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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1889
Page
4
The Dispatch reports its year circulations for the daily and Sunday editions, with averages for six months ending June Including daily circulation of 29,492 copies and Sunday edition 52,660 copies. Also lists postage rates and subscription terms for daily and weekly editions.
A local medical authority warned that typhoid fever in Allegheny would rise in areas with poor drainage and damp cellars. The piece asserts the disease’s prevalence resulted from preventable sanitary neglect and calls for constant vigilant, intelligent sanitation efforts to avert further deaths.
The deadlock over closing the Steubenville bridge channel for repairs pits Pittsburg Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway against rivermen who say navigation should continue. A seasonal closure favors neither side and suggests both have merit. a joint compromise could end the pugnacious stalemate.
Queen Victoria reportedly found Russell Harrison unfailingly unassuming and sensible during a recent visit. The notice applauds the British monarch's favorable impression and hints that Harrison, long known only by reputation, may truly possess notable common sense.
An interview quote from Barte, president of a recently formed salt trust, claims Michigan’s prohibition on corporations with capital above 2 million hindered its 15 million dollar capitalization. The piece argues the inflated capitalization, not the law, blocked the Michigan venture, noting investors have rejected watered stocks and the loss burden shifts to promoters.
The Detroit Free Press argues against GOP backed sugar duty reductions, claiming the duty is a special evil raising living costs. It contends the price impact predates the trust and that refiners’ charges remain unchanged since the earlier rise.
The piece argues that Democratic opposition to cutting duties has faded and urges the Free Press to join Republicans in pushing radical sugar duty reductions. It contends a new Congress could end Sugar Trust exactions and lower costs for consumers.
The article notes General Boulanger gains little consolation from the French election as popularity fluctuates. It argues his flight from France undermines support, while his vague constitutional reform calls and anti establishment stance threaten France’s governance rather than help it. Rumors mention a U.S. visit as a path to renewed obscurity.
The Century essay asserts Lincoln wrote two memoranda in August 1864 doubting his re election and outlining transfer plans if defeated. It argues the North overwhelmingly expected his victory, despite local fears, with Union gains at Gettysburg Vicksburg and Chattanooga shaping public view as Atlanta fell.
The article surveys efforts to create free public libraries in Harrisburg and Lancaster using Cameron bequest and local subscriptions. It notes rising demand for comprehensive literary collections beyond cheap books and contrasts Pittsburg where a free library project lingers unused while the Mercantile Library debates its future and a building intended for public use may become private.
The excerpt notes a conflict between municipal ordinances and industrial interests after annexation of a district with substantial dairy land. It mentions new bridegroom income and grants, outlining a civil aid context while hinting at financial arrangements and societal pressures.
The piece notes Chicago restricts dairy cows within city limits, urging future annexations to align laws with milk interests. It also critiques false arrest suits, Albany and New York political commentary, and the Exposition crowding issue. It honors late John Barr, praising his newspaper knowledge and kindness. It mentions charges against Beltvernon laborers, trust politics in Chicago Times, and warns against penny-tuners and counterfeit coin schemes.
Ex Secretary Bayard considered a possible Delaware gubernatorial candidate. Chicago heir Frana J McClovud inherits 22 750 000 from California mother. Capon Springs bears a Washington mark on a tree. William Walter Phelps visits Donaff near Scranton with Galusha Grow. Dumakesby portrait of Benjamin Harrison sent to his great grandson president. A Flintlock gift chain traces from William IV to Kamehameha II to Dr Judd to Captain Cheever to Colonel Ryerson to W T Anderson. Carlisle sermon pamphlet from 1704 features Washington and Governor Mifflin. Salt Trust members viewed as distrusting each other.
A businessman in this city describes a Texas contact who protects mail by decorating envelopes with odd marks. He recalls a London postal clerk who reacted to a label on letters, and an odd habit in a small county store where a weigh-in enthusiast repeatedly pats his weight at 165 ½ pounds.
Peter Clerc a prosperous Rossville farmer traveled to a city to wed a woman he found through a matrimonial sheet. His appearance unsettled the match seeking plan, the pair secured a marriage license then he returned home. Clerc 25, owns 1 acre, desperate to marry and seeking a partner through a friend in the West.
English churches plan to send missionaries to India while English merchants craft idols for Hindu markets. The letter suggests first establishing missionary work at home to strengthen capacity and support before distant ventures.
A Jackson convict who tried escaping in a barrel is too late. The piece argues the correct time to use a barrel to avoid prison is at the trial stage.
A fragment from the Troy Times quotes a quip on disagreement and opinion. The line suggests no man calls another a fool when that person agrees with his views. The brief remark reflects a satirical tone about self assured reasoning.
A fragment lists marital tensions over money fashion and duties. It parodies the idea that spouses should share equally in chores gifts and decisions, noting conflicts when one side dominates or withholds. The tone resembles a satirical social critique from a period newspaper.
The Gettysburg Monument Commission met in Harrisburg to choose designs and sites for battlefield monuments for unrepresented regiments. The Pennsylvania Reserve Corps Association urged a memorial hall rather than monuments, with Congressman Atkinson and several officers supporting a consolidated structure. The commission may pursue a general plan if it cannot grant individual monuments, with another Gettysburg meeting planned.
The Kearney Enterprise recalls young Jim Garfield from Williams College days in which he once tangled with Professor Awecey over a cane during a campus prank. His cousin Don Rockwell helped end the scuffle. Garfield was famed for wit and charm, never caught in major college mischief.
The report for the fiscal year ended June 30 shows total collections of 190,595,432 dollars, up 6,568,957 from 1888. Costs of collection run about 3.4 percent, with notable taxes paid on cigars, beer, and tobacco and widespread district allocations across many states.
A Brooklyn man reports his setter dog formed a unique bond with a Poland hen that nested in the dog kennel. The hen died after laying eggs. the dog then adopted the hatchlings, guarding them, bringing food, and keeping them close at night, to the alarm of the owner.
The Zoar district once buzzing with mystery and armed guards over supposed oil finds is revealed as a fraud. Wells show natural gas, gushers spurt briefly then stop, leaving the area largely deserted and the sensational scare debunked.
The fragment mentions marriage news of Princess Louise and the Earl of Fife amid court papers, plus a New York Sun notice about sale of duplicate wedding presents. It also references a Washington Post piece on political distress and a California note, with a ring right hand bell advertisement.
William Ferdneys Coleer and Colonel William H. Ferd ney are noted among Lancaster deaths reported July 9. The notice lists Ferd ney as senior member of the Lancaster bar and references local figures linked to the event.
The Washington Post describes the money making process from model creation to engraving, plate transfer, printing, and numbering. It notes the skilled workers, imported steel, and the precision guarding against counterfeiting, with visitors once allowed only on Saturdays.
In New York the claimants deny any Dorsey compromise with creditors. Nevada Bank seeks full $5,000 judgment, while Arthur Levy & Co. faces the $100,000 claim. Dorsey’s examination proceeds as he is out of town today. Newark gossip surrounds Miss Bessie Clark and Mr. William Coates ending their engagement and pursuing independent marriage plans. The couple had intended a Clark and Coates thread factory consolidation.
Frederick Hopp, prominent real estate dealer, killed tenant Joseph Wallach with a hammer after a quarrel. Wallach, a lawyer with a strong practice, died this morning after initial treatment and an earlier arrest for murder. Hopp remains in custody after a prior peace bond.
Two wagons collided at the Brooklyn Bridge entrance blocking the street. The hind wheels locked and driver horses were released. Hermann Spiterer, wedged between the wagons, died a few hours after rescue from a fractured skull and serious facial injuries.
James McKirbey and John Ryan, close friends, drank together last Saturday. A friendly fight left McKirbey with a fatal head wound after a severe blow. McKirbey died the next afternoon. Ryan was arraigned for murder and remanded for coroner’s inquest.
Thousands, including 3000 arrivals by steamship and 1000 extra detainees, gathered at Castle Garden rotunda. Russian suspect Wenceslaus Kryzaboruski claims 11 years in the army with discharge papers, but Castle Garden officials remain wary about his admission to the United States. Commissioner Stephenson vows to act cautiously to prevent Nihilist infiltration.
Dr J J Corcoran of Franklin Avenue Brooklyn was summoned to treat Campbell on Ber gen Street. The patient died minutes after an injection and Campbell’s relatives attacked the doctor. An angry mob pursued him toward Atlantic Avenue station. officers recovered his hat coat and cane.
Harris' presents the melodrama Hija Natural Life with a capable cast led by Inigo Tyrrell as Josh Graves and Agnes Lane as Sylvia Vickers. Will Cowper Charles Patterson George H. Whitman and Lillian Andrews also deliver strong turns as yesterday’s audiences applauded the topical song encore. The bill is praised as the best at the house for some time.
Pritt Dawson on Greenwade farm near Romney West Virginia found a rusty pot filled with Spanish and Mexican coins dating 1716 to 1800. The site now marked only by ruins of a chimney. Dawson plans to start a business in Keyser.
A curio page reports alleged nighttime noises from an elderly woman’s house in Ee Sane, swindling schemes in Somerset Ky targetting ginseng, a Chicago inventor’s coin slot device, a tabby cat suicide over drowned kittens, a Louisville cathedral organ repair after a sparrow blockage, and various animal oddities from cats to a Susquehanna alligator, plus a dog compass tale and a new iron and steel railroad car concept.
A collage of gag lines and banter from old newspapers features flirtatious witticisms, witty comebacks, and clipped dialogues. Bits include a mosquito quip, bathing dress debate, a mock proposal exchange, and a shop floor exchange about sinking dumplings.
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