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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1889
Page
1
In a fevered Paris election race Boulangers bold bid draws intense betting as supporters tout a 60,000 majority. The campaign centers on posters fights and promises to reshuffle labor, while opponents warn of a republic under threat amid mass campaigning and warnings of potential unrest.
Telegram from East Palestine dated January 26 reports a gas well three miles west of town, drilled by Pittsburg outfit. The site is fenced by a two foot board barrier and officials keep the outcome secret. Indications say seven feet of sand are in place and a torpedoed test is planned for Wednesday.
British steel rail makers deny forming a regular trust, arguing the plan aims only to revive the 1885 association. Sir Henry Tyler supports reviving the group to steady prices and profits, with Rhymney and other firms negotiating a conference to define terms for all 16 steel rail producers.
Charleston W Va January 26 Kenna stock declines as Democratic members face offers to back opponents. Union Labor chairman Goshorn presses bloc while Ex Senator Camden hints at candidacy if Kenna fails. Today's ballot totals Goff 30 Kenna 15 Governor Wilson 9 W L Wilson 5 Stevens 3. rest scattered.
At deadline for liquor license filings in Erie 245 applications were filed, nearly matching last year’s count of 247. Prohibitionists split on strategy, while liquor interests claim a $50,000 campaign spend against the prohibition amendment. Public sentiment favors strong but restrained license laws.
Special telegram from Scranton reports District Assembly No. 6 of the EK of L. will convene Monday to challenge coal companies for not lowering blasting powder prices. The討 address will allege General Coal Agent Storrs of the DL&W is a stockholder in the powder mill. Storrs, urged by Sloan, pledges to meet miners to discuss the powder issue and other workplace matters.
In Waynesburg on January 26 the jury returned a verdict of murder in the first degree against Zach Taylor for the killing of Drover McCansland. The trial drew great interest and a large crowd gathered at court as the verdict was announced.
Inaugural committee plans lavish decorations for the Pension Office hall with flags armor panels and large floral displays. A ship of state and grand flower ball are to feature as key elements while politicians seek Washington residences and Allison negotiates with Harrison over a Treasury posting.
Special teledram from Washington reports West Virginia Republican James D. Butt predicting GOP control amid a legislative deadlock. He foresees Carr becoming governor if labor-backed votes shift, with the legislature electing a successor after March 1. He cites Hogg’s defeat and praises Charles B. Smith’s election.
The Dispatch reports Iowa Senator Allison is urged to accept the Treasury post by the President elect. He traveled quietly toward Indianapolis for talks, after previous refusals, with strong pressure risking a Cabinet appointment. He may choose the Senate over the Cabinet, though pressure to appoint him grows.
An Interior Department basement was cleared of rats by a contractor hired for 200 dollars with dogs ferrets and traps but within weeks rats again swarmed the government buildings during business hours as reported in the dispatch Telegram from Washington.
A fragment describes a scene where clocks pass and rooms are opened, noting remnants of lunches. A watchman calls the scavengers unbearably impudent yet acknowledges they are effective and leave no crumbs behind.
A dispatch from Washington reports Mrs. Blaine seeking a house and possibly resuming housekeeping in the capital. Vice President elect Morton has secured the Bell house on Scott Circle. Gossip links General Harrison to a private residence outside the White House, but most say he will occupy the White House as predecessors.
Jackson Michigan January 26 a warrant issued by the prosecuting attorney has arrested R Irving Latimer only son of Mrs Latimer who was murdered Thursday night. Latimer traveled from Detroit to Jackson and back showing a pattern of movement that supports police theories of the crime and possible motives tied to a family $10000 inheritance. The case has stirred intense local interest while questions linger about the father's mysterious death a year ago.
Waterbury diary reports a first husband, believed dead since 1863, returning to confront his wife now mother of a large family. She refuses recognition, a city constable intervenes, and both men depart. The case arises in Annie Nash versus William Nash, with ties to Bridgeport and New Haven.
Three men lodging at the City Hotel in Reading were arrested on suspicion of passing counterfeit dollars recently. They carried nearly $200 in small denomination coins but no counterfeit notes were found. They gave aliases Taylor Adams Wilson and names James Clark Frank Allen John Harrison. Hotel witnesses said they bought small value items with silver dollars later identified as bogus. a fourth man seen with them fled with the counterfeit stock. The trio were committed to jail for trial.
In Detroit on January 26 the Polish congregation led by Father Kolasinski rejects Bishop Foley’s warning and excommunication threat. The group declares they will not submit to the deposed priest and claims Rome has been appealed to through propaganda by their supporters.
The main building of the Central Stock Company's hog abattoir on the Pennsylvan ia Railroad line beside the Hackensack river was destroyed by a fire this afternoon in Jersey City.
A Indianapolis dispatch reports Senator Allison’s sudden visit signals cabinet talks. Harrison aims to resolve Blaine and New York ties by naming Allison Secretary of State with the Treasury going to a New Yorker, while Allison decides where he serves, possibly ending the cabinet dispute.
New York dispatch reports final Government tests of a 15 inch bore pneumatic dynamite gun for the cruiser Vesuvius. Major Zalinski and Naval Board oversaw shots with sand and dynamite filled projectiles, noting strong groupings and dramatic eruptions, though a shell jammed mid flight.
A pneumatic gun carriage is being tested at the naval proving ground near Annapolis for an eight inch steel gun. South Boston Iron Works officials show it could save labor, with one operator vs four to five on old carriages. If approved, the new carriage may replace current designs costing about 10,000 dollars to erect. The Thurlow steel gun testing is slated for mid February and aims to withstand pressures that burst the Bessemer cast steel gun at the Naval Academy.
A romance culminated in a morning marriage at Hirst's Hotel in St. Louis. William D. Rainey of Raineyville Ark, over 60 and wealthy, wed Mrs Susan L. Gray of Boston after a brief flirtation begun by correspondence. They exchanged photos, he confessed love, and chose St Louis as the neutral meeting point before departing for Chicago for their honeymoon.
In Indianapolis on January 26 the grand jury indictment leads to the arrest of Albert B. Taylor a Pen dleton farmer and grain dealer charged with bribery. Taylor posted 1000 bail. William Owens of Sheridan also arrested for involvement with George Far eee eeere. Owens paid 9 and 6 reportedly, but the case will continue next week as missing details surface amid Dudley letter inquiries.
Special telegram from Cincinnati reports Pennsylvanian brewer John Hammel saying Pennsylvania liquor interests fear a June prohibition vote and warn Ohio brewers that if Pennsylvania adopts prohibition Ohio may follow. He travels to rally Ohio brewers to support their Keystone State allies.
Colonel W H Taylor of Mansfield is in Bellaire seeking funds to start a steel wire nail factory. The plant, built three months ago, attracted strong local financial support after an organizer promised big profits. The builder then vanished, leaving workers unpaid and his family in hardship, prompting Taylor to recruit qualified personnel and capital to run the operation.
Analysis of national strategy as the Panama Canal nears completion prompts debate on defense posture. Advocates warn of heightened naval reach and shore defenses, while others urge restraint and economic focus amid global tensions.
Washington January 26 1890 official correspondence shows no coherent foreign policy for Samoa Secretary Whitney seeks clear instructions from Congress and Navy on how to act amid German and British maneuvers in Samoa. The Nipsic could reinforce, but officers need definite orders as tensions rise and Germany presses for conquest.
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