Squabble Over Parade Precedence Among Hibernian Groups
Confusion and clashes erupted in yesterday's St. Agnes parade as three Hibernian factions disputed line of march. Colonel Feliz McKnight led the Board of Erin in a contested pursuit of priority, while the American Board and St. Agnes group also pressed their claims, delaying clergy and spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Rosinski
St. Agnes
Scipio Africanus
Thompson
United Sater Navy
Board of Erin
The
A.O. H
Hibernian Rifles
Rosincki
Pole
Grant Street
Felix McKnight
Processic
Erin
Ap Goceton
Joseph Roinski
Feliz McKeight
Coun
Pittsburg
Leaders of American Board clash in stem conflict report
Eyewitness notes describe leaders of the American Board in intense dispute. A veteran officer shows a bent sword and declares readiness to see adversaries perish as lines are drawn in a confrontation.
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Mes
Merican Board
Sre Rae Eral Aosiaael McKnight
Assignees Begin Final Payouts for Farmers and Mechanics Bank
The Farmers and Mechanics Bank assignees start today in Odd Fellows Hall at 9 am to distribute the first installment of final assets to depositors. They will issue about 203 1/2 percent of assets, totaling over $36,000 to 989 checks, with daily meetings planned over two or three days. President Sorg says funds are in First National Bank of Birmingham and expects further payments from remaining assets, including protested notes and real estate, with a possible 25 percent spring payout.
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Sorg
F. & M. Bank
Farmers and Mechanics’ Bank
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Jer
Prothorotary
First National Bank
Birmingham
Birmingham Turners
Scott and Shepard dispute over state relief funds
James B. Scott of the State Relief Commission responds to Colonel Elliott Shepard’s claim that $2,000,000 remains undistributed. Scott says the figure is preposterous, notes prior distributions totaling $2,000,000, and states $200,000 to $250,000 still unallocated for relief across the state. The Commission plans a final meeting to settle the distribution and disband after reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Scott
State Relief Commission
Johnstown
Elliott F. Shepard
New York Mail and Express
Scott
Dispatch
Shepard
Conemaugh
Conemaugh Valley
Commi
McDowell Fights For Patrol Boat Amid River Drownings
Coroner McDowell defended plans for a patrol and fireboat after another drowning at Chartiers. He argued boats could save lives during floods and high water, opposing critics who fear waste or impractical transit methods like turtles’ backs or tortoise-like schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
Chartiers
Carnegie
Tenth Street Bridge
Watiley Belgia
Soldier recollects fighting moves and bullet hits tale
Major Denniston recalled soldiers who remembered every move in hand to hand combat. A southern lieutenant honored a Union color bearer and claimed nine of thirteen bullets hit the cobra defended by the Eighth New Yorks standard bearer. The Major noted a discrepancy about the exact unit involved, suggesting the tale might be embellished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Denniston
Phkc Bown
New Yorks
New York
Alderman Cassidy on First Ward Disorderly Houses
Alderman Cassidy denied issuing letters to reopen disorderly houses and said he would send a watcher to investigate. He claimed his order to close the places reduced insults and complaints from respectable citizens and that only the quieter establishments might be tolerated, calling the purging his salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassidy
First Ward
Os Airth
Rome's Latest or the Catholics and Indian Education
Rev J W Riddle of Taion Baptist Church preached on Rome s Latest or the Catholics and Indian Education citing denominational work for Indians and education of their children He noted moves to remove Commissioner Morgan alleging Catholic discrimination and pointed to contract school funding with Catholics receiving seven tenths of the past year s appropriation and others sharing three tenths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Riddle
Taion Baptist Church
Rome
Riddle
Morgan
Funeral Accident Injures Oliver and Officials After Car Crash
George T. Oliver, president of Oliver & Roberts Wire Co., his wife, and Dr Evans, councilman of the twenty third ward, were injured in a carriage collision with a Baltimore and Ohio train near Laughlin station on Second Avenue. Edward Ro, thrown from the carriage, suffered leg injuries. Driver Joseph Ralph was badly hurt and taken to Homeopathic Hospital. One horse killed and glass injuries reported to the occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Oliver
Oliver & Roberts Wire Company
Evans
Twentythird Ward
J. Lewis
Laughlin Station
Second Avenue
Baltimore and Ohio
Edward Ro
Joseph Ralph
Homeopathic
Star Mines Operator Faces Mining Law Charge
The Mine Inspector of the Seventh district brought the Star mines operator before Squire McMillan at Chartiers to answer charges of violating the fourth, fifth, and fifteenth mining laws. The inspector testified that despite many complaints the defendant persisted in noncompliance. The case was sent to court after the defendant requested a trial and posted bail for appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh District
Star Mines
Squire McMillan
Chartiers
Agees
Hurley and Carlon Wed in Youngstown Saturday Night
Telegram from Youngstown reports Andrew Hurley and Miss Emma Carlon of the Soatheite married there Saturday night. Bercham's Pike cure mck his dad Pearl Song, the purest and over made.
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Youngstown
Andrew Hurley
Emma Carlon
Bercham
Pike
What People Are Doing Some Who Travel Some Who Do Not
Colonel W D Moore went to Tionesta last night to prosecute inentitive against a physician malpractice where E Connerge General Manager of the National Tube Works left at the Dogeesme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Moore
Tionesta
Enittive
E. ©. Connerge
National Tube Works
Dogeesme
Emin Bey’s Aunt Claims African Explorer Is Her Kin
Mrs Kolson asserts her link to Emin Bey, aka Emin Pasha, detailing birth in Cologne and baptism at Cologne Cathedral. She recounts family history, distance from Germany, and a 36 year gap before learning of his fame, inviting critics to disprove the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emin Bey
West End
Joe
Salmon Strasse
Cologne
Elizabeth Berg
Meckenheim
Prussia
Scheitzler
Edward Bolas
Emin Pasha
Germany
Mrs. Giffel
Joseph Schniteler
Emin
Constantinople
Africa
Schnitsler
Schoitzer
Edward Schoitzer
London
Ajax Jones Leaves Fulton Street Lyceum After Dime Penalty
Ajax Jones quits the Fulton Street M E Church lyceum after a 10 cent fine pago incident. He had mocked speakers and threatened to withhold his speaking turn, prompting the minister to demand payment before he would stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Fulton Street
M. E
Ajax Jones
Warren Lyceum
Ajax
Jones
W C T U Meeting Sequence in Moorhead's Hall
A very successful W C T U gathering in Moorhead's Hall featured Mrs Sneed with a choral reading, Mrs Jones delivering an impassioned address, and several audience pledges. Police intervened as roughs interrupted, a beer keg was thrown, and John C from Forbes Street was apprehended and booked at Central Station. The evening closed with plans for New Year’s Eve celebrations and the union’s fourth anniversary turnout.
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Moorhead
Tmee
Gambrinus Artillerist
Second
Grant
Central Station
John C
Forbes Street
Jones
Union
Movements Among the Packets and Tow Boats
The steamboat Louis Sherley arrived from Cincinnati at 7 30 last evening and left at midnight with a heavy freight load. The Elaine sailed to Parkersburg and the Courier to the Kanawha river. The Hornet will sail today with a tow. The winter season is a tow from Pomeroy to Cincinnati and Louisville, then to the Mississippi.
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Louis Sherley
Cincinnati
Here
Elaine
Parkersburg
Courier
Kanawha River
Pomeroy
Louisville
Mississippi
Hornet
Woman Found Dead by Roadside Identified in Penn Township
The woman found lying dead in a ravine near the road in Penn Township on Saturday noon has been identified as Lucy L. Swinberg a 47 year old unmarried resident who lived about a quarter mile from the scene. The circumstances remain under investigation and authorities expect to release further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Township
Lucy L. Swinberg
Citizens Will Meet Over Becks Run Schindery Nuisance
Southside residents plan a public meeting to press the State Board of Health about Becks Run Schindery alleged nuisance. Dr. Hersman backs removal citing odor and typhoid concerns. officials discuss legal steps and possible abatement.
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State Board of Health
Beck
Ron Schinderg
Lee
Southside
Hersman
Southside Medical Society
Beck's Run
Monongahela
Three Raids In One Day On Penn Avenue And Nearby
In a busy day of policing Lt George W Boyd and officers raided John Driscoll s speakeasy on Penn avenue near Twenty seventh Street. Seventeen men and the proprietor were seized with some escaping on a forfeit. Officer Miller then hit Mary Welsh s house on Jones avenue arresting the occupants for hearings. At about midnight Hattie Clark s place was raided and the priestess with others were taken in. Clark was bound over after a magistrate hearing with additional charges forthcoming. Mamie Ookright and Ben Brown were sentenced to the workhouse in the same case.
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George W. Boyd
Penn Avenue
John Driscoll
Cesar Twenty-seventh Street
Kime
Terelftt Ward
Miller
Mary Welsh
Jones Avenue
Pees
Hattie Clark
Frank Henry
Determined Findlay Girl Tracks Down Suitor to Bradford
Inspector McAleese recounts how Ida Henry of Findlay pursued James Fennessy, a glassblower, across towns ending in Bradford. She traveled from Findlay to Pittsburg, pressed for a minister, and married Fennessy last week, signing as Mrs. James Fennessy. The case highlights a brave woman asserting her rights and securing a lawful marriage.
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Inspector McAleess
Pittsburg
Ida Henry
Findlay
James Fennessy
Fennessy
Coes
Fide
M. J. Dean
Anti-Cruelty Society
Chambers & McKee
Glass Neven
Bradford
Abe
Dass
Mellor & Hoene Pianos and Organs Offerings in Pittsburg
The ad extols Mellor & Hoene as offering a wide array of pianos and organs from Hardman, Kimball, Harrington, and Chase with easy payments from five to ten dollars monthly. It highlights a grand display at 77 Fifth Avenue and promotes gifts for Christmas, referencing other local suppliers for liquors, silks, shawls, and fabrics as seasonal merchandise in Pittsburg.
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Yast
Mellor& Solrah
Hardman
Mellor & Hoone
Mellor & Hoene
Kimball and Harrington
Ellor & Hoene
Pittsburg
Melior & Hoene’s
Church
Dia
Lodge and
Mo We
Chase
Palace
Chicago
Kimball
Mellor & Hoene’s
Messrs
Fifth Avenue
Two Discharges From Revolver Near Din-ge Street
Mrs. M F Redpath fired twice at 2 am to summon an officer on the pavement. She said her husband kicked her out, prompting the shot. The officer arrested both. Redpath was revealed as her second husband. Weaver testified he abused his mother and two teenage relatives, prompting the magistrate to discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Redpath
Redpath
Weaver
Redth
Agnes Dedicated Blessing of New Church by Bishop
The ceremony for St. Agnes' Church, begun in 1870 and recently completed, featured Bishop's blessing and Father Cochran’s address defending Catholicism. The frame church, finished inside with hardwood, seats about 2,750 with 800 in attendance at the school.
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Father Cochran
Hev
Father Sheedy
Eestid
Eiakaen
Sais Rana
St. Agnes
T. Cochran
Was Gowen murdered Major C H Miller claims suicide
Major C H Miller of 79 Page street Allegheny says he knows nothing beyond Washington reports on Franklin B Gowens death. He argues Gowen likely shot himself and notes no known domestic trouble while praising his family line and mentioning survivors Miss Esther Brisbin of Dunbar and daughter Essie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Miller
Page Street
Allegheny
Franklin B. Gowen
Parade Arrangements Elect 2 Marshals for Washington Birthday
Southside Mechanics elect P. K. Sofft as marshal for the America Mechanics demonstration on February 22. The Southside Division Committee met Saturday night to appoint a management committee and arrange refreshments for visiting contingents.
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Southside
Washington
Southside Division
America Mechanics
P. K. Sofft
Conard Sone
Sethantes iv
Eanes Te
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August Rosinki
Mes. G.aes Society
Marshal McGuire
Oes Band
Ae St. Agnes E. B. A. Society
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M Knight
Feliz McKnight
Drs. Patch
Marshal Bosinski
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J. Rosinski
Wylie Avenue
Edward Moran
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American Board
Prince
Otien
Eee
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M'Dowell
Denniston
Cassidy E
Indlaks
Mr. Briddle
George Oliver
Councilman Evans Cat
Flying Glass
Emin’s
Joseph Scheibler
Falen
Doctor Aersman
Ron Schindery
Oonongahela Water Company
Hoeene
Max Emn
Able & Shustee
Mwwsu
Fifth Ave
Fratenheim & Vilsack
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D. Lutz & Son
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A & Shuster’s
M. Sermeet & Co Dy
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Eames
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Erantz & Saveres
Separtenvat
Harelson's
Federal St
MeMfers, Meffiers
Rann & Burevo
Agnes
Gowen
Major Miller
Horne & CO
Paates
Pennsylvania
Deavey Goora
Iofany
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Holida
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Dr.c.mclane
E. F P. Roberts & Sons
Corser
Market ST
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French, Kendrick & CO
City Hall
Doulton Tray
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