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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1889
Page
4
Average copies per issue and per Sunday edition circulation for Trex District over the three months ending July A, 258s.
The notice lists subscription terms for the Dispatch of Portage and Dart Disratce with annual quarterly and monthly options including Sunday editions. It mentions the Daily and Weekly rates and delivery details. The Pittsburgh issue date is September 2, 1888.
The piece condemns a man’s barrel dive over Niagara Falls for fame not science or discovery. It argues the act lacked any constructive purpose, risks lives, and could erode Niagara Falls’ status as a marvel rather than a fool-killer.
The New York Times suggests the President’s forgiving stance toward Senator Mahone shaped Virginia electoral outcomes, aiding a Democratic alignment. Critics doubt this is policy driven, calling it a calculated move to prevent Mahone’s future Republican defeats and to sideline competing Republican factions ahead of the next presidential election.
The report notes Captain Buck Ewing removed the mascot used to attract crowds from the New York team. It argues mascots are central to professional baseball and questions whether the reform aims stem from waning drawing power rather than true change.
A Jersey City case shows undertakers misusing professional courtesy by taking a dead child’s effects from a coffin to avoid payment. Another burial order, deemed unprofessional, drew censure for exploiting the poor in handling children's interments.
An authoritative statement asserts the Broadway and Seventh Avenue street railway in New York ends up in the hands of a Philadelphia syndicate and ex-Secretary Whitney. The prior booale transactions and rumors of Whitney’s involvement are noted, but no proof of his connection to the purchase is presented.
The passage notes a seeming harmony between reports and private affairs, remarking that two clever figures from the late reform administration inherited a property famed for corruption during their tenure. It treats the linkage as a curious coincidence.
The article contrasts the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal closure with rising freight costs after its abandonment. It cites Cumberland coal at $2.50 a ton under canal transport now $5 by rail, notes agricultural freight shifts, and argues canal water routes could greatly cut coal and iron transport costs for Pittsburg, urging action to fund and build a Lake Erie to Pittsburg canal.
A Washington man died after using Brown Sequard elixir, prompting debate over the new discovery. The piece argues such a killer remedy won rise from popularity, as humanity prefers enduring present ills over uncertain eternity and the elixir’s heroic promise remains flawed for a practical, unsentimental age.
The Chicago Cronin case lawyers assert jurors must be free of harsh tendencies toward death sentences. They insist a juror willing to hang a defendant for murder is unsuitable for the panel.
The city grapples with a flea outbreak blamed on sanitary police efforts. A tongue in cheek note suggests the pests are arriving to greet visitors for the World’s Fair, a jab at fleas’ supposed savvy.
The commentary suggests that Shepard's most notable performances come when he uses his wealth to influence outcomes, implying his intellect resides in his bank account rather than in spoken declaration.
The report notes 4 percent bonds offered to the U.S. Treasury at 125 after speculators bought at 129 with hopes of 130 or higher. It cites Cura ordering Americans to leave her territory and mentions some US newspapers critiquing policy while Chris shows a clear sense of sexual talent.
The report notes a fatality as crowds in Louisiana again fired light artillery in moments of frenzy. It claims casualties mostly among negroes, suggesting white aggressors or superior marksmanship by whites.
A small Iowa bank has failed amid ongoing speculation about regional lenders. Observers expect the pattern of caution and concern to continue as financial conditions remain uncertain.
A barbers national convention planned for Pittsburg was indefinitely postponed due to poor attendance. Pittsburg breathes a sigh of relief that it was not drawn into unnecessary talk. The dog days show a September return after a hot August. Rumors claim an English combination may buy all U S Tanneries. English capital hungry to control tanneries linked to surplus spending. Scumme travelers return to enjoy the hottest weather of the year so far. The Democratic State Chairman weighs methods to elect a State Treasurer and cap Republican gains under 50 000. London strikers stay orderly.
The group pledges to stay in the caucus, craving revenue reductions to shape policy while keeping discipline intact. They imply offices are a bargaining chip in the dispute over fiscal strategy.
Secretary Windom and family travel New Hampshire by carriage. Colonel Murphy of Texas seeks a Washington post after seven years. Emrrron Wiliam grants the Order of the Black Eagle to Prince George of Wales. Bisnor Griuour to preach at Washington Catholic University dedication November 13. Colonel Nonts, nitrate king, pays Chile 1 725 000 yearly export duties. Sir Edward Arnold, Sanskrit scholar and editor, travels to America. Rev Dr W Boardman to be installed as Maryville College president. previously Auburn pastor and Middlebury professor. The oldest Williams College graduate, Rev Herman Halsey, is awarded Doctor of Divinity at nearly 93. The elderly scholar, though blind, is in fair condition amid the college’s long history.
The Chicago Tribune describes General Sherman fatigued yet jocular during a review, chatting with Generals Warner and Anderson. A woman in red white and blue drew cheers as she offered water, but Sherman did not kiss her, disappointing onlookers and the crowd.
An extraordinary will filed in Spartanburg Probate Court leaves the Wakefield estate to a sister for life, then to the Spartanburg county judge in trust for 9 years, with final remainder to a heir living 100 years hence. The bequest raises questions on posthumous property controls and court viability. The Wakefields owned about 8000 acres around Reidsville and funded Reidsville College.
The Philadelphia Presa reports Henry Ferguson of Minnesota as a somnambulist who sleeps with his bedroom window sash fastened and a wooden bar across the gap. He once wandered from a Rock Island train and was found on a platform. He attributes his condition to inheritance and cites ancestral guards.
A State Department official told The Dispatch that Walker Blaine left Bar Harbor for Washington about two weeks ago and that his absence is his own business with no mystery. The official would not disclose Blaine’s dining location or probable return time.
The Philadelphia Press quotes a North American Review question on eradicating mosquitoes. The writer suggests success hinges on whether efforts target the insect directly or the environment it inhabits, implying broader ecological considerations.
The Boston Herald portrays Matthew Stanley Quay as uniquely unwilling to pursue the presidency yet displays admiration for his courage. The piece hints he may be feigning his reluctance and references a Chicago Herald note about Milwaukee resembling a Behring Sea scene as the G A R captures schooners.
The article discusses Captain E. W. Gould’s History of River Navigation and Pittsburg’s rise as a shipbuilding center. It covers early mail routes and river voyages, the New Orleans steam launch, a sequence of pioneer steamboats, and notable Pittsburg captains, with quotations from the Dispatch and reflections on iron steam vessels and local pioneers.
A New Hampshire couple tied the knot in a balloon ceremony described as a novel experience. The couple exchanged vows while floating among the clouds, marking a unique wedding moment reported in the Chicago News.
A man named Koward Reilly was brought to Essex Market Police Court with bright green whiskers and black painted ears after a passerby painter allegedly decorated him while drunk. Justice Power joked, discharged him without a fine, and told him to bathe after the crowd mocked him.
Court House Detective George W. Ryan reports on Brocky Horton once linked to Lou Hauck in a Cincinnati era murder. Horton, pardoned then in Fresno, marries a Spanish girl who inherits 108609 in her own right, now runs a vineyard and a fine Fresno home, while being seen as a famed but infamous thief across multiple prisons.
Burgin Kentucky September L Mr George Vanarsdale of this place started to Missouri yesterday and it was a big event in his life He is 68 years old but had never been away from home before He is worth over 50 000 and is intelligent and well informed having accumulated all his property by his own exertions He was born in Mercer county ten miles from Burgin and moved here He never was in a town in his life as Burgin is a small village A railroad runs through his farm and he had never ridden a train until deciding to go to Missouri His farm covers 00 acres valued over 100 an acre and he is held in high esteem by his neighbors His daughter urged him to visit Missouri where her husband lives
In San Juan Teotihuacan the statue of the Goddess of Water is raised from the pyramid bed and moved toward the Vera Cruz Railroad for transport to the National Museum. Historian Brantzmayer references a fainting stone once linked to the goddess. Leopoldo Harres organizes a press excursion as 200 soldiers move the monolith toward the rail line.
Washington dispatch notes Southern Republican members in talks to convene a caucus on House organization before the main party caucus. They aim to push repeal of internal revenue laws and seek leadership offices, with Evang and Logan cautious about opposing the regular caucus. Decisions await ongoing correspondence and conferences.
A banquet in Apia Samoa welcomed Admiral Kimberly and two staff officers Lieutenants Rittenhouse and Merriam. Representatives of American and English residents attended along with Chiefs Manga Asi and Malle who recently returned from exile on the Marshal Islands. They recall Malietoa being taken aboard the German gunboat Wolf at Jolau and later returned to Samoa, with confusion over German aims.
The Louisville Courier Journal columns ponder the astonishing fortune of Chili’s lady owner worth 200 million. The Somerville Journal offers wisdom on restraint and careful thinking before speaking.
The Washington author recounts a New York addressed letter found in transit, notes clerks rarely err and officials relentlessly pursue all postage mistakes. He recounts a Belfast to Belfast mishap with a Texas letter and Booth’s assassination era rumors with Dr. May confirming facial scar and tattoo clues.
A young man and a maid stroll a nearly deserted park on a perfect summer night. The full moon shines over electric lights and dark trees as they share a shy exchange amid fragrant flowers and lingering twilight.
A collage of items notes Prince Albert Victor traveling to India, Mrs Maybrick’s failing health, political maneuvers around Balfour and Parneites, and a Cronin murder jury challenge. It also covers sports results, essays, travel notes, and literary offerings in a Pittsburgh newspaper edition.
A Chicago Journal recounts J Oliver Hampton Smith election as Indiana senator in 1636. After the vote he drove a herd of hogs to Cincinnati on foot, stopping at a tavern mud ridden and unshaven, where locals questioned his identity before recognizing him as a U.S. Congress candidate.
M B Harlow of the Mt. Vernon Avenue Association says Virginia’s claim against the Government for 120000 borrowed by General Washington to build the White House may be presented once Congress acts. The association plans to offset the debt against future funding for a national highway to Mt. Vernon.
Local notes recount a hunter in Oley fatally shooting a bald eagle mistaken for a fish hawk near Reading. Other items report a Parkesburg potato theft, a Bowmansville blacksmith entering college for ministry, a blossoming cherry at Sandy Hill, a cow dying from pastry overeating, ice cream flavored with iodinated strange substance, a haunted Steubenville house found inhabited by cats, and a West Virginia man proposing Baby New stamps design ideas.
A collage of curiosities includes a Belfast harbor incident description, notes on Sappho inspired artifacts from Sparta, lists of travelers arriving in New York, a Japanese report on a poisonous butterfly, a mysterious clock in Ellerslie New York, hauntings in a Chinese city, a miraculous hair dye lake near Jackson Michigan, and a bear attack in Homerville New York. The items reflect eccentric reports and local legends from diverse locales.
A collage of humor and dialogue snippets from various papers features quotes about clams lasting three weeks, a judge and a wife, a doctor’s warning on ball games, attire demands for visiting daughters, seaside romance counts, and editor encounters. The round of brief exchanges showcases social manners, flirtations, and editorial salons in ca. 19th century press style.
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