The Dispatch Advertising and Publisher Addresses
The notice lists office locations for The Dispatch in Pittsburgh and New York, with publishing rooms at Diamond Street and promotional spaces in Tribune Building New York and Paris offices. It invites advertisers and readers to visit these sites for Mes of The Dispatch and mentions distribution at Frreatone's and Union Square.
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Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
Fastern
Tribune
New York
Dispatch
Fortien
Dipator
Frreatone
Union Square
Ave. de Open
Paris
France
Senates Ambitions and Hill as Possible Presidential Hopeful
Reports from New York circles claim David Kennett Hill will replace Evarts in the U S Senate, a move seen as ending Gov. Hill’s presidential bid. The piece cautions the Senate often derails presidential ambitions and notes political operatives Smith and Weed may target Hill if the Senate path becomes a battleground.
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New York
David Kennett Hill
Senator Evarts
Gov. Hill
Senate
Clay
Webster
Seward
Douglas
Conkling
Thurman
Sherman
Harrison
Smith M. Weed
Weed
Gas Explosion in Findlay Hotel Traced to Faulty Gas Work
The Findlay Ohio gas explosion that wrecked a hotel resulted from a chain of fortuities and a poor gas fitting. A room full of gas escaped through a floor hole after a misfit allowed gas to leak, and a stray ember ignited it, highlighting dangers and luck in a grim incident.
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Findlay
Ohio
Pittsburg
Wanamaker Pushes Postal Telegraph Plan in Congress
The Postmaster General advocates a limited postal telegraph expansion as a public necessity and a prudent government role. He faces party infighting and lobbying influence, with little expectation of immediate success but aims to set a path for future action.
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General Wanamaker
Portal
Congress
Gould
Wanamater
Expenditure of Cities per Capita Sparks Civic Debate
The Albany Board of Trade reports municipal costs per person across cities. Pittsburg shows a high per capita spend of 1462, near the top of the list, suggesting heavy sewer and street assessments. Larger cities exceed 58 per head, indicating broader municipal services and rates.
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Albany Board of Trade
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St Louis
Pittsburg
Bozton
Symeust
Lynn
Massachusetts
Pittsburg Tax Rates Compared With Other Cities
The article analyzes Pittsburg’s general tax levy and per capita costs in fire police and school departments. It notes Pittsburg’s levy is high but fire costs are below several peers, police costs exceed some cities, and school spending is very low, hinting at possible underfunding of education. It cites Buffalo Chicago Minneapolis Milwaukee and others for context.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Cleveland
Grand Rapids
Galveston
Springfield
Citie
Albany
Baltimore
Boston
Fall River
Providence
President Harrison and the veto power debate
The article analyzes President Harrison's stance on vetoing the silver bill and argues his actions reflect a misunderstanding of constitutional veto power. It cites remarks to a New York Tribune correspondent and compares to Governor Beaver, warning that bypassing Congress undercuts the Constitution.
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Harrison
New York Tribune
Congress
Beaver
New York World
Reed
House
Met Opera to Feature Italian and French Works This Winter
The Metropolitan Opera House in New York abandons Wagner for a season of Italian and French operas to reduce the annual deficit. The shift shocks Wagnerians who view the move as a sign of changing taste and finances, while critics note it underscores the need for balanced representation of styles in opera.
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Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Wagner
Julian
Opera readers crave Italian fare over Wagner this season
A New York opera scene shift from German Wagner to Italian operas is noted as fans grow tired of Lohengrin and Meistersinger. The piece laments the decline of Bayreuth influence and predicts a broader taste, while touching on politics, sugar fears, coalitions, and early aviation chatter.
Varied Anecdotes From Political and Literary Circles
A collection of brief notes references Senator Teller’s appetite and dinners, Miss Elaine Goodale’s engagement to Dr. Charles Eastman, Elaine Exty Howlasp’s banking position, and social remarks on Jupor Fran Dosten. Also mentions Opetta Tyler and General Kirkland, Lord Salisbury’s workload, and Rider Haggard discussing Aztec interests and potential stories.
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William
Elaine Goodale
Charles Eastman
Dartmouth College
Exty HowLasp
First National Bank of
Auburn
N. Y
Jupor Fran Dosten
Pnntee
Kansas
Midiana
Robespierre
Opeitta Tyler
Hesse Kirkland
Nashville
General Kirkland
West Point
Miss Kirkland
General Hardee
Lord SaLissoury
Foreign Office
Lord Salsbury
Sar Rider Haggard
Mexico
New Orleans
One Tongue for Canada Attacks French Language
Dalton McCarthy M P plans to push another bid to abolish the use of French in Canada in the upcoming Parliament session. He cites perceived French influence in public affairs and recounts Manitoba and Northwest Territories actions toward a single language policy.
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Ottawa
Dalton McCarthy
Dominion House of Commons
Canada
Manitoba
Macdonald
Season of schemes and progress as readers seek quick fortunes
A fragmented column urges readers to pursue honest schemes for wealth, noting the lure of "good things" and the tension between old and new methods. It reflects on ambition, social mobility, and the pressure that pushes individuals toward clever plans while warning against sharp shortcuts.
Proposed Marriage Law Empowers Married Women to Own Property
A bill introduced by Senator Grady in Pennsylvania would treat married women as femme sole traders. It grants property rights, contract capacity, and independent conveyancing for separate property, while preserving inheritance rules and mutual remedies in contracts.
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Hargraves
Pennsylvania
Grady
Mags Boveos
Blaine's Great Task and Pan American Ambitions
An observer notes Secretary Blaine pursues a grand plan to shift commercial power from Europe to the United States. The Pan American scheme allegedly spurs revolutions in South and Central America, disrupts European finance, and signals a central role for the U S in continental monetary and trade leadership.
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Gath
Cincinnati Enquirer
Blaine
Europe
United States
State Department
American
Asia
Brazil
Buenos Ayres
House of Barings
Central America
Snone
South America
Bound to Lead the Singing in West Parish Choir Feud
Boston January report describes Charles Gibbs charged by his minister with breaking up services by loud and off key singing. Gibbs led the choir for a decade, defied church authority, and even used a rug to stomp time, prompting the church to close for months.
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Boston
Westheld
Blandford
Charles Gibbs
Gibbs
Patna
Onal
Pribhe
Kat
A Dark Horse for President Pennoyer of Oregon
The Oregon governor Pennoyer is proposed as a potential Democratic presidential candidate. The piece argues the party lacks strong timber and that Pennoyer could unite voters beyond factional divides. It notes his two-term governorship, personal appeal, and broader regional influence as strengths.
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Oregon
Democratic Party
Pennoyer
Cleveland
Hill
Pierce
New Hampshire
Haggard on Chance and African Adventures in Literature
H Rider Haggard explains his entry into letters as accidental, recounting Africa work as secretary during war, studying natives, and using observed life to craft tales. He notes his process, intent to merge romance with fact, and his plan to limit output to one book yearly.
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H. Rider Haggerd
New York Journal
Africa
England
O Idom
Irish leadership seeks method to obtain American aid
The Irish leaders in New Orleans plan a harmonized approach to securing and receiving American contributions. The piece notes Uncle Sam’s poor economy and that only blankets and Indian rations are saved by hiring men for $18 per month to support others funded by the same government.
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New Orleans
Pleayune
Edinburgh Across the Border in Rev Hodges Travel Piece
Rev George Hodges writes of Edinburgh blending ancient and modern in the old town and new town. He notes Princes Street and High Street as main thoroughfares with contrasts between affluent tenements and crowded closes. Children play amid shouting Presbyterian phrases in narrow alleyways.
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George Hodges
Scotland
Edinburgh
Princes Street
New Town
Europe
Paris
Veize
London
Edinburgh Street
High Street
The
Castle
Holyrood Palace
Old Town
Great Gulf
Abbotsford House and Scott Monuments Featured Tour
A vivid tour description contrasts Paradise and Purgatory icons on Edinburgh streets then moves to Abbotsford Estate. Visitors see the Scott monument beside Princes Street and Waverly Station, then tour Scott’s study, library bay window, and a collection including Napoleon’s items, Rob Roy blade, armor, and Tolbooth key.
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Lazarus
High Street
Princes Street
Scott
Waverly Station
Abbotsford
Napoleon
Mary
Wellington
Nelson
Queen of Scots
Rob Roy
Waterloo
Tolbooth
Melrose Abbey and Edinburgh Echoes in a Moonlit View
A traveler notes Melrose Abbey’s ruined grandeur beside the station and praises the abbey’s surviving carving and arches. He suggests moonlight would improve it, compares Melrose to Fountain’s Abbey, and admires Edinburgh’s old town castle with Highland drillers in kilts and plaids nearby.
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Abbotsford
Melrose
Fountain's Abbey
Scott
Edinburgh
Edwin
Distinction in Worshipers at St Giles and Knox House
A narrator visits St Giles Church in Edinburgh and notes the locked front door for service, the rain for paupers without pews, and the crowd in a sober mood. The piece recalls Jenny Geddes and the riot over the Book of Common Prayer, and mentions John Knox’s house now housing a restaurant with his study still visible.
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St. Giles
Mid- Lothian
Tolbouth
Rergurs
Aes
Rouse
Jenny Geddes
Scotland
Hanna
Anne
Jennyes
Jenny
John Knox
Mary
Queen of
Leon
Holyrood Views and Echoes of a Troubled Past
The tour ascends Arthur’s Seat to Holyrood Palace and Abbey exposing a view into Scotland’s distant past. It recalls the murder of Rizelo in the palace and notes the grim old rooms and a gallery of kings painted by one contracted artist. Greyfriars Church in Edinburgh’s old town houses Presbyterians and two congregations in a partitioned ruin.
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Holyrood
Arthur’s
St Anthony's Rulhen Chapel
Rizelo
Holyrood Palace
Scotland
Greyfriars
Covenant and discord echo in churchyard scene
A fragment describes a tense gathering in a church with men arguing and a chalk line dividing them. It notes tombstones bearing the Solemn League and Covenant and hints at a call for a new league of brothers within a religious setting.
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League of Brothers
Perpetual motion inquiry and early temperance notes
A reader asks how long a perpetual motion machine must be tested at the Patent Office and whether any government prize exists. The reply notes no reward was offered and cites that perpetual motion machines cannot work, referencing Jay Gould. A separate query asks about Washington's Cabinet, engraving origins, and the first temperance society, answered with four cabinet members Jefferson Hamilton Knox Randolph, engraving origins in India and China, and a 17th century temperance group in Connecticut.
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Patent Office
United States
Meoon
Jay Gould
Cresas
Washington
Tempo Society
Rox
Jefferson
Hamilton
Knox
Randolph
India
China
Litchfield
Conn
Illinois
North Carolina
Raleigh
Origin of the madstone debated in Sewickley
In Sewickley Pennsylvania on January 17 a reader asks about the madstone origin and composition. The note suggests it is largely moonshine and notes the rarity and lack of authorities information on the subject.
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Z. Sewickley, PA
Reader asks how to make ink look old on paper
A reader signs as Pirtsevre and asks the editor how to age ink on paper. The request appears in a brief letter to the editor dated January 1.
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Dispatch
Pirtsevre
Foreign Stupidity and American Ingenuity Across Nations
A quoted feature discusses prosperity in America and contrasts European agriculture with American innovation. Senator Stanford speaks of national abundance, while a Russian consul notes limited suggestion and reliance on machinery. The piece cites American drives in industry and the differing adaptation of tools.
Libeled Foreigners They Are Not So Black as the Criminal Statistics Paint Them
Editorial response to a New York Commercial Advertiser piece arguing that foreign born residents are overrepresented in insanity prisons and welfare. It notes the foreign born are predominantly adults and poorer, limiting the weight of convict and insanity percentages. It questions the committee's conclusions and warns against misreading immigrant statistics.
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New York
New York World
Europe
How to Civilize the Indian in Brooklyn StandardAnalon
An editorial argues civilization of Indians should come through military discipline and schooling rather than policy, suggesting the disciplined warrior becomes a path to peaceful, civilized life and progress in commerce education art literature and science.
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Brooklyn Standard-Analon
War Department
Pine Ridge
Nfe
A Barkeeper Keeps a Pet Rat at His Saloon
In Birmingham Alabama on January 13 Captain Riley a barkeeper at a fashionable saloon keeps a big rat under the floor as a lunch companion. The rat emerges daily takes scraps from Riley and blinds its red eyes in thanks. The animal guards Riley property sparing his umbrella while destroying two others.
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Birmingham
Ala
Riley
A Baby Left on Doorstep Adopted by Neighbors
Mr and Mrs Samuel Schlenker of 48 Sennyskill Avenue found a six month old girl baby in a basket on their doorstep after a neighbor call. They cared for the child and asked around for its origins before deciding to adopt the infant.
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Samuel Schlenker
Sennyskill Avenue
Kendals Bring First Pittsburg Show To Bijou Theater
Mr and Mrs Kendal renowned for high comedy make their Pittsburg bow at the Bijou Theater with The Ironmaster A Scrap of Paper and The Queens Smiling The sale of seats opens tomorrow morning at the Bijou New York World notes.
Curious Condensations Headlines From An Era Of Oddities
A collection of brief items touching rail costs and shipboard telephones on warships, Alaska bids, birth surpluses, fashion trends, crime thwarted by mesmerism, and far flung curiosities from Europe and America. The notes mix science, crime, society, and travel in a rapid-fire column.
Fragmented newspaper miscellany and jokes from early 20th century columns
A collage of quips and snippets from various papers including jokes about money loss, prize fighting, and awkward social scenes. Items reference a Washington Post tone, New York Telegram humor, and local captions about fashion, telephones, and umbrellas, reflecting light, humorous vignettes.
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Washington Post
Oriana Picayune
Little Jenks
Katie
George
George, You Know You Wouldn't Like It, —Baglie
New York Telegram
Mickey
Bufalo
Lane
Moreign
Boston
New York
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