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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1892
Page
7
The article urges peaceful surrender to state troops at Homestead and supports a shift to conciliatory settlement. It argues troops should maintain peace only, not coerce work, and favors joint hearings or arbitration. Emphasizes labor capital harmony, mutual generosity, and avoiding further conflict.
The piece notes Chicago hosts a convention crowd while praise and critique clash over the city. It highlights Chicago's unmatched commercial growth despite its harsh climate and drainage challenges, calling attention to the World's Fair finances and municipal achievements as observers weigh prosperity against criticism.
Water supply limitations are overshadowed by a dynamic public spirit and civic pride. Chicago’s energetic citizen base drives vast commercial expansion, promoting the city abroad and fueling unprecedented growth. The piece links Pittsburgh’s potential greatness to Chicago’s ambitious public mindset and existing wealth.
The Coeur dAlene mines in Idaho saw a fierce fight between union and non union workers with deaths injuries explosions and mine wrecking. Nonunionists capitulated and were guarded after the clash. The piece notes demagogues will not gain political leverage from Idaho events and draws parallels to the Homestead struggle.
The piece argues seaport quarantine is insufficient with cholera in Europe and yellow fever in the Americas. It cites New York Herald concerns over lax ship surgeon practices and missed detection of diseases such as leprosy. It warns that only absolute efficiency can prevent a deadly epidemic and condemns political influence in public health staffing.
A Baltimore paper renews the call for a complete city sewerage system for about 500000 residents. Officials note existing noisome conduits and urge rapid construction despite political hurdles, praising progress and public support.
The article critiques a theory limiting prosecutions to prosecutors alone, citing New York cases where private societies pressed charges. It notes Justice Lawrence questioning private groups’ standing in police courts and argues the public loses when DAs refuse to act against influential offenders.
The report drifts through legal harshness and political jabs. It notes a court ruling against lawbreakers, a shelling accident near Sandy Hook, and sharp criticisms of Tammany and the People's party.
The piece mocks a drained Kentucky treasury unpaid telegraph bills delaying Western Union profit. It mentions Pittsburg forecast station pay, a forecast advance, satire on baseball salaries, Love as a Union president name, and a Baker law ballot sheet contract. It ends with weather and cyclone pits images.
Rupyarp Kreine believes in ghosts. Mr Gladstone spoke in the House of Commons on May 17 1833. A & Honant died in San Francisco valued at $4 000 000. In 187v a carman earned $40 daily. Lorp SPENCER'S library, famed in England, to be auctioned next year. Marshal Patrice McMahon, 82, claims vigor and past illnesses. Platt brothers of the Poughkeepsie Eagle take in Edmund Platt as partner. Boxwat the artist in Paris with Cardinal Langeri. General Prim noted as long serving Spanish War Minister. The Princess of Wales left Copenhagen. Czar and Czarina and Danish royals saw her off. Polar Star hosted ministers and diplomats to bid farewell.
The Frances Cleveland Club of Warren County organized by Monmouth ladies plans a campaign fund. A letter to Theodore Nelson, secretary of the Democratic State Committee, includes a $100 check toward state campaign expenses. The group aims to aid the party and wrest control of the state.
Ex President Grover Cleveland replies on behalf of Mrs. Cleveland that no photograph exists of their child and, even if one did, they would not publish it. He says they want to check the notoriety such publication would bring and cannot provide the baby’s picture to the Atlanta Journal.
The Boston Herald casts Bidwell as worth 3 to 10 million dollars, gained mainly from wine and brandy ventures. It urges the Prohibition campaign to claim his ill gotten gains and donate them to the fund.
The article notes that most Republicans in Congress oppose free silver while most Democrats favor it, with voting to date reflecting this division. It emphasizes the Republicans as the sound money party.
The vice presidential candidate seeks to justify his stance to Eastern Cleveland Democrats and explain his perceived screen backing and Copperhead associations. He promises later apologies for his more modern controversial record.
The Munhall ferryman John W. Smith ferries across the Monongahela while recounting Civil War service and a pension. He notes July demand for his eight skiffs and recalls Gettysburg, Pinkertons, and frontier river life with pride and a wary hospitality. He judges the Pinkerton clash harsh but condemns excessive force.
The scene shows women aboard a steamer and two barges cheering for Homestead while the Pinkerton ropes and burned craft litter the water’s edge. Excursionists, mostly young women, wave hats and shout support as the ferryman drifts with the current, caught in the moment of strong public sympathy.
In work clothing and bright looks, four youths by the high fence near Mun hall station greet visitors. They discuss the National Guard and guard the works, acting as a picket against Pinkertons while aiding the mill patrol along the riverbank as Mr. Smith attests to their vigilance.
Burgess McLuckie predicts welcome for militia and vows action against hecklers. Leaders at advisory room show gloom and nerves as workers gather amid sawdust strewn floor and an air of mystery, while reporters face branding and identification at Nomestead roundups.
A small group of reporters gathered at Brinton near Pittsburg while Homestead suffers from poor sanitation. Observers describe open drains, polluted gutters, and foul air threatening public health if not addressed soon. Local residents maintain homes remain neat amid the neglect.
Thirty five former residents of St Johns N F held a meeting at the Grand Pacific Hotel and formed a Central Committee of ten to organize aid. A subscription was started and Mayor Washburne along with the Board of Trade will be asked to cooperate. A mass meeting is proposed.
Mr. Stanley will be remembered for the lambasting in Lambeth with reactions marking a notable moment in history. The New York Advertiser notes the event as a defining instance that may shape future discussions and public sentiment around the figure.
Mrs Jamna Chadad a 35 year old Syrian woman aboard the steamship Amsterdam is being returned to Rotterdam after Dr Wheeler Ellis Island staff declared her a leper despite quarantine. Health officials on Ellis Island isolated her while her sister and brother in law were cleared. The ship's surgeon Dr Hubert is blamed for not reporting the condition to authorities.
On July 11 only two Republicans Bowers of California and Clark of Wyoming attended a gathering of friends of the silver bill chaired by Dockery of Missouri. Democrats 50 or 60 present pressed Bland and Culberson against legal defects and urged amendments to protect Treasury notes and coinage limits while private bullion coinage would proceed.
A 12 year old boy from Millertown Pa named Harry Se bert ran away to visit Philadelphia and New York. He was found under train cars at Thirty-second and Market streets and spoke with Lt Miller. He rode a train to Broad Street Station and then attempted another ride to New York before being detected. Authorities have notified his father.
In Chautauqua New York July 11 Prof Seamon from Oxford presented the first of six condensed lectures on The Art and Social Life of Ancient Greece. Dr William G Wilbur spoke on Cape Cod Its People and Peculiarities. Edith Wortman and Lon Lonvell won a spelling match.
Captain Francis Ropes Webb dies at Chula Vista after paralysis. Webb served under Admiral Porter, was U S Consul at Zanzibar from 1917 to 1874, and aided treaty negotiations. Elizabeth Betts widow of Peter Betts dies in Harrisburg aged 92, with Revolutionary War ties. Captain David M Dryden dies in Bland Yille Ky of stomach tumor. served as First Lieutenant, Kentucky Infantry, and commanded Queen of the West at Memphis. He piloted Ohio River steamers from 1830s to retirement.
H. Brasco, a well known pilot on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, died in Jeffersonville yesterday morning. Lieut. Col. Charles E. Blunt of the Rose Corps, United States Army, died Sunday. John Wilson Patten died in London aged years. Garfield, a Cleveland era figure, figure noted. Joux C. Wade of Digby died Saturday in mid year. Rostor L. Bowens of Maine died suddenly of heart disease. The text records obituaries and death notices with limited details.
Pittsburg launches Maple Shade, a retirement house for aged United Presbyterian members. The facility, bought for 45000 dollars with 27000 more needed to finish, features extensive grounds, a billiard room turned bedroom, and separate floors for women and male caretakers. A fete aims to fund operations. Miss Katherine Fleming Rowand’s wedding to Edward Godfrey Miller is noted, along with Art Society officers and recent memberships.
A column of curious notes from science and history covers fish wheels in California, a hidden ice mine near York Montana, vast US dwellings in 1291, costly curtains, bees and honey yields, a snow white squirrel, and a range of European and colonial curios including Persian gems, lighthouse networks, and early aviation remarks.
Mr James Maser eldest son of F M Maree leaves this week with Mr and Mrs William B Rodgers of Allegheny for England where they will spend six weeks. Starquare Pixxzrrox Esq summering with his family at their cottages in the mountains beyond Altoona. Mrs Clarke and Miss Chella Clarke of Negley avenue will leave for Chicago this evening.
Lewis Friend, a World office compositor, vanished with $180 belonging to the World chapel. He reappeared days later claiming a ghost of his father urged him to go to England, where he found the advice false and returned, still carrying $130.
Tax Principal Dispatch calls Mr Cleveland the prophet of English prosperity. He has also been called the stuffed prophet. The critics can't knock the stuffing out of him.
A collage of light humor and social jests appears from city columns. Snippets include a magistrate exchange about a brick assault, quips about milk and daughters, a pun on a bloodhound and a cent, and playful verse about love, marriage, and a bachelor soldier.
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