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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1890
Page
2
A major city inquiry exposes organized beggars visiting offices daily to solicit alms while the Department of Charities plans for fall and winter relief. Officials report on coal distribution from Oct 1, 1889 to Apr 9, 1890 totaling 25,500 bushels via 1,052 orders.
Rev. E. E. Donehoo with 25 years charity work argues winter will not be harder for the poor. He notes plenty of wheat and potatoes, possible meat price rise, no fruit, and that luxuries cause most hardship. He warns excess spending and urges frugality as a remedy.
Superintendent Desn of the Anti Cruelty Society took custody of Maggie and James Phillips aged 7 and 9 after their father Hugh Phillips, separated from the mother, tried to reclaim the boy and removed Maggie from the Episcopal Home. The children remain under supervision while arrangements are made for placement.
A meeting of 12 German Catholic literary societies gathered at St Charles Society to plan for the German Catholic Central Association convention in September. Delegates will attend sessions, and a county wide literary league will be formed with a meeting set for August 26 at St Charles rooms.
Mrs Mary Davis of Craig Street Allegheny opposed her son Thomas Atchison's marriage to Minnie Fishbaugh of Sharpsburg. After a push believed to cause a fall she filed assault charges and followed with Constable McWharter to Sharpsburg to serve the warrant. The constable arrested during the ceremony but the preacher married the couple before the bail was posted.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad invites bids for a new freight depot extending from Grant Street to the Panhandle bridge. Contractors will decide brick versus corrugated iron siding and iron roofing. Work will begin after bids are selected and rights of way are secured.
The Clerk of Courts forwarded to the Governor an application for extradi tion papers for J. C. Brosie alias the Southside Senter. He was arrested in Windsor Canada for forgery and related offenses. Papers travel from Harrisburg to Washington and on to the Governor General of Canada.
Dr. Francis E. Weston president of Crozer Theological Seminary is registered at the e Tire doctor among the country’s top theologians. Frank Schreffler a Seventh Avenue Hotel clerk left for Atlantic City last evening for vacation. C A O'Brien sailed from Queenstown for home on last a. Hon Michael on eons East last evening to makes tour Atlantic water fog placea.
Col Roberts and the commission report that a proposed ship canal linking the Ohio River to Lake Erie could match the Welland Canal in practicality. They cite 26 miles, 25 locks, 150 feet wide and 14 feet depth with 320 foot summit, plus possible lower freight costs and direct Pittsburgh access, with routes crossing six railroads and a Grand Trunk spur.
The final open-air concert of the season in the Allegheny Parks is this evening. The program includes an excellent ensemble rendered by the orchestra, but concert expenses must be drawn from the exhausted Jubilee fund surplus. Citizens are urged to contribute so the concerts may continue.
Mrs Louise Wilharm of Scranton was struck by a train Monday and killed instantly. The incident grieves Pittsburg friends of her husband Frederick Wilharm, son of F Wilharm of Ellsworth Avenue, and brother of Charles F George F and Gus Wilharm, local barbers.
A Glasshouse resumes operations as Macbeth and Co. sue the Pearl Top manufacturer accusing infringement in a summer shutdown dispute. The case centers on production lines and contract obligations affecting the glass industry.
Dixmont hospital faces a body left unclaimed after Nelson B. Gee died, relatives offering no help despite a rich uncle in the city. Gee, once inmate Wm. Mitchell, was released ill from the Western Penitentiary and later died at Mercy Hospital, with authorities seeking a legal mechanism to compel burial. He had been rescued weeks earlier after a public incident on Bluff street.
Samuel Alfwalter aged 19 died yesterday at Allegheny General Hospital after typhoid fever kept him bedridden since July 4. His uncle, who did not reveal his name, said the boy's father worked on a farm owned by Hodgenshield near Temperanceville. Authorities seek any relatives to claim the remains. another search will be made today.
A coroner's inquest will be held today for Matt Kennedy 45 a watchman at the Panhandle Railroad crossing Mansfield killed after being run over. The report lists multiple injuries from accidents across the two cities involving workers riders and bystanders with several serious hurt including a 13 year old struck by a train and others injured by falls and collisions.
In a hearing before Alderman McGarey the larceny charge against August Bittner was settled after a tale of two families and a romance. Christina Most, a German girl, accused Bittner’s brother Peter of withholding clothing and jewelry. The couple’s childhood love led to an engagement, but family misfortune and religious differences prompted Christina to refuse marriage. The suit was compromised with her returning the ring and money won by the would be groom.
A man picked up near the Municipal Hospital in a dazed state was identified as Thomas Taylor of 29 Carbon Avenue. Jamesros of Old Avenue was arrested on a robbery charge against William Koebler, with $0 stolen money recovered. Fire alarm from box 158 rang at 5 o'clock, and a blaze was reported on Jones and Tow Street near South Twenty-eighth Street. Allegheny Roads Committee met to review damages claim filed by George Toppen of the Tenth Ward.
The Prohibition party sets for a Harrisburg convention on the 20th and 21st with Allegheny delegates traveling by elaborate car. J A McConnell signals plans for a full State ticket and emigration limits while urging a tariff commission and anti monopoly stance. Local delegation lists from Pittsburgh and Allegheny County are published.
The State Camp of the Patriotic Lone of America held two sessions, endorsing state funding to buy and supply textbooks for public schools. They urged urging lawmakers to adopt free education and promote patriotic singing in schools. Gettysburg won the next camp, and ex Mayor Kenney of Reading warned against anarchism and foreign influence.
Promoters push Arsenal Park despite Washington opposition. Secretary Proctor opposes using arsenal grounds for a park citing national defense needs. Lawrenceville citizens plan a mass meeting and appoint a committee to travel to Washington to argue that lower arsenal land and adjacent grounds can support a park without hampering War Department operations.
The Board of Inspectors approved a sleeping apartment addition for the female wing of the penitentiary. The brick two story wing will hold 40 cells, with a trial to start by building the lower tier of 20 cells first. Prison labor will handle much of the work. There are 23 women inmates, many murderesses, a record high. Warden Wright notes rising female crime not likely, but courts have shifted toward harsher treatment for women in justice.
Franklin Butler, agent for Eastern Building and Loan Association, arrested after Mrs. Boyle paid him 30 dollars for a supposed shareholder position to obtain a 1000 dollar loan. Butler, also a restaurant owner, faced delay and loan denial prompting police action. R W Andrews from Syracuse came to Pittsburg to oversee arrests. Boyle recovered funds and authorities deem the organization honest.
Women on Carroll Street Allegheny reported two masked men attempted to force entry to their home last night. Police are investigating with no arrests made.
Advertisement notes GENUINE SCOTCH GING HAMS in extra fine quality with beautiful designs offered at a reduced price from four ounces.
Thomas Sallesby of Turtle Creek caused a stir on Homewood Avenue Tuesday night by holding a revolver to his head and firing several shots He survived and Judge Jeise fined him five dollars plus costs for the incident yesterday
Advertisement lists round trip fares to Lake Chautauqua Niagara Falls Toronto Thousand Islands and Alexandria Bay from Union Station with 15 day return validity. Trains feature Eastlake coaches and Pullman parlor buffet cars and night illumination of Prospect Park and Niagara Falls. Also notes Dr A T Doll endorsing Chamberlains remedy and announces The Nation's Back for Savings moving to 110 Federal St with new hours.
The body of Frank Bernard a Germany born single soldier of nearly 15 years at the arsenal was found in the Allegheny river at Fifth street and identified at the morgue. Authorities believe he died by his own action. Also notes on the California train exhibition at the B&O depot and local incidents including an Italian man Feroe jailed after provoking the crowd, a plasterers’ conference, and a fire at James Peters & Co. warehouse causing $500 damage.
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