Road and Tax Reform Pressed at Mt Gretna Encampment
A large crowd attended the Mt Gretna encampment as the State Board of Agriculture led discussions on rural roads and taxation reform. Prof. John Hamilton urged capitalization of incomes and fair tax schemes, while advocates urged bonds and revenue measures to fund road improvements and liquor-license sales at public auctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Agriculture
C. BR. Lautz
Lebanon County
State Board
Jacob E. Reinoehl
E. Gumbril
Mt. Zion
John Hamilton
State College
Hamilton
Lautz
State Revenue Commission
Hon. F.& Peer
Mt. Morris
N. Y
Will B. Powell
Springboro
D. P. Forney
York County
Cain
Columbus
Chief Brown Enforces Sidewalk Obstruction Ban Citywide
Chief Brown takes charge of sidewalk enforcement with a Monday deadline for violators. Merchants may not obstruct pavements with fruit, peanuts, or goods beyond six feet, while exceptions are noted for perishables and large manufacturers toward the Point. Superintendent O Mara will file charges against offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
O’ Mara
Mavror Gourley
O'Mara
Liberty Street Commission
Commission
Wylie Avenue
Smithfield
Death of Jacob Beale ruled accidental fall
Jacob Beale aged 52 died at his parents home on Gibbon Street after returning home drunk Thursday. A post mortem showed a base skull fracture and facial injuries, but investigators concluded the death was accidental from a fall while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Beale
O'Mar
McKeley
Demmwel
Tobinson
Beale
Oma
Cables Cut Suspend Eridge Sixth Street Bridge Walk
Two 6 inch cables spanning the Sixth street bridge at Eridge were severed in four places, forcing pedestrians to use a temporary timber boardwalk. The cables, 18 years old and built by John A Roe bling, held 200 wires per strand and were protected by steel tubing and paint. Manchester cars still cross on falsework until repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Big payment on a sewer Thirty-Third Street contract
Evan Jones receives 190000 on the Thirty-Third Street sewer project finalizing a two year old contract. A 300000 warrant was drawn by Controller Morrow in his favor. The city treasurer holds collection books and will transfer them to the City Attorney who will then collect the remaining assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrow
Evan Jones
Jones
Lancaster Man Arrested Then Escapes En Route to Prison
Chris Davis Rees, 22, wanted in Lancaster on larceny charges, was arrested on Fifth Avenue yesterday afternoon by Inspector McKelvey. He allegedly slipped handcuffs during transit to prison after being taken into custody by Railroad Detective Barnholt, and fled. Lancaster authorities have been notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Davis
Lancaster
Fifth Avenue
McKelvey
Therisoner
Onesie
Barnholt
Burglars Strike Two Allegheny Saloons
Burglars raided John Carey’s saloon at 167 McClure avenue Allegheny stealing 16 dollars and several bottles of whisky from Mrs. Couch’s Brighton road saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carey
McClure Avenue
Allegheny
Couch
Brighton Road
Rooms Wanted for Fall Housing Ad Rates In Koons Columns
Tenants seek rooms for the fall term and request quick occupancy. Advertisers in Taz Dm Fatcel Koons to Let column can place notices to fill vacancies promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cent
Taz
Tenants Advertise Vacant Rooms in City Columns
Classified fragment notes vacant rooms and boarding houses inviting tenants via ads in The Dispute columns. It mentions travel options with a rate of $1 and a train schedule from RK depot, plus a medicinal patent pill and an insect killer advertised for roaches and bedbugs.
W A Sipe Nominated in Twenty Fourth District Caucus
William A. Sipe of Allegheny won the Twenty Fourth District Congressional Convention on the first ballot by 32 to 11 over Patrick J. Harrigan. Sipe also placed his name for the unexpired Craige term, with Fayette voting for Harrigan for the short term. final tallies showed 32 for Sipe and 15 for Harrigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warynxespurs
William A. Sipe
Allegheny
Patrick J. Harrigan
Fayette
Sipe
Craic
Tams
Greene County Committee
Court House
Charles Percival
Dr. Kelley
Washington
J. I. Smith
Greene
J. J. Kerr
Brant
Thompson
Henry Large
Purman
Thomson
F. P. Iams
Buffalo
Homestead
Tennenses
Carnegies
Fricke
Scotland
Allegheny County
Europe
RW. Irwin
D. W. McDonald
Connellaville
Pattison
Harrity
Harrigan
M. B. Cochran
Allegeny
Barnum and Patterson
Patton
Irwin
McDonald
Dr. Purman
Seve
Committee On
Cleveland
Stevenson
Fulton County
Pain
Speer
Hunton
Hunon
Ripe
Kirkpatrick
Court of Common Pleas No. 3
Kennedy
Stowe Township
Ohio River
Lightning Strikes Cherry Tree Injures Boy Se Bene Harry
A bolt of lightning shattered a cherry tree in the front yard and struck a boy named Se bene Harry playing on the floor. The bolt spread over his body and burned him badly though he survived without fatal injuries.
Salem Wire Nail Mill Lockout Sparks Indefinite Shutdown
A Salem conference between mill managers and the Amal gamated Association failed to resolve wage disputes. The mill offered the same rates as in Salem Ohio with a penny raise, while workers demanded double pay for reduced hours. About 400 men were laid off as a large eight-foot fence went up around the buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fridaay
Salem Wire Nail Mill
Amalgamated Association
Baackes
Salem
Refusal to Hire Nurse Lands Man in Jail in McKeesport
Jacob Switzer a German citizen from East Park was jailed on a serious charge after he refused to hire a nurse for his ailing wife. His brother in law Christopher Rees attempted to intervene but Switzer drew a revolver and ordered him away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeesport
Jacob Switzer
East Park
Christopher Rees
Rees
Woman Threatens Lover Then Fires Shot in Hysterics
Marie Coyne disputed with Ed Baily, later firing a shot in a fit of rage. The bullet did not kill and she collapsed in hysteria before doctors calmed her, noting autopar as a possible cause or remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newanrk
Ed Baily
Marie Coyne
Five-Year Penalty for Arson Pleas in Morganza Case
James Grant and Edward O'Donnell pleaded guilty to setting fire to Morganza and were sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. The article covers multiple local incidents from several towns including fatal shooting, a missing culprit, and a gas-exposure accident with multiple injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasutyoror
James Grant
Edward O'Donnell
Morganza
Trrrrs
Fritz Limbrecht
Hubach
Umiertown
Fayette County
West Virginia
Kingwood
New Chastix
Marion Stark
C. Hardy
William McMahon
Pittsburg and Western
McKerrsrontt
George Feler
C. 5. Weddell
PILLAGED A PEDDLER AT STEWART STATION
Moses Zeigmann a Wylie avenue peddler reported to police last night that his pack of fancy goods was stolen from a boarding house near Stewart station. He slept with the pack under his pillow Thursday night and woke with only his clothes. The boarding house proprietor had no information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Zeigmann
Wylie Avenue
Stewart Station
Zeigmann
Man Dies in Elevator. Family Left Grieving in Allegheny
Elijah Woods aged 40, a Marshells grocery employee in the Diamond, was found dead on a freight elevator at noon yesterday. Officials cite apoplexy as the presumed cause. His wife died two weeks prior, and the Woods family resided at No 1 Manhattan Street, Allegheny. Four children are left orphaned by the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah Woods
Marshell's
Diamond
Manhattan Street
Allegheny
Mr. Woods
Fire in a Car on the Erie Pennsylvania
Local reports describe a car fire on the Erie Pennsylvania line amid a surge in meat prices. The note mentions cattle killers in the area and an estimated 100 cars of Chicago dressed beef held up in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERIE
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Regular Excursions to Niagara Falls To Day Won't Be Held
This morning the regular Saturday excursions to Niagara Falls on the Allegheny Valley and Lake Erie roads will be run. The strike at Buffalo threatened delays but officials say the line is in good shape and prepared to handle freight and passenger business. Drummer Samuel Jackson reports 10,000 troops nearby for protection and notes the New York Central’s fast trains remain influential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Baoffio
Toyis
Central Flyer
Allegheny Valley
Lake Erie
Enitchmen
Buffalo
New York Central
Falls
A. E Clark
Webb
The
Central
McCargo
Pittsburg
Samuel Jackson
New York
Duquesne
Chicago
Empire State
Hudson River
Sympathy at Detroit
Detroit August 19 The major switchmen strike in Buffalo almost spilled over to Michigan. Michigan Central officials tried to ship strikebreakers to Buffalo on the Niagara Falls and Buffalo express at 12 45 a m. The conductor refused and the men were kept at a hotel. They crossed to Windsor and rode Grand Trunk trains to their destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Buffalo
Michigan Central
Niagara Falls
Windsor
Grand Trank
Grievance Committee Meets In Secret Session
A delegation from the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen held a secret session in St. George's Hall, Wikeswarre, with members arriving from Jersey City Buffalo Easton and other points. They said the meeting was not called for Buffalo sympathy, though it was incidentally discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wikeswarre
Jersey City
Buffalo
Easton
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
St. George's Hall
City
Buffalo Symeahys
Big Four Switchmen Feel Pressure From New York Echo
In St Louis on August 19 the mood among Big Four yard switchmen shifts as the New York strike reverberates locally. The Big Four serves as the sole Vanderbilt line outlet to St Louis and the broader eastern network, heightening unease about potential disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Four
St. Louis
New York
Vanderbilt
Grand Chief Says Conductor Strike Questioned
Grand Chief E. E. Clark of the Order of Railway Conductors states in an interview that conductors on New York roads where a strike exists will not join the strike unless asked to perform strikers work and disciplined for refusal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Raprims
E. E. Clark
The
Order of Railway Conductors
New York
Strikers' Replacements Quit. Sayre Plant Moves One Train
In Euarma New York on August 19 sixty five new workers were brought to Sayre and put to work. After several hours they quit saying they would not take the strikers' places. Only one train was moved out of Sayre this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euarma
N. Y
Sayre
Cutting Down the Cost of Triennial Assessments
Controller Morrow seeks to slash the expense of the triennial assessment pamphlets after the last issue cost the city about $7,000. With reduced demand and no repeal of the publishing requirement, officials aim to trim four columns from each of the 800 pages to bring costs down, possibly to $5,000 or less through Eastern publisher bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrow
Notable Travelers at Monongalia and New York Hotels
A string of visitors from various towns including Waynesburg Brownsville and Cambria Irondomeee arriving at Monongahela and Cresco and departing for the mountains. Prominent Democrat James McConville of Washington and several Pittsburgh guests register at New York hotels as Judge Buffington and wife head to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Harrison
George W. Boyd
Cresson
James McConville
Washington
Union Depot
Cincinnati
A.C. Wolf
E H. Rhoades
Somerset
the Central
Judge Buffington
New York
Devastating Fire Across Geneva Hotels and Stores
A blaze in Geneva wiped out 94 buildings including four residences, hotels and stores on Main Street. Losses around 175000 with 75000 insured. four blocks, gas works, printing office, bank, Masonic Hall and more destroyed. grain elevator and tannery also damaged with substantial insured amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Delta
Newman
Rush & Co
Indianapolis
Jeaneretta
Belle Grove
Lowes
Winn, Me
H. Poor & Son's Tannery
Trinity Lutheran Bible Class Outing Planned at Ohio Pyle
Based on local notices, the Trinity Lutheran Bible Class will travel to Ohio Pyle for an outing on Thursday. The day also notes solemn church services in St. Michael's Southside in memory of a cholera scourge, and reports on local accidents and church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran
Ohio Pyle
St. Michael's Church
Southside
James M. May
Fifth West Virginia Cavalry
sEun
Bidwell Stress
Allegheny
Xm Axprisey
B. & O. Hall
German resident suspects theft in Allegheny home
John Boltz reported a missing pocketbook after selling furniture to a second hand man who visited his house in Allegheny. Police checked a trunk and found the pocketbook with $40, suggesting the missing money was present in the trunk. The second man denied seeing the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boltz
Allegheny
Philadelphia
Muth
Anarchist Fritz Simmons Freed After Hearing
Fritz Simmons known as the Anarchist of the Southside faced a magistrate hearing on distributing anarchistic literature. He admitted distribution but claimed no knowledge of the document’s character. Magistrate Succop discharged him after a sharp lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dido
Fritz Simmons
Southside
Succop
James Quinn Arrested After Shooting at 60 Middle Street
James Quinn, a colored man, was arrested last night by Officer Holmes for shooting twice at another man near 60 Middle Street. Quinn, after drinking, fired into a wall above George Turner on a sofa and fled, later captured at his boarding house. Police do not know the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Quinn
Holmes
No. 60
Middle Street
Quinn
George Turner
Turner
Speeding Suspects Placed in Jail by Police
Groner Inxton of Allegheny jailed on fast driving charges. James Quzer of 73 Hemlock street Allegheny detained on indiscriminate shooting. Cuantes Devanty or Devel wanted for burglary and escaping an officer. Cuantis Lew, colored, jailed in the Nineteenth ward on stealing a harness from William Gant. Fleish is charged with peddling without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groner Inxton
Allegheny
James Quzer
Hemlock Street
Cuantes Devanty
Devel
Cuantis Lew
Nineteenth Ward
William Gant
Mr. Fleish
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Fom
Orm
Treasury
G.S. Hull
Chambersburg
Bancroft
Jacob Beale Feil White
Thirty-Third
Provid
Wirr
Sivatmz
W. A. Sipe
Acheson
Washington County
Centontown
AstorTown
Fayette Street
Ott Broz
Nicholson
Lichtaine
Amrox
Harry Bartholomew
L. H. Bartholomew
Nea
Mweeesport
Eahland
Ashland
John Berg
Mr. Keihlmeyr
Daniel Clune
Berg
Bevuarre
Srveral
An Tiallan
James Palso
J. Dolan
Benwood
W. Va
Baltz
J. F. Miller
First National Bank of Columbia
Lra
Orville Hite
Jefferson Hite
Chicago and Erie Railroad
ScortpaLte
Frick Company
Maare
Spencerville
Rice
Henry Miller
Biloo
Connellaviei
Florida
Shumantown
Eli Hefner
Lewis Hartman
Hefner
Hartman
Arden
Murphy Bros.o
Pittaburz
Baltimore
Swat
Murphy Bros.Co
Seventh Street
J. B. Rinehart
Waynesbergs
W. WY. Winans
Brownsville
M. § d. Renee
Cambria Irondomeeeee
Johnstown
Monongale
F. J. Ellsworth
Warren
A. A. Newkirk
Chambers Glass Company
East
C. A. McFesly
Joseph Craig
Arthur Kennedy
John Munn
Titusville
Ira J. Campbell
Punxsutawney
St. James
Annie H. McKinley
New Castle
Seventh Avenue Hotel
Pittsburgere
Windsor Hotel
A. C. Fahnestun
Broadway Central
McKinley
J. Galey
Astor House
F. E. J. Martin
Astor
Union Square
W. Litten
Tremont House
M. Lyman
Piate Hotel
E. H. Matthews
St. Nicholae
F. B. Minieh
Murray Hill Hotel
Misses Nelson
Albemarle
H. and
W. Bayley
Albemarie
W. F. and
W. Meyers
S. A. Taggart
Grand Union
W. P Macre
Epps
Gocoa
Lina
James Epps
Thechie Chemists
Jes-M-Tusey
London
Englan
Liebig Company
Dispatch
East Liberty
Koehler’s
Wever
Sixth Street
Abrthue Brows
Central Hotel
Mas E. Gravy
Witte Marrann
Bishop's Establishment
Peoples
Jostrum Axprpo
Pleasant Valley
U.S
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