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Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1892

Page

2

Supreme Court narrows unlawful discrimination in rail fare rates

May 16 report notes the Baltimore and Ohio party rate tickets pass constitutional muster under the Interstate Commerce Act. The ruling allows wholesale party rates for ten or more travelers, while distinguishing unjust discrimination from reasonable preferences. Also summaries land title case with Northern Pacific and other rulings on liquor ordinance and life insurance disputes.

Hiscron United States Supreme Court Milay Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Brown Jackson Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company United States Court For Southern District of Ohio Baltimore and Ohio Jadee Jackson Commission Washington Pittsburg Mary Bardon Northern Pacific Railroad Company Wisconsin Bardon Northern Pacific Railroad James Robinson Northern Pacific Robinson Ernest Ammon Chicago Art Miller Miller Ammon Ammen Mutual Life New York Life Connecticut Life Insurance Supreme Court Hillman Life Insurance Hillman Sallie Hillman

Supreme Court Returns Case for Retrial in Texas

The court held that error existed in failing to produce evidence allowing the jury to estimate damages, sending the case back to Texas for a new trial. After considering several other decisions, the Supreme Court adjourned until October.

Texas Supreme Court

Alliance Aggressive in Congress Over Subtreasury Plan

Washington May 16 Members of the Farmers Alliance pressed the sub-treasury bill amid debate on free silver. Ohio Democrat J D Taylor forecast the scheme’s failure and the Alliance’s downfall while Mr Bartine of Nevada sought a free silver amendment. Funeral proceedings for Senator Barbour were announced by Vice President Morton and observed by the House.

Ohio Jerry Simpson Washington Alliance J. D. Taylor Bartine Nevada House Morton Barbour Senate Caldwell Culberson Texas Mr. Simpson Kansas J.D. Taylor Alliance Party Taylor Farmers’ Alliance Republican Party Watson Georgia Davis New England Tracey New York

Influence not Mefit The Basis of Pay for Census Bureau

J A Collins of the Census Bureau farm loans and mortgage division resumes testimony before the Census Office Investigating Committee detailing how political pressure affected salaries and dismissals to favor influential individuals. He cites a $1,000,000 appropriation for the mortgage division used partly to gather population statistics and notes officials and congressmen influenced pay requests.

Washington J.A. Collins Census Bureau Census Office

Horses for sale at Arnheim's stables Pittsburg

Twenty head of saddle driving and several mated carriage horses received from Kentucky by express. Also two car loads of draught and general purpose horses from Ohio. Save from 50 on every purchase. 100 mules of various sizes. Visit 52 Second Avenue Pittsburg Pa.

Kentucky Express Arnheim Live Stock Company, Limited Olio Arnheim Second Avenue Pittsburg

Chamberlain Cough Remedy praised by Youngstown paper

Mr. F B Kemp, assistant business manager of the Youngstown Daily Telegram, endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cure for cough after grippe. The ad promotes 50 cent drugstore houses, wallpaper bargains, and a Great clearance sale at M H Allen 517 Wood Street. It urges checking Marvin's seal on bread and notes no poison in the product.

Chamberlain F. B. Kemp Youngstown, C Daily Telegram Buckeye Kemp Usu M. H. Allen Wood Street Fifth Avenue Marvin DR. Mott Dre. Mott Chem. CO Jon Finkiag Who Rete Flom & Son Pittsburg

Fifty Foot Oil Boom Drags On South of Venice

Oil field updates report Moore farm south of Venice as the sole active producer in the southwest with Royal Gas No. 2 on Moore finding oil in the foot sand. Other wells show variable success. McDonald field production dips from 22,500 to 22,000 barrels while several wells shift sand targets and await fifth sand yields. Pipelines move to connect new gas and oil sources amid rising activity in Western Pennsylvania.

McDonald Greenlee & Forst McMurray Venice Royal Gas Company Moore Woodland Oil Company Ita No, l Crawford Farm Gordon Oakdale Noblestown Forest Oil Company John Scott Sam Sturgeon Mary Scott Gregg No Forest Greg Station Pan- Randle Oakdale Oil Company Thor Wade Farm Gordon Sand Devonian Oil Company Cabbage Meconaid Veonlee W. B. Moorhead W. P. Read Santers McDonald Bros Jennings, Guffey & Co Matthews West Virginia Sistersville Apple, Mercer, Patty &Co E. Wells McClelland Doddingde South Penn Fipe Line Center Point St.Mary's Enya French Creek Barnsdall P.S. Bradford Gnangers Southwestern Pennsylvania Pipe Line Company Baldwin Jane Stewart J. M. Guffey & Co McMichael Lynch & Co Meise People's Gas Company Morgan National New York Transit Macksburg Nuckere Pipe Line Company Buck‘erans Southern Eureka Buckeye Lima Oil New York Pennsylvania Lima Om Crrr Pennsylvania Railroad Pittsburg Penyum Philadelphia Baltimore Washington D. C Ty Im Harrisburg Harne Philadelph New Harrisbane Phin Sewis Express Cos Arrivin Et Arhiet M. Dallr Fimore Ashington I.ine Jini Pha New Pare Daluim Aeons Jersey City Coetire Annex Brooklyn Iow ST Altetrat Sundar Willinebure Pexn Railway Uniontown Monongahela Monongahela City Brownsville Valentows Dravesburg Isis Butler Freeport M. Sundarla Sa. A Id Iis & S Te Heer Apoila A. m Poulton and Hishrshile Excelsior Bi Excelsior Baggage Express Company Meket Fifth Avenue Fourth Avenue Try Street Union Station UHAS EF. Pugh

Driven Mad by Coffee in May Story

CuicaGco May 15 A restaurant keeper Peter McKeever was taken to Detention Hospital after becoming violent during coffee fueled insanity. His wife says he has subsisted on coffee for years, refusing food despite warnings. Dr Wade cites excessive coffee as the sole suspected cause of his mental breakdown.

Peter McKeever McKeever Wade George Wright Tim Murnane Wright & Ditson Boston Bii Murnane Gentiie Mr. Wright

International Silver Conference invites Germany

Late news briefs report Germany accepting invitation to the International Silver Conference. Other items include a Denton accident killing a child, drownings near Waverly Iowa and Beaver Falls, a Cincinnati shooting suicide, arson and assault cases, disappearances, and various mining and court actions. The ledger notes a ship arrival at Cairo and a police poisoning autopsy in St. Petersburg.

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