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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1890
Page
4
Pittsburg February 24 1990 reports warn that samples from Becks Run near Southside show severe pollution in the stream feeding Monongahela. The Dispatch cites Dr Mundorf analysis and urges the city to supply pure water from city mains to Southside without delay.
The piece argues the Civil Service Commission remains unafflicted by favoritism, showing reforms improve government services when given a fair chance. It attacks Mr Hatton and his spoilsmen for blustering and notes disappointed leaders who pledged reform but avoid breaking party pledges without a pretext.
A communication argues that City Councils must delegate library management and criticizes Thursday’s events as aristocratic demagoguery. It urges a joint management plan with Councils, the School Board, and citizens like Prof Brashesr and John Walker to ensure steady policy and end the public dispute over property control.
A Nebraska claim about Section Four of the Interstate Commerce Act and prohibitive freight charges is cited by the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. The piece debates whether prohibitory rates can persist only if intermediate freights remain taxed, challenging the notion that reform aims muddle and meddle with essential shipping costs.
A contemporary scholar argues for a perfected railroad with separate passenger and freight tracks and tracks elevated above ground to avoid grade crossings and urban congestion. He concedes improvements may occur but questions universal elevation as a feasible goal.
The article argues that elevating rail lines creates noise and ugliness while sunken tracks cost less and avoid grade crossing dangers. It cites Pittsburg examples showing the natural advantages of earthbound methods and urges placing streets above railways for efficiency and safety.
An investigation finds rural Allegheny teachers earning as low as 30 dollars a month with board, average salaries of 33.58 for men and 35.80 for women. The piece argues such pay harms education, urges higher salaries, and notes related public concerns. It also mentions Washington's birthday fines and political gossip about Mrs Logan as Secretary of State under Alger.
The New York Tribune reports the Memorial Arch Fund is growing steadily and near completion, yet notes a lack of progress on the Grant Monument Fund. The piece implies New York’s national discredit persists while one project advances and another stalls.
The article critiques New York celebrations over a World’s Fair issue and notes a broader context of fiscal plans. It cites Senator Dourne’s coast defense bill of 123 million dollars for forts and cannon and a naval expansion near 300 million dollars, plus a pension list of 690 million annually, arguing such spending shapes foreign views on U S defense mottos. It also comments on women suffragists seeking wage equality via socialism and questions human nature limits of socialist aims.
The sale to an English syndicate will allow Hon. W. Allerton to focus on a U S Senate run as farmers’ candidate. The platform stresses lamp jaw cattle farming as a staple part of the world’s meat supply.
A reported analysis of Beck’s run water stirs strong public reaction in the Southside, described as capable of provoking delirium without resorting to whisky, reflecting local concerns about water quality and safety.
The text argues against abolishing raw sugar duties defending the Sugar Trust policy. It notes the Allegheny Free Library building is a credit to the Northside and urges Connellia to ensure proper management this week. It mentions extreme North Dakota cold and a cable car engine test, then critiques George Francis Train’s globe-trotting race as a futile pursuit.
The Lancaster literary society invites entries for a spring poetry contest. Prizes are offered and the surplus funds are expected to accumulate quickly.
A survey of prominent individuals notes Speaker Reed opposing an international copyright bill while Postmaster General Waxamaker promotes Phytalis for hair care. Governor Waterman of California is praised as a farmer and shrewd bargainer, and Henry Watterson is described as a fifty year old, healthy man. The ex-Emperor of Brazil struggles with finances and political aims, while the Prince of Wales anxiously weighs succession concerns amid Parliament sessions.
Minneapolis Tribune reports Judge Cooley confronted a Chicago ticket broker over illicit New York tickets. The broker offered four tickets below legal rate and faced the Inter-State Commerce Commission demanding exact amounts and commissions from each railroad, ending with the broker’s collapse.
Just before a winter storm in February a Connecticut snake hunter described lively work on a country road where a Columbia man killed a large striped snake. Residents in Moodus Hillsto and nearby areas noted snakes swarming as winter quickened, with observers recalling grasshoppers and shifting river valley scenes.
Saratoga Chief of Police Blodget has devised a gas chamber method to execute condemned dogs replacing the water box. The device uses illuminating gas with a glass-sided box. a 45 pound dog reportedly dies in about two minutes once the pipe is filled, with minor delays from the escape pipe.
John Roberts of Lamar County with his wife and 22 children, 15 boys and 7 girls, ages up to 18 among the younger generation, includes six sets of twins. The tall sons range from four feet to six feet, all unmarried, living in a three room log house with a large loft. Mrs Roberts’ eldest child is about 40. The couple married at ages 1 and 4.
A Savannah News item notes a Brooklyn philanthropist attempting to organize a syndicate to establish free Turkish baths for the city’s poor. He envisions a system of common vigorous baths with liberal soap use for tramps and archists, offering civiliga tion services.
A Washington Post report from Laporte Indiana describes a marriage by telephone, hinting the trend may continue until errant calls produce a tangle of matrimonial affairs too complex for even a Chicago divorce court to untangle.
Beall prominent wool grower dies at home after a month long typhoid illness aged 41. He served as vice president of a state wool group and was well known in the community. Washington Heck, aged 6 years, dies at his father's home from an illness. he was a mold maker and brother of Will Heck.
A review of Chauncey M. Depew's speeches and Justin McCarthy's Four Georges and History of Our Times. The piece praises Depew's versatility and oratory, notes McCarthy's storytelling and historical works, and comments on related works by Warman on voice and several modern books and poems.
A fragment reflects on labor and sorrow at sea with tablets honoring departed mariners. The piece notes a difficult translation done with sympathy, comparing the Leopoldine and the perilous harbor passage as vessels meet the wind.
A clever Russian musician once bankrupted in St Petersburg joins New York society and later laments a magic organ piece. In Chicago a church outing reveals his “improvised” dreamlike voluntary which he reveals as a rapid version of Johnny Get Your Gun, transforming simple notes into a sly comic parody.
The article argues against automatic absorption through reciprocity or a Customs Union. It suggests England Canada and the United States could remain distinct powers despite free trade links. It warns Canada might fear loss of national autonomy and notes practical limits to union while supporting invited measures for closer federation of British North America.
A Northern New York village relies on wood gas derived from distilling wood in closed iron retorts for lighting. Charcoal and wood alcohol are produced as the sole local industry, with gas routed from retorts to illuminate buildings using a boiler-like plant and purifier setup. The process yields an odor akin to outdoor smoke.
The seventh lecture in a science series, by Prof A Forbes of the University of Dunois, argued that over 1,000,000 insect species illustrate evolution. He showed insects adapt to every habitat and perform roles matched by other animals, supporting the idea of a central origin of life and distribution.
Washington reports a Central Pacific dispatch to Senator Stanford detailing extreme snowdrifts delaying the last passenger train before Basin Gap. Work crews shovel between Colfax and Trackes as storm abates, explaining the struggle to move trains through the western snow. A side note from Chicago inter ocean notes J Whitcomb Riley advises against the McGinty act, deeming it unprofitable.
A verse reflection on men who reach the Grand Trunk railroad of success just as the train speeds by. The poem notes varied responses from cursing the railroad to laughing at fate, and warns that many miss the chance while others rush only to arrive too late. It contrasts those who seize opportunity with those who miss it, leaving fate as the ultimate judge.
An Allegheny citizen argues against handing Carnegie library management to a citizen commission and urges councils to keep control. He cites long serving city officials as proof councils can manage budgets and appointments and warns a commission would threaten public funds and Carnegie’s philanthropic aims.
A letter to the Dispatch argues that Westinghouse gas meters fail to maintain pressure and bill fairly when service drops below four ounces. The writer urges the gas companies to explain why meters underpressure do not read proper flow, implying inflated charges and questioning meter fairness.
American resident of Allegheny aged 21 faced denial of a vote after political board required 80 days citizenship or 21 years and 8 days. He, born in the U S, seeks clarity on what constitutes American citizenship for native born and how much over 21 is needed to vote. The letter asks if he was entitled to vote and requests legal guidance from Mal Pooch column.
Reader's note describes Ford City in Armstrong County located on the Allegheny Valley Railroad about 40 miles north of Pittsburgh. It claims a population around 1000 and no local government, owned by the Pittsburgh Glass Company with large works. The town reportedly named after J B Cone, president of the company, with one policeman on duty in Ser nwa.
A humorous Scottish tale describes a joiner repeatedly fired who is eventually buried in a coffin by coworkers. A farmer stops to ask if the supposed corpse is dead, and the funeral party jokes about whether he should be left to live. The uneven dialogue reflects village wit and wordplay from the era.
A reader extols Pittsburg papers over costly magazines noting a recent Dispatch issue with twenty pages of varied content. Items include political scoops from Russia and Britain, celebrity news, literary features, poetry, society columns, and notes on local events in Pittsburgh and Allegheny.
Architect A F Mason of this city Wisconsin has completed plans for a mountain lodge for George J Gould on Farlough Lake. The two story log building will retain natural timbers and include a veranda and large hall. A spring water supply will feed a barn and a rail link via the Ulster and Delaware Railroad at Arkville will be built once weather permits.
An anecdote recalls a New York organ grinder dying while playing Home Sweet Home and prompts a broader joke about vulnerability. The piece notes many grinders survive, making the grim anecdote only a partial subject for satire or poems.
A Swiss paper reports a Paris Exposition lottery winner an English art student in Geneva. A Russian physician claims diphtheria cures via erysipelas inoculation. Northamptonshire funds pay residents to guard crops by sparrow heads. Siren-like smuggling of fake streetcars, hedge rules, portraits for explorers, name changes cites, and factory act aims feature in brief items from Europe with varied scandals and tech notes.
A scattered mix of brief notes and curios from a bygone era. Items discuss a Germantown reader, Palmer Cox characters, a Dubuque figure, a Santa Cruz cat, and a military officer’s Biography. Also noted are a Prospect Park statue, Samuel Barney’s life, Indian Territory activity, and a Vatican Hebraic Bible claim. Additional items reference Annie Besant, Dr Knorr winnings, a Cleveland artist, a Lexington stallion sale, a Farmington aging family, and Prairie du Chien curiosities.
A collage of quips and snippets from satirical remarks. Jokes touch Cupid love darkness detective fiction and social gossip, with mock quotes from various papers. The humor centers on lovers disguises misread signals and social pretensions in a stream of witty lines.
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