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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1892
Page
1
A Cumberland Maryland health inspector lacks clear duties and supplies to curb cholera, leaving Pennsylvania border protection weak. Reporters document uncoordinated inspections, no hospital site, no funds, and language barriers hampering quarantine along the Maryland line.
State authorities and local officials discuss using ground near the Maryland line as a quarantine station. The speaker notes no suitable facilities exist on this side and considers Ellerslie or Hyndman at the state line as possible options. Disinfection and fumigation plans are mentioned but not completed.
In NoreRiston Pennsylvania on September 22 William Lock a Harmonville huckster attacked his mother nearly fatally during a fever dream then killed his infant son believing a divine command compelled the sacrifice. A male nurse tended him and authorities monitored the immediate aftermath as the danger subsided.
Pittsburg officials and Dr Hackney toured Ellerslie to propose a quarantine station using side tracks for a hospital car system. Layton suggested railroad cooperation and interpreter aid while urging strict border watching to prevent cholera spread. In a separate incident a man named Lock killed a 19 month old child during a psycho violent attack and was captured, jailed at Conshocken pending authorities.
In Indianapolis Nat Goodwin's troupe nears collapse as cast and crew openly criticise the comedian boss. Fred Lotto quits with the stage manager departing at Columbus amid boycotts and resignations by Jean Clara Walters and Robert G Wilson. Goodwin telegraphs New York for replacements as troupe fears further attrition.
In New York on September 22 Special the wife of manager Gustave Amberg filed for divorce in Chicago court. Former soprano Marie Eagle married Amberg in New York four years ago. The case follows tensions from Loie Fuller with a 1890s theater engagement and a Berlin tour involving Amberg and Fuller.
At Cramotte North Carolina on September 22, a silk flag captured at Hanover on May 27, 1862 by the Ninth Massachusetts Regiment was returned to Cleveland Guards of the Twelfth North Carolina Regiment. Five veterans from the Ninth Massachusetts escorted the banner to Shelby where ceremonies were held with speeches by Boston soldiers and Cleveland Guards members. The Boston delegation then attended a banquet.
Winnipeg votes to test Henry George ideas with a plan to abolish the aldermen and run the city by three salaried commissioners. Aldermen and Board of Trade members pass resolutions endorsing the single tax concept as proposed by Mayor McDonald.
The Belgie reports business at a standstill in China and Japan with heavy losses at Hong Kong banks paralyzing trade. Access to funds requires weeks of advance in Hong Kong Yokohama faces similar strain. Tea crop in Japan was good but many parts of China saw failures.
In Dallas on September 22 the Switch men's National Convention discussed a uniform height for cars. Secretary W R Simscott reports 82 judges organized nationwide and a $4 000 treasury, noting a federal law is needed to ensure a workable standard for automatic safety couplers.
Telegram from Governor Flower confirms arrest of Lord Beresford in Rome Georgia. The Englishman, convicted of forgery, escaped on bond and was recaptured while awaiting a retrial with Governor Northern’s order to hold him.
Thompson glass factory in Unioxtown resumed operations after fifteen months idle. The plant now runs double shifts and carries enough orders to operate through the winter, signaling a strong restart for the firm and local workers.
Health officials report one new suspected cholera case and quarantine for multiple houses including Extra Place boarding house and 315 East Forty Seventh Street Callahan House. Ships Polaria and others loom as potential plague vessels while Camp Low at Sandy Hook records five diarrhea cases and one arrest in a strained emergency.
Health Commissioner Dr James F McShane reports Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has issued orders from a Chicago conference of health officers and rail officials. Immigrants must carry depastion and disinfection certificates with baggage, and travel in separate cars at the end of trains.
Governor Pattison issues a statewide proclamation urging all health authorities to rapidly mobilize sanitary defenses under State Board of Health guidance and for citizens to promptly follow the orders to protect public health and lives.
Community leaders express firm backing for law enforcement efforts and urge residents to cooperate with authorities to uphold public order. The call emphasizes practical aid and shared responsibility in maintaining safety.
Secretary Charles Foster warned of misinterpretation of the 20 days quarantine as he addressed questions about ex Surgeon General Hamilton. Hamilton had been sent from Chicago to help fight cholera in New York and was to be relieved once the plague subsided. Foster expects trouble for steerage returning Americans and notes current rules hinder travel for those seeking cheaper transatlantic fares.
New York Labor Commissioner Charles F. Peck plans to be arraigned Saturday at 10 am on charges of destroying papers. Authorities show charred fragments photographed, with little identifying marks. A Philadelphia telegram notes Peck was in town for office business and will return to Albany tomorrow.
A large audience at Cooper Union in New York heard Dr J Thom and a protest by the Chinese Civil Rights League of New York City against an asserted Sewer bill. The meeting declared the bill monstrous and called for action to defend treaty rights and Chinese citizens.
Three masked men broke into Lawrence Reynolds's house near Curryville Pa on Tuesday night demanding money. They tortured him by burning his feet to force a reveal but Reynolds, an old eccentric miser, refused to disclose his hoard and the burglars fled without valuables.
The September 22 Columbus rally drew about 800 people with a third of them Third party supporters. General Weaver and Mrs. Lease spoke at the Opera House denouncing the Democratic party as the source of poverty and distress. tensions rose when Horton of the Atlanta Journal read affidavits. Weaver claimed he had affidavits too and refused to let Horton read them, then Weaver and his party left for Macon.
Wilkesbarre report says General Master Workman Powderly, longtime Democrat, declares he is a Republican this year. He questions Cleveland's tariff stance after meeting Chauncey F. Black at Hyde Park depot. Black, returning from Scranton, says Cleveland’s position is unclear. Powderly notes past admiration faded by Cleveland's silver policy meddling.
Toreka Sept 22 Armed posses scour the countryside for suspects in a Santa Fe express wreck near Osage City. Evidence shows the act was premeditated with two freights passing before the passenger train and track tampering found. Company detectives engaged. no firm figures on cash or box contents. one wounded passenger, Mary Lyman of Bloomington, feared dying.
Lightning struck the Opera House in St. Petersburg Clarion County burning the building and 20 houses. Most residents were at the Greenville fair and water was scarce. the town rose and fell after Marcus Haling's big well caused a booming era that ended years ago.
A grand jury investigated a widely circulated report touching on Carnegie officials and militia costs. The inquiry reviewed related land dealings and adjutant general matters with charges discussed in the session.
A wave of arrests and arraignments surrounds the Homestead strike case in Pittsburg with H Frick and Secretary Lovejoy among those charged with conspiracy and aggravated riot. Informations name multiple Carnegie and Pinkerton officials. bail set at 2000 dollars. two separate informations issued and further arrests anticipated.
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