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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1889
Page
4
The Sunday edition of The Dispatch shows an average net circulation of 47 468 copies for May 1859. The report notes the June 1 date and provides figures in copies per issue.
The Daily Dispatch announces postage details for the United States with annual and weekly rates. It lists options including Sunday editions and carrier delivery fees, noting the Pittsburg issue date as Thursday, June 14, 1883.
The transfer of conduct of affairs at Johnstown to the State was made yesterday. About 2,500 laborers are promised work at once, signaling vigorous action. The change aims to restore order, relieve the overwhelmed city, and ensure sanitary work and relief funds reach those in need.
The article discusses the absurd application of a law barring contract labor to the case of Rev. Dr. Warren and a proposed Roman Catholic University in Washington. It notes that European teachers cannot enter under the statute while laborers still arrive freely, mocking the law’s purpose and construction.
Mr David B Oliver urges Amalgamated Association to push equalized wages across districts and to seek a near home readjustment. He argues organized labor can secure fair terms for both employers and workers, helping remove stumbling blocks when capital and labor meet in honest discussion.
The Atlanta Constitution notes General Jubal Early's Winchester speech harshly scoring Confederates who deserted after the war. The piece questions whether desertion means abandoning secession as dead or abandoning the Democratic party, implying the party now carries Southern Confederate sentiment.
An opinion in the St Paul Pioneer Press satirically questions relocating towns from dammed areas after the Johnstown disaster. The piece mocks calls to remove populations near artificial embankments and critiques the dam debate and its motives.
A contemporary argues against keeping reservoirs above populous valleys unless bursting danger is eliminated. He predicts Pennsylvania will enforce this rule for many years, likely shaping future water management policy and safety standards.
The Philadelphia Times argues against an extra session, claiming $2,000,000 in voluntary relief funds justify urgency, while noting funds already pledged to Johnstown relief are limited. It criticizes Governor Beaver for preferring bond borrowing over a legislative appropriation to fund state cleanup and river purification efforts.
A London letter to the St James Gazette ridicules an English view of a potential US Britain war. It mocks the author as an idiotic analyst claiming American forces would mutiny and regional factions would secede. The piece derides foreign groups and imagines unlikely allied help for Britain, dismissing the critic as a crank.
The piece notes medical and insurance statistics claiming US life expectancy averages 55 years while England shows 50 France 45 and Russia 28. It questions the idea that English life is healthier and suggests Americans may be better fed clothed and housed on average, though not for all.
A local communication questions Govrervorn Braver's pledges tied to West Penn Hospital funds and a million dollar scheme. Deputy Sheriff Dick of Cambria City disputes sanitary corps reports, noting diphtheria typhoid presence before the flood and urging active sanitary work to keep streams clean.
Embargo on travel to Johnstown raised. sightseers to pay round prices for entertainment. Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads lauded for generosity aiding victims. Western Pennsylvanians hope gratitude offsets losses. Mention of heroism by Johnnie Stite and Dr West touring in palace cars since April.
The article surveys diverse topics from electric streetcar promises and dam repairs to a deadly Irish excursion and a Johnstown contract dispute. It notes the Allegheny street lines potential power use, cautions about embankment integrity, and comments on Native American railroad passes amid frontier modernization.
Queen makes sculptor Joseph E. Boehm a baronet. Bret Harte moves to London permanently. Justice Horace Gear and bride plan a European summer. Prof Huxber’s daughter lives in Mexico with railroad-husband. William II buys peaches at Montreuil to entertain King Humbert. peaches sell for five apiece. Carnot pursues Americans in Paris social circles. Entertaining the Shah includes a large suite and staff. Herbert Gladstone jokes his father still can hike and chop trees for exercise.
Attorney General Miller faced a tense clash with prominent colored Republicans in Indianapolis. He arrived from Washington seeking dialogue on patronage and recognition, but the meeting was missed as the men pressed for more positions and better treatment. They warned of trouble if demands were not met.
June 12 in Lake Justice Caldwell hears from Charitable Motives case. Don Hughes alias Henry Deneen and Chick Madden face kidnapping charges for abducting 10 year old George T Devoe from Philadelphia in September. Hughes allegedly enticed the boy to leave home. Madden denied involvement but was present. Evidence suggests the boy was believed dead, with a hearing postponed to the 20th inst.
The Bedford Gazette lauds The Dispatch for leading coverage of the Johnstown disaster. Dispatch reporters were first on the scene and described the destruction with unmatched clarity, preserving its claim as one of the nation’s ablest newspapers.
Peter C Shi dis died Tuesday in Atlantic City. His funeral will be held tomorrow from his residence, and his body shipped via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to arrive tonight in charge of his son Fagar J Bidie. The service will be conducted by the Maronic fraternity with M. Rilbe in charge of the funeral with Pittsburg Comencort.
Oliver H. Farley aged years died yesterday at his home in Emaworth. He served with the repertorial force of the Chronicle Telegraph for several years. His father J. P. Farley was an auditor of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Farley was a graduate of William University and a painstaking writer for the Pittsburg paper.
Henry Abbey plans an all day Johnstown benefit at the Crystal Palace near London with Irving Terry Coquelin Bernhardt and other stars. The piece weighs public interest and questions who was the Paul Revere of Conemaugh amid disaster reporting.
Senator Cullom in Cariaco explains the Senate committee on railway relations with Canada will hear testimony and plan sessions in New York Boston Montreal and the West. He notes overlaps with Hoar's committee and cautions on potential conflicts in final recommendations. Canadian officials argue current law harms profits for both sides.
Jon NSstons and June L2 Will H Searight, a congressional stenographer, arrived today and were appointed by Adj t Soocempontine as the department’s official registrary. The move aims to improve record handling and streamline communications within the agency.
On Tuesday evening D. T. Watson a well known lawyer joined Haston in marriage. The notice notes a wedding tour as part of the event and highlights Watson's prominence in the legal community.
Dr. Benjamin Lee of the State Board of Health warns that despite good overall health in Kernville, a forthcoming mental health crisis looms. He describes a morbid public stupor that could lead to melancholia, with the insane asylum potentially receiving many cases.
In Jonestown on June 12 two new headquarters were opened. The Y M C A took over the former Berlin residence on Main Street with S L Harter in charge to create a reading and writing room for strangers. The library and reading space aim to aid the needy who won t ask for help. The Presbyterians also opened a headquarters nearby as a supply depot on Main Street near the post office.
Jomnyest Town June 12 The Cambria Iron Company fires its first blast furnace since the flood. No. 5 furnace begins full operation as repairs continue. Superintendent Price expects all steel works to run by July 1 with several departments active before then.
Wearing widows weeds Mrs Marshall wife of the late Cambria Iron Company expert engineer and sister of President Moxham of Johnson Steel leaves in a few days for her Kentucky home. She and her family had moved to the blue grass region six months ago after a hasty marriage and she now bears her loss with grace while gathering her husband's effects to take to McSwigay.
Major Spangler and Hill, assigned to Pittsburg, discuss new regime with the Relief Committee. Instructions on shipping supplies and distributing money will come from the officers. Brown notes abundant flour but lack of new underclothes, requesting immediate supply.
A survey of 19th century dress trends notes white cotton dresses with ribbons, oriental laces mixed with corn and white, lace-trimmed house dresses, dainty French millinery flower bonnets, surah sashes, leg o mutton sleeves with six buttons, and dark and pale colorways in mohairs and serges. It highlights wide velvet and gauze trims, long scarf mantles revived in London, Jane Hading sleeve shaping, and new drapings with tulle, net, lace, and vandykes. A Paris fashion sample describes crepaline wool in pale vieux rose with rosada green ribbon girdle and antique collar details.
A letter to the editor argues that Amalgamated Association efforts to raise Eastern mill prices to Pittsburgh levels have failed. The writer cites price disparities, such as $3.00 per ton in Danville and $5.50 in Pittsburgh, and urges fair readjustment to prevent discriminatory practices harming Eastern mills and business. Davro B. Pittsburgh, June 12, 1889.
A reader argues the South Fork dam repairs lacked an experienced engineer and were led by a railroad contractor. The piece urges licensing and rigorous standards, noting higher costs and potential loss of life when unqualified individuals oversee critical engineering work.
Governor Beaver proposes a loan to aid Johnstown borrowers citing past missteps and a possible veto if the Legislature funds bondholders. The message to Mayor Grant echoes earlier debates on state appropriations and hospital loans amid public pressure and doubts over available funds.
The Monte Carlo season, just concluded, is the most profitable yet for shareholders of the famed gambling hub. A new gambling room costing $200000 will be built immediately. The Monaco governor reports winter profits for three months exceeding $4000002, signaling extraordinary risk taking and a flock of eager bettors.
The speaker laments a quarrel with Jack while planning a Newport trip. Rumors place two earls and De Trillion in attendance as they debate the value of lasting engagement and the lure of wealth and status.
Thomas H. Sherman former secretary to James G Blaine and United States Consul to Liverpool Tony Pastor and Mr and Mrs W K Vanderbilt sail on the City of Paris. The voyage promises a future record reduction. The Countess Arco Valley departs Bremen aboard the Aller. Rosina Vokes Company members depart for Liverpool on the Britannic. Mrs Hathe Green sues sugar refining rumors as Prof Friend and family face sugar stock schemes.
Mamie Hay 20 and Lizzie Scott attended a Sunday school picnic on Iona Island. Two men rowed them, Laura Crawford jumped into the boat tipping it. Hay was struck by an oar and sank. body recovered half an hour later. Hay was a president of a branch of the King's Daughters.
Pretty Marion Manols who quit acting in Clover at Palmer's Theater is sick in bed today. Friends say she would improve if Tenor Oudin apologized for the alleged rude push and asked her forgiveness.
The 135th Columbus College commencement began at the Metropolitan Opera House with five graduates delivering orations. About 36 young men and two women, Miss Sarah Bulkley Rogers and Miss Caroline Reynolds Hankey, were awarded bachelor of arts degrees. Many graduates included engineers, political science students, and prospective architects. The law school exercises occurred that evening.
John L Sullivan and a group including Charney Mitchell Jack Mc Auliffe Bill Dacy Jake Kilrain Paddy Smith Johnny Reagan and Cal McCarthy will pretend to punch heads in an exhibition at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night for the Johnstown sufferers relief. Pat Sheedy and Mike Donovan will supervise the event.
In Chicago on June 12 attorneys for Nadage Doree pressed for a speedy hearing against Mrs. Langtry while the Jersey Lily is in town. A motion to compel Col H W Jackson to produce Langtry failed as the judge weighed a continuance due to amended declarations and evolving charges related to the contract dispute. The judge indicated the trial might be set for today or delayed up to a week depending on court schedules.
A special telegram from Datapois dated June 12 reports the marriage of Nellie Greenawalt to H B Beard at Henry Greenawalt's house. Due to the bride's mother’s recent death the ceremony was private with close relatives and a few friends, linking two families in a notable event.
An old Chicago Inter Ocean note jokes about manners at home versus formal visits to Congress or the Legislature. It reflects social expectations and lighthearted views on public conduct and civics.
A farmer in New Lisbon, Ohio, was hurt after a cow dragged him by a rope tied to his wrist. An Evans City youth inhaled gasoline fumes but recovered after medical care. Mrs. Bultzbach found a mud crusted eel on her stove after flood debris. A Kennard train cowcatcher aided a woman in a bog with bruises. A Waterford youth avoided harm by grabbing a ram's horns. A Coburn resident freed a dog trapped in rising water, saving the family. Snowballs dyed pink by red ink imagery amuses readers. An old coin was found with onions from Harrisburg. A Garrett County man paid $150 for a horse with a false tail.
A collage of brief curiosities includes weather and trade losses in a 200000-population city, fur fashion from Russian nobility, odd medical tales, a Georgia setting with local anecdotes, a Chicago mystery girl, and a spectral Pond Spring ghost seen near a church party. Names include Princess Alexandra, Prince Paul, and Abe Grabsk, with varied locales like Arcadia, Tennille, Hoboken, and Chicago.
A fragmentary page excerpt blends sketches and character snippets from city life. Dialogues touch on social roles, a grocer, boarders, a Missouri boy turned prisoner, lovers, and a humorous street scene. The piece reads as a collage of brief, dated humor and local color without a single cohesive plot.
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