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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1889
Page
4
The July discussion in the British House of Commons centers on royal grants. Mr Labouchere attacks endowments, while Mr Smith pleads for new funds, noting the U S president earns far more. The article predicts a future reckoning and reduced royal pay.
A letter praises F L Slade as a patriotic reformer suited for high office. It mocks naval officers and urges the president to let Slade push his political patronage agenda, claiming government posts exist to reward party loyalists and the Norfolk Navy Yard should supply patriots rather than ships.
A memorial from Georgis military companies asks the Legislature to enact one year of compulsory military service for all able-bodied males aged 18 to 22. The piece argues it would strengthen national defense and impart discipline, despite traditions resisting compulsory service.
An analysis warns that widespread weapon training would double the nation’s danger level and expand citizen involvement in arms, potentially boosting military readiness but increasing risks to public safety and civil life.
In bright sky and cool breeze a stance forms that Prohibition leader Mr Price may be speaking with clear vision about the upcoming election. He argues the defeat last state election shows alliances with politicians fail. his party will expose those plans this fall while praising the sunlit day.
A proposal urges a heavy tax on the fortunes of American heiresses who marry foreign noblemen to curb exportation of wealth and young women. The argument cites Miss Caldwell and Prince Murat as examples and suggests guardians be stricter to prevent misalliance with foreign aristocracy.
The piece rails against priggishness in college youth and urges openness to reading diverse authors. It notes a Omaha Republican offer granting a building lot to children born between January 15 1889 and April 15 1890 whose parents subscribe to the paper, with twins receiving two chances.
The Signal Service notes forecasts of rain yet reports unusually pleasant weather over the past week. Forecasters remain confident in rain predictions, while residents enjoy clear skies and mild temperatures in the interim.
The text notes Minneapolis continues to grow while admitting it cannot claim joy over growth versus St. Paul. It adds Pittsburgh is setting a strong example in healthy urban expansion and mentions wholesale annexation as a factor.
The article notes likely massive exchanges of American mills breweries and factories for British gold before transactions finalize. It argues Uncle Sam will provide the funds while Great Britain supplies the experience.
A fragmented item reports MIXxISTER WHITELAW Bur resisting strict dinner etiquette with South American ambassadors. The note hints at Mr Reid needing to remember a point or obligation in this social friction.
A wry column comments on leaving the table first to preserve dignity, cites Consul Joan Jannert of Birmingham denying Times interview claims, scolds Sam Jones for alleged druggist whisky sales, and jokes about an educated rooster traveling with Kuta Claxton as a season advance agent.
The widow of Frederick Fisher sues photographer Bower for heavy damages alleging he posed as a physician and treated Fisher for lung disease while he suffered typhoid fever. The case references a Cleveland product named Fants who attempted to impede. The Pittsburg club won a game yesterday.
The Johnstown flood is cited as a contributing factor to the failure of Lewin Bros. & Co. the prominent New York dry goods firm. The Woodvale Woolen Mills destruction is noted as a partial cause in the disaster.
Secretary Wincom and Secretary Tracy return to Washington from New York. The will of a San Francisco millionaire rewards churches and social groups with 110000. Louis Hartmax resembles Col. Ingersoll. A New Jersey Republican leader in Lancaster is noted. August set as a birthday month with Tennyson and Dr Fielmes turning 80 and 85. Minister Soprra to Portugal presents credentials in Cintra. Diamonds and stones gifted to presidents lie in Treasury vaults. WaksER Miller pursues summer reading. Senator Hiscock appears tired due to weather. Miss Bessie of Lawrenceville leaves for Seattle, mourned by Butler M E Sabbath school. William Van Epps,South Dakota’s wealthiest citizen, became Sioux Falls banker and entrepreneur. Bishop Walsh elected Archbishop of Toronto, Kingston becomes an archdiocese.
The Detroit Journal reports Old Simmerdown quipping that with a Sugar Trust in place the city now needs a Beat Sugar Trust to balance power in the market.
A private dispatch from Waterville New York reports the death of Charlemagne Tower in his summer home. He was in his early forties, survived by four daughters and an enormous fortune, and had an influential legal career in New York Pennsylvania and Schuylkill County. He helped lead major cases including the Munson and Williams estate matter and was a director of Northern Pacific. Tower pioneered iron ore ventures in Minnesota near Vermillion Lake and built the Lake Two Har Batsar mining operation with a large workforce and railroad progress. He transferred stock and land to a syndicate and held significant mining and railroad interests.
An American narrator recounts gossip on Windsor life, detailing how invitations to the Queen are issued, the role of Sir Henry Knollys, and seating at dinners. It notes arrival routines, interview moments, and the Queen’s limited breakfast appearances with guests, plus anecdotes of ambassadors’ seating disputes and royal protocol at Windsor and Balmoral.
A collage of light quips on weather failures and summer food fads. It notes ice cream as picnic bane, mosquitoes at barns, cucumbers cheap in July, and warnings about extreme heat or cold dulling minds. The piece mocks health advice while urging skepticism.
At City Hall Mayor Grant chairs a new push to celebrate Columbus discovery with a 1502 World’s Fair ambition. A sixty-member panel will coordinate with national and state authorities to promote the project and secure site and buildings.
Dr Robert H Lam of 32 Nassau Street proposes a wartime style campaign against mosquitoes and houseflies as persistent health pests. He cites a dramatic blood loss estimate and contemplates aggressive methods to end the insect threat.
In Walcent Ohio July 24 a local ordinance closed saloons forcing drinkers to improvise. Shane's Crossing on the St Marys River now hosts a flea saloon on a small island under a bridge where workers waiting for turns buy beer to drink in a wagon.
A cable from the European Union of Astron mers reports Prof. Davideos of Queensland found a bright comet on July 2 in the southern heavens. A position noted July 3 places it near right ascension 12 and declination 92 with a northward motion, distinct from a prior reported comet.
A Lancaster New Era piece argues the US Navy efforts are insignificant against Britain. It notes about six ships completed or building locally, while Britain laid keel for 532 warships this year, with more on the way, highlighting the vast production gap.
Reports say the Monterey and Gulf Railroad completed its inaugural run to Montemorolos with a reception for Cartislo at American tion on Saturday. The event marks a milestone for the new line and regional rail service.
A fragment indicates Commissioner Stephen of North Sae Tee Ot sought August C. Gabist to find a wife for him, promising $20 from the old missioner if successful. The text is fragmentary with missing context and names likely garbled.
Rbhevumatiam of the lungs is said to have attacked the Prince of Baden. The note remains grave but the pocketbook rheumatiam presents a more common, less heroic worry for readers.
The Chicago Herald notes doctors advise the Queen to drink whisky rather than champagne as the great American drink grows in popularity and may influence European royalty.
Willie Wamser eight years old was clawed on the arm by a Bengal tiger at the John Robinson show in Portsmouth. Blood poisoning feared as the animal exhibit continues.
The Boston Herald reports Poet Laureate Tennyson near his fifth decade facing a sparse year as lectures pause for royal ceremonies. Meanwhile the Keys executive board members have left the city in a quiet tide of departures.
William Stokes Palmer, posing to a London syndicate emissary, persuaded Mark Jacobs to cash 50 checks then passed a 700 dollar counterfeit draft. The Canal Street merchant was paid 200 in change. the 700 dollar instrument bounced. Palmer, arrested at the Astor House, offered a salary suit defense with no clear explanation.
The home of E W Bates on Forty fourth street became a floral arbor for the marriage of his sister Anna M Bates to James E Adams of Bolivar Pa. Dr Pearce officiated and Miss Maschenheim played Wagner's Bridal March. Three guests witnessed the ceremony including Mrs L D Bates and Mrs L F Matson. The couple left for their new home in Lowellville as Hagan catered.
A Brooklyn case ends with the decree of divorce granted to Mrs. Carrie A. Nott. Herbert Nott sued on grounds of infidelity after years of suspected abandonment and late nights at a club. Nott pursued the split without opposing his wife's petition.
Two fatal accidents prompt jail for both drivers. A four year old named Josephins Overhury was struck and killed by a Third Avenue horse car. Later a four year old named Joseph Israel died after a wagon collision.
Brigadier General Emmons Clark, former commander of the Seventh Regiment, declines the Havre consulship. He says learning French and serving as consul would be too hard while he would be lonely and homesick far away. As secretary of the Board of Health he need not worry about languages or much else.
A barefoot, ragged man with long matted hair was seized after a struggle in the Plainfield mountains. He assaulted a man and a woman, had stones in his pockets, and was taken by four men to the North Plainfield lockup. He speaks only in gibberish.
Mrs. Eidel Beck, 70, scolded Jesse Abraham, 13, for tormenting a cat in the corridor. He allegedly swung the cat at her head, causing a fall and brain inflammation. She died later after coroner was called to take ante mortem statements.
The Hon. Frank Duffy submitted a filled blank to the Civil Service Commission, listing a wide range of past roles from machinist to Mayor’s office messenger and Tammany Hall shouter, and asserting a preference for a messenger or similar easy post. He admits prior public service on Fernando Wood’s police forces and notes a prior dismissal linked to Republican efforts, with acknowledgments of Croker Grant Flack and Gilroy knowing him.
A weekly writer notes Mary Anderson’s friends mask her mental illness as rumors swirl about her fate in a private mad house. Preparations for a five man hanging at the Tombs prison are under way with August 23 target, three in the first batch and two in the second. Under-Sheriff Sexton orders the gallows use and the Likely first trio Lewis Packenham Nolan. Hangman Atkina in good humor. Lewis dances a plantation break-down in the corridor. Packenham remains calm saying he is ready to die.
London July 35 The plan to form a syndicate of paper manufacturers in London has been abandoned after initial talks. The move aimed to consolidate production but was dropped before any formal agreement.
The verse ponders what disturbs the dead as summer grasses, winter snows, and autumn winds sweep over the living. It imagines the departed longing to rise again, to love and to weep, enduring fate’s weather from beneath a deep rest, a quiet harvest of memory.
Mr. Charles Cutler married Maggie B M Shayle at her home on 44th Street with Rev M D Lichlighter officiating. A large ceremony and reception followed with family and guests in attendance.
Henry Brown, about 40, arrives at Michigan City Penitentiary to serve a three year term from Fort Wayne. He is described as Indiana’s banner convict, now in his ninth term, with a 20 year prison record. He has rarely spent more than two to three months outside prior terms. The record lists theft and other offenses. his occupation is shown as thief.
Indiana octogenarian faster Robert Marvel completed his forty-first day of abstention from food. He ate two pieces of pie on a Sunday and showed improved strength, rising from bed and walking briefly. Though weak, he remains alert and hopeful for recovery as doctors monitor his condition.
Warren Fausey 4 of Du Boistown near Williamsport died in a hospital after a nosebleed began Monday. An accident occurred when his sleeping son rolled over, striking the father on the nose and triggering the bleeding that persisted through the day.
Funeral arrangements honor John J. Murphy famed jockey and Fleetwood Park trainer for a quarter century. A tribute notes his influence on steeplechase wins and his professional circle of friends and associates.
Prof. E. B. Dieter of Muhlenburg College was seriously injured at his Kreageville farm when a mowing scythe hanging on a tree limb fell and gashed his throat while he rested. The accident occurred in Allentown on July 3.
Judge O'Brien issued a writ of habeas corpus for Henry Ives in the Ludlow Street Jail case. The action seeks release and contest of a bond or claim tied to a large sum of 2 551 333 dollars connected with the Daytona Railroad Company dispute.
Forty former Branford Lock Works workers depart New Haven for Florence Alabama where Charlie Foster has secured a job guarantee. Wages will range from 176 to 3 dollars per day.
A note records McIntyre of Illinois, once a special examiner in the Kanar, being reinstated under modified civil service rule 10 after a price restoration period in Washington on July 21.
A hay stack caught fire in West Cmester Pennsylvania on July 2 due to spontaneous combustion, destroying a barn and causing significant loss to John A Tenances. Firefighters responded but the blaze caused extensive damage to stored hay and related equipment.
A fragmentary tale from New Brighton tells of a 21 year old bottle of applejack found in Gettysburg while a man fled during the war dropping a four gallon keg in a posthole. A Harrisburg taxiprencher shows a white egret near McCormick island with a measured height under 8 inches. A Montrose man loses a leg to amputation, walking with a crutch. A Fulton county girl raises eight young with a turkey hen, two rabbits nearby. An Ohio West Virginia couple, both over 60, fall ill. A cat dies attempting to kill a three foot snake. An East Liverpool resident vows never to lie again.
A jumble of brief notices mentions curiosities from ancient dolls unearthed in a Roman sarcophagus to a meteoric stone found after a thunderstorm in Pennsylvania. It notes unusual swindles, scholarly editors, livestock bites, a new black lead mine in Maine, fundraising by a Burlington Sunday school, and a remarkable animal vision ability seen in hares and giraffes.
A collage of humorous snippets and quips from late 19th century papers. Jests about marriage, love folly, bills, alimony, professions, and social manners appear in brief exchanges and lampoons. Notable lines reference Bridget, a widower, a dentist, and a traveling critic of manners.
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