War and peace talk at Milk Dealers Shippers meeting
A volatile meeting at Imperial Hall Pittsburg sees producers and dealers clash over a price proposal and market control. The talk spanned hours with accusations of unfair practices, while a plan to meet again next week aims to avert war and seek fair terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Hall
New Grant Street
Producers’ Union
Peter Hermes
Milk Dealers’ Union
John Esplin
Pittsburg
Southside
Alegheny
G. Eyrick
Eyrich
Blackstone
Hemingway
Canonsburg
Pitsburg
Cook
Basipees
Reed
Sway
Brown
Dr. Irwin
Liberty Street
Many Matters of Mud and Moment in Era of Prohibition
A collage of clipped items and opinions ranges from political chatter and local crime to social news. Notes mention Prohibition, Ohio politics, and national figures, with incidents such as a boy struck by a horse wagon, school discipline, and a large public procession planned in Pittsburgh. The piece reads as a miscellany of urban thoughts and brief notices.
Carnegie Letter Prompts Pittsburgh Paint and Drag Club Banquet
The Paint and Drag Club of Pittsburg held a monthly meeting at the Duquesne with about 15 members present out of 60 expected. Mr. George A. Kelly presided, W. W. Lawrence noted the club as a business men's group with monthly banquets and occasional business, and Carnegie sent a characteristic letter arguing railroads should charge equal rates within Pennsylvania and ensure service parity with other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Paint and Drag Club
Pluteburg
Pittsburg
Duquesne
George A. Kelly
W. W. Lawrence
Lawrence
Alley
Cea
Pace
Pennsylvania
Idrew
Business Tax Canvass Completes City Assessments
The Board of Assessors finished canvassing for the 1889 business tax. Notices require sworn affidavits within ten days. mail returns are rejected. Saloon keepers likely face higher assessments, with figures from License Court used as sworn evidence. Books for the tax will be delivered to the City Treasurer June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Assessors
Universalists plan new Broad Platform church in Pittsburg
Rev. W S Williams of Sharpsville explains the new Universalist church to be founded in Imperial Hall at 11 tomorrow morning. Sixty plus families already intend to unite, with aims to build their own edifice later, joining a movement strong in eastern Pennsylvania and northern state regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 5. Williams
Sharpsville
Pennsylvania
Robert Collyer
Pittsburg
Imperial Hall
Ev. Ee
Verdict Favors Daisy Hutchinson in Sanity Inquest
Jury concludes Daisy Hutchinson is mentally recovered and capable of managing her affairs after inquest at the asylum. Habeas corpus actions by Father Grego and Mrs Blume continue before Judge Ewing as the case proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Hutchinson
Miss Hutchinson
John C. Shoemaker
Blume
Grego
8. Allen Church
St. Francis Hospital
Ewing
Memorial Day Plan For Allegheny G A R Posts
A joint committee of three G A R posts in Allegheny met in the City Clerk's office to arrange Memorial Day observances. Post 128's Alex Dawson was named chairman. posts will fund their own activities and quietly decorate graves rather than hold large services. The meeting adjourned to Friday for posts to report plans. An unrelated note reports Andrew Momisy of McMinn—Allegheny county—blind in one eye from cataract for a year awaiting an operation at Penn Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Gray
Penn Avenue
New York
Boston
Carnegie
Chicago
Pittsburgee
Evinas
Rona
David Williams
Thomas Barrett
Peter Strasberger
Brown
John Burk
Memorial Day Committee
Old City
Ncehae
Celock” Annell Chamber
Municipal
East Liberty
Lafayette Hall
Odd Fellowship
Odd Fellows
Pittsburg
Mechanics’ Lodge No. 9
Odd Fellows’ Bank
Fourth Avenue
Mechanics’ Lodge
Allegheny
Twin City
England
Baltimore
Germany
G. A. BR
Alex. Dawson
Post 128
Jefs
Frida
Anprew Momisy
McMinni
Allegheny County
Penn Ave
Lady Campbell Embraces Music Amid Awakening Love
Fragmentary notes describe Lady Campbell discovering music and tying personal growth to a growing passion. Sparse wording hints at a social or personal awakening within a community or household setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Campbell
We the
Blowers in Demand Stirring Labor Meeting in Pittsburgh
The Window Glass Workers' Association met at 1505 Carson street as James Campbell faced questions over 26 imported glass blowers. Members claimed routine business while Campbell defended positions and denied issuing work cards. The discussion noted a glassblowing shortage with two Baltimore factories idle and Campbell delaying his Labor Commissioner bid until Carroll D. Wright is removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A
K. of L
Window Glass Workers’ Association
James Campbell
Carson Street
Campbell
Martin
Amalgamated Association
Dillon
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Dispatch
Messrs
Baltimore
Speen
A. M. Hammett
Jeannette
Association
S Association
A. G. Denny
Labor
Carroll D. Wright
Weihe
Amalamated Association
Meeting Delays Item Share Citing Month Start Proximity
Cited business deemed important but postponed as a member notes disclosure is too near the start of the month. Another meeting will be scheduled some day next week to address the matter.
Quiet at Duquesne as strike tensions ease
The Duquesne strike showed a calmer scene after Sheriff McCandless met with strikers following Thursday night gunfire. A restraining injunction against action at the Allegheny Hessemer Steel works was to be argued and a precautionary closure of a nearby saloon and hotel was ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duquesne
Sheriff McCandless
McCandless
Eri
Allegheny Hessemer Steel Company
Chas, Boyle
Penca
Mifflin Township
Allegheny
Carters
Richard H. Jennsor
H.eer
James Cassidy
Pittsburg
Tomecraes
Locomotive House
Armakers' Union Enforces Boycott Against Hubbard & Co
The Armakers' Union of Beaver Falls after leaving the Knights of Labor orders a work stoppage until Hubbard & Co demands discharge or union membership. Some workers resist joining the new union and are not recognized. Morning action causes a brief halt with Stree street shutdowns for about half an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armakers’ Union
Beaver Falls
Knights of Labor
United Brotherhood of Labor
Axmakers’ Union
Hubbard & Co
Ork
Stree
Brass Workers Reception Brings Social and Financial Wins
The L. A. 1710 Knights of Labor brass workers held a reception at Imperial Hall corner of New Grant street and Seventh avenue. About $500 was raised to strengthen the organization. The event featured a grand march led by F. A. Stierheim and Miss Laura Campoe, with the Mort Orchestra providing music. Dancing lasted until 2 am, and floor managers included Daniel A. Crowley M. A. Rooney and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A
Knights of Labor
Imperial Hall
New Grant Street
Seventh Avenue
Aew
F. A. Stierheim
Laura Campoe
Mort
Daniel A. Crowley
M. A. Rooney
George Hood
James Gannon
George Ferry
Rolla Douthett
John Corrigan
George Drynen
Pittsburg Railroad Coal Association to Meet on Pricing Issue
The Pittsburg Railroad Coal Association will meet at the Monongahela House next Monday morning to hear the committee report on mine pricing. Carnegie Brothers & Co import manganese ore from Turkey, the first cargo to arrive in Baltimore yesterday with 1 750 tons, claimed as indispensable as manganese production declines at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Hailroad Coal Association
Monongahela House
Carnegie, Bros. & Co
Turkey
Baltimore
Ita
Local parade details mark Inauguration Centennial celebration
The Tuesday procession for Wi s Inauguration Centennial, organized by Colonel Rowan, will feature 11 regions led by the First Select Knights A O U W. The parade starts 2 PM at Second Avenue Smithfield Street and follows a specified route ending near the Allegheny review stand. Major McKinley and other guests will view from the music stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowan
Second Avenue
Smithfield Street
Grant Street
Diamond
Ross
Fifth Avenue
Congress
Webster
Grant
Fifth Ave
Thaddeus D. Kenneson
John Rowan
Smithfield
Central Hotel
Special Saturday sale offers three bargain clothing lots
A dealer announces disposal of entire stocks from three clothing manufacturers at P C C corner Grant and Diamond streets opposite the new Court House. Suits for men and boys priced at 10, 12, and 15 dollars and marked at 62 cents on the dollar. No shoddy goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cor
Grant and
Diamond Sts
The
New Court House
Ladies' Basques and Cloaks Spark Spring Fashion
An ad notes ladies fine silk basques now four ninety eight at Mauf manus' cloak cen Serer the city’s sole seller. It promotes Angostura Bitters claimed to cure dyspepsia and asserts the product is sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cen Serer
Dress Fabrics and Ready-to-Wear at Special Spring Prices
Advertises spring stock of dress fabrics and accessories with bargains on Black Drews Silke Sarah and Indias, trimmed and undergarments, suits for ladies and children, novelties, and discounted prices on cashmere and satin mantles and suits. Includes multiple price points and fashion items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah
Rush to New York as militia officers depart east
On 10 New York the rush to the metropolis is underway with extra trains on the Eastern line. Staff officers of the Pennsylvania militia begin eastward including Quartermaster Grenland and Sergeant Major Len. Western Pennsylvania regiments of the Second Brigade under General Wiley also start toward New York this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania Militia
Grenland
Little Lord Fauntleroy Fashion and Corset Trends
A breezy textile notice highlights Little Lord Fauntleroy as a favored style with readers. It notes Fauntleroy Lashes in demand and a fashionable Ladies' Blouse Setain with decorative tinsel. Corset picks include Her Majesty's, with emphasis on quality and fit, plus order specials and a fitting room service for ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Her Majesty's
Unusual 24-Inch Beams by Carnegie Phipps Crew
An experiment at the Homestead mill by Carnegie Phipps and Co. produced 24 inch beams, a first in the steel trade. Several rolls broke before success. The beams, for Cramp & Sons shipbuilders, will be used in a new government cruiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Cramp & Sons
Prohibition Talk Planned By Unions And Election News
President Smith of the American Flint Glass Workers' Union received a request from the W C T U president to send speakers to the next local union meeting on prohibition. The Master Horseshoers' Association held its annual election with Hi Baker as president and other officers named. A Wash ington inaugural centennial is noted as a goal. A special Master Bricklayers' Association meeting failed to conduct business due to lack of quorum at the Builders' Exchange in the Ren shaw building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsmere
Chicago
Growler
Oklahoma
Ohio
TSE
Loxspow
Buillonger
Wisdom
Henay Fouey
Alary Lanahan
Halstead
Senate
Preesidest Harrison
Wrest Vinervia
Agen
Eolas
Lenin
Missouri
Autor
McClure Avenue Presbyterian Church
Allegheny
Jonn Smith
Union
Boulancer
Tes
George Francis
Apter
Manins
Wanamaeker
Cleveland
Browne
Marion
White House
Mank Twaare
Sullivan
Ell
Smith
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Master Horseshoers’ Association
Hi Baker
Stephen A. Vetter
James EB. Arthurs
George Eisenhauer
John W. Brown
Andrew Pafenbach
Samuel McCartney
Festus Madden
Washington
Master Bricklayers’ Association
Builders’ Exchange
Renshaw Building
Bargains and Notices Across Local Stores and Sales
Read sheriff sale notice for Dispatch property in J Herron Foster estate fronting 30 ft on Firth Avenue and 240 ft to Virgin alley in today's Dispatch and Times. Extraordinary beaded wraps and ribbon sashes offered by Rosenbaum Co. plus early advertisements for Latine Bargains and various store promotions across Penn Avenue and New Avenue stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Hore & Co
Penn Avenue
Dispatch
Firth Avenue
Virgin Alley
J. Herron Foster
Dispatch and Times
Rosenbaum & Co.’s
Os. Homwz & Co
New Avenue
Trade expansion between El Paso and Texas touted by local observers
See MikE Bowell of El Paso notes growing trade ties with Texas as a vast potential for cross-border commerce. He recalls pioneers who left property behind to seek space and hints at future mining prospects in Mexico. Russell cites mining claims and silver in Monte de Gum as signs of wealth, while Beckett and others anticipate a strong regional rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Bowell
el Paso Tex
Lone Star
Interiopes
Russell
Mexico
Monte Gumas
Ormas
Beckett
Texas
Corset Department Promotes Budget Prices in Stocked Store
The shop highlights a full Corset Department with the C. P. Corset at 150 dollars, praised for finish and form. Armure Cords offered in colorings, while the Curtain Department remains busy with season stock and fast selling blacks, as Heotery stock records sales.
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Shippers’ Union
A. M. Brown
Lake Gost
Shields
Zelienople
C. Shields
Zelionople
Heed
Renee
Jam. Snider
Panhandle
Sieete
Battery B
Pitteburg Alumni Association
Allebac Ctee Ane Iaypeeeteerna Pede Wesley Kinnear
Seventh Avenue Hotel
General Grant
H. L. Castle
Moorhead
Reon Glenwood
B. M. Bawwa
Gir Pon Street
Pas&su
Myler
Order
Water Street
James H. Ryote
J. L. Early
J. H. Ochse
Maren
J. H. Skelton
Raney Sots
Alds
Deutensn Jeffries
C. T. Young
Fred Mage
Utant
Toronto
Youngstown
M.D. Wiley
Red Sisck
F.C
Deba Myler
John W. Heanor
Armetioa
P. G
Henry Jackson
F Baliry
Ana ‘Gr
Germwais
Nicholson
Pittsby Canton
Jeffries
Pe Canton
Samuel McMichael
John A. Myler
Judge White
Per
Canton
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Pittsburg Canton
First
John Welsh
Thomas Wier
John Dean
John Cheatham
Richard Rushworth
Grand Lodge of
Maryland
John Pierce
James Day
John B. Robinson
John Upton
Samuel Croucher
HSS
Benjamin Andrews
Isabella Street
Erdly
I mm
Allegheny General Hospital
Gail Hamil
Universalists
Duquesne Steel
United States
Allen
Alcorn
Brass Workers
Tomorrow's Dispatch
Bonner
J. C. Hamlin
Colonel Bruce
Market ST
Lord Fauntleroy
Fauntleroy
OUE Glove Department
Horseshoers’ Annual Meeting
Addrags Voha
Sarsball M. D
Green Spring
Beverly Crump
Sxcr
Cosessne
DmPraTce
Indian Islands
Se Kike
Martanique
Bennave
Apiz
Thasa
Connie Liberty
Rapsets
Ring
Horne
Newmarkets
Sarah Silks
Sarahe
Armore Royale
Sarahs
C. P
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