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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1891
Page
4
Governor Campbell voices bold free trade views during a Pennsylvanian club visit, warning of a breach in the nation’s commercial shield. He mocks free silver while stressing a high stakes fight over protecting domestic industry and jobs in Ohio’s political spectrum.
Market reports show broad price declines for farm products in Pittsburg with apples at 40 cents a bushel and potatoes at 75 cents per barrel, signaling a strong growing season. Producers suffer short term losses while consumers gain value and abundant supplies.
The Sac and Fox allotment shows progress in civilization and reduces future Indian troubles. With land holder independence, they manage resources and tribal relations, learn farming, and move toward self support. The broader Indian question is gradually resolving as tribes govern themselves and educate families.
The Census Bureau bulletin reports a notable rise in pupil numbers beyond population growth, with the South leading. Virginia and Tennessee show large percentage gains, suggesting improving school access for African American students alongside overall public school progress in the region.
The text argues that while Pennsylvania shows modest school enrolment growth amid a population rise, a protective policy benefits workers and artisans. It praises the state as a cornerstone of industrial output and free schooling, noting immigrants will eventually enroll their children once settled and wealth grows.
A British iron master and former MP, C. J. Valentine, touring Canada, argues tariffs rise wages in England and that a protective tariff with imperial reciprocity could eventually aid British workers. He notes free trade persists, Irish issues dominate politics, and McKinley bill echoes push for tariff revision, influencing Ohio voters.
The Democratic press frets over Hiram C Wheeler the Republican Governor candidate for Iowa due to his farm mortgage. The Census Bureau reports Iowa as debt ridden totaling 200 04 000 dollars nationwide, suggesting high per acre burden.
A Repre.rcas club in Brooklyn argues civil service reform is a farce and misused but states real reform is badly needed, urging study of the issue and a more serious approach to the question.
Massachusetts jurists and physicians discuss adopting electrocut ion as a replacement for hanging. A New York thinker proposes injecting prussic acid while the victim sleeps. The piece weighs surety of method over comfort, noting lethal options remain varied and dangerous. A separate note mentions Pennsylvania maidens seeking life advancement. Flora Collin, once a poor girl from a French coal miner family, rises to influence the Turkish palace.
The article notes railroads discuss adding automatic attachments to prevent cars from leaving tracks and stop trains instantly after derailment. It mentions a field for missionaries found in the U.S. heartland and comments on Ireland demography and policy, including Mr Balfour’s view on keeping Irish workers at home.
A historical note states that calling another man a coward in Japan is slander and punishable by up to two years in prison on the galley. An angry person may hesitate before taunting others under this rule.
An Austrian invention named AsEW is described as safe to handle carry and produce and said to be more powerful than dynamite. The material reportedly can be manufactured without risk of detonation and promises easier use in mining or construction.
The excerpt surveys varied topics from Widows and Orphans relief at Laurel station to a critique of sectionalism in Pittsburgh and immigration. It cites a donor hailed as patron saint of Allegheny county, mentions the Cognadian annexation debate, Randall Club, and free trade, plus irrigation concerns in Utah. It notes life expectancy trends and witty jabs at Mayor Guarson and Hippolyte, with goofy allusions to weather, artificial rain, and Baum’s refrigerator.
Joan T. Buatt, New Jersey millionaire, is seriously ill in Kansas City. Attorney Occhiltree returns from Europe to attend local races. Ex emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil shows slight foot improvement at Vichy. The German Emperor asks his mother to preapprove her travel plan. Sir Henry Parkes, Australian statesman, began as a farm worker. Ex-Secretary of State Bayard stays quietly with Mrs. Bayard at the United States Hotel in Saratoga. Jay Gould arrives in Chicago from New York then heads west for his health. John W. Bookwalter, former Ohio governor candidate, finances flying machine ventures. Belgian king’s Congo investments struggle, risking vast wealth.
The Department of Agriculture data show lumber and forest products as a dominant U.S. industry. Total annual forest material output reaches about 25 billion cubic feet, with value near 1 billion dollars.millions employed exceed 500,000 in direct manufacture, and capital invested around 65.9 billion dollars.
In a Cincinnati office a heated quarrel unfolds between a Clock and an Ice Cooler as a Newsboy enjoys a drink. The City Hall clock shows 8, five minutes ahead, highlighting the Cooler’s calm reply and a moral about water as a beverage.
The White Star steamer Teutonic completed the fastest season voyage from Queenstown, covering 2.82 knots in five days 21 hours and 4 minutes. The vessel carried Mrs. John A. Miss Harriet, daughter of the Secretary of State, Corona Howard Vincent, and others including Mrs. F. Yznaga and Nat, among passengers.
A tale from Lamartine’s Boile Boulogne days recounts the poet hosting a greyhound named Mademoiselle Finette. An inexperienced Dr Ixe rushed to aid the sick hound and, after treating her, became a favored physician to those in Lamartine’s circle.
Detroit man recounts a near miss on the Detroit river where a warning feeling prompted him to delay a sail and help a tossed stranger. He credits a foreboding sense with guiding them to rescue and believes fate influenced the outcome.
A veteran reporter recalls the 1973 Donaldson ascent near Chicago. James Maitland of the Chicago Tribune sought the ride but watched Grimwood of the Journal go up instead. The balloon failed with delays and unease, ending without gas in the bag and leaving Maitland famously unlucky.
A stout spectator bets on Correction and Hell Gate with five dollar bets but Correction loses. Lizette, driven by stormy fortune, bets on Lizette and wins 150 dollars plus her stake, totaling a $190 net gain for the day.
A Chicago storyteller recounts a man who begged for work after days without a bite. The narrator hired him, provided breakfast, and saw him perform well, but after rain the man disappeared. The story ends with the man appearing later in the Tribune office, his luck now said to have changed.
A Boston Globe note recalls that in 1890 Ohio elected four Democrats to Congress and seven Republicans, a trend the author reads as a sign Campbell may return to the Buckeye State politics.
The article compares U S and British exports to Brazil noting England dominates with cottons iron machinery coal woolens leather and hardware while the United States trails in exports such as flour refined oil and wood products The piece cites 183 and 1899 export values and stresses the cotton market and reciprocal trade prospects.
Port Jervis reports Colonel John F. Lord longtime recluse saw his isolated Sullivan county dwelling burn recently. Once a Pennsylvania political figure and canal manager, Lord vanished years ago and was later found living among lumber mills. He plans to retreat again after rebuilding his cabin, as life in isolation resumes.
The General Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons elected Joseph H. Horner of New Orleans as General High Priest for the coming three years. Delegates toured Minneapolis and expect to adjourn Saturday. A first ever ritual was adopted, with three hundred gates prepared for the next convocation in Topeka. Additional officers named include George L. McCahan Baltimore RR Co Lemmon Toledo James Taylor Ga Daniel Lee Haattage Mick C. Fox Buffalo A. G. Pollard Lowell Jene Principal Sojourner F. Dyas Paris Illinois William Swayne Milwaukee.
The New York Ledger recounts Father Mathew remarking that arguments often fail to persuade, likening them to a horse choosing water over whisky. An Irish card driver counters with a hay and beef analogy, noting that what suits a horse may not suit a man.
Mrs Clarissa C Armstrong longtime missionary and sister of the late Chief Justice Chapman died in San Francisco at age 56. Born in Hampton she married Rev Dr Armstrong and journeyed to the Marquesas Islands aboard a whaler. She labored for Kanaka women in Hawaii and later returned to California with sons General Armstrong and William Armstrong, both prominent figures, while three daughters survived. She remained active in mission work as the oldest active member of the American Board Foreign Missions.
Obituaries recall Antoine Dupuy the Breton historian born in Dussiere and educated at the Brest Lycee, with notable works and Gobert prize honors. The column also notes deaths of John Walthour in McKeesport, Lt. Col. E J Tourtellotte, Meyten Goldsmith, Rev Frimman Ronsixs, Jesse Carpenter, D T Reeder, D V Deainser, and Major Derickson, listing roles and brief biographical details.
The Odd Fellows Widows and Orphans Home at Laurel Station was dedicated with a large turnout from within 100 miles of Pittsburgh. A rain shower postponed As You Like It at the Hotel Kenmawr, but performances were moved to this evening and tickets were on sale.
Detroit Free Press notes that summer jewelry favors slim silver heart charms with initials. Girls wear hearts on chains, velvet cords, bodice pins, or bangles, with the largest open to reveal a portrait face of a family member rather than a lover.
The piece mocks shifting conventions and caucus dynamics as candidates train for the fall campaign. It notes the wise strategist who discards old trappings and adopts practical, unobtrusive tactics while satire targets Ohio and broader political maneuvering.
John Cook of Coney Island endures a years long jaw lock from an injury in a barroom wrestling match. Diagnosed as hopeless, he still works and eats with difficulty using a makeshift mouth opening, feeding on soft foods while his African descent and long life in the area are noted.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch from May May Park New Jersey July 3 The President postponed official acts to tomorrow due to many callers at the presidential cottage Secretary Foster and Treasury Secretary Charles Foster visited Congress Hall and joined him for meals They planned to handle business in a week Harrison and Mrs Harrison bathed this morning Grandchildren present General Williamson of El Paso Texas arrived to discuss affairs near the Mexican boundary
A Quitman Prep Press joke column targets two Georgia lawyers this week. Judge Jim Guerry of Dawson is lampooned when an old man pleads for a lawyer and fears cass to the finance of doce’t. A dying farmer humorously notes dying between two thieves.
In New York the United States Electric Lighting Company won an appeal in the Edison jump case. Judge Wallace suspended the injunction to allow US Company to manufacture and sell lamps. US Company must file a $60,000 bond within ten days. appeal likely before the new Circuit Court of Appeals this fall.
A fish peddler used a bludgeon to chase a dilapidated horse along Tehama Street yesterday afternoon. A woman looking from a window condemned the act, asking for mercy. The peddler replied that he had plenty of nice fish and asked what she wanted.
A list of excursionists and travelers seen in the city includes Meadville residents Mr. McCandless and daughter Mrs Ohbiman and family, J L Mohn, T D Hunter, Louis Kalb, Toronto visitors D W Higgins and Miss Higgins, and Keystone Bridge official Emil Swenson. Col John Staples and Charles W Vance of North Carolina headed to New York after a short stay. Other locals like A L Suesman, W B Meredith, August Schmidt, and Col Elkington are noted at various city venues and departures.
A collage of brief items: Berlin women form a corset war league. Marshall Missouri sells thirteen thousand mules yearly. a stove pipe hat made of straw appears. stopping an express train costs more power than starting it. eloping couples are helped by rival squires in Jeffersonville Indiana. Philadelphia and New York mayor tales. a dog in Auburn Maine vanishes and reappears after July. George Schweich of Richmond Missouri owns the Book of Mormon writing table valued at 35000. Vancouver Alaska voyage by canoe with the only white traveler. whistling girls club forms in Brewer Maine with a forthcoming concert. lightning kills E J Thomas and wife in Butte Montana. two servant girls sue a hotel owner in Douglas Wyoming. Wanamaker life insurance totals 1 million distributed across 29 companies. sheriff seizes a cemetery lot in Camden New Jersey. Grass Lake Michigan resident trades horse for 16 miles of goods and a dipper. an engagement ring tale tied to a wash basin and Michigan water projects. Siemens electric light for flowers used in West India vines. Marshallville Georgia peach orchard impresses. Auburn Indiana barber incident with a firecracker. Lowell Massachusetts barroom bill exchange. Battle Creek Michigan patent typewriter for music. Alpine grindstones for tools. Paganini slab in Nice commemorates music. Irvington California horse and a hen incident. Antwerp water purification via iron cylinder. Macomb Michigan horse attends church then leaves. French Army 1201 outlook with 67003 standing army and $1340000 budget. Indian cow damages orchard and fruit trees in court. Rev Dr Cuyler recalls Horace Greeley as a New Hampshire teetotaler.
A jumble of comic snippets and dialogues from a newspaper feature notes conversations in a shop and on the street. The vignettes feature a florist, a tramps breakfast, humorous bets between Jockins and Quipley, missionary chatter, a cannibal remark, and stray quips about summer travel and manners.
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