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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1892
Page
7
A New York Avarchist organ claims the Democratic platform copies anarchist goals by seeking repeal of the 10 percent tax on bank note circulation. The piece argues this alliance risks monetary anarchy and opposes wildcat notes, while defending national bank safeguards and securities requirements.
The report lauds the capture of Jack Rumsey linked to Frank Cooley as a turning point in breaking a long-standing gang in the mountain district. It urges firm law enforcement to prevent future outlawry and to pursue all offenders to ensure life and property safety in Fayette County.
The Dispatch defends Robinson's denial that he opposed the ballot law and says he dislikes only certain details. It notes defects in the Baker bill revision and possible amendments. The piece credits him with disavowing any plan to complicate or hinder the law and acknowledges a potential policy disagreement with reform supporters.
Discussion of a plan to connect Lake Erin and Lake St Clair and a proposed Georgian Bay to Lake Ontario canal. The New York Sun notes military benefits by bypassing Detroit River routes, but the article emphasizes that commercial gains from Canadian canal projects are more immediate and significant amid ongoing North American industrial rivalry.
A passage argues Lake Erie and Lake St Clair Canal and Ontario and Georgian Bay schemes would boost domestic water routes. It calls for a unified national policy to fund internal waterways, ending sectional grabs that distort appropriations and hinder river to lake and lake to ocean connections.
The piece criticizes the New York Democrats for pursuing an indictment of reporter Peck over allegedly misreported industrial prosperity. It highlights alleged Democratic overreach, with warnings that campaign managers now act as public prosecutors while defending a Calhounist, pro-bank stance and attacking rising wages and output as crimes.
The dispatch notes assaults on Carnegie mill workers including a potential deadly incident at the Lawrenceville plant. It condemns intimidation of strikers and urges union leaders to disavow and suppress criminal acts while stressing law must protect every worker.
The Boston Herald notes a striking example of unequal transcontinental shipping charges from New York to Liverpool then San Francisco. Authorities testify under the Hepburn inquiry that routes via opposite paths and back to destinations show continued railroad discrimination under unregulated freight control.
The death of Frank Cooley and the arrest of his chief accomplice reassures Fayette county residents that they can rest easier, though warnings about nighttime robberies persist. The piece emphasizes fear of armed thieves and coercion while noting the authorities' progress in the case.
The text urges that free bridges and pure water require more than talk, but speaking is the first step toward achieving these improvements.
The text argues that national and state bank notes differ in value with discounts and suggests the Democratic platform attacks a so called wildcat currency. It notes a fluctuating discount leading to a dollar worth less and calls for exposure of the currency dangers.
A reflective note presents mercy as never strained while critiquing the Allegheny river water supply as equally burdensome, drawing a parallel between virtuous mercy and public utility frustration.
A Chicago platform suggests opening the United States to European competition as a solution to the labor problem. The idea is presented with pointed rhetoric, urging reform from Rainbow-Chasees and warning that time remains to change course.
The ZVegraph reviews current events with humor and critique. A pointed take on Cleveland, the Chicago platform, and party politics contrasts with lighter mentions of artists, rail lines, and a bank robbery in Erie.
Senator Allison reportedly has not resigned from the International Monetary Commission. Fredericnk Gebhard plans to sell all his racehorses and retire from the track amid lingering misfortune. Bohemian pronunciation of Dvorak noted as Dvyur eehnk. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers claims $3,000,000 distributed to widows over 28 years. Rosser T. Liscom to London for leave, returning with Mrs. Lincoln in November. Mrs. Crony earns doctor of literature and chairs at Rutgera Women’s College in New York. Rev. J. H. Higgins rebuilds Charleston academy, observatory, hotel and glove factory. praised as progressive. Queen Margherita of Italy newly added to royal authorship rumors with poems behind guards. Dvorak hired to direct New York National Conservatory at $15,000 yearly. age 51, began in Prague.
Secretary of State Foster sent cables to European governments confirming the conference will meet in Brussels on November 2 with Belgium’s consent. Attending nations include Austria Hungary Belgium Denmark France Germany Great Britain Greece Italy Portugal Russia Servia Spain Sweden and Switzerland. U S delegates named are Senators Allison and Jones Congressman McCreary Henry W Cannon F M Walker and Terrell is expected to join Brussels duties.
A band led by Leonardo Gonzales robs and murders Paigcio Baez near Salina, seizing cattle. Governor Reyes dispatches 380 troops. about 40 outlaws holed up in the mountains near Salino. Government vows to exterminate the brigands.
A souvenir mailed today to Ruth Cleveland at Gray Gables by the Vanderbilt Benevolent Association of Washington D C honoring her birthday. The card bears Ruth Cleveland’s name and a blessing for long life and prosperity with a greeting from Charleston S C. The item appears in a Southern benevolent context and includes a Humane Society style message.
Florida votes today and Georgia on Wednesday as Republicans eye a shift in the South. The piece covers third party activity, Cleveland and Stevenson prospects, and remarks from Secretary Foster and Richard Croker, noting tensions, polling, and upcoming speeches by Hastings McKinley and Dalzell.
A historical letter discusses cholera risks linked to immigration from Asia and Europe. It cites Surgeon General Walther Wyman and New York Board of Health officials warning that pilgrimages and crowded influxes could spread disease to America. The writer urges legal barriers to stop cholera-infected ships and questions permissive immigration policies.
Oct 2 report from Guovucesten Iceland area notes Adam Babson and Laure aboard, each bearing 44000 pounds of halibut from Iceland. Hogla explorer crew describes months on Greenland coast, one death, finds Eskimo artifacts, deep water in 71 north, dredged sediment with plant matter and iron ore-like material.
Washington, Oct 8 Special. Bankers claimed an unnumbered $4 bill bearing General McPherson’s vignette slipped past Treasury. Harry Smith, assistant register, reports no bill can pass without a proper number and that chemical tampering would erase numbers. The note’s journey from inception to final impression is outlined, proving the impossibility of issue without a number.
In Chicago on October 3 Pope Leo plans to send a delegate apostolic to the United States. Monsignor Satelli of the Vatican Academy for Noble Ecclesiastics will read the country in time for the Archbishop conference. The trip aims to gather Catholic population statistics and church growth insights, though it is rumored to carry broader powers. The American Archbishop meeting in New York, delayed to November, centers on school policy where views among archbishops diverge.
Colonel J Cuthbert Bullit, former Collector of the Port of New Orleans, marries Mrs Mary Shreve Goodloe Reason a wealthy widow in Louisville Kentucky. He is astonished by a government claim for 1000 dollars alleged as a deficit from his tenure. District Attorney July dismisses it as a clerical error and no insult to Bullit's honor.
Territorial Secretary under President Harrison died at Banta Fo New Mexico from neuralgia of the stomach. Native of Williamsport Indiana age about 40, had resided here for two years.
Mrs Caroline S Briggs widow of Martin Briggs died at her son Dr E E B s home on Washington Avenue yesterday. She was 81 years and 8 months old. The obituary notes her long illness and widowed status.
Obituary notes record Jom Keller a long time steamboat steward dying in Vincennes Indiana at 90. Maui Hexay Garena of Jersey City Heights died in Saratoga Hotel from acute indigestion aged 88 with NY Custom House service history and a widow plus one daughter. F. S. Brittagy former New York representative of Lawrences Cros merchantry died at Hackensack aged 70. Miss Many A. McClure sister of Captain A McClure of a prominent family. she died aging 70.
Members gathered in the Dispensary Building to review the year’s finances totaling $1544, with contributions from Hospital Saturday on street corners and local schools plus police departments and colleges. Officers were elected including Mrs C V Sherriff as President and Mrs H Montreville as Secretary Treasurer. A booth for the Southside Hospital at next month’s fair was approved, with many church and synagogue groups listed as participating for Pittburgh Day events. An afternoon reception for Mrs Judge Stowe at Edgeworth is noted, followed by a dance.
A tangle of early 20th century editorials report Ignatius Donnelly accusing Minnesota Republicans of plotting his assassination. The quotes portray Donnelly as unbalanced and propose various threats amid political campaign rhetoric. Multiple papers debate the veracity and tone of his allegations.
West Philadelphia readers discuss Rev W E Ashleton former rector of St Andrew's Episcopal Church who vanished after a Cape May visit. He preached July first then drank heavily on the Fourth, prompting a strained host guest relationship and quick resignation before a vacation, ending with his departure to England.
An Austrian official, Prof Emil Habdank Dwotkowski, dean of the University of Lem barg and government official, has toured Cincinnati Philadelphia and New York over six weeks. Publicized as aiding Polish countrymen, his aim allegedly includes establishing institutions in Chicago and the East and gauging U S support for Poland’s independence. The Chicago Mall notes tariff reform and free trade headlines from the palm tree district.
A garbled digest of curious notes from around the world. Items include Sweden's 2000 school gardens, China's year 1302 misread as 7910241, a 1768 clock in Trappe Pennsylvania, and various oddities from Lapland to Bolivia.
A collage of verses and quips from multiple papers. It weaves romantic imagery about a dreamlike muse, contrasts mortal pride with utilitarian aims, and ends with a fleeting, intimate kiss scene. The pieces touch on longing, ambition, and playful mischief across unrelated lines.
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