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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1892
Page
4
The piece defends Secretary Blaine against jingo critics, praising his preference for honorable peace with Chile and a cautious, reciprocal expansion of American commerce. It argues Blaine would unify sensible Americans, elevate diplomacy over war, and strengthen his presidential prospects.
The Evening World notes rising boldness of thieves and highway robbers in New York due to delays in punishment. It cites frequent stays of executions and dilatory trials, with criminals often released when confinement tires, prompting more break-ins and street holdups as a regular profession.
The Hastings crash on the New York Central is linked to the brakeman who caused the disaster. He has surrendered and will await court action. The article argues the railway directors share greater responsibility for the loss of life for failing to provide a block system on the track.
The piece critiques New York decisions that directors cannot be criminally liable for a company policy of neglect causing disaster. It argues manslaughter by proxy is possible and questions why a brakeman shouldn’t be charged for inattention while prioritizing corporate accountability and safety standards.
The article argues that electing all representatives by statewide vote would remove districts, intensify minority underrepresentation, and worsen gerrymandering fairness. It notes contrasting views, including Michigan Democrats proposing district-based presidential electors while opposing districting for Congress. The piece labels the statewide plan as partisan and flawed.
The piece discusses Senator Quay's push for annexing parts of Mexico adjacent to Texas. It notes public reluctance to new acquisitions, cites unsafe Mexican provinces and Garza’s exploits, and compares to Texas independence and eventual U S annexation. It mentions Diaz versus Santa Anna and the Mexican government’s weakness.
Senator David Bennett Hill has promoted free coinage while separating it from Nevada policy, then shifted to Washington to repeal the McKinley and 1890 silver acts. The change invites critique of his political skill and raises questions about Democratic consistency and ignorance in leadership.
An early opportunity to air his infallible statesmanship in the Senate would temper David Bennett’s present imposing presence, teaching him more about his own frankness in politics and reshaping his public perception.
A historical critique by Mr. F Buxton on British settlements on the West coast of Africa mocks colonial misrule at St Louis and Freetown. The piece argues such methods offend any remaining conscience, but suggests parliamentary interest will be minimal and cites long-standing English indifference.
A fragmentary report claims Senor Marta erred by not submitting his October 7 reply to President Montt and the Cabinet. The piece notes Montt’s recent inauguration and Egan’s absence, suggesting the tale reveals Chilean political naiveté and a cautious, rash handling of state matters.
Senator Hrux pushes Democratic policy while remaining in New York. Senator Stewart warns of sharp criticism awaiting him in Washington, predicting David Bennett may adopt a more modest demeanor in the Senate chamber.
Herald contends police in Chicago may be more culpable than anarchist propagators if the story is true. The piece frames police actions as an attempt to mobilize anarchism for financial ends, suggesting a grave moral and social hazard.
The article contrasts the Spanish Inquisition's tortures as a supposed spiritual salvage with a separate case in Butler County where a Hungarian man allegedly endured brutal burns for onlookers amusement. It frames the first as a solemn religious punishment and the second as a crowd driven act of cruelty.
The remark suggests Ingalls may resist Decalogue influence in politics yet feels affinity for it. It draws a parallel noting Ingalls, like the Decalogue, appears to have no place in political matters.
The French author Guy de Maupassant attempted suicide while suffering nervous prostration from overwork. The incident underscores a broader pattern of hurried modern life that harms more lives than many other factors today.
A reflection on snow’s mood borderlines between rural inspiration and urban irritability. The piece contrasts tranquil country scenes with city streets where snowfall provokes sharper tempers and harsher talk.
Opinion pieces attack the idea of war for sport and question Secretary Blaine’s fitness for treason and spoils. The code letter will reassemble today in a morally relaxed state after the holiday spree, reflecting a natural postholiday condition.
The piece notes Moses P Handy delivering a wholesale push in Congress while a 25 million appropriation remains secure. It hints at a possible light winter, with a cold wave arriving the same day as Sherman’s win in the Republican Legislative caucus in Columbus, suggesting January weather is typical for Sherman.
A Parisian press debate questions the intention of the Czarina to visit Paris. Other items note Senator Peffer’s school-teaching at age 15, Rush addressing Maryland Farmers, Tyndall’s youth puzzles, McMillan’s youthful wreck, Grèce of Greece heroically saving a sailor, Sully denying a U.S. tour, Carnegie’s large library gift to Fairfield Indiana, James F. Wilson’s donation, and King Leopold health reports. Ethel Ingalls praised for coloring in a portrait by Jean Mallory.
Columbus C Ohio Jan 4 Governor Campbell was to be honored at a Columbus Club banquet hosted by leading city business men. Major McKinley was expected but could not attend due to illness. The event was complimentary in tone and spirit.
In New York Roswell P. Flower is described as David B. Hill's understudy while Mr. Cleveland stars this season. Flower previously made a farewell tour in 1858.
The Indianapolis press notes renewed ghost dance activity as concern rises over security on the distant Chilean coast. General Miles faces potential peril while pursuing Native forces in uneasy conditions.
A. M Palmers company presented Alabama by Augustus Thomas. The play focuses on character over plot with Colonel Preston and Colonel Moberney among vividly drawn locals. Odell Williams Burr McIntosh and others deliver strong performances. Superb scenery of Talladega enhances the southern mood. Audience size large with restrained applause.
Critics in Pittsburgh condemn The Gossoon as a weak Irish melodrama lacking plot and coherence. Carroll Johnson shows limited merit despite a fine singing voice, while the supporting cast and overall company fail to salvage the production. The piece contrasts with stronger Dublin theater fare and leaves audiences disappointed.
The reconstruction of Twelve Temptations yields a specialty driven program. The La Martine acrobats delight with skill and strength while Lillian White and Henry M Browne garner encores for topical song and pantomime. Critics note dull scenery and miscast leads in a mixed Bijou bill.
Devoy and Smiley's International Comiques headline yesterday's show with no encores noted in the afternoon and evening performances. It marks the first vaudeville company at Harris' this season, not the worst of the year. A standout is Bob Stickney's trained horse act, while the Guichard sisters' French statue routine also draws attention.
A vaudeville act named the French Folly Company plays the Academy of Music this week. They opened to a crowd but the house was not enthusiastic and the lineup shows many weak elements.
The show features Sam Bernard delivering lively fun and a touching piece titled The Face Upon the Floor. Lizzie B Raymond leads a string of songs, while Smith and Lord, the Wood Sisters, Fitzgerald and Kelly Bro, and a comedy burlesque Paris Life provide fashionable dresses and ample humor.
The play Forgiven returns after years to the Grand Opera House in Pittsburg. Frederick Burton stars as a reforming gambler with Denver Jack and Ralph Delmore as the escaped friend, while Lettie Allen charms as the gambler's wife. The strong cast keeps the story lively and the audience engaged from start to finish.
Daniel Boone and Carlotta and the lions drew filled crowds to Harry Davis' Museum Theater yesterday. The lions showed new tricks while a local reporter visited the den. The Gaiety Specialty Company performs with a fair programme in the theater.
Stage Whispers report Burr McIntosh's friends filled the Alvin Theater last night as Sinbad played to a packed audience. Tanbark lay along the conservatory paths, seen as no real improvement, while the show attracted many supporters and high interest in the city.
Washington January 4 Mr Leech director of the Mint stated the German Austrian agreement to demonetize the Verein thalers. All Austrian Union thalers are in Germany as national coins there with an estimated 400 000 000 to 500 000 000 marks in circulation. The Austrian Vereinthalers are to be melted down, figures range 75 000 000 to 110 000 000 marks. The move appears to be to buy and melt silver coins into bars since silver florins trade below their face value.
Jan 4 Hannissone reports a 5 percent tax on net receipts for notaries earning over 1000 annually. About 3000 notaries exist, mostly in Philadelphia with one in Pittsburgh. Checks range from 18 cents to 6 or 8 dollars. Revenue totals about 000 though stationery and postage nearly offset it. Commissions issued at five dollars each remain highly profitable, with governors benefiting from the appointments. last year notaries paid nearly 20000 for commissions.
In New Haven on January 4 a claim emerged that Chicago University, led by former Yale president Prof. William F. Harper, acquired a German librarian's lifetime collection at a cost of 8500,000. The 390,000 volumes, sourced from a renowned German book collector, were purchased with university funds and have been shipped to America.
The Italian Government’s request for a reprieve for Trezza, sentenced to death in Sing Sing, was presented by Marquis Imperiali. Governor Flower telegrammed that the reprieve would be granted, with actions to await guidance from the State Department on Italian authorities’ further wishes.
Rome today reported Count Lefevre de Behaine the French Ambassador to the Vatican reached a complete accord with the Pope on a future mutual policy. The Pope accepted France's terms for conciliation including cessation of episcopal letters to the Archbishop of Aix and suppression of Catholic electoral catechisms.
Meadville Theological School receives a 16000 endowment from Mrs Abbie B Haywood of Sterling Mines to establish The Adin Ballows Lectureship of Practical Christian Sociology as a permanent department to be held in trust.
Cranks and the grip have followed us into the new year in Boston Traveller commentary noting public unease and ongoing worry as the year begins.
The judge’s decision declares liquor sales in any social club unlawful, affecting clubs from small to large. Projections warn the ruling could close many club rooms, shift city revenue from licensing, and spur court reviews potentially upholding the ban.
A social note discusses rumors about Daughters of the Revolution and their claimed ancestral ties. It reports the University Club is reorganized and has secured a headquarters at 417 Wood Street with reading rooms, emphasizing a literary atmosphere and selective admission for Pittsburg university graduates.
Social chatter notes dissatisfaction with convention recording and suggests male collaborators overshadowed female performers. Tux Symphony Orchestra conducts at Cyclorama Auditorium Allegheny under Musical Association. Also mentions Nirvana Dancing Club German night invitations and several society teas and receptions amid holiday events.
Special dispatch outlines the proposed Ohio Congressional districts under the Carpenter Bill. It lists districts one through twenty one with counties and townships assigned, including Hamilton, Butler, Montgomery, Darke, Auglaize, and Cleveland areas, and notes Cleveland wards affected. The plan spreads counties like Cuyahoga, Lake, Stark, and Geauga across multiple districts.
The U S Supreme Court issued several rulings on railroad matters including a decision in favor of Northern Pacific Railway in a mandamus case over Yakima City trains. It sustained a South Carolina law charging railroads for the State Stalling Commission expenses and dismissed other tax and jurisdiction challenges.
The Mint Director reports a box of new silver coins worth half dollars quarters and dimes arriving. He sent one set to the President and distributed others at market value. Demand remains high as applicants seek samples while the Treasury adjusts costs from melted silver and contemplates new appropriations to continue coinage. The Philadelphia Mint struck today's coins and the present fund will finance roughly six months of production.
Report from Washington indicates the President's promised correspondence on the Valparaiso attack will be delayed. The Chilean authorities completed judicial proceedings and intend to punish three convicted Chileans. Officials expect no undue delay in resolution, awaiting Chilean sentence before presenting conclusions to Secretary Blaine.
Sam Joy, a Chinese national alleged to head a smuggling ring, appeared in U S Court today for violation of the Chinese exclusion act. He traveled via Cuba and El Paso, returning to New Orleans with groups of Chinese laborers claimed as from Texas and California but deemed smuggled. Authorities say Joy has facilitated the entry of hundreds of Chinamen, earning large sums, and his capture could disrupt the illicit network.
The Northwest people desire noth ing better than to repeat the blessings of 1491 as they look toward 1292, reflecting a call for renewed prosperity and communal gratitude in this historical note from Chicago.
Captain William F. Meeker of Newark New Jersey died Thursday at the National Soldiers Home Virginia aged 78 He served as a Civil War scout on the Blackwater and with General Butler He is noted for arresting a Confederate incendiary and escorting a prisoner to Baltimore where a rescue attempt was thwarted by Meeker and a Provost Marshal detachment
New York January 4. Prinz Von Michaels who annoyed the Gould family by insisting Miss Helen Gould marry him was adjudged insane at Bellevue Hospital. He will be sent to Ward's Island asylum. his delusion is that angels whisper to him and inspire him.
The body of John Hans, once a wealthy carriage manufacturer, was dissected at the Ohio Medical College this morning. After his wife’s death and a rapid decline into drunkenness, he spent his final days in a City Hospital free ward before his remains were turned over for dissection.
Rev Thomas D Skinner D D professor of divinity at McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago died at his residence after years of ill health and a pneumonia attack He was about 70 and left a daughter His father, also named Thomas Skinner, was a presbyterian minister of Philadelphia and eminent in his time The son became a minister at about 21 years old
Patrick Brenhan, possibly Newark Ohio’s oldest man, died Sunday night. His children claim he was about 110, noted for his deformity and bent posture. Born in the North of Ireland, he is survived by several children and long residence in the community.
In Deming New Mexico on January 4 a U S Commissioner decided that the country of origin for a Chinese man who crossed from Mexico is Mexico and ordered his return to that country.
Fragmented obituary notices report deaths across several places and eras. Mentions include Mrs Petricha Matthews of Louisville aged six, Jamies Matthews son. Monsignor GopsciLn bishop of Hertogenbosch Huciaud. George Fetter former county commissioner of Lima. Jongers Gauda aide to General Jourez in Mexico. Repret W. Fox of a New York firm. Coloste Gilmone deputy governor of Ontario and Ontario Assembly clerk in Toronto.
In Wasuamoron D C on January 4 the funeral for General Montgomery C Meigs is planned for tomorrow with a military character. Services will be at St Johns Acres Church and the interment will follow at Arlington.
The Toledo Commercial notes that reciprocity with the chief Central American states has been effected through treaties, signaling continued advancement of the Pan-American movement. Strong entities include Pan-American, Toledo Commercial.
A collage of brief curiosities reports various facts from 19th century lore. Notes include 169 Confederate flags in Washington relics, odd animal tales, and historical snippets on food costs, climate, and exotic plants. Reads as a miscellany of sensational bits and trivia.
A compact collection of light humor and verse snippets from various sources. The item features quips about New Year greetings, birthdays, photographers, and literary figures, presented as a collage of jokes, rhymes, and mock dialogues.
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