Tailors to Publish Deadbeat List Across the Nation
Pittsburg tailors plan a national drive to expose customers who fail to pay debts by publishing a nationwide list akin to a Bradstreet report. At the Boston meeting of the National Merchant Tailors Exchange, leaders say the move will deter nonpayers as consignments move city to city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Union Station
Pittsburg
National Merchant Tailors’ Exchange
Pittsburg Exchange
John Bradley
H.G. Hale
Bradstreet
United States
Pitts
Washington
Senate
Pittsburgers Plan Summer Exoduses From City
Frank Randall of the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Company says Pittsburgers are forming excursions to Northern Michigan, with 60 or more travelers to Pittsburg Landing on Burt Lake and many building summer cottages in the Isles region. The St Clair river and Mackinac Island attract hunting and fishing clubs and 2,000 residents already there, with 2,900 more expected to return midmonth. City agents report crowded steamer service and daily departures to escape the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
St. Clair River
Frank Randall
General Eastern
Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Company
Monongahela House
Amon
Laird
Lashell
Pitsburg
Michigan Woods
Isles
Mackinac Island
Fountains Proposed to Quench Pittsburg Thirst
A Humane Society advocate demands public drinking fountains in Pittsburg amid hot weather. Agent O'Brien argues for humane relief, noting other cities' fountains funded by citizens or authorities, urging local officials to act to ease parched tongues and smoky streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Brien
The
Humane Society
Pittsburg
Hot Weather Tales From The Anderson
A New York traveling man at the Anderson laments hot season woes. He recalls a Cleveland hotel tale about a man who ordered a fire and learned the mercury’s blaze cooled him, while noting the city’s heat hero the pig policeman at the post office corner and a seller’s risky soldering iron anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Wheelock
New York
The
Anderson
Cleveland
Mercury
Finner
The Latest Weather Novelty At Local Hotel
A hotel clerk displayed a miniature thermometer shaped like a chestnut bell reading 100 degrees and joked about the heat. The novelty, brought by a New York drummer, quelled questions about the weather as the clerk showed a card stating it is very warm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Keeping Pace With Progress in City Utilities
Morris Mead, Superintendent of the Bureau of Electricity, notes the rush to modernize as streets are graded and paved. Fire alarm and patrol boxes are placed on corners to avoid interference, but rapid improvements leave boxes stranded in the middle of newly graded roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Mead
Bureau of Electricity
Doctors oppose lengthy patient history forms by insurers
Pittsburg physicians condemn demands for extensive treatment details required by life insurance and beneficial societies. They argue such forms waste time, misstate patient illness, and should be abolished, insisting doctors’ notes and clinical judgment should guide benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Beneficial Societies
J. B. McClelland
Atient
William J. Martin
Pittsburg Combination Clothing Co Mark-Down Sale Ad
Last Friday and Saturday customers piled into the PittssuinG Combination Clothing Co store to take part in a large mark-down sale. Prices on men s suits dropped from 12 to 6 15 to 8 20 to 10 and 95 to 12 with others clearly marked. Early buyers secured the best selections while furnishing goods hats and children s clothing also sold under half price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittssuing Combination Clothing Co
Cor. Grant and Diamond Sta
the Court House
Atlantic City Excursion by B and C Railroad
Fourth popular excursion of the season to Atlantic City via B and C R R with Washington and Philadelphia connections. Round trip fare ten dollars, tickets valid ten days with stops in Washington D C. Special trains leave B and O depot at a.m. and 9 90 p.m. For details apply to E D Surrm Division Past Agent, Pittsburg.
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Atlantic City
Washington
D. C
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
E. D. Surrm Division
Pittsburg
Patent Agents Offer List Of Inventions And Inventors
Patents by C. D. Levis and associates advertise services in procuring United States patents. Items referenced include glassware namentation by M. Irwin, middlings purifier by Daniel G. Rich, cooking stove by John A. Price, lantern by A. W. Paul, cap ma PP cane by F. S. Minniss, saddle bags by Noah H. Judy, potato digger by G. A. Ellsworth, shoe by James J. Turner, lightning arrester by O. H. Baldwin, and other tools and devices with multiple names and places. United States patents procured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Levis
Fifth Avenue
Leader
M. Irwin
Pittsburg
Daniel G. Rich
John A. Price
Scranton
A. W. Paul
Wheeling
F. S. Minniss
Meadville
Wesley Coulter
Noah H. Judy
Civeleville
Wa. Va
A. G. Fans
E. A. Foster
Park Clinton
G. A
Marvin's Ginger Snaps Offer Cool Relief in Heat
An ad style note praises Marvin's ginger snaps as a refreshing treat during sweltering days, claiming they provide relief from the sun's assaults and boost comfort in hot weather.
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Marvin
Master Plasters Break Their Agreement Amid Factory Selling Rumors
Reported sale of local tableware plants to a syndicate prompts extended inquiry. English capitalists seek American factories to gain control of the glass and tableware trades, with motives to raise prices and curb competition, while denying any bona fide sale.
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Pittsburg
England
Chine
Monrek
Simm
Imminent Refinement Method Reduces Time and Fuel
A process uses lower temperatures to melt and refine worklo without alkalies or fluxes, saving fuel pots time labor and ensuring uniform product and continuous production.
War to the Knife Falks Rival Labor Unions in Allegheny
The feud between the American Federation of Labor aligned Painters and Decorators of Western Pennsylvania and Knights of Labor Local Assembly The Federation plans to stop working with Knights painters triggering a likely clash for dominance in an 1877 founded body of about 90 members versus 400 Knights members The local Painters and Decorators assembly approved the action at a Building Trades Council meeting last Thursday and the annual union convention looms with tensions high Master Workman Evans warned of resistance from the Knights if Federation painters refuse to work with them and hinted at possible accession of new members from rival ranks
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Rdghrs of
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
Painters and Decorators
Allegheny County
Federation
Painters and Decorators’ International Union
Building Trades Council
Painters’ Assembly of
Western Pennsylvania
Knights of Labor Painters
Painters and Decorators’ Union
American Federation
Workman Evans
Knights
Northrop
Heinz
Dealers Sell Latrobe Coke as Connellsville Brand
The H. Frick Coke Company warns dealers against circulating quotations for 72 hour Connellsville coke while buying Latrobe coke from the main line. The firm says Latrobe coke is lower quality, not known as Connellsville, and should not be sold under that name. Detection hinges on a 17 cent lower freight charge per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. ©. Frick Coke Company
Connellsville
Latrobe
Pennsylvania Railroad
Masters' Association Rescinds Apprentice Laws Lockout
About 90 master plasterers in the city and Allegheny see half the local union's journeymen refuse to work under new terms. Masters demand removal of apprentice rules and ban on nonassociation journeymen, prompting a one to two day lockout as strikers and union members negotiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Master Plasterers’ Association
Journeymen Plasterers’ International Union
Journeymen and Association
Cost Savings in District Court June Terms Compared
The District Attorney Johnston's reforms cut jury and court costs. For June 1889 146 jury trials cost $2,904.71 with $4,500 jury days, while June 1890 220 cases averaged $45.70 per case and $6,000 in jury fees, reducing costs by $31 per case. DA fees rose by $1,023. Witness counts and efficiency improved, with fewer essential witnesses and tighter stenography.
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Johnston
Heat Wave Promises Record Temperatures Ahead
Old Sol delivers a scorching forecast as the Schmidt-Friday weather crew endures 94 degrees at 4 PM and promise hotter days. The weatherman notes a hot season has begun and advises readers to prepare with collar changes and light apparel while fans aid comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol
Canada
A Ruse for Ice Water on City Streets
A Smithfield street cigar dealer reports repeated fill ups of private ice coolers as crowds seek cooling liquid. A church cooler is tapped by passers by, leaving no water for worshippers. An eating place on Grant Street delays filling the ice tank until noon to avoid depleting stock for diners.
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Smithfield Street
Grant
Tailored Garments Offered at Half Original Price
Local shop advertises made to order clothing at half the original price with a guarantee for a perfect fit. Shop emphasizes meticulous attention to fit and customer satisfaction before shipment.
Painters and decorators seek new rate pact. workers refuse work
Mitchell, Tranter & Co. of Covington Ky signed the Amalgamated scale Todastria Items. Painters and decorators plan a picnic at Silver Lake next Friday. Some shippers with Howe, Brown & Co. unhappy with pay quit yesterday and were paid off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell, Tranter & Co
Covington, Ky
Silver Lake
Howe, Brown & Co
Borough Sues Contractors Over Fifth Avenue Contract
The Borough of McKeesport files a suit in equity against Booth and Flinn claiming improper council actions on July 21 and 28. It alleges the Burgess presided and voted without authority, nullifies the contract, and seeks to halt work and restore the street.
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McKeesport
Booth & Flinn
Fifth Avenue
Burgess
Anl
Wilmerding forms building and loan association officers listed
A building and loan association is organized in Wilmerding with officers led by W. W. Warm as President and W. B. Brush as Vice President. Directors include J. C. Undercoffr Teepe Redfern W. L. Stewart H. Kes A. Fuller James Weckerle G. B. Snyder and W. W. Brush. The group reports 500 subscribed and notes local business leaders among its officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmerding
W. W. Warm
W. B. Brush
H. W. Balshy
J. B. Snyder
W. C. Stillwagen
J. C. Undercoffr
Teepe Redfern
W. L. Stewart
H. Kes
A. Fuller
James Weckerle
Andrewcite
G. B. Snyder
W. W. Brush
Pennsylvania Railroad Circular Sparks Clerks’ Alarm
Consternation at Duquesne depot as Freight Agent Carpenter issues a circular demanding parents release the company from wage and injury liability for minor employees. Some signatures returned with the wages clause, but the injury death release was struck out. Several vacancies arise as signatures are deemed unsatisfactory.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Duquesne
Carpenter
Second Park Concert by Grand Army Band in Allegheny Park
The Grand Army Band under Charles W. Gaston presents a two part program at Allegheny Park next Thursday evening featuring marches overtures medleys and waltzes. The event accompanies notice of the Grand Army of the Republic national encampment in Boston August 10–16 1890 with round trip tickets from Pittsburgh on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on August 8–11 and return by August 20.
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Grand Army Band
Allegheny Park
Charles W. Gaston
Grand Army of the Republic
Boston
Mass
Baltimore and Ohio R. R. Co
Pittsburg
New York
New York and
Sound Lines
Bethlehem
Poughkeepsie Bridge
O. B. BR
Washington
Bargain travel and shop notices from early August
Listings show multiple travel itineraries with return trips to Lakewood New Castle Niagara Falls Toronto Boston and Lake Erie routes with various prices. Also advertised are silk thread knitting under undersea prices art supplies silk robes and discounts on artist materials and frames from local shops and a notice of rail and canal excursion tickets on sale on specific days.
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Lakewood
New Castle
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Boston
Belding
Thornton Bros
Sentences Issued by Criminal Court Judge Collier
Judge Collier completed Criminal Court sessions yesterday and handed down liquor license violations sentences. George Florey Rose Floyd and Jonesy received four months to the workhouse while Andrew Dalzell and A Calhoon drew jail terms. Mollie Hoyt seven months to the workhouse John Sterling seven months to the workhouse Oscar Swearing six months to the workhouse for immorality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Collier
Criminal Court
George Florey
Rose Floyd
Andrew Dalzell
A. Calhoon
Mollie Hoyt
Jonesy
John Sterling
Oscar Swearing
Sheet Glass by Machinery Introduced in Germany
Under date of July 11, 1890, Diamant notes two major shifts in German glassmaking. A new machine for sheet glass turns out finished sheets in about two minutes, removing gatherers and flatteners and producing smooth mirror finishes in any size. A patent process for raw glass, demonstrated by Julius Quigio of Berlin, melts sand and alkali to produce glass in a streamlined method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamant
Germany
Julius Quigio
Berlin
Lawsuits Over Street Ingress At St Clair Incline Plane
Several claimants including George C and Mary Burgwin sue the St. Clair Incline Plane Co for 40000 each alleging possession of Greely street on Southside blocks ingress and egress to their property. Fawcett sues Second Avenue Railway for 3112 on a note from 1889. Moreland sues for 3000 for professional services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C
Sarah C
H. P
Mary Burgwin
T. B
Francis C
Annie
Henry
Margaret E. Phillips
St. Clair
George Fawcett
George Sheppard
Second Avenue Passenger Railway Company
Pate
W. C. Moreland, Esq
Second Avenue Passenger Railway
Aegee
Remnant sales and assorted notices from local ads
Local shop chatter promotes remnant fabric sales with prices and quality notes. Advertisements market Jackson Ventilating Grate options and catalogued plain and ornamental grates. Also mentions art items, Chicago excursion plans, and Patriarchs Militant meeting travel rates via Pennsylvania Lines. details imply August travel dates.
Local characters clash over polite behavior in Pickering shop scene
Chris Magee and Matt Quay are accused of silent passing as a minor altercation unfolds. Pickering greets all patrons, especially those needing furniture and carpets, in a brisk shopfront encounter.
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Pickering
Slaughter Campaign Push Sparks Furniture Price Cuts
In a fierce convention moment critics say the SLAUGHTER faction pledged price reductions on furniture and vowed ongoing efforts through election day. The controversy centers on the campaign strategy and its impact on local vendors.
Local firm touts record stock and aggressive pricing
The company announces its nomination to lead the market, confident in outdistancing competitors. It claims to have purchased the largest stock ever brought to the city with car loads arriving daily and prices "down below zero" to attract buyers.
Pickering Emerges as Preeminent Figure in Trade
A strong candidate for governor is suggested but the speaker discounts the rival as merely continental in the Furniture trade. Pickering stands pre-eminent, identified as the key individual in this assessment.
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Pickering
Notable Bargains at Pickering’s 11 Floor Emporium
A dealer advertises universal value at corner Penn avenue and Tenth street. The note mocks catch penny schemes and promises every item in the building is discounted. The mammoth 11 floor layout is highlighted as evidence of extensive stock and ongoing bargains.
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Penn Avenue
Tenth Street
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Dean Sein
Dier
Masters’ Association
Bouins Visavecersess Restpnensisiecdsneis
Afidarita
C.ceeseceesenes
Ceer
Sam Weller
Sam
Smithfield St
Pauls
Plusic
Penney
Chicago
S. Clarke Street
St. Louis
Olive Street
Kansas City
Delaware Street
Union Square
PART
Bach
Wm. Tell
T. Moses
Medley Co
E. Beyer
Vcenses
Wallace Aston
Adam Poe i
Waltz
Blace Danube
Pittsburg and
Lake Erie
Wainwright's
Pitcairn's
Wood Street
J. J. Fuchs
Carson St
Tissu Huocus & Hacks
Trega- Uow4w
Isd Wylie Avenue
Urssa
Lake Chautanqua and
K.H HI
Koraich
Miamth Street
Henrietta
Thornton Eros
Federal St
All’y
Jackson
James
Thompson
Liberty Avenue
J. J. Foebs
Tia
Pennsyl
Vania Lines
Pennsylvania
Chris Magee
Matt Quay
Major Montooth
Delamater
Pattison
Cor. Penn Ave
Tenth St
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