Disappearance of Bruner Suspected in Latrobe Case
In Latrobe officials push the Bruner case with Elmer Bruner possibly in Pittsburg and Ann Jackson held on complicity claims. The woman, a former beauty known as Ann Stark, testifies she and Elmer and a third man traveled robbing and horse stealing, while Elmer’s earlier Latrobe record includes a Salvation Army disturbance. Officer Cannon claims two thirds of the $400 reward and a $40 state reward for horse thief detection as the hunt continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preeorgy Boe
Academy of Music
Sol Coulson
Elmeret
Pittsburg
Cannon
Latrobe
Elmcr
Ann Jackson
Elmer Wauner
Ace
Johnstown
Stark
Ann Stark
Elmer
Elmer Bruner
Salvation Army
David Bruner
Squire Geiger
Trist
Braner
Pitsburg
Rhensburg
Tintrobe
Bruner
Dr Painter Now Advancing Under Koch Tuberculosis Plan
Tor Chevalier Jackson returns from New England trip and reports on Dr E T Painter. Painter in Starling Junction near Worcester, Massachusetts, voices cautious optimism about his tuberculosis treatment with Koch methods. He weighs 120 pounds, is not despairing, and hopes for recovery though dangers remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor. Chevalier Q Jackson
New England States
E. T. Painter
Koch
Dspaten
Massachusetts
Dr. Painter
Pittshure
Pittsture
Starling Junction
White Mountains
Worcester
Mass
New England
Wachuset
Cece
Rona
Berl
Rof. Koch
Police raid pinpoints two operations in city districts
Two raids were carried out with Inspector Whitehouse and Officer McNally detaining seven men and confiscating beer at a Penn avenue speak easy near Station eirect, owned by Macauley Abts Co. Arrested were Pat Duyn James Corey James Madigan George Williams Michael Loftus and two proprietors. The men were sent to Nineteenth ward for a morning hearing. In West End, Lt Booker and Officer Meyers raided a gambling room in Daub building at Main and Wabash capturing William Mull pan Charles Johnston D C Bedelhauser Joe Barr Jack Simpson and Joseph Connersmeeranet with a set of cards and chips. six of the six-four fine was issued at Thirty-sixth ward hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inspector Whitehouse
Fiver McNally
Penn Avenue
Station Eirect
Macauley, Abts & Co
Pat Duyn
James Corey
James Madigan
George Williams
Michael Loftus
The
Grin
Nineteenth Ward
Booker
Officer Meyers
Third Poker District
Main Street
Wabash Avenue
West End
Pecen
Thirty-sixth Ward
Cornerman Guides Busy City Crossing Traffic
At the Wood street and Fourth avenue corner four streetcar lines pass in close quarters. Cornerman Metcalfe must steer each car as it curves onto Fourth avenue while pedestrians dodge. About one car per minute travels this spot during peak times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Street
Fourth Avenue
Second Avenue Electric
Duquesne
Central
Iran Wood Street
Metcalfe
Chass
Sunday’s Casualties Reported In City
Sunday yielded three notable accidents. Cunningham was bitten by a large Newfoundland dog owned by Mrs. Bogie of Long Street. A four year old, Milton, fell from a spring-board into shallow Monongahela River water near Franketown, striking slag and injuring the head. Edward Corne of 21 Orever Street fell from cable car No. 70 on Fifth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duxrivenam
Cunningham
Bogie
Long Street
Daniel Milton
Monongahela
Franketown
Covne
Edward Corne
Orever Street
Nickel steel and manganese bronze hailed as new strong metals
A Pittsburg inventor Thomas Harrington develops a homogeneous nickel steel alloy and a new manganese bronze. Tests show high tensile strength, excellent corrosion resistance, and potential for spikes, pipes, and submarine uses. Experiments occur in Lawrenceville with government and industrial interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceville
Harrington
Harrin
Dispatch
Convenience of a Telephone in an Office Mix Up
A well known attorney uses a telephone to summon colleagues for a meeting. When one man answers the wrong number, he steps into the other’s adjacent office, triggering a comical scene as two coworkers chat over the wire while standing inches apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S T. Nicholas
Toace
Central
Anniversary of the plague observed at St Michael's
On Wednesday St Michael's on the Southside marks the cholera anniversary 1852 4 with multiple Catholic masses and prayers. Old parishioners recall victims while many others travel from across the city to attend. The altar will be draped in matey and Masses are scheduled at 5 7 8 and 10 with a grand high mass and sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael's
Southside Turners Day Cornerstone Laying
The Southside Turnverein celebrates a cornerstone laying for its new hull with a parade and ceremonies. Delegations from Western Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio join as Magistrate Succop serves as Chief Marshal guiding the route from Smithfield bridge to Carson street Twelfth and Twenty seventh streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turners
Southside
Turnverein
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Smithfield Bridge
Carson Street
Twelfth Street
Sarah Street
Twenty Seventh Street
Succop
Drowning Verdict Rendered in Inquest at Frantz Station
Coroner McDowell held an inquest at Frantz Station on the McKeesport Pittsburg and Youghingheny Railroad into the deaths of Harry G Coursin and Edna Coursin who drowned at the Point on Saturday night. The verdict was accidental drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
Frantz Station
McKeesport, Pittsburg
Youghingheny
Harry G
Edna Coursin
Quiet Saturday Caseload in Allegheny and Pittsburg
A moral mood swept Allegheny and Pittsburg with few arrests and a notably quiet day. Police reported minimal drunkenness and normal activity levels, as magistrates handled a slate of minor cases and several individuals faced fines, jail time, or workhouse sentences for alcohol related offenses and disorderly conduct.
Signer’s clothes vanish in elopement case on Southside
The Southside elopement last Friday involving Mrs Charles Signer spurred discussion as it emerged she swept away many items including furnishings and clothing. An unknown man, reportedly colored, is said to be the eloped partner with no trace of their destination. Minnie Schuster and Kittie Gashone were arrested at 82 Second Avenue by Detective Shore and placed in Central station. Cleveland authorities seek them for larceny of wealthy apparel. Detective Christian of Cleveland is en route to return the girls. An alleged wife beater in Hor, Richard Kelly, resides on Pennaye
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etna Tube Works
John Kems
Kerns
Blanchard Oil Company
Lawrenceville
Harrington
Williams
Allegheny
Twin Cities
Pittsburg
Central Station
Muth
Charles Signer
Signer
Minnie Schuster
Kittie Gashone
Second Avenue
Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct After Disturbance
A man named Kelly was arrested yesterday at 7 oclock between Twenty sixth and Twenty seventh streets for disorderly conduct after witnesses told police he was drunk and beating his wife. He was lodged in the Twelfth ward police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nue
A Bors
Kelly
Twelfth Ward
Fire damages wareroom at Dilworth Porter firm
A fire on the Southside last evening damaged the second story wareroom and pattern shop of Dilworth Porter & Co. Estimated loss to the building up to 3500 with many valuable patterns and books harmed by water. Fire started in oily rags, likely spontaneous combustion, watchman James Hunter notified Station 12, fire crews confined flames to the structure with help from two additional districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dilworth, Porter & Co
James Hunter
Stewart
Witness Arrested in Alleged Speak-Easy Raid
Louisa Thompson was arrested at 11 by Officer Thompson and jailed at the Fourteenth ward station. Police claim she organized the raid on Mrs. Kate O'Reilly’s house Friday night. Lt. Schaffer led the raid and obtained letters proving the location as a speak-easy. Thompson refused to testify at Saturday’s hearing and will be compelled to testify this morning alongside other witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Thompson
Thompson
Fourteenth Ward
Kate O'Reilly
Lieut. Schaffer
O'Reilly
Bones of Red Men Skeletons Resurface Near Sharpsburg Graveyard
Archaeological finds in Sharpsburg known as the Orchard reveal a historic Indian burial ground over 20 acres near Guyasuta Station. Recent cellars uncover well preserved skeletons and earthen vessels with beads, linking to a large graveyard once used by the local tribe and likely situated along the old canal and river bank. The field contains relics in homes and the chief Guyasuta’s resting place remains marked by a tree and stone near the Darlington mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpsburg
Allegheny River
Jacob Ferla
East Penn
Aera
Guyasuta
O'Hara
Darlington
West Penn Railroad
Getting Drunk Cheaply With a Straw Trick
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat note asks if readers have tried straw assisted beer drinking. It describes how a few pranksters use the trick to intoxicate others, causing them to take to the table quickly. A physician reportedly warned that straw sucked beer traps alcohol, making intoxication quicker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Court Martial Convicts Two Army Officers in Drunkenness Case
Lieutenant George Evans and Captain William Davis of the Tenth Cavalry were dismissed by court martial for drunkenness but the President commuted the sentences to a year and a half suspension. Evans is the son of ex-Councilman Thomas Evans of Pittsburgh's Twenty-ninth ward. The father said he knows nothing of his son's case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Evans
Tenth Cavalry
William Davis
Washington
Evans
Thomas Evans
Twenty-ninth Ward
Pittsburg
Lost man found by firefighters in Allegheny
Herman Brinzer of Vine Street Allegheny was picked up by No 16 engine company last night wandering on Penn Avenue near Mr Kerrs residence and behaving oddly. He was taken to the Nineteenth Ward station and locked up. Officers think he is demented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Brinzer
Vine Street
Allegheny
No. 16 Engine Company
Penn Avenue
Mr. Kerr
Nineteenth Ward
A Wife's Agonies After Severe Beating
Mrs. Fred Abbott of 68 Arlington Avenue remains gravely injured at home after a severe beating by her husband last Wednesday. Her brother-in-law reports she is not believed to be at immediate risk of death, but recovery will take some time as she lies seriously ill. Harcourt Place Seminary appears in garbled text following the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Fowler
Bureau of Ordnance
Cowles
Naval
Homestead
Harrington
Fred Abbott
Arlington Avenue
Fires of a fire. About half a million in smoke
A year in review of industrial fires quotes losses from glass works across Findlay Pittsburg and surrounding towns. The Illinois Glass Co Alton suffered the largest early season blaze. Cavitt & Co Pittsburgh faced closure. Wolfe Howard & Co. saw a fatality. Phillips & Co. began rebuilding with tank systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Glass Co
Findlay
Findiay Window Glass Co
Lippencott
Findlay Flint Glass Co
Jones, Cavitt & Co
Pittsburg
Sooo Phillips & Co
Secapaehe
Wolfe, Howard & Co
Pittaburg
Illinois Glaas Co
Alton
Ill
J. D. Newborn & Sons
Rovette
Fairton Glass Co
Fairton
Engood
Fi Pinte Glass Works
Ellwood
Pittsb Éina
Ee Cavitt& Co
Busine
Phillips & Co
Til
Illinois Glass Company
Not A Marketer. Pittsburg Ladies On Market Duty
Two stylish women talk at Market street and Fifth avenue about shopping. One recalls marketing for the family since school, while the other avoids the market after costly lessons with heavy baskets and a persuasive peddler. Provisions rise as meat costs climb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Fifth Avenue
Papa
Kate
Shakespeare
Senator Governor Hill on learning to rest during vacation
Senator Governor D B Hill told a St Louis Globe Democrat reporter at Normandy by the Sea that he has learned the secret of absolute rest. He said he avoids business during vacations, focuses on resting his mind and body, and only attends to urgent matters. He disputes overworking on holidays and emphasizes detachment from politics and business while away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Hill
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Normandie-by-the-Sea
Ng- Lam
Ang
Lions as Pets in Egyptian Service History
General Stone, serving in Egypt, kept two young lions as pets. His children played with them like dogs as they grew to Newfoundland size. The lions continued to romp with the children until sent away to avoid potential harm to locals and avoid diplomatic issues, much to the children's grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Pig Iron Output Drops in July Across Regions
July pig iron production shows a clear decline from June with 296 furnaces in blast and weekly capacity of 169 576 pounds against 171 115 in June. West furnaces lead gains while several plants idle awaiting healthier prices. Pittsburgh district records no heat ups, and others like Blair, Shenango, Kee Ridge, and Akron-Winona adjust output amid market signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitteburg
Shenango Et
Maryland Steel Company
Mahoning Valley
Falcon
Hocking Valley
Bessie
Glasgow
Akron
Winona
Hanging Rock
Monongahela Plant May Start This Fall at Hays Station
Prospects rise for early operation of the Monongahela Iron and Steel Company plant at Hays station. The facility will house 20 single water neck puddling furnaces in two rows with a 15-foot race and 22 feet between furnaces. Cal Stewart of Sligo builds furnaces, William Godfrey lays foundations for engine squeezers, and the iron building features a high roof and ample ventilation with nearby coal lands owned by the company.
Government orders 10 three inch nickel steel plates
Navy Secretary contracts Carnegie, Phipps & Co for ten three inch protective deck plates after tests show nickel steel armor’s superior tensile strength. If favorable terms achieved this armor will be adopted for the armored cruiser New York and Cruiser No 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Carnegie
Phipns
New York
No. 12
No Conference Prospects in Glass Dispute
No conference expected as window glass talks stall with no change in the position of manufacturers or workers. With vacation under way, manufacturers show indifference to speed up an agreement while workmen express little fear of outcomes. When stock is pressed, manufacturers say they will begin regardless.
City typewriters may form union plans
A report arrived yesterday that local typewriters are about to form a union, but verification failed. It is known that East in West writers and stenographers are organized and considering a national union formation.
Summer Goods Bargains Before Fall Arrivals
Hucus & Hacxe offer a week of sale on summer items to clear space for fall stock. A 25 piece lot of all wool French plaids in styles and colors marked from 100 down to 25c a yard. Finest French organdie lawns were 45c now at 25c a yard. 75 piece lot of dark ground chintzes at 8c a yard, down from 1sc. Fancy flannels 30c a yard, down from 56c. Limited India silks 125 and 150, closing at 75c a yard.
Local reps sell engines to rail and glass firms
Dravo and Black of Bell Engine Company Erie Pa report sales of a 100 horsepower engine to the Braddock Street Railway Company and two 150 horsepower engines to the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dravo & Black
Bell Engine Company
Erie
Braddock Street Railway Company
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Welsh tin plate tariff consignment arrives in Chicago
The first consignment under the new tariff arrives in Chicago totaling 623,580 pounds. Duty difference amounts to 7500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brad Record
Orly
Stret
Pittsberger
James L. Morgan & Son
R. H. Eneager
Cornell University
Thurston
G. H. Dudley
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Dudley
Messrs. Hunt & Clapp
Anderson
Westinghouse Electric
L. C. Burwell
Riley
British Iron and Steel Institute
Gripp
Samuel Wheeler
Washington County
Water Street
Wheeler
Mike Joseph
Thomas Male
Cherry Alley
James Martin
Wylie Avenue
Daniel Fitzpatrick
M. Kukisky
John Lydon
Lydon
Sucecop
Twenty-eighth Ward
James Gardner
Pittsburg and
Lake Eiie
Edward Duffy
L. Sprout
Panhandle
John Dane
Leslie
Seventeenth Ward
Pat Disken
Fifty-fourth Street
James McDonald
Viola Watson
East End
Hyndman
Joseph Anderson
John Smith
Jacob Haller
Henry Moore
Joseph Worter
Fahnestock Street
Meres
McKelvey
James Quinn
J. H. Key
Quinn
W. J. Thubron
Kelach
John Moore
West Pearl Street
Bridget Mulvey
Western Avenue
Cleveland
Hor
Richard Kelly
Pennaye
Harcourt Place Seminary
Girig
Harcourt Place Ganithiaxy
Git
D. B. Hill
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Hucus & Hacxe
Fifth Ave
Market St
Nolo
E. P. Roberts & Son
Market
United States
JOS. Horne & Col
Penn Avenue Stores
SALE
Black and Whith
JOS. Horne & CO
Gloria
Sreseness
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!