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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1891
Page
2
A National Association of Dancing Masters reshapes ballroom etiquette ending the wild waltz and gallop. The minuet returns as the keynote with slow graceful movement and measured revolutions. Fashions shift to old dances like Le Reve and Oxford. new dances gain fame including the Pirouette and Gavotte.
The article describes a detailed set of steps for the Oxford dance in two parts including minuet time and galop elements. It explains partner positions left and right, marching, bows, basque steps, and a forward and backward movement with knee-high kicks, finishing with a galop. It also notes a newer dance called The Providence by Prof LL E Bare dedicated to Rhode Island.
Fragmentary notes describe composers and delegates in Baltimore and New Orleans predicting success for The Providence and a Jubilee waltz. It mentions dancing steps, reversals, and a plan to begin with a waltz and two lessons, amid mixed opinions and playful descriptions of dancers and attire.
A meeting of World’s Fair Commissioners in Allegheny county outlined plans to name 20 women to join the Ladies Auxiliary. The exhibit will place women’s work on par with men and feature a dedicated building for high grade displays. Miss McCandless noted no gender distinction in fair work and highlighted showcases such as kindergartens cooking schools and nurse staffed hospitals.
The Oceanic arrived with details on Mason a British subject jailed for supplying arms to Chinese rioters. Authorities seized rifles and ammunition smuggled as steel and alerted Shanghai officials. Mason faced two years hard labor a fine and banishment. Officials warn of wider European involvement.
Mabel Power wife of E T Power a freight conductor on the P R R ran away with John Steinway a brake man on the same line. She left to visit her parents at Johnstown and Steinway followed. A note from Mrs Power says she left because she is in love. Power aged 35 says his wife cannot stay away.
A reminiscence narrated by Joseph Horne Jr recalls John Harper showing steadfast trust despite friendships. It notes Harper, son of the Bank of Pittsburgh president, allegedly never demanded gold for notes and that his father and the party of the second part were always the best of friends.
Erie county resident Thomas Dunn reports misheard remarks by Praitpedl claiming he had proof that Can yao ren is sold by a farm and that only one farm had been sold. The garbled statements prompted questions about a land sale.
Hosiery and trim sale lists chenille ireses dado frieze and tassel fringe with price tiers four dollars four fifty and five dollars a pair highlighted by the five dollar items from hoges and burn.
Jos. Houer & Co. promotes stylish children jackets in chinchilla cloth. Navy blue and grey options offered at Penn Avenue stores.
In Beaver County, operators halted new drills on the fifth sand at McDonald amid pipeline pressure to conserve oil. Several wells on top of the fifth sand may improve with deeper drilling, including Nos. 3 and 4 from Greenlee & Forst and lines at Sauter and Morgan farms. The Royal Gas No. 4 and others remain active, while a theory of petroleum origin is noted, and regional prospects show limited fresh production with notable losses reported at Beaver Falls and other fields.
A roundup of brief items includes editor George F. Candier of the Buffalo Sunday Truth deemed insane. The steamship Edam towed to Queenstown. The Czar donates 8,000,000 roubles to famine relief. A receiver appointed for First National Bank of Danville. Missionaries warned by placards in Woo Chang. Welsh lakes burst flooding quarries injuring many. A 10-ton British gun on Victoria cracked. France may boycott the World's Fair if buildings are wood. Francesco Finnes held by brigands in Jalisco with $2,000 ransom unpaid, victim shot. A Berlin doctor warns on bacteria in the mouth. A Chicago man hangs himself after a hearse door break. A Chicago night agent robbed of company funds. Leon La Montague extradited to Sherbrooke, found guilty and sentenced. Two miners die from foul air in Monarch Colorado. Cardinal Manning receives a message from Cardinal Gibbons via Edison. Brighton notes remarks on Parnell and religious politics. Frank Dubedat jailed for bankruptcy breach and fraud. fled to Cape Colony, recaptured.
A chaotic melee at the San Pablo mine near Buena Ventura Mexico involved John T. Moulton American and two Mexican men Leanado Rodriguez and Antonio Ventro. Ventro died and Rodriguez was badly stabbed while Moulton suffered fatal injuries. All three participants are expected to die. Separately, the Knights of Labor led boycott against W J Lemps brewery ended with union terms including ten hour work days, noon meal break, weekly pay, and arbitration. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad directors announced several appointments. Pennsylvania official aims to consolidate traffic with Northern Pacific to create a 1000 mile ocean-to-ocean line.
City of Mexico reports the San Juan and Papaloopan rivers rising rapidly and overflowing in many towns. Crops are widely destroyed while Tabasco state experiences heavy rains and San Juan Bautista faces great danger.
In Salvador on October 21 observers note many of President Exeda's supporters have abandoned him after he aligned with his new Minister of Foreign Affairs Senor Gallegos, formerly Zaldivar's close ally.
Blaine land improvement company touts free daily trains and living in Monongahela Valley. For tickets and details visit Fourth Avenue. Also advertises sale of French goods and fashion items from Jos Home & Co and Beas & Bunt with discounts on coats and feather collarettes.
The Grady monument in Atlanta was unveiled with Gov David B Hill of New York delivering a tribute. The speech lauds Grady as journalist, orator, and patriot whose brief life advanced Southern prosperity and North South reconciliation. It recounts Grady s Georgia roots, education, journalism career, and public service along with praise for his private virtues and influence.
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