Whe Dispatch Establishment Notes 1846 Publication Details
The Dispatch lists publication details with dates, offices, and distribution points. It notes establishment in February 1846, entry at Pittaburg, and locations in Pittsburgh, New York, and Paris where editions are available or advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tmprese Boulding
New York
Dispatch
Howe
the Dispatch & Regularity
Brenfane’s
Orion Square
I? Ave. de l' Opera
Paris
France
Four Essays Worth Reading on Pittsburg's Future
The Dispatch announces four essays to be published tomorrow discussing which public undertakings will most speedily promote Pittsburg’s future prosperity. It notes over one hundred thoughtful contributions received in response to the invitation and urges readers to consider ideas that leverage the city’s natural resources and strategic position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Tae
Unrest Hits Pennsylvania Politics as Two Congressmen Lose Nomination
The article reports visible political unrest across state and national levels. In Pennsylvania, two Congressmen were defeated for renomination amid intra party tensions. McAleer defeated Vaex in Philadelphia, while G F Krebs won the Twenty-eighth district on the 140th ballot for James Kerr’s successor. Vaux may run as an independent, risking a renewed contest in Randall’s district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
McAleer
Vaex
Philadelphia
Democratic State Committee
Woalince
Pattison
G. F. Krebbs
James Kerr
Vaux
Randall's
Morley Witnesses Irish Police Brutality at Tippe rary
Mr Morley saw Irish police clubs strike Nationalist MPs and bystanders at Tipperary as police dispersed a public gathering. The incident, described as brutal, under Tory rule may ignite parliamentary and public debate in Britain, challenging Balfour’s administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balfour
Police Constabulary
Tipperary
Morley
Great Britain
England
City Plans for Rural Places Lead to House Numbering Idea
The Conneautville Courier reports Joseph Beatty Powell proposes numbering rural houses by street and mile blocks in Allegheny County. Each block carries two numbers, one per side, with extra houses assigned letters like 136A 136B if needed. Travelers would locate farmhouses by block number and road name, simplifying directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Beatty Powell
Alleheny
Powell
Conteautville
Laurel Road
County adopts numbered mile markers to guide travelers
A California county introduces a streetless system where mile markers and house numbers tell travelers how far yet to go. The plan promises efficiency but may erase rural charm as roads gain proper names and farms gain numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Contra Costa
California
Voter Registration Drops in Allegheny City Amid Campaign Heat
The DisPatca notes 111 287 total registrations in Pittsburg Allegheny city and county for this year down from 114 887 in 1889 a drop of about 3 600. Allegheny City registers six thousand fewer voters while Pittsburg rises nearly two thousand and rural districts show slight gains. The piece predicts a possible Pattison advantage despite broad apathy and urges wider participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DisPatca
Pittsburg
Alleeheny
Alleheny
Allegheny City
Pittsburg Exposition Eyes Expansion After Strong Year
The Exposition directors consider enlarging the facility as profits from this year wipe out indebtedness. With a prosperous outlook and growing attraction to Pittsburg, bond funding is seen as justified to finance growth, and investors may view bonds favorably based on two years of success. The paper urges expanding the exposition to boost city benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Prussias Greatest Creditors and a Diplomat’s Balance Sheet
The piece mocks William Walter Phelps as he lectures on Prussia and the German Empire. It argues Prussia’s gains come from its subjects and praises Bismarck as Prussia’s main creditor, warning Phelps would not publish such a balance sheet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Walter Phelps
Mr. Phelps
Germany
Phelps
Prussia
German Empire
The Big Hat Condemned Theatre Reform Call
The Dispatch reports a theater hat controversy as women oppose big hats in the playhouse. The piece urges women to take the initiative to remove hats, suggesting fewer men would leave between acts if women lead the reform.
Free organ recitals win in Allegheny council
Allegheny's Select Councils backed free organ recitals in Carnegie Hall despite opposition from Ward Sixth's Messrs Cochran and Gilliford and Seventh ward's Mr. Rothlein and Eighth ward's Mr. Huesken. The piece notes support for pipe line interests and critical remarks on art and monarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Carnegie Hall
Messra Cochran
Gilliford
Rothiein
Huesken
City hiring ordinance may spur naturalization push
The article suggests enforcing a city ordinance restricting employment to citizens could drive a wave of naturalization. It notes Standard Oil Company plans related actions, implying impact on employment and residency status.
Pipeline plan faces public scrutiny in regional debates
The article discusses a proposed pipeline from West Virginia oil fields to the Atlantic seaboard, urging against monopolization by a single corporation. It notes six thousand Alleghenians declined to register, election day surprises in Allegheny, New Jersey's shift away from Greton Green, a new Jersey marriage license law modeled on Pennsylvania, and Camden's hymn harvest concluding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Atlantic Seaboard
Great Corporation
Allegheny
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Jersey
Camden
People Worth Reading About and Notable Names
A collection of brief notes on public figures and notable figures including Gail Hamilton hosting Bible talks, Oliver Wendell Holmes using a gold pen for 25 years, Ex-President Leo... wait. Leaiima of Haytl writing his downfall history, Bayard Taylor’s Cedarcroft now owned by Dr. Levis, Senator Epumps adding an outside stairway for his dog, Senator PruMs reading papers for information and abuse, StepMak the Russian lecturer, the Duke of Sutherland’s Stafford House organ, Congregational ministers in Brooklyn salaries, Gen Grant era engineer Grarrat Extr. PAnkers praised for Red Jacket monument design, Andrew Carnegie at Inverness banquet praising Queen Victoria relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail HaMinror
Bisine
S. Oliver Wendell Homes
Leaiima
Haytl
Paris
Cedarcroft
Bayard Taylor
Kennett Square
Levis
Epumps
Washington
PruMs
Stepmak
Duke of Sutherland
London
Stafford House
Britain
Abbott Storrs
Behrends
Brooklyn
W. M. Taylor
New York
Grarrat Extr
Pankers
Grant
Red Jacket
Ministers Gather for Central Ohio Conference Session
The thirty fifth Central Ohio Conference of the M E Church opened with devotional by Rev John Graham and was chaired by Presiding Bishop Edward G Andrews. Officers were elected and committees named including chaplaincy in the U S Army. Notables Dr C A Payne Dr J O Peck Rev Hutempiller and Dr Williams attended as large attendance marked the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ohio
M. E. Church
John Graham
Edward G. Andrews
C. W. Tannehill
E. T. Dunham
J. Parlette
United States Army
Reva
Newton
Poucher
Kimberl
Mann
Harmont
Williams
Beck
C. A. Payne
New York
J. O. Peck
Brooklyn
Rev. Hutempiller
Columbus
Dr. Williams
Delaware
Fremonts defend finances amid land, pension hopes
Lieutenant Francis Preston Fremont says reports on his mother and sister in California are exaggerated. He notes they have income from salaries, seek restoration of seven acres in San Francisco seized for a military reservation, and await a $2000 relief pension in Congress. He adds they reside in California due to health concerns and climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Francis Preston Fremont
John C. Fremont
Fort Shelling
Minn
California
Fremont
Congress
Philadelphia
Sudden Blindness Strikes Wheeling Young Woman
Miss Mary Lynch, a factory worker at West Virginia Tobacco Co., was at her worktable when she suddenly became totally blind. Physicians in Wheeling were called but could not determine the cause, and the young woman had no warning signs before the affliction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Mary Lynch
West Virginia Tobacco Company
Grant Monument Design Bears Installment Plan Curiosity
The Baltimore American notes the committee accepted a design for the Grant monument described as an architectural curiosity. The piece suggests the design resembles an installment plan and comments on its appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Grant
Stage Notes Preview for The Plunger at Bijou and Elisler at Grand Opera House
The Plunger at the Bijou on September 2 features a dramatic lithograph of a train at Park Place Street as a villain menaces a girl on the tracks. Kate Byron plays Widow Clover with an elaborate scenic set while Ernest Ellsler brings two new plays to the Grand Opera House next week. Alisa Ellsler heads a strong company including Frank Weston and veteran John A. Ellsler in Job Monekaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Byron
Bijou
New York
Park Place Street
New York Times
The
Morning Journal
Sun
World
Star and Tribune
Kate Byron
Clover
Ernest Ellsler
Grand Opera House
Pittsburg
Alisa Elisler
Frank Weston
John A Eliser
Job Monekaton
Notable Notre Dame Professor Dies at Notre Dame
Arthur J Stace professor of Civil Engineering at Notre Dame University died this evening. Born in Sussex England in 18, he joined the university early and became a multidisciplinary figure. Other obituaries note George Ittel, father in law of Charles Beckett, and Joseph Hitter Sr aged 72, long respected elder in his township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Ind
Arthur J. Srace
Notre Dame University
Prof. Stace
Sussex
England
Newman
Manning
George
George Ittel
Charles Beckett
Allegheny
Troy
Joseph Hitter
Peon
The Clever Dog Bruno and the Canine Bank
The grandfather of Mr. Owen recalls Bruno the dog in Chicago's Old Dominion who carried orders to the butcher and saved coins buried in the garden. Bruno proved his talent by returning pennies to buy meat, hiding surplus provisions until the exchange for supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen
Chicago
Old Dominion
Bruno
Brune
Garien
Canine Bank of Deposit
Mind
Messenger Killed Crossing Unlit Rail Tracks In Kansas City
Charles E. Prother of the United States Express Company died after being struck by a freight train on the Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis line. A companion survived, and a delayed alarm revealed two letters from Prother and his superintendent with a fatal postscript predicting his death in a grim joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Prother
United States Express Company
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Memphis
Prother
Express
Hetherington
Kan
Dean Chamliz
George
Box-toed Patient in a Moonlit Garden Scene
A vivid poem fragment depicts lovers by a garden gate under moonbeams while a box-toed patient intrudes. The scene blends natural imagery with a troubling, intimate confrontation as a male figure disrupts the moment and alters the young man’s appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redbreast
Mer
Hern
Ben Parker Shows Up Slyly In School Story
A pupil, Ben Parker, helps out by quietly studying while five classmates are punished for mischief. The teacher praises Parker as the best-behaved student and enforces a onetime lesson that patience and order can outweigh boisterous behavior. The tale ends with Parker winking from the window as the other boys stand in recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Charles
William
Henry
Thomas
Ben Parker
Ridiculous Colorado Warlike Outlaw Meets End in Shootout
A notorious red whiskered stagecoach robber known as a gun fighter and dancehouse bully dies after a pursuit by cowboys. After five months in Denver jail with no prosecution, he vows vengeance and haunts settlers, is killed in a gun battle leaving a marked rifle stock grave marker in the sage and sunlit woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pdeare
Colorado
Denver
Salt Cross
Public Opinion Polls at Expo On Crossings and Marriage Law
The Dispatch invites Expo visitors to vote on two topics: abolishing grade railroad crossings and urging a uniform marriage and divorce law. Ballots are available at Dispatch Headquarters with space for remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Famay
Drs- Patch
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Bulliard Company
Former Pittsburgher Nominated for Ninth Missouri Congressman
Thomas J. Prosser, a railroad contractor and bridge builder, won the Ninth District Republican nomination at St. Louis defeating incumbent Nathan Frank. A 40-year-old Pittsburgh native, Prosser has been in St. Louis ten years, lives on Lindell Avenue, and is said to be worth about 500000. He began as a carpenter and served in the Civil War as a drummer boy before studying engineering at Adrian College. He is married and related by marriage to George C. Smith of the Gould Southwestaystew. In his acceptance speech he pledged an earnest campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindell Avenue
Pittsburg
Sixty-second Pennsylvania Regiment
Adrian
Mich
St. Louis
George C. Smith
Gould Southwestaystew
Cuesten News
Rep
Delameter
Maine
Keystone
Lancaster Intelligencer
Quay
Eure Aeraid
Pattison
Williamsport Sun
Quaylves
Franklin Spectator
Delamater
General Assembly
Waarren Mirror
Stone
Congress
Scranton
Pennsyvania
Reading
Philadelphia Bulletin
Rrepublican Party
Emery
St. Joseph
Egypt
Russia
Kieff
Mendeo
Kleff
St. Sophia
Thomas Addison
Fairfax County
D. J. Hunt
Adaison
John Surrey
Great Works
Alexander Paul Johnstone
Johnstone
John A. Rawlins Post
Washington, D. C
Alexandria
An & Mr
Marriage of Miss May Leech to C W Gravel at Grace Church
In Greekville Pa on September 6 the society event of the season took place as Miss May Leech eldest daughter of Plympton Leech wed C W Gravel. The M E church ceremony drew about 400 guests with Misses Jessie and Sadie Leech as bridesmaids and A McMichael and H Thompson as best men. A reception followed at the bride’s home with numerous costly presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greekville
May
Plympton Leech
C. W. Gravel
M. E. Church
Jessie
Sadie Leech
A. McMichael
Cleveland
H. Thompson
Mercer
Shippers Seek New National Bill of Lading
Leaders of boards of trade gather to form a national transportation body. W B Campbell states they want a new bill of lading and freight classification, arguing railroads profit from shippers and merchants and should be consulted in classification changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Ontceaco
Boards of Trade
Board of Trade
National Transportation Organization For
W. B. Campbell
Opening of Thirty-Seventh Lutheran Convention in Phillippsburg
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Central Pennsylvania began its five day session in Phillippsburg on September 25. It covers Center Clinton Mifflin Juniata Perry Union Snyder counties. Attendance is large and expected to be unusually interesting. Officers elected for the year are President Rev. C. J. McConnell Secretary Rev. J. B. Taylor Treasurer Rev. W. H. Diven.
Alligator Sighted Far North in Ohio River
Parkersburg reports a three foot alligator killed near Perodo above the Big ud mouth marking the first sighting this far north, a remarkable event in local recollection. The dispatch cites a Pittsburg Dispatch cartoonish critique and a Sun quotation on heaven and meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Perodo
Ohio River
There Is No Time Like the Old Time Poem
An apparent poem by Oliver Wendell inspired piece recalling youth friends and old places. It evokes April blossoms, violets, old loves, and enduring friendships with a nostalgic tone and repeated lines about no time like the old time. The text ends with names resembling Oliver Wendell and Lolinda.
Prohibitionist’s Gill-net politics and coal era psychology
Snippets echo the era’s social musings on labor, industry, and politics. Observations compare miners and ironworkers to a broader moral panorama, then pivot to society gossip, court rumors, and economic chatter across cities and industries.
Sly political jibe at German ties and reciprocity debate
The note mocks hostility between English and American factions over hunting and immigration style. It references Mr. Rynder for Governor, the Green pack Labor party, and a German congress with phrases like Wie gebts and Auf Wieder Leb'n. The writer signs Willye Winele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auf Wieder- Leb
Willie Winele
Nineteenth Anniversary at Home for Aged Protestant Women
The Home for Aged Protestant Women in Wilkinsburg celebrated its nineteenth anniversary with a noon to 4 pm lunch. A large number of visitors toured the comfortable institution, admiring the arrangements for inmates. The gala day drew many donors, and proceeds from lunch sales added to the total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkinsburg
Enjoyable Ballad Concert At Central Presbyterian
A ballad concert at Central Presbyterian Church Forbes and Seneca streets last evening drew a good crowd. Soloists included Misses Jenne Evans and Edith Harris and Messrs. D Bullock J Bebout and D avis with W J Jones as accompanist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Presbyterian Church
Forbes and
Seneca Streets
Jenne Evans
Edith Harris
Messrs
D. Bullock
J. Bebout
Davis
W. J. Jones
Miss Anna Kemp Weds Proummer McClintock at Crafton
The marriage was solemnized last evening at Crafton in the presence of a large gathering of friends and relatives. The couple will take an Eastern trip for their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Kemp
Frances Murphy to wed Charles Holmes in Pittsburg church
Mr and Mrs Francia Murphy announce the marriage of their daughter Frances Toph to Charles Snowdon Holmes. The ceremony will take place Thursday evening October 9 at 6 o'clock in Calvary P E Church Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes-Murphy
Francia Murphy
Frances Toph
Charles Snowdon Holmes
Calvary P. E. Church
Pittsburg
Pay Roll Mixup Reveals Jones Speech Distribution
In Albany a payroll delay exposed a prepared speech by Lieutenant Governor Jones. The payroll misfire sent the speech to Stephen County Fair officials by mistake, instead of being returned to Capitol officials for distribution to newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Albany
Capitol
Binghamton
Perry
Stephen County
Parry
TWO UNWILLING STOWAWAYS
Two 14 year old boys from St. Croix arrived on the steamship Parthian at New York after being found aboard at sea. Alexander Glasgow and Paul Coulson were employed sewing ropes during port stay and awoke as the ship departed. They asked to be sent home and will return to St. Croix when the Parthian sails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Parthian
St. Croix
Alexander Glasgow
Paul Coulson
Kile
Clinging to Old Name in Mechanics Votes
About a dozen councils of the American Mechanics voted on a name change last night with more ballots planned. Pittsburg Council 76 to 15 for old name Acme, South S 16 for new, Southside 31 to 17 for old. early returns show strong support for change and expected approval by the National Council. A Philadelphia Press note recalls a Pittsburg hotel keeper's $1000 claim over a kiss incident with Mrs O Neil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Mechanics
Pittsburg Council
Acme
Southside
National Council
Much Truth in a Few Lines from the New York Ledger
Short moral note stressing that any humble work done with efficient labor and steady application earns respect and credit for the person, highlighting personal integrity and the value of diligent effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Ledger
State Political Notes and Campaign Tidbits
The clipped notes report party perspectives from multiple Pennsylvania papers on Delamater Pattison and Quay, with criticisms and defenses of candidates, party loyalty, and legislative reform aims. Pattison slated to visit Bradford with Exempt Firemen support and a rally at the Opera House.
Curious Condensations of Oddities and Anecdotes
A column of assorted notes covers Prohibition editors, a proposed Health Minister in England, census quirks, odd fruit weights, animal curiosities, a parrot study, a mare of legal wit, and tales from Missouri to Paris. Notable items include a 11 inch Missouri peach, a Phrynosome planiceps in Paris, and a Chicago child found by a Newfoundland dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sourbeer
England
D Jay Gould
Maine
Florida
Missouri
Fragmented Humorous Snippets From Gossip and Comedy
A collage of light comic lines from early 20th century papers features debutante mischief, dramatic shouts, and quick witticisms. Puck and Chicago Inter Ocean share quips about love, memory, and social scenes with a hint of satirical flavor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pittapurg
Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
United States
Darcy Iuerarce
Nevite
Sue Spirit OF Change
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Comte de Paris
TE Standard Oil Company
Free Library
Inverness
Andrew Carnegie
Queen Victoria
America
M. E
Totel Brindnew
Arthur J. Stace
Joseph Mitrer, Sr
Onhke
Momeo
Ben and the Good Boys
Tom DisPaton
Pittsburger
CW. Gracel
May Leech
Greenville
Legram
New York Sun
Pitts
Oliver Wendel
Lolinda
Hohe
Herr Most
Wall Street Shorts
Long Island
James Pays
Union League Club
Union Four Hundred
Carnegie
Andy
Rockffeller
Hudson
Europe
Ocean
Tennant
Stanley
Miss Furniss
Wes Balfour
Davitt
Austria
Freedom
Nevasink Highlands
Castile Garden
Din. Rives
Rynder
Greenpack Labor Party
Highland Deer Preserves
St. Peter
Fritz
Jack Frost
Home For
Crafton
Philadelphia Press
Indiana
P. Itroblems
Sophe France
Solomon Oviatt
Ako
Traus Akon
Salvation Army
Emma Cooper
Toilet
W Notion Store
Eee
Renee
J. C. Brownly
W. M. Toxion
Bacchus
Greece
Manchester
Englana
Eres
South America
Willie Austin
Willie
Marine Hospital
Deratur
Til
Nebraska
Sgo
China
Japan
William III
Alf
Sedalia
Dearie
Eooch
Jennie
Thad
Puck
Dictionnaire Universed
Dinwiddle
iMonwiddie
Slough
Johnny Congressman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!