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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1889
Page
4
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The colored community of Pittsburg forms a cooperative mercantile venture based on cash, low prices, and sound management. The project aims to improve economic conditions and suggests a modern path forward beyond traditional activism, asserting progressive initiative over reliance on political favors.
Philadelphia papers question a Pennsylvania Railroad accident on its Philadelphia Wil mington and Baltimore branch as an act of God. They argue preventable negligence could have stopped a freight car door from falling and a vigilant crew from patrolling the track.
A Cincinnati incline tragedy where a cable failed, dropping the car and injuring eight of nine aboard, sparks urgent calls for safeguards in Pittsburgh. Officials note double cables exist but warn against potential dual breakage without safety catches like vertical elevators.
The article lauds the American girl as the continent’s greatest treasure shown to South American delegates at a Buffalo reception. It asserts North American women are liberal and free, contrasting them with South American views and urging recognition of freedoms beyond superficial impressions.
In a campaign speech in Ohio, Benster Sherman challenged the link between trusts and tariff laws, noting the Sugar Trust's ties to tariffs. He argued that tariff repeal would threaten major trusts, while asserting that partnerships among individuals or corporations undermine competition.
The author argues that lowering duties on foreign goods disrupts domestic price manipulation and restores competition. Protectionists are urged to reduce duties to prevent cartels from eroding the protective tariff purpose, citing the New York Tribune and Senator Sherman as exemplars of this view.
City ordinance to place electric wires underground meets resistance from electric railway firms citing higher costs. Proponents argue safety and reduced street clutter justify the expense and urge a two class conduit system for high and low tension wires, plus a centralized underground structure to house sewer gas water and electric conduits.
The piece argues Peter B. Sweeny uses a Europe sojourn and business pretexts to deny Tammany plunderings. It notes his claims to have returned a million to the treasury and to have offered investigations, while labeling his innocence as thin and unconvincing amid known Tweed era wealth growth and insider stock actions.
Editorials note Boston agitation for saloon abolition after perceived harm by saloons on figures like John L. Sullivan and Michael Kelley. The piece mocks a press claim about a South American delegates train and jokes about furnishing Yankee wives, while praising river men opposing the Wheeling bridge closure and urging calmer discourse. It cites the New York World on the Washington Arch Memorial Committee's rest.
The piece notes the Grant Monument Committee’s inactivity, Millet’s The Angelus arriving in New York, and hints at house valuation scrutiny for the painting price. It recalls a Media Pennsylvania Republican primary riot, previews an eight hour movement on May 1, and comments on political and advertising intrigues involving a city actor. It ends with coal sellers forming a protection group, restricting new retail dealers in anthracite coal.
Prominent figures are noted across politics culture and science. Emraz Zona serves as juryman in Paris. Mrs Bayard Taylor marks 80th birthday in Kennett Square. Harvard alumni Brackett and Russell named Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates. Rubinstein marks fifty years of public music activity with November 90 celebration. Cesar Rodney monument in Dover invites Harrison and Cleveland era leaders with Ex Secretary Bayard to speak. Ellen Terry fears opening nights. Frederick Youne travels 16000 miles and meets Paul Kruger. Prof Loomis accompanies solar eclipse expedition to South Africa and recalls leaflike fern discovery by Gray.
The piece describes the Guinness family jewelry project, noting Lady Guinness's taste for perfection and a $250,000 necklace destined to feature flawless old mine diamonds. It trails Parisian trends of diamond towers and a jeweled Eiffel motif, while acknowledging the strain of sourcing perfect stones and the advertising value of such luxury.
A satirical collage of early 20th century news blurbs lampoons leaders and trends. References include a Kansas hog, a Director of the Mint, and European conflict talk, with playful misprints and puns across multiple papers.
Philip Zeator, an express driver in Williamsport, was bitten on the hand by a large black spider several days ago. He ignored the wound, but it became painful and swollen and he now lies ill and debilitated.
An essay-like piece muses on quirky place names such as Twinsburg Oshkosh and Kankakee and notes a comic twist added by a visitor. It also spots comedian Fred Solomon in The Brigands performing an unusual insertion of Annie Laurie during a final chorus. The column commends insurance men for punctuality honesty and fair dealing in contrast to jokes about them.
Blooming Town reports the Illinois anti-Horse Thief and Detective Association holds its annual convention with 3000 members, linked to the Wabash circuit covering Ohio Indiana and Illinois. Local Daybreak unit has 100 members, its companies armed and secret, convention held behind closed doors as crime suppression is pursued. A snuff box gift to Prince Bismarck is noted with a light aside.
Wheeling holds a hopeful view of hosting the World’s Fair with chances seen on par with New York. Local outlook regards the event as a prestigious chance and weighs Wheeling’s readiness against major bids.
The review praises the stage version of She at Harris Theater for strong performances by Mario Rene as She and Jean H Williams as Leo Vincey, with vivid scenery and notable music by Gustave Kerker. It also notes a World Museum circus praised for low prices, a Grand Opera House program, and Mrs Jenness Millers Dress Reform lecture with plans displayed.
The Woman's Club met in the teachers' library with Vice President presiding for President Wade. Delinquents were read, funds discussed for a forthcoming lecture by Mrs. Bisher at Buena Vista Street M E Church on Tuesday evening October 22 on Physical Culture and dress reform. The next meeting is set for November's first Tuesday.
Miss Bessie M. Wright will organize a physical culture class in Pittsburg with sessions at 3 PM and 7 30 PM at No 6 Sixth Street. Miss Emma J Wickerson to lecture on psychic culture under the First Church of Spiritualists, inviting residents to participate. About 60 to 80 people have shown interest while several local families have called.
The Grand Lodge of the Pennsylvania Knights and Ladies of Honor convened at Grand Army Hall with 75 delegates from across the state. Officers listed include Hughes, Lockard, Miller, Kerr, Hanna, and others as the session opened. Delegates were enrolled and committees on caning, German work, printing, and credentials formed while member growth and new lodges were noted.
A festive reception was held at Mr and Mrs Henry Fisher s East End home on Winebiddle Avenue celebrating seventeen years of marriage. About 40 guests attended including Augusta Fisher from Oil City and Misses Lutchon and Fowler from Meadville. The dining room opened as a ballroom and dancing continued into the early morning after a sumptuous meal.
Yesterday a large dinner was held at the Little Sisters Home on Poon avenue East End for two score aged inmates. The event drew wealthy supporters from several nations with diverse dishes and a small tobacco distribution, ending with contented faces as dusk fell.
The Society for the Improvement of the Poor plans a reception at the Children's Temporary Home on Washington Street with donations welcome and a committee hosted reception. A Philadelphia man and an Allegheny woman wed before Bishop Phelan at the parsonage on Grant Street and held a breakfast and reception at the bride’s Monterey Street home. A wedding is planned for Will McCutcheon and Belle Tomer with a church ceremony on Penn Avenue followed by a dinner and reception. Mrs. Conem McKeesport Turners host an anniversary gathering, while Mrs. Thomas Hopson on Ellsworth Avenue will host a select dinner on the 17th and Mrs. A. V. Verner hosts a card party on Filly worth Avenue next Friday.
A Philadelphia Record note describes a two year board bill for Lesh v. Isaac Cook held by John Tyler Jr. against the state of New Jersey. A jury awarded $7,599.38 in ton settlement after Cook boarded with Tyler and exchanged services for debt, leading to a lengthy claim of $13,000 over twenty-two years.
John McA Munnis died suddenly Monday at his brother Wm B’s home 310 Main street Seventeenth ward after a few days heart trouble. Emma Munnis a former teacher of Lawrenceville died at her Lithgow residence typhi fever. Both women were well known and mourned by a wide circle of friends.
The article contrasts two paths for penniless women, one reliant on charity and social support, the other earning means to support themselves. It distinguishes those who remain idle from those who become self-supporting, noting the shift in social perception and the growing number of women choosing work over dependency.
A reflection on women entering business for money facing harsh judgment yet growing in work. The piece notes past notions of female education as a relic and cites New York Star thoughts on women balancing support needs with public perception. It argues women increasingly become workers across fields, using sympathy and judgment in varied roles.
The piece notes how household decoration trends spurred exchanges selling women's work, enabling many to earn a comfortable income. It highlights women supporting children by making items such as pickles and sweets, and a few turning to skilled crafts or running shops, while warning that unskilled labor remains plentiful and that skilled workers are in demand.
The piece highlights two young women who run a jeweler's shop on Sixth Avenue and offer services like pin fittings. It notes women earning comfortable incomes last year through teaching whist, running workshops, and minor household services. It mentions dusting bric-a-brac for wealthy homes and mending garments as profitable ventures for women.
In Dover, Mrs. Mary E. G. B. Dowban demonstrates that women can excel in diverse trades once deemed men’s work. The piece highlights linen crafts, knitting for babies, preserves, and other ventures as evidence of female capability and enterprise.
The Rev. Charles R. Mervind, pastor of the Tannersville Circuit, while out riding near Wesley Chapel about three miles from Stroopsnrne, encountered a bear. After a desperate struggle in which his gun broke, he killed the animal.
A pale, absolved man revisits his native shore and childhood home. He finds the same trees and vines, but a fearful stillness pervades the remembered places as no welcome faces appear. The weight of agony bears down while Emma Stoodworts reflects on loss.
Detention at Casts Garden follows their arrival on the Aurania. Mary Byrne is Mary Lahunte, daughter of Patrick Labunte of County Wexford Ireland, a lands owner. John Burns, a gardener, courted her with her father’s money prompting a talk with brother Lahunta on arrival.
A group of four boys under nine years robbed Campbell's grocery in Jersey City last night. They stole 20 bams a string of ractraps cigars and candy. The juveniles were caught and locked up and today were held for further action.
Mrs. Charles F. Shepard testified that for years she supported herself and two children by washing while her husband lived with his parents. She claimed her husband earned a weekly wage and she worked for a dollar weekly. the judge ordered a minimum $2.4 weekly allowance, and Shepard was jailed for bail default.
John Feeks, the lineman killed by an electric wire, was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery amid tight security. Hundreds gathered to view the coffin but were not allowed to see the face. services were held as contributions to Feeks' family topped about $1,000 with more funds expected this week. Images of Feeks alive among the wires are being sold in the streets.
A fierce northeasterly gale kept vessels from entering port with only a few breaking in. The Furnesia rode the storm off Fire Island for 12 hours while the Russian Prince fought heavy seas for about half a day. Reports tie Dan Lamont to a rising street railroad trust as he consolidates small lines and seeks larger influence with Philadelphia syndicate figures.
A fragmented tale reports Miss Amanda Longbrake, a dressmaker from the city, vanished after borrowing about 1000. Rumors say she went to Columbia to wed a man who paid her. she claims a colored woman bewitched her forcing demands. The story hinges on a sensational “black art” enchantment claimed to bind her.
Detroit free Press notes eighty two deaths in the United States from boiler blasts over six months. It laments no person has been held legally responsible for the calamity and urges authorities to act against dangerous engines.
Five years after a West Chester man buried a kernel from a Gcent peach he gathered eight baskets from the tree. Berks County’s largest real estate owner is James C. Levengood of Womelador with 14 farms. A Logan man lost his family dog on an engineers trip near mines, the pet returned after a long absence. An old Wellsville resident boasts never paying for legal help, a Charlestown leader died last week, and Richmond’s fall era is noted with a Confederate quartermaster past. Nearby reports say LIS old maids haunt the area.
A garbled OCR mash lists diverse items from American towns and people. It mentions a 4‑pound potato pride in Mapledon, a $2,000,000 hotel capene in the White Mountains, a Wadley Georgia woman linked to marriage, and Frederick Livingstone in Peterboro New Hampshire as bank president. Also noted are Aunt Belle Crawford’s 90th birthday in Kansas and a clock commemorating the Borki disaster in Russia, plus various local curiosities and oddities with partial details.
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