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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1889
Page
6
Details accompany the recent arrest of Allison in a case described as a Robin Hood style theft pattern. Officials outlined the sequence of events leading to the apprehension and noted preliminary charges filed by the prosecutor.
Charles Allison lifelong outlaw and leader of the Allison gang, once jailed for stage robberies in Colorado and New Mexico, was captured at Albuquerque on June 16 with two accomplices. Deputy Frank Hyatt and Colorado officials lured the gang into a barn, where Grant and hidden officers arrested them after a ruse involving a racehorse and beef contract. Allison surrendered smiling at Hyatt, who had dined with him earlier that day.
A West desperado gang led daring raids across the Southwest. On June 25 the trio Allison Perkins and Watu were jailed in Denver after a depot showdown with a sheriff’s posse. Rumors of lynching fueled tensions as they were moved secretly to Alamosa and Burnham station for transfer to a Rio Grande train bound for Alamosa. Local citizens and officials faced violent threats while authorities kept the prisoners under guard. Aads and notices for jewelry and a bankrupt sale follow in the public listings.
Fragmentary note mentions P C Schoeneor of Liberty Street and a peculiar phrase about common sense stools. No clear event or date, only a stray signature fragment.
Promotion for Frauenheim and VitSaen ale and porter calling for dealer stocking and direct orders with phone contact 1186. The terse ad targets merchants and individuals to call for supply details and direct purchase options.
An OCR fragment lists product names and addresses. Mentions W. E H. Hotes & Son with locations 120 Water Street and 158 First Avenue. Content is garbled with unclear meaning and no coherent event or outcome.
Lively scenes at city depots show women negotiating heavy bundles while brakemen navigate the jostling columns. Report describes the bustle at Union Depot as passengers, crowds, and signals for arriving trains reveal the era’s “bundle ism” and social dynamics.
A vivid scene describes women carting many bundles through a busy station. The article notes the fatigue, ingenuity, and humor in packing varied items from baby heads to umbrellas, holly branches, and balloons. Clerks and travelers swap stories as trains depart with identical depictions of shoppers.
A garbled sales notice invites readers to mail for Fioraplexion and claims a catalog lists many champagnes and ports. It directs orders by telephone or to W. H. Houmes & Sox at Watertreet and First Avenue in a vague promotional tone.
A catalog style notice advertises children and ladies furs, fur capes, and cloaks with a wide array of shawls in light and dark colors. Prices are reduced and shoppers are invited to visit Hueus & Hacze for bargains tomorrow.
Ea Ee Bros and Co promotes a large holiday stock of refined gifts at low prices. The well established house furnishes a first class department store with wide assortment and rapid sale of all holiday articles, urging shoppers to visit before items sell out.
Know you that this is the likeliest place in the city for House Furnishings. Splendid lines of Holiday Furniture and Curtains the most elegant in the market. Stunning parlor suites book cases and pedestals in Walnut Oak Mahogany and Cherry. Lace Nottingham Brussels Madras and Irish Point curtains. Portiere curtains Chenille Turcoman goods at inviting prices. Run through our warerooms while deciding and find holiday offerings that win by comparison.
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