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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1889
Page
7
The jury hears that two knives found on Coughlin match the murdered man, strongly implicating him and undermining the defense. The report accuses a conspiracy to override justice and protect conspirators, calling for robust legal action to punish such efforts.
Carnegie Phipps and Co ordered an invoice of Southern Bessemer pig iron for testing at Homestead works to verify a long held view that Pittsburg will buy Southern iron if it can be produced cheaply and delivered here. The city acts as a consumer of pig metal rather than its producer.
The article notes Boston and Lynn fires grew worse due to narrow streets and tall business blocks, urging street widening on First, Second, Third Avenues Fourth Avenue above Smithfield, Market and below streets. It argues wider streets reduce fire risk and stresses gas fuel safety with proper appliances in industry.
The question of switching from coal to fuel gas is weighed as a key factor in Pittsburgh's growth and safety, with emphasis on how fire risk affects the city’s expanding population and business activity.
Yesterday’s trials exposed officials and accomplices using law as a weapon to blackmail. The court imposed severe sentences to defend the dignity of the Commonwealth and deter private exploitation of justice. Public officers tasked with enforcing statutes must distinguish between peacekeeping prosecutions and corrupt settlements.
The report on Federal Steel Company attempts to merge eleven barbed wire firms but fails to show reliable participation from three or four members and patent control remains unsettled. The piece argues such a trust would suppress competition and raise prices, instead of delivering economies. It concludes public relief comes from preventing new competition.
The death of a half civilized Afghan ruler redraws fears in Europe as England and Russia again watch each other closely. Railways reach the border and the question of succession risks conflict, with the US urging Europe to settle the dispute and move on.
The piece suggests Reed is set to win the Speakership, with allies hoping his victory will ease partisan tensions. It warns that using the gag rule to push partisan measures harms the party’s standing and urges leaders to prioritize public interests over party gains.
Crvers ATI has adopted standard time as the official time for the city, a change Pittsburg made 80 years ago. While some feared the shift 20 minutes ahead, all are satisfied. Cincinnati now sees the advantage, while one city lags behind Pittsburg in adopting the new idea.
A senator condemns civil service law as a sham and fraud and likens critics to intoxicated individuals blaming others for their own overindulgence. The remark reflects a heated partisan clash over reform.
A New Orleans grand jury finds Major Burke’s shortage as State Treasurer at 430000 dollars. It mentions possible recovery through Burke’s alleged wealth in South America, noting the usual outcome may yield back only a small fraction to Louisiana.
Millions of dollars in losses from a fire in Boston sparked by a crossed electric light wire underscore the urgent need to relocate electric lines to minimize risk to life and property.
The writer notes Miss Sanger as custodian of the President's message, challenging the claim that no woman can keep secret. The piece advises patience until the full message is released.
A long awaited shift shows the coke industry improving its ability to supply cars for orders, signaling a potential boom for the sector. An English syndicate’s $25 million bid for U S mineral springs stirs mixed local reaction, while Cleveland authorities pursue cutting dangerous overhead wires as a safety measure.
The Spring Valley Coal Company refuses employment to those who distributed food clothing and medicine to the sick and destitute during the strike. It emphasizes starvation as Providence's decree and intervenes in ethical standards. Rumors about Lawrence Bank circulate though no authoritative statement has appeared.
The cold spell eases mud woes in two cities as lingering damp conditions recede. The piece notes weather working effectively where other measures failed and ends with a remark on Canada retaining old fashioned ways.
Fourteen years in aggregate workhouse sentences are distributed among offenders. The outcome serves as a strong warning against ignorant individuals who fail to understand or defend their rights in Aldermen's courts.
A collage of brief items notes Mr Josefh Chamberlais and family vacationing in Egypt over Christmas, Jesse Collings MP visiting Luxor, and Boovsos Howard famed for Civil War research. Also mentions Benatrok Ixcais resisting publisher advances to self publish, Crimzzn Grover Francis Train’s Boston wager challenge, John Witherspoon statue move, and temperance advocate Mrs Man Hunt urging education over campaigns.
An early Middletown livery stable scene shows a traveling book agent attempting a sales bluff. He claims Waterbury as his residence and hails a deacon as a past debtor, then pays cash to gain four copies and the liveryman’s endorsement, seeking to exploit connections for a large order.
A Boston witness recalls the Polish Countess Modjeska requiring a bier during a Globe Theatre performance. Manager Stetson refused, sparking a heated exchange. the Countess reportedly persisted and finally received the bier. The anecdote highlights theatre tensions and curt responses.
A letter from India reports a bizarre confrontation near Batavia on August 8. A tiger and a large snake were locked in combat, each trying to seize the other's neck, as local sportsmen approached but kept clear of the fighting animals.
President Harrison appointed a list of United States consuls including Beckford Mackey to San Jose Costa Rica from Paso Del Norte Hiram J Danlap to Sooner Denlae editor of the Campaign Gazette William E Gariner to Rotterdam Deloss H Smith to Nogales Mexico John B Vivenia to Ghent and other assignments.
The piece riffs on cross Atlantic language slips and American slang, noting a shoe mix up and the word corn, then shifts to Thanksgiving merriment in Pittsburgh. It mentions a proposed Bohemian club, journalist brotherhood talks, and a dinner among local printers amid humor and social plans.
A humorous Chicago News piece notes that military experts, though busy on strategic plans, have found experts in poker and propose resolving conflicts by high stakes games rather than traditional combat. It pokes fun at evolving notions of strategy and warfare.
Professor Robert Patterson editor of the Presbyterian Zonanér dies after illness at his Sewickley home. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church on Wood Street Monday at 1 pm conducted by Dr Passavant and Dr Campbell. Interment at Allegheny Cemetery. Patterson born 1821 in Pittsburg educated at Canonsburg Academy Jefferson College. He studied law but pursued mathematics and editorial work.
Martin Farquhar Tapper the poet and prose writer died in London. He was born in 1810 as son of a surgeon from an old Guernsey line and educated at Charterhouse and Christ Church Oxford. He published Provertial Philosophy and Geraldine and Other Poems among many works, including The Tiina and Hymn for Ail.
James Kelly of Conners and Kelly died in New York yesterday. He was associated with the academy and connected with local industries. Details are sparse in the fragmentary report from the burg papers.
An unreadable OCR snippet mentions Edwin Meade of New York with a dated reference to November 2. The fragment is too garbled to confirm a clear event or action.
Modestus Holbrook of Brewerton, a portwaster in RYmaceae New York, collapsed and died in November. The brief report notes his years of service and sudden death while on duty.
The will of Stephen Patras, a wealthy Brooklyn man shot by Mrs Hanna Southworth, is found among private papers. Drawn in 1881 it leaves his entire estate valued at about 400000 to his wife. Mrs Southworth remains in her Tomb Street prison cell as her counsel cites no punishment.
Charles McIlvaine of Brooklyn faces execution in a small brick yard building after his insanity defense failed. The condemned man was convicted of murdering Luca, a Brooklyn grocer, with the sentence upheld on appeal. The state prepared the electric chair for the week after December 9.
A New Haven report describes a steam driven lobster fishery revolution in Race and Fisher's Island Sound, Pin and Montauk area led by Nosak fishermen. Captain F P Abe of Noank pioneered the steam lobstering with the Eva, promising efficiency gains and a shift from traditional methods.
A Boston Herald editorial warned that new office blocks might be unsafe as fire risk loomed. The piece argued against overconfidence in fireproof design noting older, similar constructions burned catastrophically 17 years earlier and urging continued vigilance.
Captain Thomas Macknight of the Claribel reports the Gulf Stream paused its normal flow for 24 hours, leaving the ship drifting with no steady easterly or westward current. He notes unusual bearings and possible misalignment of instruments as the cause.
Judge Brewer ruled that provisions requiring inspection of animals within a mile of Topeka limit obstruct interstate commerce and force meat packing plants in Kansas City and Chicago to move their products.
A Detroit Free Press piece notes a Michigan man buried his wife, repainted his Roane, married a tab and wife and dug five acres of potatoes in seven days, yet he says he cannot begin to hustle as his father did.
A collage of unusual local happenings and misadventures from various towns in Pennsylvania and nearby areas. Reports include a neighbour's rats driven to a calf’s death, a hunter’s shot entering a parlor, a clergyman’s delayed ceremony, a bear dragged into town, and a migrating bird appearing then not returning.
The Bewickley Valley Club staged a varied tableau program before a large audience, led by Mrs Calvert Towsley as a novice in the Carmelite ceremony. Nine tableaux featured Greek friezes, L Amour et Psyche, and other costumed scenes with Misses Jane Black, Mattie Fleming, Louise Jones, Bessie Waters, and Detwailer among helpers. The program, coordinated by ladies of the committee and with Mr Chaplin assisting on scenography, drew praise for its staging and costumes. The next entertainment is scheduled for December 2.
A presentation of The Palace of Truth at the School of Amateur Dramatics featured a full court scene in Eling Phanor’s country house. The cast included Dickson and Mirena among others as nobles and ladies, with a tale of love, betrayal, and political intrigue unfolding through confessions and disguises. The youthful cast delivered a period style performance, with hope for future improvements.
Miss Margaret Phillips, a graduate of Wella College, made a successful debut in Hazelwood at a reception hosted by Mrs. Ormety Phillips of Ridge avenue No 4. Mrs. Bakewell Phillips assisted in receiving guests, along with several noted attendees from local society.
A well attended organ recital at Arch Street M. E. Church last evening featured organist Carl Tatter under direction of E. F. Agein with EB. Der taltt, Mrs. Irene Semple, and ushers George H. Hilderbrand Charles thrown J. Edward Keim. Proceeds benefited the church.
A social charter event hosted by Mr and Mrs James Howard Park in Fuss s Janus featured guests Miss Donaldson of Philadelphia and Orse of New York. Tom Sewichky Valley Club presented the second entertainment in the Sewinkiey Opera Hours drawing a thoroughly delighted audience with performances including The Nan of Keemare.
A collage of short items notes coffee production in Brazil doubling over ten years, a Florida baby, a proposal to issue free horses’ teeth, a Behlsewig-Holstein tax exemption for dogs, and a Chicago suit over marriage announcements. It mentions a Romeo in Palatka, a Palatka incident, a pancake machine, an office cat’s bite, electricity drawing birds to death, and quirky local happenings from various places.
Fragmented dialogue sketches social calls at Mrs South Church and a courtroom quip about doctors and lawyers. The piece juxtaposes interruptions by Mrs Feirchlid and the Misses Fatrohtidres with a digressive tale of a physician and legal irony, ending with a snappy line about lawyering versus medicine.
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