Carnegie Mills Expand as Non-Union Workers Enter
Four Carnegie firm mills operate with plans to bring rest into service within a week. Active mills include cattle 12-inch new plate and scrap mills and another 12 inch mill. Non-union workers are expected to arrive, with spring mattresses sent to the works. Several colored cooks are hired to prepare meals for the laborers. Most workers come from Carbon Iron Works and Moorhead's mill in Sharpsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Allegheny County
Carbon Iron Works
Moorhead
Sharpsburg
Non-Union Start At Spang Chalfant Plate Mill
Spang Chalfant & Co. began operating the plate mill with non union workers after delays. Early reports say the start went smoothly with old employees returning and three heats completed due to a late start. Amalgamated Association members stay reticent as a special meeting is set for Thursday evening to discuss the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spanc, Chalfant & Co
Amalgamated Association
Twe Amalgamated Association
Etna
Spang, Chalfant & Co
Plate Department
G. A. Chalfant
Scale troubles threaten Belleville steel wage settlement
The Amalgamated Association secured a 1 percent wage cut with Belleville Steel Company after a cease in force on Monday. Cornelius Shea of Jones & Laughlins explained the delay, noting the rival firm’s larger capacity and better machinery justify a heavier concession, and expressed hope for a three to five year agreement once Jones & Laughlins accepts a similar scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville Steel Company
Pbelleville
Amalgamated Association
Cornelius Shea
Jones & Laughlins
Belleville
Returning to Work at Duquesne Mill Gathers Applicants
Workmen return to the Duquesne mill as large crowds gather for rehire. Superintendent Morrison withholds exact figures on applicants and former workers, but another source reports over 100 men applied. Many are newcomers though enough former employees are expected back soon. The Amalgamated union remains quiet as organizers list applicants and plan to wait until Wednesday evening to allow old workers a chance to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duquesne
Morrison
Carnegie
Homestead
Opera House
Carnegie Steel Company
General
Bail Set at Five Thousand for Bauer and Knold
Judge Ewing fixed bail at 5000 dollars for each anarchist defendant Bauer and Knold in Quarter Sessions Court. The bail offer was not accepted. Bondsmen Louis Rieger and Emil Boschel appeared but were deemed insufficient, as the judge insisted on top quality securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewing
Quarter Sessions
Bauer and
Knold
Joseph Friedman
Burleich
Ewingst
Frick
Pocketbook Snatch on Sixth Street Nets $7
A stenographer on Water Street was robbed on Sixth Street about 6 50 PM. A thief grabbed her pocketbook and fled, the money reportedly already extracted. The recovered book was discarded as a gift, and a finder is asked to leave it at Superintendent O Mars’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Street
Sixth Street
O'Mars
Missing 17 Year Old Girl Found After Runaway Incident
Maggie Coyle left 104 Hemlock Street last Friday and was found by Detective McTighe at a theater. Ide Kennedy of Ross Street is said to have harbored her. Her parents and Judge Gripp will decide her disposition today at Central police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Coyle
Central Police Station
Morganze
Hemlock Street
McTighe
Ide Kennedy
Ross Street
Gripp
Two Bodies Sent Home After Wilmerding Deaths
Frank Snowden was sent to Brownsville and James Linkhauer to Duquesne yesterday. They were killed together near Wilmerding on Monday in a fatal incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Snowden
Brownsville
James Linkhauer
Duquesne
Wilmerding
George Fontaine Body Recovered After River Drowning
The body of George Fontaine, drowned in the Allegheny River at Forty eighth street, was recovered at Forty-seventh street last evening and taken to his boarding house at the corner of Forty-seventh and Hatfield streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fontaine
Allegheny River
Forty Eighth Street
Forty-seventh Street
Forty-seventh and
Hatfield Streets
Hope Sees a Star Leaders Meet in Homestead Strike
At Homestead the locked out Amalgamated workers held a mass meeting in the Opera House with over 200 attendees. Leaders including William Weihe and Kilgallen addressed the crowd, vowing renewed resolve as conditions at Carnegie works were reviewed and Potter reported new hires from Baltimore Philadelphia and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Opera House
William Weihe
Amalgamated Association
Kilgallen
Jerry Dougherty
Jerry
W. A. Carney
Amalgamated
Pierce
Labor Picnic Mobilizes David Lynch and Local Leaders
A Labor picnic at Rosa Grove is set with David Lynch and W. T. Roberts of Homestead and A Conroy of Youngstown chosen to address it. In response to requests from Brooklyn Albany and Elmira Lynch Brown and Roberts will answer the calls and speak tonight to about 500 attending workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Ug W. T. Roberts
Homestead
Conroy
Youngstown
Rosa’ Grove
Brooklyn
Albany
Elmira
David Lynch
T. W. Brown
W. T Roberts
Funny Vaccination Quarrel At Homestead Mill During Strike
During the Carnegie Steel Company lockout, two non union men fled Homestead after refusing vaccination. A second tale from the Union Mill tells of a former Universal Plate Mill worker kept overnight in the grease house before escaping. Amused officials report a company bar dispensing beer and whisky near a strict no drinking sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Steel Company
Amalgamated Association
Homestead
Union Mill
Upper Union Mill
Universal Plate
Andrew Kloman
Superior Station
Dillon
Thirtyfourth Street
Penn Avenue
Thirty-third Street
Arbitration petition seeks steel trade tribunal license
Attorney Brennen asked the court to appoint a board under the 1883 act to settle disputes in the Homestead steel industry. The petition lists numerous employees of Carnegie Steel, Jones & Laughlin, Shoenberger, Hainsworth, and Linden Steel, with Judge Ewing ordering the record and conditional license issuance upon written assent of a required number of employers and notice to Carnegie Steel Company Limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brennen
W. J. Brennen
Homestead
Carnegie Steel Company
Jones & Loughlins
Shoenberger & Co
Hainsworth Steel Company
Cornelius Shea
P. Lewis
Edward McPilfenny
Noah Whitehead
F. M. Wise
J. T. Cullen
George Wood
Mike Pryle
M. Lynch
L. Frederick
John Castello
J. Foust
E. C. John
Wm. H. Hofman
John Tate
W. Span
M. Lewis
Daniel Callahan
Frank Weisenbers
Eployes of
William A. Kane
Frank Tighe
John Clemens
Frank Taylor
William Nedlock
George Zitzman
E. Z. Hamm
E. E. Nichols
Theo McIntyre
J. A. Rosemund
R. Schnelbreck
Employes
P. McMahon
L. Bereet
James Sweeny
Richard Cavanaugh
T. T. Mangan
John McCarthy
H. Williams
D. J. Driscoll
P. Munns
William Harbison
KR. Gillespie
Inden Steel Company
John c. Mican
Patrick Audley
John Gilroy
James Durham
Robert T. Nichols
Jamasars
J. D. McDonough
M. Durham
BR. Neville
William Knouber
Judge Ewing
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited
Coming to Homestead Workmen Seek Jobs at Carnegie Mills
A Baltimore dispatch reports C. H. Smith, who arrived from Homestead, checked into Eutaw House and announced he had work lined up after leaving a morning newspaper ad. He appeared excited on Monday morning to see the placard on his hotel room door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Baltimore
Carnegie Steel Company
C. H. Smith
Eutaw House
Recruiting Drive At Carnegie Company Headquarters
Applications pour in for the Carnegie Company Limited as 100 men were booked by Mr. Smith last night and about half are expected to qualify. Among the recruits are an English roller and a heater. The new workers are due in the city this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Tide carries many men and provisions to Homestead
The Tide made its usual trip to Homestead carrying 48 men and 250 cots, with meat and other provisions. Unable to take all passengers and freight, a large barge was pressed into service and performed well. While at Water Street, several men were present at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Water Street
Tide Adds Trips As Work Press Grows
The entry and pursuit for positions in large numbers fills vacancies quickly. The Tide now runs three trips daily and may add a fourth due to rising workload.
Captain Loar 18 Indignant On Duty Claims
Camp Sam Black saw calm activity as Sheridan troopers began leaving with Battery B partly returning home. Colonel Hawkins’ unit across the river stayed on. General Wiley gave no leave date while rumors of desertion were debunked at roll call. Captain D W Simpson of Company F departed for Indiana and Lieutenant McLain led Company E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sam Black
Sheridan
Battery B
Hawkins
General Wiley
Nea
J. A. Lear
Company “E
D. W. Simpson
Indiana
McLain
Concert Permit Blocked by City Chief Over Anarchist Benefit
Detectives searched yesterday for the venue of a concert proposed as a benefit by Anarchists for Berkman. They found no definite information and believe the event will not be held within city limits. Chief Murphy said no permit would be issued for such a purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Berkman
Murphy
Streator Bails to Face Two Warrants at Washington Home
Lieutenant Colonel Streator posted 1000 bail for two charges from Private Sams aggravated assault and simple assault. Constable McInerney served warrants at his Washington home. Streator appeared with a bail bond signed by local citizens Armitage and Howden. Hawkins' attorney said bail would be posted for Colonel Hawkins if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. M. Guffey
Hawkins
Streator
Sams
Constable McInerney
Alderman P. B. Reilly
Colonel Strestor
McInerney
Squire Rupple
Thomas Armitage
John A. Howden
Robbins
Tenth Regiment
Alderman Reilly
Dr. Grim
Abandoned Baby Taken Into Care After Distress
Officer Hilderbrecht found a two year old girl on Tustin street and placed her in the Eleventh ward station. The child, in frightful physical condition, had been deserted by her parents, with father John Kinney and the family living at 102 Tustin prior to the separation. The mother, seeking private domestic work, left the home. the husband moved in with his parents. The baby suffered a severe internal strain, and the case will be turned over to the Humane Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilderbrecht
Tustin Street
Eleventh Ward
John Kinney
East End
The
Humane Society
Hadn't a License Alderman Kerr Intervenes in Possible Forgery
An alderman questioned a young couple eager to wed without a license. The man claimed to be George Hatch of Westmoreland county and the woman Mamie Genewinne of Butler county. The forged license was found crude, their plan shifting to marry in Westmoreland county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Kerr
George Hatch
Westmoreland County
Mamie Genewinne
Butler County
Knight Templar cross awarded to post office officer
W. W. Colville of the post office was honored by General Wiley and the Second Brigade staff at Homestead Monday afternoon. A Knight Templar maltese cross was presented in appreciation of Colville’s clerical services, followed by a celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Colville
Homestead
Wiley
Secret wage talks by glass workers and manufacturers
Delegates from the American Flint Glass Workers Union and a manufacturers committee met in the Stevens on wage list talks. The session ran 10 to noon and 2 to 5 but no progress details were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
The
Glass Association
Stevenson Block
Trusses Made to Order at Pittsburgh Artificial Limb Co
J. W. Thompson, with two years' experience, leads the fitting department at the Artificial Limb Co located on 09 Avenue near Ninth Street in Pittsburgh. The firm advertises customized trusses for hernia support and guarantees satisfaction, describing itself as the only factory west of Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
J. W. Thompson
Rtificial Limb Mig. Co
Ninth Street
Pittsburg
Dowlin faces losses as cattle company wreck upends Greene County
John Dowlin, 67, former collector of internal revenue for the Pittsburg district under Cleveland, describes the collapse of the Laramie Land and Cattle Company. He sold two farms under force, lost bank stock, but hopes to recover part of his losses and repossess property. Dowlin, widower with six children, lives on a Green County farm. He notes political belief and discusses potential candidates for the district's unfinished term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dowlin
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Laramie Land and Cattle Company
St. Charles
Dowlin
Green County
Boyle
Fayette County
Internal Revenue
Lammie Cattle Company
Mr. Dowlin
George
Congressman Craig
Cy Ray
Mar G
Stewart
Coona
Joseph A Wise
Washington County
Meetings Fail To Yield Site For New Southside Hospital
Southside Hospital authorities held two meetings yesterday to decide a location for a proposed new building but no choice was made. Proposals included sites on Twentieth street Merriam alley Tenth Mary Twentieth Eighteenth and various hill locations. A special directors meeting will be called soon to reach a final decision as the present quarters are overcrowded and inadequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside Hospital
Directors and
Ladies’ Aid Society
Guild Hous
Twentieth Street
Merriman Alley
Tenth Street
Mary
Band of Hays Post No 3 G A R Gives Schenley Park Concert
The Hays Post No 3 band of the Grand Army of the Republic held a concert in Schenley Park last night. A large crowd attended, estimated in the thousands, with three to four acres of people enjoying silvery symphonies. Vehicles lined the roadside for nearly a mile as the event continued past 10 pm. The audience returned to the city pleased with the pleasant evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays Post No. 3
G. A RE
Schenley Park
Robbery at Sam Wah's Laundry on Penn Avenue
Sam Wah, owner of a Chinese laundry at 1533 Penn Avenue, was robbed of $15 yesterday morning. While in the back part, a thief slipped into the front room, seized the money box, and fled. Wah did not report the incident to police and plans to keep the box hidden henceforth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Wah
Penn Avenue
McKeesport Alderman Charges Infanticide in Jury Finding
Alderman Dart and Hannah Gossman and her husband David Gossman were jailed after a coroner's jury found infanticide. The Hungarian couple, about 18, allegedly threw their infant into a well two weeks ago. The child was rescued but died ten hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Dart
McKeesport
Hannah
David Gossman
Aed
Millvale Iron Works Workers Fear Discharge Rumor
At the Millvale Iron and Steel Company yesterday workers worried they would be discharged and replaced by colored laborers. Manager Troxall denied the report and said the firm was satisfied with current workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millvale Iron and Steel Company
Troxall
Hardware Men Organize for Trade Views Exchange
The Association of Hardware Jobbers held its second monthly meeting in the Chamber of Commerce room with full attendance. Members plan monthly gatherings to discuss business prospects and trade conditions, stressing no collective pricing. The group includes Pittsburg, Allegheny, and Wheeling hardware jobbers, with W. C. Reitz as president and offices at the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of
Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Wheeling
W. C. Reitz
Bindley Hardware Company
W. P. Herskell
Dct Bros. & Co
J. H. Gettleman
Thomas A. Park
Logan, Gregg & Co
Mill Worker Dragged by Cable Car Injury in Shoenberger Mill
George Forrester, 23, a mill worker on Shoenberger's Sixteenth street, was struck and dragged by a Penn avenue cable car at the Sixteenth street corner last night. He had just alighted from a Spring Garden avenue car and failed to notice the approaching cable car. The impact left him badly injured as the car was halted after a considerable drag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Forrester
Shoenberger
Sixteenth Street
Spring Garden Avenue
UGUS & LACK E Summer Linen Sale Highlights Towels and Remnants
UGUS & LACK E. announces a summer sale in the Linen Department with hemmed All-Linen Huck Towels at 12½c and 19x30 inch size, 60 dozen Fringed German Huck Towels at 14c, previously 25c. Unstitched Linen Pillow Cases offered at $1.25 per pair. Friday and Saturday feature a Special Sale of Damask Table Linens and towel leftovers at about half regular prices. New Upholstery Dept on third floor. Largest Brass and Iron Bedstead assortment now in the city. see Market Street window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Ladies Outing Dresses and Summer Goods Featured
Navy blue and black serge outing dresses priced from ten dollars in the suit room. Seashore and traveling wear promoted. Home goods and refreshments offered with De Witt's Little Early Risers advertised as a perfect health tonic. Dainty hot weather luncheon and Marvin's soda crackers showcased with milk products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thing
Honxe & Co
Pennay
Marvin
Great August Sale Announces Clearance of Summer Goods
A local retailer promotes a limited time August sale to clear summer stock before new goods arrive. Strong emphasis on rapid duration and urgency to buy now.
Bargains In Dress Goods At Unusual Prices
The sale offers all se cent quality All-Wool Serges and Cashmeres at 44c a yard with shades for fall wear. 46 inch imported All-Wool Cashmeres marked down from 75c, plus 46 inch All-Wool Serge at 68c and regular $1 French Serge at 60c. Bedford cards 75c. Mohairs 1.25 to 1.50 now 150c. French Chalks 25c. Silk Stripe Challs 25c. wide range of novelty dress goods at various low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goca Yard
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Jones ‘ Laughtins
MIN
Potter
O'Donnell
IS Health
Cincinnati
Sparrow's Point
Coates & Co
Mr. Potter
Crawford
O’donnell
Carnegie Company, Limited
Loar
Mr. Colville
Laramie Cattle Company
Ugus
Lack E
Fifth Ave
Market
Kangaroo Shoes
Simen’s
Ohio ST
Allegheny, PA
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Fifth Ave. and
Market ST. Ani
Awf
de Witt
Cravenette Usters
Te Honxz & Co
Ponn Avenue
Pitteburg
Dos
Home & Go
Penn Ave
Jos. Horne & Co
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