This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 35 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1892
Page
7
The county should use funds to build free bridges in Pittsburg and Allegheny, arguing that city residents have funded rural bridges for years. The plan would relieve tolls for county residents and could allow county acquisition of existing bridges, improving regional transit.
The House of Commons suspended Mr Cunningham Graham for a week for interruptions during debate on a local authorities bill. The critic is described as vainly posing as a martyr with socialistic aims and frequent opposition to authorities, harming causes he claims to champion.
The piece cites Kansas Congressman Simpson praising the People's Party with a South bias and argues that even if the party gains votes it would not guarantee a Democratic President. It explains House and Senate vote dynamics and warns Republicans against overestimating Third Party gains.
The article argues that the party aims to secure a Democratic presidency by forcing the election into the House, insisting failure is impossible if that path is chosen. It frames this as a deliberate strategy and reflects partisan perspectives on constitutional processes.
The era’s New York papers question Governor Pattison and Abbott over antimonopoly actions. The piece argues Pattison lacked power to dissolve the combine and that the attorney general’s briefed case is proper, urging swift court action to secure lasting effect beyond the South Penn rulings.
A special committee report to the World's Fair Directory says Chicago should reject a $5,000,000 loan from Congress as contrary to the law and pledge that only government exhibit funding be requested. It notes Chicago previously pledged not to seek more, and argues public opinion favors backing the loan though the city faces a risky price. The piece ends with a cautionary proverb about overselective choices.
The sheriff insists Blakeburn was hanged legally and died. Blakeburn argues double jeopardy and questions a corpse’s standing. A moral-political crisis looms as legal records contradict the idea of a revived criminal. Meanwhile a local campaign favors selling eggs by weight to ensure freshness.
Citizens anxious to economize municipal expenses urge prompt tax payments to avert delinquent collectors. The piece also notes threats from heavy storms and reminds readers of a promise that the world will not end by water.
A collage of hazy opinions touches on electric industry conflicts and upcoming battles in politics. Warnings of dangerous electrical clashes loom as coal, water, and transit issues drift through a public discourse heavy with patronage, heredity, and looming elections.
The piece describes Angus Sin clair testing locomotive capacity by riding a small iron box for over two hours. It also recounts the eerie case of Mr. Blakeburn of Mississippi, hanged for wife murder, who was found alive in his coffin on the way to burial, raising questions about legal death and property rights.
Washington May 4 Representative Scott of Illinois leads a drive against trusts with a resolution demanding Attorney General prosecutions for the sugar pool and actions against the cordage trust. Rivalries emerge as Stout and Burrows claim credit for sparking the anti trust push.
The river and harbor bill faces stiff opposition led by Mr. Holman who vows to defeat it item by item. Rep Whiting proposes amending to refer the plan to a board of army engineers and to study lowering lake levels by deeper channels and damming the Niagara River to halt upper lake drainage. Engineers deem the Niagara dam idea practicable but controversial.
Comptroller Lacey is weighing several offers to manage one of several Chicago banking houses. He has not chosen, though friends expect acceptance. He would retire if not for Congress investigations into Maverick and Keystone Bank failures, which he says will vindicate his actions.
A. D. Burt, superintendent of the Fifth division of the mail service from Pittsburg to Cincinnati, is in Washington to resign. He has accepted a position with the Bell Telephone Company.
Judge H Henry Powers, chair of Vermont's Minneapolis delegation, says the Vermont vote is uninstructed but favors the winner. He grounds the outcome on New York's choice, asserting New York's role will determine the nomination and the November election, with Harrison as possible nominee if New York backs him.
G W Davis, an astronomy student, reports a naked eye comet seen in the eastern dawn sky. It rises about 1:04 a.m., forms triangles with Antares, the Eagle, Alpha Crucis, and the two western stars of Pegasus, moves northwest toward Cygnus since April 3, has a nucleus about a quarter magnitude star size and a long faint tail pointing toward Delphinus.
The University of Pennsylvania inaugurates a Graduate Department for women, marking a new step in women’s higher education. The department starts with three professors and will grant degrees in Science and Arts and Master of Philosophy, offering 21 distinct lines of study with numerous subdivisions.
Reports from Minneapolis, Chicago, and other cities discuss delegate pools for the national conventions. Observers note GOP and Democratic allocations, potential Wyoming woman delegate, and press seating plans exceeding prior conventions. Predictions suggest mixed delegations and crowd logistics shaping the events.
A Chicago report notes attempts to close the World’s Fair petitions from Michigan and Ohio. both show signature totals far exceeding the U S census. Michigan claims about 800000 more names than the census figures, highlighting a chaotic surge in support.
Harmony in a good thing essay notes praise for unity among fellows and suggests mutual support as key to success within the group.
Boston May 4 The American Branch of the Society for Psychical Research met at the Boston Society of Natural History with Prof William James presiding. He noted 5600 replies with 40 affirmative, about one in a hundred, and cited experiments with lunatic asylum inmates and Janet’s findings. Dr Shaw described thought transference cases and continued knowledge of terrene facts by phantasms of the dead. The remarks led to vivid ghost stories and a physician’s near death revival tale.
In Pittsburgh last night John L. Sullivan drew a $1200 audience while Mme Modjeska staged Shakespeare with Warsaw dialect to about $100. The writer says Melpomene slept while Mercury thrived, praising brawn over buskin and mocking Shakespeare’s fit for modern pugilism and theater, contrasting Gerald M. Hennessy and Kid McCoy with Arden scenes.
New York reports that E Morewood & Co of Wales will open a tin plate plant at Elizabethport New Jersey on three acres near the Central Railroad. Capacity 4000 to 5000 plates weekly. Ground purchased, buildings planned soon, with initial production of imported Welsh plates and in country trimming.
Colonel Elliott F. Shepard favors running as vice president if Beira’s slate falters and states no objection to joining Lockwood’s ticket. The Toledo Blade notes conditional candidacy plans and cross-ticket alignment.
A brief note from the Chicago Inter Ocean states the Ohio Republicans are harmonious again and suggests they carry a large bottle of harmony to Minneapolis, signaling renewed party unity and confidence.
John E. Lovell founder of the Lancasterian School in New Haven died in Milwaukee at old age. Born in England he came to the United States in the early 1800s and taught elocution to notable figures including Henry Ward Beecher and Archbishop Maily. He led the Lancasterian School for over 30 years and educated governors and Yale professors.
Major Samuel Given of Carlisle one of Cumberland county’s wealthiest citizens and president and principal stockholder of the Mt. Holly Paper Company died in Carlisle yesterday at age 54. He was unmarried. Miss Amelia Given, who donated Mt. Holly’s fine petite library building, is the sole surviving family representative in the county.
Obituary notices report the deaths of General Miquel Auzea in Mexico City, prominent lawyer Thomas R. Gilland of Franklin County, William M. Smith president of Philadelphia Common Councils in Atlantic City, actor A J Neafie born in New York, Captain Aldeer McWilliams aged oldest in Westmoreland County near Harrison City, a Twente cerensa ward councilman, Mrs William Her widow of a river coal man, Dox Miguel Auza Mexican Supreme Court judge and former Governor of Texas.
The sixty fifth annual Western Theological Seminary commencement takes place at Bellefield Church with alumni meeting and addresses by Rev Dr R F Sample and Rev Dr J L Witherow. Diplomas are presented by Rev Wm H Jeffers. Donation day at Protestant Home for Incurables supports hospital association and a sale of art needlework at Monongahela House features embroidery exhibits and proceeds to help hospitals.
Charitable supporters are invited to the Christian Home for Women in Allegheny today to donate to the building fund. A $5,000 legacy from the late Captain K A Gray provides a respectable nucleus for the fund.
Social chatter lists a luncheon at Mrs Theovous Hostrettren on Western Avenue for ladies. The roa Society meets next Tuesday at the Academy of Arts and Sciences. The May festival for the Aged Colored Women's Home is today and tomorrow at Lafay. The Academy of Arts and Sciences annual meeting and officer election are tomorrow evening. Madame Constance Howarn gives her third lecture recital this evening at the Pennsylvania College for Women East End. A Turkish embroidery exhibition at the Monongahela House features work by poor women of Sae and Bulgaria under Turkish Compassionate aid. Father Mathew Association hosted a musical and literary entertainment in Duquesne Hall last night with readers Lam Cook, Estelle McCloskey, Rita Cook, Joseph A. McNomees, Robertshaw, Griffn, Simpson, and others. accompanists were Mary McDermott and Maurie Cook. A good attendance was noted.
County Commissioner Mercer argues for free bridges over the Monongahela and Allegheny to relieve tax inequities. He urges statewide support and local action to build a downtown Monongahela crossing and an uptown Allegheny bridge, uniting Southside with the East End. Public push could set officials in motion.
A jumble of society notes covers personal fortunes, rumored resignations, stage stars, and political figures. Highlights include Baron Hirsch’s £7000 philanthropy, Jay Gould’s El Paso trip with daughters, and De James Martineau’s 87th birthday. Governor Reynolds names Wolcott as Delaware Chancellor, Miss Mary Anderson refuses a return to stage, and Fannie Kemble’s decline is noted alongside Representative Springer’s Ways and Means briefing.
A miscellany of short notes covers a Philadelphia barber reading a paper in a tug at a patron’s chin, Meran banning long female trains, early explorer tales of mermaids, Penobscot basket work earnings, tissue paper origins, oyster planting months, and various curiosities from siege of fate to animals and mirrors. It reflects eclectic 19th century interests and observations across places and eras.
A terse verse note compares the scant size and harshness of attire to the female mind, noting that some claim such concerns engulf the whole of a woman’s thoughts. The fragment reflects social attitudes on gender and material wealth.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.