Dispatch notices on unsolicited manuscripts and postage policy
The Dispatch warns contributors to retain copies of their articles and states compensation, if desired, should be named. It notes that unsolicited manuscripts are not the editor’s responsibility and requests return postage fees. It adds postage details for copies and announces the business office move to the corner of Smithfield and Diamond Streets.
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Turmoil in House as Campbell Debate Sparks Riot Feelings
Turbulence erupted in the House over Pittsburg tariff tensions as ex President of the window glass workers James Campbell became a flashpoint. Indiana’s Bynum and Bayne clashed amid partisan sniping, provoking chaos that left Democrats idle while urging calmer reflection in verse.
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Pittsburg
House of Representatives
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Mr. Bynum
Mr. Campbell
Indiana
Resvon
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Campbell
Colonel Bayne
Colleges and the Tariff Views of Seniors
A survey of 1 500 seniors across about forty colleges shows two thirds favor tariff reform or free trade after graduation. The piece argues the shift stems from life experience and business interests, and that later learning will temper these views without blaming colleges.
Lottery profits and Louisiana offer spark public scrutiny
An editorial argues the Louisiana Lottery's offer of 1 million dollars yearly to the state or 25 million for decades more shows strong profits for lawmakers. It condemns public gambling gains as robbery, urging awareness of lottery managers' riches and the masses' continued losses.
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Louisiana
The Vote for Governor Indorsement At Test Night
The home candidate for governor Major Montooth gains local interest with a handsome endorsement night. His vigorous merits are noted as significant for the nominating convention to consider.
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Major Montooth
Political beefing as Allegheny delegates back Montooth
The piece notes Major Montooth as a popular choice with broad support from Allegheny County and Philadelphia backers. It argues for a strong show of Delamater’s strength, mentions Hastings and Osborne as rivals, and urges the convention to put up the most viable candidate to win Pennsylvania in this year’s election.
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Allegheny County
Montooth
West
Hastings
Philadelphia
Delamater
Crawford County
Pittsburg
Meadville
Osborne
Quay
Pennsylvania
Gilbert and Sullivan quarreling ends famed partnership
The report outlines a split between Gilbert Sullivan and Carte with Sullivan side details hinting at near insanity. It notes the end of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas from Pinafore to The Gondoliers and reflects on the duo’s lasting purity and wit.
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Sullivan
D'Osley Carte
Sullivan and Carte
Gilbert and Sullivan
Ingalls accused of plagiarizing Massillon in eulogy
The Kansas senator faced charges of borrowing ideas and much of the language from a Massillon sermon in his 1888 eulogy for Missouri Representative James N. Barnes. Charles Carroll Carlton proves the plagiarism, which Ingalls admits, claiming he sought to revive an argument for the soul’s immortality.
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Ingalls
James N. Barnes
Congress
Missouri
Ingalls Delighes
Charles Carroll Carlton
Jean Baptiste Massillon
Mr. Ingalls
Kansas
Massillon
Speculation on Mr Ingalls Morals and Immortality
The text scorns Mr Ingalls for a belief in the immortality of the soul supposedly keeping him from defying law. It criticizes his philosophy as tawdry and mad and pits his morals against those of a heathen. The passage laments a depraved appetite for epigrams amid alleged deeper issues.
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Mr. Ingalls
Tories defend licensing bill amid Ireland home rule clash
The government won second reading by 73 to support its licensing board plan despite opposition. The result would seem to bolster home rule efforts as the main issue. a prolonged campaign could allow Ireland to pursue self government.
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Ireland
Cameron and Farwell pokerting predicts political clash
TsB hints Cameron leads Farwell in a high stakes contest likened to a four aces hand. The squabble over the Northern Central Railroad and Chicago wards is framed as a test of wealth and strategy, with references to Lang and Harrison. A Europe note mentions Von Moltke and Damocles in a broader warning.
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Cameron
Farwell
Andrew Lang
Northern Central Railroad
Chicago
Harrison
von Mottxe
Sword of Damocles
Europe
von Moltke
Francis Murphy Returns to City Debating Liquor Laws
Francis Murphy reappears in the city after successes in the western country. His methods bypass original packages and do not require constitutional amendments. He asserts the only effective prohibition is self-imposed by individuals, a view gaining force as the Federal Supreme Court eases enforcement of liquor laws.
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Francis Murphy
Murphy
Federal Supreme Court
Mr Hoar
Mr. Hoar
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Ingalls
Boston Herald
Iowa
Supreme Court
Boston Traveler
Massachusetts
Senator Quay Denies Gubernatorial Bid After Delegates Loss
Senator Quay renews his declaration he is not in the gubernatorial campaign with special decisiveness following Delamater losing the McKean and Venango delegates.
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Quay
Delamater
McKean and
Venango
Wallace Pattison vie for Philadelphia literary burles
Friends of Wallace and Pattison have started literary burles at Philadelphia for their man while more print activity surrounds their contest than in the Republican canvass. Wallace and Pattison push to win a place on the Democratic ticket despite Quay’s view of guaranteed Republican victory.
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Wallace
Pattison
Philadelphia
Han
Senato Quay
Farmers Alliance unveils plan to fix agricultural prices
Farmers Alliance members propose a government warehouse scheme to stabilize prices and ease cornering of agricultural goods. The plan suggests state involvement to streamline distribution and market access for farmers.
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Farmers’ Alliance
Political endorsements shape a tight nomination race
Delamater is favored by working politicians near the machine while others gain strength from broad public backing. Mon tooth rally in Pittsburg and Hastings endorsement in Philadelphia hint at a close contest. Stone solidifies regional support as a traction company equity suit likely yields no injunction and city street control remains in Councils.
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Delamater
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Stone
Traction Company
Rhetoric on Petitions and Politics in a Fragmented Day
The piece critiques petitions to autocrats as impractical while noting Farwell’s lack of patronage and a £500 loss from a draw poker hand. It compares New York summer flannel sales with a Dakota snowstorm and mocks a Quay advisory quip. It also taunts Hoar on boorishness and foresees school book price rises spurring new competitors.
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Tribune Building
New York
Dispatch
Brentane’s
Union Square
TP Ave. de Opera
Paris
France
Ww Strend
London
Eng
Dakota
Protectionists Brace for McKinley Bill Challenge
The article notes ongoing strength of protectionists under the McKinley bill despite Butterworth’s setback. it warns that this week will bring the sharpest test of the issue.
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Butterworth
People Worth Reading About From The Late 19th Century
Portraits and snippets profile Mrs Jons Owens writing about her late husband the comedian M Jones Ferry shaved side whiskers admired by caricaturists Da Gatloa inventor of the sulphur shower bath gun aged three lives at Hartford J R Primay Boston Museum promoter for 35 years among oldest in US M Nacquer French Deputy tied to Boulanger at Monte Carlo Gureeal Josers E Jomestoy hero of the lost cause 64 buoyant Best Hare a meticulous worker in London visit Bre Jolia Goldsmid returns to England with opinion of American beerpaper men Sir Julian described as gentleman and scholar Wills Dean Howells lives on Commonwealth Avenue Boston wife retired life eldest daughter painter Howells enjoys long days on old crooked streets.
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Jons E. Owens
M. Jones Ferry
da. Gatloa
Hartford
J. R. PriMay
Boston Museum
United States
M. Nacquer
Boulanger
Monte Carlo
Gureeal Josers E. Jomestoy
Best Hare
London
JoLia
England
Julian
Dean Howells
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Trave
The Topical Talker and Political Murmurs in Texas
A scathing blend of anecdotes and political notes surveys Mr Mille of Texas and Mr Carlisle in the House. The piece jokes about bay rum champagne and a young eater, laments departures, and weighs Mills as a would-be successor amid Democratic tariff policy.
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Mr. Mille
Texas
Goda’ Mills
Phil Sheridan
The Dying Roose and the Nesting Robin
A historical note describes a robin pair after a tragedy with an electric wire. The widowed female is seen with a new mate feeding the nest and a young robin to come. The piece ends with a moral reflection on judging others and charity.
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Bewickley
Robin
Laburnum glow beside Sheridan tomb inspires reflections
A writer recalls the laburnum tree near General Sheridan’s Arlington Heights monument, praising the site with Washington beyond and detailing the tree’s ornamental value, its poisonous seeds, and the laborious history of its cultivation in Europe.
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Ilsawone
Phil Sheridan
Arlington Heights
Lee
National Cemetery
Potomac
Washington
Sheridan
Europe
France
Switzerland
Italy
England
Hersvas Jonna
Carlisle Seen in Senate as Promotion for Merit
The New York Herald and other papers praise Carlisle as Kentucky’s ablest choice for the Senate. They cite his long service in Congress, experience, and integrity, arguing he will be highly useful in the upper chamber and a fitting successor to the late Ben Beck.PHILADELPHIA Record and others laud Carlisle as a statesman and economist, experienced and above reproach, fit to represent Kentucky in the Senate. They call his election a rightful civil service promotion and a logical step from House to higher honors.
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Kentucky
Senate
Beck
New York World
Carlisle
Philadelphia
Carlyle
New
House
Deaths of a Day: Hessin and McNeil
J B Heseln Hessin of the Twenty second ward died yesterday morning at his Forward avenue home aged 73. The funeral is set for tomorrow afternoon at 2 from his orn avenue residence. William J McNeil of the Eleventh ward died Friday morning at his mother's Webster avenue home after a lingering illness aged 55. The funeral will be at the family residence at 2 o'clock.
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Twenty-second Ward
Liberty Street
Forward Avenue
Afernoon
William J. McNeil
Eleventh Ward
Webster Avenue
Love in a Green Bottle Leads to Pleasant Ridge Nuptials
A long river tale begins with Stella Adams at 14 sending a letter in a green bottle from Bee Camp Landing near Madison Indiana. Louis Rivand, 17, finds it and a two year correspondence follows culminating in their marriage at Stella's Pleasant Ridge home.
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Ohio River
Pleasant Ridge
Madison
Stella Adams
Hee Camp Landing
Bee Camp
Jefferton County
Rivand
Madigan
Miss Adams
Love
McCalla’s Navy Court Martial and Sentencing Divides Press
Discussion across media frames Commander McCalla’s conduct as brutal and his three year suspension as severe yet just. Buffalo Express calls the punishment severe given the brutality revealed. New York Tribune supports severity and notes robust effects on discipline. Philadelphia Press and Philadelphia Record criticize or question the leadership, while the Philadelphia Inquirer notes his potential as a reformer overshadowed by failures in executive capacity.
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McCalla
Philadelphia Press
New York Press
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Navy
Pope
Breolo
Philatelphia Inquirer
New York Tribune
Philadelphia
Loose talk and odd claims swirl in early political chatter
A collage of remarks references baseball, politics, and odd anecdotes. It notes no umpire deaths this season, cites a Topeka dry goods merchant collapse, and mocks Speaker Reed and a Philadelphia nomad. Prohibitionists in Texas nominate a full State ticket with slim odds.
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Texas
Louisiana
Blossom Time Again In The Orchard
A lyrical scene celebrates spring as blossom time returns. The poem portrays the robin, brook, breeze, and birds, with orchards in bloom and new grass, as dew, light, and fragrance fill the valley.
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Robin
Oliver
George Cooper
Ruminations on Honest Tradesmen in New York
Charles T. Murray vents on trust and cheating in New York commerce. He cites plumbers grocers butchers and milkmen as often dishonest and says only a rare honest tradesman remains. He laments universal deceit in business and urges wary patronage from readers.
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Moon
New York
Charles T. Murray
Supreme Court ruling on original packages sparks national stakes
A column discusses how the Supreme Court decision on original packages challenges state prohibitions, enabling importers to sell liquor by the glass or in other quantities across state lines. It notes conflicts between federal authority and state licenses, with Iowa, Minnesota, and others facing shifts in liquor regulation and calls for potential statewide license laws.
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Hansa
Towa
South Dakota
ChicaGo Times
Supreme Court of the United States
Iowa
Minneapolis
United States
Maine
Supremes Court
Oldest Daughter of Secretary of State Weds Walter Damrosch
Margaret Isabella Blaine eldest daughter of the Secretary of State married Walter Damrosch of New York at the Blaine residence in Washington. President Harrison attended with Mrs. Harrison as diplomatic guests and the ceremony led by Rev G W Douglas at St Johns Episcopal Church. The couple then received guests and enjoyed a wedding breakfast in the dining room.
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Washington
Margaret Isabella Blaine
New York
Emmons Blaine
Harrison
Executive
G. W. Douglas
St. John's Episcopal Church
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Harriet Blaine
Mra van Hamburg
James G. Blaine, Jr
Abigail Due
Dr. Douglas
Bisine
State political pointers show conventions and candidate talks
Fitzroy county Republicans plan a May convention to elect a delegate to the State Convention. The Prohibition State Convention is set for June 15. No clear frontrunner for governor emerges. H J Homes of Crawford county backs ex Governor Pattizan while papers dispute this. The Clarion Republican Gazette pledges support to any governor nominee without questions. Reading World notes powerful city rings curb open discussion. Bradford Eagle endorses Mortimer F Elliott for Governor on the Democratic ticket. Warren county Democrats may nominate Charles H Noyes for Presiding Judge and W C Trunkey for State Senator. In Seventh district politics, a Montgomery county citizen is the Republican nominee hope with Bucks delegation influence. Meadville’s Co Lovell Jonny R Comorrow and allies seek Congress seats in Erie-Crawford district. votes still pending.
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Hox
H. J. Homes
Crawford County
Pattizan
Emery
Clarion Republican Gazette
Bradford Ara
Mortimer F. Elliott
Elliott
Robert E. Patison
Warren County
Charles H. Noyes
W.C. Trunkey
Congress
Montgomery County
Bucks
CoLovel
Jonny R Comorrow
Meadville
Senator Delamater
Plumb
The
Corry Flyer
Grimwold
Erie
Culbere Son
Erie-Crawford
Curious Condensations Feed Curtis News Blend
A miscellany of oddities and reports from across the country. Colorful notes include a Memphis murder mention, Atlanta land company activity, railroad fare talks, Garfield peach anecdote, a Carrollton horse jaw discovery, and various curiosities from Macon to Vienna and beyond.
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Gret Negro Land Company
World Capital
Chicago
St Paul
Garfield
Grand Rapids
Carrollton
Edios
Fragmented Quotations and Banter From Gossip Page
A chaotic collage of quotes and snippets from satirical and gossip fare. Characters jab at each other with insults and wry asides while other lines touch on love betrothals, dental woes, and a judge’s comment. The piece reads like a collage of overheard fragments and mock dialogues.
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