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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1891
Page
4
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Pittsburg crowds flocked to the new post office on opening day as mail flow moved to Smithfield street. Postmaster McKean oversaw a smooth transfer with no lost letters, drawing praise from business leaders and sightseers alike as the city enters a growth phase.
The Pan Republic Congress meets in Philadelphia on Discovery Day to promote republican government. Delegates from invited monarchies and parliaments arrive as the event showcases U S liberty and progress and argues for adopting republicanPrinciples as the best form of governance.
The piece criticizes Republican managers for calling the governor's actions political. It cites quotes about politics in this move and questions the idea of a pre election period to expose public officials. The article notes Republican leaders reframe the investigation as partisan and urges accountability.
The statement calls for an open and convincing investigation that will establish the charges if true. It warns that any method used to evade or smother scrutiny will matter little to the outcome.
Rail magnates oppose Government aid claiming canal freight rates would ruin their business. Agriculturists press for lower transport costs to ship cereals from Mississippi and Missouri valleys. Proponents argue railroads cannot forever sustain high charges while waterway capital dominates.
The article argues that foreign testimony supports the McKinley tariff, asserting protection benefits American steel rails and domestic industry. It notes Britain’s shift toward colonies for markets, the rise of Imperial Federation League interests, and warnings to free traders about potential policy copying abroad.
The Inter-State Commerce Commission faces criticism as it pushes prosecutions of Western railway officers for secret rate reductions to favored shippers. The St Louis Globe Democrat argues this loophole defies the law though some claim it aligns with business practice. It urges vigorous enforcement to deter lax, selective concessions.
The U S Brazil reciprocity pact becomes operative in April. Despite obstacles the export trade to Brazil has risen about 7 percent. We have reduced surplus cotton iron steel and agricultural goods through reciprocity showing its practical benefits.
The relocation of the Post Office to its new quarters is praised for its orderly completion and public acceptance. The Postminster and the new building are noted as having "caught on" with residents, while households suffer rust from utensils unused.
The piece argues free traders have rusty ideas and that campaign talk won’t fix economic ills. It notes the Mississippi Valley quake as a reminder for November elections, cites 36 cent daily wages for Latin American laborers, and claims gold will move to the United States despite European banks. It also mentions Grover Cleveland’s reception at a Democratic gathering and questions U.S. gain from a Guatemalan revolution.
A string of fragmented lines covers politics dress social phrases and oddities. The passages reference Campbell Fetor Fay fruit theatrical managers public revolt and insurance discussions with varied and unexplained images and sayings.
A mix of celebrity tours and political visits across cities, including Junce TaverAs turning 78 in Columbus on November 13, and Mark Twain in a French Rivera fishing boat with a guide and aide. Colony leaders such as Governor Marquez travel via Philadelphia. Don Carlos' precarious finances surface from Venice. L LeGGert new pastor at Green Harbor, after Beatrice tenure. Gauprens’ 18 foot copper Diana statue planned for Madison Square Garden. Archduke Karl Ludwig rumored to resign, Archduke Francis Ferdinand receives olive earth gift. historical notes on Latrobe and Peter Cooper locomotive test where a horse beats the engine.
The Ohio Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church releases new pastor assignments. Rt. Rev. J. W. Hood presided as Rev. W. H. Snowden serves as Presiding Elder with stations including Avery mission, Trimble, Franklin, Sewickley, Oakdale, and Washington. Several appointments to be supplied and roles for stewards and educators noted, detailing trustees and district supervisors.
Mrs Thurman shows improvement after three months, while Judge Allen G Thurman travels from his home to Florence Italy to view artist K H Park's studio. Park has not completed a clay bust at the Old Oman. Banseeuane and Thurman face fines though recovery is doubtful.
At Newcastle the National Liberal Federation convened its annual congress with 3000 delegates from England and Wales. Mr Gladstone is expected to speak as the party outlines home rule Irish policy and a platform urging arbitration, land tax reform, housing for workers, factory acts, and disestablishment of Welsh and Scottish churches. The crowd includes Morley, Grey, and Schandhorst with heavy police presence and a large reception for Gladstone.
The New York Advertiser lauds Governor Pattison for summoning an extra Senate session to probe officials' conduct. It criticizes a lagging Investigating Committee, accusing Republicans of blocking evidence and protecting Treasurer and Auditor General amid the Bardsley transactions, claiming this routine politics helps Democrats gain ground in Pennsylvania.
The London Standard quotes Emperor William of Germany saying he would not strike first if delaying could gain peace for a year or a month. The piece argues monarchs avoid initiating conflict and that mutual restraint could prevent war. private life analogies suggest reluctance to bear responsibility for starts differ between individuals and nations.
Major William McKee Dunn, U S Army, died in Washington on Wednesday just after turning 48. He enlisted as a private in the Sixth Indiana Volunteers, rose to second lieutenant and served as General Grant’s aide de camp throughout the war. He earned brevets for Vicksburg and Petersburg campaigns and later held staff and command roles in Missouri, the Pacific, and finally Fort Preble Portland.
Albany born 1810 journalist and anti slavery writer John Taylor Hall died in Albany on Wednesday. He published a Dred Scott pamphlet praised by Republicans and declined an NYT editor offer. James Clark of West Indiana died aged 68, noted as a long time Democrat and school advocate with a funeral in West Indiana tomorrow afternoon.
Beloit Wisconsin obituary notes the death of Rev. Lucien D. Mears aged 53, Beloit College treasurer and 1982 graduate, who studied at Andover Theological Seminary and lived in Danby, Wisconsin before returning to Beloit. The notice recalls his role and family background among Beloit’s earliest settlers.
Edward Willms a German poet and former private secretary to Lasalle was buried Tuesday in Woodland Cemetery Newark. The Liberty and Arbester Maonereber attended the funeral in a body and the deceased’s former society sang one of his favorite productions over his coffin.
Carrars T. E. Jacobs Shreveport Postmaster died after a paralytic stroke Wednesday. Joe Ery M. Roswell coal operator died Tuesday at Carbondale. Edward Shannon died at Pittsfeld Massachusetts aged 105. Rev D E Brownhant longtime Methodist preacher died in Detroit after five weeks illness. Davin W Ayers Lebanon city councilor and Democratic leader died Tuesday. Thomas J Marsh Massachusetts political figure died suddenly Monday. A M Fivon wife of Major Nathaniel Finch prominent Democrat died yesterday morning. Remains to New York for interment. Gavioun B Hopper ex Assemblyman and ex Warden of Slug Sing Prison died in Lockport, NY aged 70. Additional garbled lines reference reforms and Banaras.
At the Irish National League of America convention in Chicago Secretary John P. Sutton presided in place of the ill President Fitzgerald. Temporary Chairman ONeill Ryan was retained as chair as delegates debated committee composition and the fate of resolutions, with John E. Finerty sought but not chosen. The assembly adjourned after ordering unread resolutions referred to the Committee on Resolutions and an all night session for the panels.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues the Investigating Committee must fully explore official corruption regardless of political impact. It criticizes the minority for opposition and says restricting the inquiry harms the state and inflames public distrust of Republicans and officials.
The Free Methodist Conference at New Castle drew a large attendance as Rev. W. A. Sellen was elected chairman of the Old City and Bradford districts and Rev. D. B. Toby of New Castle elected for the Pittsburg districts. W. A. Sellers and M. B. Miller of Franklin were appointed to organize the work. Rev. S. Wellington preached and Bishop E. P. Hurt of California addressed the gathering.
The Sioux City Journal dismisses talk of forcing Blaine to disclose his strategy as nonsense. Blaine will reveal his hand when he chooses and there is no reason to compel him, even if it were possible.
The Leland Stanford Junior University at Palo Alto opened this morning with imposing ceremonies. Pest examinations had been in progress for several days and hundreds of students attended the event.
Social events fill the season as flowers command steady demand and stable prices. A marriage unites Miss Janet F Lowry and William W Ramsey at 427 Wylie Avenue with relatives present. The Dick home hosts a bridal tour reception for Mr and Mrs William Campbell. A Mother Goose entertainment by Mt Washington Children’s Band of Hope draws a large crowd. The Bloomfeld Library marks its fifth anniversary with a celebration. Miss Nettie Brant’s engagement to Richard Smith is celebrated at Castle Shannon. European travel classes and church society socials fill the week across Allegheny Wilkinsburg and Reading Room Hall. A large gathering witnesses the marriage of Annie Stumbillig to Adolph Hausmann at St Martin’s KC Church.
The Seventy six Pennsylvania Volunteer Veterans Association held its annual reunion at Veteran Legion Hall with about 200 members and accompanying family. Major Alfred Hicks led the meeting, urged unity, and a minute was prepared for three regimental deaths. Officers were reelected: Charles Hicks as Chair, W Johnston as Secretary and Treasurer, J C Grandy as Assistant Secretary. Next meeting set for Pittsburgh in October. An informal afternoon session featured storytelling of old battles.
The Iowa Republicans baste the Democrats on tariff and silver issues. These are the winning questions this year for the Republicans.
A scattered collection notes sudden deaths among women and men, traffic tunnels in Baltimore, shortages of bluefish off Connecticut, California cooking in Milwaukee, and a vast Atlantic rail and electrical history.
fragments depict a layabout elopement turned wedding after late night driving and gossip, plus social banter at a hotel and courtroom quips about women in law as borders resign and return home with mixed humor and critique.
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