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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1892
Page
7
The Supreme Court unanimously affirming Michigan’s district electors method is portrayed as constitutional. The piece criticizes the Democratic Party for breaking with state practice to gain a few electoral votes, labeling the move as political dishonesty that could harm the party.
The piece cites census wage increases from 1880 to 1890 in cities like Chicago Buffalo Rochester Denver Lynn and Nashville to argue growth without McKinley tariff aid. It condemns a free trade organ for misrepresenting tariff history and urges readers to learn the protective policy prior to McKinley Act.
A Wine and Spirit journal attacks Mr. Cleveland for declining to drink wine in public. It calls the act inconsistent with personal liberty and with political principles. The piece argues the liquor trade uses the issue to push political activity and may seek public sympathy for Cleveland.
The Philadelphia Record attacks the Sugar Trust for raising prices to refiners by 11¢ per pound and pressuring grocers to add 3-16¢ per pound. It estimates annual consumer cost at 26 to 27 million dollars and notes historical tariff impacts on sugar prices.
An authorized Democratic measure from the early Trust era would raise sugar duties well above current levels and extend direct protection to the Trust by 75 to 150 percent beyond the McKinley act. Yet public exposure of the Sugar Trust’s wrongdoing is viewed as a public service, masking political aims. The Sugar Trust stands as a stark example of mass plunder by combinations, rivaling the coal and anthracite issues of the era, as reformers hope today’s press no longer defends monopolies.
The New York Post argues against state bank currency and endorses a federal note system. It contends that silver alone cannot replace bank notes and favors expanding national bank note issuance to stabilize value and ease credit.
The telegraph account of a posse in Idaho burning, shooting, and hanging suspected horse thieves raises doubts about civil order in frontier regions. Without stated legal process back of the mob action, the scene echoes earlier border raids and questions whether property rights are protected in a nation under law.
The New York Sun argues the high court’s decision to uphold legislative apportionment is not a partisan ruling. The piece contrasts Democratic and Republican judge leanings and cites Michigan’s Chief Justice condemning party practices, asserting a call for plain speaking on political meddling.
The text attacks partisan manipulation in courts and politics, cites the New York Court of Appeals and public health concerns from cholera in Hamburg, and criticizes Governor Flower over pardons for James Hughes while urging Protective causes and criticizing Democratic leadership.
Ex president Cleveland declines publicity in Chicago with a vow to preserve privacy. The stance draws regretful remarks about public exposure and supporters say his quiet approach benefits his cause more than a public display during the dedication exercises.
Kensington faces a diphtheria outbreak risk as urban growth outpaces sanitation, highlighting the vulnerability of expanding towns. Officials warn disease could spread where hygiene and waste systems lag behind population gains.
Editorial argues that benefits promised by signing the Transatlantic Mail contract and flag raising on vessels under restricted conditions support expanding the merchant marine. It calls removing inconsistent limits and establishing a broad national framework to increase eligible ships.
A fragment asserts that men are being hanged in Wyoming for contempt of court, describing it as part of the late nineteenth century civilization in the United States.
The passage argues that if the Democratic party wins the presidency, they would also control both houses of Congress, presenting a warning to voters not to support Grover Cleveland based on the likely political outcome.
PrrrspuerG recognizes and approves of temperate temperance orator Mr Francis Murphy. The passage argues temperance is unfairly conflated with intolerance.
The piece argues statistics outpace speech in a shift toward practical governance and protectionism. It critiques politicians chasing popularity, notes hospital and workhouse issues, and warns about parades overshadowing funding for Pittsburg’s Columbus pageant while urging voting on principled economic lines.
Folklore mentions sympathy for strikes by the Marquis of Lorne and social contributions. Reports cite the Czar’s fragile health per London papers, and Thomas Palmer as Madrid envoy adopting a Spanish child. Corporal Tanner shifts to a pension office windfall, and Bishop Brennan’s rapid rise noted. Boston club Wintergreen yields octogenarian members, Mary Livermore prominent among readers. Selana Gray Ferret and Edwin Boyle wed in New York. General T F Dewar ill at Fort Logan hospital but improving and moved home. veteran of the Mexican War and Grant kin.
Campaign notes from the 1880s describe a tense national fight three weeks from polling, with Baine in New York drawing focus on the Empire State. Republicans plan hundreds of meetings while ground campaigns intensify in close states, and analysts debate rural turnout, white voter leverage, and factional shifts shaping electoral hopes.
At 4 20 this morning the family of Rev W W Fords near Hinek Point were awakened by a loud explosion. The lightning-like event is described as a large fireball with a moonlit sky. The windmill tower was completely shattered.
A letter to the editor argues cholera could appear next spring due to recurring hot summers and damp falls since 1889. The writer links epidemics to necrophenia burials and proposes a kinepox vaccination theory, claiming it prevents transmission and has been tested in California.
A letter to the Dispatch criticizes a Copenhagen newspaper claim about a Stormgade murderer and questions anti immigrant sentiment in the United States. The writer urges respect for US hospitality and denounces foreign prejudice, urging Denmark to protect US interests through its mission.
President Griscom of the International Navigation Company says details of the trans Atlantic mail contract are not yet received. He calls the project a national milestone and a new era for the U S mercantile marine with ships designed as armored cruisers to carry large guns. Plans include routes to Boulogne and mail service by ships potentially under the American fleet.
CHICAGO KICKING HARD dismay rose as officials announced the grand military parade would be confined to the outskirts from Washington Park to the World’s Fair grounds. About 3,700 US troops including infantry cavalry marines camped at Jackson Durkay, with headquarters in the Mines and Mining Building, as bridges over the Chicago River are decorated and boat operators fear closures.
Gladstone visited Dr Granger the oculist for his eye problem blamed on the July election where a gingerbread thrower struck him in Chester. The doctor found only a slight increase in lens opacity and expressed hope for long term sight retention with treatment.
The obituary column lists Rev. Josefh A. Joonesxen of Philadelphia and George A. McIlhenny of Washington Gas Light, both dying recently. Thomas Bell, a San Francisco banker and millionaire, perished after a fall. Occasional lesser-known figures include Cartan Epwanp L. Paneer, Confederate veteran, and Josten B. Davis, Virginia legislator. The item notes varied ages and locales, with scattered family ties and notable positions.
A refined reception was hosted at Mrs. 5S. B. Wilson’s Beaver Iowa home on Saturday afternoon. Attendees included Mrs. George Wilson Mrs. Edward B. Dougherty and Mr. Matthew Quay with floral decor and music from Pittsburg. The event featured numerous local residents and announced weddings of Miss Anna Watkins to Anderson Lacey and John M. Sosbansa to Miss Jennie Mitchell in Beaver. An entertainment at St Benedict’s Church highlighted fundraising for the new Catholic church.
The era of the giant telescope lands in Chicago through Yerkes funding. Various papers hail the gift as transformative for the city and science. They note Chicago’s atmospheric conditions may rival Mount Hamilton for observations and predict broad scholarly and territorial ambitions.
Reports from Great Britain indicate widespread flood damage in Yorkshire with the River Ouse rising to flood banks and inundating 18 square miles. Many residents sought upper stories for refuge as boats rescued them. mines flooded, sewers burst, and business halted as property losses mount in Barnsley and surrounding areas.
A compact survey of curiosities spans inventions, statistics, and oddities. It notes Chinese umbrella origins, ancient silk usage, Kansas railroad workers, electric propulsion in Chicago, early Australian printings, Dover lighthouse experiments, and various world curios from forests to jails. It highlights misrules, notable monuments, and technical feats in railroads, weapons, stamps, and photography, reflecting a collage of era-wide trivia.
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