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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1889
Page
7
A citizen spends a day at home reading diverse sources from foreign news to local updates and fiction. He enjoys Verne’s tale and Heinrich’s fairy story, ending with a playful note from his wife and a reminder to buy tomorrow’s issue.
The text notes a historic establishment date February 18 and publication details for a Pittsburgh paper. It lists office addresses in Pittsburg and New York and cites average net circulation figures for the daily and Sunday editions of Tax UistatcH and THE DISFATCH for specified periods.
In Pittsburg on July 20, 1888, Chairman Abbott of Carnegie Phipps Co. denies a circulating rumor that the firm cut plate prices by six dollars per ton. He states no reduction occurred, prices vary by grade and order size, and the firm receives better prices overall.
A newspaper editorial discusses the possible capture of the Whitechapel killer suspect. It weighs the doubt of identity, considers lunacy as a motive, and argues the need for a decisive outcome to end the fiendish crime spree. The piece reflects public relief and enduring fear amid limited evidence.
The line reads as a rumor or motto about captivity and punishment, suggesting the captive as the true butcher and questioning whether killings stop with his capture. It presents a grim, thematic reflection rather than a clear news event.
The article argues the Sugar Trust holds vast refined sugar stocks to corner the market but notes demand would drop with higher prices, risking excess profits. It suggests high prices could hasten removal of sugar duties and warns the trust might push a public impression of a favorable buying moment for outsiders.
Despite the Mayor's veto the ordinance to widen Diamond Street was ratified at yesterday's Common Council session. Abutting property owners who petitioned for the improvement must cover damages, with the Board of Viewers aligned. Litigation may follow, but councils' power to order widening and viewers' assessment is viewed as solid.
The piece discusses claims that Flemon’s fate stems from old political feuds and a bid to return him to South Carolina where authorities might condemn a colored man for a white man’s death. It argues the federal government cannot oversee Southern trials and urges awaiting evidence before conclusions.
The National Republican Committee favors the Mahone wing of Virginia Republicans, a choice seen as likely to deepen factional divides. The top down party-building approach fails to unite the base, and the ruling may trigger a new round of spoils in an administration viewed as pivotal to future strength.
The article claims Haiti's civil war may end with Hippolyte’s triumph over Legitime and the capture of Port au Prince. It notes doubts about wartime intelligence, U S residents near the capital, and U S naval protection while praising Hippolyte’s purported restraint toward American rights. The piece suggests U S sentiment would favor a Hippolyte victory and Washington’s withdrawal from Caribbean possessions.
The piece surveys varied public debates from the era including Salt Trust criticisms, Sugar Trust ties to New York Democrats, Quay in Washington remarks, and Prohibition era quarrels. It notes fires tax losses, English capital flows, and a failing airship venture, with commentary on Tammany Society and its charitable facade.
The column lists diverse figures from politics law and science like Nelson Dewey ill in Wisconsin R. P. Cocker son of Davy Crockett at Gradbury Texas and Dr Dorr polyglot interpreter of New York court. It notes New Hampshire youthful legislative leaders Col umbia graduates winning medals and a Georgia naturalist found dead.
A Kansas City Star item notes Garden City gardeners boast beets with strong yields and quality roots. The report highlights the community’s pride in beet production and local growing practices.
A reader recalls a once prosperous acquaintance whose luck shifted to wealth yet whose appearance remains ragged. The Haberdasher notes a new season trend with full-edge embroidery on collars and cuffs, reflecting fashion amid shifting fortunes and social mores.
Philadelphia report says a rice pudding served to almshouse inmates on Sunday caused fatalities and several others to suffer illness. The intendent says many inmates ate the meal and linked the deaths to the rich dish.
Henry Wood of Warwick township, Ohio, long troubled by a crawling sensation in his stomach, coughed up a live 14 inch snake on Tuesday morning. The family preserved the creature in a bottle and visitors have come to view it. An unrelated note from the Eagle column comments on Miller’s Angelus and the American dollar eagle.
Henry George's single tax theory spreads in the South with broad backing from non landowners who advocate taxing land to bear all tax burdens. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes lively endorsement among southern readers and its rapid uptake.
Reports describe cooling water with nitrate of silver crystals, NYC accidental deaths and minimal electric wire causes, a 2 cent per hour heating方案 using locomotive dynamos, Inverrorn Epsom's forthcoming far aight machine for World’s Fair 1892, Royal Polytechnic Munich camel hair belting strength, and a Rush Valley Utah shoe blocking like substance with carbon aluminum and clay content for leather applications.
A July 12 report from Asbury describes a brass band leading a parade through Ocean Grove streets followed by a water cart driven by a man and pulled by horses. The device uses a suction pipe and swinging door to pump seawater into large tanks on the pier, patented by Mr. Boyd, and said to work well.
At Covington Kentucky Albert McUullough and Miss Mary Merrill planned a wedding in her home. The bride waited in her wedding dress for two hours as the groom failed to appear. A former sweetheart and friend, W Campbell, was reached and he invited her to marry. She traveled to near Indianapolis and the couple wed, with her gown still on.
Arthur J. McQuade, a former New York City Board of Aldermen member in 1884, was indicted in 1885 for alleged bribery tied to the broad- dered scandal. He is now acquitted, marking the first acquittal in the famed boodle case.
The Chicago Herald notes six phrases the New York World says mean to pursue a beer pitcher. Phrases include chase the duck fly the pigeon carry the banner hunt the faz rush the growler and roll the rock. Most have not yet reached Chicago.
The Valley Camp Mission Band hosted a lemon squeeze concert last evening as the first of a planned series. Officers listed include President Mrs William Price Vice President M Johnston Treasurer Miss Anna Stewart with other members participating in the woodland program.
A. Johnston, Esq., marked his 60th birthday with a Thursday evening party. Two male guests attended, initially thinking it a private affair, but their two wives joined later, altering the guest dynamic.
A scandal at an Illinois asylum leads to removal of a medical superintendent and the appointment of an acting physician after an ongoing investigation into abuses and mistreatment of patients. Names involved include Kiernan and Notle, with Dr J G and Dr L Notle among those affected.
A Philadelphia Times item mocks a New York obsession with a four hundredth anniversary absurdity. It laments fools attempting balloon experiments despite ongoing fatalities as failures mount in a satirical tone.
Commentary argues Canada will not consent to annexation while Ben Butler remains in the United States. The piece frames Butler as ongoing proponent and warns of continued tension over Canada's status and independence.
The Board of Directors of the Pullman Palace Car Company declared the usual quarterly dividend of 2 per share from net earnings.
The Philadelphia Press reports no foreign medicine has attempted to purchase the Philadelphia Mint yet the concern generates daily profits.
A poem by Hannah M. Koane in the Inter Ocean recalls a white flower as a symbol of love and remorse. The speaker describes anger, separation, and a final plea as the flower moves a lover to penitence and a vow to part no more.
Judge J T Saydam of Plaingeld New Jersey died at Holmes Hotel last night. He was a prominent legal figure and adviser to manufacturers. His wife was with him and he was 50 years old. John P Morton, veteran bookseller and publisher, died today in Lexington Kentucky. He had led a large publishing house and received early education in Ohio.
Alexander Thomson, eldest son of Frank Thomson, vice president of Pennsylvania Railroad, died suddenly in Philadelphia. The untimely death occurred while he was with family and friends, leaving the community stunned by the loss of a young man with strong ties to local industry.
Gottlieb Hager a butcher aged years went insane and severed his head before dying at his kitchen stove. William Rinck a janitor hanged himself on a roof after a troubled marriage and financial losses. George Toomey a vagrant tried to drown himself in a watering cart tank but was rescued and detained by a policeman.
John A. Baer, who arrived in New York twenty years ago with almost nothing, died June 16 in a ten cent lodging house. Barely clothed and pennyless, he kept a feud with his Lancaster, Pennsylvania brothers. His lone friend, John Haller, was left to probate a brown package containing $25,000 in cash per Baer's written funeral instructions.
Survivors of the steamship Mars were brought to the city today by the steamer Philadelphia from Porto Cabello. Twenty seven crew members were aboard the rescue vessel. The Mars, wrecked on July, was formerly the Scotia, a British steamer.
Mrs. Cora Freedley told police this morning why Arthur J. Hartford was arrested last night. She said he smiled at her and threatened arrest if she did not treat him nicely. The hearing was interrupted by her landlady Mrs. Elsman who exposed Freedley as Perkins and accused her of being a bad lot. Hartford testified that Freedley Perkins had harassed him with threats and blackmail allegations. The Justice held Hartford in eight hundred dollar bonds for trial.
Mme. Diss Debar faces a likely receiver appoinment in supplementary proceedings before Leopold Lee. She accuses Luther Marsh of stealing 8000 dollars of lace silks and unmentionables from a Madison Avenue house where she was arrested. Twenty one pictures valued at 21000 dollars are at police headquarters.
Benjamin Falk, a bookmaker bankrupted by Monmouth Park results, has vanished after converting four $1,000 bills for about 100 bettors. A crowd gathered at his Parkrow pool room as investors protested unpaid winnings. Hall denies backing Falk and seeks foreclosure on Falk's mortgage backed assets including a horse.
In a July 1 report from Rieter A, a colored meeting was disrupted as a preacher closed his Bible and beat two men who disturbed the gathering. He then returned to the pulpit, resumed his sermon, and ended without further incident.
Thomas Sweitzer, a young man, cut his throat from ear to ear a week ago and remains alive and likely to recover. Doctors report a tube in his throat has allowed nourishment for the past four days as he fights the grave injury.
A Virginia man describes a squirrel killed by Benjamin Young with two inch tusks forming circles in its mouth. An Irish setter refused to move on a track and was fatally struck. A young woman was bitten by a wasp and swollen as the stinger was removed. A York dentist pulled two teeth from a single outing. A bedbug pest rejected by a West Bethlehem wife ended in a heated exchange. A fly paper inventor boasted 500 flies, while a sun-mlit bottle melted fire. A Leitersburg cow tangled in a tree, thrashing until the tree could be cut free.
A collage of short items notes a Kansas candidate for Greenwood county register of deeds, a Missouri beekeeper with twenty swarms, a Georgia boy delivering mail, a Chinaman licensed as local preacher, a Richmond Indiana youth struck by lightning, and various odd incidents from New England to Scotland.
A collage of lighthearted snippets and jokes from readers and editors. Observations on manners, gender, and social quirks blend with brief comic captions and quips about marriage, trains, and everyday life, reflecting a lively newspaper culture.
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