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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1891
Page
4
A historical newspaper note describes a Sunday edition delivery schedule and carrier work details for Pittsburg area newspapers. It references monthly and yearly timing, with explicit mention of Sunday editions and carrier duties.
New York correspondence reports Charles A. Dana and Scott Wey discuss the possibility of William S. Gorman as a Democratic nominee to defeat Cleveland. The piece notes concern over a reform versus Bourbon faction and mentions possible support from James G. Blaine and other figures, with implications for Republican prospects.
A New York financial correspondent critiques Wall Street practice in director appointments. The piece argues directors lack daily oversight, stockholders bear the endangered risk, and executives gain unchecked control, undermining investor protection and corporate governance.
The new vessel Dalath voyages from the center of the continent to the ports of work illustrating a water route via the Welland Canal and Lake Erie for coal ore and bulk freight. New York journals debate faster NY routes but the core point is the ship’s capability for steam inland navigation and shallow draft.
The text argues that a proposed canal would lower iron manufacture costs and enable Pittsburg iron and steel to access foreign markets via the lakes and ocean. It cites a steamer as an illustration of transportation gains and urges business leaders to learn from the canal's potential impact.
The piece cites Mr. P. J. McGuire of the Carpenters' Brotherhood defending a strike as not aligning with union rules while detailing that the General Executive Board and others supported strikers with funds totaling 13 000 dollars. The disagreement questions whether internal rules were upheld and if funds were rightly used to aid violators versus those who remained at work.
John Russell Young recalls the first Gettysburg dedication and Lincoln's brief famous speech. He argues the brevity and restrained delivery give the oration lasting power, while not challenging the established account. The text emphasizes patriotic thought with simple, terse phrasing.
A Chicago era column critiques a Justice Department circular to district attorneys on anti trust enforcement. It argues the law has teeth for interstate monopolies though it questions prosecutors’ resolve against big capital. It also notes canal reopenings and safety innovations in mining and references other political prompts.
A lengthy, wry column surveys urban settlement policies for Russian Hebrew immigrants, critiques New York journals on grain freight times, and quips on public figures like Gould, the President, and Charles Foster. It notes shifting population plans, Bathing suit vanity, and looming Senate balance with John Sherman competing.
Debates over Pension Commissioner Raum choosing private enterprises over public work. He vows to dump 50 000 original cases if needed to favor private gain, a move seen as diverting funds from the country. Meanwhile imperial travels and Hawaiian receptions add to a mood of unsettled policy and loyalty.
Governor Pattison writes to Senator George Handy Smith insisting committees of investigation exist to investigate. The Senator, with extensive legislative experience, rejects that crude theory and questions the idea's practicality.
A collage of society notes mentions RepyaEp KirLaine embracing typing, Deborah Powers as a young banker partner, ExPress Frederick praising St Rider Haggard, and Rev Priores Brooks as a fast speaker. It notes W H Gladstone, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Wall Street financiers, and Paris gossip, plus a Washington incident involving Lt Lucien Young and the Italian Minister.
The New York Tribune highlights two French socialist leaders Louise Michel and Madame Severine. Michel, exiled and living among London's poor, shows no feminine appeal while Severine, beautiful and domestic, softens anarchist ideals with elegant notes and persuasive rhetoric.
The Standard Oil Company reports supplying Germany with American oil via tank steamers and pipeline deliveries abroad at about 2.55 dollars per gallon. The method reduces transport costs and replaces earlier barrel shipments, with German consumers paying the lower price and showing no complaints.
A reflective piece argues people differ and rejects uniform cracker factory religion. It envisions a United Church allowing diverse practices in baptism, communion, vestments, and worship, upholding a catholic openness while preserving essential core beliefs.
The United States leads globally in pig iron and copper production, as Carnegie highlights in a revised edition on democracy. Montana gains ground while Arizona lags, with Lake Superior mine closures cited as a factor behind the overall rise in production.
A romance on the shore ends when one person tears apart hopes. The narrator recalls bathing together and walking the sand then is rejected as an impending event named Bybasbagd's coming down is cited. The piece preserves local tone and names the originating paper.
Three Austrian cavalry officers rode a Peath to Vienna train in nightwear after shedding coats and collars. One officer dashed to drink, leapt at an empty doorway as the train moved, and was left behind. His companions laughed, then arranged to forward his garments.
An English court heard a comic dispute over the play Guy Fawkes, M. P. with Mr. Wilton Jones accusing Mr. Arthur Roberts of overused chestnuts. Witnesses mocked the piece as stale and borrowed, ending with Roberts ordered to pay the original offer.
In Jackson county at the Starling hydraulic mine a mastodon tusk was washed out from gravel at shallow depth. Other bones of the same animal have been found at varied depths. The find raises geologic questions about how gold-bearing gravel settled atop the tusk.
Instructions from Forrest and Stream on preserving fish. Place caught specimens in preserving fluid promptly, rinse, slit bellies, and allow penetration. First bath uses equal alcohol and water, second bath at least 70 percent alcohol. Check saturation every few days. For flow preservation use equal parts alcohol glycerine and water to keep flexibile colors, though it discolors and deposits organics. Constant vigilance on collection costs.
The Collector of the Port of New York vows to deport a Chicago resident boy as a pauper immigrant. He aims to limit Chicago's population, signaling intense efforts to send the youth back to Europe.
Colonel James B. Crenshaw of Richmond Virginia died within an hour of a Saturday apoplexy. He served as a Confederate lieutenant colonel and later helped run supplies to Nassau. Other deaths include Captain M. M. Walden of Centerville Indiana, Richard S. Newcombe in New York, William N. Weedes of Waterbury fame, Grand Herrmann of Lebanon Pennsylvania, Sir Charles Forsten Bart of London, Mrs. J. B. Keere of Butler County, Rev. Esenis Hensmer, cont A. Hershey, Conn B. Wels, John T. Steves, Jones Minam Clark of Jamestown New York, and Clark of Niagara Bridge.
A special telegram from Cravrangeva reports a calm Sabbath at Chautauqua with crowds for dress reform and suffrage meetings. Dr W B Harper departs for Europe after guiding many to Christian faith as sermons and songs fill the amphitheater. University extension in history lectures introduces prize examinations, highlighting deeper study and wider impact.
A Broadway horse driver confirms branding of street car horses to track work days and health. The New York Advertiser notes a horse with number nine on a front hoof, while officials say branding helps monitor each animal’s condition, sickness days, and overall performance.
Melbourne reports a wet and unqualified success in his eighth rainmaking test. He cites seven successes and one failure due to a broken machine. Clouds gathered and showers began around 2:30, with cool air and forecasts of a possible downpour.
The article notes Slat Mt Union College celebrating its most memorable year, with a packed commencement in college halls. President Marsh delivers the amne caliuaureate action. Tomorrow includes written and oral exams, and a musical department concert tonight. Thursday marks gymnasium dedication as a top US facility. Alumni chair dedication and endowment planning conclude with alumni choosing a chairman.
A leading trombonist staying at the Springs hotel paused his solo when a large black snake slithered from the bushes toward the stage. The musician fled while the reptile swayed its head to the tune, apparently enjoying the performance.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes the coal oil industry’s rapid growth and enduring supply. Since early discoveries, production has surged from a few thousand barrels to hundreds of millions, with Pennsylvan ia and New York fields dominant in output and exports exceeding fifty million dollars annually. The Ohio fields have increased production over twentyfold in five years.
The First Christian congregation on Braddock avenue dedicated its new edifice at 3:30 PM with prominent city clergy in attendance. Rev Dr Richardson delivered the dedicatory address, joined by Rev Dr T N Boler, Rev H Ey, Rev Harvard, Rev Teeple, Rev Dr Long, and Rev J B Dicker from nearby churches.
Ader, known for the telephone, has developed an electric powered flying machine. Reports say it achieved a successful flight to a 66 feet height and covered several yards in distance, with a 30 to 400 range noted.
A series of moralizing maxims on virtue, fate, and public sentiment in a rambling humorous tone. Witty quips touch on death, God and devil, heroism, health, and the motives of people who claim religion while misbehaving.
A ragged little girl asks a demure woman on the West 135th Street elevated stairs for a cent. The woman smiles and gives the coin, and the girl’s pouty smile is described as pretty and dimpled.
A round of society notes shows Wemyss Henderson leaving for New York after the opening Duquesne summer opera. Henry Aiken heads East to finish a Pennsylvania Steel plant project at Sparrow Point. James Thompson departs on a vacation visiting Eastern cities. John A. Logan and party arrive from Youngstown, with Peter C. Hughes and Mrs Kes at the Seventh Avenue Hotel.
A collection of curious notes: a 13 year old Michigan boy weighs 270 pounds. Japan has 2000 newspapers now after 25 years with none. various global curiosities include a Chinese Empire with many ducks, a vast Indian ocean tank, and Harlems absence of certain districts.
A fragmented collage of rhymes and clippings including lines praising a baseball pitcher Smithers, a dawn fishing scene, a vendor’s garb, a vignette about a vest, and light verse on Lord Tennyson. It reads as whimsical miscellany without a single coherent news event.
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