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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1889
Page
4
In 1689 Pittsburg presses report Rhode Island has voted to remove the prohibition clause from its constitution. Analysts note the decision stems partly from the loss of license fees and increased enforcement costs, with Finances influencing voters beyond moral concerns.
The article lauds Henry Phipps for donations to Allegheny parks and greenhouses, praising his unostentatious generosity. It urges further private wealth to improve Pittsburg and Allegheny and encourages wealthy citizens to follow his example for public comfort and enjoyment.
The article discusses the large vote against the prohibition amendment and the emerging debate over liquor control. It notes supporters will not abandon prohibition, while others urge Brooks law reforms. It argues public sentiment favors neither immediate prohibition nor Brooks law change, and that high license is now on trial ahead of the next legislative session.
The passage argues for a cool-headed choice between sustaining restrictive measures with legal sanction and rejecting futile projects amid strong public sentiment. It notes critics will find defects to object to and propose amendments, but warns further agitation will yield little public interest for a year as focus stays on the current law’s workings.
The Johnstown laborers earning $150 daily pay one third for board alleged as poor and scanty. General Hastings plans to feed them at the state expense if contractors fail to fix conditions, while rumors of riotous acts are unfounded and violence is not desired.
The Washington Centennial Entertainment Committee figure Stuyvesant Fish risks public heat over disbursements. Brayton Ives demands an accounting from Fish who refuses to reveal his ledgers. With July 1 departure for Europe approaching, critics warn of legal trouble if funds remain unaccounted.
The piece notes a colossal sun spot visible with smoked glass, three Earth diameters across, resembling great spots of years past. It links cycles of solar activity every eleven years to recent foul weather, joking that the sun should take spring medicine if storms continue.
A Buffalo paper denounces cable railroads amid Chicago unrest after a scaffold collapse in a power house killed a laborer. A 3000 strong mob threatened violence, sparking calls for harmony tests with Pittsburgh transit prospects.
Union Pacific Railroad engineers threaten a general strike if wage demands are not met. The note suggests Chief Arthur may refuse to order a walkout, citing his previous handling of the O B Q strike.
The New York World notes New York City raised 750000 for Johnstown flood victims faster than 44000 for the Memorial Arch in Washington Square. It laments a division between public sympathy and aesthetic projects and urges similar concern for local literature and papers.
A terse note observes that European rulers display a growing degree of recognition toward various states and events, signaling cautious openness amid shifting diplomatic currents. The remark notes no specific nations or dates, focusing on a general trend rather than concrete actions.
A mix of political notes reports Austria's Emperor Franz Joseph aiding Johnstown victims, Providence saloons closing for repeal work, and a Vienna bazaar kiss sale. CHAN Fan Isvore studies Chicago police for China, while Johnstown labor rumors linger. Rossa returns to Tombs as libel suits fly.
Personal gossip notes varied topics from the Duke of Portland funding almshouses to church building at Clumber England. It mentions the Duke of Newcastle spending nearly 250000 on a private church and the Duke of Necastle abroad seeking a wife. Also remarks on Victoria and the Shah visit costs and General Lew Wallace’s enduring Civil War era reputation. It closes with John Bigelow receiving honorary Litt.D. from both Racine College and New York University and his roles as diplomat and author.
In a Philadelphia court a legal dispute over a fan tan game unfolds as defendants and witnesses join Judge Bregg in a live demonstration. Ah Yeck defeats Lee Lunn by seven points in a quirky game blending checkers with parlor betting, entertaining spectators and lawyers alike.
A Missouri power struggle unfolds in Washington as Republicans demand Col Switzler be replaced as Chief of the Bureau of Statistics. They claim Switzler’s from Missouri and push for Major Brock of Jounes City to take the post, while Secretary Windom wavers on removal until the annual report is finished.
Dr Edward WN Small offered 500 to a man who would be bitten by a mad dog and rely on a madstone for cure. A craneee from Arkansas attempted the cruel trial, the dog bit the man and he died in convulsions. The incident highlights dangerous medical hoaxes and publicized cruelty.
A Manchester car trip to Allegheny ends in a heated clash between a Prohibitionist and a large anti Prohibitionist. A woman Passenger urges restraint as blasphemous language and threats occur. Authorities intervene briefly before the argument ends.
Special telegram from Auburndale reports the Kemmler habeas corpus hearing before Judge Day was adjourned to Tuesday June 25. Rumor says Kemmler may not appear and his presence may not be required if stipulations are reached. Attorneys general and district attorneys expect the proceedings to extend over several days.
Indiana Supreme Court denies Governor Hovey bid to renesring case of Riley and Onarson. Ruling states the issue of appointing trustees for state institutions remains with the Legislature, blocking further executive action.
The New York Herald reports the Czar is determined to foster Russia's infant industries. A tariff on explosives was increased, announced yesterday as part of the effort.
General A C Myers former Quartermaster General of the Confederate army dies at his Washington residence. Venerable Father John Carroll a Roman Catholic priest dies at Mercy Hospital in New York. Mrs Mary B Barkdoll the oldest woman in Wayne County dies in Toledo, Ohio.
A letter recalls a 1802 Spanish dam collapse near Lorca in Murcia that flooded the Vega valley. The breach killed 608 people, destroyed hundreds of homes, and left a lasting memory as a new dam rises with government support, 87 years on.
H S Charles, a young newcomer from the East Indies, rescued a man from the East River but was jailed and confined after the act. Kane, the rescued man, later discharged, gave Charles a dollar for his help, while Charles faces loss of employment and a harsh police process.
Eleanor Fletcher Bishop seeks letters of administration on her son the mind reader's estate claiming invalid second marriage. Mabel Tabor Bishop, the widow, also seeks letters. Court session in deep mourning heard arguments on validity of marriage and rightful widow rights. Bishop's personal estate around $800 with jewelry valued near $000 cited by mother.
During the Peninsula campaign Federal troops looted Williamsburg graves, stealing coffin silver. Rev. James H. Taylor of Rome New York found the silver plate from Lord Botetourt’s coffin in a Virginia jeweler window and sent it to Richmond for Virginia. The state celebrates the recovered relic.
In Burchar ds Washington on June 20 a Patriotic Sons of America session issued an address to the public outlining order principles. The message dwells on Eydeen Ye Ske's badge refusal and cites alleged misrepresentation by the Pratenleance et ial. It notes a promise to review cures in the city on Friday, seen as evidence of ongoing tension with members.
Newton Hubba of Pleasant County was tried in the United States Court for five years, with a week long trial ending in a not guilty verdict. The jury found Banaiastsely that he manufactured counterfeit silver dollars but did not intend to defraud the government. The case drew notable lawyers and wide attention in Parkersburg.
A truncated humorous note on political naming choices and a misheard claim about a post office name. The fragment mentions Dion and rivals, with garbled wording suggesting a saved recapitation over a boy’s name.
Johnstown residents tour ruins from Grand View Cemetery offering dramatic view of Conemaugh Valley. Officials report 623 buried bodies at Grandview with 307 remaining, about 47 unknown graves. Kernville homes toppled. 3,700 bodies buried citywide, with estimates of up to 6,000 lost. A young lady notes loot and bread spared by floodwaters while breweries survive.
A farmer named J J Mahony claims he bought Mrs Grover Cleveland's Jersey cow Star Beauty from Mrs Cleveland herself after paying 140. He says the cow, descended from a calf given to Mrs Cleveland by George Wastin Childs, will yield half a pint of cream per quart of milk. Two other Cleveland Jerseys remained at Oakview, sold for 000.
Rupanf June 2 Governor Hills veto blocks funding to electrify the state camp lighting preserving candle and lantern use for another season. Officials note earlier talks of espanade improvements but the cost and practicality deterred electrification. General Porter had earlier favored electric light though funding depended on expense. Other priorities eclipsed lighting concerns.
A poem adaptation titled Lila Wheeler Wileor appears in the Dispatch praising a lullaby. It evokes a mother soothing a child from dawn to night with gentle imagery of creeping into her lap and breaking the day into two through lullaby verses.
Hundreds of volunteer firemen and friends set out from New York on the steamship Pomona and the barge Volunteer for a sound-side excursion. Near Hell Gate the barge struck a sunken rock, tearing a large hole and triggering a panic. Women and children fainted as passengers were rescued and some hurt, while others resumed the trip after shore treatment.
Stuyvesant Fish sails for Chicago and then Europe as of today, ending any hope for an accounting of the $100,000 he handled for the Washington Centen nial Entertainment Committee. Brayton Ives and the Compromise Arbitration Committee concede no return of Fish’s books. Florist and Ward McAllister seek reimbursement for losses and outlays during his tenure. Original $2,000 subscribers may pursue court-ordered accounting.
In the Tombs today Patrick Cassidy presses criminal libel charges against O'Donovan Rossa after Cassidy accused Rossa of calling him a traitor and spy. Cassidy’s lawyer showed Rossa had received money from Red Jim McDermott, a British agent, undermining Rossa’s case and Cassidy was discharged. Rossa, freed on parole late this afternoon, is to appear for a 500 ballot tomorrow.
A brace of 345 Mormon converts from Liverpool landed at Castle Garden aboard steerage. Elders Andersen and Ellis led the group and faced friction as Castle Garden officials intervened to stop a potential clash over tract distribution. The newcomers appeared dull and slow to acclimate, deferring to the Utah leaders.
Chevalier Dr. A von Pawlitschek Austrian consul notified Mayor Grant that Emperor Franz Joseph sent 2000 florins for Johestown sufferers. The gift, worth about 400 dollars, arrives as an unsolicited contribution.
A Denver News tale recounts a plains scam where a naive traveler trades for a farm wagon deemed too wide for a mountain pass. The rancher’s old wagon proves narrower, leaving the pilgrim with a narrower than hoped ride and a costly lesson.
The piece recalls a tale of a Boston woman at a York hotel who orders ice water. A young English girl asks for it, provoking the elder’s rebuke that the American custom is bad. The author notes climate and tradition shape such habits in England and America.
The New York Tribune notes amused reactions as crowned heads brace for the Shah of Persia approaching Europe. It argues the Shah remains confident of a warm reception despite cautious hesitation from monarchs.
An old man in Maine is described as a persistent schemer who imposes on others with a comic and odd pattern. The report sketches his antics involving a henhouse and an electric device, hinting at repeated day and night activity.
The New York World criticizes France for its navy being outdated while calling its literature more progressive than the navy. The Bovion Herald notes a Waterloo anniversary amid Prohibition rhetoric as a curious event.
A collage of short notices touches on engineering and infrastructure with notes on a German beer club debate, railway embankments with poppy roots, a Maine post office move and a stage driver’s dash, global coal and metal use, New York street bands earning tips, a German debating club, a boys and girls book prize, and a Kolkata London guilds plan.
A collage of comic quips and courtly chatter includes mock trials and flirtatious exchanges. Readers encounter a streetwise joke mix touching on manners, misread signs, and playful banter among characters, with scattered snippets from The Usual Conditions and The Story of Alice and George.
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