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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1891
Page
4
The article discusses Governor Pattison's prolific vetoes, criticizing their quality. It highlights a specific veto on a bill to prevent the manufacture and sale of imitation jewelry, arguing the bill would deter fraud before it happens and comparing with French practice. It notes the governor's stance and the perceived weakness in his justification.
July Chauteuguan educators debate college site with no clear best location. They argue city life offers temptations and practical business exposure while rural settings lack opportunities, urging colleges to provide real world experience and near-city connections to develop practical knowledge.
The article discusses international concern over Russian persecution of Jews. It notes Gladstone’s sympathy and calls European pressure on St. Petersburg, plus proposals for a united Jewish financial boycott and other strategies. Russian exile Sergius Stepniak links the persecution to diverting attention from internal flaws.
The text argues newspapers were ordered to cease printing views, a government overreach that disarms the people. It predicts the days of despotic monarchies are ending, noting the Czar of Russia cannot sustain cruelties to keep his throne in an enlightened era.
The report claims labor readers push to reorganize miners and coke workers for another strike but argues it is unlikely and unwise. It notes lingering poverty after a major shutdown, strong operator conditions, the value of public sympathy, and a lengthy blacklisting by operators. The Connellsville area is praised for its judgment to avoid a fresh campaign soon after defeat.
A discussion on how interviewers and editors influence politicians words and public perception. It cites Congressman Mills and a Pittsburg judge praising honest reporting, notes a British comment on immigration laws, and argues Russia Hebrew arrivals face equal treatment under U.S. law.
The Governor vetoes the bill aimed at stopping deception in gilded ware making and selling, calling it a hopeless case to enforce. Philadelphia celebrates uncovering bonds worth $100,000 that Bardsley overlooked, pondering how to stash them without misplacing them.
The article notes Senator Farwell and his party traveling toward the American desert to pursue a main scheme, suggesting potential success. It mentions Pittsburg experiencing light rain and implies the group will seek a shaded site to commence experiments, signaling an exploratory phase.
Talk of speeds in Allegheny parks aims to keep cyclists safe for pedestrians. Officials consider limits while recognizing riders seek recreation.
A satirical miscellany complains of the President’s second term fate being a delusion. Brooks of Philadelphia enjoys easy license, liquor revenue debates趣, Baccarat spreads, and royal poker jests. Weather forecasts anger Humility head, drowning hazards rise, and a mother’s warning echoes as Prince of Wales jokes drift through.
The text reports a New York millionaire sent to an asylum after threatening to kill a brother millionaire, noting a jail would have sufficed if he were a tramp and urging swift scrutiny of bank examiners. It also mentions Copenhagen taboo at Allegheny Jubilee and Ohio Republicans' coats and comfort, plus Prof. Wicerns blaming wire fences for drought in Canada.
A fragment cites a weather quip about Western States and a professor facing rejection as a rainstorm looms, hinting at a recurring history motif. The line suggests a dramatic turn of events if a storm arrives, preserving a playful but obscure historical tone.
A miscellany notes the Prince of Wales birth date and US visit, W E Fales named U S Marshal at Amoy, Foster and Proctor travel plans, Ernest Zola denial, Robert Browning Browne updates, Mrs Roswell P Frower as possible New York Governor candidate.
A provincial writer recalls Dr Morell describing a York shire inspector who used a desk mechanism to prick misaligned pupils in the calf. The tale ends with Morell insisting the story is told exactly as it was told to him.
Hop growers along the Sacramento River reported an aphid feared as the English hop fly. A board visit found the pest to be the common grain louse, with cabbage and plum scales nearby. Secretary Lelong urged hop raisers to destroy plum thickets to prevent spread.
Bethany West Virginia June 18 Alexander Mc Lean resigns as president of Bethany College after submitting his notice to the Board of Trustees. He cites the burden of duties as the reason and asks for acceptance of the resignation.
A stream of travelers and executives are noted: D O Reilly travels west on the limited Instight, now in Chicago. Rev Dr W O Thompson chosen by Miami University trustees with E D Winfield resigning. T H Given, cashier of Farmers' National Bank, on business in Chicago. J Douglass and W Charles set sail for Europe on the 27th. Ames Gat formerly Canada commissioner in England ill with influenza. Irving W Scott of Union Iron Works a guest at the Monongahela.
Edward Strauss surveys American life from New York to cultural life. He notes heat waves, crowds and transit variety, imports from England and France, and the vigor of U S orchestras and concerts, contrasting European habits with American efficiency and railroad service.
The writer contrasts American chewing habits with Misses from the West, notes German spoken by educated women, and remarks on a teetotal culture. Describes immense five story drygoods stores with 1,100 to 1,300 clerks and yearly incomes around 30 million dollars. Mentions McKinley tariff and European imitation of warehouses in London Munich and Vienna.
The author reflects on American life, commerce, and lessons from foreign trade, warning that cessation would threaten the economy. He notes Delors and McKinley era policy, praises America’s beauty and soil, and contrasts work ethic with life in old Europe amid summer heat and temperance cities.
Buffalo Express reports a fox terrier chasing a black cat into a street car path on a shaded Eastside avenue. Passengers recall an old local cat that would lie in the street and let a car pass over it without harm, a feat the driver calls evidence of the car’s intelligence and the cat’s lunacy.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society denies a rumor that former agent William Dinkelspiel fled as a defaulter. Controller John A. McCall explains Dinkelspiel was dismissed years ago and that he briefly handled Hearst’s California check, later returned to Hearst after agents refused the risk. McCall cites recovery of about 2700 dollars in commissions.
Third Vice President C. K. Lord, General Freight Agent Charles E. Ways, and Major H. S. Hill returned from a seven day inspection tour of the Baltimore and Ohio Camden system in Webster, Nicholas, Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties West Virginia. The forest spans 90 miles north south 25 miles east west and 10 000 acres with timber including poplar ash white oak quarter oak spruce and cherry. The venture highlights timber and coal value along the route once leased by the Baltimore and Ohio.
A Brooklyn Citizen piece quotes Eugene Field and a Consul General mock warning about James Whitcomb Riley visiting Europe. The consul jokes Riley would trigger a police and detective chase from the Strand to Fleet Street and bloat like a hungry calf amid exotic lands and pawpaw groves.
A bride at a Pennsylvania wedding mixes baptismal and marriage rites, answering the vows clearly while the groom smiles. The unusual mix creates lighthearted confusion among guests at the ceremony near Inmana on June 18.
Hannah Smith an elderly African American woman of over 100 years lies near death at her home in Inprara Pennsylvania on June 18. Due to age, recovery is feared and her condition remains grave.
Ex Governor Ludington of Wisconsin wed in Milwaukee at 78. Colonel John Lee dies in Crawfordsville, longtime World's Fair Commission member. Jons Stix, 86, Lincoln township resident. Charles Churchill collector of customs Plymouth Mass dies aged 71. William Nicows, Boston Symphony librarian, dies. Noamy Woops Maine mayor and ex senate member dies. Evrst A Pearson Kentucky gambler dies at home. William Stepans Washington’s respected citizen dies. Deadly city movements noted.
Felix Blackwell has built fame as the hotel dining room hat keeper at the Anderson. He memorizes hundreds of hats with owner data, resisting mix ups during busy dinners and noting trends like hat styles and wear duration.
A jocular tale from Philadelphia explains the slang he has his skates on, tracing it to a man nicknamed William the Third who roughhoused with champagne, iced confusion, and a mishap with skates. The anecdote links the expression to a line of revelers who observed his drunken antics and coined the phrase.
A former Methodist minister recounts a clash over wealth and honesty, noting a sermon arguing a millionaire must have wronged others to amass wealth. He left the church for labor work after a powerful millionaire opposed him, reflecting on plutocrats in mixed company.
A Philadelphia Inquirer remark questions the value of enduring heat while inviting practical ways to avoid discomfort. The note suggests avoiding hardship as a beneficial stance for those suffering in extreme conditions.
A Philadelphia Times item notes Councilman Lee of Atlantic City has a harsh political record described as tar and feather style whitewashing. The piece uses strong metaphor to criticize perceived public betrayals.
Othello at the Opera House began around 7:30 with rain delaying curtain rise until near midnight. Despite showers, scarce vacant seats and a young appreciative crowd praised performances by Oswald Desdemona, Kennedy Amelia, Lars Moorish, Galiupe, and others as well as a strong lantern-slides interlude at Old City Hall before a later program.
De W J Hottasp hosts friends at a Bellefield menu home while a St Clair hal social for the Daughters of Liberty runs tonight. A nose festival at the Cores Gearon area benefits a hospital, with a repeat planned tonight. Lawn party yesterday at Mr Maet’s home, and a Wesleyan Reform street event. Leetedale Library hosts a Try and ice cream festival in the new building. Miss Canuit Broonam of Auburn Street and Mr W M Pope of Carver Street plan their wedding. Pittsburgh High School notes a chapel observance tonight for Miss Anna rite Hasbach and Mr Washington to Mr Oliver Lee Cease.
A digest of curiosities notes half of those born die by age 14, a 15 mile day for a horse, high profits for London pubs, and London housing a vast population. It cites Damascus as oldest town, giraffe tongue length, a moon reflecting light fraction, and the Crown Prince in warlike opera.
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