W. R. Gregory
Kansas City
Benjamin Herndon
Shorterville
Hancock County Mutual Wind Storm Insurance Company
Carthage
el Paso
Tex
M. L. Levi
Newtonville
Ind
Lon Clutfordaville
Fragments From Distant Papers and Silly Quotes
A collage of clipped quotes and jokes from various papers including Dallan Tex News Orleans Evening Sun and Indianapolis Journal. The text mixes humorous lines, stray asides, and garbled dialogue, offering a snapshot of unrelated humorous fragments and misheard headlines.
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Harrison
Ingalls
Chicago Journal
Kaueas
Speaker Reed
Bear Mountain
Ground Hog
Devoe
Signal Service
Ofi
Vrias
West
Vance
Voorhess
Veto
V's
Agency Whisky
Africa
South Sea Islands
Brice
Ohio
Sullivan
Chile
Patti
Tommms
Owzgarsy
Silver Pool
Blaine
Bee
Srimax
Faith
Dor Cameros
Waren
the Bernhardt
Peyter
Potomac
WitLis
Woman's Club
King's Sons
St. Peter's Church
Helen Grimes
Mattern
Frank W. Bears
Thomas J. Smith
H. M. Reed
J.D. Statton, Jr
Fla, Crawford
W. G. Taanaries Fandenberg
Ruth Reuck
James C. Bennett
Social Charter
T. Lotis Globe-Democrat
Hep
Tom” Platt
Treasury
Dallas
News
Him
Indianapolis
Republican Daily Papers
Major McKinley
Chicago
Ulev
Bradlaugh
Meissonier
Detalla
J. Paul Pioneer-Fressl Uy
John J. Ingalls
New York Daily Continent
Japan
Boston
Mexico
M Presidenta
Saby Isons
West Indies
Brunswick
John Blank
Prescott, Ark
Prescott
A. Sehollz
San Antonio
Supreme Court of Illinois
Morgan
T. D. Christie
Beloit
Marash
Turkey
Asia
King
Corpus Christ
Texas
Martin Sumpter
Shiloh Township
Statesville
D. C
Watt
Isle of Skye
W. P. Whelples
Waycross
Antonius Stradivarius
Dallan
Orleans
New Delta
Cyrus
Mamma
Chicago Tribune
Biddy
Missus de Vere
de Vere
Ndianapolis Journal
Gus Gillinton
Jack Quigley
Warrington Post
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