The Dispatch Free Issue Adapts Historic Postal Rates
The dispatch outlines subscription options for daily and weekly issues, including Sunday editions, with prices per week and per year. It notes page count, delivery details, carrier duties, and postal stamps, while urging prompt reporting of missing copies and cautioning authors about manuscript handling by the editor.
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United States
Paty DisratTca
Darcy Nsratce
Disratch
Daity
The Days of Brigater Days Kennedy for Allegheny Mayor
The nomination of Mr Kennedy for the Allegheny City mayoralty marks a triumph for citizen vigilance and sound administration. The piece urges continued support to transform city government, warns against apathy, notes the high price Allegheny paid for past misrule, and stresses individual effort in obtaining value from city management.
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Kennedy
Allegheny City
Allegheny
The Trolley Pro and Con Debate in Cities
A concise essay weighing the trolley wire controversy in cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburg. It argues the wire is not as deadly as feared nor as harmless as some claim, urging improvements or alternatives such as underground wiring or storage batteries while acknowledging the trolley’s practical transit value. The piece cautions against ignoring drawbacks like shocks, street disruption, and fire department challenges, and calls for seeking safer propulsion methods when feasible.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Holman Opposes Deficiency Bill Amid Power Fight
The Committee on Appropriations representative Mr Holman fought a deficiency appropriation urged by the Agricultural Committee not on economy but to curb power of his own committee. He displays a craving for power behind vigorous rhetoric about cutting national spending.
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Holman
Committee On Appropriations
Agricultural Committee
Buncombe
Szvaroz Hrut
Congress
Hill
Senator Hill
Sena
False Prophets and True Economy in Hoosier Politics
The piece argues that Mr. Holman seeks local prestige over national concerns and questions his national leadership. It warns that his party may repudiate him at times, yet a cause should not be condemned for a false prophet. It cautions that true economy must not suffer from a cheese-parer’s masquerade.
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Holman
Independent oil groups unite to challenge transportation pools
A telegram from Titusville reports independent petroleum interests have formed a pooling alliance to curb transportation control by the Pennsylvania Railroad and National Transit Company. They claim an 86 percent rate hike on refined oil to the seaboard and urge Governor Pattison to move promptly against the pool as illegal under constitutional and common law principles.
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Titusville
Pennsylvania Railroad
National Transit Company
Seaboard
Pattison
Ingenuity in Slaughter and the Limits of Progress
A reflective piece on how early weapon innovations evolved from muskets to rifles and modern explosives, contrasting peaceful inventions like the railroad and telegraph with tools of mass destruction. It questions whether civilization benefits from such progress while urging pursuit of nonlethal means to resolve international disputes.
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Gulliver
Brobdignaz
Swift
Prussia
Brobdignag
Whitney's Opportunity in Cleveland Hill Break
A report says William C. Whitney may step in as a compromise candidate between Cleveland and Hill. His status as residuary legatee of Cleveland’s political estate and ties to the Hill faction are noted, along with a close connection by marriage to the Standard Oil Trust which funded the social campaign.
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William C. Whitney
Navy
Cleveland
Washington
Quintius Curtius
Hill
Whitney
Standard Oil Trust
Whitney as Democratic Hope Faces Trust Dilemma
The piece argues that wealth and political influence rest with Washington magnates, but cites the Standard Oil Trust as illegal. It urges Whitney to press the trust to dissolve, restore genuine competition, and honor the law, claiming this would boost his political fortune and solidify a reformist Democratic image.
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Washington
Standard Oil Trust
Whitney
Ex-Mayor Wyman Sentenced to Three Months in Jail
The former mayor received a three month imprisonment, a penalty judged sufficient to deter public officials from corrupt acts. The judge noted that a fine would not suffice and that a jail term serves as a warning to Northside politics and officials to avoid dishonest administration.
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Wyman
Northside
Grand Jury vindicates law in New York against Parkhurst
The New York Grand Jury presented a case against Dr. Parkhurst for slandering city officials after asserting his charges were false. The action asserts vigilance and impartiality of law, warning critics not to attack political dignitaries and highlighting that law enforcement will respond to offenses against officials tied to Tammany.
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Grand Jury
New York
Parkhurst
Jesson
Tammany
Honest horses and men in racing ethics
The Boston Globe editorial calls for honest horses in racing and underscores that true honesty lies more in the people in the business than in the animals. It questions practical implementation while praising the aim of honest racing and noting the challenge of finding honest men to match the standard.
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Boston Globe
Guillotine Failure Highlights Execution Ethics in German Village
A botched guillotine in a small German village exposes the flaw of relying on an executioner's skill and care for humane punishment, underscoring that no method guarantees decency.
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Germany
Political Robbery in Railroads and Bridges Exposed
The Buffalo Courier reports the New York Legislature tower branch passage of railroad and bridge contracts shows Democrats voting solidly for the jobs while Republicans mostly joined, hinting at a possible Republican boss in the woodpile. The piece argues party lines lapse when private gain is at stake and warns the Cordage Trust’s hemp will be used to wind it up.
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Tower Branch
New York
Politios
Buffalo Courier
Whisky Trust Faces Court Scrutiny as Benevolent Institution
Charles A. Prince, counsel for the whisky combination, argues it is not a trust but a benevolent institution. He contends such groups reveal their charitable character when subjected to public inquiry and prosecutions. Supreme Court decision cited, Speaker Reed quoted.
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Whisky Trust
Charles A. Prince
Supreme Court
Eead
Political asides and economic musings in a late 19th century column
A dense editorial note critiques Democratic policy indifference in Congress and Senator Hill’s focus on silver, questions the Norcross inquest impact, and warns against risking British farm exports over seals. It also weighs stock market reactions to death, youth overachievement, England’s reciprocity in the West Indies, Belgian charity, and Russell Sage on Reading deal gains, ending with a reflection on overworked judges and hasty dismissals.
Pertinent Personalities Highlight Varied Prominent Figures
The item surveys notable figures including the Grand Duke of Hesse's stroke serious condition, Kansas State Superintendent Wirans formerly a bricklayer, Shelby M Cullom in Illinois linked to Moses imagery, Rev G H Ernseivine and wife sailing to Brazil for missionary work, Bismarck quoted with Shakespeare, Gov Francis of Missouri and possible successor Dalton’s shirt sleeves pledge, Prof William J Tucken new Dartmouth College president, and a Vanderbilt heir devoted to books with Huntington heir as a tall studious figure.
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Grand Duke of Hesse
Wirans
Kansas
Atchison
Illinois
Shelby M. Cullom
M. Im
Moses
Promised Land
G. H. Ernseivine
Philadelphia
Brazil
England
Rio Grande Do Sul
Bismarck
Epwakpd Bor
Francis
Missouri
Richard Dalton
William J. Tucken
Andover
Dartmouth College
Griswold
Conn
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
New York
Vanderbilt
C. P. Huntington
Petition to keep World’s Fair open Sundays
The German Evangelical Protestant Ministers Association of the United States petitions the World's Fair Board to stay open on Sundays from 1 p.m. The Pittsburgh churches and congregations sign in support. They argue Sunday access aids workers, honors Christian heritage, and promotes virtue while noting constitutional protections and broad religious freedom.
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German Evangelical Protestant Ministers' Association
United States
Pittaburg
Imanetore
United States of America
Gossip of a Great Town: Spring Metropolis Signs and Wanamaker Tale
A lively New York column narrates street life as spring returns, noting looks and tempers in crowds, a postal misdirection involving John Wanamaker, and a vivid scene of artful corners at a hostess’s home. It sketches metropolitan groundhogs, city characters, and social bustle along Broadway and Chestnut Street, with whimsical vignettes and urban chatter.
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John Wanamaker
Cormer
4TAFT
New York
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Wanamaker
Beacon Street
Boston
Thirty-third Street
Pines
Metropolitan
Upper Broadway
Forty
Cuartes Theodore AL Murray
New Yeur
Senator Hill Denies Marriage Plans in Chicago Probe
The Chicago probe reports Senator Hill may wed soon but he denies the claim. The item notes he could face worse actions than marriage, while a separate item from the Omaha World-Herald mentions weather guesses by Secretary Husk and his reliance on the old goosebone.
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Chicago
Senator Hill
Omaha
Ethereal Beauty Imagery at Brookyn Eagle Verse
A fragmentary poem-like piece evokes moonlit beauty and nature. It features vivid images of eyes like diamonds in ink, lips like sun clouds, and cheeks with peachblossom imprints. The voice describes dreams, harvest scents, and an idealized female vision amid vines, arbors, and rainbows.
Life in country and city contrasts urged by Omaha World-Herald
An unsigned editorial argues for more rural life and farmers, urging country ballast of producers over urban reliance. It celebrates farm living, calling city life degrading, and quotes Robert Ingersoll on the superiority of countryside, praising nature, home, and personal identity.
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Omaha World-Herald
America
East
Commonwealth
Robert Ingersoll
Post
How to Warn the Public of Impending Violent Storms
Analyzes limits of barometric forecasts and surface observations for predicting storms. Urges establishing high level meteorological stations near the tropics to monitor upper atmospheric currents and steer warnings hours before storms intensify, citing Ben Nevis and Mount Washington as examples.
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New York Herald
Atlantic
Ben Nevis
Mount Washington
Tropics
Si Ling
Royalty on the Riviera to Cape St Margit and Hyeres
English royalty and families depart for the South of France within two weeks. The Prince and Princess of Wales, Queen and Princess Beatrice, and the Duke and Duchess of Teck with Princess May travel to Cape Saint Martin and Hyeres as Empress Eugenie hosts spring headquarters. They may stay abroad for months, with Sandringham not seen again until October. Royal ladies dress plainly in mourning with simple black gowns and no crape trimming.
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Lowpom
France
Prince and Princess of Wales
Cape St. Marting
Empress Eugenie
Beatrice
Hyeres
Duke and Duchess of
Riviera
London
Sandringham
Johns Kaufmann News Bureau to Supply Papers and World
The Johns and Kaufmann News Bureau forms a partnership to provide news with portraits and illustrations. W G Kaufmann handles pictures while Johns writes. a camera completes the package. The venture aims to aid Pittsburg newspapers and the wider world with timely illustrated information.
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W. G. Kaufmann
Hepburn Johns
Johns-Kaufmann
Pittsburg
Johns
Kaufmann
Tax Disratcu
Hard to Follows Book's Examp Chicago Times
A Chicago Times look at how a book keeps Lent more naturally than a man. The piece reflects on religious observance and literary parallels, noting the discipline implied by written examples and contrasting it with human struggle during Lent.
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Chicago Times
Deaths Here and Elsewhere Obituary Notes
Obituary notes report Hon. James H. Clayton 63 died suddenly in Waynesboro while a former Franklin County legislator and prominent Republican. James Carson, veteran sailor from Porter's Mississippi fleet, died at home in Webster after exposure-related illness. Amog Trexler, pioneer in the sista industry, died near Alban in his 60s. Mrs Paule Abwort died yesterday at the home of her son-in-law W. P. Wilbur, president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, in Beth.
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James H. Clayton
Franklin County
Waynesboro
James Carson
Porter
Webster Pares
Amog Trexler
Berks
Lehigh
Alban Pone
Paule Abwort
W. P. Wilbur
Lehigh Valleallroad
Beth
Worlds that Are Dead Secrets of the Stars and Cosmic Cycles
An essay ponders endless matter and form, arguing death as transmutation and matter's rebirth across fields. It surveys variable stars like Algol, satellites, and unseen bodies, noting orbital eccentricities and photographic proof, then muses on cosmic ages and the universe’s evolving light and forms.
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Spas
Ike
Arcturus
Comeo
Curious Condensations and Noted Facts From Far and Near
A survey of varied curiosities notes rapid coinage trends, ancient sieges, gold yields in Victoria, rail growth in the United Kingdom, and a mix of oddities from sable fur prices to ice cream vendors, British mint rejections, and a German beard dispute. It also mentions a Norfolk boy in Hannibal, a New York to cage telegraph plan, and a Newberry bill on spelling reform.
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Jerusalem
Titus
Augustus
Victoria
United Kingdom
Alexander County
N. C
Japan
Hannibal
Australia
American Bell Telephone Company
New York
Cage
St. Petersburg
England
Italy
Tammany Census Sparks Political Quarrel Across Cities
Newspapers critique New Yorks census effort led by Tammany Hall claiming it inflates figures. Reports from Chicago Boston Philadelphia St Paul and Minneapolis frame the census as a partisan tool with potential political consequences. Critics warn of manipulated population counts and political damage to opponents.
Pickings From Fuck and Other Comic Snippets
A jumbled dialogue fragment features Mr Rhoades and Miss Hubbs amid playful mispronunciations and flirtatious banter. Characters including Mr Bunn Miss Munn Mrs McSimper and a Long Passage about Lent and sermons appear in a humorous but chaotic exchange. The text contains fractured lines and nameless interjections typical of a comic sketch.
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Mr. Rhoades
Athenia Hubbs
Boston
Mr. Bunn
Miss Munn
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