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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1891
Page
15
The Dispatch announces regular availability at Sieut Brentano's Union Square New York and 17 Ave de Topera Paris for those disappointed at a horsnas stand to obtain it.
The Dispatch offers postage rates for United States delivery including Sunday editions. Prices cover weekly, monthly, and yearly subscriptions with carrier delivery at 2 cents per Sunday issue, and 2-cent postage on Sunday mail. It notes three parts per issue and advises patrons to report missing numbers to the office.
A senator and Don Robinson advocate a Constitutional Convention arguing that ballot numbering dangers outweigh fraud risk by election boards. The piece contends such misuse would require deliberate law violations, notes ballot secrecy safeguards, and urges separate consideration of changes under existing constitutional provisions rather than a broad convention.
A cable dispatch reflects on the British blue book about Manipur and British colonial conduct. It argues English duplicity underpins the trouble and questions the UK government’s handling of Indian policy and treatment of the East Indian. The piece notes the apology is unlikely to topple the Premier or impeach officials.
The article debates defining and limiting drunkenness for judicial, artistic, and legislative purposes. It cites two cases: a dramatic scene evaluating whether an actor’s drunken nobleman should embody gentlemanly traits, and a Western court case addressing limits on inebriety.
The text argues that defining proper intoxication for judges heightens issues in a prohibition context. It compares Kansas and New York courts, suggesting clarity on methods of gentlemanly drunkenness and its limits would guide many people in their main professions. It warns against an impracticable standard banning drunkenness entirely for both gentlemen and judges.
The Philadelphia Inquirer urges strict enforcement of the national banking act after Keystone National Bank disclosures show it was a shell during examinations. It questions officials' responsibility, notes potential inefficiency or collusion, and warns that without effective enforcement public confidence and the system itself suffer.
The editorial condemns Green B. Baum for appointing his son as assistant chief clerk at the Pension Bureau, calling it the worst since the Star Route affair. It notes no proven knowledge of misconduct by Baum but assigns heavy responsibility for overseeing a subordinate who acted corruptly, especially due to nepotism. It singles out Raum as a spoils politician harming the bureau and administration.
The Guardian lauds Vienna as leading in charity with a plan modeled on Rumford. It describes state relief funded by reforms, charitable bequests, and church lands, plus work for the able bodied, care for the infirm, and prisons only for the incorrigible. Aged pensioners receive twelve cents daily while meals near their homes cost four cents.
The passage describes the Folks' Kitchens serving ten thousand daily with low prices and committee oversight, advocating cheap prepared food as a poverty relief measure and a route toward workers becoming small capitalists. It contrasts with Vienna style cost reductions and critiques labor capital questions, while noting unrest from White Caps and weather shifts.
An Eastern contemporary argues that a vestibule train crashed into another at fifty miles per hour but injured none aboard the fast train. The remark challenges the theory that the fastest trains are safest and notes the danger to people outside the vestibule cars. The critic suggests those who cannot afford vestibule service may be overlooked in safety considerations.
The Helena Journal labels Russell B. Harrison as a man of brains and notes that the tests at his expense are misfits. The paper claims the journal is his special organ and property, presenting the information as official.
The article notes New York’s wholesale liquor bill failed to pass, while Pennsylvania’s wholesale bill to bar sale of retail amounts sits shelved by the Senate. It also critiques political organs urging farmers to abandon corner store boxes for work, implying political access tied to dry goods box locations.
The piece argues New York abandons Adirondack forest protection as railroad corporations seek to run through the region. It asserts the public must yield to what railroad interests demand, despite earlier local resistance by lumbermen and residents.
Mr Blaise illness from overwork should warn Arkell partnership. Blaine indisposition arises from mental application, but others who do not work that way may wear out their jaws.
The report notes the king's vast speculative fortune and describes Jay Gould as a broker who drains the wealth from naive young speculators. It suggests Gould will target Senator Cal Brice after undermining him, warning the royal speculator to brace against Gould's persuasion.
A historically sharp remark notes that an order to fumigate the House of Commons after expelling several members would have been more fitting if the expulsions had been carried out more thoroughly.
The New York Press notes Democrats suggest the next House Speaker will govern under Reed rules. It warns revolutions may not reverse course and hints Republicans could face the late Speaker's methods again, testing their own rule set.
Weather predictions proved closer than usual as temperatures changed about twelve hours later than expected. The forecast timing lag adjusted the outlook for the day, with officials noting the shift in anticipated temperatures and advising residents accordingly.
A remark suggests Burchard will be in Harrison's kitchen cabinet and calls it unjust. The critic notes Burchard’s indiscretion could spoil a cabinet’s chances, but argues Harrison at this stage has no chances to spoil.
The article notes W J Arkell backing a comic method to aid a presidential surge and renomination efforts. It highlights Arkell's stance against competition and positions him within the political maneuvering of the period.
An exchange ridicules Epison’s device to view prize fights remotely as a police duty. It questions the idea that officers must incur trouble to monitor such events. The piece notes unsubstantiated claims the state is locating the late Mr. McGinty.
A brief morning report notes snow across various parts of England. The remark highlights the Queen’s promise to pay her eldest son’s debts, framing her generosity as making a May snowstorm appear ordinary by comparison.
Notes from North Baltimore Times hint at potential expansion as rumors circulate about another newspaper possibility. The field for starv ation remains ample and not yet filled, suggesting competitive interest in the local press.
A New York City column surveys merchant caution against bogus checks, noting many dealers now demand certified funds and delay delivery until payment clears. It cites the friction of refusing checks, the risk of customer misdeeds, and the need for vigilance across residences and shop counters.
A Greenville liquor dealer runs a self published card in the Progress stating he can retail intoxicants for $330 in his hotel. He invites notice of cases involving drunkards and dissolute spouses, and declares he avoids selling to the poor or destitute, preferring to trade with gentlemen of means.
An American inventor supposedly patents a corset that emits a whistle when pressed, a device claimed to usher in an era of morality. Paris society teases the invention as lovers trigger shrieks, leading to jokes about parlors becoming unbearable from constant whistling.
An editorial note states the Derrick’s item box was moved to the foot of the stairway to the editorial room. Readers are urged to drop in needed items and, occasionally, a suit of clothes, while also contributing sticks and scraps of paper and other valuable articles.
A Springfield Republican item recounts a train near Anna Illinois in which a conductor unexpectedly called out a female passenger’s first name. She snapped the parasol down on him and warned that only one man may address her by her given name, and he did not shout it.
Rev. James P. Baird, a longtime Cumberland Presbyterian minister from Rice's Landing, dies at his son's home at nine o'clock this morning. He was 71 years old. Service details and funeral arrangements are reported from Fayette, Pa.
The item notes Gustave M. Fixotte a Florence banker and former Italian consul who died at 78, Charles W. Welsh longtime Bancroft secretary who died in New York, and Henny H. Bunnell of New Haven stockbroker, among others. The brief entry mentions deaths in London from influenza, Detroit, and a Romanian statesman Jean Bratianu. The text includes multiple partial names and scattered biographical hints from various locales.
After a Festival performance Anton Seidl condemned Pittsburg streets near Mechanical Hall as a disgrace and urged fast improvements. Director Johnston said funds and piping work would soon put Duquesne Way in firstClass order, with an appropriation of 10000 dollars and active efforts by Mr. Johnston and Chief Bigelow. A Street Car Autocrat recalls New York conductors as two women on a Sixth Avenue car demand precise drops at Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets. Other notes cover real estate value shifts in New York, a tale of two lost festival tickets, a cook’s misadventure with cigarettes, and a boy watching roadwork likened to massage.
William Worcester was released from jail last night after six years imprisoned for debt. His creditors tired of paying his board, and he left the jail an old and homeless man.
London statesman notes Tennyson earns about 30000 dollars from his poetry. He generates income when others fail to interpret meaning. The remark frames his financial success as a measure of value beyond ordinary comprehension.
A consular report on Wen chow trade details the tallow tree Stillingia sebifera Roxb. cultivated near Wenchow and Ch u chou prefecture. It describes fruit, kernels, and oil extraction methods producing tallow called p l yu, with kernels crushed, shells used as fuel, and oil pressed via wooden and iron vessels.
In upper New York Iwan a cent of the Boston Journal speaks with an elderly man who writes the poetic mottoes found in cheap party candies. The veteran, three years in the trade, has built wealth on the task and plans to retire soon, yet boasts of producing hundreds daily despite calling it trash.
In the Union Signal tale, a baby hears the queer word Mussentouchit everywhere from a globe to a sewing machine. She climbs to reach the goldfish globe and topples it, prompting a scolding and the maternal refrain Mussentouchit as the toy word vanishes amid the accident scene.
Amnon May 16. For weeks Mr. F. M. Ranney of Carroll street suffered leg pain thought to be grip. A loose mass moved along the muscles above the knee, traveling 1244 inches. A physician under calbrophorm removed a stone like bone encased in a membranous sack with four or five knobs the size of bird shot, puzzling local doctors who cannot explain its growth pathway.
The Albany Argus notes that at least 43 English members of Parliament suffer from the flu while the U S Congress buckles through a billion dollar session, and remarks that the epidemic did not halt Washington activities.
The Topeka State Journal notes a Kansas Alliance member uses the nicknames Peff and Simp when addressing two prominent Alliance leaders, illustrating a casual, informal tone within the organization. No further context provided about events or dates.
H E Passavant secretary of the Ma honing and Shenango Iron Association was visiting local freight agents yesterday. Valley manufacturers seek a rate notion on iron and coke and expect a resumption delay until freight rates fall. Assistant Postmaster Edwards went to New York to discuss a new style of suits for the post office. Suits will be made in Pittsburg. Henry P. Bruce and Smith Mowry electricians from Roscoe aim to prepare the Birmingham road for operation. they stay at the Duquesne. John Harrigan of Detroit and Charles More and wife of Butler are guests at the Anderson. Townsend of New Brighton and Horblitzell of Meyersdale staying at the Duquesne. Grand Rapids and Indiana president Hughart was in town. Wible of Canton and Reese of Johnstown at the Anderson. Frick left for New York to spend Sunday with family.
A collection of odd notes from New York, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Michigan recount quirky incidents. A New York man tastes food after seven months. a jeweler’s device promises easy access to upper floors. a Philadelphia woman sues over coroner detention. a Michigan town eyeing an art museum. and more brief items on crime, travel, fashion, and public curiosities from the era.
A collage of witty exchanges and humorous quotes from 19th and early 20th century writers and entertainers. The pieces feature remarks about singing, compliments, and mock trials of virtue, with lines attributed to figures like John Brougham and Sheridan, plus jokes about weather, aging, and ambition.
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