Pittsburg Mayor backs proposed charter act across Allegheny
A meeting chaired by Mayor Moreland with City Solicitor Elphinstone discusses a supplementary charter act creating Departments of Awards and Library and clarifying heads duties. It aligns with a Supreme Court ruling and urges citizen support, stating taxpayers who benefited should pay.
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Supreme Court
Moreland
Gourley
Unan George Elphinstone
Allegheny
Elphinstone
Pittsburg
Curative Legislation Approved Amid City Debt Debate
A Pittsburgh meeting debated curative legislation tied to municipal liens and certificates of indebtedness. Senator Flinn and Major Moreland defended the measure while opponents cited taxpayer burden and legal questions. after extended discussion, the act was approved by vote.
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Elion
Vilen
Jegal
Gourley
Major Moreland
Jephen Miller
Moreland
Supreme Court
Mr. Bruce
Miller
Oliver
Mr. Miller
A. C. Stobertson
Mr. Stobertson
Evan Jones
Bruce
John Bindley
Electing the Chiefs Debate Prompts Charter Change Talk
At a city meeting discussing the chiefs election, D. D. Bruce urges voters to choose department heads. Senators Flinn and others oppose direct public selection, favoring mayoral appointment. A contractor warns of lawsuits without timely payments as bills face committee review and adjournment to Monday.
Public meeting urged to discuss Pittsburg legislation
Letters read by Mayor Gourley reveal W J Howard and M A Woodward questioning city departments and urging careful scrutiny of proposed laws before the legislature ends. Both express concern over public welfare and call for informed citizen input and quick, transparent action.
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W. J. Howard
M. A. Woodward
Gourley
Smm
Council Chamber
Pittsburg
Delvyes
Pittsboro
W.J. Howard
Sargent Estate Agent Challenges City Over Curative Measure
Edwin Powell for the Sargent estate East End disputes Senator Flinn on tax and asserts the estate seeks court settlement. He recalls a 3 year old $30,000 damage suit against the city with a $60,000 bond in place, arguing trial would negate city debt of about $2,000,000.
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Edwin Powell
Sargent
East End
Flinn
Powell
Dispatch
Trist
D.T. Watson
City Bank Balances In Pittsburg Equity Case
Four banks listed balances due the city as of April 1 1891 in the equity suit W J Howard v the city of Pittsburg Finance Committee and others Judge Ewing required brief answers stating deposits dates checks drawn and city balance Farmers Deposit National Bank 309406 39 Freehold Bank 231835 64 First National Bank 245012 60 Allegheny National Bank 200865 66.
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W. J. Howard
City of
Pittsburg
Finance Committee
City Depositories
Ewing
Farmers’ Deposit National Bank
Freehold Bank
First National Bank
Allegheny National Bank
Burglar Alarmed Meyersdale Banker Household
The Livingoods at 517 Fifth avenue were frightened last night when a burglar appeared on the third floor. Mrs Livingood glimpsed a tall man with a gray chin beard at the head of the stairs before he escaped through a window. No theft was reported. police were notified.
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Samuel D. Livingood
Meyersdale
Fifth Avenue
David Hunter Named Superintendent of Public Lighting
Chief Armstrong announced David Hunter as the new Superintendent of the Bureau of Public Lighting. He currently serves as Superintendent of Gas, with duties and salary adjusted accordingly to reflect the promotion.
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David Hunter
Chief Armstrong
Bureau of Public Lighting
Notable Visitors and Residents Check In at Local Hotels
Ex Mayor George T Ames of Springfield Mars visits Monongahela House and explores liquor business amid Bay State license disputes. Col Beetle of Western Electric pursues switchboard contract at the new Telephone Co building. John D Ranken and niece Miss Mary Ranken register at Monongahela House, with other guests from New Castle Grand Rapids and London brewer K Bellerby in America for business hints. Justice Grannan of Georgia Supreme Court passes through en route to Chicago. Major O E Emerson of Titusville, prominent oil man, stays at Anderson. Francis Rawle, attorney for Knoxville Land Co, appears in city. Dr B M Haxxwa advertised specialty ENT at 720 Penn Street Pittsburg.
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George T. Ames
Springfield
Mars
Monongahela House
Bay State
Colonel Beetle
Western Electric Company
Anderson
Telephone Company
John D. Ranken
St. Louis
Mary Ranken
W. FP. Morrison
New Castle
C. W. Disbrow
Grand Rapids
Seventh Avenue
K. Bellerby
London
Coquesse
America
Justice Grannan
Georgia Supreme Court
Chicago
H. E. Corning
Elyria
W. H. Dill, Jr
Meyersdale
Monongahels House
O. E. Emerson
Titusville
C. R B. Bacon
Rose Coghlan
Oto Francis Rawle
Knoxville Land Company
Yester
Harry Williams
Academy
Cincinnati
Legal hurdles slow Columbia Iron and Steel rescue
The Columbia Iron and Steel Co faces a receiver action after attorney P. Knox on behalf of Belmont Nail Co filed for a receiver and restraint order. Judge Reed postponed a decision, with a ruling expected tomorrow as financiers reportedly near a plan to reorganize and resume operations.
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Columbia Iron and Steel Company
P. ©. Knox
Belmont Nail Company
Wheeling
United States
Knox
Reed
Wilson
Uniontown
Charles A. O'Brien
Pittsburg
Recorder
Coke
Yeager
Columbia Company
J. W. Thompson
First Nations Bank
Nathaniel Ewing
Thompson
Mackenstein
Pitshuro
Fidelity Tithe and Trust Company
E. M. Butz
Pennsylvanian Construction Company Works
Columbia Mill
A. M. Byers &Co
Berennremes
R. Hogsett &Co
Alt. Braddock Coke Firm
Fidelity Title and Trust Company
One Day Only Suit Sale at Grant and Diamond Corners
On Monday morning from prom o'clock until 5 30 PM the P c C Clothing Company offers 1000 men’s fine business suits in sack and cutaway styles for 675 each. Neat pin check plaids plain cassimeres and worsted cheviots fill the racks. This one day only event advertises a wide variety of patterns and a brisk local deal.
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P.c.cc
Grant
Diamond Streets
Proc. Co. C
Pressure Commination Clorarg Company
Grant and
Poor Boardpowers in Allegheny face abolition برداشت
Opinion on the loss of powers of the Department of Charities draws little concern. In Allegheny the board is viewed as a corpse by critics while Pittsburg notes election by councils weakens legitimacy. Officials expect peaceful turnover to Chief Grubbs with no public dispute tomorrow.
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Allegheny
W. B. Rodgers
Department of Charities
Pittsburg
Board of Poor Guardians
Allegheny Board
J’oor Board of
Grubbs
Rodgers
Poor Board
Elliot
Elphinstone
Harrisburg
Three Sudden Deaths Hit Lawrenceville in One Day
James White a 45 year old Black worker at Carbon Iron Works collapsed at 11 AM. Alexander McWhorter 75, a gate watchman at Black Diamond Steel Works, died in the afternoon. Julia McDonald 50 died after visiting Thomas Welsh on Jones Avenue. no relatives identified.
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Lawrenceville
James White
Carbon Iron Works
Clay Alley
Alexander McWhorter
Penn Avenue
Black Diamond Steel Works
Julia McDonald
Thomas Welsh
Jones Avenue
Twenty-eigth Street
Welsh
Cahill Sworn in as Alderman for Eighth Ward
John Cahill of the Eighth ward was appointed by Governor Pattison and sworn in as alderman yesterday. Alderman Bell’s term ended April 1 and he and his family moved to a new home near Morgantown West Virginia.
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John Cahill
Pattison
Bell
Morgantown
W. Va
Pittsburg Local Notices and Disjointed Updates
Local items include the Pittsburg Electric Club seeking a charter, Miss M Hunzeker resigning from the telephone office for a pension position, and the death of EpWwamp Detker aged 4 at his Davis street home. Several workers report grip at Lawrenceville sub post office and replacements filling in.
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Pittsburg
Butler Street
Thirtyninth Street
Maron Goourley
Carnegie Library
Schenley Park
H. E. Brudleton
Allegheny
William Broaberry
Charles Cooley
Twelfth Ward
Rebecca Street
Alleheny
William Glackstock
Mr. Canfield
Tommy Jones
Police roundup reports from Water Street incidents and hearings
Report lists multiple arrests and charges including Edward Sawyer and Georges Googan for assault on John Thomas on Water Street. Suspected offenders face hearings or jail. other names charged with assault, battery, larceny, or related acts before local aldermen and courts.
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Edward Sawyer
Georges Googan
John Thomas
Water Street
Susan Lowe
Alderman Donovan
Anna M. Bell
Mantis Flamiex
Henry Campbell
Squire McMillan
Chartiersborough
Edward Jones
Charles Ring
Carson Street
Lupwig Criscruinor
Patrick O'Donnell
Louis Ebersolt
Helhaver
Harry Chambers
Jobo Mitchell
Bittner
Wyman
F. H. Roberson
No. dl Diamond Street
New Proprietor Takes Monongahela House in Cash
Captain Sam Brown buys the Monongahela House for 75000 dollars, taking over from Charles S. Holmes who retires to focus on liquor interests and other ventures. Holmes says the recent execution against him aims to stop spiteful actions by a former partner, while debts to various suppliers and the Diamond Milk Company are pursued in court.
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Monongahela House
Sam Brown
Charles S. Holmes
Captain Brown
Mr. Holmes
H. H. Arnold
Charles J. Clarke
Florence Miller
Crossan
Mr. Arnold
New York Dry Goods Market Collapse Prompts Cash-Only Sales
Thornton Bros Allegheny advertises a cash driven sale noting 12 year price lows and 20 days of declines. It claims auction rooms move goods from capital-light firms and promises new department prices after recent cash purchases. Investors urged to see the cash store for posted figures.
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New York
Thornton Bros
Allegheny
Commencing Work at Aliquippa Park Improvements
A supply of lumber and paint has arrived at Aliquippa Park for grounds improvements. A large crew of carpenters and painters will work next week. Machinery for the new water works will arrive on Wednesday and be put into operation.
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Aliquippa
Why Are They Silent? Dry goods at low prices this season
The ad states prices in the East are very low after the McKinley bill passage and claims bargains on ginghams and zephyr stripes. Thornton Bros promotes cash store pricing with one price for all and urges customers to shop now for value.
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Thornton Bros
We Will Sell Men's Suits at Cash Store Hours
A 1000 men’s fine business suits offered Monday morning from 8:00 to 5:30 at the Cash Store. Styles include sack, patterns, pin checks, plaids, plain cassimeres and worsteds. Prices listed for blues at 6.40 and light suitings at 0.60. Thornton Bros Allegheny.
Grant Street window displays boys suits at 225 dollars
The advertisement highlights boys suits sized 4 to 14 in a Grant street window with prices at 225 dollars. It promotes dress goods and new fabrics in beige suiting and serges at sale prices, noting various textures and patterns from Thorn ton Bros. Allegheny and the C p C GC store.
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Grant Street
P.e. C. GC
Putrsporc Comptation Crotrhing Company
Grant and
Diamond Streets
Court House
Souvenir of Pittsburg and Eastern dress goods ad
A cabinet like souvenir with city seals and historical emblems marketed by E. P. Roberts & Sons on Fifth Avenue and Market Street. The piece is paired with notices for homespun dress goods in plains stripes and twills. Thornton Bros advertises dress trimming and fashion lending in Western Boundary district.
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Pittsburg
Fort Pitt
Old Block House
France
George Sr
William Pitt
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Fifth Avenue
Market Street
Pitcairn's Offers Low Priced Suits and Pants
Modern prices and custom suits from Pitcairn's 434 Wood Street with pants from six dollars. 100 beige auttings at 123 cents each quality at four cents available. Monday in the Cash Store. Thompson Bros., Allegheny.
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Pitcairn’s
Wood Street
Thopntos Bros
Allegheny
Astronomers Demand Removal of Naval Observatory from Navy Control
Scientists across the United States unite to press Congress to transfer the United States Naval Observatory from the Navy Department to a scientific board. They warn Western Union time signals now funded by the Navy will undermine university observatories including Harvard Lick Allegheny and Winchester, threatening their funding and viability.
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St. Louis
United States
United States Naval Observatory
Navy Department
Weather Bureau
Agricultural Department
Western Union Telegraph Company
Washington University
S St. Louis
Harvard Observatory
Cambridge
Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton
Val
College Observatory
Northfield
Milno
Allegheny Observatory
Allegheny
Washington Observatory
St Penis
Troops Ordered to Police Sequoia and Yosemite Parks
Washington April 4 Troops of cavalry have been ordered to California to police Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks. They are expected to arrive about May.
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Washington
Calfornia
Sequoia
Yosemite National Parks
Thornton Bros Expose Wholesale Offers And Appointments
A mixed retail ad notes stock in diamonds gold and silver watches jewelry and silverware with calls to compare prices and quality. It mentions Thornton Bros wholesale customers, a new general agent Jony C Henry for R D Nuttall Co and a New York auction lot of fine all wool black Henrietta at a preset price, plus a Monday sale and Atlantic mills cashmere offer.
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N. Gallinger
Wfsu
Jony C. Henry
North American Construction Company
R. D. Nuttall & Co
Allegheny City
New York
We. Thornton Bros
Window sale offers 1000 pieces of boys clothing
A local cash store announces a Monday morning sale of 1000 pieces of boys wear sizes 4 to 14. Styles include fifty patterns under a $225 window. Brands include Towle de Nord and Greylock with prices at 10c 12c and 15c to 18c.
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Towle de Nord
Criterion
Armingdale
Greylock’s
Bates
Thornton Bros
Spring Suitings at Pitcairns Wood Street
The largest and most fashionable stock of suitings trouserings and overcoatings at Pitcairns located at 434 Wood street offering a wide selection for gentlemen seeking quality fabrics and garments.
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Pitcairn’s
Wood Street
Parisian fabrics and novelties fuel spring dress goods sale
Hueus and Hacxe Unequaled offer this week in the Dress Goods Department featuring Paris Robes with embroidered Appliques and Lace trimmings. French Suitings in Camel’s Hair Cheviot and Homespun with exclusive styles and low prices. 100 pieces All-wool Suitings at 50c a yard and three Henrietta values in 46-inch widths. Special opening of imported ladies wraps and jackets in the Cloak Department on the second floor.
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Paris
N. B
Transformation underway for new salesroom opening
On April 1 we took possession and found a larger job than planned to convert the building into a salesroom. Progress is steady and the old-timers will not recognize it soon. Look for the opening in the evening papers and request our Weekly Price List by mail. Free packing and shipping within 200 miles. A special 5 percent discount on all orders of $30 or more, excluding sugar and meat.
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Supreme Court
Low Jong Teo
McKeesport
Miller
Marland
Pittsburg
Maud
Mille
Pennovenue
Poree
Ghorge T. Oliver
Ture
Penn Avenue
J. L. Bruce
Flinn
Neeb
D. D. Brece
Charles K. Yeager
Columbia Iron and Steel Company
J. G. Grettman
Christian Yeager
London
Uniontown
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Borges & Buhl
O'Brien
Pennsylvania Construction Company
Columbus Company
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Alex M. Watson
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B. M. Haxxwa
Penn Street
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Lettie
Cheeney & Huewlett
Neal
Neal Brothers
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Alfred Causes
Donovan
J. H. Andrews
Mary S. Livers
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Alderman Richards
Mary McDonald
Chatham Street
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McDonald
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Holmes
Phillipsburg
Kent House
Lakewood
Monongahela
Kelly
Brown
Arnold
Myer Gallinger
Yoder Law Building
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Wylie Avenues
Aliquippa Park
Bounaymnt
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National Observatory
Navy Department— College Observatories
Allegheny Institution
Thornton Bross
Atlantic Mills
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Pirrspore Confirmation Clothing Company
Hueus & Hacxe
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Cc. B. Dietrich
Mhlie-Inwr
E. H. Sothern
Mr. Cook
Maister of
Woodbarrow
Pittbourg
Edward
Groetzinger's
Europe
Axminsters
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Tapestry
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