The Dispatch Adverts and the Waste Criticism in Steel City
The Dispatch advertises subscriptions and distribution details for its issues in New York Paris and Pittsburgh. It then discusses visitors from Sheffield and criticisms of waste in American industry noting vast refuse coal piles and the need to reuse materials and save energy to boost national wealth.
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Tar Dis- Paren
Pittsburg
Sheffield
England
Germany
Tiut
France
Epeland
United States
Tok
Kipling Sparks Divergent Views In Harper's Controversy
The New York Star challenges Harper's Magazine praise for Kipling calling him a clever writer but overrated in achievement and promise. It contrasts Kipling with Thackeray Eliot Reade Black Meredith and Howells, arguing Kipling is a London fad and may fall from prominence.
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Harper's Magazine
Rudyard Kipling
Dickens
England
Bret Harte
America
New York Star
Thackeray
George Eliot
Charles Reade
William Black
George Meredith
Howells
Kipling
London
Observer
Kipling and contemporaries judged by full performance
The discussion weighs Kipling against Thackeray, Dickens era writers, and Stevenson, noting Kipling's striking vitality yet arguing his promise lags behind later writers. It praises Stevenson's breadth and urges future works to fuse varied traits into lasting greatness, contrasting American authors Stinson Frederic with Kipling's popular freshness.
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Thackeray
George Eliot
Meredith
Reade
Dickens
Howells
Bret Harte
Kipling
Harper's
Mr. Howells
Krishos Mulyany
India Railways
Martini Rifles
Dumas
Robert Louis Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
Alan Breck Stuart
Prince Otto
Ballantrae
Sea-Cook
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Stinson
Harold Frederic
Rudyard Kipling
Reform schools blamed for breeding thieves in McNally case
The sentenced thief McNally claims he learned larceny in reform school and finished in the workhouse. The piece argues reform schools may foster vice, urges reorganization or abolition, and condemns societal reluctance to hire ex felons. It stresses public duty to employ redemption seekers and questions criminality tied to institutions and society.
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McNally
Conferee System in Congress Nominations Faces Scrutiny
The Twenty-fifth district exposes the bribe charges and recriminations behind conferee selections in congressional nominations. A Dispatch article dated December 26, 1889 notes the long standing public indifference to conferee ballots and questions the legitimacy of the process beyond mere form.
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Twenty-fifth District
Dispatch
Congress
Reform of the conferee system urged after fraud in Twenty-fifth district
The piece exposes a 1890s bargain where A McDowell and C C Townsend agreed to trade conferee votes across Mercer and Beaver counties for 1890 and 1892 nominations, with negotiable-paper endorsements by party leaders. It argues voters should directly nominate their candidates to prevent such manipulation and foresees more upheavals before change occurs.
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A. McDowell
Mercer County
C.C. Townsend
C. C. Townsend
Beaver County
McDowell
Congress
Townsend
Pittsburg Natural Gas Impresses Foreign Guests
Visitors from abroad are impressed by Pittsburg’s natural gas, its mills and factories, and its urban appeal. The piece argues Chicago cannot match Pittsburg’s gas advantage to win the attention of these guests.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
Signs of the Week in Governor Race Attitudes
The piece argues that partisan reports of receptions for Pattison and Delamater distort public opinion and may mislead voters. It notes Pattison’s gains in western and middle counties and questions Delamater’s prospects, with Republican optimism fading and Quay’s lack of confidence evident.
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Pattison
Delamater
Quay
National
Canal project to link Pittsburg and Lake Erie gains support
Naval men and engineers in Washington back a Pittsburg to Lake Erie canal as a major interior commercial boon. A state survey from 1824 shows long standing plans, with maps existing today. Commodore Ramsey notes possible strategic value not yet clear.
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Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Washington
Commodore Ramsey
Reformers and Politics in New York City Ticket
The Municipal League's ticket in New York City reveals that efforts to keep politics out of reform collapse when negotiations with County Democracy and Republicans yield a candidate slate dominated by long established political figures. Observers question the league's adherence to its stated goals and note the formation of a machine politics dynamic despite reform aims.
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New York City
Municipal League
Republican
League
Reformers and dissentients abandon principles for votes
The article argues reformers and dissentient politicians traded on political deals to win support, admitting political considerations behind nominations. It says such tactics betray the aim of abolishing corrupt methods and risk undermining their platform's integrity, with the ticket lacking strong appeal beyond hostile press attacks from regular party organs.
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Ers
Wallace support claim challenged at Philadelphia meeting
The Delamater organs accuse Democratic managers of producing a bogus Wallace at a Philadelphia meeting last night while asserting Wallace's pledge to back Pattison was based on a forged letter. Barrovier proposes interning Irish to relieve famine but cites two obstacles: jail capacity and Irish resistance.
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Delamater
Wallace
Pattison
Philadelphia
New Mexico Admission Debate and Fusion Movement
A Republican tally argues New Mexico’s population is largely Mexican and “half-breed” and thus unfit for statehood. Idaho and Wyoming voters supported the Republican ticket, aiding admission. Coltonel George Buiss favors a straight Republican ticket in New York. The piece notes opposition to fusion is a sign of its weak chance. It mocks Medill and Dana over a word dispute about “chump.”
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New Mexico
Idaho
Wyoming
Coltonel George Buiss
New York
Joseph Medill
Chicago Tribune
Charles A. Dana
New York Sun
Reed criticizes Senate as aging and distant
SreakKeEER Reed calls the Senate composed of old grandmothers and notes the speech style resembles Kennedy without sensationalism. He suggests doubt over whether Kennedy spoke for Reed and questions Charles S Wolfe’s support for Delamater, citing Wolfe’s speeches as not aimed at aiding Delamater’s votes.
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Sreakkeeer Reed
Senate
Kennedy
Reed
Charles S. Wolfe
Delamater
McKinley Campaign Pledges and Davis Sequel
The piece notes the Republican campaign list omits civil service reform and mocks McKinney as a better Democrat than Cleveland. It temperately laments Miss Davis’s secession from the Union and hints at political realignments between North and South.
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Washington
Republican Campaign Committee
Republican Party
Polygamy in Utah Declared Ended Yet Remains Searched For
The article argues that declarations proclaiming the end of polygamy in Utah may be premature noting a continued search for remnants of the practice. It compares the hunt to the long pursuit of buffalo on the Western plains.
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Utah
Western Plains
Notable Figures Visit Chicago and Nearby Leaders
Mrs. Frank Leslie will lecture in Chicago on The Royal Leaders of Society. Mrs. M. Emilin Howcott owns 50 000 acres of timber lands in Louisiana and Mississippi and continues buying. General E Burd Grune, new minister to Spain, received an autograph compliment from Mr. Blaine. Mrs. Custer travels with army friends in Montana and the Dakotas. Walt Whitman receives a note from Sir Edwin Arnold hoping to meet at Camden in 1891. Josefa Pulitz en of the New York World has partial sight in one eye and blue eye glasses. Trustees Rep C Westhrop Hamilton Fish and William Evarts active with Peabody Fund. Mrs Langtry's butler William Sumpter faces divorce and alimony claims. General Butler visits San Miguel Company property beyond the Missouri. Stanford returns from Europe to Palo Alto to breed horses. Ex Senator George W Jones of Iowa, near 90, remains jaunty and fit in Dubuque, Ia.
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Frank Leslie
Chicago
Royal Leaders of Society
M. Emiinh Howcott
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
E. Burrd Grune
Spain
Blaine
Custer
Montana
Dakotas
Walt Whitman
Edwin Arnold
Camden
Josefa Pulitzen
New York
Europe
Respeat C. Westhropr
Hamilton Fish
William Evarts
Peabody Educational Fund
Peabody
General Butler
Gilfillan
San Miguel Company
Missouri River
Stanford
Palo Alto
California
Russia
George W. Jones
Iowa
Dubuque
Reception for Pittsburg metallurgists sparks ovation
Visitors from the metallurgy group in Pittsburg were given exceptional courtesy during their stay. They received warm reception and were shown notable sights, reflecting strong local interest in their work.
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Altoona Times
Pittsburg
Deaths of a Day Abijah Hays Jr
Abijah Hays Jr died Thursday evening. Born August 6 1815 in Franklin county he moved with his father to Plum township, returned as a young man, learned carpentry and became a contractor and builder. In 1841 the firm J and A Hays was formed and he worked in lumber for decades. He left a large family and funeral services were held today.
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Abijah Hays
Franklin County
Plum Township
Abijah
J. & A. Haye
Iife
Gopal
Pane
Murray's Musings on Prices and Broadway Rippers
A staff correspondent laments price hikes blamed on tariff shifts, noting widespread one day increases across many goods. He profiles a Broadway newsstand operator handling up to 1,600 papers daily, a boy turning toilet supplies into a small empire, and Broadway roadwork disrupting winter travel amid debates on a shared subway tunnel and cable car system.
Newverse Linotype Machines Cut Time in Newspaper Rooms
In New York on October 10 Cuas Munnay reports the Tidune and Mer Genthaler linotype presses now operating in Judge building press rooms. The machines cast their own lines and distribute matrices, claim 11 000 cms per hour, and integrate phonograph dictation for rapid composition.
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Saratoga
Judge
Tribune
Courier Journal
Chicago News
T. Munnay
New York
Last Week to Vote at Exposition Polls
Last week for Popular Ballots at the Exposition continues with daily voting at THE Dispatch Poll Book in Brunswick Balk Collender Billiard space. Topics include a Polytechnic School in Pittsburg, a City Bureau of Information, and inmate labor on public highways.
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Taz Dispatch
Brunswick- Balk-Collender Billiard Company
Dispatch
A Modern Hercules The Death of an Enormously Proportioned Man
Abraham Ater a 47 year old giant 6 feet 9 inches tall and 385 pounds died of dropsy in Circleville His strength matched his size three men failed to load a stone into a wagon he lifted it easily He tore a lifting machine apart and required a special coffin edition to fit inside the hearse his burial occurred near Williamsport Ohio this morning
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Circleville
Abraham Ater
Willamsport
Died On Schedule Time In Lukin Township
William Peters of Lukin township died Friday morning at an estimated 400 pounds. The immediate cause was gangrene of the lower extremities. He predicted his death at 6 A M and the undertaker had a coffin made, the largest ever sent, 6 feet long 21 inches wide and 22 inches deep. He was about to turn years old.
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Sumner, Ilu
Willam Peters
Lukin Township
du Pont
West Chester Normal School
West Chester
Maine
Monhegan
W. S. Allebach
Tamaqua
Colonel Allebach
Charles M. Winant
Newport, Ore
Braceport
Wash
John B. Rose
Pacific County
Jed Winant
Anne
Hydrophobia From A Dog Bite
Mrs. William A. Maxon of Trenton is suffering hydrophobia after a pug bite over a year ago. She began showing epileptic fits last week, with violent snapping and frothing at the mouth. Two to three men restrain her during attacks as Dr. K B. Ragen attends and fears only temporary relief and a likely death.
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Trenton
William A. Maxon
Maxon
K. B. Ragen
London
James Cox
Kirk
New Orleans
Kate McGinty
Bayley
Canal Scheme Feasible Says Commission
The Philadelphia Record reports a legislatively appointed commission found a ship canal through Pennsylvania feasible. Surveys are complete. only appropriations are needed to proceed. The Welland Canal cost Canada over 25 million dollars, while Pennsylvania’s funding for the Beaver River route remains undecided.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio River
Great Lakes
Welland Canal
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Beaver River
Iron Ore Discovery in Devil's Race Way Near Kel lyburg
Indiana Gazette reports large quantities of iron ore found near Kellysburg in the Devil's Race Way. A Pittsburg chemist assayed ore at 72 percent iron, indicating exceptionally high grade ore that should be developed. The Pooxsutawney Spirit notes abusive candidate coverage and questions how to judge character versus election outcomes. The Scranton Truth humorously comments on a machine organs proposal to prosecute a defamer in the campaign.
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The
Indiana Gazette
Kellysburg
Devil’s Race Way
Pittsburg
Scranton
Emery
Faith and Rest After Life's Trials Theme Hymn
A devotional verse extols faith in God during hardship guiding believers toward rest in Him. It urges bearing life's burdens, speaking of Jesus as Savior and finding consolation beyond worldly sorrow, with a call to endure toward a higher life.
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Jesus
C. Tre
Obeying Orders Sparks Dinner Boat Banter on Mayflower
On a Monongahela voyage a crewman ordered English passengers to lower the flagstaff. They questioned why, and a jovial Briton remarked that Americans are known to obey orders, prompting light humor about obedience.
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Monongahela
Welsh Visitor Exchange Swear Word Sparks Conversation
On the Mayflower a Pittsburg visitor and a Welsh compatriot discussed origins. The American-born man admitted twenty five or six years in the country and joked that he knows Welsh only for swearing, signaling a light cultural exchange aboard.
Young Archie Causes a Ruckus in Barber Shop and Store
A Pittsburg lad makes a string of comic missteps. In a barber chair he asks to be cut short. At an uncle’s table he requests something not on the menu. In a hardware store he wonders why men nail boxes of nothing.
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Archie
America
Sullivan the Great Comedian at Altoona Bedside Prank
Colonel Dawson visited Altoona to see John L. Sullivan in Honest Hearts and Willing Honda. After a lively supper Sullivan joked by ordering two bricks to be placed in Dawson’s bed then stowed them away amid laughter.
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Colonel Dawson
Bijou
Altoona
John L. Sullivan
Honda
Dawson
Logan House
Alry
John Lawrence
Mr. Sullivan
Sullivan
John Lawrence Sullivan
Colt Revolvers Enter Duels In Converted Barroom Debate
A German students boastful duel custom is mocked by a stout Englishman at a bar. He suggests dueling would fade if men stood ten paces apart with revolvers, risking injury. A slender American adds that would be a Colt of another color.
Operatic Voyage Ends with Drummer’s Clever Tattoo
A stranded opera company drifts twelve hundred miles from shore as the five piece orchestra wrecks on rocks. The drummer, famed for imitations, jokes that more rotks might have saved them, then wakes the hotel reading room with a tattoo. The Presbyterian Committee on Faith revisions continues a week in Pittsburgh seeking to align creed with truth.
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New York
Jenna
Novelty Glass and Brass Furnishings Highlighted by Jeweler
Modern bric a brac features massive glass decanters and jewel cut gentleman’s ware. New banquet lamps with bronze supports, pineapple vases, Egyptian vase lamps, and brass pedestals expand lighting decor. Lique tables in brass with plush coverings, a gilt meat traveling clock, a three foot Oriental dancer lamp stand, and a four foot onyx and gilt mantel clock are among recent showroom pieces.
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Jeweler'a Weekly
Curious Cordensations and Global Snippets in One Page
A collage of foreign notes and curious domestic items reports exhibitions in London Niagara panorama and artificial roar. Italian universities to study English. record rainfall in New South Wales. social gossip about Lenox brides. whalebone market surge. strange local anecdotes from Michigan to Maine. odd crimes, weather, and tech quirks across the world.
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London
Niagara
Falls
New South Wales
Accounta
Lenox
Funny Men and Parlour Gaffes in a Dull Week
A jumble of quips and witticisms from various papers mocks manners and finance. Political talk, theater, and church barbs spill into society chatter with jokes about creditors sailors and proofs readers.
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