DISPATCH: Sunday and daily delivery details in 1800s ad text
Fragmentary OCR shows an early newspaper ad listing subscription options for the Dispatch and its Sunday edition. It references different durations such as one year and one month, carrier delivery at 35 cents per week, and weekly/quarterly payment terms.
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Poetace Free
United States
Amy Thepatch
Darcy Disraron
Darcy DisraTon
Wl Insrance
Lindsey
Asa Auacad Wisiness Vessese
Pany “Dispatch
New Cabinet Confirmed Marking Harrison Administration
The official Cabinet announcement ends months of speculation. Blaine and Windom lead a diverse group of six other experienced figures, with Tracy Nobile Wanamaker Whitney Manning and Gresham among the comparatively newer national names. The era signals Harrison’s presidency and the head of his own administration.
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Drs Wpatch
Blaine
Windom
Strons
Tracy
Nobile
Wanamaker
Whitney
Manning
Gresham
Harrison
River coal problem forces wage debate and possible mine shutdown
An analysis warns that higher wages and tolls in the Kanawha river coal region threaten profits and could trigger a shutdown. Miners are urged to consider accepting lower wages if operations become unprofitable, while the humane policy of wintering workers is questioned by the timing of a prior shutdown.
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Kanawhs
Possible Standard Move in Oil Territory Monopoly
A special correspondent reports that the Standard Oil Company is not only buying oil producing territory in Ohio but quietly absorbing Pennsylvania regions, creating a potential monopoly. The piece warns that refining control via transportation favors could burden producers and drive profits down, urging independent producers to build up alternatives rather than sell at Standard valuation.
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Tom Dispraten
Standard
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Steels
Reading Iron Company Fails Amid Local Causes
The Reading Iron Company announces failure with heavy liabilities, likely driven by local factors such as reliance on Pittsburg coke and distant pig iron sources. The piece argues Pittsburg’s iron and steel sector remains strong due to fuel, transport efficiency, and high wages, stressing lessons for industry location despite the bankruptcy.
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Reading Iron Company
Pittsburg
Reading
Times Defends Toryism While Attacking Parnell
The piece argues the London Times still defends Toryism and unjustly brands Parnell. It notes dribs of stale charges about Patrick Ford and dynamite advocacy, while asserting shared moral obliquity with readers who believed the Times. The writer condemns Home Rule opponents as desperate and exposed.
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Balfour
London Times
Parnell
Thunderer
Patrick Ford
Land
Great Britain
Moral hazards in public service across party lines
The piece argues both Democrats and Republicans see Attorney General Garland’s Pan-Electric ties as a blot on the outgoing administration. It notes questions about using official power for private gain, compares Garland’s conduct with actions by Stanford and Payne, and calls for broader ethics rules extending beyond the Cabinet to the Senate.
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Garland
Pan- Electric
Bell Telephone
Senate
Stanford
Union Pacific
Payne
United States Senate
Vindictive Litigation and Law and Order Prosecutions
The piece critiques the perjury libel and assault cases linked to Law and Order actions, noting possible vindictiveness and the impact on fairness. It discusses bail rights for Law and Order agents, praises orderly conduct, and compares Secretary of the Navy nominee Geserea B. F. Tracy to historic figures like Sir Joseph Porter and past naval secretaries.
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Law and
Law and Order Society
B. F. Tracy
Secretary of the Navy
Joseph Porter
Providence Journal
General Tracy
William C. Whitmer
Dick Thompson
George M. Robeson
Gideon Welles
Tracy
Train Robbery Capitalized and Politics Note In 19th Century
A collection of opinions on law making and policy from the era cites Arizona train robbery as capital offense, President Cleveland vetoes, Congress spending, and public notices. The writer riffs on ministers, newspapers, labor, and Beecher scandals with political satire and historical references.
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Arizona
Glass
Public notices and colorful society notes of notable figures
Patti speaks five languages and Dr Mary Walker seeks a Washington clerkship. The Duke of Newcastle funded a church at Clomber costing 200000 dollars with a memorial window from tenants. Hawntox Dirister, a Philadelphia saw maker, is respected in Florida as a major landholder. Saran Bernhardt wins three Monte Carlo bets 84 to 1, drawing cheers. Jefferson Davis remains sharp at an advanced age. A Belgian royal marriage pattern to Austrian Habsburgs is linked to repeated royal deaths. Victorien Sardou’s superstition grows after a doorway incident and a stone cube nearly killed a man near him.
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Patti
Mary Walker
Washington
Duke of Newcastle
Clomber
Hawntox Dirister
Philadelphia
Florida
Saran Bernsardt
Monte Carlo
Jefferson Davis
Southern Confederacy
Austria
Hapsburg
Charlotte
Em- Maximilian
Queretaro
Stephanie
Victorien Sardou
Sardou
Kate Field on Fashionable Women Provokes Harsh Counsel
From the Buffalo Express Kate Field criticizes the fashionable woman urging self denial neglect of home husband and children and a life of hypocrisy leading to decline within ten years. The remark is presented as one of Misa Field's recent true sayings.
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The
Buffalo Express
Kate Field
Misa Field
Deaths of a Day and City Figures in March
In Washingtons Pa John Baird died after paralysis and long illness dating back years. Miss Mary L Booth editor of Harper’s Bazaar died at her New York residence March 5. Rev J G Bartlett listed among others in Parkersburg March death notices.
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Waseingtos
March
John Baird
Ficken
Mary L. Booth
New York
Harper's Basar
East Fifty-ninth Street
Theatrical Auctions and City Access in Pittsburg
The great company of Joe Jefferson W J Florence Mrs Drew and John Gilbert is slated for Pittsburg next year with an auction for seats. Wilt says the city lags for East attractions and critics note many prime tours will miss here. Also a train conductor shows patience with a stubborn passenger amid a crowd reacting to misbehavior.
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Joe Jefferson
W. J. Florence
Drew
John Gilbert
Wit
Messia
Booth
Harvest
Pittsburg
Sears
Jefferson-Florence
Wilt
Cleveland
Japan's New Regime Details Declared In February
Mail from San Francisco reports Japan's February 11 promul gation of a new constitution. The Emperor, swearing to uphold ancient rule, transfers legislative power to the Diet and outlines a bicameral parliament with a House of Peers and a 300-member House of Representatives. The five laws total 332 articles, defining imperial authority, electoral rules, and finance.
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Francisco
New York
Japan
Empire of Japan
House of Peers
House of Representatives
Finance
Entofee I
Pleasure of a Cigarette from the London Globe
A nostalgic note on enjoying cheap hand-made cigarettes as a daily luxury shared by cabmen and watermen. The piece imagines the cigarette as a three volume novel tracing its origins and the imagined identities of those who contributed its early form.
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London Globe
Goodbyes and Blessings in Anglo Saxon Speech
A nostalgic reminiscence contrasts Anglo Saxon speech with French phrases at parting. The speaker recalls how foreign terms fade beside a mother’s blessing and a simple God bless you, a sacred, comforting phrase from a rite of departure. The memory centers on personal love and reassurance from a mother amid farewell.
Bingler Wolf Wedding Draws City to Christ M E Church
A large crowd attended the Bingler Wolf wedding at Christ M E Church with 1100 tickets issued and more than 120 inside before start. The ceremony featured Rev. Dr. Cowles with Lohengrin March and Mendelssohn music as the bride and groom passed to the reception at the bride’s mother’s Hazelwood home. The couple plan a Southern trip then a Philadelphia reception for relatives.
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Bingler
Frank Bingler
J. Leif Asherbury
Tom Brown
Dean
Hibbard
W. A. Mandelick
Mendelssohn
Hazelwood
Philadelphia
Walter B. Smith
C. Stephenson Gatchel
Mozart Club
Mr. Loyd
Duff-Torrance Wedding at Macbeth Mansion in East End
Sophia Duff and Hugh Charles Torrance wed in a formal ceremony at the Macbeth mansion on Auibecen avenue Shaddyside. Rev Edmund Balfour officiated as guests admired roses, ferns, and pink decor while the bridal party processed to the altar for the vows.
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Macbeth
East End
Sophia Duff
J. George Duff
George A. Macbeth
Hugh Charles Torrance
Carnegie Wire
Companore
Beaver Falls
Auibecen Avenue
Shaddyside
Florist Smith
Edmund Balfour
Grant Street Lutheran Church
Henry
Srammeth
Hee Annie V. Mache
Edward Balken
Largest wedding ever held at Calvary Episcopal Church
Last evening at Calvary Episcopal Church East End a large wedding took place for Miss Katherine Hallman Barker and Robert J Buchanan amid a notable society presence. The ceremony was performed by Pastor George, ushers included Nicholson Macpherson and Parker, no bridesmaids, couple left on the 8:50 train for the East and returned to a Shady Grove reception.
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Calvary Episcopal Church
East End
Katherine Hallman Barker
Gutegs ‘Owe
St Harris Puan
Socia! 9
Robert J. Buchanan
Mra Mary Ve
Messrs
A Nicholson
A. Macpherson
Roland Gerry
W. B. Moore
Aes
Howar Rard Pa Parker
George Pastor O
East
McGuire and Diamond Wed at Lawrenceville Cathedral
Mr James P McGuire and Miss Tillie Diamond were married yesterday morning at high mass in the Lawrenceville Cathedral A reception followed the ceremony at the bridegrooms residence and the couple planned to return in a few weeks to reside in Lawrenceville Miss Findle of 431 Penn avenue hosted a pleasant reception at her home with dancing and a luncheon prepared by Kennedy The event featured tropical plant decorations and a reception crowd applauded the newlyweds.
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Jas. P. McGuire
Tillie Diamond
Lawrenceville
Miss Findle
Penn Avenue
Nor
Be Je Stevenson
Kennedy
Teravercio Supper and Dance in Allegheny Hall
The Manchester Turners hosted a supper and dance at their Beaver Avenue hall in Allegheny. Joseph Miller Charles Geiger Henry Seiling Charles Mees and Dr Roth directed the event. The Crescent Orchestra provided music as about 200 couples enjoyed the evening.
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Manchester Turners
Beaver Avenue
Allegheny
Joseph Miller
Charles Geiger
Henry Seiling
Charles Mees
Dr. Roth
Crescent Orchestra
Sleeping Queen opera at Library hall Mt. Washington
The Sleeping Queen pre performance at Library Hall Mt. Washington benefited Grace Episcopal Church choir. The cast included Queen Mrs. M. Henkle Agnes Miss Exith Harris Philipe Mr. J. Boyd Duff Regent Mr. E. H.
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Library Hall
Mt.ashington
Grace Episcopal Church
M. Henkle
Agnes
Exith Harris
Philipe
J. Boyd Duff
E. H
Talk on Alaska Featured by Junta Club Guests
Junta Club members held a semi monthly meeting last night at its club rooms Geoardman guest delivered a sabatoeing paper on Alaska with discussion to follow
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Junta Club
Er Pee C.D
Geoardman
Alaska
Pleasant Cotillon Aids Soldiers Monument Fund
A Pleasant Cotillon hosted by The Auxiliary Circles of G. A. R. Post 8 Allegheny drew a large crowd in Union Rink Allegheny. Dancers enjoyed till 2 AM and the event raised funds for the Soldiers' Monument fund.
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G. A. R. Post 8
Allegheny
Union Rink
An Afternoon Reception Hosted by Mrs. Caldwell
Mrs. James Caldwell at 326 Penn Avenue hosted an afternoon reception yesterday. The home was profusely decorated with lilacs and mignonette creating a fragrant display for guests.
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James Caldwell
Penn Avenue
Canadian Comment on Harrison Inaugural Address
Canadian papers give mixed views on President Harrison in his inaugural address. The Empire calls it honest and responsible with sincere advice to the people. The Mail Independent labels it respectable though idiosyncratic. The Globe mocks it as bombastic and pandering to heroics.
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Dominion Preas
Harrison
Toronto
The
Empire
Mail
Independent
Globe
Liberal
Sir John
Prophetic Erdspiegel Rumor In Pennsylvania Barn Fire Tale
A Baltimore American correspondent reports a Holzambler or Erdspiegel legend from near MacSherrystown Pennsylvania. The earth glass allegedly rests buried a year to gain power and can reveal hidden threats. Farmer John Keagy is said to own and prize it claiming it warned of barn burners last Saturday night.
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Hanover
Baltimore American
John Keagy
MacSherrystown
Glass with symbols on a 6 by 8 inch plate found on farm
Mr Joseph Keagy takes a glass artifact on a farm test journey. The heavy plate glass 6x8 inches carries a white paper with words and planetary signs, guarded in a silk wrap to prevent damage. Curby Jd Smith joins the exploration amid belief and doubt.
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Joseph Keagy
Curby Jd Smith
Beagy
The Cryptogram Interpreted Inscriptions On Glass
Scratches on glass mix German English and Latin. The writer describes protective signs and phrases such as Spiritus Sanctus between cross marks and lines invoking blessing to ward off evil and protect rights before court or investigation.
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Dullix
Pontic
Erdspiegel Folklore and the Christmas Mystery
Keagy of Lancaster famed for an Erdspiegel said to reveal secrets to those born on Christmas Day or May 1. The glass is buried at a crossroads for a year and unearthed on Christmas night to see visions, with only certain people able to perceive them. An old tale notes the artifact’s history near McSherrystown and Marietta, with claims of supernatural sight and intense light from the glass.
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Mr. In Keagy
Mr. i Keagy
Marietta
Indy
Glass reading and hoodoo claims haunt Lancaster home
Mrs. Keagy alleges a colored man hoodooed her sight after he declared she could no longer read the glass. Tests showed she described her family's Lancaster activities, and neighbor Abraham Connelly, a famed glass reader, asserts he could see clearly in the dark and identify pursuing men.
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Mrs. Keagy
Lancaster
Cay
Keagy
Connelly
Kimberly Scores a Point in Supreme Court Reversal
The U S Supreme Court reverses a lower court ruling in the case Peter L. Kimberly v Charles D Arms Hansh M Arms and Grand Central Mining Company. The decision remands with directions to remand to a special master for further action in a partnership dispute involving stock interests and an independent tribunal.
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U. S&s. Supreme Court
Arms
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Peter L. Kimberly
Charles D. Arms
Hansh M. Arms
Grand Central Mining Company
Circuit Court of the United States
Ohio
Tees
Instlee Field
Zenro
Thoag of
Sade
Notorious confidence men nabbed after poker ruse in New York
A New York tale reports an ad offering quick $1000 returns led George H. Chappell to a meeting with John B. Dean at No 6 Wall Street. Dean and companions allegedly ran a bookmaker scam and poker game. Chappell lost 50 before police arrested Dean and an associate at No 132, a skin gambling house.
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New York
George H.whappell
Chappell
John B. Dean & Co
Wall Street
Dean
Mr. Chappell
Thirty-third Street
Big Men in a Trust Company and a Missing Artist
The New York Security and Trust Company rented offices on Wall Street and filed its certificate of organization in Albany with ex Secretary Fairchild as head. Artist Samuel J. Cowley, linked to $28 000 worth of diamonds stolen recently, has disappeared amid three claimants by separate Mrs Cowleys and a bigamy warrant.
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New York
Samuel J. Cowley
Relics of Rudolf Show Prince Are Personal Estate Museum
Vienna authorities begin inventorying the late Crown Prince Rudolf’s possessions. The Hofburg hosts a unique display of his trophies, animals shot in Hungary, natural trees and rocks arranged like a forest, with a bear scene and various predators. A hound named Black and remains of a lionalike carcass lie in glass cases among other royal curios.
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Vienna
London Times
Stephanie
Imperial
Hofburg
Mankacs
Hungary
Tantur
Astmerusalem
Witness Testimony Bares Spirit Visit in Hall Will Case
Ellen Nelsch testified in Judge Jamieson s court about Loamm i Hall appearing as a ghost after burial and asserting misplacement of his grave at Park Ridge versus Grace land supporting his will dispute. Jury shifted as questions surfaced about burial location and a haunting claim tied to a 975000 estate split among relatives.
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Chica
Ellen Nelsch
Will
Jamieson
Park Ridge
Graceland
Mr. Hall
Harry Hall
Anne
Te Gan EL Purdy
Spring fashions from jackets to gowns in rich colorways
The column outlines new spring styles including long revers jackets with inserted vests and DiE Torre empire gowns in cream and magnolia, mouse gray India silks, and gold frosted shawl pins. It notes light spring woolens with bold color blocks, empire puff sleeves, and varied trims on gowns and accessories.
Curious Condensations From A Distant Archive
A long, fragmented roundup of items including taxes in New York, a London private house wash rate, Trinity Church tax exemption, defaced Custer monument, Moscow to Portland curios, and odd trials of law and misadventure. Names, places, and numbers appear in brief sketches from diverse locales.
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Andrew Cowenloeh
Telegraphopers
Swe
Astor Emate
New York City
Easuly
London
Trinity Church
New York
Custer Monument
Montana
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