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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1889
Page
15
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The Exposition closed last night after a crowded final week, marking the period as its most successful. Net profit reached 42000 on gross receipts about twice that amount, surpassing early expectations and paving the way for larger facilities and next year’s attractions.
The appointment of General Raum to head the Pension Bureau signals a corrective move after a pension dispute. Raum’s prior record as a capable chief, especially in the Internal Revenue Bureau after the whisky ring scandals, raises hope that he will address the difficult pension problem effectively.
The Department of Public Safety arrests fake museum proprietors and seeks license revocation. A dispute over whether the charter grants police powers to DPS or licensing authority to the Mayor governs who may issue and revoke licenses. Regardless, suppressing these grotesque exhibitions is desirable for public sanitation.
A harsh op ed brands Haines as a brute and police justice La Buy as heartless for allegedly beating his wife. The writer mocks Chicago’s civic leaders and cites a Tribune report of Haines defending his actions with a claim the wife refused supper. The piece uses inflammatory language to attack justice and propriety.
A conflict ends with a woman fleeing the door with a baby, the speaker pulling her back, washing blood from her face, and a man kicking her before locking the door. Justice La Buy fines Haines ten dollars. The passage remarks on the couple’s notoriety in Chicago and suggests lifelong imprisonment.
The Pennsylvania Railroad’s President Roberts claimed the rail business should remain open to competition and rejected pools and trusts. He linked competing lines to Pittsburgh’s growth, cited past South Penn actions, and urged a new policy shift toward legitimate competition benefiting the state’s industry.
The passage urges caution over reports that the State Department plans wholesale annexations including Hawaii and the West Indies. It argues the United States must share government with new territories and warns against admitting citizens whose nations cannot handle self-government.
The piece argues the Sugar Trust faces a tight position as higher courts near a decision and Spreckels' new refinery threatens monopoly profits. It notes the reduction from twenty refineries to three in operation and five independents thriving, with prices near 1886 levels, suggesting inevitable pressure from outside competition.
The piece argues that monopolies may soon fail as profits fade and speculators lose, while trade laws fail to curb such formations. It notes anthracite coal output declines, criticizes political figures as Boulanger parallels, and mentions Cronin era tensions and Russian aid distributions.
Republican attacks claim Leon Abbott was born in Pennsylvania while Democrats say Grubb is a state citizen. broader commentary notes partisan spin and fears about Grover Cleveland’s possible return. Gas finds in South Dakota may trace to Pierre area as real estate boom resumes. Railroads and politicians mingle with light controversy and Exposition winds toward another year.
The piece relation features Carl Scuvász fearing robberies with a sandbag, actor Kenpat carrying a rubber English bathtub on travels, Grover Cleveland’s nomination chatter for 1882, Governor Hill’s political standing, editor Edward W. Box’s literary rise, Walt Whitman’s young driver and a remark from his notebook, Archdeacon Farrar’s wit, and senators visiting Harrison with a tavern gossip about erotic literature amid a Spagnne toast incident.
A column discusses what truly constitutes a busy man, contrasting noisy hustlers with quiet helpful types who balance work and kindness. A theater and art gallery scene at the Exposition prompts humor about popcorn envy and a German couple misreading a picture’s number 1271.
Assistant Secretary Batchellor urged that Chili’s free list concessions for imported machinery and tools create a valuable market for American goods. He stressed transportation as the core hurdle, noting German and British steamers currently serve Chile, and urged Congress to enable American steamship lines to reach Chile.
Joseph Pringle celebrated his sixty fifth birthday at his home 60 Watson Street with a reunion of friends. His sons daughters and relatives joined the gathering as neighbors departed. A serenade and well wishes marked the anniversary and Pringle’s long peaceful years were noted.
At the Ersa Boro Council No. 061 meeting on Friday evening representatives from several sister councils attended. The gathering featured a bountiful jumech cigars and speeches. A Bataan will be held at St James Church Wilkinsburg on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday to raise funds for the church.
An American attends a Brazil circus and pays extra for a seat beside the Emperor. Soon after seating, the Yankee offers a cigar and proclaims the United States a thousand years ahead of Brazil.
The Postmaster General established a new post office in Unita county Wyoming and named it Grover. The postmaster is Thurman. The pairing of Grover and Thurman is noted as an extraordinary combination, drawing comment about Mr Wanamaker’s involvement.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a Europe wide witticism about Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria fearing to roam alone lest he be stolen. The piece pokes fun at the anxiety and questions what could be done with such a stolen prince if it occurred.
The Public Ledger notes widespread irritation over a shortage of small bills in Charleston. The writer suggests sympathy for affected men and hints that the city faces economic strain as cash becomes scarce.
John Crerar senior partner of Cre rar Adams Co railroad supply firm died in Chicago shortly after noon. He suffered heart disease and died at the home of attorney Norman Williams. Present were Colonel John J. Drake and Colonel Huntington Jackson among others. Crerar was a bachelor and lived at the Grand Pacific Hotel with no heirs.
Edward Payson Darling, a prominent attorney in this section, was born in Hobeen township and admitted to practice in 18. He rose quickly to prominence as lawyer and served as treasurer and trustee of local institutions.
Admiral DeCoalston and Arethuse officers toured Cramp's shipyard to inspect the dynamite ship Vesuvio and the steel cruiser Baltimore. He questioned Vesuvius efficiency amid its pneumatic guns and noted issues with upper decks and crew quarters, while praising machinery and urging better captain’s watch space.
The Society of the Sons of the Revolution adopted Frederick MacMonnies design for a bronze Nathan Hale statue to be placed in City Hall Park. Hale, a Yale graduate and Continental Army spy, was hanged near the American lines after his capture.
The State Department faces a tight budget of 20000 dollars to cover expenses for the International Marine Conference. Officials fear funds will cover only a portion of necessities, including a French stenographer and interpreter. Delegates may receive limited official support while a Potomac visit and lunch are planned as parts of the event. Commodore Meade leads a tour of the naval yard as delegates seek access to government buildings.
A special telegram from New York reports Warner Miller being proclaimed the standard bearer of the Republican party in the state by the Business Men's Republican Association. The group met in a downtown club, adopted resolutions praising President Harrison and Blaine, and attacked Governor Hill while supporting Platt’s State ticket.
Reports from Centerville New Jersey tell of a haunting ghost that stalked Evergreen cemetery at night, tall with hatchet face and sepulchral groans. A lone worker finally seized the creature by the neck and recognized it as a man, escapees from the county asylum.
From the New York Run the ex president, Cleveland, is described as a central figure in town. His Madison Avenue home is well known and his growing weight requires regular exercise as he walks slowly to avoid carriages. He rarely smiles and even during theater performances maintains a solemn expression.
The American Gaslight Association is in session at Baltimore Maryland and seeks to answer why the average meter shows higher usage in August than in January.
George M. Chapin, a railroad employer, collapsed and died in an Oakland restaurant yesterday after laughing during a meal in San Francisco. The incident occurred as he laughed heartily and threw back his head.
A reader notes that the city’s wartime lottery ticket spending would not fund even a modest fortune if saved rather than spent. The piece compares the urge to gamble with missed long term gains and warns against squandered earnings.
Washington dispatch reports early interest in the Fifty first Congress agenda with focus on tariff reform a national election law and coast defenses. Interviewees predict many bills with battles in Senate and House potential investigations of Pension Office and Civil Service Commission and debate over trust regulation.
The article notes that Gates and allies claim equal or near equal voting due to a lack of opposition, attributing the outcome to intimidation practices used previously. It frames the claim as a factual consequence of past pressure rather than broad political competition.
A yellow haired Swede in working clothes slammed into pedestrians at Ninth Street and Sixth Avenue. He abducted a boy, toppled a chair owner, knocked down a shopgirl and two newsboys, then fought a policeman. Willum S. Foles aided in restraining him until ropes secured him. a doctor diagnosed delirium tremens and ordered hospital care. The clash disrupted Ernest Delancey Pierson’s pockets and caused chaos among bystanders.
Miss Mary Le Hunt of Wexford eloped with her father's gardener John Burns and sailed today from Castle Garden to Southampton in the first cabin aboard the Ems accompanied by her brother. Burns traveled in steerage aboard the Aurania, with Lekant's brother refusing a farewell kiss.
John Muldoon of Astoria was bitten on the wrist by a small spits dog last April and recovered, but last Monday he grew ill with spasms and today foams at the mouth and raves as death appears near. A reward notice accompanies the Cuba related item mentioning Francisco Grandes, a Santa Clara sugar planter, missing since 1864 aboard the Roanoke with a large bullion haul and later presumed dead.
On the 18th strong winds drove the bark 160 miles south of Sandy Hook. Sailors aloft cutaway canvas as a large black eagle landed on deck. The bird, four feet between wings, was clipped and presented to Health Officer Smith after arrival to port with Captain Hunter.
Sir Edwin Arsold departs America in graceful lines as he bids farewell from New York. The farewell addresses leave a formal, florid note on liberty and national pride, reflecting a farewell amid the era’s rhetorical style.
Reports note Hon Jomn Ham mser and C B Dickinson set to lecture on "In the Soup" and "The Under Dog" before Chester Y M C A. A clerk tampered with employer mail, a woman claims misdeeds, and a trio of farming and bear stories follow from Lancaster and West Virginia areas.
A mixed set of short items: pallbearers at a Dorse funeral drop dead and female pallbearers noted at an Augusta, Georgia service. German high schools to be sieved in hike aplak or cas pos ition. Reports of large paper cel catches for the New York market. A Chinese delegate to a maritime conference born on Cape Cod. A deer antler in a farmer’s ground, a cow’s birth, and shells in a tree limb. Distillers slop for cattle feeding in Chicago shifts to 6 cents. Hoppes Manufacturing completes new equipment. A Beatt Hill farmer’s melon theft tale ends with a cat. A San Francisco man suffering alcohol barrels and a broken jar. Scottish school strike spread to Glasgow and other towns. A baby Marie church incident with a battim crowd. An English boy’s arithmetic grocer-shop answer method. Delaware river sturgeon gilling method described. A family dispute ends with windows rattling and a house fire aftermath.
A collage of misread lines from various sources shows distorted quotes about manners romance courtship and diplomacy. It includes garbled phrases on cards in a win sum way Turkish ambassadorship and juvenile affectations with puns and fractured newswire tone.
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