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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1889
Page
4
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The note on an inter State convention of Northwestern district miners hints at reviving the old wage scale across mining regions. A unified wage system among miners and operators would halt wage cutting to starvation levels and move nearer a solution, though Western districts resisted. The Pittsburg district likely to renew cooperation to restore the agreement with hopes of success.
The sudden death of Hon. Lewis Cassidy of Philadelphia provokes wide regret across the state among Democrats and opponents alike. Cassidy, a longtime Democratic figure, served in the Constitutional Convention and as Attorney General under Governor Pattison, shaping public policy in the South Penn and Beech Creek cases and reaffirming constitutional supremacy over corporations. The state cannot spare an Attorney General of Cassidy’s stamp.
The former Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro, after fifty years on the throne, retires to Portugal under a large package from the new republic. He receives two and a half million dollars plus an annual four hundred fifty thousand, a sum the paper notes as generous yet cautions on currency value differences between Brazil and the United States. It remarks the revolution was notably bloodless and Dom Pedro’s popularity remains notable even as he departs.
The Bulletin of the Iron and Steel Association notes that blast furnace capacity has grown for two decades aided by hot blasts. Despite surplus capacity, output rose by two million tons last year as twenty nine new furnaces rise, showing modern stacks yield profits even at low steel prices while idle capacity stems from old plants.
The piece warns about robbery in New York City's dock department and the danger of closed public offices. It argues the Tweed era relic shows collusive rents and privileges granted to favored individuals, likening it to state socialist ownership of commercial functions.
The text argues that government control of docks mirrors private excess, showing discrimination and fortunes made at public expense. It warns that without integrity to curb abuses, placing wealth in politicians’ hands will not fix underlying law violations or protect public prosperity.
The article debates whether park care should stay in the Department of Public Works under Mr. Bigelow or move to a dedicated parks commission or bureau. It notes current authority favors Public Works but councils may create a separate body for park improvement without major dispute.
The text notes a series of rail accidents on the New York Central and two on the Pennsylvania Railroad within thirty six hours. It argues that such clustering suggests underlying causes beyond chance, chiefly overtaxed traffic crowded tracks and overworked men, urging stronger precautions to prevent worse disasters.
A column discusses municipal architecture and the danger of enforcing a single style. It argues for variety and spontaneous esthetic taste over rigid rules like Neo Renaissance. The piece also laments typographical errors in religious papers and jokes about editors facing penalties from excommunication for compositor mistakes.
Senator Farwell threatens resignation over Illinois patronage while ex Senator Pratt warns against bluffing. New York debates Chicago’s World Fair guarantee fund as a bluff. Southern papers portray Sherman and Stanley as plunderers with a slaveholding past. A $30,000 penalty targets glass workers import. A Paris Exposition judge tested 8,000 wines to sway the Four Hundred toward New York.
Leslie discusses best ways for men to approach unfamiliar women during train travel. A Globe Refinery owner affirms the company continues petroleum refining for the public, maintaining its business operations.
Warm Irish hearts in this country promptly relieve Mrs Delia 8 Parnell from her monetary obligations. A local ice company plans to manufacture ice, replacing the old handling method to reduce shrinkage and cut ice bills.
The article notes Montana striving to surpass Louisiana by matching or beating rivals in legislatures, senators, and courts across various countries. It highlights competition and regional contrasts in political influence.
The piece notes a Standard of a man courting a German nobleman could provoke protests and warn that foreign titles may be priced beyond reach for American heiresses. It adds Brazil supplies much coffee and harmonizes with its monarch in a peaceful revolution, hoping a Brazilian republic won’t resemble the Spanish-American drift to dictatorship.
The passage suggests Blaine engineers unpopularity for Harrison amid industry hostility. England debates Pacific harbor fortifications as U.S. pursues a policy aligned with the ocean. Traction companies report good earnings while the cable motor advances. A national bankruptcy bill is presented, noting Congress’ two-session focus on politics over business needs.
The piece lists Sir Charles Duke as a top English statesman and notes D B Portintes of Morgantown West Virginia becoming president of Dennison College Granville. It mentions Archduke Bartheli executing Gambetta statue plans, the state memorialization of a leadership home, and social ties of Governor-elect Campbell. It also records a White House banking reform push, Kellogg as Shoreham’s first resident, Maud Pauncefote’s Dresden birth and courtly presentation, and Henry Stockbridge Jr winning a Maryland seat aided by a lucky coin.
The President named William M. Robertson of Nebraska as Register of the Land Office at Neligh Nebraska and John Q A Braden of South Dakota as Register of the Land Office at Aberdeen. Hagar of Colorado was named Receiver of Public Moneys at Denver, MacLeod of South Dakota as Receiver of Public Moneys at Aberdeen, and Dake V Ayres of South Dakota as Receiver of Public Moneys at Rapid City.
Franklin and Philadelphia obituaries recount the death of Columbus Brown a noted pilot along the Allegheny and Ohio rivers and a respected lumberman. Also noted is the death of ex Attorney General Cassidy and Philadelphia lawyer Lewis C Cassidy a prominent figure in the state bar. James Means of Newton Pa, a wealthy Quaker aged eight, dies at home.
A newspaper column discusses whether playwriting pays, citing Bronson Howard and the hit Shenandoah with weekly royalties of 1400 in the U S and potential 4000 to 5000 with English production. It notes Howard’s other plays and backstage anecdotes from the Shenandoah cast and production. It also mentions Sol Smith Russell’s marriage to the daughter of Oliver Optic and comments on fashion at the Bijou theater.
A generous list of Indies and gentlemen offer services to ensure the St Pauls orphans benefit concert at Lafayette Hall tomorrow evening. The program features Garnett Orchestra with soprano and tenor solos, recitations, a violin piece, and a grand finale by the Gernert Orchestra with assistants Totten and Joert.
The Welsh Chatham Street Baptist Church women took possession of the parsonage last Thursday afternoon and presented Rev D R Davies and his wife with an elegant armchair and a 190-piece dinner service. Speeches praised the couple and pledged warm regard. Mr Davies returned thanks and expressed hope for harmonious relations. A delicious repast followed as visitors shared a merry gathering.
The Young Men's Literary Society at St Augustine Cathedral debated whether Chicago would host the World’s Fair of 1802. Chicago supporters F Lobl and A W Leibler argued the city’s merit against New York’s D A Behen and L P Blanchard. The hour long discussion grew warm.
Tickets for Herbert Ward's lecture will be sold this morning at Klebers music store Wood Street. Ward recently parted with Stanley in Africa and will relate a vivid account titled The Dark Continent. He brings a notable collection of African curiosities. This event opens the Press Club entertainment series.
An entertainment featuring Mother Goose and a temperance family will be staged at Soho School Hall next Thursday to benefit Central Presbyterian Church Sunday school. A Birmingham Lodge Knights and Ladies of Honor event will be held at Odd Fellows Hall on Friday with EF Goodman as speaker. Miss Helle Reed and Mr Charles C Bye plan marriage at Arch Street Presbyterian Church this evening. Mrs M W Watson travels to New York for two weeks. Miss Francis Ceovck and Mr Howard Parker to wed at Calvary Church at 7:30 tonight. A major charity concert is also noted for this evening.
Ivan Panin, once an agnostic known as the Literatear and Russian Hteratear, was baptized at the Central Baptist Church last evening. He had long pursued truth, and his renunciation of infidelity followed years of study before his prior life at Harvard and graduation in 1584.
The four leaf clover of the Bijou this week features Franz Von Sapps operetta Clover. The plot follows Rudolf on a world tour before his wedding while Marion Manolo and De Wolf Hopper headline the cast with strong singing and comic routines. The production shines in the final act chorus and dance sequences though libretto is light and some performances vary in strength.
The Grand presents Kajanka described as a great Parisian spectacle. Based on Ansley’s The Fallen Idol, the plot features Sarnello the imp and Beelexbub’s mother, with Electra the good fairy. Elegant scenery, striking papilion dancers, brave tumbling by the Donasettes, and strong performances by Edith Craske and George Dville end with a packed, satisfied audience.
Thousands pack Harris Theater as George O. Morris stars in A Legal Wrong. James F. Green plays Marty McNally with songs and dances, while scenery and effects carry the performance. The house is nearly full, with strong support from the balanced company.
Harry Williams Academy and Lilly Clay’s Gaiety Company offer a two act program staged last evening. The show features Lilly Clay’s Metropolitan Quartet, Mise Laura Ashby, Mile DeGranville, the Iron-jawed lady, May Clark with ten assistants, and Keating and Flynn with knock about routines. A robust burlesque includes Alice Townsend leading a parade of pretty girls in lavish costumes and a featured Amazonian band performing perplexing evolutions.
The Union Club on Fifth Avenue and Twenty-first Street extols its signature Union Club sandwich. The chef toasts graham bread and layers chicken or turkey with ham, serving it warm after theater or before a nightcap. An early taster called it delicious.
Rev. Samuel Wakefield age unknown preached at the Presbyterian Church in Greenville. The report notes his vigor and learning despite fatigue and speaks of a Detroit Free Press correction about a Brooklyn alderman claimed as a prison escapee. He asserts his record as pure and spotless.
Nellie Bly vows to surpass Phineas Fogg in speed around the globe as Sue prepares a challenge. Amid headlines on William Shakespeare’s death and the NCES Sesemaine event, contenders race for a rumored championship.
The Philadelphia Times reports that debates at the recent W. C. T. U. convention show that a lovely woman can awaken a campaign lie with as much asperity as a man.
Government Exploring Party reports progress on the Yukon voyage and aims to map northern Alaska. Captain McGrath’s unit travels 200 miles up river toward St Michael's, steering five miles per hour, noting a muddy, wood‑scarce, shallow river and frequent stops for fuel. The story highlights brave settlers and abundant game and fish.
The diarist notes barren Indian settlements every 15 to 20 miles as they travel from St Michaels. Women wear long coats with moons cut evenly, and three straight chin tattoos distinguish them. Men marry as many wives as they can support amid sparse native life and artifacts like birch baskets and ivory spoons are observed.
Letter from August 1880 describes Arctic Mulato and Koejubak area conditions with frozen ground ten inches down and warm days in shirt sleeves. It notes ferocious mosquitoes, a steamer trip up the Fontes River, and a massacre of an Indian murderer by a miners band after a 1600 mile trek. Mentions $15,009 in a books, frontier hardship, and scarce mail ahead of spring.
A Missouri led delegation including Colonel James C Broadhead and Colonel Jay L Torrey met President Harrison to urge Congress to pass a bankrupt law. The group presented convention proceedings and discussed proposed federal bankruptcy legislation with the President and several officials.
A Louisville Courier-Journal op-ed ponders whether United States Senators elected via gerrymandered districts will be recognized by St Peter. It questions political shortcuts to power and moral accounting.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes the only question surrounding the Ohio Senatorship is whether the seat will be disposed of publicly or through a private sale.
Poetic meditation on timeless melodies that recur in every era and language. The speaker notes that today’s verse echoes old despair and longing, with themes of love, loss, and the enduring pull of music from ancient ages.
The Newark Single Tax Club dissolved after Henry George and Hough C. Pentecost clashed. Pentecost resigned amid turmoil as George faced rumors of land speculation in Long Island. The group condemned George as a political mountebank and planned winding up. similar moves were hinted for the New York Single Tax Club.
The First Baptist Church of Babylon, L. L. faces a flurry of trouble as ex clerk George Burr sues the church for damages after a string of scandals. Jonathan Travis and Hattie Thorpe left the church amid questions of morality. Rev Raboteau resigned as pastor amid internal disputes.
A heated race gathers between iceman Charles H. Turner and reporter Thomas J. Murray for the Sixth Congressional district seat. Tammany will nominate Turner at its upcoming convention, with County Democracy expected to endorse Murray shortly after. A card denies Turner ever belonged to the Salvation Army.
Mrs Mary C Keller testifies in Superior Court about alleged alienation of her husband William C Keller by Mrs Sarah Jane Heskett the elderly widow and real estate agent. Keller claims visits to Long Branch and other resorts caused neglect at home and led to marital distress and financial ruin.
Inscription honors Jon McClellan born in Pennsylvania on December 6 183 died in New Jersey October 2 1885 noting his roles from Army of the Potomac organizer to US Army commander and New Jersey governor. Also report of Miss Balla Collis found asleep on a Beach Street stoop after a chilly exposure near dawn described as hysterical and prostrated.
In New York on November 15 a mortgage of 8000 dollars loomed over Charles Stewart Parnell's mother. By night’s end telegraph updates showed enough funds to cover interest and taxes, with contributions flowing from across the United States. The public aid eased the threat of foreclosure and preserved the family home.
A reporter reports progress on experimental wings at a Burrato workshop. Work on a second growth bi furnished with an opened system of peers and pulleys advances, but the device is not flight ready yet. Officials hope to complete testing soon despite safety concerns.
Local Fayette obituary reports Kennedy, who recently reached her 100th birthday, has died. The dispatch notes the centenarian's long life and local prominence.
A Bre bear bay excites Bridgeport Harrison county West Virginia. A McCann dog attack on a train ends with the dog killed. Calhoun county school compe tition drinker arrested. A Parkersburg area eagle seven feet wingspan shot by Walter Erb near Clarksburg. An Eastern Ohio man has married three times and eloped each time.
A列 collage of odd snippets reports a North Carolina street sign misspelling cows for sale, a Texas octogenarian fathering his twenty-first son, fire-prone ore quarries near Silverton, Oregon, and a Cairo cigarette industry strike. It recounts quirky notes on a crow in Joliet, a Des Moines schoolyard accident, Constantine Algeria's cricket battle, tame ostrich speed tests, and a polar bear mother sheltering her cubs under snow. The piece weaves disparate anecdotes with terse, curious street-front wit.
A collage of wry lines and quips from multiple newspapers. Jokes touch on politics, social mores, and daily life with playful digs at elections, manners, and acquaintances. Strong voices from local presses mingle in a lighthearted panorama.
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