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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1889
Page
7
The piece outlines an early California Indian campaign and a mysterious captive maiden who inspired many poems by the author. It notes omissions and additions to Tax Sixpayr Tusparen, and lists prominent contributors from the American press. Tomorrow’s paper promises full South Fork Reservoir disaster details with The Distance’s staff.
Average daily dispatch circulation figures for six months ending June 1 1598 are listed with postage free in the United States. The notice specifies various subscription terms for the Daily Dispatch including weekly, monthly, quarterly and Sunday editions, plus prices for the Saturday Pittsburg issue dated June 1883.
The Chicago boodler McGarigie returns from Canada after two years, pleads guilty, and is fined one thousand dollars. He had fled under sentence to the penitentiary, a new trial was ordered, and the lapse of time led to a milder outcome. The total boodling cost appears to be set at one thousand dollars, a figure intended to deter future offenses.
The local columns report a material rate cut on iron and steel freight to the West. A 7 0 to 8 cent per ton drop on finished product improves Pittsburg iron interests by 125 to 140 dollars per ton, aiding profit margins amid factory costs. If coke rates also fall, railroads would show strong support for freight industries.
The piece laments Pittsburghs proliferation of utility poles and wires as old poles are replaced by taller ones. It contrasts New York ideas about tree planting with Pittsburghs tangled streets, urging public action against monopolies and advocating regular tree planting to restore forests damaged by modernization.
Readers note sincere presentations from the single-tax school of economic thought. The writers seek thoughtful consideration and broader discussion of their views.
A discussion of property rights grounded in the greatest good for the greatest number contrasts the public use and compulsory service with individual labor. It critiques Henry George style single tax on land rental value and argues that taxation cannot erase speculative land value while still generating revenue. It notes corporate abuses and wide distribution of landed property as a key inequality source.
A broad flood disaster from Thursday night storms hits Cambria, Somerset and Bedford counties. The South Fork dam failure on the Conemaugh river triggers massive destruction near Johnstown with numerous homes wiped out and many lives lost. The scope and scale overwhelm relief efforts.
Freight rate reductions by the Chicago Burlington and Northern line cut from Chicago to St Paul by about one third. The move steals traffic from the Soo line and fuels fears of widespread rate cutting. Advocates insist markets should set prices and competition should govern.
A Richmond meeting of colored Republicans provokes a counter move by white Republicans in Alabama to cut ties with black voters. The piece frames the clash as tit for tat as black leaders form a party to exclude white elements, amid sectional politics.
The passage argues that colored people must have equal rights in office distribution and criticizes both sides for abandoning Republican principles in the South. It dismisses mutual retaliation and boycotts as historically amusing yet politically insignificant, labeling the Southern Republican party as a barren ideality.
The piece mocks Ah Sing the sole Chinese officer in New York, who quits policing to carting, claiming the force is unsuitable for a Chinaman. It defends American police while deriding Mongolian complexion and suggests he should avoid trouble with larger officers.
The New York City Commissioner of Public Works discharges officeholders deemed useless, saving about fifty three thousand dollars annually in salaries. The action breaks Tammany precedent and targets County Democracy appointees, prompting speculation on the true utility of the cut offices and whether they will be refilled by Tammany Democrats.
The item notes Amelie Rives Chanler in Paris being pressed by Louise Michel to critique her writings, risking anarchist danger. mentions Peter B. Sweeny’s return, Tammany Hall control, and a Wisconsin senator’s salary maneuvers. It cites Irish Clan na Gael spies, peach crop worries, and police at saloons amid speak-easies, with Montana departure by Mr Russell Harrison.
The piece argues that air is thin for health and corrects a misapprehension after a Democratic victory in Montana. It notes practical politicians expect Blaine's influence to rise in the current administration and mentions Blaine's nephew appointment. It also cites a Missouri court ruling that a poker deck is not a gambling device, aligning with petroleum exchange views on industry tools.
A monument to Franz Abt is to be unveiled at Wiesbaden on Sunday next. Hor E J Phelps is to be the Phi Beta Kappa orator at Harvard this year. Sir Harry Verney, ex-M P, has turned 87, survived pneumonia, and now rides daily. Benjamin D Sruuman of New York City notes lawyers grew from 4 percent of city professionals to 5,575 at present. Dr Heustis C Woon of Penn Hospital recounts a paralyzed patient shocked by an electrical chair, then ran to his room. Pavly Chailla returns from Morocco fully restored, hints at winters living among Moors. Benson J Lossing, eminent historian, writes of health, optimism, and belief in humanity as America’s heritage and future.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette reports 925,290 soldiers’ graves are stored across 5 national cemeteries with 148,832 unknown. Arlington holds a monument for 2,111 unknowns. Vicksburg 16,615 graves. Nashville 16,533. Salisbury trenches hold 1,700 Union prisoners’ bodies.
A Cincinnati Commercial Gazette note reports a man making alleged new potatoes by soaking them in a swelling solution to peel the skins. The piece mocks the trick, calling the perpetrator a small potato sort of man.
The article traces neckwear evolution from General Grant to Washington, noting high and low collars, varied origins in Germany, and fashion shifts from fifteenth century piccadillies to Byron and Whittier styles. It mentions specific figures and anecdotes about neckwear aesthetics and reception.
London editors err over a ceremony report as the London Daily Telegraph prints the hymn in full and notes the writer’s name is unknown. The Minneapolis Tribune cites the line, mocking slang usage and a taunting refrain about chestnuts.
The Philadelphia Times reports a comic newspaper proprietor refused an office offered by the President and will publish the incident in his own paper.
The piece lauds Opportunity as mother of success, noting the deep affection children show toward the idea and its empowering role in achievement.
A Pittsburgh critic praises Father Mollinger of Troy Hill for tireless parish work and charity. He then surveys railroad white mile posts and advances in newspaper advertising detailing how writers and artists raise ad quality and impact. A New York agent recalls a bold attack on a patent medicine that boosted sales and fortunes.
Mollie Corwin, Shelbyville Illinois, was divorced yesterday from her seventh husband Joseph Corwin, the second divorce within a year. Her life story spans multiple marriages beginning in 1847, with husbands William R. Lisher, William J. Nu eoee boa, John H. Little, Lincoln J. Van Buskirk, and Renn, among others, and includes separations and remarriages. The article traces a long, tumultuous matrimonial history.
A Denver News item questions whether rumors of clashes between the President and some Senators are a strategy by the senators to deter office seekers. The piece frames the dispute as a political maneuver rather than a direct conflict.
A Boston Globe column ridicules drills for girls with muskets while endorsing broomsticks for most people. The author questions the taste and appropriateness of training girls as musketeers, contrasting it with simpler, accepted practices.
A mix of short items reports underground work in Friedensville Pennsylvania a thunder strike in Lock Haven that startled residents a brutal abuse case in York the theft of an old Bible from West Chester a rare logger headed shrike in Erie county and peculiar local tales from West Virginia Maryland and nearby towns including a man who trains with a garter snake and a West Virginia girl who writes two letters at once with both hands.
A letter to the editor from Pittsburgh remarks on Wiman's plan for supplying affordable homes to workers. It argues private land ownership blocks worker housing, urges land value taxation to shift costs from workers to landowners, and predicts released wealth would fund wages and improvements. The writer calls locals to awaken to these ideas.
An editorial critiques the single tax view, arguing land value stems from societal factors not individual labor. It questions whether land is created by effort, defends taxing land value to fund government, and contrasts land with improvements and personal property. It asserts land value rises with population and development.
The text states a deserter from the English standing army who returns to En es Soeterete a citizen of the United Brappoen would face imprisonment. It notes that American citizenship would not absolve the deserter from the penalty and comments that this side of the Atlantic is naive for him.
Joseph Pulitzer unveiled plans for a new World building on Park Row. The landmark will cost 1,000,000 dollars and rise 188 feet above curb level with 18 floors. The Tribune building, previously the tallest on Newspaper Row, stands at 11 stories sans tower.
A gust at 10 this morning toppled part of a building on East Fourteenth Street, injuring four people. Four year old George Bornmann suffered a compound skull fracture and may die, while 11 year old Annie Wimmer and Minnie Seik were severely cut. The incident occurred at the Hansling & Stonebridge property.
Richard W. Henry is appointed receiver of 49 shares of Recamier Manufacturing Company stock held in Harriet A. Seymour's name amid Harriet Hubbard Ayer v James M. Seymour. The receiver issued bonds totaling 25,002 dollars.
Captain John Wildey a Civil War veteran and early politician died in hospital. He single handedly entered enemy lines at Bull Run to recover his regiment’s flag and later held many city posts. A friend of Boss Tweed he helped organize the Mutual Baseball Club with Brooklyn’s Atlantics as among the first pro clubs.
The Chicago News laments national governance as a low ebb. The piece mocks petty appointments with lines about a Republican postmaster at Poke berry Slough and a consul nomination for Leonidis Milden to the Lollipop islands. Washington is described as dull, with statues nearly sleeping and at risk of falling.
The text notes that visiting cards trace back to the Tang dynasty in China 616 007 and compares old and new plate glass prices in the United States. It also describes a plan by major railroads to form a 10 million dollar stock company to build six large ocean steamers crossing the Atlantic in five days, costing about 1 250 dollars each. It then compares territorial areas of North and South Dakota Montana and Washington to several European regions and cites early 20th century production figures by country, noting a vast global hot industry and daily outputs.
Special telegrams report late rains easing drought in Louisville, Galveston, and Savannah improving agricultural and commercial outlook. New Orleans sees light trade amid crop damage. eastern centers remain quiet with Boston showing minor activity. Cable advices note California rainfall and flood damage with yet unknown crop impact. General New York trade remains subdued with slight gains in footwear and dry goods.
The money market shows no early disquiet but fears gold exports could weaken banks over six weeks. Treasury inflows barely outpace outflows as New York money remains ample, though Cleveland drafts rise unpaid. Markets stay tame with slight gains in pork, white wheat, and wool. cotton unchanged. Producer activity improves in butter cheese boots and shoes, and steel demand steadies. Stock market weakens on war-rate concerns, while business failures rise to 113 this week.
Fragmented items recount injuries and deaths near Smithfield Georgia and Willis Point Texas. A drygoods clerk in Cuthbert Georgia is described with politeness amid a dying era tale. A California philosopher links divorces to climate and coal prices. A three legged alligator draws attention in Georgia. A baby escapes a venomous coil near a Texas infant. A Putnam County Florida farmer witnesses a fire like a column in the sky. An ill fated linen handkerchief scam unfolds in retail. An uncle and drum legend reflects Civil War era delusions.
A collage of quips and snippets including Hotel Mail, myths of ancient lyre players, a landlord's fence remark on delinquency and back rent, clever dog anecdote, and Michigan mining town Gladstone. The passages mix humor, satire, and odd local notes with fragmented quotes and playful misprints.
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