Pittsburg’s True Rank Elevates City Leadership and Trade
An 1891 Pittsburgh Dispatch analysis argues for assessing city population by including suburban districts and surrounding counties. It shows Pittsburgh ranking fifth among major U S cities rather than twelfth, based on comprehensive regional population counts and strong banking and shipping metrics.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Cleveland
Buffalo
London
Pekin and
Yedda
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Mitteburg
Boston
St Louis
Baltimore
Providence
Rail ruling on Lehigh Valley case reflects discrimination
The report argues the commission properly found that a coal company subsidy by the railroad created an unlawful advantage to one shipper over others. It notes the commission demanded rate reductions to offset rebates and uphold fair competition, stating the ruling reflects the law and the railroad’s financial incentives.
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Wall Street
Lehigh Valley
Coxe Bros
Oae
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Inter State Commission and Railroads Clash Over Discrimination
The article argues that railroads evade Commission orders by noncompliance and criticizes using court appeals to undermine independent shippers. It contends the misstatement that discrimination charges were not sustained masks a tactic to weaken regulatory power. It notes Lehigh Valley may avoid swift court action by not seeking a mandatory order.
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Inter-State Commerce Commission
Lehigh Valley
United States
Blaine Not Open to Presidency Yet Sparks Speculation
The piece argues Blaine will not seek the presidency while Harrison remains a candidate. It notes Blaine may tacitly acknowledge Morrison’s term limits and could be viewed as the only practicable option for GOP success, while third party talks, including Gresham, threaten party unity and Harrison’s renomination.
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Russell B. Harrison
Blaine
Harrison
Morrison
Department of State
Congress
Republican Party
Farmers’ Alliance
New York
Pennsylvania
Dakota
Minnesota
Kansas
Gresham
Strike and union conflict split by executive board ruling
The General Executive Board in Philadelphia ruled two weeks ago that Carpenters' Brotherhood actions leading to the strike violated union rules. Meanwhile about two hundred contractors reportedly granted the carpenters' demands, signaling mixed stakes as the strike unfolds and time will reveal whether opposing conditions cancel each other out.
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General Executive Board
Philadelphia
Carpenters’ Brotherhood
The Obstacles to Flying and a Baltimore Inventor
Professor Langley asserts flight is scientifically possible with proper takeoff, descent, and steering. Charles G. Locher from Baltimore claims an air car powered by air columns and propeller effect will reach 300 mph, offering safe ascent and control, and promising to curb war through rapid, cheap global travel.
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Langley
Pittsburg
Theronauts
Baltimore
Charles G. Locher
Baltimore’s Air Transit Dream Meets Skepticism
An article critiques an optimistic speech on air travel progress, noting excessive rhetoric and the peril of needing large capital before flight can occur. It argues that practical demonstration must precede grand phrases and highlights Langley’s failed obstacles as a cautionary sign about rapid airship realization.
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Baltimore
Langley
Exercise and health advice from Sir Morell Mackenzie
The article highlights Sir Morell Mackenzie's views on exercise for all ages. It stresses the necessity of movement for children and warns about unsafe football practices. It urges mothers and women to heed guidance, noting exercise can improve constitution and health if applied early.
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Morell
Europe
Chivalry Compared with Russian Treatment of Hebrews
The Philadelphia Ledger is urged to overstate how Hebrews are driven from Moscow and robbed, while noting that English chivalry once used torture and roasting as amusements. The writer condemns Hessian barbarism and questions idealizing ancient chivalry in judging Russian cruelties.
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Philadelpha Ledger
Moscow
Russia
Clarkson Advocates Newspaper Education for Public
General Clarkson supports using newspapers to educate the people politically. He notes independent papers will educate the public regardless of political organizations, making organized efforts unnecessary.
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General Clarkson
Disorder in French labor trouble mirrors strikes abroad
The note argues that France experiences greater disorder linked to strikes than the United States. It suggests domestic democracy remains comparatively stable while warning about foreign unrest spreading ideas of labor conflict.
Philadelphia societies wind up after limited returns
The Semi-Annual and Monthly Benefit Order plans to dissolve and return ninety percent to members with ten percent for expenses. The move contrasts with earlier 200 percent profit promises, yet is seen as honest conduct by the officers. Also noted is Rev. Phillips Brooks’s promotion to Bishop of Massachusetts and the Plenty Horses jury disagreement showing frontier war conditions.
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Philadelphia
Phillips Brooks
Massachusetts
Episcopal Church
Johnston and fighting Joe Johnson debated by critics
An Eastern contemporary questions the attribution of Fighting Joe Johnson to General Johnston arguing the phrase belonged to General Hooker. The piece notes Johnston avoided battle unless advantageous while Sherman testified Johnston could become notably aggressive from Resaca to Bentonville.
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Wolseley
Joe Johnson
Hooker
Thas “Johnston
Hood
United States
Johnston
Sherman
Resaca
Bentonville
American pictures at International Art Exhibition praised
The article notes favorable reception of American pictures at the International Art Exhibition and asserts American artists can match European peers, signaling a potential distinct national school in painting.
Byrnes risked conviction over blood evidence in hotel stakes
The text hints Byrnes faces possible conviction regardless of guilt amid suspicion of manufactured blood stains in a hotel room. It suggests a reputation advantage to securing a verdict and mentions Chicago mayor closing gambling venues without reducing wheat trade, while also noting political tensions surrounding Blair case and figures like Elliott Shepard.
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Byrnes
Convention Center Fame Keeps Town in Praise
An intimation of a carpenters strike unsettles, yet the town’s convention center glitter remains. Prussia’s fame as a convention site endures as national gatherings return, with Slavonic Catholics and Machinists joining in celebration.
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Prrissure
Pittsburg
PITHY PERSONALS TIED TO ELITE NAMES AND NATIONS
The column lists diverse notables from Greece, Germany, and the United States. It notes King of Greece as economical, a house purchase at Asolo, Walter Besant denying plans for English book publishing in New York, and Mayor Shakespeare of New Orleans denying ties to Shakespeare. It mentions the German Empress’s residence near Cassel, Heesert Spencer at seventy with a descriptive profile, Nebeker the new US Treasurer, Minnie Havue's husband Count Ernest de Hesse Wartegg, art director Hauser C. Ives, and Charles Francis Adams Jr. It also profiles Miss Jean Gorboy earning the top pharmacy college grades, Horace Crltxon as Texas senator appointee, and Secretary Proctor funding a village library now at about 4,000 volumes.
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Greece
Ms. Bakkert Brownie
Asolo
Walter Besant
New York
Mayor Shakespeare
New Orleans
Stratford
Eschings
Wilhelmshohe
Cassel
Napoleon OL
Heesert Spencer
Nebeker
United States
Washington
Minnie Havue
Count Ernest de Hesse Wartegg
North
South America
Europe
Africa
Hauser C. Ives
America
Charles Francis Adams, JR
Union Pacific Railroad
Harvard
Commonwealth Avenue
Quincy
Jean Gorboy
Cincinnati
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Gordon
Blo
Horace C#rLtox
Hogg
Reagan
William H. Crain
Congress
Chilton
Hubbard
Japan
The Kitten and the Loyal Dog of London
A servant attempted to drown a kitten in a pond twice while a dog rescued it each time. On the third attempt the dog swam with the kitten to shore and delivered it home to share the same fire, becoming inseparable thereafter.
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London Spectator
Sword of General Braddock Recovered in Wisconsin
DONGEVILLE Wis May 2 R Marks proprietor of the Marks House has secured the sword used by General Braddock at the time of his defeat July 1755. He received it from C M Flesk who was given it by Clarence Phelps grandson of Willis Phelps who fought with Braddock and who later handed the blade to Braddock after he was wounded.
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Bethany College
Jcne
Thomas W. Phillips
New Castle
Phillips
Church of Christ
Garfield
Hiram College
Ohio
Indiana
Hoosier
Alexander Campbell
Ooty
Yalta
Bagels
Jay Gould Named After Chief Justice Not Jason
The Minneapolis Tribune reports the correction that Jay Gould was named for Chief Justice Jay, countering the belief that his name honored Jason who pursued the golden fleece. The note clarifies the origin of Gould's given name.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Jay Gould
Jay
Jason
Time to watch Uncle Jarry Rosk and the runaway team
The notice playful mentions Uncle Jarry Rosk drawing national attention to the Department of Agriculture amid sensational incidents. It frames time as a signal for action and awareness of agricultural oversight.
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Kansas City Times
Jarry Rosk
Department of Agriculture
May Arrives With Playful Streets and Singing Birds
A lively scene celebrates the arrival of May as Merri and Ali Frolic in a woodland spring. The verse describes birds, bees, butterflies, buds, and trees waking to welcome Lady Spring with joyful, animated activity.
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Merri
Ali
Spring
May
Nicholas
Alexander Campbell the Founder of the Disciples of Christ
The article recalls Alexander Campbell founder of the Disciples of Christ in Bethany West Virginia. It notes his Orthodoxy, publishing of the Christian Baptist and Millennial Harbinger, Bethany College’s founding in 1841, and his grave beside Bethany College. It also mentions Pleasant Hill Academy and the Underground Railroad nearby.
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Bethany
Alexander Campbell
Bethany College
Pleasant Hill
Kentucky
Jane Campbell
Pitts Indies
Bethany graveyard notes long lived Campbell lineage
Inscription records Elder Thomas Campbell born 1763 in Ireland died 1854, with descendants in Bethany. Alexander Campbell and family linked to Secession Presbyterian roots. Describes a sturdy stock, noting Virgie Huntingdon who died at 14 in Bethany after attending Kentucky University.
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Ber
Bethany
Thomas Campbell
Down
Ireland
Secession Presbyterian Churc
United States
America
Alexander
Alexander Campbell
Shrewabury
Singland
Virgie Huntingdon
Larinea
Cyprus
Kentucky University
Lexington
Henry Hall
Parrot Recites Guarded Greeting as Pastor Makes First Call
A New Brunswick parrot named Poll greeted a visiting pastor with firm refusals and threats to call the police. The incident occurred at a Remsen Avenue residence where the owner, a lady, had installed the bird. The minister withdrew, puzzled by the bird’s human like voice and adamant response.
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New York World
Remsen Avenue
New Brunswick
Poll
She Shocked the Quakers at a Philadelphia Eatery
A young Spanish girl under 18, escorted by a stout chaperon, drew attention in a popular restaurant by rolling and smoking a cigarette after a hearty dinner. The head waiter explained it was a custom from her homeland as she bowed and left to applause. The Omaha World-Herald notes the Florida deadlock likely to open by a golden key.
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Philadelphia
Isa Spaniard
Gran
Omaha World-Herald
Florida
Deaths of a Day Edouard Reuss Theologian Dies at Strasburg
Edouard Reuss, eminent theologian and key figure in French biblical studies, died in Strasburg. Born July 18 in Strasburg, he taught at the university from 1829 and influenced German biblical criticism. He edited journals and collaborated on a major edition of Calvin’s works with Cunitz.
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Edouard Reuss
Strasburg
France
Genesius
Halle
Silvestre de Sacy
Marts
Genmany
Wellhausen
Cunitz
Calvin
Welsh-born Edward M. Bynon Dies in Salt Lake City
Edward M. Bynon a former Pitteburger and Welshborn business manager of F Wang dies in Salt Lake City Utah West Thursday. He helped run Y Waeg under Arthur J. Thomas later governor of Utah and married Miss Henney of this city. He was brotherin law to David Lloyd. Rev Dr Thomas J Conant leading biblical scholar dies at his Brooklyn home aged His son S Conant editor of Harper's Weekly disappeared in 1875.
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Edward M. Bynon
Utah
Mr. Bynon
Miss Henney
Pine
David Lloyd
Thomas J. Conant
Brooklyn
Thureday
Death of Chester Nelson at age seven from meningitis
Chester G Nelson died Friday at his mother's home 161 Hluff street at age seven from cerebro spinal meningitis. He was the youngest of seven sons, a member of the Sixth Presbyterian Sabbath School, with funeral services held at home led by Hor Mr Matterson and Prof McClelland of the Theological Seminary. The Sixth Presbyterian Church quartet and Mrs Ball contributed musical selections. Many floral tributes were displayed.
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Chester G. Nelson
Hluff Street
Ina
Sixth Presbyterian
Matterson
McClelland
The
Theological Seminary
Sixthbyterian Church
Freeman Dies. Sinta IOOF Grand Master Remembered
Charles D. Freeman, Grand Master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Sinta Pennsylvania, died at his Philadelphia residence on Friday. Freeman was a prominent Mason and longtime community leader.
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Charles D. Freeman
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the
Sinta Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Freeman
Notable Obituary Notices Across Cities
Obituaries note the deaths of Willam H. PvGu a West Virginia native contractor. James J. Turner former hotelier. General Thomas J. McLatin pioneer of the Western Reserve and Mahoning Valley Pioneer Association. William Whitworth Gannett Boston merchant. Patrick Purcell former MP for Glengarry. E J. Beawinediar aged 93. Alice L. Wilson wife of W F Wilson Chautauqua Ice official. Annie S. Jewett New Hartford first female Superior Court commissioner. General Daniel P. Woop New York paralyzed death. Annie Hoberts Pittsburg contact in Sandose Utah.
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Willam H. PvGu
Pcenaconsaricus
West Virginia
Esterday
Pneumontis
James J. Turner
Newark
Thomas J. McLatin
Western Reserve
Mahoning Valley Pioneer Association
Warren
Alice L. Wilson
Parnassds
W. F. Wilson
Chautauquaike Ice Company
Wilson
Annie 5S. Jewett
New Hartford
Conn
Superior Court
Daniel P. Woop
New York
Syracuse
Senate
National Guard
Dix
Pittsburg
Annie Hoberts
San Dose
Val
Derk Lani Ap Ald
Why Broadway Holds Tall Women Fashion’s Height Shift
Murray notes a surge of tall women on Broadway praising fashion, hair, andPosture as display tools. He muses on theories of growth, recounts attitudes toward size, and jokes about fat storage while observing women who tower over men in the current style.
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P. T. Barnum
Broadway
Pariman
Sunday Barroom Icewater Crackdown at Fifth Avenue
Patrons entering the Fifth Avenue bar on Sundays find the bar unattended and the water cooler as the sole service. Men approach the counter only to discover no bartender, settle for icewater, and depart contemplative. The scene repeats as a humorous, telling ritual of thirst and restraint.
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Fifth Avenue
Cigar Case Dispute Highlights Pricing Confusion
A Fifth Avenue dealer recalls a morning episode where a customer insisted on a two cent cigar after choosing from a case marked with higher prices. The buyer argued angrily while the seller defended charging for the exact item selected, noting many customers buy by price rather than brand.
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Fifth Avenue
P. T. Barnum’s Poker Tricks Taught to Showmen
Manager Tom Davis recalls Barnum’s boastful poker skill and how a traveling show crew staged a rigged game to reel him in. The plan escalated from a 2 cent limit to a 61 limit, with three showmen manipulating the table and winning large pots, to cover travel costs. Barnum’s fellow performers earned enough to pay passage and expenses, but he later refused to gamble with his own group.
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Tom Davis
P. T. Barnum
P. T
Mr. Davis
Broadways russet shoes roll into summer fashion
A Broadway retailer predicts more russet shoes for men this summer, with an initial 3000 pairs in stock and brisk early sales. He links the trend to outdoor athletic wear and the widening street fashion, noting the move toward practical dress for town and country.
Open court on concealed weapons and criminal class beliefs
An Australian criminal claims it is common among his people to carry concealed weapons. Police note many races in New York reportedly go armed, with two to one odds of deadly weapons on a person. The speaker urges stricter penalties for carrying weapons without a permit and views such possession as intent to commit felonies.
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Alexander Campbell
Humlis
China
India
Japan
Turkey
South America
Great Britain
Ireland
Austalian
New York
Arthres
Rel
Seeder
Curious Condensations from a Paraphrase Filled Page
A garbled mix of brief items notes drums by a Cincinnati firm, a Chicago magnate with a motto, lawyers in St Joseph, a ghost in Geauga County, a blind barber in Camden, and a vast hospital in Constantinople. It also reports odd sightings from Wilmington to Hannibal, a quail wrecking a window, a roasted roese incident, twins in Allegan, and a paper mill at the World’s Fair, with various strange natural and human curiosities across the country.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Joseph
Sarte
Middlefield
Geauga County
Camden
N. J
Conmstantinople
Turkey
Aden
Hannibal
St. Louia
Achison
Kan
Allegan, Mich
Lake Erie
Isherman
Hasa
Paris
Union County
Ems
Dubuqui
May Merriment and Mock Dialogs From Period Sketches
A collage of humorous dialogue snippets from newspapers and magazines including a Deacon Podberry jest and a schoolroom Q A. The items feature pithy responses on success and failure and humorous exchanges among clergy teachers doctors and couples with period tone and light satire.
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MacKenzie
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Omaha
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