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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1889
Page
4
The Sanday edition of The Dispatch for May 1889 reports an average daily circulation of 47 468 copies. The figure reflects the newspapers reach during the period and is highlighted in the May issue.
In the Pittsburgh Dispatch early edition, June 10, 168%. The piece analyzes the prohibition vote outcome, noting uncertainty yet a clear trend against absolute prohibition. It highlights Brooks law enforcement as influential, argues high license under strict regulation better serves public interest, and asserts Pennsylvania prefers high license over prohibition.
A Washington telegraph column in the San Francisco Call reports the Interior Department weighs reopening Guilford Miller and similar land grant decisions. The piece argues reopening would favor land grant corporations, harming settlers and challenging the Administration's credibility.
The piece credits women with a conspicuous role in the Prohibition campaign and their poll presence as a factor in the election. It notes women were treated fairly at the polls and even received courteous help from some Anti-Prohibition supporters in posting posters and organizing tickets.
Amid lingering shock from the Johnstown disaster, public enthusiasm eases as residents digest relief efforts and ongoing recovery. Officials urge calm and continued aid while communities assess damage and memorials take shape.
The New York press pursues the claim to host the 1892 World’s Fair to mark Columbus’s discovery. The piece notes New York’s role as the New World’s chief city and cites figures from the Centennial era while hinting at ongoing political concerns and leadership changes.
The City Engineer of the Northside and Colonel Merrill dispute on dam plans. They argue Allegheny's gains depend on upstream industrial prosperity, noting railroad tracks and river use. The piece warns against narrow views that Allegheny benefits only if it has mills on the river.
Within a week the Democratic organization has fallen under Calvin Brice and the North American Review under General Lloyd Bryce, both now under the shadow of Allen Thorndike Rice. The shared names could mislead politicians and literary figures into misdirected letters and manuscripts, prompting calls for clear identity declarations to avoid damaging mix ups in party and press circles.
The article alleges that errors in the Charleston war vessel plans from English shipwrights caused machinery faults. It notes a similar miscalculation on the Japanese steamer Nani wa kan and questions whether hype and champagne reports masked a lack of real power.
Illinois Senator Cullom favors Canada passing a law modeled on the Interstate Commerce Act to curb high charges on short Canadian rail hauls. He argues US lawmakers should focus on similar exemptions affecting domestic routes, noting lines like the New York Central and other trunk lines in Ohio Indiana and Michigan.
The piece surveys tariff disputes and rail charges in the United States, comments on Senator Chandler’s integrity in canvassing, and notes ongoing Johnstown relief tensions. It suggests pension reform and urges unity among relief workers amid local quarrels, while calling for scrutiny of Pension Office stories.
The piece jokes that Chairman Calvin 5 Brice can corner rainbow stocks by injecting water and selling at many times value. The weather yesterday neared dry, signaling a shift toward drier conditions and a possible weather amendment.
A collage of brief notices mocks international affairs and social trends. It questions Samoa’s status at Pago-Pago, notes fashionable Prince of Wales attire, observes Gautier Steel Works’ street use, comments on election predictions, and jokes about reviving the Rubber Trust in Boston with a one-letter title change.
A collage of society notes covers marriages postponed to August for Mr. Batard and Miss Clymer, journalist George Augustus Bala declining a knighthood, aging demurely for Mr. Gladstone, and Miss Dallas Yorke foretold to wed a Duke. It also profiles Bronson Howard, the duchess of Portland, and Sir Jutten Pauncefote, a bibliophile minister seeking rare American volumes.
Daniel Dwyer son of former councilman faced claims from workers over pay shortfalls caused while he acted as timekeeper for Booth and Flinn at Johnstown. He is employed at City Hall and a delegation pressed him to repay the losses. Treasurer Thom paid part of the sums after explanation. Dwyer blames other timekeepers for the errors.
The wedding of Robert M. Totten of this city to Miss Mary McCleave of Cumberland Maryland was held last evening at the bride’s home. The couple plans a wedding tour through Eastern cities.
Washington June 18 The Pension Office has organized a second Board of Examining Surgeons at Chicago with members EW Andrews Benjamin Miller and James Burry.
The piece notes unusually calm voting with little noise or crowds, describing a somber mood around polling places and a near funeral ambiance in suburban precincts. It also covers John Gilbert's death affecting theatre plans, phonograph experiments, and comments on roses rotting due to constant rain.
A staff correspondent from Jouxstown reports June 18 that the Fourteenth Regiment faces renewed talk on how long to remain in camp. Soldiers praise their duty but feel others should take a turn, with General Wiley hinting at relief plans and a possible extension of another month.
The Star reports Secretary Blaine offered the China ministership to Admiral Shufeldt. He asks time to consider, wary of leaving the Navy. If he declines, Kasson of Iowa, a Samoan Commissioner, is discussed as a possible replacement.
The last spike was driven at Wrenona Mississippi marking a continuous 1110 mile rail line from Washington to Greenville via Lynchburg Danville Charlotte Albany Anniston Birmingham Columbia Hialeah West Point. Georgia Pacific gains use of Louisville New Orleans and Texas Railway enabling Missouri Pacific system access.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch from Princeton New Jersey June 18 The class of 79 presented Princeton University with a bas relief of Dr McCosh by St Gaudens at its decennial reunion today The ex President responded to a speech request saying he hoped the bond bearing his name would perpetuate his memory but trustees kept it to stop mosquitos breeding there He claimed admission to the class on the ground that his age is 79.
The annual convention of the Royal Clan of Scotland is in session with Chief John Kinnair of Boston presiding. About 100 delegates attend to unite Scots in America and form a relief fund for indigent compatriots.
L. G. Garrett of this city invents a type writing machine that prints words instead of letters its novelty promises to render stenographers obsolete by dictation of business letters.
Princeton New Jersey June 18 commencement exercises continued. Governor Green presided at the alumni dinner where Dr Moh was present.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch from Boston reports the death of Rufus Cook, aged about seventy, longtime chaplain at Suffolk Jail. He served as jail chaplain since 1800s and was known for hearing confessions from inmates. The text mentions multiple sensational rumors about murder trials but lacks clear details.
The Thirteenth Annual National Camp of the Patriotic Order Sons of America convenes in Washiveros with about 75 delegates led by District President at Large A. C. Hawley. President George P. Smith of Chicago receives a jeweled Past President badge as the public exercises close with his annual address urging preservation of American institutions and warnings against alien influence and naturalization laws.
The President appointed numerous new postmasters on June 18 including James B. Haggerty in Ridgeway Pennsylvania John Corcoran in Denver California John F Rice in Ouray Colorado George W Gaghan in Bowling Green Ohio Alvan S Galbreath at the National Military Home California and others spanning Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kentucky Idaho and California with several reappointments and assignments listed.
The will of William Semple of Allegheny filed for probate leaves real estate and income of the personal estate to widow Marion Semple for life. Each daughter receives 1000. sons Devs and James get one ninth each. seven ninths go to a share among Semple children and brother Robert with trust for Robert Semple. Marion Semple is sole executrix.
On a Boston steamers day trip whales are abundant along the coast. The Penobscot reports striking large schools as captains describe boats nearly rubbing a bed of rocks while whales rest on the water, seemingly unaware of nearby vessels.
A Livingston county coroner jury harshly rebuked a man who killed his wife. The report warns that husbands may face further punishment or fines for murder if coroner investigations are not upheld, suggesting a broader crackdown on domestic killings.
The Chicago News humorously notes the young German Emperor has armed part of his cavalry with lances and mocks arming them with surgical instruments to ride down enemies and saw off limbs, suggesting a savage yet absurd form of warfare.
A Cincinnati commercial item reports a farmer near Noblesville Indiana could not light a pipe on his porch without triggering a blaze. The incident highlights fears about natural gas safety and the risk of outdoor fires.
The Paris Exposition showcases 300 electric fountain spouts and glass or porcelain deposition mediums using gold or platinum in sulphuric ether. Midland Railway lights express trains with accumulators during stops. Navy plans upgrade Petrel with electric plant. Electric launchings and ship spar connections tested in England. Andrew Crosse’s fog related electrical phenomena noted with long wire expirations across valleys.
An ordinary seeming tabby at Garry Benson's swimming bath is actually an exceptional fisher. The mother of three, she expertly catches minnows from the latticed bath, leaps into the water after prey, and harries even large dogs with swift strikes, while remaining gentle with family and visitors.
A Courier-Journal item from Pineville cites Milt Lefevers of Straight Creek Kentucky and a Colgan statement claiming Straight Creek residents are law abiding. The piece includes a harsh call for strict peace bonds and jail for the belligerent speaker.
Wellington Burt reports to a correspondent that a salt union is forming in the United States and that the North American Salt Company Limited will be headquartered in New York. The plan calls for English and New York capital, unifying processes and eliminating wasteful methods to provide a superior product at fair prices and ensure fair compensation for manufacturers and dealers.
The Colorado meeting of the American Institute of Mining Engineers opens in Desvyen for 11 days. Plans include examining local mining operations such as Enterprise Mining, Aspen Mining and Smelting, and Smuggler Mountain sites. Coal mines in the state will be reviewed as part of the program.
The Fleming and Ghreist season opener at Bellevue featured the Gernert Bros. orchestra and soloist Miss Radie E. Ritts. Ritts impressed Western valley audiences with graceful, polished singing after four years in the city, while local public sentiment reflected strong support for her refined voice. In Kitanning, June 18, Democratic delegates met to certify last Saturday’s primaries and named Calvin Rayburn Esq. as President Judge nominee for the Thirty third District, with James B. Smith elected Executive Committee Chairman for the year.
A London Globe item recalls a dinner mishap as the Bishop’s robe is scalded by soup. He turns with an anguished look and asks, in mock seriousness, if a layman will offer remarks appropriate to the occasion.
The executors of the estate of an elderly man near Mi nerva Kentucky unearthed several large sums of money hidden in his dwelling. They believe the man hid the money and later claimed robbery after failing to locate it.
A reflective verse fragment laments a long day and eerie night as the speaker sighs over mankind's chains and illusions. Wealth's pomp pleases briefly while the rosebuds of youth fade into barren weeds in a weary heart.
A day in New York report says Benjamin Foster Robert Smiley James Burke and Michael Ryan aged 16 to 23 sailed a small craft up the Sound. A tug towed them four miles from the city when a squall capsized the boat. Rourke and Hyam swam free and were rescued. Smiley and Foster disappeared.
Edward H. Kreamer paid 2 percent ad valorem duty at the Custom House on four packages of Mexican mosquitoes half alive half dead baked in cakes. They were caught near Vera Cruz and shipped to New York on the steamer Alanso. Dried mosquitoes are used to feed soft billed birds but living mosquitoes had not been received before today at the port. Joe Coburn in police court after a restaurant quarrel refused to pay for coffee and boasted of fixing the court while in bail.
The Bureau of Vital Statistics report to the Board of Health shows 1,100,000 residents in 32,300 tenement houses, excluding flats. On Manhattan 140,000 are under five, and 12,000 of the 17,000 under five deaths last year occurred in tenements.
Mrs Kortright confronted Dr William F Maass after Libbie Brown reported slander. She grabbed his collar and struck him with a cane then pursued him through stores and an alley as he fled toward a fence. She vows another confrontation if needed.
A christening was held at General William T. Sherman’s house this morning. The infant son of F. Laighton, a prominent Cotton Exchange member, served as the child. General Sherman acted as godfather and Mrs. Christine Herrick, daughter of Mrs. Terhune, stood as godmother.
North German Lloyd steamship Raabe collided with an iceberg on Tuesday June 11 at 11 30 PM in sea coordinates 41 4, 49 54. The iceberg, seen from two miles away, had a bow imprint and dark spot suggesting a sunken vessel. No wreckage found. Captain Evans suspects another ship struck the iceberg but could not confirm a sinking.
A printed card from Mrs. De La Hunt, shown by a reporter at the Post Office Department, denies seeking the Cannelton Indiana postmaster job. She says she has not been an applicant and condemns local press and political canvassing surrounding her name.
The State grants licenses to East a Tin Plate and a steel iron works company with capital stock of 50 dollars. Names listed include Zenas Willlandt Smith and others, as per the official license records.
The passage is a collage of quips about weather, boxing, laundry, trust, and sea stories. It hints at ice men taking “shekels” and jokes about character judged by company, with a playful satirical tone.
A jumble of short curiosities from various places recounts injuries, oddities, and small troubles. A Newark resident guards a Dresden letter eight years, while a New York butcher dies from sphacelus after a peculiar accident. Moth plagues threaten housekeepers, a Derby telegraph speeds reach of news, and a California man displays a scarf pin worn in his neck. A Georgia fishing method, a tongue bitten by a horse, and a saber nearly touching glass amuse readers.
A collage of rural and city humor items from various papers parading jokes about weather, mortgages, ministers, sandwiches and misprints. The snippets include tongue in cheek lines about indignant weather prophets, a wife and heart, a mortgage and a cyclone, and light exchanges at a dairy farm and with a landlady.
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