Prohibition Party politics rise in Pennsylvania amid factional moves
Allegheny County leaders push third party options as Prohibitionists regroup after a failed Constitutional amendment drive. J. Eb. Johnston of the Petroleum Exchange tops Allegheny’s list for state convention delegates as talk centers on A. A. Stevens or J. R. Johnson for leadership. A fourth party circulates with possible 100000 split, clouding next year’s governorship and Quay’s prospects.
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Harrisburg
Allegheny County
John A. McConnell
William T. Yann
J. M. Bailey
Fulton
Allegheny
J. M. Xerin
H. L. Castle
William M. Price
Messrs. Fulton
J. T. Riley
M. M. Sweeney
J. B. Turner
McConnell
Prohibitionist State Executive Committee
Sech
Abraham Lincoln
A. A. Stevens
A. A. Barker
S Cance
J. R. Johnson
Petroleum Exchange
Tallie Morgan
Scranton
The
People
Ana Ses Bright
Philadelphia
St. LB. Carson
Johnson
Charles E. Wolff
Parage
Asian Prohibition League
Philadelpora
Pennsylvania
Canning
Wellington E. Loucks
Amionibition League
League
Charles B. Wolff
Senator Quay
Delamater
Harrison
Porter Shot On Express Near Lancaster During Theft Attempt
The Pacific express from the East arrived at Lancaster's Union Depot with a shooter in custody after a passenger, Chester D Chambers, fired three times at porter J Stark in the smoking compartment while the train sped west of Lancaster. Stark, shot in the leg and abdomen, and Chambers, who is about 20, were treated as the train continued toward Dillerville with many Pittsburgh excursionists aboard.
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Pacific Express
Union Depot
Pt. W
Lancaser
Pullman Company
Harrisburg
J. Stark
Jersey City
Stark
Lancaster
Chester D. Chambers
James Thatcher
Pittsburg
Atlantic City
Ushers Strike at Butler Street M E Church Reopening
An usher strike followed the reopening of Butler Street M E Church and dedication of a new organ. The committee replaced regular ushers with new recruits for the special service, prompting ongoing bitterness but hopes for settlement before the new church season begins.
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Butler Street
M. E
Notable Local Visitors And Officials Return From Trips
Frank P. OBrien of the Age-Herald reports Alabama coal mines expanding despite state contract issues. Father Grace, rector emeritus of St. Paul’s, departs for Philadelphia with plans for consultation. S A Will returns from Atlantic City after organizing five Hepasophs conclaves. Several locals, including Rev Father Kelly and Mrs. Mary Johnston, plan or complete trips to New Jersey, Johnstown, and Atlantic City, with other residents visiting Washington county and Europe.
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Frank P. O'Brien
Age-Herald
Birmingham
Ala
T. Brittle
Henery Ellen Coal and Iron Company
Father Grace
Sharpsburg
Philadelphia
St. Paul's Cathedral
Quaker City
Lettermon College
Grace
Pittsburg
S. A. Will
The
Improved Order Heptasophs
Atlantic City
Father Kelly
St. Patrick's Church
New Jersey
Mary Johnston
Johnstown
W. B. Johnston
Forty-third Street
William H. Dodds
Allegheny High School
Europe
Germans Push October 3 Holiday Across America
German-American societies in Philadelphia and across the United States advocate creating a national German immigration holiday on October 3. Local Turners and singing groups in Pittsburgh and Allegheny plan full discussion at upcoming meetings, with a committee to coordinate entertainments and observances for a recurring annual celebration.
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Philadelphia
Union
Turners and Singing Societies
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Germantown
America
National Turnerbund
The
Turners
Benown
Americas
Touch-Me Club Crews Foiled by City Officer
Lieutenant Teeters heard a cry on Penn avenue near Eleventh street and found an old man Meyers being robbed by three assailants in Stevenson alley. The suspects fled, but a card reading Adds Touch Me Club was dropped. Teeters will seek their headquarters. Meyers had no money regained.
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Teeters
Penn Avenue
Eleventh Street
Stevenson Alley
Meyers
Assislants
Martin
Law and Order League
Clyde Taylor
Ios
Albert J. Ber
Federal Street
Kaercher
Atore Place
Tme
First State Council of Daughters of Liberty Meets in Moorhead
The first State Council of the Daughters of Liberty will convene in Moorhead's Hall for three days. National Counsellor W. N. Simons from Mendon and Miss Alice Love arrive today with other officers, with Monongahela House hosting headquarters and about 75 delegates expected Tuesday. A Mayflower trip to Brownsville is planned for Thursday.
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the Daughters of Liberty
Moorhead
W. N. Simons
Mendon
Conn
Alice Love
Monongahela House
Nen
Brownsville
Man Locked Up After Park Disturbance Insanity Claim
Thomas Smith a 30 year old resident of California avenue near Sedgewick street Allegheny was arrested and locked up after a wife reported a sudden insanity episode in the park. He previously attempted self harm by cutting a vein two months ago and caused a disturbance at home before police were summoned.
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Thomas Smith
California Avenue
Sedgewick Street
Allegheny
Smith
Preacher Warns Parochial Schools Endanger Public Education
Rev. Charles E. Locke preached on The Heart as Well as the Head in the Public Schools at Smithfield Street M E Church. He urged loyalty to public education, criticized parochial schools as un-American, warned they could weaken and displace public schooling, and stressed teacher quality and pay. The sermon drew many teachers and public figures.
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Charles E. Locke
Smithfield Street
M. E
Ial
Christian Church
Local Items and Accidents Highlight City News
Local items report R C Wixkley awaiting transport after arrest on a board bill and valise theft claim. Workman Jon Bowes injured on the Monongahela steamboat Elaine during repairs and taken to Mercy Hospital. Temperance meeting at Curry Hall as campaign resumes. Large turnout at Bellevue colored camp meeting with Rev E Fienon preaching. Bop Punt arrested on assault charge after alleged attack on a Hebrew man. George Machet t falls from Thirty third street bridge with skull fracture. Mrs Kate Wilmepmerer, 79, sustains thigh fracture. Empty freight car wreck noted at Junction bridge. Thomas KesNeer, Andrew and Tom George Smith linked to attempted theft. Fire at Pallet t reba liquor store causes $200 loss. Gora kes schools delayed opening. Michael dies suddenly at 200 Pena avenue. religious services at county jail.
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R. C. Wixkley
Fitzgerald
Off City
Oil City
Jon~ Bowes
Elaine
Monongahela
Mercy Hospital
Curry Hall
John W. Moreland
A. M. Brown
C. F. Shallener
Charlies Robinson
Bellevue
Pittsburg
E. F. iFienon
Bop Punt
Johnston
Alleghen
George Matchett
Thirty-third Street Bridge
Butler Street
Kate Wilpemerer
Peers Paton Sateen
Jane
Oses Michaels
Pena Avenue
Carbon Letters Will Ask for Federation Aid in Strike
A Washington letter and a clash over a Campbell case draw prosecutors into a dispute. District Attorney Lyon has been asked for an opinion on who bears guilt for bringing English glassblowers to the country. Officials anticipate possible suits within days as investigators press the case and uncover more alleged wrongdoing.
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Treasury Department
Batcheller
Lyon
Campbell
Department
Washington
William Brennen
Chambers & McKee
James P Bell
L. A
Knights of Labor
Federation Labor Appeal Considered Over Carbon Letters Strike
A large Electrical Union No 1 meeting in K of L Hall discussed the Allegheny County Light Company strike. A committee will confer with National Vice President William Martin to potentially mobilize the federation against the company, risking widespread impact on user firms. The Federation claims about 900000 members nationwide, with Pittsburg as a stronghold and support from unions including Amalgamated Glass, Flint Glass, and Carpenters.
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Federation of Labor
Electrical Union No. 1
United States
Knights of Labor
Pittsburg
Guaseieton
Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Carpenters’ Union
Labor Day Parade Planned by Carpenters Union Delegates
Delegates of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners organized a Labor Day parade for Monday September 2 at 10 am. J W Gallagher was named Chief Marshal with A M Swartz as assistant. route runs Water street to Diamond Market, with locals invited and penalties for intoxicated participants.
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
J. W. Gallagher
George H. Burtonac
Butler
Reensburg
Jeannette
Tarentum
Mansfield
Bellevue
Sharpsburg
Wilkinsburg
A. M. Swartz
Water Street
Smithfield
Smithfield Street
Carson Street
South Tenth Street
Bride
Second Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Sixteenth Serene
Federal
Ohio
North Avenue
Arch Street
Allegheny Musicians Union Reorganizes With School Aims
Members of the Allegheny County Musicians Union met at the Mozart Club to rewrite bylaws and form a new constitution. The group plans a musical training school and weekly rehearsals and will form one of the county’s largest orchestras. An examining board will admit only applicants with superior orchestral skill. A follow up meeting is scheduled for next Friday.
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Allegheny County Musicians’ Union
Mozart Club
Seventh Avenue
Smithfield Street
Eut
Freight rates to rise 21 9 cents per hundred
Wight, general freight agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, traveled to New York to attend a meeting of the Tyner Line Association aimed at considering increases in freight charges. The session, scheduled for tomorrow, seeks a unified decision on rate adjustments.
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Wight
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New York
Tynok Line Association
Iron rate increase eyed for west bound shipments
Mr Wight said the CenSesti considers raising west bound iron rates from Pittsburgh to Chicago. He expects an advance of about 1 to 2 cents per 100 pounds for bar iron in carloads, with prices moving from 12 1 4 to 15 cents.
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Wight
Chicago
Pittsburg Tube Works resumes 17-Inch Pipe production
After 24 years the Pittsburg Tube Works above Soho begins a large order for 17 inch pipe. The mill turns full time as the pipe market shows strength and nearby tube works also hold large orders.
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Pittsburg
Soho
Domineering in Religion Rev Barnette Advocates Congregational Polity
Rev J H Barnett of Union Park Chapel, amid a church shift from Cumberland Presbyterian to Congregational, preached on Ecclesiastical Domineering. He traced church power from Rome through the Council of Constance to modern times, arguing congregational governance returns to the apostolic model with laity voting and local decision making.
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J. H. Barnett
Union Park Chapel
Cumberland Presbyterian
Barnett
Judas
Rome
St. Peter
Allegheny High School Dedication Planned After Holiday
Labor Day prompts Allegheny public schools to reopen Tuesday September 3. The new Allegheny High School will be dedicated Friday September 6 with addresses by President Moffat of Washington and Jefferson College and Assistant State Superintendent Houck. R B Scandrett to read history. Senator Blair invited but cannot attend. Sophisticated quarters prepared for Morrow and Scandrett on second floor. Board of Controllers furnished plans drawn by city architect. High School Committee to meet that evening.
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Morrow
Allegheny
Moffat
Washington and Jefferson College
Houck
R. B.scandrett
Allegheny High School
Blair
New Hampshire
Scandrett
Board of Controllers
Birmingham Traction Delayed by Council Quorum Issue
Mr H Sellers McKee stated work on the Birmingham bridge slows due to councils failing to secure a quorum. Interim tasks proceed while ordinances are stalled, and land for the power house offers advantages for unloading cables and potential coal use. The power house is planned at $30 000 and described as a handsome addition to the lower Southside.
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H. Sellers McKee
Birmingham
Three Men Attack Mrs Spence on the Hill
Three men assaulted Mrs Spence on the hill above Twenty eighth street last evening. Her companion Mrs Robinson raised the alarm to the fire. Lt Teeters found Mrs Spence in a stupor and she gave the suspects names. The men are well known to police and likely to be arrested by tomorrow.
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Mrs. Spence
Twenty Eighth Street
Brother-in-law fight ends with knife injury
Michael Higgins was arrested Saturday night after a fight with his brother in law C. McFadden at McFadden's Marion Street home. McFadden suffered a slight cut in the side. Higgins was remanded by Magistrate Gripp and McFadden was ordered arrested for this morning.
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Michael Higgins
C. McFadden
Marion Street
McFadden
Higgins
Gripp
McPadden
Public School Education Urged by parochial preacher
Rev Father Corcoran of St. Agnes Soho urged parents to enroll their children in Catholic schools rather than ward public schools. He warned that sending children to non Catholic schools would require bishop approved dispensation and could affect absolution and church membership. He argued faith and schooling must go hand in hand to combat skepticism and preserve Catholic doctrine.
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Father Corcoran
St. Agnes Church
Soho
Church of God
Jff
Jesus Christ
Christ
America
Corcoran
Council of Baltimore
Hemp
Liver Toxins Clouding Action and Resulting Weakness
When the liver crowds with impurities its action slows causing pleurisy headache side pain tiredness and weakness. If unchecked this leads to broken down systems. The text suggests trying a to aocas at tee teenie and
Highway Hobbery Claim Shakes City Night
Martin McTighe aged 55 was knocked down and robbed in front of 35 Fifth Avenue last night. The assailant escaped with the old man's possessions as bystanders watched in shock. Police urge anyone with information to come forward.
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Martin McTighe
Fifth Avenue
McTighe
Piltsburg Beer Promotes Local Industry
An advertisement touts Piltsburg Beer as enjoyable and safe to drink, claiming it supports a Pittsburgh manufacturing business. It invites readers to call telephone 1196 Fravennem & Vitsack for more information.
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Pittsborg
Telephone 1196
Fravennem & Vitsack
Parochial School Plans Highlighting Bishop Authority
A fragment notes church control over schooling with a Bishop requiring reasons for sending children to alternate schools. It mentions Sisters of Charity opening a new parochial option and cites an average enrollment around 600 pupils.
Democratic primary results reported by Mr Brennen
Mr Brennen described Democratic delegate tallies across districts. He claimed 191 percent in the Third district, sweeping the Fifth, and eight delegates in the Sixth Seventh and Eighth as admitted by the Old Guard. He said Southsi district yielded 35 of 40 delegates with one in doubt and vowed to press the Harrisburg fight.
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Wm. Brennen
Old Guard
Brennen
O'Leary
Lincoln School Deadlock Over Writing Teacher Post
The Twenty first ward remains divided over Miss Gardner seeking her former writing post and Miss McCormick applying for room 18. Locals push for a school board with odd-numbered members through altered school laws.
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Lincoln School
Miss Gardner
McCormick
Twentys First Ward
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Allegheny Schools
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H. Hess
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Gang of Thieves
Daughters of Liberty
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DR. C. McLane
Pi Psa
St. Louis
Jyli Uwr
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