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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1892
Page
7
An expert returned from the Black Hills declares ample pay ore to supply all pig tin needs in America. His conclusive statement includes progress details of development and facts countering free trade objections to the rising tin industry.
A readable collage of topics mirrors a newspaper issue with pieces on religious tensions in Uganda and missionary missteps, plus wider items on politics, finance, travel sketches, fashion notes, and serialized fiction.
The proposed bond issuance to fund parks bridges and city improvements faces limits set by the Constitution. Officials caution that debt should not exceed four to five million, and stress pay as you go for street and park work. A future water expansion may demand full bond power.
The piece notes a quiet presidential campaign with voters attentive to business matters. It argues the public understands tariff policy and currency, sees protection as fostering national prosperity, and leans toward Republicans based on business considerations. Political actors discuss revenues and fiscal plans amid limited public forecasts.
New York papers attack Chicago twice shy of unity in coverage of the inaugural and dedicatory celebration. They depict Chicagoans at the ball as boorish and uncouth, exposing narrow xenophobia and petty sniping amid a larger national occasion.
The piece rebuts New York World cartoons that mock Chicago society. It argues Chicago equals New York socially, rejects the portrayal of English aristocracy as moneyed credentials, and condemns press spites over the Exposition dispute as vulgar and unjust.
An article argues for merging Pittsburg with Allegheny and nearby suburbs into a single city of about half a million. It cites real estate gains, lower production costs, and stronger municipal unity under centralized leadership as benefits for business, debt control, and civic spirit.
The Civil Service Commission faces sarcasm as it warns federal office holders about campaign activity. The Philadelphia Telegraph mocks the notice while noting both parties lean toward partisan use, yet the text argues reform must endure. The piece recalls past administrations and urges the Commission to uphold its legal duty despite political erosion.
The article notes wide gaps between Democratic leaders on the party platform and the contrast between President Cleveland and VP candidate Stevenson. It suggests the differences were publicly discussed yet largely dismissed, leaving readers unsure why the two prominent Democrats could not reconcile privately.
The Milwaukee blaze recalls Chicago's 1871 ordeal. Details on damage and casualties are pending, but Chicago's assistance to Milwaukee is pledged as nationwide relief efforts mobilize. The era's spirit of American brotherhood and enterprise is emphasized amid the disaster. The political note questions New York County Democracy's stance on reformist and Tammany Hall ticket alignment.
The article notes Pittsburg as a manufacturing center ready to showcase beauty at the World’s Columbian Exposition. Professor TH. C. Ives and Chairman C. TH. Hart visit with local art officials to plan exhibition of American art products and inspire civic support for culture alongside industry.
The iron trade in Philadelphia runs at unusually high activity and many local traders are described as "buried" in work. The piece notes partisan comment about a Republican elector in Connecticut and criticizes public posturing. Chicago also faces a dangerous, scentless fuel gas issue described as asphyxiating residents.
Joseph Chamberlain argues English towns are superior to American cities due to leisured men dedicating energies to public life. He notes wealthier Americans neglect public service, a serious evil, while attributing English leadership to the country’s greater age, practical public spirit, and slower pace of life.
A quoted opinion on proposed bond issues notes debts are as unhealthy as an exclusive diet for both cities and citizens and urges caution in relying on borrowing.
The notice warns voters about wasted double postal cards due to carelessness and urges careful reading of Baker ballot law regulations. It stresses no voter should stay home and none should invalidate a ballot by failing to study the sample sheets and requirements.
A brief editorial argues that overlooking municipal and individual interests stems from shortsightedness and can be prevented only by vigilant focus on local concerns.
The passage notes that forecasts on November 8 vary and predict a sunrise like political outcomes. It argues sunrise could not occur as a literal election moment and mocks prophets for false predictions in a presidential campaign.
The latest Wisconsin gerrymanster is criticized for a lack of equity and a strong bias toward partisan expediency, overriding predecessors in the process.
In spite of denials Pope Leo is ill and audiences are abandoned. Congressman Sherman Hoan of Massachusetts plans to marry Miss Mary D. Buttrick. General Granrice Brachellos will resign to work in Paris for three insurance firms. Herne Finchet, 27 years in Greenland, is a dignified figure. Ernest Renan and Lord Janyson were close friends who died around the same time. Mrs Poincpiastre of Jersey just turned 100 and has a son aged 72. King George and Grand Duchess Olga celebrated their silver wedding in privacy. Whittier’s estate exceeds expectations with copyrights yielding 3500 dollars yearly. Dr Hans Richter may permanently assume Berlin Philharmonic duties, unlike Von Bülow.
The piece surveys cross state fusion moves in the West and beyond as Republicans contend for Harrison and Reid, with Democrats seeking to blunt the gains of Weaver and the Populists. It notes debates in Nebraska, Nevada, Tennessee, Virginia, and other states, plus strategic shifts by party leaders and key figures shaping the presidential contest.
A note from the Atlanta Constitution discusses the name Vespacius becoming Albericus and a German printer missetting it as Amerigo, leading to the term America. The item links spelling shifts to origins and typos in earlyprint.
A Chicago man has eloped with telegraph line workers in a tale from the Wasehinatun Post, reflecting on modern romance and social trends as records and relationships shift in the bustling city.
Epworth League and First Allegheny Day Nursery hold charity events with musical and literary performances led by Miss Pollock Miss Garvin and Mr J Harry Horner plus a keynote by Pastor E G Loughrey Donations day at the nursery raises clothing groceries and furnishings with gifts including a Frances Willard portrait Luncheon and various committees coordinate events amid a large turnout efforts to move to a new home for the nursery after North Avenue digs.
Mrs Palmyra Cotton aged 100 years 9 months of Waterbury Connecticut died Wednesday after a fall on October 7 resulting in a broken hip She was the eighth child in a family of 18 and married at 66 meeting 72 year old Albert Cotton in Friendstil Ame county Later obituary notes John W Jones died at 2216 Larkins alley Southside aged in his 61st year A F G W N union member and Civil War veteran Funeral arrangements announced for Jones tomorrow afternoon at his residence
Iceland has only two lawyers. Our foreign exports have increased over $150,000,000 during the past two years. The total production of maple sugar in this country last year was 92,959,927 pounds. Arizona produced $3,000,000 in gold, $2,200,000 in silver and $4,000,000 in copper that year. Yale began at Saybrook in 1700 and moved to New Haven in 1716. A monster balloon for scientific purposes is planned for the Aeronautic Society in Berlin. One hundred fifty thousand mounted butterflies will be shown at the World's Fair. Swear 15 times sweeter than cane sugar is being made from cottonseed at Vita.
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