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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1892
Page
7
The column argues Pittsburg taxpayers have supported city growth but warns against raising the $2 tax rate by over a half million beyond 1891 levels. It urges department chiefs to trim estimates to last year’s liberal figure, noting if not, escalation will pressure all taxpayers and threaten city prosperity.
The first criminal case from the municipal muddies in Allegheny City ends in Hastings’s conviction on all four indictment counts. The Northside reform effort has yielded results, though predicting the remaining major prosecutions would be improper.
The court argues no better method exists to learn the state of affairs and ensure punishment if guilt is proven. Critics jeer at Northside's alleged politics, but Allegheny should continue impartial prosecutions of prima facie corruption cases to maintain integrity.
The article notes Chilean courts sentence rioters to terms from five months to nearly three years, arguing this exceeds U S punishment for international rights breaches. It contrasts with United States limits due to jurisdiction, and urges federal jurisdiction over offences against treaty obligations to ensure justice in cases of offenses against the law of nations.
The piece notes Colonel Andrew Stewart's bid to legislate for the nation is halted by the House Committee on Elections. It highlights party precedents, votes from two Republicans, and suggests Stewart must postpone his tariff advocacy while staying at home in Ohio Pyle and awaiting a more favorable political climate.
The piece defends Egan against claims of dereliction in reporting a supposed safe conduct for refugees. It argues the Chilean government did not grant such safe conduct and only looked the other way as refugees moved to the Yorktown in Valparaiso harbor. It cites documents to challenge allegations and notes Balmaceda’s cautious misjudgment.
The Exeter speech by Lord Salisbury hints at a Liberal victory and outlines Tory aims. He claims the House of Lords would block Liberal Home Rule if Liberals win, implying the Lords as a last refuge. The remarks invite questions about Liberal responses to such a stance.
The article argues that the Lords could stymie a Liberal Home Rule bill, and notes that creating Liberal peerages to pass the measure would be a possible, if weak, counter. It also critiques Tory threats as a last-ditch effort and condemns New York City crime prevention, citing ferry pouch thefts.
The Medi Record urges creation of impartial expert boards whose opinions would be final in disputes requiring scientific training. It argues current adversarial expert testimony is flawed and supports a movement toward universally accepted, trusted expert conclusions. The piece notes English World’s Fair costs and cites Cromwell praise in the London Spectator. It also mentions McKerr’s Rocks residents pushing streetcar gains amid tramway obstacles.
The text argues that judgment of a person rests on life lived rather than estate left behind. A spendthrift is condemned for leaving nothing, while a prudent philanthropist is praised for using wealth to its full value for others.
The Hastings trial verdict is described as more than a single conviction, serving as a warning to those in public office that they cannot escape accountability for their duties.
The article argues a world monetary system conference hinges on European financiers opinions and notes the Rothschilds visit to study silver remonetization as a significant event. It also remarks that despite poor Eider statistics, trans-Atlantic travel remains safer than rail journeys in the United States.
Dolge of Dolgeville Herkimer County intends to raise his workers wages by ten percent crediting the McKinley tariff for enabling the increase. In political talk on the Anti-Options bill, speakers show short sellers hold long odds against legitimate trades.
The French government sends a delegation to study and profit from our pork inspection methods. Germany’s praise appears tied to France’s earlier exclusion of the commodity. What Germany condemns in France it must admire in practice.
Hruz discovers an uphill battle ahead as he is likely to end up nearer the bottom than where he began. The challenge grows as obstacles mount and progress seems uncertain.
Statistics show army desertions still near 1,000 per year from a 5,000-strong force, suggesting unappealing service conditions for privates. Trusts expand and multiply. A lithographic combine paves the way for stone to cry out. Congress members seek gains from generous appropriations for their bodily needs when burying a deceased colleague rather than praising him at disposal.
In Washington a bottle of wine 90 years old was opened during a reunion at a quiet Capitol area home. General Dodge and General Bane remembered a camp bet at Corinth Mississippi on Lincoln’s potential revocation of a Chicago Times order in 183. The stake, a green seal bottle, was won by General Bane and shared among thirteen guests.
A long observant piece argues the jury system damages justice through exemptions and evasions, urging reform. It cites admission of foreigners on juries, biased rulings, and the failure of civil verdicts to require unanimity, proposing a limited juror role and adopting Scotland’s majority verdict model after careful trial.
The Young Men's Christian Association holds a two day meeting in Guexmbone with about 60 delegates. The agenda features several topics for discussion. Tomorrow M. W. Callander of Pittsburgh will speak on the association's work among railroad men.
In a letter from X, Waream, Pa, dated Feb 5, the writer argues against panic over planetary conjunctions and prophetic claims. He contends that natural laws and the multiplication table are constant, while conjunctions occur without Earthly consequence, warning that credulity and ignorance fuel crises and cranks in education.
A plan described by Manufacturers Record involves New York and Pennsylvania capitalists financing a vast southern development led by Alexander A. Arthur. It covers coal and Bessemer iron ore properties in East Tennessee, furnaces, steel works, and coke ovens, plus two manufacturing towns and several railroads. The project will be funded entirely by Americans, with many renowned iron and steel financiers named among the investors.
Prominent figures including Gorman and Gibson are praised for gastronomy. Carl Schurz becomes honorary member of a German society in Chicago. Adams travels to London seeking ancestral archives. Mackenzie McKenna shines as London correspondent. Gran Kerr discusses the Gran Chaco region. Curups to attend a Colorado Springs dedication on May 13. Captain Scuey is described, and Abyssinian King Meneen ships lions to President Carnot and confers a top decoration.
Prof T W Orr longtime educator and McKeesport school principal died suddenly after a brief illness. He previously served as Grove City superintendent and moved to McKeesport last year with his wife and three children left behind. Honest John Hogan former St Louis mayor and longtime public official died in St Louis. native of Cork, served as Illinois Board of Public Improvements president, postmaster at St Louis, and congressman 1844 to 1864 with noted western Democratic tenure.
A compilation of obituary items lists Rev. Benjamin St J Frey editor of the Central Christian Advocate in St Louis dead from erysipelas after grip. Other notices mention Christine C Brush wife of Rev Alfred B Brash, poet and painter. actor T W Ixman in London dead of influenza. Emanuel Youne tied to Pennsylvania rail, and Hamilton Gay, oldest US postmaster. Also deaths of Judge David Clairron, Alfred Arago, and ex commodore Ronent M. Witthe. General James Reptyson prominent turfman and A Clark Foulton York Republican leader die. A cavalry anecdote hints at a battle killing first man.
Wiltum D. Evans argues for a cash value basis of real estate taxation to equalize burdens and curb council over-spending. He compares Pittsburgh’s 1891 millage with outside cities and warns that inflated valuations without governance will push firms to relocate, increasing local tax weakness and eroding prosperity.
The Democratic House of Representatives, after nine weeks in session, has not agreed on rules to govern them. Pus Tom Reed presides in the chair.
The President issues a proclamation for a reciprocity treaty with the British West Indies and Windward Leeward Islands. An ex-governor of Nebraska now in the Executive Office contemplates his role amid this development.
The Pittsburg Club reopened after renovations drawing about 500 guests including members and invited social figures. The event featured flowers, dual orchestras, and a guarded front door policy while remarks praised local talent and the city’s refined social scene. John R. & A. Murdoch provided the lavish decoration and the reception extended into the early hours. A note on local society praised homegrown talent and the climate for cultural visitors. Johnstown Correspondents’ Association hosts were entertained by A. J. Haws and H. Y. Haws on Vine Street after attending the Conemaugh Valley Hospital dedication, highlighting the flood era’s community ties and hospitality.
Social Charter reports the Alumni Association of the Pennsylvania College for Women choosing for its fundraiser the Helen E. Pelletrau scholarship with a large dinner hosted by duper Kirkrathicn of Sherman Avenue honoring Dr George Merritt of Cherry Valley New York. An evening with Mendelssohn interpreted by Simeon Bissell pupils at Curry University Hall followed an instructive address by Prof Bissell and a musical program illustrating Mendelssohn's genius.
A dramatic anecdote recounts how Sir Morell Mackenzie faced immense pressure while treating the Crown Prince during a critical period before Emperor Frederick’s death. A visiting lady pressed him to reveal the prince’s cancer, but he chose silence to spare the royal family’s fate and the Crown Princess.
Chicago Tribune urges U S to cultivate friendship with Chile, calling it a small nation with potential in a good cause and an invincible ally if allied with America. The piece stresses timely outreach to strengthen ties and shared interests.
Washington Post notes that only single shots will be allowed at the McKinley target and that Mr. Springer will oversee the shooting gallery, signaling a strict control of the event.
Editorials across New Fork Word New York Sux and other papers applaud the ending of Louisiana's lottery era. They hail the repeal move as cleansing the Pelican State and stopping a flow of money from national gamblers, while noting political maneuvering and mixed trust in lottery leaders.
A collage of antiquated notes covers ash in Sicily turning to crude sugar, bride customs among Anglo Saxons, fashion in Richard I era London shoes, leprosy in Spain, exhibitions by anti slave societies, animal teeth counts, stamp collector marriages, Persian poets, Dakota wheat yields, gunpowder quality in Omdurman, bitter cold in Pembina and Spiritwood Lake, and a curious church ritual explained after centuries.
Fragmented humor page with excerpts from Harper's Bazaar style quips and cartoons. Phrases about Paris, engagement banter, jokes between couples, and social figures reference witty exchanges and light satire. Contains names and character sketches, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century magazine humor.
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