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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1889
Page
2
The W. C. T. U. No. 2 mission in Moorhead faces hooligan opposition while women guard meetings against groans and fights. A frightened man seeks escort for safety, and Inspector McAleese explains no plainclothes officer was assigned tonight.
The Movument project proceeds this week with foundation work to honor Washington. The site sits at the corner of Sherman Avenue and Webster Street, planned by the Janice C U A M of Western Bessa tvenia. Officials anticipate a cornerstone ceremony in the near future as plans progress.
Ministers from the Cumberland Church preach the dedicatory sermon at 10 30 in the morning and Rev A D Miller president of Waynesburg University leads a communion service in the afternoon A new vocalion instrument replaces the pipe organ and Miss Warden directs special music The two story Moorish styled building seats 600 and includes a 4000 parsonage with total cost and contractors named The First Cumberland Presbyterian congregation has existed about 50 years with 150 members and will worship in the new church after dedication
Mrs Mollie Barry was arrested for disorderly conduct and fined three dollars plus costs. Her husband Michael later came to the station in a drunken state to pay the fine and interview her, and he was described as being in a noticeable state of hilarity. An inspector advised against breaking up couples legally wed, so the two remained at a hotel while the matter was unresolved.
A man about 40, in a faded brown overcoat, arrived at the Church of Zion on Federal Street and declared he was the Lord Jesus sent by the Father to warn the world. He preached, sang a hymn, answered questions with evasive replies, then vanished, leaving puzzled attendees and others claiming to have seen him on the streets.
Coroner McDowell viewed the body of Joseph B. McDonald who died from a bullet wound to the heart on Saturday night in Allegheny. The inquest is set for 11 today. Neighbors say McDonald threatened to kill himself after learning of a rumored marriage to Minnie Jones. His brother John McDonald of 55 Decatur street received the body yesterday.
John Haslett claimed residence at Cherry Alley Allegheny and spoke from a box car on the Pittsburg Virginia Railroad route to a large South Side audience on South Nineteenth Street. He mocked the crowd with crude sketches and offered portraits, prompting Officer Wright to lock him in the Twenty-eighth Ward station house. Authorities deem him possibly demented.
The funeral of Policeman Louis Zoog of the Southside was held yesterday. Third District officers led by Captain Stewart attended with pallbearers James Cohen Michael Dierken J J Grogan Hi O’Hear Patrick Kelly and William Donough. The Great Western Band led the procession from Holy Cross Church to St Mary’s Cemetery in one of the largest Southside funerals in years.
Mrs Barbara Hillighan of Beatty Street Spring Hill Allegheny was fatally burned when a lamp exploded while she sat beside a sewing machine. Burning oil ignited her and she suffered severe injuries. Dr P W fares attended. The Coroner will hold an inquest today.
A general meeting at St Paul’s Cathedral drew delegates from various conferences of St Vincent de Paul Society including members of the new colored conference. Speakers included Rev Jennik Tobin Rev Father J T Rev Francis Kane and others. Father Bernard distributed a $1000 vest endowment from a deceased member.
The Randall Club will travel to Columbus to attend Governor-elect Campbell's inauguration with about 150 members departing around midnight on Monday January 6. They will wear new uniforms and march under General command. transport cost is listed as $11. A committee coordinated by BJ Bok J and Joseph is noted.
A Great Furnace No 3 at Kirkpatrick's Leechburg mills ran out 1 260 heats, surpassing the prior United record for heat production in a single run.
Mr John Britton of 83 Second Avenue has improved and is taken to a hospital. His case was inquired into by Agent Gao. The old gentleman is well cared for by his children.
A Pittsburg report says the Butler Street Methodist Episcopal Church with about 800 members may be sold to Catholics for around 60 000 dollars. The church board has not decided but will consider the bid. some members oppose selling while others favor relocating the congregation or rebuilding in East Liberty.
A detective agency operates in the Edmundson building basement at Diamond Street and Cherry alley. Workers used ventriloquism to mislead passers by sending a newsboy bootblack and others to different rooms, creating harmless but humorous misdirections and jokes. One local poet and a neighbor confronted the jokers with a club, and the activity ceased afterward.
Conduit laying for the Central Traction line at Fifth Avenue Wood Street continued amid crowds of pedestrians. The street was blocked except for Fifth Avenue cars as about 40 workers were on site and 25 the previous day. A cable arrived for the Center Avenue end and will run at 12 miles per hour, with the other cable due soon. The road should be in service in about four weeks pending a lawsuit decision affecting High Street.
A new medical society named the Pitts burg Academy of Medical Sciences was organized in the city. Dr Irwin J Moyer police surgeon and Dr J M Broekerhoff led the effort. The first meeting occurred Thursday evening with a preliminary organization, and a second meeting is planned in two weeks. About 15 young physicians are enrolled. The group aims to promote art and medicine and plans officer elections next month.
At about 1 am officers Dierken Blakely and Kelsh in Allegheny found two men and a woman transporting about 400 pounds of iron pipe near Lindsay's mill. The trio Esau Lynch A W Miller and Elizabeth Rodgers gave their names and were sent to the workhouse for 30 days.
Nikola Tesla, famed electrical innovator, arrived back from an extensive European tour and lodged at the Duquesne hotel last night. Harry Hamilton, son of the superintendent, also reported home from his father's cattle ranch in San Luis Valley Col. He will remain. James MacKeag alias Dock of Turtle Creek was arrested by Special Agent Hampton Houghton of the P R R and charged before Justice Gripp with disorderly conduct after an incident at Greensburg on the Fong of November. He was fined $10 and
Monsignor D J OConnell, rector of the American College in Rome, is visiting Pittsburgh. He discusses Catholic education, the Italian and American school systems, and Protestant reactions to parochial schooling. He notes Colonel Reed, once set to study for priesthood, has given up the path after failing the exam.
On the Central Traction road crossing a trench crew jokes about a bystander spy hunt when a foreman named McGinty quips his name. Police will station officers at Market Fenelle and Diamond alleys to curb passersby and the Transverse Passenger Railway will reroute passes until the crossing is finished.
The First Battalion Hibernian Rifles elected officers for the coming term. A School of Instruction will open in Rifles Hall. Battalion officers will meet monthly at Hibernia Hall on Wylie avenue for training. The battalion’s annual session will be at Inn Hall on New Grant street January 31.
At a special AOH meeting last night all divisions agreed to attend the dedication of St Agnes Church on the 15th inst. Formation of divisions will be on Grant street. William Batch to officiate as Marshal. An elocutionary and musical entertainment follows at the Pittsburg Club Theater Thursday evening with tickets at Keppals store.
The aged Uncle Sam Golden, longtime Monongahela House fixture, reflects on the hotel’s fire and its resilience. He recalls early days with the house, guards pride in its survival, and vows not to see the building torn down. He declines to share family memories, citing past losses.
Local ads advertise Lechner Schoneberger pianos at Fifth Avenue stores with extended hours before Christmas. Shoppers are invited to inspect a broad selection from Stultz Bauer and Miller organs, plus related gifts like silk handkerchiefs, robes, underwear, and neckwear across several firms.
Linden Grove Chapel members vote to form an independent church separate from Avenue Baptist Church. The new congregation will start with Sunday school and evening services, secure a site, and likely receive financial and community support as it builds. West predicts quick success amid rapid local growth.
Maggia Alexander, 18, employed as a domestic on Penn avenue near Twenty-fifth Street, was taken to West Penn Hospital in critical condition after an overdose of laudanum. She reportedly consumed a full dose to relieve pain, became violently ill, and died after transport to the hospital. Elmer Myers, 25, a fireman for the Pennsylvania Railroad, died at West Penn Hospital at 4 A.M. from injuries sustained in the Greensburg wreck. an inquest was scheduled for this morning.
The assembly yesterday elected Gus Adam as delegate to the Federation of Labor which will meet in Boston on December 10 11 and 12.
Grand holiday opening in Horne store offers gifts for every family member including baby and grandparents. Readily available patterns and ranges in French Wool Cashmeres, silks, and beaver cloths with prices cut to attract buyers. “A Story” booklet guides gift ideas and spending limits.
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