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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1890
Page
9
Correspondent and Mr. Nast stroll the Washington Mall eyeing the dome and monument with reverent praise and satirical counterpoint. A Minneapolis observer riffs on public art as a sharp chalky threat while a stray dog momentarily softens the mood with a stray remark.
In a crowded scene Mr Nast encounters a blind beggar and overhears talk about a fashionable, elevatorless vehicle. The dialogue shifts to gossip about a tall edifice and a testing of social pretensions as a dogcart glides by on the avenue.
A humorous travel dialogue follows the wealthy young man with footmen, a beggar scene with a supposedly blind woman, and a Treasury visit. Nast questions money, guard duty, and surplus while the narrator defends prudence and mocks political philosophy during a Capitol tour and tariff debate.
The article notes a debate on an international copyright bill in the House with a clear majority. A humorous aside references Mr. Nast and his struggle to balance opposing views as if riding two horses in opposite directions without causing a stumble.
A fragmentary passage riffs on fame and public esteem as a mix of advertising and genuine merit. It contrasts how past glory was measured by deeds with modern tastemakers who prize noise and fashionable brands. The text suggests a restless search for lasting renown amid fleeting attention.
Miss Phillippa Garrett Fawcett is acclaimed for winning the blue ribbon in the mathematical year at Cambridge. The piece notes a string of female seniors across Tripos fields and lists former holders, with gaps in law, and mentions career moves of several celebrated ladies from Girton and related colleges.
The Standard Oil millionaires indulge in lavish waterfront residences on the Sound. Flagler keeps a private dock with a steam yacht and 100-foot schooner, Starbuck sails daily to New York, while Rockefeller kinships commute by yacht or steam boat from Greenwich and nearby shores. The piece notes their refined leisure and wealth.
A nobleman Vladimir Lanin weds Jana Wernin in St Petersburg as villain Schelm schemes in high Siberian circles. Schelm's plots entwine with Prince Moski and Czar Nicholas, who grants Jana audience and orders justice after evidence clears Lanin. A web of arrests, conspiracies, and a brutal betrayal culminates in a dramatic royal intervention.
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