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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1889
Page
4
Senator Donald Cameron returns from Europe and denounces reports of his exit from politics as unauthorized. He argues his principles prevent him from giving up public service and notes repeated machine-politics speculation in Pennsylvania has persisted despite claims of its end.
A motor accident suit saw a jury award of 18000 cut to 12000 by a trial court, then raised to 20000 on a new trial. Judge Finletter questioned court power to trim verdicts and noted the need for corporate safety to prevent such injuries. Supreme Court review could follow.
A Brooklyn Navy Yard officer ordered a 21 gun salute for President Harrison aboard the Dispatch, then halted after one shot, prompting speculation of court martial and a lifelong exile in Brooklyn. The incident highlights strict etiquette versus common sense in naval protocol.
Inquiries into organized charity across cities link tenement houses to intemperance and associated vices. The work of Miss Octavia Hill in London shows dwellings reforming character, echoed by the Associated Charities of Boston which cites foul dwelling conditions as a potent cause of poverty and vice.
The essay argues tenement reform alone cannot end urban vice and misery. It notes that while improving conditions helps, a wealthier class will still dominate housing unless the causes of crowded cities and underpaid labor are removed. The piece stresses systemic change over partial fixes.
The report shows $172,000 spent through Tuesday for removing obstructions and debris at Johnstown with substantial work ahead. If state authorities finish under a quarter of a million, critics may concede wiser handling than calls for an extra legislative session.
A Democratic newspaper argues that Calvin Brice’s election as National Democratic Chairman, funded by a large personal fortune, reveals plutocratic influence in both major parties. It condemns party organs for defending such money driven choices and urges readers to seek true party principles over blind partisanship.
The New York World sends a report from Arkansas on the John M. Clayton assassination. It accuses local civilization of shielding murderers and notes detectives are warned off. It argues the federal government cannot supervise state capital crimes with a Republican administration.
The London edition of the New York Herald argues it is wrong for English readers to oppose funding for the Queen's descendants while Americans spend heavily to elect rulers. It mocks Prof John L Sullivan and mentions John Barleycorn, Bismarck, Swiss refuge policy, hydrophobia from a mad dog, and compares Oneida Community wealth to Economite wealth through shared effort and restraint.
Virginia resident Aman proclaims General Mahone will be U S president amid millennial prophecies. A clash over the U S flag’s stars involves the Treasury and Navy on whether 42 stars should be used next year. An English writer releases I Mark the King, risking threats in some regions. Edward J Phelps criticizes U S foreign policy as unsettled. Allegheny City eyes artesian wells and a broader water system for relief from fevers.
Herbert Spencer argues English railways spend 250000 yearly to curry Parliament support. He notes a subsidized line once spent a similar sum for beneficial legislation. The piece also comments on Italian workers and a Rooseveltsian remark about beer and whisky, implying political critique.
Personal Points reports Mrs. James A Garfield preparing for winter in Washington. Honorary members named for Beethoven House at Bono include Prince Bremarce and Count von Moltke, with Herr Joachim as honorary president. F B H Wixertos cites about a dozen Persians in the U S, mostly missionaries. Julian Prince Ford attended Georgetown Convent ceremonies with notable figures. Edwards, linked to Nellie Grant, recalls a past engagement. The oldest California printer Jose de la Rosa nears 100, recalling Santa Anna days. J R Weyer recalls Tippoo Tib and a Yambuya camp visit with a brass button mystery.
In a shift for the touring star Minnie Palmer, her husband John R Rogers announces he abdicates as her manager after a decade of advertising and publicizing her work. A new manager will promote her tours while Palmer maintains a lighter schedule. The note references Sewickley hills hotel prospects and Idlewood as key regional retreats for Pittsburgers.
Mrs ex President John Tyler's wife died at the Exchange Hotel in Virginia at 6 15 PM after a chill that began Tuesday. She had traveled from Williamsburg to visit her son Lyon C. Tyler and was to visit another son on the James River. The death follows a long era linked to the Tyers and Gardiner family with memorial ties to Gardiner’s Island.
E. J. Murray, once a compositor for Tim Duspatcu, married Miss Lydia Brindley, a young woman from San Morcer oan, in a ceremony at Haw Catia church.
Miss Kate Agnes Winkel daughter of Mr Henry Winkel of the Union Planing Mill Company died yesterday at her home 100 Sidney Street Southside She was an active Sunday school worker at the Ge Church on South Street The funeral will be Friday afternoon at oats.
Special Telegram reports Robert P. Porter, Superintendent of the Census, appears to prevail against the Civil Service Commission in shaping census appointments. Porter, backed by Interior officials, seeks to name his own clerks while the President negotiates a compromise to test them by examination and selection. The move pleases many who worry about staffing technical census work.
Special Telegram reports Colonel Frank C. Hooten of Westchester, former Republican state party chairman, inherits about 70000 as executor of James Neely’s will. Neely, who died July 3 at Fifteenth and Spring Garden streets, left small bequests to local church and others and a large fortune to Hooten.
In a discussion from The Electrical Engineer the proposed death by anesthesia or sleep injection is debated. The commission favors a humane, certain method, suggesting physicians could provide a painless sedative execution with no conscious suffering, avoiding prolonged torture and controversial agents.
Kilrain, born one month before Sullivan, has had greater preparation time to train, shaping readiness ahead of the Wis. event reported by the Detroit Free Press.
The passage lists writers from Butner to Calvin and others, noting how they prepared, studied, or built their works. It mentions Luther with his dog, Pascal writing on scraps, Bacon praying for light, Demosthenes in a cavern, and Calvin receiving books at 6 am, among various habits and routines.
A Harper's Magazine excerpt discusses the mouth as a key beauty feature. It contrasts large and small mouths, cites Cupid’s bow, and notes lip shaping, color, and expressions. It covers dental care, breath freshness, and cautions against harsh whitening agents and acids.
A playful verse reflecting on college life and graduation, noting boredom with lessons and learning through games. The speaker recalls whist, euchre, billiards, and baseball as part of college days, jokes about scoring in sports, and dismisses football as unbearable, concluding with a self deprecating line about being no dude or Godiva.
The Supreme Court affirming Justice Patterson’s denial to vacate an order for examining Colonel W. W. Dudley as a witness in a libel suit against the World. The decision, with Justices Daniels Van Brunt and Brady concurring, sets the path to his testimony about the Indiana floaters and blocks of five. In Brooklyn Julia Clarkson, 40, dies in court after receiving a 20 day vagrancy sentence.
Mr Brice chairman of the Democratic National Committee dismissed charges in the Commercial Gazette accusing the late administration of aiding Hippolyte and blockade runners. He stated Never heard of it and denied any truth to the allegations.
A Nashville case centers on Horace Bond claiming his father’s body after an inquest. Theodore Kramer, undertaker, embalmed the remains and prepared for burial. Bond later identified the man as his father and arranged burial with Priest & Dougherty, who demanded payment for embalming before releasing the body.
The Chicago Tribune notes Muldoon’s training has sharpened Sullivan, but predicts Muldoon cannot restrain Sullivan’s mouth in the upcoming contest.
A collage of ephemeral anecdotes from Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. Reports include a strawberry dentifrice trend in Ohio, a Philadelphia restaurant customer adding mayonnaise to lunch, a West Virginia life insurer expanding influence, and a firecracker mishap in Allentown. Also notes a drought victim in Marham, a 100 acre infirmary for animals in Bustleton, and an umbrella kept for 40 years near Stroudsburg. Lancaster fish poisoned with rat poison yet recoveries noted, Kunaville rooster bite causing infection risk, Altoona jail inmate musical act on bars, and general local curiosities.
A miscellany notes California crop hopes, Chinese study of American alarms, a large arable Alabama tract, a Detroit lake firecracker mishap, a Michigan cart accident, and a faulty ballistics of new signaling gear. Other items include fashion fires in court dances, metric system adoption, luck tales in Atlanta, New York streetcar crowds, counterfeit dogs in Atlanta, and a cow causing a buggy telescoping near Smyrna Georgia.
A sardonic line by Murchinson Aas appears in a brief column noting the paradox of ideal world visions compared with stark mortality. The piece offers a wry take on ideals vs reality.
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