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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1889
Page
4
The Paris edition details per lane circulation and weekly rates. It lists Sunday and daily editions with charges per week and per year. Delivery by carriers is noted with cents per week. Friday November 29, 1580, Pittsburg.
The fire in Lynn destroyed millions in property and hit its industries hard. A larger blaze then swept Boston causing greater losses and several deaths. The tragedies illustrate the need for stronger fire protection and safer buildings in cities everywhere.
A newspaper reflection on Thanksgiving mood as snow dusts the keen air. It notes lessens in Puritan observance, yet welcomes a revival of old New England hospitality with families reuniting at the family home to share meals and joy.
The article cites C A Jump from the W C T U urging women not to marry a man in need of reform to save him. It argues marriage carries great risk for women and questions strict reform plans, noting some have tried probationary courtship with success.
Opinion argues against proposals by some college leaders to shorten the college period. Protests claim capable students should complete extended study rather than rush into work. The piece notes some can afford longer training while others seek abbreviated paths in various institutions.
The text argues that training and habits formed in college stick better when begun at twenty-one or later. It suggests delaying college until after twenty and recommends some work experience first. It warns that impressions on minds at nineteen or twenty are easily erased compared with those formed at twenty-five or twenty-six.
A large Allegheny park crowd of employers and workers gathered to dedicate a monument to the late Thomas A Armstrong. Speakers praised his conservatism and wisdom and noted his effort to unite capital and labor for the good of the nation.
The dedication of the Turner Hall in Allegheny spotlights the German Turn Verein movement and its push to develop physical education for city children and families. The article notes the aim to strengthen youth and community through organized athletic activity and reflects broad public support with a rallying “Gut beif!” sentiment.
The report of the chief officer of the naval bureau notes a growing fleet including four steel cruisers a steel dispatch boat 27 grooden steamers seven iron steamers and upcoming vessels to reach ten armored vessels thirteen monitors twenty one steel cruisers or gun boats two dynamite cruisers a practice cruiser an armored ram and seven iron steamers. The piece urges repairing naval yards boosting merchant marine and proving national strength at sea.
A West Elizabeth man proves a revolver is unloaded then hands it to a female friend who points it at him and kills him on Thanksgiving Day. The incident shocks relatives and sparks calls for gun safety and legal reform amid broader notes on fires and urban calamities.
The New York World argues Congress should adopt a resolution approving a World's Fair in New York in 1822 to mark Columbus's discovery. The piece calls it a crucial move but suggests it may be a savvy tactic by the World to gain support and boost subscriptions for the event.
A Pennsylvania defection appears among Mar ReEEP supporters as Mr Culbertson of the Erie district openly opposes Quay and will not vote for the Senator’s Speaker candidate.
Telegraph reports note football’s rise in favor as teams full of kickers gain attention. The piece remarks baseball’s long held status as the national game while criticizing the sport for many kickers.
A speaker notes that recognizing a friend after burial for decades is hard yet possible as memories endure. He muses on weddings of royalty and lovers, suggesting that personal bonds contrast with the rigid order of monarchy and empire, while pondering fate and romance.
A discussion notes a lawyers' trust and the tendency of some lawyers to charge large fees. It mentions a low chance the group can raise prices significantly, suggesting skepticism about the financial leverage involved.
Prospective buyers are offered the Delphi site for 75.00 in a current sale. A subsequent Monday could bring cheaper ruins from Speaker ship booms, but their value remains uncertain and likely lower than the Delphi property.
A Thanksgiving Day note contrasts public cheer with political talk about court vacancies and Senate appointments. It cites Republican millionaire senators and a proposed British peerage for Gladstone, then shifts to Portugal claiming a piece of Africa and concerns over wheat rates amid European tensions.
A jumble of brief sketches presents A J Deexen of Philadelphia buying Covington stockyards for 99000, and profiles like Mars Lew Wallace a slim youth, Groner Saxo’s vast earnings, Max Twarx with 30000 yearly, and Cardinal MacAngus a tireless prelate. Other notes mention Mrs. Brown of Baltimore society, Cauprsal Gipson a humble grocer turned church prince, and Hawthorne's prolific literary life, with commentary on aging leaders Leo XIII and Gladstone.
The new parish residence near St Michael’s Church on the Southside opened to school children at 10 a.m. and to the public at 11. An extensive inspection, speeches, and a concert followed, with a wedding earlier in the day as Nicholas Ricard and Katie Kline of the catton were married in the church. A dinner for guests, and a concert by the Ladies Choir and Mannerchor, accompanied the evening events. The completion is expected by January.
T E Hallock a patent medicine man has staged free variety shows and lectures on mankind in Salisbury Hall after Odd Fellows' Hall. Yesterday a matinee drew large crowds and Special Officers Kelly and Carrigan intervened as the hall became crowded with massed spectators risking safety.
A New York World report notes football athletes on the Berkeley Oval displaying wire frames in their nostrils to expand breathing capacity. The piece mentions Yale and Harvard boat race chatter about athletes seeking extra cartilage or breathing holes to improve performance.
A fragment from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes a discussion on travel or movement and references opposition to a policy or plan. The readable portion mentions forcible objections and a question of pace or method, though specifics are unclear.
A quirky corkscrew anecdote from a notion store ends with a sharp inject of humor about ink bottles and strong tools. A November Vista poem captures a snowbound scene followed by a burst of sunlight and a moving train. Hospital rivalries flare over ambulance duties with a mortuary quip from a janitor. De Wolf Hopper opera rumors in Pittsburgh are denied by Hopper and Stevens, leaving doubt about the plans.
An excerpt from Popular Science Monthly discusses early humans in North America near ancient river valleys. It argues humans and mastodons coexisted longer than assumed, with bones and tools found together in gravel deposits from melting ice.
Globe-Democrat notes a plan by ex congressman Glover to form a national law firm style trust with chief partners in major cities and branches nationwide. The scheme envisions streamlined litigation handling from St Louis Boston and Philadelphia enabling local instruction and nationwide collaboration.
A Scottdale telegram reports a special Division No. 4 Knights of Labor convention with credentials examined and Master Workman Herfoot detailing months of work, grievances against operators for not wetting coke and for breaching ten day notice rules, with recommendations for action.
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes the Shoenberger charitable bequests totaling over a million dollars as an example of how large fortunes may serve societal needs beyond socialist or communist limits.
A fragment notes prices for steel rails in London and Pittsburgh were the same last week. It mentions a person asserting price increases are always added in this country. The text is incomplete but indicates uniform pricing and a claim about cost policy.
Lowpox November 3 United States Minis a gone to Versailies where his son is dying as reports reach readers in a brief dispatch from the era.
Walter Deforest Day, sanitary superintendent of the Health Department, died recently at an advanced age. Mrs Howell Cobb of Atlanta notes Day’s service and mourns his passing. obituary mentions his long career and local public health work.
The Pennsylvania Passenger Barker of the Monon objects to carrying passengers for nominal sums from Atlantic City and Pennsylvania commerce, triggering a boycott by traveling men. Logs of mileage books and freight books are affected, with losses to the Pennsylvania line exceeding 1,000 tons. Merchants propose terms as two firms record losses and boycott partners.
A Thanksgiving service was held at Eighth Presbyterian Church led by Rev. J. M. Wallace. City Controller Morrow spoke on what citizens of Pittsburgh should be thankful for citing health statistics and low death rates, with brief remarks from John N. Lambie and others.
A Boston life insurance solicitor recalls a odd encounter with a shiftless man who sent him to his wife. The wife dismissively mocked the policy and insulted the husband, saying it would be better if he died sooner, ending the interview as a failed sales effort.
Report describes the Schaeffer family and two large boys aged five and eighteen living on Cookeenae place. The elder weighs about seventy pounds and the younger around 170 pounds. They perform in a comical fashion as they walk, their woolen shoes peeking from under trousers, drawing attention from neighbors for months.
Sussex reports show broad denunciation of Lord Salisbury amid debates on Portuguese rights to all Zambesi territory. Accusations that Portugal protected slave traders are denied, with documents sent to the Brussels conference proving Portugal abolished slavery first.
Reports from Lisbon on November 28 indicate uncertainty whether Dom Pedro I will land there after leaving Brazil. The Provisional Government advised the Brazilian Minister that if he wished to proceed to another port a steamer could be chartered to convey him, as stated in dispatches.
A fragmentary poetic exchange recalls a shared vow by a river amid winter and June, as a couple confronts memory and the pull of time. One asks if love endures while the other questions change, with references to June and December as motifs of renewal and finality.
Forty years ago New York merchant Philip Hone toured the West ending in Pittsburg. His diary records social life with Webster, Clay, Harrison, Dickens guests at his city home near City Hall Park. The diary and edited volumes reveal Hone’s impression of early Pittsburgh and the era.
A travelogue notes a warm day and pleasant breeze as a canal boat travels through Pennsylvania. It praises the Juniata and Delaware waterways, mentions Lancaster and Harrisburg as modest towns, and highlights public buildings in Harrisburg and the State House in red brick and white marble. The narrator remarks on the scenic riverbanks along the Juniata and the canal boat journey.
June 12 report of a canal blockage by the Commet coal boat. The captain reportedly raises a swell with six horses on tow-lines while the vessel becomes wedged across the canal. The writer notes rough handling and odd sights aboard, including improvised terra firma debris and improvised seating.
An 1840s traveler describes leaving Hollidaysburg at six to cross the Alleghenies via the Portage Railroad with ten inclined planes, noting grand mountain scenery and rain, while the paddle steamer Louisiana waits at Johnstown for late passengers and families aboard.
A first person account describes entering Birmingham as night falls with bright flames from foundries and mills, steam engines, and dark skies from smoke, noting the grand city entrance to Pittsburgh and lodging at Monongahela.
The Merchants Carnival at Leighton Pennsylvania yesterday drew crowds and featured 64 business stalls. Organizers proclaimed the event a brilliant success with strong attendance and lively display of local enterprise.
A column recounts odd tales of travel and feats. A Jenner Township man weighs 814 pounds at eight months old. Deer shot nearby are brought to Johnstown. A lake forms in Dei’s center after a drowning incident. A Charlaston resident swims across and back after leaping from bed. An Ohio man boasts about a rooster and a string of unusual events.
The annual Art Bazaar opened at Pittsburg School of Design last evening drawing crowds. Miss Mand and Miss Watson showcased fancy works and clay figures, with a fortune teller act by Miss Beesia Young and a literary recitation by Miss Niekaa.
A lively gathering arrived at Coroner McDowell’s Ninth Street residence last night as music from the Major E A Men tooth band filled the air. The event featured songs like Where Did You Get That Hat and created a festive, unexpected celebration.
Walter B. Dean formerly manager of Harra Mc Dean reportedly wed in a quiet ceremony. Dean, known for his tenure as manager at Har when he held the position, moves forward with his latest life event.
A brief item from the East Liberty YMCA chapter mentions C. A. Blowont in connection with program notes or leadership at the local branch.
The item lists a church aging concern at Warren M. E. Church and an Aged Black Women’s organ recital at Architreat ME Church. It notes a large masquerade ball at Turner Hall on Southside, a second Sewickiey Valley Club entertainment at Sewickiey Opera Houses, and a Casino Muses reception. Banquets, concerts, and lectures fill the city social calendar.
A garbled report describes a disturbance in the Western Cascade area where a man identified as a custodian, Dig Gre tore, appears connected. Police note unclear details as the region faces ongoing unrest and scattered activity amid the so called relief effort.
A string of brief notes covers diverse topics from ivory values and boundary surveys to unusual patents and animal oddities. It references Emin Pasko ivory, Nevada boundary lines, Missouri or Nebraska towns, petroleum finds near Ashland, and a remarkable dog with chained legs. Other items mention a Western inventor’s electric lantern idea and a dynamos experiment in England, plus political bribery talk and domestic family notes from Hartford.
A garbled collection of humorous lines and dialogue fragments. The text includes partial quotes and misaligned words, with stray questions and remarks about jokes, going home, and a debate over a man’s character. It reads like a collage of witty bits and stray conversations.
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