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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1892
Page
7
The article notes Cleveland's presidential victory in 1892 with a large electoral margin, and discusses implications for tariff policy, trusts, and monetary strategy. It weighs the risks of radical reform versus prudent stewardship and questions Cleveland's ability to balance party demands in a second term.
The article outlines uncertainty about the Fifty-third Congress. It notes a likely smaller Democratic House majority but continued Democratic control possible. It discusses third party votes complicating Senate balance, with a leaning toward a Republican Senate unless a third party bloc aligns with Democrats.
Yesterday's voting produced broad approval for the Baker ballot as a more orderly and dignified system. Citizens praised fair presentation of candidates and the removal of ward heelers and partisan solicitors, creating a sense of serious business in the polling scene.
The new system offers voters a clearer function with less trouble and equal treatment in printing names and ballot distribution. Baker ballot law can be improved but is preferable to the old plan in its current form.
The report notes strong support for Cleveland from Tammany Hall in New York City and Brooklyn with heavy urban turnout. It cites a Democratic margin likely near 100,000 below Harlem and hints at weaker Republican performance in traditional strongholds.
Wm Nelson Black argues in Engineering Magazine for deploying electric trucks on U S roads at about 5500 dollars per mile to power farming districts ten miles square. He sees potential cost and productivity gains but warns on conversion losses and corporate control over country highways.
The piece argues the South remains overwhelmingly solid for white voters as prejudice outweighs principle. It notes the Third party failed to change results but reduced Alabama’s white majority, suggesting dissenting white voters received slightly more respectful ballots. It ends with cautious optimism for improvement.
The article condemns an athletic club offering 80,000 dollars for two bouts between four top pugilists at a rate equating to at least 20,000 pounds per hour. It argues the high pay for brutal spectacle mocks classical civilization and contrasts amateur boxing as a more cultured form. It notes the link to opera singers and racehorses earning year wages.
The passage contrasts ancient imperial acts with modern trends in luxury spending. It questions whether lavish expenditures and patronage signal true progress, suggesting that wealth and pleasures may reflect neither refinement nor advancement.
Hours may pass before full details of Pennsylvania's vote are known but the outcome is clear. The state kept a four year old plurality in favor of Protection with Allegheny County showing only slight shifts due to labor unrest. Pittsburgh and Allegheny County benefited from Protection's prosperity and have upheld the policy along with the state.
The letter warns against partisan attempts to delay duty and calls for order and peace to avoid troop deployment. It notes trade stoppages will hurt both sides and the public, urging swift actions to prevent violence. It also mentions an inflation in small denomination currency to aid making change nationwide.
Martin Kauntzlu keeper of the Pilot Islands lighthouse risked his life to save two wrecked vessels and shared his scant provisions to stave off starvation. The public tribute to his brave deed is urged amid national electoral tensions and calls for sterner action against anarchistic threats.
The new ballot system provokes mixed feelings among voters and politicians as some fear ballot invalidation from scratching while others praise its efficiency. Praise is tempered by weak features, but improvements could yield lasting polling purity. The piece notes Washington's financial interest in outcomes and urges Allerhenians to appoint trustworthy money managers for bond funds.
A jumble of brief items shows Mrs Wills mothering feminism fears, Cat Andrews sails to London to parade a craft, and Deacon Farrar studies Commons. General Douglas receives Jackson Civil War map from Dr Seaman. Paderewski cancels engagements due to rheumatic hand pain, likely two month layoff with $45000 loss. Lombard University president J N Staworsa claims Mayflower ancestry and Math chair tenure since 1654. English Consul Webb plans to preach Islam in London, others discuss Buddhism. Groner Onnet’s Maitre des Forges reportedly written during honeymoon with wife aiding publication, netting $200000.
The Presbyterian Church case against Rev. Charles A Briggs begins in New York with the Presbytery of New York as jury. The trial follows years of charges of heresy over Briggs inaugural address and progressive sanctification, with a split feared as Union Seminary and the church divide influence outcomes.
Henry Schroeder, a city sewer department worker, died of hydrophobia after a dog bite on October 3. His 16 year old daughter Mise Schroeder is undergoing Pasteur treatment and has not yet shown convulsions. The family was bitten by their bull dog.
The article notes Washington would rather have a breath than be afflicted by the noise of rain makers, reflecting a stance against disruptive weather-related efforts.
The article reviews the controversy over prehistoric tools found in Delaware and Europe. It cites Dr. Abbott’s claims of early man before the last glacial period, notes John Fiske’s assessment, and presents Dr. Brinton’s view that many chipped flints may be merely discarded fragments, risking undermining long held theories.
A reader locates a 1962 ownership note in Upburn’s Mental Philosophy abridged and recalls a long forgotten class. The letter cites Sadie F Parry of Female College Pittsburg and lists classmates including Fannie Cantellary Read Bessie Shepard Cora Stevens Mattie McKelvy Mary Ebbert and others.
Paris reports explorer A E Martel found a cavern formed in basalt reached via a 13 foot diameter shaft. The cave descends hundreds of feet, contains water at the bottom and a 15 foot carbonic acid gas layer. Temperature drops sharply with depth, from 10 C at the mouth to near 0 C eight feet down, then much cooler deeper in.
Mrs M V Taylor a well known oil well supplies dealer from Little Washington Wasumoros Pa remains in exceedingly dangerous condition after alleged railroad injuries more than three months ago Doctors warn recovery is unlikely Her aunt sues for 25000 damages in Allegheny County court against Pittsburg Chicago and St Louis Railway Camp She is at the Cambridge Pa sanitarium.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes A. Flagg is on the pension list and suggests he is likely the man who always waives ceremony and interruptions.
Antony Dougherty was arrested in Chicago and charged with causing a 10 000 fire at the Athletic Club building during a union dispute. He was kept in custody since Saturday without a hearing or access to family.
Sophie Eyre born Sophia Ryan, Irish by birth, died of heart disease in Saptes while visiting. Former spouse of Captain Lonsdale, she acted on stage in England and America, later joining Wallack's company. Also noted: A. M. Alexander dies in Paris, and Samuel Brandram the Shakespearean reciter passes away.
Miss Elizabeth W. McKibbin wed Rev. James Garland at St. Peter's Church in a moonlit ceremony officiated by Rev. Mr. McKay. The groom’s brother served as best man and the couple will reside in Johnstown after a wedding trip.
Social chatter highlights a November church fair at the old office building with Thanksgiving dinners and cuppers. It also notes upcoming weddings Miss Mary Quvanneas Ritery and Mr Charles H Rhodes, William Wisthrbaltera and Lillian Keide, and engagements of Emque Koubeer and Theodore Cappel.
Philadelphia Bulletin argues against prosecuting Salvation Army members in Pittsburg. The piece contends arrests show interference with religious worship and turn a harmless demonstration into a revolting conflict, noting persecution fails both old and new worlds and harms public sentiment.
James Waters a telegraph operator at McKeesport and Youghlogheny Railroad stations is dying from cigarette overuse. The case is described as sad and unusual with paralysis beginning in his legs and spreading to his hands. Once treated by Father Mollinger, recovery seemed possible before the decline continued.
Militiamen of the Iowa National Guard troop A were sworn in and a banquet held in Oxpar Barrs Louisiana. Sixteen NCOs from Company A escorted the event as the guardsmen passed resolutions denouncing an insult. Adjutant General Green ordered the discharge of all involved, the men retracted the resolutions within two hours.
A collage of clipped editorials from Philadelphia and Chicago papers mocks Prof Totten and Prof Torres predicting doom linked to the election. The pieces lampoon eclipse omens and urging voters to act lest misfortune befall the nation as ballots determine fate.
A compilation of curious facts and trivia including distances skated by Laplanders, origins of fruit, ancient theater practices, Westminster burials, Persian and Syrian produce, and marvels from Venice to Puget Sound. The list mixes geography, history, science, and oddities with place names and dates, offering a snapshot of miscellany.
A rural king of nerves, a worried father frets as his son becomes a candidate. The piece mocks campaign dreams and the tense air of election chatter, noting his father’s fear and the oddities of political talk in strained verse.
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