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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1889
Page
4
The June 6 1888 issue of the Pittsburgh Daily Dispatch outlines postage rates for various formats including daily and Sunday editions. Details cover annual and quarterly subscriptions and carrier delivery costs per week.
The city faces slow recovery as the Fourteenth Regiment prepares to maintain order and relief workers continue their task. Donations pour in, food shortages are resolved, and authorities focus on preventing an epidemic from debris while 3,600 bodies have been recovered with more still missing.
The article urges the Water Department to prepare a storage and purification plan to protect Pittsburgh’s water supply. It emphasizes pumping from reservoirs during impurity periods, boiling and filtering by residents, and thorough cleaning of reservoirs once purity is restored. Authorities should act promptly to purify and maintain safe water.
The article argues complaints about local reactions to relief workers are unfair given the disaster. It notes residents guard ruins and bodies from marauders while sightseers complicate the scene. Pittsburg will proceed with relief and seek future approval for funding.
The piece criticizes exclusive control of federal patronage by ex Senator Mahone in Virginia. It recalls a Republican delegation’s protest to the President over Mahoneism and notes Blaine’s opposition, while arguing the administration is aligned with party spoils politics and Riddleberger versus Mahone.
London is again gripped by fear and sensational rhetoric as a recent brutal crime triggers comparisons to the infamous Jack the Ripper era, fueling public anxiety and media fever. Police investigate clues amid a chorus of speculation and warnings.
The piece notes renewed chatter about a fresh London murder spree as detectives revisit the 1888 killer’s trail. It recalls previous theories involving a Malay sailor and the elusive culprit blamed for August and October crimes, with recent reports echoing the old predictions.
A Cabinet meeting in Washington and quick responses from Governor Beaver and Ohio show federal and state urgency after Johnstown. Pittsburgh leads in sending aid with tents, trains, and generous donations, while worldwide sympathy spreads as the calamity unites people in aid.
The Mt Washington debate on meters for natural gas argues that selling by the thousand feet is fair to both consumer and company. Critics object to a $5 meter setting charge and urge a reform that shares economies from reduced waste, with rates adjusted after the experiment.
The report argues that Hungarian thieves who plundered bodies were lynched while native professional crooks were spared by police. It claims shooting Hungarians was seen as justified, yet calls for equal punishment of native criminals, urging an end to biased mob justice.
The column blends satire and editorial notes on theft, party unity, and speculative folly. It questions Randall’s bid to shape the Democratic slate, jokes about a monkey farm investment, and mocks watered railroad stocks while noting a Restless yacht dispute and a hero who saved 22 lives. It ends with a Rhode Island legislator accused of buying his seat, reflecting tensions in politics and justice.
The piece praises workers at Homestead for their daily wages as a sign of practical philanthropy during a potential work stoppage. It notes that state authorities deployed troops to Johnstown about two days after others saw the need, and jests about weather prophets and prohibition predictions, urging continued relief without delays.
A collage of short items notes Holmes on aging, a Marseille envoy warning about alcohol in France, a Johns Hopkins professor misplacing faces, Kalakaua needing funds for a Paris Exposition trip, a New York Sun quip on singing on bare boards, and a Washington Star reflection on the self made man’s duty to his maker.
Last evening Miss Annie Graham daughter of T P Graham married G Walker Beam of Chartier in a Graham home ceremony. The event drew many friends and featured a simple service reflecting family traditions and local church customs.
Bookkeeper Harry C. Milholland of the Chronicle Telegraph wed Miss Hattie Clarke sister of Mrs. W J McCormack in a private ceremony attended by immediate family. After the wedding they will reside at 36 Stockton Avenue Allegheny with Milholland’s father James Milholland.
A South Fork correspondent recounts the Johnstown flood aftermath from the dam break. He describes mud, ruined farms, uprooted trees, and the stark river gorge where the Conemaugh roared, noting a $2,000,000 club guarantee and local survivors’ fears and losses.
A very pretty wedding occurred yesterday at 5 p m in the Second Presbyterian Church. Miss Lillius Dean became Mrs D Knox Miller the architect in a ceremony witnessed by many friends and followed by cordial congratulations and attendant rites. The event was a memorable society occasion.
George Breed Gordon of Dalsell Scott & Gordon married Mary Boorum daughter of W. Boorum in Brooklyn yesterday. The wedding drew a fashionable crowd and the couple plan to reside in the city after a bridal trip.
Dr. and Mrs. O W Sadler issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter Miss Sara Sadler to Mr Albion Bindley. The ceremony was at Gracescopa Church Mt Wash Pmn at 8 o clock with a reception at Grandview the home of the bride's parents.
Mr and Mrs Andrew S Getty of Thirty third street and Webster avenue invited many friends to the marriage of their daughter Kate Aree to Mr Henry Browne Scott. The ceremony was solemnized yesterday evening at six oclock and described as a decidedly delightful event.
In Cincinnati yesterday George M. Carr of the East End and Jessie Smithman of Cincinnati were married. The couple plans to reside in the East End.
A Bangor woman reconnects with a girl she believes is her stolen daughter Agnes Maria Robbins. In 188? a white child was taken from Bangor and later seen at Knightsville by local officials who removed the child to Baldwin Place. A Robbins inquiry continues in Boston.
A Globe reporter notes a North End drugstore customer asking for eel skins marketed to treat rheumatism. The clerk explains local stores rarely stock them, but fish dealers on Atlantic avenue supply skins dried for sale. Skins are oily and soft, sold to claims of health benefit, with a German South Boston family reportedly profiting from the trade.
In a New York Sun item, cash boys in a uptown dry goods store amuse themselves by puncturing balloons floated by ladies and children using pins. Balloons pop and air escapes, ending the game as young owners cry.
A miscellany from 19th century papers includes a poem praising warm winter nostalgia with suggestive lines about malaria and a Love for Jane. The Philadelphia piece notes fashion trends like tan shoes and flannel shirts gaining popularity across places. A Louisville jab mocks name changes and the burden on mail service.
A June New York dispatch reports Irish National League President Fitzgerald postponing a convention amid rumors of Cronin murder ties. Sullivan, seen as Fitzgerald ally, faces scrutiny and contest over the decision, provoking strong condemnations from Irish leaders in New York.
In Hartman Steel Works v Pittsburg the judge hears whether Beaver Falls company with city branch offices owes local business tax. City and steel firm contend assessors taxed all business activity. Beaver Falls works argue only local accounts attended to in city. City attorney and company reps present as arguments proceed.
Report from Jonestown dated June 4 describes the Columbia Club aiding 70 survivors after a telegraph pole toppled a house during Johnstown flooding. Cecilia Thomas, Laura Proser, Mary Wayne, and others are named among rescues and losses as the tragedy spans a seven room home with 18 in one chamber.
A deputy constable announced plans to arrest a firefighter from No 106 Company for robbing a deceased victim of $400, triggering wide interest. The Assistant Chief claimed knowledge of the incident as authorities confirm a recovery of a woman’s body amid the disaster and identify the deceased as Eva Bending.
A Pennsylvania Railroad wreck group arrives in Johnstown at 7 o clock as survivors from the Conemaugh flood recover. The party includes Mr William Miami Mr William Schorer Miss Patrick daughter of W Patrick and others from Brooklyn Allegheny and Lancaster. They traveled on to Ebensburg and then onward by railroad.
A dated verse fragment celebrating June scenes with flowers and songbirds, plus a light verse on hot weather and baseball bets. It contrasts peaceful outdoor joys with the perils of betting, noting lovers on warm nights and seasonal fruits and fashion. Contains several short lyric pieces and playful images.
A jumble of short notices from Terre Haute to Texas covers oil fever in Curious Condensation, with hints of new fishing and advertising schemes in Paris. Miscellaneous items include a nose drilling claim, a Hartford Seminary policy change, a cows-powered prairie journey, and a penny telephony idea.
A brief humorous vignette about a Lady Customer at a stationer asking if linen writing paper is kept and the stationer answering yes, followed by the lady asking if it will wash. The exchange captures light domestic irony in a Victorian tone.
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