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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1890
Page
15
The Dispatch announces the business office has moved to the corner of Smithfield and Diamond Streets in Pittsburg. It notes delivery standards for weekly issues and requests prompt reporting of missing copies. Readers are reminded of postage for Sundays and two cent stamps for multiple copies.
Carnegie’s latest visit drew broad attention as his gifts expand Pittsburg’s public art and architecture influence. Reporters describe his plans and new revelations of generosity shaping the city’s cultural prominence and future as a leading American center.
George Francie Train under guardian ship of the Canadian Pacific Railroad nears Nellie Bly’s world record, showing a clear potential to beat it by several days. Two factors temper public interest: she funded the outset and imitators cannot match the originator, and Train’s journey differs from a prearranged corporate run. If he avoids travel eccentricities, he may trim the record by about a week, but his achievement remains an imitation of Bly’s brilliance.
The excerpt notes multiple city incidents where contractors face refusals to sell materials or hire their crews, as Chicago dispatches report architects and material men aligning with master carpenters to thwart new carpenters. New York dispatches add that journeymen plumbers will only work for affiliates of their union, signaling growing coercive tactics.
The article argues against illegitimate boycotts by employers and urges fair wages as a way to teach respect for individual rights. It condemns conspiracies to restrict material supply and calls for employers to set the example by fair practices.
A leading contractor announces after trial that Italian labor is unsatisfactory and will be discarded for colored labor. Observers say the cheap Italian workers proved the most costly in the end, while questions remain about future wages and the fate of Italians, whether repatriation or possible organized resistance at home.
The 1899 Swank statistical report shows record national totals for pig iron Bessemer steel ingots rolled iron and rolled steel with Allegheny county leading. Pittsburg surpasses Illinois in all measures and holds a dominant share of U S iron and steel output ten years after 1879.
The McKeesport Post Office appointment saga amuses the nation and annoys locals as officials clash over a postmaster nominee. The dispute centers on poker ethics and a crowd of Soles family figures in town, drawing Ray and Wanamaker into the fray and threatening political careers if it continues.
In Pittsburg the writer urges a reform in masculine attire, proposing a return to ancestral fashions and a shift from plain trousers to more colored, judged, and stylish pantaloons as a cultural upgrade amid rising resolutions and city ambition.
An editorial fantasy imagines American youth adopting Parisian crowd-pleasing styles led by a pink or blue shirt and jet studs. It envisions a dramatic shift from plain garb to velvet, lace, and high fashion echoing historic Broadway trends, culminating in extravagant accessories and wigs.
The piece critiques a Boutelle Maine bill amending the Interstate Commerce Act to bar liquor sales in any state. It argues the act covers transport agencies only and does not authorize sales, questioning Boutelle’s understanding or reliance on prohibitionists in Maine.
The Philadelphia Record condemns Gentner and Adams as unfit for Sam Randall's chair, likening their influence to a bean in a bass drum and describing Democratic harmony as knife sharpened. It also quips about moving John Fellows from the New York DA post to Congress with Bourke Cochran replacing Fellows to shield public thieves.
The notes mock public figures as they discuss Max O Rell and remarks on American character. A Wall Street style boom is linked to Wallace and Delamater in Republican and Democratic papers. A Chinese factory strike and cracker shortages are noted with provocative irony. A McKeesport suburb postmaster nomination ends poker rumors and boosts local hopes.
The piece argues England may push American trade via representation at the World’s Fair if the McKinley bill passes. It notes England’s mercantile aims to sell in the United States and recalls the link between monopolies and politics, citing Italian tobacco as an example of political influence in awarding monopolies.
The New York Legislature adjourns amid critique labeling sessions as among the worst. Critics say votes on tariff measures favor special interests over reason. A Chicago Mail note claims no natural gas boom and reflects a resigned outlook on such booms. The text also hints at disputes over coal mining rates in Indiana and Illinois.
Pittsburg district sees wages issue debated with no surplus like Congress, officials in City Hall seeking higher salaries while councils lack funds. Assembly passes jury-exemption for editors and reporters, while leaders push broader jury duties. Scotch-Irish readiness noted as convention nears, and Pittsburg expected to avoid a fiasco in the affair.
Mae Dosse, sister in law of M Thiers, owns a famed private pearl collection. Joan Stephenson the street car builder turns 1 on the Fourth of July and remains active on the track. Paul Richwardson of Dartmouth sails to Europe to lead the American School at Athens. BisMarck gains new aides as his reminiscences are debated. Perry and his new novel The Broughton House mark a literary start. Georg Enerts, an Oriental scholar, is a paralytic working hard. Emperor William bestowed many decorations. new Knights and orders created. Alexander Porst of Boston painted a life size Pompeian lion. Senator Walcott to wed Mrs Lyman E Hass in Buffalo. Theodore Hallman runs for Congress. Cornelius Vanderbilt sails with five children for six weeks in Europe.
At the conference meeting in St Louis on May 10, a Louisiana backed resolution condemned lotteries and urged defeating a renewal franchise in Louisiana. Judge East urged prohibition of liquor traffic while noting legal measures alone fail. The lotteries resolution passed unanimously and was sent to temperance committee, with a separate motion to curb Sunday waits referred to Sabbath committee.
The Wharton School faculty seeks a full set of European census reports. Switzerland and Germany are in, France Austria and Italy are being gathered. German methods intrigue as officials distribute and collect forms to count residents, reducing duplicate entries.
W H Pops, teller at Louisville City National Bank, fled in March with about 40000 dollars. Det Crawford nabbed him near here aboard the Dixon bound for Canada. Friends describe the man as modest and pious despite the deception.
The New York World notes wide Democratic gains in Indiana local elections and broad Republican losses. It attributes many losses to President Harrison's pattern of appointing relatives cronies or henchmen to office, with Elijah Halford described as unsuccessful as a fence mender.
In the Heston Globe a report notes Emin Pasha, rescued after great peril and expense, tells his captors he cannot assent to Stanley's plan to display him in Europe as a rare animal, calling it base ingratitude.
The Very Rev Father William Keegan Vicar General of the Brooklyn Diocese died this morning at his home after pneumonia. He arrived in this city in 1803 as assistant to Bishop David W Bacon and later served as rector of the Assumption church. A vigorous church worker and eloquent preacher he was about 70 years old and famed for his quaint ways and shrewd sense.
In this mixed column several topics appear. A wealth of art buyers in Allegheny County invest heavily in paintings, while the market tempts fakes in New York and beyond. Reader warns to buy only what one admires. A Rousseau landscape in Washington draws praise and a Paris sale price around 14000. Congressman Bayne on tariff work echoes protective aims. A violin pupil earns twenty dollars for partial progress. May’s drawbacks humorously impact house chores and the painter’s toll. Hephuen Johns.
Curious crowds watch a Turkish rug unfold from twine at Wanamaker’s Chestnut window in Philadelphia. A Mohamadan artisan uses a frame and bench to knot yarn into a blue grounded panel with multicolored edges, a process estimated to take two months and to become a notable local artifact.
In an interview Senator Gilbert A. Pierce of North Dakota says the state is developing two new industries: sugar beet processing and coal, with rich coal seams near the surface and a promising barley crop for malt. He notes German farmers’ beet experiments and plans to scale sugar production, aided by abundant coal and rising barley prospects for export markets.
Doylestown May 10 Shellenberger left for the West with just over 100 dollars in hand after cashing a few small checks in Philadelphia on Easter Sunday. He says a meeting in Tacoma, Wash with Fries followed his arrival there then a stop in Chicago where he sold jewelry to fund his return.
In San Francisco Alta coverage the English Liberals add music to rallies. A band plays The Roast Beef of Old England, a speaker follows, then God Save the Queen is sung and more speeches occur. Tories react with anger and even consider forming a troupe to perform plays free with denunciations of Gladstone between acts.
The Milwaukee Sentinel argues against capital punishment, noting Wisconsin long ago abolished it and asserting that swift life imprisonment promotes respect for rapid justice. The piece claims executions are not needed as prisons deter crime and reinforce public safety.
A telegram report from ScortpaLe dated May 10 notes Chief Burgess Porter and his wife celebrated their twenty-fifth marriage anniversary with a silver wedding. A large number of guests attended and gifts were described as ornamental and costly.
The eighth annual West Virginia Christian Temperance Union convention will be held in the city on June 4, 5. George W. Bain of Lexington Kentucky will speak and Dr Hattie B Jones of the West Virginia Insane Hospital will conduct a hygiene school.
The pastor of St. Pauls Universalist Church in Chicago will go to Brooklyn to occupy All Saints Church pulpit. Trustees decline release to accept the call extended previously. Endorsed by the Chicago Tribune.
A collection of brief notes across towns reports a broken plate glass window at a courthouse, bar tender baseball challenge accepted by merchants, Morgantown home improvements, a pine timber gavel gifted to the Union Veterans' Legion, cows given city access during an upcoming election period, a Ridgeway Advocate remark about women described as old maids, and landlord Holcomb delaying the bay head resort opening until June 1 due to cold weather with grounds beautified and a refreshment stand erected.
A seining party near Quincy captured an alligator and another large catch. Octave Noel finishes a 50 foot fishing for Erie parties to launch soon. A seven foot two inch rattler was killed in Cucamonga with 21 rattles. Grand Haven life saving crew nets a 178 pound sturgeon with 40 pounds of eyes. An exceptional trout caught on Tionesta Creek near Ross Run by a year old boy measured 13 inches long and 534 inches wide. Charley Bulnoc named champion trout fisherman of Punxsutawney for catching over 100 fine trout. Hinaam Roundtreeh of Chehalis, Wash, killed a cougar with inches in length. First snake killed in Westmoreland County by Ross Dinsmore, 15, a black snake six feet long. Superintendent Buller notes yellow pike hatchery output reaching 15,000,000 fish this spring with shipments to upper Susquehanna and Harrisburg.
Poem fragment describing a return to childhood landscapes and battle memories. The speaker recalls a noisy street, distant singing, wolves surrounding, a beloved maiden’s call, and the comfort of home as they relive childhood scenes. Vivid images of pines, fields, and a village spire frame the reminiscence.
Murray analyzes the Grant Croker feud, Tammany power struggles, and a public dispute over a $10,000 gift to Croker’s daughter. He reviews Louis Aldrich’s play The Editor, the role of newspapers in theater, and reports on fashionable dress sabotage unsettling New York women, ending with Charles T. Murray in New York May 10.
A survey of diverse items reports 13 of 16 kinfolk near Taylorstown dying from diphtheria. Other notes include a four legged four winged two headed chick in Del Mar, a 200 barrel daily oil strike in Torry Canyon Ventura county, and a 19 460 piece ornamental wood table by Charles Miller of Hueneme.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes 3,567 murder and homicide cases last year with hangings, arguing lawmakers should replace capital punishment with life imprisonment as the severest penalty. It suggests juries often disagree more in murder trials than in other cases.
George Augustus Sala, famed for earning £10,000 yearly from four editorials weekly for the London Daily Telegraph, has reportedly married his typewriter. At 62, observers wonder if the young typist intended romance or the job’s leverage, a twist noted by the Bradford Star.
A collection of gags and brief scenes from various sources includes a wary doctor vaksinating a child, a stylish mother seeking a scarless vaccination, farm folk bantering about labor and luck, a cigar remark, and a folktale ribbing about a cousin named Nogood. The humor travels through papers and jokes.
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