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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1891
Page
7
The article argues responsibility is unclear but notes officers claimed no safety lamps were used and gas flow was expected. It cites that precautions were more than usual yet 112 lives were lost, urging stricter measures and consideration of forbidding naked lamps to increase escape chances. It stresses enforcing safety beyond current laws.
The text urges voters to elect conscientious assistant assessors to reform uneven real estate valuations used for taxes. It argues that current practices shift tax burdens to honest neighbors and that the Commissioners will revise valuations only with data from qualified assessors.
The Republican press arraigns the Democratic push for free silver coinage. Tate Disratcon has stated reasons against free silver, which align with Republican organs. The piece argues that Republican contemporaries should share this approved general attitude toward currency policy.
The piece argues against attacking Democrats for silver demagogy, citing the 1885 Republican platform supporting free gold and silver and denouncing anti silver policy. It suggests if party alignments have swapped, prior criticisms lose force and notes the 1888 platform warns against vote seeking without principles.
Immigration rose to 491,026 last year from 426,712 in 1889. Ireland and Scotland declined, England Wales dropped 70,000, while Italy surged from 29,600 to 62,492 and Bohemia, Hungary, Austria, Poland and Russia each rose 5,000 to 15,000. The piece urges testing immigrant character over origin and promotes directing new arrivals to agriculture to benefit labor and communities.
A historical account notes Chinese quietness hiding a dangerous undercurrent with reports of violent actions by Mongolian pirates. It describes a missionary attack where pirates captured a lady on a boat, robbed her, discarded valuables, and maltreated her before throwing items into the river.
The sudden death of Secretary Windom highlights the risks of public life and the weight of his achievements. As a Senator his inland transportation report framed national railway regulation, while as Treasury Secretary he secured a favorable government bond loan and pursued surplus disposal and a silver policy, shaping financial policy despite a short tenure.
The obituary notes Windem as a reserved conservative business secretary and senator. Over twenty years in public life he faced few serious integrity claims and often favored capital and corporate interests. His sudden passing places the President in a difficult search for a capable successor able to handle complex issues with similar effectiveness.
Harrisburg lawmakers rejected a harsh censure resolution against Senator Cameron amid a tense dispute over the elections bill. The vote signals a struggle over party orthodoxy, leadership influence, and the right of a United States Senator to dissent on national matters without fear of punishment.
Edward Bellamy is preparing to launch a daily paper. Whether run under government control or not remains an open question, but he may struggle to succeed if his content is limited to "Looking Backward" style ideas.
Charles Bradlaugh dies, ending a career built on the principle of public access to representation rather than personal creed. He championed constituencies choosing their own representatives, a push later reflected by Parliament’s bipartisan move to expunge previous exclusion motions from records. The piece notes broader liberal progress and references state political questions in Indiana and Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia Press critiques speculative quotations in financial columns while noting limited data on Calontia exchange. Senator Vilas signals a Cleveland administration ally may join the Senate beyond the next Congress. North and South education figures emphasize schooling as a path to political settlement, potentially addressing race issues beyond elections bills. Jones enters New York governor race, aiming to spur early competition and rate cuts.
The text notes Senator Benjamin Harrison pushing a bill to establish the Alaska court and links it to the administration's stance against Supreme Court hearing of the British case. It implies a possible shift toward supporting a nonwritten role that could hobble presidential ambitions.
Ex-Senator TABOR reportedly earned 15 million from recent mining deals. The remark about buying night shirts and opera houses is noted as a caustic aside illustrating his wealth.
The Providence Telegram reports a political demonstration in Woods Run where faction members burned Senator Cameron in effigy. The piece urges contemporaries abroad to avoid mislabeling Woods Run politicians as mere fire-eaters and notes their fierce resolve amid a cold, hard winter.
A fragmented record notes a Senator faced with a choice to proceed with public business and a speculative moment involving silver. The item hints at political tension and a call for a firm stance amid wavering support. The readable text reflects parliamentary maneuvering and the friction between procedure and policy.
Mayor Huan J Grant of New York and party arrived in St Augustine Fla to fish and hunt in the Land of Flowers. A parade of social notables follows with mentions of JoaN Noble, Wilson Noble, Judge Perr er, Reverend Hicks, and others as they tour and comment on lifestyle, fashion, and leisure.
The Chicago Globe notes an order from Dahomey’s king for a modern guillotine. It mocks old methods, calls the machine a labor saver, and suggests sending Mills' works to illustrate the benefit of machinery to labor.
Chief Walker reports 1851 miles of electric wires were buried last year. All wires including telegraph telephone and electric light have worked well, with no overhead nuisances or dangers. Private and city wires show lasting service and low repair costs. Conduits provide insulation and protect wires, supported by official returns. Ordinances should be enforced to bury wires forthwith.
A collage cites meat trade shifts and South American securities, noting American meat gains amid health concerns about foreign stock. It praises William Alfred Peffer as Kansas Alliance choice for senator, while lampooning Sockluss Simpson and mocking political etiquette with whimsical wordplay.
Innge Peffer, newly arrived author of The Way Out, plans to present a copy of his work to Senator Ingalls. The encounter signals literary and political interest as the pair prepare to discuss the book’s themes and implications.
The report notes the death of Mrs Harriet E Phillips nee Stevens a long time teacher in Newark. Humane Agent William Moyer also dies at night, with other notices indicating deaths of Mrs John B Sheridan wife of ex Councilman John B Rogers and Mrs W J McKay wife of ex Treasurer W Wad McKay died suddenly at her home.
The speaker credits teachers as shaping national life and highlights two lessons. First, a vast, diverse environment built on fertile lands, forests, minerals, and free enterprise produced unmatched prosperity, yet warns against waste. Second, future opportunities shrink as wealth concentrates, urging reduced waste and wiser use of existing resources to sustain progress.
An editorial argues farmers waste resources by overextending land purchases on credit and neglecting intensive, efficient farming. It urges smaller, better managed fields, closer crop and stock care, and smarter use of fertilizers to imitate manufacturing efficiency and maximize soil utility.
The article argues for treating agriculture like other industries, stressing productive farming through advanced cultivation methods, improved education, and the infusion of refining influences from homely industries. It advocates directive power across farming, religion, healthcare, and law to raise national ambition and labor’s honor through craftsmanship.
Jostan L. Proxarp of Iowa State University urges widening educational selection from above and expanding university and secondary school offerings toward learned occupations. He argues thoughtful work, virtuous living, and readiness for the supreme moment improve national progress and reduce waste. Washington and Lincoln are cited as examples of directive leadership.
The text argues that local art institutions in New York and elsewhere perform valuable work but limited by their local scope. It urges creation of a national organization to extend the effort across the country, filling gaps left by scattered, desultory efforts and advancing U.S. art interests overall.
Denver dispatch recalls Barney O Driscoll recounting how John J Ingalls narrowly won a U S Senate seat in 1873 with help via a bribery rumor and a governor's romance involving Judge Delehay daughter. The tale, though disputed, links Osbornes introduction and a marriage to the belle who influenced the vote.
The New York Legislature moves toward relieving county almshouses of insane care and consolidating patients in state asylums. A recent report by the New York State Commission on Insanity rejects the incurable notion, calling insanity a curable physical malady and favoring humane, scientific treatment as more effective and economical.
The United States holds about 1.624 billion in cash in circulation. Global money in active circulation is about 0.996 billion with significant amounts of uncovered paper. Russia leads in uncovered paper while France holds the most gold or specie. India sees silver dominance. the United States ranks high in uncovered paper and gold.
Public spending on Indians is largely returned to them in trust, leaving subsistence at about 7 per head yearly. Army pay dominates costs, with soldiers tasked to guard against outbreaks. Critics deem this “statesmanship” a wasteful paradox, treating natives to meager rations while fueling military budgets.
Philadelphia Ledger reports that among 12,000,000 adult men in the United States only about 1,200 feel disappointed by the bill's defeat. Most express satisfaction and hope that Congress can begin work without extra partisan agitation and hold normal session business.
A Philadelphia Record note discusses a legislative resolution urging Pennsylvania Senators to use honorable means for passing the Federal elections bill. It argues the gag rule threatens legitimate process and mocks Senator Cameron as unmoved, noting no guarantee of supportive votes.
A New York Commercial Advertiser note from Pittsburg highlights a practical aeroplane advantage. A small model has actually floated in the air, unlike many competitors whose designs dwell on paper or water.
Elbon Sinclair Hore of New York writes to The Disputen urging Pittsburg to replace brick pavements with stone flag or stone cement. He argues brick absorbs moisture and freezes, causing hazards and ill health, citing harsh winter conditions and comparing to New York streets. He urges a city ordinance mandating stone pavements for new streets and replacement of worn bricks, praising such reform as more beneficial than current measures.
A reader to The Dispatch submits vessel records for two passenger steamers. The Diadem, built 1400, master Thomas Rogers, is 214 feet long, 53 feet wide, 48-10 feet deep, and 218 65.05 tons. The Emma No 3, built 1888, master J H Maratta, is 159 feet long, 34 4-10 feet wide, depth 6 fast, 49.10 tons. This abstract covers vessels on the same remit. Pittsburgh, Jan 2. Marine Clerk.
In a Dispatch column readers recall a written note about a meeting in New York City to amass a gun for the regular army. The board has met several times but has not agreed on a make. AREY W. JaToox McKexrsport Jan 22.
A reader asks for the exact location where James J. Fitzsimmons trained prior to his Dempsey bout citing Braddock and Bay St. Louis Mississippi River note. The letter also corrects Keighley mining affiliations and contains other miscues and inquiries about practices of Dr Mary Walker.
Reader asks who was the youngest president inaugurated or elected between Grant and Hayes. Grant was inaugurated at age 46, Hayes at 54. Grant was the youngest elected president to date, while Hayes was younger at inauguration but not youngest elected. The question appears in a California reader letter.
In the New York Star an article lauds the U S railroad system as vast and advanced while condemning rural highways as poorly maintained. Climate, frost, and lax local oversight have left roads often impassable, hindering commerce. Recently railroads acknowledge road quality’s impact and push improvements.
In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch analysis, Ingalls failed to curb Kansas politics as the Alliance rose. The piece argues Kansas outpaced him, resisting party coercion and flipping loyalties, while his boasts about pliability fell behind the evolving political climate and his own misjudgments.
The Stockport area, a 60 000 population city known for cotton spinning and hat manufacturing, sits among Manchester circle towns. The piece notes Stockport’s skepticism toward laissez faire and suggests protectionist principles gain new strength in England.
A scattered set of brief items: a claim of ninety thousand cows needing twice daily milking to supply Leadon, a De Soto county farmer picking 8,487 oranges from a single tree, a Sumter boy injuring a foot, and assorted global notes on Zanzibar, Swiss labor limits, and a Boston walk attempt by Madam Roi. Additional items mention an Atlanta relic, a long parliamentary career, a colored burying ground, a Brooklyn sermon anecdote, and Bartholdi’s Gambetta statue at Nice with Alsace-LLorraine figures.
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