The Dispatch Office Moves to New Corner
Historical notice states The Dispatch offices will relocate to the corner of Smithfield and Diamond in Pittsburgh. It notes promotional rates and delivery details for daily and Sunday editions, with regular on sale at Brevianes Square.
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Wola
Buteree
Patoouee Petotion
Eccumil-Clase Cutter
Enue
Diamond Street
Exetera Advertivire Offce
Koo 4
Tritune
Smithfield
Diamond Recite
Local Transit Competition Shifts East Liberty Fares
The article notes the Pennsylvania Railroad cuts round trip fare beyond East Liberty to under cable rates, creating a long and short haul anomaly. It argues competition among transit lines reduces prices and may foster further transit developments as new lines enter the market.
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Teonsylvania Erailroad
Kast Liberty
Pennsylvania Railroad
East Liberty
Torrens
East Liberty Valley
Flood Threat Looms Over Lower Mississippi Delta
The article warns of a potential second catastrophe beyond the Louisville cyclone as floodwaters from upper rivers reach the lower Mississippi. Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi face broken levees and ruined plantations as the Signal Service warns of danger, though outreach to affected districts may be limited.
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Louisville
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Letter supports open discussion on Carnegie library site
James B. Scott argues the Point Breeze location has not been reviewed by the board and urges a public, inclusive debate. He says the decision on the central library site remains open until a full board meeting acts, stressing that representative bodies should voice informed opinions.
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James B. Scott
Trades Assembly
Carnegie Library
Point Breeze
Scott
Board of Trustees
A Questionable Step In Wyoming Admission Bill
The House passage of a Wyoming admission bill is questioned as party rule driven. The article notes Wyoming's population may rise with future development, but current figures show 60 000 to 70 000 people after about 4 000 women voters are counted, suggesting the action serves Republican expansion in the Senate.
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House
Wyoming
Senate
Tow
Seamen
Justee
Hemstead
Vether
Tom
Cost of City Governments Compared with European Cities
A report contrasts per capita city government costs, noting Berlin Paris and London average 671 dollars per person, with the leading U S cities showing a lower or higher figure. The discussion highlights management concerns and efficiency in municipal spending.
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Berlin
Paris
London
Surprising Cost Gap in Municipal Government Across Ocean
A comparison of U S and European city expenses suggests the per capita cost differs markedly, driven by scope of work and historical infrastructure. The piece argues reforms are needed, noting waste in some departments and urging public action for fiscal prudence and better governance.
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Europe
Narrow Escape Aboard City of Paris After Cylinder Explosion
The City of Paris narrowly escaped a disaster after a cylinder explosion damaged a hull 216 miles from land. Engines were disabled yet officers and crew conducted themselves admirably. The incident prompts questions about steam engineering limits and shipboard safety amid contemporaneous flood and cyclone events.
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Paris
Louisville
Mississippi
Breakdown of Anthracite Agreement Shows Natural Competition
The open winter and price pressures shattered the anthracite agreement. Producers abandon restricted output and commit to meeting the market. Miners suffer near starvation with reduced work, while lower coal prices may boost overall prosperity through greater production and competition.
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New York
Farmers' Alliance advocates direct election of U S Senators
The Kansas Farmers' Alliance calls for direct Senatorial elections by the people. They argue such a change would reflect in better Senators, noting the need for Legislatures to pick Senators by means beyond political power or business influence. They warn the current Congress shows poor prospects due to frequent quorum failures before key bills.
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Farmers’ Alliance of
Kansas
United States
Tariff battles and city burial pricing stir readers
The piece notes growing ad valorem duties despite protectionist critique, compares tariff framing to uncertain sermons, and cites Helena Montana’s cemetery plan charging ten dollars per plot except for mayor and councilmen who pay one. It mentions New York Sheriff Daniel Sickles and critiques extortion worries and sensational supply concerns.
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New York
Daniel E. Sickles
Lkely
Credit Hill
Helena
Mont
Clarkson Retires Praising Heads and Offices
Mr. Clarkson leaves office boasting he has sliced off more official heads and more effectively slashed reform pledges than any predecessor. His statesmanship is measured by wholesale distribution of offices, a method admirably demonstrated.
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Clankson
Clarkson
Weather and mud push May moving day debate
Weather and mud combine to argue for delaying or rescheduling a planned May moving day. Officials consider conditions likely to hinder access and logistics, affecting crews and residents in the affected area.
Sugar Duties Debate Targets Tory Ties and Reform
Warns backing and filling on the tariff bill. Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee should understand they cannot fix sugar duties to suit the trust. The Mills bill did.
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Ways and Means Committee
Chicago Water Warnings Prompt Action Needed
The text warns against repeating the blunder tied to the city water and calls for prompt measures to fix the supply. It alludes to March’s departure in a Norm Lamb like fashion and notes weather proverbs fail this season as indicators of broader water concerns for Chicago and its visitors in 1893.
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Norm Lamb
March
Chicago
Notable Figures and Events in Briefs from Philadelphia
Brief items include Howard Carroll drafting a biography of President Arthur and the Herbert name coincidence with figures like Bismarck and Gladstone. Pittsburg visitors register in Philadelphia hotels. Samvee Wells to edit the Philadelphia Press during Mr. Smith’s absence. Maud Banks praised as Joan of Arc at the Grand Opera House. A rich Austrian landowner sentenced for farmhand abuse. Chapuis statue of the Princess of Wales nearly finished for Copenhagen. Duchess of Marlborough travels to New York and joins shipboard songs. Judge McKennan arrives in Philadelphia for court sessions amid busy duties.
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Howard Carrol
Arthur
Hismarck
Gladstone
Herbert
Miss &. Brows
F. M. Butz
C. 8. Miller
C. A. O'Brien
D. P. Ewing
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Sanper
Samvee C. Wells
Calvin Wells
Philadelphia Press
Mr. Smith
Austria
Lie
Maud Banks
N. P. Hanks
Joan of Arc
Grand Opera House
Logd Acton
England
Baronettcy
Princess of Wales
Paris
Chapuis
National Art Gallery
Copenhagen
Duchess of Marlborouch
Hammersly
New York
Teutonic
Home, Sweet Home
Suwanee
William McKennan
United States Circuit Court
The Dispatch Explores News and Culture Across Nations
The Dispatch presents telegraphic and cable news from around the globe, local intelligence, and a magazine section featuring works by Hepburn Johns and others. It covers politics, fires, floods, theater, opera houses, literary serials, and social notes with extensive illustrated reports.
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DisPatch
Globe
Detective Fiction and Cookery Notes in The Critic
The Critic reviews A Study in Scarlet and Jack Gordon Knight Errant, praising Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and plotting. It highlights chafing dish cookbooks and Practical Typewriting by Bates Torrey, plus poetry volumes by Dr Edward Octavius Flagg and others, ending with a critical note on Miss Cusack's Life Inside the Church of Rome.
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Very Poon
Lippincott’s
J.B. Lippincott Co, JR
Weldin & Co
Sherlock Holmes
Edgar A. Poe
Dupin
Gaberiau
Lecog
Mies Green
Mr. Bryce
Mr. Hawthorne
Inspector Byrnes
Gaborian
England
Utah
A. Conan Doyle
Jack Gordon
Knight Errant
Cassell Publishing Co
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Hudson
Jack
Lucy
Edward Octavius Flagg
New York
Thomas Whittaker
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity
Figg
Middletown
Conn
Gettysburg
Porter
Oates
Mr. Pennypacker
Pennnsylvania
Longfellow
Tony Richardson
Phere
United States Post Office
Church of Rome
Miss Cusack
Abody
Iss Cusack
Belen
Noman
Books and Travels in a Bleak New York World
The review surveys Tintypes in Bowery dime museums and Lem Tel Ely Quigg’s exaggerated caricatures. It also notes Nellie Bly like Liwian LeLane’s solo World Tour and Her Journey Around the World Alone with frank, unpolished observations.
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Liwian LeLane
Nelly Bly
Ruskin
Timely items and oddities from St Augustine to Maine
A miscellaneous jumble notes a speech from St Augustine, a toy pickle trust rumor, a Butler editor touring the West, Clarion naming a post office, odd local dog breeding, Maine apple output, trout season, cat industry critique by AltoonaTribune, and diverse quips about coal prices, la grippe, sea coast cures, Senator Quay in Florida, George Train, Thomas Epison, Philadelphia editorials on disasters, and twin sea men vying for Justice of the Peace in Hempstead.
Mooney's Bay View Accident Discharge Seen as Virtue
Mooney the Lake Shore engineer discharged after the Bay View wreck is well and receiving many job offers. Railway men say he acted properly in obeying orders and his dismissal was a spasm of virtue by the railway authorities.
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The
Buffalo Times
Mooney
Lake Shore
Bay View
Deaths of a Day Chauncey B Sabin
GALVESTON March 3 Hon Chauncey B Sabin United States District Judge Eastern District of Texas died at his residence. Born Otsego County New York he studied law under Judge Hathaway admitted to the bar in 17 and soon moved to Texas. He held many honors represented Galveston in the Legislature and served as postmaster for many years.
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Galveston
Chauncey B. Sabin
United States
Eastern District of Texas
Ely
Otsego County
N. Y
Hathaway
Texas
Philadelphia juror rules oath do not require kiss of Bible
The Minneapolis Tribune reports a Philadelphia juror upheld a woman's refusal to kiss the Bible after taking the oath. The judge supported her stance saying the kiss adds nothing to the solemnity and would mock the oath while risking disease. The piece frames the decision as civilizational progress in Philadelphia.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Philadelphia
Three Great Disasters Compared by Philadelphia Press
The Conemaugh flood Charleston earthquake and Louisville tornado are cited as three of the greatest disasters of modern times. A Mississippi flood potential is suggested, while Hungarian floods previously drew European sympathy, noted as dwarfed by the likely scale.
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Philadelphia
Charleston
Louisville
Mississippi
Europe
County division talk stirs papers across towns
Multiple papers debate a proposed new county centering on Tarentum, noting mixed optimism and skepticism about feasibility. The Pittsburgh Dispatch questions Pattison as a gubernatorial candidate while Monroe and other editors discuss party leaders and independence.
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Armstrong Repubblican
Tell Thompson
Tarentum
Zanesville Times-Recorder
Ward
Natrosa Times-Press
Patch
Tur
Chambersburg Valley
Pittsburg
Pattison
Boss
Quay
Pan American Union and Pan Republic Governance Vision
Washington notes argue the Pan American Congress aims at a practical union of American Republics under one government. They foresee intercontinental railroad, common coin, and reciprocal trade, with a court of arbitration evolving into an international parliament. The idea mirrors a Pan American Republic-Trust over national autonomy.
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Blaine
Tilt
Vvasheirgton
Pan-American Congress
Pan- American Congress
Congress
Court of Arbitration
United States
Reciprocity in Trade Sparks Senate Debates on Union of Republics
The telegram to The Dispatch outlines Secretary Blaine's push for complete reciprocity to form a union of American republics for mutual business and political gains. It notes opposition from the administration and tariff concerns, arguing reciprocity would benefit farmers and manufacturers though it might hurt certain interests.
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Tse
Hiaine
Mr. Blaine
United States
American
Free Trade Vision Prompts Union Across American Republics
A newspaper column weighs Secretary Blaine’s free trade plan with President Harrison’s tariff stance. It envisions a practical political and commercial union of American Republics, arguing the project could unite the continents and influence world markets, culture, and policy. The author favors Blaine’s broader vision amid cautious politics.
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Harrison
Blaine
United States
Mr. Tennyson
Parliament of Man
Senator Daniel Pushes Washington World Fair Honor
The Philadelphia Record reports Senator Daniel supports a Washington World Fair in 18M as a distinctly commemorative exhibition of the greatest historical event since the Christian era began. The plan is praised as correct yet tardy.
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Philadelphia Record
Daniel
Washington
Gossip of Pittsburgh magnates in New York city
In New York on March 8 prominent coal and coke magnates H. Clay Frick Gilbert T. Rafferty and Charles Donnelly were seen in discussion fueling talk of a major sale affecting the Connellsville coke region. Other Pittsburgh figures and movers are noted staying at major hotels as trips and meetings unfold.
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THE
Dispatch
New York
H. Clay Frick
Gilbert T. Rafferty
Charles Donnelly
Connellsville
Rafferty
Donnelly
McClure Company
Frick Company
Mailure Company
Schoonmaker
Moore
Frick
Co. L. Magee
William Flinn
J. Palmer O'Neil
Fifth Avenue
William T. A. Hart
William Garrison
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Magee
Hugh Fleming
Allegheny
Bermudas
Mr. Fleming
Victoria
Louis B. Fleming
C. 8. Wright
Hoffman
A. L. Abbo
T. S. White
James E White
McKeesport
Gilbert T.lafferty
Brunswick
Howell
T. J. Maloney
Sturtevant
Gilsey
John
Lyon
J. A. Chambers
Thomas Park
The Tornado Headlines Echo Journalists’ Dread
A collage of sensational thunderstorm headlines from various dailies, illustrating how readers are drawn to dramatic phrasing during storms. The list includes Awful Calamity, The Tornado’s Path, Death’s Great Harvest, Johnstown Outdone, and Terrific Tornado.
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Louisville
Johnstown
Letter to editor defends conduct at contempt hearing
Alford of Pittsburgh submits a clarification letter to Beaver Falls editor explaining his applause for Rev. J. D. Moorehead's clear testimony during a hearing. He denies contempt of court, thanks Officer Hananae, and asks for publication in tomorrow's issue.
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Beaver Falls
J. D. Moorehead
Hraden
Hananae Ae
Alford
Old Citizen Defends Canal Tunnel Claims in Pittsburg
An letter to the editor from a long time Pittsburg resident asserts firsthand experience with the old canal tunnel. He disputes a rival claim about the tunnel mouth and challenges specifics on locks and lock-houses, while recalling canal boat passages and skating through the tunnel. He mentions his Pittsburgh arrival year and references the great fire of 1843.
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Canal
Panhandle
Pittsburgh
City
Meaning of Limited in firm names Brown Smith & Co Limited
A reader asks the Dispatch editor to explain the term limited in firm names such as Brown, Smith & Co., Limited. The letter outlines two partnership types general and limited and notes that limited partnerships are regulated by state statutes and partner liability is tied to their stock.
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T. Webb
Mken
Indiana druglists registration and pharmacy school graduation
Reader questions in Indiana discuss whether law requires druglists to be registered and to graduate from a school of pharmacy. A March 2 dispatch cites letters addressing political wartime questions and responses to inquiries.
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The
Dispatch
Indiana
Pharmacy
Scott’s private railroad ties coal to Erie region
The Erie Dispatch notes that Mr. Scott secured terms with the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad via his plan to connect his Youghby gheny mines with the Pennsylvania system at Elizabeth. It is reported the Pittsburg and Lake Erie will haul his coal to New Castle, then be brought to Erie over the Erie and Pittsburg, explaining recent water lot purchases and new docks.
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Erie Dispatch
Scott
Pittsburg
Mr and Mrs Treat Remembered at Duquesne Silver Tea
F H Treat retiring General Superintendent of Allegheny Bessemer Steel Company is honored in Duquesne before leaving for a new post with the North Chicago Rolling Mill. A silver tea service is presented by the superintendent and foremen as Mr Miller, Master Mechanic, leads the presentation and the celebrating group recalls former mill days.
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Duquesne
F. H. Treat
Allegheny Bessemer Steel Company
North Chichicago Rolling Mill Company
Miller
Treat
Peculiar Inscriptions in Old English Churchyards
Epigraphs from a 1775 epitaph collection show verse moralizing and pious sentiment. Notable lines address death’s reach, urging lasting virtue, with verses attributed to Elizabeth Tea Anne Bignell John Edgerly and others from Deddington and Epsom.
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Anne Bignell
John Edgerly
LY Islington
Ang
John Bushtnn
Epsom
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