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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1889
Page
4
The Dispatch reports five month average Sunday edition circulation for Tar Misraree through October. Copies per tasne and copies per tiere are noted in the summary, reflecting readership levels for the period.
The notice details daily and weekly subscription rates for the Dispatch in the United States. It lists daily and weekly options with annual and monthly terms, including Sunday editions and distribution to readers.
Yesterday the Lawrence Bank failed in Pittsburg affecting local deposits and stockholders but not the wider economy. Officials report about 250000 in withdrawals and 350000 in deposits pad. loans reflected imprudent lending, yet assets may cover liabilities. The incident remains local with no anticipated national impact.
The article condemns Mr. Henderson a U S delegate in the Pan American Congress for urging recognition of new republican governments. It argues the congress cannot decide recognition matters that lie with individual governments and cites Brazil as beyond the body’s authority. The resolution was tabled and the writer urges caution in diplomacy.
The article argues that trust schemes misallocate orders and raise costs, citing a Cincinnati white lead firm overloaded with orders after forming a trust while rivals fill gaps. It notes a Montreal firm suspending due to lack of demand and cites Michigan Supreme Court rulings against trust agreements as outside law, warning trusts enable selfish shifting of business.
A movement of devout supporters plans a house to house evangelistic campaign in London's West End redressing neglect of the fashionable districts while continuing work in the East End. The effort aims to bring religious renewal to aristocratic environs and even royal palaces through widespread visitation.
A satirical editorial likens a religious mission to invade the homes of Pittburg's wealthy, arguing that aristocrats would resist missionaries as fiercely as Pacific cannibals, and mocks the idea of preaching to the rich for their own benefit.
A denunciation of Republican leaders across states calling for patronage and spoils rather than policy. The piece argues the Harrison administration lacks a defined plan, with politicians fighting for post offices, clerkships, and access to surplus funds while major issues like tariff reform and trust restraint are ignored. Barnacle-like statesmen are deemed obstructive to public purpose.
Ex President Hayes urges reform of jury rules citing the Cronin case. He calls for repealing unanimous verdicts in favor of three fourths jury approval with judge oversight to curb mistrials and prevent perverse outcomes. He argues wider juror eligibility and revised standards in criminal jurisprudence.
A forthcoming report by Secretary Windom reportedly favors a silver certificate system based on bullion ounces rather than dollars. Critics warn such certificates would become speculative assets rather than stable money and risk Treasury involvement akin to the Black Friday scandal, making the plan hazardous as discussion grows.
A brief discussion contrasts modern Western views on marriage with a Chinese imperial practice where a board of ministers surveys eligible maidens for the Emperor. The piece notes the thorough examination of physical, moral, and mental traits before selecting an Empress-elect, highlighting the competition and rigor of the process.
A discussion on marriage in civilized and uncivilized worlds notes the uncertainty of lasting happiness and the duty of choice by individuals. It cites Mayor Grant donating half his salary to the World’s Fair fund while critiquing those who do not contribute.
The piece notes Morse backing McKinley and Reed for Speakership, with letters claiming his support but doubts if the plan will succeed. It quotes Aten C. Myers and Brice on Senate service, mentions Cronin case alibi swearing about the white horse, and discusses free bridges versus driveways and New York World's Fair funding absence. It ends with New Mexico’s failed statehood bid and extreme blizzards.
A property holder plans to sue the city for damages after a recent house fire, citing fire engine inaccessibility. The case raises doubts on city liability but highlights calls for improved streets for protection of city property and support for free bridges, ample water, and Beck's Run nuisance abatement as Southside priorities in city politics.
The report says Stanley is close to the coast and may reach Zanzibar in a few days. It mentions no Emin Bay accompanying him, fueling theories about Emin's status as a rejoined ally or Mahdi prisoner. Interest grows for direct word from Stanley and for news on the Brazilian minister's fate.
In Steubenville a court condemns a property owner for leasing property for immoral purposes and imposes a workhouse sentence. The piece notes potential stir in Pittsburgh as elites resist enforcement, and hints at broad political maneuvering in Brazil with universal suffrage but no convention.
A Garfield statue destined for Cleveland's tomb in New York will be unveiled on Decoration Day next year. Historians note Charles Deax's Cambridge death and his major collection on early New England. Other items cover Em peror's height, a Danish prince in soldierly service, and a Rhode Island gubernatorial link between two brothers once separated in New Orleans. The Queen of Italy once tried to publish a novel and faced publisher rejection after an anonymous submission to a major house.
A village scene shows a tramp seeking breakfast met with firm denial inside a house. The woman notes cream stains on a jug, implying the tramp took cream. The piece argues few tramps are due to prosperity, suggesting many travel by choice for independence and some are not as disreputable as appearances imply.
An old con man known as George H. Mix, posing as a wealthy Minneapolis banker on vacation, shocked Pittsfield society after his Worcester arrest revealed his true identity. He mingled with the Maplewood Hotel crowd, flaunted jewelry and gold watches, and courted ladies with costly gifts while avoiding male company.
Robert Treat Paine the Boston financier and kin of a late New York miser has accepted an independent nomination for mayor. The Paine candidacy arises from a labor movement aligned with reformers and cooperative groups. His bid is seen as courting Mugwump support away from Republican Hart.
Newark reports from the tenth convention of the Women’s National Indian Association at Third Presbyterian Church. Two hundred delegates heard that 16 tribes had been reached by the mission branch and that Indian legislation had begun. Annual receipts reached 16000 dollars with 12000 spent. Officers elected include Mrs Mary Bonney Rambault as president and Miss Anna M Bennett as treasurer.
The week ending November 19 saw a batch of patent grants to inventors from Western Pennsylvania Eastern Ohio and West Virginia. Listed are Henry Alken Homestead Pa multiple axle and mill appliance patents A T Blatchford Beaver Pa earthern tile weather boarding and other inventors across Pittsburg Wellsboro Connellsville Kittanning and Clarksburg with inventions ranging from phono graph recorders and wagon hubs to door locks planing machines and drive chains.
Ottawa reports a Halifax woman who wed a man much older than her a dozen years ago and bore six children. The absent husband returns unexpectedly, a new man takes the place, and the old husband accepts $40 to relinquish all claims to wife and brood. The sale of his family leads to a tense confrontation and a shaken arrangement.
A prominent wedding at Concordia Hall features Miss Elnora Guckenheimer and Mr. Arthur Einstein uniting in a ceremony led by Rabbi Mayer. The gala event highlights chrysanthemum decor, a duke lace gown, diamond necklace, and a lavish supper by Concordia Club chef. Family guests travel from Chicago and New York for the celebration.
The Emory M. E. Church maidens fair featured multiple booths run by ladies led by Miss Lidia Simmons and others. Decor with candles flowers and lemonade booths attracted visitors with music from silverware and a parlor presentation planned for this evening.
After the Claire Scott Company show Theodora in Easton the couple Jules Trees and Miss Hilda Wines were married. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Hildebrand at Trinity M E Church and witnessed by a sizable audience including fellow company members from East Liverpool. The newlyweds, residents of Offslow, plan future appearances with the troupe.
Akron editors boast honesty yet recount a doctor’s odd surgical curiosity transplanting a mosquito proboscis into a house fly. Elsewhere, Conneaut Lake ducks vanish with milder weather, Elkins West Virginia grows into a village, and Montgomery countys Inwix A Stetler ships 1000 barrels of shellbark. The Berlefont e jail holds Hopkins the double warder, and Oil Citys Pets Gruber adds a three rooster to his Bradford field curiosities.
Washington November 2 James Brown a Tyrone Ireland manufacturer and uncle of Henry W. Oliver and George T. Oliver of Pittsburg arrived for a visit with Robert Porter Census Superintendent. Brown called on President Harrison and the two talked about Ireland with the President jokingly advising him to bring his factories to the United States. Brown praised Washington as the most beautiful city he has seen.
Francis E. Willard criticizes women's dress, calling it defrilled bedizened and bedraggled. She imagines absurd outfits for Edison Bismarck Swinburne and Parnell to argue fashion harms invention and unity.
The article condemns prize-fighting as brutal and vulgar noting that drunken displays have increased public disgust and the sport’s popularity has declined steadily and hopelessly.
Death notices report Walter McCabe aged 46 dying suddenly at his Main Street residence after a long war related illness. The piece mentions an uncle of Coroner Meathone and a local fire event near the house, with other obituaries for Elizabeth Kinney and a six year old boy from Haslage family noted alongside brief local memorials.
Washington November 2 The President has appointed postmasters including Hammond Tennessee Jeffersonville Virginia Charles Triplett Ladue William Haskell Michigan Madison Bon in related postings to fill vacancies across the country.
Poetical fragment laments conformity and shared masquerade. The speaker critiques hypocritical society and urges frankness, recalling a braver brother who rejected pretension while reflecting on personal hesitation and hidden heritage. The piece folds into a dreamlike meditation on authenticity.
The Tontonia Mannerchor on Pike Street Allegheny hosted a packed event last night to present a silk American flag donated by Mrs Augusta Kant. A German speech by B Peck praised patriotism and loyalty of German allies, followed by a flag drill by girls in blue dresses, and a solo by a singer named Werner.
Theodora Longe No 2% 1 0 C F entertained about 200 friends at a reception in Odd Fellows Hall Southside. The hall featured bunting and emblems of the fraternity. The evening began with a well chosen program of vocal and instrumental music.
Herbert Ward will lecture for the Press Club in Lafayette Hall this evening on The Congo Cannibals of Central Africa. Ward has the Dark Continent linked with Stanley and is noted as a popular lecturer. Seats are now on sale at Kibauer’s Music.
A charming evening of song and readings organized under the auspices of the Lailles’ Total Abeti society. Local performers presented a program blending music and literature in a community venue.
The second annual First Regiment Select Knight A O U W reception at Old City Hall featured gold braid uniforms and stylish hats. Colonel Chispies Lewis led the grand march as the Knights and ladies mingled at the festive event.
A large crowd attends the inauguration of the Woman's Industrial Exchange and observes Christmas presents stored in drawers and closets for visitors to guess. Mrs. Rosa presides with Mrs. J. B. McFadden and other agreeable ladies managing the event amid decorative displays and refreshments.
A large audience gathered at Point Breeze Presbyterian Church last evening to hear Colonel J. M. Schoonmaker. The program began and closed with musical selections by Cannon, Wagner, Corey, and Miss Frazier, drawing enthusiastic encores.
A DoYner will be held in Lafayette Hall on Thanksgiving Day with a daytime festival at the same location to benefit the Aged Colored Women's Home. The home recently enlarged at a cost of 90 000 dollars with 10 000 paid. A concert and stereopticon entertainment will follow in the German xen leghony.
A street railway strike incident ends in a worker's suicide in a bathroom as a son discovers his father. Governor Hill commutes Charles Giblin's death sentence for murder to life imprisonment after Giblin is found guilty of killing Mrs. Madeline Goetz and her husband over a counterfeit bill dispute. Giblin vows he used Goetz’s revolver in the bakery struggle.
Several ocean racers have been retired temporarily from the track. The steamship Augusta Victoria will be laid up for the winter on arrival at Hamburg tomorrow. The Columbia has already gone into winter quarters at the home port. City of Rome is tied up in the Mersey and will not sail again until spring.
A special committee will report after the prayer meeting on appointing agents for the installation of Rev. Dr. Abbott as pastor and Rev. Howard S. Bliss as assistant pastor. The forthcoming council aims to include leaders from major Congregational churches nationwide and liberal religious figures. Invitations will target those who opposed Plymouth in past disputes, including churches involved in the Bescher ax clash with Dr. Storrs and Dr. Taylor.
Four year old Catherine Coster died after a bottle explosion ignited her clothing in a hall. Nurse and Dr Helmuth acted quickly to extinguish the flames, but the child succumbed to injuries despite efforts to save her.
The Philadelpais Recor notes Pitwurg residents have long imported wealth from distant regions. After twenty five years of bringing goods into the city, the pattern continues as local traders report sustained wealth inflows.
A fragmented note from the Pisiadelpots Inquirer reports rising republican sentiment amid shifting alliances. It mentions the United Australia as a potential actor in forthcoming moves, with unspecified consequences for regional balance of power.
A collage of brief curiosities from mid 19th century sources mentions Browning societies in South Kensington, cremation trends in Germany, a killing at a Salem railway depot, a baptism in Salem Oregon, a Greensburg Indiana breach dispute yielding a marriage, and a lively mix of anecdotes about explorers, pensioners, natives, and odd happenings across towns and countries.
A collage of quirky snippets and comic notes from various columns. It hints at misread lines, playful misprints, and a lighthearted look at curiosities such as a strong woman who could swim row and bowl yet could not win a quarrel, alongside odd science and literary bits.
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