Debate on Street Improvements and Amendments
During a council discussion the proposed amendment to street improvements was debated. Opponents argued equal rights for all property owners, while proponents warned of unequal paving and cross river policy. The amendment failed as votes favored maintaining current petition rules based on majority in interest or number.
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Pittsburg
Oliver
Pittspurg
Allegheny
Woechtly
Stanton Avenue
Mortes Avenue
Charles Street
Allegheny City
McEpt
Heglens
Breen
Amending the Charter on Four Percent Bonds Debate
Public meeting on bill 265 to amend the Pittsburg charter sparked a long vote battle over issuing four percent certificates versus bonds. Officials debated funding for completed work, contractor payments, and an investment plan, with supporters pressing costs and speed and critics warning of municipal risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Department of Awards
Department of Public Libraries
Oliver
Civigs Tepek
Library Control Debate and Harrisburg Trip Planned
The council debates library supervision with a motion to place it under Public Works and a committee to Harrisburg to press legislators. Mayor appoints seven members for the trip, with Herron Bailey Ford Marisnd Kelvey Bruce Hudson among those named. The first five departed for Harrisburg last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Herron
Harrisburg
Colonel Herron
Herron
Messrs
J. M. Bailey
W. R. Ford
A. F. Marisnd
J. H. McKelvey
D. D
City Committee Deliberates on Provisions of Proposed Legislation
A city committee met from 9:30 to 1:00 with Mayor and members Bindley Oliver Bruce Miller White and Rodgers. They discussed jury trials for assessment disputes, street acts, and charter amendments, with Controller Morrow opposing new certificates except to prevent millage increases. Debates covered awarding city contracts, department chiefs, and the scope of certificates tied to contracted improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Alex. Dempster
Geating
Oliver
Brice
Direen
Awands
Messer. Bruce
Bindiey
Masor
Lonseils
John Bindley
D. B. Oliver
D. D. Bruce
Reuven Miller
J. H. White
W. B. Rodgers
Mable
Supreme Court
Morrow
Bruce
Board of Awards
Messrs
Bindley and
Broceaye
D. K Oliver
Shooting in Allegheny Ends in Accidental Gunfire
Mrs. Ella Young, a young colored woman of 46 Grant alley Allegheny, was accidentally shot by her friend Annie Lee with a Flobert rifle. Mrs Young may die. Miss Lee is under arrest. A bystander Antone Gushert was also struck on the thigh but escaped serious injury.
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Ella Young
Grant Alley
Allegheny
Annie Lee
Mrs. Young
Gunbert
Elected New Board At Pittsburg Free Dispensary Meeting
Annual meeting of contributors elected a board of managers including Levi H. Harris George K. Stevenson John M. Kennedy and others. An advisory committee was named with Frank Semple J B D Meeds and more. Treasurer reported year receipts of 340471 pounds and 2824 dollars in general cases with a balance of 70 dollars, used to pay contractors for the building.
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Pittsburg Free
Charles Lockhart
Charles F. Wells
George Dilworth
Jd. J. Vandergrift
Samuel Hamilton
Holmes
Holmes Fund
People Who Come and Go at the Wage Conference
A listing of visiting railroad executives and notables. Oscar Townsend of Cleveland attends the wage conference as general manager of the Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling line. Others bound for Philadelphia include Joseph Wood of the Pennsylvania Company and U S District Attorney Walter Lyon. Additionally, Dr C A Leischer returns home to visit a gravely ill grandfather.
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Oscar Townsend
Cleveland
Cleveland, Loraine and
Wheeling Road
Ohio
Philadelphia
Joseph Wood
Pennsylvania Company
United States
Walter Lyon
Charles Miller
C. A. Leischer
Mercy Hospital
McAllisterville
C. F. Wiegand
Natural Gas’ Company
J. P. Hines
Stoneboro
Siveman
Seventh Avenrs Hotel
R. J. Burdette
Monongahela House
W. H. Strickland
S. B. Jameson
White Earth
N. D
W. S. Murdock
Fostoria
Duquesne
Oscar L. Jackson
New Castle
G. A. RB
Hargo Sedlaczek
Buda-Pesth
M. Ricard
Paris
Anderson
James A. Chambers
H. Sellers McKee
Myer Gailinger Office in Yoder Law Building Corner Fifth
Myer Gailinger located in the Yoder law building at corner Fifth and Wylie avenues. Contact by telephone at 1707 and take the elevator to access the offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myer Gailinger
Yoder Law Building
Fifth and
Wylie Avenues
Tragedy on West Liberty Road Ends in Murder
John Gunsaulis, a young man about to be married, was shot on West Liberty road near Boggs Station after leaving his fiancée Miss Maggie Smith. Detectives arrested Holmes Anderson on suspicion as the investigation identifies a two-man robbery and a lone murderer, with the motive tied to a $1250 payment and an assortment of money and jewelry. The body was identified at a coroner’s inquest and preparations for burial were underway.
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John W. Gunsaulis
Pittsburg
Southside
Belitzghoover
Alderman King
Mark Donley
Holmes Anderson
Maggie Smith
West Liberty Road
Boggs Station
Smith
Adamson
Piroth
Martha Savith
John Gunsaulis
Morrse
Lowry
Allegheny
Steubenville
O. H. Perry Council
Beltzhoever
Gunsaults
Alr. Gibson
Anderson
Beltzhoover Borough
Taro
West Liberty
Dauchter
Mt. Washington
Murder case ties to Anderson and others in West Liberty
A chaotic report states Anderson was arrested for a minister’s house robbery but not convicted due to lack of evidence. Free B Gunsaults claimed a brother awaiting $1.20, with details of residence and work. Maggie Smith described the murdered man John with money in his vest, a revolver, watches, and a planned wedding. detectives link Anderson to the murder and seek a second participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
West Liberty
Free B. Gunsaults
Stanton Avenue
Allehony
Mt. Washington
L. H. Smith
Liberty Street
Maggie Smith
John
Allegheny Becomes Second Class City As Officials Sworn In
Allegheny was proclaimed a second class city yesterday by Mayor Wyman after council reorganizations. Select Council formed with Wertheimer asTemporary Chairman and Einstein as Clerk. Lindsay elected Chairman. Common Council chose StaufferTemporary Chairman and Dilworth Clerk. Parke became President. Guardians of the Poor turned affairs over to Chief Grubbs. dispute over local control followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Wyman
Wertheimer
Einstein
Lindsay
Roland White
Common Council
Stauffer
Mr. Dilworth
Thomas A. Parke
Fifth Ward
Hunter
Wade & Heat
Robert Dilworth
Guardians of the Poor
Grubbs
Stont
Death of John Atwell Alliance Bank president dies in Ohio
John Atwell longtime Pittsburgh grocer insurer and banker died in Alliance Ohio after a lengthy illness. An immigrant from Ireland he helped organize the Monongahela Insurance Co and the First National Bank of Alliance where he served as president. His wealth was about 200000. Remains to be brought to Pittsburgh for burial.
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John Atwell
Alliance Banking Company
Alliance
Ireland
Pittsburg
Tie
Bagley &Co
Charles Atwell
A. W. Lee
Atwell, Lee & Co
Monongahela Insurance Company
Pittsburo
Allegheny
Select Council
Common Council
Istz
First National Bank of Alliance
Atwell
First Methodist Church of Alliance
Untl
Voluon
Raum Will Stay as Pension Chief Defies Removal Talk
Colonel Frank E. Brownell of Washington, in town with General E. B Osborne and Thomas J. Stewart, declares General Raum will remain head of the Pension Department to end of the administration. He defends Raum and dismisses removal rumors as nonsense while praising Raum’s leadership amid clerical turmoil.
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Frank E. Brownell
Washington
Monongahela House
Osborne
Thomas J. Stewart
Brownell
Jackson
Virginia
Ellsworth
Raum
Pension Department
Pension
Limbs Crushed in City Accidents Yesterday
A series of industrial mishaps left workers with crushed limbs and broken bones as heavy weights and ingots fell at multiple sites. Names include George Tucker in Birmingham, Thomas Mulligan at National Tube Works, William Powers at Pleasant Valley power house, John Crane at Shoenberrer mill, Ross Roskarskin at Carnegie mill, John Donn at Crescent Steel, James Glenn after a fall, and John Holloway with a broken collarbone.
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Tucker
George Tucker
Birmingham
Mulligan
Thomas Mulligan
National Tube Works
Powers
William Powers
Pleasant Valley Power House
Crane
John Crane
Shoenberrer
Holloway
John Holloway
Fulton Street
German Hungarian Benefit Association Holds Third Annual Reception
The German Hungarian Benefit Association hosted its third annual entertainment event at Odd Fellows Hall Southside last night with about 400 couples attending. Dancing was the main attraction and refreshments were served.
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Odd Fellows’ Hall
Southside
Dancine
R. C. Jamison
Negley Avenue
East End
Grier
Allegheny
W. R B. Jones
Miners and Operators Face Hourly and Wage Demands
Delegates from Ohio and Pennsylvania meet in the Court House to press for eight-hour shifts and a ten-cent wage rise, with miners seeking 80 cents per ton and loaders demanding higher pay. Both sides show firm stances as river operators threaten a lockout around August 1 and employers push to reduce the differential.
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Hocking Valley
Indiana
Pittsboro
Coal Exchange
Eloga
Builders' Exchange Growth Surges with New Members
The Builders' Exchange held its regular meeting as 70 plus new members were admitted. Secretary Knox reported on visiting major exchanges and favored adopting Philadelphia building features. President Barnes anticipated work to begin before summer end and finish next year, with an eight-hour demand issue to be referred to the conference committee if carpenters strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Builders’ Exchange
Exchange
Exchange Bilding
E. A. Knox
Philadelphia
Barnes
Barness
Eastbound Iron and Steel Rates Cut for New York Traffic
The Pittsburg freight agents reduce rates on manufactured iron and steel goods to New York by 3 cents in carloads and 3 cents in less than carloads, following Chicago cuts. The change, effective next Monday, excludes pig iron and faces ongoing Coke Country issues. western rates had earlier been lowered.
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Trunk Line Association
Pittsburg Committee of
New York
Chicago
Mahoning
Shenango
Completing the Vote on Eight Hour Question
Local carpenters race to finish ballots within three days on the eight hour issue. Union No. 142 backed the strike in Mt Washington while Union No. 506 voted no at Imperial Hall Grant Street.
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Mt. Washington
Imperial Hall
Grant Street
MecGule
Brotherhood
Rough On The Boys Major Patterson Reports Cold Hard Times
Major Frank Patterson of Freeport, quartermaster of the Second Brigade, returned from the coke regions and told of soldiers from the Eighteenth and Tenth sleeping on coke ovens due to cold rain and poor food, saying they have not been living like kings.
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Frank Patterson
Freeport
Secon Brigade
Seventh Avenue
Eighteenth
Money From the Brewers Rounds Out Corkworkers Strike Pay
Corkworkers receive the final installment of strike benefits funded by the Brewers Assembly and expect further aid from other sources within days. A strike meeting is planned today as Manager Gow notes a growing workforce and anticipated additions. Judge Reed in Belmont Nail Company v. Columbia Iron and Steel allows restraining actions toward appointing a receiver in the related bridge dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewers’ Assembly
Gow
Reed
United States District Court
Belmont Nail Company
Columbia Iron and Steel Company
Columbia Company
Loss of Miner Leaves Belgian Husband Missing in Labor Camps
A Belgian husband who worked for a Westmoreland county coal firm vanished after being brought from New York. His wife, born in Canada, arrived in Pittsburgh with two hungry children seeking aid. Arnold Schneider, the Beigiam consular agent, assisted her and noted about 40 similar cases in six months. He had to warn Newark agents to stop sending Belgians to Irwin as the issue worsened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Schneider
Beigiam
Wispatch
Schneider
Felix Berge
New York
Westmoreland County Coal and Coke Company
Newark
Irwin
Watchorn declines to talk on Harrisburg trip
Ex Secretary Robert Watchorn of the United Miners Association arrived in the city from the coke regions and attended the Pennsylvania and Ohio miners meeting in the Court House. He registered at the Home Hotel and planned to take the 2 30 train to Harrisburg. He refused to discuss Governor Pattison's supposed summons or any resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
inter-State Conference of Coal Operators and Miners
Court House
Hocking Valley
Brooks
Ohio
Robert Watchorn
United Miners’ Association
Pennsylvania
Watchorn
Old Home Hotel
Arrisburg
McKibben
Pattison
Harrisburg
Scottdale
Warehorn
Boiler makers depart for Philadelphia to rebuild atlantic refinery
Twenty five boiler makers left last evening for Philadelphia to fund restore or build stills for the Atlantic Refining Company at Point Breeze. They were under the supervision of G Mitchel an agent of the Standard Oil Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Company
Point Breeze
G. Mitchel
Standard Oil Company
Journeymen Stonecutters Accept New Scale
A meeting of the Journeymen Stonecutters Association at 2 Federal Street Allegheny last night reports bosses accepted the new wage scale and workers will begin at once.
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Journeymen Stonecutters’ Association
Federal Street
Allegheny
Grip Ravages Two Cities With High Death Toll
Reports from both cities show no relief from the grip with many new cases and doctors unable to hold regular hours. Allegheny records 115 deaths last week, 40 among the elderly, the highest weekly total in the area. Police stations report crippling sickness, and Pittsburg Locomotive Works is heavily affected. Several notable deaths include Mrs. Margaretta Linford and Mrs. Ann Stewart among others.
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Allegheny
Allerheny
Isburg
Hearty
Seventeenth Ward
Pittsburg
Convent of Mercy
Webster Avenue
Margaretta Linford
Thomas Linford
Cedar Avenue
Charlies Linford
Area
Ann Stewart
Penn Avenue
Elizabeth Gazzam
Edern Street
Louis Howch
Main Street
Esther Hamilton
John Hamilton
Bellevue
McKeesport Installs City Government In Formal Ceremony
McKeesport yesterday launched a new city government. Select and Common Councils were sworn in at 10 AM with Dr KRJ Black named permanent President and James Andre w also noted as President. Mayor Tilbrook took oath at noon and delivered a message seeking a three‑man police force. A banquet followed at the National Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeesport
KR. J. Black
James Andrew
Tilbrook
National Hotel
Board of Trade
City Property Records Get Neat Under Controller Morrow
Controller Morrow undertakes a project to organize city property records. A clerk has spent two months clearing the files and discarding many worthless documents. Soon the records will be properly organized and up to date.
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Morrow
Decree granted for Steubenville Iron and Steel dissolution
A decree was issued yesterday dissolving the Steubenville Iron and Steel Company. Ssow, CoHuren & Co. was chartered yesterday as a new printing concern with capital stock of $10,000. A break in the Washington county pipe line to the Homestead Steel Works caused a plant shutdown, with operations expected to resume today or tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville Iron and Steel Company
Ssow, CoHuren & Co
Washington County
Homestead Steel Works
Busy House Cleaning At Ex-Change Sparks Renovation Plans
House cleaning on the first floor of the Ex-change led to carpenters in action and a rush of renovation plans. The Secretary will get a backroom office, a counting window is being added, and the salesroom will become clearer as papering painting and new carpets are installed. The Ex-Board met to celebrate Mesdames Dickson and Thompson’s safe return from Cleveland, though they came back with bigger purses. Ardary hay barn at Thirty-first and Liberty streets burned, destroying seven carloads of baled hay and causing heavy losses and extended water flow by fire crews.
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T. O'Leary
Miller
Hoison
Brave
Como Ywart
Sierent Theots
Ned
Exchange Board
Mesdames Dickson and
Thompson
Exchange
Cleveland
Ex— Board
Frank Ardary
Thirty-first
Liberty Streets
Beating of Abel Smith on Beaver Avenue Reported
Two assailants attacked Abel Smith a Hebrew peddler on Beaver avenue Allegheny last evening. He was badly beaten about the head and body but the robbers fled when his cries drew attention. No injuries or suspects named in the report.
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Abel Smith
Beaver Avenue
Allegheny
Man Rescued After Fall From Wharf Boat
William Faas fell from a wharf boat at the foot of Wood Street and was rescued by Earle Hazzard who threw him a rope. Police pulled Faas from the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Faas
Wood Street
Earle Hazzard
Kibbers Music House Pianos and Organs Attract Buyers
Crowds visit Kibbers Music House to buy pianos and organs. The store touts Steinway Conover Opera models and a Vocation Church Organ priced at 800 dollars as equal to 2500 dollar pipe organs. They also offer Burdett and Earhuff brands at 506 Wood Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kibbers
Music House
Steinway and
Conover
Opera
Burdett
Wood Street
Great Suit Sale Extended by Pittsburg Combination Clothing Co
The Pittsburg Combination Clothing Company announces the continuation of its 675 dollar men s suit sale after crowds filled the shop. The Jet showroom offers neat cassimeres stylish cheviots worsteds pin checks plaids and silk mixes with one suit priced at 675.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.C.C.C
Pittsburg Combination Clothing Company
Correr Grant and
Diamond Streets
Cor Fourth Ave Bank Ad Solicits Deposits and Interest Rate
Capital 100000 surplus 69000 deposits of 1 and upward received and interest allowed at 4 percent a local bank ad lists the address 401 Smithfield Street cor Fourth Avenue. It mentions Angostura Bitters for digestion in a stray line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield Street
Cor
Fourth Avenue
Dress Goods and Veilings Stocked for Spring
A department store advertises borderd Nuns Veilings from 50c to 2 per yard plus latest French designs. All wool or silk Nuns Veilings, Courtauld English Crepes, Black Mohairs 40 inches wide and Silk Warp Mohairs 44 inches wide priced from 75c to 150 per yard. Special 43 inch Black Gloriosa at 75c to 1 quality. 48 inch Gloriosas 125 and 150. Black Lansdownes 40 inches wide 125 to 150 per yard. Also full stock of wool or silk warp summer dress goods. Ready for spring, stock full and fresh from factories. Come and see.
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Sayard
Priestley
Ecroyd
Courtauld
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