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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1891

Page

4

Destruction of the Bridge of San Martin at Toledo

In the mid fourteenth century Don Enrique de Trastamara besieged Toledo and ordered the famous Bridge of San Martin destroyed. Toledans attacked the besiegers, the bridge collapsed in a spectacular ruin, and the city mourned as the river ran muddy with the debris.

Toledo Don Enrique de Trastamara San Martin Don Enrique Tirso Don Me Don Rodrigo Alhambra Toledan Ciarrales

The Toledan Bridge of San Martin Triumphs After Peril

Juan de Arevalo tops a collapsing bridge project in Toledo as his wife Catherine plots to destroy the scaffolding during a stormy night. Fire destroys the structure, but a year later a new arch is opened by the Cardinal Archbishop, and the bridge stands, proving Arevalo’s corrected calculation and faith.

Tagus Catherine Heaven Juan Aera Toledans Juan de Arevalo San Ildefonso Toledana Cigarrales Nandy Uso

Mysterious Architect Seeks Toledo Bridge Revival

A stranger named Juan de Arevalo arrives in Toledo claiming to be an architect. He meets Archbishop Don Pedro Tenorio, asserts past works exist on the Tormes and Duero, and seeks glory by rebuilding the bridge of San Martin, despite lacking proofs of any completed projects.

Toledo Spain San Martin Cambron Juan de Arevalo Cigar Ction Salanmanca Castille Juan de O Pedro Tenorio Arist

Style Out of Doors and the Daisy Miller Memory in Outing Fashions

A fashion column notes shifting gender codes and outdoor costume trends. It highlights bicycle gowns with gray braid, blue stockinet bodices, and jockey caps, plus lighter Aquatic costumes in serge and linen. A cautionary tale recalls a tail on a medieval dame and modern vanity with lace overexposure.

Velvet and Lace Dressmaking Tips From A Fashion Column

The article surveys sewing and dressmaking advice focusing on velvet cutting with pile alignment, matching figures and floral designs, proper hemming with braid, avoiding tight bodices, and sleeve choices from long to short. It notes expert tips and references Rose Coghlan and Mrs. Martinet, highlighting patents and practical perfume deodorizer hints.

Desperate ambush targets Middlesborough police force

A 15 member gang hid along the Louisville and Nashville line and two men fired from within city limits. Special Officer Dorsey Williams and Patrolman Tedeker were wounded as Chief Maples led a pursuit into an ambush. A citizen posse and later Masked men trapped Frank Rossimus and Johnson, leading to Rossimus's execution style death on a bridge and Johnson surrendering to deputies.

Louisville Middlesborough Gum Springs Louisville and Nashville Gillis Johnson Frank Rossimus Maples Dorsey Williams Tedeker Johnson Rossimus Douglass Pineville Pollitt Kentieth Street

Belt Makers Offer Oxidized Horn Buckle Sets

A local ad lists 500 lined solid leather belts with artistic buckles in oxidized horn designs. Regular price details shown by Boces and Bunt indicate a sales promotion by the retailer.

Garment Styles in Lacy Festive Dresses

Description of party attire features a tall rosy girl in a muslin dress with a striped green ribbon belt and large white ostrich plume hat. Other figures wear black dresses with lace trim, veils, and velvet ribbons, highlighting fashion details of the era.

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Navy expansion and world news in brief

Austria to boost its navy. cholera deaths in Mecca. Manchester Ship Canal complete. Rail from Pierre to Denver planned. Texas fever hits Cherokee cattle. Canadian gulf fisheries fail. Edward Gripper & Son fails in London. Salvador seeks US reciprocity. Italy to attend World's Fair unofficially. Bering Sea Commissioners sail for Alaska. Denver syndicate buys Colorado tin mines. Ex Senator Ingalls backs Harrison renomination. Gold shipment to Europe ordered. Scandinavian singers hold a seat in Minneapolis. Baron Hirsch plots Hebrew emigration English company. Captain O'Shea case over costs. Parnell divorce title dispute. Welsh tin plate mines blamed on overproduction. McLean corn miners strike for higher wages. Pauper immigration to Europe breaks records. Severe Duluth rain damages blocks. Reforms and tensions in Russia. Bri tish Columbia sealers lament closures at Bering Sea. Portsmouth to host French fleet officers. Chicago Junction–Union Stockyards deal collapsed. Locusts threaten Colorado. Kansas may be spared. Immigrants blocked from Boston landing. Senator Carlisle denies property gift rumor. Welsh colliery gun explosion kills manager. Yellow Pine Lumber aims 10 percent price cut. Mabel Mason honored for saving drowning man. National Farmers Alliance encampment plans moved. site purchase contemplated. US Marshals return with two prisoners in Missouri liquor case.

Edward Gripper & Son London Salvador United States Italy Bering Sea Alaska Denver Colorado Ingalls Harrison Europe Duluth St. Peteras Imany Eaey Nijnii-Novgorod Russia Tllon Bea Portsmouth England Chicago Junction Railway Union Stockyards Company Chicago Oes Armour, Morris, Swift Snow Kansas Boston Carlisle Kentucky Pont-y-Prid Wales Abraham William Abraham House of Co Yellow Pine Lumber Association Alabama Beanut Florida Birmingham Treas Siiver Mabel Mason Mamajuda Lake Erie Thomas Jones Detroit National Farmers’ Alliance Baltimore Nall McCune St. Louis Missouri Theodore Thomas Patton

Sporting Resume of the Week in The Dispatch

The Dispatch presents a weekly sporting wrap highlighting key results and headlines. Highlights include notable performances, match outcomes, and upcoming fixtures across football basketball and track with emphasis on standout players and team rivalries.

Dispatch

Wisconsin Tornado Ravages Superior and Surrounding Farmland

Dispatches from Stearns Sherburne and Benton counties report a tornado near Superior with a three to five mile wide path damaging 2500 acres of wheat and destroying buildings. Hail accompanied the storm causing extensive crop losses for a third straight season. A flimsy hotel fair collapsed and contractors faced criticism over safety as several structures were leveled though casualties were not reported.

Minneapolis Stearns Sherburne Benton Superior St. Joseph St. Cloud St. Auguste Fair Haven Stearns County Haven Benton County Wis Gross Bodecker South Superior Fisher Hotel Unitarian Church Union Depot

Fighting for a Borough in Duquesne Incorporation Case

Judges Stowe and Slagie heard objectors seek to exclude farmland and factory land from the proposed 831 acre Duquesne borough. Seven objectors led by Mr Rankin argued the land’s nature offers no benefit from incorporation. Allegheny Bessemer and Howard Plate Glass oppose inclusion. Duquesne population nears 4500 with no sewer, fire, or police system. The court took papers with no opinion date set.

Stowe and Duquesne

Personal Portraits and Paragrams in The Dispatch

A brief on notable individuals shaping global news featured in The Dispatch tomorrow. Profiles highlight achievements, controversies, and the evolving roles of these personalities in world affairs.

Dispatch

Big Railroad Earnings reveals Pennsylvania System profit surge

The Pennsylvania Railway system reports 1890 gross earnings of 143,531,623 with expenditures at 02,603,525 and net earnings of 41,018,258. Capital stock stands at 123,082,050, about 15,580 per mile over 7,915 miles operated.

Pennsylvania Railway Erie

Seventy Stunned by Lightning at St Marys Factory

A storm at St Marys Ohio struck the Dimet Standish Manufacturing Company chain factory. Seventy workers were left speechless by the shock and some were seriously hurt. The fire from the strike was quickly put out.

Springfield St. Mary's Dimet Standish Manufacturing Company

Orphans Court Rules in Favor of Qualters Children

Judge Over holds no clear trust showing Qualters held funds for him. He finds Qualters earned for support and irregular work, while Mrs. Qualters had prior means and funds from a child. Since bank funds could have been in Qualters name, the children win the estate. The dispatch notes foreign news service and caligraph notes.

Orphans’ Court Ann Qualters Qualters Mraters

Electric Therapy and Its Delicate Application in Medicine

The passage argues medicines travel through the body and cannot be localized. electricity can target a muscle or organ with skillful use. By a trained physician, pain is avoided, using mild currents to treat nervous dyspepsia sleeplessness melancholia locomotor ataxia neuralgia and muscular atrophy, offering gentler results than harsh drug regimens.

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