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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1889
Page
11
Portage Pretix United States Pater Disraren One Year
Portage Pretend daily issue details from a 1888 Pittsburgh Sunday paper outline subscription terms. It lists annual and Sunday delivery rates, carrier distribution, and policy on manuscripts and compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage Pretox
United States
Meerts
St Dornts
Penitentiary Discipline In Inquiry Ends With Hints of Abuse
The disciplinary inquiry into the penitentiary hospital steward Dr Maharocke nears its verdict. Reported conclusions point to lax inmate discipline allowing money among prisoners and possible financial dealings with staff. Electrical treatments and anger related abuses are noted. Public judgment awaits inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maharocke
Daniel Opposes Civil Service Reform In Harrison Era
The Virginia Senator John W. Daniel voices strong opposition to the new civil service reform plan, aiming to preserve patronage for party purposes. He hopes President Harrison will revert to the old principle, though party loyalty and reform pledges complicate his stance. The editorial doubts Daniel's aim will succeed and predicts Harrison won’t yield easily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Daniel
Virginia
Harrison
Daniel
Cleveland
Chicago's New Ambition for Opera Plans
The piece discusses Chicago’s push to open the Auditorium with ambitious plans. It names J C Taff traveling abroad to secure attractions and mentions Gilbert and Sullivan Adran Planquette and others as potential composers for new works. It questions feasibility of beating past success in a gambler style of opera futures. It notes supply limits and possible difficulties in delivering promised productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Auditorium
Philip Sydney
Chicago
J.C. Taff
Gilbert and Sullivan
Atddran
Manquette
Weill
Audran
Planquette
Opera Wheat Standards and Inspection Risks Loom
The passage warns about grading, inspection rules, and potential fraud in opera wheat contracts. It discusses who should grade, how inspections should be conducted, and the danger of mislabeling No 2 spring as No Lextra, including risks of oleomargarine substitutes. It cautions against market cornering and notes Chicago’s past issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edgerton’s Decapitation and Spoils Reform Critique
The article claims President Cleveland removed Edgerton as Civil Service Commissioner to install a patronage advocate, critiquing the move as late and hypocritical. It argues the action mocks reform and notes Cleveland’s Mugwump stance versus Democratic spoils loyalty, linking Edgerton’s fate to reform ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgerton
Harrison
Thompson
Civil Service Commission
Cleveland
Edgverton
Fashion and Salvation in New York High Society
A New York Times style piece notes the end of slumming as a fashion among the Four Hundred and the rise of lionizing Mrs. Booth of the Salvation Army. It questions whether Salvation Army celebrity will improve or corrupt society, suggesting the shift may harm the movement more than help it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gilded Society
Metropolis
Great Britain
Booth
Salvation Annmr
United States
Murray Hill
Salvation Army
Lessons From the New York Street Car Strike
The piece weighs losses of £100000 to workers and $250000 to companies, arguing strikes harm all and urging both sides to avoid industrial warfare. It suggests unions may grow stronger if strikes resume and calls for capital and labor to seek outcomes without conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Traction Company Faces Bigger Damages After Trial
The Philadelphia Traction Company, after a second trial to dodge $18,000 in damages for injuring a newsboy, received a verdict of $20,000 on the second trial. The case warns corporations that avoiding injuries on their lines is the surest path to reducing large damage suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Traction Company
Baseball World Watches Latham Deal For St Louis
The nation ponders if Bismarck seizes Samoa or Harrison enacts civil service reform, yet the key suspense centers on whether the St. Louis baseball team will acquire Arlie Latham for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Samoa
Harrison
St. Louis
Arlie Latham
Counterfeit Coin Factory in Butler County News
Uncle Sam maintains a monopoly as Butler county counterfeiters are captured. The piece notes lessons about earning money, quotes Dr. Titus Munson Coan on water, and mocks political shifts. It also comments on bi metallism, dress beef laws, timber profiteering, and legal licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ose
Butler County
Sam
Public figures and society notes in a late 19th century fragment
A string of society items and remarks includes Mrs Moxa Carra described as brunette tall and graceful, Ma Jom P St Jom speculating in California land, remarks by Mr Spurgeon, Empress Frederick's substantial duchess will, Senora Romero hosting a Washington party with the president to attend, Sir Charles Dilke on Boulangism, a White House wine mishap, Charles Green's 5 000 mile 100 day test at Sittingbourne, Balzac monument plans in Paris, a Balzac house anecdote, Andrew Carnegie recalling his first job and a gossip thread about a grand music room in Carnegie's New York home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moxa Carra
Jom P. St. Jom
California
Prussia
Senora Romero
Washington
Cleveland
Senor Romero
Whitney
Charles Dilke
Boulanger
Cesar
White House
Diplomatic Corps
Weston
Sittingbourne
England
Charles Green
London
Dover
Pants
Steals
Balzac
Victor Hugo
Avenue d'Eylau
Thomas Carlyle
Cheynewalk
Harree
Andrew Carnegie
David McCargo
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Robert Pitcairn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr. Moreland
Pittsburg
Carnegie
Iis
New York House
East End
Chopin
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Rubenstein
Hersvex Jouns
Eccentric Mrs Bigelow On Board City of New York
The note recounts Mrs Jean Poultney Bigelow traveling home from England aboard the City of New York. A case of mistaken identity with two Mrs Browns led to the purser discovering Mrs Bigelow in the wrong stateroom. Her ticket later appeared with Joseph Pulitzer's name, an unauthorized act she never explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Poultney Bigelow
John Bigelow
France
England
New York City
New York
Toman Line
City of New York
Liverpool
Brown
Northwestern
Mersey
Mrs. Brown
Inman Line
Brown No
Mrs. Bigelow
Lynching as a Fine Art and Other Snippets
A Chicago Herald piece mocks lynching as quiet and orderly near Schuyler Nebraska. The Lewiston Journal notes a boarding house hack to tender steak via sausage machine. Greensburg Press cites Colonel Chili Hazzard’s strong local support for the Pension Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Herald
Schuyler
Neb
Lewiston Journal
Greensburg
Chili Hazzard
Monongahela City
Legion
Maine Deaths Drive Ghost Town Dreams
A Chicago News report notes a large share of visitors to Maine stay permanently. It claims many travel on corpse tickets and invest in the state by joining the dead population, recommending Maine to deceased travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Maine
A Fatal Mistake in Poison Whisky Incident
Three Kentuckians have been fatally ill after consuming poisoned whisky in Wasubisetos. Water may have been added to the drink, causing the fatal illness. Consul Sewall’s resignation as Consul General at Samoa was received by the Secretary of State this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago News
Maine House Considers Crow Bounty and Fire Destruction
Maine lawmakers debated a bill proposing a ten cent bounty on each crow killed and requiring town treasurers to burn crow heads after payout. The bill sparked a quarrel over methods and a humorous proposal to ship crows to hotels for meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Maine House of Representatives
Granger
Merner
Stetson
Ely
Cloutier
Burleigh
Wakefield
Bath
Augusta
Wedded on a Wager in Early South Camp Life
The tale of Henry Beach alias Major Le Caron recounts a South Camp marriage sealed by a bet to wed within a month. The unknowing bride, an aunt’s insistence, and competing suitors frame a saga of risk and devotion. Le Caron later returns North to find a wife and child, with the union deemed happy despite eccentricities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Beach
le Caron
Parnell Commission
Ecarte
Henry
Chicago
Cooper as a Moseb Leads Prohibition Push in Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Record reports Senator Thomas V. Cooper, longtime Republican organizer, may lead the Prohibitionists in the state as chairman of their State Central Committee. Cooper is weighing the offer, with Republican allies urging acceptance to bolster his standing for future gubernatorial prospects in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Thomas V. Cooper
Republican State Committee
Prohibition
Harrisburg
Cooper
Sued for not shaving in Ohio barber shop case
A civil rights suit was filed in Ohio alleging racial discrimination after Isaac Green, a colored man, was refused a shave by George Moses, white shopkeeper. Moses waived examination and was remanded to the Common Pleas Court in $1100 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campripes
Justice Turner
George Moses
Isaac Green
Green
Moses
Common Pleas Court
Nothing Slow About Them An Ohio Couple Meet Court and Marry
A romantic marriage occurred in Middleport last night when Alexander Neighborgall, from the countryside 16 miles away, met Miss Ella Rowe at the Grand View Hotel. After an hour of courtship they wed, never having met before. The bride hails from Rockbridge County Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomenoy
Middleport
Alexander Neighborgall
Ella Rowe
Grand View Hotel
Rockbridge County
Virginia
Pennsylvania bill would curb host drunkenness by charging guests
A New York Sun tale notes a Pennsylvania law proposal forbidding one man to provide intoxicants to others and makes guests pay their own tab. The satirical piece mocks modern legislation as barkeeps still pour but hosts pay. A prisoner labeled a wife beater denies the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Pennsylvania
Sad but True. Man at Bat Faces Empty Home Plate
A New York World remark notes the grim reality of a batter facing an empty home plate, highlighting the loneliness and pressure of striking out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aatrke
Southland Toast For Phantoms By The Hearth
Helen Hawthorne from Norwich writes a toast celebrating the South’s charm from Lookout Mountain to Sewanee river. The poem centers on a haunted chimney with two silent dogs, crackling logs, and a warm southern hearth as symbols of heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Texas
Carolina
Sewanee
Helen Hawthorne
Norwich
Coxx
Snails and Frogs as Food Across England
A Wiltshire correspondent notes snails eaten as food praised roasted on grates or served like whelks. Snails are part of feasts in England, with Newcastle ginza men and Black Country iron workers reportedly using snails in dishes and even in milk preparations despite regulation and quality concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Standard
Wiltshire
England
Black Country
Eve
Snails and Other Delicacies Across Europe and Beyond
The article surveys snail consumption from London markets to France Italy and beyond, noting snails as a staple in Covent Garden among French and Italian communities while British prejudice lingers. It recounts the vine snail’s history, Roman fattening methods, export patterns to America, and compares snails with other seafood and meats across regions, highlighting cultural preferences and health claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Covent Garden
Teutonia
Lisbon
Madrid
Alps
Denmark
Sweden
Europe
England
Remarkable New Hyperides Speech Found in Athens
A newly discovered Hyperides oration from Athens opens with a speaker addressing the chairman and noting surprise at being called to speak. The fragmentary text suggests enduring questions of novelty and the oratorical tradition in ancient Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Hyperides
Athens
Ceee
Met Opera Stockholders Split Over Next Season
New York stockholders of the Metropolitan Opera House Company debate next season’s grand opera. Directors favor German opera for low cost, while shareholders cite Italian opera and Verdi Wagner options. Rich patrons, including Mrs Astor, are mentioned for box-price threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Metropolitan Opera House Company
Henry Clews
James Harriman
Wagner
Legi P. Morton
Washington
J. Pierrepont Morgan
Mr. Stanton
Opera
George Baker
First National Bank
Astor
Chinatown Council Faces Suit Over Joss Costs
Yuet Sing seeks $550 from Chinatown aldermen for three years of Joss upkeep after paying board and lodging for a public Joss in a Bowery hall. Aldermen promised repayment but failed, leading to resignations and flight to other cities as bills mounted. Sing appeals to American law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuet Sing
Chinatown
Mott Street
Bowery
Bowery. the Aldermen Promised To Reimburse Mr. Sing
San Francisco
General Sherman Celebrates Sixty Ninth Birthday
General William T. Sherman held a birthday dinner at his Harlem home attended by 16 to 18 guests including Generals O. O. Howard H. W. Slocum and Daniel Sickles, Major Hugh Sherman and Chauncey Depew among others. The gathering produced recollections of the Atlanta to the Sea march and plans laid at their first meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Harlem
O. O. Howard
H. W. Slocum
Daniel E. Sickles
Daniel Butterfield
Hugh Sherman
Des Moines
Iowa
Alexander 8. Bacon
Ewing
Chauncey M. Depew
Joseph H. Choate
Howard
Slocum
Atlanta
Mr. Depew
President Harrison Inaugural Shoes On Display
Edward Day displays patent leather shoes size six labeled President Harrison's Inaugural Shoes. Day, a Republican booster, campaigned vigorously, led a Republican club, and sent a letter offering shoes for Harrison's inauguration, who replied he would accept and pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Day
Harrison
Day
Two Hearts That Were True
Paris Kentucky February 9 Reverend Geo T Walden formerly pastor of the Christian Church at Millersburg returns to Kentucky after seven years away in Australia and at Blue College of Kentucky University He renews a romance with Miss Alice Wirco and marries her in late December Friends congratulate him as a popular young minister from the Blue Grass region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Geo. T. Walden
The
Christian Church
Millersburg
Melbourne
Australia
Blue College of Kentucky University
Lexington
Alice Virco
Wirco
Elder Walden
Kentucky
No successor to Sackville Washington in Britain mission
No information at the State Department on appointing a British minister to the United States. Mr Edwards First Secretary of the Legation in Washington has sailed from London and will assume charge of the Legation affairs on arrival, relieving the interim charge by Loch n Sackville since November. Officials see Edwards return as reducing immediate prospects for a successor to Sackville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Edwards
Legation
London
England
Loch N Sackle
Samoa Aid and Pago Pago Naval Provision Reach Accord
February 9 report says conferees on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill approved Senate amendment for 500 000 to maintain American rights in Samoa. Senate conferees also allow 1200 000 for the Pago Pago naval station to be included in the naval appropriation bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnrxetos
House
Senate
Samoa
Pago Pago
Abolition Talk Sparks Hoosier White Caps Debate
In Indiana the legislature weighs a bill to abolish the White Caps amid rumors they discuss eradicating the Indiana Great and picturesque Hoosierdom. The piece notes the colorful perception of the state in this era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Indiana
PACTS AND FIGURES SHOW ECONOMIC TRENDS AND PRODUCTION
The report cites government deposits at national bank depositories totaling 45 025 493 dollars, Louisiana lumber output of 450 000 100 feet with no growth, Atlantic ports exporting 15 775 887 pounds of provisions last week versus 15 762 558 a year earlier, and in Britain 1 085 902 parish relief recipients from a 38 million population. It notes paper making from cedar waste, a new electric fire engine, Persian cabinet woods, and US wheat usage with 30 000 000 bushels available for export if trends persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Great Britain
Persia
Asia Minor
Circassia
United States
Curious Condensations and Oddities From Across the World
A jumble of brief items notes Empress Frederick’s obituary counts of notices, a Maine girl’s dental prep, a Key West fisherman amid sharks, a Yankee baseball factory, and curious tales from Vermont Albany and Covington. It also mentions Mandalay fires, an Emperor William clock, a Sheridan dog, Paris pie hoaxes, a Manchester stage scene, a buried-alive scare, a French scarpin design, a New South Wales China incident, London school monkeys auditing truancy, Arctic whaling shifts, Dresden muscle man, and more peculiar snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marc
Arctic Ocean
Arctic
Nol
New Hedford
San Francisco
Sun
Dresden
Royal Saxon Pabrikatom Life
Comic Verses and Vexed Names in a Boarding House
A collage of playful verse snippets and dialogue on social missteps. tonal sketches include a poet courting a name, a dining invitation turned farcical, misunderstandings over tongues and titles, a betting on marriage plans, and a mother puzzled by her credit woes after a month of wedded life.
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