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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1891
Page
4
Fragments show a newspaper listing subscription rates and delivery details for various editions. Includes terms for Sunday and extra Sunday delivery and weekly carrier charges. The issue date is Pittsburg Friday Sept 1, 18.
A plea to the Street Department calls for immediate cleanup of Pittsburg streets, especially near the Exposition Building. The piece blames inattention, not infrastructure, and urges water use and property-owner notices to restore cleanliness while inviting Chief Bigelow to verify improvements.
A report debunks claims by free traders that foreign farmers could buy American farm implements cheaper abroad. Twenty six New York shippers testified that wholesale abroad prices match domestic prices, implying no subsidy via tariff. The piece warns torco merchants may align with free traders to spread the cheaper abroad narrative.
The piece notes rising republican sentiment in Canada and Australia, calls for empire federation with provinces granted equal parliamentary voice, and warns that without federation the British Empire may fracture as self governing colonies seek independence. It cites Ireland and labor movements as pressures on the imperial system.
The passage argues that selfish colonial interests may be overridden by imperial defense needs, noting publics in colonies show little concern for European conflicts. It contemplates a possible imperial federation with Britain or a likely break up of the Empire leading to republican systems in Australia and Canada.
The Pennsylvania World Fair Commission advances on the Lake Michigan display plans for 189 . Charles S. Wolfe’s death created a vacancy filled by Benjamin F. Whitman of Erie who pledges to push the work. Lewis Emery Jr reports efforts to exhibit Pennsylvania oil and gas leadership and other Keystone industries. The women on the commission are active and supportive, signaling strong state representation at the fair.
The report describes 300 Gilbert Island natives bound for San Benito Mexico who docked at Drake's Bay near San Francisco. It notes Chinese women and coolies held in bondage on the Pacific coast with sales reportedly ranging from 500 to 2500 dollars. The piece argues action to end domestic and foreign slavery is overdue.
An analysis argues strikes among laboring classes will diminish as arbitration replaces conflict. It contrasts the United States and France, noting Americans increasingly settle disputes through negotiation, while French strikes rise from initial fury. It warns against politicizing labor and urges workers to manage their own affairs.
A debate questions the claim that demand for realism is shrinking as public taste supposedly improves. The article notes store displays and sales trends, observes ongoing appetite for impure fiction, and argues publishers bear responsibility for degraded tastes as readers seek higher grade works amid broader interest in magazines.
The passage condemns cheap paperback publishing as corrupting taste by flooding translations and materialistic tales. It notes renewed public weariness of such literature and asserts American readers are reclaiming good sense despite reformers’ claims. An earthquake in San Salvador is linked to building collapses, while New York authorities seek natural explanations to ease tensions.
In England the Labor Congress debates paying MPs for actual work with time caps. An Atchison husband covers funeral costs for six relatives, sparking remarks on marriage markets in Kansas. Canada UK ties and Ottawa corruption reveal, while Hippolyte life insurance risks fade. The U S accepts Chile Junta governance late but confirms recognition.
The press notes an Anglo concern over a Franco Russian agreement on China. The piece argues France and Russia sought a topic unlikely to alarm Germany while hinting at broader European tensions. It jokily suggests a Beard length dispute would calm Kaiser Wilhelm and the continent.
An unnamed colored man faces rejection in both East and West areas. Cincinnati hotels refuse him, and in Massachusetts he is excluded from a political ticket.
The conversion of Princess Sophie of Prussia, wife of the Greek crown prince, to the Greek Church heightens discord between Germany and Greece and boosts Russian influence with the Grecian ruler amid religious realignment in Europe.
A collage of brief notes lists prominent individuals and events: Vicerorta pursues crochet in spare time. French economist JouLes Staron opposes tobacco and alcohol. Mrs P T Bauxun, widow of P T Barnum, travels aboard the Aurania from Queenstown. Hon. William Strong visits in Pottstown. Brsnor Owrsden, once the youngest bishop, ill with heart failure. James N. Prpcock forecasts peach production in White House NJ. Eisner Strossm Mayer predicts monarchy decline and a European war. Lord and Lady Aberdeen dine with Mrs. McKee and Mrs. Harrison. Miss Mary Lincoln praised for intellect and manners. Joux RB. Reptse, ex-Congressman from NH, alive in Portsmouth. Epwakp T. Horpes, new Gladstonian MP, among many fresh House entrants since 1846. Commons sits with 670 members. burglars rob Carnot’s mother’s home as a watchdog is set loose but fails to report.
The Union Windsor Glass Company of this city started its dress today and will be blow ingines by the last of next week. It is the first glass house in the West to start though other plants are said to be ready to begin, they are held back by Pittsburg houses inaction.
A fragment notes Governor Campbell possibly awaiting funds in Ohio from the Cobden Club and allied foreign merchants operating in the United States, including agents based in New York, as part of ongoing political-funding activity.
In En, Sept 10 special report notes Hon W L Scott has greatly improved in Newport. Two family members plan to return to Erie today as hopes for his full recovery remain, though he remains very ill.
A large Exposition display in Pittsburg showcases French Belgian German and Russian masters. Courbet Van Marcke Gerome Henner Cazin Munkacsy Diaz Jacque Bouguereau and others are represented with landscapes nudes and still lifes. The collection rewards repeated viewings to grasp the varied techniques and stylistic approaches.
The Minister to Spain General Grubb met with the President to discuss Cuban reciprocity. Later the President and family traveled by carriage to Schellenger's Landing for a cruise aboard the yacht Clover, captained by Sooy, with a crabbing outing resulting in a couple of bushels of crabs and stringers of crankers.
Philadelphia Press notes a Pan Republic Congress planned for October 12 13 to form a permanent international tribunal. The piece links the movement to Clay and cites hopes for unity and widespread support, with Philadelphia praised as a cradle of independence and a government of law.
Multiple papers report New York Republicans nominating Mr. Fassett for governor with support from Speaker Platt. Commentary praises Fassett’s leadership and integrity, while critics note Platt’s influence and Rochester’s party harmony after a swift convention run.
The Freight Department of the Central Traffic Association closed an important meeting after considering a communication from the Independent Refiners and Oil Shippers Association demanding at least a 2 percent rate cut on all freight and requesting re establishment of prorating arrangements. The committee did not agree to any rate reductions or changes to the present published through rates.
An 1890s Cincinnati Commercial Gazette cartoon depicts the Eagle of Ohio carrying the McKinley bill and a Democratic rooster fleeing to the cow shed, illustrating partisan tensions in the current campaign.
The Italian statesman Ubaldino Peruzzi, born in Florence on April 2, 1421, was announced dead in London. He studied in Paris and Germany, became an economist and publicist, helped in Florence's provisional government, and held ministerial posts including Public Works and Interior in the late 1800s.
John Hale a telegraph operator for B and O at Glenwood died Wednesday evening at 5 1 while his hand rested on the key en route orders. He was unmarried aged 53 and resided at Glenwood. Widely known from Pittsburgh to Cumberland he left behind the long service and ties to the area. The piece also notes the Earl of Northesk and distant kin to Andrew Carnegie with references to historical Scottish connections.
Ex Congressm Clark of Neenah Wisconsin died in Theresa New York at 8 o clock yesterday morning. Louis ville Evening Post editor Besste died Wednesday night of typhoid fever at age unspecified. Mrs Susan Morris Gurnsey died last week at Tioga Pennsylvania aged 74. Samuel Morrin judge and pioneer named in Tioga County obit. W Ourney distinguished lawyer and politician noted. Max Ewicy, 2 year Sacred Heart member, died in New York at age given. Euartvs Gooow Goodwin of Salisbury Connecticut known as Farmer Goodwin died recently. member of some societies and author.
A reader letter lists the composition of U S Congresses from the First through Fifty-first, detailing which houses were Federal Democratic Republican National Republican Whig and related party labels across periods. It notes shifts between Senate and House control and marks sessions under various coalitions.
A reader asks about the Persian Shah and a historical practice of boiling deaths in Europe. The reply outlines how boiling to death was used in England Germany France Spain and Italy for heinous crimes including murder of benefactors or relatives with 17 recorded cases from Henry VII to Edward VI. The condemned was placed in a large iron pot and boiled slowly to extend the suffering before death.
Reader asks if Fra Diavolo from Auber’s opera is historical or imaginary. The article notes Fra Diavolo was a legendary Calabrian brigand later hanged in 1406, famed for courage and charity, with Italian legends and songs preserving his memory though the opera omits history.
A September 10 note lists surviving Union commanders from the Civil War era. It names Rosecrans Buell Schofield Butler Pope Parke Banks Howard Slocum and others with current roles or residences such as Rosecrans as Register of the Treasury Schofield in command, Pope retired in St. Louis, Parke retired, Howard in New York, Slocum in Brooklyn.
To the Editor of The Dispatches I answer the query by naming the known lines. The Southern Pacific Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Central Pacific Northern Pacific and the Canadian Pacific are the main lines connected.
A reader asks the editor to identify the ruler of Holland during King William I's era. The note is dated September 10 and signed by J C Pirrsnera, seeking clarification.
Washington September session of the Supreme Council elected officers including Councilor M H Morse of New York City and Assistant Councilor W B Wilson of Newark New Jersey Med examiner Henry Jameson Indianapolis, and trustees L R Webster Oakland and James A McMillan St Louis.
The meeting of wrought iron pipe and boiler tubes manufacturers held in Musburg New Yon noted no price changes for now. C B Herron presided with James H Murdoch of Pittsburg in attendance. They adjourned to meet in Pittsburg on the 3rd of the month amid cautious business outlook and denial of a national pipe trust existence.
In Clausville Pennsylvania a regional gas dispute sparked a large citizen meeting after the Tayloratown Gas Company raised prices nearly double. Residents plan to form a fuel gas company to operate about one mile north of town.
The Buckera Fuel and Gas Company today drilled a gas well on the Wisely heirs farm in Muvion township and estimated output reaches 7,000,000 cubic feet per day. The flow was found during a teevinhesand depth and the gas will be piped to nearby towns once arrangements are made.
A bigger audience attended the Fairies Carnival at Exposition Park last night as the performance improved to a professional standard. Little Alice Kober Eddie Dilworth and Lulu Orentz repeated their previous triumphs, with Haupt figures such as Sussees of Lib Zollinger and Oberon Harold Hutson again praised. The Hospital Committee reports good financial results and a final show is planned for this evening. An upcoming wedding of Lizzie Schand to J J Egil is announced for next Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. St James parishioners enjoyed a group excursion to Idlewild with free railroad tickets and planned activities for children.
Social chatter reports the marriage of Miss Victoria Maare to William M Justice and notes a Pennsylvania couple honeymooning east. Dorie Pitcamy, daughter of Robert Pitesby, is to wed Omar in October. Mrs Locme Crater wed Mr Samuel Garber in Newark. They plan to reside in Pittsburg. The Ladies Auxiliary of the General Hospital schedules a postponed meeting for next Tuesday morning.
The sixth annual convention of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Pittsburg Synod closes in Scottpore after a large turnout from about 60 churches. Delegates heard reports, elected officers, and noted ongoing work including funds and a missionary to Japan.
Gov Smith of Colorado and F W Miller return from New York where they secured rail negotiations for 1% miles through silver lands. Banonstein and other engineers meet in parlor to urge secrecy while Fuller discusses a new cooling process. Several officials and business figures, from Cleveland to Baltimore, visit the Monongahela as Hamilton travels to Chicago for World's Fair advisory duties.
A fragment from a humorous column features chatter about yawns and pills as a "sovereign cure" while portraits of city life surface. It includes quips about Lonx Branch, Lenox, Catekillboard, and celebrity photographs, with brief exchanges among locals in a playful, dated tone.
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