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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1889
Page
4
The New York Herald credits former Pittsburger Robert J. Cook as a coach who is patient and profound and uses profanity, a claim his friends dispute. The article argues Cook is courteous in conversation and that the Herald’s vivid alliteration misrepresents him, asserting the profanity is imagination rather than fact.
A contemporary poem pairs a poet with a Bengal tiger in a rhymed emphasis on quills. The critic mocks the zoological flaw, noting tigers have no quills and suggesting the piece would suit a goose or hedgehog for factual coherence. The critique preserves period voice and cautions poetic license versus natural history.
The press debates a farmers' pact in Indians that limits trade to a single merchant per town with a ten percent profit margin and requires books for audit. Proponents say it merely guarantees moderate prices, while opponents liken it to trusts that threaten free commerce. Merchants with lower margins can still win customers.
Judge Miller of the United States Supreme Court questions whether Iowa constitutionally allows public funds to support high schools. The argument stresses that public money should first ensure universal common schooling, with equal access for rich and poor, before funding higher education.
The passage contrasts the supposed honesty of the Bhil tribe with American perceptions of Indian truthfulness. It notes spelling anecdotes affecting stereotypes and claims Indians never speak truthfully, with caveats about accidental truthfulness offset by mendacity, reflecting Orientalist bias.
Our local columns discuss Samuel Gompers eight hour proposal, arguing surplus labor risks wages when labor supply rises. The piece analyzes how reducing hours may shift work but warns trusts and exchange charges can undermine gains, urging labor leaders to seek abolition of such trusts.
A reflective column critiques phrenology and weather prophets, lampoons Cronin affair reactions by Britons, and notes Russell Harrison’s Montana bathhouse project. It argues American law should govern U S affairs, praises Judge Acheson’s merit yet doubts the report, and hints at Chicago expansion attempts amid corporate promoter suit chatter.
The piece notes a firm selling stock as valuable when worthless, hinting at arrest for circulating worthless securities. It contrasts this with a small corporation saving clause and mentions Shah of Persia stirring Europe by head threats, Clarkson awareness, Derew’s humorous talk to the President, and a lingering push to fill Interstate Commerce Commission vacancies to curb railroad enforcement.
The observed Sunday stabbing pattern in the West End nearly confirms the presence of a speak-easy in the area. Reporters frame the affray as circumstantial evidence pointing to a hidden nightlife venue.
A sensational claim asserts Cooney the Fox killed himself out West, blamed on fear police would never capture him. The remark ties his death to a hope of wandering the earth. The writer also notes Chicago’s annexation of most of Cook County as a nod to the upcoming census.
General McNulta of the Wabash road closed his receivership last week. He leaves the road in good shape and ends his career with a salary of 25000 dollars a year, marking his tenure as a receiver as a notable success.
A roundup of prominent individuals includes Governor Foraker a Cornell graduate and Dallas Oregon brass band leader A B Grant, Italian traveler Homnerert who spent millions in four days, and Carnot’s private railway train costing 400000 francs. Other items mention Miss Arta M Leonore Lion the poet’s daughter and Harvard funding for a photographic telescope. Senator Everts of Louisiana splits time between Washington and Pennsylvania Avenue in distinctive attire, with a fondness for baseball. Oxford grants an honorary D C L to Surgeon John Billings for Civil War service and later work with the Medical Library and Museum.
The article profiles George Bartle, named Keeper of the Great Seal and Lord Chancellor of the United States. Born in Virginia, he was appointed to a State Department clerkship 43 years ago by Daniel Webster. A secretive, courteous Virginia gentleman, he guards the seal and resists access without formal warrants from the United States authorities.
John Allen and E H Platt, two New Yorkers, reached San Francisco after starting May 10 from New York. They rode about 35 miles daily, saying the journey improves health despite heat and dust. They plan to follow the Union Pacific route over the mountains and reach San Francisco in October with two horses still with them.
A party of ten Williamsburg fishermen led by Commodore Alexander Baird returned aboard the schooner Dreadnaught from Cape May with what is claimed as the largest sea bass catch on record. Over two and a half days they fished twelve hours daily, landing a fish about every 12 minutes.
Annapolis June 8 The naval cadets of the class of 1843 who completed final examination have been recommended for retention in the navy to fill vacancies. Ensigns named include Robert Stoker Elliott Snow Benton Becker Benjamin Wella Walter Burke Timoth.
A long survey of the latest Dispatch issue praises its 20 page format with diverse content. It highlights royal topics, Irish and American news, European affairs, local Pittsburgh items, and numerous literary and humorous features by prominent writers, all presenting varied articles, stories, and sketches.
Washington Post notes the United States now carries most four pound non liquid, non obscene items by mail, while customs and smuggling persist. Post Parcel agreements with foreign nations widen avenues for items like towels and jewelry. Officials inspect packages suspected of illicit contents, but enforcement remains challenging as smuggling adapts to new rules and global mail networks.
Patrick Dann writes of reviving a veteran four decadelong loser using his magic spring in Storey county Nevada. The subject Jeff, aged over sixty, bathes four times daily and regains youth with wrinkle reduction and fresh cheeks. A test on a millionaire is planned with a 75 percent wealth recovery offer.
In Loupix on June 34, American railroad securities remained heavy as operators hoped strong harvest prospects would lift values. The month’s notable feature was the renewed activity in American stock positions amid uneven demand and market uncertainty.
From a staff correspondent in Junew, Daniel Jones christened by Rev Edward Garnet of Vineland New Jersey. Red Cross doctor finished the water and saved a kindred life in the ceremony. The Future Chicago. From the Minneapolis Tribune. Chicago annexation reflects regional shifts and events in progress.
A correspondence from Washington discusses the 1890 census reapportionment of House seats. It explains how population totals, basis, and legal rules influence state representation, highlighting the Alabama anomaly and possible losses for Eastern states as seats rise to 380 with new states added.
NorTurneto estimated three hundred students attend Moody conference at the college, lasting until July 10 with daytime and evening sessions. D Driver of Portland directs athletics and delivers morning addresses. Halstead’s Lost Opportunity cited as example in a Washington Post-Philadephia Record blend.
A Chattanooga dispatch reports that in the last quarter the South added 1,021 new industries, with 1,711 new enterprises in the first half of 1889. The shift toward substantial enterprises continues, led by Georgia and North Carolina in textile and metal works, with notable gains in foundries, railroad companies, and oil mills reflecting stronger resource use and legitimate enterprise.
In a Chicago Journal tale, Jerry Smith, a portly Black servant at the White House, deceives Mrs. Cleveland by claiming a newborn daughter should be named Frances Cleveland. Mrs. Cleveland rejects the name, and Jerry quietly continues his ruse, later hinting at a name linked to personal acquaintances.
In St Paul June T F Oakes president of the Northern Pacific denies plans to withdraw from Canadian relations. He notes rapid Montana construction and talks on purchasing the Northwest Central Railway to link Portland to the Atlantic coast via Montreal and the St Lawrence. The Mackenzie route through Saskatchewan would extend to Skeena Bay, with Canadian grants already made to Northwest Central.
From the London Tobacco Journal the Paris Exposition shows a Russian tobacco display, highlighting southern regions near the Black Sea with fair quality for cigarettes and a goal to expand Western markets. It notes cheaper cigarettes and criticizes Egyptian imports as nauseating, urging improvements to avoid ruin from overproduction. A separate Philadelphia Inquirer item recalls a Wyoming coal miner discovering a 26 foot deeper cellar while breakfasting, and a New York infantry monument dedication marks the site of Longstreet’s assault with remarks by Charles A. or of Sherburne, N. Y.
A brief opinion piece notes the Unterrified group and mocks the idea of trusting Calvin Brice, suggesting more faith in the dollar mark than in Brice. The column uses caustic witticisms to critique political figures and financial confidence.
A reflective verse on shifting fortunes and the equality of the poor and rich under providence. The speaker urges compassion for laboring people, noting wealth can vanish and health can fail. It ends with a call to solidarity and helping one another.
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