The Protection of the Rivers in Pittsburgh
A Chamber of Commerce report on river encroachments shows extensive violations along the Allegheny Monongahela and Ohio rivers from Sharpsburg to Verner station. Railroads bridges and manufacturers are named as having encroached, threatening navigable value. the committee urges corrective measures and proposes keeping river banks open for future rail access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Sharpsburg
Allegheny
Turtle Creek
Monongahela
Verner Station
Ohio
No Boom Yet In Iron Prices Says Trade Text
The article argues that the current rise in iron prices is due to general demand rather than a boom. It notes history shows booms occur when demand surges beyond supply, prompting price spikes and later overstock. It warns production capacity could quickly rise if prices edge higher, and cites widespread industry caution to avoid a sharp rise and ensuing reaction.
Chicago’s Criminal Puzzle and Jury Fixing
A Chicago grand jury indicts the gang bribing jurors in the Cronin case. The recurring jury-fixing problem threatens indefinite delays as fixers in collateral cases spawn new trials. Writers warn prompt justice may only come if courts judge these offenses decisively, potentially prompting Judge Lynch appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cronin
Lynch
Unconquerable Bourbonism in Southern Race Policy
The Birmingham Age-Herald rebuts Northern papers urging negro education as a solution to race conflict. It argues education would worsen clashes, claiming true harmony requires continued servitude, and asserts that Southern whites demand continued domination and restrictions on black rights. The piece contends many in the South need education, not only the Negro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Age-Herald
New York World
Philadelphia Record
Tae South
Reforming Evening Parties
Bishop Huntington of the Episcopal Church criticizes the traditional American evening party as a sham superficial affair where attendees are bored or merely display clothing and status. He argues most of the world secretly agrees and few truly enjoy such gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Huntington
Episcopal Church
Mission work in polite society proposed to reform
The article argues that evening parties cannot easily improve themselves or others. It suggests Bishop Huntington's reform would work only if partygoers were different in character. It claims polite society lacks brains and needs education, proposing mission work to uplift those who attend such gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Huntington
Safety and Edison on urban electrical worries
A city debates electric wiring safety amid New York deaths. An official touts perfect insulation and daily tests, while critics accuse companies of negligence. Edison warns no insulation can render high tension wires wholly safe, urging strict street tension limits and civil scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Electric Light Corporation
Mr. Edison
Boycotts Against Combinations In Gas Markets
A historical discussion critiques boycotting utilities to force price cuts in natural gas serving Erie Corry Jamestown and Warren. It argues such tactics flawed against monopolies, noting risks to consumers and the need for genuine cost-based pricing through competition and fair returns on investments. The piece warns that strikes and pressure do not sustainably regulate prices and highlights the value of broad competitive supply to keep prices fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Corry
Jamestown
Warren
Pennsylvania
Treason in Chicago Sparks Demanding Calls for Action
A Chicago Socialist meeting drew thousands as the crowd hissed the Stars and Stripes and cheered the red flag. Russian refugee Sergius E Shevitch urged revolution, praising a Paris of America in a stark call for swift punishment of treasonous rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Stars and Stripes
Sergius E. Shevitch
Paris
America
Shevitch
Russia
Court and jail lessons urged for scurrilous crowd
He urges reverence for the land that shelters him and warm regard for our institutions and condemns the mob who cheered him. It notes directors of the Comptoire d Escompte in France are ordered imprisoned until deficits are repaired, a sentence seen as severe and potentially widening penitentiaries if applied domestically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comptoire d’Escompte
France
Moonlit real estate boom in Pierre prompts moonshine verdict
A fragment notes real estate selling by moonlight in Pierre Dakota Territory as a possible sign of speculative excess. It also mentions Ozal and Emperor William’s rapprochement with Bismarck, suggesting peace hopes in Europe. A Pennsylvania divorce reform and Pittsburgh electric wires prompt varied public concerns.
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Trp
Pierre
8. D
Ozal
William
Bismarck
Germany
Berlin
Europe
Safety and railways and a scattered miscellany
An assortment of discarded opinions and observations: rail safety by directorial testing of electric wires, a suggestion to gift Kalakaua to Hawaii, Jay Gourp on the World’s Fair location, Chicago jury-fixing confessions, coal and coke lands near West Virginia and railcar shortages, an actress robbed of diamonds but public proof, and Manderson’s pension reversal as a precedent for reclaiming funds from others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Manderson
Notable Americans and Europeans in Brief
Mar Austin Conti sails to Europe as scholar emissary. The Czar offended a Berlin host with a French speech at a banquet. Clark University anthropologist C. A. Onn joins Africa eclipse expedition. Mrs. ZenELDA Wallace lectures on woman suffrage in Louisiana under WCTU patronage. Hahnemann Hospital ball in Philadelphia on November 20 features Mrs Mortox, Mrs Cleveland, and Governor Beaver as leading figures. Baron de Fava’s son naturalized as U.S. citizen. he is a civil engineer. Queen Owen of Greece loves American literature and Hawthorne. Polish child prodigy Raowre Kochausk&t to perform in Berlin concerts. Rachel Sherman sails for Europe October to visit Paris. Whitelaw Reid hosts. President W in Mormon Church born in Connecticut 69 years ago paralleling Grant in facial likeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar. Austin Conti
Europe
Berlin
C. A. Onn
Clark University
Africa
Zenelda Wallace
Louisiana
L. P. Mortox
Grover Cleveland
Beaver
Hahnemann Hospital Association
Philadelphia
Baron de Fava
United States
Washington
Queen Owen
Greece
Nathaniel Hawthone
Raowre Kochausk
Contract To Kill Rats At White House
Washington report notes Major Ernst hires W H Hosmer to exterminate rats at the White House using ferrets and dogs. Rate is ten dollars per day with no time limit, government bearing ferret losses if winter work extends. A stray line mentions a plagiarism note from the Baltimore American about farmers and corn stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Major Ernst
W. H. Hosmer
Baltimore American
Nature
Hussey building on Fifth avenue praised as city ornament
A new Fifth avenue edifice by Dr. Hussey, housing the Chronicle Telegraph, earns praise for its ornamentation and design by Frederick Oesterling. The piece lauds its turret, battlements, and the architect, noting the lack of fit surroundings in lower city views and predicting Fifth avenue’s renewed prestige. It also includes brisk digressions on wedding journalism and a long aside on handedness and leg usage in movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Dr. Hussey
Chronicle Telegraph
Hussey
Frederick Oesterling
Pittsburg
Pittspurg
Marvels of Memory of Great Minds Through History
The article surveys renowned memory feats from Theodectes and Horace to Pascal Avicenna and Lipal. It notes Jedediah Buxton and Zerah Colburn for rapid mental calculation and recounts stories of their extraordinary recalling abilities. It ends by jesting on memory enhancement powders from Bergamo and a dubious nightly regimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwood's
Theodectes
Hortensiae
Cineas
Cicero
Pascal
Avicenna
Francis Suarez
Strada
St. Augustine
Justus Lipal
Tacitus
Jedediah Buxton
Zerah Colburn
Colburn
Garrick
Jededish
Ihhen
Scaliger
Thomas Fuller
Cyrus
Bergamo
Solid married Hayners weigh 725 pounds total
A solid married couple from Bushinks New York Addison G Hayner and his wife Gussie Hayner are described as a substantial pair weighing 410 and 315 pounds. They live healthy busy lives on a farm attend church and raise two daughters aged 10 and 12. The piece notes their size grows with time and jokes about Fat Men's Club eligibility.
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Amptin Warmer
Canaan
Conn
Franklin Waters
Andrew Jackson
Hayner
Miss Waters
Fat Men's Club
A Home for Old Maids at Fort Warn
The will of L. B. Eaton of Steuben County is declared valid after a contest by son Isaac Eaton. The 400 acre farm will be divided into ten acre parcels to build 40 homes for widows and unmarried women over 35, known as the Raton Home. Estate value about $30,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Warn
L. B. Eaton
Steuben County
Isaac Eaton
Oreen
Raton Home
Alderman Stumm Ends 13 Day Water Fast to Lose Weight
Eav Claine Wisconsin October 14 Alderman Jacob Stumm a wealthy citizen tonight completed a voluntary fast of 13 days and states he can endure longer He has had only water his aim to reduce excess flesh He weighed 200 pounds and now weighs 200 He is not very angry and feels well
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eav Claine
Wis
Jacob Stumm
Stumm
Political Prophecy on Quay and Foraker 1892 Boom
From the New York World a quiet, clever prophecy suggesting Senator Quay of Pennsylvania and Senator Foraker form a strong presidential foundation. The piece argues the "Quay and Foraker" pairing will gain substantial strength at the 1892 Republican National Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Senator Quay
Pennsylvania
Quay
Foraker
Accent to Account: Cockney Worth Money Across the Ocean
Henry Irving estimates about half of England’s 2000 actors would welcome an assured 1000 dollars a year. He notes that a cockney accent commands high pay in America and urges performers to consider crossing the Atlantic for greater earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolisa Tribune
Henry Irving
England
Ex-Governor William T. Mbtamford Dies Aged 74
Former Connecticut governor William T. Mbtamford, aged 74, died October 15 after a long career as a public servant and military officer. Details mention Havana service and a connection to a wartime general role under the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. M Btamford
Con
Minor
Connecticut
Day
Havana
The Brigands a Success at Grand Opera House
A London stage review lauds The Brigands comic opera at the Grand Opera House. Cast, scenery, and costumes are praised and Lillian Russe leads a strong company. Gilbert’s dated libretto limits the work though Offenbach style music and a striking finale lift it. Encores and a full audience mark the strong production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Grenada
Mantua
Gilbert
Mr. Gilbert
Arthur Sullivan
Offenbach
Lillian Russe
Miss Urquhart
Miss Hice
Lillian Ruscie
Fred Solomon
Cadeaur
Erminie
Richard F. Carroll
George Olmi
Marston
A Possible Case at the Bijou
The Bijou presents A Possible Case a bright society comedy about diverse marriage laws. M A Kennedy stars as Do Brinkerhoff with Charles Dickson as Allen Weeks and Helen Russell as Viol Mendoza in a polished company. crowding last night confirms the show’s popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bijou
M. A. Kennedy
Brinkerhoff
Charles Dickson
Allen Weeks
Herbert Archer
Senor de Vidas
Helen Russell
Viol Mendoza
Henrietta
Ethel Serrero
THS Presents She at Harris Theater With Spectacular Mounting
THS production of She at Harris Theater yesterday drew crowded houses praising its splendiferous staging and Miss Marie Rene’s fine performance. The World’s Museum offered a complete circus novelty with large audiences, and Hyde’s Big Specialty show repeated its prior success at the Academy last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris’ Theater
Marie Rene
World's Museum
Hyde
Academy
Wanamaker Spared A Shock In Temperance Probe
Two congressmen visiting the Post Office Department asked to see Postmaster General Wanamaker. The bureau chief warned them not to ask him to drink, noting Wanamaker’s known temperance in speech and action. The encounter averted a potential public disruption and spared Wanamaker’s nerves from a shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Bureau
Ering Sarena
Mr. Wanamaker
Hair Turns White After Poison Death of Lucy Eddy
Lucy Eddy twenty years old wife of John Eddy a carpenter died by carbolic acid in their top floor apartment at 261 Rivington Street New York after an argument post supper. She awoke her husband told him what she had done and neighbors were summoned. Doctors attempted remedies but she died within twenty minutes. Her hair reportedly changed to nearly white in the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Eddy
John Eddy
Rivington Street
Eddy
Dru
Harley
Goldenberger
Mrs. Eddy
Eudy
Pastor W Biddle and wife honored at church silver gift
A Nineteenth Street Baptist Church reception honored Rev W Biddle and his wife on their Mitch wedding anniversary. J H Skelton presented a crystal with silver lining amid a warmly decorated church where Grose and Rev George Street spoke. Refreshments followed as the congregation expressed unity and good cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloud
W. Biddle
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
Mitch
J. H. Skelton
Fifty third Birthday Gathering for Noted Engineer in Allegheny
A large crowd of railroad workers gathered at the home of John G Owston on Franklin Street Allegheny to celebrate the fifty third birthday of a renowned engineer from the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad A banquet was served by the hostess and many attendees including Rev Hudson Mr and Mrs William Jordan and several other couples from local communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Owston
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Franklin Street
Allegheny
Hudson
Smeaty
William Jordan
A. Martin
John Weber
Charles Wolf
Andrew Shook
B. Callaghan
John Eastle
James Owston
James Owston, of Leatsrs. Leon Are Grabing, Mra Orrigan Harris Ae F Alliance
Frank John‘Sire "Baker
O'Donnell
Misees Form New Clubs In City Study Group
A new manuscripts and arts focused club forms in the city with about 60 young ladies meeting weekly in the Library parlors. Under instructor Misa Killikelly the group studies Europe and its cities including Florence as they explore literature and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Dramatic Club
Cup
Saaest Club
Tourists
Magazine Club
Misa Killikelly
Florence
Noted social events and weddings in city society
Canps are out for Miss Ida Fahnestock and Mr Boyd's wedding. A Woman's Literary Club meeting is slated this afternoon in Library parlors. Carlton Club hosts a reception at Turner Hall on Forbes Street. Carrol Omb holds a second reception at their clubrooms on Penn Avenue East End on Thursday evening. Miss Ex TM a J. Nickers on of Boston will host a reception at 578 Wylie Avenue this afternoon. St Helens Guild in Braddock plans a tea and music at the Misses Farley residence on October 18. Concordia Club opens season at Stockton Avenue hall October 17. The season's notable wedding pairs Nora Guckenheimer and Arthur Einstein attract wide comment in Hebrew circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Fahnestock
Mr. Boyd
Woman's Literary Club
Wylie Avenue
St. Helens
Concordia Club
Stockton Avenue
Nora Guckenheimer
Western Avenue
Fulton Street
Arthur Einstein
Chicago
Canine Racer Doe Trots On Race Track At Exposition Driving Park
The Kansas City Journal notes a novelty event where a red Irish setter named Doe, 2 years 7 months old and 53 pounds, pulled a double-weight lead to trot half a mile in 1 82 on a rough track, beating a horse named Loafer driven by Willie Retcham in a hurried 1 52 finish. Spectators praised the dog’s square, jump-free trot and noted Doe’s training and past exhibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Kansas City Journal
Exposition Driving Park
Ketchum
Doe
Willie Retcham
J. E. Riley
Loafer
Dos
Doc
Torman
Relics of pioneer times mark Fleming, Mason, Lewis reunions
Fleming Kentucky October 14 900 old settlers from Fleming Lewis and Mason counties gathered at Ruggl es camp grounds for a historic reunion. A white dimity wedding dress once worn by an ancestress drew interest along with a fi ne ped a brought to America in 1770. Colonel Tom Brown played a Scotch bagpipe from 1772 as part of entertainment. About 2 000 people attended. A stray line notes a young woman’s misperception of female suffrage as she headed toward the ballot box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemingsburg
Fleming
Lewis
Mason Counties
Ruggle
Gertrude Owens
Tom Brown
Boil on the neck haunts a man in glooming verse
The Catcage Herald poem laments daily woes and misfortunes. A man endures petty hurts from life and a lingering boil on his neck becomes a recurring symbol of despair. Nature echoes sorrow as hope fades, leaving a bleak present and desolate future.
New York Exhibition Riot Ends in Blackmail Claim
A Mulberry Street Italian riot erupted after a beer dispute near The Barracks. Mrs Delafaro faced a thief who seized the beer, leading to a knife fight between Delafaro and the intruder. Police arrived as wounds and disorder spread. the attacker and allies clashed with Delafaro’s group amid blood in the gutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Bureau
New Yoas
Mulberry Street
Delafare
Aspoone
Tragedy of Louis Gamper in Despondent Death
Louis Gamper age 28 faced income loss after ceasing work at his shop ten days earlier. He set out to die by self harm and cut an arm artery, then fell onto a hot stove while unable to rise. His burning clothing caused fatal injuries as smoke drew neighbors who believed the house on fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Gamper
Gamper
Barrea
Chicago
Europe
LeRoy Hardy
Stark. Ga
Tate
Winipauk
Conn
Berwick
Charey
Henry Smith
Brook Center
Harry Spencer
Ransom
Harry
Pearsall Saves Passengers as Street Car Meets Train
In Jersey City a street car carrying 22 passengers was struck by a St. Louis express after the driver William Pearsall leaped to control the horses and avert collision. The horses were struck by the train, one horse killed, Pearsall fainted, two women fainted, but no passengers were hurt. The fatal flaw: a sleepy gateman, now dismissed by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railway
Jersey City
St. Louis Express
William Pearsall
Pearsall
A Good Young Man Gone Wrong
Fred J. Warner a Wagner Palace Car Company clerk is out of town with nearly 2000 of company funds missing. Auditor Fred W. Seymour was dismissed for negligence. Warner, aged 24, had worked with the M C A branch of the New York Central in this city and reportedly bet on recent races. He admitted pocketing earnings from cars to Jerome Park on Friday. his brother offered to restore the money, so no further action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Warner
Wagner Palace Car Company
Fred W. Seymour
Warner
Flagg
Jerome Park Race Track
A Reporter Becomes Bridge Treasurer and Auditor
At a bridge trustees meeting George B. McClellan son of the late General McClellan and a local newspaper reporter was named Treasurer and Auditor on motion by Mayor Grant. A new bridge office had earlier been offered to Andrew J. Hammersley who declined the post. The salary was set at 4000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. McClellan
General McClellan
Grant
Andrew J. Hammersley
Nilsson Wins Default Verdict Against City Railway
Christine Nilsson, the singer, secured a default verdict of 175 plus costs from City Court against Bogota City Railway Company. The suit, brought through Goodrich Dealy & Goodrich, notes Mme Nilsson owns five railway bonds worth 6000 dollars. May coupon defaults prompted the suit for their value of 36 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Nilsson
Bogota
Mme, Nilsson
Paris
Goodrich, Dealy & Goodrich
Goodrich
Mme. Nilsson
Oyster grower foe starfish eyed by Fish Hawk patrols
The Fish Hawk, a Government Fish Commission steamer, has anchored at Bridgeport to study starfish feeding and habits as part of efforts to save oyster beds. Lieutenant Robert Platt commands the ship. Researchers prepare charts for inspection and aim to collect data on starfish impact across local oyster areas and natural beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
United Steamer Fish Hawk
Government Fish Commission
Robert Platt
Navy
Wei
The
Fish Commission
Seton
Real bosses in Chinese and American troupes differ says Wong Chin Foo
Wong Chin Foo argues the true boss of a Chinese troupe is the property man who owns or manages costumes, while the real boss of an American troupe is the property man who owns or manages the female star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Dramatic Mirror
Wong Chin Foo
Fragmented 19th century notes mix fossils and fruit crops
A collage of brief items reports fossils in a horse’s stomach, a state fossil dictionary with 406 pages, Denver Lancaster apple yields, a 127 year old tree planted on the same property, a sworn Bible document absence in Heading courts, a white squirrel seen near Williamsport, a hunter near Wheeling claiming eight squirrels in ten minutes, a Mahoning county farmer exchanging pants for an escaped $18 note, a stranger at an Akron hotel tossing a watch, and a Ohio peddler claiming $6,000 from Biscummer’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Lancaster
Curious Condensations From A Wandering Page
A patchwork of brief notes from various locales and oddities. Items recount misadventures of individuals from Bethel Maine to Nashville and Glendale Ohio, a Chattanooga hotel room intrusion, a missing impulse to walk, animal tales from Georgia to Pennsylvania, and a Western live stock plan for shipping cattle to Europe. The blur of fragmented anecdotes underscores a newspaper’s miscellany brief.
Ragman Jests and Couplets in a Scribbler’s Echo
A collage of quips from witty exchanges and cartoons about marriage, fashion, and everyday folly.Snippets joke about weddings, travel, and social customs appear alongside puns and mockery of manners in a lighthearted, satirical patchwork.
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Tue Imeratch
Tue Wasratch
Isene
Datur Dieratch
Daiy Dierarch
Duspatch
Lusratcy
Sundar
ALY DisPatch
Wosratch
Benday
Sunpar Imsratch
Werxry
Deents
Electricity and Safety
Canada
Senate
ExGuano
Sandwich Islands
Kalakaua
Jay Gourp
St. Louis
Gould
West Virginia
Wi Rorp Woonrtrr
Mormon Church
Pirtabarg
Cer
British Association
Sibley
Eaton County
Ind
Noten
Wanamaker
Mr. Biddle
John Owston
Dog Trotter
Old Settlers
St. Paul Globe
Nilsson
Boesiam
Small
Williamsport
Atumniter
Wheeling
Martin
Mahoning County
Akron
Peddier
Biscummer
Colorado
J. G. Rich
Bethel
James Clevenger
Nashville
Brown County
Anne Patterson
Pride
Columban
Minnie Earhart
Glendale
Cilsttanooga Hotel
Young T. B. Garrison
Fordland
Sergeant Groo
Polles Foros
Tetera Ee
Neversink
Iesanata
North Carolina
Hot Springs
Brooks
Somervill
Iee Mae
Ulster
Harper's Bonar
Thompson
Robinson
Somery
Terre Haute
Taras
York
Younglove
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