The Dispatch Newspaper Office Listings and Distribution
The Dispatch announces its offices at Pittsburg with printing and mailing details and notes advertising rooms in New York. It lists street addresses for distribution and identifies sale points in New York and Paris where readers can obtain copies.
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Pittsburg
Postofics
Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
Fasteen Advertising
Thwibune Building
New York
Dispatch
Whth
Prentano's
Union Square
Paris
France
Terms of the Dispatch Portage Free in the United States
A periodical pricing notice outlines subscription options for daily and Sunday editions. It lists rates for a year and for various shorter terms, including weekly delivery by carrier at per week prices and monthly charges.
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The
United States
Dany Wisratcn
Tyear
Inadequate Factory Inspection Sparks Debate
Pitsburg, September 1 1890 A local interview with William Martin critiques the factory inspection law amid Allegheny countys vast manufacturing district lacking an assistant inspector. He questions enforcement of child labor rules and the ten worker threshold, urging stronger, resident oversight and potential future amendments.
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William Martin
Martin
Allegheny County
Mr. Martin
Improving the Postal Service Postmaster McKean’s Record
Postmaster McKean expands local postal facilities with 24 new couriers. Six business area deliveries, three for adjacent districts, and new money order and registration stations boost efficiency. Collect carts added for hill districts. McKean, relatively new, earns praise from the Postmaster General for a creditable, energetic push.
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McKean
McKinley Fight Against Gerrymander Highlighted
The piece condemns a Democratic gerrymander that split a state to defeat Hon. William McKinley in the district. It argues partisan unfairness by both sides, but stresses the moral failing of redrawing lines to crush a popular Republican leader and hopes for a rebuke if he overcomes the odds.
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William Mc Kinley
McKinley
Mr. McKinley
A Depreated Railroad Scheme Rejected by Shippers
West reports that a uniform bill of lading, pushed by railway managers, is largely abandoned as shippers unite against railways power. The bill’s nonnegotiable wording aimed to drive shippers from common law rights, a move rail authorities later disowned.
Shippers Stand Defeats Nonnegotiable Bills Plot
An report states managers of lines tried to make new bills nonnegotiable to shut Western shippers from export trade in grain and provisions and to favor big shippers. When leaders denied the aim, the plan failed and the corporate effort collapsed. Public agrees shippers defended common law rights and blocked the move.
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Pilors
Independent forces shift in Pennsylvania politics in 1882 style
The piece analyzes how Independents in 1882 and today challenge party bosses in Harrisburg. It contrasts Garrett’s arguments to support Delamater with calls for persistence against corrupt methods, praising Pattison’s reform record and urging independent voters to back Pattison to curb corporate abuses.
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Mr. Garrett
Philadelphia
Altoona
Garrett
Delamater
Shaw
Beaver
Harrisburg
Pattison
South Penn Road
Appalling railway casualties prompt call for more safety
The Inter State Commission reports 1 975 railway workers killed and 20 030 injured in a year, totaling 22 000 life and limb casualties. The figures press for broader adoption of safety devices and stricter accountability for railways failing to protect workers amid debates over labor measures. The New York street cleaning commissioner plans a shift away from dumping garbage into the harbor as it contemplates alternatives.
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Inter- State Commission
New York
Debates Over Garbage Furnaces and Press Critique
A partial assessment of early 1900s civic plans notes Pittsburg and New York may advance gar bage burning efforts after 1900. The piece recalls a recent presidential campaign and critiques journalists, while praising the United Hebrew Relief Association’s refugee aid drive and the shocking dangers of 1000-volt electric shocks observed on streets.
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Pittsburg
New York
Farwell and Harrison Expect to Succeed Themselves
The Hon. Charles B. Farwell and The Hon. Benjamin Harrison each indicate plans to seek another term. Their shared stance pleases readers as they note unity on a subject. The piece urges Mississippi to extend free schools if literacy concerns truly exist and constitutional amendments are considered.
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Charles B. Farwell
Benjamin Harrison
Messrs. Harrison
Farwell
Mississippi
Strength in Speaker’s chair reshapes House politics
The piece notes Republican jubilation over a strong Speaker cooling as evidence shows power in the chair breeds floor confusion. It cites Wisconsin Democrats aiming to elevate Bad Boy Peck as a state leader, suggesting a campaign muddle. It also predicts Americas Club circulars will omit Democrat Senator West of Missouri from its list of correspondents.
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the Americas Club
Lst
Senator West
Missouri
Summer's Harsh Welcome Mirrors Ice-Chest Era
A brisk, weathered reflection notes how summer arrived as a furnace and departed with cold, recalling a period when ice was a rare luxury and climate shaped everyday life.
Notable Figures in National Politics and Arts
A survey of prominent individuals spans politics and culture. Janee James R Brown, a sub-treasury man and brother of Hon. Jon Brown, emerges as an odd factor in the Georgia Senatorial race. William Jayne, first Governor of Dakota Territory, now 64, resides in Springfield Illinois after a commission from President Lincoln. Also noted: Bishop seniors in England, Bishop Kain to be welcomed in Wheeling West Virginia with 1,000 escorts, Fiona Wax from Boston wins at the Vienna Conservatory, and Mrs Laura J EMSesHUTH, North Dakota Democratic candidate for Superintendent of Education, aged about 82. Electioneer, Pacific coast sire, dies at ~20, owned by Senator Stanford. Mrs Ellen Brows of Saco Missouri, 7 generations in one family, Col Jay L Torrey in Washington promoting his bankruptcy bill, and Ohio governor Campbell family relations defended by Cincinnati Commercial.
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William Jayne
Dakota Territory
Springfield
Ill
Lincels
England
Chichester
Wheeling
W. Va
Kain
Europe
Fiona Wax
Boston
Vienna
Laura J. Emseshuth
North Dakota
Iowa
Electioneer
Pacific Coast
Washington
Ohio
Campball
Cincinnati
Campbell
Ex President Cleveland Visits Boston Haircut and Casual Call
Ex President Grover Cleveland visits Boston with Mrs Cleveland and her mother staying briefly at the Vendome. He quietly has his hair cut, takes a light luncheon, and receives formal calls while implying the trip is casual and not a political mission.
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Grover Cleveland
Boston
Cleveland
Perrine
Hotel Vendome
Marion
Colonel Greenleaf
Veland
Ara
Sagat Farm
Pered
New York
Fate of Dayton Foreman Nears Death Over Eye Injury
Dayton foreman Stephen J. Rigier, known in Masonic circles, is gradually dying from complications after a corneal removal operation. Postoperative swelling and gangrene have worsened, line by line, leaving his fate seemingly sealed as his conditions deteriorate. A separate note discusses Pattison’s political stance, arguing no corruption charges arose during his Pennsylvania governorship.
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Dayton
Darrox
Stephen J. Rigier
Religious Telescope
Bloodi Ag
The Lost Coin and the Exasperated Conductor
A humorous short story unfolds aboard a city car as a passenger tries to recover a mislaid coin from a conductor, recounting a prior ride and miscounts. The man frantically searches pockets, laments facing his wife Nancy, and hurriedly exits toward the Union depot with pockets turned inside out, leaving the conductor puzzled.
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Court House
Nancy
Nancy Carport
Union Depot
Daily fare board misread by stranger in Alley district
In Diamond Alley a famous restaurant posted prices on a large blackboard. A meek stranger misread the bill as policy numbers, asking if those were today’s numbers while a barkeep served drinks and the crowd watched.
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Diamond Alley
Pittsburg
Curious Beginning of a Graveyard in Eastern Pennsylvania
Reading August describes a Lancaster county graveyard near Nickel mine in Bart township. It recounts the first burial a mare named Cropper owned by William Eckert, whose funeral after her death was followed by his own burial beside her grave. A marble shaft and epitaphs mark Eckert’s tomb, erected by his son Uriah decades later, with the site later expanding to a family graveyard now housing about 30 graves.
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Pennsylvania
Reading
Bart Township
Lancaster County
William Eckert
Cropper
Eckert
New Holland
Inberi
Timely topics and political quips across the nation
The Chicago Mail surveys a string of brisk, wry items from politics and public life. It notes City School Board limits on married women as teachers, hints at party divisions, and remarks on figures like Clarkson Grosvenor Foraker Pattison and Shepherd. A light chamber of social and national commentary closes with a melancholy street scene and a newspaper joke about Japhets.
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Cincinnati
Rade
Moneyed Colonen Chapman Refuses Borrower’s Escalating Requests
A wealthy, trusted town elder known as Colonen Chapman habitually lent money to youths. A suspicious young man first asks for 10 dollars, then, pressing his luck, 20 dollars for a week. The old man bursts out, jokingly predicting a 40 dollar demand next.
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CoLonen Chooapman
Demme
Blame Swine From Gadarenes for Congressional Turmoil
An editorial argues that public strife in Congress reflects moral and environmental influence stemming from pigs linked to the Gadarenes story. It invokes heredity and pork products like lard to claim evil spirits entered swine, suggesting the primitive cause lies with those animals and their sea coast origins.
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Columbia
Lord
Lost Empress the Elephant Found by Forepaugh Executors
A stray elephant named Empress, part of Adam Forepaugh's show, eluded trace after his death. Agents tracked her from a Western tour to West Virginia, then Pittsburg where she drew crowds at low admission. The creature, valued at $2,000, consumed $10 daily in food as efforts to return her to Forepaugh’s successors continue.
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Philadelphia News
United States
Agent MacCadden
Forepaugh
Adam Forepaugh
Lim
Empress
West Virginia
Ohio
Baer
Em Con
Pittsburg
Fast Liberty
Gaunt
Iean
How To Tell A Millionaire And A Dinner Table Bore
A quirky exchange about a self styled bore who jokes about hanging a bell on himself to announce his presence. The gag leads to a wry remark about banging the bell on his jaw. A second vignette notes Pittsburgh as a money making town with visitors spotting supposed millionaires who seem approachable despite the claim.
Crank Prophet Foresees Democratic Wins in 1800s
A Parkersburg letter to The Dispatch mocks a self styled prophet predicting Hubert E Pattison as next Governor and Grover Cleveland as president with biblical prophecies. The writer cites tracts and a Prophesy Chart and names George W Peck humorously as Wisconsin governor pick.
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Drmratcn
Parkersbueg
W. Va
Dispatch
Hubert E. Pattison
Grover Alevelana
United States
Baltimore Globe Company to publish in Baltimore
The Baltimore Globe Company filed articles with the State Department to publish a Baltimore newspaper. Capital is 100000. Principals listed include William X Weed of Montclair New Jersey and Frederi of New York City. The report also notes Pittsburgh Democrats visiting Governor Hill in Albany and a quick presidency election for Hill. A cigarette smoker warns smokers in Harrisburg. A Swedish baron who married a Pittsburgh girl swindled her father and fled with money. Congressman Wilson apologizes for slur on Beckwith saying it was spur of the moment.
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Trenton
Baltimore Globe Companys
Baltimore
State Department
William X. Weed
Ig Paal
Montclair
New York Cor
Washington Post
Pittsburg
Prom
Harrisburg
Deaths of a Day George E. Treadwell
George E. Treadwell editor and proprietor of the Daily News died at his New Castle home this morning. A prominent lawyer he served as treasurer of the First M. E. church and held office in local boards. He leaves a wife and children. The paper notes his death and ongoing operations of the newspaper.
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PECL
Diafator
New Castle
George FE
Daily News
M. E. Ae
Aes
Prizes and Ballots at Exposition Dispatch Booth Opens
The Dispatch announces a voting and prize essay feature at the exposition. A central booth will record ballots for topics from all nightly voting prompts to the Main Building site, old Block House, and other questions. Open to all voters with names and addresses recorded for accuracy.
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Brunswick-Balxe-Collender Company
Wrowespar Evgenina
Schenley Park
Allegheny Wharf
Carnegie Free Library
Dispatch
Tax Dispatch
DisraTtcou
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co
DisraTcu
Prise
How Winners Are Chosen For Descriptive Prize
A 10 year old asks who decides the best descriptive article. Editors of Tax Distance will judge, weighing entries fairly in a newspaper scale. They vow fairness, preferring journalist judges over outsiders or students, and promise neutral top awards with topical voting news to follow.
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The
Dispatch
Thirty-Second Ward
CrTy
A. Au
Tax Distatce
Scalea
Where is the world we used to know
A nostalgic verse pines for a bygone era, recalling familiar scenes of nature, childhood, and simple pleasures forgotten. The poem asks where roses, hollyhocks, songs, streams, and toys of youth have vanished, ending with an attribution to Indianapolis News.
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Akia
Jon
Indianapolis
Pulverize the House of Lords in G A R plea
Private Dalyell Caldwell of Ohio writes to The Dispatch after the Boston National Encampment criticizing the life tenure of department commanders and the House of Lords in the Grand Army of the Republic. He alleges suppression of dissent, lack of representation, and heavy taxation by national leaders, urging abolition of life members. He signs August 30.
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Beaton
House of Lords
Dispatch
Pittsburg
Boston
Grand Army
Supreme Council of the Order
Massachusetts
Ohio
Algerre
Ords
G. A. Br
Dalzell
Caldwell
Letter Writing Hint From Allegheny Header
In reply to yours of yesterday is preferred over reply of re of yesterday. The phrase to yours is common but Of yours is considered bad form and poorer grammar. August 1.
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Allegheny
Bernard Riley noted as Pittsburg family link in Fourth Ward
Mrs. Joan Hitzel of Wilkinsburg writes to clarify inquiries about Bernard Riley, stating he was her father who died in Pittsburg when she was 18 months old. She is now 32 with five older sisters and another living sibling. Born in Ireland, he worked seven years in Pittsburg and his family is well known in the Fourth ward. August
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Bernard Riley
the Dispatch
Pittsburg
Ireland
Joan Hitzel
Wilkinsburg
Reigning Monarchs List From The Dispatch
August 30 issue notes reigning monarchs for Denmark Italy Portugal and Hug sia with names Christian X Humbert II Carlos I Alexander II in concise, period style.
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Denmark
Italy
Portugal
Mincen
Christian EX
Humbert L
Carlos L
Alexander Iil
Curious Transformation From Hysteria to Doglike Fits
Charles Edgar Saunders an 18 year old man on North Calhoun street lies critically ill with a hysteria linked to his friend Harry Abbott's Baltimore and Potomac Railroad death near Fulton avenue. After a revival meeting the afflicted youth exhibited convulsions and doglike barks then mews, held steady by four or five men during fits. Doctors expect recovery, noting no hydrophobia and attributing the strange change to grief and religious excitement.
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Charles Edgar Saunders
North Calhoun Street
Harry Abbott
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Fulton Avenue
Charles Saunders
Sapnadera
Abbott
Young Saunders
Paternallem In Practice From the Galveston News
A Galveston News excerpt argues the people now own railroads telegraph lines and express lines and the Government. Some suggest reversing this order to have the Government own everything which would include the people themselves.
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Galveston News
State Condensations List of Local Oddities and News
Lancaster man imports an Irish jaunting car. Spring City cemeteries vandalized.Roach’s shipyard to build a steamer with ice plant. A baby born to the Oram family in Shamokin measures five inches. Harrisburg Capitol steps host open services. Reading man claims leg injury from an attack. Bristol township resident James Baron loses all cows to Texas fever. Three Bucks County men Darrah Back and Lapp die of paralysis within a week. Reading clock keeps slow dignified time. Pottstown bridge opening featured hymn. Pottsdown residents alarmed by dead fish in mill race. Harrisburg grants charter to the New York Philadelphia and Chicago Railway for a line through Venango Clarion Jefferson and Clearfield counties with $9 miles long capital...
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B. J. McGrays
Lancaster
Roach
Jesse Oram
Shamokin
Capitol
Harrisourg
Reading
Jammess Baron
Bristol Township
Bucks County
Thomas A. Darrah
John E. Back
Harry Lapp
Pottstown
Harrisburg
New York
Philadelphia
Curiously Varied Census and Odd Inquiries Chronicle
A miscellany notes Census Bureau employment in Washington, French poultry income, cranberry picking seasons, and quirky facts from scientific curiosities. It reports diverse items from a Chinese population estimate to a North Carolina man with the largest head, plus odd local anecdotes about hens, toads as roach repellents, and a 4 storytelling stream of ephemeral curios.
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Census Bureau
Washington
Abner Dorsett
Hickory Mountain Township
North Carolina
United States
Abner
Henry Ray
Glen Gardner
Fragmented Humor Excerpts From Gray Co Monthly and Harper's Basar
A collage of humorous quotes and cartoon captions from Gray Co Monthly and Harper s Basar plus scattered jokes from Daily life. Includes lines about an English man with an umbrella and elopement wedding plans.
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Cumso
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