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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1889
Page
4
The page lists subscription options for the Daily Dispatch and weekly editions, including monthly and quarterly rates, with delivery by carriers on Sundays and weekdays. It is dated Pittsburg, Thursday, May 2, 1883.
The milk shippers' union collapses after an early flourish of promise. Dealers disciplined by the plan exult as monopoly attempts collapse. Open trade shows price discipline will defeat restrictive monopoly. A producer union may lower prices by cutting middlemen charges, proving the open market best.
A young woman tests if she is Julia Mary Sheehan or the deceased heiress. The case blends her testimony with that of an uncle who claims the real Julia Mary Sheehan lies buried in Illinois. The tense probate drama echoes a real life romance with a gender twist.
The article discusses a recent building trades strike in Pittsburgh, noting that wage disputes risk deadlock and fear of hampering construction. It argues prices in Pittsburgh support fair wages, condemns union-driven material restrictions, and urges settlement to allow builders and workers to share prosperity.
A discussion on Pleasant Valley electric railway plans suggests burying wires in city-regulated conduits. Proponents argue underground systems would prevent telephone interference, with calls for shared conduits for high and low power lines and removal of overhead wires.
The piece mocks Pennsylvania legislators shouting George Washington as they parade. It questions the novelty of Statesman Fow’s cry and likens the display to college prankery that reflects a lack of legislative ability and reliance on external orders from proprietors.
A young man named Lewis drowned himself in the Central Park reservoir over an income of 1200 a year. He planned two funeral services in New York and Poughkeepsie, clothing and mourning notes in hand, provoking public scorn for ostentatious rites and urging simpler disposal of remains to protect water supplies.
In New York during Centennial events Washington figures and champagne humor frame editorials. Critics mock weather predictions and praise patriotic symbols while poking at politicians and policy, noting governor and senator remarks, and imagining future celebrations.
A London mention covers M Chevreul’s devout faith and a new prestidigitateur Sidney Pridmore at court. Police rumors recount a £4000 stake by a son of Ropeet Pet, royal intrigues in Pressburg after Bishop Hyacinth Runay’s death, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s dyspepsia. Senator Camzeon plans a May Arizona visit then Europe, with Spooner and others spending summer abroad. The Koh i Noor tale recalls its famed cut and a gem that burst, vanished, then reappeared in a gutter.
A stored letter from George Washington to Senator James Ross, dated November 6 1797, appears readably preserved. It discusses land sales on the Ohio, banking arrangements, and asks for guidance on agent selection, reflecting Washington’s concerns over land monetization and regional development. The piece also references a satirical Harper’s Magazine notice and a poem about the closed saloon.
Miss Wilhelmina Stohl 21 of Jefferson Park Chicago died of rheumatic heart disease. Her funeral was delayed as the body showed no decomposition signs and appeared flushed with red lips and cheeks. Attempts at artificial respiration and abdominal measures failed and a tibial artery was severed without blood flow, confirming death. The mother believed another trance, and burial was postponed.
Orange growers from Citra Florida sued the Florida Railway and Navigation Company and the Florida Southern Railroad Company over alleged unjust rates from Citra to Gainesville and Callahan. The commission noted rates ceased in January and dismissed the complaints as remedies had been pursued in court.
Catholic divines and educators push a national plan to broaden lay knowledge. Youngstown forms the Catholic Educational Union with Rev. Edward Mears as president and a respected advisory board to create local branches and prescribed reading courses combining secular and religious works.
Philadelphia May 1 The Lehigh Valley Railroad has not yet matched the Philadelphia and Reading policy of cutting furnace coal prices. Officials reportedly consider lowering coal from 210 to 2 and reducing freight, while coke tolls see a smaller cut. Iron furnacemen seek further relief as coke dominates use, with Wilkesbarre and Western extension eyed to access Clearfield coke fields for sharper competition.
From the Philadelphia Record General Agent W J Latta of the Pennsylvania Railroad was elected a Franklin Institute member in connection with Andrew Carnegie's recent criticism of the railroad. Latta may oversee Franklin Institute lecturing choices while the railroad wary of future unknown millionaires influencing management.
A man described as WestineTos May L A abruptly walked into the War Secretary’s office and seated himself in the secretary’s chair opposite Bennett. He, mockingly giving orders, amused officers until police intervened and escorted him away.
A New York Herald correspondent questions why a grand arch is not erected for the Centennial. The piece notes public sentiment favors modest memorials and compares grand monuments to a failed vaccine that “don’t take.”
The Treasury announces Herbert Vail as head of a new division in Electric Roads for Boston. J A Sutherland, reduced, and William A Rogers of Ohio named to senior posts in the same division. West End Street Railway Company in Boston reports unanimous support from local electors amid ongoing reorganizations.
The article details Mercury’s May positions with diameter changes and distances, noting greatest eastern elongation on the 24th and best observing conditions toward month end. It explains visibility challenges from Earth, especially in England, and gives specific hourly positions and altitudes for May 2 and May 24 to aid naked eye sighting.
On May 1 in New York the Department of Public Works is fortified as 35 County Democrats occupy and defend the building. The clash pits Commissioner D Lowther Smith against Mayor Grant over term expiration and control, with Gilroy pressuring for new appointments amid Centennial turmoil.
Senator John Sherman and Consul General John C. New departed for England today aboard the steamship City of New York. Their staterooms were filled with flowers sent by friends in New York.
Edward Smith of St. Louis was found intoxicated on the Bowery last night with two thousand in his pocket. He could not state his name to the arresting officer, and this morning he was discharged after a temperance lecture.
Visiting regiments faced semi starved conditions as caterers failed to feed them before the industrial parade. Washington troops and others lacked provisions, despite a two day entertainment promise. Colonel Cruger intervened and ordered breakfast after a four to five hour delay.
Ah Foo the drunkard and opium eater attempts to swallow a large dose of opium in molasses. His employer Ah Lee calls a policeman who, with Ah Lee, parades Ah Foo around City Hall 15 or 20 times before locking him up at the Tombs. A large crowd of juvenile bystanders follows.
An odd mix of figures shows the Poenteylvania Railroad Company employing 99.58 people. It notes zinc fabrication in Belgium, use of French and American cavalry in the Eiffel Tower exposition, and various industrial snippets from coal, mills, and mines to a tragic suicide in Social Circle.
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