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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1892
Page
7
The article analyzes Mr. Dodds resolutions for dissolving the Standard Oil Trust, arguing the plan preserves the illegal combination by exchanging trust shares for company stocks and watering capital to match the Trust. It contends the method evades the court ruling and maintains petroleum market control.
The Whisky Trust indictment prompts sharp editorials from the Wine and Spirit Gazette. It argues location and motive show bias while insisting enforcement must start somewhere. The piece notes stock manipulation claims and defends the legal action as a legitimate application of the Sherman act.
A Philadelphia court upholds the Baker ballot law excluding Prohibitionists from official ballot printing. The ruling suggests write-in options remain, but practical limits on voter time and access may hamper supporters. The case advances to the Supreme Court, likely altering but not instantly changing current electoral hurdles.
The author argues that forcing independents to manually write lengthy ballots burdens those with slow writing. Variations in name spellings could invalidate many votes, creating practical disfranchisement. The piece questions legality and predicts likely Supreme Court review.
The Senate framework for government buildings in towns with high postal receipts sets $25 000 to $75 000 costs and board approval, but hinges on yearly Congress appropriations. Critics warn the plan invites favoritism and stamp surplus manipulation to secure funding for favored towns.
The Supreme Court reverses lower courts and confirms the Central Traction Company may operate its tracks on High street. The decision weighs public convenience, noting the line expands access to a distant city district despite block occupancy. It urges future franchises to create shared downtown loop routes.
A column muses on March snow storms extending into spring and jokes about shifting the calendar from January to December. It argues open December weather and March storms prompt fresh views on winter length and even legislative remedies. It notes Balfour and Hill resemble each other in cross party opposition.
A Saturday night disturbance at a New Haven theater sparked sharp commentary on Yale students. The piece emphasizes that the incident does not reflect the university's general tone or manners, noting that Yale students are typically sensible and decorous and that unruly freaks should be checked.
The article surveys governance, economics, and industry with pointed remarks. It contrasts Yale opinions on appointments with Manning’s legacy, questions Venezuela's patriotism, criticizes fiscal waste, condemns Standard Oil practices, and notes international receptions amid famine and policy shifts. It also muses on a presidential candidate, Caprivi, and a World Fair fuel contract impact.
The king's illness appears to shield his indiscretions and keep ministers loyal as adversity exerts its quiet sway on court affairs. The saying sweetly echoes the paradox of suffering aiding political stability.
The piece condemns leaving loaded guns within reach of children and urges criminal liability for such negligence. It also reflects on past railway speeds and trains running on a schedule as a distant ideal.
AcLUB called the Circle Francais has been organized at Cairo for the furtherance of French interests in Egypt. The name reflects a plain aim of French ascendancy. Totten declared Sunday the beginning of judgment. Remonstrants and licence applicants should note that higher railroad company expenses from wrecks may drive safer travel through better precautions.
The author laments procrastination rivaling vernosity as a thief of time, noting seasonable discourse on Free Silver and other topics reveals lawyers’ habit of practicing at the bar. The remark underscores time lost amid heated political topics and legal rhetoric.
Prof Tassinari finds European bacillus shuns tobacco. Miss Mediil memorial funds Paris hospital beds for Americans. Commissioner McCormice to Paris for Reid farewell banquet and Chicago Fair talks. Seaborn Wright praised as Georgia’s magnetic speaker. Reid couple host dinners and breakfasts in Paris. The child son of General Cavaignac now Marine Minister at age three. Count de Lessons decline noted as he nears eight, De Lesseps’ age cited. Chogo Glacier praised by Colonel Godwin Austen amid snowy streets at home.
The article argues that well maintained country roads raise land value by bringing country lands closer to markets and city business districts. It notes that owners prefer short, quality roads to markets and offices, and would endure longer drives if the route were pleasant and reliable.
At today's session of the Delaware Methodist Episcopal Conference the vote on eligibility of women favored by a margin that will be increased by absent members recording later votes.
March 21 report from Cincinnati notes the police force plans to form a signal corps. The unit will drill in signaling methods to control traffic and coordinate street activities, aiming to improve public safety and rapid response to incidents.
The House Rivers and Harbors Committee finished work on the regular river and harbor appropriation bill. It totals 20.7 million dollars, about four million less than the last law, with large new contracts under a contract system for the Mississippi and Great Lakes projects. Major allocations include Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, Hudson River, Columbia River, Great Lakes ship channel, and Rhode Island and Ohio works, with detailed limits and ongoing authority for continuous improvements and surveys.
Chattanooga review notes increased Southern coal shipments to northern and eastern markets. Southern miners prove ability to supply bituminous coal at controlling prices. Iron output remains at peak. Railroad activity rises with more charters. Cotton planting expected at about 75 percent of last season. Water works planned for several southern cities. Coke ovens to expand at Lewisburg Alabama, Lake Providence Louisiana to raise capital, Houston car wheels to boost funds, wood-marking plants to expand in Georgia and Kentucky towns.
Mrs. Andrew G. Reid buys a painting for 20 dollars said to be worth 10 000. The buyer, French by marriage Mile Bieir, is a known connoisseur who instantly identifies a peasant head signed by Jean Baptiste Grouse with the inscription 1726 1808 and a valuation by William Walters.
Anita Baldwin heir to the Lucky Baldwin fortune elopes with her cousin George Baldwin. They married in January without consent and left secretly on a bridal trip while the millionaire was away. The couple notified Baldwin at his California ranch upon departure.
Harriscre announces the 10 Years' Club of Pennsylvania will hold its second annual meeting and banquet in May. Eligible are male soldiers' orphans who attended established soldiers' orphans schools or were State wards with a father’s service in the Civil War and of good character. Meetings occur annually May 6 to commemorate Governor Cartin e’s signing.
A historical opinion argues that since Darwin’s theory the origin of man, no intermediate ape-man has been found and no known race shows true simian characteristics. The author asserts all living peoples remain fully human with no verifiable proanthropos or unknown earth race.
The Conemaugh will embark from Antwerp and sail to Philadelphia with flour for Russia. The Russian Famine Relief Committee in Philadelphia reports a pledge of 10 000 barrels of flour transport from Minneapolis offered by Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Rail Road. About 5000 more dollars are needed to fill the cargo, but two gentlemen guarantee payment and will be repaid as funds come in. Departure set for April 13 with arrival in Philadelphia around April 8.
Captain Charles W. Hoye, of this city, removed his shoes and stockings at the Atlantic Hotel and began a yearly snow walk for health. He walked a mile along the Stratford road in snow, then returned, saying it cures chilblains and corns and has been done for nearly nine years.
In Guayaquil Ecuador an ancient chronometer possibly from Pizarro's party was uncovered. The United States government apologized for the Albatross ship's late visit to the Callapagos islands where a scientific commission investigated with no prior Ecuadorian consent.
A collection of editorials argues the Democratic party cannot escape responsibility for Congressional actions. It contends a wasted session looms, pensions and Southern war claims dominate, Bland bill support grows, and a Tennessee college bill inflated from 7500 to 10000 was passed.
The Evening Press argues for improved market facilities in the city. It notes a past proposal to use Duquesney for an expanded market and criticizes current market privileges as increasingly inadequate. It contends the Fifth avenue market is a long standing eyesore and urges remedies without surrendering valuable market space.
Boston Herald notes Senator Hill’s remarks down South echo a familiar cadence. The piece frames his speeches around a core line that he is a Democrat and wants readers to remember it.
Obituary notices recount Louis Cartigny a 101 year old naval veteran obituary from Hyerea listing his role as last French survivor of a historic battle and mentioning Admiral Nelson. Other deaths include Mount Pleasant widow of a Six Nations chief, Dox Isaac Escheurri Colombian General, Thomas G Welles of Hartford, Captain James McDonogh former St. Louis police chief, J A Gregg music teacher, Albert Mizens a Reading citizen, and a local volunteer from the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania volunteers. entries cite ages and brief identifications.
A chronicle of social froth and fashion in Pittsburgh and Atlantic City. mentions of Madame Sarah Bernhardt, violets artistry, a Presbyterian Church mission meeting, Mrs Potter Palmer, Mrs Monroe, Mrs Schoyer, and editor Charlotte Smith with Kate Field sparring over opinions.
The article discusses a proposed bridge to connect the area between Fifth and Second avenues. It notes a likely cost exceeding 600000 and weighs the expense against the benefit for future travel toward Center avenue Minersville and Herrons Hill, suggesting Brady street as a starting point for the route.
Dalton Mc Carthy, a leading Government supporter, gives notice of a resolution in the House aimed at the British Legation in Washington. The notice pertains to official relations involving Ottawa and Ost. and references March 41.
Police swept a pool room under the Haymarket Theater in Cariaco this afternoon finding 185 youths under 15 inside. The Capitol Shemusicats of 'ean poneoe were in progress when officers arrived.
A Pittsburg debate rages over whether cosmetics usage is usurious and should be submitted to Ward McAllister for a definitive ruling. The piece frames McAllister as a decisive arbiter sought by women in the city.
A compilation of witty quotations and snippets from American papers. It sketches cheerful, satirical lines about love luck fashion mischief and mistaken kindness. Mirrors a late 19th or early 20th century humor column with sharp one liners and light social observations.
A mosaic of notes covers world events and curiosities. Coffee acreage in Brazil, Russian travel habits, California powder mills, and sheep transport in the Himalayas. Tea in Formosa, Norse shipping, Birmingham camellia, Oxford spools, and a Washington Post Office letter involving a Confederate note. Emigration effects on France, milk as a staple, Russian border travel, and seals off Caps North. The giant boy from Whitingham, Myron Jilson, at 18, 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, prompts a clothing firm to request an extra-long trouser inseam.
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