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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1889

Page

5

Candidates and their qualifications for commander in chief

The article lists candidates for National Commander-in-Chief at Milwaukee including Private Dassell of Caldwell Ohio Corporal Tanner Veasey of Vermont H Burst of Illinois and General Russell A Alger of Michigan It notes Veasey’s past roles and Alger’s political prominence and suggests various regional considerations and potential support dynamics within the Grand Army of the Republic.

Pennsylvania Grand Army Day Committee William Thaw Milwaukee Dalsell Caldwell, O Tanner Commissioner of Pensions Wheelock G. Veases Vermont H. Burst Illinois Russell A. Alger Michigan Ohio Corporal Tanner Polic Judge Veasey Sol Alger Burnt Department of Space Warper Suses ¥ Vensey Iit Eee Department of Wisconsin A. G. Weitert Ommander Weissert

Grand Army Day Committee Sets Plans and Mourning

The Grand Army Day Committee met in Select Council chamber to adopt Executive Committee recommendations for a parade and campfires and to extend invitations to posts in favor of a Pennsylvania G A R Association. The group also announced sub committees for Finance and Reception and noted a memorial tone and sympathy for the community after the death of William Thaw. The next meeting is scheduled for Saturday September 7 at 3 20 PM.

Select Council Pennsylvania Gc. A. EK Wiliam Republic Finance Thames Sample W. Smeer George H T. B. Boss W. Isre Lambert R. B. Hat LU Bieam Henry Hovetg A.J. Meed

Delegation Leaves Pittsburg for Milwaukee Encampment

The local delegation led by Department Commander Thomas J. Stewart and staff will depart Pittsburg at 8 AM and reach Milwaukee by 11 PM on a Pennsylvania Company special train. Post 126 Allegheny with 200 men will escort, while the Grand Army Band provides music as Pennsylvania attendees prepare for the National Encampment and pension discussions.

Thomas J. Stewart Pittsburg Milwaukee Pennsylvania Company Post Allegheny Com Jer Thomas Gi. Sample Grand Army Pennsylvania Asell Department of Prania

Reunion season for veteran groups across towns and posts

The article notes a reunion season with events in Verona and Milwaukee and mentions National Headquarters of the G A R and several newly organized grand army posts in Bradford Harrison Valley Potter County and Bryn Mawr. It references Comrade Treasury leaders and a reunion of Eighty seventh and Union Veteran Legion encampment activity with applicants awaiting muster.

PexssYiv Vaxta Verona Plankinton Milwaukee Pennsylvania Samuel Treasury Ashin Bradford Harrison Valley Potter County Bryn Mawr John Taylor Roundhend Greamas

Military notes reveal relocations and contests at Mt Gretna

Lieutenant Trmxer of Company A resigns. Lt James R Tracey took a Chicago trip. Major Haraert sails from Europe to rejoin rifle practice at Mt Gretna. Philadelphia struggles to secure a naval officer for schoolship duties amid salary concerns. Matches at High Bridge and looming Creedmoor inter-State events shape brigade activities and officer elections.

Liagvrenant Jon L. Trmxer Whermer Twelfth New York Eighteenth Regiment High Bridge Norman M. Smith A. E. Ross Freeport

Real Estate Boom Aims To Welcome 20000 More Homes

Pittsburg real estate records show a week of strong activity with about 1.5 million dollars more business than the prior year. Large deals emerge alongside numerous smaller transactions as money remains abundant and construction expands, with 51 permits issued and a 5,000 annual tally close. The ongoing Baltimore and Ohio railroad branch to New York via Staten Island advances rapidly, with completion expected within two months and trains hoped by October.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad New York Staten Island Kill von Kull Baltimore and Ohio Jersey Jersey Central Roselle Elizabethport

Local Securities Show Little Market Movement

A dull uneventful week ends with no major declines or advances in stocks. Some issues closed higher, others lower by small margins, signaling market steadiness. Traders note absence of panic or heavy speculation as a sign of hoped revival and stability. Sales included Natural Gas of West Virginia and Forest Oil with gas stocks largely holding their own in a quiet session.

Nat Natural Gas West Virginia Forest Oil Pitsburg Wee Ee Exchange

La Noria Mining Co Stock Sales Report

The sales figures show La Noria Mining Co total stock sales in New York including Western 64,053 shares and names of several rail routes and lines such as Lackawanna and Western Erie and Reading. The fragment references Ascheen Feeae and Northern Forested but details are incomplete.

New York Western Ascheen

Still Leading Local Business Gains Over Last Year

Pittsburg business remains ahead of the prior year with weekly earnings about 1.5 million dollars higher than the corresponding week in 168. Banks show quiet activity. money supply is moderate and reserves exceed needed amounts, with some excess to be sent west or south. Market notes, bond quotes, and clearings reflect a steady, cautious financial climate.

Pittsburg Coeur Chaplin 5. V Treasur New York Ee Ee Delegal Banka

Oil market shows bearish drift and moderate activity

The petroleum market yesterday fluctuated and then closed at 96¢, down 1 percent as shorts stayed away and longs exited. Bears cited Antwerp refined output plus a New York note claiming Standard Oil's Europe contract to buy crude cheaply, dampening demand and prompting liquidation.

Antwerp New York Europe

Corrected daily notes from Pittsburg Petroleum Exchange

Fragmentary regional clipping lists names and organizations including AVOPARS FAME and New York references. It mentions shipments and quotes with unclear wording, all in a rough, garbled OCR style. The readable bits indicate a trade or market update involving petroleum exchange members and associates.

John M. Damsey Ares Pittsburg Petroleum Exchange Avopars Fame Oader New York T.e. Isaac Don Fediek Seheen Ke Calla A Co Puts Igo

National transit certificates and oil market mixed in early trading

August 24 reports show transit certificates from New York with mixed highs and lows and charter barrels. Petroleum opened at 0834, weakened after early gains, then rallied briefly before closing steady as prices fluctuated.

Crry Bega Ats National Transit Asmat Fowase Weider Co New York Petroleum Ogee Si Oxi

Real Estate Transfers In City And Suburbs

Property deals reported include John Musgrave selling to John T. McShane the brick dwelling at 10 Colwell Street for 4200 dollars. James McGinnis sold about five acres with a frame house at Stoop's Ferry to Mrs. Rose Ludinger for 1600 dollars. Elizabeth Scholpbruck bought a four room frame dwelling on a north side nineteenth street for an unknown sum. The report mentions mortgaged banks at various rates and locations on Fourth Avenue.

Dickers C. Beringer & Son Fourth Avenue John Musgrave John T. McShane Colwell Street James McGinnis Rose Ludinger Stoop’s Ferry Alles & Hailey Elizabeth Tneteenth Street Uthside William E Byer Federalers Mortage Crsto Serena Ronan Reo

Property Transfers in Baum Grove and Maplewood Park Areas

In the J.8 WMiock estate plan Hazelwood area transfers involve lot 185 in Baum Grove sold to AL Matthews for 2000 with a 40 by 1 feet stage and alley frontage on St street. A later sale at Forty-fifth and Butler conveys estate lots with frontage on Mathilda street near Maplewood Park to unnamed buyers at 50 each, names withheld by request.

Wmiock Haaveos Levenes Hazelwood John FP. Baxter Sia Benithfield Street AL ‘Matthews Baum Grove St Street Forty-fifth Butler Mathilda Street Soneraat George Peete Wren Artin Maplewood Park Wil Nos Coal Street

Enlarge the City as Building Permits Hit Fifty-One

A strong week for builders with fifty-one permits issued for new structures totaling 79 060 dollars. The Sun City notes a usual dull month brightened by steady growth. list of applicants includes Bramfield McCabe Shiller Boake Sarwiski Sullt Woelver Warner Kerney Balaton Ellis Ganter From J F Ganter etc.

A. Bramfield Foet Duquesne Way First Ward James McCabe Penn Avenue Twelfth Ward Shiller Sunnyside Street Gustave Boake Spruce Street J. Sarwiski Hemlock Street James Sullt Brownsville Avenue Thirtieth Henry Woelver Main Street A. L. Warner Wyckliff Street McCandless John Kerney Toa Acce F. Vallowe Sidney Street I. Morris Sedgwick Street Oakley Alley John W. Keeting Monastery Avenue May Tyrell Aeconergy Fogman Salisbury Street Morris Forbes Avenue Fred Lynch Second Avenue Second Avenue, Twenty-third Ward Emil F. Pffeifer Carson Street W. B. Armstrong Woodworth Street Sixteenth Ward Joseph Howard Butler Street Eighteenth Ward C. Elshots Jancus Street Seesoenek Saran Gemalley Gross Nineteenth Ward Thomas Jackson Mary Eider Forty-ninth Fifteth Streets W. J. Baucker Center Avenue Aiken and Graham Th Cae Frankstown Avenue Sear’ Hae pBrensa David Shearing Twenty-third Jane and Mary Streets Twenty-fifth Albert Rose West Thirty-fourth George Schnidehutte Seward Street Jobo Ehleman Horner Street Wayne Thirteenth Ward Jacob Graboski Thirtieth Street Arch Street Thirsa Malalley Ene Goores Ewes Eng Bert Veane Tron Ward Fortieth Tim McKiem Jckson John Horsfall Liberty Avenue Chirty Ninth Fortieth Street Watson Whitfield Scioto Street Thomas McGowan Ella Street Thirty-fifth Thirty-sixth Twenty-fourth Ward Peter Miller Hill Street Ge Sevens Ware G. as _C. Orsterle Grant Street John Keyser Eer Erees Awanty Wagner Silos Manton Alley

Railroads in the United States Revenue and Costs, 1934

Henry Adama of the Interstate Commerce Commission presents the first annual railway statistics for the year ended June 30 1934. He notes 140 901 miles in operation and 180 883 miles of line with total debt of 5 120 787 781 dollars. Revenue per mile averages 2 54 cents for passengers and 1.01 cents per ton for freight, with costs per mile and per train detailed. A large share of stock and bonds yield no revenue, signaling early-stage data in this new statistical volume and expected value in future editions.

Henry ©. Adama Inter-State Commerce Commission United States Alaska Kosean

Chicago roads seek new tariff path easing stock market

The market opened higher as Chicago roads planned to cancel proportional tariffs and seek alternatives to Canadian competition, easing fears after the late cut by the Chicago Burlington and Northern. London figures rose but professionals remained cautious and foreign buying was met with selling pressure, leaving most gains erased by the close.

New York Chicago Burlington and Northern London Richmond West Point Cheveland Dalaran Oippineau

Fragmentary OCR Stock Ticker From Philadelphia Brokers

A garbled OCR snippet lists multiple brokerage names and stock symbols with scattered bids and asks. The text mixes Boston and Philadelphia brokerage references, railroad names, and unidentified figures, offering no coherent narrative beyond a market snapshot.

Business Notes From The Exchange And Market Movements

Heyer Lone unloaded shares of Electric Sprout and LAWRENCE sold Central Traction and bought La Noria A G Brena of Ewing Byes real estate returns from vacation The oil market reacts faster to bearish news than happy notes Mr Mustin back signals boom in Central Traction Forty is his figure Last week stock sales led by La Noria Carratn Barnour predicts stock market rise in about two weeks Ground broken at several dwelling houses few vacant lots left Roof being put on the new Catholic church in Wilkinsburg largest church edifice in borough One hundred seventy nine real estate transfers and deeds recorded last week Change meeting yesterday proposed to use surplus funds to buy Exchange stock Pittsburg brokers take quick meetings

Heyer M. Lone Electric Sprrout & Lawrence Central Traction la Noria A. G. Brena Ewing & Byes Mustin Grounp Wilkinsburg Pittsburg

Wheat Market Stagnation Suppresses Chicago Trade

In Chicago the wheat market shows minimal movement as new crop prospects loom. Local operators hold steady on trades awaiting Northwest supply shifts, with bears betting on a market lull once Northwestern wheat enters pricing. August futures weaken and close near bottom amid scarce news and limited speculative influence.

Chicago

Live Stock Markets Report August 1580 Bulletin

Office notes cattle receipts 480 head with 230 shipped. market dull with consignments and no cattle sent to New York. Hog shipments 1,000 to 1,200 head. hog market steady to heavy. Philadelphia 450 heavy 35. overall receipts show mixed demand and limited activity.

New York Grasse Philadelphia

Art matters at home Pittsburg Art School opens season

The Pittsburg Art School begins its sixth year on September 21 with entries in a national competition. Mr H S Stevenson displays a water color in Mayer's window. Porter Palmer of Chicago offers two $500 prizes for best landscape or marine and best figure picture. Prizes apply to US citizens painting in last five years and will fund the seventeenth Inter State Industrial exhibition in Chicago. Miss Marion Invill wins a prize for a St Bernard study. Sydney W. Chester exhibits a Diana at Young's, with notable tonality and shading. Also shown are Thomas B R Manley etching The Golden Gate of Eventide and Charles Walt's portrait Captain Ford benefiting local plate glass interests.

Pittsburg H.S. Stevenson Mayer Porter Palmer Chicago United States Manone St. Bernard Rvin Diana Sydney W. Cheston Young's Thomas BR. Manley Golden Gate Eventide Corot Young Charles Walt Ford Plate

Art Work From The City Exhibits Varied Styles And Debate

Critics discuss two paintings by Segnac and a De eccennon artist, praising Segnac's scene of home life and noting a strong opinion that art thrives on both nature and studio interpretation. The piece argues for multiple methods in art, stressing individual style and enduring labor over strict adherence to nature.

West End suburb of Pittsburg noted for iron works and old residents

In Temperanceville near Catherine Street the writer meets Mrs. Caroline Zimmerman a lifelong West End resident. She describes twelve years of persistent cold head congestion headaches and a severe cough with dark yellow mucus and occasional blood indicating chronic illness despite prior remedies.

Point Bridge Monongahela River Pittsburg West End Temperanceville Catherine Street Weat-lake Caroline Zimmerman

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