The Dispatch Advertising Offices and Offices Locations
The Dispatch announces its business office at Corner Smithfield and Diamond Streets with news rooms and publishing houses on Diamond Street. It notes Eastern Advertising Office in New York and lists Brentano's in New York and Paris as on sale points for the Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
Thibune Bullying
New York
Union Square
Ave. de Topera
Paris
France
Sunday Observance Debates and Blue Laws Revival Debate
Pittsburgh editorials discuss Sabbath reform advocates push to revive the Blue Laws of 1703 to halt most employment on Sunday. Courts may modify those provisions as conditions change, with tests to define what constitutes necessary work. The piece also reviews Henry Villard and the North American Company in a separate financial critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Hubert
Sabbath Reform Association
Pittsburc
Pittsburg
Iron Mille
Tam Distarca
Orefer
Supreme Court
Welcome, Little Stranger Elephant Comes to Pittsburg Park
A young elephant from India arrives in Pittsburg as a star attraction at Shevley Park Zio. The animal, described with humor, will entertain local children and residents for years, promised to be a lasting feature in the park without immediate danger to its owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
India
Shevley Park
New York
Warnings on Dr Kochs Cure for Consumption
The article cautions against hopeful travelers seeking Kochs tuberculosis remedy for advanced consumption. It notes Koch does not claim a cure for late stages, only understanding tuberculosis bacilli and a potential early relief, with no proof of permanent benefit.
New treatment offers hope of life at home
In the crowded line of applicants seeking relief, the question was whether he could obtain care at home. It is hard for lives to be at stake, yet the new treatment promises life, and the remedy can be brought to them more easily and safely than they can be taken to the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Gospel of Kindness Urges School and Parent Action
President Eaton of the Humane Society argues schools should teach kindness to children and animals in Western Pennsylvania. Parents must model humane behavior at home to curb juvenile cruelty and reduce future cruelty, the article stresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Eaton
The
Humane Society
Pennsylvania
Street and Broad Reform city roads critique
The article questions the Boston mayor’s push to have U S consuls report on foreign road building methods. It doubts the value of roaming commissions and suggests American street maintenance matters more than discovering new techniques abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United States
Blaine
Liverpool
London
Paris
Lyons
Marseilles
Building better roads by applying known methods
The article argues that the road problem stems from failure to apply proven methods rather than lack of new ones. It cites asphalt pavements as durable and economical, and urges reform in country road work to achieve smooth, solid highways through consistent maintenance, vigilant care, and prompt repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Diphtheria Epidemic Prompts Southside School Closures
The Southside epidemic of diphtheria forces school closures and highlights need for sanitation. Physicians warn that a sore throat must not be neglected to prevent serious forms, stressing public duty to investigate unsanitary conditions fueling the outbreak.
Four Young Men Seek Truth Beyond Upper Congo
The piece questions the value and practicality of four young men venturing to the Upper Congo to trace Stanley and verify his accounts. It notes dangers, costs, and the likely ease of obtaining information from Stanley, Jephson, and others in books, while critiquing political forecasts about parliamentary sessions and market upheavals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Congo
Nyangas
Stanley
Congo
Upper
Lakes
Jephson
Benny
Ward
Political musings on corruption and capitalists in 1900s press
The piece criticizes Cornell’s prize on electoral corruption, attacks currency inflation favors for capitalists, notes Monaco gambling profits, and laments mob justice in Georgia. It questions Oklahoma capital location decisions and mocks reports of Thomas B. Platts political demise, citing the New York Tribune.
Fragmented Snaps on life and social satire
A collage of quips on knowledge, youth, aging, and society. References to Wall Street, religion, alcohol, and politics mix with humorous witticisms about memory, law, and human folly, all presented in a dated, magazine-esque voice.
Last Tea Party for Orphans A Social and Financial Success
The Lafayette Hall event by Pittsburg society raised five thousand dollars toward St. Paul’s Asylum with hopes for ten thousand annually from gentlemen pledges. The Regency crowd filled the hall as Gernert’s Orchestra played and six long supper tables featured yellow red blue pink and white settings with flawless floral and fancy work booths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gernert
Pittsburg
Charles Connelly
Miss Stafford
John McCaffrey
J. &. Lanahan
H. Mackin
Gliber Muterty
SM. Connelly
Tressurer
Ebra
John McNulty
Miss Jones
Pink
Sue Lynch
William Colbert
J. M. Larkin
Krouse
Aids
P. Brophy
Magpie Fogarty
Ella Lees
Annie Colbert
Alice Larkin
Annie Wilt
Kate Cassidy
Sadie MceMundgle
Misa Helle
Mra. O*dougherty
A. €. Foxe
Kate Escort
Isa Jennie McCarthy
Annie Carroll
Rebecca Dougherty
Mini Kate McSwigan
Katie Brady
Mamie Tracey
Hannah Shea
Lettia McCarthy
Lisaie Mcent
Theresa Devine
Charles Kolsky
Lisle Greeley
Tahio No. 5
yellow—Chairman
J. J. Towley
A’ Smith
McKeever
Blanchandalds
Jean Deviin
Mise Childs
Miss Costello
Weber
Elizabeth Friel
Sallie Priel
Trinity Bazaar Showcases Grace and Community Spirit
Cyclomamia Hall hosts the Trinity bazaar for the Woman's Guild with an old woman in the shoe and many dolls drawing adoptions. Attendees enjoyed lemonade, ice cream, candy tables, and a lively Punch and Judy show while volunteers ran diverse booths and managed chairs and aides across numerous departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyclomamia Hall
Trinity Bazaar
Woman's Guild
Luther
Gand
Mia
Farry Darington
James BK
McFadden
Christian Simeon
Catherwood
William H. Minger
Alds
Amey Watson
Agnes Dickson
Mosalind Smith
Louise Wood
Willa Forsythe
Peete Laughan
Anna Scalfe
Marguerite
Lemonade Booth
Mirs. Haworth
Doubleday
Suoner
L. M. Harding
Park Painter
Jon S. Hays
Israel
Tsctudy
Jormiy
Margaret Magee
Clara Morgan
Julia Moran
Miss Hoag
Hattie Hoag
Julia Aye
Jee Cream
Benjamin Bakewell
Patty Laughlin
Mary Reed
Mollie Siebeneck
Annie Rhodes
Carrie Hays
Johin Mc Knight
Ann Robinson
Emma Price
Annie Smith
Nora Oliver
Margaret Phillips
Danny Hay
Mins Baker Jessuphe Makewell
Milas Kewe Oll
Rebecca Darlington
Maddianne Laughlin
Elizabeth Chambers
Mar Dilworth
Virginia Beggs
Mian Seeerkeapere Air
Tiputia Biawert Si
Daboorkee
Kicketaon
Sir
Arthur Bell
Quiet Church Wedding Ties Flaccus and Weise in Allegheny
A private ceremony at Trinity Church Allegheny united Miss Minnie Weise daughter of the late A Weise and Mr George Flaccus of Flaccus and Son. Rev Dr Goettman officiated with bridesmaid Miss Lyda Weise and groomsman P P Ht rington Laufman as witnesses. The couple departed for an Eastbound honeymoon and plan to reside in the East End after the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Church
Allegheny
United
Minnie Weise
A. Weise
George Flacena
Flaccus &Son
Goettman
Lyda Weise
P. P. Htrington Laufman
Social Scene Notices and Local Events Amid Frequent Gatherings
The piece lists multiple social happenings including receptions tea parties and card events in Pittsburgh areas with names such as Browz Larimer Jones McClintock Humphries Portree and Armsroone. It notes church bazaars missionary dinners and a W C T U meal. The Moorhead W C T U held its annual dinner and supper and the Welter Robertson wedding was scheduled in Hazelwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asp
Browz
New York
Binwell Street
East End
James RK. MeLion
William Larimer Jones
Mellon
Negley Avenue
Jonas Roup McClintock
Fifth Avenue
Tux
Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church
George D. Humphries
Miss Humphries
Dallas Avenue
Maes
C. D. Armsroone
Wilkinsburg
Mma
J. E. Portree
Forbes Street
First Methodist Church
Jeanne Eggina
Allegheny
Moorhead
Suggestive Personalities and Notable Figures Highlighted
A collection of brief notices mentions Florence Foxch-Kelly a Boston editor born in Kansas, Congressman-elect Sherman Hoar as the model for John Harvard, Mrs. Pour D. Anmour renowned in Chicago for culinary skill, and Miss Erin Shannon announcing marriage to Henry Guy Carleton. It also profiles John F. Willits, James Fiske, and Miss Pimps Covtrys, noting the World Fair Board of Lady Managers and the death of Rev. Henry White, chaplain of the Savoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Foxch-Kelly
Boston
Kansas
Sherman Hoar
John Harvard
Delta
Cambridge
Pour D. Anmouur
Chicago
Eriir Shannon
Henry Guy Carleton
Miss Shannon
Ingalls
John F. Willits
Farmers’ Alliance
Joun Fiske
New York
Harvard Law School
Hub
Fiske
Pimps Covtrys
United States
Henry White
Savoy
London
Ecumenical Council of the Methodist Church plans set
General Committees in Philadelphia discussed the assembling of the Ecumenical Council. Delegates: 30 from American churches and 200 from foreign conference. Washington, Nashville and Baltimore contending to host. Council to begin October in Washington, 1801.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ecumenical Council of the Methodist Church
Foss
Bowman
Hurst
Hendrix
Gorman
Payne
Arnett
Garland
Vanderbilt University
Geman
America
Foreign Conference
Ashington
Nashville
Baltimore
Washington
Notable Wedding United Dr Wood and Louise Condit-Smith
Miss Louise Condit-Smith and Dr Leonard Wood A S A were wed at Associate Justice Field's Capitol Hill home Washington yesterday afternoon. The bride, eldest daughter of the late Colonel Condit-Smith who served on General Sherman's staff, linked to Field's family through marriage. The ceremony was intimate with a small circle of acquaintances in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louise Condit-Smith
Leonard Wood
Justice Field
Capitol Hill
Condit-Smith
Deaths of a Day in Pittshare MACK William Laird
William Laird Mack, aged about 60, died yesterday at noon. He grew up in Lawrenceville and spent ten years in the West founding newspapers in Walla Walla Weston Ore and Hismarck Oak. For five years he led Beat & Co topographical work and aided the Pan American souvenir project. He was active in the Knights of Pythias and married seven years ago to Miss Maudy Sheridan. No children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittshare
William Laird
Mack
Lawrenceville
West
Gnne
Walla Walla
Weston, Ore
Hismarck
Oak
Beat & Co
Maudy
Sheridan
5. F. Danm
Stewart's Station
Mr. Black
Oldest New York actress Hilgabeth Plaher dies at 109 West Twentieth
Hilgabeth Plaher aged 40 in last line seems misread. she died Tuesday at her home in New York City after a long stage career. She debuted in Philadelphia at Chestnut Street Theater at 15 and later headed the Park Theater in New York as Mrs. Chapman. Survived by one daughter Clara Fisher, a choir singer. had three husbands Sam Chapman, Mr. Richardeon, and Charles J. Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hilgabeth Plaher
West Twentieth Street
St. John’s
N. F
Chapman
Old Park Theater
Lady Roseberry Dies at Sea of Liberal Statesman
Lady Roseberry, wife of Lord Roseberry the noted Liberal statesman, died this morning at sea. She was the only daughter of the late Baron Mayer de Rothschild and was married to Lord Roseberry in March.
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Loxpos
Lady Roseberry
Lord Roseberry
Mayer de Roth
Ex Postmaster Thomas Jones Dies From Basement Fall
Ex Postmaster Thomas Jones died this morning from injuries after falling into a basement of a new building on a dark night in Cleveland. Rev Dr Adams, leader of the Free Church in Scotland, is dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jones
Cleveland
Dr. Adams
Lowpos
Lr. Adams
Free Church In Scotland
Express Business Growth and Painting Trends Across Homes
A Pittsburg manufacturer notes the surge in express shipping, with machinery often moved by express despite higher costs, and compares rail freight savings. He cites a recent shipment of heavy machinery to New York costing 400 dollars versus 60 to 70 by rail. The article also discusses current house painting fashions, highlighting yellow as the prevailing color with deeper orange accents, while greens and browns fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Pittsburg
New York
Minnie Palmers Troubles Revealed In Public Row
Excerpt discusses Minnie Palmer and her husband John A Rogers as a powerful publicity duo. Rogers allegedly dominates advertising and fabricates stories, challenging Palmer’s autonomy and hinting at strain from a failed operatic venture. The piece questions motives and public perception.
World’s Fair controversy: cities clash over Chicago plans
Chicago local directors and the National Commission clash over site and funding for the World’s Fair. Papers from Philadelphia New York Chicago urge harmony, warn against waste, and insist on firm, authoritative final decisions to advance the exposition.
A Romantic Marriage of John Russell Young
John Russell Young former Minister to China and Mrs May D Davids wed at the Astor House in New York yesterday afternoon. Young had typhoid fever a week earlier but attended the ceremony before returning to his sick bed. The wealthiest witness was his young son Master Russell Jewell Young, heir to over 2,000,000 from the late Marshall Jewell of Connecticut.
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New York
John Russell Young
China
May D. Davids
Astor House
Russell Jewell Young
Marshall Jewell
Connecticut
Paris
Bijou to Feature Annie Pixley Thanksgiving Week
The Bijou announces Annie Pixley, beloved comedienne, for a four play run starting Monday. Titles include 2 Second Floor, M liss, The Deacon's Daughter, and Kate A Romance of the War with new songs. Grand Opera House follows with Stuart Robson staging Is Marriage a Failure and The Heart. Seats go on sale this morning.
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Bijou
Annie Pixley
Comedienne
Miss Pixley
The
Secon
M'liss
Deacon
Kate
M’llas
Stuart Ronson
Grand Opera House
Mr. Robson
Archibald D. Gordon
Ad Corbett
Curious Condensations Of Odd Historical Notes
A collage of curiosities and antiquarian facts ranges from England’s annual envelope production to Owwego Harbor breakwater force, Vienna lantern design, and ancient phrases. It cites wolves in Anglo-Saxon times, Parliament’s medieval abbesses, luminous animals, pigeon flights, and early juvenile reform efforts.
Fragmented Anecdotes and Dialogues from Spare Moments
A collage of jokes and vignettes from Spare Moments featuring quips about names, a Westward success story, a three month England stay, a silent telegram reply things is, and a professor joke about Willie and a pony. The tone mirrors a light humor column with multiple voices and brief scenes.
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Dr. Koch
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Germany
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Africa
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Cornell University
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Tom Coover
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Last Sandaya
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Potomac Flats
Willie Winkle
Lafayette Hall
St. Paul's Asylum
Charles Donnelly
Bowers of
Gilbert Raferty
Kate Keating
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Marie
Collette Phelan
Rose Callery
Mary Dobbs
Alice Rafferty
Ceeraiiog
Mamia O'Connor
Alize McCollough
Blanche Schwann
Josephine Rielly
Nellie Duffy
Catherine McHride
Ella Seaforth
John McCaffery
J. K. Callahan
Woman’s Guild
George Flaccus
Katherine Shatzman
John Milvey
Wyman
Robison
Cumberland Baptist Church
Alte
138 Street
Acme Council
Kitty Hamm
B. W. King’s School of Elocution
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Ing
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W. Laird Black
Elizabeth Fisher
Minnie Palmer
A. Rogora
John So-and-So
John A. Rogers
Rogers
Micnie Palmer
Philadelphia Press
New Youke Press
Philadelphia Inquirer
Cutcago News
Tonepo Commercial
National Commission of the World's Fair
Chiaco Tribune
Bic
National Commission
Curiaco Herald
d’Auria
Owwego Harbor
N. Y
Vienna
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Sparta
B. C
Scott
Henry III
Edward I
Edward Lacae
Britain
Paris Observatory
M. Hailland
North Pacific
Ponapa
Lele
Clement XI
Itate
St. Michael
Archiv Fur Eisenbahnwesen
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Central America
Zmira Trielte
Lecgie—Beattia Martin
Gladstone Siith
Grabber
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Soston Comber
Newcastle Caronicte
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