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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1889
Page
4
Moving through a damaged OCR fragment the notice lists postage and subscription rates for The Disraton newspaper in various formats including daily Sunday and weekly plans. It mentions delivery by carriers at weekly rates and shows a Pittsburg dated line.
The opening night drew large crowds despite threats of bad weather. Exhibits in the main building and machinery hall are being rapidly completed, with the art gallery featuring the largest collection of modern paintings in Pittsburgh. Officials note several days remain before a fully finished exhibition invites regional visitors.
The piece argues the Democratic convention was dominated by “small fry” while the Republican gathering did not mobilize giants. It predicts the main campaign impact will be the surprising influence of minor figures on both sides and questions the significance of the pre election conventions.
The piece condemns Chicago beef firms for resisting a senatorial inquiry into their growth and pricing. It argues their stance harms public welfare, points to hidden profits, and warns that private ads and railroad leverage affect freight fairness. It urges Chicago to recognize national interests surpass local gains and consent to full information.
The article denounces a conspiracy in Sheriff Fleck’s divorce case in New York where a man allegedly obtained a divorce from his wife via a private secretary but without her knowledge. It argues such fraud relied on secret hearings by a master and calls for public trials to curb malfeasance in divorce law.
An editorial argues for public hearings in divorce cases, claiming openness protects justice and prevents fraud. It rejects secrecy in courts, denouncing private hearings as relics of tyranny and urging nationwide adoption of open divorce adjudication to curb abuses and safeguard the public.
A discussion notes the publication of United States liquor licenses since May 1 in The Dispatch. It points out hundreds hold government licenses without county licenses and questions enforcement under state law. It suggests judges may need to warn constables before tighter enforcement.
A critical look at Henry H. Ives dubbed the Young Napoleon of Finance. The piece explains his plan to seize control of railroads, issue securities, and channel funds to gain influence, leading to bankruptcy and exposure. It questions similarities with Erie, Union Pacific, Central Pacific schemes and urges punishment of such corporate manipulation.
The New York World speculates Postmaster General Wanamaker must act quickly to outpace Jay Gould and Dr Norvin Green on a proposed public service partnership between the Western Union and the Post Office Department. It argues such an arrangement could aid the public if terms are fair, but cautions against premature judgment before official publication.
The article notes wide regional differences in harvests across the continent. It contrasts Western abundance with Eastern shortages and suggests this year will show notable disparities in output among soils climates and crops with farmers observing mixed results.
The article notes good harvests in many regions including the Arkansas bottoms while Southern Kansas farmers face high road costs to stack wheat. It contrasts heavy rainfall with Western drought and mentions Ayprew Carriers praising New York as World’s Fair site but urging big funds to be raised before seeking federal aid.
The idea of a sympathetic strike, where one industry's idle workers pressure others to join, failed to win support from London labor leaders. The outcome preserves their discretion and stance on the issue.
A fusion of editorial observations critiques the rise in public debt and contrasts it with the goal of continual debt reduction. The piece mocks Niagara Falls stunts and calls for practical innovation. It highlights Philadelphia water woes and cites typhoid linked to Delaware Schuylkill wells. It mentions Findlay glass wages and beef price disputes as hints of broader economic tension. It notes the Exposition display as incomplete but intriguing.
A New Yorker dies after contact with a loose electric light wire. The story is used to critique electric light companies opposition to electricity for capital punishment. The piece says Mississippi is restoring order by shooting its black residents, likening it to Warsaw.
The opening exercise of the Exposition last night centered on oratory under difficulties. Hammers tapping during the speaker’s remarks punctuated the scene as Rev. W. J. Holland and Rev. Father Sheedy delivered their talks, earning the gratitude of Exposition managers for their effort under constraints.
The text surveys prominent individuals including Mark Twain with crowlike hair and sharp eyes. Siegfried Wagner training as an engineer. Edinburgh MP McEwan earning £92 000 yearly. Archbishop Kenrick of St. Louis as the United States’ oldest Catholic prelate. Emperor William’s ascent to major general after Kaiser rank prompts. Moltke urging him to higher rank. Mrs. Stowe’s struggle writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin and a $10,000 payment. Russell Agee, Mount Vernon association founder, and the Mount Vernon home’s preservation. Mr Sage described as tall and Mohawk-straight.
Mrs Jen ness Miller, famed for stylish dress and health cues, arrives in Pittsburg to address women on fashionable wellness. The piece notes her reluctance to abandon corsets and bustles, while amusingly warning male audience members to leave during the final half hour. It then shifts to Denver’s Turkish baths craze and a local hotel offering bath certificates.
A certificate notes Mr. was at the Baths all night in Denver. Dr. Wood states the certificate promotes peace and confidence in Denver's domestic circles.
Washington reports indicate the Interior Department lacks a commissioner as Dr. Harris, appointed to succeed Colonel Dawson, has not returned from Paris. An advertisement seeks his whereabouts while subordinates run the Bureau of Education. The administration says no major undertakings require a head at present.
The Secretary of the Navy told the President that Columbia Iron Works must paint and clean the Petrel for final inspection, signaling probable government acceptance despite a pending claim over trial timing. The firm contends engines were ready 33 minutes before records began, arguing credits adjust four hours of test, potentially reducing penalties.
Helen C. Potter and six other property owners sue in Common Pleas Court to stop East Cleveland Railroad Company from erecting poles and wires on Dorchester Avenue. They claim the installation is unsightly and dangerous to life and property and may kill shade trees. Judge Hamilton grants a temporary restraining order until September 2.
The article mocks a proposed Fallsino barrel ride by noting Graham already tried it and could repeat it for pay. It suggests hiring Graham for electricity-based experiments as a safer alternative, using satirical tone to critique sensational stunt publicity.
From the Boston Herald, word that shareholders who have bought most breweries are now acquiring the city’s water works. The note hints at insatiable appetite for further utility controls and urban consolidation.
A scrambled snippet round of various local items featuring a six-horse team with bats, a bitter sweet apple, hunting plans, a big iron pot, and a West Newton courting ordeal. The Youghingheny Times hires a fighting editor while a Pittsburg visitor remarks on city signs of change. A ghost story ends with a cow reveal near Meadville, linking superstition and local lore.
A Pennsylvania centered list of United States patents issued to Western Pennsylvania Eastern Ohio and West Virginia inventors on Tuesday September 8. Compiled by patent attorney C D Levis of 141 Fifth Avenue. The entry names inventors and their innovations including vehicle springs machines furnaces pipes gas stoves annealing equipment binding machines and various industrial devices.
Berry H. Binford, famed as the youngest Confederate soldier, died on a business trip to Monroe Louisiana. He first joined the army as a child after General Wheeler and Colonel Josiah Patterson arranged his care. Binford and another boy reportedly performed a small special service near the Alabama front lines. The death closes a life marked by wartime legend and later local curiosity over his earlier sobriety scare.
Miss Lula Barker daughter of Howell E Barker a county court leader has been judged insane after a Lakeview revival her mind soured five days ago she preached claiming to be the embodiment of the spirit of Christ and said no one could doubt her authorities move her to Nashville asylum for treatment and she appears rational on many subjects yet insists she is the Christ Spirit.
Hob Stein of Phanix Arizona has struck it rich in mining and plans to visit his former home in Germany. He seeks a dowspaper to accompany him as private secretary with a salary of 1000 dollars per month plus expenses.
BEasi Inc reports September 4 Valentine Stenerwald in Jackson township owns a sunflower weighing eight and a half pounds with a 15 inch ground circumference. He also notes the plant bears 50 flowers.
Amusement notes describe Barnum and Bailey refitting their last show with all new acts and a massive free street parade planned for Exposition Park on September 3 and 24 attracting large crowds. Also listed are appearances by W J Scanlan at Bijou Theater and Frank Tannenhill’s musical comedy at Grand Opera House with Rose Hill Burlesque and Harris theaters featuring new bills and operettas this week.
A narrator, seated beside a maiden in a theater, watches her dainty white hand with a fan and beaming eyes. Soft music and dim lights frame a stage scene as he ponders fate and whether the girl is his destined companion. He dares not speak yet believes fortune calls and that she is his ideal.
The article notes the sun’s approach to Libra marking autumn on September 22 at 8 08 P M The equinox means equal day and night though days remain longer due to twilight and atmospheric refraction which lifts objects near the horizon making the sun or moon appear higher than their true position.
A historical note explains that the sun and moon look oval near the horizon due to atmospheric refraction lifting the lower edge more than the upper. Refraction does not change apparent size. the horizon view compares with terrestrial objects and the true angular diameter varies with distance from the horizon.
The piece explains how theHarvest Moon historically aids farmers by lengthening usable daylight in autumn. It notes moonrise shifts by minutes daily and that in September and October the moon often rises near sunset, allowing extended work time for harvests.
The article details the moon's distance and apparent diameter at nearest and farthest points, notes several moon phases including first quarter and new moon in September, and describes a conjunction with Neptune with Venus Saturn Mars Uranus and Mercury positioned nearby at specified times.
Mercury will appear in western skies for a few days, reaching its greatest eastern elongation on the 20th at 6 p.m. It will be difficult to observe as it lies south of the sun, with the planet best seen as a morning star in autumn and an evening star in spring.
The Mother of Loves remains visible in the east at dawn but is dimming to two fifths of its June brightness. On the 5th its apparent diameter is 14.2 with a gibbous phase. On the 26th at 9:15 a.m. Venus aligns with Saturn with Saturn 84 arc minutes north.
Anton Schwarzwaelder married Bertha Stark in Munich last winter and claimed vast wealth. He admitted exaggerating his fortune to his father in law, later revealing only $200. After a sequence of false mansions and two wives, a writ of habeas corpus compels Ferdinand Stark to produce his sister in court. He argues the bigamy charge cannot stand since both marriages occurred abroad.
Mr George Gould and his wife depart for Europlanthe Paris Exposition then Glasgow to inspect the new Pacific Mail steamer China. Gould, president of Pacific Mail, says the China will be the fastest on the Pacific at 18 knots. They plan a six week trip leaving children with Mrs Kingdon in the Catskills.
Peter Hayes a peddler leapt from bed at an early hour and struck his sleeping wife with a hatchet after pulling her by the hair. He allegedly confessed at a police station. The woman lay unconscious with a fractured skull, and doctors deem recovery unlikely. The couple had frequent quarrels and recent separation. Public mood notes prior executions of women slayers had little effect.
Captain William Mills, William Hoy and two crew members hauled a seine in the Milford Sound for blue fish when two sharks, eight feet and smaller, resisted. The larger contained a human leg with boot. Dr. Downs removed a jawbone for a specimen and the boot was later brought to the city.
Anna O'Brien aged seventy was found paralysed from a stroke in a downtown tenement attic after three days without food. Police forced her to a hospital. In the attic bureau they discovered 880 dollars in small silver coins and 500 in cash plus bank books with about 1800 dollars in credit. The wealth was given to the property clerk at police headquarters. if she dies the city will receive it.
Robert Trail or Bobby aged eight of Pearl Street and his seven year old friend Frank Conlin were playing on Pier 6 East River when Frank sank. Bobby jumped in and carried Frank toward the pier, then used a rope and noose lowered by workers to haul both boys to safety. Frank was nearly unconscious but revived. the boys were taken home.
In the Baltimore Sun excerpt mallard teal and wood ducks appear in limited numbers along the head of Chesapeake bay. The high grass keeps hunters away as the birds feed calmly until a heavy storm flattens the weeds and reveals the game to view.
A wary note questions Carter H. Harrison of Chicago whether he remains in politics. If he is out of politics as claimed, some urge a decisive move to secure the door and bolster security.
ScraTon boys toss rocks at a phantom in an empty house breaking nearly every pane of glass. A mix of odd local reports follows including a two pound tomato shown to a Wilkesbarre editor and a monkey returning a jeweled pin to its owner.
A scattered collage of brief items from Dayton Oregon to San Francisco includes a girl finding and returning $2000, bales of human hair shipped to France, a tarantula sighting, a Monticello marriage in Springfield Senate chamber, a Madison Florida expedition to San Pedro Bay, a daring escape by an imbecile from a prison, a dangerous albatross and a fisherman attack, a Manchester library rarity, two spiritual mediums winning bets at Saratoga, strange Brunswick coast sightings, a Waldo County Post Office affair, the O’Sullivans emigration narrative, Chinatown’s God of One Thousand Chinese parade, Joliet liquor plan, and a Denver cadaver disposal proposal.
A cluttered page of quips and cartoons cites spoof lines about liars boasters and funny family jests. It blends jokes from Puck and similar outlets with sketches on schooling and everyday troubles, including a funeral notice fragment.
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