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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1892
Page
2
A dispute at the Pittsburg and Braddock wire mill ends with a sudden discharge by timekeeper William Goodier. Fourteen workers including four rollers walk out, halting daily operations for one day while night shift is briefly blocked before resuming work.
A Pittsburgh and Western Railroad crew from this city faced Mayor Brown after being charged with breaking into a railroad car on July 4. Martin Stark, Yard Conductor Hardy, and Yardmaster William McMahon allegedly hauled whisky and cigars to Stark’s barn and hid them, with bottles found at Hardy’s home. They were held for court. Hardy and McMahon remanded to jail, Stark bonded. Additional charges against other railroad men expected.
Greensburg residents flocked to a local circus but confronted a fraudulent snow fakire game. Farmers reported losses around 600 dollars and allege the con men operated under the main show tent. Authorities plan charges against the show crew.
Henry Steiner, a handsome widow near Bluffton, answered a matrimonial ad and quickly wed M. F. Munson. He vanished for two weeks then returned asking for a loan of 1000 pounds. She refused and he left again. She learned he had five prior marriages and a reputation as a counterfeiter and thief. One supposed wife in Kokomo allegedly holds 15000 pounds in property.
Lima Ohio August 22 M B Evers a prosperous Germantown sheep farmer with neighbor James J Baxter drew 5400 in good money from the bank and traveled to Philadelphia. They arranged to take 3000 dollars in green goods for 600. Opening the package revealed only a bundle of cinders.
Peter Callahan celebrated his son's christening at James Phelan's boarding house when a quarrel broke out with Mrs Phelan. Callahan seized Mr Phelan and forced him onto a red hot cooking stove. Phelan escaped, and Callahan fled. all involved were arrested.
Telegram reports Gardner and Jones, alleged assault victims at West Superior Wisconsin, were Steelton strike leaders last year. Gardner, who was believed killed, is said to be alive and working all day.
Workers digging a ditch near All quippa uncovered two gigantic skeletons likely Indian remains. The bones and skull are large, suggesting ancient burials. In another item from Mraprvine a buggy at a railroad crossing was struck by a locomotive, injuring Joseph Anderson and James Carmon while both under liquor.
John Donahue aged 20 who escaped Huntingdon Reformatory during a recent fire was recaptured in Philadelphia by Special Officer Joseph Quinn after a pursuit. Quinn fired several shots from his revolver to induce Donahue to surrender.
Meredith Schotte nephew of ex Senator William B Meredith had both legs crushed and his head cut when he jumped from a moving freight at Pine Creek this afternoon. Hopes are entertained for his recovery.
M J Darwin a telegraph operator from Fairport Ohio was arrested on receipt of a telegram. He is charged with embezzlement. Also reported: arrested for beating his mother in Newane Ohio.
Perry, labeled a notorious tough, assaulted his mother at her East Newark home. He beat and roughed her, inflicting dangerous injuries before being arrested by authorities.
Braddock Aug. 22. John Rosely fel t on the head from a colored man in the Edgar Thomson yards. The wound deepened into an abscess and the physician doubts recovery. Patrick Day, an engineer, was injured between two engines on the narrow gauge line to Carnegie. Braddock Electric Railway Co faced a court injunction stopping a crossing over the Pennsylvania Railroad at Copeland.
An engine derailment on the Pennsylvanian Northwestern line at Lloydaville fatally injured John Tierney who severed his crushed leg with a knife to escape. Fellow workers Marion Gorsuch died, and fireman B. W. Hammers is critically ill. Five men aboard the locomotive were severely hurt amid a steep grade.
Old boatmen say Schuylkill river is unusually low for years. North of Reading the waterway can be crossed by stepping from stone to stone without getting wet.
Mrs Henry Custer died suddenly while milking in Lima Ohio from brain paralysis. Across towns reports warn of diphtheria in Towssuitr Black and a copperhead bite endangering Constable James Newlin. Other items note a large Methodist gathering ending in Weer Mippesex, Plus several crimes and a nurse travel mission to Rome.
A Chinese diplomatic party including Chon Toi Sous Chun Yuk Cho and translator Ho Sheu Chee passed through Union depot en route to Chicago to discuss private capital exhibits for the Columbian Exposition. They noted China will not have official representation but privately funded displays will be a major feature.
Earthquakes felt in Chile. Detroit begins rapid transit by electric trolleys. New York diamond swindlers victimize Detroit jewelers for $6000. A Black man named Bo lynched in Guerdon Arkansas for assaulting a child. Canadian press blasts retaliation decree. Train wreck near Montpelier France kills five, injures eighteen. Poulteney Bigelow condemns Russia’s refusal to explain expulsion. Austrian wood carving industry to be showcased at the World’s Fair. Several nations grant France most favored nation status. Bedford Indiana constable fatally shoots three during riot. San Sebastian police arrest American Charge dAffaires by mistake. released after identification. Pesth inquiry into drill cruelty. two soldiers die, six unconscious. John and Lou Howard walking Chicago bound wager. expect August 2 arrival. George C. Stockbridge accused of embezzling $7000 from Boston firm. Two Sing Sing convicts clash. Vincent killed, Welsh wounded. Archbishop Ryan seeks Catholic writings of John Newman for canonization process.
Postal style notice from Pfeffer at 443 Smithfield Street and 100 Federal Street Allegheny notes pressing or cleaning required as vacation ends. Telegraph numbers 1964 and 3442 appear.
Allegheny City authorities report several wife beating cases heard by Deputy Major McKelvey. W. F. Close was jailed for abusing his wife, Emma Close, with a bruised face. Robert Watson escaped harsher terms after a drunken assault on Nancy with a kitchen poker. Thomas Gates faced fines for beating wife Mary after a drinking episode. Andrew McGinnis, detained after striking Mrs. Stoner, received 30 days in the workhouse. Others, including James Boggs and several men at Butchers' Run, paid fines or costs. The district also notes a desertion case against James Boggs and a theft charge against J. A. Reiley at the Hob Nail.
Review notes sharper cast and improved scenery in The Struggle of Life at Bijou Theater with Kiward Brockton played by William Stafford. Harris Theater renovation praised and A Wild Goose Chase opens, along with solid vaudeville turn from Austin Acme Australian Star and a string of well received acts at the Academy of Music.
Forest Oil Company officials report the Gregg farm well south of the Panhandle Railroad near Gregg station increased to 35 barrels an hour yesterday, with potential to rise further. The No. 2 well may rival notable pools in the McDonald area, while other local wells show varying outputs and new Kentucky development looms.
Constable Mackey of Eventborough jailed James Mushallam of Lawrencville after arresting a group of about six men charged with theft. Mushallam cooperated with authorities, providing information against his fellow prisoners.
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