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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1889
Page
4
The notice lists postage and subscription details for the Daily Dispatch and Sunday edition, including yearly, quarterly, and monthly rates. It mentions delivery by carrier at specific weekly prices and includes Sunday editions in some plans.
The Exposition Board resolved to continue work on the machinery building and hold the fall exposition, urging strong city funding of $125,000 for the hall. The public, after a musical festival, saw the main exposition’s scope and the added second building, promising brisk, lasting returns for Western Pennsylvania.
The Amalgamated Association expands its lodges to the Eastern mills to address wage disparities. It argues Eastern wages are too low, harming Pittsburg’s natural business. The proposal aims to raise Eastern Pennsylvania wages rather than cut Pittsburg wages, a stance the city supports.
Bridgeport Connecticut postmaster aligned with the Republican administration seeks to remove a trusted clerk to install a less capable successor. The clerk, praised for his work, is told papers are prepared for his replacement while offered to train the new appointee. The incident mirrors political maneuvering to reward allies over merit.
The piece argues that political rewards drive public service decisions, undermining efficiency at Bridgeport's post office. It contrasts the president's stance that public welfare should guide removals with local postmaster actions, questioning who ultimately controls federal appointments.
The article notes Governor Beaver has assumed responsibility for Johnstown relief, with the $1,000,000 bond loan scheme cited and calls for legislative funding and careful oversight. It questions the means and promises of his plan while urging swift, thorough work and a Survivors Association to ensure funds reach the destitute.
A local editorial questions the 100 million cubic feet gas consolidation in Atlanta. It notes the cheaper water gas method yet a proposed price rise to $1.50 per thousand, arguing the merger would boost profits while harming consumers. It faults claims that combinations ensure fair profits and curb competition.
The article laments a theater lull and summer break as actors, managers, and the audience rest. It argues actors need respite from producing poor plays and the public suffers higher rents while enduring undramatic shows and star misfires.
An editor urges American playwrights to produce half a dozen strong plays for the 1889-90 season, praising benevolent authorship and promising audience reward. Commentary on Jeff Davis’s posthumous loyalties and jokes about Aimee the singer are interwoven with notices on a survivors’ fund, California murder, and grain exchange profits.
A 19th century editorial notes Devoe the Hackensack weather prophet predicts a cyclone for June 17, anniversary of Bunker Hill, blaming past misses on missed disasters. The piece mocks predictions while surveying local finances, stock quotes, and political fault lines across Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and Paris editor arrests.
A collection of brief paragraphs notes Mrs Osdan Wildz as a popular orator, the Vice President and Mrs Morton at Rhinebeck, M Elffolian as a descendant of William Tell Booulanger with London tastes but poor climate, James Ferry aging in Paris, Father Damien’s sacrifice echoed in Moravian leper hospital work since 1567, and King Humbert’s wit and eccentric diet and habits including smoking, limited meat, and a fondness for billiards and whist.
Detroit Free Press reports a Baltimore man last seen in a feed store holding cash is feared to have been foully dealt with. The brief note flags concern over his disappearance and possible crime, with no further details available.
The account recounts post disaster scenes in Johnstown with anecdotes of relief aid, clothing misjudgments, and sightseers turned away. It notes the Pittsburgh lawyer Oliver, a young woman seeking a pipe, and a charity worker criticizing unsuitable donations. It also mentions railroad damage and the Horseshoe Bend as a hopeful note on engineering.
The Dispatch reports salt water increasingly chokes wells in the Northwestern Ohio oil field. In Cygnet area wells now yield 100 to 200 barrels of saltwater daily, with several prolific sites stopping within days after drilling. Operators fear the menace and reduced oil output despite more wells being completed.
The London Lancet argues the case shows a third crucial issue the danger of cultivating mental states that distort perception and can drive a mind toward disease and dissolution. It cites the heightened brain tension behind Bishop's performances and compares it to the acute sensitivities seen in the blind.
A London Globe perspective on everyday impressionists who embellish stories in conversation. The piece argues such figures paint a broad picture to be seen from afar, enlarging details to influence how others perceive them.
State Shop Inspector McDonald ordered the Akron Academy of Music closed tonight for insufficient exits. Owners face possible penalties and debates over safety compliance as the dispute unfolds.
In a letter to The Dispatch the writer criticizes Governor Beaver and officials for delays after the 1859 Johnstown disaster. It argues for a Survivors Association to promptly reclaim donated funds and prevent further suffering as lawmakers debate refunds and oversight amid public concern.
To the Editor of The Dispatch charitable spirit rose after the Johnstown calamity. Young women at St. Xavier's Academy and their families offered funds and time to aid affected families. The academy stands at the front in acts of charity and compassion. June 10, 188.
A Twin City Club event led by L Moony urged constitutional amendment with C L Rose appealing to workers about tax and social benefits. Attendees jeered at a drunken speaker, while Moony defended saloon keepers as robbers who squandered workers’ wages. A second meeting in East End heard from J D Bands and Cincinnati blacksmith Cowan stressing liquor’s harm to labor.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch recounts Father Field of the Society of St John, chaplain for the Red Cross Relief Corps in Johnstown. An English order famed for Christian charity, he sheltered a delirious patient in his own room at Episcopal Hospital, nursing him back to health for two weeks with quiet devotion.
An open meeting of Cathedral Branch No 52 of the C M B A was held last evening in the basement of St Pauls Cathedral. The event aimed to inform male parishioners about the benefits of joining the association. Speeches were delivered by the pastor and church leaders, and attendees listened attentively to the addresses.
A garbled item reports car works force quitting under orders amid traffic concerns. No further readable details on location, date, or parties.
A historical comparison notes Bengal's 1876 flood as among the deadliest, detailing Megna river inundation and crewed by a storm surge that submerged towns, with figures suggesting hundreds of thousands perished, and places Bengal as the era’s worst modern flood.
A group led by President Roberts and Vice President Thomson surveyed the wrecked Pennsylvania Railroad at Johnstown on June 1. They viewed the viaduct ruins from nearby and learned trains may run over the bridge tomorrow as work proceeds despite immense losses on the Cumberland Valley and William branches.
Citizens denounce daily health board bulletins as misleading. They insist dangers are real and say sanitarians fail to recognize the severity, urging officials to visit Red Cross Hospital to see cases firsthand and prove the truth of contagion fears.
June 11 report from the Ladies of the Pennsylvania Children's Aid Society describes rescuing John Jenkins, a homeless boy found wandering. He was committed to the ladies by a Justice of the Peace and proved receptive after their care. A need for homes and foster inquiries is noted as the group receives numerous applications. A man from Reading seeks a child for a price, offering 4 to 8 years old.
A Chicago rebuttal to The Disrater claims about front contributions. Charles L. Raymond of the Chicago committee asserts relief efforts were raised to relieve distress and sent for relief, noting no misaction. The Pittsburg relief committee is described as above reproach and no reflection on their actions.
The Central Board of Education met last night as Secretary Relsfar reviewed expenditures of 34449 and May figures. Ten Li 573 teachers were employed, with 1580 pupils mentored in May. The High School reported enrollment and attendance figures. The High School Committee proposed steps to enlarge the high school, presenting a plan and cost estimates. Salaries and the year starting September 1 were outlined, with staffing numbers noted.
Fragmentary OCR rewrites show a forgery note connected to a bridal suit case. sentence fragments imply a court action or adjournment. Details are unclear due to garbled text, but the June timeline and postponed status are indicated.
New York reports hundreds of veterans meeting in Orange New Jersey ahead of the Potomac Society reunion. About 1500 Army of the Potomac members and 1000 G A R posts members will march, sit, and picnic over the next two days. General Joshua Chamberlain to preside. Generals Sickles Porter Porter Pratt Doubleday and Governor Green to attend the banquet. Thursday the group travels to West Point to be received by Generals Sherman and Park.
During a love feast at Zion African Church Mrs Mary Stints collapsed while testifying and died from heart disease intensified by religious exertion. The pastor, soon to depart for Europe, attempted a brief service for the flock. The crowd reacted with shock as emergency helpers aided her.
Gas from a leaking meter filled a Green Point cellar and a 24 year old woman Bertha Mann entered with a lit candle. An explosion wrecked the building, killing Bertha Mann and injuring others who escaped. Charles Sabbath and family were displaced, James Brown narrowly escaped collapsing stairs.
Ira D. Sankey the singing evangelist bought about 4 acres between Seatuck River and Little Seatuck Creek near Eastport to build 3 residences. He seeks 70 more acres adjoining to form one of the county’s finest farms with good fishing in the South Bay.
James Driscoll was sent to the Island for three months today after beating his wife and drinking. His brother recently died, leaving him an estate listed as zero dollars. In Yorkville Court Fredericka Eppinger, 13, was examined for boarding infants at her home without a health board license. Three infants were found in the house, one kept in seclusion and described as deformed with fishlike features and bound limbs.
Graduation ceremonies at the Female Seminary in Little Washington, Washroatox, Pa, were largely attended this morning. Rev Dr Moore presided and offered remarks. A late adjournment marked the close of the annual commencement as graduates received their diplomas amid the college community.
A Norristown Herald excerpt recounts a Chinese doctor's opium overdose remedy featuring pickled lizards, ginseng, willow crickets, rattlesnake tail, devil fish toes and other ingredients boiled with water. The piece contrasts the elaborate recipe with some American physicians who gauge illness by pulse and tongue.
The piece contemplates rising reports of suicides in dress suits and asks why this wardrobe choice appears in personal crises. It suggests the trend reflects social pressures and questions how such a phenomenon should be understood by social philosophers.
Cantor O June 11 Stark county Democratic Convention met and nominated ticket with Representatives John Monnot Canton and Rev E E Masailan Auditor L A Leichot Sheriff Charles Ehrider County Commissioner John A Krichbaum New Berlin Infirmary Director William Hall Louisville Surveyor Oliver W Hall Canton.
A collection of short, wry vignettes on neighbors, temper, and social quirks. Laughable mishaps and moral quips illuminate daily life, from drunken missteps to the chorus of midnight boots on shed roofs and the stubbornness of temper.
A misc. 1880s style miscellany reports oddities from across the globe. May weather in England looms, a wild west show money wager, a mouse nest in a bank drawer, and foxes killed near Thompson’s Ridge. Notes on a “Dead Horse” rename to Live Horse, a blind woman’s claim, gold nuggets and curious ponies, air well near El Paso, and inventive Paris Electrification proposals round out a collage of curiosities.
A collage of witty exchanges and fables from vintage papers. Jests on doctors, salesmen, artists, creditors, pugilists, and a thoughtful rival in a humorous travel tale. The snippets capture social manners and barbed humor of the era with quick exchanges and bright punchlines.
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