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The Dispatch announces its business offices at 75, 77, and 79 Diamond Street and the Teibuke Building New York for advertising and access to complete files. Foreign advertisers and friends are welcomed. copies are on sale at Brentano's Union Square New York and Arc de l Opera Paris.
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Fastehn Advertising
Teibuke
New York
Howe
Jmhspatub
Brentano's
Union Square
Arc. de T Opera
Paris
France
Terms of the Dispatch Portage Here in the United States
A historic dispatch rate notice lists various delivery terms and prices for daily, Sunday, and weekly newspaper editions. It specifies one year subscriptions with different frequencies including Friday and Sunday inserts and per week rates.
Gas supply outlook in Pittsburg detailed in company meeting
The Philadelphia Company faces questions on earnings and future gas supply. A six year assured natural gas horizon may shift to artificial gas if needed, with price rises potentially making gas a luxury for many. The piece urges efficiency to curb coal use and reduce smoke.
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Philadelphia
Westinghouse
Pittsburg
Delaware Ballot Reform Reflects Two-Party System
Delaware proposes a secrecy focused ballot plan using two party ballots printed at public expense and limited to two party challengers. The measure excludes third parties and provides a private booth with strict handling of ballots, prompting questions about its suitability for broader electoral practice.
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Delaware
Balhita
The Conversion of Bismarck in German Politics
The article contrasts Bismarck inside government and as Reichstag member in opposition, noting his shift toward accepting parliamentary criticism. It highlights his move from monarchic accountability to embracing the Anglo-Saxon parliamentary idea with loyalty to the Empire while serving as an opposition figure.
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Bismarck
Falk
Prettkamuer
Bicmarek
Gladsieve
Conversion of Bismarck Doubts Absolute Government
The passage notes how a lifelong advocate of absolute government can be shown the error of his ways through experience outside power. It claims few cases match Bismarck for a complete conversion and emphasizes the thoroughness of his change.
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Bismarck
Popular election trends threaten presidential vote dynamics
The Washington Star notes rising calls for direct Senate elections reflect a shift in electoral methods. Michigan’s district based electors diversify the state vote, creating uncertainty that could upend campaign calculations if other states follow. The piece argues such changes mainly benefit Democrats and undermines the idea of a uniform popular will.
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Washington Star
Michigan
New York
Indiana
Disputed Fatal Slaughter in Coke Regions
The article cites a fatal affray in the coke regions and notes conflicting statements from both sides. It urges respect for the law and Sheriff’s officers, warns against attacking authorities, and frames continued opposition as contemptible public enmity until judicial findings clarify the truth.
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Coke
Exculpatory excuse and fraud notes in editorial tone
Secretary Foster warns against paying all debts at once while debating the extension of the 434s. The piece argues the Treasury may or may not pay the 415s and condemns the administration for past profligacy. It also criticizes bogus coffee imports and laments smoke from chimneys despite available fuel-saving devices.
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Foster
Treasury
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Mayor’s target on gambling sparks mixed reactions
In Chicago the new mayor’s vow to shut gambling venues draws Republican praise yet cautious judgment as a standard early measure. The piece notes comparing prior administrations and hints at political maneuvering around crime and graft while referencing entertainers and Canadian campaign rhetoric. Also mentions a $7.5 million drop in April customs receipts.
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Chicago
McKinley Tariff Support Signals Policy Shift
The Philadelphia Record asserts the McKinley tariff is working and that cutting revenue will lead to further expense reductions. It notes President Cleveland’s aims on revenue reduction, comments on a New Orleans lynching aftermath, and mentions the Duke of Marlborough’s railroad article while contrasting figures like Jay Gould and Vanderbilt. It also recalls Harrison’s rain in Northern California and Blaine’s Cincinnati buzz.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York Central Railway Company
Duke of Marlborough
Jay Gould
Gould
Vanderbilt
Harrison
California
Blaine Buzgard
Cincinnati
Sheep Ruin By Dogs Spurs Tariff Protection Talk
Connecticut State Board of Trade reports the states sheep population halved by canine losses with about 5 percent killed yearly. A protection system is suggested to bolster tariffs defense. Also notes Kansan John J Ingalls may harvest a key crop around the next election. Hog fights arise as cities oppose trolley wires amid frost threats to fruit crops.
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Connecticut State Board of Trade
John J. Ingalls
Kansas
Ohio Assembly Adjourns. Columbus Hotels Promise Improvements
The piece notes the Ohio Assembly has adjourned and hotelkeepers in Columbus plan to fix floor holes in their rooms, while suggesting a gap in Democratic press criticism on China related topics. It reflects a sensational, period voice about political protections and public amenities.
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Ohio Assembly
Columbus
Notable Figures and Oddities Span World News Snippets
A collage of brief items notes Miss Wixsie Davis unveiling a Jefferson Davis monument in Mississippi, Beard alterations to SoultayN of Turkey, Nebeer’s Indiana politics voice, Coltaxen Price as a western religious teacher, and France’s M Bouvier rising as a future statesman. Chilean President Balmaceda is described as a stern dictator, while other notes profile G A R officer Dalzell, Baltimore cleric Edward McColas, Georgian candidate Juppe Crisp, and Albert de Rothschild. Also mentioned are Gatling’s claim about inventing the wheat drill and a Grady monument address by Senatore-Governor Hunt.
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Wixsie Davis
Jefferson Davis
Ladies’ Confederate Monument Association
Mississippi
SouLt Tayn
Turkey
Jay Gould
Asitep
Nebeeer
Neb
Indiana
CoLtaxen C. Price
Sterling Price
West
M. Bouvier
France
Balmaceda
Chile
Dalzell
G. A BR
Ohio
Edward McColeas
Archdiocese of
Baltimore
Juppe Crisp
National House of Representatives
M. Lambert
Rothschild
Paris
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
Albert de Rothschild
J. Gatling
Hunt
Grady Monument
Dnta
Grady
Emil Laveest
Boulanger
Baralliac
Balthasar
Gerard
Jacques Clement
Dr. Laurent
The Coke King Talks On Strikes At Fifth Avenue Hotel
H. C. Frick, the Coke King, in a New York interview at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, says strikes are nearly over and that Coke works will deal only with their own employees. He blames outsiders from Ohio Indiana and Illinois for stirring discontent and vows closer ties with workers to ensure mutual benefit.
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H.C. Frick
Fifth Avenue
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Bible War Relic Returned by Marietta Woman
Marietta Georgia journalist Mary Prance will return a Bible taken from a dead Federal soldier near Richmond during the late war to the soldier's widow Mrs Barbara Walker of Tamigua Pennsylvania. The postmaster reports Mrs Walker wrote to Mrs Prance about the matter.
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Marietta
Mary Prance
Richmond
Barbara Walker
Tamigua
Captain Hughes
Minnie Palmers Woe and Threats from Rogers in London
Minnie Palmers fears for her life after claims that John B. Rogers intends to kill her. She has arranged police protection, changed hotel rooms, and hired a detective while Rogers waits in Liverpool and plans to visit London. Palmer says she will handle the matter herself and pursue a burlesque engagement rather than reconciliation.
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John BR. Rogers
Newfoundland
House of Lords
Loxpow
Minnie Palmer
Hotel Victoria
Miss Palmer
Acresing
John BK
Rogers
New York
Jean
Histel Victoria
Horace Ledger
London
Lincolnshire
Ord
Derby
Lord Arthur
M. P
Duke of Richmond
Gordon
Sir Charles Foster
Henniker Heaton
York
Pontefract
Hull
Dewsbury
Ripon
Corporation
Doncaster
Bilingbore
Whitby
Haddington
Wesleyan Day School
Lord Kimberly
France
Great Britain
Knatsford
Knutsford
Rd Knutsford
Lord Knutsford
The First Indian Company Formed at Army HQ
Captain Huggins received a dispatch from Fort Washakie announcing the organization of Company I of the Eighth Infantry as an Indian unit. The company includes 33 Shoshones and 27 Arapahoes and will be commanded by white officers.
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Chicagco
Huggins
Milea
Fort Washakle
Cony l
New Orleans and New York in Groundbreaking Efforts
A garbled notice mentions New Orleans and New York initiating projects with ongoing efforts despite uncertain context. The fragment hints at monuments or monuments-like projects and continuing work.
Notable Eastern travelers at Duquesne Hotel scene
The report lists H Sellers McKee and Representative C A Mohlbreuper among Eastern passengers. W H Barnes and Mrs Barnes arrive from the East aboard the limited. W J Rainey and Homer Laughblin are stopping at the Anderson. Breck, who injured his leg, seeks a cane and to discard his artificial limb soon. Profs McCollum and Gittings depart for New York to attend Carnegie Music Hall opening.
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Duquesne
H. Sellers McKee
C. A. Mohlbreuper
W. H. Barnes
Allegheny Valley Road
Barnes
W. J. Rainey
Cleveland
Homer Laughblin
East Liverpool
Anderson
Breck
Clemens Strassbarger
St. Louis
Central Hotel
Pideburg
Timneville
F. H. Alli- BR. 3
Keyle
John R. Path
Chicago
Milwauke
St. Paul
Monongahela House
Tee
Profs, McCollum
Gittings
New York
Carnegie Music Hall
Henry
Sehr
Cubstin
Bob
DeWolf Hopper Opens Siam Opera Wang at Broadway Theater
DeWolf Hopper and troupe debut their second annual engagement with the operetta Wang set in Siam. Hopper stars as Wang the Regent in a tale of treasure, a widow, and a crown prince, with plot twists leading to abdication and marriage. The production features lavish Oriental costuming, clever staging, and melodic airs promising popularity.
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New York
DeWolf Hopper
Broadway
Wang
Siam
Mataya
Hopper
la Veuve
Della Fox
Gravor
Marie Jeannette &T
Henry
LeVeuve
Memorial tribute to Samuel Reed Johnston Pittsburg printer and artist
A lengthy feature honors Samuel Reed Johnston of Pittsburg who died March 1391, praising his skill as a printer and artist. The piece calls him a Puritan of typography a gentle friend to colleagues and a man of talent who would have excelled in belles lettres if not for the printing trade.
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Reed Johnston
Pittsburg
Samuel Reed Johnston
Johnston
Yannnel Heed Johnston
Alao & Nr
Hls
Hana
Bose
Military Banquet Honors Coke Country Service
Eighteenth Regiment officers entertained Colonel Norman M. Smith and Lieutenant Colonel Frank Rutledge at the Monongahela House to honor service in maintaining law and order in the coke country during riotous times. Guests included Adjutant General McClelland General John A. Wiley Colonel McKibben Major A J Logan and Colonel P N Guthrie. Telegrams from Governor Pattison and General Snowden expressed regret. About 30 officers attended. The menu featured customs like Coke Oven Gavotte Eviction Quickstep and Hard Tack I Love You with a cake bearing each officer’s name and life in the coke country painted by Adjutant Reese.
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Eighteenth Regiment
Norman M. Smith
Frank I. Rutledge
Monongahela House
Coke Country
McClelland
John A. Wiley
McKibben
Gernert
Nick Pollaki
Clawson
W.A
Madaajor
J. Conrad Kay
H. F. Lowry
W. H. Davis
Charles Ese
A. L. Pearson, Jr
Oscar Brombaugh
George Welshons
Reese
Cleveland to organize $1 million stock firm for electric patent
A Cleveland stock company with $1,000,000 capital is planned to commercialize a key electric patent. Incorporators include George M. Hoyt Andrew Squire and others. Inventor Amstutz developed a device to reproduce variable surfaces remotely, first producing a distant photograph via electricity. The brass and iron machine extends 10 inches into the air from a pedestal and connects to a single wire battery. A tracer yields a wax or metal engraving from the projected relief on a photographic negative.
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Cleveland
George M. Hoyt
Andrew Squire
N. & Amstutz
J. F. Parkhurst
Luther Allen
Charles W. Foote
Amstutz
Deaths of a Day in 19th Century Notes
Barry Sullivan born in Birmingham and debuting in Cork then London and America traces his stage career. Mrs Mary Ann Marr sister of James P. Barr dies at breakfast after watching her sister Teresa Barr’s Sacred Heart ceremony in Albany. William Penn Gaskell, heir of Cooper’s Point Coopers family, dies at Newton Falls in his 60s, last male Cooper in America.
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Barry Sullivan
Birmingham
Iem
Cork
Ireland
Hoya
Nares
London
Haymarket
United Kingdom
America
United States
Mary Ann Mahr
James P. Barr
Pittsburg
Albany
Roanoke
Teresa Barr
Order of Sacred Heart
Marr
William Penn Gaskell
Charles Cooper Gaskell
Cooper's Point
N. J
Thomas d. Kegnan
Miltsburg
Newton Falls
Mr. Gaskell
Coopers
England
Philadelphia
the & Kells
Obituary Notes from Erie and Philadelphia
Obituary notes report A G Lavwe of Erie died after a short illness at home aged 72. Dr Laorie a noted local minister and journalist is praised. LINWIN F MEGARGHE son of the late Bylvester Megargee and brother of Louis N Megargee a well known journalist, and Edwin Megargee a lawyer. MEGARGHE had been with Megar Hros and later represented Manufacturers Paper Co of New York. CHARLES V FREEMAN prominent Philadelphia Odd Fellow died of pneumonia aged 71. Born in Philadelphia he was admitted to the bar in 1843 and active in Union movements. former president of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad.
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A. G. Lavwe
Erie
Megar Hros
Manuturers’ Paper Company
New York
Charles UV. Frbemax
Philadelphia
Dged
Philaveciphia
Isa
Camden Ana Atlantic Railroad
Charity and Society Fourth Annual Meeting of the Western Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind
The fourth annual meeting of the institute's incorporators was held at 333 Forty second street. Debates touched on endowment funds, donations by Mrs Irwin and others, and electing a new board including A M Marshall W A Herron Roy J G Brown and Benjamin Thaw. A Friday session was set to receive the deed. A later review covered the St Joseph's Orphan Asylum benefit concert at Old City Hall with notable performances by multiple choirs and the Germania Band Orchestra. The document also notes subsequent YMCA conventions and church trusteeships in Pittsburgh with details on finances and staffing.
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The
Western Pennsylvania Institute For the Blind
Old City Hall
Forty Second Street
Benjamin Thaw
W. A. Herron
Shenley
Marahall
T. J. McCrory
Ace
A. M. Mar
Bre. Schenley
Irwin
Rane
Geices
C. F. Dean
Aera
Miss Bronson
D. D. Exekiels
A. Garrison
Joseph Horne
J. M. Schoopmaker
Vaters
Herron
Schenley
Dean
Roy
J. G. Brown
George W. Dilworth
J. M. Schoonmaker
K. Porter
Percy F. Smith
D. M. Edwards
Troy
Otteshofer
St. Augustine's
Ottile
Ochestra
Zicker
Herlin
Louis
Barbara Tremmel
Social events and meetings across local churches and clubs
Social chatter notes upcoming events at Second Presbyterian Church including the Christian Endeavor Society supper and annual meeting. Notices mention a fancy work party planned by Mrs Levi Ginn Dorr, a Heroes of 76 program at Hewicklay M E Church, and health association activities at the Mercantile Library. The Allegheny Musical Association performs at Carnegie Hall, with a Lowry Barton wedding in Sharpsburg and Bethesda Home anniversary observed. The Woman's Club gathers this afternoon.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Second Presbyterian Church
Levi Ginn Dorr
Avenue
Allegheny
Pethesda
McGowan-Fulton
Woman's Club
Colored People Seek Equal Rights at Cincinnati Convention
The first annual convention of the American Citizens' Real Rights Association opened at Allen Temple in Cincinnati on May 4. Delegates represented Ohio with limited attendance and a fuller representation expected as the meeting proceeds to push equal rights for Blacks, similar to those enjoyed by whites.
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Cincinnati
American Citizens’ Real Rights Association
Allen Temple
Maselte
Ohio
Convanven
Stage Notes on Captain Swift and Pair of Jacks
Pittsburgh theater review highlights Haddon Chambers drama Captain Swift starring E. J. Barrymore and Ada Dyas with strong company acting and emotional depth. It also covers Bijou's Pair of Jacks farce with lively leads, songs, and audience reaction.
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Pittsburg
Doqueme
New York
London
Captain Swift
Haddon Chambers
Iad Swift
Barrymor
Mr. Irymore
Jack Sheppard
Captain Swit
Mr. Barrymore
Seadrook
Captain Twist
Ada Dyas
Misa Dyas
Mins Dyas
E. M. Holland
Queensland
Mr. Gardiner
H. Stoddart
Maud Harrison
Nannie Craddock
E. J
Robinson
F. H. Tyler
Reuberin
Patare
Bijou Theater
Bijou
Gulick
Pictsburg
Ima
Knowl
Jack
Fane
Aaron
George Booker
Mr. Stanley
Melville
Stetson
Creoles and Variety Act Impress at Sam I Jack Show
The piece mentions Sam I Jack's Creoles and the quiet humor of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lucas, highlighting Mr Lucas’s skill with voice and string instruments. Irving Jones and others perform with a rougher crowd, while Miss Florence Hines features with partner. The show’s Amazonian warriors and physical acts attract audiences, though questions arise about costumes and uniforms.
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Sam I. Jack
Sam Lucas
Mr. Lucas
Irving Jones
Florence Hines
Oy Etamkin
Jones
Dramatic Notes on The World's Museum Week Program
The World's Museum in Curlo Hall offers attractions and a new stage show this week. A letter from Rev. D. Passavant criticizes the play Thou Shalt Not as public protest spreads through the city. An Indian actress Go-Won-Go Mohawk, with a company, will perform The Indian Mail Carrier, praised for its sensational appeal and the agile star.
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Grand Opera House
Ramor
Roger O'Mara
Inspector McAleese
Olice Gazette
World's Museum
Curlo Hall
Harry
Ds Patem
Hev. D. 4
Passavant
Dr. Passavant
Harris
Aeen
Corn and Colonel Crop
Ymabs World Herald notes this year's crop of command colonels promises to be the greatest in Nebraska's history.
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Ymabs World-Herald
Bebraska
Curious Condensations of Oddities Across the Nation
A long string of brief items notes quirky stats and strange anecdotes: New Yorkers spend 4.2 million annually on umbrellas, Chicago hosts 1463 hotels with 135000 guest capacity, and an 80 year old man in Williamsport Pa has fasted 45 days. Other notes cover a pear tree in Rheemakerville Pa, Africa’s remaining native-rule lands, a Brooklyn gum company turned stock firm, and a Kansas editor’s umbrella superstition. Also mentioned are rail delays from caterpillars, costly Boston cemeteries, a Buffalo coroner clock coincidence, and a fund for poets in Paris.
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Chicago
Williamsport
Rheemakerville
Africa
Jackson Park
Dolas
North
Cas Carolina
Boston
Chadwick
Buffalo
Visiting Stranger Trades Tips on Stocks and Etiquette
Fragmentary humor items from early 20th century chatter feature casual remarks on investing on Wall Street and social manners. The garbled text cites a New Yorker quip about buying stocks and a mother instructing Robby on polite notice writing for a party invitation, with assorted dated jests and names barely legible.
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Wall Street
Tenae Siftinge
Robby
Bessie Smith
Robert Carhart
Sostow
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Bangor
Rcting
Mever
Colonies
Lord Herschel
House of Lerda
Lord Salisbury
Lord Horschell
Bering Sea
Robert T. Lincoln
Chaplin
Board of Agriculture
Tod
Rusk
Holman
Deptford
de Wolf Hopper
Charity and Society
C. E. Pope
J. B. Briggs
A. G. Studer
Young Men's Christian Associations of
Amsterdam
Holland
T. A. Park
L. & McKallip
R. W. Steadman
W.J. Stevenson
J. &. Macfarland
Hootston
KR. W. Stedman
Sutherland
Hertha Ee
Wakefield
Latrobe
Wrestene
Asother
Harry Williams’ Academy
Brooklyn
South America
Marceline
Cheboygan River
Boonville
Stace
Wichita
Kan
French Society of Men of Letters
Beld
Paria
St. Patersburg
Rocheport
Ocala
Fis
Michigan Agricultural College
Nebraska
Jocko
Anthropological Department
Smithsonian Institution
China
Hieields
Canada
Red Sea
Aeeas
Conteen
Jersey
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