Post Office's Grand Electric Era Near Pittsburg Opening
Pittsburg Post Office modernization advances with electric light plant and new post office layouts. contractors rush to finish plastering glazing painting heating and tiling as bids close for basement concrete and approach work while a planned Cherry alley handlings addition streamlines mail flow ahead of Christmas opening.
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Cherry Alter
Cherry Alley
Third Avenue
Porth Avenue
Pat Tison
Postdfice
Two Lovely Black Eyes on Ohio Street
A vain young man named John Justice, described as a pretty dude, harasses two young women on Ohio Street last night. He blocks their path and taunts them, forcing the pair to flee. A bystander responds with a punch, striking Justice, who requires medical attention to revive and recover from injuries.
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Ohio Street
John Justice
Ave
Crowds flock to Carnegie Library reading room debut
On opening day at Carnegie Library the reading room welcomed over 300 visitors with about 200 periodicals circulated. Most readers pursued secular papers and magazines rather than Bibles, while churchgoers formed the large majority as Sabbath schools adjourned.
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Carnegie Hall
Baltimore and Ohio switchmen incident at Glen Light
Albert Powell, a new B and O freight switchman at Glen Light, was involved in an incident during the night shift. A fusillade of confusion appears to surround a bunk car where an unidentified doctor was observed and a convoy described as a wagon on the track.
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Albert Powell
Baltimore and Ohio
Glen- Light
Fife
GAZING AT THE GASSER AT THE EXPOSITION GROUNDS
Crowds gathered at the Point to view the Exposition gas well blaze from a 30 foot standpipe as drilling paused overnight and readied to resume the next morning. Spectators joked about oil strikes and noted the gas flame lighting the Exposition grounds with a lively, lanternlike glow.
Plenty of Pensioners in United States as Applications Surge
Pension agencies report hundreds of new applications daily after Congress expanded pension payments on June 27. Bengough agency paid out over £1,200,000 in recent weeks, with total disbursements rising above that amount. The new law offers $84 monthly per applicant, and officials expect claims to grow before plateauing amid rising deaths and winter delays.
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Bengough
United States
Pittsburg
Duquesne Traction Delays and Power House Woes
Booth says Duquesne Traction will not run in regular order before mid January due to remaining cross ing and power house completion. Track laying almost finished, a strike delayed material, with over 40 miles of track planned. Fares and parallel Pittsburg Traction reduction unlikely to affect Duquesne, as both lines draw different patronage. New Philadelphia made cars arriving, promises high quality and readiness by spring on Pittsburg and Birmingham line.
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Exposition
Tron
Johnston
Exposition Society
Crawford
0 Well Supply Company
Crawfo
Duquesne Way
Elville D. Landon
Ed Perkins
Pittsburg
Braddock
Eli
Saratoga
Washington
Petrolia
New York
Dana
Story
Chicago
Eli Perkins
Sun
Pennsylvania
Perkins
Duquesne Traction
James J. Booth
Booth & Flinn
Booth
Duquesne Road
Grant Street
Ewing
Positon
We Cambra Iron Works
Eurype
Duquesne
Pittsburg Traction
Rand Transit
Philadelphia
Pittsboro
Allegheny
Manchester
Commodore Kounisz
al Heiner
Commodore
Birmingham
Mrs Stanley Arrives in City for Explorer Lecture
Mrs. H M Stanley and her mother arrived on the limited train and checked at the Monongahela House. Hamilton Alde accompanied them as Mr. Stanley is not due until this afternoon. The lecture at Old City Hall tonight is expected to draw about 2,000 attendees with ushers and reserved seating.
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H. M. Stanley
Mia Stanley
Old City Hall
Stanley
Pittsburg
Smiths
Smith
Wyman
Officer Smith
Smith's Alley
William Smith
Autumn Weather Delights City Residents
A pleasant spell of autumn weather delighted the populace after a favorable forecast by Friary Signal Service Agent Stewart. Thursday predicted continuing warmth through Monday, with Saturday and yesterday described as superb. Outdoor activity thrived as trains moved toward the suburbs of the two cities. clear skies persisted into the night with expectations of continued brightness.
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Friary
Stewart
Tran Slide
Trians
Haberkorn Keeps Silent On Divorce Rumor
Emil Haberkorn husband of Margaret Mather and leader of the Duquesne Orchestra stayed hidden from reporters at the Seventh Avenue Hotel yesterday after attending theater amid circulating divorce rumors alleging non support. He is described as mild and tall with glasses and pompadour, and is expected to lead the Duquesne Theater musicians today.
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Emil Haberkorn
Duquesne Orchestra
Margaret Mather
Seventh Avenue Hotel
Mr. Haberkorn
Pompadollar
Judi
Bostonian
Duquesne Theater
Man seeks ten days to quit drinking in jail
Jim Brown, drinking about two whiskies daily for a week, asked an officer on Ohio street to arrest him for ten days at Claremont. He balked at fighting and surrendered, ending up behind the bar after being locked up.
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Jim Brown
Claremont
Ohio Street
Brown
Lim
Hermann Linde Recites German Classics at Lese-Verein
A select audience gathered at Wood Street rooms of the Lese-Verein last night to hear Hermann Linde recite selections from German classics. His cadence and tone drew applause as pieces from Wilhelm Tell Nathan the Wise and other works pleased attendees. The English rendering of Exer Koenig from Hamlet received equal praise for clarity and interpretation.
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Lese-Verein
Wood Street
Hermann Linde
Wilhelm Tell
Nathan
Exre- Koenig
Hamlet
Two Duquesne Clerks Envision A Fifth Avenue Hotel
Van Huntington and another clerk discuss a free hotel imagined on the Chronicle Telegraph building to Market alley site in Pittsburg. They call the Fifth avenue location the greatest for a hotel and note high prices. A triangular bit at Fifth avenue’s foot is mused as a top cafe site.
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Duquesne
Perdu
van Huntington
Fifth Avenue
Chronicle-Telegraph
Market Alley
Pittsburg
Bat
Perdo
Old Fireman Jacob Wasmond Funeral Held
Post 123 Allegheny buried Jacob Wasmond, member and veteran, at Wietershausen's Cemetery on Troy Hill. Wasmond worked 13 years for the Allegheny Water Works and served with the Sixty-first Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War. He also took part in the Chicago fire of 1872.
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Post 123
Allegheny
Jacob Wasmond
Wietershausen's
Troy Hill
Post and Lysie Camp Sons
Victorans
J. Wasmoud
Allegheny Water Works
En Asa Sreman le
Ae Iy
Pennsylvania
Mt Washington saloon fight leaves men injured and unpunished
A Saturday night brawl at a Mt Washington saloon left Albert Wilbert with a severe arm slash and another man with injuries to the head. Police reported no arrests and could not identify the assailants. Evan Torrence was set upon by three attackers before fleeing. Holiday sales advertise diamonds and jewelry at Gallinger's, 1200 Penn Avenue.
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Mt. Washington
Albert Wilbert
Evan Torrence
Saturday Sinners Reep Appointments They Did Not Make
The Sunday morning hearings were unusually light as police orderly work showed a funding mood to curb festive excess. A mix of Smith family drama and brisk penalties marked the session with fines, releases, and short-term detentions for unruly behavior and disorderly houses in multiple wards.
Runaway Horses Stir Panic on Carson Street Southside
A pair of runaway horses attached to a wagon created chaos on South Thirtieth and Carson streets as spectators hurried to safety. By the time officers intervened, the duo had scattered wagon pieces along the route, attracting a large churchgoer crowd before the animals were ultimately captured. The horses were owned by George Haemver.
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Carson Street
Thirtieth Street
George Haemver
Ae Tees
Thirtisth
Fought Over Brandy Ends With Pair's Arrest
George Corrello and Joseph Fitzer, Italians, were arrested about 9 am and charged with disorderly conduct after a street dispute on Forty-ninth Street. Corrello held a flask of brandy, which Fitzer sought. a fight broke out, the bottle shattered, and officers intervened to take them to the Twelfth Ward Police Station.
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George Corrello
Joseph Fitzer
Twelfth Ward
Forty-ninth Street
Corrello
Fitzer
Bottle Fiends Abroad Target Sabbath Liquor Supply
Captain Silvus calls them bottle fiends as they gathered Saturday night amid a sudden flood of liquor after speak easy closures. Officer William Devlin arrested 11 offenders in Yellow Row and nearby areas and charged them with drunkenness at the Central station.
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Hyndman
Second
Schaffer
Clesham
Michael Malict
Second Avenue
Soho
Annie McGill
Bates Street
William Garbett
Collins Avenue
John J. Rice
Penn Avenue
Silvus
William Devlin
Yellow Row
People Who Come and Go in Pittsburgh and Beyond
Miss Maggie Drew, long a soprano in St. Paul’s Cathedral, leaves Pittsburgh today for Altoona, a valued pianist with noted touch. Daniel J. McGalla, State Grand Master Nisbet and W A Sinn arrive at Monongahela House to start a new lodge at M rge C. Dowers, Charity Ball ceo. J C Estey, California Republican, travels west on the limited train. Others aboard include Sheriff McCandress, Edward Ford, Councilman Bowen, and Chauncey W. Anderson. Mrs Meyerhof of Salem stays at the Abdor on.
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Maggie Drew
Pittsburg
Altoona
St. Paul's Cathedral
Drew
Daniel J. McGalla
Michael Nisbet
W. A. Sinn
Masonic Grand Lodge
Mononganel House
Jon
Mrge C. Dowers
Charity Ball” Company
Charles L. Palst
Oo Enees
Pany
Dewen
J. C. Estey
California
Sheriff McCandress
Edward Ford
Bowen
Chauncey W. Anderson
Still Talk Strike Grows Ahead of Official Action
A large secret meeting of switchmen discussed the Pittsburgh area tie up and the likelihood of a general strike. Members from Duncan Lodge and Monitor Lodge voiced unity and readiness to follow grand officers, with plans for a mass meeting to decide next steps if ordered.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Grand Lodge
Duncan Lodge
No.120
Weber's Hall
Southside
Pittsburg
Virginia
Charleston
Monitor Lodge
Glenwood
Sweeney
Washington
Dowhey
California
Crowthers
Duncan
F. J. Daily
Glenwood Men's Grisvance Committee
F. T. Hawley
Lodge @2
Chorn
Wage Workers Destiny Address at Chartiers by Father Coyne
Rev Father Charles J Coyne spoke on wage workers fate at Chartiers last evening. The crowd mainly rail workers heard an eloquent address arguing religion as the solution and urging reverence in tackling the labor question. The talk contrasted political economists with religious guidance, urging that true amelioration comes from individual purpose and moral leadership in society.
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Chartiers
Charles J. Coyne
Chartiera Catholic Church
Father Coyne
Hugh Parker
John Levy
J. Adams
Frei. Lauinger
James O'Ronorke
M. C. O'Denavan
Daniel Lytle
William McCartney
Dan Hurley
H. Lafferty
P. Ryan
Daniel Kelly
P. Foley
William Mack
O. G. Brace
John Kelly
David Spence
Thomas Pratt
William Davis
Magis
Jesus
United States
Largest in the country Moorhead and McCleane blow in furnace
The Moorhead and McCleane Company on Second Avenue blew in their big blast furnace yesterday after ten weeks of repairs. Company partners Moorhead and McCleane and Superintendent Porter witnessed the ignition. The move is described as the largest in the country, with improvements expected to make it the best furnace.
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Sam
Pitsburg
Pattison
Post Office Department
Moorhead & McCleane Company
Second Avenue
Messrs. Moorhead and McCleane
Porter
Gas and Coal Mixed At Republic Iron Works Trial
An important experiment at Republic Iron Works Boutbalde tested burning coal and gas together. One furnace was remodeled to burn coal in the old method, gas fittings added, and a mixed fuel trial conducted for future use.
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The
Republic Iron Works
Republi
Mixed Fuel Trial Yields Likely Energy Savings
A report notes the experiment was a complete success and that coal will be cheaper than coal or gas alone. The firm plans to remove all furnaces soon and adopt the system. Employees seem to welcome the mixed fuel approach.
Writing on Kindred Topics Series on Granite Marble Stone
A group of national officers of the marble industries including Kennedy Arthur BE Smythe and Josiah Dyer have joined an Indianapolis trade journal to write a series of articles on Granite Marble and Stone.
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Messrs. Kennedy
Arthur Be, Smythe
Josiah Dyer
National Oficers
Indianapolis
Prayer and Poker Conflict In West End Fishing Club
Rev. E R Donehoo of the West End faces a dispute over a rumored gambling room. A fishing club that opens with prayer serves coffee and reading, while neighbors worry about night activity. Inspector McAleese confirms the man is a card player, leading Donehoo to doubt the club tale.
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E. R. Donehoo
West End
Mr. Donehoo
Mehoo
Law Waves Protect Game as Season Resumes This Winter
After today game laws lapse, then reenter force for winter spring and summer months. On January 1 all wild animals and fowls fall under protection again. Dealers in venison can operate until January. Saturday shipments to the city were unusually large with turkeys pheasants quail rabbits wild ducks geese and more filling Liberty Street houses and weighing down awnings as buyers stock up for days.
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Liberty Street Commission
Cable System to Be Carried Throughout Downtown District
Superintendent Morris W. Mead of the Bureau of Electricity will begin moving city wires into cables within four weeks after receiving a new switchboard. Cables will be placed only in the business area for now, with future extension as growth demands. The residence portions will continue with the single-wire system.
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Morris W. Mead
Bureau of Electricity
Klebers Pianos and Organs reassure fire did not harm stock
The notice states the fire next door did not injure Kleber Bros stock at 506 Wood Street. Pianos and organs remain flawless and available for holiday gifts. Customers are urged to visit to select instruments as reliable products from Kurser & Bro at 6506 Wood Street also remain offered.
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Klebers
Kleber Bro
Wood Street
Kurser & Bro
Stanley's Story Through Africa an Adventurous Chronicle
A thrilling narrative of remarkable ventures in the Dark Continent compiled from data and official reports of Henry M. Stanley by Colonel A. G. Feather. Publisher's price 300 dollars our price 150 dollars Furrsnman Co Market street offers details of adventure and exploration.
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Henry M. Stanley
A. G. Feather
Furrsnman & Co
Market Street
Ladies Fur Capes and Christmas Gift Stock at Camp Becy
Genuine Alaska seal and Persian lamb capes plus monkey Astrakhan beaver coney and more to $50. A full line of muffs and sets for ladies misses and children from 35 cents to 55 dollars. Visit Gallinger's 1200 Penn avenue or Camp Becy & Dics Fifth avenue for holiday gifts including a large collection of music boxes and embroidered fichus for grandma.
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Alaska
Cam MP Bett & Dice
Fifth Avenue
Gallinger
Penn Avenue
Camp Becy & Dics
Everett Club Announces Membership Pianos
Everett Club announces membership number 25 in club A and 91 in club B each receive an upright piano on payments of 1 per week. Alex Ross, manager.
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Alex. Ross
What to Buy and Where to Buy
What to Buy and Where to Buy lists Jos Horse & Co at 609 621 Penn avenue offering men women and children goods at affordable prices. The notice highlights broad merchandise and value for different budgets from a local shop.
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Rices
Jos, Horse & Co
Penn Avenue
Jos
Honxr & Co
New Trimmed Jackets and Latest Slippers at Low Prices
Trimmed jackets open at below material costs with real astrakhan and wool seals priced from $12 to $1875. RoserBane & Co advertise new patterns in men s corduroy slippers at $1.25 per pair. G D Simon s in Allegheny, and Campbell & Drier offer catalogs and sales in men women and children s gifts. Jos Honrx & Co and The People s Store promote Christmas buys at Penn Avenue and Fifth Avenue stores.
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Astrakhan
RoserBane & Co
G. D. Simon’s
Ohio Street
Allegheny
Infant and Child Fashions Across Silk Cashmere and Wool
A holiday display highlights infants wrappers, cloaks, gowns, and garments in cashmere silk and wool. It features Gretchen dresses for ages 3, furs and fur trimmed coats, plus bibs, blankets, and delicate hand embroidered items imported from Switzerland. Prices range from 50c to several dollars. Edison Talking Dolls and novelty dolls are offered among the gift items.
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Switzerland
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McKean
Anothe
Carnegia
Mrs. Stanley
Haberkorn
G. A. R. and Sons of Veterans
Third District
Gallinger's
Mwsu
Saccop
James Powell
Powell
James Dines
Joseph Mackey
Sullivan
South Twelfth Street
Edward Brown
Morganus
John Lewis
Dan Cunningham
Pat Joy
Gripp
Central Station
Charlies Gallagher
Joseph Malone
Bedford Avenue
Gallacher
Robert McGarvey
John Black
Maybi
Smithfield Street
Black
McGarvey
William Voespel
Chatham Street
Joseph Mosperger
John Williams
Kinney
Leslie
Seventeenth Ward
John Foster
Mrs. Meyerhof
Salem
the Abdoraon
Pather Coyne
Moorhead & McCleane
Africa
Everett Club
Annout
Gray
Campbell & Drier
X Mus Candy
Tuos
k. Herp _ Allegheny
Iron City Brewing Co
Slager, Tel
People's Store
Harry Kerins
Oliver's Steel Works
Thirteenth Street
Kerins
Kerris
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Jewelers
Fifth Ave
Market St
Lewis Building
Huevus & Hacke
C. Weisser
Drygooda House
Horne
Penn Ave
Peon Avenue
Infante’ Robes
Gretchen
Edison
Horne & CO
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