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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1890
Page
4
Portage Tube in the United States lists various delivery options and pricing for newspapers including daily and Sunday editions. The notice details durations such as one month and one year and mentions carrier delivery and Sunday inclusion, all set in a Pittsburgh, Monday context.
The text announces a subscription offer for The Dispatch, with an option to forward the paper to a new address at 99 cents per month or free for three months. It mentions Sunday and Daily editions and notes address changes should be handled carefully to ensure delivery.
The dispatch reveals the business office has moved from its previous location to the corner of Smithfield and Diamond Streets.
Rescue efforts continue at the Dunbar mine as miners trapped after an explosion remain inaccessible. Despite repeated delays, rescuers press on with steady, humble determination, hoping to reach the imprisoned workers and learn if life remains.
The season alternates from sultry heat to violent rainstorms. Wind and rain damaged infrastructure including the Switchfield Street bridge and a boat, signaling potential broader impacts on climate change discussions.
A commentator argues that repeated tariff debates by President Cleveland and allies reveal no mania. The piece mocks attacks on Cleveland while noting other politicians emphasize protection, suggesting some Hill Democrats may overreact yet that Cleveland remains rational and steady on tariff issues.
The article lauds Henry M. Stanley's acceptance of the Congo Free State governorship. It credits him with discovering and exploring the Congo River, founding trading stations, and guiding negotiations with native chiefs to establish the authority’s pacific role along the river system between Stanley Falls and the West Coast.
The article argues that Stanley's African work surpasses rivals on the East coast. It praises his Congo route, waterways to Lake Tanganyika, links via Bangweldo Nyassa and Zambezi, and a forest road to Nyangwe. It envisions steamship networks enabling anti slave trade goals and civilization backed by Christian goodwill.
Mr. Charles Abel returns from months in South America with findings on U S trade potential. He notes four American vessels, mail delays, and Europe as a half way hub. He urges Government mail subsidies to establish direct steamship lines to win South American commerce.
The Dispatch urges Congress to pass laws banning the Louisiana lottery after Post Office and legal opinions show current rules fail to suppress its mail. It criticizes Judge Pardee and argues for stronger federal action to uphold public morality amid population reductions in St. Louis Kansas City and Chicago.
The New York World attacks Senate Finance Committee sugar schedule arguing it aids the Sugar Trust and favors raw sugars protection while condemning McKinley era plans. It frames the reform as halting for Southern products and notes Calvin Brice’s tax suit as he argues citizenship in Lima but not tax liability.
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues this year avoids Food Fear for Republican kickers. It cites Colonel Stone’s nomination and another primary election as supporting factors. The Twenty third district nomination warns of a potentially dangerous year for GOP kickers. A CLB of Pennsylvanians in Chicago notes Chicago’s rise toward a commercial capital role and Pennsylvania’s potential to seize the city soon.
Murat Hatstead calls Chicago to start that tower with urgency rivaling Horace Greeley on Richmond while the Chicago Times mocks him. The piece warns the city to focus on growth projects over lakefront real estate ventures and notes the uneven eight to twelve or fifteen hour workdays across regions may not endure.
City councils of Philadelphia vote down a purity standard for milk amid critique of local morals. The piece notes a broader comment on conservative Philadelphia and contrasts with the School Book Trust 30 percent cut and a pooling railway wars as anti competitive tactics. It also mentions astronomy claiming summer began at 7 am with the sun in Cancer.
Dowaup G Mircwert Ik Marvel is 68 and lives near New Haven. Ans Mr LueR wife of Joaquin and daughter Juanita join the poet in Oakland Dallas. Cleveland inheritance in Omaha worth sixty twelve-and-a-half thousand dollars. McAdoo shifts statesmanship from New Jersey to Virginia. Mrs Line Devereux Blake praised among suffragists. Milwaukee mayor Peck enjoys late night city patrols. Miss 118DK1 daughter of Colonel W T Tisdel shocks Paris theatre circles. Pettigrew transfers 30000 dollars of Dakota property to Cameron. Minneapolis Journal doubly impressed. General Pleasanton, ancient war-time store, seen in Chestnut Street Philadelphia in a sombrero. Loep WhitAmM Cecr Salisbury’s second son, a popular parish priest, may be honorary Windsor chaplain.ux Pope plans a Lateran monument for Pope Innocent II remains. Innocent II remains now at Lateran archbasilica. Moody schools Mt Hermon Northfield anniversary season marked by 10000 gifts from D M Weston and Frederick Billings for Northfield and Mt Hermon endowments.
Deputy jailer Joan Burns, once wealthy lumberman, collapsed dead in a chair as he opened jail doors to escort prisoners. The guardians surprised inmates, many for serious offenses, who stayed still thinking Burns retired. Police notes from Freeport Journal add a separate remark about a colored man’s acquittal and a derisive dig at a Pittsburg policeman.
A brisk collage notes NYC pride and tension under Superintendent Porter amid enumerators. Speculates Congress will not adjourn while Treasury holds funds. New Jersey tax roosts appear early as returning boards falter. Chicago aims for a million, St Louis and Milwaukee talk Braggarts. A Pennsylvania woman dies by self harm after husband’s absence. Greek meets Greek as Stern Elkins and Wilson loom in a district race. Senator Steaman is called the coolest in Washington. Witty animals and a skunk pose society curiosities.
The critic surveys Jerome K Jerome's The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow and notes mixed English humor versus American taste. It also reviews Ibsen's Doll's House reception with Mrs. Ednah Cheney's Nora's Return and Camille Flammarion translated romance The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow and related literary notices.
A fragmentary verse describes a silver latch lifting and a pure spirit entering crystal gates into the mansions of angels, finding eternal peace prepared for the righteous.
Braddock Pa June 22 dedication services for the new elegant and costly Methodist Episcopal Church drew about 1000 worshippers. Morning sermon by Rev J T Leak from St John with theme finishing the work given. Afternoon platform meeting recalled church history and raised funds beyond 3500 plus raised earlier. Evening sermon by Rev C C Wilson praised perseverance and urged lasting monument.
Multiple editorials weigh the proposed federal election law. They debate its impact on free speech, party advantage, and the risk of corruption, with mentions of Reed, Tilden Hayes, and reviews from New York World Kansas City Times Star and Savannah News. The tone is cautious, critical, or alarmed about restraints on voting and potential partisan manipulation.
New York June 22 The stock market over the past week supports conservative limits and careful handling amid unsettled prices. Traders remain room and bear spreads while speculative zeal fades. the silver question and Senate House dynamics cloud near term action. Money and loan markets stay active at fall rates with relief after July uncertain, advising purchases only on pronounced drops and gains to be realized on modest advances.
The Philadelphia Record capital stock is fixed at one million dollars. Reading adds an ice manufacturing plant. An 80-year-old York resident walked from Gettysburg to home. Chester child death rate up from last year. Harry Stetler, 10, killed by a Pennsylvania train in Columbia. Reading business men urge council to reconsider blocking Schuylkill Valley Railroad extension. Colonel L. F. Watson to conduct a Monopolis Naval Academy appointment exam in Warren. Moses Citefansei arrives in Chester to sue for damages after a ladder fall killed a cow. Erie barbers seek Sunday closure. union to circulate patrons. Lackawanna jury finds defendant not guilty, costs fall on lawyers. Greensburg dog post mortem reveals seven-foot black snake.
A dispatch from Washington notes the silver bill’s uncertain fate in the House. Readers ponder why Eastern interests oppose or banks back the measure, and whether money can be too cheap or too abundant. A salon anecdote describes a woman with a silver mine praising broader money circulation and quicker spending.
The speaker urges an experiment in unlimited coinage of silver to challenge the current financial faith and break from financier influence. He favors novelty even at risk of ruin and supports the amateur financier’s push to test new ideas.
A humorous exchange in Congress features Judge Chap quoting a Hindoo explanation of worship to mock Speaker Reed. The room erupts in laughter but the Speaker swiftly admonishes members not to mix personal matters into debate.
A parent tells a slow child he must eat bread and water or nothing. The boy refuses, saying he would not eat unless God provided it. The piece uses this tale to critique those who seek always more money and leisure, wishing for heavenly abundance in finance.
A Washington correspondent recalls a stark contrast between the current White House and Cleveland era. He portrays Harrison’s administration as aloof, with few visitors or confidences, calling it the residence of an exclusive political set and noting limited access for newspapermen.
A Sharpsbourg Herald note reports Allegheny philanthropists seeking to build water works and donate them to the city free after revenue for years. They discuss extending charity to Sharpsburg and Etna.
A reader asks about the saying Be between the devil and the deep sea and traces its origin from a 1697 London work Expedition With Mackay's Regiment. It suggests the phrase may date earlier to biblical exodus lore with the Red Sea at their front and Pharaoh behind.
Dear Editor, a reader asks if meteors seen by day would be visible. Prof. Young of Princeton notes daytime meteors would lack bright luminous trains, though a white cloud and faint train may appear. silent air falls occur rarely.
H A B Washnerog of Pennsylvania notes Goodwins Official Turf Guide for 1890. It is sold by subscription only. Publishing house is at 241 Broadway New York. Price is ten dollars a year, including annual subscription.
The first recorded discovery of coal in the United States appears in Hennepin’s West explorations narrative from 1678 to 1680. He describes seeing coal outcrops on the bluffs of the Illinois River near Ottawa and Le Salle, marking the earliest known account.
Rex Prrrenure of June IL asks for the proper pronunciation of the word Hathorn as it appears in the publication. The note requests guidance on correct phonetics for accurate spelling in the paper.
A reader asks the editor whether a person requires a puereae license in Camden New Jersey. The note is dated June 21 and attributed to Prrrasora Jone.
A query seeks the exact height of the Washington Monument in Washington City and mentions a June 21 bus event tied to a note about a ute. The fragment provides limited context but points to measurements of a landmark and a transportation reference.
Sailors abandon the Iroquois at Mare Island amid machinery failures and adverse winds. Forty men reportedly desert, many former Trenton and Vandalia crew, some swimming to Vallejo and fleeing with local Italian fishermen. The ship is seen as cursed, while Captain Bishop and the crew seek other vessels.
Mrs Catharine Zeissler, 76, fell and broke a thigh, undergoing surgery with anesthesia. She refused all nourishment for days and died without eating, as doctors battled complications from the injury.
The Pattison forces waver but mend gaps as Democratic split strengthens Wallace’s gubernatorial bid. Iroquois Club backs ex Representative George Morgan for the State Convention. Republicans expect a settled race but Dems fight on. Delamater nominated on first ballot if needed. West Philadelphia Club leans Passmore for Lieutenant Governor though not a contender. Voorners named Senate Librarian. Quay pressures persist while Sussex politics swirl around Hensel and Mason Montooth as possible second-place nominee. Philadelphia figures expect Hensel to secure the nomination with broad support.
A long collage of curious items from Curtailments including remarkable births eight calves from a five year old cow in Wyoming county New York and a story about a radish resembling a hand in Tennille Georgia. Other notes cover lightning strikes in Lincolnton Georgia a gosling with two feet and a Raleigh wage warrant mix up.
A garbled collage of snippets from social chatter and jokes. Conversations touch debts, European arrivals, church fairs, a stolen train, fashion shifts, sermons, and a noisy library, all capturing a bustling, vaudeville style brief.
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