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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1890
Page
2
The city will cover 25 percent of the Grandview Avenue paving cost, reducing the assessment to 791 per front foot. Sloan & Co. conduct the grading and a heavy retaining wall will be built along the bluff with an eight foot railing.
Report on J H Smith wife murderer declares him insane, unfit for execution. A commission found Smith insane, but Judge Magee ordered he be moved to Dixmont Insane Asylum while Governor’s death warrant stands. Sheriff McCandless must choose between the Governor’s order and the Court ruling. District Attorney Johnston absent. Sheriff unavailable as they navigate conflicting directives.
Catholics in the Pittsburg diocese may eat meat on Friday August 15 the Feast of the Assumption due to a papal dispensation from Pope Leo XIII. The allowance, linked to cholera and grip outbreaks in Europe, requires mass attendance as on Sundays and calls the rosary for atonement.
The second annual four day outing of Smithfield Street United Evangelical Protestant Church led by Rev. Frederick Ruoff departs Monday with about 75 members. The trip to Put-in-Bay covers Lake Erie rides and lodging at a total expense of 1075 dollars per person, funded by 25 cent weekly contributions for 43 weeks. Ruoff expects longer trips next year as the program grows in popularity.
Hundreds of Pittsburgers visited the California on Wheels display at the Baltimore and Ohio station. Major J. B. Lauck and other officials from Southern Pacific and local organizers oversaw the exhibit which will stay in Pittsburg until Monday before moving to Washington and other eastern cities.
Judge Acheson of the United States Court issued a restraining order against Struthers Wells Co to stop further infringement of the Harmon Giles engine reversing patent. The suit was decided in favor of Harmon Giles on Wednesday. An excursion sale ad for Jets at Wilmerding appears, with a special train leaving Union station at 1:20 p.m. on Saturday, August 16.
Machinists strike continues as George L. Cake returns from Europe with R P Chew and W M Slicker. In Paris the window glass delegates reported routine business and Belgian wage, tariff, and political issues. The party met the Queen in Hyde Park and praised royal reception.
Rival painters unions prepare to strike at Morrow's shop on Penn avenue as Brotherhood and Knights factions clash. Building trades reportedly back Brotherhood, risking delays to new construction while Master Workman Evans of Carpen Saks Union 142 declines involvement.
A joint committee of Master Plasterers and the Journeymen’s Union met to settle differences. Masters propose a nonmember work ban, while the Journeymen demand employment for disestablished men. No agreement reached. talks to continue.
The Building Trades Council parade committee met last night and secured promises from prominent figures to speak on Labor Day. Superintendent Hamilton reportedly granted use of Allegheny parks for the event. Labor groups are asked to send committees to a Sunday meeting at 2 PM at 537 Smithfield Street for the Pressmen's Picnic. Pressmen's Union No. 13 schedules its August 23 event with music by the Original Royals.
Spang Chalfant and Co. report half-time operations at Sharpsburg Steel Works due to natural gas scarcity. Master Workman Evans notes non-union bricks being used as a response strategy while production pins hope on fuel relief.
The Duquesne Theater construction uses work that the Building Inspector has condemned. The already completed material must be replaced to comply with safety standards and obtain proper approval.
The Citizens' Traction Company will test a new safety guard on car No 209 designed by William Smee of Smithfield Street. The scoop like gridiron guard sits low to the ground and lifts a person or animal to prevent being run over. Volunteers from road employees will ride in front of the car to test operation.
The Oliver & Roberts Wire Works discharged 20 or more machinists after they petitioned Monday for shorter hours. Marshall Bros Samuel Trethway Manufacturing Fischer Foundry all will resume today on concessions. Other shops such as National Tube Worksmen Scaife Foundry Lewis Foundry Pittsburg Foundry remain idle. Westinghouse strike unchanged. Payday arrives. nonreturning workers face discharge as firms threaten an active policy starting Monday.
A meeting in the St. Charles Literary Society rooms mapped plans for a German Catholic Congress in the diocese next month. Fathers Otten Langst Willims Lentch Gregory Bernard Wendelm Goebel Fisher Vogt and others discussed forming a literary society for young men in each congregation and highlighted Father Otten's prior success at Sharpsburg and Tarentum.
Building Inspectors report a table of issued permits from August 1, 1889 to July 31, 1890, showing a substantial increase in the number and value of buildings compared with the prior year. The figures detail counts and monetary values across districts and project types, reflecting rapid urban growth.
Corner stone ceremony for St. Peter’s Church Tarentum schoolhouse set for 3 pm next Sunday. Rev. Father Otten pastor leads with Very Rev. Father Wail Vicar General absent Bishop Phelan. Very Rev. Father Foster to perform ceremony. Belgian Brass Band leads a 12:30 special train to depot then procession.
In a Common Council session Richard Millard led ordinances granting rights of way to Jackson Street Railway Bellevue and Fremont Street railways over the Brighton road. The move, tied to Duquesne Traction and Pleasant Valley interests, aimed to cut into PV turf. Officials warned of rival lines and possible union with the Brighton road, while other ordinances passed for streets, sewers, and walks. contract bids continued elsewhere.
In council, Kennedy pressed an ordinance to contract Carson & McElwain for Monument Hill excavation at 157 per cubic yard. Cochrane called the price too high and alleged bids came from one firm. The measure was sent back to the committee for a third bid round while related pavements, lights, and tax exemptions were discussed.
Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry executive committee met at Seventh Avenue Hotel to plan a fall reunion. They set Grand Army day as the feast date with committees formed for programme duties and calling. C P Leipish wood of Bissell & Co served as secretary.
General Passenger Agent E A Ford announces August 18 1890 the return of one way party rate tickets for groups of seven or more at two cents per mile. Tickets valid only for one way travel and must cover the entire party with date stamps. Advance agents and show companies face specific fare rules and minimum eight fares when seven or fewer travelers use the rate. The plan mirrors pre ICC theatrics rates and follows a concession after other lines pressed for lower prices.
The Bijou stage opened for the season to a large audience in Pittsburgh. Cleveland’s minstrels led by Billy Rize Willis Sweatham Banks and Thatcher appeared in medieval costumes. The show featured Carroll’s drop scene, the Lohengrin Knights and an Imperial Japanese troupe attracting strong applause.
Tenth Ward protesters in Allegheny denounce Pleasant Valley Company for a 10 cent fare to the end of the Perrysville line four miles away. They say the high price drives residents from the quarter and lowers property values while noting cheaper fares on the East End line as justification for a reduction.
In the week ending Saturday the city reported 128 deaths, up from 78 a year earlier. Leading causes included diarrhea with 17 deaths, 14 choleraic, typhoid fever 11, consumption 7, pneumonia 4, croup 3, simple cholera 2. Infants accounted for 17 deaths, 60 under age five with 40 under one. East End 51 deaths, Old City 34, Southside 31.
To-Day and To-Morrow we offer $6 cassimere suits plus eight new stripe and check styles in sack or cutaway frock. Two thousand men’s pants also priced at $1.25. Samples visible in Grant street window at Combination Clothing Co. Hats added at early fall styles priced $1.25 and up. Belvedere praised in Washington for best value among visits and excursions.
Walker's Wax Soap is promoted as equal to an extra servant in the house. It costs no more than common soaps and lasts twice as long, saving on a servant's expense. The ad urges readers to ask their grocer for Walker's Wax Soap.
Rev. E H McCready of New York is jailed at Central station on a charge of false pretenses after a deathbed bequest to his sister, Anna McCready, led him to obtain $319 from People's Savings Bank. The case arose as he attended his mother's funeral in Allegheny and claimed to act as guardian for his sister amid estate delays.
The Knoxville incline begins regular operations this morning for public use after several trial trips yesterday that proved satisfactory.
The S. S. Edition promises an unusually interesting day tomorrow as reported by The Dispatch.
Mrs. William Porter was attacked by a burglar on Saturday night at her Stanton avenue residence near Allegheny Cemetery. A burly man entered, demanded money, knocked her down, and fled after taking a lamp. Captain Brophy found Mrs Porter unconscious. her condition is precarious and may prove fatal.
Nelson B. Goe whose death at Dixmont marks a somber closing to a troubled life. Born into a respected Westmoreland county family, he faced early loss, drifted from kin, and later persuaded Wel son to accompany him to the grave. Relatives deny any refusal to bury the body.
A brisk promotional notice from Jos. Horne & Co. touts better fortunes through buying at their prices. The ad emphasizes value and the appeal of larger needs meeting favorable rates.
The finest ginghams once selling at 40 to 45 cents a yard are cut to 20 cents. Higher grade Scots ginghams, formerly 50 to 66 cents, drop to 25 cents. Other select ginghams, originally 25 cents and up, now go for 15 cents a yard.
The advertisement notes large discounts on choice patterns and colorings of fabrics. Prices fall from 30c per yard to 12 4c, finest sorts from 37c to 15c, and Latines from 15c to 8c per yard, all praised for good colors and patterns.
Storewide discounts slash prices on 42 inch all wool imported plaids from 125 to 50 cents and 42 inch combination suiting from 125 to a nickel. English stripe fabrics drop to 37 4 cents and many rolls to 50 cents. Home center table of tapestry samples offers upholstery pieces at 25 cents. Gents half hose and Neglige shirts also heavily reduced.
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