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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1889
Page
4
The fragment lists postage and delivery options for the United States including daily and weekly dispatches. It notes free postage in the U S and various yearly and weekly rates with Sunday editions and carrier delivery terms.
The essay lauds Senator Quay for his taciturn approach guiding Pittsburg appointee Mr. Warmcastle. It notes previous scolding of office seekers, credits quiet diplomacy, and highlights Colonel Bayne’s restraint as well. The piece frames silence as a political asset and a sign of prudent leadership.
A 19th century clash over Civil War feats sees General Rosecrans challenge Sherman’s fame. The piece argues the two heroes merit mutual praise rather than ongoing rivalry, noting Sherman’s Atlanta capture and Savannah campaigns as equally storied, urging no further postwar feuding.
President Webber and Cashier Hunt of the Bank of Forest City were robbed by three marked villains while sitting outside the bank discussing baseball. The bandits seized the bank’s assets as the officers prepared to travel with funds, highlighting an unusual crime linked to a national sport.
The piece notes Oklahoma boomers move to Dakota to await Sioux reservation openings. It argues settlers seek lands from Indian reservations and warns against assuming future draws will reward the weak or ignorantly held properties. It discusses land grants versus reservations and the quality of titles held by land grant corporations.
The passage argues that land grants tied to Indian reservations should be opened to settlement on fair terms rather than recalled. It suggests legislative action to secure equitable access before disturbing reservations and urges Western interest to demand this with similar urgency.
A tiny six foot marsh gas jet at Spreckels' sugar refinery reshapes Philadelphia's stance on natural gas. The city’s press now proclaims gas as essential to making Philadelphia a great manufacturing center, stressing its potential despite earlier fears.
A Baltimore Herald claim that a Chicago steel trust exists is challenged by rivals in Pittsburgh and eastern mills. The piece argues price competition remains fierce with Allegheny Bewemer and others undercutting, showing no real monopoly despite consolidation talks.
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes a shock from Wanamaker and Quay opposing but now voting for the prohibition amendment. It reports mixed hopes of backing the winning side and highlights a Richmond baptism of 300 Colored converts as progress. A Dowve maker ties wages to marriage to test labor questions.
Historical critics contend that late Washington era corruption allegations strengthen the case against their clients while defenders argue the charges lack sufficient proof and rely on hearsay and partisan motives.
The Government of Cores has executed a man named Boka for paying all the taxes levied on the poor of his town. The millionaires will be prompt to accept the warning and abstain from actions that ease poverty for fear of consequences.
A column of brief sketches features Bana Bernhardt smoking age varied cigars and loving newspaper pulls, Frances Hopes Burnett on fame, Colby University rumor of Ben Butler stealing a bell clapper, Joan Whittier’s dog Robin Adair and wagging tail during ballads, plus the death of Hey Marmaduke Muller and Rosa Evanceline Angel the Cincinnati poetess. It also notes Oontowen Oxcott’s Japan visit and Kyoto reception, and Edward Finch’s relief aided by John Bright after a court martial and discharge to the United States.
Mrs H N Strait, wife of H N Strait, faced a deadly boa constrictor in her Grand View home cellar on Sixteenth Street. Armed with a coal shovel and lamp, she battled the snake as it coiled around wool, delivering blows that finally killed the 11 foot reptile.
Edmund W. P. Smith, former U S consul at Cartagena, says Colombia offers vast chances for electric lights, water works, railroads, and ice machines. Government favors liberal concessions and even pays emigrants’ passage, while offering land, supplies, and free transport to settlement sites.
Philadelphia May 12 Samuel and John Wise believed oldest twins in the United States reached their 81st birthday yesterday. They learned undertaking and cabinetmaking and ran a Germantown business from 1828 to 1900s at Main Street and East Washington Lane. The site has served that trade since 17 They are widowers both were twice.
Visiting delegates to the Baptist Convention filled all Memphis evangelical pul pits this forenoon. Memorial services for the late President James P. Boyce were held in the afternoon at the Camberland church on Court Street with addresses by Rev. J. L. Biotta Rev. H. H. Tucks and others from Georgia South Carolina and Texas.
A Stab reporters' Lancaster trip with Hon. E. K. Martin and guests views Thaddeus Stevens grave James Buchanan home and Mennonite settlement. They tour farms inns and Columbia Shad dinner on Susquehanna with vivid riverside scenery and a champagne supper closing.
Bishop Bedall of Southern Ohio and Mrs Bedell arrived in Paris from the Riviera exhausted and unfit for the voyage to Nantes. They were under the care of Dr Ashmore Noakes of Nice following their May 1 death anniversary.
A remarkable bass mar made at Peles Island was hauled from the sea in the morning and displayed at the shipport by afternoon, drawing attention for its size and the efficiency of the crew.
General Simon Cameron is reported to have sat up in bed and read, with all danger believed to have passed. His spirits are said to be good and he is inclined to make light of his illness.
The Chicago Herald notes Mr. Cleveland has been named referee in a lawsuit and would likely serve as an impartial baseball umpire. The piece frames the appointment as a model of fairness and non-partisanship.
A brief notice records Henry A. Foster and a related legal or civic matter dated May 18 with references to Gielen and MW. The fragment notes an official role or recognition tied to Foster in a local governance context.
Robson and Crane bid farewell to joint stardom after their last appearance in The Henrietta at Star Theater before a filled house. Robson credits shared success and friendship, while Crane cites artistic reasons for ending their partnership and looks to future separate careers.
A May 12 Herald cable quotes Senator Sherman discussing President Harrison's administration. He says progress is quiet and conservative, with routine State Department work and no major sensational moves from Blaine. Sherman notes some dissatisfaction with appointments but sees no strong faults overall.
Paris report describes a guard’s van experiment installing a ten Leclanché battery powered telephone for train delay or accident alerts to the nearest station. Overhead lines already link stations and a steel tube connects to the existing line for quick setup. The self contained unit weighs about 60 pounds and allows simultaneous signaling and conversation.
A special train of palace cars left Grand Central for Chicago carrying New York hotel managers headed to the National Hotel Men's Association meeting. Among the travelers were James C. M ythewart James H. Breslin EL Merrifield A L Ashman H H Brockway H K Southgate W Oiled A R B Blakey and W Garrison from various hotels.
In Riverside two ladies arrive at Winchester Hall on Thursday night in a top buggy drawn by the local postmaster, a musician, and a fireman. The postmaster narrowly avoids a runaway after shying at a light in the apothecary window.
A clipped miscellany notes public figures and political musings from various papers. It lampshades the defeat of Cleveland and contemplates shedding a tear for Adam while referencing Mark Twain and Quay with terse, ironic lines.
A Reading man age 5 recovers from a week long spree. Titusville resident Tom Freps reports a hen with 17 chicks hatched this spring. York man Nathan Newson marked his 80th birthday by walking 12 miles to visit his son. Lackawanna County judges hear railroad case aloud in open air. Montour County Lewis Lowne’s large dog saved his house from a fire after a stove spark.
A Cincinnati letter from New York portrays Southern, Ohio, and Pennsylvania leaders debating the United States iron and coal boom. Speakers compare Connellsville coke with Alabama ore, discuss regional advantage, rail access, labor, and developing markets, and warn against overdevelopment without ready buyers.
A passerby in the street said the darkest day of the world was dawning. The speaker opened the window to light and saw a gorgeous sight in the East, contrasting the ominous claim.
The dispatch extols a nickel price weekly offering twenty pages of substantial reading. It highlights diverse content from news to original columns by leading writers. The piece notes strong reader support and cites current affairs from Britain, Germany, and the United States with various human interest items.
The Empress in Wiesbaden is guarded outside Vienna where she believes King Louis drenched to drown her. She wakes frightened, calls for help, and faints, then appears sane again for days. She later refused to see Archduke Rudolf, who then died by suicide, and she is said to be progressively ill but currently improving.
The piece mocks speculators buying cats for shipment to Northwest mouse-infested regions. It suggests McHenry as a source of supply and jokes about cat appreciation. It conveys a humorous local opinion on animal trading and transport.
A Missouri blind man claims he can judge a person’s size by touch. The assertion is questioned as not convincing by a cabinet official. The report notes skepticism over the head size comparison.
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