City Assessors Brace for Large Real Estate Rise in Pittsburgh
The triennial assessment, covering realty and personal property, signals Pittsburgh’s valuation near a quarter of a billion dollars as the Board of Assessors, led by Chief Assessor Case, reviews downtown blocks including Schenley estate property at the Point. They plan early hearings to curb tempers and confirm fair values amid shifting use and pending post office placement.
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Pittsburg
Board of Assessors
Pitteburg
ISKK
City Board of Assessors
Frank T. Case
Philip Hoerr
James J. Larkin
Case
Schenley
Sunityfield Street
Third
Fourth Avenues
Furv Avenue
Schecter Park
W. A. Herren
Schenley Estate
Herron
Neo
Schenler
Sis
Citer Aaelia-Ae
Blaine’s Magnetic Personalities and Washington Land Schemes
The piece profiles James G Blaine’s reputed memory and genuine interest in people, noting his friendly conduct during a Washington visit. It recounts a George-led land syndicate in D C that overvalued property, misjudged city growth, and left high-priced lots to fall, later revived by poorer buyers and their descendants.
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Washington
Maine
Blaine
Weekington
George
Washington City
Potomac
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lashell Commission Secures FiveYear Term For Coraopolis Judge
Squire George A. Lashell has received a five year commission as judge of Coraopolis, ending speculation of vacancies. The case settled objections over eligibility, with the Attorney General confirming a full five year term. The post gains strategic and lucrative significance as the town grows.
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George A. Lashell
Coraopolis
Lashell
Lasbeil
Disappointed Lover Cries Over Unrequited Love
Frisker Kerebskei, Hungarian laborer, aged ST years and unmarried, cut his throat at 8 yesterday morning after confessing love to the boarding house proprietress on Jones avenue near Twenty-eighth street. He is at West Penn Hospital with a likely fatal injury.
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Frisker Kerebskei
West Penn Hospital
Jones Avenue
Twenty-eighth Street
Kerebskei
Priests Sent West to Lead Wisconsin Diocese
The Very Rev Father Oster of Catholic College along with Fathers Phelan Schmitz and a lay brother leave for the La Crosse Wisconsin diocese. The Order of the Holy Ghost will take charge of the Notre Dame congregation at Chippewas Falls after the death of Father Goldschmitt. Bishop Flasch arranged the transfer.
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Father Oster
Catholic College
Order of the Holy Ghost
Phelan and
Schmitz
la Crosse
Wis
Flasch
Notre Dame
Chippewas Falls
Father Goldschmitt
Gallinger's Watch and Jewelry Repair in town
Gallinger's at 1200 Poon Ave offers watch and jewelry repair services with listed prices. The shop advertises repair work and pricing details for various items.
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Gallinger’s
Poon Ave
Raid on illicit liquor dens across cities ends in wagon takings
Police raided liquor speak-easies in multiple districts, arresting owners and visitors. Thompson and Welsh/ Doffel operatives face charges. ONeill and others surrender after raid. crowds gathered as officers lawfully removed suspected violators to Central station.
Sunday Charrivari Disturbs Newlyweds on Second Street
A crowd of about 300 boys and young men serenaded a newly married couple with wash boilers and tinware on Second Street. Officer Connell warned of arrest if repeated. The group dispersed and regrouped when unseen. Lieutenant Denniston later arrested Jerry McBlough for throwing a stone at John Murray’s residence.
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Second Street
Connell
Making Valuable Acquaintances Edward Walsh Arrested
Edward Walsh a 15 year old boy from Dayton Ohio was arrested at the Baltimore and Ohio depot on suspicion of robbing a drunken man from West Newton. Magistrate Gripp took no action yesterday but will investigate thoroughly today.
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Edward Walsh
Dayton
Baltimore and Ohio
West Newton
Walsh
Gripp
William McCoy Jailed for Aggravated Assault on Patton
William McCoy was committed to jail yesterday for aggravated assault and battery on Tony Patton who alleges McCoy struck him with a pair of brass knuckles.
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William McCoy
Tony Patton
McCoy
Assault Followed Bail Release In Related Case
The assault occurred after McCoy had been released on bail on an information charging a similar attack against Patton.
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Knuckles
McCoy
Patton
Saturday Folly Hearings Lead to Fines and Jail Time
Police Magistrates at Central Station processed 43 cases with varied penalties. Robert Ferguson dealt with a chicken coop trespass. 30 days with a reprimand. Multiple youths and adults received 30 days to the workhouse for assaults, drunkenness, or disorderly conduct amid a riot at Sixth Street.
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Gripp
Central Station
Robert Ferguson
John Collins
Charles Mueller
George McCloskey
Cornelius Kaylor
John Conley
David Moore
Dispute Ends With Fall From Wall In Brownsville Area
Arthur O Malley and Adam Schneur began the evening drinking and ended it with a fall from a hillside wall on Brownsville avenue near Knox school. Schneur suffered serious injuries but later was reported as not life threatening and expected to recover in days. O Malley was arrested and detained at the Twenty eighth ward station. he cannot recall the brawl or the fall.
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Arthur O'Malley
Adam Schueur
O'Malley
Schueur
Brownsville Avenue
Knox
Schneur
Twenty-eighth Ward
Stewart
Assault on Lecturer Leads to Arrest in Ward Twenty Eight
Edward Nee was arrested by Officer Reich on a disorderly conduct charge after assaulting Samuel Miller following a carriage dispute. Nee and companions hired a Miller Bros carriage and, after a lecture about their conduct, Nee struck Miller in the face and was later captured on Fourteenth Street.
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Edward Nee
Reich
Twenty Eighth Ward
Nee
Miller Bros
Cairson Street
Samuel Miller
Miller
Fourteenth Street
Thomas
Patrice Conley
Rochan
Forbes Street
Lawn Street
Fourteenth Ward
Schultz
Allegheny
Union Bridge
Dudy
Harry Brown
Ernest Weill
Bert Or
Speak-Easy Raided on Mulberry Alley
A late night raid at a speak-easy on Thirty-second Street and Mulberry Alley led to the arrest of Anton Mackwall and 21 others. Twelve kegs of beer were seized after a disturbance where a victim suffered an eye injury. Captain Unterbaum led the operation.
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Thirty-second Street
Mulberry Alley
Anton Mackwall
Twelth Ward
Captain Unterbaum
Magistrate disposes two cases at Ward Thirty-six
Magistrate Succop sent Thomas Plunket to the work house for 30 days after an assault with a blunt glass. Patrick Mohan received a 10 day jail term for disorderly conduct.
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Succop
Thomas Plunket
Patrick Mohan
A Warning Against Solitaire
Meyer Van Lewen a young Italian boy was arrested yesterday on gambling charges The police docket gives no explicit reason but the boy was alone leading to the supposition he was playing solitaire
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Meyer van Lewen
Missing Girl Case: Maggie McKinnon Vanishes After Monday
Thirteen year old Maggie McKinnon left her Main and Cabinet street home Monday evening to visit a friend or Tea Avenue and has not been seen since. She was last heard of near the neighbourhood. Police report ongoing search and inquiries as families and neighbors await news.
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Maggie McKinnon
Main
Cabinet Street
Arabian peddler dies after fall from trestle at Hays station
Pauline George 60, an Arabian potion peddler of 2114 Boston alley, died after being thrown from a trestle by a West Penn train at Hays station Saturday. Her body was taken to the morgue and an inquest will be held this morning.
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Hays Station
West Penn Hospital
Boston Alley
Pauline George
Puddler and Rougher Alliance Hints Steel Strike Strategy
The piece outlines a May 9 meeting at American Hall on the Southside where puddlers aim to push to six dollars a ton and switch base iron to skelp. A coalition with roughers and catchers is planned to control the June convention, threatening a summer lockout if manufacturers and the radical movement resist.
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Amalgamated
Pittsburg
American Hall
American Iron Works
Southern iron and steel growth eyed by Virginia visitor
Joseph D. Weeks, who left for Virginia yesterday, praises rapid Southern development along the Appalachian base. He cites new steel plants, argues the South may produce cheaper steel than Pittsburg but cannot dominate distant markets, and notes Pittsburg’s ongoing expansion as Southern demand rises. Weeks also highlights abundant bituminous coal in the two Virginias and strong coke as fuel despite thinner veins.
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Joseph D. Weeks
Virginia
Appalachian
Tittsburg
Alabama
Pittsburg
South
Weeks
Virginias
Connellsville
Edgar Thomson Resumes Operations After Pig Iron Purchase
The Edgar Thomson Works restarted last night per the Fifth Avenue office orders and Braddock expects full operation for some time. Reports claimed Mr Carsenne bought all pig iron in the country, but inquiry shows the association bought only a few thousand tons, leaving the corner market unaffected.
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Fifth Avenue
Edgar Thomson
Braddock
Carsenne
A Lumberman's View on the Eight-Hour Strike
Michigan lumberman H. A. Roast, in the city chasing bad debts, notes Roat believes the eight hour strike will be stubborn and endure. He is at the Duquesne.
Strikes Over Hours Face Mixed City Outcomes
The passage notes Indianapolis saw a February strike by contractors that hurt workers while builders won. Chicago settled the dispute over shorter hours, but this city may see a stubborn strike.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Italian Sharpers Target Workers With False Jobs
A trio of Italian scammers led by Aquavine collected 325 dollars from 35 men claiming to secure employment in Westmoreland and Fayette counties. Victims, who paid at 75 Washington Street, complained to Officer Metzgar after failing to find work. Aquavine was arrested and a hearing was postponed until partners are found.
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Aquavine
Westmoreland
Fayette
Washington Street
Metzgar
Central Station
Gripp
A Booming Borough Coraopolis Builds Up Fast
Coraopolis shows rapid growth with new stores and a thriving feed business selling 15,000 bushels of onts. Farmers with 100 to 200 acres purchase feed while road mud and narrow streets hinder transit to the station creating delays for travelers.
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Coraopolis
Atenail
Death of Bertha Everett Sparks City Talk in Pittsburgh
A young woman using the name Bertha Everett, registered from Pittsburg, died in a Boston hotel room and was found in bed. A search of three people sharing that name found no relatives. Henry Everett, Matron Mary Everett, and Widow Everett denied any connection. Authorities could not determine her true family or origin.
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Bertha Everett
Pittsburg
Boston
Henry Everett
Mignonette Street
East End
Mary Everett
Dorcas Day Nursery
North Avenue
Middle Street
Allegheny
Everett
Southside
Bertha
Erie Labor Push for Nine Hour Day and Pay Rise
Labor groups in Erie plan a nine hour workday with a ten percent wage increase. Planing mill men and contractors form an exchange to resist the demand. Southern carpenters and mill hands arrived, causing agitation. The Erie Machinists Union votes to admit colored workers alongside whites by striking color requirements.
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Erie
Erie Machinists' Union
National Association of Machinists
Burglars Drilled Safe While Inmates Powdered With Chloroform
A fruit farm residence on East Sandusky Street was entered last night. Burglars drilled open a small iron safe containing 2480 dollars and removed the cash without waking the Winters family who were all under chloroform at the time. The city reports this as the closest burglary of its kind, with no clue to the culprits.
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Fridlay
Sandusky Street
Policemen's Robbery Suspects Nabbed After Home Breakin
Three men named Burke, McCurrier, and Scanlon accused of stopping Sidney Cox and robbing him in Youngstown on April 26. They allegedly beat Cox, then fled to Mrs Farragher’s residence where police captured them during the escape. Burke and McCarrier are reported ex convicts with prior burglary sentences and suspected in other robberies.
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YoungsTown
Baker Burke
George McCurrier
George Scanlon
Sidney Cox
Well Known Contractor David T Evans Dies
David T Evans a prominent South Side contractor died at his Mission and Sterling residence early yesterday, aged over 70. His funeral is set for tomorrow afternoon. The report notes his death as a major local obituary event with service plans announced.
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David T. Evans
Southside
Mission and
Sterling Streets
Still A Very Sick Man At Holy Name Church
Rev Father 8 G Mollinger of the Most Holy Name Church on Troy Hill has recovered from a severe illness but remains gravely ill with dropsy of the kidneys. He was confined to his room less than two weeks and though able to attend duties again his prognosis remains poor. Visitors from Virginia and Kentucky came to Troy Hill to seek his blessing before leaving.
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Father
G. Mollinger
Most Holy Name Church
Troy Hill
Death's
Father Mollinger
Virginia
Kentucky
St. Anthony
Henry Kalmeyer Named Daylight Sergeant at Central Station
Henry Kalmeyer after ten years on the force was appointed daylight sergeant in charge of Central station yesterday and will assume duties today. He has served as corner man at Ohio and Federal streets for the past year.
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Henry Kalmeyer
Ohio
Federal Streets
Central Station
Kalmeyer
Board to Elect Successor to Resigned Workhouse Superintendent
The Board of Workhouse Managers will today elect a successor to Superintendent Warner who has resigned. The candidates include McClaughrey of the Huntingdon Reformatory, ex County Commissioner McKee, ex County Controller Speer, and ex Mayor McCallin.
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Warner
Messrs. McClaughrey
The
Huntingdon Reformatory
McKee
Speer
McCallin
New Imported Novelties and Ladies' Wraps Arrive
Additional attractions arrive this week featuring imported novelties in ladies capes in tan gray and black newest materials and styles. New lines of ladies wraps in silk or wool plain and braided plus fichus and mourning lines. Ladies jackets offer complete latest styles in light dark and black with prices from five to fifty dollars.
Special sale on 65 piece lot of All-Wool French Plaid
Corner Fifth Avenue and Market Street N B advertises a midweek sale offering a 65 piece lot of all wool French plaid fabric, regular 85 cents, now 60 cents per yard. Window display available for viewing.
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N. B
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Mr. Carnegie
Pig Iron Purchase
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Iron City Bear
Henry Halmeyer
C. Weisser
Hueys & Hacke
Grand Cloak Department
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Seer
KEW
JOS. Horne & CO
Penn Ave
Genuine India Silks
Shanghai
India
Evan
London
Black and White
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Paris
Inia
Sarah
Silk Department
Horne & CO
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