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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1891
Page
7
The article defends Mayor Gourley's claim of supervising estimates and plans before contracts, urging Connellss to pass an ordinance directing chiefs to comply. It argues the move serves the public and aligns with the 1887 charter creating a stronger city administration, despite friction with some department chiefs.
The Chief of Charities proposes Alexander farm at Hulton for the Poor Farm at 59 per acre totaling 112 700, a large reduction from earlier estimates. Critics note saving 100 000 on the first purchase and urge further reductions and private negotiation to avoid overbuilding and waste.
A distorted map tale shows Ohio Indiana border shifts driving 12 miles west to feed McKinley Foraker and Sherman led claims. Chicago and Illinois face losses if borders tilt, while Indiana clings to its width as watercourses and rivers become political tools.
The text argues against transferring Chicago to Indiana. It suggests Judge Gresham, resident there, would face unintended consequences, including a push for him to be President if Chicago joined Indiana. It warns Ohio should refrain from expanding territory the central basin cannot absorb.
The piece argues for continuing ballot reform via direct legislation or a constitutional amendment. It notes the Constitutional Convention outcome and urges action to protect secrecy of numbered ballots, criticizing recent reform delays and the convention as unnecessary expense.
The piece attacks abuse in the Patent Office where Bell Telephone holds an interference claim on a vital telephone invention to extend monopoly. It notes officials propose taking interference cases to courts but argues broader reform is needed. The author urges invention royalties to reward creators while keeping ideas free for all.
The governor’s proclamation calls for a unified effort to present a striking Pennsylvania display at the Chicago World’s Fair. Aimed at expanding markets, the exhibit should attract visitors, spread state industry fame abroad, and boost employment and business by showcasing resources in an impressive form.
The piece notes Europe’s war threat and South American pacific affairs, opining a standing war scare might help neighbors maintain peace. It cites a remark from the New York Evening Sun’s editorial pages and mentions a gift of diamonds by a woman to ApehDishop for chalies decoration.
The writer questions the civilizational step implied by valuing precious stones for women’s adornment and contrasts it with the fate of ecclesiastical garments. The discussion frames a debate on whether material adornments reflect progress or barbarity across moral and religious lines.
The article argues that South Dakota and other new states, with combined votes around 30 000, elect two Senators and three presidential electors, while Pittsburgh wields far less influence. It claims the Western states hold fifteen to eighteen times more power than Pittsburgh in Congress, affecting future financial and business legislation.
Rev. Peter Hoenes argues the idea that character matters more than money applies beyond America. He notes money holds influence in Europe as it does in the United States.
The piece argues Roger Q. Mills should not press tariff tinkering in the coming Congress and warns that such bills could lead to Republican victories. It notes Democratic restraint on appropriations and compares Fonseca in Brazil to a modern autocrat, urging vigilance against consolidation of power.
In the Jingo press editorial column the author argues for a tough foreign policy toward Russia demanding reparation for the arrest of American artist Pennell. The piece notes inconsistency in dealings with Chile versus Russia and mocks the Lord Mayor's show as impartial.
A contemporary notes widespread hunger in Nijni Novgorod Simbirsk and Voronezh regions with corn rotting and 5000 horse carcasses. The critic faults Moscow for not salting horses suggesting horse meat as a survival option amid famine.
South Dakota earmarks 720000 acres to support schools and charitable work. The grant is praised as a splendid gift if kept from aiding speculators or robbery and instead benefits education and welfare.
The New York piano manufacturers agree on a standard pitch similar to the German one. This should let pianos at the World's Fair harmonize, avoiding discord. The piece also notes Ohio politics and Bismarck challenging a hostile editor, plus a brief Indian summer reprieve after odd weather.
A collage of satirical lines on elections, politicians, and social habits. References include Sullivan in Australia, labor and safety, sarcasm about democracy, and a San Francisco Chronicle nugget about a Minnesota well drilling incident and the saying truth lies at the bottom of a well.
The Benton Harbor Palladium notes daily gains in James G. Blaine’s presidential prospects. With deep respect for the current Chief Executive, Blaine’s standing as the Plumed Knight in the Republican party appears increasingly firm.
A London Illustrated News correspondent recalls meeting Charles Stewart Parnell in Dublin and Westminster. The interview covers Parnell's recruitment of the Home Rule cause, the coercion bill battles, and his resolve to bind rivals to their own rules. Leaders Bright, Granville, Kimberley, and Morley appear in recollections.
The Philadelphia Times notes Fassett as a marginal candidate who has attracted casual public attention. It cites New York chatter on his political prospects and a fictional idea about Harrison offering a cabinet post, concluding with a playful forecast that Harrison and Pratt will soon reunite in New York with a banner reading Boy Wanted.
A letter to the editor criticizes Jefferson and the framers for tolerating slavery within the United States while claiming the nation as a model for liberty. It argues that the Constitution sanctioned the slave trade and allowed escapees to be captured, exposing deep inconsistencies between professed ideals and political action. The writer cites July 1776 forward as a reckoning point and notes ongoing global condemnation.
A letter urges Pittsburg to promote the city during the World's Fair. It argues against conserving the town by closing it or delaying growth, calling for active promotion, a strong Chamber of Commerce, and investment to attract travel and showcase American enterprise.
New York Advertiser discusses a hypothetical if Chile had exploded the Baltimore. It imagines wartime impact and U S responses, noting peace today but warning Chile about the consequences if the rumor had proved true.
A collage of brief notes mentions Rosa Bowruccn painting Indians and buffalo life from Wild West studies in Paris, former U S Marshal Mason Dowatoson in San Marcos Texas, a Scottish pony expert in St Louis, Amos Clarke, Berys Hatch feeding birds at the World’s Fair, Congressman Juper Culbertson’s response to a tirade, George Gould’s appearance, Theopone Tilton’s Paris residence, Abelard and Heloise reference, and Dr Oliver W Homes tracing the Last Lent portrait to Major Thomas Melville, grandfather of Herman Melville.
A collage of editorials and quips from various papers lampooning ongoing politics. Notable lines mock Mrs. Gongar missing remains, English women doctors, US tariff debates, and the free trade versus reciprocity debate tied to McKinley era policy.
The Pittsburg Club House is being renovated at a cost between $20,000 and $40,000. Interior changes remove the dividing doors to form one large reception area, add a theater entry from Penn avenue, and create a billiard room with adjoining lavatories. A ball is rumored for December 15 to celebrate the completion in about six weeks. Andrew Carnegie, staying at the club, may host a party prior to returning to New York for his niece’s wedding.
Social chatter centers on Lady Henry Somerset’s Boston World’s event plans after a Pittsburg stop. The crowd fills the toniest venue as Miss Melissa McKee and Wm Erwin Carnahan wed at Mrs McKee’s Fifth Avenue home with Carrie Carnahan maid of honor. Mr and Mrs Natian B Henry relocate to Highland Avenue joining kin Mr and Mrs W H Normecat.
London Spectator reports the Roumanian king, a Hohenzollern with catholic ties, may back Germany and Austria in a European war. He could aid Austria by mobilizing reserves and exploiting Bucharest fortifications to delay Russian advances. His heir Ferdinand allegedly to wed a princess with German Russian English ties.
The piece argues France will occupy Touat in the Sahara, warns Morocco could protest, and asserts France should defend its African empire against Moroccan expansion. It claims Sultan Muley Medina faces possible invasion of Algiers with 10,000 cavalry and vows cannon support to reclaim Touat.
Philadelphia presser Philadephia Presa reports Mr Edison, famed for lab exploits, offers a brief paper to the press on life mystery. He argues every atom holds consciousness and uses his material science prestige to critique materialism.
A flurry of editorials from U.S. papers debates Brazil’s unrest and possible restoration of monarchy. Commentators warn dictatorships threaten progress, urge caution, and predict another revolution may restore the republic amid ongoing upheaval and martial law.
A miscellany of curious notes: a Florida terrapin nickname, a Kansas schoolmarm named Gossip, a 12 year old girl seen as ten feet tall, San Diego shipping honey to New York, Santa Barbara’s eight foot pelican, Versailles Missouri coal vein claims, London Paris phone rates, De Spair in Nevada Missouri marriage, trumpet rat in Africa, long life claims among Chinese, bullion trade in Burma and Karens, Carthage Missouri murder case appeals, Talare plains rabbit bounty, Port Huron diver depths, Chicago mail flow, New York poultry farms, Riley County Kans jail term, magic cleansing stones, Chinese mulberry bark money notes, Khojak tunnel details, Oregon buckarooing tale, Ventura Santa Barbara crop transport, and the symbolic number seven in ancient writings.
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