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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1889
Page
4
Average net circulation figures for THES DISPatce and THE DistaTor gapped and garbled in a 19th century Pittsburg issue. It lists copies per issue for daily and Sunday editions, plus postage terms and subscription prices including options for weekly and monthly periods.
A Dispatch analysis notes the uncertain death count from the Conemaugh valley flood. Competing estimates range from about 2,000 to above 17,000, with burial records incomplete and living registries slow to finalize. Officials fear final totals may exceed 10,000, though precise numbers remain elusive.
Obituary remarks on General Cameron praise his long career and personal qualities. Judges and rivals softened their past criticisms as they remember his public service, retirement era, and benevolent old age. The piece notes bipartisan respect and the maxim that only good should be spoken of the dead.
Rapid transit movement sweeps Pittsburgh and Allegheny with strong support for motorized systems. While many projects boost growth and property values, Forbes Street faces opposition as the sole East End corridor remains under consideration for clearance.
The text argues for choosing efficient routes between Forbes Street and the Monongahela, suggesting the abandoned Eastern Heights Railroad as a candidate. It notes widespread interest in cable and electric railways for time savings to business centers and urges councils to monetize rights more effectively for greater city revenue.
The Providence Journal argues price increases are not solely the Trust’s fault and notes world sugar stocks are down. It contends the Trust reduced raw sugar prices to suppress output, squeezing producers and harming consumers, and warns artificial market interference punishes the public more than manipulators.
A Lowell philanthropist Dr Augustine Thompson loses $30,000 after a Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling. He sent a letter revealing the actress Myra Morista’s pre marriage conduct to her husband, a Bostonian named Beale, leading to alienation of affections claims and a large damages verdict. The piece condemns the good‑natured friend for spreading scandalous gossip.
A critique of newspaper coverage of college commencements, noting lavish adjectives and frequent but flawless praise for graduates. The piece ponders why reports overglorify “sweet girl graduates” and question Mamie from Vassar while editors misspell names and overstate speeches.
The column mocks urban squalor and gas myths, notes Chicago’s supposed lack of a gas belt, references violent umpiring incidents out West, and critiques editor Grady’s Virginia talk. It comments on actress Mary Anderson’s illness in England, France’s treason quirks, Indiana’s shaved-necessity ruling, and a jab at John Gilbert’s fame. It ends with travel chatter about Mrs. Logan’s European view of America.
Notable snippets include Hon. Alien W Thurman backing racehorses and Mrs Callahan along with Mrs Rogers as Texan stock-raisers. Yale students discuss new church influence after reading Robert Elsmere. Simms misidentification rumors persist about Dagonet author Sims. American arts fashion turn to gold jewelry with Tadema’s wife showcasing a long gold necklace. Higher education tallies list 84 liberal arts colleges with 4500 professors and 45 000 students, plus extensive female colleges and professional schools totals.
The piece notes a social trend toward pastimes and praises the revival of Gilbert and Sullivan operas in Philadelphia. It highlights a crowded Grand Opera House showing of Pinafore and suggests a profitable summer season for a four to five opera repertoire. It also discusses Mr. Howells appreciating American stage impressions in Harper's.
From the Louisville Courier Journal, analysis contrasts the decline of prohibition in Pennsylvania with lingering victory celebrations. The piece argues the end of Prohibition in that state signals a broader shift rather than a final victory, noting political maneuvering and public sentiment.
May records show 43 personal crisis reports in Vienna the highest in years. A swindler escaped by bal loon and was found via pigeon post. The Mount Pilatus railway opened with double the incline and 8000 foot ascent in 1 hour 40 minutes. Birmingham orders flood war material for the British Government. NaPratHa fuel gains use in mid dle Rusais with 880 000 tons shipped last year and expected 1 000 000 tons this year. Belgium seeks 8 000 000 francs for Congo Railway funding. 25 000 000 francs overall. A underwater seeing lens described and two watch glasses back to back form spectacles. London frock coats return under the Prince of Wales influence with a shift to bowler style. next he may wear a dark blue dress coat.
A rain dampened garden party at John Perring's Eny Butler Street residence drew a good crowd for St. John's P. E. Church Ladies' Aid Society fundraising. Booths for candy lemonade cigars and ice cream operated indoors with a tropical parlor display and a central bower. A concert featured Sunflower chorus Mrs G Fricke Augustus nabel and other local performers as proceeds supported the church.
An organ recital at Butler M E Church drew a well filled audience despite rain. Prof. Carter played with skill as the new organ heightened the pleasure. Tenor K Brockett Jr soprano Sadie E Ritts and others were praised for fine voices and strong technique.
Dr George D Bruce oldest practicing physician in the city and his wife observed their golden wedding at 266 Western Avenue Allegheny last evening. They wed Frances McAllister of Philadelphia June 20 18. About 20 friends attended including Thomas McAllister and John McAllister brothers of the bride and Robert Bruce from Pittsburgh.
The women from Pittsburg and Allegheny Methodists forming Home and Foreign Missionary societies held a district meeting in New Brighton yesterday. A large excursion of city ladies attended, most of the churches represented. The program included reports and addresses.
Large audience attends California Normal School graduation in the Normal Chapel. Thirty graduates receive diplomas and depart to teach at facilities across several towns including Pittsburgh Allegheny Tarentum Washington Monongahela City New Castle Uniontown Connellsville Fayette City and California. Eleven graduates are selected as speakers and deliver notable addresses.
Marie Bey a 21 year old French girl living in Windom Minnesota writes to Castle Garden Superintendent Jackson seeking her origins. She came with her mother 21 years ago on the Cella from Havre to Ward's Island Hospital where her mother died. Adopted by an unnamed family she now asks help to learn her mother's origin and whether her father remains alive.
The War Department announces the death of Hon. Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania. Cameron served as Secretary of War in Lincoln's original administration and had a long record in the Senate and public service during the early Civil War era. The notice states mourning by the department and authority of the Secretary of War.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch Philadelphia reports the death of ex congressman John P Verree at Verree's Mills near Fox Chase. He died this morning in his 73rd year from heart failure after a long illness. Born 1814 he led iron and edge tool businesses and chaired National Capital Life Insurance. served as a Republican in Congress, elected to the Thirty-seventh and held multiple party roles.
Secretary Tracy issues a sweeping general order reorganizing Navy Department methods to unify personnel control and assign duties among the Bureaus of Equipment, Navigation, Yards and Docks, Ordnance, Construction and Repairs, and Steam Engineering. The changes aim to reduce confusion and improve efficiency amid transition to new ships and weapons.
The June 28 funeral will be brief and simple. Dr L McCabe of Delaware University will lead, assisted by Dr Merrick and city ministers. Friends arrive by train, with many floral tributes at the Hayes home. Governor Foraker expected among attendees.
Joe McCreery of Pittsburgh, chairman of the Johnstown Relief Committee, met Mayor Cregier and others to discuss using the remaining $600,000 to furnish houses and furniture for Johnstown sufferers. He asked if more than the $100,000 previously requested could be arranged through Chicago.
John Chalfant and Jacob Painter Jr. of Pittsburg visit Johnstown to view a cemetery site for the unknown dead on Prospect Hill, with a subscription planned to fund a monument to the unidentified victims, aiming for a substantial cost.
Jacob Leise, a widower, sued Mrs. Caroline Stetter for breach of promise after gifting jewelry and proposing. He offered to withdraw the suit if she would marry him. They renewed the proposal at a friend’s house and agreed to marry on the spot, leading to the case being removed from the calendar.
In the French Sanger case over Mrs Burnett's Little Lord Fauntleroy George W Lynch manager of Elsie Leslie testified on her contract with Broadway Theater managers He sought 175 a week at opening negotiations in July 1888 French thought too high MothersLyte refused to accept less than 150 a week with carriage Elsie to get 100 a week a sleeping car for her and mother and a freescab Managers agreed to use her name widely.
Stuyvesant Fish wins the battle between centennial committees as Elbridge T. Gerry surrenders and sends 10,000 dollars to the Entertainment Committee for 1,000 ball tickets. Fish proclaims debts cleared with a small future surplus. Crager reports disbursements of 177,000 and about 2,500 on hand. Public stand seat profits near 50,000.
James Hanning and Edward Healey, both fourteen, entered Mrs Healey's room with an ax while she was away. Healey packed clothes, Hanning stole jewelry, and the pair pawned items. They enticed two Kinney's Tobacco girls to join a spree, bought ten quarts of beer, then slept drunk in an alley. A policeman arrested them and they were placed in the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Belford's Magazine reports the retirement of editor Donn Piatt though his name remains on the masthead. The publishers hint at policy change and reorganization while associates attribute the move to Piatt's deteriorating health. Celia Logan, formerly linked with Piatt, is to be retained.
Colonel Spangler reports to General Hastings that he has cut the personnel by one third and plans to close commissaries at Brownstown Minersville Rosedale and Coopersdale this week. Needy supplies will come from Cumbria City and Prospect Hill. East Conemaugh Woodvale stations consolidate at Franklin. Remaining sites Kernville Prospect Hill and Cambria will close with relief duties shifting to Johnstown and Kernville.
A Chicago News report notes a prominent New Yorker died recently and a local paper deemed his passing a minor loss to this world. The remark underscores the city's insular elite and social divide.
The Minneapolis Tribune notes Woodruff often speaks plainly, sparking talk that he may be masking true intentions with bold explanations. The piece hints at public perception shifting toward skepticism of his candor.
A Delaware Valley miscellany reports Freedon Sherman of Garrett County seeking wealth by extracting gold from dead teeth. A McKeesport woman endures repeated skin shedding during fever bouts. Meadville reports odd fish resembling lake whitefish. A Kemp ton quartet farms barefoot in Berks County. A quarry near Meshoppen yields multicolored paving slabs. A bicycle once owned by George Washington surfaces in Riegelsville. Philadelphia patrons mock a man’s wink as a brand ploy. A Marietta elder predicts clear weather if Chubbies gather at coffee. Telephonic pirates nickname for users of others’ phones.
A survey of headgear from Norway to Africa notes variations such as flowerpot like high hats, brimless stovepipe Cossack hats, Puritan styled caps with ribbons, Mohammedan turbans, fezs, and scarfs. Descriptions include African helmets woven from rushes with eye goggles, silk mandarin skull caps with rank buttons, and a Corean mourning hat a large round straw MGA hat bound to hide the face.
A collage of curiosities includes a London physician on kissing spreading disease, tall tales from Hawkinsville and Indianapolis, a German minister’s monthly chest checks, and humorous street scenes in London. It notes a deafness census, a shipwreck signaling rocket, and Madrid bullfighter Frascuelo’s mother’s funeral procession.
A collage of humorous snippets and quips from various papers. Jokes about garden seeds and dynamite, a prohibition town remark, self knowledge, bachelor degrees for women, a bridal gag, and theatrical line gags with a stage manager.
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