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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1891
Page
4
The United States Circuit Court in New York granted an injunction favoring the Edison interests over incandescent lamp patents. The ruling could shift control of the lighting business to Edison, prompting industry competition and potential consolidation as cases move toward the Supreme Court.
The piece notes Governor Campbell holding the renomination edge with Neal likely to fight for support. It cites Campbell commanding enough delegates to win, possibly after the first ballot, amid talks of a silver plank. The main issue remains protection with Democrats split on free coinage.
A group advocating an independent judiciary proposes filing a bill in equity seeking a mandamus against the Republican County Committee to compel a call for a judicial convention. The suggestion notes Common Pleas No. and the judges’ readiness to hear prompt applications.
The 1891 trotting season opened at Homewood Park with lively races and high excitement. Reports promise a strong circuit with meets in Cleveland Buffalo Rochester Philadelphia Hartford, concluding in September. Focus shifts to developing promising trotters in junior classes rather than breaking records, with Sunol and Sunol linked prospects sparking hopes for lower times.
The report claims the executive department expenses under Bulkeley are paid by a state insurance company. The New York Evening Sun questions corporate influence on state administration. It calls for insurer oversight and shareholder scrutiny of such investments.
A critique notes growing concern over corporate influence in politics. It argues that firms use cheaper strategies to control both legislative and executive branches, shifting the burden of costs to the people. The author warns the plan threatens democratic self rule and public accountability.
An analysis of Philadelphia registration under the new assessment law notes a 12 000 voter undercount versus last year.Officials cite house to house canvass and verification, but September corrections show 15 000 added names, raising questions of padding yet praising the method’s potential for a thorough list.
A courageous woman repels White Caps attack on her husband by firing a Winchester at the assailants. The incident reverses the intended message that the town is unsafe, suggesting stronger resolve by local residents against gloom and lawlessness.
The article notes Secretary Foster voicing vindication of Republican financial policy favoring a $51 million extension of 44 per cent bonds. It discusses potential bank reception, currency expansion, and national savings if funds exist. It also mentions solar sunspots and political gossip about David B. Hill and Henry Watterson’s presidential tips.
The well known Pittsburg firm Nimick & Co. may liquidate due to long standing reputation, with no reflection on general business. High pig iron prices and extended low prices, plus unprofitable furnace operations distant from the Pittsburg district and costly freight rates, caused the embarrassment.
Parliament will adjourn on August 6 allowing members to pursue grouse on August 12. The essential questions about governance for those under Parliament's rule may remain unresolved, but the grouse hunt will not be neglected.
As of writing, DeVoe reports no confirmed cloudburst in the region and observers note a lack of manifestation by the expected weather patterns. Coeds are not mentioned in context.
A survey of clergy life expectancy shows Congregational ministers averaged T1 years and four months at death, with 68 as the fifteen year average. Other items discuss Russia and France in Constantinople, Illinois barbed wire cases, sugar price fights in San Francisco, and a constitutional convention viewed as imposed by a higher power.
The note warns that after this week the unlicensed dog risks being caught by dog-catchers and may be dealt with permanently if not licensed.
Numerous laborers collapsed from heat at the Edgar Thomson Works. Hammond Hensel suffered severe illness and may not fully recover, with conditions described as critical and lingering.
A New York traveling man, George Bailey, recalls his premonition of danger before the Ravenna Ohio rail wreck. He says he felt anxious a week prior, planned to ride the doomed train, and narrowly avoided disaster after being warned by a friend.
The National Editorial Association will display a historic flag in St Paul. Presented by Colonel D. R. Elliott of the Plant system, the flag once traveled to Paris in 1899 and fluttered atop the Eiffel Tower before being mounted for the association. Elliott, now custodian, preserves the banner between meetings.
In Nimes France a postman named Houdon was seized by a shoemaker Fanre who bound him and held him as a hostage to obtain letters from the President and Justice Minister. The crowd swelled to about 5000 as police stormed the room and captured the assailant. Faure, described as monomaniac, faced lynching while authorities moved him to prison.
Osceola Missouri political figure Thomas Jefferson Younger recounts a method to graft a spur onto a rooster. The process involves removing the spur and cartilage, placing the spur in a new slot, stitching, and healing until the grafted spur grows normally. Younger cites a Johnson City expert in St Clair County and offers demonstrations.
A University of Michigan professor explains a circular causation joke on pollination involving old maids field mice bees and cats. Miss Jones, prompted by a student, answers with a bold, humorous mispronunciation, ending the playful exchange.
An official inquiry into Brussels housing as of December 1 1890 shows 49 619 families with 168 108 residents in 19 541 houses. Working class living conditions include 4 000 houses, 106 lodging houses, 3436 business premises, with many families in one room or garrets and cellars.
A satirical critique of Jeremiah Rusk appointing Carl Merriam as American commissioner to study Bering Sea seals. The piece mocks labeling a seal a bird, notes Merriam’s assignment while he is distant, and cautions against shifting to Alaska for ornithological work. It frames the seal as a “terrific spread eagle” emblem.
The Allegheny County W C T U met at Smithfield Street Church with Mrs. Porter presiding. Officers reported funds and six new unions formed since September, while a Bellevue petition opposed Sunday World’s Fair opening and a committee was named.
Archaeologists report a vast underground city along the Amoo-Darin near Karki Bokhara. Gold and silver artifacts from early dynastic times were unearthed in grottos, with streets and vaulted ceilings, prompting Moscow’s Archeological Society to dispatch experts for summer exploration.
H A Whitfield of the Barge office notes sparrows curb caterpillars in Central Park citing the English sparrow as a benefactor. He recalls decades ago elms swarmed with pests and credits the birds with improving park conditions.
A Democratic cotemporary complains of excessive patriotism and urges restraint in guiding American youth as Uncle 50m plans to continue using a symbol or method for maximum beneficial impact.
A crowded slice of high society and politics appears with Mrs Wrant walking in New York's 400, Miss Caldwell near purchasing George Bancroft's Newport home, and ex Governor Brees expecting to sell peach baskets. Sir Richard Sutton's Genesta estate is valued at over £7,000,000 with a posthumous heir. James G Blaine is praised for dress, while Minister DovGass keeps a handsome Anacostia home.
Chautauqua notes show lectures on American history by Prof. John Bach McMaster and Prof. Frederick Starr at the 1891 session while Dr. Charles Stuart Wells and Prof Liv Fingler entertain. The event features a Journalists reception, a money prize contest in modern history, and Mrs Emma Ewing discussing soup making with practical tips for nourishment and morale.
A special telegram reports the Fenian Brotherhood held a meeting in New York with delegates from Boston Philadelphia Paterson and others. An Irish report read criticized home rule advocates and urged a united organization with a clear military basis opposing aggressive agitation and domestic constitutionalists.
Clerk Casselman received a cryptic note at Monongahela House reading Leave here to migt 9-90 meet me in the morning. It remains unclear if the sender meant moving to the depot or gathering staff to greet him, and there will be no guide to meet him.
Fragmentary text mentions a presidential angle and a resignation by a minister named Fred Douglass, with a hint about sending an office seeker to someone named Harrison. Context and complete facts are missing.
A learned astronomy professor, sure of storm signs, travels and seeks directions from a countryman. The shepherd’s warning rain comes true after a five mile ride, prompting the professor to pay for a weather secret. The countryman explains the forecast by pointing to a single black sheep with a white face and the sheep’s behavior on a clear day.
A New York crowd at a Sixth Avenue car stables fire mocks firefighters while a barefoot boy explains the danger and a dandified youth taunts him. The boy's defiant retort echoes as the onlookers drift away.
The Western Avenue Literary Club of Minneapolis has secured a license for liquor sales. Members say they will not drink deeply but limit their po tations to Milwaukee school drinks, reflecting a cautious approach to imbibing.
Thomas H. Lee of Red Oak Indiana died of heart trouble after a brief illness. Born in Cadiz in 153 he served in the 144th New York Volunteers and later worked as an Internal Revenue Collector. A leader in Iowa politics, he held state posts and was elected secretary of the State Central Committee. A separate obituary notes C W McCord of Pueblo died en route to Pittsburgh. he practiced in Denver and was a prominent criminal lawyer.
Rev J C Ogle formerly of East Liverpool died in Owagonna Iowa last Sunday while mid sermon at the Methodist church he collapsed and could not finish his address. John Buerly a Greenville New York bachelor died last week at about four years of age living alone in a cottage and earning small sums by work for farmers. a Bible student with a mania for various Bible editions from cheap to costly.
Alexander G Hopkins a member of a once prominent family died at his nieces residence in Ander sation Baltimore and Ohio Railroad area. He was linked to Colonel Fatma of Washing Pa and uncle to James H ein of Pittsburg. He was noted for intellect and integrity and died in his 32nd year.
Dispatch from Waco Texas reports the death of General Thomas Harrison born in Alabama in 182, who served in the Mexican War and the Civil War including the Murfreesboro capture and the Knoxville campaign. He settled in Texas in 2 and pursued a law practice thereafter.
The article lists multiple deaths including Rev. BW. Corley during a funeral in Tower Hill near Shelbyville Illinois, with details of a sudden collapse and passing. It also notes other obituaries such as Joux M. Dussing Rochester attorney, Joan Ruxgos ex Alderman of New Brunswick and Mutual Insurance president, Jon Maxaway Uniontown elder, and J H Gunt Meadville physician, highlighting their ages and brief roles.
A Chicago manager laments a show failing due to consumption as a living statue actress out West reportedly suffers a coughing fit during the tableaux. The crowd is amused yet stunned by the dramatic moment and the line about a consumptive statue.
The city debates who first produced an outdoor version of As You Like It. San Francisco theatrical manager Al Hayman says English papers err, asserting 1892 Bohemian Club staged the first outdoor performance with J E B Grismer, on the Russian River, praised as a success.
Bar Harbor visitors to Secretary Blaine’s cottage were assumed dead, but the undertaker’s visit reveals Bar Harbor’s healthfulness and the lure of an office rather than a grave. The tale echoes a doctor’s misdiagnosis about a patient who had eaten a horse.
A long list of Standard Oil officials, friends, and other notable visitors are reported staying at local hotels. Names include W. G. Warden and Edith Warden, Eleanor Davis, and several Bushnells, with travel from Philadelphia New York and beyond. Detours note Moravian fishing club vacationing, various executives visiting for races and business trips, and a mix of ex-officials and Manufacturers checking in at the Anderson Duquesne Seventh Avenue Monongahela Schlosser and other hostelrys.
A jumble of oddities reports strange happenings from Maine to Montana. Notable items include a dog finding a banknote wallet in Deposit New York, a potato famine in Maine, and a Berlin undertakers exhibition. Also notes on deer forests, Gaelic language efforts, and a century plant used as a razor strop.
A collage of humorous anecdotes and misadventures from various papers including Indianapolis Journal Chicago Tribune Brooklyn Eagle and Toledo Blade. Jests about Thompson’s fire incident a pug tossed from a window and a man stranded at sea mingle with light moralizing quips and street chatter.
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