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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1892
Page
4
A chaotic fragment notes a fire event linked to Pittsburg plus an 186 volume number. The garbled text mentions the Post Office in November and a business office corner Smithfield and Diamond Streets, with a news rooms and publishing house at 78 and Diamond Street.
The House Coinage Committee report argues that free coinage would maintain a silver base with a gold premium, claiming no danger from foreign silver shipments. It asserts Treasury payments would force coin returns, and warns of inflation and debt relief implications while stressing the distinction from true bi metalism.
The New York Press blames Balmaceda’s deposition on overreach in seizing legislative power and declaring himself dictator. It cites Balmaceda’s proclamation asserting he assumed all powers and notes Congressional victories at Valparaiso as immediate reasons, downplaying foreign influence.
The article warns that immigrants arriving by steamer from the Mediterranean may carry typhus to Pittsburgh and urges strict isolation and robust authority. It notes prior smallpox neglect in crowded areas and cites New York Board of Health president urging filth removal and cleanliness to curb spread. It stresses rapid action within weeks before any outbreak.
Emphasizes constant duty of sanitation to guard public and private welfare. Warns typhus epidemics, while not imminent, could arise. urges every precaution and step to prevent a scourge.
A Chicago belt line proposal aims to connect incoming railroads and transfer freight and passengers without crowding city tracks. Officials say it is practical and beneficial, open to all railroads for reasonable tolls, and could replace central tracks with elevated crossings at a fraction of the cost.
The piece critiques post facto prophecies linking aurora borealis to worldly events in New York factions and stock betting. It notes February 15 almanac forecasts, questions cause and effect, and argues celestial displays rarely predict crises or Armageddon, urging clarity from scientists and seers.
The New York Post treats the anthracite coal combination with restraint, arguing it may benefit the public by easing overproduction while questioning whether such a merger could still keep prices from falling to competitive levels. The piece notes long-standing industry tactics to restrain output and maintain prices above natural levels.
The article critiques a proposed cartel linking major companies to set prices while suppressing competition, drawing on Coxe and Standard Oil history. It highlights legal issues, predicts limited reach, and references a New York national association promoting profit sharing as a social reform, plus a quip about the Duke of Devonshire’s Lords speech being inaudible.
Editorial notes Chicago’s crime surge and urges rapid policing and city governance improvements ahead of the World’s Fair. It warns against political party splits, criticizes overtaxation, and discusses public health fears from typhus, immigrant cases, and Keeley system inquiries, while questioning quarantine inspections and weather anomalies.
A Chicago contractor spends leisure time emulating a woman in figure and dress, noted amid broader debates on femininity and public perception. The piece also discusses a panicky mood around Congress and a New York rupture within the Democratic Party as the World newspaper lists nine nonstate candidates viewed as possible tariff reform and honest money options.
The Upper Wales column notes Tur King and the Queen of Italy cancel England visit after the Duke of Clarence's death. Mason R. Jackson, once made a Wurtemburg baron, may tour Steubenville. The Prince of Naples plans an Australia tour with an immigration official. Postmaster General Waxamaker arrives at Atlantic City for rest amid poor health.
Invitations to the Daughters of the American Revolution entertainment will be sent later than desired. The event, hosted at Mrs. Robert McKnight's residence on Western Avenue, is set for Friday February 19 with exercises starting promptly at 3 30.
A historical Chicago report notes the press hesitation to publish vivid details of an electric execution. The piece discusses public discomfort and the media’s unease with graphic depictions, arguing suppression stems from concern over sensationalism and public distress.
The Dispatch review contrasts David Grieve with Robert Elsmere, arguing the former is long and somber yet ultimately a meaningful study of heredity and faith. It notes the book’s development of a self educated hero who grows toward Christianity, despite secular influences and a bleak opening.
The Times reports railroads plan a radical shift by selling city property and building a belt line. Major lines led by Vanderbilt interests would abandon surface tracks and depots in Chicago, with passenger moves via local transport and transfers. Expected surplus over 10 million.
In Clathe, Kansas, John and Marshall Burdge aged MH years, once successful businessmen in Leavenworth, abruptly retreat to hermit life after their 35th birthday reception. They refuse court summons, resist the sheriff, and fire at pursuers before being captured. They are confined and to be sent to an asylum. The twins resemble each other exactly and no cause is known.
President Harrison may send a special message to Congress after Chicago returns. The National Board of Control reports Chicago directors no longer seek a 5 million loan, shifting the appropriation plan to both governing bodies. Baker proposes a 5 million federal grant with 24 million to the Chicago Board and 1 million to the National Commission, while the Board of Control backs a 4 million plan of its own. The issue will be discussed tomorrow.
A blazing meteor of eight tons descended onto Table Mountain in Canada near a cave system. William and Robert Campbell witnessed the fiery impact around 10 pm. The crater lies four to five feet deep with scorched brush and debris. The mass remains hot and will be recovered for examination.
The obituary notice lists Fernand Armand former Commissioner of Immigration New Orleans died Friday aged 42 after pneumonia. It also mentions Rev Donald Fraser noted in England with a long clerical career and authoring religious works. Other entries record deaths of Epwaun Monoecat Keep Jostice Davidson and local figures Calvin Pedmore and G W Kenwood with brief biographical notes.
A Hamerslave era note warns the Governor and Attorney General to refrain from acting without deliberation on the Reading lenses dispute. It argues such deals affect commerce and public welfare, comparing potential actions to the South Penn Railroad case and urging Constitutionally grounded intervention only if a clear public harm appears.
A party near Bates, S. M., heard a woman cry My child while approaching a house. An eagle perched atop a barn held a one year old in its talons and flew off, but a man shot the bird breaking its wing, saving the child. The mother and onlookers were shaken by the miraculous escape.
Minneapolis council in an all night session repealed existing liquor laws and passed a new ordinance allowing Sunday saloons. The measure limits prosecutions to police complaints only, with Mayor Winston backing the policy. If licenses are revoked the city refunds a portion of unexpired license fees to the saloon owner.
A dairyman Joseph Grant from Hamilton Pike near Mt Healthy owns a horse with a bizarre appetite for raw meat. The animal ignores oats hay and bran preferring raw beef and will devour sections quickly. It refuses cooked meat pork and appears aged about twenty years. The behavior is proposed as a museum curiosity.
Alonzo Wardell president of the Alliance Association testifies no personal link to the National Cordage and National Union scheme. He notes past praise for the National Union while with the Alliance, cites investors in Waterbury and bagging ventures, and mentions a 3,125,000 check as evidence of funds with no Farmers' Alliance connection.
Protest grows over the planned demolition of the John Jacob Astor headquarters at Fond du Lac. Community leaders fear loss of the historic landing and urge fundraising to save the trading house, but time is running out as demolition appears imminent.
Attoowa Feb 14 The Baldwin compound locomotive banned the New York and Chicago limited on the Pennsylvania Railroad up the west slope of the Allegheny mountains unassisted no engine before has matched the feat The engine gained a point in the run between Pittsburgh and boon The Detroit Free Press notes that morality and politics mix where politics tends to prevail
At a jammed White House reception last Tuesday invited and uninvited guests clashed in a free for all. Air Paul Desprez misplaced his Order of Tunis, only to find it later caught in a woman's jewelry, provoking gossip and relief. A Senator’s wife and party mistook coats for a pile of wraps, causing laughter and embarrassment over the mistaken identities.
Congressional coverage signals a week of pivotal action with clashes over the silver question in the House and Democrat plans to define Senate economic policy. Debates on the public printing bill and Paddock food drug act face opposition, while Indian appropriations and a silver special order loom as the Rules Committee considers resolutions.
Ten thousand bunches of shamrocks with roots in Irish earth travel to New York for St Patrick’s Day. Joseph Ryan of the Irish Federation of America is the consignee, with Eugene Kelly as president. Ryan asked Irish relatives to send the plants to surprise friends in America.
Mrs James Milliard wife of a well known Reading resident was found alive in an isolated barn fifteen miles west of the city after more than a week missing. She lay almost frozen to death and told rescuers she had endured several days and nights in the cold building before being discovered.
Invitations will be issued to architects worldwide to attend a congress during the Fair. A committee appointed by President Bonney of the World’s Congress auxiliary will issue the invitations.
Nearly every day since Blaiie's withdrawal another name surfaces as a suitor in the Barkis market.
Boston Herald notes continued clash between antis and pros in Louisiana despite whispers the lottery has faded. The column suggests the dispute remains heated and unresolved in local political circles.
Multiple newspapers react to a free coinage of silver bill, framing it as a major political battle. Editors predict a Democratic veto risk, GOP support, and international monetary implications while urging a home-focused value standard.
A digest of miscellaneous notes covers papers in Paris, oddities about a whale in Grand Manan, gunboat history, African and Australian university demographics, a Texas town official seeking pay, and unusual animal and plant observations from North America and Europe.
A chaotic collage of cartoon captions and street corner chatter features misheard lines about marriage money and cake, snippets of conversation across guests and nurses, and a few stray poems. The piece resembles a humorous slice from a 19th or early 20th century social page.
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