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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1890
Page
12
An exploration near Peters Creek in Monongahela City reveals a mound opened by Meo Tasne Jr and a four-man team. They document Indian village traces along the Monongahela River, with shells, pottery, flints, and stone tools found across the site.
A field mound near a river, owned by Mewrs LN and S P Large, yields a hollowed clay core, a thin white ash layer five feet below the surface, and scarce flint with a single worked flake. The site shows past fire traces and possible burial activity, with trenches mapped around a 60 foot square.
Archaeologists describe a daylong dig uncovering two copper plates aligned through the center, green slate and copper celts, many shell beads, bear tusks, a preserved jaw fragment, and red ochre paint. The finds suggest a burial transform with preserved artifacts and remains near the mound center.
An elderly, intelligent farmer captain R M Blackburs oversees the onion band, having lived there for years and showing interest in the operation.
The lamp fragments named Stone Ares and Cette show surfaces blistered from heat. No flint or inferior material was found in the mound, yet on the adjoining field and the bottoms below the finds such Indian artifacts are abundant. M. P. Scuootry questions if Indians built the mound.
The Allegheny County Brewers Association committee met at the Westinghouse building chaired by Herman Straub to protect brewer property. A detective is empowered to prosecute keg breakers under a new law with a $50 fine. The group opposes hops duty increases and adulteration, seeks license expansion, and denies bribery accusations related to a Stewart bill dispute.
Mrs Carrie Young aged 49 was found dead in her Paterson room after a lamp burst into flames. She had been ill days and neighbors cared for her until a late hour. The lamp melted, she slipped and clothing caught fire, leaving a largely unburned floor. The husband had deserted her.
In Newport Rhode Island on April 4 the supplementary election proceeds under the old voting system because the new ballot law, requiring signed facsimile ballots, arrives too late for printing. City clerks must print ballots themselves. Two representatives are to be elected.
The river rose slightly as John Moran and Percy Kelly began downstream with 14 barges each. W. W. O'Neil and Dick Fulton sailed from Louisville with 1,050,000 bushels. Hawpsome and Bomabeam & oe recorded approximate values around 150 and 23.
Catania, Sicily March 20 story describes Algeria as a vast potential garden for France with rich soils and varied crops. It highlights climate diversity, irrigation, vines, olives, dates, citrus, and cereals, plus the labyrinthine Kasbah streets and Moorish commerce, painting a vivid, colonially ambitious portrait of Algiers as a future European food hub.
The Auditing Committee, led by Ford and Holliday, examined over 1.87 million dollars in sinking fund investments of the City Controller. The session, part of a formal audit, continues as councilors prepare to swear in new members and organize, with bonds for the Controller and Mayor approved and filed timelines noted for the Treasurer and Mayor.
The American province appoints Very Rev. John Ostér as successor to the late Father Straub founder of the order in the United States. Ostér, born in 1846 near Strasburg Germany, leads the college and monastery on St. Pierre near Newfoundland and will arrive in Pittsburg next week. It is uncertain whether he will sit at Pittsburg Catholic College or St. Joseph’s Monastery near Conway Arkansas, which he will visit soon after arrival.
Mrs. Sullivan resisted forced return to Spring Hill Lawrence county after a city aid attempt. Chief Elliot condemns the act and seeks removal by court if she continues to refuse. Family lingered at Central station while officers and charity workers failed to move them.
The tale follows Jovan as he faces harsh judgment from managers and an experienced violinist, while a split inner voice critics his talent. He consoles Lise, a starving foundling he brings into his precarious orbit, knowing her trust could be harmed by his failures.
Mr James B Scott explains Carnegie's push for broad public discussion on the library project and site choice. He notes plans depend on securing a suitable site and that initial weeks should focus on public input before proceeding to design and construction.
An electric light tower at the corner of North avenue and Federal street was pulled down yesterday by workmen trying to straighten a guy rope. Officials deem the tower dangerous and require it be removed.
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