Cle Dispatch Local Post Office Listing and Advertising Notes
The notice provides publication and business office locations for The Dispatch in Pittsburg with addresses on Col. Smithfield and Diamond Streets. It states the newspaper is on sale at leading hotels and at Brentano's in New York and a store in Paris, indicating international availability.
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Smithfield and
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
New Dispatch
United States
Brentano's
Union Square
New York
Postage rates and delivery options in Pittsburg paper
The Pittsburg Daily Messenger lists mailing rates for daily seven day and Sunday editions. It details prices for one year and three months, including Sunday, with carriers delivering at agents per week. Remittance by check, money order, or registered letter is requested.
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Uxteep
VieratTen
Dera Tor
Toul
Ghoek
Pittsburg
Wisdom of Deliberation on Extra Session Tariff Debate
A Washington telegram notes radios anti tariff crowd expect public demand for an extra session after victory. It argues for cautious, deliberate tariff reform and warns against rushing Congress to avoid harming business interests and democracy. The piece urges using the constitutional year for careful reform.
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Washington
Congress
Democratic Party
Crop Report Shows Strong Wheat and Corn Prospects
The November crop report notes corn at 1 ee.6 bushels and wheat at 50 000 000 bushels, with declines from last year yet a yield far above average. It asserts ample supply for domestic use and export, supported by last year’s surplus and Europe’s light wheat acreage, backing national prosperity against political interference.
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United States
Europe
Non-Party Lessons From Election Returns and Predictions
The article argues reformers misread electoral signals after the election. It notes that states expected to favor Republicans produced unexpected results, while doubtful states delivered decisive votes for Cleveland and Harrison. It cites Michigan Nebraska Minnesota and other regions as evidence that practical politicians overestimate public sentiment.
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Repubcan
Cleveland
Iona
Michigan
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nebraska
Montana
Wyoming
Harrison
Illinois
California
Wisconsin
Olio
Minnesot Vaneatni
South Dakota
Michigan Returns Reflect Party Overreach In Electoral Debate
The piece argues Democrats in Michigan and the Northwest risked Democratic unity to gain 18 electoral votes. It notes Michigan’s redistricting and gerrymandering drew national scrutiny while the state swung Republican in a landslide, electing a Republican Governor, 12 of 14 Congressmen, and a 26 vote Republican Legislature. The author warns partisan electoral methods invite public rebuke and questions the value of partisan legislation.
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Michigan
Northwestern
Industrial Alliance urged to reform city politics
An address from the Industrial Alliance calls for workingmen to reform municipal government and curb abuses. It argues wage workers' support is pivotal to reform and questions the alliance's clear policy on taxes, debt, franchises, and justice administration.
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Industrial Alliance
Philadelphia Third District election scandal alleged swap
The article reports a claimed exchange of 9,269 Republican votes for enough Democratic votes to elect a Democrat in Philadelphia’s Third District. It alleges party leaders traded votes to aid Republican State representatives supporting Senator Quay’s reelection, prompting calls for confirmation or denial and debate over party loyalty versus personal interests.
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Philadelphia
Harrison
Cleveland
Ker
McAleer
Tis
Matthew Stanley Quay
Philadelphia Times
Congress
Senator Quay
Tory Programme at Edinburgh Embraces Broad Reforms
The Edinburgh Tory platform mixes progressive aims with electoral reform and welfare measures, including female ratepayer suffrage, local liquor control, literacy-based disenfranchisement fixes, old age provision, worker housing aid, and higher employer liability, seen as a bid to win labor support by outbidding Gladstone.
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Edinburgh
Gladstone
Tory radicalism promises tested by past six years
The passage argues that the Tories, while governing for six years, failed to pass any labor reforms. It questions their sincerity now that they cannot rely on a parliamentary majority to enact promised reforms and criticizes their shift to win labor votes by overturning conservatism. It compares Tory tactics to flurries of vote buying seen in American politics.
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Labour
Mr. Gladstone
Political alignments at the national conventions
The New York Sun notes that Platt Miller Fassett and others backed James G. Blaine at the National Republican Convention while Shepard Depew Hiscock and others supported Benjamin Harrison. It adds that Croker Cochran Sickles and other New York Tammany Democrats opposed Grover Cleveland at the Democratic Convention, claiming he could not win.
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THE
New York Sun
Platt
Miller
Fassett
James G. Blaine
Shepard
Depew
Hiscock
Benjamin Harrison
Croker
Cochran
Sickles
New York Tammany Democracy
Grover Cleveland
Tammany Letter Says Son Will Vote As Directed
A Tammany publication reports Croker received a letter from a New York interior resident asking for help finding his son to vote in New York. The letter ends, He'll vote any way you tell him. The son was located and his vote cast as directed, illustrating the voting force's perceived intelligence.
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Tammany
Croker
New York
Weather Forecast Reverses To Warmer Sunday
After the Signal Service predicted fair and colder for Sunday and urged persistence the day turned out fair and warmer keeping readers hopeful for pleasant weather despite earlier forecasts.
Political Commentary and Dismissals in Midwest and East
A satirical roundup notes Michael Cassius McDonald of Chicago facing ridicule after calling Cleveland a stiff and jokes about Illinois Republicans paying to repatriate him. It suggests Farwell may shed sackcloth, denies assassinations of Watson and Simpson, mentions Mrs Lease losing assets, and covers Flower delaying Thanksgiving proclamation. It also recalls Joseph Manley’s McKinley bill belief, West Virginia results, Edward Murphy’s NY ties, and Campbell’s Ohio focus.
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Michael Cassius McDonald
Chicago
Cleveland
Illinois
McDonald
Aftermath Claims Rail Accidents Blamed on Speed
As the election ends, New York authorities resume blaming streetcar accidents on trolleys running faster. Officials note riders suffer injuries while transit workers face scrutiny amid rising urban traffic concerns.
Notable Figures Move in Political and Social Circles
Favorites of Fortune Ella Knowles elected Attorney General of Montana. ExuTe Necsox Minnesota governor elect born in Norway arrived in country at age six. Mrs Belmont widow of August Belmont near death in New York. Dr Henry A Slade the Spiritualist linked to a London fraud trial. Cabinet members active in Washington. Berliner Tageblatt correspondent Evcese Wotrr heads to Uganda. Frances E Willard sails back to England after visiting Lady Henry Somerset. Paul Poteaux Egyptian Minister of Fine Arts aboard La Bourgogne. General Lew Wallace and Mrs Wallace stay in Washington en route to Asheville for winter due to health.
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Ella Knowles
Montana
ExuTe Necsox
Minnesota
Norway
Frances E. Willard
Henry Somerset
England
la Bourgogne
New York
Paul Philippoteaux
Lew Wallace
Pencil Charley Found: German Heir in Kansas City Saloon
Carl Wilhelm Amendorf, heir to a 61,000,000 fortune in Germany, located in Kansas City as a saloon porter nicknamed Pencil Charley. He left Berlin twelve years ago after his father’s death. his mother wired funds for his return. Guardian Hen Steubenbach will manage affairs until repatriation.
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Kaseas City
Carl Wilhelm Amendorf
Germany
Henry Woolstein
Berlin
Rom
Ainendorf
Hen Steubenbach
Invasion by Smugglers Across Rio Grande Borders
Federal authorities along the Rio Grande claim numerous Chinese cross into the United States from Mexico weekly. Customs officials admit inability to stop the continued entry despite enforcement efforts.
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San AnTonio
Federi Nn
Rio Grande
Mexico
United
Salvation Army work in East End London shines through two guides
The article recounts Salvation Army efforts in Whitechapel with two guides, one nicknamed Dad, aiding escaped prisoners and poor families. It describes Ark and Elevator shelters, low-cost meals and lodging, and officers daily confronting poverty to reform souls and provide work. It praises the Army's practical care and diffuses criticisms of method.
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Dad
Whitechapel
Salvation Army
London
Tower Hill
Army
England
Cain
East London
Battle of Nails Prompts Nationwide Nail Tests
In Sunscur Pennsylvania an industry contest pits wire nails against cat nails as Van Alen's Northumberland Iron and Nail Works backs a circular urging manufacturers to join tests at the United States Arsenal in Watertown Massachusetts. Tests start in November to compare holding power by pulling ten entries of equal length and weight from spruce wood.
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Sunscur
van Alen
Northumberland Iron and Nail Works
United States Arsenal
Watertown
Mass
Chicago's Big Scope to Rise in 18 Months
President Harper confirms purchase of a 40 inch telescope lens for the University of California project and contracts with Alvin G. Clark to deliver in 18 months. He expects completion within a year and favors placing the observatory near Washington Park in Chicago if feasible.
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Chicago
Marper
University of California
Alvin G. Clark
Cambridge
Mass
Harper
Harner
Washington Park
Good Times Coming for Mexico Crop Prospects
City of Mexico November 13 The government reports crop prospects improving across most states with a bountiful corn and bean yield. Michoacan and Sinaloa expect large harvests with over 3 million dollars in corn sales likely in adjoining markets. Heavy rains ease drought in Chihuahua Coahuila and Durango.
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Ciry
Mexico
Republic
Zacratas
Michnacun
Aliseo
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Durango
National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Holds 2nd Convention
Cuatcaco Nov. 13 The National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers opens its second annual convention with Henry Miller of Lima as president. Committees on Credentials and Rules were appointed and the meeting adjourned to Monday morning. The Brotherhood remains a non striking organization focused on mutual aid and education.
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Cuatcaco
National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Henry Miller
Lima
Population grows at Eskimo village as new baby born
In Cariaco on November 13 a boy was born at Jackson Park Eskimo village. The birth sparks great rejoicing and the expected christening may be avoided as the baby is named Christopher Columbus Palliser in the community context.
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Cariaco
Jackson Park
Ecopecony
Left on the Vici in Glib Globe Dem musing
A witty, fragmentary note from the St. Louis Globe Democrat evokes a valiant effort with a playful mispronunciation of Vici and a hint of a missed win in a humorous sports or column style.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Deaths of D W Cooley and Elihu Enos Featured in Report
Ex Judge D W Cooley of Dubuque Ta died of paralysis in New York City at his son in laws residence. He was a banker, lawyer and notable Republican leader, long head of local and state banking groups, and a former Indiana Indian affairs official. Elihu Enos of Wisconsin died at Ben Wis aged 68 years, a long time National Republican figure and Albany State political activist.
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D. W. Cooley
Dubuque
J. F. Douglas
New York City
Yonge Cooley
Washington
First National Hakubuque
Iowa State Bankers’ Association
Lincoln
Johnson
Iss
Thane
Matuodivin Owas
Elihu Enos
Ben Wis
Filton County
Albany
National Republican Committees
Wisconsin
Obituary notes for Washington chief usher at White House
An obituary notes the death of O Cartain Dersnone, longtime chief usher at the White House, age 41, after a period of illness. He served in the White House for many years and was a prominent figure in the administration.
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White Honea
di Pals
Washington
Possible Tariff Changes and Market Reactions
The piece outlines potential tariff adjustments under a Democratic Congress, noting likely cuts to sugar and twine duties, a possible tinplate repeal, and possible new duties on coffee tea and wine. It explains revenue needs, political resistance, and the separation of treasury estimates from legislative action, with caution about industrial impact and reform.
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New York
Matthew Marshall
American Sugar Refining Company
National Cordage Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
National
Senate
Chicago
Europe
Finance
McKeesport Loses Water After Major Breakage
McKeesport suffers a total water service disruption as a major break halts the Water Department. Two boiler sets are broken, one condemned, and reserve equipment compromised by river water. Officials report water may be sourced from the Tube Works reservoir, if possible, amid mounting damage and risk.
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MoKersrout
Dan Ker
Water Department
McKeesport
Ab Eniae
New York Rabbi Defends Dr Briggs in Independence Talk
Dr Joseph Silverman at Temple Emmanuel spoke on Independents in Religion linking to the Briggs case. He argued Protestantism must develop independent thought and critical Bible study, praising Briggs as a martyr if vindicated and urging congregations to remain autonomous from synods and ecclesiastical dictates.
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New York
Briggs
New Yoas
Temple Emmanuel
Joseph Silverman
America
Pilgrim Fathers
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Newton
Luther
Dr. Briggs
Spinoza
Renan
Dr. Silverman
NO TIGHTS ON POSTERS Boston protest movement forms
Boston workers vow action against indecent show bills after a working girls clubs meeting. A petition, signed by representative women, calls for Board of Aldermen scrutiny and stricter poster licensing to remove offensive theatre displays from streets.
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Boston
Board of Aldermen
In Love With His Princess a Pretty Story From Stuttgart
A Stuttgart report recounts a romance between Prince Baratisci and the late Dowager Queen Olza of Würtemberg. The tale says he secured pardon from Tsar Nicholas after confessing his love, earning him Field Marshal and governor roles, and Olga wed the Würtemberg prince a year later. Barinuski, famed for Crimea service, never recovered from the sorrow.
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Bertis
Queen Olza
Wurtemberg
Stuttgart
Prince Barlatisci
Imperial Guard
Nicholas
Covenasus
Olga
Barinuski
Mail Service On Street Cars Moves in New Orleans
A movement to place United States mail on street cars has begun in New Orleans to prevent delays from a general strike. With most mail delivered far from the main office carriers now ride street cars up to four times daily, seeking faster transit and government protection.
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New Oureana
United States
Women Pay An Election Bet In Reading
A Democratic voter was hauled on a wheel barrow up Penn street by two Republican neighbor wives after nonsensical bets on the presidential election. In a separate wager, Charles Wal brom, a Pennsylvania railroad employee, had his head smushed.
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Penn Street
Reading
Charles Walbrom
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cincinnati cruiser launch sparks national naval debate
Reports from multiple papers describe the launch of the cruiser Cincinnati as a valuable addition to the U S Navy and a symbol of national power. Opinions split along party lines praising its engineering and fearing cost and policy implications under the new administration.
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New York Tribune
Cincinnati
New York Herald
Sar
New York
Failadelphia Ledger
Yrategday
Democratic Party
New York Recorder
McKee Sutton Welding Cards Delayed Delivery
Stationers failed to deliver all McKee Sutton welding cards as promised. Part arrived on time and mailed. the rest have since arrived and mailed but not delivered.
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McKee-Sutton
California Quake Shakes San Francisco with Windows Breakage
A strong, unseen quake rattled San Francisco on a November night breaking several windows and alarming residents. Officials reported minor injuries and started safety checks as structures were inspected for damage.
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California
San Francisco
Curious Condensations of Odd Facts and Feats
A long list of curious observations and records from around the world includes population rankings in Lancashire, a revolver that fires seven times a second, a cane of peculiar proportions, a Romanian crown made from cannon metal, exceptionally long hair, Nile floods in the last millennium, vast library counts, and a Charleston family Bible. It also notes a massive canal length, mourning rites in Sitka, tiny wire weights, Earth's axial wobble, nature’s tripartite divisions, severe punishments, Eiffel Tower contraction, a 6-acre night pond in Pennsylvania, and rare eclipses. Additional items cover giant squash records, palm oil imports, early lizard species, center-hit rifle ball effects, Montreal longitude tests, Jamaica’s life tree, dreams in animals, a disputed Oklahoma town name, Roseburg’s baby palm-face, insect diversity estimates, an extraordinary geyser clock, Australian nest mounds, and Indian marriage rituals with cows and calves.
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United States
Lancashire
Middlesex
Kingdom
Plevna
Philadelphia Society
America
Europe
Lewis Washington
Charleston
W. Va
General Washington
Ucenter
Pennsylvania
London
Holden
T. J. James
Boone County
Perry
England
Borneo
Original and Jocose Tale of Botany and Deception
A comic vignette follows Miss Bessie Hewie and a suitor on a botany outing. He boasts of poetic truth while crafting lines about a grand tree, but she objects to his fake sentiment and insists on honesty.
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Belogan Irom
Pte
Wille
Bessie
Hewie
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