The Dispatch Establishes Advertising and Distribution Notes
The Dispatch dates back to February 1886 and lists its offices at Smithfield and Diamond Streets with publishing houses on Diamond Street. It notes Eastern Advertising Office in Tribcoxe Building New York and accessibility through Sirentono’s New York shop and Portis France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
Tribcoxe
New York
Dispatch
Foreien
Howe
Sirentono's
Union Square
Stre. de Ste Aesta
Portis
France
Local Newspaper Subscription Rates Fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows subscription pricing for daily and weekly deliveries. Mentions annual and monthly options, weekly rates, and Sunday-inclusive plans. details are garbled with unclear dates and currency.
Critics oppose transferring liquor license power to excise boards
In Pittsburg on Feb 5 1831 leading Philadelphians archbishop Ryan bishop Whitaker Robert C Ogden and Lewis D Vail speak against licensing authority falling to a politically controlled excise board. William Van Osten and other liquor dealers warn such a shift invites corruption and political influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archbishop Ryan
Bishop Whitaker
Robert C. Ogden
Lewis D. Vail
William van Osten
Liquor Dealers’ Association
van Osten
Cours
Highbinders in Trouble in San Francisco
Police move against Chinese Highbinders aiming to drive them from Chinatown. The group threatens court action but faces weak standing and possible retaliation against Chinese residents. Authorities cite law enforcement over tribute pressures amid alleged illicit practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Celestial Kingdom
Chinatown
Joss
County Controller Grier Presses for Salary Board Action
County Controller Grier aims to curb ambition in the courthouse by pushing for a mandatory salary board and challenging deputy coroner pay. He argues all raises must rest on legal foundations as the county's first class status looms, seeking clear, authoritative settlement amid ongoing disputes.
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Grier
Prohibition Measure Bans Armed Guards in Strikes
The Kansas House passes a bill to prohibit employing armed forces while a strike is pending, signaling a political shift beyond farmers. The article notes Knights of Labor influence among Allicoee members and hostility to Pinkerton guards amid labor tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
House
Allicoee
Knights of Labor
Pinkerton
Pinkerton guards eyed as disruptive to local order
The article argues that Pinkerton guards are a troublemaking profit motive and not a trustworthy solution. It suggests that migratory officers hired to face mobs pose greater risk and that strikes by local citizens are less likely to cause disorder if left alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkerton Guards
Pennsylvania Legislature Faces Wide Open Public-Policy Tasks
The current Harrisburg session is seen as promising to advance road standards water transportation and tariff regulation for utilities. Lawmakers may confront railroad opposition and tariff questions as they pursue state supervision and fair practices in public franchises. The public eyes the session for steady progress and bold, honest action.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Barrisburg
Democrat luminaries dine and debate at Brown banquet
A dinner hosted by Hon. Colonel W. L. Brown drew Grover Cleveland and David Bennett Hill into a celebrated public moment. The piece highlights Brown as a master tactician in uniting Democratic leaders and also recalls his notable past as a draw poker expert in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
David Bennett Hill
W. L. Brown
Brooklyn Eagle
Chambertan
Cleveland
Hill
Philadelphia
Albany
New York
Boston
W.L. Brown
Wm. L. Brown
Bill Brown
Mahoning
Shenango
Youngstown
Colonel Brown
Colonel Brown’s Finesse Wins Over Bennett Hill and Cleveland
The Hon. Colonel Brown’s skillful bluff at a banquet brought together David Bennett Hill and Grover Cleveland. Brown used his mastery of persuasion, learned through years of high-stakes competition, to secure a political victory unseen by others. The anecdote credits his deft handling as the key to arranging the meeting and revealing the ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Brown
Colonel Brown
David Bennett Hill
Grover Cleveland
Tammany
New York
City should limit farm purchase to needed size
Mayor Gourley urges cautious handling of the Poor Farm inspection, arguing against buying large tracts at inflated prices. Councils should determine needs first, then secure a fifty to one hundred acre farm at market rates, or lodge wards temporarily if no suitable offer exists, given higher taxes and unbudgeted street improvements.
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Gourley
Charities Department
Ita
Baltimore Swindling Novelties and a Prolific Fraud
A Baltimore feature lampoons a recurring scam where a long chain of marriages and baptisms are used to solicit aid. A repeatedly married couple, aided by charitable locals, cycles through the same pattern with 19 marriages and 29 christenings for five children. The scheme is halted when a minister exposes the ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Farmers Alliance Narrows Government Loan to Five Thousand
The Farmers' Alliance caps government loans at 5000 per person and notes the scheme also benefits non farmers such as city property owners. It contrasts high market rates 186% in November with 2% in January while criticizing monetary power and corporate influence on credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Alliance
New York
Transportation contrasts shape regional rail visions
The piece contrasts New Yorks underground transit with Philadelphias elevated system and Pittsburgs undefined rapid transit. It cites Sir Richard Cartwright on Canada US trade, arguing for a northward international railway, while noting existing northern links support southern connection improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Cartwrigt
Canada
United States
Philadelphia Record
Biscuit Companies in Military Mirth and Presidential Talks
A mock clash between the American Biscuit Company and the New York Biscuit Company is pictured as an artillery duel with machine made crackers. The piece also derides Judge Peffer as a potential Alliance presidential candidate, urging the idea be suppressed and warning that Peffer and Hill pushing booms in the Senate would derail public business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Biscuit Company
New York Biscuit Company
Judge Peffer
Alliance
Peffer
Hill
Senate
Senators Hoar and Dawes Back Corse as Boston Postmaster
The text notes Senators Hoar and Dawes recommending General Corse for the Boston postmaster post and suggests the President may align with their view, exceeding expectations. The move reflects bipartisan support from Massachusetts’s delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoar and Dawes
General Corse
Boston
Massachusetts
Gas supply, economics, and a coal miners strike note
The piece critiques political figures and gas supply concerns, contrasts farmer debt with urban excess, dismisses ice supply worries for next summer, and notes the Allegheny Valley coal miners strike on hold. It ponders potential costs to miners if the strike ends.
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Allegheny Valley Road
Notable Local and National Figures in Brief Biographies
Ma J C Bancroft Davis is chosen to fill a vacancy in the Washington National Monument Society after George Bancroft's death. Jopar Jony Latiner, now Massachusetts Supreme Court judge, traces ancestry to a Mayflower minister. Pertinent private life notes and career moves accompany concise portraits of various public figures.
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J.C. Bancroft Davis
Washington National Monument Society
George Bancroft
Joupar Jony
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Jtpert Grinwell
Chicago
Chicago City Railway Company
Jenny Sorpson
Toneka
Chicago's Milk Trust Plans Bonded Trade Control
In Carcaco February report, milk shippers form the Milk Shippers Association to regulate sales. Each dealer must post a bond for full payment, and all milk moves through the association. A sinking fund funded by 5 cent assessments per can will absorb surplus by diverting excess milk to butter, preventing flooding the market. City dealers fear a full blown Milk Trust and question their independence.
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Carcaco
Milk Shippers’ Association
Spectral Merchant Vessel Sighting Sparks Subsidy Talk
The Flying Dutchman sighting by Louisville readers stirs talk of American subsidies for seafaring ventures. Doubtless Captain Vanderdecken may be nearing the United States, adding intrigue to foreign commerce rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Vanderdecken
United States
Deaths of a day recounts losses and legacies
Obituary notices include Mrs Lena Borner of the Twenty-fifth ward and Rev Dr T N Haselquist of Augustana College. Also listed are William T Cardsley police commissioner Hamgsront. Charles H Brinscombe of Denver. J G Backofen Pittsburg resident. and General R J Henderson Atlanta Confederate officer.
Shadows and fireside dreams in a reflective essay
A vintage prose section travels through shadows and flames as soothing imagery. It contrasts cowardice and vision, urges consolation by the hearth, and notes portraits in the coals that memory paints. Snippets mention Prince DALGOUREI, Pfeifer, and public figures with wry asides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janey
Indiana lawmaker proposes sixty lashes for wife-beaters
An Indiana legislator urges public punishment of wife-beaters with sixty lashes and public admission. The idea is deemed uneconomical and medieval. a better use is to employ their strength in building roads while wages go to their wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Topical Talker and Follansbee Riddles at Pittsburg Chamber
Secretary Follansbee of the Chamber of Commerce endures a flood of requests for statistics by mail. He often spends days compiling data for a single correspondent while the chamber remains buried under such inquiries. His steady labor yields useful insights for Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Follansbee
Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburg
Follawasbee
Miner Boss Faces Lynch Threat Then Turns the Tables
Pittsburg residents laughed at the alleged lynching plan against Superintendent F C Keighley of Mammoth mines. Keighley, though quiet and tall, is described as full of willpower and courage. A previous bully attacked him and was shot four times, later reforming and reportedly admiring Keighley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Mammoth
F.C. Keighley
Mr. Keighley
He Hath Ears to Feel Kind of Cold Today
A narrator notes a man rubbing his ears and breathing hard as he comments on cold weather. The exchange highlights the man's unusually large ears and heightened sensitivity to cold from rural life, with the speaker remarking on the ear rubbing as evidence.
A Cow’s Trespass Causes City Hall Conundrum
A cow trespassed on Professor Wood’s Observatory Hill property and was taken to City Hall by a policeman. After discussions with city officials the animal was returned to Observatory Hill. Prof Wood has sued the cow’s owner for trespass and more, with the case headed toward court. Secretaries Scandrett and Superintendent Morrow are oddly involved in the affair.
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Wood
Observatory Hill
Polceman
City Hall
Allegheny City Hall
Scandrett
Board of School Controllers
Morrow
Hat misplacement in crowded railcar scene and police absence noted
A stout man and a stout woman rush to a seat causing minor chaos while a man searches for his hat under a seat. The piece discusses liquor in coal towns, policing gaps in Mammoth and nearby towns, and shifts toward home drinking on pay days. A new edition of The Birds of Pennsylvania is announced.
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Mammoth
Westmoreland
Hecla
Mutual
Horrocks
Fores
New Orleans
Picayune
Pennsylvania
The Crystal Slipper at Duquesne Theater Next Week
Pittsburg patrons will resee Francie Wilson and company in The Crystal Slipper at the Duquesne Theater with seven performances starting next week. The production features lavish ballet, music, and pageantry and good reviews promise strong advance sales for seats and boxes. The Dead Heart at Grand Opera House also promises a handsome staging with James ONeil and a large cast in new costumes following Monte Cristo.
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Henderson
Pittsburgera
New Duquesne Theater
Francie Wilson
Pittsburg
Monte Cristo
Monty Irving
London
O'Neil
Shannon
Nat
Ween Ade
Kate Fletcher
Joseph Cannon Seen as Possible Treasury Secretary
The piece notes reports of a coke region strike and wage dispute idle time as unwelcome. It mentions the Chicago Inter-Ocean urging Joseph Cannon for the Treasury portfolio and suggests his cautiousness could suit a secretary role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Cannon
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Treasury
Cannon
Refuse Bequest Clash With Home for Aged Protestant Women
The Board of Managers of the Home for Aged Protestant Women at Wilkinsburg faces a clash over Isle William Thaw’s £6 000 bequest with conditions. An executive committee may seek to obtain unconditional acceptance by appealing to Mrs Thaw. The by laws conflict with the terms, potentially requiring new regulations. The officers met at Christ M. E. Church. the secretary’s report praised the home’s history and noted the year’s prosperity and no debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society News
Wilkinsburg
William Thaw
Jane Holmes
Christ M. E. Church
George H. Thurston
Holy Ghost College mid session exams announced
Results from Holy Ghost College mid session examinations were released. The best papers will be forwarded to the Educational Department of World's Fair for competition. A lengthy programme followed the seance with music, declamations, readings, and elocution by Father Griffin, Mr. Hamilton, and student groups. First and second academic, freshman, and senior classes were listed with numerous names across subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Ghost College
Educational Department of
World's Fair
Grammer
Father Gritin
K. Hamilton
Battle of Hoheniinden
Charles Jacob
Marco Boxzaris
Jerry Dunlevy
Ncred
Elocution
Thomas Barry
Father Griffin
Mr. Hamilton
Strzelczek
al Geiger
Hichard Cesar de Lion
A. Gavin
Dierman
College Orchestra
V Rev
Tulip Luncheon Honoring Bowman Institute Grads
A Fair Graduate hosts a tulip luncheon for Bowman Institute classmates. Miss Minnie Becker leads a group of a dozen guests, with Miss Walker of New York and Miss Meek of Helens Fountain as guests of honor. The room glows with red tulips and candlelight as crimson gowns and stylish dresses grace the table.
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Bowman Institute
Minnie Becker
Miss Walker
New York
Becker
Miss Meek
Hellefountaine
Kennedy
Nellie Hooker
Minnie
Nellie
Chic Street
Stree Walker
Miss McCreery
Miss Garland
Miss Foster
Miss Crawford
Rebecca
Mary Patterson
Miss Lewis
Miss Thompson
Miss Claly
Philanthropist’s Fall Hames Mrs Bronot Injured In Mercy Work
Mrs F R Bronot, long a leading figure in local philanthropy, suffered a serious fall while aiding charity at the Temporary Home for Women. Her band slipped as she reached the door bell, sending her to Stockton Avenue home for medical care. Do not copy uncertain times or names.
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Cennis Steele
Georgia
Jonx D. Rockefeller
Chicago University
Ben
Jones
Alabama
National Capitol
EpWix Arnold
Japan
Senora Gonzales
Mexico
United States
Europe
Sonora
F. R. Bronot
Wowen
Stockton Avenue
A Gymnasium for Orphans at Protestant Home Allegheny
Lady managers discussed using the basement for a gymnasium at the Protestant Home in Allegheny. No other space is available on the premises and the officers elected last month began new terms as plans for the boys’ comfort and happiness were reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Mrs Gilbert Rafferty Hosts Elaborate Luncheon in Honor of Miss Herne
Mrs Gilbert Rafferty gave a delightful luncheon yesterday in honor of Miss Herne of New York. The table featured car nations and pink decor. A mindolin orchestra provided music and hand painted souvenirs added charm making it one of the season’s most elaborate affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Rafferty
Herne
New York
Funny Men’s Fancies And Weekend Jests From The Era
A collage of quips and cartoons from Chicago and Dallas papers. The snippets poke gentle fun at poets farmers mothers and young couples with wry commentary on manners morality and social scenes. The humor moves from nursery banter to urban social satire reflecting the era’s voice.
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Judges and Excise Boards
Thomas C. Platt
Milk Trust
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Melchor Borner
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Elizabeth Tesh
Braddock
Mary Smith
Ohio
T. N. Haselquist
Rock Island
Augustana College
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Skodek
Sweden
America
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Potor
Republican Party
William T. Beardsley
Hamgsront
Cons
William T.eardsley
Board of ‘Aldermen
Charles H. Brinscombe
Lawrence, Bax
Charles BH. Brinscombe
Denver
Pneumoni
New New England
J. G. Backofen
G. Backofen
East Ind
Hile
Sheridan Avenue
Station Street
R. J. Henderson
Atlanta
R. J. Hender
Prince Dalgourei
Ayer
Shoe
Pfeifer
Tresloggard
Dakota
Congress
Yvisto
Wist
Dropay
Little Washington
Wrath
Tom
Harrison
Prince of Wales
Wes
Uktan
Brook
Abe
Greenland
Washington
Will
Winkle
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James Kennedy
Chrisihe Ota
Miollary
Arthur Ate Tebhle
Arthur Auger
Michael Scanlon
Joseph Kress
Lawrence Koerner
John McClory
Second Academie
Patrick Hesson
Frederick Miller
John Larkin
William Landgen
M. Cloheasy
Adolph Meyer
James Meighan
Charies Kummer
Fred Good
A. Meyer
Charles Ehrenfeld
Edward McCormick
Charles Sheehan
Charies Siehan
Patrick Henson
M. Katka
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Adolph Beck
Raummar
Thomas Marry
Thomas Arry
Charles Frost
W. Alnchniewicz
A. Beex
James Nelson
C. Tomaczewsk
J.o'shougn
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Joseph Danner
Tomaczewsk
J. Strzelczok
J. A'shoughnnessy
Patrick Doherty
William Grogan
Thomas Cullinan
Thomas Cushing
Stephen Booakin
Cweear Tomaczewski
Joseph Nelson
Fridolin Frommberz
William McMullen
William Aloe
W. McMullen
Robert Lawlor
Kanech
Wiliam Stadelmann
John Viste
James Quinn
Macbeth
Thomas Giblin
Matory
James Inn
Henry Goebel
Dolph Beck
Arthur Anger
John MetUlerr
Arthur Walsh
M. Hetha
James Brady
William Stadelmann
Vincentins Rydiewaki
Joseph Daley
Thomas Daley
Mra
Roger A. Pryor
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Porter
Joseph Bond
Toronto
Newfoundland
St. John’s S
Rockwood
Tenn
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Wisconsin Station
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Koch
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Lucy Trucker
Trigg County
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Natalie
New Zealand
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Hield
Minnesota
Emin
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Tourist Club
Mia McCoy
Wile Avenue
St. Kiernan’s Catholic Church
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Chicago Times
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Cologne
Jedge
Newa
Tommy
Paps
Willie
Chicago Tribune
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Moses
Texas
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Epeard
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