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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1889
Page
5
The Connellsville coke trade shows production and shipments fluctuating with a general downward trend. March output edges February while daily coke production declines. ovens idle rise as operators scale back. Rumors of a syndicate reorganization are unfounded, and most ovens remain in blast with limited idle capacity.
Special telegram from Pestfield reports a year of robberies in a quiet community. Residents say a coordinated gang targets homes and stores during early evenings, stealing money jewelry and valuables. Avery family rings and others were taken. an arrest of a 19 year old and others followed. Police issued warrants for additional suspects tied to a larger illicit band.
A molten metal blast at the William Tod & Co foundry tonight hurled 4000 pounds of casting. Foreman George Bryant was roasted by the heat and carried home by ambulance. Bystanders Rank Lee and others escaped with less serious injuries.
At the Pittsburg Presbytery of the Reformed Presbyterian Church a lengthy session weighed the propriety of voting in the upcoming election on a proposed prohibitory amendment. Despite strong opposition to voting, the majority ultimately favored casting ballots, with the decision recorded.
East Liverroor April 1 Telegraph reports Abel Longe, village and township treasurer at New Lisbon, facing a shortage of 9000 pounds for village funds with over 500 of that amount unmet. He is praised as an honest, long-serving official. Local reaction notes no loss to speculation and vows of relief.
John Ice and a neighbor Bogress clashed over a boundary near Smithfield, Ritchie county. Pistols used, both men shot. Bogress escaped uninjured as two others were arrested. A woman, Margaret Maljen, was arrested in Yasecevinee for arson related offenses and faces a treasonable charge.
The initial gathering of the New Allegheny Councils convened with committees yet to be appointed. Both chambers wore draped in mourning for James Call and Common Fuse Chefil, and minor measures were delayed pending committee formation.
Thomas E. Reynolds a noted businessman and lessee of the Sterling-Webster Abstract Company vanishes in St. Louis. His son cites financial embarrassment and possible temporary insanity as the only explanation, noting the loans came from friends and that the family is unaware of the purpose or source of the funds. Reynolds’ absence does not unsettled the Starling-Webster firm.
The new Allegheny High School building shows cracks in the first story stonework from settling on Sherman avenue sand foundations. Constructors report all nearby recent buildings sank slightly. Despite the breaks the structure nears completion and the stones will form a fine front when finished.
An aged pamphlet promises cures from Compound Oxygen Therapy for pneumonia consumption bronchitis asthma neuralgia and other chronic ailments. It cites physicians Starkey Palen and lists addresses in New Haven Philadelphia for free 200 page brochures and treatment offers.
After years of operation Nichol the tailor relocates from Fifth avenue to 313 Smithfield street. He is famed for fair dealing and 13 years of fashion knowledge, with plans boasting a better lit store and a wide variety of patterns now on display.
A storefront promotion from a city clothing shop touts the lowest prices and value. It lists men suits priced five to twelve dollars, overcoats, hats, and children's items, with street corner location at Grant and Diamond streets opposite the new Court House. The ad notes assorted garments, imported wear, and travel clothing options.
A brief notice promotes fresh designs at Hauch’s Jewelry Store offering a 20 percent discount this week. The ad references No. 295 Fifth as the store’s location and contact cue.
A damaged OCR fragment lists names and places around Pittsburgh including Allegheny, Pittsburgh, and various individuals such as Samuel H. Welser and Dr Sophy E. Feltwell. It mentions an April 1 office start date for a dentist in room 407 Penn building.
Multiple wedding announcements and funeral notices dated April 1888 to 1889 across Pittsburgh area list names such as TROTH JAHN CARR GERST MERKER MEADE MCPHERSON MCINTIRE SCHNEIDER TAYLOR and families in Castle Shannon Butler Allegheny City and Kennedy Street Tarentum with service times and locations at churches and residences.
Store crowds fill the shop as Danziger and Shoenerg report strong demand for new basement level furnishings. Demonstration days are set for Wednesdays and Saturdays to showcase evolving bargains, including the successful Good Morning Coffee Pot and Crown meat cutter.
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