The Dispatch Advertises Offices in New York and Paris
The Dispatch lists its business offices at Smithfield and Diamond Streets and publishing rooms on Diamond Street. It notes advertising files available at the Tribune Building New York and invites foreign and home advertisers. The Dispatch is for sale at Brentano’s in New York and at Arenes in Paris with hotel news available for disappointment refunds.
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Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
Tribune Bullaning
New York
Dispatch
Brentano's
Cajon Squere
Arece [Onera
Paris
France
Pittsburgh Thursday Newsstand Price In 1880
The page lists postage and delivery rates for daily and weekly newspapers in the United States, noting prices for daily and Sunday editions, monthly and yearly subscriptions, and carrier delivery costs. The date shown is Thursday, November 2, 1880, in Pittsburgh.
Thanksgiving Reflections and Call to Charity
A Thanksgiving message urges gratitude and generosity. It praises regional prosperity in Pittsburg and invites readers to extend help to the needy, support charitable causes, and keep thanks in heart despite national troubles. The author emphasizes daily and thorough thanksgiving across all days.
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Wron
Preface to forthcoming essays on protecting the Mississippi Valley
A preface announces forthcoming articles by TARE Distatch outlining comprehensive plans to protect and improve the Mississippi Valley. It stresses aims to save human life and property, promote commerce, and unite the region, urging readers to give the papers careful attention.
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Tare Distatch
Missisippi
Alabama Hayseeds Win Big In Green Goods Swindle Tale
A historical column recounts two Alabama men swindled by bunko artists who recovered 1700 dollars by force. The New York City corporation counsel rules the hayseeds have a claim to the spoils. The piece predicts harsher measures as rural victims resist further fraud.
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Hayseed
Bunko
Corporation Counsel
New York City
Hill Accepts Democratic Push for New York Senate Seat
The New York Democrats push Governor David Bennett Hill for a United States Senate seat. After coy refusals, he now appears ready to represent New York in Washington with the Legislature’s unanimous party endorsement.
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New York State
Governor Hill
United States Senate
David Bennett Hill
Washington
Hill
Senate
Senator Hill
New York
Evarts
The Indian craze and mission efforts among Sioux
Bishop Hare reports rapid educational and missionary work among South Dakota Indians with chapels and schools widespread. He sees the Messiah craze as temporary and possibly bloodless, unlikely to trigger conflict unless an unhappy accident occurs. he notes women teachers living peacefully at remote points as civilization spreads.
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Bishop Hare
Episcopal Church
South Dakotas
Indian Messiah Craze Among Wild Tribes Alarms Authorities
A cautious view on a Mes siah craze among wild Indians describes how leaders exploit hunger for change. Locally observed gatherings feature harangues and dances that replace civilized tools with relics of barbarism while restraint and time may quell the movement. The piece notes limited converts and predicts the promised crisis will fail to arrive.
Inland Waterways Boost Albany and Troy as Sea Ports
The Hudson River upper reach may be dredged to a 12 to 20 foot channel to Albany or Troy, transforming Albany and Troy into ocean ports. The commission will study options while noting major benefits to New York State and nationwide freight costs. The St Marys Canal traffic shows rising tonnage and east bound dominance, with coal grains wheat flour iron ore and other goods moving via the lakes toward the East. Freight could reach Pittsburg by water with a Lake Ohio connection.
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Hudson River
Albany
Troy
Special Commission
Hudson
Huson
New York
Great Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
Ohio
Lakes
St. Mary’s Canal
Lakes Superior
Huron
Minneapolis
Duluth
Superior
Pittsburg
Supreme Court Rules Electric Chair Not Cruel Punishment
The court has twice held that executing murderers by electrical shock is not forbidden cruel and unusual punishment. The first ruling came before the method was tested in trials, and the latest follows the Kewmler case context.
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New York State
Supreme Court
Kewmler
Thanksgiving Musings and City Notes In 1900s Dispatch Tone
A collage of urban reflections on Brooklyn census gaps, bank deposits restricted to English or German writers, Thanksgiving weather praise, and satirical takes on General Miles and Jay Gould. It notes Cheyenne River Indians, Bismarck retirement, and a brief quip about a street‑robber taking a purse.
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Citizens’ Sayings Bank
New York
Notable Travels and Memoirs in 19th Century Society
Madam Modjeska plans a United States tour next season while T Blacks Tong of Chicago funds a Branford Conn free library building. Duc d Orleans shows 100 self taken Niagara Falls views. Goethe and Coleridge sleep inspired ideas. Mrs Claflin writes Real Happenings and Sketches of Old New England Life. Dr Cuisnahm links ancient Babylonian costumes to modern fashion. Major Bartelet memorial tablet in Stopham Church and Emin Pasha expedition appraised. Du Chaillu myth corrected by recent African explorations. Johnston lectures on Africa show Mrs Livingston’s grave photos. Livingston perished with Livingstone on Nyassa expedition.
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Madam Modieska
Poland
United States
Blacks Tong
Chicago
Branford
America
Duc d'Orleans
Niagara
Goethe
Coleridge
Kubla Khan
Claflin
Massachusetts
Boston
Jonny J. Cuisnoum
Baltimore
British Museum
Stopham Church
Sussex
Edmund M. Bartelet
Royal Fusiliers
Emin Pasha
Paul du Chailln
Africa
du Chaillu
BH. H. Johnston
England
Mrs. Livingston
Zambesi
Livingstone
Lake Nyassa
Thanksgiving Reflections Encourage Gratitude and Charity
A reflective piece urges universal thanks for life and a hopeful outlook. It contrasts joy with hardship, warns against envy and selfishness, and ties abundance to charity, recalling the needy at the festive table while noting practical cautions and light humor.
Quips and Queries in a Fragmented Era
A jumble of satirical lines touches on luck, politics, culture, and daily life. Pithy jests target jewelry mishaps, fate, public figures, canst, and civic issues with a playful, newspaper-voice cadence. The piece laments vanity and asks why reforms are not acted upon.
Narration of Her Central American Voyage Since Last August
The Kearsarge arrived at Key West after a voyage from Colon begun last August due to a Panama Railroad strike. It inspected Greytown for the Nicaragua canal progress, and Colon after a fire there in September. The ship anchored near wharves to deter looting, coordinated signals with the U S Consul, and later returned to Greytown for harbor surveys. It then moved to Colon, was relieved by the Enterprise, and proceeds to refit at Key West with muskets and pistols at target practice planned.
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Key West
Kearsarge
Colon
Panama Railroad Company
Unen
Rivas
Greytown
Nicaragua Canal
Rge
United States
Cartagena
New York
Coffee Grinding Contest Turns into Barter Bet
In Auburn two prominent local men, an Auburn merchant and a Lewiston attorney, grind a barrel of coffee in a Auburn grocery to win a promise of two for the job. They worked from 7:40 PM to finish, exhausting themselves and leaving the grocer reluctant to pay. They threaten to attach two barrels of flour if settled late.
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Lewiston
Auburn
Big advance sale marks opening of Emma Jech Grand Opera season
The largest advance theater ticket sales in years occurred yesterday at Hay's Music Store 75 Fifth Avenue for the Emma Jech Grand English Opera Company's season at the new Duquesne Theater next week. Over $5,000 in tickets were sold, with sales continuing today and daily through the week from 9 AM to 6 PM. Cora Tanner headlines Grand Opera House next week with the strong supporting cast for The Refugee's Daughter. the troupe includes Edson Dixon Harold Russell Owen Westford and others.
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Emma Jech
Pittsburg
William J. Gilmore Opera Company
Bison Theater
Palmer's Theater
New York City
Cora Tanner
Grand Opera House
Edson Dixon
Harold Russell
Owen Westford
George Fideson
Theodore Brown
Ada Dwyer
Minnie Dupree
Virgina Buchanan
Miss Tanner
New York
Crankish tales and market musings mix in late 19th century notes
The column mocks sensational reports about missing boys and revived crimes, comments on Washington politics and the Farmers' Alliance, and notes Wall Street turmoil. It cites Northwest Indian troubles affecting railroads, strong Western railroad earnings, and Pittsburg rumor spreads as census questions vex New York City.
Shows Signs of Age Bob Ingersoll
A World heart sketch from the New York World notes the aging of orator Bob Ingersoll as he rides a sixth avenue elevated car. The writer observes a scar on his left cheek and a bent posture as he descends at Forty second street, reflecting on how fame deepens with years.
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Bob Ingersoll
New York
Coline
Sixth Avenue
Pensioned for corpulence recalls old soldier death
Boston scene recalls Dr Charles T Bean of Chelsea who died of pneumonia at 7 pm. Once tall and active in the South during the war he grew corpulent from malaria remedies. Weighing 415 pounds at death and 1 foot 1 inch tall he enjoyed a pension for his disability and lived in Chelsea the last 13 years unable to move from his chair. A Rhode Island lady touring the White House with Speaker Reed misidentified President Harrison in a brief corridor encounter.
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Chelsea
Washington
Rhode Island
White House
Reed
Harrison
Arthur
Uncanny Suggestion for House Opening
The Washington Post notes a striking prompt urging Speaker Reed to begin the House session with a symbolic ghost dance as a response to current demands, signaling a dramatic ceremonial stance rather than routine procedure.
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The
Washington Post
Reed
Harbor defense plan for Portland harbor announced
Portland Maine reports that Colonel Smith of the United States Engineering Department is preparing a harbor defense system for Portland harbor. Work is to begin next spring.
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Portland
Portland Harbor
Colonel Smith
United States Engineering Department
Deaths of a Day Thomas J Whitman and Barbara Brose
Thomas J Whitman, a 61 year old water works engineer and brother of poet Walt Whitman, died after typhoid pneumonia following illness in St Louis. Barbara Brose aged 85 died at her Beaver Avenue home in Allegheny after a long life of work and family.
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Distatch
St. Louis
Thomas J. Whittman
Walt Whitman
Brookorn
Sao
Whitman
Eet
Ehis Elfy
Walter Works
Memaieca Pass
Tenn
Barbara Brose
Beaver Avenue
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Teaves
Timely and Pointed World Opinion Snippets
A compilation of brief editorial notes from various papers. Topics include erotic literature satire, Dutch late king, European marriage prospects, Republican reform, British evacuation nostalgia, Koch’s cancer claims, Indian country soldiers and dancing, Jay Gould’s Wall Street return, Chicago World’s Fair salaries, and calls for talent in managing the fair.
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New York World
Wilhelmine
Hulland
Kennesec Journal
Republican Party
New York Telegram
Harrison
Rochesterk Union
Little Wound
Big Wound
General Miles
New York Tribune
New York
New York Commercial
Dr. Koch
Philadelphia Bulletin
BestTos Globe
Jay Gonli
Wall Street
Uncle Sam
Springfield Republican
Chicago
Thanksgiving of Love Unites Watson Spangler Couple
At So clack in the Watson home on Perrysville avenue Miss Nettie Watson and Harrison G. Spangler wed in a pretty ceremony. The bridal party wore white and pink, with ushers Harry Waison A P Stephenson Robert McLean and William Netting. Pastor W Richardson officiated. The couple will reside with the bride’s parents upon return from a brief western trip.
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Watson-Spangler
AtSo’clack
John R. Watson
Perrysville Avenue
Miss Nettle
Harrison G. Spangler
Misses Bessie Spangier
Lucy Otis
Harry Waison
A. P. Stephenson
Robert McLean
William Netting
Sixth Street
Kennedy
Ami
Spangler
Cleveland
Newspaper Man Marries Miss Brady in Quiet Oakland Ceremony
Andrew S. McSwigan, a well known young newspaper man, married Genevieve Brady at St. Agnes Church. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Father Corcoran with only close relatives as attendants. The couple plans a brief trip to the East and will reside on Oakland Avenue.
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Genevieve Brady
Elizabeth Jads
Oakland Avenue
McSwigan
St. Agnes' Church
Father Corcoran
Annie Brady
George G. McSwigan
East
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Brady
Oakland
Gathering of the Clans at Old City Hall
The clans assembled in force last evening at Old City Hall for Clan McPherson No. 9, led by W. H. Lambeth's Scotch choir. Chief John McDowell presided as members wore plaid and Highland caps, with a programme blending Scottish lore and American patriotism. Notable solos by Vincent Graham, Maggis Bowie, James Moir, Florence Lambeth, and Kate Shorty earned special praise.
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Old City Hall
W. H. Lambeth
Glasgow
John McDowell
Bruce
Wallace
Douglass
McDowell
Kate Shorty
A Pretty Wedding of Marian R Young and James M McNeill
Miss Marian R Young daughter of Colonel John J Young and Mrs Hugh McNeill wed James M McNeill son of the late ex senator. The ceremony occurred at 5 39 PM in the Young residence Allegheny with Rev J C White officiating and Miss Hetty Young as maid of honor. Guests enjoyed supper and dancing before the couple left for the eastern bound train.
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Marian R. Young
John J. Young
Ebeaver
Boston Iron and Steel Works
Canton
James M. McNeill
Hugh McNeill
Young
Taylor Avenue
Allegheny
J.C. White
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Gernert
Dr. White
McNiell
Benefit for Miss E M Simpson in High School Chapel
A testimonial benefit held last evening in the High School Chapel drew a full crowd of friends. The program blended literary and musical numbers with assistance from Ian Brown and a roster including Limmies Letra Stewart Irene Sample W S Weeden C C Rinehart C E Stewart George M Steeth Exlith Harris.
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E M. Simpson
Ian Mr. Brown
Letra Stewart
Irene Sample
W. S. Weeden
C. Rinehart
C. E. Stewart
George M. Steeth
Exlith Harris
Carnegie's Nephew to Wed in Pittsburg
Cards issued by Frederic Ely of Cleveland announce the marriage of Martha Gaentsy to William Cole on Thursday December 1 at 7 30 in Trinity Church Pittsburgh. A reception at 46 Street follows the ceremony with Cleveland's ultra fashionable set expected. An elocutionist's annual reading by Nelin Brown at Curry Hall features in city entertainment tonight.
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Nelin Brown
Curry Hall
Road tax reform proposal for statewide road improvements
Letter to the editor advocating a revised road law. Proposes cash tax payments to the county, broad property taxation including railroads and churches, a $6 annual road tax, voter certification for elections, creation of a State Engineer of Roads with county and township engineers, and a single appeal to the county engineer with final decision by the latter. Submitted by Arrt bur Klein.
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the Dispatch
United States
Beraueh
ArrTnur Kiex
Allegheny Street Improvement Bond Plan Supported
William Wilson of Allegheny argues for a $1,000,000 street improvement bond to repave main streets and remove unnecessary tracks on Federal and Ohio streets. He urges paving with rock asphalt, finishing major thoroughfares first, and criticizes patches funded by local workers while naming Rebecca Street as a contested site.
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Allegheny Street
Sixth Avenue
Pittaburg
North Avenue
Irwin Avenue
Rebecca Street
Alleheny and
Manchester Street Car Company
All Menna
London
Stockton Avenue
Federal
Ohio Street
Allegheny
William Wilson
Carhart Urged as Next Chancellor of Western University
In Pittsburg editors hail Western University as a model of thorough methods. With the death of Dr. M. B. Golf the chancellorship opens and Prof. Carhart is favored for the post. He has long ties to the university and recently served as acting chancellor. He is a noted civil engineer author and recognized for executive ability. Ferendum November 2, 1b.
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The
Western University
Dispatch
Pittsburg
M. B. Golf
Noong
Carhart
Ferend
Thanksgiving Dinner Advice From Ellice Serena
A reader urges the editor to continue the Ellice Serena weekly column for its usefulness and entertainment to housekeepers. He notes his household expects a thoroughly good dinner on Thursday and praises the palatable cooking tips provided by Serena. The letter is dated November 24, 1800, from a Westinghouse Avioloina subscriber in Pitt.
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the Dispatch
Dean Six
Ellice Serena
Thureday
Ellice Serens
Westinghouse AviLoina
PITT
Not Enough Cable Car Doors
A historical note urges the Citizens' Passenger Railroad to add an outlet door in the forward end of their cars to improve safety and ease for the large number of riders and stockholders seeking dividends. The brief mentions potential car crowding at Sixth Street and the need for easier ingress and egress.
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Dispatch
Citizens’ Passenger Railroad
Sixth Street
Delaware in 1888 election and electoral vote
Cleveland carried Delaware in the 1888 presidential contest though a Republican congressman was chosen due to factionalism. In the late election he was defeated and the state returned to Cleveland’s ticket, not Harrison, as the electoral votes indicated.
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Dispatch
Delaware
Harrison
H. M
Prinspere
Cleveland
Irs All Explained Now Clara Morris Explains Defeat
Clara Morris, long a Capitol Knickknack vendor, says the Republican defeat stemmed from her removal by Speaker Reed. She warned Reed that banning her would stir voters and trigger a brutal response at the polls. Her account portrays Capitol tensions and political fallout following the November election.
Farewell for Prof Amos Whiting and Daughter Carrie
A farewell reception honored Prof. Amos Whiting and his daughter Carrie at Mrs. E. J. Snead’s home hosted by the Handel Musical Association. A Calvary Episcopal Church chapel sale raised funds for the ladies in charge. Various churches plan Thanksgiving concerts suppers and entertainments tonight.
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Amos Whiting
Carrie
E. J. Snead
Handel Musical Association
Calvary Episcopal Church
Holy Keamawr
KR. Wightman
Groance H. Clapp
Sewickley
New Wine Price Raise Effort Repeats Past Attempt
In New York on November 2 a major hotel and restaurant group again proposes raising wine prices from 1.50 to 2.00 a bottle. Observers recall a similar move from a year ago that failed to gain traction.
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New York
Poe
Curious Condensations From An Early 20th Century Page
A collage of short notes and curiosities: tiny counts of Oxford freshmen, Britain’s Hood battleship under construction, Guilford and Chenango woodchuck totals, sun scale comparisons, legal fines for dog intrusion, holly and mistletoe origins, and varied scientific and cultural facts. Includes anecdotes about bees, photography, Indian ponies, and a petrified deer relic from Oregon.
The Merry War and City Gossip Jests
A collage of humorous exchanges and wry remarks from comic papers. Bits touch on a London mayor’s wife in New York, drink slang in Maine, and playful banter about dolls, chocolate, and sensational headlines.
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Pitsburg
Ofice
Isa
DrsePatron
Errno Daily
Drraten
Qearte Eevee
Draraten
Uarcy Disratch
Dany Disraten
Supdar
Acmday Qietatch
Disrarow
Gerald
Hll 'T
Brooklyn
Red Man
Miles
Sheridan
Jay Gould
New York Sun
Bismarck
Stam
Willie Winkl
Holland
Gil
Tris
Porter
Windeim
Malone
Michigan Salt Company
Jay Gorup
Rockafeller
John Wanamaker
Erty
Mrs. O'Shea
Parnell
Light Brigade
Jupor Utt
Iowa
Haprises
Maine
Layton Station
Charley Ross
Farmers’ Alliance
Treasury
Northwest
Western
Harrison and Reed
Thomas J. Whitman
New York Press
Andrew S&s. McSwigan
Miss Genevieve Brady
Scotland
Marian KR. Young
E. M. Simpson
Carnegie
Cleveland Belin
Irs
Clara Morris
Washington Star
Andrew Jackson
Star
Capitol
Miss Morris
Mr. Reed
Oxford
Italy
Chatham
Guilford
Chenango County
Salt Lake City
Phar
Enls Pharmacy of Universities Co
John Lubbock
Bohemianche
John Davenport
Cur d'Alene
Indianapolis
Oregon
Grandma Washorn
Clarkson
Seventh Regiment
Sherman
Georgi
William
Germany
Snake River
Athena
Nes
Missouri
Gladstone
Kenwick
St. John the Baptist’s Catholic Church
West Thirtieth Street
el Paso
Colorado Springs
Wedgwood
Johnson
Salvation Army
Ieaot
Arnell
Evan
Carpenter
Osiris
Cood
Earth
Fery Couditeen
Rastus
Lucel
New York Sunday
Philadelphia Record
Lady Plowder
Texas
Sottom Herald
Nellie
Mamma
Metropolitax
Tom and Jerry
Tom
Jimmie
Thomas Reed
James Blaine
New Fork World
Fanny
Stampa
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