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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1892

Page

2

Pope Leo XIII and the Church in Modern Politics

The text outlines Leo XIII's views on church state relations in modern politics, contrasting Catholic liberty with republics and monarchies. It highlights his encyclicals on government and labor, praising his stance for workers, property rights, and social justice. It notes the pope’s influence on France, Spain, and America, and describes his daily routine and the anticipation of his approaching legacy.

Hugh Ca France Republic Leo

Smiles and Snowflakes the Fad Weather Report

Weather observers note a shifting pattern from sun to snow in Pittsburg and vicinity. A mix of sun and snow flurries persisted with cold temperatures, as Easter bonnets and sun-seeking crowds briefly appeared before more wintry conditions returned.

Weather Bureau Schmidt Juktnstic Dakota Allerheny Zimmermin

Man Assaults Wife in Allegheny Home

Tate Saturday night James McTighe, intoxicated, entered Ashton Street home and wrecked dining room items. He abused his wife, threw her down stairs injuring her shoulder, and struck his son John McTichy who tried to intervene. Officer Hutchinson arrested him. Mayor Voertly ordered six days’ confinement.

Tate James McTighe Ashton Street Allegheny McTigie John McTichy Wacetoo Hutchinson Lim Voertly

Mystery in Missing Boy Case Haunts Allegheny River Shore

Coroner McDowell seeks information about Hugh Devers a boy around Sandy years old missing since April 1. Parents live on a shanty near the Allegheny river by the railroad bridge. The case is murky with conflicting tales and the family suspects he fell overboard and drowned. The boy wore a light coffee waist and gene stockings and had a short haircut when last seen.

McDowell Hugh Devers Hagh Allegheny River Waa Hogi

Burst a Blood Vessel Sudden Death of William A J Watterson

William A J Watterson of the Anchor Bank died suddenly yesterday at his residence 25 Fort Fourth Street from a ruptured blood vessel. Born in the city sixty years ago, he held a responsible position at the Anchor Bank for many years and leaves a wife and family. His brother is Bishop Watterson of Columbus. Mr Wetterson of Allegheny is noted as a relative.

William A. J. Watterson Bishop Watterson Columbus A V. Dp. Wetterson Allegheny County Fort Fourth Street Watterson Anchor Bank

Old Fort Duquesne Block House Faces Preservation Debates

The old Fort Duquesne block house at the Point prompts several preservation ideas. The Daughters of the Revolution seek ground and the building from Mrs. Schenley for a museum style site, while World’s Fair advocates propose moving it to Chicago or to Schenley Park. Authorities note the tunnel and foundations date to French and Indian era, and discuss potential plans to attract public interest while keeping the structure in place.

Fort Duquesne Daughters of the Revolution Schenley Park Monongahela River Redoubt Alley Chief Bigelow Euial Point District Exposition Building Blocks House

Turners in Convention at McKeesport Dinner Hall

The twenty-eighth annual Pittsburg Turner district convention met in McKeesport with 85 delegates from 20 societies attended by many friends. Officers elected include President William Wartman and Vice President C P Schumbra. The Twenty-ninth District Convention will be on the Southside next year, and the Turn Fest is set for June 27 to 30 on the Southside. The convention adopted resolutions opposing Sunday opening of the World’s Fair.

Pitsburg Meckersport Pittsburg Turner District Mc Keesport G. Ashen William Wartman C. P. Schumbra Wheeling John Hohl August Zech East Livy 1 Southside

Burglars Break Into Brown Residence on Neville Street

Thieves attempted a bold break in at John P. Brown’s Neville street home near Ellsworth avenue early yesterday. They entered by raising an unfastened dining room window and ransacked the first floor, piling silverware bric a brac coats and umbrellas in the reception hall. Brown intercepted the thieves on the porch as they prepared to ascend stairs, causing an escape through the window. Police Mohan and Single investigated after Brown reported the incident. They found thefts extended to the stable with additional small articles missing.

John P. Brown Neville Street Ellsworth Avenue Mr. Brown Fourteenth Ward Mohan Single

Peter Schatzman to Succeed Captain Bell

Allegheny report says Police Captain Bell, suspended earlier, has been permanently deposed and Peter Schatzman will be appointed Night Captain to succeed him. Schatzman, foreman of Grant Engine Company, has long served in the paid department and acted as Assistant Chief during Hunter’s absence. He once ran for fire chief against Robert Jones.

Peter Schatzman Bell Allegheny Police Grant Engine Company Hunter Robert Jones Randall Atwell Pat Foley Wallace Harrity Guffey Berks Northampton Westmorevind McKean Butler Washington Cleveland Pattison

Printer Sees City Directory Boycott as Premature

A printer official argues the city directory boycott is premature and urges union workers in both cities to aid canvassers. He notes compiler J F Diffenbacher has not opposed union labor, cites Stevenson and Foster’s preexisting contract, and says assisting the publishers may force the printers to concede. Canvassers face cool refusals and evasive responses as they seek listing information.

Stevenson & Foster Daro Diffenbacher

Jarrett Leaving Birmingham for Pittsburg Trade Post

John Jarrett, Pennsylvania consul of Birmingham, resigns to join the Tin Plate and Sheet Iron Association in Pittsburg. The Birmingham post offered £250 a year plus official fees, totaling about $2,000 more. Jarrett returns to Pittsburg after three years in England’s smoky city, while Cousin Ben Folsom seeks promotion but Cyrus Field Jr. appears slated for the vacancy.

England John Jarrett Pennsylvania Birmingham Jarrett Pittsburg Tin Plate and Sheet Iron Association

Still Idle at Carnecio Mill After Failed Strike

Still tied up still idle the axle department at Carnecio's Twenty ninth Street mill with no worker willing to return. A Saturday meeting failed to settle terms and another session is planned this afternoon to decide actions. The company contemplates wage cuts in the machinists' division and several men have already been discharged.

Carnecio Twenty-ninth Street

Monongahela coal mines face indefinite shutdowns

Reports from across the Monongahela river region indicate that within the next 50 days most mines will be closed indefinitely due to a severe shortage of orders. Old operators note lower markets are overflowing with coal and relief is not in sight.

McKeesport Monongahela River

Baltimore and Ohio Plans Third Track From Connellsville

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will build a third track from Connellsville to Pittsburg this spring. Fills and new roadbeds are being prepared at several points between Connellsville and here in anticipation of laying the flying third track.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Pittsburg Connelleville Connellsville

Physical Culture at the Fair Moves to Chicago

Colonel Parker of the Cook County Normal School attended the American Physical Culture Society meeting in Philadelphia. He reported growth in school physical training, noting Ling’s Swedish system, the German Turner system, and the American athletic plan. He favors educational exhibitions at the World’s Fair and supports a home for children to learn through practice, with Mrs Potter Palmer backing the idea.

Parker Cook County Normal School Chicago Philadelphia American Physical Culture Society Lingg Kansas City Germany Colonel Parker

Constable Hughhey Found Unconscious After Laudanum Intake

Allegheny constable Robert Hughey of Alderman Brinker’s office was found unconscious on East Street near Nunnery Hill. An empty four ounce laudanum bottle was found. doctors say the stupor came from laudanum use, not a suicide attempt, with recovery after two hours.

Robert Huchey Brinker Allegheny East Street Nunnery Hill Alleheny Central Station Hughey Tewart Hamilton Dr. Hazzard Compromise Street Spring Avenue Huzzard

Women witness incendiary fire at Luttons stable

Two women told Officer Cross they saw three men strike lighted matches and drop them into the cracks of James Luttons stable on Clay Street early yesterday. The witnesses said the men then ran away toward the alley as flames began.

Lutton James Lutton Clay Aller Cross

Acme Torpedo Company Hit by Explosion Delay Claim

The Acme Torpedo Company seeks to correct the impression it supplied a torpedo that failed to explode at the Grover Cleveland Weir on the Kelley canal. An official states the torpedo was released from and operated by an agent of another concern.

Acme Torpedo Company Grover Cleveland Kelley Scanal William Caeten Are

Guffey Harrity battle shifts in Pennsylvania politics

Delegates and party leaders discuss the Guffey Harrity feud at the Monongahela House. Bane notes Harrity’s dominance under Pattison and a push for Guffey to win. Randall, Atwell, and Wallace allies weigh unit rules and uninstructed delegations as county loyalties split.

John C. Bane Washington County Democratic Committee Monongahela House National Capital Bane Guffey Harrity House Senate Washington Pattison Heasel Wallace Cleveland James Atwell Chicago Atwell Harrisboro Trandall

Indians on the Alert Over Land Shares and Union Visit

Albert Miller, an Indian lawyer for the Stockbridge tribe of Wisconsin, travels to Washington to protest a congressional bill allowing separated members to rejoin the tribe and gain a share of lands. The transformed tribe, once impoverished, now holds two townships of valuable land and debates who qualifies as full members amid mixed ancestry.

Wisconsin Albert Miller Union Depot Washington Stockbridge Green Bay Country Wis J. Fenimore Cooper Miller Cooper Lynch Samient Redskins

Ostrich Tip Theft At Rail Depot Stages Suspect Arrest

A Baltimore and Ohio Depot incident in which a sleeping woman was relieved of a valuable ostrich tip. A 17 year old allegedly committed the theft while a second suspect, Ellén O Brien, aged six years in the report, was arrested as an accomplice after Officer Sullivan was notified.

Cincinnati Baltimore and Ohio Sullivan Thef Ellén O' Brien

Drummer Boy Benefit Parade and Bijou Show At Hayes Post

The first Drummer Boy performance for Hayes Post No 36 charity fund at the Bijou theater starts the week with a street parade this evening. Union and Rebel troops led by Post No 8 band assemble at 7 o'clock in full G A R uniforms, marching to the theater for the event.

Bijou Hayes Post A. RK Washington Infantry Co. A. Fourteenthment Ne Post No

Seven Months of Adslets Show Gains Through March 1992

Advertisement data for seven months ending March 31 1992 shows aggregated gains over the previous year. Increases stem from cent a word pricing and favorable reader engagement, with months’ showing strong returns across editions. Market response indicates steady demand for classified ad placements and improved revenue prospects.

West End Disorder Cases Lead to Fines and Workhouse

A Twenty-eighth ward hearing saw about a dozen cases with John Billinger fined 25 dollars plus 30 days in the workhouse for striking his parents while intoxicated. Harry McDonald received 100 dollars or four months in the workhouse for disorderly conduct and abusing his wife. Other proceedings included fines for fare evasion, hotel brawls, and acts of drunken disorder, with several defendants sent to the workhouse for 30 days. Additional cases charged with insult, found theft of beer glasses, or altercations in Yellow Row ended in modest fines or jail terms.

Swceop Twenty-eighth Ward John Billinger West End Succop Harry McDonald Strate McKenna Twelfth Ward David Ferry Penn Avenue Thomas Reagen Albion Ben Mullen Dodson Clarevont James B King Robert Herbrook Third Avenue Woestly Alleheny John Gorman Ohio Federal Streets Hanson Edgen Preble Avenues Wre Gripp Central Station Tony Patton William McCoy Yellow Row Second Avenue McCoy Patton Leslie Seventeenth Ward Nineteenth Ward

Life in Doubt for Bellevue Officer After Fight

Citizens of Bellevue rally to prosecute two captured suspects William Hanser Jr and William Kerr who posted 500 bail each for today’s hearing. Officer William Bagley remains gravely injured with a broken nose and head wounds from Saturday night encounter. Town weighs seeking Allegheny admission for protection amid reports of a local gang harassing women and residents.

Bellevue Allegheny Willian Bagley William Hanser, Jr William Kerr Morrison Stone Centre Charles Hauser

May Be A Paericide Bartley Flagherty Locked Up

Bartley Flagherty of 15 Acorn Street Twenty third ward was arrested after injuring his father and mother during an altercation Saturday evening. He struck his father with a cobblestone in the temple, causing a deep cut and dangerous condition. He is held at the Fourteenth ward station awaiting the father's outcome. the mother sustained minor injuries.

Bartley Flagherty Acorn Street Twenty-third Ward Snyder Fourteenth Ward Flagherty

Changing Their Tactic in Lower St. Clair

Reported uproar over speak easies in Lower St. Clair prompted Law and Order suits to mobilize. Sightings of officers and watchful guards reduced visitor numbers and restricted entry while signs pointed to diminished disorder around the beer hubs yesterday.

Lower St. Clair Township Law and Order Society Law and Order Lower St. Clair

Scared the boarders and sent to Poor Farm

Charles Acgley, arrested Thursday night in the West End by Officer O'Donnell, will be sent to the Poor Farm today. He wed at 110 Carson Street. Boarders complained of his queer and violent behavior. Doctors Werder and Huffman declared him insane. The Department of Charities will care for him hereafter.

Charles Acgley West End O'Donnell Acgley Carson Street Werder Huffman Regrey Department of Charities

Beating Leaves Southside Mill Worker Disabled

Harry Johnston, a young mill worker, was severely beaten in a Saturday night altercation. He cannot work for days and has filed a civil suit for assault against an identified assailant. The event occurred amid a flare of intoxication and dispute with several men.

Harry Johnston Johnston Vinnie

Six Homicide Suspects Face Court As Trial Opens

Warden McAleese closes jail calendar for term with 70 inmates, including six murder charges. John Pulpus, Dennis Cloonan, John Timothy, Jacob Elli, Delia Cain, and Mary Frailey face murder or related counts while James McCaffrey stands charged with manslaughter. Police note weak evidence against Pulpus. grand jury action possible.

McAleese Criminal Court John Pulpus Dennis Cloonan John Timothy Jacob Elli Pulpus Sarah Jorgce Polpus Warden McAleese Conce Street Eee Southside Ida Engel Te'sia Cain Mary Frailey Frailey Delia Cain Millvale James McCaffrey Kinney Wylie Avenues

Market Street Main Business Hub in Pittsburg

The note argues Market Street remains the city’s best business street as rents on competing blocks rise. It highlights Stoughton and Stulen at 101 Market Street offering a top wallpaper and painting shop with diverse services and a long record, plus Dr Bishop and Bro at 708 Penn Avenue introducing Odont under Dental Parlors promising painless extractions without conventional anesthetics, offering a free tooth extraction to demonstrate safety.

Pittsburg Market Street Stoughton & Stulen First Avenue Porterfield & Stevenson W. G. Bistor Dr. Bishop & Bro Allegheny County

Excursion to Washington and Norfolk from Pittsburg

An excursion departs Pittsburg on Tuesday April 24 for Washington and Norfolk. The trip includes a boat ride on the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay with visits to Old Point Comfort Virginia Beach and Richmond. A limited sale of choice lots in Norfolk will occur midweek. Round trip fare is 11 dollars, valid ten days. Address Sloan & Co Pittsburg for details.

Pittsburg Washington Norfolk Potomac River Chesap Bay Old Point Comfort Virginia Beach Richmond Sloan & Co Fourth Avenue

Third Monthly Horse Sale At Pittsburg Arnheim Firm

The Arnheim Live Stock Company Limited will hold its third monthly sale of horses on Thursday April M at 10 o clock. No. 1 young horses suitable for all uses are offered without reserve to the richest bidder. Bidding limited to buyers. horses sold on merit. The sale promises the best lot of horses ever offered in Pittsburg at 52 Second Avenue.

Pittsburg Arnheim Live Stock Company, Limited Second Avenue

Makers of flour pledge honesty in sacks

In this city we have produced flour for years with scrupulous care and strict honesty. We use only the finest wheat and stand by our local reputation. Semele Bayard amber and lei are claimed to be the best of their grade in the market.

Actress Dogs Rule Hotels How Canines Block Road Tours

A survey of actresses traveling with dogs, noting hotel bans on four legged companions. Bernhardt Patti and Rose Coghlan standouts, with Beatrice Cameron duping clerks using a disguised basket kennel. Hotels often relocate dogs to cheaper lodgings after incidents.

Bernhardt Patti ChCoh Ttsbur Anderson Rose Coghlan Beatrice Cameron Indy Manafield Crosby Miss Cameron Mr. Dor Manazer Dauquesne Sara

Five Cars Timothy Hay on Track for Arrival This Week

DaxigL McCAIFRer lists five cars of choice timothy hay and ten cars strictly No 1 timothy hay arriving this week. Location noted as 203 and 240 Fifth Avenue.

Cholce Timothy Hay Daxigl McCaifrer Fifth Avenue

Horse Sale at Arnheim Live Stock Co Pittsburg

Horses to be sold without reserve at Arnheim Live Stock Co stables 2 Second avenue Pittsburg Pa on Thursday April 4 sale begins at 10 oclock sharp. Consignments include general purpose saddle driving and speedy road horses all young fresh stock. All horses guaranteed as represented and sale will not be postponed for weather. Remember the address 83 Second avenue.

Pittsburg Arnheim Live Stock Co., Limited Second Avenue

New Silk Styles From Hugus and Hacke Silks

New lines feature embroidered India and crepe du chene roses in black and color, self colored brocade crepes, grace taftetas with stripes and polka dots, illuminated prints, black jap silks, and bargained price cuts. Heavy emphasis on $1 to $2 ranges, special closeout on crepe du chene goods, and limited offers on indias and plains silks this week.

Grand store display with uniformly low prices

The big store presents its best array and a grand display of goods with uniformly low prices on everything shown.

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