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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1891
Page
5
A discussion led by Mr. Jackson and supported by several Indies ministers highlighted demands for equal rights and a quarter century of freedom among colored people. The gathering drew applause from clerics, while a younger attendee yearned to go home during the proceedings.
Coroner's inquest reveals 54 year old Mrs Virginia Hoebner consumed arsenic mixed with ammonia after fearing hydrophobia from a dog bite. Her husband John Huebner testified to a happy marriage before her sudden collapse at home on Sunday. A verdict of death by own action was returned.
The Fidelity Title and Trust Company filed with Controller Morrow its acceptance of the city bonds for sinking fund investment. Transfer will occur this week with $2,095,783.68 in bonds ranging from $200 to $100,000. Uninvested sinking fund total remains $1,001,599.91. Monthly reports will be exchanged between the city and Fidelity, ensuring transparency and accuracy after eight years of effort.
The Allegheny Councils special committee on legislation endorsed the street bills as amended. They found no further changes needed and secured repealing clauses to keep the street sewer laws in force. Bills 32 264 265 and 266 cover opening new streets creating assessments and regulating municipal liens.
Common Council backed a resolution setting sub-committee representation at two Select Council and six Common members. Select Council must meet next month to concur, and chairmen may ignore the change. The charter ordinance grants chairmen power to appoint sub-committees.
Caspar Boteski, a Buffalo drummer, insulted two ladies at the Lake Erie depot. Judge Succop fined him $50 and costs. he paid and left town. A separate report says Diem Baer was arrested for corner loafing by Officer Hanna on Webster Avenue yesterday.
A nine year old Freddie Austin was shot in the face on Diamond Street by a companion, who fled and was later captured. Willie Bates claimed the shooting accidental as police traced boys carrying dynamite and blasting powder near Fort Wayne road. Three Polish youths and two younger children faced detentions for theft and deception, with minimal prosecutions due to age, while others faced minor incidents and fines.
Watch and jewelry repair services offered by St Gallinger's at 1200 Penn. Lowest prices claimed with direct family supply and advertised spring fever theme. Telephors mention.
The Chamber of Commerce met at the old Thaw mansion on Fifth Street. The Auditing Committee showed treasury at 2,514.40, vs last year 1,978.90, aided by rent-free status after the Germania Bank fire. The Legislation Committee opposed House bill 210 as unjust to parts producers and urged protest and referral to Manufacturers. A 3,000-copy Ship Canal Commission report edition was authorized. New Commercial Relations Committee members named H. K. Porter, John F. Dravo, and John Bindley.
Daniel F. Dever, eighth Fitzsimmons gang member, was arrested in Philadelphia by Detectives Miller and Tate under Chief Detective Woods. He faced links to the Schmidt jewelry robbery at Homestead and had recent ties to Joe Williams. Other gang members remain jailed or under robbery charges.
Last week Pittsburg reported 196 deaths, down from 244 the prior week, with 41 deaths this week so far. Sunday saw 21 deaths, including 15 from spotted fever and 5 from pneumonia, plus 1 from meningitis. Allegheny county totaled 88 deaths last week, with pneumonia causing 21. Two new grip cases were admitted to Southside Hospital. victims named Frank Luma and Charles Buyas. Temperatures ranged from 49 to 73 degrees as conditions cooled.
A house to house peddler L Liebenthal sought $275 from a debtor on Brownsville Avenue. A sister answered the door and wielded a heavy iron poker striking him above the left eye. He required a plaster patch and described the incident as an unpleasant debt payment.
The Tree of Life synagogue at Fourth and Ross will observe the Passover from tomorrow evening for about a week with services at 6 30 pm tomorrow and Friday 6 30 pm and 8 50 am Thursday. English sermon by Rev Salinger of Louisville on Thursday morning.
A trade dispute shows contractors voting to lock out employers as analysts conclude a proposed cartel among proprietary medicine makers and wholesale druggists to fix prices failed. Legal opinions flagged anti trust violations and state laws, delaying plans. Some manufacturers pursue individual price maintenance while others plan new schemes. Industry figures claim past defeats and vow further efforts despite legal risks.
Louis Jackson industrial commissioner for the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway registers at the Anderson and outlines a plan to build rail lines first in the West then place immigrant agents to settle Germans Swedes and others. He cites rich iron lumber and hemlock bark and envisions Finland Norway and 300 families relocating to Michigan lumber regions.
Andrew Carnegie and H. C. Frick explored a plan for a double track road from McKeesport to the Braddock and Homestead plants to cost near 1,000,000. The line would run 51 miles along the Monongahela river from Duquesne to Port Perry then to the Edgar Thomson plant and finally to Homestead to move hot metal between works. Surveyors are at work and construction is expected to begin soon and pay for itself in two years.
Local freight agents in the Lake Shore office set higher rates for lake points between Cleveland and Lake Superior, with April 27 as the new effect date. Rates typically stiffen at navigation opening and ease later in summer as competition grows. John P. Edwards resigns as general manager at the Sligo mill after a short tenure. A Hungarian miner, Paul Yadsik from West Newton, was brought to the Department of Charities after being involved with a strike.
A sick person was sent to Greensburg and placed at the Poor Farm. Westmore land authorities will be requested to cover the cost of his support.
Committees from the coke region arrived in Connellsville to solicit financial aid for evicted miners. John Burns and Andrew Kosebik, first two evicted at West Lessen ring, traveled with credentials signed by Master Workman Peter Wise and Union No 1827. They sought donations to be left with The Dispatch’s industrial editor, citing widespread hardship and lack of shelter among families.
Two suburban households Nos 25 and 26 clash after a baby show prize error. Rival mothers, one prize winner, a missing listing, and a post show clash lead to a heated confrontation and a neighborly rift.
Andrew Lee, long a leading figure in the Amalgamated Association, has assumed the puddling department manager role at the Kensington mill of Lloyd Sons & Co. He has represented the Eastern district for a decade and was once discussed as a potential successor to John Jarrett. Lee is notably small for a puddler, under five feet tall and about 100 pounds, and previously worked at Brown & Co. Wayne mill after arriving from Philadelphia less than a year ago.
Employers meet and unanimously decide to lock out stone masons after a dispute at the Providence Mission site in Allegheny. The claim centers on misfair treatment and unrecorded objections to non union brick layers. Work halted by order of the stone contractors until the issue is settled.
Great rejoicing in Braddock as the Edgar Thomson steel works announce a return to operations today. Notice posted for day workers at the usual hour confirms all departments will resume and coke supplies will be adequate to fulfill ongoing orders. Superintendent Schwab expects smooth operations with existing orders.
A carload of immigrants moved through the city yesterday en route to Cleveland. Mill workers will produce cotton ties today for the first time in ten years at Lixpsair and McCUrsHeox's mill. The Amalgamated Association June convention programs with recommendations have been sent to sub lodges.
Tony Malzer badly cut in the face after a quarrel at Eleventh and Liberty streets. An Irish man, finger cut and unnamed, accused Malzer of striking him with the broken beer glass. Both men jailed. Police Surgeon Moyer spent an hour removing embedded glass near Malzer’s right eye. vision may be permanently damaged.
Three men were run down by trains yesterday with one killed and another dying. Victims include Thomas H. McWilliams 24 of East End taken to Ashtabula burial. William Peterson injured after falling from a Penn car. John Simmons burned at Edgar Thomson. Eddie Becker amputated leg after fall. E. E. Reedy left arm lost in yards. Louis Fork hurt by a shifter. Amons Stringer injured leaping from a Penn avenue car. Also ads for suits and shoes and linoleum prices.
Thomas Collins was arrested on suspicion of possessing a gold watch stolen from Rev. Pitts of the East End on February 15. Two men, Malley and McBride, were convicted and jailed for 18 months, while a third suspect fled with the watch and remains at large, with Collins now under suspicion as the possible culprit.
Marin Lavender and George Brooks, described as white and colored, were arrested on Jones avenue after a day of alleged high covity. hearings slated for this morning. Mrs. Thomas Short sought a suit against a gang at South First and Carson streets for attacking her husband. A poker raid on Ross street led to six arrests. proprietor escaped. Joan Burns jailed for trial on cigar theft from a railroad yard. Bayne and Radcliffe jailed on counterfeit dollar charges before United States Commissioner McCandless. Salm and Salm await hearing. bail set at 2000 dollars. Dante Dave Herry jailed for assault with a wagon whip. Franc Guest jailed after workhouse sentence for stealing from a drunken man. Thomas Taylor faces charges.
Rumors swirl about the placement of Duquesne traction bonds and a possible consolidation with the Pittsburgh Traction Company. President William H. Kemble issues a significant statement clarifying the stance and potential impacts.
A Baltimore and Ohio circular warns agents not to extend time on limited tickets after a detective of the Interstate Commission arrested a railroad man. The issue: low fares tied to time limits may discriminate against higher fare first class passengers. Detectives are active, and legal questions loom over carrier obligations when limits expire.
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