Miners Debate 7 Cent Day and Nine Hour Shift
Reports from the United Miners show operators in the Hocking Valley rejecting a one year contract at seven cents with a nine hour day. A committee will meet today with state miners to ratify actions, while telegrams from various unions hint at a potential Monday strike.
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U. B
L. A
U. A
Tomer
Mstrict
J. Merton Hall
Ohio
Pennsylvania
United Miners
Hocking Valley
Carpenters Prepare for Strike Expected to Involve Thousands
Agents claim about 2000 carpenters will join a planned strike, with 1000 to 1300 remaining at work. Contractors outside the Kalners Exchange likely to concede quickly, aided by lumber supply from Philadelphia. strike aims to force eight hour day and hold firm for material access despite fears of friction.
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Irwin
Called Brotherhood
Tnied Brotherhood
Swartz
Philadelphia
Dempsey
Builders’ Exchange
Dattelius
Bowser
Carpenters
Bosses Confident Deny Contractors Won’t Sell Materials
Report notes eight hour dispute risks, with builders and supply men split. Williana of Garrivon Williams & Co. argues supply houses may still sell to moneyed buyers but may refuse those opposing employers. He predicts a hard-fought clash with likely employer victory and broader business slowdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williane
Garrivon, Williams & Co
Workers Hasten in Allegheny as Strike Rumors Loom
Architects and builders in Allegheny rush end of month work to avoid penalties while talk of a general strike on May 1 looms. Contractors expect a short clash if miners stay out, with opinions split on how long the fight will last.
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Allegheny
Columbus
Woo
East Street
Linkenheimer
Alleebeny
California Avenue
James
Building Strike Fears Pause Construction Plans Across City
Contractors warn an eight hour strike would halt all building, trigger job losses, and stall the city’s growth. Alex Gilliland notes contracts shield some work but predicts many houses and projects will be delayed or canceled. Widespread alarm prompts buyers to list lots and avoid tying funds to uncertain construction.
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Alex. Gilliland
Dispatch
William Witherow
The
Duquesne
Bucna Vista Street
Allegheny
Buena Vista Street
Chance
W. P. Lupton
Virginia
Promising Outlook Amid Pittsburg Building Strike
Pittsburg architects foresee a brief strike with limited damage to business though some fear a slowdown. J. L. Beatty notes last year’s peak building activity could drop if the strike persists, while Superintendent Frussell calls it ill timed and damaging yet not lasting long.
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Pittsburg
J. L. Beatty
Peoper
Tis
Leatly
Frussell
Agielow, Alden & Harlow
Southside views on strike impact voiced by local businessmen
Louis Kimmel of South Fourteenth street and F. Lorch of Carson street warn a long strike will hurt trade on the Southside. Several others expect a standstill or adverse effects, while Freund calls it a hard blow if prolonged.
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Louis Kimmel
South Fourteenth Street
F. Lorch
Carson Street
Southside
Miller Brow
Freund
Planing mill lockout threatens 1500 workers
Flaning Mills plans to close after owners refuse eight hour day and 4 cent an hour raise. About 1500 men to be locked out tomorrow with some workers said to resume only if terms set by bosses are met. Evans of Evans Cunningham Jones cites association members promising to work on those terms.
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Evans
Evans, Cunningham & Jones
Allegheny
Hhis Bureau
West Point
Queen's Guard
City braces as builders strike barely impacts work
The article notes the city will not suffer much from a builders' strike. Only the Southside Market House project, recently destroyed, faces stoppage as Chief Sigelow plans a new structure. Bigelow from Public Works downplays impact while Mayor Gourley calls the situation very serious for business.
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Southside
Sigelow
Bigelow
Department of Public Works
Gourley
Roofers to Quit Work Over 50 Cent Wages Increase
The roofers plan to strike after being refused a 50 cent daily raise. Gravel and slate roofers join tomorrow seeking higher wages. About 15 firms employing around 160 workers are affected.
Plumbers Hear Talk Of Strikes From Houston Chief
Mr. McShane of Houston and McShane said yesterday he had heard talk of a strike. He warned such action would slow work and upset carpenters’ business generally.
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McShane
Houston & McShane
Allegheny Police Reform to Add Matrons and Widen Oversight
Superintendent Math leads a broad push for municipal legislation to expand police stations and restore order. Plans include more station houses a revamped telephones system police matrons and new police magistrates with stricter supervision of liquor trade and improved discipline for officers.
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Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Police
Allegheny Council
Police Bureau
Allegheny
New Police Station Nears Opening in Allegheny City
The Station House at Woods Run is nearly ready for guests as Allegheny City prepares a new police station on Kerr Street near Preble Avenue. The former lockup linked to the Lincoln Hagins House will house Ninth and Eleventh ward prisoners with eight patrolmen and Onn Heutensot reporting nights. Firemen from Lincoln Engine House will run the station, enabling earlier boat patrols by Superintendent Muth's plan.
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Allegheny
Henry Muth
Bureau of Police
Polts
Muth
John Glenn
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction Company
Convas
Murphy
Sixth Ward
Beaver Avenue
Ben
Spring Garden Avenue
Public Safety Department
Police Bureau
Allegheny City
Lincoln Hagins
Kerr Street
Preble Avenue
Shane
Lincoln Engine House
Onn. Heutensot
Suit for damages over street car accident on Sharpsburg line
Court action details a Citizens' Traction Company suit arising from a street car accident on the Sharpsburg line. Driver Cooke faced charges of injuring his wife by starting the car as she alighted. Alderman Pesinhair discharged for lack of evidence. Company to press civil suit.
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Sharpsburg
Cooke
Citizens’ Traction Company
O'Donnell
Pesinhair
Aoc
Time shift urged to cut county tax revision costs
County officials urge delaying tax assessment revisions to save about 15000 dollars yearly. They argue a streamlined, year round staff could perform revisions under Nesbitt’s bill with no extra cost, criticising the current 1534 law and late book handoffs varying values across districts. Brennen fights at Harrisburg while Democrats split on the bill.
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Boyle
Web Murray
Nes- Dit
Borle
Murray
Scott, Snowen
Upper St. Clair
W. J. Brennen
Harrisburg
Colonel Helm Targets Massive West Virginia Land Sale
Louisville lawyer Colonel W. W. Helm, recently recovered from a year-long illness, registered at the Seventh Avenue Hotel. He claims heirs for a 200000 acre tract in West Virginia and Kentucky and has unearthed heirs to the Fenwick estate in Virginia totaling 276000 acres. Courts will order a sale and proceeds will be divided among two claimants. He notes Pittsburg heirs prefer anonymity for now and comments on Cleveland and the silver issue amid Southern-Westerner political sentiment. He also mentions the Kenne and a Southern or Western caucus.
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W. W. Helm
Louisville
Seventh Avenue
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pittsburg
Fenwick
Virginia
Cleveland
New York
Kenne
Dividends From Schools Drive Longer Terms Than Roads
The piece argues for extending the school term to ten months instead of repairing borough roads. It cites B. Kennedy of Carrollopolis opposing road funding, claiming road materials will ruin streets and that investing in schools yields a better dividend amid Tory critique of tree schools and highways.
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B. Kennedy
Coraopolis
Retail Dealers of the Southside form new association
Southside business men met at J J Freand's store to exit the Knights of Labor influence. The meeting failed to obtain a closing agreement and salesman attendants were asked to leave. Twelve members joined the new association and a committee was named to recruit more members. The next gathering is set for Tuesday.
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Southside
J. J. Freand
Knights of Labor
Cow Slaughter Incident On Thirty-Eighth Street
A cow fatally exhausted during transport to a slaughterhouse was killed by Humane Agent Berryman after an apparent mishap on Thirty-Eighth Street and Penn Avenue. The writer states the agent killed the animal yesterday in a city area, noting distress and delay before the kill.
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Berryman
Penn Avenue
Multiple Arrests and Hearings Reported in Local Crime Roundup
A series of bail hearings and charges are listed including Joan Hunt on cruelty to a horse, Samuel Expey on a charge, Peter Russell awaiting a Saturday hearing for assault and battery, Martha Carey on desertion, Archie McCullough for aggravated assault, Lenhard of East End facing assault and battery proceedings, Kate Dorney charged with breaking in, Lewis Bates and Frank Lornski accused of larceny of 281 dollars from John Adamozzek, Fritz Rennings and Jacob Holerzin e facing further hearings, W H Miller charged with assault and battery, C S N Lses and Jobs Shenotich es fined for neglect and obtaining goods by false pretenses, and William Mason held on larceny charges.
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Joan P. Hunt
Samuel Expey
Peter Russell
Martha Carey
Archie McCullough
Lenhard
East End
Dean
Simos Ken
Charles O' Keefe
Kate Dorney
Soho
Lewis Bates
Frank Lornski
John Adamozzek
Jacos HoLerzine
Simon Kotnits
Fritz Renning
Bradley Hardwire Company
W. H. Miller
Braddock
Bridget Morton
Eeete
Consta
Falal
Jobs Shenotiches
William Mason
Succep
Pittsburg Dog Pound Plan Delayed After Supreme Court Plea
The Pittsburg safety department delays dog licensing enforcement as Supreme Court actions grant 15 days reprieve. An aging dog pound on Ruch's Hill nears completion with 100 kennels and 50 store boxes to house unlicensed dogs for two days before humane disposal.
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Pittsburg
Department of Public Safety
Allegheny River
Ruch’s Hill
Supreme Court
Department of Awa
Brown
Ruch's Hill
Chist Brown
Chief Brown
Hoodlums Torment Chartiers Chinatown Laundryman
A Chinese laundryman in Chartiers near Pittsburgh faces daily harassment from local youths. They raid his shop, flood the door with sticks and mud, and block his escape, threatening his safety and livelihood while neighbors risk intervening.
Two Lawrenceville Men Seize Hannigan’s Beer
P J O Donnell and J P Forsythe of Forty eighth street took a keg of beer from Patrick Hannigan’s yard after a Sunday thirst. The beer allegedly drew them over a six foot fence and they disappeared with the keg. Hannigan reported the larceny to Squire McNeirocy, and Constable Julia Rodgers is on the case.
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P. J. O'Donnell
J. P. Forsythe
Forty Eighth Street
Patrick Hannigan
O' Donnell
Forsythe
Mr. Laonigan
Squire McNeirocy
Julia Rodgers
Man Faces Larceny Charge Over Unpaid Furniture
Robert Hewig, living on Federal Street, Allegheny, is charged with larceny by bailee after he obtained $129 worth of furniture from C. W. Morle on installments last October, paid $45, then failed to continue payments and moved to the Twelfth Ward. Constable Rodgers pursues him.
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Robert Hewig
McNeirney
Balles
C. W. Morle
Allegheny
Hewig
Federal Street
Allatheny
Morle
Twelfth Ward
Lawrence- Hor
Rodgers
Multiple Injuries Reported in Industrial Accidents
A series of workplace mishaps occurred yesterday at Glenwood yards Verona Railroad shops Oliver Bros Woods Run Mill Hinck Diamond Steel Works Carnegie works and a Carson Street house project. Several workers suffered severe injuries including crushed fingers head injuries burns and a fatality for Anna Slanent a 16 year old Slavish girl at Isa Bella furnace. William Pritchard remained hospitalized at Mercy.
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Elmer McGint
Glenwood
James Wattteerrsox
Verona
John Holstein
Oliver Bros.’ Woods
William Wes
Carnegie
Mill
Anna Slanent
Isabella Furnace
West Penn
William Pritchard
Three frosts make rain and dry spell hits fields hard
Weather across the county remains dry with three white frosts and stubborn soil. Experts say an inch of rain could help farmers though no significant rain is foreseen this evening. The ground is baked and plows break, threatening corn oats and fire risk for the rural area.
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Stewart
Signal Service Office
Rain Commission
Conto
Grangeras
Peru
Woman Moves Into Duncan Mansion Apartments
Annie Jeffreys a 26 year old woman occupies four rooms in the Duncan mansion on Duncan street near Fifty second. She asked for a key promising to send her husband but neither appeared. Landlord Patrick Mc Cabe seeks rent and has asked Squire McNeirney for help. pursuit by Rodgers failed.
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Annie Jeffreys
Duncan Mansion
Duncan Street
Patrick McCabe
Jeffreys
Mr. McCabe
Three Eyes Between Three Alleged Hazards in Ward
Alderman McNeirdy faces rumors of danger from a mysterious incubus and a one eyed constable John G. Rodgers known as Jack the Ripper. Rodgers, an old soldier with one eye since 1865, continues to serve in the ward while the Squire’s buggy horse lost an eye in an operation. The Squire’s dog also lost an eye when a board struck it during shed removal, and the Squire himself nearly lost an eye after being tossed from a wagon returning from a picnic, as the team backed into a creek and overturned the party.
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Alderman McNeirdy
John G. Rodgers
Jack the Ripper
Jack
Squire
Yesterda
The Grip in England via DUKLAF'S Cable
Sheffield reports a surge in deaths from influenza with 55 deaths in one week, plus 71 bronchitis and 47 pneumonia fatalities. The death rate climbs to 47 per thousand as public concern grows and warmer weather is hoped to slow the epidemic.
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SBY Duklaf
Cable Company
Sheffield
SEEKING THE TOWNS. Census shows drop in rural Essex villages
England census returns published by Dunlap's Cable Company report a 10 percent average decline in purely agricultural Essex villages since 1841, with some parishes showing sharper decreases. The rural to urban migration fuels labor shortages and sparks alarm in farming districts as London and industrial centers attract workers.
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England
Dunlap
Lorpow
Essex
London
French Oppose U S Coaling Station in Haiti
Paris April 2 Senator Isaac will question the government on Haiti and the dispatch of an American squadron to Port au Prince. Isaac opposes U S acquisition of the mole at St Nicholas as a coaling station, arguing it would menace Antilles independence.
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United States
Hayti
Paris
Isaac
Port Au Prince
Geostor
St. Nicholas
Antilles
Saloon blast and market woes hit the city
A gas explosion at Fred Fresh saloon on 433 Oithfield Street causes 10 damage while mayor Wyman’s wife recovers from a grip illness. Bananas soar in price. coroner’s jury cites self‑inflicted death in Allegheny case. Local ads tout cheap gloves and lace curtains as shops push sales.
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Fred Fresh
Wyman
William Beck
Allegheny
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