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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1890
Page
4
The notice advertises a one year subscription plan with weekly delivery and Sunday edition options. It lists monthly and weekly charges, including a daily patch and dispatch service, and mentions inclusion of Sunday issues.
The piece criticizes Republican circulated circulars in Pennsylvania urging Catholics to back Pattison or Delamater based on sectarian appeals. It highlights arguments tying Pattison to Catholic support, condemns sectarian tactics, and notes a saloon license issue tied to Delamater. It warns the Delamater camp has four days to find a higher plane.
The Causal Commission leans toward canceling a Ohio river survey from Beaver to Davis Island. If slack-watering proceeds, the Erie Canal system may be built as a combined project. Harmony between river improvements and canal work is urged to avoid unnecessary duplication and ensure eventual combined outlet from Beaver Valley.
The Illinois Farmers' Alliance at Springfield attacks boards of trade and the Chicago Board of Trade denouncing gambling on the floor and bucket shops. A Chicago official defends legitimate trade while admitting enforcement gaps and revenue from illicit activities.
The article argues bucket shops thrive by diverting business from the Board of Trade while gambling on price swings. It notes exchanges are essential but that speculative betting becomes an illegitimate, pervasive evil, with the Board’s rules not being enforced and camblers remaining. The piece urges strict rule enforcement to expel gamblers.
The piece argues Gov Robert E Pattison upheld the Constitution against Van derbilt and Pennsylvania Railroad leverage over the South Penn line, urging public support for Pattison and criticizing his opponent for undermining legal authority. It ties the issue to Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania interests and notes broad state implications. It mentions a mayoral resignation in Nashville and a Congressional candidate Phillips.
The piece argues for a city department of charities to provide patronage for the mayor, while lamenting vanity in both sexes. It likens female vanity to squeezing a No 5 foot into a No 8 shoe and mocks masculine vanity of politicians wearing a No 10 hat on a No 5 head.
The Vermont Supreme Court rules railway pools are not illegal, amid confusion with mere agreements to maintain schedules. Legal doctrine across jurisdictions generally holds traffic pooling illegal, while broader constitutional questions cast doubt on common law principles.
Mr Himsch, the United States Minister at Constantinople, proves his mission to shield American citizens. He secured the release and an apology for a citizen arrested on trivial grounds and now seeks damages for the alleged fake arrest. Mr Reep’s claim that consolidation sustains trade provokes questions about the Speaker’s facts and the Trust’s support for his theories.
A Philadelphia Delamater organ notes Mr McAleer will watch Mr Vaux and vice versa in the Fourth ward. It accuses Republican managers of crying tariff issue while seeking votes for Governor through deals with both men, unrelated to tariff.
The Attorney General of New York asserts the courts demand dissolution of the Sugar Trust, contrasting this with the South Penn injunctions. The public debate over the South Penn matter could rebound, turning into a boomerang for opponents.
A collage of reminiscences and vignettes centered on the village blacksmith and local performers. It recalls the forge’s hum and youth memories, Brennan’s Band at a crowd, plus assorted humorous quips and social observations.
Mu and Bayroux note potato crop damage in Ireland while claiming Irish laborers in England saved up to 40 dollars each. The piece mocks a World’s Fair Commission salary relief proposal and highlights a notably rainy season seen as a bleak period.
A crowded column lists society figures and political names including Ruprargo Kienxe, Oscar Wilde, Mildred Fuller, and Joseph Chamberlain dining with Boston's elite. It mentions Miss Fuller’s January wedding plans, Miss Cleghorn’s wedding in New York, and ongoing memoir work by Louis Kossuth. Also referenced are health updates on Blaine's wife and possible marriages involving European royalty. rumor remains unverified.
Fragmentary verses sketch a man near death claiming a spirit machina, a distiller, and a man who died on the scaffold unable to break the rope. The text also mentions SuLtivay earning pay for a theater box and notes about tailors and light employment with artificial gas and window glass with Willie Winkle.
The home of Mr and Mrs Johns McCleave in Hazelwood hosted a stylish evening reception last night attended by leading society figures. Guests mingled until eleven enjoying abundant refreshments catered by Hagan, while the hosts circulated to ensure every attendee felt welcome and included, marking a standout suburban social event.
Mrs. Charles Lockhart hosts a grand East End reception at her North Highland avenue mansion. John R. and A. Murdoch crafted floral decors for days to transform the halls into a rose rich bower, drawing the fashion, wit and wealth of two cities to the event.
Mrs. Francis Semple formerly Miss McKnight was honored with a reception by Mrs. Judge Stowe of Edgeworth assisted by Mrs. Rose. Semple, a bride in the fall, shared the event with a stylish suburban home decorated for 3 to 6 and a later gathering of children, making the day thoroughly enjoyable.
A high society wedding took place at the bride’s parents home in Youngstown yesterday uniting Miss Grace Bassett and Mr. Robert Achaenea of Gibson & Co brick manufacturers. The bride is sister to Charles W. Bassett of the Pittsburg and Western Railroad. An extended western bridal party trip is planned.
Catholic dignitaries and thousands celebrate the silver jubilee of Most Rev Patrick Feehan Archbishop of Chicago. More than 60 priests in procession. high mass and sermon at the cathedral. banquet at Auditorium Hotel. torchlight procession lights the streets with rockets and colors. Continuous crowds view the festival from evening to night.
Montreden Vermont October 2 Twenty seventh annual reunion of Vermont Civil War officers held with attendees from every state. L H Bisbee of Chicago delivered the oration on General wealthack. The Eighth Vermont Regiment colonel received a hearty ovation in the village hall as residents and visitors, many strangers, gathered in town.
Boston Ideal Opera Company failed to obtain an injunction to force Pike's Opera House to host its performances next week. Judge Sage denied the suit and left damages actions to be pursued at law as another company moved to occupy the venue.
The article argues that all unnecessary street noises are nuisances to be abated, and that police enforcement would greatly improve urban comfort without harming anyone. It notes The Dispatch has secured Rudyard first Serial with chapters to follow.
A fragmentary quotation montage presents proverbs about the tongue from Greek, Turkish, Persian, Chinese, Arab, Hebrew, and other sources. It notes the tongue as a dangerous but powerful tool and cites a closing line about keeping the tongue to guard the soul.
A tall woman in a Mackintosh dropped a package on a rain slick corner of Smithfield and Fifth. A gallant Allegheny physician bent to retrieve the parcel, then both woman and umbrella collided with his hat. He recovered the hat and returned the package with a bow.
Two men with differing leg injuries form a novel partnership after discovering they wear the same shoe size. They now buy one pair at a time and share each shoe, alternating left and right. The arrangement reduces waste, though Mr. B wears out his half faster.
A Bijou performance features a horse billed as a comic prodigy in A Straight Tip with a noted horse face and makeup, while a substitute is used after a prior lien and a stage-cruelty charge. The article lauds behind the scenes makeup and mocks excessive dramatic padding.
Incorporation papers filed in Louisville and Cincinnati reveal a tobacco company uniting leading warehousemen in both cities to store and sell leaf to Bacee. Capital stock 4000, half zero. Principal offices in Louisville and Cincinnati. Organizers claim major impact on the region’s tobacco trade and job efficiency. Dillon and O'Brien note Balfour’s travels and Irish patriots' U.S. visit as side items.
Stracise Herald argues the charge is a campaign canard while New York World contrasts Pattison and Delamater. Washington Star urges bold action if innocence is clear. New York Evening Post notes Pattison’s debt to publishing papers and contrasts candidates’ responses. Haerisbuerg Patriot reports ex Governor Pattison’s testimony as damning to libel claims.
Obituary notices outline Col F L Dancey death at his Orange Mills home after a long career from West Point to sea wall construction at St Augustine. Also reports the deaths of Patrice Moncicault daughter of Dion Boucicault and Dr Charles H Smythe with brief burial notes and other local passings including Sarah Bown.
A note in the Saturday Review lauds Rudyard Kipling and announces his first serial The Lieutenant That Failed, to be published starting November 9 in Tot Distatch. The piece mocks critics while praising his rise in letters and hints at the magnitude of his upcoming work.
James Cox and family arrived in the city after a year away, praising Chilkat climate where temperatures rarely drop below 15 below zero. He tended a garden last summer with turnips beets carrots onions and potatoes. An old half breed woman at Chilcoot mission near Chilkat has long grown vegetables and this season produced fine strawberries.
The Count of Paris and his suite are greeted in Quebec with breakfast hosted by corps officers and a tour of the citadel barracks magazines cavalry school and the Dominion Cartridge Factory. At 1 pm the party departs for Montreal amid an uproar as a crowd erupts with cheering hats in the air.
The Pittsburg star course features Ben Hur by L O Armstrong on November 4, violinist Ovide Musin on November 24, Shakespeare readings on December 11, and Fisk Jubites with Ella M Chamberlin around the holidays at Old City Hall. Seat sales start November 7 at Mellor Hoene's Fifth Avenue Music Store.
Kansas City stockmen report Mexico may levy a $50 per carload duty on American cattle, threatening to ruin livestock trade. Rail shipments already crossing borders carry grain for feed, with 30 cent per bushel charges pending, prompting alarm over trade disruptions.
News accounts from Troy Times Alba x y Jornal and Brooklyn Citizen portray Stanley as ready to answer accusations from friends of Major Barttelot while alive, with Stanley noted for carrying the American flag into Africa alongside Livingstone.
A miscellany notes advances in rubber tires for city carriages, a Paris gyroscope aiding ship compasses, and social tidbits from Union Indiana to Boston. It catalogs curiosities from all over including alligators, oysters, and distant industrial notes with statistical asides and humorous vignettes.
A collage of humorous clippings from various papers includes jokes about a Burlington compositor renaming a song, a woman seeking a Stock Exchange seat, balloon wedding trips, and quips about marriage and kissing. The pieces feature taglines and witty exchanges focusing on social mores and light satire.
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