Electric street railway plan extends to Mansfield
A West End indignant meeting yields citywide backing for an electric line replacing horse cars. The Pittsburgh and West End Railway Co plans a complete Chartiers West End system reaching Mansfield and surrounding areas. Officials say work starts soon, with routes from Chartiers to Ingram and Grafton priorities and a later extension through the West End.
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West End Seeks Rapid Transit Bridge and New Street Line
Residents and business leaders in the West End push a rapid transit plan with a new street railway and a bridge. They claim ample funds exist to build and that improving cross-city service could cut travel times from Market to Chartiers significantly. The West End Company discusses franchise validity on Carson Street and moving to discuss stock activity with the Point Bridge Company.
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Chartiers
Worker Fatally Burned in Gas Explosion at Sharpsburg Plant
John Stern, 40, an employee at the Standard Oil boiler house near the Sharpsburg bridge, was fatally burned when a gas pipe ruptured and ignited. He jumped into water to escape flames, was rescued, but died soon after. department fire loss about $800. Drs. Robinson and Dinsmore attended him.
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Sharpsburg Bridge
John Stern
Stern
Sharpsburg
Drs. Robinson and
Dinsmore
Two Important Changes in Police Bureau Leadership
Chief Brown declined to discuss proposed police changes but admitted plans to turn over the Police Bureau to Superintendent Gamble Weir. He vowed to introduce Miles Humphries to the Fire Bureau, with Humphries starting at 7 tonight and Weir assuming control of the Police Bureau by 7 tomorrow night if an agreement is reached.
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Police Bureau
Foreigners Travel West Amid Packed Train Process
The limited carried a full load last night with 14 passengers aboard and 4 heading for Chicago. Frank Reichelle, Pullman barber, notes many English travelers westward this year and says they are particular about baths and bring their own utensils in a rubber bag, claiming they stay clean during travel.
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Yachting Party Wrecked On Lake Superior Reaches Safety
Details reveal the Lake Superior wreck left two Pittsburgers, Mr and Mrs Brainard, stranded after the yacht broke up at Castle Beach. They sought refuge in a cave and subsisted on berries for three days before a three o clock in the morning rescue via traveling through woods.
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Lake Superior
Man Without Home Found Fatigued On Railroad Tracks
Henry Fosherne, 49, was found lying on the Allegheny Valley Railroad tracks at Thirtieth street at 10:30 p.m. He suffered rheumatism and fatigue, fell while walking on the tracks, and could not rise. He was taken to the Twelfth ward station and then to West Penn Hospital, saying he had no home or money.
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Allegheny Valley Railroad
Thirtieth St
Twelfth Ward
West Penn Hospital
Succop
Twenty-eighth Ward
Andrew Kint
Henry Casky
Leonard Boyer
John Adams
Ping Street
John Horton
West Carson Stree
Assanl
John Snyder
Frank Snyder
John Baker
Missing Harney Pers Reported From East End Home
Harney Pers four years old has been missing from 50 percent Larimer Avenue East End since last Wednesday. He is delicate with a left facial twist. wore blue coat and vest and plain pants when last seen. He has dark hair gray eyes and a tan complexion.
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East End
Jonx T. Foun
Baltimore
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Mason
Fend
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Pitteburg
Peter Txonstos
West Penn Railroad
West Penn Hospital
McMrvesar
Echols, McMurray & Co
Allegheny
Harcourt Place Seminary Featured in Gembier Notice
A historical notice highlights Harcourt Place Seminary as a school for bright and earnest girls located in Gembier. The fragment emphasizes the institution’s educational mission and character.
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Pittsburg Foundling Hospital Opens To Aid Destitute Infants
Pittsburg starts a foundling hospital at 3936 Forbes Street with six Sisters of Charity and a trained Cincinnati nurse to care for abandoned infants under age two. The venture seeks public support to sustain operation amid a history of infant deaths and suspected infanticide, highlighting a waif found yesterday and ongoing coroner’s records.
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McDowell
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Erry
Revolvers and Knives In Riot On Sylvan Avenue Injures Several
A four mile run riot yesterday near the Colfax schoolhouse left Joseph Demenno fatally wounded and others hurt. Italian workers from Booth and Flinn and locals clashed after an apple dispute, with revolvers and knives drawn. Police arrested six Italians and one more participant. Demenno remained in extreme danger at Mercy Hospital.
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Colfax
Four-Mile Run
Booth & Flinn
William Pritchard
Louis
Charles Bear
Joseph Demenno
Schenle Park
Louis Bear
Mercy Hospital
Bear
James McCourt
Demenne
Henry Korn
Fourteenth Ward
Christ Bear
Dan Smilass
Paskia Brionia
Magistrates Hear Large Turnout for Wife Beater Cases
Sunday morning magistrates at multiple stations handled about 80 cases with a surge of wife beating convictions and long terms. Central station saw several 30 day to 50 day sentences while Ward Sixteen and others dealt with drunkenness, disorderly houses, and assaults. Chief Jones plans tests on city fire engines with an 11,000 gallon tank for capacity checks.
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Gripp
Fourteenth Ward
Michael Carrigan
Nineteenth Ward
Albert Jones
Robert Thomas
Larimer Avenue
Jones
Aleheny
Arrest in Harness Theft Ties to McCaffert and Duquesne Butter
Inspector McAleese yesterday arrested George Gamble for stealing harness from Daniel McCaffert and the Duquesne Butter Company. Gamble confessed to a pattern of other thefts. The arrest was made by Officer Yeager.
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George Gamble
Daniel McCaffert
Duquesne Butter Company
Gamble
Officer Yeager
Pinched by the Statutes in a Drunk on Liberty Street
A drunk man found on Liberty Street was taken to Central station and revived after officers intervened. Officer Lawlers arrested a man for insulting women on Frankstown Avenue. A Limerick resident faced larceny charges over two beer boxes. Additional arrests noted in East Johns Ears district.
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Liberty Street
Ming
Central Station
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Lawlers
Nineteenth Ward
Frankstown Avenue
East Jons Ears
Limerick
Lord Grages
Heyar Peete
Ferie
Long Run of Nickel Steel Research and Harrington Legacy
The Dispatch reports Thomas Harrington’s continued nickel steel research after his papers sparked heavy interest. He plans to seek incorporation for a company to manufacture crucible nickel steel and steel castings and cites a flattering New York offer.
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Disratch
New York
James Kiley
British Iron and Steel Institute
Thomas Harrington
Superintendent Doren opposes underground cables
Doren, superintendent of construction for the Western Union Telegraph Company, visited Anderson yesterday and voiced objections to the plan for installing underground cables.
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Western Union
D., Doren
Western Union Telegraph Company
Anderson
High-Pressure Boilers Move Toward Greater Use in St Louis
E D Meier of a St Louis boiler maker says daily boiler pressure rises with triple and quadruple expansions gaining prominence. His firm plans a boiler for Edison at 225 pounds while testing has reached 900 pounds. Machinery advances boost quality. industry figures relate to tinned plate capacity expansion by Demmler and Niedringhaus with US Iron and Tin Plate Co.
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Swiss American Centennial Parade Planned at Ross Grove
The sixth centennial celebration of Swiss independence will be held today in Western Pennsylvania. A detailed parade route runs from Madison Avenue to West Penn depot for tram transport to Oss Grove, with the program published in The Dispatch to be followed at the grove.
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the Grove
McKeesport Leaders Trade and Real Estate Snapshot
McKeesport remains a center for wrought iron pipes planished sheet iron and tinned metal. The city has trebled its population in a decade and is poised to grow again. Real estate grows as Highland Land Company builds new cheap lots. notices invite prospects to visit the Bank of McKeesport building offices.
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Record of Sunday Sorrows in Two Cities
Four people seriously injured by falls in two cities yesterday with five accidents reported. Names include Baxter Robert Baker, Lizzie Creeacu Cheaur, Edward Brady, John McClain, Elmer Hansell. Victims ranged from a fireman killed to multiple fractures and head injuries.
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Emas
Fennsylvania Raad
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Baker
Ife
Bethany
Creeacu
Lizzie
Louis Cheaur
Wyite Avenue
Baaoter
Edward Brady
Pittburg and Western Bartrom
Locust Street
Allegheny
Beaver Avenue
McCiats
John McClain
Corkworks
Twenty-fourth Street
Twenty-second Street
Hansel
Elmer Hansell
Soho Street
Mercy Hospital
Mrs McFadden Found Dead in Laughlin Home Inquest Planned
Mrs James McFadden a 50 year old woman was found dead in her Laughlin residence between South Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth streets early yesterday. Coroner McDowell was notified and an inquest is scheduled for today.
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Laughlin’s Row
South Twenty-eighth
South Twenty-ninth Streets
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McDowell
Summer Clearing Sale Offers Attractively Low Prices
EXTRA BARGAIN offers for the last week of the Summer Clearing Sale. Paris robes priced at 10 each. Fabrics including all wool French challis, linen pillow cases, and embroidered cashmere fichus deeply reduced. Two chenille portieres offered at 4.95 and 5.95 per pair respectively.
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Special Sales One Week First Sale Night Shirts Bargains
Special sales announce a one week clearance with 75¢ and 85¢ night shirts cut to 41¢. A retiring merchant supplies pocketbooks and purses at 20¢ on the dollar. Purses priced 15¢ to 75¢ at various deep discounts.
Brew Advertisements Show Wide Woolen Cloth Sale
Jos Horne and Company offer extensive woolen fabrics with numerous colorings and widths. 25 to 75 cents per yard on 36 inch to 50 inch fabrics including plaids serges cheviots camel hair and plain cloth, plus 50 inch and 40 inch varieties. New autumn stocks from English French and German manufacturers are ready.
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Broadcloths Silk and Velvet Fabrics at Wide Value Range
Complete selection of 50 d 52-inch Broadcloths and other fabrics in many shades from tan to cardinal. Includes 39-inch French Serges, 40-inch Colored Cashmeres, Navy Blue Serges, Cheviots, Bedford Cards, Camel's Hair, and Gros Grains. Prices from $1 to $22 per yard, with special emphasis on $1 and $1.25 Broadcloths and new silk and velvet offerings for street and evening wear.
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