Marking a Masher Pittsburg Women Turn at Last
A rowdy scene on Penn avenue and Sixth street ends with a masher crushed by an umbrella wielded by a woman. The piece notes endless street loafing across Pittsburg, with officers sometimes moving loiterers along and police reports of crowds at Fifth avenue, the rail office, and wharf areas. It characterizes corner loafers as a growing urban nuisance from all social classes and observes selective enforcement by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Avenue
Sixth Street
Anderson
Ofender
Dicratcy
Fifth Avenue
Smithela Street
Pennsylvania Rail- Toa
Pittsba
Gourley-Bailer
Garrett Crossan
Alwal
Peost
Weco Street
Disorder on Eleventh Street Corner Draws Complaints
A patrol of residents reports frequent drunken disturbances at the Liberty avenue and Eleventh street corner near Penn avenue. An elderly woman was bumped and fell after being jostled by inebriated men emerging from a saloon, highlighting ongoing trouble for pedestrians near the depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Avenue
Eleventh Street
Penn Avenue
Liberty
Eleventh
Street Loafers Targeted by Police Inspections
Inspector McAleese notes corner loafing and sidewalk obstruction in Pittburgh draw police ire. He urges workhouse confinement for habitual loafers, but acknowledges difficulty in identifying and convicting them amid nightlife and casual talk on streets. Chief Brown agrees police can do little more than current measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAleese
Pitteburg
Brown
Dividend Repaid Creditors Of Defunct Lawrence Bank
Nearly $200000 was put into circulation yesterday by the assignee of the Lawrence Bank liquidation. The bank’s debt runs about $1080000, with a first dividend declared at 12 percent totaling just over $106000. Assets could yield about 26 percent, beyond which figures are speculative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Bank
L. B. Doff
J.J. Davis
Remains of John Hampton Buried in Allegheny Cemetery
The body of John H. Hampton was laid to rest in Allegheny Cemetery after funeral services at his North Avenue residence. Rev J Crockar White led the ceremony with assistance from Rev John Fox. Judges Stowe Collier Slagle Hawkins and Robert Pitcairn served as pallbearers as county officials and business leaders attended. A telegram of sympathy from James G Elaine was read and county courts adjourned in his memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hampton
Allegheny Cemetery
John H. Hampton
Allegheny
North Avenue
J. Crockar White
St. Andrew's P. E. Church
John Fox
Ninth Presbyterian Church
Allegheny County
Judge White
Stowe, Collier
Money making scam promises natural gas for kindling wood
A seedy man tries to recruit Ralph Wells at the Anderson restaurant with a plan to buy shares in a company that would “get” natural gas for kindling. He touts a quick profit, claiming a block of 30 shares could yield high returns in six months and a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wells
Anderson Restorar
Panama
Anhew Concern
Mr. Wells
Chief Murphy Reforms Allegheny Sidewalks and Shop Display
Chief Murphy orders clear sidewalks on Federal and Ohio streets with a three foot display zone, instructs Ordinance Officer Barclay to remove obstructions to the curb, and threatens arrest and confiscation of fees for any future encroachments. Residents on other streets to be notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Allegheny
Federal Street
Barclay
Federal
Ohio Street
Two Boys Arrested After Lead Pipe Discovery
John Newcomb and William Duffy were arrested on Second Avenue with a sack of lead pipe a saw and an engineer's torch. They admitted taking the items from the Weldin building cellar and the Weldin tale is believed false. A Marion Street vacant house was reported looted with pipes removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Newcomb
William Duffy
Second Avenue
Weldin
Marion Street
B & C Ohio Branch Progress Update
W T Manning chief engineer for the B and C road reports the Akron and Chicago Junction branch, about 75 miles long, will be finished in six weeks. He travels from Akron and declines to comment on Baltimore and Ohio timetable or rain line progress to Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Manning
Chicago Junction
W. T. Manning
B. & C. Road
Akron
Mr. A
Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburg
Ohio
Chicago
Pittsburg Post Office Move Nears Completion
After 11 years of waiting Pittsburg gains assurance of a new post office on Smithfield street. By August the lower floor should be ready with tower floor completed by the first of the month, as architect Pattison touts expedited progress and Postmaster McKean anticipates moving plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Smithfield Street
United States Mail Service
Post Office
Pattison
McKean
Washington
Drowned on Hudson Steamer Hadsen
Wesley Mayo a colored fireman on the steamer Hadsen drowned yesterday morning while helping turn the wheel of the vessel for repairs. He was about 18 years old leaving a wife and one child at Huslington. Capt Elleon called it an unavoidable accident and noted a higher fatality rate among black sailors when struck by water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Mayo
Hadsen
Maya
Venice
Mayo
Huslington
Hudson
Elleon
Witnesses to testify at Gunsaulis murder coroner inquest
County detective Beltzhoover plans to present three or four witnesses this afternoon. He expects their testimony to bear importantly on the case. Officer William McDonough denies shielding the suspect and disputes a telephone claim about locating him. Two others say McDonough claimed knowledge of the suspect and ability to find him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Tective
Beltzhoever
Gunsaulis
William McDonough
Southside
Heltzhoover
Beltzhoover
McDonough
Mconrouch
Weather Talk Predicts Fast Arrival of Spring
The article recounts a visit to Sergeant Stewart the weather expert who says spring seems near but cautions about possible frost. He notes foliage growth suggesting spring earlier but warns frost could delay the season with past years showing late April or May frosts.
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Stewart
Immigrants Pass Through City on Two Train Loads
Two train loads of immigrants passed through the city yesterday heading west. The group was described by the crew as exceptionally dirty and among the lowest and most ignorant ever carried on the road. They occupied 16 cars with only one baggage car for 600 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Point
Oldest Odd Fellow William McCague Dies in Rochester Pa
William McCague, said to be the oldest Odd Fellow in the state, died yesterday morning in Rochester Pennsylvania. He belonged to Western Star Lodge No. 34 for 61 years and was a former resident of Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McCague
Rochester
Western Star Lodge No. 34
Mr. McCague
Pittsburg
Southside drinking water efforts face waning interest
Citizens formed a water committee to sink test artesian wells after Monongahela supply complaints. A well on Twenty street produced clear water and drew lines of residents. Lab analysis showed no animal contamination, only vegetable matter and bacteria in traces. A second meeting drew few attendees, but organizers remain hopeful for summer interest and plan another gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside
Monongahela
Twenty-second Street
Twentieth
Humboldt School
John Schneider
David Dickens
Louis Heilig
B. A. Mundorff
Defends Dr Briggs by Presbyterian leader in Chicago
Dr Henrik Johnson of Chicago, a leading Presbyterian preacher, called Dr Briggs grossly abused and misrepresented. He urged a proper inquiry by the Allegheny Presbytery, defended freedom of speech, and said Calvinism remains but must adapt to nineteenth century civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrik Johnson
Chicago
The
Anderson
Briggs
Allegheny
Magzzies
Hobbub
Johnson
Fire destroys three Chartiers dwellings and store
Early yesterday morning a fire consumed the I. & Grabie grocery store cellar, a neighboring dwelling owned by Louis Eklux, and another house back of the Lake Erie Railroad shops, with a total loss around 17000. Bucket brigades saved the Fairview Hotel and other structures while locals suspect burglars started the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Eklux
Fairview Hotel
Chartiers
Frederick Lauringer
Grabie
Three-story brick building with elevator on Sixth Street rents
A three story brick structure with a large store room and elevator on Sixth Street is offered for rent at $2,600. For information call 1112 Penn ageout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
Penn Ageout
Rustic breakfast and noon lunch expansion at Diamond Street
The Rustic on Diamond street advertises hot breakfast 7 to 11 am and supper 6 to 8 pm with improved noon lunch offerings and more room for greater variety. Also promotes stamped linens, imported textiles, and a large piano showroom at Hamilton's on Fifth Avenue with aggressive sale prices.
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Diamond Street
Fall Choice Bargains at Penn Avenue and Park Way
Fall sale notes from Jos. Horse & Co. Penn Avenue Stores and Welty's offer value prices on shoes and dresses. Items include glazed dongola kid spring heel shoes, patent leather tips, and cotton dress goods with wide black-ground chintzes and India silk prints. Millinery opening continues with a special display for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos, Horne & Co
Peno Avenue
Jos. Horse & Co
Penn Avenue
Jos. Horne & Co
Peon Avenue
Scale Work Intensifies in Iron and Steel Conventions
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers prepares its annual convention program, focusing on the scale and hard iron issues. Puddlers press for an advance due to hard iron difficulties, with proposed penalties and time limits for melts, while conservative members seek to avoid wage increases and instead adjust material penalties. Changes to the tinplate scale are also anticipated for new plants next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Tre Dis
Pittsburg
Allegheny
National Lodge
Indications Columbia Iron and Steel May Recover
Stockholders and creditors of the Columbia Iron and Steel Company meet to pursue a reorganization. Uniontown plans to buy 102000 in bonds and wipe out 160000 of debt if creditors grant time extension. Judge Ewing says works may resume and entire indebtedness could be cleared in years. without an extension, the plan fails and a receiver may take charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Iron and Steel Company
Ewing
Uniontown
É& Buhl
Trade meeting yields no new prices or actions
About 12 firms attended as Secretary Le Count of New York noted no major progress and no price changes. The session focused on the trade and its outlook, a point the secretary said is of interest to consumers, though no decisive steps were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Count
New York
Asier
Western Pennsylvania electric firms form mutual benefit association
Electric light companies in western Pennsylvania unite to form a regional association led by Dr. G M Getze. Representatives from six towns attended initial talks at Tarentum, aiming for potential uniform rates and cooperative improvements, with methods debated between contract and meter-based charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Light
Pennsylvania
Westinghouse
Edison
Thomson-Houston
George M. Getze
Tarentum Company
Anderson Hotel
Beld, and Electric PLC
Hese
Scottdale
Wilkinsburg
Rochester
Hoover Falls
Sewickley
Tarentom
Greensboro
Uniontown
G. M. Getze
Pierce
Wiltinsburg
Blairsville
Machinery import to fill Carnegie armor mill orders
Baltimore received 130 tons of machinery for Carnegie Phipps Co for the Homestead armor mill. Officials explain the steel plates require equipment not yet built in the United States and the government contract mandates a rapid delivery. A single casting weighs 35 tons and would take months to produce domestically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Baltimore
Messrs Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Amalgamated Association
England
Homestead
Epidemic of Marriages Grants 230 Licenses Since Easter
In Allegheny County an annual Lent afterglow prompts a flood of marriage licenses with 230 issued since Easter, surpassing last year’s 225. The story notes secrecy around licenses, a Southside man’s nervous plea to keep details quiet, and the clerk’s lighthearted reassurance.
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Allegheny County
Hieber
Sofarbe
Loring
Register Conner
Ter Conner
Accidents Of A Day Report Multiple Mishaps
Several non fatal accidents were reported yesterday. A Fifth Avenue Cable line gripman failed to release the cable at the Washington Street power house causing a shock and passengers to be thrown from seats. Charlotte Prugh, daughter of Key Prugh, was seriously cut after her tricycle hit a carriage on Talcott Street near Forbes. James Havlin, a Hainsworth steel works worker, was badly burned by hot metal. Anthony Downey suffered a crushed leg in the Turtle Creek mine.
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Fifth Avenue
Washington Street
Prough
Charlotte Prugh
Key
Br. Prugh
Grace Reformed Church
Talcott Street
Forbes
HaVkin
James Havlin
Hainsworth Steel Works
Thirty-sixth Street
Downsey
Anthony Downey
Turtle Creek
Pittsburg and Alleghany Liverymen Elect Leaders and Rates
The Pittsburg and Alleghany Liverymen Association elected J. H. Skelton as President Wilson Beck as Vice President James Lowry as Secretary and T. B. More as Treasurer. A new rate schedule took effect April 1 with carriage prices set from 1 to 10 dollars per day and special trips priced from 2 to 7 dollars plus after hours charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg and Alleghany Liverymen's Association
J. H. Skelton
Wilson Beck
Seeweeny
James Lowry
T. B. Moreno
Perrysville
Point View
Evans Resigns as Master Workman of D A 3 K of L
Joseph L Evans resigns as Master Workman of D A 3 K of L. J L Evans is candidate for a police magistracy in Allegheny. H F Dempsey will be promoted to the vacant office next week and assume duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Evans
H.F. Dempsey
Evans
Allegheny
Dempsey
Builders Exchange Tonight Sets Rules For Carpenters
The Builders' Exchange meeting will present new carpenter working rules for consideration. It is expected they will be voted down, but the proceedings are anticipated to be of importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buillders’ Exchange
Carpenters
Dittmar Denies German Wage Guarantee Claim
A letter from Joke Dittmar, boss at Sittsburg Plate Glass, disputes a Ford City glass workers claim of guaranteed employment. He offers a $1000 test of any written letter and notes an immigrant inspector’s investigation after Germans were sent back to their ship.
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Dispatch
Ford City Glass Works
Joke Dittmar
Sittsburg Plate Glass Company
Ford City
Peace Restored in Painters Brotherhood Despite Trades Strife
The long conflict between Unions Nos. 10 and 15 ends with a satisfactory settlement and a National President resuming duties. Building trades suffer as Reinecke & Co Huston & McShane and F B Kahne plumbers lay off many workers, with further cuts possible.
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Painters’ Brotherhood
Reinecker Co
Huston & McShane
F. B. Kahne
Muay L
Their New Working Rules for Marble Cutters
The Marble Cutters union rules, approved by the National Association Executive Board and Building Trades Council of Allegheny County, set demands for a daily wage, cemetery and building setters rates, nine hour day with Saturday work, full pay on payday, and four year apprenticeships under journeyman supervision with apprentice ratios tied to journeyman counts in shops.
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Focal Union
The
National Association
Building Trades Council of
Allegheny County
Aourneyman
Corkworkers Strike Near End as All Return Next Week
The corkworkers strike appears settled with all men returning to work next week except those on the firm’s black list.
Perfecting Organization At Pittsburg Bridge Strikers Meet
A general meeting of Pittsburg Bridge Company workers was held this morning to perfect their organization as they continue their strike.
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Pittsburg Bridge Company
Colonel Swords Eyes Political Turn Toward Republicans
Colonel H L Swords, back in Washington after arranging furniture for the new post office, says the political citation is acceptable and predicts a strong Republican upheaval next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.l.swords
Treasury Department
Washington
Republican Party
Favors Fewer Hours Says Shenk Supports Eight Hour Day
Erie contractor Henry Shenk, staying at the Seventh Avenue Hotel, advocates shorter workdays but says he cannot cut hours unless peers in the field do the same. He notes he reduced to nine hours but finds it unprofitable unless others adopt the eight hour standard. Shenk, a Pittsbore Builders' Exchange member, plans to follow majority action as heavy summer building looms with new mills and houses, including a Merical Company plant at Beaver Falls. A strike over eight hours would be unfortunate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Shenk
Erie
Seventh Avenue
Eight-Hour Enthusiast Pleased With Visit Here
President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor left the city for Harrisburg to urge legislation for workers and will speak in Philadelphia tonight. He praised his reception, visited Mayor Gourley with William Martin, and his prior address drew much attention in labor circles, especially on the cake region trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Gourley
William Martin
Carriage Bolt Makers Hold Bi Monthly Pittsburg Meeting
The carriage bolt manufacturers held their big bi monthly meeting at the Monongahela House yesterday. They are among the chilliest business men who meet in Pittsburg and it is about as easy to bite through a nail as get.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela House
Pittsburg
Sterling Silver Mining Company
Tombstone
Ariz
Fisher
Great sale offers vast lace collection at low prices
Our sale features the largest collection yet shown in these cities with prices far below elsewhere. Hundreds of pairs of Swiss tamboured lace offered in varied styles from affordable to premium quality, urging immediate purchase for present or future needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Eolian Echo Pedal Promises Delicate Fairy Like Sound
The Onero piano introduces a third pedal the Eolian Echo offering delicate fairy like effects. Opera pianos praised for grandeur and tone while durable eight year warranty by Kleber & Bro., 506 Wood Street, Pittsburgh. Call 606 Wood Street to view new three special Opera pianos and compare with Steinway and Conover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steinway
Conover
Messrs
Kleber & Bro
Wood Street
Pittsburg
Millinery and Footwear Ad Mix in Allegheny Stores
An advertising page offers ladies shoes at G. D. Simon's 78 Ohio Street with glazed dongola kid, smooth insoles and flexible soles. Also men’s wear at The Leading Shop with calf selects and high value prices. Other ads promote millinery displays by Jos. Horne & Co. and Welty's liosomeums. Angostura Bitters touted for digestion.
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G. D. Simon’s
Ohio Street
Allegheny
Onio Street
G. D. Simon's
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Mery
Bong Maude
Pennarenoe
Alloheny Cross
Sixth Street Bridge
Monongahela Wharf
Water Street
Central Station
Blaine
Chief Murphy
Thomas McCarthy
Battersea
London
M. Fe Grosvenor
Villa Grove Park
Cheswick
A. C. Sands
Mallard
Southside Drinking Water
DR. Briggs
Jos, Horne , Co
Hamilton
S. Hamilton's
Hartford & Smith's
Welty's
Parkway
Welty’s
Ti Park Way
Park Way
Mr. Dittman
Electric Light Companies
Hymen
Pittsburg and
Allegheny Liverymen's Association
Oseph L Evans
Wes
Ulrich & Spencer
J. Kerwin Miller & CO
Smithfield ST
Bartlett
Cinderella
J.C. Bartlett
Wood St
Dittmar
Colonel Swords
Biber & Easton
Shenk
President Gompers
Sterling Company
Leadloc Dry Goods House
Pittaburg, Pa
Penn Ave
LACE
Nottingham
Nottinghams
Portieres
JUS. Horne & CO
Iron City Brewing Company
Lisoleums
City
TTS
Market Street
apli-Trssa
Moquette
Brussels
Body Brussels
Edward
Groetzinger's
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