The Dispatch Publication Notice Fragment
The Dispatch issue header notes volume and number with publication details. It lists offices at Diamond Street and Smithfield Diamond Streets and notes eastern advertising offices in New York and Brentano's in New York and Paris. The text resembles a catalog of offices rather than a full article.
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Pitsburg
Ostoolice
Rovember H
Jas
Smithfield
Diamond Streets
News Roome
Diamond Street
Dispatch
Brentano's
Mion Square
New York
Arc. de 1 Opera
Paris
France
Enyote
Outtage Tree 1 Percent The United States Mail
We present a partial and unclear OCR read of subscription rates and delivery terms for a newspaper. The legible parts reference daily and Sunday editions, different term lengths such as one year one month three months and price points, and carrier delivery at a per week rate. The fragment mentions Sunday and weekly distribution details without coherent structure.
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United States
Imaly Meraren
Pennsseneens Boo Dany Deeratern
Percaceauawrethers
Daly Imsraten
Imsraten
Darcy
Independent movement to rival Standard in oil pipelines
Pittsburg readers learn outside petroleum producers push to organize against Standard Oil by creating competing pipeline networks. Interviews show fixed aim: unite producers, secure alternative pipelines, and revive independent refining to curb Standard control and boost regional prosperity.
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Pittsboro
Rescuing the Canal From Railway Pressure
Opposition to surrender of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal strengthens after a hearing in Hagerstown Maryland. Leading lawyers argued to preserve the canal in running order by April, aiming to keep it as a water highway despite railroad influence.
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Hagerstown
Mississippi's voting clause challenged by reading test
The Mississippi Constitutional Convention adopts a literacy standard for voting and adds a rider requiring understanding when read aloud. The author argues this creates an educational qualification with a loophole favoring those in power and hopes for a universal, impartial standard upheld by civilization.
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Mississippi
Political theater in New York editorials and deals
A late 19th century column criticizes Col. Elliott F Shepard for revealing blunt political facts. It recalls his 1885 claim that 150000 dollars bought votes in New York and discusses divisions among New York Republicans and reform Democrats. The piece notes alliances with Mayor Grant and Platt, and the creation of new police justiceships to curry favor.
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Col
Elliot F. Shepard
New York Mail
Express
Col. Shepard
New York
Republicanjem
Grant
Platt
Political reform myth in Fassett probe tale of vengeance
A partisan sketch describes Fassett Investigating Committee as a vendetta against Mayor Grant after Platt's ally was passed over. It portrays Republican leaders as trading reform for political spoils, urging removal of cliques to achieve real reform and critiquing Shepard's favorable narration.
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Platt
Grant
Fassett
Republican Party
Gol. Shepard
New York
Vanderbilt
Hastings denial of quote on Republicans versus Democrats
The piece corrects a misattributed remark to General Hastings about Republicans and Democrats. It explains the real statement from the stenographic record, contrasts it with Senator Ingalls to show the misquote, and argues the line implies partisan blame for public waste, assigning responsibility to the Governor and Legislature in the Pattison era.
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Hastings
Republican Party
Treasury
Pattison
Ingals
Ingalls
Johnstown
New York Central strike shows risks of labor action
The Salt Lake news notes the New York Central strike’s failure as many strikers returned home while positions filled. It critiques arbitration refusals, points out discharges for union ties, and argues labor leaders must ensure justice and a real chance of success before striking, citing Powderly and Knights of Labor.
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New York Central
Depew
New York
State Arbitration Board
Mormon Wyoming Vote Sparks Bid for Republican Support
A Reynolds Era era of cross party bargaining is noted as Mormons in Wyoming reportedly backed the Republican ticket in exchange for promised Mormon interests in Congress. The piece questions the fairness of House absences and discusses candidates Delamater and Shepard, with references to Ohio politics and Erie canal project backing by Pittsburgh Republicans.
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Trittene
Wyoming
Congress
New railroad opens to boost Pittsburg mineral supply
The West Penn branch up Buffalo creek will prove its value by aiding manufacturing materials and possibly expanding the manufacturing suburbs. Survivors of the arsenal explosion gathered yesterday, showing many who survived the catastrophe of a generation ago.
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Pittsburg
West Penn
Buffalo Creek
Arsenal
Philadelphia Mayor protests in Washington over binding twine duty
The Philadelphia mayor travels to Washington to oppose removing duties on binding twine. The piece argues municipal powers must defend local profits when the Senate challenges city authority. It warns Mr. Balfour should stop provoking hornets by staying near them.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Senate
Political loyalties shift in Third district Philadelphia race
Voters in Philadelphia's Third district see a split with Aux backing McAleer over Vaux. McAleer holds a reputation for favoring local interests and “the boys,” while Vaux remains a creditable congressman. City politics tilt toward the candidate with strong neighborhood ties.
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Philadelphia
McAleer
Vaux
Notable Figures and Honors Across Nations and Times
General E Kirst Smith of Sewanee treats cancer in New Orleans while General Sherman and General Porter become honorary Actors' Fund of America members. Census head Robert Porter ill from overwork. Miss Hambret Hosmer to sculpt a life size Queen Isabella statue for the 1593 Chicago Fair. Connecticut gubernatorial candidates Merwin and Morris described as bald. Virginia district nominates George Mills for Congress. France awards Officer of Public Instruction to Persifor Frazer. Joax Whistler, wealthy Potawatomi leader, dies, leaving vast estate and a celebrity wife. Two New York women serve as Queen Margaret of Italy’s ladies in waiting, Vicovaro and Brancaccio. The Vicovaro princess owns a Lucrezia-era palace and relics.
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Geneeral E. Kirst Smith
Sewanee College
Tennessee
New Orleans
W. T. Sherman
Horace Porter
Actors’ Fund of America
Robert F. Porter
Washington
Stanton
Hambret Hosmer
Isabella of Castile
Chicago
Merwin
Morris
Connecticut
New Haven
Anson Buringame
Bararbor
Virginia
Buchanan
George T. Mills
Pulaski City
Congress
France
Persifor Frazer
Philadelphia
International Geological Congress
Joax Whistler
Pottawottamie
Indian Territory
Fort Dearborn
Queen Margaret of
Italy
New York
Princess Vicovaro
Eleanor Lorillard Spencer
Brancaccio
Hickson Field
Prince Vicovare
Cenci
Lucrezia Petroni
Beatrice Cenci
Death of a Governor Stevenson of Nevada
Charles Clark Stevenson governor of Nevada died of typhoid fever at his Carson City home. His physicians had hoped for recovery. Flags at half mast mark the occasion. Funeral services will be held in Carson City Tuesday with military honors, and the body will be taken to Oakland California for interment. Stevenson was born in Ontario County New York. Lieutenant Governor H C Davis died a little over a year ago.
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Carson
Nev
Charles Clark Stevenson
Nevada
Carson Chis
Oakland
Cal
Stevenson
Ontario County
New York
H.C. Davis
Widowed Snyder Family Reunited by Chance
In Piera Oklahoma widow Ray Snyder with three children arrived en route to Lima to search for a sister lost for 30 years. Money and health failed them until Joan Weaver gave shelter. An accidental query revealed Mrs Weaver and Mrs Snyder are the separated sisters, reuniting the family.
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Dispatch
Piera, O
Ray. Snyder
Oklahoma
Lima
Baltimore Lawyer Disbarred for Squandering Trust Funds
Baltimore on September 21 reports John H. Handy was disbarred by the Supreme Bench for squandering trust funds. He admitted guilt but said he never intended wrongdoing and pleaded for mercy to continue his profession and aid his bondholders and creditors.
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Baltimore
John H. Handy
Supreme Bench
Sailor Dies of Lockjaw From Inland River Work
MILFORD DELAWARE September 21 Fred Ross died today from lockjaw. He contracted the illness while working on a vowel near the Mispillion river on August 25 after securing a hawser and windlass, injuries that led to the fatal illness.
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Milford
Del
Fred Ross
Mispillion
Hog Cholera Wipes Out Spring Valley Hogs
Darton September 2 farmers report cholera decimating hogs near Spring Valley with disease spreading through hog lots and threatening local meat supply and farm livelihoods.
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Darton
Spring Valley
The Home of Indolence in Venice Travel Essay
A travel piece extols Venice and the gondola experience. The narrator recalls arriving by train into a gondola port, describes the dreamlike threshold of the city, and praises the gondola ride as the heart of a weeklong sojourn, contrasting it with other moments of modern life. The tone blends admiration with personal reflection on travel rituals and street theater.
Gondola Ride Through Venice’s Grand Canal Tour
A first person description of a black gondola gliding along Venice. The narrator recalls laws requiring sober black gondolas and the skill of the gondolier guiding the long boat past palaces, under the Rialto and Bridge of Sighs, to the hotel steps as the lagoon meets the Adriatic. The piece extols the Grand Canal as the finest river in the world.
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Venice
Rialte
Venice Festa of the Redentore and St Mark's Wunder
The observer recalls Venice during the Festa of the Redentore with a boat bridge across the Grand Canal and nocturnal processions, fireworks, and a grand church celebration. Giovanni Battista Soldini’s bequest funds annual Masses and new music, making Venice a center of sacred ceremony and rich musical life.
Heart of Venice Square and its famed landmarks
Description of St Mark's Square in Venice with the Cathedral, palace, and campanile beside the water. Two great pillars rise by the water one crowned by the winged lion of St Mark and the other by St Theodore trampling the crocodile. The passage notes the busy shopfronts along the canals.
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Venice
St. Mark's
St. Mark
St. Theodore
Venice in Echoes of a Wandering Traveler's Eye
A fragmented travelogue portrays Venice in gritty detail, contrasting canal life with crowded streets. The writer notes beauty amid decay, describing narrow lanes, busy markets, and beggars while observing gentrification and poverty among clergy and residents.
Venice as a Paradise for Idlers and Indolence
A nostalgic sketch extols Venice as a haven of leisure where pace slows to a dawdling rhythm. The narrator describes gondolas, Piazza doves, and the lazy hush around shop windows, then visits Titian’s works, Armenian monks at San Lazzaro, the Lido, and the Grand Canal before returning to the train and leaving behind a beautified, tranquil realm. G. Pa
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Vance
Venice
Academy
Titian
Maria Formosa
Palma
St Barbara
San Lazzaro
Grand Canal
Exposition Polls Open for Prize Essay Contest Topics
The Exposition enters its fourth week with the DiisPatch Poll Book inviting visitors to vote on topics each day at Dre. PATCH Headquarters. Topics include bloc laws, direct presidential election, and liquor license commissions as part of the upcoming prize essays on Pittsburg growth.
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The
United States
Dre. Patch Headquarters
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Billiard Company
Exhibition Building
Allegheny Conference Ends After Four Day Session
The fifty second annual Allegheny Conference of the United Brethren Church closed in Scottdale after four days. Delegates depart home in the morning. Rev G B McKee resigns from Hunt ingdon appointment. A Day named to fill vacancy. Memorial services for Rev De Long held. Missionary jubilee observed. McCloy serves as chairman and H T Shupe as secretary for next year.
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Scottdale
Allegheny Conference
United Brethren Church
G. B. McKee
Huntingdon
Altoona
Reva
Lichleiter
Stewart
Barges
Romedey
Captured an Iron Princess Weds Rich Employer’s Daughter
Kansas City reports reveal that the daughter of S. J. Shoop, Iron founder and car maker, formerly of Dauphin and Harrisburg, Pa., has secretly wed her affluent employer. The couple’s union, long kept private, connects a Swedish carpenter to a powerful Pittsburgh area ironworks dynasty and hints at social crossovers in early 20th century industry circles.
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Kansas City
J. Shoop
Dauphin and
Harrisbero
Anhattan Beach
Hanno
Poe
Deaths Of A Day Mrs Philomene Bass Funeral
Mrs Philomene Bass died Friday and funeral services were held at her son in law John Kessler’s Edgewood home. Rev F wae led the services. Interment followed at Homewood. She was 9 ace of 5 and well known in Pittsburg after nine months in bed. John Hastings, a keeper at the Western Penitentiary for 2 years, died yesterday at his home after burying his wife about a month ago.
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Philomene Bass
Philemene Bass
John Kessler
Edgewood
F. Wae
Smishkcia
Tod Evangelical Restant
Homewood
Buss
Pittsburg
John Hastings
Western Penitentiary
Yesra
Iegmna
Beaten paths lure readers into familiar city life
Snaps of everyday life mix with oddities and wry wit. The column muses on routine, urges seeking new scenes, and riffs on weather, politics, actors, and culture with playful, era-typical remarks. It reflects a bustling early 20th century urban miscellany.
Improve the Reads On Shady Avenue Road in Pittsburgh
A reader urges public road improvements on Shady Avenue East End from Fifth to Forbes, praising clay road maintenance under a capable street commissioner. The letter argues proper drainage and regular scraping keep clay roads passable, faster drying after rain, and cheaper than paving, proposing a statewide highway approach with a three year commission.
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the Dispatch
Shady Avenue
East End
Fifth Avenue
Forbes Street
United States
Bia
Forbes
Tail docking of draught horses in England causes debate
Reader argues about why draught horses in Britain have tails plaited and tied rather than docked. He compares to dog ear cropping and notes damp weather, mud, and practicality in cities like Liverpool. Mentions May Day processions and the role of teamsters in grooming horses. Dated September 18.
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Dispatch
England
Ney
Scotland
Ireland
Liverpoolk
Mupd
Pittsavrag
Untitled Reader Question on Canadian Coin and Marriage Licenses
A reader asks why stores refuse Canadian coins like quarters as not legal tender and why some offer only a 3 percent discount. The letter also asks if a license is required to marry in Canada and where else a license is not needed, dated September 15.
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the Dispatch
Canada
New Jersey
The
Dispatch
Humoristische Binetter
Mercer
Minnie
Mamie
Indianapolis
Question in Harris Theater Mystery Sparks Census Query
Fragmentary lines from a Harris Theater brief raise asks whether Richard Mansfield ever sees Je and Mr Hyde. The item notes census enumerators in Pittsburg and Latrobe Pa with dates September 19 and September 17, hinting at broader inquiries into census procedures.
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The
Dispatch
Richard Mansfield
Mr. Hyde
Harris Theater
Pittsburg
Missionary Society Event Tonight in Wilkinsburg
An entertainment to feature music recitations and ice cream will be held this evening by the Missionary Society of the Trinity Reformed Church in Wilkinsburg. The function aims to support gospel work and is expected to draw a large crowd, as the town typically enjoys such gatherings.
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Venice
Europe
Ghetto
Shylock
Frari
Titian
Berlin
San Marco
Wilkinsburg
Missionary Society of the
Trinity Reformed Church
Cmtee
Soane
Qukinsburg
Indianapolie Journal
Johnny
Brown
Marper
Lazar
Charles
Emma
Harper's Bazar
Harper's Basar
Med Harvard
Times Have Changed From the Gobe Democrats in Ohio
The piece notes a shift in political power as apportionment would cost Ohio a congressman, marking Ohio as nearly the only state facing such loss. It also remarks that Ohio once held influence with Providence, but has since diminished in pull.
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Ohio
Dunnell
Providence
Candidacy Boosts From Rural Ties In A Cabbage Pageant
A satirical verse mocks political candidates who court farmers with praise of produce and rural scenes. It lampoons their focus on pumpkins cabbages onions hog-pens and onions while courting voters with flattery and staged niceties before the agricultural audience. The piece highlights election theatrics and rural imagery used to win support.
Curious Condensations Gossip From A Noted Era
A collage of curious facts and trivia from the era notes varied items. Oysters live to 12 to 18 years while readers read at 400 words a minute. Prizes, stamps, laws, and royal lineages appear in brief entries with names and places such as Yokohama Carlsruhe Paris and St Petersburg. The list spans taxes, punishments, inventions, fashions, and curiosities in a brisk, period-voice fragment.
Fragmented humor and dialogue snippets from periodicals
A collage of humorous quotations from Harper's Bazaar and similar periodicals shows playful exchanges about ministers, ice cream, candy, Christmas, and marriage. The text highlights witty misquotes, social satire, and light domestic banter, reflecting early 20th century newspaper humor culture.
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CoLoyEer
EvLiot F. Shepard
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George Hodges
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Redentore
Lido
Eee
Doges' Palace
Rome
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Soldini
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Mr. Delamater
Greused Lightning
the Sun
Maryland
Pasteur
Thomas Brackett Reed
House
Capitol
Washington, D.C
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Mary
Pitwburg
New York Herald
Jay Gould
Jay
Mr. Comstock
Flobert
Adam
Prevars
Johnstone
Billy Patterson
Brother Shepard
Mail and Express
John Hall
Brother John
Dis.paTcs Exposition
Messra
Pennsylvania
Eve
Sarah Bernhardt
Axpd
Deinmater
Democrat
Quay
Samuel J. Randall
Warorops
Kilgore
Jack Frost
the Plumber
Lot
Priors Sorchers
Cilenco
Speaker Reed
Willin WinaLe
Joan M. Bruce
Latrobe
Buenos Aires
Russell Sage
Sage
Reece
National Library of
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Perpignan
St. Petersburg
Hamburg
London
Spitzbergen
Iitaly
Denmark
Prince of Wales
Alfred
Bas Re
Shah
Daugster
Persia
Day
Geological Survey
Illinois
Pire
Ton Hoe
Mary Ryan
Ashland
Wis
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