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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1890
Page
4
The document outlines subscription options for the Daily Dispatch including 20 daily issues per quarter, 20 day Dispatch weekly, and 10 day service with Sunday inclusion. It lists carrier delivery charges and weekly rates, with 8 cents per week for Sunday editions.
City residents planning summer absences may forward copies of the dispatch to a new address. The price is Y cents per month or 250 for a three month period, with Sunday edition included. Daily edition costs $2 per month and $6 for three months. Include both old and new addresses for changes.
The Business Office of the Dispatch has moved from its previous location to the corner of Smithfield and Diamond Streets. Local readers urged for clarity on the change in office hours and contact details.
The Dispatch lauds Chauncey M. Depew for urging national support for the Chicago World’s Fair and Columbus Centennial. It notes his view that the event belongs to the entire nation, warns against parochialism, and calls for united effort to showcase American progress and resources at Chicago.
The article critiques English railway regulation and pooling as a model for the United States. It notes Parliament questions on costs of the rates inquiry, Sir Michael Hicks Beach’s reply about public funding, and suggests Congress pause to await full reports before legalizing pooling.
The Bar Association proposes reducing verbose language in real estate documents to remove superfluous phrasing and streamline transfers. Historical excess in wording grew from old English practice and fear of fraud, with lawyers charging by volume of text.
The Bar Association committee reports equity courts require reform to ease Recorder's office congestion. They replaced 685 words in old deed forms with a binding 255 word version, and a mortgage can be executed in 96 words, meeting practical business needs and benefiting the public.
An early 19th century memoir excerpt, kept secret for 52 years, portrays Napoleon as a brilliant intellect lacking true glory and moral strength. Talleyrand’s caustic humor targets Bonaparte and the Bourbons, highlighting the diplomatist’s notorious wit and judgment.
In a stark clash, Boston forms a Municipal Art Commission to curb public sculptures, provoking anger from the Board of Aldermen who defend past acquisitions. Pittsburgh and Schenley Park are referenced as contrast points, with debate about an art control plan.
The article defends President Harrison's refusal to kiss Baby McKee, noting mixed public reaction but endorsing the act as prudent. It argues kissing babies is not wholesome for infants and suggests political exploitation of such moments should fade, benefiting babies and candidates alike.
Citizens rally as hens stage a playful protest against the quality of balls used by professionals this year. Yesterday a flash of lightning in Cleveland sparked renewed calls for better equipment.
The piece notes congressional discord as a central issue affecting Republican primaries and nominations. It mentions European affairs from Berlin to Africa and references theater plans in Pittsburgh while commenting on public figures and ongoing political debates.
A Pittsburgh newspaper item notes a baseball game in Cleveland struck by lightning, the Allegheny Sixth Street bridge project bringing rapid transit, and urges courteous census responses while highlighting a hot spell and the Chicago Children's Aid Society’s strong first-year work.
A collage of brief notices cites Charles Emives’s death in Madison as Wisconsin’s first plow innovator. Hungary’s Diet rejects a naturalization bill. Marquis de Leuville eyed Mrs Leslie with a critical aim. Charles Duprey Warner contrasts faith and mind cures. Tomas Toreve is a top Washington stamp orator. Wordsworth’s cottage to become a memorial trust. Charcot summarizes hypnotism limits. Mrs Chandler builds a grand white marble Milwaukee brick Washington home. Mrs McPherson dies in Frederick. King George I’s ascent story. Yonkers mayor James Millward’s dispatch run to Washington with Lincoln-era papers.
The Philadelphia Times reports factional splits in Allegheny with Shiras backing Bayne but planning an independent bid, plus a Forty second district bolt where Neeb and Rutan each hold a nominating convention and the party risks losing the seat.
Reports across Philadelphia and Harrisburg describe Colonel Thomas M. Bayne’s decision to decline renomination to Congress in a tense Allegheny district. Ex U S District Attorney William A. Stone is named to run, while editors note Bayne’s 14 years of service and possible pursuit of higher honors. The move prompts mixed reactions about party impact and future leadership.
The one hundred thirty four annual commencement of the University of Pennsylvania was held at the Academy of Music Philadelphia with decrees awarded across arts sciences philosophy law medicine dentistry and veterinary medicine. Bryn Mawr College also held commencement exercises for women in Bryn Mawr Pa with address by Prof Gra Romsen acting president Johns Hopkins University.
Tas Phrristes DisraTor cites Telegram remarking that the McKinley bill would raise prices by about 2 cents on ordinary cigars and 4 cents on better grades, while noting the bill could enlarge Pittsburgh wealth through improved tobacco markets.
A newspaper sketch notes women performing tasks once exclusive to men, from gravedigging in Versailles township to a city official using a typewriter helper. It mentions a wealthy woman hiring a Norwegian servant as curator for a menagerie and riffs on the era’s shifting gender roles with a humorous tone.
The piece notes New York City faces a water shortage with warnings that a fire would worsen the situation. It references politicians and lobbyists including ex Speaker Keifer, Clarkson on a West tour, Neidringhaus in St Louis, and Burren promoting Pennsylvanian topics. It also mentions local grain price, a six-husband widow from Atchison, and a bizarre Trout Lake incident.
The Diocesan Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church for West Virginia sits at St Johns Church with Bishop Peterkin presiding. Secretary Hey Roller and about 50 delegates attend as visitors include John Turner and Elliot Turner. Bishop Dudley and Bishop Vincent were absent due to illness and travel delays.
Cadets at West Point conducted a coastal battery firing drill on June 4 at the riverside sea coast battery. Two smooth bore guns, three rifles converted, and an alinch mortar fired solid shot and a 216 pound shell at a whitewash target 2100 feet away. The flight and impact were clearly visible as dust and stone signs marked strikes.
The Committee to Disburse Moneys at Johnstown distributed seventeen thousand nine hundred seventy four dollars and fifty five cents to needy families in multiple sums. Applicants were evaluated by D J Beale H L Chapman and Father Tehaney who granted aid to the most deserving with no church affiliation questions asked. A separate note records the death of M Bonmonast a famed panther killer in Dijon.
The Pittsburg and Allegheny Home for the Friendless celebrated its twenty ninth anniversary with a capacity gathering, decorations, and a program of choruses recitations and an address by Rev Dr Purves. Little inmates impressed guests with songs and a nursery ceremony followed by refreshments as officers were re elected. 118 inmates remain in care with renewed trust in the home’s flourishing condition.
The first annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society of Western Pennsylvania opened at the Free Dispensary on Sixth Avenue. Officers were elected for next year including President Mrs A Alston and Secretary Mrs Campbell. The society reported 204 applications and discussed cottage homes for noble children, a proposal that was declined.
Miss Julia Swarts elocutionist and George Heckel clothing merchant of Allegheny married last evening at First Lutheran Church Grant street Rev E Belfour officiated. The ceremony drew many friends with ushers guiding the bridal party to the altar. The bride wore cream mill silk with swans down and a cobweb veil. Attendants included Miss Lillian Swartz and four bridesmaids in cream crepe. Prof W B McComsey played the organ as nuptial music filled the church. The couple left for the East and will announce an at home on the 19th at City View Allegheny.
C Peters married in a church ceremony with a reception at the bride’s parents home. The event drew many prominent members of German society and followed services at the church. The couple plans a wedding trip after the warm weather ends.
A charitable rehearsal at Carnegie Hall showcased the Mrs Jarley’s Waxworks performers for the Fresh Air Fund. Notable roles included Lord Phillipe Confucius and Queen Eleanor among many others with Miss Porter Miss Wheeler and Mr Marquis in principal parts. Evening performance ticketing and a supper bazaar were planned to conclude the event.
A profitable bazaar and luncheon at the Christian Home for Women on Locust Street Allegheny netted about 200 for charity. Ice cream and strawberries were served. fancy tables sold quickly, with a tiny table netting 40. The event featured active committees and officers led by President Mrs Felix Brunot and other ladies in charge.
A private Parisian style gathering last evening in the Hotel Schlosser featured Prof. Henri Rolin Parker and his language pupils. About 60 students from the city and East End enjoyed a structured French program and were praised by Chancellor Goff. Parker will chair Spanish at Western University next year.
In Allegheny Fourth Ward School hall last evening twenty young misses wore white dresses and carried red rose bouquets. The program included a Delsarte exhibition after a brief literary and musical segment and an address by Miss Bowler on the Delsartian system.
Thomas M. Jones city editor of the Harrisburg Telegraph married Mabel Cronine editor and writer for the Toledo Commercial in Toledo. They will stay in Harrisburg until tomorrow morning before returning to their home in Harrisburg. Jones is noted as a keen maneuens man with many professional colleagues nearby.
Mrs. T. A. Mellon entertained numerous lady friends yesterday at her Negley avenue home from 2 to 6 PM. She was assisted by her niece Mrs. Taylor visiting from the East and Mrs. Judge Mellon. Guests found roses or clusters of daisies beside their plates as refreshments were served.
The Pittsburg Alumni Association of Franklin and Marshall College formed at the Seventh Avenue Hotel by graduates in the area. About 40 favorable replies to Snyder circulars enabled a permanent group with a constitution and by laws. Officers include Oliver R. Snyder president and Rev. P. C. Prugh vice president. secretary Rev. J. H. Minksey. treasurer Rev. N. H. Skyles. executive committee Judge W. J. Kaer Rev. A. E. Truxell and EK Cp Wingenroth. The group plans fall meetings to review prospective students and an annual dinner with toasts and reminiscences.
A quiet ceremony occurred last evening at the bride’s parents’ residence on Penn avenue Wilkinsburg. Groom Mr Lide Hulme a resident of Wilkinsburg and the bride, Wilkins, are both well known in society. Only immediate relatives and friends attended.
Next Thursday and Friday evenings the United Presbyterian Church in Wilkinsburg hosts a musical and literary program by the congregation's young people. A Japanese wedding in native dress will feature, with proceeds to the church building fund now under construction.
The 1828 output from Venango County Franklin included 1000 tons of blooms 200 tons of pig iron and 100 tons of bar iron. Pig iron sold in Pittsburg Wheeling and Steubenville at 885 to 840 per ton. Blooms brought 100 per ton and bar iron 125 to 140 per ton at the works. New furnaces rose then and demand rose with potential annual yields of 800 to 1000 tons at costs 22 to 25 per ton plus ore timber and other inputs 13 to 20 per ton. With proper management a furnace could clear about 10000 per year. Times have changed since then.
Miss Annie Brand daughter of Rev. P Brand of St Pauls Lutheran Church wed Prof August Schumann of Zion Lutheran Parochial School. The 8 oclock ceremony at St Pauls Church was officiated by Rev. Brand with Rev F Schumann giving the previous address on the vows.
The Bnai Brith convention adjourned sine die this morning. The meeting will reconvene in Cincinnati in 1806.
John White 72 prominent Williamsport figure dies after a long career tied to early portage ventures. He worked on the Monongahela navigation project in Freeport, later moved to Williamsport in 1854, and ran a lumber business. He served as president of the Williamsport Water Company and director of the Williamsport National Bank, among other roles. He leaves wife Emily Wester and eight children.
Mayor Mont Tootm stays at the United States Hotel in Harrisburg during the state convention and backs Senator Sloan for lieutenant governor. Ex-Lexanton Waowern withdraws from Congress, Mason Bruwen seeks the Legislature, CuHauncer F Bunch remains active, and John C Shaffer may return to the Legislature. The Central Republican Club in Scranton plans full representation with a Watres banner, Matthias Hrawpt named state senator for Faystte Greene, Pattison leads in Democratic delegate tally, and Republicans in Bayne’s district oppose his dictate plan amid local jockeying.
The second day’s sessions feature Dr. Knapp on brain surgery and cortical sensory centers, Dr. Putnam on sea-faring neuritis, plus talks on ingravescent apoplexy and the brain of Prof Chauncey Dwight. Reports cover the chimpanzee brain and diphtheritic paralysis treatment.
A fragment from early 20th century verse compares moonlit scenes and romantic serenades. It references Tom Hall in Puck and Mary Heckie in Life while describing lovers at a garden gate and a sleepless, yearning mood amid candlelight and a moonlit window.
A jumbled mixture of brief notes reports oddities and incidents including a lobster sale a rare twin birth a railway project and curious curiosities from across the U S and abroad. Text references fishermen a Boston museum a Missouri penitentiary and the Queen of England among others show the era’s wide ranging miscellany.
The scene shifts between dental chair dialogue and comic quips. Willie asks for gas after declaring faith, while Travers jokes about a tailor and a fainting customer. Interspersed are social vignettes about boating danger and a mix of humorous exchanges.
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