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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1892
Page
7
The item lists the Dispatch newspaper as Vol 46 No 46 with posting at Pittsburg and details the business office location at Corner Smithfield and Diamond Streets. It notes News Rooms and Publishing House at 78 and 80 Diamond Street in the New Dispatch Building.
The text appears to be a damaged OCR of a periodical price and delivery notice. It references rates for daily and Sunday editions, monthly and yearly subscriptions, and carrier delivery charges. Names or places are unclear due to corruption.
Senate passes bill to give Colorado School of Mines one half of mineral land sale proceeds, raised from opposition claims. The Colorado statesman argues mining education is needed, likening it to other trades while critics question government funding. The piece lampoons the idea as an economy by gifting government assets to a local constituency.
The Law and Order movement faces expectations of a broad repeal as court cases test the old act of 1794. Proponents warn of a radical revision while noting public sentiment will still seek to preserve public interests. The law’s misuse is likely to lead to its demise this year, with the Law and Order Society chiefly blamed.
Quietly noted is the growing burden of the Pacific Mail subsidy paid by transcontinental railroads. Debate at recent Association meetings shows railroads wishing to shed the cost, yet fearing repercussions from influential stockholders who benefit from the scheme. The system is criticized as blackmail that undercuts honest railroad business and public service.
The excerpt discusses allocating funds available to the corporation to cover charges for passengers and transportation, ensuring no diversion of funds to pay other transport companies for no productive work. It emphasizes prioritizing necessary transport expenses within budget constraints.
The New York Press is accused of frenzied pro Balmaceda bias and endorsing a view that Chilean Congress overthrew a legitimate government. Balmaceda himself said he seized power, dissolving Congress to rule militarily, a fact critics say undermines representative government.
The article argues Mayor Gourley’s call for immediate steps to secure adequate Pittsburg representation at the Chicago World’s Fair. It warns against past neglect of opportunities to publicize local industries and suggests an organized movement to showcase Pittsburg and its region to international audiences, including travelers from South America and Asia.
The Dispatch notes Senator Quay’s delayed push to attack the administration over civil service reform in Philadelphia. It contrasts his stance with Chandler’s reform role, suggesting Quay may rally a new political machine to sustain the crusade and pressure the reform to victory.
The New York World argues Breckenridge’s reciprocity amendment mirrors the Blaine plan, defining reciprocal free trade as opening U S ports to all products of a nation with no export duties. The piece questions true reciprocity, noting a mismatch if foreign nations only admit part of U S goods and clarifies sugar’s free-list status tied to reciprocity.
The article argues that current reciprocity with South American nations is genuine, while Breckenridge’s proposal would be one sided and impractical. It notes that revenue tariffs are vital for many neighbors’ budgets and that the present plan better balances mutual trade benefits.
The Society of American Florists aims to secure display facilities at the World’s Fair. The article notes ornamental plant cultivation for market is a modern trade, with twenty five years of growth and rising florist numbers. It highlights wealth creation, life’s pleasures after wealth, and cites the New York Evening Sun on Norton’s reed bird enterprise as illustrating enterprise and mislocated geography.
Horse owners and dealers welcome a new express service on the Pennsylvania Railroad enabling faster transport of horses to New York. Previously horses traveled under conditions used for cattle, causing delays and rough handling.
The report says two British warships returned from a punitive voyage in the Solomon Islands after executing native chiefs and burning equipment tied to the murder of English subjects, a move that tarnishes the Empire's credit. The piece notes a harsh irony comparing U S actions toward Chile to England's actions toward the Solomon Islands.
It is satisfactory to know that arrangements are now made for an early decision on the curative acts. For some months the city and taxpayers have been anxious to know where they stand, and a prompt decision will give them that information.
A reported editorial urges other civilized governments to follow Belgium in enacting laws against public hypnotism and its immoral uses and to place hypnotism under strict state supervision similar to anaesthetics and poisonous drugs. The piece also notes Mexico's three year drought and welcomes relief from our own rain.
The funeral of the late Duke of Clarence will be much quieter than anticipated. It is reported that the welfare of the troops, the risk from influensia, and bad weather led to the abandonment of the planned military display.
Mr Holman secures economy measures in the House and vows to bar all ing-roll ing grabs from both parties. Bishop Newman proposes drawing lots for land sections at the Cherokee Scrip opening, best plan yet. Emphasizes preventing repeats of the Oklahoma scenes from three years ago.
Yale and Harvard delegates chose the topic for the next inter collegiate discussion. The subject is That a college education unfits a man for business. Andrew Carnegie would likely feel flattered by the attention to this issue.
A condensed editorial glimpse notes Labor Commissioner Wright's optimism about improving conditions, police arrest of "Jack the Slasher," Balmaceda’s torpedo purchases, a railroad's unsolicited wage increase, and Dublin violence affecting Home Rule momentum. It mentions Cox-Greensman Bovutile as a rising speaker and hints at broader political tensions.
Emily E. Williamson, secretary of the State Charities Aid Society, urged Governor Abbott to close or legislate away county and township almshouses in New Jersey. She described 41 such homes statewide, only four in first-class condition in Newark Patterson Cumberland and Hudson counties, and termed them schools for producing paupers rather than aiding the truly needy. She argued almshouses should house the aged and infirm only, noting many residents have relatives and do not deserve public support.
St Bellefonte editor rails at Pittsburg Law and Order League for enforcing a Sunday observance law from 17 that targets newspaper publishing. Calls for testing the law in court or legislature, arguing a bad law should be repealed and publishers, not newsboys, should be arrested if enforcement is to be meaningful.
Pittsburg sees a battle over blue laws as two newsdealers are arrested for selling Sunday papers. Public sentiment, newsboys protests, and working-class anger push toward repealing oppressive statutes.
A Parkersburg Sentinel comment laments Sunday newspapers as the source of sensational content. It argues speak-easies and poker rooms in Pittsburg are less offensive than a Sunday paper produced from Saturday’s work, claiming Sunday water for beer and whisky should be stopped.
A brief satirical note condemns Pittsburg residents for idle or productive Sunday activities. It mocks public fascination with Sunday papers and mentions wood chopping, freight handling, cooking, riding, walking, recreation, and balancing weekly accounts as forbidden by blue laws.
Ottawa reports W Gordon-Cumming tours the Canadian Northwest from Winnipeg to Shoal Lake. He recounts seven moose and four deer taken, despite blizzards and strong wind. He notes the moose’s keen hearing, tendency to travel down wind, and the hearty meat from the hunt lasting through October to December.
A mosaic of biographical sketches lists M. de Freycinet as elected to the French Academy replacing Emilie Augier. It personifies Fr. Hoprisson Suirs, a 53 year old artist, engineer and author, and describes Bishop Brooks of Massachusetts as overburdened by duty. It cites Jerry Simpson and Senator Peffer with gold spectacles, Peffer in a shiny black coat, Secretary Foster improving slowly yet delayed by Fortress Monroe, Randolph Rogers as portly and imposing, Clover of Kansas as rustic and combative, Major Peter B. Vroom as tall and imposing, Bismarck’s youthful pistol practice, and the Iron Chancellor’s range by a lake where he still hunts squirrels.
A snow melt prank left General Fitz-Greens Halleck’s statue wearing an ice monocle, changing a benevolent expression to a bored look. Onlookers doubted the sight until the melted ice revealed the quirky embellishment.
A fragment from a historical note describes the tin plate line retreating into retirement while canned goods drop in price due to protective tariff tin plate. It references the Mugwump as a fighter and jokes about emigration to Chile, reflecting satirical street talk of the era.
A reader argues the United States Navy is far from capable against Chile. He cites ships ready to sail, ammunition shortages, and limited long range guns, noting 7,500 sailors, 1,950 Marines with many desertions, and inadequate engineering staff.
Letter from C. F. Jauy of Pittsburgh argues for strict enforcement of smoke prevention laws and adoption of devices to cut emissions. Cites Union League Club meeting in Chicago and examples from Cincinnati, Cleveland, St. Paul, and San Francisco. Details cost estimates, returns on fuel savings, and a test on a puddling furnace, urging manufacturers to prove device effectiveness.
Senor Montt, the Chilean Minister in Washington, can point to a source for unbiased news. A recent mailing offers a year’s subscription as the key to reliable information.
The Pennsylvania banking disorder appears to have a firm clinch on Keystone financial institutions and on poor morale, amid the ongoing economic strain and public concern.
An influential Sewickley meeting approved plans for a new organization named the Sewickley Recreation Club. A committee of 11 will study grounds and a clubhouse, with a proposed tract of land and a clubhouse costing 234,000. The outcome could spark the town’s social and civic development. Sunday dinners drew criticism for poor female attendance.
In On Dit a claim from Natural cas argues women’s feet grew larger in Pittsburg with average length up a half inch and the last widened by a letter. Ladies express alarm and private drawing room talks discuss whether high indoor temperatures are swelling feet or drying up the sioesa th.
Miss Many McClellanp plans leaving for Europe in February to join her brother and Mrs McClelland in Southern Europe, then sail to the Mediterranean and Naples. Miss McClelland will be away about eight weeks.
William Muldoon proposes a congress bill to establish a free national school of athletics under federal supervision with a main campus in Washington and branch schools in major cities. The plan includes an instructor general, three assistants, a model gymnasium and natatorium, annual prizes, and an estimated $125,000 yearly maintenance. The instructor general would appoint instructors nationwide.
A collage of curiosities and brief notes on unusual events and trivia from around the world. Topics include Alaska canning plans, a record 800 pound cinnamon bear in California, wood strength tests, iron content in humans, a giant oil well search, a cat killing a five foot alligator in Florida, and various oddities about climates, foods, and crafts. The piece also mentions a camelot of places and people such as Czar and Victoria, plus notes on grass cloth, vinegar therapies, horses and horses meat, and fashioning wood with mirror polish in Germany.
A collage of brief newspaper quotes from Chicago Tribune and New York Herald pieces shows playful marriage banter, a child’s empty promise to whip papa, and idle social questions. The fragmentary texts capture domestic humor and folkloric snippets of everyday life.
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