Attorney General Fights Watered Western Union Monopoly
The Pennsylvania Attorney General targets the Western Union Telegraph Company for violating the state constitution by consolidating telegraph interests. The Dispatch supports prompt, thorough action after twelve months of evidence gathering, warning that forfeiture of the company’s Pennsylvania property could restore competition and curb its alleged dividend abuses. The piece argues the firm’s evasion of laws and its potential to tax the public must be halted.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Pennsyvania
Western Union
Mutual Union
American Union
Disratch
Kirkpatrick
Pennsylyan
Fire destroys two Victoria houses and tales of false teeth
In Victoria British Columbia a correspondent recalls a blaze that consumed two houses. A woman clung to her false teeth as valuable belongings while a fireman risked his life to save them. The piece wryly comments on the worth of artificial teeth and ends with a French saying about value.
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Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
Greman
France
Proposals to limit eleventh U.S. Census volumes debated
Debates over restricting the eleventh census focus on avoiding an expansive, enduring record like the tenth census. The New York Sun criticizes House bill plans as too many volumes, arguing three volumes would be insufficient and risk narrowing inquiries to population and a few major items rather than broad data.
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United States
Togun
New York Sun
Census Volume Limitation Proposal for Prompt Publication
The author argues that strict regulation could compress the information now spread across twenty two volumes into seven, making the census more useful. The piece suggests completing all reports within two years to ensure timely work and prevent scope creep, while boosting social and industrial growth visibility.
Governor's message outlines revenue, schools, roads and reforms
The Governor's message, published in full, surveys revenue and taxation, urges curbs on tax dodging, and calls for measures to equalize taxation. It favors industrial training, seamanship and mining schools, orphan pupil transfers, better roads using convict labor, and modernizing Supreme Court procedures. Overall, a businesslike document urging practical reforms for the state.
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Commonwealth
Supreme Court
City budgets under close scrutiny ahead of 1889 demands
Chiefs of Departments must examine 1889 estimates in detail both individually and cumulatively. Residents expect restraint on sharp increases for fire and police, fearing higher taxes after a cautious year. The city aims for a businesslike, economy minded approach with tight scrutiny of everyday running costs.
Mr Piatt and the Bribery Charge in Belford’s Magazine
The Dispatch rebuts Donn Piatt’s charge that Benjamin Harrison was elected by wholesale bribery. It says Piatt offers few facts, cites Foster’s campaign circular and Ingalls’ Kansas delegate remark, and notes Dudley’s alleged instruction on handling floaters, arguing these do not prove a presidential conspiracy.
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Belford
Benjamin Harrison
Pratt
Foster
Ingalls
Kansas
Chicago
Phelps
Wall Street
Dudley
Piatt
United States
Senator Ingalls
Republican Party
Personal corruption claims fail to convict party leaders
The text argues that three men cannot be convicted of corruption. It says the election was two months past and the charge tied to the Dudley circular remains unproven. It warns that large campaign fundraising is dangerous, and although money was spent heavily, the Republican system is not beyond repair.
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Indiana
Political banter over Harrison cabinet hopes in Dispatch
Mr. Crauncy M. Derew claims John Sherman had nothing to do with Harrison's nomination. The Dispatch mocks original phrasing and notes Harrison’s cabinet prospects, joking that Blaine and Bisine are central to the joke as the president-elect weighs his options and pocket power.
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Blaine
Bisine
Immigrant returns and political digs at parties
Sixty pauper immigrants were sent back from New York last week to the countries which had sent them here. It is claimed investigation spurs officials to duty. Democrats mock the possibility of Republican House losses before the session. The Times faces renewed bribery claims related to Fenian outrages. K of L and miners unions claim wide membership. New Year’s call fades into innocuous desuetude as gilded youth patronizes licensed saloons.
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New York
New York Harbor
Kreuznach
Berry Wall Says He Will Perform If Protected From European Tragedians
Berry Wall vows to stay off stage unless American actors are protected from European pauper tragedians. The remark prompts little concern among readers as it appears political theater rather than practical impact. A florists' trust rumor circulates but is deemed irrelevant to bread prices.
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Berry Wall
Europe
Berry
Presses debate Northern papers on White Caps and Ku Klux
A Savannah Mews item notes Southern papers urge Northern coverage of White Caps and Ku Klux while hoping Jews benefit from the stance. It also cites the Citizens' Traction road resuming service after delays, critiques the New York Sun’s encyclopedia suggestion, damns Lax as a public nuisance, warns against indemnity to Hayti, and jokes about “9’s” in dated letters.
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Savannah
The
New York Sun
Harrison
Sun
Gladstone’s 79th birthday celebrated in Naples and Hawarden
Mary Anderson mingles in Boston upon meeting Mr. Browning while Mrs. Humphrey Ward resents dramatization rumors of Robert Elsmere. Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone tour Italy with their daughter Mrs Drew. A sister of the late Colorow dies, while public notes of Gladstone’s health and birthday gifts pour in from Hawarden and universities. He is in fine health and jokes about climbing Vesuvius.
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Boston
Browning
Humphrey Wann
Robert Elsmere
Gladstone
Drew
Hawarden
Colorow
Golorow
William E. Gladstone
Naples
Oxford
Cambridge
Timid land lovers and fearless seas in a Pittsburg tale
A Pittsburg observer reflects on sea faring fears and the allure of ocean liners. He recalls a Cunard captain who fears land travel, praises sailors’ steadiness in danger, and recounts a traveler’s tale of honesty aboard ships and a river of pool bets that yielded a windfall on pilot boat numbers.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
Boston Boodler Rumor of Large Municipal Loss Denied
Special Telegram to the Dispatch reports Boston's ex clerk of the Municipal Court, presumed debtor in a huge sum, denies default. An accountant studies Leighton's books. figures not public but likely far below 250000. Mayor O'Brien cited the matter in vetoing an 18000 county expense order. Leighton remains wealthy at Back Bay residence.
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Boston
Leighton
O'Brien
Ees
Back Bay
The Great Bore Lighted by Westinghouse in Hoosac Tunnel
The Fitchburg Railroad contracted with Westinghouse Electric Light Company of Pittsburg a year ago to illuminate the Hoosac tunnel. Forty miles of lead-covered cables lay in wooden conduits along both sides of the tracks. Lamps arranged in 2050 lamp volt sections. power from two 125 horsepower boilers and a horsepower engine. three dynamos of 650 kilolight capacity and two direct current machines. Engineers can now see a mile ahead in clear conditions, enabling faster work and safer travel through the tunnel.
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Albany
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Westinghouse Electric Light Company
Pittsburg
Hoosac
Droll Americana Observations by Max O’Kell
Max O’Kell humorously contrasts American manners with European taste noting women in low neck ball gowns receiving callers. He recalls Parisians recalling an American millionaire who asked to borrow the Arc de Triomphe for a wedding day. He concludes with a civics quip that people learn by voting.
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Max O' Kell
Forum
Paris
A Letter Lost For Six Years In A Canadian Village
Janet Russell, the belle of a St. Lawrence village, receives a long buried note from her former suitor John Miller. The letter, delivered years later with a frank confession, reveals a shaken past and alters the fates of Janet, Charley Hall, and Miller as two marriages unfold and a store changes hands.
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Alive Yet Legally Dead Peculiar Life Imprisonment Law
A New York Herald report explains life imprisonment leaves a convict legally dead in this state. Francis Brouty, jailed for life at Sing Sing, was denied inheritance from his father’s will after probate. Governor pardoned the man later, but the court still barred him from reclaiming his share, declaring once dead in law, always dead.
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Francis Brouty
Mount Vernon
Sing Sing
Policeman Woods
Warden Srush
Brouty
Bronty
Sainty
Christmas Present That Bores A Man A Silver Dollar Story
A New York Sun vignette recalls a man annoyed by his wife’s Christmas gift a silver dollar from 1884 cut open to reveal two halves a monogrammed inner piece and a woman’s portrait the tale follows his comic attempts to spend the coin and the ensuing chaotic chase for its value.
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New York Sun
Rou
Windsor One Pound Baby Turns One Year Old
A Windsor couple, Mr and Mrs McEwen, celebrate a one pound baby now a year old and weighing under three pounds. Doctor Reams notes the infant weighed about 11 ounces at birth and the small voice delights attending mothers.
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Dercert
Windsor
Watch Recovered After City Fair Theft Incident
At a Faeg leysville fair three miles away a watch and money were stolen from two people. One owner blocked exits with a knife, prompting armed men to flourish revolvers amid the chaos. The thief finally returned the watch. Also note Salem Daily News debuts in Salem Ohio as a six column paper by J W Northrop with G W Pent as associate editor.
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Salem, O
Salem Daily News
J. W. Northrop
Buckeye
G. W. Pent
Beaver Falls
Fragmentary Verse on New Year Potions and Patina
A fragmented verse notes yearly doctors visiting the city, their shelves stocked for New Year ailments. It mentions Apollinaris, sparkling Vichy, sodium bicarbonate, and bismuth as remedies for headaches and aches, painting a dated, ironic picture of urban health rituals.
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Tare
Patna
Apollinaris
New Year's in New York Hotels Offer Splendid Feasts
Special telegraph report from New York details lavish New Year’s hospitality across hotels. Marlboro Hotel hosts a feast with a 42 pound striped bass centerpiece, towering lobsters, pheasants, quail, turkeys and beef. Parker House, Hoffman House, Morton House also showcase elaborate spreads with salmon, jellies, fruits and wines. Messenger boys from offices join the feast, receiving generous servings and behaving well.
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Dispatch
New Yorks
Marlboro Hotel
Henry Borel
August Dunn
Aid Pf
Parker House
Charles Steward
Delmonico's
Hoffman House
E. Laperruque
Morton House
Reasons to be Happy About Our Failing Weather
From Social Gleanings by Mark Boyd. A humorous riff praising Britain and Scotland as a blessed island free from polar frost and scorching suns. The excerpt ends with a wind and rain blast at Ben Nevis, abruptly cutting off the preacher’s sermon.
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Great Britain
Scotland
Ben Nevis
Kirk
Belgium's iron trade shows rising output in 1987
The North British Mail reports Belgium increased finished iron production in 1987 despite material drawbacks. Demand for girders rose from the United States, exports to Italy grew ahead of tariff changes, and Britain bought Belgian girders while price controls affected bars and merchant iron.
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United States
Italy
Great Britain
Luxemburg
Germany
France
New York Names Hugh J. Grant as Mayor in 1902
January ceremony at City Hall saw Hugh J. Grant formally take office as mayor with former mayor Abram Hewitt presiding. A large crowd gathered for the transition as department heads elected in November were also installed.
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Hugh J. Grant
Abrams. Hewitt
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Mr. Hewitt
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Grant
The Copyrighters Meet in Boston
Boston January L annual meeting of the International Copyright Association was led by President W Elliot with members including H Hougaton Rev Joseph Cook and others present. Secretary Dana Esten lacked the formal report and no special recommendations were made. Officers’ election postponed. a 15 member committee was formed to assist the Executive Committee in planning an authors reading or similar fundraiser.
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Boston
International Copyright Association
W. Elliot
H. ©. Hougaton
Joseph Cook
W. E. Griffo
Daniel Lothrop
W. T. Adams
James Parton
Dana Esten
Houghton
Colorado Senate Special Election Candidates Named
Washington January 1 The biennial Colorado General Assembly session opens tomorrow with a high stakes Senate race to succeed Senator Bowen. Candidates listed include Ex-Senator Tabor Ex-Representative Chilcott Rev Dr David H Moore and E O Wolcott of Denver.
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Desert
Con
General Assembly of
Colorado
U.S
Bowen
Tabor
Voneressman
Chilcott
David H. Moore
E. 0. Wolcott
Denver
Ex slave and Raleigh alderman recalls Davis bond in letter
James H. Jones a former bodyservant of Jefferson Davis says he has not seen his former master since Fortress Monroe. Davis replies from Beauvoir Mississippi sending Christmas portrait and praising Jones as faithful.
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N.C
James H. Jones
Jefferson Davis
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Monroe
Davis
Georgia
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Peste
Ughter
Scrap-book on Harrison campaign history emerges in Indianapolis
A scrap book received by General Harrison in Indianapolis compiles newspaper clippings about his early political campaign. It catalogs speeches stories and gossip mirroring modern charges and countercharges. The volume notes a false tale that Harrison endorsed ten cents a day for laborers and describes warnings about spreading false stories to influence distant Ohio voters.
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Indianapolis
Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Ohio
Infant Monstrosity With 36 Inch Head A Two Year Old
JoussTown January L A Mr and Mrs Ross Morrellville are parents of a son born two years ago whose head began to grow disproportionally. Now 36 inches in circumference the head weighs as much as a half bushel while the body remains proportionate. The child cannot stand or speak but shows awareness, and doctors attribute the growth to fluid accumulation around the brain. No cure exists and death could occur at any time.
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Dispatch
JoussTown
Ross
Morrellville
What They Swore Off From
A list of famous figures renouncing various habits or excesses. Mrs Rive-Chanler deserts adjectives in sixteenth century literature, Edgar Fawestt leaves English grammar mayhem, the Emperor William abandons uniforms, the Prince of Wales rejects anti-fat measures, General Boulanger stops Boulangering, King Mwanga renounces bad conduct, Mrs Parsons withdraws from lector John Jacob Kilrain, Fire Alarm Foraker quits ringing himself up, Hayes stops double charging, Matthew Stanley Quay and William Walter Phelps abandon bright crimson scarves and long hair, Dan Lamont ends shopping tours to New York.
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Mrs. Rive-Chanler
Edgar Fawestt
Emperor William
Prince of Wales
General Boulanger
O Hayes
Matthew Stanley Quay
Harrison
Aioe
William Walter Phelps
Olonel
Dan Lamont
New York
Discovery of Gold in Massachanetta Hills Sparks Local Excitement
Farmers in Franklin county Mass are excited by a reported gold find in Buckland Hills. Veins run north to south in blue-plate rock, thinning beneath the surface with increasing thickness as developed. A Chicago News note adds General Harrison insured for 10000, hinting at cabinet disclosure, while a remark commends proper pronunciation of Chairman Quay's name as a campaign highlight.
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Buckland Hills
California
Earth
Chicago News
Harrison
Quay
Colonel John C. Dent Dies in Carthage at 73
Colonel John C. Dent dies at his Carthage Missouri home early this morning aged 73. He was brother in law of General Grant and resided in St. Louis.
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John C. Dent
Grant
Carthage
Oddities and Local Tales From Far and Wide
A mosaic of curios and quick sketches from various places recounts bloom in Alabama, a Whitfield County sleepless man, a Niles nail find, Czar’s steel, Paris funeral monopoly, Japan housing costs, Faroe island superstition, Fresno possum farming, elephant trunk muscles, old English brick walls, a 1,700 pound bear, Florida orange sizes, a Vermont dynamo, bootheel manufacture, December hay, a stage accident death, South Carolina’s Confederate seal gift, and Zebulon Hancox’s frugal life in Stonington with saved wealth and handmade gear.
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France
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Faroe Islands
Fresno
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Missouri
London
Vermont
Palisades
New Durham
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Walter Webb
W. E. Earle
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Stonington
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