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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1892
Page
10
The writer travels Genoa and Pisa detailing customs at Genoa, the Columbus relics, and Genoa's planned fair while urging Congress to trade for a Genoese exhibit. He notes the Leaning Tower of Pisa, its age and engineering, plus vivid impressions of Italian society and scenery.
Correspondent recalls James Blaine’s college days and his friendship with stage driver Billy Robinson. Blaine meets the aging driver by a watering trough in Beenery Hill, learns Robinson no longer recalls him, and notes the driver’s lifelong loyalty to the Democratic ticket as Blaine contemplates a presidential run.
Ants in Arizona and Colorado laboriously mine gems and other valuables from nests, yielding glittering fragments. Humans collect these jewelled finds and send them to markets and collectors.
The article notes the death of Cardinal Simeoni at 76 and discusses papal succession chances. It highlights Cardinals Sanfelice and Vanutelli as leading Italian contenders and points to Cardinal Gibbons of America as a strong candidate at 58. It mentions Seraphin Vanutelli as a likely future Pope and reports global Church expectations. It also covers a Rome committee planning a Shelley monument and the enduring unmarked grave at the Protestant burial ground.
The DisratcH notes talks of introducing jinrikshas in London. It describes the vehicle as a two wheeled, light but strong pull by a man, like a hansom cab without the driver seat. Local cabmen fear traffic disruption and doubt the plan will succeed.
The English press frets over Princess Louise possibly becoming queen after Duke of Clarence’s death and Prince George’s frail health. They question the Duke of Fife’s suitability and urge a timely marriage for George to secure succession amid public intrigue and petticoat politics.
The era sees a dwindling pool of English dukedoms as three of the realm’s wealthiest and most influential dukes died in 1891. The Duke of Cleveland left no direct heir, ending his line, while the Duke of Bedford faced uncertain succession.
The article notes Duke of Devonshire’s succession passes to Lord Hartington who is unmarried. It warns further dukedoms may become extinct as nobles face few or no male heirs. It cites 1889 ducal marriages yet uncertain lines. Newcastle lacks heirs while Port land and Fife have daughters. It laments peerage decline possibly erasing the House of Lords.
A French town moves to curb fashionable low necklines as a civic morality effort. The Harfleur mayor champions a municipal law prohibiting decollete while warning it protects communal order, though critics doubt his reelection prospects.
The piece mocks a possible peerage for Sir Algernon Borthwick editor of the London Morning Post as a reward for loyalty to the Crown. It notes the paper’s influence in society pages, a diamond bracelet sent to Princess Mary, and rivalry with Ry Lawson of the Daily Telegraph over the same prize.
The article notes watch inspectors on railroads bear hard duties: recording employer watches weekly, condemning faulty timepieces, ensuring accuracy, and tracking reliable movements. Busy periods fill days, with records kept largely at night while crews sleep. Passengers gain comfort from stringent checks on employee watches and safety.
The article notes nearly all world platinum comes from Nisme-Tagilsk on Russia’s eastern European frontier. miners dig 15-foot holes in gravels washed from the Urals, yielding 15 pounds from 2900 cartloads. Summer piles, winter mills, women do much of the work. the largest nugget on record is tumbler-sized, now shown at Dresden Museum.
Mrs Frances Strupe of Kellogg West Virginia describes a dog that chased a hawk carrying a chicken. The dog leaped powerfully and felled the thief before it reached the woods, saving the fowl from predation in a dramatic field incident.
A wide coastal review discusses the return of the American-Canadian football team from Britain and the future of football in the United States. It covers Sullivan Slavin negotiations, Irish boxer Maher, McAuliffe Myer bout prospects, and ongoing baseball league developments with Western League formation and player-magnate tensions.
A chaotic critique argues that players seek larger salaries while stockholders push back and clubs plan to retire or replace aging stars. The piece notes magnates control salaries, calls for a fair but firm stance, and warns that openings loom as opening day nears.
An Italian cemetery epitaph reads Here lies Etella who transported a large fortune to heaven in acta charity and has gone thither to enjoy it. The line reflects a noble sentiment about charitable deeds and heavenly reward.
An advertisement extolls two fats, distinguishing unhealthy adipose tissue from healthy tissue built by regular habits and Carlsbad Sprudel Salts. It claims the product replaces unhealthy tissue with firm flesh, likening it to in-home Carlsbad treatment and noting bottles carry Eisne & Mendelson Co. signature.
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