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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1889
Page
4
This paper boasts circulation more than twice that of any other newspaper in the state outside Philadelphia, asserting clear advantages as an advertising medium. Although the fragment offers a promotional claim, it highlights superior reach and market presence expected to attract advertisers.
The text lists subscription prices for the Sunday Dispatch one year and the Weekly Dispatch one year, noting daily Dispatch delivery by carriers at 50 cents per week and including Sunday at 60 cents per week. Published in Pittsburg on Wednesday Feb 13 1888.
A report states vigorous prosecutions have begun against dealers in first class creamery butter claims oleomargarine fraud. About a hundred dealers face civil and criminal penalties for selling oleomargarine as butter at inflated prices, with public support for stricter prohibitions.
The piece laments the Minneapolis millers facing shrinking margins as wheat prices fall while flour declines lag, arguing high flour costs deter buyers. It predicts milled goods may struggle if Chicago prices rise and foreign demand remains weak, leaving millers with ordinary profits like others.
The piece argues that injecting real criminals into plays could heighten verisimilitude beyond the feigned danger of staged heists. It contemplates casting a known murderer in a dramatic role and questions the morality of programming cross or sensational plots to attract audiences.
The telegrams about a Pig Iron Trust are seen as exaggerated. The plan involves furnace firms signing long contracts not to issue warrants through rivals, but this cannot form a true monopoly and could be countered by creating a competing warrant company. No real danger to the iron market is implied.
A Kansas petition from the National Anti-Horse-Thief Association asks legislators to adopt more civilized methods and end unlawful lynching. The piece notes past hangings and the lack of punishment for perpetrators, arguing a move toward lawful process to curb lawlessness.
A Kansas proposal seeks statutory legal lynching of horse thieves with a state appointment to supervise. The article mocks the plan, suggesting a lynching bee will be as lawful as a Supreme Court sitting and predicting bureaucratic “rope adjusters” and a national trend toward this “civilizing” statute.
The article argues Mr. St. Clair’s murder by burglars in Wilkinsburg underscores suburban insecurity. It urges establishing a local or county police presence, or at least borough patrols, to deter crime and protect life and property.
The City Engineer estimates 1.15 million to raise streets for rail passage, but critics argue for a cheaper plan. They propose a structure at current second-story level to carry trains and leave streets usable, avoiding filling blocks or elevating buildings. This approach could ease traffic, create usable upper floors, and reduce grade crossing dangers.
The piece argues that churches must avoid attacking sins tied to powerful backers such as Standard Oil or Vanderbilts. It cites New York Senators Grady and Murphy pressing to curb a chaplain's prayer condemning political gambling and immigrant voter bribery, warning of threats to church funding and the idea of a negative, non confrontational religion.
A Chicago Times writer notes contrasts between McVicker's Theater and Hooley's about attractions like Mary Anderson and A Brass Monkey. The column mocks Sunday stage reform hopes, Pacific immigrant rates, and political patronage, with jokes about Dan Lamont Lamont and John C. New. It comments on legislation tax rates and the oil boom, ending with a jab at cabinet distribution.
The piece reports Bougeon the London preacher’s vast correspondence needing three secretaries, DominGo the Spanish painter’s fame and a $25,000 painting of the baby King of Spain, Paris elections with Boulang er’s votes, Japanese students at Roanoke College, Prince Albert Victor’s pocket money issue, Flagler in St Augustine investing heavily in hotels rail lines and a bridge, plus an Opera House church and union depot plans.
Mrs Humphry Ward will not appeal to American sympathy over the dramatization of Robert Kismere. The article notes a healthy prejudice against plays based on wordplay and defends the protest as a principled stand.
A Pittsburg theater piece praised for its advanced scenery and stage illusion, with a Brooklyn Park Theater painter and proprietor cited for quality. A humorous anecdote about a door painted by an apprentice and a mischievous misread in a photo album illustrates caution about curiosity and private lives.
An English statistician argues Europe’s military system costs nations about 1.77 billion dollars annually in arms plus labor losses, totaling 2.15 billion when productive labor is included. The piece notes Europe’s 1860 standing-army costs at 550 million, rising threefold in 30 years, funded by land and industry taxes, handicapping European economies versus the United States.
The New York Sun reports some French restaurants host dinner music. A small band plays two violins and a bass viol while judges lawyers and newspaper men discuss selections. They favor Coppin Funeral March Rossini Stabat Mater and Pilgrim’s chorus from Tannhauser amid lively fizz.
Ada Byron McCracken daughter of B McCracken Liberty street merchant wed Alex L Stewart of Porter and Donaldson's. Rev John F Patterson officiated at Sixth Street church. Guests included J P Handes Sully and Wm Mellroy. The couple left by late train for Philadelphia Newark Washington and Baltimore and will reside at 88 Fifth Avenue upon return.
A housekeeper in FKancas Illinois baked a mince pie that exploded last week, killing a cat. The incident appears in a New York Telegram item noting no complaint or broader alarm, with quirky remarks about pork, taxes, and animal cruelty prevention.
Senator Spooner slated to travel from Washington to Indianapolis to press General Harrison on appointing Grover Bante of Wisconsin as Secretary of War. The trip is described as a prominent pilgrimage to influence defense leadership.
The Western Freight Association met in Chicago February 12 to readjust and equalize freight rates from Iowa points to the seaboard. A seven member committee was appointed to plan and report tomorrow. The aim is to remove discrimination caused by Iowa rate reductions and restore carload rate application for inter state traffic. A sub committee on classification adjourned for two months and a general rules set was adopted. The next meeting will be at Old Point Comfort in April.
In St Louis on February 12 Mia Rachel Willis, longed to be a poetess and author but felt bound by narrow life lines. After five years with a husband who offered limited intellectual companionship she shot herself to end the struggle to succeed as a writer. She left a note citing her failure to achieve literary goals.
The New York Sun reports Russian journals argue John Chinaman could aid colonization and be Russified. They urge inviting him to settle in Asiatic Russia and educate his children in Russian schools, while the author questions feasibility given diverse ancestry and assimilation challenges.
The Mississippi River and Ocean Navigation Company plans a line of double hull steamers to connect St Louis and inland river cities with Central and South American ports. An agent report from Maracaibo Venezuela says 150000 shares have been subscribed by local merchants and others along the coast, especially those in the coffee trade, pledging support and participation.
Akron officials face a joint inquiry as County Commissioners, the Board of Education, and the City Council authorize a commission to investigate local expenditures over the past eight years amid charges of extravagant city governance and a high tax rate in sewer districts.
The United Liquor Dealers' Association of Brooklyn decides no black patrons may attend a ball at Palace Rink next Monday evening. William Brown, a negro saloon keeper, asked to attend and was told he and friends could assist in making the event a success but could not enter the hall.
The article notes a shift to diplomatic relations with England being handled by charge d affaires, raising concerns about reliability and exposure since such figures rarely have their after-dinner speeches reported.
Washington February 12 The President sent nominations to the Senate for four officers. Eugene E White of Arkansas is nominated as Indian inspector Lieutenant Edward M Heyl as Inspector General with rank of colonel Major Henry W Lawton as In General with rank of Lieutenant colonel Captain Joseph P Sanger as Inspector General with the rank of major.
A statistician notes that two princes and princesses from reigning European families have received treatment for mental disorders. The remark follows a 19th century pattern of harsh scrutiny of royal intellect and temperament.
A compilation of historical medical curiosities detailing estimates of blood weight flow heart rate brain and skeleton weights. It cites averages for English and French heights, pulse rates, lung cell counts, and breath rates with archaic units and inconsistent phrasing.
A historical warning on opiates and narcotics urging careful law enforcement and responsible dispensing. The piece cites physicians and druggists as key to preventing abuse, recounting cases of cocaine and morphine misuse and the harm caused by old prescriptions kept and reused.
The Liederkranz Society hosts its 36th annual mask ball at the Metropolitan Opera House spending 120. Police arrest and drink incidents mar the event as the law committee prepares protest papers for Mayor Grant and the police commissioners. Captain Reilly faces special proceedings in the precinct.
Washington E. Connor, a wealthy broker, fights the Central Railway of New Jersey over a proposed track through his Low Moor country property. After Connor refused to sell and sought an injunction, a track was laid by force. Connor fielded workers to remove the rails, while the railroad responded with a loaded locomotive and freight train to secure the line.
Announcement on the Metal Exchange notes near completion of arrangements for securing control of the American market by the Pig Iron Trust. Contracts bar transferring iron against warrants to other warrant companies and require yardage at 2 cents per ton plus 2 cents monthly. Grading guaranteed by the company with storage yards placed in trustees hands at nominal rental.
Philip Ohl an entry clerk at a wholesale silk and button house stole about $2,500 in ribbons and buttons over the last year to cover race track expenses. He admitted nightly pocket losses of about $10 in small goods to a pawnbroker and shed all winnings at the track on Saturdays. Police found 72 pawn tickets and five pool tickets on his arrest.
Martin Althaus a Knight Templar hanged himself in Brooklyn. He held a $1,000 life policy with the Masonic Mutual but was in arrears, which would void the benefit to his widow. A friend paid the dues at the mutual office and secured a receipt to enable Mrs. Althaus to claim the $1,000.
Charles E. Barnes testified in court that his friend Edward Montcalf was not a burglar. Barnes attracted attention with his attire and gestures and seated too close to Montcalf. A court officer separated them after discovering cigars and whisky on the bench, leading to Barnes being ordered to the tombs for contempt of court.
An old etiquette piece advises fair table conduct at church events. It warns against disrespectful displays of wealth, overzealous bargaining, and hoarding, and urges consideration, modesty, and sharing. It notes proper behavior for volunteers, donators, and attendees and stresses charity over appetite.
A collage of brief notes: cows dying from rotten potatoes in Georgia. New York City’s births and deaths balance out. a Georgia town renamed New York, Jr.. European and American curiosities from eclipses to jewelry, travel, and suffrage mentions. a possible new electric alarm clock. and tips on drawing with a camera lucida and lighting for microscopes.
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