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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1891
Page
4
Fragmentary notice states TRE DISPATCH will be offered at a New York location and lists an address and access details. The readable text mentions a hotel setting and a public or sales event connected to Grentenc s.
The Dispatch outlines subscription and delivery terms for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include weekly and yearly options with Sunday inclusion, noting carrier delivery at specified cents per week and urging advance orders for the 24 page next issue.
The Board of Assessors shows rising business activity in Pittsburg across all sectors, confirming a steady, legitimate boom driven by energetic local merchants. While liquor trade contributes, broader commerce and taxed activity drive revenue growth, with illegitimate dealers remaining untaxed and subject to police action.
An English observer notes a football season ending in March with twenty two players killed and eighty permanently maimed. The piece catalogs serious injuries and questions how to make the sport safer for Americans while praising its athletic value.
A New York Post article highlights accelerating rural decline across older sections of the East with scattered increases along a long rural corridor from Maine to Alabama. It argues free trade tariffs cannot fully explain the shifts, urging more farming efforts and market access to reverse the trend.
The piece argues that railway rate structures unfairly favor distant Western farms by charging little more than East shipments for far longer distances. It calls for reforms to restore equitable competition, reducing excessive long-haul transport and equalizing benefits for all regions.
The State Senate bill for steamship development may boost Pennsylvania’s commercial role. The Dispatch argues that benefits hinge on an economical transport system for heavy freight to the coast, praising a Lake Erie ship canal as essential for west and northwest grain, food, and other goods to reach outlet ports and toll-revenue hubs like Pittsburgh.
The piece argues monarchies erode as republic ideas spread. It notes Norway debates a separate republic while Hawaii ferments for a republic, blaming royal rule for financial recklessness. Authors say both nations would benefit from popular government and expect change eventually.
Harrisburg political figures push for ballot reform while hinting amendments to the Baker bill could soften its safeguards. The independent voter termed the kicker is portrayed as a necessary force in state politics, backing reform and resisting technical changes. A stray line notes the lingering tone of a Cubisa tourist and old references to ex-Senator Blair.
A column jabs at politics and public life with satirical riffs on flag displays at City Hall, fictional polities like a non-existent Republic of Poland, and quips about inspectors and lawmen. It needles reform talk, weather, stock moves, census trends, and other urban curiosities with pointed asides on politicians, labor, and society.
A jumble of brief notices lists mispronunciations and quirky biographical notes. Christopher P Craxcen, poet, pens a life story for his descendants while Dr Marina Roprson of Cleveland aids her father in dentistry. Senators, clergymen, and titled figures are sketched with humorous details and aging portraits.
A mob in Franklin Texas lynched Jim Taylor after he shot Policeman Charles Vouk during a 10 cent exhibition rioting. The crowd overpowered the sheriff, took the keys, hanged Taylor at a covered bridge, then fired bullets into the body. A circus worker was also shot.
A brief item notes a maiden lady, living with her infirm mother in St Jonx, N B, has come into possession of a title. The fragment mentions a fortune and a title but lacks full details or context.
Harrisburg dispatch says the Bituminous Mine Commission forwarded its draft bill after two days of study. Eight mine inspectors and eight miners signed, but eight operators refused to sign or endorse the bill, citing a dispute over proposed safety and ventilation reforms.
J Henry Knott, a Maryland man, deserts his wife in Horsham township after fifteen years of silence. The couple has three children, a mortgage on the farm, and Knott leaves valuable property and debts behind. He writes from Baltimore and Worcester claiming concern for family, but his whereabouts are unknown.
Cincinnati prepares for the National Union Conference with funds appealed to merchants to cover expenses as visitors are expected. The May 1% program includes commuter meetings, a Music Hall opening, and mass meetings led by Senator Peffer Ignatius Donnelly and General A J Warren. Local friction over Hamilton County delegate elections continues with contrasting labor delegates.
Blair says his diplomatic future is uncertain but he may be sent to Japan to succeed the late Minister Swift. He prefers Japan to China for the country’s dignity and salary, though he has no definite assignment and awaits Secretary Blaine’s orders.
In Saint Paul on April 3, a brief labor dispute between painters and employers concluded with a treaty. Workers returned to nine hours a day for nine hours' pay after a single day idle, ending broader threats of a prolonged walkout. Basilie and Par were noted at a union meeting as achieving the compromise.
Monterey citizens decorated streets and Cypress Point greeted the President as he toured Del Monte and Monterey venues. Mayors and trustees presented a silver card with the Custom House engraving. he delivered remarks praising American institutions and free government during a luncheon near the coast.
The Thirty-flat ward school board meets tomorrow to finalize arrangements with Architect Bailey for plans of a proposed $40,000 schoolhouse. Disputes over price and payment terms arose from a lost agreement and a new draft exceeding typical rates by $100, leading some members to withhold signatures. The board will decide at the meeting.
Mercy Hospital announces eight new resident physicians for the year. Selected from eighteen candidates, H. Pool of McDonough Delaware, G. J. Thomas of Philadelphia, and H. J. Rossiter receive appointments. Examinations and future practice locations are detailed for each physician. Dr. T. F. McManus will locate on Fifth Avenue, Dr. Fr. F. Meyers at 81 Washington Avenue Allegheny City, and Dr. C. A. Leisher at Glenfield near the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad.
Lee Higgenson and Co of Boston nearing purchase of Deere Mansur plant makers of corn planters with 2 400 000 capital. The merger will recapitalize and market securities. Most capital reportedly taken in Boston.
A late 19th century list notes the deaths of prominent figures including Dr. Joseph Leidy a University of Pennsylvania naturalist and scientist who died in Philadelphia. Other obituaries include James Hubbard Mattie Aprien and John Ly Conte along with文化 figures such as Emoneist Mounts and William Atherton. The notices reflect diverse professions from academia to industry and note ages and brief biographical details.
A bustling day in Pittsburgh with warm weather drawing professionals from downtown. Items include a humorous wringer story, a champagne remedy for seasickness, a floral tulip brooch and a tale of a gullible tenderfoot robbed by a gambler, warned by John Sullivan who vows to protect him.
A telegram from Max Scham bear & Co. records the steamer Trave’s arrival at Scranton at 2 pm. Pittsburg residents Manke dick sisters Emma Homann Sophie Bouman and others are aboard. Local clergy and officials, including Rev Father McKeever and Adjutant General MecClelland, are sighted. Industry and coke strike notes surface with Frick and Senator Wallace in town.
Thanks to Arthur Nikisch and his wife and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a Mozart Club concert at Old City Hall drew several hundred music lovers. Mrs Nikisch sang with sweetness while the ensemble performed Leichmann Wagner and other works, delivering widespread enjoyment despite an earlier Baltimore travel.
The cornerstone ceremony in San Rafael marked the start of the new Theological Seminary adjacent to the Presbyterian site. A small delegation attended as construction began with ceremonial caretaking and local officials present.
A collage of brief curiosities includes a Glassboro roller skater champion, plans for streetcar mail service in St Louis, a two headed shark sighting offshore, and an old clipper ship record between Japan and the U.S. Also notes a gnat plague in Cotton Plant Arkansas, a fox thwarting a barnyard theft in Butler Pennsylvania, and a cyclops girl in Syracuse New York. Various oddities cover a bear hunter in Danforth Maine, a raceway building collapse in Auburn Maine, snakes in Columbus Georgia, a French English numeral confusion, and aging trees in Connecticut. Additional items describe journalism in Kentucky, Buddha’s sacred tooth, South Sea marriage customs, counterfeiting molds found in Maryland, a ball of fire on a railroad, a peculiar two-headed fish in Georgia, and other oddities from across the country.
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