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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1890
Page
4
The Dispatch promotes availability at Brenieane's in New York and a Paris address on Avenue de Opera, inviting those disappointed at a hotel bus stand to obtain it.
A damaged OCR fragment from a Pittsburgh page dated Monday July 8 160 presents garbled ad lines for daily and Sunday editions. The text hints at subscription terms per day per week and delivery details but remains unreadable and incomplete.
Advertises city residents leaving for the summer to forward dispatches by earliest mail at 90 cents per month or 250 for three months. Daily edition available at 60 cents per month or 1.50 for three months. Readers to provide old and new addresses and note any changes carefully.
A local court suit highlights the need for strict financial oversight of national building associations. It urges full accountability and businesslike management, noting that small groups can rely on member oversight, while nationwide bodies require formal regulation to prevent misuse of funds and protect savers.
A Chicago jurist, Fudge Altgeidt, writes pamphlets on social reforms detached from precedents. He advocates attaching personal signatures to all articles in prose. The Distance plans to publish valued pieces under writers’ signatures, hoping for clear editorial accountability.
A writer denounces Pat Calhoun and Southern papers for linking a proposed direct steamship line from Georgia ports to Europe to the passage of a federal election bill. The piece argues commerce should drive such enterprise, not partisan politics, and warns that tying business to politics显示 political lunacy in the South.
The Philadelphia Press editorializes that South Carolina barbarism protected Captain Tillman from assassination, while Tillman warns they may court the negro vote. The piece notes Republican reformers fear a racial appeal to influence a family quarrel between whites.
A harsh dispatch warns against any interference by outsiders with Edgefield affairs and condemns appeals to Black voters. The piece urges caution and accuses opponents of exploiting regional tensions to gain political advantage.
The writer questions General Goshorn’s view that the Chicago Columbian Exposition should be largely agricultural. It urges Chicago to expand scope, attract global interest, and devote three years to show a full range of manufacturing and invention, warning that failure could spell ruin like Icarus.
The article argues for providing washrooms and lockers for workers in mills foundries and machine shops to change and clean after work. It notes many workers walk home in dirty clothes or risk soiling others dresses and urges annual costs be covered as a social duty. This measure is seen as essential to progress and emancipation from smoke and grime in Pittsburgh.
A Philadelphia Press report states ex congressman Losch visited a Senate committee room to see Senator Quay but was ordered out by Richard Quay the senator’s son. The incident signals the party’s size and asserts committee rooms are not national property but the private space of those who have business there.
The Government of Italy moves to curb the emigration of Italians to the United States and the U.S. is urged to renew assurances of its highest consideration to the Italian government.
An accident to Central Traction Company's cable disrupted hill district transit Saturday, suspending facilities through Sunday. The piece suggests immediate passenger notification during prolonged outages to allow travel alternatives. It also notes debate over a possible Southern steamship tax in relation to Federal election bills and Southern development.
Senator Sherman has introduced a resolution to investigate the Congressional Record for matter unfit to print. Some see this as a failure of Senators to read the publication themselves, others as a publisher plot to limit circulation. A suggested solution to the Astor issue asks the Astor ladies to restore social harmony by numbering themselves.
Two hundred thirty nine United States Supervisors were paid four thousand six hundred fifty six dollars for watching the recent Congressional election in Philadelphia where there was no contest. They express that federal supervision is valuable for the Supervisors, even as they note May could bring further jealousy.
The piece riffs on editorial cartoons and the rivalry of newspapers like the New York Mail and Express and the Atlanta Constitution. It notes Webster’s Jag as a small load of corn and remarks on a Democrat praised for letter writing, all within a brisk political jab.
A column of varied notes mentions Sarah Bernhardt’s forthcoming biography with letters, Princess Victoria of Prussia’s wedding in Silesia, a Gordon-named town hall in Tientsin, and Li Hung Chang’s inaugural address. It covers Ingersoll’s superstition, Frye and Blaine documents, Marguerite d Orleans, Mrs. Hunt of Chicago, a false Boston rumor about Lieu tenant Cushing’s mother, Miss Alita Proctor, doll fetishes at Mrs. Pratt’s hotel parlor, and a silver clock in Charkov Cathedral honoring the Czar’s escape with annual bells on October 17.
The Philadelphia Times argues if Quay wishes Philadelphia to vote for Pattison for Governor and defeat most of his Congressmen, he should pass the new tariff bill and the forage election bill. This move would make Philadelphia Democratic this year and doubtful thereafter, risking a political ruin from which no resurrection could save him.
A compact quiz of curio items. cigars labeled for veracity, three wigs for Vick President Morrow, a failing peach crop shrinking baskets, a lazy East alarm clock that may outlive its owner, and a $5000 jewel reward. Notes on surplus, government tonnage, corn growth, seals, and strained Minneapolis Saint Paul relations pepper the page alongside Philadelphia barbers favoring Sunday rest.
Two New York ladies founded a home for friendless cats, praised as philanthropists by one writer. If their aim is to relieve suffering by sheltering musical felines, they deserve praise. if cats are the motive, it shows a dislike of humanity.
Writman Drnee of Fine Plains Allegan county Mich was bitten by a rattlesnake but used a rusty jackknife to cut away the poisoned flesh and is reported to be recovering well. In Clearfield county six Punxsutawney residents captured a rattlesnake by pinning its head with a forked stick and displayed it in town. A local farmer named Smith was bitten on the leg when a rattler sprang from a fence corner. The snake clamped onto his pants but was killed and Smith’s wound is healing after restoratives.
United States obituary note of William Tatter shall 23, painter, unmarried, who died after a fall from a scaffold 1580 feet high, is reported as laughing at being unhurt before his death. The July entry records his demise after hours of unconsciousness.
In Central America a paradoxical war erupts between two republics that agreed to arbitration and yet are at war. One side conducts fighting with rifles purchased from a party that is itself bound by the arbitration accord.
An American wanderer describes Chester as England in contrast to Liverpool, praising a quiet English inn, a grand cathedral visit with the Litany, and the town’s medieval streets. He details Roman walls, stepped streets, twin sidewalks, and a remarkable St John’s Church tomb of Diana Warburton from 1603, plus the carved choir and grotesques that bring the Benedictine past to life.
Special telegram from Huntingdon reports county debt at 160000 pounds on two bonds with 100000 net after assets. After flood rebuilding and pre flood contracts, finances are stated as sound. Claims of crookedness by County Commissioners are said to have no foundation and are politically motivated. Local residents continue to buy bonds.
A Diamond boar on a plain gold wire bracelet, a silver child’s rattle shaped like a dumbbell, and pearls in a gold pea shell lace pin illustrate unusual ornaments. Other items include a three-leaf laurel aventurine, a lace pin with heart-shaped gold notes and a diamond, an “individual castor” for guests, a buffalo-head Australian gold watch case, moonstone silver garter buckles, four silver dollars with a watch movement, inlaid enamel on silver, and a water lily vinaigrette.
A short verse sketch contrasts a cautious matronly stance with a girl’s curiosity about modern work. The dialogue-like pieces mock the lure of quick success in typing roles and the risks of missteps. It comments on propriety, ambitions, and social expectations for women.
Washington letter outlines political rumors around Beaver bribery case involving Townsend and McDowell, with speculation on motives, plus a lively anecdote about William H. Seward and a satirical portrait of an aspiring cleric turned actor.
A reader defends the ten dollar fee for dependent act pension claims, arguing it funds thorough proof of dependency and earns modest returns. The writer claims extensive home-based evidence gathering and local attorneys, not distant Washington lawyers, will dominate claims and that the fee is not exorbitant.
A reader recalling Allegheny’s early days corrects the Jubilee account. He notes General Robinson’s appearance and residence, questions the first street commissioner, recalls paying $100 for street labor, credits Andrew Erwin as first street contractor, ferryman, and longtime host of the Crawford House. He also mentions the Diamond market stall built in 1830s by Hugh Danver and local trade.
A reader writes to The Dispatch seeking information on Reece C. Fleeson Jr. son of a former proprietor of the Dispatch. He served as a regular army officer, joined the Ninth Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, and was captured. The writer hopes local soldiers can share details of Fleeson’s career and fate, speculating he may have died at Andersonville.
Henry George announces his return to the United States on September 1 for a conference of single tax advocates in New York City. The meeting, urged by numerous clubs nationwide, will discuss progress and future action as 154 clubs are represented. George recently completed a successful tour of Australia with cordial receptions from mayors and citizens.
A reader asks how to pronounce Andrew Carnegie and explains political pairing. The text notes that no gold pieces are currently coined, with $50 California or Territorial gold coins minted from 1849 to 1857.
A reader from Allegheny criticizes distant Washington pension agents and urges hiring a local home agent to assist applicants. The letter notes widows and others must gather evidence themselves, with attorneys providing limited help and fear of advice from Washington-based offices.
A letter asks if a 14 year old can become a citizen by age 21, depending on whether the father is a citizen, and whether one or two papers are required. The exchange references July 2 1861 and September 19 1581 dates and apparent newspaper policy.
From the Chicago News a brief note laments the ongoing conflict between Salvador and Guatemala, noting the hideous nature of their warfare and the inhuman toll it takes on people.
A collage of short items spans curious stats from wealth and marriage in England to infant growth, debts, and ships. It notes Siam coins, Herligoland, a Danube bridge plan, a Broadway cable road, and electric motors in military use. Also mentions a snake bite death in Ludington, a clergyman with large shoes, and a house clock that never runs down.
A collage of garbled gags and short exchanges from humorous pages. Bits include grammar lesson quips about nouns and ghosts, a mock trial joke about a drummer's return to Europe, and playful banter on money and marriages. The piece ends with light domestic humor about a husband and wife and a child.
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