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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1889
Page
4
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The article argues for transferring the sanitary work at Johnstown to state control to clear streams and remove debris while keeping current workers in place. It warns that misunderstandings could delay relief efforts and notes Governor policy may affect relief funds and operations already underway.
A column notes that workers view a proposed pay cut at Homestead Steel as a joke and that the firm’s extension of signing time adds a mild humorous angle. The piece warns humor should not undermine serious labor dispute dynamics or progress toward resolution.
Eastern newspapers note a 3 percent tax on works of art could prevent many paintings owned by M Secretan from reaching the United States. Wealthy Americans in Paris might buy these works if not for duties raising costs. the 50 percent duty on paintings is criticized as impolitic but not a mass concern. The piece argues the copper speculator’s art treasures are nonessential to US prosperity.
The piece argues a 30 percent duty on paintings favors wealthy buyers who import works for private enjoyment, noting gifts to public institutions escape duty. It contends a universal 30 percent tax would be paid by the rich, while a 100 percent sugar tax affects the common people, challenging the hardship claim of the lower rate.
The editorial condemns Governor Beaver for opposing an extra legislative session to fund Johnstown relief. It argues against constitutional objections to a direct appropriation and criticizes his bond loan proposal as impractical and unconstitutional. It urges swift action and warns of lasting responsibility if he delays.
The Cronin inquiry in Chicago uncovers that about a hundred thousand dollars of Clan-na-Gael funds were lost in stock speculation by custodians. The disclosure prompts moralizing on contributions meant for Irish liberation and questions the use of trust funds for gambling or professional patriots.
A Missouri district court ruling on the interstate commerce long and short haul clause stirs rail men by limiting local rates to under the through rate share. The piece notes Supreme Court authority may override and cites joint Illinois court influence, urging caution before treating the ruling as final.
The text explains that through rate means a single contract and voyage as in Wabash vs Illinois. It notes conflicting views between the United States Supreme Court and Illinois Supreme Court on through rate and long haul clause. It mentions district judge decisions and public outcry over interstate commerce law.
A summary notes Johnstown flood loss estimates near 30 million, rail and city damages around 14 million, plus Seattle fire losses at 15 million, totaling about 60 million. Commentary critiques media, praises relief efforts by Pittsburgh and Southern cities, and highlights cross regional aid amid disaster. Charleston and Jacksonville respond with clothing and funds, showing unity beyond sectionalism.
The Western Pennsylvania opinion expresses deep regret that Governor Beaver cannot seek re election. Supporters say Beaver’s leadership is missed and his absence impacts state politics.
Amid Philadelphia opinion against immediate legislature, writers argue against private bond funding from state treasury and advocate constitutional funding methods. They also critique so called Christian scientists opposing Michigan marriage traditions as practicing unchristian science.
Mr John L Sullivan expressed that the powerful nervous irritant should be avoided as an undesirable beverage while his own record shows total abstinence from it. He is understood to continue paying homage to Monongahela whisky, which he claims can knock out any man.
The piece argues Missouri’s new anti trust law could force firms onto a firm legitimate basis if enforced, terminating trust advantages. Other items note England United States seal fisheries dispute progress and Pittsburg rapid Johnstown relief contributions. A Baltimore and Ohio depot opening marks city architectural improvement and a pipe line outlook hints at a petroleum market drop.
A southern speaker extols General Barry as superior to Phil Sheri and urges national unity to applaud his judgment. The text frames Barry as elevating foot racing to the forefront of national fame with widespread public support.
The article reviews unprecedented rain and storm patterns over the Alleghenies and surrounding basins, noting high Susquehanna and Juniata levels and massive cloud banks. It cites Rev. Mathew B. Riddle and signals service data, arguing that sustained downpours and atmospheric stagnation created floods if the South Fork dam had not failed.
Special telegram reports land agents for the North American Salt Company initiating options on salt land near the Erie and rust rail lines in Genesee and Wyoming counties. They target land near surfaces with good salt deposits while avoiding impurity. Farmers delay decisions, while outsiders show interest amid the move.
Rev Dr Poamitrs Brook plans another abroad trip returning via Japan this month. Inventor Gaston Plante is dead. he was brother to M Francois Pianta. A. A. Lam Arxa of Wilkinsburg assists Jesuit Fathers in Johnstown. Russia allows women physicians but only for their own sex and age groups. Rosa Bownete marks her seventieth birthday. Frant van der Stuckis to host a Paris concert by American composers with hopes to hire the Tricadoro in July. Husey Groner impresses British press with mass appeal. Mr David Laurie of Glasgow spurns 10 000 for Alard Stradivarius. 12 500 offered by an American. The Alard once belonged to J B Vuillaume then Delphin Alard. Captain Brro, latest Lafitte pirate survivor, died at Grand Isle LA. He traded raids for citrus farming and small fortune. BeaDLAUGH moves to abolish perpetual pensions. a Scottish peer’s pension remains unused for two generations and travels through heirs.
N. 8. Wood stars as The Hoy Detective at Barris Theater in a long running title role. Audience familiar with Wood’s 3,000 plus performances witness a gallant entry in a brisk theatrical program.
A letter from Addison Ballard of Lynam Pa written in June recalls the Altoona Pennsylvan ia railroad calamity and the Johnstown flood era. He notes how strangers became friends amid shared peril and asks if lasting Christian brotherhood can endure after the memory fades. The piece laments rebuilt barriers after disaster.
Johnstown staff correspondent reports on June 10 a Beaver Falls relief corps member clearing rubble on Main Street found a canary in a buried bird cage. The bird revived after water and crackers, then perched and chirped in the relief camp.
A man in Johnstown long ago earned the label crank for opposing a Pennsylvania viaduct project. He warned floods would cause great loss of life and even sued before a justice of the peace after a flood. The case was ignored, but his prophecy later marked history.
Jonas Towns reports at Grenada June 10 of a flooded scene where a torn library book surfaced in the Methodist parsonage ruins. The book, last of a history of Grenada, bears lines describing feet turning to witness houses falling and the town in ruins amid rising floodwaters.
Private Daleell to AP says widows and orphans with husbands and fathers drawing pensions at the calamity deserve accrued payments. He urges life and casualty insurers to publish lists of policy holders so beneficiaries can claim due sums.
Dr. Hamilton FE Leach Exalted Grand Ruler of the B P O Elka issues a notice calling all lodges to raise a subscription to the consolidated fund for relief of Elka brothers in Seattle and allied areas. Forward all donations to the designated fund.
A citizens meeting adopts a resolution urging immediate aid from the Associated Press for Lock Haven after a devastating flood. The note describes flooded streets and homes and asks for money to hire teams and supplies to relieve dire conditions.
The article describes a troubled scene around Esther a dusky Pittsburg queen jealous of rival performances. It notes the praise for the cantata Esther given at Avery Mission Church under Mia B. T. Neals and the Avery Brown channels choir, and mentions a rival company advertised at the Bijou with Miss Kate Kelly in a role, lacking Mrs. Neale's trained company.
Faustina Levtz argues in Allegheny on June 10 that the state cannot fund private flood losses but urges calm action. She favors rapid debris removal, cemetery exhumation if needed for public health, and private relief to shelter victims while they rebuild.
A Johnstown teacher, Miss Love, escaped rising water to aid others in a garret. She freed 18 people, tore off most of her clothing save a dress, then served at Bedford Street Hospital until exhaustion forced rest. Her courage and care fed the wounded and inspired praise from nurses and townspeople alike.
Letter from Cambra nes Pa residents to the Dispatch reports they declined collecting contributions for Johnstown after Mayor Grant's telegram to Governor Beaver requesting 50000 dollars. Beaver advised keeping funds unused for now, leading to donations being halted.
City Engineer Miller and officials removed an unauthorized Western New York and Philadelphia railroad track on South Jefferson Street in New Castle. The engine house siding held three engines and a passenger train when work began, disrupting service as crews cleared one track while the other two were torn up. Police warned McGuire of the Western New York and Pennsylvania line he would be arrested if obstruction continued. The Pittsburg and Lake Erie line warned of city liability and delayed its operations as track damage persisted.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch reports Dr. Seward Webb leads a party of 16 in four palace cars on a 20 000 mile cross country tour ending in Shelbourne Washington Territory after traveling from Vancouver to Niagara Falls and Vera Cruz with stops including the Pat Feat region and Mexico.
Tommie Russell, famed as the Little Lord Fauntleroy of the prior season, laid the cornerstone in Harlem for the new West End Theater. The Byzantine style building features a large Moorish tower at the corner, a seating plan offering wide stage views, and an elevator to the roof garden between acts.
Hewitt remains mayor elect as German flag graces City Hall for Pfingst Monday. Mayor Grant aims to win German votes while city German societies travel to the country. Beethoven Männerchor toured to Washington for a White House performance. Other societies head to Lehigh valley. Many Manhattan parks, pavilions, and dance halls are booked for German balls and banquets tonight.
In a court today Lawson Fuller testified that William E Howard and Professor Friend urged him to invest 6500 in electric sugar stock. He claimed the professor showed a refinery box named Jumbo claiming it could process 20 000 barrels daily and that observers saw sugar refined behind a curtain with a blanked diet of questions about dirt.
Twelve girls aged 16 to 18 returned from lunch with cigarettes at Brooklyn Grammar School No. 24. Principal Tothill suspended them, citing smoking. The students claimed they were prompted by one peer, but Tothill reinstated all twelve after parental pressure.
Tremont policeman John A. Bromily on vacation failed to report for duty and was arrested at his Pelham avenue home on grand larceny charges after allegedly cashing a $147 check via James A. Leeson at Duffy's Hotel in Fordham. He spent the money, was held on $1,500 bail, and refused to resign despite Captain Stephenson. A separate charge for 12 hours absent from roll call is filed with the Commissioners.
Thomas Burns, shot by James Poole on Mott Street, survives with neck wound. He self reports to Mulberry Street station and vows to track Poole down. Poole held at Tombs on $1,500 bail for pistol shots. Burns not present to press charges. Poole claims self defense as Burns allegedly approached with a knife.
In Australia baseball clubs are multiplying at the rate of one in a week. In Baltimore the paper notes it would be astonishing progress if a club is won in a month.
A flood on the Susquehanna drives hundreds of animals toward Capt Joux Wass’s island home. A Fleetwood boy assaults a woman with a hatchet, injuring Isaac Schlegel. A Phenixville tailor makes a colossal 44 inch waist trousers for a seven person family. At Shanesville a 50 year old gold watch sells at public sale. An Ohio tale recalls a robin turning a wild rose twig into a thriving bush bearing six roses. A cane frightens a demented man. A Ma Borex loses 20 dollars then recovers it mysteriously. A man finds a dropped horse wagon roll. A reaping law and order detective spots a saloon’s illegal sale from a pear tree perch.
A collage of quips and misread captions from various papers highlights humorous misprints and odd phrases. It features puns on sleep and beauty, misquoted lines, courtroom chatter, and a tale of a woman yawning and dislocating her jaw, all reflecting early newspaper whimsy and garbled prose.
Washington June 12 The Controller of the Currency received a letter from Nat Yonah Bank Examiner Pierce requesting that the surface field be examined for compliance and to secure bank papers and records.
A jumble of light anecdotes and oddities from Georgia to England covers stray incidents. Reports include a Fulton asylum inmate note, a sparrow amusement, a potato remedy tale, Morse solar stove, English building societies, fashion padding, eye color statistics, a Irving resident near Black River Falls on a grave condition, a whale skin discussion, and rhino skin used for shields.
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