Cooling Without Ice Invents Porous Material Cooler
Dr. Eric Munk unveils a water cooler that chills water without ice using a zinc jacket and porous clay. An experimental 3 gallon jar drops water from 80 to 45 degrees in an hour, promising low-cost production and ice savings. Curry University president J Clark Williams leads a $200,000 venture to commercialize the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Munk
Oxford College
England
Munk
J. Clark Williams
Curry Tniversity
Oil Boom Sparks Record Flow in Allegheny Fields
The Dan Depp No. 2 well, Fort Pitt Gas Company, reportedly yields 200 barrels per hour with speculation it could reach 5,000 to 6,000 barrels daily. Other wells, including the Young farm, show strong outputs as landholders resist high bonuses and leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny County
Forest Grove
Fort Pitt
David
Darvy
Pontius Pilate
Pilate
Vandergrift Gusher
A. B. Young
Depp
Depp Slsp
Grubbs
Fort Pitt Company
Challenge to Ross sparks arbitration call over band row
The Musical Mutual Protective Union and the Knights of Labor feud over the Great Western Band engagement for the old League Baseball Club opener. A five person arbitration proposal is offered with a meeting set for April 12. Master Workman Ross advocates monthly labor-organization conferences to prevent such disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musical Mutual Protective Union
Knights of Labor
Great Western
MM. P. U
L N. Ross
Great Western Band
Ross
Hecker
Allegheny Baseball Club
Mr. Ross
Register’s
Gus Eng
Philadelphia
Clash Over Clarey Leads Local Meeting to Boost Campaign
L A 300 met last night with strong turnout over the presidential election. Workers at Shmson's glass house fundraised to finance a messenger for Clarey, while Har M. Billiter travels East to advocate. Eberhart fills secretary duties during Campbell’s absence as intrigue swirls around the Ways and Means tariff lobbying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A
Shmson
Glass House
Clarey
Har M. Billiter
Wolfe
Howard Co
Eberhart
Association
Council
Washington
Ways and Means
Campbell
Pbell
Alliance
Change of name for the American Mechanics order debated
The National Council may vote again on renaming the order to Order of United Americans dropping Junior and Mechanics. Members from state and national levels urge a change, arguing the current name misrepresents aims and hinders growth, especially in the West. Editorial support calls for open expression and a new public identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics
American Mechanics
American of Today
Order
Order of
United Americans
J. P. Winamer
Collins
D. G. Evans
H. A. Keil
State Council of Pennsylvania
D . National
Harry R. Peck
W. T. Kerr
J. G. A. Richter
Ohio
L. E. Shall
W. Connor
Manchester Council
Allegheny
Fred J. Shaler
Illinois
National Council
Scrambling for Councils in Bid for Ward Seats
Campaign buzz swirls as First and Second ward aspirants race for vacant posts after resignations by James B Bell and C H Hartman. Hubley leads in the Second ward with Knox and Baxter close behind. Gregg tops the First ward with Lehman a strong challenger. Mayor Wyman says no primaries and a likely two-candidate race per ward, while court action looms over ballot boxes from the recent election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James 8. Bell
Wyman
Night Watch
Richard Wilson
C. H. Hartman
Samuel D. Hubley
The
Americas Club
Robert Knox
Robert Baxter
James M. Gregg
Federal Street
John G. Lehman
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Lehman
James McFarland
Hubley
City Hall
Wyman-Stayton
Pittsburg Freight Committee to Set Lake Rates
A Pittsburg Freight Committee meeting is planned for Monday afternoon at the Lake Shore office on Wood Street to set rates for lake shipments from the area. Officials expect lower rates this summer in many cases compared with last year as railroads north of Chicago adopt the official lake shipment classification, replacing the Western classification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Freight Committee
Lake Shore
Wood Street
Chicago
Patrol Wagon Tracks Marks Left by Crime on Central Station
Central station report for March records 82 more arrests, 6 lost children found and taken there, and 176 lodgers accommodated overnight. Among arrestees 245 were drunks, 245 disorderly conduct cases, 61 suspicious characters, 41 visitors, 1 murderer, with nearly every crime on the calendar.
Shiras Bayne Battle Shapes Pennsylvania Campaign
George Shiras III presses for Congress against Colonel Bayne as Allegheny hustlers rally under Shiras. Bayne’s backers cite 150 delegates in the nominating convention and warn the rural districts may favor Bayne, with observers noting Federal opposition to Shiras and White impeachment talk influencing voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shiras III
Colonel Bayne
Congress
City Hall
Shiras
Mr. Shiras
Bayne
Christy
Judge White
Young calves starved at East Red Stock Yards visit
Humane Society agent Berryman investigated the East Red Stock Yards finding starving calves among 400 pens. He reported 200 calves under ten days old and said owners threatened to feed them with raw eggs after the visit. Nine starving lambs were also observed and charges may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agent Berryman
The
Humane Society
East Red
Berryman
A Very Surry Spectacle at Carnegie Library
A melancholy scene unfolds in the Carnegie Library where worn tables hold little literature beyond old newspapers and almanacs. The corridor chatter reveals a proposal to rent the library to the government for a post office, reflecting utilitarian city life in Allegheny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
Arrests in Bridgeport assault robbery case
Inspector McAleese received a telegram from Bridgeport Ohio police requesting the arrest of Ed Combs and Mike alias Bull McDonough. Detectives arrested them at Eleventh and Liberty streets and found dice shells cheap jewelry and five in money on Combs. McDonough carried a pawn check for a revolver. They denied the charges and claimed no recent Pittsburg travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAleese
Bridgeport
Ed Combs
Mike
Bull
McDonough
Fitzgerald
Shore
Robison
Eleventh
Liberty Streets
Central Station
Riverside Penitentiary
Pittsburg
Inquest Concludes in Murder of Antonio Reflea
Coroner McDowell completed the inquest into Antonio Reflea the murdered Italian. Testimony by Louis Greco and Francisca Citorio described aiding six Italians in the March 13 battle to the train. They refused to name the Italians but said they went to Buffalo. Natali and Peter Carmona were held for murder while others were jailed and to be held as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
Antonio Reflea
Louis Greco
Francisca Citorio
Buffalo
Natali
Peter Carmona
Detectives Arrest Robison in Tariff Club Robbery Case
Detectives Shore and Robinson yesterday arrested George Robison one of the colored waiters linked to the Tariff Club robbery. He was taken to Central station. His partner Reed already arrested in Wheeling confessed and named Robison as Reed’s assistant De. B. M. Hanxa. Eye, nose and peg tons Office 720 F Penn street Pittsburg Passu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shore
Robinson
George Robison
Central Station
Reed
Wheeling
Robison
de. B. M. Hanxa
Eye
Penn Street
Pittsburg
Pas&su
Start Up Monday After Glass Plant Strikes
Hamilton's and McCully's glass works show no change yet as strikers refuse to return until wage demands are met. Armstrong's plant shuttered as old workers protest idle hours. Firms plan to reopen Monday with new youth labor, advertising for 100 boys and receiving hundreds of applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
McCully
Pagen
Armstrong’s
Cain
Eight Hour Decision Discussed by Los Angeles Bottle Blowers
Knights of Labor unit L. A. 6111 met in Labor Hall to consider the eight hour law and its impact on their trade. They proposed limiting daily work to eight hours while allowing unlimited output, and may recommend adoption at the next convention.
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L. A
Knights of Labor
Green
Labor Hall
Pittsburg
Reception of Iron Builders Union No. 46 in Pittsburg
A large crowd attended the second annual reception at Imperial Hall hosted by Iron Muld ers Union No. 46 of Pittsburg. The Ideal Orchestra led by Colonel J. M. Allen provided music as James Nolan George Paulick John Joyce James McNeldy Joseph Shelly Thomas O'Reilly and J F McDermott served on the arrangements committee. A gold pin will be awarded to the member selling the most tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Mulders’ Union No. 46
Pittsburg
Imperial Hall
Ideal
J. M. Allen
James Nolan
George Paulick
John Joyce
James McNeldy
Joseph Shelly
Thomas O'Reilly
J. F
Calumet Lockout Settled After Miner Conference
A telegram from Scottdale reports the Calumet Coke Works lockout settled after a conference with Knights of Labor officials Ball and Pike and Superintendent Rankin. The works operated as usual yesterday. At the Knights of Labor convention action was taken against Rainey’s coke plant for refusing to sign the labor contract. A strike at those works may involve about 800 men, with a resolution to force men to quit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottdale
Calumet
Messrs. Ball and Pike
Knights of Labor Executive Board
Rankin
Knights of Labor
Rainey
Pittsburg Akron and Western Rail Line Gets Steel Rail Contract
Carnegie, Phipps and Co have received the contract for several thousand tons of steel rails to rebuild the Pittsburg Akron and Western Railroad. Double tracking work is proceeding as rapidly as possible on the line and its new Chicago connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Pittsburg, Akron and Western Railroad
Pittsburg and Western
Chicago
Knights of Labor Hold Special Meeting For Gompers
A special meeting of Los Angeles Local 1574 cigarmakers is set for Tuesday evening to march from No 101 Fifth Avenue to Imperial Hall for an eight hour demonstration. President Gompers, himself a cigarmaker, urges full local turnout to honor him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A
Allegheny County Sabbath School Association Meets
The spring meeting at Second Presbyterian Church elected delegates to the June International Convention. Edwin B. Gray H J Heinz and A P Barchfield named, alternates W K Jennings Rev G W Clinton and Thomas Cord. A A Horne outlined plans and noted circulars sent to 212 schools seeking funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny County Sabbath School Association
Second Presbyterian Church
Edwin
Gray
H. J. Heinz
A. P. Barchfield
W. EK. Jenning
G. W. Clinton
Thomas Cord
Morrow
W. J. Jennings
Baltimore
A. A. Horne
Super Intendent Collins Plans Pittsburgh Post Office
Superintendent of Mails Collins will visit Philadelphia New York and Boston to study their post offices this morning and a week. Treasury officials aim to make Pittsburgh the finest most fully equipped post office with no expense spared. Collins and McKean draft furniture and layout influenced by current top facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Collins
Pittsburg
Mr. Collins
Treasury
McKean
Reformed Pugilist Ben Hogan Visits Pittsburg
Evangelist Ben Hogan, famed for past boxing bouts, has rented the Grand Opera House for his first meeting in Pittsburg. His mission focuses on converting abandoned sportsmen, with a Sunday night lecture titled Dark and Bright Sides of My Life. Hogan came to the U.S. from England in 1866 and once ran a Pittsburg gymnasium after fighting Bob Brittle and Tom Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Evangelist Ben Hogan
Grand Opera House
Hogan
Mr. Hogan
England
Bob Brittle
Tom Allen
Postmaster Seeks Space Move for Allegheny Office
Postmaster Gilleland of Allegheny City says the Health Office could be moved upstairs in the City Hall area to free room for the money order and registry division. Officials plan to lobby Postmaster General Wanamaker during his Pittsburg visit to inspect the Allegheny office for a potential space change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilleland
Allegheny City
Allegheny
City Hall
Wanemeker
Pittsburg
Arbor Day Largely Unobserved in Pittsburg
Arbor Day passed with little observance in Pittsburg amid sparse plantings, limited to erecting a few telegraph and telephone poles in outlying wards. Even the Allegheny parks superintendent notes no flowers in sight, calling the event too early for such displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Pittsburg
Hamilton
Allegheny Parks
Old House Tearing Down After Century of Standing
Workers began razing the old Mary McTighe residence at 493 and 500 Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh to make way for two four story flats costing about 20 000. The structure, possibly the citys oldest, stood for a century and was once near Fourth Street Road House a popular summer Sun ar resort. The front door once eight feet above the road is now far below the pavement as Fifth avenue has risen. Arrangements to relocate Western University described with term starting April 14 and carpentry and metalwork training noted. Also mentions piano and organ dealers Kleber s and H Kieber Bros with sales on Wood Street and spring stock.
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Depp
Ohio
Joel Ferree
Squire Ferree
Port Vance
Montour Run
Brady
Hamilton
Decker Bros
Knabe and
Story & Clark
Pennsylvania
Hamiltor
Fifth Avenue
Mary McTighe
Pittsburg
Fourth Street Road
Kleber
Kieber’s
Carnegie to Lease Cluny Castle and Travel in June
Andrew Carnegie will lease Cluny Castle in Scotland and depart in June for two to three months. He plans to join European delegates for the International Convention of Iron and Steel Manufacturers in Pittsburg. A $50,000 fund was raised by Pittsburg firms to entertain the visitors. Meanwhile a local theft saw a gold watch worth 250 dollars stolen from James Getty’s home on First avenue and Cherry alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Cluny Castle
Scotland
International Convention of Iron and Steel Manufacturers
Pittsburg
Carnegie
James Getty
First Avenue
Cherry Alley
Large Selection of Black and Colored Drapery Nets
Offer of black drapery nets in a wide range from $1 to $12 and up to best grades. Colored nets in evening and street shades, 45 inches wide, priced at 5 cents.
Fragmented OCR Phrase Sparks Unclear Item
Reads like an OCR fragment with partial words and names, offering no clear event, place, or date to anchor a proper news summary.
Rich and Elegant Dress Trimmings and Buttons
A trade item describing appliques and crochet dress trimmings with Vandyke points and a range of metal and crochet buttons in low to finest grades to match new dress shades.
Corsets Highlight Special At 40c In Ecru and White
The store advertises a wide range of garments including Dr Warner s Health Thom s Gloya Fitting and Joerris Corset Waist for women and children. A corset in Ecru and White is offered at 40c with emphasis on fit and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Warner
Thom
Joerris
Neckwear Lead in Gents Furnishings at Pittsburg Store
Promotes extensive neckwear stock at Pittsburg store with extensive prices and claims of superior selection and speed to market. Highlights London Neckwear lag time, Go Neckwear quality, new jet of fancy foulard silk neckwear, reversible four in hands, tecks, puffs. Also touts unlaundered white shirts at 11 a dozen and a broad range of vests, underwear, balbriggans, and socks.
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Clary
Dan Depp
Chary
Sage Ap Ae
A. el] Yes‘ii
McElberton
Actus
Fort Pin
W Um. P
Trouble
LABOR
Workman
Reyee
Ident Gompers
M. P.U
Mr. Gompers
Dispatch
Kre
the Order OF United Americans
Hackley
Gregg
Pearson's
Fifth Ave
Federal St
Lapres’ Guoves
Jos. Horne & Co
Penn Avenue
France
B. A. Eviiott Co
Sixth St
Harrison’s
Lapres’ Groves
Haecus & Hacee
Pfeifer’s
Smithfield
Aufrecht
Market Street
Vis
Koechlin
Tissy Hueus & Hackle
Pittraburg
East Liberty
Carnegie Prep Library
Bull McDonough
Murderers
Stoops Ferry
Tariff Club
Fonda
Armatrong
Greens
Tron Mulders
Gompers
the County Association
Sunday School Statistica
Reformed Pugilist
Western University
Ceareet Reese
H. Kieber
H. Kieber & Bro
Mattings
Pusey & Kerr
Allegheny, PA
Soden
WM. F. Halon Ia
Medico-Collurgical Eye
BR. Clausen
M.D
Ste. Box
Soden Mineral Springs Co
Lim
Cedar &T
Sener A.B. &Co
Renshaw & CO
Greevers
Cor
Liberty
Clany Castle
Biber & Easton
Gulmoure Fionneings
Say Market Street
N. B
Disbasen
New York City
Brussels
Edward
Groetzinger
NEW England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Boston, Massachusetts
United States
E. H. Dermitt
Western
West Sor
Penn Ave
Pittsburg, PA
Aphos
Enone
JA. Rescue
Amigas
Clear
Havana
John A. Renshaw
Fancy Groosss
KEW
JOS, Horne & Cul
London
STAR
Soc Sox
Chalfonte
Atlantic City
Carolina
Jehil
E. Roberts & Sons
Fiotel Lafayette
Cape May
WN. J
James & ST
Ocean Shore
N. J
P. Dolbey
Haddon Hall
Atlantic City, N. J
Leeds & Lippincott
Robt
J. Peacock
Merk
SE Sedredge
South Carolina
Ieee
EJ. Eldredgetts
Albion
C.H. Hamm
Merchants Hotel
Johne Charles Kropp
American House
Trenton
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