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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1889
Page
3
Superintendent Cowan of West Penn Hospital recalls a startling incident when a woman tried to smuggle a bottle of wine to a patient. He warns that deliberate smuggling of delicacies and alcohol into the hospital is a serious vice, causing deaths and challenging security.
Freight agents report strong business on the roads and announce rate adjustments. On September 1 iron will return to 25 and 30 cent bases for New York to Chicago, with possible higher rates depending on business. Pittsburg to Chicago rates set at 15 and 14 cents, and 5 to New York. A new official classification No 6 issues changes limited to glassware and bottle rates. Cotton ties from Pittsburg to Texas common points drop from 80 to 67 pan. George McCague of the Lake Shore road is developing a new coke classification. Numerous changes have occurred over the past year.
General Passenger Agent A. E. Clark of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad praised Pittsburg as the prime excursion city. He noted locals favor small party outings over large shipper trips and reported over 400 travelers departed with Lake Erie for Niagara Falls, with another excursion planned for next Tuesday.
An advertisement page fragment listing Pure Rye Whisky offerings with fall 1880 dates, quantities in quarts and pints, sales by G. W. Schmidt at Fifth Ave, and notes on delivery to cities. Also mentions physicians recommending oerlein Co and Bennetts, PA contact details and beer brand endorsements with prices and telephone numbers.
N W Shafer highlights a sandstone body within 200 yards of the Imperial Coal Railway line near Montour run. The stone, soft then hardens on exposure, could supply mass building material and support a tram to bring it to trains, unlocking local development near the city and courthouse.
Robert G. West filed a bill in equity against Homestead Cemetery Company and several individuals alleging purchase of four acres and 52 acres of land for the cemetery. He claims bonds totaling $50,000 were issued but $15,455 of those bonds were fictitious and bonds over $24,200 should be void. West asserts land values and bond issuances favored profits and seeks nullification of excess bonds.
The mortuary report shows 103 deaths, or 23 per 1000 population, with 14 from typhoid fever, 3 from scarlet fever, 24 from digestive diseases, and 11 from nervous system diseases. Thirty two under one year, four over eighty.
The glass drummers at the Monongahela House will depart on the 15th. Fourteen firms have already withdrawn their men. An agent cites dull trade and merchants buying only half a stock. Drummers blame excess glassware due to wider manufacturers flooding the market.
Judge Conner yesterday ruled to submit the contested will of William John Miller of Jefferson township to a jury trial in Common Pleas Court. The dispute centers on favoritism allegations and alleged testamentary incapacity affecting the distribution of the estate among Miller’s children.
George Mason procured a warrant from Alderman Rupp after an incident in which he says Mand Weizer struck him on the head with an iron for asking her to walk with him.
An early 1900s advertisement claims Horsford’s Acid Phosphate revives a languid midsummer mood, restoring energy and a sense of well being for adults and children who feel run down. It promotes the product as a corrective tonic with restorative effects.
Special excursion list includes Cleveland and return on August 8 for 300 dollars Detroit and return on August 6, Mackinac and return on August 8 for 1000 dollars Conneaut Lake and return on August 14. Lake Chautauqua sailing from Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The Pennsylvania Company offers excursion tickets to Conneaut Lake for the Select Knights encampment of A O U W. Trains depart Union Pittsburg at 7 05 a m central time on August 14 and 15. Ticket price 3 35 with return until August 17 inclusive.
An assortment of ads offers seal sacques repairs by J. G. Bennett & Co. in Pittsburg. Joyce's Stereo lists weekly bargains including curtains, corsets, shawls, ve lvet fabrics, and more at deep discounts. Also promotions from Jo Hoare & Co. and Hendricks & Co. announce sales and portrait offers beginning August 1.
Professor Poncianus Siswondi Herman, of a local college, advocates phreno physiology a new science claiming to read character from the nervous system and brain as a unit. He asserts it supports free will and immortal soul, offering lectures to professionals and businessmen and comparing its infancy to early geography.
Officer Henry Herman of the Allegheny police bailed for Mrs. D. M. Dewey in the Crossley Dewey cross suits, saying his action cared only for a sorrowing lady and her troubles. County Solicitor 8. H. Geyer filed certioraris for fourteen deputy sheriffs who had sued and won before Alderman Nolan to recover a day’s pay for the trip to Homestead.
Agents in Beaver County seek options for the right of way as plans outline extending the Montour road to join with North and South Ohio lines. The move aims to create a broader connection to Lake Erie, though specifics remain unclear.
Four men slid twelve feet from a scaffold while plastering in the Thirty sixth ward yesterday afternoon. John Schawecker suffered a dislocated ankle and John Wolff a shoulder injury from the fall. Trains to Massilvania Railroad depart from Union at 5:50 A M with parlor cars, and 4:30 7:15 and 8:10 P M with sleeping cars. Tickets round trip ten days with May Ocean City and other seaside stops.
A. J. Kercher, Allegheny druggist, involved in the Law and Order League dispute, was served notices to appear before Alderman Tatum. He admitted selling on Sunday and paid a fine, with further testimony indicating continued active opposition to Sunday selling. Kercher clarified he did not mean to insult fellow druggists but urged them to join Sunday sales.
Fire damaged the upper chamber at Charles Carrier’s Willow Street home after a servant lit a grass and moss fire. The family and servant subdued the blaze despite curtains and lace catching. Local relief funds received 1 057 from Treasurer Thompson including a $1 000 check from Dollar Savings Bank. Other gifts came from Baltimore and Ohio, Pittsburgh Virginia and Charleston, and Junction Railroad offices.
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