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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1889
Page
8
Proceedings describe a newly organized Teachers Union aimed at mutual protection and wage enhancement. Resolutions outline goals, noting a trend toward lower pay and opposition to equalizing with common laborers. Support from many teachers suggests the union may influence salaries next year, drawing wide commentary beyond institute circles.
Thirteen years after Mrs Preece left England for relatives in Massillox with two children her husband did not join them. He then learns she remarried Valentine Kefower and bore five children. A conference resolved the issue with the first husband offering to take his wife and two children home leaving Kefower to care for the five. He advises Kefower to be sober and seek social advancement.
In Robreonia Berks County word spread December 20 that coal was found on farms of A E Weitzel and Daniel Gebbert about a mile and a half away. The accidental find prompts plans to sink shafts and test burning quality. Reports say the anthracite burns well and could trigger a mining rush.
A report from Charleston details an assault on a prominent local figure who lay unconscious with a likely fatal wound as attackers looted his home. The same dispatch notes a Kanawha County Circuit Court ruling involving Felix Kampf and a separate item about a new campus building project at Washington and Jefferson College.
A jail escape near Martin's Ferry Ohio is reported along with multiple injuries and deaths from recent wrecks and accidents. A mad dog attacked a man in West Chester, while a house fire destroyed a family residence. Local workers face tragedies from a bridge collapse and other mishaps.
Emile Etoine says he left Johnstown before the flood to reach Creonville near Strassburg to claim an uncle’s fortune. He allegedly obtained $20,000 in cash and planned to return with his wife and five children to enjoy it. The tale is hard to credit and details are unclear.
Catherine Garrity longtime servant of the late Rt. Rev. Bishop Tuige has left the Episcopal residence by St. Pauls Cathedral and bought a house near Silver Lake Grove in Altoona. She remains connected to St Johns church, with her mother living with her.
A special round trip train runs Sunday from Smithfield Street Bridge to the new R O Church of St Francis with 15 cent tickets. The return from Chartiers departs at 4 48 PM city time. The offer includes Thompson's collection of copyright music with chorus quartets and sacred songs bound in honey cloth for $41, available by mail order through Wu L. Tuomrson & Co East Liverpool Ohio.
An advertisement for Lechner and Schoenberger at 69 Fifth Avenue East touts high grade pianos and organs, five year guarantees, flexible payments, and names brands like Krausich Bach Selkie Baues and Jas M Starr. The store promises grand gifts for purchasers and emphasizes affordable prices.
Amid festive ads on Smithfield and Penn avenues, merchants promote silks, jewelry, music boxes and coats. Listings advertise open evenings for Christmas morning shopping with specials from Booes & Barret, A Smiter & Co, Kaufmanns, Home & Co., H Klener & Bros, and C A Burney & Co on Pittsburgh streets.
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices dated December 1880. Individuals named include Samuel B. Moore, Myers, Peiffer, Rees, Kate Laur Steel, Martin Seibert, and William Henny Thomas. Notices list ages, residence addresses, funeral times, and inviting friends to attend. Several towns and institutions such as Bald win township and Sheridanville appear.
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