The Dispatch Advertising Office and Publication Details
An aged newspaper notice describes THE DISPATCH publishing and advertising offices in Pittsburg and New York, with rates for Daily and Weekly editions, postage rules, and instructions for carriers and contributors. The piece lists offices at Diamond Street locations and foreign advertiser conveniences, plus subscription prices.
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Vol 4
So. Mi
Pittsburg
Posolica
Dormer Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
Industrial competition and labor in Monongahela Valley
A 1590 MITTELURG piece explains how new industries near Belle Vernon and Charleroi attract workers, raising coal wages as mines compete for labor. It argues unions can correct imbalances by expanding labor competition and improving worker earnings through broader employment and cooperative ventures.
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Monongahela
Belle Vernon
Charleroi
Cas
Monongalula Valley
Telegraph Correspondence on Arkansas Postmaster Alarm
An urgent telegraph from an Arkansas postmaster prompted a response from the Post Office Department. The exchange focused on security concerns and operational worries affecting local mail service and public confidence.
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Arkansas
Post Office Department
Gas supply anxieties in Pittsburg prompt self help
The piece argues the Philadelphia Company may shut gas to mills if rates stay at 10 cents per thousand feet, urging Pittsburgh manufacturers to build independent gas systems or switch to coal or oil. It notes local mills already using self supplied gas and foresees no lasting hardship, warning against foreign control of coal.
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Philadelphia
Equitable Company
Carnegie’s
Oliver
Monongahela
Jones & Laughlins
Washington County
Pittsburg
Disratch
Philadelphia Company
New York
Newark
London
Millionaires in Common Style Shock High Society
New York intelligence notes a clash between revolutionary fashion and aristocratic privilege as Clauncey M. Depew J J Astor Jr and the Vanderbilts attend a theater in common cutaway coats and light trousers sitting seventh row. The piece questions whether millionaire society will tolerate this breach of dress covenants and traditio.
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New York
Clauncey M. Depew
J. J. Astor, Jr
Mrs. Astors
McAllisters
Lantey Kanes
Social Zion Io
Sol
Depew
The Narrow Dress Code Clash of High Society
A critical portrait mocks social Zion satire and the suffocating fashion rule of dress coats. It targets Depew and wealthy elites for abandoning traditional attire in theatergoing, arguing such breaches insult public standards and social prestige.
Panic over a circular funds political aim in Philadelphia
A Delamater linked circular asking for 100 subscriptions for a “special political purpose” circulated to firms. The Philadelphia Inquirer misattributed the signatory to Wharton Barker, accusing a corruption fund. It emerges the signers support Delamater and the money backs his interests, embarrassing his own organ.
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Delamater
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
Joseph Wharton
Wharton Barker
Pattison
Condition of the canvass in Pennsylvania election
The Pennsylvania campaign nears its end with voters largely committed to their choices. Managers will push to turnout the remaining supporters and sway independents. Western Pa favors Pattison, while the East remains uncertain, with independent Republican votes likely to decide the outcome. Delamater’s path appears narrow and unlikely to succeed broadly.
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Pennsylvania
Pattison
Delamater
Taz Dispatch
Blaine Endorses McKinley in Canton Speech
Secretary of State James G. Blaine delivered a Canton address praising McKinley and outlining Republican policy on protection and reciprocity. His appeal targets protection supporters across parties, urging a vote for McKinley despite other differences.
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McKinley
James G. Blaine
Canton
Blaine
Mr. Blaine
Brooklyn to Have Police Census in Citywide Scrutiny
A report notes Brooklyn will conduct a census via police counts as cities broaden this practice. The piece links the move to general adoption in urban areas and cites political rhetoric over demagoguery by Governor Hill and Speaker Reed, with Senator Sherman mentioning Delamater and Hastings in a related Old City Hall speech.
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Brooklyn
Sherman
Mr. Delamater
Old City Hall
Ohio Statesman
Hastings
Political Commentary and Editorial Snippets Mixed
A disjointed column reviews political figures and party tactics, noting urging examples from Huntington and Plumb, a Kansas tour, and pressure on the Philadelphia press. It references Dudley’s libel suit, Turkenian Brotherhood moves, and Senator Emmonds on states’ rights amid the original package ruling.
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Epmunds
Weather storms and politics mix in Brooklyn theater scene
A witty critique notes yesterday’s storm as vindication for many theories, predicting a sobering political turn after more storms. The piece mentions Axy Opera Diss DEBAR returning to action in Brooklyn and Ann Adelia’s misstep, with a jab at potential Pennsylvania employment.
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New York
Personal Jottings Bring Wide World of Notables Home
Eduard Schnitzer and Antonio De Navarro are highlighted among a gallery of society figures. Notes cover marriages, legacies, aristocratic circles in London and New York, Verdi era anecdotes, and reflections on culture, science, and major exhibitions in Chicago and Paris.
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Antonio DE Navarro
Mary Anderson
Ito
Ate Francis Dykers
New York
A Slippery Peddler’s Soap and Umbrella Tale
Clergymen discuss aiding ex convicts in a city and a soap seller’s visit ends with a lost umbrella and a discouraged view of the ex convict question. A humorous home mission anecdote contrasts charity with possession, as a silk umbrella vanishes with a visiting gentleman. The piece also recalls misdirected charity forms and census blanks in mission boxes.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
Thad
Europe
Home Missions Board
James B. Adams
Mary G. Adams
Robert Adams
Jonas Adams
Alice Adama
Oil and faith clash in town as oil fever takes hold
In a town where church members initially opposed oil drilling they gradually shift stance as leases go up and derricks rise. Ministers relent, some own wells, and discourse changes from sin to profit with one veteran noting a preacher’s yard well brings in about five dollars daily.
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Ani
Oat Sen Lesen
King Solomons Mines Seekers Report Ancient Ruins Near Mashonaland
The Times correspondent describes cyclopean ruins near Zinbabwe on a granite kopje with concentric walls and a conical tower, suggesting a citadel. The site, linked by explorers to the so called Queen of Sheba, may be the legendary King Solomons Mines awaiting rediscovery.
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London Spectator
Times
Mashonaland
South Africa
Mauch
Zinbabwe
Soeon
Yorieh
A Growing Resemblance Photographic Study on Married Couples
A Chamber's Journal article reports Geneva Photographic Society efforts examining if married couples resemble each other over years of cohabitation. Of 78 pairs photographed, four resembled each other more than siblings and 30 showed considerable likeness. Recommendations emphasize unbiased pairing to avoid bias.
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Geneva Photographic Society
Eripinas
In a Country Churchyard Poem Reflection
A Chamber's Journal verse laments aging graveyard scenes with broken headstones and fading names. The poem contrasts vibrant moss with forgotten lives, noting death's equalizing inevitability and the vanity of memory as time erodes all.
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A. G
Chamber
Ohio news items mix of crops, crime and transport
Ohio farmers report a 70 percent potato yield, corn turning out better with 41 bushels per acre, and Ohio fall crop totals. Wires for Martin's Ferry street railway ordered, while talk of expanding Dayton police with mounted units continues. Zanesville grand jury considers dog theft larceny, and plans for a new town near Portland emerge.
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Liverpool
New Alexandria
Dayton
A. A. Bolton
Akron
Martin's Ferry
Salem
Baltimore and Ohio
St. Clairsville
Jefferson County
Steubenville
Belmont County
Denwrox Graves
Zanesville
Frank
NW. Y
Erie
Columbiana
Jefferson Counties
Mahoning
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Belmont
Stark
Lake Shore
Oregon Township
Ohio
Wheeling Electric Railway
Portland
Philips
Halloween Night Imagery by Leigh Herold in Helford's Magazine
A poem excerpt titled One Halloween depicts a maiden fearing phantoms as winds howl and shadows loom. Ghostly trees and eerie window sounds frame a night of dreams and terror, yet the maiden feels no echo in her heart.
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Leigh Herold
Helford
Yale to Host Wall Street Lecture Series by F W Hopkins
Beginning November 3, Yale College will host a new lecture course by F W Hopkins of Yale ’80 on Investment Securities. The program covers securities of railroads banks cities counties and private enterprises with illustrations and analysis of each form. The lectures mark an unprecedented opening of Wall Street methods in Yale’s classic precincts and exclude political economy discussions.
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Wall Street Daily News
Yale University
F. W. Hopkins
Yale
Hopkins
Deacon” White
8. W. White & Co
Csen
Js Toplc
Saver
Wall Street
Old Yale
Deaths of a Day Special Telegram to the Dispatch
Judge William B. Snell died suddenly in Washington Friday night at an advanced age. A Bowdoin graduate and Civil War veteran, he served as Police Court judge and led charitable boards in the District of Columbia. Also noted is the death of Mrs. E A Brown, sister of a bank examiner, with funeral plans set for October 25 at 3 o clock.
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William B. Snell
Police Court
Washington
Maine
Bowdoin
Neal Dow
Freeenth Maine
Board of Aged Charities of the
Imstrict of
Columbia
E. A. Brown
W. J. Brown
George Sheppard
Musburg
Colorado Springs
Murray's Musings and Pittsburgers in Gotham
A Washington observer praises country dinners over New York fast life while detailing stage fads and a Sherman appearance at the Casino. The piece notes hotels resisting unaccompanied women, nickel lunchrooms thrive downtown, and Pittsburg residents moving to New York with plans to return for local campaigns.
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General Sherman
New York
Manhattan Club
Stewart Mansion
Wall Street
Curious Condensations From The Global News Bits
A collage of 19th century curiosities notes: London adds about 17,000 houses yearly while Japan observes Sunday as a rest day. Paris packs trunks stylishly. Waterloo artillery echoes miles away. London’s dairy yields and French treasuries are compared. Reports on cannons heard at high altitudes, ancient canals toward the Red Sea, and odd professions in Paris.
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London
Japan
Dublin
United
Ingdom
Montreal
England
Waterloo
A Reil
Dover
Louisians
Wissman
Paris
Antwerp
Erzegebirge
Glaisher
Birmingham
Sacz
Red Sea
Mediterranean
Smiles and Dimples and Snippets of Wit Across Papers
A collage of jokes and light quips from various periodicals. An actor fears street music after magicians request gratuities. a bootblack riffs on a cigar joke. a harbor light and a wedding mishap spark humor about plans and misunderstandings across New York papers.
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Thomas B. Reed
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Huntington
Plumb
Senator Ingalls
Kansas
Congress
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Rochester Post-Express
Robert E. Pattison
Depier
New York World
Dudley
Turkenian Brotherhood
America
Ireland
Eurl Pasia
Eduard Schnitzer
G. W. Clolds
Bryn Mawr
Mars
Joan W. Mackay
Daniel Hungerford
Chauncey Depew
Bismarck
Germany
William
Robert Adams, JR
Brazil
A. Haller
Adams
Rudyard
Hadyard
de. Kovchaksky
St. Petersburg
Howard Macqueary
Jons T. Ford
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Washington City
Ford
Amore
Bruce Price
Miss Price
Tuxedo
Newport
M. Ludovic Halevy
M. Havney
Marin Sbashkertsef
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Parker
Fostex Coates
Ward McAllister
Four Hundred
David A. Lyle
United States Ordnance Department
Franklin
Chicago
Dr. McC
McC
King Solomon's Mines
Chamber's Journal
Ohio Buckeyes
Wall Street Lectures
Yale College
Wiliam B. Snell
Murray
Sadie Martinet
Georgie Cayvan
Emma Carson
Marie Jansen
Rose Coghlan
Lester Wallack
Herbert Kelcey
Bob Hilliard
Lillé Alliston
Columbia College
Wilton Lackaye
Langtry
Mollie Thompson
Harry Edwardes
Bugs
Mies Levick
Safe Deposit Company
Equitable
Jonathan
West Point
Hudson
Arma
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Upper Broadway
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House of Representatives
Nevada
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Newera Elba
Ceyion
Americus
Ohio Valley
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Arctic
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Long U
New York City
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Faust
Selford
Papa
Robinson Crusoe
Ynor
Mr. Youngman
Mr. Benedict
Jack
Tom
Yor Herald
New York Sun
Shaton
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