Average circulation figures for The Dispatch in 1889
The brief gives figures for daily and Sunday editions of The Dispatch, including six months ending May 3 1889 and April 1889. It lists postage free in the United States and prices for various subscriptions such as one year including Sunday, quarterly, and weekly rates. Delivered by carriers at five cents per week, with Sunday edition included in some plans. Pittsburgh edition dated May 24, 1888.
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The
Dispatch
United States
Parry DrarAreca
Dany Drararcae
Paty Draratcn
Permsratch
aianLe Dispatch
U Sunday Dispatch
Premature Grooming of Cleveland for 1892 Nomination
The banquet for Mr. Cleveland signals early grooming for the 1892 race. The piece praises his leadership and civil service stance but regrets the premature push, arguing no party can sustain a candidate in training for three years. It cites Til den and Blaine as examples and urges friends to keep him out of the political spotlight.
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Cleveland
Tilden
Blaine
Melinda
Definition of Sectarian Hospital Veto
The article analyzes Governor veto of Mercy Hospital funding, arguing sectarian control is key. It notes most hospitals are under various sects and defines sectarian institutions as those distributing benefits to sect members or advancing sectarian doctrine, concluding Mercy Hospital likely fits neither interpretation.
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Mercy Hospital
Wiman Advocates Commercial Union With Canada
Mr. Erastus Wiman of New York urged the Chamber of Commerce yesterday to pursue commercial union with Canada. He claimed benefits for Pittsburg through iron steel coal and coke, offset by reciprocal trade aims, though Canadian leaders currently reject the proposal, signaling a negative sentiment from the dominant party.
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Erastus Wiman
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Wiman
Pittsburg
Commercial Union
United States
Drr. Wiman
Supreme Court tackles wholesale license cases in distinct routes
The Philadelphia liquor dealers case differs from the Pittsburg matter in procedure as one seeks mandamus to compel licenses while the other asks certiorari for a rehearing. The court’s actions suggest it may favor mandamus less, implying limits on lower court discretion. A definite ruling appears imminent.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Pittsburg
Two Unpleasant Signs in State Legislatures
From Albany and Illinois a pair of troubling signals emerge as lawmakers face bribery allegations. The reports allege that several members sold votes for stated sums yet feel disappointed by the incomplete payoff. The accounts cast a harsh light on vote buying and its fallout.
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New York
Illinois
Albany
Rex
Illinois Senate Defeats Anti-Trust Bill Amid Bribery Rumors
The piece alleges bribery in Illinois Senate over an anti-trust bill linked to a Sac and a New York committee report. It cites fifty thousand dollars to shelve the measure and questions the cost of the majority report. It suggests needing new state legislators to pass such laws.
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Illinois
Senate
Washington notes on tariff push and Congress call
A Washington report quotes an allegedly reliable congressman stating the President will clear offices by mid July and convene Congress in October to settle the tariff question. It criticizes both Democrats and the Republican Senate for two years of discussion with little to show, noting only a growing surplus and expanding appropriations. If the tariff issue moves next winter it would be a political win for the administration.
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Washington
Congress
Drs Patou
Senate
Behring Sea steps test Blaine’s firm foreign policy
The piece argues Secretary Blaine shows prompt vigor in foreign affairs with Berlin on the Samos issue and hints Washington will press claims in the Behring Sea against Canadian sealing vessels and British armed boats. It notes European powers prefer peace and see the United States handling disputes firmly but without war.
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Blaine
Berlin
Germany
Behring Sea
United States
Russia
London Spectator
England
Uncle Sam
Spectator
Washington
Europe
Two Arrests Link Cronin Case to Irish Extremists
The Cronin case sees two arrests and the identification of Mc Geehan as the man who allegedly set up an espionage operation. The report hints he acted as an agent from Cronin’s enemies to carry out a removal. If the Chicago connection is proven, it will shock readers and spark national alarm about Irish faction violence. The tragedy stirs horror among Irish home rule supporters and challenges attempts to tie them to murder.
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Cronin
McGeehan
O'Donovan Rossa
Chicago
Friends of
England
London Times
Constitutional Amendment Headquarters
Leslie
Swarat
el Paso
Albany
Philadelphia
Prince Streets
Copper combine shown to fix price despite decline
The editorial notes copper mining firms in the country formed a price fixing agreement after the French syndicate collapse. It argues the policy harms consumers and predicts further losses for firms sticking to the plan. It also corrects a misstatement about a proposed monument for Mr. Welch.
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G&1
Louis Post-Dispatch
Many notable issues and opinions shade 1904 concerns
A wide array of items spans politics, finance, and public affairs. Topics include fundraising for Welch’s children, Philadelphia earthquake prediction skepticism, liquor-license resignations, consulate appointments, Homestead scale timing, a not guilty verdict in Carter, trust funds for anti-trust shelving, Pittsburgh and Allegheny park expansion, naval plans, literary pursuits in Boston, West Shore railroad critique, Buffalo Bill in Paris, and a large price cut on Allegheny electric lights.
Notable London Gossip and Royal Intrigues Abroad
A Sunday scene at Mr Spurgeon's London church hears prayers for the Prince of Wales conversion as Amens erupt. Sir James Hannen dispenses courtroom wit in a divorce case. Senator Cameron stays at Brown's Hotel with Mrs Cameron and child, while the Shah’s costly England visit looms for July. Kasson and Bismarck meet, Hofmann romance surfaces in New York with a ten year old sent proposal involving a floral token.
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Sir James
J. Doyaaly Cameron
Brown's Hotel
London
Cameron
New York
John Sherman
New York Herald
Shah
England
Sis
Buckingham Palace
Shab
Bismarck
Kasson
Austria
New York City
Josef Hofmann
Josef
Mass
President Returns From Potomac Cruise Aboard Restless
The President and party traveled from Washington to Leonardtown on the yacht Restless, cruising 45 miles Saturday then pausing near Bristow Bay. They walked ashore twice for exploration, saw churches, and found no public demonstrations as they returned by late night. Weather included rain throughout the trip.
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Washington
Potomac
Singerly
Leonardtown
Bristow Bay
Perce
A Queer State That Chicago Tribune Report
A Chicago Tribune item describes a creature in Indianapolis resembling a man who taunts lesbians on the streets and vandalizes dresses with vitriol. It notes opposition figures including White Caps and members of the Legislature.
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Chicago Tribune
Indigaspolis
Ipdies
Sean Eerie
The Topical Talker and the License Court Tale
A column of vignettes blends a saloon license clerical error with Wagnerian taste and a tailor’s memory. The tale recalls Judge White’s license court quip and a German saloon keeper’s joke while musing on Wagner and a poem memorializing a tailor.
The Little Tycoon Delights Pittsburg Audiences At Opera House
A large Pittsburg Grand Opera House crowd praised The Little Tycoon with a stronger company and improved chorus. R.G. Graham J Aldrich Libby and Harry Skinner delivered notable performances as General Knickerbocker Alvin Larry and Rufus Ready while Catherine Lingard Mamie Cerbi and Hattie Arnold impressed as Fidel Dollie Dimple and Miss Hurricane respectively. Harris place opened the week with two strong audiences enjoying My Partner, Bartley Campbell's drama, with solid performances across roles.
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Opera House
Harris
Grand Opera House
Pittsburg
R.G. Graham
General Knickerbocker
J. Aldrich Libby
Alvin Larry
Harry Skinner
Rufus
Catherine Lingard
Fidel
Mamie Cerbi
Hattie Arnold
Bartley Campbell
Supreme Court Justices Plan Summer Movements
Washington May 27 The Supreme Court justices outline their summer itineraries Chief Justice Fuller to Chicago for private business and some cases Justice Harlan to exchange duties and handle Ohio district cases Justice Miller to Warm Springs Virginia Field to the Pacific coast Miller to keep up circuit duties Gray to marry in June and take a European honeymoon Blatchford and Lamar have left for their circuits with future moves unclear
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Washketon
Supreme Court of the
United States
Fuller
Charleston
D. C
Supreme Court
Jessica
Chicago
Justioe Harlan
Justice Miller
Miller
Warm Springs
Justice Field
Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania
Justice Harlan
Virginia
Ohio
Iinois Aircouit
Richard Harlan
New York City
Justice Gray
Iste
Matthews
Europe
Justice Blatchford
Justice Lamar
Merey
Seventy and Still Young Howe Birthday Observed
Special telegram from Boston reports Mrs. Julia Ward Howe turning 70 with scores of friends sending flowers and letters. The Holy Cluster Club of Chi hosted the event at Beacon Street. Notables including Oliver Wendell Holmes sent regrets due to a death in the family.
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John Ward Howe
BosTom
Julis Ward Howe
Beacon Street
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Elliott
Howe
George William Curtis
Richard Te Senee
Congram
Governor Signs 18 Bills Including Soldiers Orphan Aid
The governor approved 18 bills totaling 1 059 878 50 to state institutions. A key measure allocates 450 000 for soldiers' orphan schools for two years starting June 1. He also signed the soldiers' orphan commission bill despite doubts over appointing Grand Army members and anti-syndicate provisions.
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Hare
Soldiers’ Orphan Commission
Grand Army of the Republic
Sany
Mount Joy
McAllister
Chester Springs
Mercer
Eddiaes Colatag
Catla
Lys
Governor Approves Tax Commission to Reform State Revenue
The Governor backs a concurrent resolution creating a commission to devise a more equitable tax system, targeting property taxation fairness. Proposed by Senator Delamater, the panel will include a member chosen by the commission and another by the State Grange, with $10,000 allotted in the appropriation bill.
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Delamater
Abe
Governor Signs Eleven Bills in Brief Session
The governor signed eleven bills today including local measures and budget items. Among notable entries were allocations for the Orphans' Home at Lovaville Perry County and the Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh, with other appropriations totaling several tens of thousands. The governor also approved an act pertaining to city councils and street degradation policies, dating back to 1876.
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Pennsylvania State College
Oreas Ames
Lovaville
Perry County
Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburg
Soeer Plain Te Eernor
Lafferty
Erty
Governor Vetoes Hospital Aid Over Sectarian Control
The Governor vetoes $15,000 for Mercy Hospital Pittsburg and $1,200 for St Michaels and All Angels Philadelphia, citing sectarian control as bars to state aid under the Constitution. He notes charities are worthy but subject to prohibitory provisions and calls out excessive demands tied to insurance company losses.
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Mercy Hospital
Pittsburg
St. Michaels
All Angela
Philadelphia
Monroeoes
State Board of Agriculture
Clerical Errors Split in Municipal Bill Transcription
A review of the city government bill reveals multiple transcription errors after governor approval. Key issues include misprinted terms in sections on parks land purchases and mayoral vacancy filling, plus omissions that erase financial and appointment provisions.
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Clase
Conference Committee
Secret Hayti Commission Plan Sparks State Department Curiosity
Washington officials are eager to learn who disclosed the proposed Hayti commission for a Haiti mission. The plan, discussed by the President and Secretary of State, may be delayed until after the yellow fever season. Ex Governor Packard would travel to Haiti. Lew Wallace and Beverley Tucker deny involvement. Wallace is tied to West Point duties.
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Washington
State Department
Hayti
Packard
Louisiana
Iowa
Haiti
Lew Wallace
Indiana
Beverly Tucker
Virginia
Pleas for Clemency Before Board of Pardons
Harrisburg May 7 The Board of Pardons will hear 11 new cases including murders in the first degree for George Clark James H Jacobs Harriet Sorrow and Joseph Allen with Rose Hall and other charges. Several other defendants such as Edward Slattery Edward Coyle Gael Sons and Gaels ons in Allegheny face advisement on second degree counts.
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Board of Pardons
Harrisburg
George Clark
Greene County
James H. Jacobs
Lancaster
Harriet Sorrow
Philadelphia
Joseph Allen
Rose Hall
John
Electric tanning replaces birch twig hides in evolution
The New York Herald notes rapid scientific progress with hides tanned by electricity, contrasting modern methods with the old primitive birch twig tanning of Sundays for fishing. The piece hints at the efficiency and novelty of electric tanning.
Prohibition Campaigns Quietly Push Through in County
An analysis shows anti prohibition efforts rely on education with Philadelphia as a central hub. Local canvassing is cautious and funded by wholesale liquor interests with minimal visible expenditure. Prohibitionists intensify outreach while key figures discuss district attorney prospects and a revamped county committee plan.
Proofs of life debate in mind reader Bishop case
Berlin professor Rudolph Virchow explains that brain activity drives consciousness and life depends on continuous oxygen supply via blood and respiration. He notes renewed circulation and respiration as life tests and warns brain decomposition follows loss of oxygen, citing galvanic tests as decisive indicators.
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Virchow
Germany
Bishop
New York Herald
Berlin
Rudolph Virchow
University of Berlin
How Considerate. A Chicago Bride Remarks on Wedding Flowers
A prospective Chicago bride told a friend last week that her wedding will feature simple floral decorations. She explained they are very rich and wish to avoid vulgar display.
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The
Chicago News
Chicago
Forget-Me-Nots Poem Fragment
A fragmented poem speaks of forget me nots and dreamlike memories. It contrasts daylight dreams with drifting on rivers and fading beauty. The speaker clings to memories, noting how flowers recall a buried past and a shared story.
Irish wives seek absent husbands in New York tale
Mrs. Michael Russell and Mrs. Ferdinand Bardel arrived in New York with little money and learned their spouses had sailed for Europe or returned to Brooklyn. They await husbands at Castle Garden. The piece also notes Socialist tensions and clashes as Johann Most cheers a shift in party fortunes.
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New York
Michael Russell
Ireland
Mr. Russell
America
Ferdinand Bardel
Fighting for the Possession of Child
Mrs. Peter Boyce battles the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children over custody of Gracie Boyce. An SPCC agent found the girl crying and weak in the street, alleging severe abuse including burns from hot irons and repeated beatings. The child’s injuries and story are corroborated. Boyce accuses the society of kidnapping.
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Peter Boyce
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Little Gracie Boyce
English Family Trolls Riots Over Union Jack Display
An English family on Sixtieth Street between Tooth Avenue faced a Saturday riot from about 20 Irish locals. They pelted the flag with stones and missiles, tried to pull it down, and harassed the house for hours before the flag was hauled in and the crowd dispersed. No police were present at the scene.
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Sixtieth Street
Tooth Avenue
Bonn
Florence
Fogg
Bagley
St. John
Telegrapa
Clara
Mr. Breesia
Farawey
Barthe
Electric Sugar Cases Probe Continues as Cotterill Testifies
The direct examination of William Cotterill, former president of the Electric Sugar Company, continued in the Howard swindle trial. Cotterill testified that sugar tests reached a satisfactory state and he sailed for Europe with samples.
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William Cotterill
Electric Sugar Company
William E. Howard
Cotterill
Europe
Lawyer Son Seeks Release in Divorce Arrest Case
George M. Storra, son of Emory Storrs, Chicago lawyer, held on an arrest order in divorce proceedings, moved to vacate the order. The Supreme Court heard the motion today and reserved decision.
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George M. Storra
Emory Storrs
Chicago
Supreme Court
Receiver Likely to Be Appointed in Ayer vs Seymour Suit
Mrs Harriet Hubbard Ayer sues James M Seymour and family for conspiracy to defraud and poisoning claims. Judge Daly in the Court of Common Pleas continues injunction blocking sale disposal or voting of 800 Becamler Manufacturing shares. A receiver will probably be appointed.
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Harriet Hubbard Ayer
James M. Seymour
The Light Brigade and European Standards Compared
Analysis from The National Tribune contrasts the Light Brigade’s 673 men at Balaklava to European losses, noting 118 killed and 129 wounded for 30.7 percent. It cites other regiments like First Minnesota suffering greater per-battle casualties across multiple engagements.
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National Tribune
Balaklava
Minnesota
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Chancee
Hancock
Capeere
Polars
The Difference in Reactions to Slips by Gender
A witty aphorism notes men look back after a banana slip while women look around to see if anyone saw her. The line contrasts behaviors in a humorous social observation.
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The
New York Herald
Dandelion Phenomenon and Odd Pennsylvania Sights
A Pennsylvanian dandelion plant 20 inches across is photographed as a phenomenon. Captain W. H. Borp in Williamsport wears an unusual hat after his dog’s death. A Chester youth loses cents in an ice cream parlor and borrows time by offering a watch as collateral. A York County Almshouse inmate undergoes repeated leg surgeries and amputation. death likely. In Jason Altoona, a girl chased by water, a glass shatters, causing a bleed. Erie jurors sing Auld Lang Syne upon dismissal. court crier joins. Hezy Whitney, struck on the skull, may live.
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Jons Rearr
Shiremanstown
Carlisle
W. H. Borp
Willamsport
Chester
William Bat
York County
Bacon
Mr. Fink
Jason
Altoona
Erie
Court House
Hesey Whisney
Stramp
Erie County
Kod
Odd News Snippets From Various Regions
A collage of curious items from Georgia to England features oddities and anecdotes: a red haired boy in Jackson County, a horse in Mount Carmel, a local inquest verdict, a Fort Gaines hen robbed of grain, and a South Carolina couple’s long road to marriage. Also notes on a Vienna university fellowship, pigeon wind experiments, rattlesnake arenas near El Paso, and a Leicester allotment garden nightingale spectacle.
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East Norwich
S. 1
Jackson County
James Tilton
Mount Carmel
Atlanta
Springfield
David Kinsey
Fundies Ag
Georgia
South Carolina
Ulema Wadete
Abbeville
Humorous Snippets and Cartoon Guffaws From Penny Press
A collage of light jokes and quips from several papers laments public finance and politics while mixing street humor. The clips touch on Liberty statues, office ambitions, marriages after death, coal dealers, fashion foibles, and a messenger boy with a May 1 move sign, all rendered in a breezy 19th century style.
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Fifth Avenue
Diamond Street
Philip Welch
WicGins
South America
Republican Party
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Allegheny
Hox
Joux
Thosias
W.D. Howerans
Boston
Cou
Jotr F. Sheerarp
West Shore Road
Vanderbilt
Buffalo Bill
Boulanger
Paris
Allegheny City
Troy Hill
Judge White
White
Wagner
New York Sun
Richard Wagner
Fing
Lutes
Harrison and
New Hampshire
Uguer
Mr. Pontefract
Pinch « Co
Ie Poele
Finch & Co
Oe Asdendment Co
National Transit Company
Kiladelphia Company
Brennen
Mir. Brennen
Johnson
Ree Eee
Son
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Rowand
New County Committee
John Neeb
W. D. Porter
Neale
von Bonnhorat
Forget
Me-Nots
Melange
Socialistic Party
New Orleans
Socialistic
Garside
Johann Most
Light Brigade
John Mayo
Dooly County
Ises
Given
Rock Island Road
Cartier
Wil- Mom Key
Archives Judaiques
Asia
Africa
Leicester
Freamen
School of Politics
New Orleans Picayune
Huasband
Washington Orit
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