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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1892
Page
15
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The piece discusses adding treason to riot and murder charges in the Homestead case. It notes public doubt about treason but cites Supreme Court actions and expert opinions as indicating a potential basis for prosecution. It stresses that treason requires clear evidence of conspiracy or levying war and warns public perception hinges on proving such intent beyond doubt.
New York Herald correspondent Stanhope has been discharged as healthy after being tested for cholera following exposure to the Haffkine inoculation. He was kept in isolation until scientists confirmed no infection, with a health certificate from Hamburg physicians.
A correspondent's experience with cholera raises doubt whether the Haffkine inoculation or the body's digestion afforded protection. It suggests inoculation may help but requires large scale tests to be conclusive, with India or Persia as possible proving grounds.
A New York colored leader Mr Henry F Downing denounces outcry against Negroes as a factor harming the Democratic ticket. The New York Sun argues the issue signifies Republican supremacy, while Downing warns that southern passions and the color vote may influence close states like New York. The piece weighs potential gains or losses for Democrats from this factitious campaign issue.
The article reviews how weather prophets predict a mild or warm winter, noting mixed signs and hawkish forecasts from the New York Herald. It questions reliance on folklore and urges waiting for actual temperatures to judge the season’s character.
The editorial calls for a public confrontation between Breen and Dalzell in a district race. It argues Breen is miscast on key questions, while Dalzell, a protectionist and skilled speaker, should accept the challenge to boost what could become a historic campaign.
Philadelphia Bulletin argues alarm is a promoter of preventive action not disease. It cites Hamburg and Paris as harmed by suppressed warning and credits timely public concern for halting cholera on U.S. coasts. Warns relaxation could invite next year’s epidemic if vigilance ends.
The passage argues for and against measures to seal out diseases and to use a stronger public health defense. It frames isolation of threats at the border as crucial and presents containment as the primary tool against imported epidemics.
Henry Tuckley argues in a letter that English workers face higher costs relative to wages in major items such as rents meat and flour while clothing is cheaper but not enough to offset wage gaps. He cites London coal prices about 80 percent higher than Pittsburgh and notes sugar coffee and tea are cheaper, yet overall wages in leading cities keep American labor ahead.
A discussion on free raw material advocates cites Charles J. Harrah of Midvale Steel Works and a World claim that U S steel output could reach 300 million tons but market demand is 125 million. The piece argues wage cuts to English levels would be required across all steel supply chains, predicting strong worker opposition.
Pittsburg reports 29000 pupils in its public schools, the highest on record and 800 more than last year. Officials anticipate further growth, viewing the increase as a sign of city progress and sound educational facilities. The piece promotes education funding and advocates citizenship instruction as a campaign priority.
A critique denounces voters who abstain or vote for non sincere reasons and condemns organizations seeking money or influence for political gain. It argues ordinary citizens struggle to understand the Baker ballot, compares it to Columbus reaching the West Indies, and warns against machine politics and spoils distribution. It also notes naturalization requires knowledge of English and constitutional basics.
The text criticizes a platform seen as too dangerous for the nominee and rickety without support. It questions the educational value of street parades and barbecue rhetoric and denounces fusions of opposing principles as natural under a system choosing office profits over ideals. It notes a criminal’s deserving punishment does not excuse lynching.
The article argues that obtaining pure water is crucial while condemning Allegheny's current supply as unfit for use and urging urgent improvement. It also notes the educational value of debates between advocates of rival doctrines.
Fragmentary text discusses doctrinal disputes and quarantine rules, noting they hinder religious growth and urging perpetual cleanliness. Mentions a potential meeting between Senator Hill and ex-President Cleveland and a discussion of free trade.
Discussion of tradeoffs for Johns friends and protection needs, notes football season as practice for a young surgeon, mentions trade reports signaling no rush to end the national protective tariff, and references green goods circulars sent to police. The article also highlights the Pennsylvania Tar Supreme Court's Homestead decision as nationally significant and remarks on the South's resilience.
The dispatch notes Prince Colordo Mansfeld mortgaging his Bohemian estate for 60 million florins while philologist Josaph Renan lies ill in Paris. Cornelius Vanderbilt buys Stage Fort at Gloucester Mass to build a summer home. General Perry and Yale economist Summer are mentioned with career changes, and a parable about an opera librettist's palindrome is included.
The proposal to buy Christ's alleged tomb at the Damascus gate in Jerusalem is opposed by Eastern antiquities experts who say the tomb is from the twelfth century. They warn such purchases invite speculative options on other tombs offered as holy relics to gullible buyers in Britain.
A bill in equity was filed today against the Order of Pente a short term organization promising $100 in five years on assessments. Pente five years old next September has made 51 assessments paid 2117 sick benefit claims totaling 116885. It faced Spring Garden Bank failure and has 4739 members.
The University of Chicago began its term without ceremony as 600 students met professors and outlined work. Carpenters continued work on new buildings while officials expected 1,000 students within two weeks.
The Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern railway accepts the Order of Railway Telegraphers terms and calls off the strike. Operators will return to work today with further wage and position talks to follow.
The Baltimore American notes a rising spread of political misinformation. It warns readers to distrust sweeping claims and to hold skepticism in political discourse.
A dated lament recalls a schoolmate as shadows creep across a landscape. The speaker speaks of tears gathered in rain and a lingering love amid darkness and longing. The verse mentions wandering together, June roses, pink arbutus, and a dawn of light from tender affection.
A humorous column on political statisticians at party HQs, the duel of figures between Dodge and Dwire, and the quirks of campaign life. It notes scrap books, messengers, and the social scenes around Republican and Democratic headquarters, including figures like O Donovan Hossa and references to Mr. Whitney and Judge Crisp.
A clever system of coded letters smuggled to prisoners in France was revealed this week. Messages appear as ordinary personal notes but hide invisible lines read by blotting or friction. Another method uses canal stain to omit letters, signaling the hidden message to the recipient.
Treasury agents believe a Chinatown syndicate operated to import Chinese labor and smuggle opium into the United States. Sam Moy, once trusted informant to government agents, is now under arrest in Detroit, with lingering suspicions about others tied to the network.
Newspapers praise Nancy Hanks for a 2:04 trotting mile at Terre Haute, predicting further record reductions. Her speed garners calls for a two minute mile and the title Queen of the Turf as observers note the mare’s extraordinary early progress and potential.
Announcement of the death of Sebastian Charlies Giraud, French painter born in Paris in 1819. He entered the School of Arts in 1833 and visited the country with the Margulis Islands expedition. The record notes several works and honors from the era.
Obituaries report the deaths of Mra Rachel Williams in Winkdale at a young age, Prince Henry of Reeves from diphtheria in Radautz, Dr. Samuel Sant aged 77 in Easton, Vaudeville actor James J. Quinlan with pneumonia in Philadelphia, Elphinstone the English manager at 72, Frederick Van Wouwin a Williams College athlete and pitcher, Joan J. Fitzgerald president of Calumet National Bank in Chicago, and Mrs Hannan Braren once a prominent western Betres. The notices span multiple regions and eras, reflecting a broad cross section of society.
Inmites for the Dispatch discusses Queen Victoria's public sympathy for Aberkenfiz disaster widows and orphans, contrasting it with private generosity. The piece critiques beggary in the mails, defends official restraint, and praises leaders like Peter Cooper and Stephen Girard while urging self help and reform of poor relief.
A roundup of strange facts and curiosities across nations and disciplines. Items include Japan’s newspapers, Parisian horse teeth crafts, telegraphic links to Pike's Peak, global coinage, plant preservation, live toad trade, and oddities in religion, hunting, and science.
The Philadelphia Press notes Malser Wilhelm suffers an earache and has heard what American papers have said about him. The piece frames his reaction to ongoing media commentary and public scrutiny.
Pratt is placated all over and not simply in spots as observed by the St. Louis Glote Democrat in this note on temperament and public stance.
A collage of jokes and quips from multiple papers includes a streetcar scene about an 11 year old actor, satirical verses on dancing young men in England, a joke about Mary Dasher and mourning, and a Dauber studio remark. The snippets reflect cross paper humor and light satire.
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