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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1889
Page
4
The dispatch lists prices and postage terms for daily and Sunday editions of the InStAtch and its various subscriptions. It notes annual quarterly and weekly rates, with delivery by carriers at two rates, including or excluding Sunday editions, and specifies Pittsburg as the publication city with the date September 18, 1888.
Pittsburg city and the Schenley estate shine in approving terms for Mt Airy Park. A gift of 279 acres plus options for 100 more lands would be a city boon worth at least half a million on the open market. The donor Mrs Schenley through advisors shows liberal spirit and public spirited pride.
A runaway electric car on Federal street smashed into North Park narrowly avoiding fatalities. A Penn avenue cable car at a railroad crossing reportedly had brake failure. Both incidents show the need for closer precautions and safeguards as faster transit expands risks, with rival systems roughly even in casualties.
A revived report claims window glass makers will form a 2 million pound tank factory and merge many firms to compete with Jeannette's existing plant. The piece argues this contradicts classic trust aims by fostering new capacity and competition rather than restraining production.
The buckboard rises in fashion with President Harrison linked to its rise. A Lenox parade showcased dandies and society leaders on backboards, including ex Secretary Whitney’s wife who praised the vehicle as peerless.
The piece extols the buckboard as a democratic carriage with a democratic horse in rural areas. It praises its simple, independent pair and foresees social reform through the liver and economy, concluding the buckboard may save our plutocracy from ruin.
An 30 dollar prize fight ends in death for one contestant. The piece condemns the brutality and savors a critique of prize fighting, calling for stronger enforcement to curb such spectacles and contrasting them with civilization.
The piece ridicules Mr. W. H. Preece of the English Postoffice Department who claims electricity cannot kill and denounces sensational newspaper reports of fatal shocks. It notes his pig experiment failed and warns that if his claims prove false, the world will be rid of a fool or falsifier.
A Brooklyn Classon Avenue Presbyterian Church sold pews in 1871 with deeds allowing occupancy choice and rent to the church at 7 percent. A plaintiff seeks interest on over $1,000 invested, prompting satire on treating pews as real estate or stock and suggesting possible ecclesiastical financing schemes.
In Philadelphia Judge Finletter refuses to reduce a heavy verdict against a traction company and vows six months imprisonment for a railroad Superintendent, arguing fines fail to deter. He notes wealthy offenders escape punishment by paying fees, urging stronger penalties. The piece also flags charges against Ives for forgery amid discussion of financial schemes.
The piece laments the jute bag monopoly undermining cotton bag production, recalling that rival nations show better results at Paris Exposition. It argues the US must improve reputation by real progress in 1892 and critiques political and press figures while urging practical competition and expanded trade in the Americas.
Rev Augustus Schultze of Bethlehem Pennsylvania is elected Bishop of the Moravian Church in America. The item notes other public figures, including debates over ministers for a Philadelphia Presbyterian church and plans for presenting portraits to the United States Military Academy.
In New York Star column Hon John Dalzell of Pittsburgh registers at Windsor Hotel. He notes no firm stance on administration rift, but says Harry Ford for postmaster has strong local backing and integrity. Dalzell predicts a fair election measure may arise, and refrains from naming Cameron’s successor.
A Boston Globe piece argues that poverty can dull despair while a New York World brief notes a young man named Ives, once powerful on Wall Street, who attempted to rise again amid new developments in his case suggesting a renewed effort.
A traveling merry go round on Fifth Avenue becomes a magnet for Soho youths who ride for pennies until a night ride ends in crashes. The showman uses a baseball bat to help injured riders to safety as two tumble from the ride, while others slink away.
The tale from Lord Shaftesbury recalls a young vicar in a destitute London parish who started a ragged school and faced rough crowds. He preached in an open court using school benches, and a gang leader explained their visit as seeing fair play for the “roughish place” on Sunday night.
Special telegram from New Haven reports the late Prof. Elias Loomis of Yale University leaving $1000 to each son John Loomis and E V Loomis, plus a residuary share of about $300000. One third goes to Henry Loomis, one third to F E Loomis, and one third to Yale Observatory. upon sons' deaths, income to Yale. Yale also gains from Sheffield estate, boosting wealth by about 1.5 million versus six months ago.
A cow owned by John Hardman of Spinnertown, Quakertown County, died after swallowing a dynamite cartridge left in the pasture. The incident occurred near a grazing area and the animal perished soon afterward.
The Baltimore Herald notes Maryland is alive with ambitious statesmen as President Harrison seeks a new appointee to fill Corporal Tanner's position and considers suitable candidates in the state.
Nashville dispatch reports the death of Hon. James McCallum aged elder statesman of Tennessee law and Masonic circles. A former Confederate Congress member and long prominent attorney, he had not served in the General Assembly.
The Civil Service Commission concludes Minneapolis Postmaster John J. Ankeny employed several staffers without proper authority. Hazen’s September 1888 appointment is deemed improper and to be cut, with Schell Kranz and Deane also described as improperly hired. The commission will review blame and consider further action.
Secretary Tracey considers options for two 400-ton cruisers after failure to attract bids within coal limits. If cost and timing align, he may authorize Mare Island to build one vessel, with Navy Yard capacity expanding as Construction Moreau boosts toolage.
The National Association of Wool Manufacturers Executive Committee meets in Boson to discuss tariff questions centered on free carpet wools. The group notes 1867 duties aimed at revenue, not protection, and weighs whether protective rates would aid cheaper grades amid evolving market conditions.
Chicago Herald recounts a Saturday morning incident where a large snake lunged, grabbed a fish, and gulped it partway before the fish split the snake’s mouth and swam away unharmed. The tale ends by urging readers to stick to truth in reporting.
A renowned English physician dreamed of Etna’s hot ground after nightly hot-water feet. He also dreamt of a Hudson Bay winter upon tossing off bedclothes. An American doctor with a head wound dreamed of Indians and scalping. In Edinburgh during a French alarm a volunteer slept hearing a gunshot dreamt of troops arriving, later waking to his wife’s identical fright.
Nicholas Larkaris, a prominent Akron Greek fruit dealer, wed recently and the celebration drew about 40 guests in Wheeling West Virginia Newcastle Pennsylvania Youngstown and surrounding towns. A Grecian wedding feast with a lamb pig and chickens was served after traditional rites followed by a wedding ceremony and dance.
A night of unrest haunts a weary clubman as he seeks relief from endless dreams and noisy spirits. A chorus of odd advisers suggests bizarre rituals while he laments insomnia and longs for dreamless sleep.
A medical student and an unnamed speaker debate sleep remedies. One man claims a simple method ends nightly terrors, while another recounts improved sleep with a side position and a low pillow, yet recalls vivid nightmare memories after a lapse. The dialogue blends quackery critique with ambiguous cure claims and haunted recollections.
A dream-bound banquet guest showed disbelief at visions and asked about leg posture and lumbago. He later met a friend on the street, cried with uproar, and pleaded for methods to banish mosquitoes, declaring the world his.
From the Berlin Physiological Society notes Dr Sauermann reports cayenne pepper can redden young birds before moult. Moisture and sunlight affect color. pepper pigment alone does not. Triolein and fat carry pigment. glycerine aids results. aniline dyes show similar effects.
Returning travelers from Paris praise Edison's electrical feats and the megaphone exhibit as the standout attraction in the American display. They note the wired amplification makes a whispered phrase roar through the system, while graphophones draw steady, eager crowds and celebrate Edison’s innovations.
London presents two ornate carriages for the Emperor of Morocco. A green and gold hansom cab will be drawn by red mules with no driver’s seat. A palanquin will be carried by two mules, featuring sumptuously decorated interiors and a cross leg seating arrangement. A four chambered revolver, sword and weapons are stored in a side cupboard. The palanquin includes a sprung, wheeled option for easy addition.
A telegram of congratulation from Secretary Tracy to his predecessor on the successful trial of the new cruiser Baltimore is acknowledged by a dispatch received at the Navy Department. The message from Lenox Massachusetts dated September 16 thanks the secretary and notes confidence in a satisfactory result.
The wedding unites Walter Abbott proprietor of the McKeesport Times and Minnie E. Applegate a former teacher from California Pa. The ceremony was conducted by Dr. William Codlville. The notice also mentions ex Congresssman W L Scott finding more success with race horses than coal mines and suggests he shift to racing.
The poem speaks of a lingering serenade as a pale moon hides in the sea and the speaker vows to sing beneath a casement. Stars guide the speaker through a night of longing. The lover Edymion remains asleep in dreamless rest, while the speaker battles internal restraint and ardor.
New York report notes Herbert C. Ayer, Harriet Hubbard Ayer's ex husband, recovered Miss Moore's trunks after a dispute at the Custom House. Officials then opened Ayer's own trunk revealing ladies garments and accessories, a scene viewed as a joke by Mrs Ayer.
A coroner's jury rules Martha Osen died of typhoid while under Carl Olsen's guardianship and cites criminal negligence for not securing or following a physician. Olsen is remanded to jail awaiting grand jury action.
Tony Hart once with Harrigan and Hart is now confined in a Worcester asylum after mental decline and violence. Doctors express no hope for recovery as rumors linked to a stage return are denied.
Rudolph Kurtz aged six and Lena Kurtz age four arrived aboard the steam ship Ems from Bremen. They were without a parent or guardian. A father's address, Samuel Kurtz of 16 Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, was attached at the waistband. The siblings were placed on a Chicago tram in the evening.
Over 30 piano and organ manufacturers from across the nation met in Clarendon Hall to form a mutual protection union. E L Bill chaired, Henry Behring Jr named secretary, and a twelve member committee was appointed. Names listed include Steinway, Voce, Fischer, Behring, Starr, Conover, McLaughlin, Brown, Kimberly, and Baus. The group coined the Protective Union of Piano and Organ Manufacturers of America and planned future meetings.
A farmer named Sam slaughtered a three legged duck and sent it to a market where a manager first balked at high prices then planned to forward it to the American Museum of Natural History. The duck weighs about six pounds and has a malformed third leg centered on the body with a stiff ball joint.
A rattlesnake five feet long with six rattles appeared in the Ohio Falls Car Works shop in Jeffersonville I on September 17. Claude Harper and a coworker crushed its head with a board, ending the danger. The report also notes a Chicago Cronin trial juror advocating harsher life sentence work.
In Buffalo a man identifying as Tascott has been captured after admitting his identity. The admission drew widespread ridicule, though the record notes other Buffalo men have told the truth in similar cases, underscoring the need for accuracy.
A Chester county man William Mc Knaught is thrown from a colt and badly hurt as the horse returns home. His sister aids the animal believing she knows what happened. A York chick hatched with three eyes died at two months old. Lancaster contractor Frank Kispes hosts relatives celebrating the same birthday. A ten peach on a foot‑long twig grows on William Breel’s Conshohocken farm. A Mercer county man stops his paper then sells it weeks later. A Zanesville wife has worked 13 years on a quilt. Ohio graveyards make inhabitants uneasy as four chases are seen across the state. A West Virginia maiden sues in a preaching of promise case.
A ragbag of brief notes includes a Mason county man jailed for a minor theft, a Goshen Indiana elder becoming a father, a York chicken swap, a Nebraska kitten adoption, a Burlington boy’s mysterious illness, an English tenor touring Boston, a Kennebunk port curiosity, a Miss Annie Johnston at a summer resort, a Georgia man near death from a spider bite, a Dublin kitchen accident, new smoke-free coal burning, a record brook trout, a Georgia girl’s church conversion, Chinese minister’s wife hair tradition, Paris Exposition dwarf trees, and New York Cable Car drawing room car plans.
The page parodies seaside trips and courtship with quips about elixirs of youth in first loves. Jokes touch marriages, debts, and social foibles in short exchanges from multiple papers. A summer note praises warm weather while lampooning winter pleasures like sleigh rides and ice cream.
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