Tax on Unnaturalized Workmen Sparks Debate in State Legislature
A Pennsylvania bill by Rep Campbell would tax manufacturers employing foreign born unnaturalized labor 25 cents per day per worker. The proposal would effectively tax the workers, as factories would seek cheaper American labor or shift costs. It could force many immigrants out of industrial jobs and increase reliance on poorhouses, while potentially excluding future immigration except for the lowest classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Campbell
Undivided責 Responsibility in Building Safety Debate
The Dispatch argues that while owners may push for cheaper buildings, architects and builders bear primary duty to ensure safety. It rejects excuses for cooperation with unsafe designs and urges professionals to refuse dangerous instructions, stressing public risk and the need for responsible practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teade
State duty to educate destitute children praised
A Philadelphia paper rebuts claims that a bill to provide for and educate destitute children would bankrupt the State. It argues the measure is a plain public duty, better handled by state orphan schools than by poorhouses or asylums, and notes counties and cities already face this burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Profits of Bloodshed over Samoa Trade War
The New York World reports that Samoa’s foreign trade is controlled by three firms English American and a German concern led by Count Herbert Bismarck and Herr von Puttkamer. The piece argues German influence sustains exclusive corporate control and cites German East Africa Company backing as a repeated pattern of state aid to private gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samoa
New York World
Herbert Bismarck
Herr von Puttkamer
Pet
Samoan quarrel stains Blaine policy and private gain
The article argues cabinet tensions over Blaine's Peruvian policy, condemns U S and German firms for arming island natives at high prices, and notes mortgage activity on Samoan plantations. It questions whether private enrichment offends civilization amid the Samoa dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Blaine
Widen Diamond street to market and open arcade urged
The article argues for widening Diamond Street from Wood to the market and opening an arcade through the market house. It says this is the best use of funds now, favors a 60 foot or wider street, and cites Smithfield and Fourth Avenue as models for broader urban redevelopment. It notes potential viaducts over the railroad to reduce rebuilding costs and urges other property owners to follow Diamond Street in enlarging streets for future growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Street
Wood Street
Market House
Dis PatTeu
Smithfield Street
Fourth Avenue
Post Ofice
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
St. Louis
Fifth Avenue
New Pittsburgh Powder Could Change War Material
A Pittsburg chemist reports a new explosive powder with greater safety and firearm adaptability, promising a powerful edge for small arms and potential for cannons. The claim suggests the US could again rival old world navies with domestic innovations, as time tests its feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
United States
Parrott
Rodman
Europe
A Weak Plea on Samoan Policy Blames Congress
The writer argues the executive branch should lead on the Samoan question, accusing Congress of shifting responsibility. It cites past actions over Hayti to illustrate the inconsistency, suggesting the State Department acts with greater resolve when opposed by a stronger counterpart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Bayard
Executive Department
Hayti
State Department
Silver Dollar Smith in New York Legislature
A saloon keeper nicknamed Silver Dollar Smith, a New York City legislator, reportedly gambled away and then won back eight thousand dollars in his saloon, the coins on the floor drawing patrons and voters alike. The piece contrasts New York conduct with Pennsylvania and notes a traction-road contract bid reflecting worker involvement, hinting at broader politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Empire State
Smith
New York City
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Quay
Five weeks left and Congress will do nothing
The piece argues Congress will end its term without action. It contrasts Prohibition on reservations, labor contract bids by unions, and mill owners, while noting department estimates lack recommendations. It warns against rapid transit harms and suggests buying a sleigh to thaw winter conditions.
France at a loss on Boulanger and second-class charter
The piece mocks France’s indecision over Boulanger and Allegheny’s uncertainty about a second-class charter. It jokes about newsboys and boot blacks plotting literary thefts after reform school, suggests a future as dramatists, and notes an elusive ice crop like the grapes of Tantalus. It also cites Halstead claiming Harrison as an old friend and denying secret disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Boulanger
Allegheny
Wood Street
Reform School
Personal Facts and Panor ies in Political Society
A varied set of social and political notes describes figures like Cardinal Newman, Senator Hale hosting a breakfast for Mr and Mrs Blaine, and Chauncey Depew with close confidantes. It also profiles Channing a British MP, and Mrs Stanford’s Chinese cook who seeks daily banquets, reflecting attitudes toward marriage, class, and immigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Newman
Senator Hale
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Blaine
Chauncey M. Depew
Alonzo B. Cornell
Erastus Wiman
Warner Miller
Dan Lamont
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
House of Commons
Channing
Stanford
California
Mrs. Stanford
Postoffice clerks to be reclassified under new salary plan
The Postmaster General has proposed a plan for classifying clerks in all first and second class postoffices at the request of the House Postoffices Committee. The plan fixes salaries for assistant postmasters, superintendents, and money order staff, with adjustments intended to raise total salaries by about $30,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Blount
House Committee On Postoffices
New York
York
Chicago
Woman lashes cemetery sexton over stolen flowers dispute
Mrs. Lattin attacked A. J. Burgess, sexton of Long Hill Cemetery, with a whip after learning of a report she or a family member had taken flowers. Burgess defended himself, later seeking a warrant. incident cited ongoing theft concerns and a dispute about flowers placed at a tomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latin
Hostiletox
Conn
A. J. Burgess
Long Hill
C. EL Lattin
Birmingham
Lattin
Burgess
Shelton
Tomlinson
Limited Liability Company Term in Monroe Doctrine Context
The New York World notes that even under the broadest Monroe Doctrine interpretation the Republic is described as a limited liability company. The remark frames an analogy suggesting limited responsibility or scope in international policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Republic
The Six-Footers Move Through The Helen Barry Company
A humorous note on The Six-Footers tour featuring J M Hill led Helen Barry's troupe with W McIntosh Mordaunt and Colville. The piece touches on tall actors and the West’s reception, plus a comic exchange about cable travel. It also critiques a Harper’s illustration by Georges Du Maurier and jokes about humor in English satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Barry
J. M. Hill
Burr
W. McIntosh
Messrs. Mordaunt
Colville
Giddy West
Faith Healing through Hypnotic Influence and Prayer
Boston reports on Dr C Lloyd Tuckey’s look at Dr Liebault of Nancy and the modern faith healing system using hypnotic influence. Observations note value in nervous and dye systems, hysteria, rheumatism, alcoholism, and tobacco habits, with some cases of opium use showing improvement. A Southern Württemberg clinic using prayer alone is recounting a dramatic cure of an elderly rheumatic woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
C. Lloyd Tuckey
Dr. Liebault
Nancy
France
Tuckey
Liebault
Tackey
Blumhardt
Boll
Waurtemberg
Hor
Shaler
Sterilized air revolution in future surgery
St Louis January 23 Mr T B Tinsley an architect and inventor of Kansas City is said to have found a method to produce sterilized air that allegedly makes all surgical operations safe with no inflammation. He claims the air destroys germs and microbes in the atmosphere and wounds heal rapidly once inflammation is removed. Halley of Kansas City supports the idea and a special operating room near his home is prepared as leading surgeons await the first public test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
T. 8
Tinsley
Kansas City
Ord R. Halley
Seer
Soeikae
The Daily Doings of Harrisburg Lawmakers
A compact note praising The Dispatch and its Harrisburg coverage and news service. It lauds the paper for complete home and foreign correspondence, able editorials, and sympathy with the masses, ranking it among leading papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Robert Simpson
Blizzard
Dispatch
Pittsburg Gold Hunters Find Gold In West Virginia Hills
Special Telegram from Huntington West Virginia reports four Pittsburg men who went to Wayne county last fall to mine for gold have recovered at least $0,000 worth during the past winter. Mild weather allowed near daily work and word of their success is spreading locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Huntington
W. VA
Wayne County
Pittsburg
Rules For Safer High City Buildings From A Curious Architect
A letter to the editor critiques structural faults after the Willey building collapse in Allegheny. Architect T. S Quantr urges owners, architects, and builders to adopt sturdy foundations, thicker brick walls, braced frames, uniform wall bonding, and continuous floor joists to withstand wind storms and prevent future ruin. He warns owners bear responsibility for rushed, seasonally unfavor- able construction practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Willey
Diamond Street
T. Squanr
Cardinal Gibbons Speaks On Coercion At New St Pauls
At the dedication of St Pauls Church Cardinal Gibbons defended spiritual combat over force saying coercion is not common to Christ and the only weapons are argument and persuasion. He cited an alleged anti Christian Sunday school in Baltimores streets and urged authorities not to suppress it with civil law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's
North Carolina
Cardinal Gibbons
Daily News
The Two Johns Again At Bijou and Fantasma At Grand
Laughter dominates at the Bijou with J. C. Stewart and Paul Dresser in The Two Johns, while Fantasma with Hanlon attachment entertains at the Grand Opera House. The houses are full, audiences enjoy the silliness, and critics see little new or remarkable beyond familiar crowd-pleasers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bijou
Hanlon
Grand Opera House
J. C. Stewart
Paul Dresser
Francois X. Zetner
Pico
Harris Theater Sees Farce Comedy Delight and Offend
A man attends Harris Theater to view A Cold Day and enjoys the farce comedy by Joseph Arthur acted by Ransone and Fisher with a troupe of pretty singers. The show amuses overall though frequent oaths offend some patrons, especially a ladies audience, as the three act farce continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris’ Theater
Joseph Arthur
Messrs. Ransone
Fisher
Ransone
European Celebrities at the Academy of Music
The Academy of Music hosts Ferguson and Mack's European Celebrities this week with a varied program of even merit. Notable acts include Frank Moran, Jenna Entworth, Mile, Nelson Balzac, Joe Hetherton, Lee and Lizzie Smith, and Queen Hume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Music
Ferguson
Mack
Frank Moran
Jenna Entworth
Mile
Nelson Balzac
Joe Hetherton
Lee
Lizzie Smith
Queen Hume
Curious Show Promises Good Public Return This Week
The Casino Museum hosts the World's Greatest Novelty Show with artists including the Zublens Joe Mo Miss Jennie Santford and Billy Santro the comedian. The curiosity hall features the woolly girl of Minnesota as its star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zublens
Joe Mo
Jennie Santford
Billy Santro
Curiosity Hall
Woolly Girl
Minnesota
St Wenceslaus Church Opens Fair for New School Building
The St Wenceslaus Church congregation in Allegheny opened a fair in their new Main Street school building to raise funds for the new edifice. Proceeds go to the church, with abundant decorations and many pretty booths. The Germania Band performed and a large crowd attended. the fair runs six weeks with additional concerts by the Cathedral Band and George Schad Drum Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Wenceslaus
Main Street
Allegheny
Germania
Cathedral
George Schad
India Missionary Meeting in Allegheny Tonight
An Illustrated Missionary Evening titled An Evening in India will be held at 7 45 this evening at the Second U P Church Stockton avenue and Sandusky street Allegheny. Miss Emma Dean Anderson returned missionary from India and Dr Sophie Johnson native of India will present talks on Hindoo Sikh and Mohammedan manners customs religions with costume displays cooking arrangements and curiosities. The most interesting portions will be illustrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
India
U.P
Stockton Avenue
Sandusky Street
Emma Dean Anderson
Sophie Johnson
Amusing the Little Ones by First Christian Church Children
Sunday school children from the First Christian Church Allegheny staged an entertainment at the Home of the Friendless on Washington Street. The program included songs recitations a pantomime Sleeping Beauty and a drill featuring nineteen smiling young ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Stockton Avenue
Allegheny
Friendless
Washington Street
Modest Wedding Unites Miss Kittie Sapp and Ellsworth McCombs
A quiet ceremony last evening at 154 Fifth Avenue united Miss Kittie E. Sapp of Vernon Ohio with Ellsworth McCombs of the city. Rev. C. E. Locke performed the knot tying as guests offered heartfelt congratulations. McCombs works as a brass worker for Westinghouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Kittie E. Sapp
Vernon, C
Ellsworth McCombs
C. E. Locke
Westinghouse
Mnas
Lecture by Mrs. Monroe Promotes Civil War Interest
The Iron City College hosted a lively event led by principal Charles J. Smith. Mrs. Monroe from Washington delivered an illustrated lecture on The Civil War to a crowded hall of patrons and friends, providing an entertaining and informative evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Smith
Iron City College
Monroe
Washington
Choral Hall Event Promises Evening of Music
St Stephen's Episcopal Church Ladies Aid Society manages a supper at Choral Hall Sewickley this evening with Gernert and Guenther performing under Mrs Herbst McKelvy Gilmore Liggett McLane and other church ladies assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewickley
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Minerva Social Holds Supper and Dance at Company B Hall
The Minerva Social hosted a supper and dance last night at the hall of Company B of the East of St. George. About 206 couples attended, enjoying music by the Cathedral Heo oot gonper and a lively, pleasant evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva Social
Company B
St. George
Reception at the Herbsts for Miss Clara Russell
A pleasant reception was hosted at the Sewickley home of Mr. and Mrs. D C Herbst last evening in honor of Miss Clara Russell of Indianapolis. Guests enjoyed light refreshments and warm conversations in a charming local setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbate
Sewickley
D.C. Herbst
Clara Russell
Indianapolis
Induction dispute triggers court fight between phone and street railways
In Akron Common Pleas Court the Central Union Telephone Company seeks to halt Sprague Electric Motor and Akron Street Railway from operating and extending lines until induction issues are fixed that cut off subscribers. Lawyers for the street railway argue the engine lacks proper return wires, a cheaper remedy than returning wires along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Common Pleas Court
Central Union Telephone Company
Sprague Electric Motor Company
Akron Street Railway Company
John Wise
Mahone
Chicago
Street Car Company
A. A. Tho
Telephone Company
Electric Railway Today
Florida the Only Laggard in Electoral Messengers
January 26. The electoral messengers from all states except Florida have arrived and deposited their certificates. The report notes Florida remains the missing messenger in the process and the situation is unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Wasumetos
Odd Phases of City Life in New York Jail Dinner
Frank Dudgeon entertained five friends at dinner in Raymond Street jail. The eight course meal with four kinds of wine occurred while he awaited a coroner's inquest into Kitty Cody's death. Dudgeon had been intimate with Cody for nearly two years and married her on her deathbed. his annual income is $20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Dudgeon
Raymond Street
Dudgeon
Kitty Cody
Miss Cody
Victory for Striking Feather Workers
The story reports three pickets arrested for intimidating workers outside a feather factory as strikers defend their cause. Mamie Spencer claimed she was a minor but the factory owner disputed this. A Broadway firm hired ten strikers at union wages while the rest held an all day meeting at Cooper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Spencer
Mamie
Broadway
Cooper Union
Funeral for Austro Hungarian consul general in New York
The funeral for Hugo Fritsch, the late Austro Hungarian consul general in New York, will be held next Wednesday. It will be attended by all Austrian and Hungarian societies in the city, with the Austrian minister and legation attaches coming from Washington to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Fritsch
New York
Washington
Argument Against a Tunnel by Aldermen Hearing
The Aldermen on Docks heard Roy Stone president of the Long Island Railway outline an 11 mile tunnel under the East River costing about 5 million dollars. He said traffic would net the city about 60 thousand a year and the railway company more. P C Baker and a citizen committee warned against a tunnel that could enable tax leakage. The hearing resumes tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Docks
Long Island Railway
East River
Roy Stone
Railway Company
Mrs Minute Responds To Pasteur Treatments For Rabies
Two months after a mad dog bite in New ark Mrs Minute traveled to Paris for Pasteur treatment. Professor Roche treated her with 31 inoculations over two days and Pasteur warned that three more days would have made her incurable. She returned yesterday aboard the steamship Ems and believes she is cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Minute
Newark
Paris
Pasteur
Roche
Courtship Ends in Breach of Promise Suit
Miss Minnie Schefland courted two weeks with Louis Wieglitz who agreed to marry. He later backed out, prompting her parents to threaten legal action and forcing an unsigned marriage agreement. She bought a trousseau and fruits and fell ill with brain fever. now Wieglitz faces a $5,000 breach of promise suit as she recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Schefland
Louis Wieglitz
Victims of Fornasco Fines Burst on Steamship Republic
John Leonard, one of eight firemen injured by a furnace burst on the steamship Republic yesterday, died today. James Collins likely to die within 24 hours. The remaining men sustain severe but nonfatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leonard
Republic
James Collins
Mayor Grant Warned by White Caps Letter Threat
A Morning dispatch reports an unsigned note delivered to Mayor Grant urging action against alleged bad houses and unsafe sidewalk conditions. The letter from White Caps Division No 6 demands stricter street regulation, removal of wagon blocks, and ensuring snow and ice are cleared by early morning or faces further action at the mayor's residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
City
Leaders Wanted To Restore Wall Street Old-Time Excitement
Special Telegram from New York notes Wall Street shows only minor changes with a slight confidence revival but overall dull activity. It warns leadership is missing as old-time figures like Woerishoffer and Vanderbilt are gone and new leaders have yet to emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liapateh
New York
Wall Street
Ee Canieenn
Woerishoffer
Vanderbilt
New York's Latest Narrow Houses Attract Buyers
A New York Sun summary notes uptown efforts to build compact three on two and eight on five lots houses. They are lavishly finished and fetch higher prices than larger old townhouses. Critics dub them horse car houses for their tiny rooms and bed setups. Many long-time residents resist downsizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Elbow Room
Senator Vance Loses Eye in Medical Procedure
Vasureros January 23. Senator Vance had one eye removed after months of suffering. Doctors cannot determine the direct cause though retina separation from the eyeball prompted the surgery. The operation was successful and the Senator rests comfortably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vasureros
Vance
Chrome-yellow poisoning studied by Philadelphia physician
A Philadelphia physician spent over two years studying chrome-yellow poisoning in New York World reporting. He concludes many victims die from this toxin while not fitting organic disease profiles. The study highlights how science questions survive and health longevity in the face of such exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Philadelphia
Mexican Cigare Can't Come Here by Mall
Assistant Secretary Maynard informs the Collector of debts and restrictions affecting imports at a mall. The note references regulatory actions tied to a Mexican cigarette brand and clearance issues pending further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WasaiseTos
Maynard
Curious Condensations of a 19th Century Paper
A collage of short items spans temperance quips in Australia, New York signage for women and gentlemen, dental anesthesia by Paris doctors, high infant mortality in Liver, vigorous antipodean thistles, Belgian royalty warrants, a Richmond Maine stocking fire, a runaway horse incident in Cartersville Georgia, a Wisconsin Central lynx hit, and a grand Bombay Victoria Station note. It also mentions an aged Georgia man with 26 descendants, Chicago divorce mail intrigue, Cambridge Saxon burials, time seekers in New York shoes, bootblacking schemes, a Carlisle train accident misread, a Jane Trover Chicago flat cat feud, and a humorous magistrate ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Park Roads
Henoque and Fridel
Paris
Antipodes
Leopold
Cartersville
Leee
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Wisconsin Central Railway
Junction City
Bombay
India
Peninsular Railway
Victoria
Alfred Daniel
Douglas County
Georgia
Baptist Church
Chicago
Rising Sun
Ind
John Smith
Wisconsin
Jean
C.O.D
Comic Snapshots From A Busy Parlor Scene
A humorous collage shows misfits and quips from a social setting. A drill sergeant rebukes a slow recruit while evasive talk about heavy undergarments and counterfeit coins tickle the room. A judge and painter spirits riff on age and noses as a guest complains of a Plymouth Rock chicken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Schmidt
Schimnidt
Highliver
Marsh
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Portage Free
United
Tonnis
MR. Smith
West Virginia
Department
Mr. Halstead
Mr. Harrison
Sexton
Fast End
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Papa
Seymour Eaton
United States Civil Service
Eaton
Dorman B. Eaton
Mr. Dana
Prof
Bryce
America
England
John Bull
Georges du Maurier
London
Punch
du Maurier
Harper's
FAITH
Oil City
Lena Renson
the Academy of Music
Casino Museum
Gayety
Jalil
Richmond
Paseet
Cambridge
Eny
St. John's College
Antiquarianuseum
Carlisle
Jane Trover
Herman Sindler
To Square
George
Fife
Texas Siftings
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