Carnegie Denies Involvement in South Penn Debacle
Andrew Carnegie defends himself against claims he helped kill the South Penn Railroad project and urges Pennsylvanians to press for state rate reform. He recounts his role, blames Vanderbilt interests, and calls for a public committee to end freight discriminations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
South Penn Railroad
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Vanderbilts
South Penn
Vanderbilt
Pitteburg
the Produce Exchange of
Philadelphia
Pennsgrania Railroad
Pittsburg Board of Trade
Allegheny
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Peon
Pennsylvania
Axsdeew Carnegie
Alleghert
Tom Crerarch
Lawrenceville Citizen Objects to Interference in Dog Fight
A Penn avenue crowd gathered yesterday near Eighteenth street as a dog fight drew excitement. Officer Roach tried to disperse the disorderly group while Patrick Racsn objected to interference and fought back before being overpowered and arrested amid a rowdy scene with canine and crowd involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Roach
Patrick Racsn
Ep Pag
Tralee
Bishop Vincent Confirms Eighty at Calvary Church
The newly installed Bishop of Southern Ohio, Rev Boyd Vincent D D former rector of Calvary Episcopal Church East End returns to the city and confirms eighty children at Calvary Hodges. The ceremony took place yesterday at 11 o clock and the church was crowded with impressive rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Vincent
Southern Ohio
Calvary Episcopal Church, East End
Ohio
A. U
Calvary Hodges
Ier “Meats
Lawrence McLare
William Heakes
Bribery Fears Divide Northside Council Ballot Fight
Amid accusations of bribery in Allegheny politics, Hadfield threatens libel suits against Hunter Bradley and Ebbert as pledges to vote surface. Parke and Hunter claim 29 votes each with names withheld. Ebbert’s swearing in delayed as a lively Select proceedings set to organize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadfield
Mosars
Hunter, Bradley and Ebbert
Allegheny Councilmanic
W. A. Hadfield
Hunter
Bradley
Ebbert
Pearson
A. H. Stauffer
Stouffer
Parke
Mr. Hunter
Oh A Fight Near West End Involves Yeager and Downey Brothers
Frederick Yeager, an elderly man, was accosted near Steuber and Alexander streets by Charles and Michael Downey who demanded he play his accordion. After refusal a fight ensued. Yeager was struck, bitten, and injured. They were treated at Edward Monterey drugstore and police will file charges against the Downeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Yeager
Steuber
Alexander Streets
West End
Charles
Michael Downey
Mr. Yeager
Downey
Davie
Davne
Edward Monterey
Feee
Main
Alexander
Not the Heir, Chicago Boy Denies Grand Fortune
Arthur Creschinsky a 14 year old from Brighton Park Chicago says he left home willingly due to his father’s cruelty. He says he earned small wages in a tin factory and a slumber yard and was found in Pittsburgh after traveling with a man to Youngstown. He doubts any $80 000 inheritance and plans to return to his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arther Oreschinsky
Chicago
Germany
Arthur Creschinsky
Twenty-eighth Ward
Ware
Arthur Crospinsky
Geneva Street
Brighton Park
Slumber Yard
Youngstown
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Thirty-sixth Ward
Inspector McKelvy
Mission Closes After Candlelight Baptism Vows Ceremony
The St Marys of Mercy Redemptorist mission concluded yesterday afternoon with a male-only service at 3 oclock. Father Frimple preached on Baptismal Vows as candles were blessed and held during renewal, a ceremony likely new to the country. About 1200 communicants attended during the week before the fathers departed for Mount Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s of Mercy Church
Father Frimple
Trimple
Father Sheedy
Mount Washington
Wall Collapse at Riverside Penitentiary Causes Alarm
Last evening a windstorm toppled part of the unfinished wing wall at Riverside penitentiary causing noise and crowd excitement. Warden Wright estimated damage around 1000 dollars with no injuries. Electric lights blown out across Point district and cars suspended on West End routes. A roof section tore from a Smithfield street house narrowly missing Officer Singer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penitentiary
Wright
Point Det
Penn Avenue
Fort Street
West End
Union Street
Smithfield Street
Singer
Marine Doctor Replace Carrington at Pittsburg Station
Dr. Joseph B. Stoner arrived to temporarily oversee the marine station while Dr. Carrington recovers from pleurisy at the St. Charles Hotel. Stoner, from New York, served during the yellow fever epidemic in Charleston and will stay until Carrington can resume duty. There are about 210 marine stations run by 60 officers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Stoner
United States Marine Hospital Service
Marine Station
Carrington
St. Charles
Marine Corps
Stoner
New York
South
Charleston
United States
Ejected Drunk Man Arrested at St Peter's Pro Cathedral
Charles Rice was expelled from St Peter's Pro-Cathedral Allegheny for intoxication. He resisted police and was jailed after facing Lieutenant Scott and Officer Pollitt. His companion William McFarland, also present, was held at the lockup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Peter's Pro-Cathedral
Allegheny
Charles Rice
Pollitt
Scott
William McFarland
Rice
Jim
Going After Five Years The Poetor of the Seventh Presbyterian Church
At Seventh Presbyterian Church in the Thirteenth ward Rev. Robert A. Hill announced he would ask the Presbytery to dissolve the pastoral relation due to Mrs. health continuing in ill health. The congregation views his potential departure with deep regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Einstein
Einstein
Samuel Watson
Lindedy
White
Seventh Presbyterian Church
Thirteenth Ward
Robert A. Hill
Mra
Mr. Hulse
Squire Ammon Goes to Germany for Health
Squire Ammon sailed for Europe seeking health and recovery after a severe illness. The trip to his fatherland aims to restore his vigor for another two decades, a first return since 1853, departing by night in mid May on a sea voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Ammon
The
Fatherland
Europe
Mr. Ammon
Germany
Spirit of Murdered Sadie Pruener at Pittsburg Seance
Pittsburg spiritualists marked the forty first anniversary of modern Spiritualism in Hydesville with a large meeting led by Mrs. Keats from Greenville Ohio. The medium described Sadie Pruener as unhappy and shot in a doorway, while attendees and locals recognized a few spirit visitors amid stage antics and hopeful predictions of a brighter future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Hydesville
Michael Wakeman
Fiox Sisters
Catherine
Margaretta Fox
Sixth Street
Angela
G. H. Keats
Greenville
Halp
Gaspa
Sadie Pruener
Sadie
Nehaean
Third Avenue
Joe Evans
Ordey
St Vincent de Paul Society formed at St Pauls Cathedral
A meeting in the St Pauls Cathedral area established a branch of the Society of St Vincent De Paul. James Kelly was elected president with a solid initial membership. The previous cathedral branch had collapsed due to waning interest. The society aims to assist the needy and provide for members in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relief Society
St. Paul’ Cathedral
St. Paul's Cathedral
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
James Kelly
Baptism in Allegheny at Thirty-fifth Street
On next Sunday afternoon ten eight year olds will be baptized in the Allegheny at the foot of Thirty-fifth Street. The parties attend the colored Lawrenceville church on Butler Street near Thirty-fifth Street. Rev. J. C. Taylor of the congregation will perform the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Thirty-fith Street
Lawrenceville Church
Butler Steet
Thirty-fifth Street
J.C. Taylor
Music at the Bar Sparks License Court Laughs
Two traveling men attempt music to sway Allegheny saloon license cases before Judge White. Barkeeps protest loudly as the pact to permit singing risks turning venues into illegitimate alternatives. The comic plan falters under warnings that music could trigger breaches of the peace and jeopardize licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Judge White
White
Ewing
Homestead
Mengater
Federal Street
Allegheny Diamond
Federal
Forly
Salvation Army
Youthful Burglar Gang Roams Center City
A group of young burglars prowled Fourth Avenue districts Saturday night and early Sunday, breaking into cellars at 204 and 200 Fourth Avenue and at No 60 Ross Street. They stole bread meat butter and provender, fled when spotted, and authorities anticipate further raids as police watch for the youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Avenue
Ed Mellon
Panhandle
Dark Side of City Life Trials in Central Court
The Central Court yesterday morning dealt with a string of arrests and fights. Ed White and Frank McCague clashed and received $840 fines each after a brawl. Other incidents include Frank Smith’s knife threat, Massie Walls’ glass assault, Dan Stewart’s drunken arrest, and Martin Dugan’s knife swing, with officers handling the disorder and threats from multiple individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Ed White
Frank McCague
Frank Smith
Tunnel Street
Pittsburg
Dan Stewart
Wylie
Fifth Avenue
James Early
Wylie Avenue
Chicago
Gripp
Butler County
John Bosenwald
Ince
An Johnnie
Mesers
Doyle
Brenner
Martin Dugan
Rosey
Martin
Dugan
Joe Johnston
Second Avenue
Police raid nets eight in East Street poker game
A police raid at 25 East street arrested eight men named Wilson Hading Smith Ed Alexander Linders and William Johnson. They were brought to the Mayor's office and fined three dollars plus costs for gambling. An outfit of chips and cards was left at the Mayor's office. The item also contains unrelated advertisements and a note about Curry University spring term beginning April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fonds
Vale
Christopher Rudolph
Spring Garden Avenue
Aliy
Festery
David Speer
Lawrenceville
Seerie
Halstald
McKesyn
Twelfth Ward
Seventeenth Ward
Jones & Laughline
American Iron Works
FrRaxsk
Miller
Allegheny General Hospital
Pearson
Lana
Williamm Youse
O'Donnell
Carson Street
Painter's
Charles Blackburn
Thirty-sixth Ward
Westees Literary Club
Neat
Picaa
Thornton
Allegheny
East Street
James Wilson
John Hading
John Smith
Ed Wilson
George Alexander
John Linders
William Johnson
Monongahela House Change of Ownership at Midnight
At midnight the Monongahela House changed hands as Lessee George B Griscom turned control to new owners Anderson and Woog. The new proprietors took charge, while Griscom moved to Allegheny Avenue on the Northside. Staff positions remain with Miller, Richardson, Barrows, and Stagler, and plans for improvements are to be drawn. John J. Wallace leaves for Jersey City to run the Jersey Central Rail Road cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela
George
Colonel Griscom
John J. Wallace
Jersey City
Jersey Central Railroad
Injury to 11 year old from fall at home
Jamies O' Marron aged 11 of Fifty first street fell from the back yard fence while with companions and sustained a fracture of the thigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamies O' Marron
Dental anesthesia for extractions offered by Dr Smith
An advertisement touts Dr Smith's freezing method to numb gums for tooth extraction with minimal pain and no bad effects. It lists office address and hours, and promotes other products at J G Lauer's Toy House and MWY stores including silks and baby carriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Lauer
Toy House
Liberty Street
Fire at Jones & Laughlins American Iron Works
Southside department rushed to Jones and Laughlins American Iron Works yesterday after a dry goods fire started from a defective source. In a short time firemen extinguished the blaze and prevented further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside
Jones & Laughlins
American Iron Works
Meraleg
Largest and most varied stock shown this season
For the season we display an extensive range across all departments. New cloaks and capes, suits, over garments, and infants wear feature heavily. Fresh dress goods including nearly 200 pieces of French printed challies and Paris embroideries, with silk warp cashmeres and novelty fabrics completing a broad spring lineup.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vanderdilts
Carnegie
Imspatch
South Penn Enterprise
Messrs. Jones
Chalfant and Watson
Vander Dil
Vokes
and Slagle
John C. Porter
Spons, Challas & Co
Har- TE
Jony
Harrison
Rmen
Cincinnati
Asp
Raven
Cleveland
Miswin
David Laximer
Barbara Carr
Robinson Street
End
Conte
Charles Reese
No. 25
James Small
Forbes Street
Grovor GouLn
Arp Mes
A. H. RieswEvnEe
A. Gootman
J. W. McFpartain
Wiggins
Umbrellas
Mahameke
John
Blagle
Mr. Bryan
Vincent
Yeass
Calvary Epis
Drak Srn
Fisher
Simon Drum
Arke
Ebbeert
Swindell
Scandrettere
Mr. Swindell
Polot Church
Riverside
der. Carrington
Twn
Wan
Sadie Proener
Rosy
ST. Vincent DE Paul
Koights
Massa
Federal St
Sea Yard
MWFS
Huocus & Hacks
Craighead
Smithfield
Mwfsu Huevus & Hacre
Gro
W. Snaman
Mwssu
Federal At
Mwassu Gro
Curry University
Kidd
Kidly
Messrs. Anderson
Woog
Tees
Etoils Ails du Nord
Mwfsa Husvs & Hacks
Lauer's Toy House
T. T
Thompson Brothers
Horne
Connemara Cloaks
Directoire
Infante
Mes At
Paris
India
Grenadines
Bray
Horne & CO
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