Fire Dispatch. Pittsburg Post Office 1857 Advertisements
Fire Dispatch volume 4 issue 41 notes entry at Pittsburg Post Office dated November 1 1857. It lists business offices at Diamond Street with publishing rooms 75 77 79 Diamond Street and advertising office in New York for The Dispatch. Mentions Brentano's New York and a Paris shop for distributing hotel news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Street
TRE Dispatch
Brentano's
Union Square
New York
I? Are. de Opera
Peavis
France
Postage Rates and Delivery Details Announced
The Pittsburgh newspaper outlines annual postage free rates and weekly carriers. The notice lists price plans including Sunday edition delivery, monthly and yearly options, with varying rates and service details for the public.
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United sTaTes
Boleegnientee
Curative legislation unlikely to fix past street costs
The Dispatch argues Justice Williams did not intend retroactive fixes for improvements already completed. Curative acts could only apply to future plans, not past abutter liabilities. Governor Pattison likely vetoes retroactive assessments. the Legislature may cure the system for the future, not retroactively.
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Justice Williams
Fmale
Pattison
Pittsburg
Williams
Legislation by Prejudice in State Lawmaking
The piece argues that a proposed ban on importing armed police is treated with humor but warns that lawmaking should be guided by constituents, not personal prejudice. It notes Pinkerton detectives and hotel listening intrusions as context, and critiques legislators who pursue self interest over public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Senate
Pinkertons
Pinkerton
Ghioas
Disraven
Japan
Jay Gould
Boston
T. Heed
Ingersoll
Ike Weir
Baron Hirsch
H. Greeley
Jubal Early
Inspector Byrnes
Armand Jeaxmoutot
Paris
Sir Isaac Newton
Courage of Justice in Face of Lynching Debates
The St James Gazette critiques cautious moral courage amid the New Orleans lynching debate. It argues true courage lies in steadfast justice and obedience to law, urging public vigilance to ensure justice prevails rather than erodes.
Education, fear, and the New Orleans lynching debate
An editorial argues that true civic courage is like a fast color set by education and culture. It warns that weak bases allow fear to wash away reason and cites the New Orleans lynching as a blemish on American civilization, contrasting it with historic shifts in the city’s sovereignty.
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St. James Gazette
On Orleans
John Bull
Euphatica Manueras
New Orleans
Qor Jeans
Gazette
France
United States
Bribery allegations in California Senate contest arise
The piece argues charges of bribery in the California Senate contest following the death of Senator Hearst are serious and warrant official inquiry. It notes public interest in the integrity of Senate elections and hopes for future reform to purge corrupt practices from campaigns and influence.
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Hearst
California
Senate
Congress
United States
Queen asserts sole discretion in Hawaii Cabinet appointment
Supreme Court of Hawaii rules the Queen may choose her own advisers. The decision ends opposition by former allies who wanted the late King's Cabinet to continue. Critics warn overreach, while the Queen and her new Cabinet oppose Spreckels sugar methods and may curb the monopolist's control over Hawaii's produce.
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Supreme Court of Hawaii
Spreckels
Chicago Exposition Fund Delinquents and Public Spirit
The Dispatch cites Moses P. Hendy saying 7 000 subscribers to Ita stock failed to pay but notes about 30 000 others signed up. He expects Chicago citizens will pay as needed and The Dispatch remains confident the Exposition will succeed and that Chicago will keep its promises.
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Moses P. Hendy
Department of Publicity
Ita
Handy
Chicago
Tuk Drspagrca
Windy City
President Harri son acts to protect American pork name
The article notes President Harrison will take summary measures to defend the American pork name against German discrimination. It describes Minister Phelps pressing the demand for recognition and a potential retaliatory threat, predicting Germany will adjust policy and admit American pork could be used in German markets. The piece emphasizes U S authority to pursue national interests as needed.
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Harrison
Phelps
Uncle Sam
Germany
English Journal Blamed for Byron Tomb Illustration Error
A discussion notes a miscaptioned illustration in The Dispaten article about Byron’s tomb. It claims the grave is in Hucknall Church not Hucknall graveyard and defends correspondent Edgar L. Wakeman from unjust criticism. The piece references The Dispatens wide circulation and Senator Power’s remarks on Silverite politics.
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Byron
Dispaten
Iluckwall
English Illustrated
Edgar L. Wakeman
Hucknall Church
Hucknall Graveyard
Wakeman
Ocean disasters and political tales fill inland readers with alarm
The piece surveys recent maritime tragedies led by the wreck of the Utopia off Gibraltar with nearly six hundred dead. It praises the Rodney crew for rescue efforts and condemns Utopia officials. It also satirizes North Dakota bribery flaws, Harrisburg politics, British public morals, and other topical items with local flare.
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Gibraltar
Notable Figures Move and Muse in an Eventful Era
A panorama of public figures and happenings. Warner Milner’s American Fiber stock reaches 860 million. Ex-President Cleveland plans May 1 office move to Mills Building. Senator Edmunds toys with private life on his Vermont farm. Minister Saiin granted leave to visit the United States from Russia. Larran of the New York Sun buys a jadeite jar for 4400. Congressmen Springer ill in Washington from nervous strain and grip. Various international and social notes follow, including regulators, clergy, and prominent personalities across Europe and America.
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Warner Milner
American Fiber Company
Cleveland
William Street
Mills
Broad Street
Edmunds
Vermont
Charles Emory Saiin
United States
Russia
St. Petersburg
Springer
Illinois
Washington
Brocsen
Berlin
Egypt
Ministry of Education
Thebis
Dioodora DA Fonseca
Archbishop of Canterbury
Palestine Exploration Fund
Archbishop of
York
Society
Stanford
Ithaca
N.Y
California
Dre
Emma Brraixarp Erper
Yale
East India
Twice Told Tales French View of Alligator and Fox
A French critique notes the United States facing gradual extermination of aboriginal fauna including the alligator. It describes uses of the alligator from hide to teeth to meat, depictions of regional value, and how Florida cattlemen and terrapin traders interact with hunters and the winter burrows. It details the seasonal pattern of alligator hunting near Savannah and the role of African American terrapin workers in retrieving both alligators and terrapins in spring.
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George Washington
Revue Des Sciences Naturyettes
United States
South America
Florida
Terraping
Savannah
Fox Rides Hogback in Wild Little Rock Chase
A Little Rock businessman famed for hunting chases a fox from the city toward the southwest. The fox eludes him for hours until a herd of bogs spooks the fox onto a long-legged porker. The pig races away and the fox clings to the horse while escaping into a brush patch. The tale spreads through friends afterward.
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Little Rock
Chattanooga Times
Martin
Muir Vision on South Dome Cloud Image and Diablo Ghost
A San Francisco contributor recalls John Muir on Yosemite's South Dome during a snowstorm, seeing a giant cloud image that turned out to be the mountain's reflection. Oakland Mayor John B. Glasscock adds he once observed a ghostlike mirage from Mount Diablo, noting a clear day view of the Central Valley and Pacific as the atmosphere altered the scene.
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San Francisco
John B. Glasscock
Oakland
Mount
Diablo
Truckee
St. Helena
Great Central Valley
Remarkable survival stories from historic snowbound cases
Leisure Hour recounts Elizabeth Woodrock of Impington who survived eight nights buried seven feet deep in snow after losing her way near Cambridge on February 2 1798. She recovered senses but died July 24. A second case recalls Alice Jane Lowe of Wigan found near Spalding after five weeks in snow with hair matted and bare feet. Officials note the extreme cold and survival as remarkable.
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Elizabeth Woodrock
Leisure Hour
Impington
Cambridge
Alice Jane Lowe
Wigan
Spalding
Lincolnshire Fens
Lancashire
Doctor's yarn about Washington soap bubble fuels bluffing tale
In Atlanta a group of men share tall tales as Dr Sid Holland narrates a relic story amid dinner jokes. The climax reveals a soap bubble George Washington blew as a boy, prompting puzzled reactions as the crowd debates the yarn's truth.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Sid Holland
West End
Dr. Holland
Howdy
Sid
George Washington
Piety and Punishment in a Richmond Mother's Household
A Richmond mother raises six sons after her husband’s death relying on strict Presbyterian discipline. She earns the nickname She Elder for her devout, disciplined upbringing. The piece notes her stern methods as the boys faced misbehavior and related moral lessons.
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Lexington
Whipping Described at a Rural Meeting
A narrator details a disciplinary scene where a woman enters with Bible, hymn-book and switches, reads a Bible chapter and sings a hymn before beginning the ness meeting. Whippings are described as severe and proportional to the offender, planned to match the offender's state and offenses using durable rods.
Song Helps Housewife Speed Housework and Marriage Proposal
A Detroit Free Press anecdote notes a woman’s slow kitchen scrub sped by a song she sang to herself. The piece shares how music aided labor and even eased a shy suitor’s marriage proposal as he stammered out a tune to Mary and won her consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Rayne
Detroit Free Pres
Hannah
Rory O' More
Alose
Israel
Zion
Mary
Plot Against Governor Campbell Reported In Democratic Circles
Columbus March 19 There is a sensation in political circles over reports that Governor Campbell’s enemies plan a rear attack led by a leading state Democratic paper. John R McLean and Lawrence T Neal are named as backers and possible candidates for US Senator and Governor. Campbell replies he will prosecute any newspaper making charges.
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John R. McLean
Columbus
Campbell
Washington
John KR. McLean
Lawrence T. Neal
United States
Campbell-Foraker
Potomac Flats
New York
A Parson's Wedding in Wheeling
Rev C C Hays formerly of Bridgeport married Miss Lucy Alexander of Kirkwood at the bride's home yesterday. The ceremony was performed by Rev Mr Hays of Allegheny, the groom's father. Opera House Orchestra provided music as many friends attended before the couple left for an extended Eastern trip.
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Wbp Aives
Wheeling
C. C. Hays
Presbyterian Church At
Bridgeport
Lucy Alexander
Kirkwood
Mr. Hays
Allegheny
Opera House
Jean F. Alexander
H. W. Arning
Beech Street
Messia
W. H. Cote
Linford Smith
Mrs. Arling
Important Changes to Progress Among the Volcanoes of Hawaii
The steamship Mariposa arrived from Sydney in 24 days and about seven from Honolulu. Queen Liliuokalani is reappointing H A P Carter as minister to the United States. Reports say Kilauea crater changes and Halemaumau cone has disappeared amid frequent earthquake tremors near the volcano.
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San Francisco
Sydney
Honolulu
Liliuokalani
H. A. P. Carter
United States
Kilauea
Halemaumau
Deaths of a Day Scribbles From Washington and Erie
Special telegrams report the death of L. M. Axtell Washington County Recorder at his home after a long illness. Alfred King former Erie official and first mayor dies aged years. Charles Henry Collier Wheeling Fire and Marine Insurance secretary and freemason leader dies. Joseph Albietz ex Alderman dies. learn scattered notes on early Pittsburgh German-born citizens and political alignments.
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Erie
Alfred King
Waterford
Eri
Erie City
Kingston
Enter King
Pittsburg Gazette
A. H W. King
Eighth United States Cavalry
Tongue River
Ariz
Wheeling
Charles Henry Collier
Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Hoston
Grand Lodge of
West Virginia
Grand Lodge
University of Ohio
Linsley Institute
Miss Lizzie Fox Dies at Hawkens Station Home
Miss Lizzie Fox died yesterday morning at the Ladies of the G A RB Home at Hawkens Station after a long illness since entering the Home. A graduate of the Orphans School at Drummerville near Uniontown, she passed quietly surrounded by the kind inmates. Funeral services will be held at the Home tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock with private interment.
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Lizzie Fox
G. A. RB
Hawkens Station
Drummerville
Uniontown
Notable Chicago Ex Consul C P Kimball Dies in New York
C P Kimball formerly Consul at Stuttgart died at the Brevoort House after paralysis and heart trouble. He preferred Florida to Chicago and had recently suffered brain issues from a fall. His death was reported as of March 19 in New York.
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Washington
L. M. Axtell
Washington County
Axtell
Jacksonville
Greene County
Cumberland
P. Baker
Lila Clerk
New York
C. P. Kimball
Chicago
Stuttgart
Brevoert House
Florida
Hart
Galer
George Montgomery
Leas Sea
Pialo Grove
Issa
Palmer noted as prominent figure dies suddenly
Horace A. Palmer, a well known figure, died suddenly tonight. The Rochester native was identified in local notices as a prominent person linked to the Palmer family.
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Erte
Horace A. Palmer
Palmer
Doecesse Wink
Rochester
N. Y
Knight Tewolar
Pleasures of Society and Local Entertainments
An evening of diverse events from the Railroad Ward program at West Penn Hospital to Frohsian Society concert at Old City Hall. Highlights include G C Taylor family overture, recitations, mandolin and guitar numbers, Agnes Vogel soprano, and a cantata The Wives of Weinsberg. Also a pretty Allegheny home wedding for Miss Jean F Alexander and Dr H W Arning, with plans for a wedding trip East. An Mt Washington Reading Room program features Curry School of Elocution and the comedy A Box of Monkeys. Elks social at County Democracy HQ includes Muller and the Lewis Quartet, Tracey banjo, and Kirk Orchestra selections.
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Y. M
Allegheny
Mt. Washington
West Penn Hospital
Pennsylvania Railroad Department
MCA
G. C. Taylor
Harry
Emma
Walter
Kittie Hamm
Wilkinsburg Mandolin and Guitar Club
Kate McMaunus
Cora Harcum
Hallie Deems
Neal Brothers
Cordle DeHuff
Old City Hall
Frohsian Singing Society
Aeves
Agnes Vogel
Messrs
Karl
Joseph A. Vishtenova
Moessra
Ernest Staub
Emil Biebler
Leoehmier
Clara Oehmier
Charles Gernert
Weinsberg
Conrad
Sentinel
Joseph Vowel
Emil Bichler
George Toerge
Froisian Society
Curry School of Elocution
Byron W. King
Edward Ralston
G. Boyd
Chauncey Oglethorpe
H. Lorney
Guinevere Landpoore
Ruth Reach
Ondego Jhones
Hanns Baxter
Sierra Bengaline
Nina Millegan
Pittsburg
THE
Elks
County Democracy
Mr. Muller
Lewis
T. C. Tracey
Sig. Crispini
Kirk
Henry Ecker
H Kennedy
Various Social Events in Allegheny Attend Westminster Church
Mrs J H Irwis hosts a parlor concert to aid the new Westminster Church as services may begin April. Cards announce Neilia Williams and Sidney Wilmot wedding on April 1 and a reception by John Sayers and Mr Lanther on April 1. Lectures and entertainments occur at Third U P Church and Cyclorama parlors with community figures hosting events.
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J. H.irwis
Page Street
Allegheny
New Westminister
Neilia Williams
Oakland
Sidney Wilmot
Seneca Street
John Sayers
McKeesport
Lanther
Locuatstreet
Henry Hall
U. P. Church
Diamond Street
Ross Street
Greer
Mowry
Westminister Church
Musicians in Council Oppose Importation of Talent
National League of Musicians discusses affiliation with the American Federation of Labor and adopts protests against importing foreign musicians. Resolution to thank Jeannette Thurber is approved. Chicago case regarding Theodore Thomas prompts a separate set of resolutions. New York manager F A Schwab schedules Europe trip to hire musicians.
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Milwauk
National League of Musicians
League
American Federation of Labor
Wolsiffer
New York
F. A. Schwab
Europe
Chicago Orchestra Association
Currier
Milward Adams
Thies
Thomas
Chicago
Munich
Reciprocity Dispatch Denied in British Guiana Talks
Ottawa reports no indication from British Guiana that it intends to enter into a reciprocity treaty with Canada a Washington dispatch said the government has denied any such move.
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Ottawa
Washington
British Guiana
Canada
Guiana
Memory of Lizette and a Vine in Wine Lament
Poem recalling youth and a shared spring dream with Lizette. The speaker yearns across time and distance as memories linger of a vine and a cup of bitter wine, asking if they should forget their past and endure separation. The piece ends with a personal signature Willie Wixele, dated March 19.
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Lizette
Willie Wixele
Govt faces stamp shortage as steam presses debated
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing struggles to keep up with demand for paper money and Internal Revenue stamps. Captain Meredith adds overtime and contemplates steam presses despite opposition from the Plate Printers' Assembly, amid pending deficiency and looming costs.
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Washington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Internal Revenue
Bureau
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
W. M. Meredith
Meredith
Milligan
Koledos
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Secretary of the Treasury
The History of the Kiss Across Cultures
Popular Science outlines how kiss practices vary by culture and time. It traces origins from legends in England to roles in Georgian era theater and explains shifting norms around affectionate salutes between sexes.
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Reichenbach
Winsenius
England
Rowena
Hengist
Friesland
Difficulties in Building the Model Battleship at World’s Fair
Cricago reports that neither the Government nor the local directory can build the pier for the naval exhibit, likely forcing construction on shore. A water-supply contract for the Expo is agreed, with pumping plants and 12,000,000 gallons capacity to cost $250,000, to be paid by the directory at the fair’s end, while the city charges $20 per 1,000,000 gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cricago
J. Harry Ballard
Foreign Department
Dr. Weston
New York
Suing the Gas Trusts and Next Week Proceedings
The state prepares quo warranto papers against the Gas Trust in the name of the Attorney General. Papers sent to Springfield are expected back in three days, with action to begin early next week. Also notes a Wisconsin bill requiring telephone companies to pay an annual license fee of 2 4 percent of gross earnings.
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Springfield
Mavisos
Wis
Senate Today
Teleptrerme
Curious Condensations of Oddities and Inquiries
A medley of curiosities and oddities from around 1900 includes: a frogskin leather praised for toughness. Nashville street mail boxes used for spit. a Shreveport beet weighing 46 pounds. Greensburg cold air currents near a flowing well. a Georgia editor with 27 children and a refused ad. Wet Point Military boasts diplomas for 3,384. oysters’ strength and opening force. turkey vulture smell and carrion crew sensitivity. a Philadelphia surgeon mounting a pine nervous system. an Italian physiologist on thought and brain flow. Indian fort cold and happiness. chimpanzee death after Kooh lymph inoculation. a Belfast man and ducks by sled. a California olive grower’s ample yield. the olfactometer testing smell power. a Valley City pillow wager. a Savannah carpenter attacked with a oil can. a Cincinnati man learns a dead acquaintance was reached by telephone. Wisconsin law on divorce after three years. a whaling schooner captain’s three-year-old son as mascot. St Petersburg balls using statues as decorations. a paralyzed Westport widow case. Oklahoma raid of 1880 and Hogsack Trail. Philadelphia Jefferson House sale. the German Guards’ tallest man and a 7 foot 4 inch recruit. and a 1663 Royal Academy note foreshadowing Pasteur on germination and air exposure.
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Shreveport
Greensburg
Georgia
Wet Point Military
Philadelphia
Seventh Street
Market
Jefferson
Jacob Hiltzheimer
Jefferson House
Regiment of Guards
Rubelander
Regiment of
Foot Guards
Nalure
England
Royal Academy
Pasteur
Curious Jokes and Cartoon Snippets From a 19th Century Page
A collage of brief quips and humorous exchanges spans theater box offices skeleton curios and poet dilemmas. References include Sue and a theatergoer at a box office and a Curio Dealer quip about Washingtons pet cat skeleton.
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Curio
George Washington
Cheago Nees
Janay
Washington Post
Jim Pegasus
Percy Yerxer
Jim
Terae
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Fire Dispatch
Smithfield and
Fastern
Room MN
Shieuunse Bullring
Senator Power
Montana
Huston
North Dakota
Harrisburg
Lord Macauley
Greeman
Heinrich Heine
Supreme Court
Pittsboro
Forbes Street
W. Mackay Larran
New York Sun
Song
Emet
Mr Mays
Island
Hawaii
Joseph Albietz
Sinth Ward
Albietz
J. J. Albietz
Baden
Jnreid Scott
Alesers
Huch, Ball
Friday
Eretz
Slildicker
Mueller
Ger
Horace
Caldwell Street
Cyclorama Hall
Musicians IN Council
Lazette
Lizetta
Treasury Department
Stellal
Digpato
Internal Revenue Service
Ablef Meredith
Federal Manufacturing and Printing Company of New York
Texas
Dallas News
Nashville
Tenn
Gnatong
Sikkim
Paris Jardin d
Kooh
Alfort School of Medicine
Belfast
Auburn
Academy of Sciences
Valley City
Dak
Roy
Koschat
Cincinnati
Stia
Wisconsin
Enoch Arden
William A. Grosier
Provincetown
Stures
Westport
Conn
Oklahoma
Hogsack
Pardee
Fort Reno
Sue
Tillinghast
Gildersleeeve
Gildersielve
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