The Roads a Live Issue in Public Reform Efforts
Analysis argues state led reform for highways, condemns colonial era road laws. Proposes state engineers, county road districts, and salaried officials to replace labor levies, with macadam advances and better drainage to boost farm value and regional commerce.
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Court of Quarter Sessions
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Losors
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Hows
Baltimore and Ohio Reduces Passenger Rates vs Electric Railway
Division Passenger Agent E D Smith announced cuts effective May 1 to counter Second Avenue Electric Railway competition. Fares drop 15 to 20 percent between Pittsburgh and Hazelwood with Braddock and McKeesport round trips reduced to 38 and 60 cents respectively. A ten trip ticket system, good for a year, will cost 290 dollars per hundred?
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Baltimore and Ohio
Electric
E. D. Smith
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Bissell
McKeesport
Second Avenue Electric Railway
Hazelwood
Hosterters Stomach Bitters Claims Cures All Ailments
The text describes the gloomy onym of a dyspeptic state and lists tormenting symptoms called plueg lue devils megrims and molligrubs. It claims Hosterters Stomach Bitters banish these complaints and also annihilate biliousness constipation chills fever kidney troubles and nervousness.
Glassware and umbrellas at Hardy Hayes and Horne Warp
Bowls of every shape and size line Hardy and Hayes jewelers shop at 529 Smithfield street with a new building. A large assortment of umbrellas and Windsor cloth items with silver handles are offered at Horne and Warp on Fifth avenue. Ladies wraps in latest Paris styles are advertised by USssu Houeys and Hacks with cabinet photos and low pricing on goods at Ten and Twelve Sixth street.
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Hardy & Hayes
Jewelers
Silversmiths
Deslers
Smithfield Street
Windsor
Horne & Warp
Fifth Avenue
Paris
Usssu Houeys & Hacks
Long Taxing Session on Wholesale Licenses Proceeds
The License Court continued through a wearisome list of wholesale license applicants from townships, with many ex-saloon keepers and brewers seeking permits. Judge Ewing noted prohibitory status in several townships, and deliberations extended to the late afternoon with decisions pending on storehouse licenses and brewery requests.
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Ewing
P. J. Wyke
Finley Township
White
Forward
Robert Bennett
Benoa
McKeesport
Bellegennon
J.P. Bolander
Michael Divens
Bearding Spring House
Cyrus W. Gilmore
Monongahela City
Henry Householder
Elizabeth
William Harrison
Hell's Half- Acre
Harrison
Washington County
Andrew J. Keller
Lucillus A
West Newton Pike
Josepentzer
Jacob L. Snyder
Hell's
George W. Ramsey
Snyder
John Werner
O' Neil
William Succop
Freeport
Joseph A. Shaul
Harmar Township
Hampton
Louis Simon
Louis
Wyke
Harrison Township
Natrona
Nicholas Altmyer
Tarentum
Brooks
C. Bauerlein Brewing Company
D. Lutz & Son
Joseph Beltz
Moses Dean
Barbara Dean
Gustav C. Frank
Joseph W. Luther
Lock Haven
Henry Stamm
Black Horse Inn
John H. Thomas
Stephen G. Conwell
Conrad Huth
Sidonie P. Jacques
Stoop’s Station
Moon Township
Judge Ewing
Mifflin Township
Thomas Bain
West Elizabeth
Joseph Frankfather
Weiler Bros
William J. Dorsey
Pine Run
Robert C. Henderson
Albert E. Jones
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Jacob Ruesche
Homestead
Rudolph Runk
Pittsburg
William Spewart
John Leindecker
Albert Wilbert
Joseph Zwick
O'Hara
August Zeder
Ohio Township
John Shillinger
Robert Maurer
Robinson Township
Anna MM. Hoffman
Nine Mile House
John G. Leonard
Remington
Stowe Township
McKee's Rocks
Fred Gamble
Verona
The Electrocution
An account continues on the machinery of death as the condemned man faces the electric chair under merciless glare. The narrative notes his child like faith and ignorance may sustain him through the ordeal.
Appeals Grow From Liquor License Decisions InState
Opinion divides on necessity of saloons as liquor licenses face more appeals in this state. Judge McElvain upheld Hotel Main in Little Washington as a long standing requisite but not an absolute necessity. Lawyers spar over judges’ power to weigh financials and local option may prevail over prohibition debates.
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ER. T. Ely
Oue
America
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Benin
Little Washington
Charles M. Bailey
McElvaine
Ewing and Magee
Philadelphia
Allegheny County
Supreme Court
Pollard
Sequel Reveals Annie Stanley’s Kin and Palmer Tragedy
A Gipsy band learned of Annie Stanley’s death from an old Dispatch article. E R Donehoo, a Presbyterian minister, traced the writer Noah Palmer to Annie’s family. Palmer later killed his wife and children before taking his own life, completing the tragic tale.
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Annie Stanley
West End
Annie
E. R. Donehoo
Donehoo
Noah Palmer
Palmer
Sam Jones Apologizes For Mecklenburg Declarations Attack
Sam Jones preached three sermons in Crarvette North Carolina drawing crowds of about 6000 per session and 5000 for a men’s audience. He denounced the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence as a myth and drunken frolic, apologized for the slander, and vowed to stamp the feathers out of Philadelphia for the misunderstanding upon his return.
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Abuse of veterans alleged in Leavenworth home reports
In St Louis on April 28 reports about the Soldiers Home at Leavenworth Kansas prompt a three‑man Grand Army committee to investigate. Allegations include forced labor at a private brickyard for 40 cents daily, harsh punishment described as sweat box bucking and gagging, strict mail scrutiny, and unpaid mailed funds. Charters granted yesterday to Maenerchor Hall Association and German Guards Association of Pittsburg and Allegheny. Charters filed for First Presbyterian Church of Crafton.
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Grand Army
Leavenworth
Kap
Maenerchor Hall Association
German Guards Association
Pittsburg
Allegheny
First Presbyterian Church of
Crafton
Eight Button Mosq Suede Shades at Horse and Wakzp
A catalog item lists eight button Mosq suede colors including brown slate tan mode beaver rose and sage. Sold at Horse and Wakzp located at 41 Fifth avenue.
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Pianos by Mellor Hoeke Offer Perfection and Installment Plans
Which piano shall you choose the Plavo asks. Hardman Krakauer Vose and Kimball pianos praised as perfect by artists and critics. Delicate actions durable and lasting, with exchange offers old instruments, new rentals and liberal installment terms. Catalogues mailed from Mellor Hoeke established 1831 on Fifth Avenue.
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Krakauer
VOSE
Kimball
Mellor & Hoeke
Fifth Avenue
Copeland and Blair Promote Remarkable Catarrh Cure
In praising the methods of Drs. Copeland and Blair, the piece cites numerous patients from Bloomfield Pittsburg and nearby towns who report dramatic relief from catarrh and related symptoms. Miss Annie Smith and Mrs. Robert Ramsey are among those recounting improved health after treatment, with others such as Jacob Altmayer William Barnes Harry Phillips confirming recovery. The doctors are portrayed as leading in this field, with ongoing public demonstrations of success and claims of lower costs.
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Copeland
Blair
W. H. Copeland
Annie Smith
Ella Street
Bloomfield
Pittsburg
Miss Smith
Robert Ramsey
Washington, Pa
Dra. Copeland & Blair
Drs
Copeland & Blair
Harry Phillips
Holton
Dre, Copeland & Blair
Ordinance Locates Jackson Street in Pittsburg
Official Pittsburg ordinance locates Jackson Street from Portland to Haights avenues with a 50 foot width. It defines monument point, a 87 degree 56 minute turn, and a northerly 540 foot continuation. Repeals conflicting provisions and records the ordinance in 1886 and 1890 council minutes.
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Jackson Street
Portland Street
Haights Avenue
Pittsburg
McCully Street
Heights Avenue
H.P. Ford
Select Council
Geo. Sheppard
Geo. L. Holliday
Common Council
Geo. Booth
A WM. McCallin
Bert Ostermaier
Ordinance Establishes Dearr Street Grade in Pittsburg
An ordinance to establish the grade of Dearr Street from Lincoln Avenue to Larimer Avenue is proclaimed. It sets the line on Lincoln Avenue at 214.396 feet, rising to Montezuma Street, then leveling, then descending to Larimer Avenue at a specified elevation. The measure includes standard recitals on repeals and enactment, with dates in 1690 and 1800-era formatting.
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Lincoln Avenus
Larimer Avenues
Pittsburg
Deary
Lincoln Avenue
Larimer Avenue
Montezuma Street
H. P. Ford
Select Council
Geo. Sheppard
Gev. L. Holliday
Common Council
Geo. Booth
Wmayor
McCallin
Robert Ostehrmaier
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Thirty-third Street
Hancock Street
Harding Street
Hancock Strait
G. L. Holliday
Geo. Sooth
WM. McC
BT. Ostermaier
Monongahela Street
Tullymot Street
Hazelwood Avenue
Tullymat Street
Tallymet Street
Adams Street
Apgrovet WM. McCallin
Bert Ostermaier
Edeo Alley
Forty-fifth
Eden Alley
Forty-sixth Streets
Forty-fifth Street
Cotten Alley
Nonger
Cotton Alley
Norty-sixth Street
Forty-sixth Street
HPF
Geo. L. Holliday
Artest
Geo. Hooth
Ordinance Relocates Williams Street Near Bailey Avenue
The ordinance relocates Williams Street from the first angle east of Bailey Avenue to the second, establishing a 40 foot width. It starts at a stone monument, deflects left 7 degrees 89 minutes for 1140 feet, then right 18 degrees 8 minutes for 83.44 feet, then left 23 degrees 19 minutes for 124.568 feet to a monument at the second angle east of Bailey Avenue. Pittsburg and Castle Shannon Railroad must grade sides near crossings and file an agreement. If not filed within days, the ordinance voids. Additional repeal and dates noted with officials and recording.
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Bailey Avenue
Pitsburg and
Castle Shannon
Williams Street
Pittsburg
H.P. Ford
Select Council
Geo. Sheppard
Geo. L. Holliday
Common Council
Geo. Booth
WM. McCallin
Ostermaier
KR Avenue
Orion Street
Camdge Street
Pittabuarg
Webster Avenue
Cambridge Street
Herron’s Hill
G. L. Holliday
Ordinance Granted Rights to Federal Street and Pleasant Valley
City council authorizes the Federal Street and Pleasant Valley Railway Company to enter, occupy, and use specified streets and highways in Pittsburg with streetcar operations. It allows overhead electric power, track connections, and leasing of property or franchises, subject to a general street use ordinance and a preexisting Transverse Railway contract.
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Ita
Pittsburg
Federal Street and
Pleasant Valley Railway Company
Duquesne Way
Ninth Street
Seventh Street
Allegheny Traction Company
City of
Transverse Passenger Railway Company
Smithfield Street
Sixth Avenue
Liberty Avenue
Alon Eee Street
Transversenger
Allegheny Traction Comeenre
Federal Street and Pleas and Valley Passenger Railway Company
Poaences
Transverse Railway
Pleasant Valley
Com
Federal Street
A. Ly
EL P. Ford
Select Council
Geo. Sheppard
Geo, L. Holliday
Common Council
Geo. Booth
McCa
W. McCeahnok
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City Public Works Chief Pao E M Bigelow Named
Pao E M Bigelow appointed as Chief of Department of Public Works. The designation names Bigelow to lead city infrastructure projects, coordinate engineering efforts, and oversee maintenance across departments.
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Pao E. M. Bigelow
Department of Public Works
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