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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1891
Page
4
A Philadelphia Republican address urges voters to shed party bindings in state elections and favor the best men and honest policy regardless of party. The piece signals a shift from partisan ties, aligning with calls for reform in political methods and independence in state issues.
Article analyzes gold outflow and possible reversal as favorable crop prospects raise expected grain exports Europe may need 288 million bushels of wheat. If the U S supplies half, this could improve the trade balance and reduce gold exports, potentially shifting gold flow directions within months.
The New York Commercial Advertiser defends silver coinage profits from bullion and argues for bi-metallism via international agreement. It accepts key silver points, opposes free coinage, and warns free coinage would widen debt losses as silver dollar value lags gold. The Distance agrees on many general silver principles but notes fatal flaws in the presented stance.
The article critiques silver payments and oversized silver coinage in relation to bi metalism. It argues against delaying reforms and urges the Treasury to coin silver dollars with bullion value equal to gold or create a new alloyed coin to secure bi metallic stability without international cooperation.
The piece argues Republicans criticize Governor Patterson’s vetoes as a political tactic, praising his independent scrutiny of bills as constitutional duty. It notes opposing views from the New York Recorder and Philadelphia Press, and questions local funding choices impacting Erie miners Westmoreland and Allegheny mill workers.
The death of Richard H. Johnston, district attorney of Allegheny County, removes a popular and reform minded official. Elected by a large Republican majority despite Democratic candidacy, he earned respect for expediting trials and professional conduct. His untimely loss leaves a valued legal figure and admired community member.
The article rebuts Erastus Wiman's claim that producers today suffer from over production and collapsing profits. It argues production equals societal consumption and that higher prices earned by one staple raise others, calling the assertion pernicious and misleading.
The piece discusses wheat producers and the impact of crop yields on prosperity, criticizing production restrictions. It notes Governor Pattison vetoing a compulsory education bill, defends democratic aims, and critiques the New York World. It also mentions Paris baker and butcher strikes, gambling morals, and various political commentaries.
It is announced by authority that the debt statement form used in Secretary Sherman era will be adopted hereafter. The attempt to tailor the statement to the Treasury head Ce ment views has failed, though the old form told too little.
A man reportedly driven to madness by discussions of the world’s end is described, though the theories are not attributed to Prof Totten but to another individual. The brief notes the extreme mental impact of such apocalyptic calculations.
Morgantown Building and Investment Company bought land near Morgantown and seeks to condemn lots for a new street. Citizens fear the town’s corporate status may be invalid after a recent charter amendment. The case questions the town’s incorporation and could go to the Supreme Court.
The author notes a historic practice where ministers read hymns aloud, referencing a time in New England when many pews were illiterate. The habit persists as a traditional custom carried from grandfathers, showing how customs endure despite changes in literacy.
The article describes Pittsburg workers planning summer vacations to health resorts and lake or mountain retreats. It highlights railroad passenger agents promoting trips and notes iron mills closing for repairs push many workers to two weeks of recreation, with workers saving $30 to $50 for trips and spending freely once away.
Thomas B. Watt of the Pennsylvania Railroad says low summer fare policies boosted trips to sea shores. He notes 2711 passengers to Atlantic City in four excursions last year, up 520 from the year before, and estimates Pittsburgers on eastern lines total 10 to 12 thousand for summer trips. Idlewild sends large crowds, with 40 cars needed for Wilkinsburg on July 9.
Passenger Agent E D Smith of the B and O Railroad says Pittsburgers will send 10 000 to Atlantic City and 15 000 overall to the sea shore this summer with 200 parlor cars needed for the six to seven thousand Atlantic City travelers. He notes strikes haven t slowed trips and that workers from mills with families dominate low priced excursions.
The New York Telegram notes that restricting discussions of drink to Mondays would leave only one side to the issue. It argues that weekend fatalities and violent crimes tied to alcoholism remove any room for defending the habit.
An officer from the health department claims to have found tainted meat in Chicago sausages, describing emaciated flesh and poor quarters. An investigation will be conducted to determine the source and extent of contamination.
A minister visits an orphan asylum to test the children with catechism and discuss sacred duties. A sharp boy reveals the unguent used for anointing kings, exposing fears of staff and managers about hidden conditions and misconduct in the institution.
In 179 Jonathan Thatcher bought the farm near Martinsburg where a small apple tree grew from a wasted seed. The tree bore delicious red apples and its fruit traveled to Iowa Ohio and Missouri. Last Sunday a storm toppled the tree ending its famed lineage and historic fruit legacy.
A woman berry-picking along the Ohio shore near Morrisesville, West Virginia, found a man’s body in bushes. He had been working on the Pittsburg Ohio Valley and Cincinnati road and died of consumption after laboring until exhausted. His name is unknown.
A collage of notable names and brief notes includes Mexico's president with Indigenous heritage, Berry Wall earning 25000 yearly as an insurer, Spanish Prime Minister Sexon pet Castillo among the wealthy, Perrer of Kansas concerned with appearance and cuisine, and Harvey Rice active in Cleveland. It also notes Austria's Count Taaffe copying his master, Archbishop Tacwe near death, Robert Louis Stevenson among Barizion artists, Count Alexander Keyseeling a Baltic geologist once admired by Humboldt and a Goettingen classmate of Bismarck, Gladstone as a frugal writer earning about 1000 per article for magazine work.
Albert L. Coolidge, president of the Para Rubber Company, died in Brooklyn after a failed bid to form a global rubber trust amid market pressures. Paris notices report the death of Jean Edouard Goumy, a Latin language master, teacher, editor, and contributor to political and literary reviews.
Colonel George Thom retired dies in Washington from exhaustion after apoplexy amid 19th century service in Tokal Engi Carpe and Engineer Corps. The column lists several obituaries including William eer GR British Vice Consul, Kate-CHIDSEY ex-Mayor’s wife, and others with brief lines on rank, family, and death.
A Virginia tale plans a marble tablet in the Exchange Hotel room where the Prince of Wales drank his first mint julep. The inscription would honor Albert Edward with verses and Baccarat mentions, while linking royal misadventure to Tranby Croft and legal trials. The plan fizzes amid debate and public humor.
In Jounstown on June 30 a fish hat at the Broderick Hotel drew crowds. James Reynolds caught a four foot two inch spoonbill in the Conemaugh near Nine-Ley. It was dispatched after striking a stone, ending a notable local catch.
B P Boswell, a planter, reports bounty applications may reach large sums as attention shifts to sugar cane. Lt James Harkins of Mt. Pleasant notes quiet at the coke war site. Chicago coal operator W P Se plans for business. J H Hughart and PA officials visit Philadelphia and Altoona for company matters. Nearby executives from the B and C visit, while road officials from the WM and P W routes travel.
Society notes recount last evening's curtain call at the Grand Opera House marking its end for now and hint at a bright new successor. The Pittsburg Academy graduation ceremony featured speeches by Rev. George S. Purves and others, with honors awarded for penmanship, while a wedding between Miss Florence Borne and Mr. Harlow Ward Bailey arose from a Japan trip and a church blessing. The Home for Widows and Orphans of Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania in Laurel Station will be dedicated July 2 with dignitaries attending, and a wedding in the Fourteenth ward joins Miss Jennie Hively and Mr. Glenn Faull with Rev. Dr. Applegarth officiating. Highland Park hosted a Duquesne Traction Company concert by the Great Western Hand, delighting attendees with free music.
Social chatter notes Tattrap parties in the East End and a Mayflower excursion baley. California State Normal School alumni banqueted in New Jersey chapel. Munpoeg and wife to visit New York friends. Brian W. Kixe returns from California for Chautauqua Assembly. Bedford School event and a large lawn fete with a concert to support the Indecent Fire Company No. 1 building fund.
Eugene Godarg and Pillans Pinas, French aeronauts under contract to a Chicago firm to operate a captive balloon, faced near detention at the Custom House as they sought entry for their business.
A compilation of quirky items: a New Orleans man keeps a lizard to guard papers, a California vintner buys 10 000 bags for vines, a San Francisco Chinaman buys a wife on time, a Fort Worth man calls himself the world’s oldest, and a Georgia fisherman trio yields a fish chain. Containing multiple brief curiosities and humorous observations with various places and people.
A garbled OCR fragment notes a watchmaker case involving a non-pallous sensor and mentions a barin swatch and a one doe. The readable elements point to a technical device defect discussion and unclear terms.
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