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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1889
Page
4
A Fourth of July editorial extols the United States as the happiest and most prosperous nation, contrasts American government with European systems, and notes national unity amid recent disasters. It lauds citizen pride, the founders, and the Johnstown disaster response as evidence of national character.
A private letter from Hicks of Wisconsin claims he is thriving in Peru as a diplomat. He notes welcome from President Caceres and dinners he has shared, arguing these social engagements cement U S ties with Peru. Hicks suggests his own path to diplomatic greatness through such receptions, despite an awkward senatorial signature.
The article notes that many trade organizations resemble trusts signaling control over competition. It argues the main harm is higher prices for consumers if competition is eliminated, but questions the power and stability of many rumored trusts including a Pottery Trust cited in current notices.
The piece argues that trusts would invite new factories to open and intensify competition if price control is attempted. It claims organizers profit by selling overvalued shares to unwitting investors, likening it to watered railway stock. The author condemns the deceit as unlawful and harmful to the public.
Discussion in our local columns argues for a canal linking Ohio head waters to Lake Erie, claiming low cost, potential state and federal support, and strong benefits for Pittsburg. It cites railroad experience and estimates tolls to show freight savings and industrial growth from such a waterway.
The article reviews Chauncey M. Depew’s public critique of the spoils system post presidency. It notes his claim that 4000 applicants for 150 consulates reflect a standstill in public business and questions Cleveland's office removals versus Harrison's. It suggests Depew aims to influence current administration reform.
The Providence Journal suggests Harrison has a Roumania for every Lowden and misreads Pennsylvania politics. It portrays President Harrison consoling Democratic Congressman Sowden of Allentown, whom Cleveland suppressed for voting for his son’s interests.
The piece notes a spelling digression with an extra n changing Lowden to Snowden in the Roumanian Mission appointment. It criticizes the Journal for missing the key difference and suggests the mix affects the record of President Harrison’s diplomacy. The text also mocks local political grandstanding at Woodstock and Henry C. Bowen’s publicity.
Racope Istaxp says repeal will force another Legislature session to regulate liquor traffic. With two sessions already held this year Rhode Island fears an extra session. Pennsylvania’s prohibition vote is seen as sparing the public from that deliberation.
The piece notes Mississippi Governor praised by Louisiana and Alabama governors will seem less apt than Carolinas exchanges. It mentions a cabinet certificate of character, Mtana going Democratic, and general Sherman comments on PiA policy. It also covers railroads’ profits, perceived wage cuts in Pittsburg, relief concerns, and summer concerts in Allegheny parks as Pittsburg’s attraction grows.
Report from Peoria Illinois last week claims a water contamination incident ruined thousands of gallons of milk. Locals, noting Peoria’s whisky reputation, infer the water made the milk too rich and fear similar effects on other products.
Trustees indicate that the planned Polytechnic Institute will soon take concrete shape, signaling progress toward an actual establishing act and public fruition.
Mr Henry Grover speaks to the Socialists in London advocating the single tax idea as a faster route to results. The Socialists cheer his statement with evident trust and optimism.
The streets of London mock the Shah and Salisbury as to who deserves more from the crowd. Sporting pages doubt that Sullivan and Kilrain will fight with their usual sharp tongues. Yet readers are cautioned to wait for full returns before drawing conclusions.
The London Star reports Cardinal Newman enjoying health at Malvern. Mr Goschen reportedly joining the Cobden Club. General J W Singleton retires from politics to read. A crayon portrait of Rev F Rwith is placed at Colby University. Mrs Thorsten celebrates seventieth birthday. Mary Anderson’s health improving while hiding near Hampstead, with a memory-filled beach life and a dagger gift from Lady Martin among theatrical curiosities.
The Chicago News notes a growing bicycle craze with crowded boulevards and many riders. It claims about 9 percent of residents ride bikes, with the 100th person on a tricycle, illustrating the widespread, evolving use of bicycles in everyday life.
A Philadelphia Inquirer note laments the modern climate variation, joking that when it is not torrid it is horrid. The piece hints at daily weather shifts and a playful complaint about lingering heat.
Reports on iron bridge demands amid flood aiding Pittsburg bids. Harrisburg politics mark Wankls and Cunkle power. dramatic critics clash over Margaret Mather and Julia Marlowe with praise for Marlowe’s box office rise. praises for Clarence Ricer and Piercing caricature shifts. Rigby’s rise and Puck’s need for broader pictorial humor. Rigby could be billed up to $12.
The schooner Marrett from Cuba narrowly escaped wreck on a whale shoal near Long Island last Monday. Captain reports dark spots and foam as whales moved southward, striking the ship as officers’ rooms were tossed about. Ice breakup in the North Atlantic linked to the unusual sea life presence.
Mary Muldowney of Central Carpet Manufactory at Pisinfleia had hair torn from her head by a belt and shaft pear, scalp torn out in the accident. She is in a critical condition.
Chauncey M. Depew his wife and young son sail from the dock aboard the Adriatic to Liverpool with several servants. A crowd of friends bids Mrs. Depew farewell with flowers as Dr. Depew plans a London Paris tour and Exposition attendance, returning in September.
William M. Lyon, a prominent iron manufacturer and long time Monongahela House resident, died at 6 am in Pittsburgh. Born in Harrisburg in 1810s to John Lyon and a McClay, he led Lyon Echard Co and later owned the Sligo Milling Plant before acquiring the Monongahela House. Survived by sons James B. Lyon George Lyon Thomas F. Lyon and others, his passing end a notable era in local industry.
The article recounts Sequeah or Sequah who devised a Cherokee syllabary after studying a white man’s letter. Born a Cherokee warrior, he created 84 characters about 1821 to 1826, teaching it to his tribe despite opposition. He used English letters for Cherokee sounds and produced a font still in use.
A Cleveland meeting launched a movement to oust Democratic gubernatorial hopeful James E. Campbell. Virgil P. Kline is urged as the Free Trade leader to head the ticket, with supporters vowing a strong campaign to win the Northern Ohio delegation and thwart Campbell.
Five years after a cherry stone lodged in a boy’s lung in Allentown Edwin Yearger’s son Thomas was removed in Philadelphia. A Philadelphia drugstore customer with false teeth and a deaf polite lady sparked a blush with thanks. A white tailed blackbird reappears in Exton. Henry Whitney, brain exposed by a train crash, recovers without trephining. A cherry picking mishap near Danville prompts a jump to a neighbor roof. Paschal Thornbury loses a limb to a tree crack but survives. A York area bird with white cap red breast and song tail appears feeding on locusts and crop beads.
A telegram reports the pending review of foreign glassblowers imported under contract at Pittsburg with possible penalties if found guilty. Separately, a naval board favors the Maxim gun after tests at Annapolis showing high firing rates and automatic cooling.
July 2 report details John Thomas North known as Colonel North, a boiler riveter turned billionaire claiming $10,000,000 wealth from nitrate ventures in Chile. The article notes his flight from England 23 years ago, his role with the Tower Hamlets volunteers, high-profile acquaintances, and negotiations with President Balmaceda over nitrate concessions.
In a letter to Hon. James Tanner the secretary outlines that cases in the Pension Bureau will move only when proper cause is shown to the Commissioner. The policy aims to curb pressure from all quarters and tighten order, extending to all cases and preventing premature action without documented justification.
A Philadelphia editorial review analyzes the License Court order to issue wholesale licenses to all applicants who did not withdraw. It frames the action as a protest against the Supreme Court ruling, notes perceived excesses, and defends the judges while urging adherence to the law’s intent and public welfare.
An aging narrator, turning eighty, speaks of news that unsettles him and decides to never speak again to ease his conscience. The piece presents a stark portrait of a wary stranger, a man once feared, now haunted by new information.
Report describes a shooting of a negro by police in Greenville Tennessee and a curious tale of Braziel catching a flying fish in Sterretts creek near Seynbur's Point. The account mentions a white man’s demand to stop shooting and a two winged fish described with rainbow colors.
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