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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1890
Page
15
The Dispatch lists subscription rates per year and per month with Sunday editions, carrier delivery options, and postage details. It notes issue length of BO pages and three parts while requesting patronage from carriers agents and newsdealers and warns voluntary contributors about manuscript custody.
Readers in the city may arrange summer delivery by carbiest mail at 9 cents per month or 250 for three months with Sunday edition included. Daily edition costs 70 cents per month or 1 dollar for three months. Address changes must note both old and new locations.
The BUSINESS OFFICE of THE DIS PATCH has been removed to Corser of Smithfeld and Diamond Streets.
The Twenty third district convention generated warmth as delegates debated nominees. Colonel Bayne’s manifesto and remarks at Carnegie Hall highlighted wrath and factionalism while both sides reaffirmed primaries as the route to selection. George Shiras III resurfaced, signaling a lively, fair campaign with broad citizen involvement.
The House rejected a recommit motion and passed the silver bill amid party feeling. Democrats voting against both measures puzzled observers as Congress aims to buy 4.5 million dollars worth of silver monthly for coinage or bullion use, with Senate actions mirroring this policy.
A dated defense of a canal project arguing against foes who fear reduced freight costs for Pittsburgh. The piece, noting no legal depth restrictions, argues vessels can adapt to six to ten feet of water and that ore and coal freights would drop, challenging critics to find new objections.
A coalition of former Confederates proposes to raise two hundred thousand dollars to complete the Grant monument in New York. If the plan succeeds, it will advance a long debated civic project with widespread community interest.
A five year effort to raise funds by New York and other wealthy residents has failed to move the metropolis. Ex Confederates would honor the General who crushed the rebellion more than the North’s richest men. The plan to delay until September 1 is deemed unnecessary. New York millionaires would not interfere with a worthy cause and would contribute if asked.
Wholesale sugar dealers urge Congress to grant a one-cent rebate per pound on sugar held in unopened packages as duties drop. They warn sans rebate the market could be manipulated by speculators due to sharp duty reductions, while noting tobacco precedents offer a model for reducing potential losses.
The piece criticizes Democratic Congress members led by Springer Bynum and Breckenridge for touring Philadelphia to promote tariff reform on a revenue basis. It argues the McKinley tariff burdens wool and textiles, questions free trade claims, and urges trusting Republican tariff policy to sustain prosperity in Pennsylvania while noting possible raw material compromises.
A Chicago real estate dealer notes Pittsburg lags New York and Chicago in apartment building, citing conservative local mindset as the reason for scarce downtown housing and delayed use of new ideas like passenger elevators.
The piece notes Pittsburg plans for six to eight room apartments near the city center to meet demand and boost revenues while transit advances broaden dwelling options. It also mocks press claims about pneumonia eradication and jokes about Sir Roger William Henry Palmer’s cocktail in New York, warning of possible schemes.
The text notes Republican and Democratic organs touting opposite results. It mentions a Republican Congressman winning by a large margin, a Democratic Governor with a sizable majority, and legislative gains narrowing from 54 to 2 percent, suggesting the outcome was more mixed than celebratory.
Reports recount a Chicago school girls reception for Mr Cuauncer M Derew where he pledged to testify that Chicago girls have invisible tiny feet. The piece notes contrasting opinions on Derew as a presidential candidate and shifts to varied political and industrial items across the era.
News brief outlines Paul Peel the Paris Salon gold medalist born in London Canada age 30. Mentions General Alger backing a Seattle iron mill valued near 1 million dollars. Gatling works on an artificial ice process promising one tenth current cost. Pasteur doubts for leprosy inoculation. Virgil Maxey aims to blend pulpit and stage. Lomence Pullman noted as a palace car heir with wealth and poise.
The article notes strong female interest sparked by Congressman Bayne’s resignation and his wife’s influence on the matter. It recounts conversations among women and contrasts public sentiment with male reactions, framing a broader temperance and political curiosity across the region.
John Campbell a prominent Wilkinsburg grocer died on Friday after a lengthy illness. He leaves nine children and was widely regarded in the community for his business and family contributions.
H Rider Haggard protests the pirated Beatrice edition published by Rand McNally Co in America. He accuses publishers of mutilating the text and altering chapters, damaging the author’s voice and meaning. He urges withdrawal from circulation and public repudiation of the piracy. He cites English writers’ rights and asks for reputation protection.
A compact sample of late 19th century brief items notes party politics in Oregon and remarks on newspapers, views on government buying silver mines, a Kittanning wife’s quip about her husband’s whisky, Majestic steamship iceberg sighting, an earthquake forecast in Italy, verses on marriage, Hayes wealth rumors, Depew postwar stature, Louisiana in the lottery, and Helena’s railroad fundraising.
A collage of vintage quotes lampoons census takers and questions. From Washington Post and New York papers to Minneapolis and Denver tidbits, the humor riffs on counting citizens, honesty, and social quirks with punchy era voices.
Murray laments Broadway's harassment by stylish loiterers, arguing police overreach and sympathy for officers while noting the clash between enforcement and civil rights. He recalls police conduct at theaters and parades, warns of dangers of lax discretion, and observes lavish expenditures at Morris Park with 40,000 attendees, immense betting, and extravagant attire among New York's elite.
Charles T. Murray reports that a new boulevard from Fifty ninth street to Grant's tomb will bring grand avenues and fashionable roads. The long, grass bordered park and street railways now line the route with stables and riding academies nearby. Once pavements are completed the boulevard is expected to attract more visitors and become more popular than today.
The Ottawa area reports a giant skeletal find with eight teeth intact and bones indicating a massive creature. Measurements suggest a length approaching seventy two feet with a long tusk fragment and a robust shoulder blade among other large bones.
Near White House station a Central Railroad of New Jersey milk train was held for about thirty minutes as a swarm of large pinch bags or leeches entered through open windows. Passengers fled, a bonfire party drove the insects away, and the train resumed with windows shut.
A Sunday scene near a Back Bay church ends with a son offering support to his aging mother. The verse laments aging and devotion, praising a mother’s care from childhood to manhood and urging continued guidance. The piece contrasts with a note on Capitol Park fence removal and possible coping by the state.
Curio notes report a range of odd items from a mining theft to pension boosts and royal demands. Notable items include a mine gold nugget valued at $100, Andrew Bee testifying on a pension case, the Prince of Wales ordering an Axminster carpet, and Count Charles Dillon’s ties to Charles X.
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