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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1889
Page
11
The record notes that subscriptions were numerous yet trustees refuse allotment without more talks with subscribers and vendors. Investors pursued inflated trust shares tied to alleged monopolies, while English buyers show credulity waning. The salt combination faced scrutiny as the public seeks legitimate, unwatered investments.
A Cincinnati citizen’s body was found in a sewer after a murder. The piece links concealment methods to the Cronin case and notes the pattern of crimes and accidents across cities. It calls for prompt detection and punishment of the murderer.
The rivalry between St. Paul and Minneapolis over directory and population figures heats up as Minneapolis claims 235000 based on a larger directory, prompting St. Paul to plan a counter move. The contest aims to outpace the other until the census finalizes next year with cold figures.
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues that Judge Cooley should resign as Chairman of the Inter State Commerce Commission to take a $25,000 a year post with the Trunk Line Association. It notes ISC commissioners earn $7,000 annually and contends government must offer first-class pay to attract top talent, balancing public service against private gain.
A political notice argues Judge Dooley and Judge Cooley will remain devoted to public service despite potential higher earnings elsewhere. It asserts Cooley values honor over money and cautions readers about shifts in career incentives.
A royal wedding at Windsor draws lavish front page attention while Parliament debates money grants for royalty. The piece argues royal and aristocratic costs burden the poor, noting Socialist voices and liberal leaders hesitate to oppose royal subsidies amid the nuptials.
Postmaster General Wanamaker suggests a New Haven church stock a clothing store to lift debt and provide ongoing revenue. Pastors would run it selling to members and the public, blending church and retail with benefits and risks for religious groups and moral aims.
The piece rebuts spiritist claims by citing two famous cases, Dr. Cronin and Hogan the seronaut, where sightings after death are alleged. It argues such reunions prove spirits can travel instantly, or indicts the press for deceit. It also notes Berlin paper attitudes toward American capital loaning for a Bulgarian railroad.
A Nashville man sues the Nashville American for 25000 damages. The case claims the paper prepared jokes at the plaintiff’s expense, with unclear severity of harm, while noting the plaintiff’s limited sense of humor. The piece also surveys various assorted political and civic topics.
A collage notes Prof Topp of Amherst to lead a Southwestern Africa eclipse expedition on December 2. It cites new presidencies for George E McEnnor at Adrian College and J F McGullock at Clark University. Rumors link Chauncey Depew, Gladstone, and a U S trip to Alaska. Sir Edward Baines at Leeds is named as veteran journalist. Will C Exam is named chief of the General Land Office Railroads division. Devon and Henry Fonda, aged eighty, are noted as twins from Fonda N Y. Amadecs A Reinee, a senior engineer, is reported as sinking while attending the United Synod in Germany.
A heavy Ohio Valley storm rumbles through in the small hours. Weather prophet Devoe’s July forecast and a West Virginia tornado warning are noted. The article laments Mr. Shedden’s theater departure and details Burlesque era gossip, a Detroit printer’s war with machines, a poem about a broken apple, and Nelly Bly’s Central Park mystery novel.
A telegram from Harvard Observatory reports a bright comet discovered by Davidson in Queens land on July 21. It is moving northward at about three degrees per day and was 82 degrees south of the equator, suggesting it may soon appear in the northern hemisphere. A diagram of its expected position is included.
In a July issue note from Allegheny the writer describes viewing Spica and nearby stars southwest at dusk. He mentions a bright fast-moving comet near the Sonnets group, the third sighting in a month, credited to observers Swift Brocka and Devidens, with Brashear signing the note.
From London Iron the article traces 100 years of growth in iron and steel production in Britain and the United States. It notes dramatic output increases, price shifts, and the transformative effects on industry and daily life, including railways, bridges, and agriculture. It highlights early limitations and the emergence of a new industrial world.
Greensburg notes a long standing phenomenon of trees growing on the Court House tower beginning in 1844 with the Lone Tree. Seven trees now span different sides of the tower, adding a green contrast to the white stone as repairs on the structure proceed and a crevice provides nourishment to the roots.
The New York Sun notes The Boston Herald consoles its readers with the idea that the baseball title could transfer to Boston under specific conditions. The piece references a quip attributed to Josephus Miller about alternate possibilities.
A note from Alta California reports Sullivan pledging he will not appear in the prize ring again. If he repeats the pledge without the words in the prize ring he is expected to win strong public applause, surpassing his rib roasters on Bilrain.
A New York World item notes Samuel Trust of Ripley County Indiana stands seven feet tall and has just married. His wife is not among those who fear a large Trust.
An Atlanta Constitution report states an Obio judge rules ice cream is not intoxicating in a decision described as a novel, perhaps quirky, interpretation. The ruling contrasts with harsher intoxication laws and signals a regulatory nuance in food-based beverages.
Article describes the Serpent Mound near Cincinnati as a pre Adamite earthwork on a farm 18 miles away. It details its design a hollow egg mound center a 1368 foot embanked serpentine form and notes its preservation by local donors and scholars including Prof Putnam showing serpent worship symbolism across cultures.
Jenatius Jorden, a green Irishman from New Jersey, joined a Bowery poker game run by ex-convict George Balfe and accomplice. After losing his money, he was assaulted and forced to surrender winnings. Balfe and partner were arrested for assault and robbery. Jorden is said to be Archbishop of Mayo’s nephew.
Fruit merchants plan a meeting next Thursday to form an organization aimed at securing lower freight rates and faster transport. The venture seeks a $1,000,000 capitalization by admitting 100 leading firms at $10,000 each to build packing houses and arrange shipments of the Florida crop, with 6 percent return on capital and 5 percent of gross sales to investors.
Miss Annie Bolacker, daughter of a wealthy Cuban family, died after an accidental overdose of laudanum taken to cure insomnia. Since her family left for Europe last spring she lived reclusively, reading in her room and seeking sleep through medication. A servant was summoned, a doctor called, but she never regained consciousness and died at dawn.
Miss Annie Lamb, 19, loved a capable young lawyer who could support her. Her mother, wealthy and wary, sent the pair apart. Annie left home, took a job as a chambermaid in Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, and plans to marry when she turns 21 while earning her own living.
The Pilots, Prophets, and Benedict Arnold of Legitime join a group headed to Havre aboard La Normandie. They plan to spend most of their time in Paris and Madrid. Congressman Benjamin Butterworth and General W. F. Melbourne departed for Liverpool aboard the Aurania.
Morris Ryan Daniel Beckham Edward Billatein and Daniel Ryan, once wealthy dairy farmers, had fat cows pasturing on Jefferson prairie lands now annexed to Chicago. City code prohibits keeping cattle within limits, and the farmers face penalties as their properties are absorbed by the municipality.
James Horner a Pittsburgh butcher supply magnate and amateur plant collector was in the city yesterday. He has spent years traveling across the United States and Mexico in search of rare cacti and now owns one of the finest specimens in the country valued at about $500.
Two or three nights ago a child of Nathan McIntern was bitten three times on the face by a rat. The cries awakened the family and the child was found in a dying condition.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Inquirer describes a chaotic clash among anarchists and cites their strategy of fighting with rhetoric. Mentions Toledo and a sonnet about ten more children and grandchildren of age, implying England must seek a receiver.
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes a motion to adjourn the Parnell Commission as sine die will be carried unanimously by observers. The report frames the gesture as a decisive end and signals broad support among cautious observers.
Potnam County West Virginia strongman Matt Beamer, famed by local admirers as the strongest man in the civilized world, reportedly lifted an 1800 pound pedestal above his head for several seconds in front of a crowd of prominent citizens.
A jumble of brief items from a newspaper column notes a 21 year old struck by a cricket ball in Essex, sisters reuniting in Seymour, a Tasmanian artist’s fashion concerns, a Melbourne clock art project, ice phenomena in New Jersey, a boy builds a 58 foot locomotive, and various quirky reports on wealthy individuals, travels, and unusual requests to Secretary Rusk.
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