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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1891
Page
4
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City council considers new measures covering fire department smoke limits cattle driving through streets and regulation of cable and electric car traffic. Officials warn changes must balance public safety with taxpayer burdens as Pittsburg grows beyond 250000 and $15000000 weekly business.
A city notice warns that open street cars pose health risks as temperatures drop at night. A physician notes severe colds among night patrons from cold winds and draughts under curtains. The article urges the company to add winter coaches for comfort.
The Troy Budget urges the Government to guarantee 100 million dollars of Nicaragua Canal bonds to boost national bank circulation. Proponents claim costs cap at 100 million and engineers estimate as low as 60 million, but critics say bonds would risk Treasury funds and prefer financing internal improvements like the Ohio River Lake Erie project.
The Globe argues youths should enlist in the navy citing promotion chances and retirement pay. It notes 39 retired admirals earn 15,500 annually, 10 commodores 5,7 TM, 11 captains 3,575, 11 commanders 2,600, and 45 lieutenant commanders. The piece frames naval service as a strong investment in the nation’s future.
The writer argues naval conditions must end the practice of promising large salaries for idleness after service and remove petty despotism by petty officers who know less about ships. Discipline is needed but not mistreatment, and reform could improve recruitment of capable sailors.
The essay argues secrecy around executions undermines the deterrent and dignity of capital punishment. It contends that hidden chambers and scientific hiding of the act erase the spectacle that frightens would-be killers. It warns secret executions threaten justice by turning it into vengeance.
The article argues for a Pittsburgh and Allegheny consolidation as Minneapolis and St Paul near union. It asserts joint government would boost prestige and business standing, urging a combined metropolis to harness shared interests and outpace the East.
The piece discusses Democratic club advocacy versus Republican armament, noting Major McKinley’s Ohio campaign edge from widespread clubs. It critiques New York press for attacking Warden Brown over Sing Sing death scenes and praises party organization while condemning sensationalism. It also mentions local civic efforts and riverbank garbage complaints in Allegheny.
A survey of local interviews shows prominent Democratic leaders backing the governor’s judicial nominees. The piece notes no Democratic displeasure with the appointments and suggests Republicans faces a tougher contest if they fail to endorse the governor’s ticket.
A collage of brief items notes Lord Revelstoke’s house passing to Baron Hiryah, WAENEE MILLER’s California subscriptions for the Nicaragua Canal, Mrs. Bargertz’s Hebrew evangelism in Toronto, and Milena of Montenegro en route to Heidelberg for surgery. It also mentions Count Mercier’s London departure, Mrs. Farcher’s death in Arkansas, Charles Davenport’s European tour at 80, Johann Most’s freedom of speech, Charles Robertson’s Hartford medal, and Carl Schulz’s pianistic talent.
The tenth international convention of the Young People's Societies of Christian Endeavor opens in Exposition Hall with about 1000 voices singing and 10,000 in attendance. President Clark raps for order, Rev I W Gleason of Minneapolis is named scribe, and Dr Vassar of Kansas leads at prayer.
Preparations are complete for the Orangemen parade to honor William Prince of Orange. The march forms at 9 a.m. from New Grant to Liberty Ninth Penn and other streets, ending at Union station for trains to Hulton. Chief Marshal and aids listed.
In Independence Missouri a split in the Hedrickite Mormon church forms as Elder Hall enforces reforms. Sisters must wear plain black dresses and sun bonnets, men forbidden tobacco, with expulsion for disobedience. Majority withdraw to join another branch.
To the Editor The Dispatch warns readers to expect very hot weather around the 12th or 13th of the month, followed by a violent electric storm and floods on the 6th of July noted by J Devon from XN J.
At Chautauqua N Y the Ohio teachers conference heard Prof Adams describe university extension and its spread from England to America. He urged using local colleges libraries and Chautauqua circles with a $10,000 state appropriation. Evening talks featured H B Adams on The Revival of Learning and lectures on Messianic prophecy.
Evangelist Dixon Williams stirred Birmingham during a Cumberland Presbyterian revival that drew 1100, then left for Indiana. After a costly tabernacle setup and efforts by a local pastor, the meetings produced little lasting impact. Williams demanded 1000, got refused, and sent a legal claim before withdrawing.
The third day of the Pennsylvania State Teachers' Association convention featured talks on its educational values by G L Maris B K Buehrie Hochkenberry Michener and Wm W Tean Seer. An educational address by State Superintendent of fice opened the session and a long afternoon was devoted to tributes to Hon J P Wickersham. Teachers enjoyed a social reception at Bedford Springs Hotel and many stayed on for the famous spa.
At the presidential cottage in Cape May a busy day ends with a drive along the ocean road from Cape May to Cape May Point. The Hamilton cutter is to anchor offshore for a five hour excursion as the President dismisses certain fines and paroles while denying requests from Oscar J. Harvey for a war horse claim.
A Tennessee-born resident now in Chicago recalls a 1864 meeting with General Daniel Sickles. He reports Sickles sought Johnson’s character for Lincoln's running mate, claiming Lincoln’s own representation in the South guided the inquiry, and suggests the speaker aided Sickles' mission.
The Pennsylvania road offered its season opening excursion to Atlantic City and Cape May with nearly 500 travelers using the ten day tickets. Notables included Mr. and Mrs. John M. Oakley, Dr. B. B. Brashear of Cleveland, J. F. Owens and wife, T. 8. Trumbull, James Anderson, Frank Watson, and other residents of Allegheny and surrounding areas.
Judge Blodgett rules Miss Couzins ousted as ex secretary of the Board of Lady Managers. Court finds the Board created by the National Commission and empowered via its Executive Committee, which the court deems the board itself, with Congress not providing for a continuing session.
Kansas Carr reports that lumber dealer George W. Howell of Atchison is racing to Jefferson Texas to sign a check that could save the Jefferson Lumber Company the Jefferson Woolen Mills and J Himis from bankruptcy. He travels by chartered train via Memphis Railroad then Iron Mountain, aiming to arrive by 2 PM tomorrow if no delays occur.
A wild hog terrorizing Lancaster county farmers was chased by 15 men for two hours and captured alive this morning. The long white animal slept by day and damaged crops overnight, prompting villagers to form a posse led by the Turmers.
Deaths reported across regions include Dr William Dounan of Washington county and others in Virginia Delaware and Pennsylvania. Notables listed: Banox Vor RepwiteScumuetz poet aged eight and journalist William M Hanus of New York. Obituaries cover physicians pilots actors and oil men with varied ages and last-known residences.
A London sequence describes Emperor William rides through Hyde Park and receptions by German social and benevolent groups. He attends Rotten Row appearances and a Marlborough House garden party hosted by the Prince and Princess of Wales with British and German dignitaries, police, and crowds enjoying a summer spectacle.
The Russian government plans energetic measures to avert famine if the harvest fails. Government stores of grain may be released to distressed regions, with the Interior Minister preparing for scarcity and considering export restrictions. Latest grain district reports suggest inflation is driven by speculation and intervention may curb artificial market effects.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company ends five year deals with English shipowner C Furness to run regular steamers from Newport News to Liverpool London and Glasgow and occasional sailings to Suvre and Antwerp. These are the first regular European lines from a port south of Baltimore. West coast orders for provisions flour tobacco lumber and livestock shipments are being prepared including a 60,000 bag flour order and 4,000 bags to Havre marking a major export expansion.
An officer aboard the Fuerst Bismarck, carrying the Kaiser and Empress to Helgoland, relayed that they were asked if they would travel to the United States. The Emperor reportedly smiled and questioned whether such a trip would occur, saying, Do you really think we should go to the United States.
The Supreme Court holds the eight hour law does not apply to any state institutions. The decision clarifies that appropriations remain as before and the older law governs these institutions. The report previews further commentary from other papers on related topics.
A mysterious illness affecting Greene County horses has caused several deaths. Veterinarians report a disease resembling pinkeye, leaving experts puzzled as they work to identify the cause and provide treatment.
Clarence Eddy and Christine Nielsen entertained a large audience at Fourth Avenue Baptist Church celebrating the organ inaugurations. The concert featured arias from Nielsen and Eddy, with praise for the new instrument and the season finale. A separate note covers a staged performance at Maennerchor Hall and a noteworthy wedding at Rev Dr Kumler’s East End home with Mr and Mrs McKelvey planning a fall move to Fifth Avenue.
Social chatter reports Mrs Sues and Mr Sues returning from a wedding tour. A 4 pm tea honors Mrs Shear hosted by Miss Ruth Bailey at her summer home on Bailey Avenue Washington. Details include bridal party ties and social gaiety with an Ideal Look picnic and open air concert plans in Shadyside.
Fulton Gardiner of this city unveils an electric drill that bores to any depth with power at the tip and no shafting. He presented the invention to the Mining Department at the World’s Fair today and seeks permission to operate it at the fair and drill toward the earth’s center.
John G. Nicolay, Lincoln's private secretary, replies to Editor McClure addressing the Hamlin renomination affair. He reiterates his former statement that President Lincoln did not oppose the renomination.
A busy regional roundup notes A I Tenderson arriving from Alliance and departing for Philadelphia after securing a time service contract with Morgan Engineering. Dozens of travelers and officials are listed arriving at or leaving from Pittsburgh area hotels including the Seventh Avenue and Monongahela, with visits from executives, inspectors, and traveling salesmen.
A miscellany of obscure facts and anecdotes includes aging Punch founder Mr. R. B. R. Postans in poverty, Oxford and Cambridge costs, Walter Scott royalties, a Kansas mortgage nickname, rising London assessable values, cat taxes in Germany, a ventilator hat inventor, and assorted oddities in ships, farming, crime, and science. The itemized notes mix people, places, and numbers in a rapid-fire digest style.
A collage of quirky dialogue snippets shows characters trading bon mots and social jibes. The pieces reference city folk versus country observers, racing games, and light romantic repartee with humorous misheard lines and exaggerated speech.
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