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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1891

Page

2

Oil Boom Spreads From McDonald Field Across Regions

Late dispatches report prolific McDonald sector wells with no dry holes, including Guffey Jennings Murphy’s Matthews No.1 yielding 115 barrels hourly and Le Comte & Wallilee Short Lot at 40 barrels an hour. Other fields show substantial gains with 14,700 barrels daily from the Gordon sands and dozens more wells in progress across multiple farms and pools.

Wheeling Gas Company McDonald Wright McCurdy Royal Gas Company McDonald Station Guffey Jennings, He Co le Comte & Wallilee Gordon McCordy McDonald Field Guffey, Jennings, Murphy &Co Guffey & Murphy Baldwin Boscher, Farrinner & Co U.P. Church Lot Gartland & Hay Miller Crukert, Steel & Egbert Mercy Total Gas Company Mary Robb Short Lot Wheeling Dries Company Cook Lot Sanders Wintowoon—Lydecker & Co Perner Tn Ae Patterson & Co Poff Waterhouse & Co Whitesell Farm Barnedall & Gillespie Kress Evans & Mandeville Kretzer McCoooy—Gardiner, Kennedy Fisher Oil Company McMichael Gordon Sand Orion Oil Co Bell Farm Dicinan & Co Moore Farm Grovieros W. P. Black Marceret Burnie Depp Farm Fort Pitt

Petroleum market dull with near month pressure and mixed quotes

The report notes limited trading and selling pressure as month-end approached. Prices show varied bids and openings across regions with crude oil and gasoline futures fluctuating. national transit certificates and shipments volumes are listed, while a brief note mentions comic opera discussions featuring Charles T. Murray.

Cleveland Braprorp New York Pennsylvania Ge. Lim Oi

Western River Improvements Convention Called in Evansville

A call from Hon B D Wood chair to convene a people’s meeting on Western waterways to be held in Evansville Indiana October 14 and 15 invites Crock State legislators governors and city mayors. Also note Paris Paris letter by The Dispatch’s Paris correspondent on Oscar Wilde.

New Orveans B.D. Wood Cincinnati Evansville Ind Co c Oscar Wilde Paris THE Dispatch

Mine Examiner results must be published nationwide

Harrisburg August 28 Attorney General Hensel issued an opinion in response to John B. Baird Pittsburg chairman of the Board of Examiners. It rules that questions and answers from examinations for mine and mine boss commissions must be published in local papers and filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth whether or not the applicant passed. Caligraphe writing machine advertises fatigue relief and a bargain blazer sale is offered.

Harrtsavre Hensel John B. Baird Pittsburg Board of Examiners Secretary of the Commonwealth

Baenerlein Brewing Company Ad in Bennetts Pa

Bennetts Pennsylvania brewers and bottlers of standard lager and wiener export beer. The trade and families supplied. Telephone 1018.

C. Baenerlein Brewing Company Bennetts, Pa TTS

Reference Board Game No 80 Notification

Black men occupy squares 1 to 12 and white men squares 21 to ? Black men always move first. Correspondents are invited to send positions problems games and checker news to P O Box S East Penns, Pa. J L Rae accepts thanks for favors Charles Price Kittanning Pa—Games received. will look for others as soon as completed. All will appear soon.

P. O. Box S. East Enp Prrissona J. L. Rae Charles Price Kittanning Armstrong Jaire Maize Wyllis

Chess notation fragment hints at a decisive White win

A garbled sequence of moves and names mentions Mr Jordan, Mr Reed, and Professor Muszlemofier. It implies White finds a winning line or avoids a draw in a composed game, with Reed's 19-15 move allowing a favorable continuation for White.

Regular Army Alphonso J. M The Supreme Court Jordan C. RB J. P. Reed Teschelelt Reed

Unsound attack ruins Black after exchange sacrifice

In a complex chess note, White sacrifices exchange for a strong attack. Black’s position collapses after K to R 1 or oae e, while White finishes the game with precise play and wins the initiative.

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Woolwich Chess and Corresponder Matches Across States

The report notes a Ye versus Woolwick 6 to 9 draw in Woolwich with 27 contests, including 4 draws and wins by B. Mr Wyllie reports dizziness has ceased for three weeks since arriving in England. J C Ewart returns to Pittsburg ready to chase many scalps. Armstrong and Nicholson lead a 20 game correspondence for the State title, after a May 30 loss. Price of Kittanning and Johnson of East Liverpool trail 3–1 with two draws in an eight game run. Dr Banks seeks another correspondence bout after losing to Binardt in Shaner Station.

Woolwick Woolwich Wyllie England London Nottingham J.C. Ewart Pittsburg L. Armstrong J. J. Nicholson Pittaburo Ond Charles Price Kittanning James Johson East Liverpool Price Johnson Land J. Price Tuz Dis- Patou Dr. Banks Joan Mr. Binardt Shaner Station

Late News In Brief From Around The World And Nation

Missouri bankers organize a push for financial coordination while reports place a Russian fleet headed for Cherbourg. Headlines mention damage to Minnesota buckwheat and Eiffel denying World Fair tower claims. Mixed items include Irish and Italian affairs, Canadian emotions, and labor unrest. political figures Gladstone Alger Cartwright feature and a rising piracy concern in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Missouri Cherourgh France M. Eiffel

Electropathic Institute Claim Highlights Recovery Tale

Mrs. Roberts of 745 Oakley alley describes severe nervous prostration heart trouble and apoplexy symptoms. After treatment at 507 Penn avenue Electro pate Institute she reports rapid relief, weight gain, and restored health, praising the doctors and urging others to seek their care.

Electropate Institute Penn Avenue Rs. Roberts Mrs. Roberts Oakley Alley The Electropathic Institute Ce Vaicians

Brakeman’s Story Praises Electropathic Institute

Thomas McGreevy of Port Perry recounts his cure from catarrh deafness and ear discharges after electrical treatment at Electropathic Institute, 507 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh. He declares his health improved, nerves rebuilt, and endorses the physicians and equipment as essential to his recovery.

Thomas McGreevy Port Perry Electropathic Institute Penn Avenue Pittsburg Sia

Remarkable Recovery of Ira Sankey’s Aged Relative

Mrs. M A Sankey, aunt of evangelist Ira Sankey, of 115 Lacock Street Allegheny, describes years of constant pains. After vain doctor visits and electrical treatment at Electropathic Institute on Penn Avenue, her long standing ailment vanished.

Ira Sankey Electropathic Institute Penn Avenue M. A. Sankey Lacock Street Allegheny

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