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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1889
Page
4
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The ordinance targeting the Pleasant Valley Railway to remove overhead wires is criticized as biased against a single company. The editorial urges uniform treatment of all electric wires and favors undergrounding to reduce danger and street obstruction. It notes arc light, telegraph, telephone lines, and iron masts as clutter, advocating impartial measures.
The city anticipates strong demand for space in the Industrial Exposition tied to the Pan American delegates visit. Some exhibitors who missed the regular show fear exclusion from the coming event, while two large buildings may soon be vacant. Officials hope the exhibit fills both the main and machinery buildings to boost Pittsburg industry.
In a French politics interview Emile Zola extols President Carnot as flawless, praising his conduct and denouncing any mudslinging. Zola’s blunt appraisal reinforces Carnot’s public image as immaculate and beyond reproach.
The New York stock decline shows the old proverb that what goes up must come down. Speculation driven by funds for big bets caused tight money, with trust certificates leading the tumble. Legitimate trade and industry on a sound base need not fear broader effects.
In Hanover Court House Virginia Julius Caesar Burrows faced disruption when supporters released a tame bear that climbed trees and performed tricks, preventing Burrows from continuing his campaign address. The episode raises questions about Democratic performance and political quietus in the region.
A political cartoon and commentary mock Virginia Democrats by depicting a bear dancing, arguing the satire weakens arguments on tariffs and Virginia debt. The piece notes the bear stunt is gentler than violent Southern methods but questions whether it reflects well on the party.
The Pittsburg Club speech confirms President Roberts stance against pooling and in favor of competition. He argues the Pennsylvania Railroad has no need for pools or trusts and would gain from Western traffic. readers are urged to apply these principles to future state railway plans.
A leading firm notes they have not shipped to South America yet and cites transportation as a hurdle. The piece argues that understanding which goods South Americans want and how they are shipped matters more than transport alone, and that Pittsburgh products already enter these markets. Regular steamship lines help, but the key is studying needs and capabilities of both continents.
The Dispatch reports plans for a 1500 foot tower for the Washington Exposition with an auditorium for 25 000 at the base. The proposed structure would surpass the Eiffel Tower and avoid being a mere enlargement of it. Critics note it would overtop the Washington monument.
The article ties Kansas large corn and wheat crops to a statewide boom with a surge in marriages. It notes record yields worth about a hundred million dollars and a rising number of marriage licenses, with seventeen granted the prior Saturday and increasing demand overall.
Chicago reporters note a day of reflection as the Cotton Oil Trust concludes that trust business does not work. Trusts generally discover this fact when they are exposed to market realities and legal scrutiny.
A mosaic of political quips and observations touches on trust busting under the interstate commerce act, alleged forgery in Ohio politics, Senate seat stuffing, and foreshadowed Cronin case developments. The piece notes labor strife in Havana, baseball earnings shifts, and museum raids with a wry, period voice.
Chicago’s latest natural gas strike appears to have burned the men who found it. The implication of this heat for the Exposition of 1892 remains to be discovered.
Ex Senator Warner Miller’s NY campaign ties to renomination talk. Assistant Secretary Batchelor resumes Treasury duties. Hickam Gray named general traffic manager of Southern Pacific. Austin Corbin returns from Europe. Plans for a monument to General Hartrans advance. Ward McAllister hosts a high society ball at the Metropolitan. Naval Academy Institute elects officers and appoints board. Mrs Harrison to visit Philadelphia and New York. Papal delegate Archbishop Satolls named for Catholic University events.
Governor George L. Shoup in his annual report outlines key provisions of the proposed Idaho constitution to be put to voters at the November election. He notes Idaho’s claim of essential solvency and outlines state affairs within the territory’s extensive area and population context.
Harper's Weekly notes New York avocations of fashion dress purchases. A Pittsburg wife carried twelve trunks of dresses to Fifth Avenue Hotel. a bundle man claimed old clothes from room 110. The hotel clerk and dress dealer sparred over ownership before apologies and threats of suit. the wife never brings cast-off gowns to New York again. Theaters draw crowds as Little Lord Fauntleroy, Byrons, Daniel Boone draw varied patrons. Fifth Avenue traffic blocked by Harris doors as Opera House and Academy of Music enjoy strong patronage and profits.
In Norristown on October 21 about 20 000 people attended the funeral and 4 000 followed General Hartranft to the grave. Services at the Episcopal and Presbyterian churches were led by Rev Dr Davidson and Rev Dr Bieber. The body lay in state at the Court House from 11 to 3, with Loyal Legion and Grand Army officers present. The procession included veterans, state officials, and civic leaders, concluding with a large civic demonstration under Chief Marshal Rennyson and the state legislature viewing the parade.
The Protestant Episcopal Board of Missions held its final meeting and adjourned sine die. A resolution proposed fixing missionary salaries at 650 dollars and deacons at a lesser amount, but action was deferred. The treasurer reported Lent Missionary contributions totaling 1,190 and children’s gifts via Sunday schools. The church building fund, presented by Judge Prince of New Mexico, showed strong growth, while the moribund enrollment fund disposition was referred to the Board of Managers.
Philadelphia October 21 Emma Jach's Grand English Opera Company opened its career with a remarkable Faust performance at the Academy of Music tonight If tonight's show sets the standard the company will have a lengthy and prosperous life for the season
Alexander P. Newton, 60, died at his Mansfeld home from heart disease after a Panhandle train ride. He was a Mason and Pitspurge commandery member, survived by wife and four daughters. Edward C. Colgan, Cumberland Gap editor, died in Louisville aged about 48, leaving a wife and two children. Jared E. Redfield of Essex died in Hartford after a short illness. James Poutiela, noted inventor in BosTex, linked to metal manufacturing.
Review lauds the Grand Opera House production of Little Lord Fauntleroy with Master Tommy Russell as Cedric Ferrol. Highlights his charming portrayal, strong supporting cast, and tasteful stage craft, noting the play improves on the book while delivering mood, pathos, and humor for families and children.
Lovers packed the popular playhouse as both performances sold out with standing room gone. Real Cherokee actors heightened realism with four braves a squaw and a papoose in buckskin and a feather headdress. A young papoose crawling from a banana stole the show, provoking laughter. The week promises large business for the venue.
A large audience gathered last night as curtains rose on Across the Continent. Miss Kate Byron portrayed the broken hearted wife in Act I while Charles W Dennin worked the crowd with witty interludes. Oliver Byron appeared in Act II as Joe Ferris the Ferret and drew audience sympathy. Mr Samuel Barkell performed a cornet solo to warm applause.
A large audience attended a weeklong engagement by Harry Williams Academy and Harry Watson's American Specialty Company. The show featured The Four Emeralds Little Ida Boulden Retlaw and Alton R. M. Carroll Miss Nelle Russell Allen and Del Satsuma the Japarrese juggler Miss Annie Girard the Boulde Gannon brothers the Mendels Prof and G Johnson and Harry Watson the funny Dutch gate, among others.
The museum features a large display of babies as the week’s main attraction with a prize of a diamond ring for the prettiest. Beside a half man half horse, other attractions include a stage performance with the Family Kelly and Hines Emma Sunlin the Swiss warbler and the Peasleys. The museum was crowded yesterday.
Governor Lewis Wolfrey reports to the Interior Secretary on Arizona polygamy law and urges Congress to reestablish disenfranchisement. He notes about 8,000 Mormons in the territory and says church authority supersedes other laws.
John G. Jones, a Chicago lawyer, proposes a conference of leading colored men from every state and territory to meet in Chicago in June to form a national league to aid the race. He envisions a united effort for elevation and organization of the colored population across the United States.
The piece recounts reactions to Mrs Jenness Miller's dress reform lecture, interviewing several society women labeled as fleshy or slender. They express skepticism about weight control, discuss corsets, drapery trends, and personal willingness to adopt reform, with notes on fashion and social perceptions.
The Carlton Club hosted an evening at W A Cass residence in Oakland with orchestra and quartet, ending with a refined spread and a farewell speech by Steven W. Clancy. The Woman’s International Christian Association opens its tenth conference in Baltimore today, drawing interest from workers. Rev. Dr. George F. Kaylor receives a gold watch from friends, signaling appreciation for his service before a Sewickley appointment. Weddings are planned for Miss Bernard F. O Callahan of Philadelphia and Miss Mary A. Wacker with Mr. Henry J. Holman at St Mary’s and St Mary’s Sharpsburg. Tax Select Club met at Library parlors as interest among young ladies grows.
A telegraph from the dispatch reports Judge Matthew P. Deady of the Oregon federal courts is in Washington. He recalls the Sharpnell case and discusses a forgery dispute involving Sarah Althea and an East Coast connection, noting financial entanglements and a contested suit.
In Philadelphia neighbors along Seven teenth and Oxford streets were awakened by a loud gong from Inventor Keely’s home. Police rushed to the southeast corner residence as a powerful burglar alarm alarmed the area. The scene involved a hurried arrest attempt and frantic crowding, with onlookers fearing the famed motor would startle at any moment.
Rates C H West Virginia reports years of local legend of a paying silver mine near Dickens farm. Railroad surveyors found marked stones and a possible route to ore after discovery, prompting analysis of ore sample sent East.
The Christian Inquirer notes the scriptures urge us to horror all men, and laments that some men speak and write so cruelly that following this precept becomes extraordinarily difficult.
In a 19th century New York boarding house, Morris A. Redding attempted suicide with Pfeffer after a gas poisoning. Pfeffer died and Redding was near death until Dr Cummings arranged a transfusion using Henry Von der Leith as donor. The 15 minute procedure saved Redding. he regained consciousness after 12 ounces of blood passed into him.
E. J. Henley and Misa Mary Hampton secretly wed last Thursday and departed for San Francisco, ignoring contracts with their managers. Henley, famed for Deacon Brodie and extensive stage work, and Hampton, slated for a Shenandoah Company role, leave leading engagements unfilled.
In Brooklyn at 1025 Third Avenue the Campbell and Myers families wake to smoke and a half burned stairway. With no ladder available they descend by improvised rope from a corded bedstead. All exit unharmed despite scorched clothes and injuries. Fire causes about 8000 dollars in damage.
The steamship City of Brooklyn, on an eastward voyage from New York, rescued 14 men and a cabin boy from the wrecked Genoa bark Barone Podesta after a hurricane. The Barone Podesta broke up off Pensacola bound for St Nizarre with lumber, crew clung to a bowsprit for days, surviving on raw pork and rainwater before rescue on September 18 and delivery to Bristol officials.
A Wheeling man relates a bizarre incident on a eastbound train where a stranger with a gray beard sat in his seat. After a polite correction, the rider stood in the car's rear, and at Deer Park a dramatic claim surfaces that the stranger was the deposed president.
James C. Trautman, President of the Kansas City Temperance Union, proposes a central organization uniting North and South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska. He has shared the plan with presidents C. F. Atkinson and W. W. Barres who promised cooperation.
Philadelphia carpenter William K Beard of the Pi Twins weighs 20 pounds and is listed among odd notes. Reading labor leaders oppose Western beer and 5 cent barbers. An Ohio church elder is jailed for robbing a neighbor's hen coop claiming the hens were his own. Henry Harr shoots a flock in Cheat river region killing three turkeys with one bullet. A man named Williams in Harrison County loses a market wagon on Sunday as his pastor passes by. A loom frame torn down in Bark County leaves timbers scattered full of toga.
A collage of brief items notes J. W. Branch of St. Louis, Tacoma’s Henry Dram, a Detroit landlord dispute, a Bridgeport infant’s nine grandmothers, and a tax-improvement lantern device. Other glimpses cover a Paris Hippodrome spectacle, a Worms cathedral restoration, Lucile Fountain’s marriage record, a Grand Rapids resident married in many states, and a horse crossing a Michigan bridge. Also mentioned are artesian wells in Yankton, Grandma Brown at 100, a Sydney butcher's fortune from kissing a customer, and various notes on dogs, clocks, and geography from Canada and Glasgow.
A collage of witty quotes and brief jottings from a 1900s feel daily, including housewife woes, editors guidance, and rhyming quips. Names like Dorothea Polly and references to Chicago grocery prices appear among varied snippets.
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