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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1892
Page
15
The Dispatch weekly edition lists subscription rates including daily and Sunday delivery options. It notes postage details, carrier delivery costs, and the newspaper's 24 page, three part structure. It instructs patrons to report missing complete issues and mentions manuscript policies.
A sudden blaze on Liberty Street prompts scrutiny of construction hazards and fire department response. The report questions alarm timeliness, hose bursts, and inadequate streams, urging an investigation to assign responsibility and justify Pittsburgh’s funding for first class fire service.
The piece weighs Chauncey Depew's view that modern genius leans toward material leaps, such as Edison Tesla and vast projects, against the lingering primacy of literary achievement. It contrasts five day transatlantic travel and urban schemes with Emerson Longfellow Dickens and Balzac, arguing earlier scholars fostered greater literature despite less industrial reach.
The passage contrasts medieval and modern aims, arguing that current minds pursue wealth over public good. It laments lawyers becoming corporate power players, undermining public service. It defends Emerson’s idealism, saying genuine elevation outlives superficial capitalist dross.
The proposal of 100 to 300 acres at 225 dollars per acre for a Poor Farm is not a bargain. Allegheny County agricultural land with live water should supply 100 to 150 acres at 15 000 to 25 000 dollars. Purchases above 25 000 dollars would be luxury, not needed for paupers.
In the article the inauguration of Mayor Kennedy signals a direct link to the reform movement in Allegheny. The piece credits a single man with sparking agitation, notes strong popular feeling, and urges continuous civic attention to self-government for lasting municipal reform.
The piece critiques a New York session ruling that recorded fourteen Republican senators as present but not voting. It argues the ruling misstates Supreme Court precedent and shows partisan abuse of Speaker power. It recalls David Bennett Hill's early quorum counting and warns Reed may be harmed by such precedent.
Lord Dufferin the English Ambassador at Paris used a public dinner to urge pacific ties between Britain and France. He proposed erecting a gallows for ambassadors and ministers if war loomed, a dramatic way to stress the crime of war for humanity.
The article argues that wars should be preceded by punishing ambassadors and foreign ministers to ensure pacific relations. It suggests, as a deterrent, hanging ambassadors like Wellington did with contractors, and notes that warmongers face political death eventually.
The piece argues that competition keeps electric rates low while monopolies push up prices. It cites Cincinnati bids that dropped from 70 to 28 cents per lamp, saving about 118000 per year, and notes how political support can back monopolies despite public cheating. It links these facts to broader debates on municipal services and World’s Fair charging.
The piece notes a failed bid to oust Jay Gould from Union Pacific's leadership. It explains how 26 000 shares placed with brokers swung votes, allowing Gould’s camp to prevail. The writer warns anti Gould financiers against boastful posturing and emphasizes the influence of corporate election tactics.
The German government orders soldiers bread made of two parts rye and one part cornmeal signaling official approval of corn as a food amid prior reluctance. The move suggests wider acceptance and may influence domestic demand for corn and cornmeal.
Local chatter spans charity minuet crowds at McKeesport and revivals from pulpits. Wounded opponent in MILLBASE bout remains unidentified, fate unclear. McAdoo seen in New York as envoy over Hill and Cleveland in presidential race, likely rumor. Vanderbilt doors touted, not bomb proof, yet explosives resistance noted. Liberty Street swept by flame yesterday. city needs differ. Washington and Jefferson College reports underway preparations.
The article mix mentions Victoria Woodhull and Chief Brown with odd claims about convention outcomes and a three year pipe guarantee. It notes possible bruised Reed from Minneapolis, the Prince of Wales in Paris, May Day trees in America, poisoning from wild parsnips, and a call for free speech on a proposed free bridge with debate over the Southside.
The Grand Duke of Hesse plans to dispatch his uncle Prince William of Hesse to Berlin with news of his father's death and his own succession. The Duke and Duchess of Fife frequented London and Rotten Row. Whistler contemplates settling in Paris after praise from France. Pierre Lott, the new French Academician, is a naval officer and a cultured pianist. De Biupex, African Islamism author, heads Liberia's mission to England and the United States. O Fferall leads a House committee fight. Rockwell of Elmira is tall and frank. Rumor swirls about the Prince of Wales changing residences from Sandringham to Welcombe. Gardner point maker Samven Lane discusses rural justice. Mayor Huon J Grant and a New York party head toward Mexico via Hot Springs Arkansas. The delegation includes Edward Murphy and railroad officials.
Philadelphia Bulletin discusses tuberculosis prevention through strict cleanliness and protection from temperature changes. It notes formal legislation on treatment is inadequate and endorses general, practical measures alongside medical findings, acknowledging inherited risk and the impracticality of case by case detail.
President Harrison and ex-President Cleveland both express hearty wishes for the Fourth of July in Chicago. The two former leaders hope the nation enjoys a bright celebration with national cheer and lasting unity.
A poem fragment compares the sky and the ocean, two vast forces, each dreaming of the other. The piece notes storms, calm, and a horizon where the blue and the white meet. It explores tenderness and longing across the sea and sky without a fixed narrative.
A returned traveler argues Americans can match or exceed European offerings in climate health waters and historic appeal, urging travel at home over abroad. He notes US waters cure diseases, every climate is available domestically, and foreign travel is largely a fad.
A favorable report backs a 40000 dollar bill for surveying a ship canal route linking Lake Erie near Erie to the Ohio River near Pittsburgh. The project would give Northwestern Pennsylvania access to a vast waterway extending to the Gulf of Mexico, reviving interest in canals as a cheaper bulk carrier and regulator of railroad rates.
A compilation of partisan quips and questions from Chicago and Michigan papers debating free trade reciprocity and the tariff. Critics ask how Democrats can square their platform with silver, reciprocity, and protection, noting export-import figures and hypothetical presidential outcomes.
Political bosses wrestle with the fate of the party’s New York convention and the burden of a costly, unused asset as they search for a practical plan and avoid waste.
General Jacob Sharpe died in Detroit at age 68 born in Red Hook New York He entered West Point and served as Major of the Fifty sixth New York Volunteers later led the One Hundred fifty sixth He worked at the New York Custom House and led the Soldiers Home in Milwaukee Engraver Lamb Stocks born 1912 in Lightcliffe York shire became Royal Academy Associate in 1855 and Royal Academician in 1872 Known for erotic engravings and works after Blake and Wilkie.
General William Wells longtime Vermont figure died suddenly Friday in a New York business house while on a trip. Ex Senator Edmunds arranged his re mains. He served in the Civil War earning brevet ranks of Brigadier and Major General. Wells held several Vermont posts including Adjutant General Inspector General and State Senator across the late 19th century.
M Lavrren director of the Bank of Holland died yesterday. Rupert Patterson harbormaster of Philadelphia died yesterday morning. W Lamers long time Methodist missionary in Japan died at an advanced age. Feigars son prominent preacher in Quenan Tarntor and Charlies Tarntor of Washington linked to the graphophone inventor. Sir Alexander B T Hoop died born April 1819 with Hood lineage tracing back to early explorers.
A humorous ramble through sign painting mistakes in Highland Park and downtown streets. A dramatic Liberty Street fire floods spectators with water as a well dressed woman shoots into the air then lands amid muddy footprints and a shaken calm.
New York April 0 The ocean racer La Touraine of the French line began another voyage aimed at beating existing records for crossings. The vessel carried many distinguished persons on its departure.
A collage of comic exchanges and signs as shoppers joke about ice cream ads and growing families. Dialogues touch on stepmothers, rebellious fields, mistaken identities, and humorous misreadings during a busy shopping day with playful quips about fashion, barber signs, and the coming season.
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