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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1889
Page
4
The notice lists weekly and Sunday edition carrier delivery options with pricing. It specifies rates per week and per Sunday edition and mentions delivery by carriers. It is a compact advertising notice from the newspaper outlining subscription and delivery terms.
The piece portrays Edgerton’s furious letter about Cleveland and Faigerton in a humorously public light. It notes sharp classical allusions from civil service exams and jokes about mugwumps and party loyalties amid a salary dispute. The tone satirizes political conflict and public wrath.
An editorial notes recent building collapses in Chicago Hartford and a Wood Street incident as warnings of dangerous construction. It questions responsibility and suggests carelessness or false economy in building practices may cause such disasters.
Agents argue for shifting moving day from April 1 to May 1 to avoid bad weather and damage. They urge landlords to offer thirteen month leases and tenants to adopt May rentals this year, predicting quick adoption and smoother turnovers.
The feather workers in New York set up an independent wage system after a strike, paying themselves from receipts and operating without employers. Advocates say this demonstrates free competition benefits labor, potentially reducing wage disputes across industries if capital can be mobilized for worker-run ventures.
The text argues that it is not impossible to obtain the same skill for new forms of organization, suggesting transferable capabilities across evolving structures. It emphasizes feasibility and potential consistency of abilities despite organizational changes.
The Dispatch advocates cutting council members by half and adopting a general ticket for at least one branch. It argues this would widen the voter base, reduce ward voting by personal influence, and improve overall quality and accountability in city government while urging voters to judge candidates by honesty, intelligence, and independence.
A Chicago and All-America baseball tour was barred from playing at Rome’s Coliseum and Naples Amphitheater by Italian authorities. The correspondent notes safety and desecration concerns and questions the reaction of Secretary Bayard and the State Department to the diplomatic snub.
The essay notes a rise of rival prophets in equatorial Africa with potential to influence beyond Africa. It questions the intent of a German white book on Samoa and warns of misrepresentations.
The judge now expresses strong opinions on Mugwumpery and Civil Service reform. If free to speak since leaving office, his language shows no restraint. current laws against profanity apply just as before his retirement.
The piece jokes that Mr. Gilette will dramatize Robert Elsmere and urges Mr. Hoyt to similarly adapt Bayard's foreign policy as a farce. It notes essential farcical elements amid uncertainty and adds that the public awaits whether Windom runs the Treasury.
The piece mocks public credulity over crop claims and diplomacy while praising pine needle straw to beat the Jute Bagging Trust. It comments on the fragility of modern architecture and the reputations of builders as new materials disrupt traditional industries.
The text notes a party hosted by Senator and Mrs. Ingalls with no invitation extended to President and Mrs. Cleveland. It implies partisan tensions and hopes state affairs will proceed normally. It also mentions Stanley, in Africa, facing renewed danger as European correspondents report he has been targeted again after six months.
A murderer was captured in India thanks to a monkey service. The simian detective's unusual skill and the public’s admiration for the Brass Monkey highlight the strange episode that captivated Chicago readers.
A collage of odd facts and quips about public figures and notables. Capaset’s fortune tops $400000. humorous quotes about society morals. explorer Mr Jemyson at 45, wiry and bronzed. Dawes of Bryant firm sends 1500 barrels of apples to England. Crown Princess of Austria at funeral gowns. Maria Theresa mourning dress train. Stinson the doctor, first woman head of a hospital department for women. House rivalry among La Follette Yost and Washington for youthfulness. Col Max, agriculture secretary, a famed mesmerist ventriloquist. Colman a quiet Missouri farmer opposing a cabinet bill.
Special telegram from Wasume Town reports the Columbia Iron Works Baltimore bid as the only acceptable offer for Secretary Whitney's submarine torpedo boat. The Des Moines bidder lacks required guarantees while Baltimore builds the Petrel, and the key issue remains the underwater endurance and performance under the surface.
The Mahonoy creek bed from Mahonoy City to Herndon yields anthracite coal washed from nearby mines. Farmers along the creek begin mining the coal mid winter, selling river coal between $1 and $1.25 a bushel. The deposit from the rock bottom promises years of supply and challenges local collieries.
A Norfolk newspaper notes a bottle found on a Northampton Beach with a message from Orr Care Cop dated July 9 1888. It records a ship named Low sinking after 17 days at sea and a mariner warning his wife he may not survive. The writer, I L Norris, believes the paper genuine though no vessel or master is known.
The piece notes President Harrison will convene an unusually large Cabinet with one Secretary of State five Secretaries of the Treasury seven Postmasters General and eighteen Secretaries of the Navy The quote says this appears to be the only way to restore harmony to the newspapers
The North American Review features Miss Parlon arguing housekeeping is a success vs lodging. She contrasts home benefits with hotels and boarding houses and cites a misfired mandolin lesson tied to a cooking mishap at a family dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Voight celebrated twenty years of marriage at their Highland Avenue East End home. About 200 guests attended a china wedding reception with dancing to Gernert and Guenther’s orchestra, a midnight supper, and abundant floral decorations. Mrs. Voight was formerly Miss Mammie Phillips, married in this city by Rev. Dr. Laird.
The employees of Barnes Bros Troy Laundry held their second annual reception at Lawrence Turner Hall on Butler Street last evening. The event was well attended with dancing as the main entertainment, continuing until 2 o’clock this morning. Managers included A. E F Ether E. F Morton H S Cox G A Rt Steiner C E Landis and E E White.
The Knights of Pythias will be addressed on Tuesday night 19th inst at Lafayette Hall by Rev E R Donehoo Rev Rh C0 Morgan of Connellsville Representative J O Cramm of Philadelphia and P S C Van Valkenburg of Des Moines Iowa. Members of Nos 200 and 345 with invitation cards may obtain them at J P Miller's cigar store Smithfield Street opposite the post office.
The marriage of Mr. Alex Porter to Miss Maggie Douglas of Allegheny was solemnized at Rev Dr Gibson's residence in San Francisco California on a February evening. The bride is well known in Allegheny and will begin a new life with her groom in the West.
A February 18 communication from the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the Senate forwards the Boundary Line Commissioners report. It includes a certified copy of the act to continue boundary lines between Pennsylvania New York and West Virginia and to ratify an agreement with New York. The report had waited pending congressional timing.
Mr Chamberlain has considerable to say about American home rule. Recent experience in the matrimonial line may have furnished his aspiration.
Samuel P Goodwin founder of the Franklin Reformatory Home in Philadelphia died yesterday from neuraleia of the heart at age. He was prominent in temperance circles and connected with H rights Co and John Wanamaker. Also noted is Col John By Eighteenth Infantry recorded as dead at Fort Hays Kan.
A society comedy set in Washington lines the new Grand Opera House program with praised staging and strong performances. Frank Carlyle as John Rutherford and Miss Berlan-Gibbs as Helen Truman carry a clever plot about love, misjudgment, and devotion, with notable turns by James O Barrows and Miss Hawkins.
The Bijou Theatre features Francois Chassaigné s Nadjy led by Francis Wilson and Marie Jansen. The reviewer praises the cast and costumes while criticizing the weak score and thin plot noting only one memorable air What Is Love and a bright Hungarian finale. The production runs through the week starting at 8 o clock.
Harris Theatre bills a strong vaudeville week headlined by the Nelson family seven athletes whose acrobatics lead a varied program. The Twins Wema and John A Coleman draw praise along with Neiman the ventriloquist and Clark and Williams in a blackface routine. Mile Forardus and her pigeons, Richard Pitrot, Mile Ancion, and other acts round out a lively show with a Friday Washington’s Birthday candy matinee for children.
A lively variety show by the Australian Novelty Company attracts good notices. Mile Aimee headlines with a renowned title to the human, supported by Weber, Minnie Lee, Winnie Nicholson, Schil, and the Fe Company. The ensemble is praised for solid performances across departments, making the run well worth seeing.
The piece discusses a Queen's Bench Division ruling on gaming in taverns linked to billiards and skittle pool. It notes judges held gambling when money is at stake, regardless of skill, and questions licensing penalties on publicans. It argues pool can be played without stakes but that reduces the sport's appeal.
From the London Globe: Besant notes two cats in a novel as oysters replaceable by poor folks. The City of London Court judge ruled last Saturday that a debtor known to eat oysters must be jailed if the debt is not promptly paid.
Washington on February 14 the Clerk of the House announced that the proposed Democratic measure would not be held this evening. Republicans reacted with sarcasm as the plan faltered during the session.
The Hamburg American Steamship Company announced the Augusta Victoria will begin its first voyage from Hamburg to New York on May 2. The vessel, 465 feet long and 56 feet wide, displacement 10 000 tons, features five steel and teak decks and luxurious state rooms likened to a first class hotel.
Father William J. Lane of the Church of the Visitation Brooklyn died shortly after midnight after an evening service he felt dizzy and fainted at home. he was among the youngest and most eloquent priests in Brooklyn and known for his prominence in the Catholic Church of Southeastern New York.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer probes for jurors in the Kerr bribery case as thousands are ruled ineligible. Over three days about one salesperson each two minutes is examined without finding eligible jurors, delaying proceedings for the Broadway tramway vote.
The Rev. Father O'Hare of Green Point suspends his campaign against bars to fight waltz and masquerade balls. He aided Rev. Father Gessnet of Elizabeth who expelled five young women for dancing last week. The youths fear losing the annual mask ball in two weeks and may appeal to the bishop for reinstatement.
Friends of Luther P Marsh, lawyer and Spiritualist, learn that Mme Diss Debar aims to wed him. She fled reporters to Boston three weeks ago and yesterday claimed spirits commanded marriage. Marsh’s friends fear consequences to his reputation amid such alleged spiritual dictates.
Clerks at the general post office fear they will lose a chance to oppose the mugwump postmaster Mr Pierson. Reports say he is incurably ill with stomach cancer at a hotel in Aiken Washington. The Postoffice Department denies the report but is said to be following the postmasters wishes to keep his health private.
Scott Harrison of Kansas City arrived with his wife and three children to visit his brother-in-law Dr. R Ridgely Lytle. He plans a week or more stay before going to Washington for the inauguration. A prominent lawyer and real estate operator, he is noted as visiting quietly and not active in politics.
In the House today a bill was introduced to suppress trusts and enforce fair trade. A second bill would legalize strikes by workers if governed by labor societies and ban actions that violate constitutional rights. A separate measure defines lager and commercial beer with state stamps and sets a minimum penalty of 1000 dollars and three days in jail for violations.
Charleston dispatch reports a break from Kenna support led by Senator Knott and allies including Sweeny Van Pelt Merrill Peck Shanklin Sprigg Sydenstricker Altizer Jack and Shaw. Dorr backed Jackson while Union Labor supported Neal. A second ballot shifted votes but Kenna’s fate remains uncertain as March 4 looms and the joint assembly meets to declare results.
Lovieville February 13. Manager Bourlier of the Masonic Temple Theater has advertised Mary Anderson for the closing days of the week. It is now certain she will perform at Macauley’s Theater. Bourlier seeks $5,000 to block the Macauley engagement and vows to sue to enjoin the performance, and to sue Abbey for damages. He is well backed financially and a courtroom battle seems likely.
The Thirteen Club plans to honor thirteen men who survived a railroad wreck near Ashland Nebraska when a freight train collided with a caboose carrying them. All escaped unharmed apart from one man having a nosebleed. The club deems the incident worthy of praise and recognition.
A mixed collection of odd items from various locales and eras. Notes include a 1977 Plymouth dwelling, a Syracuse builder, a two tailed rabbit in Red Bank, a 500000 book Boston library total, Muskegon revival converts, London Bank of Hagland plans, a self deadly act over sleigh envy, a Roman Forum road project, a Marseilles mummy duty, mittens from Waterville, and new London omnibus lighting.
A collage of jokes and quips on manners religion and society from various papers. The snippets parody clergymen, fashionable speech, and domestic life with playful asides about hot water marriages smoking vanity and advertising schemes.
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