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The Daly Dispatch Details Rates and Circulation
This issue of The Daly Dispatch notes carriers receive one cent weekly for including Sunday edition while the dispatch totals twenty pages in three parts. It warns carriers and agents to report shortages and outlines manuscript policy and postage guidance for Sunday delivery and copies.
The Dispatch for the Summer notices mail forwarding service
Persona leaving the City for the summer can have The Dispatch forwarded by earnest mail to any address at the rate of 50 cents per month, or 50 for three months, Sunday edition unaltered. Daily edition only, 10 cents per month, for three months. The address may be changed if both old and new addresses are mentioned. The Dispatch business office has moved to Corner of Smithfield and Diamond Streets.
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Youn
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Pennsylvania Governor Nomination Rivalry Foretells Quay's Move
In a heated Pennsylvania gubernatorial contest, Senator Quay looms as kingmaker with options including Delamater and Montooth. The piece argues Quay could back Hastings or Stone to consolidate power, while Western counties expect state recognition after years of neglect. Dark horses are dismissed as unlikely.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Quay
Delamater
Siste
Hastings
Stone
Montooth
Allegheny
Profits From Good Roads Show Union County Progress
A report on Union county New Jersey road work uses the Telford system to build durable smooth highways. Travel on finished roads has risen substantially and property values along the routes have increased from ten to eighty percent, with one suburban case showing a fifteen percent rise after condemnation estimates.
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Union County
New Jersey
Telford
Wade
Value Up by Roads and Streets Investment
The text argues that paving and road improvements raise property values. Even high cost macadamizing yields value gains exceeding expense. Good roads and streets, planned with economy and public needs, are the best investments for both agricultural and municipal communities.
New York Subway Plan Aimed at Unified Underground Conduits
A proposed New York system would share underground conduits among current and future lines to prevent repeated pavement tearing. The argument notes Pittsburg’s pavements suffer from multiple underground installations and argues a single nationwide conduit would save costs, extend street durability, and promote progressive urban reform.
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New York
Pittsburg
Tts
Free Coinage Bill Dies in House Amid Party Shifts
The free coinage bill failed in the House with Republicans aiding Democrats to rebuke Speaker Reed. Vote analysis shows a mix of Eastern Democrats and a Western Republican defections. The measure appears dead for the current session, with likely no future Senate version reaching the White House for signature.
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White House
A Southern Plan to Rule Mississippi Politics
A Mississippi plan proposes to lock blacks out of state offices and grant whites control of the Legislature and state officers. Captain B. F. Jones is cited as author of the device to gerrymander the state to ensure white Democrat majorities and restrict black voters from electing Congressmen. The scheme aims to nullify the U S Constitution and to be presented at the upcoming Constitutional Convention.
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B. F. Jones
United States
Mississippi Democrats Face Call to End Monsterous Wrong
Fragment discusses opposition to perpetuating a grave injustice against Black citizens and urges Mississippi Democrats to reconsider their stance to avoid repeating a monstrous wrong. The remark implies fear and compulsion could accompany such actions, expressing hope for change even within the party.
Questions on silver and gold standard debate in Dispatch
A reader challenges the Dispatch stance on silver, asking if gold production lags silver in the United States and whether the gold standard suffices for rising business. The piece cites world production, bullion values, and warns that a pure gold standard risks credit squeezes and punishes small investors.
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Census Bureau rule tested by St Louis estimate
The St Louis supervisor obtained permission to publish an estimate of city population. He estimated 430,000, provoking criticism from the press. The case questions whether census supervisors may publish results, and when Pittsburg results might be released.
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Census Bureau
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Absenteeism cited as weak point of parliamentary majorities
The text notes absenteeism as the weakness of governing powers dependent on parliamentary majorities. It states the Tory Ministry nearly fell in Parliament due to absent supporters and that Speaker Reed's defeat might have been prevented if all Republicans had attended.
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Misleading Yarn About Dana Stealing Strawberries
A New York Times tale claims Charles A. Dana entered a Albany breakfast and seized strawberries meant for four rural editors. The item is treated as political satire about mugwumps and Republican editors, suggesting Dana disrupts rival schemes in a parable tone.
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Nhew York
Albany
Charles A. Dana
New York
Dana
Political Musings and Local News From The Nation
A rhythm of editorials discusses the McKinley bill and tariff debate, Senate vs House clashes, and the Vermont GOP stance. It notes Senator Quay’s rumored candidacy, inter State commerce law confusion, and the Blaine critique as exaggerated. It also remembers Eccles Robinson, reports on Chicago World Fair real estate concerns, and cites Democratic primary delegate balance for Wallace and Pattison.
Free Coinage Bill Shelved as Trusts Face Setbacks
Sueak and silver fell in tandem yesterday as the free coinage bill was shelved in the House and the anti trust bill reported by conferees passed unanimously. In New York Sugar Trust certificates dropped over seven points amid ongoing worries of further declines. The trusts and corporate combinations endure a rocky summer.
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New York
Prominent Figures and Distant Travels Across the Nation
A snapshot of notable figures and social travel across the United States and Europe. Mrs P H Sheridan and her children stay at Nonguit Tue Hon Fremont Cole plans a permanent move to Seattle Washington. Cape May summer residents include Mrs Dupont and Mrs Kearny. Dr G Stor of Pittsburgh, a leading chemist, is at the Girard Philadelphia Inquirer. The Rev Dr John Atkinson, born 1707, is the oldest living preacher near Benton Harbor Michigan. Colonel Thomas C Jones and Mrs Grover Cleveland elected honorary members of the Alabama Press Association. D E Noyar Crouse of Syracuse builds a palatial stable costing over 700000. Leslie Stephens visits Cambridge to see James Russell Lowell for about three weeks. Cardinal Newman is too feeble to walk unaided. Prince Bismarck comments on General Von Caprivi and Capriva retorts. Gladstone and son plan to visit Heligoland to gauge inhabitants on the island’s transfer to Germany.
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Nonguit
United States
John Atkinson
Benton Harbor
Mich
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N. J
Thomas C. Jones
Alabama
Mra
Grover Cleveland
New York
Alabama Press Association
D. Enoar Crouse
Syracuse
N. Y
Leslie Stephens
James Fussell Lowell
Cambridge
America
Lowell
Cardinal Newmarx
Cardinal Newman
Prince Bismarck
General von Caprivi
General von Capriviasus
Ma. Gladstone
Herbert
Heligoland
Germany
Hijab Ben and Bart in a Rough Western Tale
A ballad lyric style piece recounts Hijab, Ben and Bart as clever rustlers in a frontier setting. Bill, the youngest, is teased for not measuring up while Bijah and others boast of clever hustling. The verse describes their antics and contrasts their swagger with Bill's laziness.
The Topical Talker and Pittsburg Humors
A colloquial column sketches quirky scenes of market banter over ripe berries and a barber’s scarred heads. A Pittsburg dinner among English guests highlights a man’s exaggerated natural gas hobby and the rowdy laughter that follows. It rounds with a note on John Fiske and a playful car-seat exchange.
State politics and party canvass in Williamsport and Harrisburg
A Williamsport canvass shows Patti son with 72 votes and Hastings support. Reilly predicts Wallace's nomination with over 200 first ballot votes. Quay and the Mayor’s conference ends no change. McKinley tariff favored in Harrisburg platform. Erie and Jefferson County miner delegates plan to attend the Republican State Convention. Colonel Ricketts departs for Europe and declines governor candidacy.
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Pattison
Tee Hastings
Congreessawan Reilly
Schuylkill
Wallace
Clearfield
Colonel Quay
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Washington Post
Jefferson County
Jefferson
Eriestes
Delamater
Erie
Meadville
Ricketts
Europe
Tariff bill talk across papers
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes no Republican denouncement of Blaine as a free trader. The New York Herald reports a strong anti McKinley bill stance. Buffalo Express calls the delay in tariff enactment harming Republican prospects. The New York Star mocks the Senate Finance Committee for scraps and patches. The New York Times deems the tariff bill as a lesser monstrosity but still unsatisfactory. The Chicago Herald predicts the bill may worsen in conference. The New York Tribune defends the bill for believers in its wisdom. The Boston Transcript cites Binnie supporting keeping duties to leverage South American trade.
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New York Star
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Conference Committee
New York Tribune
Boston
Biniie
United States
A Sprig o' Green at Harris Theater Promises Irish Charm
An Irish drama week at Harris Theater features Malcolm Stuart Taylor's A Sprig o Green presented by Horace Lewis and company. The play reportedly avoids stock Irish cliches, blends pathos with humor, and includes a kilkenny faction fight with local boxers. Kilkenny Fair specialties, a floating museum and menagerie by Penns Robinson arrive Monday, with a nearby charity matinee next Wednesday.
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John Banim
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Banim
Crohoore
Uroboore
Bill Hook
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Michael Banim
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Horace Lewis
Jontice
Hersvax
Eugene Robinson
Malcolm Stuart Taylor
Kilkenny
Peenns Robinson
Robinson
Little Sisters of the Poor
CURRENT TIMELY TOPICS AND GLOBAL SHIFTS IN 19TH CENTURY NEWS
A collage of brief newspaper items notes New York ice imports from Norway and a schedule review. It mentions Washington DC patrol wagons for congressmen, Republican leaders planning a critical North American Review piece on Speaker Reed, and political meetings in South Carolina mixing prayer with riots. The Southern press, Chicago tax debate, and Denver’s millionaire wave are touched, with mentions of the census and lines from prominent figures like Evarts.
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Reed
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Deaths of a Day in Philadelphia and Poughkeepsie
In Philadelphia J B Kingsley proprietor of the Continental Motel and Wissahickon Inn Chestnut Hill died this morning from a complication of diseases after years of ill health. John P D Wright of 2133 Liberty Street, an old citizen and former foreman, died after a long illness. In Poughkeepsie N Y Major Isaac T Doughty, the oldest marine officer, was noted in a report of today.
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Servant Girl Problem and domestic life in New York
Murray's Musings argues for better training of servant girls in New York, praising intelligent domestic labor over top-tier education for women. It laments fragile domestic harmony, notes turnover from Castle Garden recruits, and cites a hotel lifestyle as preferable to chaotic households. It also shifts to lamont and banking circles, linking reform talk to contemporary figures in finance and government.
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New York
Iain Pittsburg
Dao Laomaong
Bartley Campbell
Lower Broadway
Castle Garden
New York City
Curious Condensations and Oddities From a Past Era
A jumble of short items from Cumberland NJ to Paris to Florida reports unusual bets, a Paris to Berlin ride in ten days, a featherless chicken near Macon, deadly perfumes in Java, and harsh mine work pay. Other notes include ship ice from Norway, insect traps, a near-miraculous eel in a fire hose, bear sightings and apiary thefts, a grammar-praising pupil father’s letter, a mail hat linked to Round the World attempts, and a dramatic crane display over a city.
Rain and umbrellas between the Just and unjust
A quip notes that rain falls on both the Just and unjust, yet observes how the unjust steal the Just's umbrellas, turning the claim into a wry commentary on fairness and petty theft.
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