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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1892
Page
7
Citizens of the Hill district oppose locating a municipal cholera hospital on Bedford avenue citing public concern, while officials argue the site best serves citywide welfare. They claim the hospital would be distant from homes, with proper disinfection, posing no danger even if cholera spreads.
The text argues against court intervention to block using city property for a hospital. It stresses prompt isolation and treatment, noting cholera spread risk is lower than smallpox and that the hospital has been used for that purpose to protect the public.
The Philadelphia Record is challenged for confusing revenue and protective duties in its critique of reciprocity. It notes Democratic leaders and Henry Watterson contrasting positions on sugar tariffs and free trade, while citing rising American exports to Cuba, Porto Rico, and Brazil as evidence that the policy boosts trade. The piece argues the Free Trade campaign lacks coherence and risks contradicting itself on key duties.
A health conference cites the Soho street dump as a public health menace. It urges vigorous prosecutions of those dumping dead animals and refuse, and calls for uniform restrictions, extensive cleanup with disinfectant, dirt, and reform of lax health officials to end the odor and pollution.
The Boston Herald credits Hon. M. D. Harter of One with introducing a Democratic platform idea to repeal the prohibitory tax on circulating notes not issued by national banks. The piece warns the proposal could undermine currency stability, risking depreciation and inflation, and contrasts it with free silver and Greenback positions, urging Treasury issuance as more reliable.
The text notes we are within fifty days of the national election and that neither party has begun mudslinging, marking an encouraging sign of improvement in our politics. The campaign has been conducted up to the present time in a restrained manner.
The piece argues that the current campaign shows progress toward sensible economic discussion and away from mudslinging and personal scandals seen in earlier elections. It contrasts 1884 1880 and 1876 excesses with a steadier, higher tone, warning against overconfident predictions before November.
Jupiter may soon have as many satellites as a ward boss would claim in power if the current rate of discovery continues. The remark reflects the rapid pace of celestial satellite findings and the growing count around the planet.
Authorities who conceal infectious diseases and citizens who neglect hygiene share equal responsibility for public health. The piece argues for collective effort and hygienic cleanliness as the community's best security against cholera threats.
The commentary argues Mrs. Schenley should not curb generosity toward the city and warns that withholding grain on hand data by elevator firms adds to gambling in cereal transactions.
Nancy Hawks should bring her claim to recognition to the World’s Fair Board of Lady Managers for formal consideration. The appeal emphasizes her claim and requests official review by the board.
A Reading combine heads to the Illinois law courts where President McLeod may be compared to a Sioux Indian. The piece warns he risks being legally scalped under looming proceedings as the York World’s Western campaign fund persists despite extensive inflation attempts.
A patchwork of editorials and opinions touches on President Harrison amid his wife’s illness, disease panic, voter education, and party tones. It cites cholera fears, the G A R encampment, water safety in Allegheny, naturalization remarks, and Costa Rican revolutionary activity affecting the U S Navy.
The Pirrssine Disyatca calls for railroad quarantine stations around Pittsburg to curb cholera spread. It warns drainage from stations on main railways could reach the Youghioheny Monongahela and Allegheny rivers and then the Ohio Valley. The Hamburg outbreak is linked to Elbe river pollution and cholera, underscoring risks of careless handling.
In Crooauxati on September 16 creditors of the Purcell estate are slated for another dividend. The trustees claim against the diocese for funds placed in churches by Archbishop Purcell has been approved, and about $73,000 has been repaid.
An odd note from the Paul Pioneer Press describes an office of large size with no string attached as essential bait to involve inventors in a patent duplex placating machine scheme. The tale foregrounds a quirky, unnamed agent and a dubious technical device.
County officials and party leaders clash over Attorney General Hensel’s interpretation of the Baker ballot law. The ruling groups offices into separate “groups” and demands a cross mark for each, prompting alarm about voter confusion. Reactions from Reedher, Hearst, and press outlets split along party lines as readers assess ballot form and voter convenience.
Alexander T. McCracken, 70, was found dead in his bed in New Castle yesterday morning. Once wealthy, he was driven to poverty by a postlawsuit case. authorities had to wait him. Known in Mercer and Lawrence counties, his farm lay between the two counties near Leesburg.
Obituary notes report the death of ex Governor and former Confederate Attorney General Thomas H. Watts who died suddenly at his Montgomery residence after being active on the street the day before. The item also lists several other brief obituaries from Brighton Reading Massillon and Harrisburg with mentions of pneumonia heart disease neuralgia and related causes.
Chief Horace G. Wadlin reports on Massachusetts labor and wage trends since the McKinley act. The average employed rose, wages overall up 2.65 percent with gains in carpetings and metals, but declines in boots and shoes and leather. Earnings varied by industry, higher where skill and male labor dominate, lower in female and youth driven sectors. Capital invested in most industries increased sharply, yet some sectors like boots and shoes and leather showed declines. The 1891 data show most industrial capital and stock value concentrated in a few leading sectors with mixed stock value changes across others.
New York Sun reports on Lieutenant Ryder, leading nine Danish Navy members aboard the Hekla, exploring Greenland's east coast. After wintering at Cape Brewster, they aimed to map from Cape Farwell to Cape Bismarck, connecting data with Peary’s findings to reveal Greenland’s full coastline.
The United States Court of Appeals sustained the government in the goat hairs case. The decision reverses Judge Colt and holds a 12 cent per pound duty applies to all goat hair regardless of use or value, affecting manufacturers and importers nationwide. Justice Gray states the tariff act clearly directs the duty and eliminates prior doubts.
General Francis A Walker accepts a post at the International Silver Conference while William Dean Howells resigns as editor of Cosmopolitan after three months. Miss Eugen Terry illness in England, Miss Ney to sculpt Texas heroes for the World's Fair, William Bailey and Fay Alcor wed in Seattle, and Herman Deumay, the Argentine millionaire, owns a $1000 yacht and earns £40,000 annually. Also noted are Bertha Thorn as a chimes player, Richard Maystretp and Beatrice Cameron marriage, Cant Boon on cholera prevention, and Frederick Douglass addressing a Virginia audience on labor and destiny.
The opening reception for Maple Shade United Presbyterian Home for aged women in Wilkinsburg is set for September 30. The house, bought months ago by the Women’s Association, is nearly finished with carpets, furniture, and finishing touches. The day includes religious exercises, refreshments, and a musical program. Proceeds fund the church and school library repairs.
A chorus of editorials argues against panic as cholera cases appear in New York and other cities. Officials promise strict sanitary action and open information to prevent widespread outbreak, urging prudent management and public calm amid sporadic deaths.
Deadlock grips Hawaii Legislature over filling new Cabinet vacancies after August 30 retirements of Parker Widemann Spencer and Neumann. Queen Liliuokalani tasks Arthur P. Petersen to form a new ministry but no progress. Neumann loses seat in Legislature after brief tenure. Possible shifts include Marshall Wilson shifting roles and rumors of a Hawaiian Consul post in San Francisco.
Captain George N. Stone, general manager, announces that telephone wires are now completed in the central city from Third to Court streets and from Broadway to Central Avenue. Wires will be drawn into tubes within 90 days, and by next spring police and fire departments must relocate their lines to the subway. After that, poles and other obstructions in the area can be removed.
A fragment notes changing newsroom practices as Washington Star reporters face tougher oversight. Mentions a New York Journalistic enterprise arriving at the point of employing men to blue-panels microbes out of reporters' copy.
The Baltimore American notes the croakers are not all dead yet as the line grows shorter and shorter, signaling a tightening or shift in opinion or circumstance described in a concise editorial tease.
A miscellany of curiosities and facts spanning science, history, and geography. Notes on whalebone pricing, Berkeley, Egypt’s pyramids, rain drop structure, Chicago university plans, Jamaica life tree, and many more varied items. Includes a register of early tech patents and a Paris tunnel lighting method.
A playful verse contrasts Cribson and Spongely with drink, treats Treatty as an abstainer, and celebrates a beautiful young woman who inspires admiration. The speaker notes her charm and style, blushing at the idea of sharing his story, while joking about her eating calm off the cob.
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