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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1889
Page
4
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The convention emphasized regulated political speech and pledged Republican fidelity over spoils. Speakers endorsed administration support for southern colored people and veterans, denounced West Virginia Democratic actions, and backed Boyer and Beaver, while avoiding calls to repeal the civil service act.
The Pan American Congress delegates arrive in New York and urge expanded trade with the United States. Honduran and Bolivian representatives criticize English and French trade domination and seek U S competition to boost their industries, with Chile and Argentina expected to weigh in. Evidence points to a large opening for U S industries if policy targets southern markets.
In a critique of Bismarck era controls, the piece laments government limits on dancing for Germans including youth. It argues official bans on waltzes and other dances curb freedom, stating people would defy such rules even under severe penalties.
The article praises Rev Hicks of St. Louis for predicting storms from the 10th to the 15th. While most of the country enjoyed sun and heat, an Atlantic cyclone affected the coast. Hicks defends his forecasts by noting energy reactions and predicts future storms in Mexico or a British Columbia blizzard, a testament to weather prophets' bravado.
A moral unfolds from the tale of Simon Baruch a Spanish gentleman who carried the results of his brother embezzlement in Austrian to America and was captured. The piece contrasts motives from a bank clerk to a high ranking president and ends with Baruch facing loss and pursuit.
A detective notes a suspect’s habit of touching his nose as a sign of embezzlement. The piece humorously argues the cost and social oddity of the gesture, calculating that fifty thousand dollars would be saved if the habit were avoided.
Visitors to Pittsburg are treated to a view of a modern metropolis in rapid growth. The city showcases tall buildings, cable cars, new bridges, a thriving Exposition, and rejuvenated suburban neighborhoods now part of the urban landscape. The piece links Pittsburg’s rise to regional progress in Western Pennsylvania and neighboring states.
The piece questions a proposed coal consolidation uniting Kanawha and Monongahela mines. It argues higher capitalization and profits would raise coal prices and harm Pittsburg’s industry. It warns the scheme may reduce local market competition and resemble unhealthy railroad-style organization. It notes debates over yard to meter relations amid gas usage.
The article comments on a misinformed view of Republican influence in Ohio and argues that Standard Oil favors the Democratic side there. It rhetorically suggests New York may deserve the World’s Fair if Riverside Park spurs completion of Grant’s monument, mixing sharp politics with local grievance.
Jonx L. Sullivan vows to thrash the Boston newspaper reporter who covered his last spree while urging political strategy. He urges adherence to a precedent of cultivating friendly area relations until election to Congress, after which he aims to suppress licentious newspapers.
The report of a 220 million fund for the World’s Fair, with Andrew Carnegie contributing 2 million, suggests Wall Street is boosting the enterprise more than for railroads. The piece also notes Boulanger’s claim of being counted out and quibbles over military power remarks, while lampooning political and pension office antics and Ireland coercion debates.
Queen Louise of Denmark marks her 72nd birthday. Senator Hoan among linguists in Congress. John S. Graham resigns Treasury post to join Baldwin & Graham. Edison reports a cold delaying his return from Europe. Harrisburg firefighters complete civic visit to Washington and tour Maryland towns.
A newspaper column reviews a weekend scene with two blind men parading Fifth Avenue and contrasts American touring acts with Barnum and Hailey’s English plans. It notes Miss Wainwright’s Twelfth Night scenery, praises post office interior realism, and discusses Barnum’s Rome spectacle and potential English advertising and parade issues.
Kansas City reports the Interstate Commerce Commission heard Lohman, Hueginson & Co. allege rates favor Mingouri river points. Key figures compare 65 cent rate from San Francisco to Missouri river points with 85 cents to Humboldt, Kan. Roads argue ocean competition dictates the lower rate. hearings adjourn tomorrow.
Secretary Proctor reviews candidates for upcoming vacancies in the subsistence and Quartermasters departments as Colonels Beck and Hoyt retire, with Burns already gone. Promotions would elevate line officers to Captains and a Deputy Quartermaster to Major, amid debates on using new law for filling posts.
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Kearns of Market Street McKeesport celebrated twenty five years of marriage with a social at their home. About 75 prominent locals attended the silver wedding, offering congratulations and gifts including a silver tea service. Mrs. Kearns wore black velvet with a lace, and the event featured tasteful decorations and an ample repast provided by Ludwig and Kennedy.
Miss Mary Emma Coyle daughter of Br J Coyle wed Mr Francia Armstrong last evening at First Presbyterian Church Allegheny Rev David Kennedy officiated. The bridal party included ushers R 41 Coyie and RB B Coste, father of the bride, and Messrs Grove and van. The bride wore an imported dark wine gown with sash and diamond earrings from the groom. The couple left for a two week Western trip and will reside with R W Scott on Garfield Street after returning.
Invitations issued for the Oakmont marriage of Miss Nellie Paul and New York banker Francis H. Skolding. The September 90 ceremony will feature music by Bert Nevin, brother-in-law to the bride, who wrote the music for his own wedding. Also, Miss Catherine Julia Stoney will wed Mr. Harry Homer Phillips at Calvary Church East End this evening.
A home wedding will be held this evening in McKeesport for Miss Tilly Hartman daughter of William Hartman and Mr R J Caughey assistant paymaster at National Tube Works. Rev Montgomery will officiate at St Pauls Presbyterian Church. The bride will wear Tesch white silk and carry nephenas roses. The couple will depart for an eastern trip after the ceremony.
A historical overview explains how railroad tickets are printed in large lots with serial numbers and blank initial points. It details local and foreign designations, form numbers, and the role of blank stock tickets, plus the method by which printing invoices are charged to the general passenger agent through the road auditor.
The procedure details how a local agent requisitions tickets from the general passenger agent who stamps and forwards them with an itemized invoice. The local agent verifies, records, and certifies, then the auditor credits the general agent and records each office. Conductor punches and returns tickets daily to the auditor through the ticket receiver.
The auditor reviews the agent report book and credits agents for tickets listed. Cash from agents goes to the treasurer promptly. spoiled tickets are returned for credit. Missing tickets trigger immediate auditor action, outlawing affected tickets, notifying roads, and continuing to charge the agent until resolved.
Special Telegram From Washington reports Theodore Roosevelt returning to the capital amid renewed attacks on civil service reform. Roosevelt defends the law, warns repeal would be an evil, and says veto would block any repeal. He notes Republicans broadly support the reform and opposes Democratic pledges to it.
The article explains recall procedures for ticket forms, auditor letters to agents, and how recalls affect agent responsibility. It describes monthly statements of sales by connecting roads, revenue sharing, and coupon checks byост different lines. It notes handling of leased lines, local tickets, destruction after accounting, and foreign ticket coupon retention for a year.
In Madison on September 24 the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed a circuit court ruling in a Burton Central Trust Company of New York case. The trust company sought a receiver for Burton property pledged to secure notes of 1000. Burton defense claimed usury. court overruled demurrer and refused receiver appointment, upholding lower court orders.
Delegates from Spanish American nations began arriving in New York aboard the City of Para for the forthcoming International Congress. Secretary of State Blaine expected at the barge but did not appear. Delegates, including Bolivian and Chilean representatives, were welcomed on the revenue cutter Manhattan. A Honduran delegate voiced optimism for closer ties and economic development through railroads and mining ventures with the United States.
The article details a lengthy, highly formal ticket fraud scheme traced from printer to ultimate destruction. It describes a process where coupons pass through a foreign ticket room, are locked in a box, moved with a witness, macerated, and the pulp recycled into new tickets, underscoring elaborate checks while hinting at possible misuse.
Major J. W. Powell of the Geological Survey arrived in Chicago en route to Washington after five days with senatorial irrigation committees. He said the study covered North and South Dakota, Montana, Washington Territory, Arizona, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska, with over 200 witnesses and eight meetings. The irrigable arid areas could exceed 1 600 acres in each state or territory. The committee plans a report on the advisability of federal appropriations for irrigation, water works and reservoirs, a move Powell says could transform the West.
Justice Field reaches Chicago from the Pacific coast and denies having Marshal Nagle as a traveling guard. Reports claim Nagle rode the same train, but Field says Nagle is not under his protection. Field and party depart east on the Lake Shore Line.
John Stewart rammed his head against a stone cell five months ago while imprisoned in Fairfield county jail. He reportedly attempted suicide, was hospitalized, and later recovered enough to move about before his condition worsened. Doctors later discovered a two inch nail embedded in his skull that had gone undetected for weeks.
A September meeting of prominent railroad executives in St Louis reveals strong interest in hosting the World’s Fair. Officials plan active efforts to secure support and funding, with large newspaper subscriptions backing the effort. Names of individuals and organizations present include Globe and others.
Courier-Journal notes the paradox of smokeless powder yet questions how war correspondence would read without the smoke of battle. The piece riffs on the role of reporters after a presidential election and the enduring flame of the newsroom theme.
Washington dispatch reveals three card sizes will be issued at five cents each. The Postmaster General argues shoppers and merchants want neat, tinted cards for brief messages and advertising notes. Size two suits ordinary correspondence while size three caters to mercantile advertising and store communications.
A Baltimore American item jokes that Philadelphia has a man with two mouths and laments the lack of an exposition to boost interest. It speculates about lending curiosity to Chicago on favorable terms and adds a light, satirical tone.
In Findlay two political conventions ran simultaneously causing disruption as residents claim that natural gas wells were eclipsed by the event. The confusion sparked debate over gas access and local leadership during the Columbus dispute context.
New York reports detail the death of Doty after a September 18 hospital incident. Attendants say he was alive on arrival, autopsy cites possible surgical cause, coroner to conduct a full investigation. Doty’s family is described as well to do and linked to a West trip during his spree.
A 600 pound gold ingot, the largest ever run, stands in the Chase National Bank outer office in Helena. The Montana shipment totals a value of $100,440.20 after government assay. A policeman with a night stick and two revolvers guards the massive ingot day and night.
Walker Blaine arrived late at night to attend the wedding of Emmons Blaine and Miss McCormick in Richfield Springs after traveling by an ordinary palace car. He planned to meet his father and family in Albany before the ceremony and to return with Secretary Blaine and wife to Washington for the winter. Republicans greeted Walker Blaine warmly, noting his brother's central role in the event.
Nelson Marvin Beckwith aged years died at his Fifth Avenue home. Son of Judge Beckwith who helped draft New York State constitution. An intimate friend of William H. Seward, Beckwith was named American Commissioner General at the Paris Exposition in 1867 and served as New York State Commissioner at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
Robert Boricka sues Joseph Cada editor of the Free Citizen Bohemian weekly for 85000 dollars claiming his recent issue accused him of desertion, criminal conduct and insanity. He says the publication damaged his reputation and seeks damages.
In Hoboken a sign painter altered the family name on a door sign from Schroeder to Boenig. Mrs Ids Schroeder who lost her husband last March received a $2000 benefit and then bought a small grocer business. The altered sign reads Boenig groceries.
In the Washington Post report, a newly formed Slick Trust is noted amid warming political campaigns. The piece frames the group as a force likely to raise missile prices, viewing it as a move to support peace and harmony.
Chicago officials and New York business leaders discuss backing for the World’s Fair, with W F Midgely pledging unlimited insurance and a $1000 incentive to prove favor for Chicago. NY representatives emphasize committee unity and the need for legislative approval for park use and funding.
A 14 year old in Ohio allegedly blocked school by stepping on a bale of potatoes. A farmer in Wetsel County raised fifteen potatoes totaling twenty one pounds. Other notes report a scarred face from a squirrel encounter, deer in Southern Pennsylvania, and a bear wrestling incident on a Williamsport island.
A scrambled roundup of oddities and brief notes mentions a Detroit resident spared a fine after an ax attack on a spouse, a century‑old Connecticut pear tree with ripened fruit, and a man named Milton C. Poot amid quirky trials. Other items include a horse climbing stairs to hay, horse thefts between Iowa City and distant town, the demolition of Harper’s Ferry engine house, and a rainy euchre game leading to a marriage. The column also covers a three‑legged pig in Florida, migratory bird studies in Labrador, a St Louis wedding under peculiar circumstances, and a series of curious domestic events, from poultry incidents to a rattler with a long tail observed near fires.
A collage of witty quips and verse from multiple papers: jokes about poets, politicians, and public figures. light satire on manners. remarks on health and aging. a humorous verse about the clam and sea fare. Includes brief exchanges and punchlines from Boston and Rochester papers.
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