A Start at the Parks in Herron's Hill Area
The Committee on Public Works backs an ordinance to improve grounds around the Herron's Hill reservoir to form Berron's Hill Park. The site offers accessible space with a grand view, superior to Hiland reservoir grounds, and inclusion of pumping-house grounds would add to city open spaces as part of a broader park system for Pittsburgh. The piece urges continuing expansion to other hilltop spaces for a future city park network.
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Committee On Public ‘Works
Herron’s Hill Reservoir
Berron’s Hill Park
Hiland Reservoir
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Use to Argue with Supreme Court Ruling on Licenses
The Philadelphia and Allegheny judges resist the wholesale license decision, though their stance appears milder than a Philadelphia judge’s. The Supreme Court ruling draws criticism from lower courts, yet its authority seems accepted, with caution about reopening adjudicated legal questions.
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Philadelphia
Allegheny
Supreme Court
White
Shepard Can Go Declares New York World Objection to Minister to Russia
The New York World objects to Colonel Elliott F. Shepard’s appointment as Minister to Russia, arguing the nation cannot spare him. It notes the Civil War mood and suggests Shepard’s bellicose spirit belongs at home while praising his missionary duties and religious editing.
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Elliott F. Shepard
Russia
New York
Shepard
St. Petersburg
Political rivals eye Alaska lease spoil as election reward
Reports on Senators Platt and Alger’s Alaska summer trip reveal the Alaska Commercial Company sea fisheries lease will expire next year. They have benefited from the lease, and seek to secure it for future years as political compensation. The seal fishing monopoly is portrayed as rich plunder, with other millionaires in the ring, raising the chance public interests may gain some leverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platt
Alger
Alaska
Alaska Commercial Company of the Sea Fisheries
Messrs. Platt
Supreme Court Overrules Severe Wholesale Liquor Caps
The Supreme Court’s wholesale liquor decision overruns strict local license limits once seen in Philadelphia and Allegheny counties though it invites critique. The Philadelphia Press notes Judge Paxson cited Allegheny law from April 4 1872 for Pittsburg and treated Philadelphia’s case by that Pittsburg ruling.
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Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Allegheny Counties
Pittsburg
Paxson
Allegheny County
Philadelphia Liquor License Ruling Sparks Moral Character Debate
An Allegheny county driven point in a Philadelphia license case contrasts state and local laws. The Supreme Court insists licensees must show American citizenship temperate habits and good moral character. It critiques Philadelphia's moral scrutiny of a corporation yet upholds granting the license, noting a corporation may act with moral responsibility through its business conduct.
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Philadelphia
Allegheny County
Supreme Court
Supreme Judicial Tribunal
Supreme Quart
Sunday soda water sales debate faces legal test
Local column notes city druggists plan a legal challenge to Sunday sale of non intoxifying beverages. It argues for permitting soda water during hot weather, likening it to milk and bread delivery, and urges testing the law to seek proper construction rather than defy enforcement.
Prince of Wales faces anti German sentiment in Britain
The article notes growing anti German feeling in Great Britain and says it has found support from the Prince of Wales. It questions why he appears to distrust his German nephew and royal relatives while hinting he may drop the name Albert after Victoria's death. It cites his Paris Exposition gesture and democratic leanings as signaling a new role for him in England.
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Victoria
Great Britain
William
Prince of Wales
Albert
Edward VII
Europe
Marquis of
Lorne
France
England
Lawyers Shaping Liberty in Revolutionary Era
Mr Chauncey M Depew praised revolutionary lawyers like Washington Morris and Franklin in a Yale Law School address. He warned that some modern lawyers profit from overriding public policy, while true public service earns lasting fame. He noted ongoing difficulty in fixing a troubling year.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Yale Law School
Washington
Gouverneur Morris
Benjamin Franklin
Depew
Rications
Wages disputes ease in iron works as unions and mills agree
The Providence Journal notes the Amalgamated Association presents a moderate wages scale and manufacturers accept it. It reports unusually smooth settlements in Pennsylvania and Ohio iron villa wage talks with minimal friction and broad agreement. It also comments on Paris hotel prices and rising costs for visitors.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Providence Journal
Amalgamated Association
Journal Snippets From A Busy Week In Politics And Business
A collage of editorials mentions plan hurdles for Johnstown famine relief affidavits and registry, the Pottery Trust demise, a Republican jab at civil service reform proposals, ghoulish glee over tithe talk, old freight inequalities between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, Stanley publicity, Chicago annexing cemeteries, and a Virginia tri weekly railway wreck with five fatalities.
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Virginia
President to Nominate Shepard as Minister to Russia
A dated note argues for confirming Elliot F. Shepard as United States Minister to Russia and cites the Vanderbilt mansion endorsement as support. The piece laments 1889 weather extremes and notes Haiti's multiple governments hamper U S dealings, joking of a double salary for such a diplomat.
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Me. Cuaunseer M. Derew
Vanderbilt Mansion
Elliot F. Shepard
Russia
United States
Haiti
Fred Douglas
Personal Gossip Highlights Mil lis Kin Iceland Trip
A daughter and two sons of Sir John Mills plan a six week photograph tour in Iceland. Quzess Victoria, the richest woman in Britain, has a fortune of 20,000,000. Rev Drs Philips Brooks and William McVickar travel together in California. Lord Tennyson to receive 1000 for a poem, his first earned 10 shillings. Joachim owns and gifts a baton once used by Hagan. General Neal Dow’s daughter, invalid, studies languages. Eldest Princess of Wales to marry the Earl of Fife, youngest princess is prettiest. all dress alike and are quiet in public. Mrs Felicia Grundy Porter, Nashville, daughter of Felix Grundy, famed Southern leader, died. she supported hospitals in war and later devoted time to charity.
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John Millis
Iceland
Quzess Victoria
Hear Joachim
Hagan
Herr Richter
Neal Dow
Prince of Wales
Earl of Fife
Felicia Grunpr Porter
Nashville
Tenn
South
Felix Grundy
van Buren
National Capital
Porter
Wed, Miss Lockhart Weds Mr Stevens Far From Home
Two Pittsburgh natives seek spouses in distant cities as Miss Vesta Lockhart daughter of L B Lockhart of Standard Oil and Mr Frank Stevens a Cleveland businessman marry away from home in a notable society match.
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Vesta Lockhart
L. B. Lockhart
Standard Oil Company
This Ity
Frank Stevens
Cleveland
Hastings Honored by Johns town Ladies for Charity Work
In Johnstown on July 2 a movement forms to present Mrs. General Hastings with a substantial token of respect for her tireless charity in the community. Her efforts during distress won wide appreciation among local ladies and residents alike.
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Hastings
Johnstown
Farming on a small scale and stormy weather tales
An elderly Johnstown resident recalls clothing relief after the disaster and jokes about sleepless fears of losing his last suit. The article then threads a Pittsburgh storm path across Allegheny, East End, and Sewickley with heavy rain, floods, and odd weather notes. It ends with a playful definition of dam and a humorous look at small scale farming.
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Lecal
Johnstown
Pittsburg
Ohio
Allegheny Bank
Fifth Avenue
Allegheny City
South Avenues
Fort Wayne
Allegheny
Emsworth
Sewickley
Texas
Why Telegraphy Seems Longer Marvelous to Our Eyes
A New York Commercial Advertiser piece argues telegraphy, though viewed as ordinary, performs near-impossible feats. It notes vast annual usage, real-time cable break notices, and concurrent message flows, while linking telegraphy to railroad expansion and essential railway operation.
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New York
Bo Byron
Atlantic
Sippo Lake Dispute Draws Canal Commission to Massillon
The Canal Commission travels to Massillon to determine if Sippo Lake and its dam, linked to the water works, properly belong to the State. Built 1845 as a dam for a rolling mill lease, later owned privately, blown up in 1863 and rebuilt, it now serves the city water system on about 60 acres the commission claims were bought by the State before 1845 at eighty dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obie’s Canal Commission
Cottswrvs
Canal Commission
Massillon Thuredsy
Thatedity
Sippo Lake
Sippo
The Uncertainty of Life in Chicago Camp 2 Certainty
A fragment discusses issuing living certificates to Chicago residents to confirm permissive occupancy until further notice. The proposal envisions non transferable bearer certificates with the name John Smith as an example. The text reflects a civic or wartime style directive.
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Chicago
The
Chicago News
John Smith
Deaths of a Day Eglinton Francis
Crrcixwatr July 2. Mr. Eglinton Francis is noted in a brief obituary item dated July 2. The notice provides only limited biographical detail and confirms the death with minimal context.
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Eglinton Francis
Crrcixwatr
Eglinton
Music Teachers Convention Opens In Philadelphia
The Music Teachers' National Association began its thirteenth annual convention at the Academy of Music. The day was spent organizing tickets and preparing for the main session starting tomorrow at 9:30 am. Officers and state vice presidents were elected, and a social reception with a banquet was planned at the Continental Hotel to foster closer ties among delegates.
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Bega
Philadelphia
Music Teachers’ Nations) Association
Academy of Music
Richard Zeckner
Thomas B. Becket
Frederick
Law
Academy
Perpanar
Providence
Pea
Bt. Waren
Wes Presen
Ecpaniaecion
Nes
H.C. M
Mra
E. T. Toney
Memphiee
BR. Webb
Braunton
A. Ee Magnen
Wis
W. Salisbury
N. Apyce
Continental Hotel
Electric wire fence hailed as eighth wonder of the world
The Am erillo Northwest reports completion of a three mile electric fence around the L. X. ranch with a live demonstration showing 15 steers unable to breach the line as one animal charged and failed, the herd scattering in panic but none harmed. The manager and Inspectors praise the system as unmatched science.
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L. X. Ranch
Amerillo Northwest
Carlson County
Kansas Road
Buzz
Bus
North Pole
When You've Exercised Too Violently
Quote from William Muldoon on athlete training: stop or ease the work if the sleeper shows night sweats and signs of nervous strain. Restful sleep indicates adequate recovery. excessive exercise leads to fatigue that disrupts sleep, though sound sleep means no cause for alarm.
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William Muldoon
California atmosphere and newspapers paradox
California newspapers printed in San Francisco cannot gain national circulation due to ultra fine type readers need strong glasses. If publishers used ordinary type, the clear California air would make papers resemble circus posters and local subscribers would feel cheated of their usual reading matter.
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California
Louisville Courier-Journal
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Truncated Rural News Feats and Oddities Reported
A rolling harvest of curious items from Pennsylvania to Ohio and beyond, including the wheatland table mystery after a flood, brutal animal theft and throat slitting, a New Castle merchant paying for a bad check, whooping cough in Montgomery county, a Kensington teacher’s postpone joke, wool from Johnstown mud reaching Philadelphia, a plush piano stool in fashion, Amos Wallace’s near freezing, a trout biting a hunter’s toe, a 23 inch hotel whistle, a man falling into a pigpen attacked by a mad dog, and a county harvest signalled by bobwhite.
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Jom
Loseves
Ashtabula County
Ohio
Fares Must Come Down for Grand Army Reunion Attendance
A July 2 notice from Grand Army of the Republic departments led by Michigan Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Kentucky Nebraska Minnesota Missouri asserts plan to press Central Traffic Association for the same fare rate as others. They warn that without a rate cut to Milwaukee for August travel, General Orders will deter non-member attendance and urge Commander-in-Chief to restrict attenders to duly authorized GAR members.
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Grand Army
Cxutcaao
Grand Army of the
Republie
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Winois
Kentucky
Nebraska
Minnesota
Missouri
Chicago
Central
Traffi Association
Grand Army of the Republic
al Milwaukee
United States
Miwauke Onin
Stroual
The
Poker Playing on Sunday and Dem Postmasters Removal
A fragmented report condemns poker playing on Sundays and calls for the immediate removal of Democratic postmasters. It claims a record of 12 0 victims in three months and notes only 40,000 in the service. A Western Congressman debates the postmaster general about gambling and conduct, pressing for tangible action.
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Wanain
Corcoran Gallery Fails to Secure The Angelus at Paris Sale
Special Telegram reports the Corcoran Gallery of Art failed to buy Millet's The Angelus, sold for 4000 francs at the Secre tan sale in Paris. Gallery agents, with funds up to 100000, pursued the work as the national ownership motive rose amid bidding by other aspirants.
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Washingerox
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Millett
Paris
America
Zsnd
Made to Do Right by Amish Tax Pressure
An Amish farmer named Yoner faced church pressure to settle back taxes after a scheme to transfer a farm to his sons for 10 000 dollars left him owing taxes on the notes. A church committee investigated with the county auditor and compelled him to pay four to five years of taxes, triggering a church dispute and forcing compliance.
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Millersevs G, O
Yoner
Church
Uhi
Army adopts American Morse for all signaling
A general order from army headquarters declares the American Morse code will replace the English and Continental codes for all signaling methods in the army. The shift aims to simplify instruction and improve readiness by using a standardized code taught by specially trained experts, addressing civilian and military needs in emergencies.
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Hixeton
Army
Eee
Ars
Miliac Ree
Gossip of Great Gotham Brother Talmage Pilgrimage
Three hundred members of Rev. DeWitt Talmage's Brooklyn Tabernacle Pilgrimage left Weehawken Station for Saratoga in a special train. They traveled in two parlor cars and ten coaches, with linen banners reading Brooklyn Tabernacle Pilgrimage on each car. The party dined in Saratoga and Dr. Talmage, lecturing in Maine, will join Thursday for a Fourth of July ovation and fireworks. A cottage was rented for his family, and the pilgrims plan to return to Brooklyn next Friday evening.
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Brother Talmage
NEW York Bureau
DeWitt Talmage
Weehawken
Saratoga
Brooklyn
Maine
Dr. Talmage
Frank
Maude
May
Daisy
Monuments Planned by Veterans at Gettysburg
About nine veterans of the Fifty-ninth Regiment of New York Volunteers under Colonel Tidball travel to Gettysburg to unveil a monument to fallen comrades. The event is to be led by the daughter of Adjutant O Mara, with Lieutenant Rufus Ball presenting to the Gettysburg Association. Also on the train are sixty survivors of the Second Connecticut Light Battery under Lt Colonel Palmer to unveil their monument. Separately, a Chicago man Edward Hoedemaker, son of a Amsterdam university professor, killed himself after family and financial troubles worsened, and the Dutch Consul General notified his father.
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Fifty-ninth Regiment of
New York Volunteers
William L. Tidball
Gettysburg
O'Mara
Rufus Ball
Gettysburg Association
Fifty-ninth
Second Connecticut Light Battery
W. R. Palmer
Ge Aa
Ward Lang
Chicago
Edward Hoedemaker
Amsterdam
America
College of Pharmacy
Nellie Dayton
Coney Island
Young Hoedemaker
Wrecked Sailors Return From Pacific Mail Ship Newport
The Newport arrived from Aspinwall carrying United States seamen from Vandalia Nipsic and Trenton. Four from Nipsic and three from Vandalia plus the flagship crew marched aboard the Nina to the navy yard. They offered no new details about the disaster. Previously they stayed weeks at Mare Island Navy Yard near San Francisco.
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Pacific Mail
Newport
Aspinwall
United States
Vandalia
Nipsic
Trenton
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
Too Young for Highwaymen
A group of five youths under 13 attacked a boy in a Brooklyn side street last evening. Jimmie Krebs ordered the victim to raise his hands while Mike Hogan threatened to shoot if he cried out. The assailants searched Levi Cotler and fled with a jackknife and three sticks of gum. The victim warned not to report the incident.
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James Krebs
James McGue
Tom Dolan
Willie Atchison
Mike Hogan
Levi Cotler
Brooklyn
Jimmie Krebs
Young Coder
Coder
Small Stock of Wheat Signals Mixed Harvest Figures
A Market report shows eight million bushels of wheat stored in Minneapolis St Paul Milwaukee Duluth and 900 interior Wisconsin Minnesota and Dakota elevators. Figures compare with 10.75m bushels last month 17.908m last year and 19.779m two years ago. Barnum Bailey circus confirms London fall contract and plans to sail October 12 bringing cages wagons performers and animals aboard. Manager J A Bailey and agent Louis E Cooke in town to finalize.
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Bradstreet
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Duluth
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
London
Barnum-Bailey Circus
J. A. Bailey
Louis E. Cooke
Mr. Bailey
Altoona
England
General Snowden Appointment Shocks Philadelphia Politicians
The Philadelphia Record reports a surprising appointment of General Snowden. Rumors hinted at friction with Senator Quay and his favored candidate for the state post, making the move unexpected amid party lines and Chicago convention chatter.
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Philadelphia Record
Senator Quay
Colonel Snowden
Quays
Chicago
Quay
The Deepest Abyss of Vexation headline note
A fragment from the New York Sun discusses annoyances in amateur photography. It mentions a man who bought a small camera and attempted to shoot at dawn, hinting at misfires and frustrations with exposure and timing.
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New York Sun
Curious Condensations From a Tarnished Telegraph
A collage of oddities from Blakely to Salem and Atlanta. notes on a 120 year old Black woman in Blakely, a donkey ban in Castle, new cork sheets for stepping from tubs, shoplifting in New York, a homely middle aged woman seeking suitors, Georgia blackberry drying wealth, and a Nashville coffin incident. Also tales of lightning in Orlando, a jug of whiskey used to influence watermelons, Maine women in varied trades, and a coffin episode from Atlanta during the war.
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New York
Savallivan
S. S. Waterhouse
Orlando
Fla
Mia Waterhouse
Maine
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