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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1890
Page
4
A brief notice notes availability of a Brentano’s in Union Square New York and Awe des Opera in Paris for those seeking relief after a disappointing hotel stay. The source hints at retail outlets offering a remedy through reading material.
The Pension Bureau orders Barclay to resume duties after resigning, amid claims the administration delays appointing his successor. The piece argues Republican officials campaign and some officeholders neglect duties, while civil service reform is cited as a standard to apply evenly.
The city shows a growing gas consumption as autumn tests resources. Despite anticipated shortages each year, public sentiment has shifted from sensational reports to measured expectations. Gas companies are learning to balance supply against demand while more gas is being supplied than in any prior year.
The article critiques a Depew address praising upward mobility from fireman to president as a feature of American democracy. It notes potential cynicism about career ascent via connections, cites a corporate rival and suggests further advancement would lead to ownership of the entire railroad.
The Ohio Legislature grapples with conflicting aims as Democrats avoid alienating Governor Campbell while resisting the political machine in Cimesmati. After days, the body has done little, backing and filling in a tense extra session standoff.
The article notes Democratic and Republican maneuvers over Cincinnati governance. It praises Governor Campbell for his stance against dishonesty, while criticizing party leaders for interfering with local rent and urban control. It highlights legislative irritation and calls for the governor to reissue his message.
The piece critiques the Supreme Court and Western Circuit ruling on original package liquor laws, arguing their logic is muddled. It compares court theories to diplomatic law and suggests Congress must replicate state regulations for each jurisdiction to resolve the muddle.
The bill excluding lottery matter from the mails faces enforcement tests as critics claim bias in prosecutions. The New Orleans Times Democrat alleges Southern papers face action while Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper continues to mail a German lottery ad, claiming daily illegal ads since the law’s enactment.
The piece critiques Russell Harrison and Frank Leslie publishers for lottery advertising and calls postal authorities to enforce penalties. It notes Senator Blair’s likely failure to succeed and cautions colleagues that Blair remains vigilant over New Hampshire affairs with practical politics.
The Halle Socialist congress resolves that no one guilty of dishonorable practices may join the new party. The piece labels the group as impractical mangwumps if their visionary ways continue. Speaker Reed is cited claiming tariffs spur invention, though the cited Republican campaign inventions are deemed far from creditable.
The advance in prices for French brandy champagne corsets and 20 cent cigars could trigger a tariff bill revolt by the poorer classes.
A newspaper note discusses an engineering idea to raise the Capitol in Washington on jacks and rotate it, while humor mocks past political slips. Patty denies changing her religion, and a mock tax report envisions a reshaped federal cabinet and Senate. A French duel passes without harming livestock. Gresham’s staff is debated for the Supreme Court. Minnesota penitentiary criticism highlights alleged local thefts and fishing by convicts.
The piece notes women achieving prominence in dentistry and education, reports on a new women’s medical school in Glasgow, and cites European artists Marianne North and Alice Havers. It also mentions trends toward educated, capable women amid changing views in India and the East, and recalls social historian points on English women’s historic status, while reporting the death of Mrs. S. F. Weir, a Civil War nurse.
A reflective piece on the approaching winter, describing bare trees, cold winds, and the seasonal mood. It contrasts winter’s hardships with its redeeming comforts, urging readers to face the cold with warmth, hope, and resilience. The author notes seasons shape hearts and that attitudes determine one’s experience of winter’s joys and pains.
A collage of satirical lines and political verse references spanning U.S. and international topics. It laments Keystone State politics, mocks taxation and sensational headlines, interweaving quips about Canada tariffs, courtroom cases, socialites, and travel perils with fragmented literary lines.
Fragmentary text mentions a man who never accomplished anything and a woman seeking a husband, with scattered names and terms including Frank, Lesriz, Igst, Sunspray, and a tax bill. The passage also references avoiding speeches and a character named Willie Winkle.
Last evening ex senator Thomas C. Platt and other Republican leaders gathered at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and recalled Conkling. A Utica laborer noted visitors had laid flowers on Roscoe Conkling’s grave during a recent cemetery visit by unidentified locals. The elder figure was about 60, the younger around 43.
The wedding of Miss Katherine Hops Jacobus to Rev. Oliver Brown McCurdy took place at the First Presbyterian Church in Oxford. The ceremony featured tropical plants and a floral bell décor, with 600 worshippers and guests from Pittsburg Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Washington Princeton Newark and Plainfield. Miss Jacobus, daughter of Rev. Melancther Jacobus, had lived in the parsonage for over five years and is noted for her Christian character and accomplishments.
From the New York Tribune a dramatic account credits Engineer John Burns with saving passengers on a Lake Shore Express by forcing his engine forward through a wreck. He refused to abandon his post, guiding the locomotive to clear a path, with no deaths and only minor injuries to Burns and a few others.
The London Spectator notes postwar growth in the South with rising population and enterprise. It cites Minnesota, Dakota, and western mineral wealth as rivals to older regions, while Pacific outlays in San Francisco and Portland push development toward Puget Sound towns connected by vast rail networks to Chicago and New York.
The eleventh annual American Inter Semin ary Missionary Alliance convention opens at 11 o clock in the Fourth U P Church Allegheny with a 2 30 devotional and 3 o clock welcome by Rev H T McClelland D D A paper on The Prospects of Africa by H Star of Boston and a later paper by W H Cossum on The Student Volunteer Movement. Evening lecture by Rev Wayland Hoyt D D of Minneapolis at First Presbyterian Church Wood street. Sessions continue next morning at the Fourth Church Allegheny with evening meeting at First Church. Saturday’s orator is Rev J L Hurlburt of New York with four meetings Sunday at 3 00 7 30 and 9 15 PM.
The topical talker mentions Cameron and Quay in the city, Cameron hosting a levee at Hotel Duquesne while Quay held a secret session at Seventh Avenue. A drunken middle-aged man near Brimstone Corner and Smithfield Street muttered about Cam eron and Quay before a cab finally took him home.
Theatrical opinion cites Pittsburg as a desert oasis for touring companies. Managers report audiences rise after Pittsburg dates with several shows proving revival prospects. Rumors circulate about the financial solidity of larger outfits as weak road companies fold.
A stout man covered in brick dust mounted a Fifth Avenue car with a dinner bucket tools and a clay pipe. In the cramped car a clash with curved seats knocked his pipe from his mouth and bucket lid loose. He exited after exclaiming the trip was “no end to it.”
The article recounts Victoria the elephant’s nervousness on stage in the Necropolis scene of Around the World in Eighty Days. It describes a perilous four inch timber bridge built at the footlights, Victoria’s careful descent, and the relieved reception as she moved toward Sixth Street with Bolossy Kiralfy and others watching. The piece notes her 42 years and compares the feat to past stunts including carrying Albert Edward, Prince of Wales.
The poem asks who can capture the splendor of autumn woods as birch and maple glow, signaling with brilliant color and light, transmitting their messages through the season’s palette.
A Brantford Woman's Club session in the Teachers' Library featured Mrs. C. I. Wade delivering a Spain critique titled as a backhanded praise by a cautious president. The discussion yielded no motto. the secretary, Mrs. Irvine Reynolds, resigned citing a planned absence. Mrs. Dr. Ramsey was elected secretary in her place.
Last evening at the Pittsburg Club Theater featured Mrs. Walter C. Wyman as soloist and Mr. Ethelbert Nevin as pianist and featured performer. Nevin received the strongest acclaim for his exquisite touch and masterful interpretations of pieces like Walter Gentile Slumber Song Intermezzo and Song of the Brook. Mrs. Wyman drew a more restrained reception though she improved in later numbers. audience warmth remained modest overall. The hall was well attended with spectators typical of Nevin recitals and close at hand, Mrs. Wyman’s final reception was pleasant.
The Point Breeze Presbyterian Church women hosted a successful reception last night with coffee served by Mrs. David Bell and Mrs. Charles Arbuthnot. Mrs. H. L. Gebbert assisted by Mrs. Berger, Mrs. Frank Bell and others supervised the supper room. Music entertained by Miss Benham, Miss Briggs and Mr. Pope.
A reception hosted by Mrs. A. E. Sailor yesterday afternoon honored Mrs. Edgar Wilson and her newly married husband described as the AI General of Idaho. Guests called Mrs. Wilson a lovely lady, noting Mr. Wilson's cousin relation to the host and his distinguished, affable nature.
Edgeworth society will attend a reception hosted by Mrs. Edwin H. Stowe on October 29 at her suburb home. Represented cities include Pittsboro and Allegheny with cards received in both places. Mrs. Stowe will be assisted by rm. F. Semple and Mrs. H. Rose. Hours are 3 to 6.
Early morning ceremony at St Pauls Cathedral united Miss Jennie Fetherston and Charles F McBride. They left for a three weeks honeymoon after a wedding breakfast.
A Brooklyn compiled column surveys varied topics from Pacific grape varieties in New York markets and a one legged cyclist challenge to a Los Angeles fruit bearing tree census numbering 10 065 575. It notes Swiss Jungfrau railway plans and Chinese pheasants in Oregon forests estimated at 1 000 000, plus thoughts on electrical artesian wells and global fruit self sufficiency in Washington.
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