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Darny Dierarcu
Dispatch
Carrirra
Newnwoys
The Case for Washington as World Fair Site
The article argues Washington should host the World’s Fair over New York or Chicago. It cites central location, government role, and easier access for exhibitors and visitors. The Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce backs Washington, and The Dispatch urges selecting the capital despite rival claims.
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New York
Chicago
Washington
United States
Congress
Pittsure
Pittsburg
Gas supply strain in cold snap underscores demand surge
As a cold wave hits, domestic gas use climbs and pressure drops at some points. Experts say no supply failure. Philadelphia Company just completed the largest main yet built to connect city gas wells, signaling robust capacity despite seasonal spikes.
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Philadelphia Company
Harmony in Local Republican Talks Prompts Cautious Outlook
A peaceful meeting of local Republican factions signals unity for the state campaign yet warns that patronage, post offices, state senate seats, and the U S Senate contest may spark renewed discord. Leaders Flinn Neeb Robertson Bayne Warmcastle McKean pledge to back ex Speaker Borer for state finances.
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Messrs
Flinn
Neeb
Robertson
Bayne
Warmcastle
McKean
Borer
United States
Sharp Judge Presses Lincoln Board for Full Teacher Corps
Judge White directed the Lincoln School Board to elect a full corps of teachers by next Saturday to break a months long deadlock that has hampered school operations. The ruling underscores the need to resolve staffing impasse and ensure classroom coverage.
Questioning removal of school board and remedies
The speaker ponders whether mutual concessions could avert conflict and whether a court should remove the entire school board. They ask if replacing the board would speed teacher elections and whether committals for contempt might offer the quickest remedy if the court possesses jurisdiction.
Pittsburg Relief Committee Ends Johnstown Aid Efforts
The Pittsburg Relief Committee closed its work by turning over 160000 to the State Relief Commissioner. It organized before Johnstown’s communications were reestablished and began relief promptly. Pittsburg trains carried supplies, and local labor funded the initial relief and debris clearing. The committee’s leadership is praised for its early, decisive action.
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Pittsburg
Johnstown
The Coal Question and Pittsburgh’s Interest
The article discusses the rumor that coal interests may withdraw from a proposed consolidation into a single corporation. It argues that while the plan could affect Pittsburgh if gas supplies wane, free competition remains essential. It warns against foreign control and notes the syndicate’s current scale may suffice for its purposes.
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Ohio
Pittsburg
Clubs and Civil Service Debate Spurs Republican Division
A report says a Pittsburg Republican clubs convention may demand repealing civil service reform. The piece argues the party platform supports reform and that opposing it would betray Republican doctrine. It also notes wealthy NYC interests behind the World’s Fair project and mentions French votes on Boulanger and a joke about golf replacing lawn tennis.
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Pittsburg
Iron ore shipments mark record 1859 growth in Lake Superior district
Seven million tons of iron ore shipped from the Lake Superior district in a single season demonstrates that the iron trade has been urged to a greater scale in 1859 than ever before. In St Louis a prize fight killer would not be charged with murder.
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Lake Superior
Notable Trials and Local Happenings Around Pittsburg
The piece notes the hold without bail of a man linked to a violent incident while referees face potential accessory charges. It discusses Pacific and Victoria trade, Army Day preparations in Pittsburg, cross equatorial travel, Baby McKee’s Indiana campaign efforts, frost damage to New Jersey peaches, a looming tailoring trust, and editorial jabs at Jay Gould and local lighting towers contrasting Allegheny and Pittsburg.
Suppress Gambling Speech Provokes Trade Board Debate
The Chicago Inter Ocean calls on Mayor Cregier to suppress gambling in all forms. It questions the fate of vested interests at the Chicago Board of Trade if such demands are followed.
Prominence Notes On Lectures Memorials and Society
A list of upcoming lectures and memorial plans includes Mr Geonor Kexxon lecturing on Russia's penal system, a proposed public memorial for George Laidlaw in Toronto, and the 21st anniversary of Rev Arthur Cleveland Coxe's consecration as Bishop. Also mentioned are sculptor EseKiel's recumbent statue for Mrs White at Sage Chapel Cornell, and social notes on Nic HOLAS CROUCH returning home to Baltimore from Portland, Mrs LanGTRAY seeking English acclaim, and Miss WHEELER of Philadelphia engaged to Count Pappenhheim with a $2,000,000 fortune. The Paris builder M Etrre. is expected in Quebec to plan a $1,000,000 bridge Saint Lawrence project.
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Geonor Kexxon
Russia
Toronto
Canada
George Laidlaw
Arthur Cleveland Coxe
Esekiel
Andrew D. White
White
Sage Chapel
Cornell University
Nicholas Crouch
Kathleen Mavyourneen
Baltimore
Portland
Benatton Sherman
Mansfield
Washington
Clarkson
Deer Park
Count Pappenheim
Bavaria
Miss Wheeler
Charlies Wheeler
Pappenhheim
Aufmahl
Bavarian Highlands
Court Petitions for Insanity and Recovery of $20,000
Charles Snyder seeks a court declaration of Catherine Snyder as insane after she allegedly donated $20,000 to Hartville College under questionable circumstances. He also sues two trustees and others connected to the college to recover the funds and notes taken from Mrs. Snyder. The case outlines a financial dispute tied to a charitable donation and alleged coercion.
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Charles Snyder
Hartsville
Cirreuit
Hartville College
Snyder
James Woolford
Isaac van
United Iilaises
Promotion Tale From A Newspaper Man
The piece notes the rapid rise of Major Merrill from Captain to Major General after pension commissioner mentions. It mocks journalism, referencing Gore from Chicago and a notable young man among young ladies in summer resorts. It comments on media promotion trends and public status shifts.
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Gore
Chicago Inter Orean
Boston Herald
Merrill
Shiras and a Bear Face to Face in Superior Forest
In the woods above Lake Superior George Shiras III the noted hunter and legislator recalls a near confrontation with a big bear near his White Fish Lake cabin. He pursued through brush after the bear which vanished in the undergrowth, leaving his rifle unloaded at the moment of Dirk encounter.
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Marquette
Lake Superior
Pitts
White Fish Lake
George Shiras
George Shiras III
Shiras
Mr. Shiras
The Fair Commuter and the Remington Farmhouse Tales
A whimsical sketch describes a bright quiet woman on a train packing a hefty basket of goods and the public’s amused admiration for her shopping prowess. It recalls Major Ben Morgan’s niece visiting Remington, cherishing pets Dr Tanner the St. Bernard and a Skye terrier who recites prayers, ending with news that Dr Tanner died and was buried in the apple orchard.
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Ben Morgan
Remington
Major Morgan
St. Bernard
Dr. Tanner
Skye Terrier
Papa
Mamma
Tanner
Gyp
Heravurxs
Commodore Vanderbilt Saves a Stamp in 1862 Deal
A Wall Street operator recalls Vanderbilt signing a deal on New York Central in 1862. He processed a $1,000 check for one share, and Vanderbilt trimmed a six-cent stamp from a contract to save money. The narrator notes Central rose 80 points before the hour, but he sold early.
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Commodore Vanderbilt
Wall Street
Europe
Vanderbilt
A Jury Hard to Find in Cronin Case
The Cronin trial shows four jurors selected from nearly 40 summoned as about 2,000 Cook county men are deemed eligible for jury service under the judges rulings. Lawyers fear ongoing difficulty finding jurors and note that shifting summons from the sheriff to police would not hasten matters.
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Cronin
The
Chicago Tribune
Cook County
Cooney, Tascott
Houses Built on Land Piles Cited as Cause of Weak Wall Street
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes the lack of solid construction in some Wall Street houses is blamed on building on piles borrowed from others. It argues true stability requires solid foundations rather than reliance on others' property.
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New York Star
Jay Gould
New York World
Gould
Metropolis
New York
Wall Street
Deaths of a Day Colonel William H. Shaw
Colonel William H. Shaw died suddenly at his New Castle home in September at an advanced age. He served as Lieutenant Colonel of the One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers and was longtime telegrapher and former proprietor and editor of the New Gazette. He was well known in this section of the pennsylvania.
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New Castle
William H. Shaw
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Hoe
New
Pena
Evolution of a patrony. How it Happens That Scotch Names Vary
A London reader surveys Scottish naming practices noting few given names and widespread to-names or nicknames. Surnames like Smith, Brown, and Robinson persist, but local to-names such as Deadly or Cock distinguish individuals. The article discusses patronymics, occupations, and personal labels shaping identity in Scotland.
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London
England
Britain
Cot Land
Sandyke
pHeelen
James
John Joy
mJock
William
Jock
Wull
Williamie
Scotland
John Smiths
Thomas Browns
William Robinsons
Omens of Coming War from the London Telegraph
The piece warns of imminent confrontation as Serbia acts with severity against Austria and Russia faces Armenian border pressures. It notes Austrian and German patience tested, while Moscow remains silent. Allied plans for marching on Moscow are believed ready if war erupts.
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London Telegraph
Austria
Bultan
Constantinopole
Armenia
Russia
Turkey
Germany
Moscow
German Pilgrim Fathers to Hold Commemorative Services in Philadelphia
On October in the German Society hall Philadelphia September 1 commemorations mark the landing of the German pilgrim fathers led by Franz Daniel Pastorius founder of Germantown Addresses in English and German laud their worth and benefits A Milwaukee German Emigration conference proposal spurred a Philadelphia report by Dr G Kellner summarizing local society work and roles for emigrant aid and self sufficiency
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Philadelphia
The
German Society
Spring Garden
Marshall Streets
Franz Daniel Pastorius
Germantown
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
United States
Gold Vein Found in Irvington Trench Discovery
Workmen digging a trench on Clinton avenue Irvington uncover a gold vein drawing crowds. Ore samples assayed by Gioreux and Woolsey show about 60 dollars per ton though mining may not be profitable. Road master Van Clief to investigate but success is doubtful.
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Newaee
N. J
Clinton Avenue
Irvington
Christopher Blake
Gioreux & Woolsey
Pittsburg Presbyterians and Their Large County Memberships
The Pittsburg Presbytery reports total church membership around 120 percent with about 20 churches in Pittsburg and surrounding areas. East Liberty leads with 809 members and 758 in Sunday school, followed by First Presbyterian at 722, Third Church at 601, and Park Avenue at 40 with 600 in Sunday school. The Presbytery records 1,485 members added in the past year.
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Presbyterian
United Presbyterian
Pittsburg
Presbyterian Church
Roup
Homewood
McCandress
Station
Hiland Avenue
Reservoir
East Liberty
Hiland and
Penn Avenues
Kamler
Point Breesa
First Presbyterian
Purvis
Cowan
Park Avenue
George Challant
Pittsboro
Missionary Contributions Lead Thira Church Efforts
The Thira Church tops Pittsburg Presbytery for benevolent and missionary work with William Thaw’s gifts boosting its standing. Total home mission giving reached 20,197 dollars. Third Church contributed most, while First and East Liberty also contributed. Salaries for local presbyterian ministers run high with Purvis and Kumler among the top earners, and the Third Church provides a substantial spiritual adviser stipend.
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Thira
William Thaw
Pittsburg
East Liberty
Dee Purvis
Kumler
Allegheny Presbytery Report Details 40 Churches 7178 Members
The Allegheny Presbytery lists 40 congregations with 7,178 members and 73 new additions in the past year. Dr Kennedy's church leads with 8 members. Central under Dr Hays has 54. Mc Lore Avenue Church 2. four strong churches in Allegheny City average 500 plus each. The Allegheny U P Sunday school at Dr McMillen's has 2015 enrollment. total contributions to church boards are summarized.
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Pittsburg
Kennedy
Dr. Swift
Central
Hays
McLore Avenue
Dr. Burchard
Allegheny Presb
Pothatra Sisters
Avenue
Callegheny Presbytery
United Presby
Terian Church
Poat Pear Ae
Pethe Pt Presbyeary
Revs
McMillen
Robinson
Fatton
Witherspoon
Allegheny City
Alleghany U. P. Presbytery
Dr. McMillen
Presbytery
Fa Wecanee Ieee
Presbyterian Church Past and Present in Pittsburg Area
The Monongahela Presbytery reports 5106 members and a net increase of 823 for the year. Contributions to church boards total 77771, averaging 15.19 per member. The highest U P pastor salary in the city is 4000 to Dr Reid of First Church. Allegheny salaries reach 3500 for Robison and McMillen. About half of area churches are Presbyterian, reflecting strong Scotch Irish influence.
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Monongahela
United Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg
U. P
Reid
First Church
Seventh Avenue
Allegheny
Dra. Robinson
McMillen
Presbyterian Church
Pittsl and
Alley
Sixty Years of Progress in East Liberty Churches
Rev. Dr. McIlwaine, long-time East Liberty Presbyterian pastor, notes 14 self-sustaining churches and several missions grew from his former diocese. He recalls Oakland Schadyard wrndenceville Wikinesore Veron and Swi 8 as part of his territory, illustrating Solomons proverb on growth and scattering. Afflicted but lively snippets follow about Sam Randall and Washington surplus.
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Pittsburg
Dr. McIlwaine
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
McIlwaine
East Liberty
Oakland
Schadyard Quirrel
Eels Flood Fish Creek As Saratoga Fishermen Prosper
Saratoga August 21 Eels are being caught in large numbers in Fish Creek the outlet of Saratoga Lake. J Gill of Victory Mills nets 0 pounds and Gus Doyle of Granger Erie 2 1200 pounds of eels sent to Fulton Market Newark and elsewhere. Fishermen trap eels near dams and raceways as they swim toward the Hudson River.
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Saratoga
Fish Creek
Saratoga Lake
J. Gill
Victory Mills
Gus Doyce
Grange Erie
Fulton Market
Ket
Newarky
Hudson River
Their Silver Wedding Celebration at 4912 Penn Avenue
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Smith celebrated their silver wedding at home 4912 Penn Avenue with music by the Etna Cornet Band and Etna Midget String Band. Attendees included Bri F Leech Eph Truxall Philip Stackhouse Wm M Damon C Goetling John Smith Sterrett John Schrott Mrs Wandering Dieter Ed Dieter Heckman Mrs A Stein Mamie Stein Katie Stein Baughman Mrs Bitzer and many others from Meadville and area.
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Philip Smith
Penn Avenue
Etna
Bri. F. Leech
Eph. Truxall
Philip Stackhouse
Mra
John Damon
C. Goetling
John Smith
Sterrett
John Schrott
Wandering
Miss Dieter
Meadville
Ed Dieter
Heckman
A. Stein
Mamie
Katie Stein
Baughman
Bitzer
G. Moeck
Fashionable Follies in Penmanship and Social Cards
A brisk survey of early etiquette shows 15 lessons needed to master angular English penmanship and describes fashionable stationery with tinted celluloid holders, scarlet crests, and gold or silver trims. It notes browns for the season, various color names, and adds that social cards and note writing mirror upper class life of Vanderbilts and Astors.
Hidden Names in a Medicean Garden
Poem fragment describes a villa garden with citrons figs and persimmons, noting a carved stone seat inscribed with Paula and a torgione. The speaker asks who they were, implying a historic Medicean era romance tied to a crescent sundial and pleached lindens.
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Torgione
Count Scott Arrested After Umbrella Assault on Park Row
Augustus L. Scott known as the Count, an eccentric man, costumed and wielding a rolled umbrella, struck Smith’s eye with the umbrella on Park Row. A crowd detained him until a policeman arrived. Smith told Justice he may lose sight in the injured eye. Scott was held.
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New Yoas
Sept. L
Augustus L. Scott
Park Row
Smith
Scott
Mr. Smith
Night in the Chicago City Council Angers Knight
Sir Henry Knight former Lord Mayor of London dies in the city. He disputes Chicago Council accounts of his night there saying a gallery incident was exaggerated. He recalls remarking that arrests were not a concern, notes cigars exploding after his speech, and offers a World’s Fair site tip about Chicago’s smoke.
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Henry Knight
London
Chicago
Cragier
Tam
Ireland
Henry
Northwest Shakespeare Tour Plans By Daniel Bandman
Striking for the Northwest Daniel Bandman and Mr D P Bowers will take their company to Ans conda Butte Helena Falls Spokane Falls and Seatie in Montana ten dollars have been subscribed to fund the undertaking Miss Ray W Smalley a Brooklyn court defendant accused James Duckworth of stealing funds she allegedly falsified accounts and used the money on clothing and tickets she denied the charges and was jailed awaiting trial
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Daniel Bandman
D. P. Bowers
Ansconda
Butte
Helena Falls
Spokane Falls
Seatie
Montana
Ray W. Smalley
Brooklyn
James Duckworth
Murder at Earnstable ends in Pinkerton detective's claim
Florence Joseph Donohue a Pinkerton detective killed Peter Reynolds owner of two Earnstable tenements after a dispute over Donohue’s wife. Reynolds aged about 41, with six children, was stabbed four times in the lower hall and died in the street. Donohue, employed at Manhattan Beach, was arrested and said he was glad Reynolds killed for stealing his wife.
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Reynolds
Donahue
Pinkerton
Manhattan Beach
Kendals on the Ocean Prepares for American Tour
The Kendals sailed on the Servia for a U S tour starting October 7 in New York. They will perform The Iron Master A White Lie Impulse A Scrap of Paper The Weaker Sex The Squire The Queens Shilling and The Ladies Battle. Mrs Kendal brings 300 dresses. Charles Wyndham Mary Moore Wilson Barrett and Miss Oden also sail. A last minute cable suggested Helen Dauvray may fill dates, and there is an indication the company could disband.
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CABLE
Dispator
Lomponm
Mrs. Kendal
Servia
New York
Charles Wyndham
Mary Moore
Wilson Barrett
Miss Oden
Sailad
Dia
Oon
Im Ld Wien
Helen’ Dauvray
Jess Ma
Remains of Fireman Reunite With Ring at Grave
The body of Tom Whallen was exhumed in Lorumsville after a deadly Sunday fire. His fiancée, who had previously given him an engagement ring, had it reclaimed and, at her expense, placed the ring back on his finger during interment in a final farewell.
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LorumsvilLe
Tom Whallen
Bons
England
Bampton Lake
Fla
Eoom
Rome
Indy Thongse
Indies
Isroria
Pendleton Wins Large Plate Glass Factory
Pendleton, Indiana celebrates securing a major plate glass factory to be built on several acres. The project will begin within a year and employ about 600 men, with leading local citizens and a syndicate agreeing to terms.
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Indiana
Pendleton, Inc
Pendleton
EE Ae
Coughed Up a Ballet by Lawrenceburg Shooting Victim
Lawrenceburg Indiana man Young Hall who was shot in the mouth months ago coughed up the ballet a fragment the doctors could not locate earlier now believed to signal recovery and improvement in his condition.
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Odncinfati
Young Hall
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Local News Snippets From Berks and Cambridge
A cow at Moslem Springs Berks county choked on a green pear. Mrs Dantel Shaeff of Yellow House Berks county risked her life wading into a rushing torrent and saved a year old child being carried away. A 47 year old mule in Cambridge C still serves as a reliable worker.
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Berks County
Dantel Shaeff
Yellow House
Thens
Cambridge
Curious Condensations Unfolds From Diverse Tales
A miscellany of notes spans a 1768 North Carolina ratification centennial in Fayetteville to Cuban foot fashions, stray animal antics, a Detroit grand jury inquiry, a Rhode Island wedding, a Minnesota fair marriage, and a dramatic Rome Ga encounter with a large hawk misidentified as a ghost. The Shoan embassy to King Humbert features lavish gifts.
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Boston
Fayetteville
N. C
North Carolina
Ieee Ae
Wayne County
Detroit
Humbert
Italy
Ethiopia
Digise Makonen
Menilik
Laughing Philosophers and Barnum Motto Grabs Attention
Humorous exchange recalls Mr Barnum’s motto to give every man a show while a stray Canada reference toward a three mile limit hints at broader debate. The fragment suggests a satirical note in a Harper's magazine context with whimsy and international undercurrents.
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Mr. Barnum
Canada
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