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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1892
Page
4
The readable text shows an old Pittsburgh Dispatch advertisement block with office addresses at Smithfield and Diamond Streets and references to New York offices. Includes mentions of publishing rooms and ad space, with generic notices about advertisers and the Dispatch staff.
The Washington Post argues that conflicting Chilean and American accounts of the Valparaiso riot fuel war rhetoric. It cites officials and journalists as prone to misrepresentation, urging caution before urging conflict and pressuring for verified evidence from investigations.
The article defends Kansas farmers against Eastern critics who depict them as misfortune struck. It cites a Kansas Board of Agriculture estimate of vast agricultural surpluses, detailing how farmers must sell excess products after meeting local needs for themselves and their livestock.
The passage notes a $190,000,000 surplus shared among 1.4 million Kansans. It equates per capita wealth to $72 in an exceptional year or $360 for a family of five, with emphasis on groceries clothing taxes and mortgage payoff. It lauds that the surplus was honestly earned and hard fought.
The article condemns the Supreme Court reversal in the Counselman case nullifying key provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act. It argues the decision reduces the law to a nullity by shielding rebates, secret rates, and discriminations. It criticizes railway interests for engineering a shift to criminal penalties for shippers and warns against trusting such benevolent reforms.
The city announces that Chef Bigelow is not dictating the library plans. Instead, a first consultation was held when differences in opinions over the building site arose. Plans will be compared with the ground and adjusted as needed. Both sides seek harmony and an ornament to the city.
Monday's partial ratification by the Senate of the Brussels treaty, signed by European powers eighteen months ago, followed a reconsideration after the measure failed at the close of the Fifty-first congress. The defeat stemmed from fear the country would acquiesce in partitioning African territory, now removed by explicit language in the Senate resolution.
The measure ratified by the Senate includes suppression of the slave trade and control of firearms and intoxicants to natives. It is a race amelioration treaty, with reservations, and the country earns praise for humanitarian aims. Naval dissatisfaction and political maneuvering around Chilean investigations are noted, with calls for uniform law and scrutiny of federal influence.
Refugees hosted at Mr. Beans quarters in Santiago have reached the United States vessel Yorktown. With Chilean government consent, the 3 hotel arrangement ends and authorities expect the proprietor to retire with his boarders.
A Pittsburg resident designed a method to raise the fire hose so street car traffic remains uninterrupted during a blaze. The inventor hopes the plan will prove successful and adopted by others facing similar emergencies.
The right to trial by peers is acknowledged but a request for six Alsatians on the jury for an Alsatian accused of murder should not be granted. He was living in America and should be tried by an American jury without regard to birthplace.
Each day brings reassurance of peace in Europe and notes the description of a new weapon adopted by a peace-loving government. The description underscores rising arms readiness among competing nations while implying ongoing diplomatic prudence.
Mr Perrer's early statesmanlike move to mortgage Indiana for 10 million dollars reveals a pro inflation stance. The high price tag for hoop poles white caps and timber signals inflationary pressure. A Blues and Grays reunion in Virginia would have pleased Grady and loyal union supporters accept this as a hopeful sign of the times.
Residents face reassurance from mine plaintiffs that no real danger exists yet they contend wells ceilings and streets are cracking. Snow washed streets show signs of possible further downfalls as spring melt nears.
A fragment notes English critics urge a boycott of American apples over arsenic fears, while mocking the seriousness of the claim. It comments on the apple’s supposed danger to youths and contrasts English leather shoe wear with waterproofing.
Rev. D Theodore L Curtier of Brooklyn marks his 70th birthday. MukaT Halstead sails from England to New York on the Majestic January 20. The Writers Club of London grows to about 200 with Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett as vice president. General George H Batchenier, new minister to Portugal, touring London before Lisbon. Heen Winmurs, German commissioner to the Columbian Exposition, ill with influenza in critical condition. Senator Sherman leaves Washington for Ohio to address the Legislature after election. Congressman Hatch reportedly cured of liquor taste a decade ago by hot water cure. Kate Mitchell English temperance worker argues for women's suffrage. James Waitcrcome Rinsey praised as the most popular American poet by magazines. Maurice Maetterline, the Belcinn Shakespeare, cites Shakespeare as his muse. Poe's Usher seen as finest short story.
In Lornos on January 12 reports show influenza raging across England and continental Europe with increasing virulence. Notable victims include Lord and Lady Brooke and Bishop William Reeves of Down. France, Germany, Austria report rising cases. Bohemia notes many psychiatric patients affected. Canada’s Miss Canada’s Chance mirrors Leap Year proposal humor in the Omaha World Herald.
Washington report notes the Democratic majority aims to limit Ways and Means hearings to a dozen bills and written statements. It cites objections by New York importers to McKinley act effects, plus a bill to consolidate customs districts and new public-building requests.
In Idaho a Senate seat once held by Senator Dubois is challenged by Mr. Claggett who alleges illegal election by the Legislature. The case, fully signed with major arguments from both sides, adjourned to Thursday. The Navy Secretary also paid Union Iron Works 53880 for Cruiser No. 6 construction in San Francisco.
The Kendals deliver a strong performance in Tom Taylor's Still Waters Run Deep at the Duquesne. John Mildmay is shown as a stout-hearted Lancashire gentleman while Hawksley is outwitted by steadfast common sense. Mrs Kendal excels as the wife’s strong-minded aunt, Dodson delivers versatile comedy, and the audience responds with warm applause. Tonight Katharine Kavanagh reappears.
The Zanesville Ministerial Association passes resolutions denouncing Sunday funerals with noisy parades and bands. They pledge to refuse officiating except in extraordinary circumstances, targeting secret societies that bury members with processions. The move stirs strong reaction inside and outside congregations.
The Pennsylvania gas and petroleum committee at Hangiscera appointed Emery Guthrie and Hassan as sub committee to hire an active secretary. A resolution urged Chicago authorities to give PA gas and oil interests proper consideration. The mines committee will secure an expert for active secretary. Commissioner Williams pledged coal interests would be well represented and the exhibit would be superior to prior efforts.
The Iowa Senate tied on a motion to elect officers when Independent Engle allied with Republicans. Lieutenant Governor Porneer cast the deciding vote, but a constitutional quorum issue halted any election. The House meanwhile seated new members with disputed credentials.
Obituary notes list Mrs. C. F. Bingaman and several other local figures dying in recent days. Entries cover causes, ages, family ties, and burial plans, including Captain Richard Jones a river man and captain of the Harry Brown. Captain William Hazlett a former steamboat captain. Hon. W. M. Farrar an ex legislator and historian. and others in Ohio Pennsylvania and Ireland. The brief notices preserve the era’s tone and offer scant personal detail beyond kin and career.
Vestendat marks tenth anniversary of Col W C Connelly Jr and Mollie Lanse with family gathering at Meyran avenue residence. Guests brought tin mementos and gifts for hosts as part of the celebration.
Paris reports Emile Zola argues genius does not require latent insanity and that Guy de Maupassant died from a hereditary disease not linked to his creative activity. Zola notes Maupassant once calm and not nervous, citing four or five works left to literature as landmarks.
United States Judge Lacombe issued a final decree in New York on January 12 in the Brush Electric Company versus Electric Construction and Supply Company case. The decree permanently enjoins the defendants from waking, canceling, or using any electric lamp that violates the patent's two or more pair regulating system.
The Scranton Republican criticizes strict Sunday enforcement as fruitless and hindering commerce. It notes sporadic campaigns by Law and Order groups targeting apple stands milk wagons cigar shops and Sunday newspapers while big services escape notice. The piece urges repeal, arguing presses reflect public opinion and Sunday work is essential. judges may settle the matter.
Ex Governor C H Sawyer of New Hampshire, a woolen manufacturer, backs reciprocity over free trade and argues tariff protection benefits industry. He predicts Republicans will carry New Hampshire and says only reciprocal exchange with other nations can expand markets without harming domestic production. He notes wage earners cannot overturn tariff gains and urges Congress to keep tariff protection intact.
A mixed compilation notes: twelve tea plants yield one pound of tea. a diamond myth protects against evil. Paris sees mosquitoes again. an American bark sails Pacific waters amid boiling seas. 600 snakes found in one West Virginia tree. deer diseases in Berlin via glasses. French army adopts a vegetable shell. sunlight depth differences across seas. apple trees in Japan grow four inches. Haron Michigan factory makes clothes from wood fibers. Sicily uses pigs for street cleanup. grape seed oil gains value for future industry. Faust in the Pyrenees has 200 citizens with no memory or civil point. Paris requires lamps on night vehicles. sheep teeth growth. Berlin homeless shelter totals. German merchant marine stats. tea making signs and ear traditions. ancient copper mine in Musashi reopening. pennies lost history and circulation. world paper mills and machines by country. long lifespans of birds and animals. Ashton Moss deepest Lancashire mine. Egyptian borrowing pledge law. cedar tree near Arlington shows remarkable hollow shaft. Siam king’s glass pavilion in a heat basin, opened sluice gates flood basin.
Workmen began tearing down the ancient Mansion House to extend the Union Drawn Steel Company plant. Built circa 1770s by Time Wilson, it stood as Western Pennsylvania’s finest edifice and later served as a hotel and fortress. Locals recall J W Wallace born nearby and a 1872 75 Chinese colony brought by Economites. Now Dr. Scott the sole occupant tells of nightly legends in the empty house.
Dealings in futures begun on the Hop Exchange yesterday. 275 bales changed hands as initial activity. The Exchange has about 40 members and was organized a year ago, with speculation previously confined to regular commercial business.
Ohio newspapers hail William McKinley as the new governor. Leaders praise his honesty and pledge a strong administration to steer the state toward prosperity and business progress. Citizens express hopeful sentiments as the new governor assumes office.
A humorous dialogue features Miss Flypp declaring she will become the Sins Elder after a talk on the rostrum. The scene shifts to observers noting her dejected state as time passes and a speaker contends time flies yet he does not.
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