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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1889
Page
4
The Pittsburgh Chronicle reports that the Exposition still owes about 150000 for buildings, despite prior claims funds were fully raised. Editors argue public support is vital to prevent debt and to boost future attractions and regional business.
New York money market tightness dominates last week’s business with banking houses forecasting rates of 15 to 25 percent through January. Experts attribute it to speculative excess on Wall Street, gold outflow, and foreign purchases, but expect legitimate trade to remain sheltered as Treasury bond activity absorbs inflationary pressure.
The article notes cultural contrasts between Yankees and South Americans as delegates on a regional trip grow tired from late nights, dense sightseeing, and rapid factory visits. It argues the rushed, dashful American itinerary clashes with the Spanish American preference for rest, digestion, and a slower pace.
The article defends corporate fairness and rejects boycotts as a method to regulate public service charges. It argues the Dispatch did not judge gas rates, only that strikes and boycotts from combinations are not just or natural. It notes the need to avoid assuming corporations are always wrong.
The piece argues that endorsing the idea that competition in natural gas is impossible leads to acceptance of producer combinations, strikes, and boycotts as self protection. It criticizes the Derrick claim and calls for understanding how competition could be preserved without new pipe systems for each producer.
The fire engineers demand removal of obstructive wires in city districts and oppose electric light wires that threaten fatal shocks during firefighting. They urge heads of fire departments to refuse to work where wires remain, citing grave dangers inherent to electric hazards.
The piece urges impartial justice in Navassa island labor riots noting U S war vessels may detain returning rioters and stressing fair treatment of workers and accountability for employer abuse. It argues punishment for disorder must not ignore workers rights or overlook violence by employers on the other side.
The author defends Henry M. Stanley against critics if he is buying ivory in Africa. Ivory trade is presented as legitimate commerce and a step toward replacing the slave trade. If true, Stanley’s profits would reflect honest trade stemming from his exploration achievements.
The article asserts that doubts about a personal devil are settled by Chicago revelations, identifying the Western center of trade as a source of numerous such figures. It presents a satirical view on corruption and vice in commerce.
The New York Press urges New Yorkers to raise the cash for the Exposition in a single day. It notes the city has taken long to plan and implies the countdown mirrors the Grant monument fund effort, with days needed still unreckoned.
An outbreak of fever among Yale College students challenges common beliefs about college life. The text suggests the afflicted are among the study-focused rather than the overly active, implying a counterintuitive link between study habits and illness.
Prominent New York banks forecast money will swing 15 to 25 percent from now to January 1. The tone suggests speculation by traders and a banker’s aim to spur a revival in trade. Meanwhile a new prayer book is expected in 1892, inviting earnest study of its ideas.
A political argument contends that stopping anarchists requires breaking the power of large corporations and preventing a privileged wealthy class from burdening the public. The piece questions social inflation and asks if lands acquired from the Chippewa are worth at least 50 million, challenging national credit.
The article notes a proposed division of the Speakership and head of the Ways and Means Committee between Reed and McKinley, while warning that time tests state power. It also references a champagne price conspiracy reported by the New York Evening Sun and remarks on Temperance efforts by Fatzer McTiche’s Children’s Total Abstinence Society.
Esasmus WIMA donates 100 to a Horace Greeley monument fund. The Prince of Wales is said to suffer Brights disease and may extend his Egypt trip on physicians orders. Hon. M. McLane offers stamp speaking for Maryland Democrats.C. P. Huntington may owe 10 million in a Lowden cable. Prince Hatzfeldt to wed with dowry and debts. Justice Stephens J. Frevo adjusts after California incident. Fabian Franklin named Johns Hopkins math associate professor. Mrs. Harrison runs White House domestic affairs daily. Broxsoe Howanp on writing plays six times before satisfaction. Loomis family notices. Cairo winter plan, executor duties in estate.
A speaker recalls discoveries of unique books from the last two years, such as a 1487 Sarum Missal printed for Caxton, a 1614 world map with America, and a 1548 prayer book edition scarce today. He urges collectors to inspect old libraries and mansions for such rarities, noting price surges and the need to recognize fragile tracts among bindings.
A Belvidere party led by Councilman McMutrie and County Clerk Hopler hunted near Porter's Lake. They wounded a deer and later killed a bear that charged Hopler while another bear watched. they retreated after a volley but returned to claim the carcass. The expedition yielded 191 pickerel, 68 pheasants, and 24 brace.
A fragmentary report recalls a Pierre Dak resident who sold a 100 acre tract near town for a song and now sees it misused in city life. Records show land once owned by the man and his family fading into poverty due to poor foresight.
Rushville Illinois has not hosted a baseball game this year. The town plans to lure players from other towns next year to revive the sport and restore excitement in the baseball stricken country.
An odd archival note from the Philadelphia Press mentions a peculiar pension category titled Original Widows. The fragment hints at an unusual labeling system and references a person named Ean bs webb eho wan con eel in unclear context.
The Chicago News reports World’s Fair prospects now look brilliant as a room filled with red headed girls. The note mirrors era hype and suggests strong public interest in the event and its display.
A review of The Romance of Dollard showing Canada’s late seventeenth century hero Adam Dollard in a dramatic marriage tale set in Quebec 1600. Also covers Alaska travel writing The New Eldorado by Maturin Ballou, and notes on Summer Holidays by Theodore Child with essays on Chartreuse and Tuileries recollections.
The female giraffe at Cincinnati Zoological Garden gave birth to a male calf this forenoon. At nearly five feet in height and about ten pounds, the newborn stands as a remarkable among captive giraffes with no prior births recorded at the zoo.
The Denver Republican reports Joe Smith unhappy with his 75 000 annual earnings from Clerk and Recorder fees. He operates a side business tied to the Court House and keeps extra hours, asserting the abstract business adds at least 20 000 more yearly.
Summary of scattered international notes including imports into India with Calcutta tallies, Berlin students self harming over class promotion, Paris beauty show entrants, an Andalusian execution delayed by a late reprieve, a gourmet’s venison quip about English parks, Wilkie Colling’s high novel price and Thackeray’s remark, a Lucerne village old maid society under a matrimonial agency, and related curiosities.
In an 19th century New Idea essay, Sir Lion Pisyfair notes medical men largely say they fear death rarely. He cites Livingstone and Rustem Pasha as cases where victims felt curiosity or anger, and describes Sir Edward Bradford who reportedly felt no fear during a brutal arm devouring.
Washington dispatch notes growing support for Maine’s Thomas B Reed as Speaker candidate. McKinley’s quiet campaign solidifies strength. Burrows and Cannon seen as potential rivals. Betting markets favor Burrows if subsidy-backed policy shapes the outcome.
In the Corona steamboat disaster Charity Lambert a Maryland born Black woman saved many passengers by guiding them to life preservers and the roof as the vessel exploded Four souls perished including Mrs Hough while Charity assisted others and was later rescued for her selfless actions on the Mississippi trip
Investigation into Provencal habits reveals lingering pagan elements still observed today. On Christmas, known as Leis bangg de Caleno, families perform the benediction of the fire with a silent libation and verses praising fire as they pour three drops of wine upon burning wood.
A work crew west of Waigprsatox C H on Bugar creek uncovers nine skeletal remains over four days including seven men one woman and a baby. The site near the riverbank shows bones in fair preservation suggesting hasty burial. In total about 25 skeletons are expected to be recovered.
A speaker describes a woman by a window singing with joy as roses bloom and silk roses grow. A shadow enters, a letter is found, and she reads it to reveal a grim specter that drains her brightness leaving a silent grief in her eyes.
The Dispatch features telegraphic news from Ohio New York and Pennsylvania plus a major review of national politics. It notes General Baum as Pension Commissioner and reports testimony in the Cronin case. Also covers a Chicago streetcar incident and railroad wrecks near Confluence with casualties.
An Indianapolis Sentinel summary reports that chickens may carry a diphtheria like disease. Coroner Wagner asserts a clear link and Pasteur's investigations are cited as showing contagion from fowl to humans.
The article discusses fire resistant homes built in Buenos Ayres and Montevideo using timber sparingly and brickwork with lime. It notes lack of iron arches, timber transport from distant sources, and unconventional wall and door frame construction as part of the fireproof design.
A Lancaster pensioner boasted of fencing prowess to a government detective who halted his pension. Parsons near Auckland loses smell. A Youngstown store cat survives six weeks imprisoned without food or water. Beaver Falls plans a shooting match with a live bear as a participant. LA DIS MILLER returns from Kansas trip by wagon. Celluloid sparks ignite a Philadelphia saloon accident. bartenders avert tragedy with seltzer. A bear scares a Adams county school. teacher drives it away with a poker. A Waser Vinorsta vapor lists marriage licenses granted, stirring public notice.
A collage of brief curiosities from across the nation including a two legged horse exhibition in New York Madison Ga and a Pensacola mustang drowning its abuser. Reports mention muskrats signaling winter in the Northwest and a 101 year old Indian hunter on Fond du Lac Reservation. Further items note a Knox County farmer centenarian, a Bull city dog tale, irrigation plans for Bear River canal, and a peculiar Atlanta girl nicknamed Bright Eyes Bird with tribal references.
A collage of quips and exchanges from humorous snippets and satirical columns. The piece mentions characters like Dalser and Tesas, with scenes of horse thieves, a fatigued engineer, and banter about marriages and expenses.
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