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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1891
Page
4
The Central Board of Education faces two issues after a notable incident at the high school. The first minor point concerns students confusing wit with disrespect toward fellow students and faculty. The second, more serious, questions whether disciplinary actions against the faculty were appropriate or overly sweeping.
The Northside race escalates as a note sale dispute surfaces with offers at fifty cents on the dollar to retire an overdue note. Allegations span both sides over motives to influence voters and settle debts before the canvass.
The excerpt questions whether the prior report that the treaty was agreed upon was true or whether the statement of its failure is untrue. It notes possible falsification from one side, and discusses reciprocal duties and exemptions under a proposed agreement with Spain.
The May Festival attracts a large audience in Pittsburg showing enduring public support for high quality music. Observers note some talk about heavy programmes but acknowledge a notable rise in the level of classical music in recent festivals compared with ten years ago.
Organizers try to balance popular appeal with artistic integrity in a city festival. The temporary Mechanical Hall venue meets expectations but underscores demand for a permanent, well appointed music hall in Pittsburgh.
The piece argues New York's ballot reform was weak and Pennsylvania’s road bill was a sham reform mocked by a veto. It condemns the Legislature for sloppy drafting and urges citizens to elect capable lawmakers to truly fund permanent highways under impartial supervision.
The governor signals a veto to curb log-rolling for charity funds, promising to veto any appropriations to charitable institutions above the State Board of Charities recommendations. He asserts the new rule will curb legislative favoritism and lead to more equitable distribution of funds.
The session addresses care for dependent paupers and juvenile criminals as a major topic. Discussion aims to awaken public interest with explanatory statistics and reasons, highlighting the value of our state’s noted care institutions and a reference to Pennsylvania in the president’s speech.
The Italian Consul in New Orleans plans to depart but stays to publicize his views about Mayor Shakespeare and mob leaders. His claim to have saved lives is questioned as contradictory and controversial in the wake of the lynching, with critics saying two wrongs do not justify violence.
The Mobile Register and other Democratic papers accuse the Michigan Legislature of partisan drafting for presidential electors by congressional districts. They assert the tactic mirrors prior force bil schemes and benefits the party at the expense of fairness. The note adds that Sr G E M PoLiMan faced courts over a vestibule patent claim and PA tax ruling, detailing Pullman’s political maneuvering.
The article notes gains for Spanish Republicans in more than forty major towns including Madrid. It compares modern Republicans with past government factions and highlights a peaceful, education backed path toward constitutional monarchy and gradual reform.
The bill amends appointment of a State bank inspector from the Governor to the Auditor General, showcasing the legislature's continued struggle with what observers deride as peanut politics.
The piece argues sympathy strikes are condemned by the press, while eighty New York lumber firms lock out all workers to end a strike affecting a single firm, suggesting such employer actions are as harmful as typical strikes and boycotts. It notes some combinations of employers pursue similarly bad in principle, mischievous practices.
The record of this Legislature suggests every measure good or bad will be cut up by lawmakers or wire pullers, making the author unrecognizable.
A Vienna report says Prince Karl Lechinstein has been arrested for swindling his servants and pleads for release promising to emigrate to America. If freed he could bestow a princess title on an ambitious American heiress, risking further fraud.
A single day’s news highlights two statesmen with minor ailments. Blaine suffers indigestion while Gladstone experiences a chill, underscoring their prominence despite personal discomfort.
The article notes that while a broad road law is elusive, rural areas can progress by their own effort. Delaware County already advances road projects and Passaic County New Jersey has awarded contracts for 100 miles of macadamized highways. The self-help approach is seen as providing future prosperity offsetting costs.
A popular movement targets Chevalier Georgio Pullmano urging him to obey local laws or leave the country. The campaign signals rising tension over Italian privilege and legal enforcement.
The Philadelphia Inquirer cites farm mortgages and inflated currency as the cause of Argentina's mounting debt. The piece argues extravagance drove inflation and debt, notes Congress spending near a billion, and laments Cobden Club dissolution removing a campaign issue.
The passage portrays Mr Arkell as the wicked partner behind anti slavery editorials. It notes a coreminority remarking that Arkell values a strong advertisement. It suggests some view his self portrayal as a donkey braying nationwide as a promotional tactic.
A rumor suggests a fire boat sought by Chis' Brows may have been useful last night, implying potential need for emergency watercraft in a response scenario.
A patchwork of biographical items mentions MacManon and Bismarck as the last Franco Prussian War survivors, poet Tensysox on milk mixtures, Florence Speed tied by marriage to Josiah McRoberts, Depew labeled Yankee britannogerman, Marshall Halstrad near marriage to Miss Glenn, Guy de Maupassant described as 45 and prolific yet brusque, Kate Pree a Milwaukee lawyer, Miss Eprix Born linked to Gustave Coquelin, Rev C H Woonstos turning practical after a hint from a reporter, George M Pullman funding a large St. Luke's Hospital ward for sick children, and General Vlangally noted as a veteran Russian ambassador. assorted remarks on personalities and roles.
Governor Pattison records two vetoes on May 13. He rejects Senate Bill No. 72 the road bill citing multiple constitutional flaws and local favoritism. He also vetoes a $2000 Reading Hospital appropriation arguing private charities require state control and proper oversight. He proposes tax equalization measures by Grady to relieve local taxation and boost school funding.
The article outlines real and personal property taxation across several counties, lists tax rates and objects of taxation, and provides practical guidance on assessing taxes along with detailed local revenue and expenditure information.
Eighteenth National Conference of Charities and Corrections begins in the city with addresses of welcome by Governor Hovey and Mayor Sullivan. O C McCulloch of Indianapolis discusses state and national registration of the insane, noting varied practices across states including New York Minnesota New Jersey and Pennsylvania. James Whitcomb Riley gives a character study in poem form.
Reform advocates condemn the Senate Committee on Elections for weakening the Baker ballot reform bill. Multiple papers warn the GOP risks a political penalty if it pursues the deformed measure, urging insistence on a genuine, secret ballot amid internal party criticism.
Obituary notes cover Rev. Dr. William W. Newell and numerous figures from law, politics, arts, and science. Newell, a famed Presbyterian pastor, dies in Andover at age 64, with past roles in Brighton Boston Syracuse and New York. Other listed deaths include Jeremiah G. Harris in Nashville, A. W. Train in Zanesville, Liorp Barnace MP for Paisley, and Albert F. Caster a noted agriculturalist in Watertown.
A lively May Festival crowd enjoyed a warm concert night with stylish hats drawing attention as 200 bonnets count plus vast millinery profits. Director Seidl earns praise while Mrs Meilke and Antonia Meilke receive applause after a Flying Dutch duet. Forest fire haze and smoke hover over western Alleghenies, clouding skies, with widespread fires near Johnstown and Economy impacting towns and hay prospects.
Local column tracks several figures: Captain Harry Brown and colleagues protested mine law revisions after returning to Harrisburg on the limited. Joshua Rhodes left for New York. W. Melendis and J. Griggs returned from the Y M C A convention in Kansas City. Congressman W. A. Stone supervised post office site work in Allegheny. Mrs. L. D. Rutherford and daughters visit for the May Festival in Youngstown.
The quarter centennial observance features Rev. Dr. McAllister’s discourse on the Covenanter Church origins from 1800 onward centering on Rev. Dr. John Hack and Dr. Black. The ceremony praises the church’s stance on national issues and marks its continued missions and social efforts in Allegheny and Pittsburg, including school and orphan aid.
In Pittsburg residents describe a troubling scene as a group of three women walk together in public, prompting concern and calls for safer street behavior. Local observers report the incident as unusual and note ongoing worries about order and decorum.
The great spectacle The Last Days of Pompeii is planned for Recreation Park in July. New melodrama Tre Patno premieres at the Duquesne Theater next week amid strong opinion on its modern life themes.
A miscellany of odd facts and short items from Sedalia to Australia. Notes include a tall man named A Short Inch in Kansas, seal appetites, a Philadelphia suitor and his sister, railway clerks’ toll of injuries, voting quirks, and various curiosities from Egypt, France, and Pompeii with brief anecdotes and observations.
A collection of jumbled anecdotes and quotes from an older era, including a Hanover queen at The Golden Goone Inn paying 200 thalers for two days and a shooting party in England where Lord Arington’s tipping etiquette provokes counsel. Other snippets include a wary bachelor and social bits from parliament.
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