Community charity urged for Homestead Christmas gifts
Homestead appeals for Christmas aid as 800 children await toys and clothing. The Dispatch asks readers to donate and notes a rush of responses from distant cities, with a letter from the Second Ward School superintendent seeking details on a child’s Santa request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pittsburg
Second Ward
Homestead
Homesead
Santa Claus
Sam
Mas E. J. van Brexcier
North Market Street
Canton
Philadelphia
Superintendent of Public Schools
Dean Lin
Homestead relief fund grows with varied donations
A telegram from Washington notes the Morning Post relief drive totals 161 65 with Senator Quay contributing 25 and Mrs Harter and Miss Harter giving 10 each. Contributions list includes many names, while the Eintracht Singing Society supports funds and Christmas decorations for the Homestead hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Morning Post
Homestead
Senator Quay
Michael D. Harter
Miss Harter
Eintracht Singing Society
Santa Claus
J. R & A. Murdoch
Leads in Value The Twentieth Ward Tops Allegheny County
The Twentieth Ward of Pittsburg is declared the most valuable district in Allegheny county with an assessed valuation of 19,232,080 after new building assessments for 1893. The Third Ward Pittsburg sits at 17,995,690, and the Second Ward Allegheny follows with 16,360,906.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny County
William Sprague
Allegheny
Musical Instruments and Baked Goods Holiday Offerings
AH Kieber Bro offers mandolins guitars and banjos with violins and viol boxes. Mermod music folios and cabinets sold at 506 Wood Street and Great Atlantic and Pacific stores. During Christmas week each tea coffee baking powder and spices buyer receives a panel as above. offer available at multiple locations including McKeesport and Allegheny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn
Kiebers
Mermod
H. Kieber & Bro
Wood Street
Great Atlantic and Pacific Ten Co
M Fifth Avenue
Carson Street
Butler Street
Penn Avenue
East
Eno
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Fifth Avenue
Gere offers Irish friexe overcoats at $12 today
Gere promotes men's imported Irish friexe overcoats Melton and Kersey styles at 12 dollars each. The display includes 600-finished options in fire shades. Located at P. C. C. corner Grant and Diamond streets with evening hours this week.
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P. CC. C
Grant
Diamond Streets
New Jewelry Display Of Sunburst And Fleur De Lis Designs
Ite presents a display of new pendant designs including Sunburst Conventional Fleur de lis Star and Crescent. Diamonds or any gems may be set. Store hours include evenings at Hianor and Harza on 529 Smithfield Street.
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Cresent
Hianor
Henry Terbeyden
Smithfield Street
Tergetder
Smithfeld Street
Bargain Piano and Organ Offers at Hofmann Co.
Obscure catalog note lists a Square Piano S150, a Parlor Organ, a Hardman square piano priced new at 8450 and 150 sale, an Estey organ, and a Steinway grand. Stores at J. M. Hofmann & Co. 7 Smithfield advertise bargains alongside Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. shopping cafés and a Christmas souvenir titled Good Morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estey
J. M. Hofmann & Co
Smithfield
Poison cases loom over Homestead conflict
True bills are found against men tied to the Homestead dispute with 32 deaths alleged. Detectives from Perkins Union and Pinkerton agencies clash as investigations focus on poisoning, assaults, and a surge of sickened workers amid rumored forthcoming arrests and court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins Union Detective Agency
Pittsburg
Defense
Pinkertons
Gilbert B. Perkins
Perkins
Pinkerton
Carnegie Company
Perkinson
Homestead
William E. Griffiths
A. P. Fogieman
W. H. McGeary
A. M. Barton
D. G. Foster
Crafton
Foster
A. H. Ames
Frick
Gallagher
Davidson
Ao Manyst
Burleigh
Poorman
McDowell
Rumor of Mills’ Mass Layoff at Homestead
A vague rumor spread among Homestead workers that all mill men would be discharged January 1. Notices were posted though Carnegie Secretary F T F Lovejoy called it silly. He said repairs causing temporary layoffs prompted the talk, and only incompetents had ever been removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Ford
Homestead
F. T. F. Lovejoy
Carnegie Company
False Interpreters Trap Italian Father and Daughter in Jail
An Italian father age 65 and his 16 year old daughter were jailed after a false interpreter misrepresented facts to a Chartiers squire. Warden McAleene uncovered the ploy and, with an interpreter, revealed Bela’s deception. Grand jury discharged the pair. Bela remains held for a hearing next Tuesday.
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McAleene
Alderman McManster
Winsenza Coloni
Rosanna Winsenza
Chartiers
Bela
Coloni
Ter
McAleese
Bess
Dorente
Anti- Cruelty Society
Dorentea
McMasters
Missionary Society Meets in Pittsburgh Discusses Alaska Work
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Pittsburg and Allegheny Presbyteries held its quarterly meeting at Second Presbyterian Church with over 200 delegates from 33 societies. Mrs Coulter reported surges of progress in the South, while Mr T H Robinson recounted a Alaska trip and Mra W C Devore described mission work in Sitka, urging generous support for schools and native Christian instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the
Pittsburg and
Allegheny
T. H. Robinson
Alaska
Mra W.C. Devore
Sitka
Billet Classification Stirs Mahoning Valley Industry
Pittsburg Youngstown and Cleveland freight committees tour Mahoning and Shenango to redefine billets. They met with Jones Laughlin Dilworth Porter Keystone Rolling Mill and Duquesne Steel Works managers in Wheeling and now head to Youngstown. Local iron workers protest low rates for finished goods and seek a clear finish versus unfinished distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahoning
Shenango
Pittsburg
Youngstown
Cleveland
Wheeling
Jones & Laughlin
Dilworth, Porter & Co
Keystone Rolling Mill
Duquesne Steel Works
Midnight Mail Sweep In Allegheny After New Stamping Machine
A nightly mail collection in central Allegheny gathers a vast amount of letters. An electric cancelling machine began operating yesterday at the Allegheny office stamping about 30,000 letters each hour.
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Allegheny
Boy Injured After Fall Under Wagon Near Center and Roberts
Richard Boyd, a resident of Center avenue and Roberts streets, slipped on pavement yesterday and fell under a wagon driven by Moses Watson. Wheels passed over his head and left arm, causing injuries that may be fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Boyd
Center Avenue
Roberts Streets
Moses Watson
Magistrate commits to jail in larceny case of Sloppy Devine
Magistrate Gripp ordered detention pending a hearing on larceny from a person involving Sloppy Devine, reported by D. Cole. Devine had just completed a workhouse term and was arrested on release. a hearing date was set. Meanwhile Meat and Milk Inspector John Lippert seized about 500 pounds of Christmas candy at the market house and destroyed it amid vendor wails over the impure supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gripp
Devine
D. Cole
John Lippert
Allegheny
Finest Sterling Silverware Sale at 25 Percent Off
Advertises Mappin Bros sterling silverware from London newly arrived but held in customs since November. Promises 25 percent off original cost with duties ignored, claiming royal warrants and prestige. Also touts slightly used pianos and organs at rock bottom prices, with easy payments and Christmas appeal. Includes various department store offers and jewelry by Henry Terbeyden and others.
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Mappin Hroz
London
England
Custom House
Mappin Bros
Orrie Kaufmann
Pittsburg
Sterling Silverware
Katraanns
Jewxtar Department
Lamps to be sold out as business closes
Announcement that B. and B. will cease lamps operations and go out of the lamps business. From tomorrow at 8 o'clock, sales begin and are expected to finish by Friday evening with a portion of lamps remaining available for purchase.
Pittsburg and Western Railway Round Trip Tickets Sale Dates
On December 24 25 8 and 31 and January 1 agents Pittsburg and Western Railway will sell round trip tickets to local stations and to pointe in Central Traffic Association territory good to return until January 3 inclusive at excursion mates. Fou liver derangements regulating the bowels or unifying the blood take O Keele s Pills Shets They are good De OK reeve Co 1232 Penn avenue.
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Pittsburg and Western Railway
Central Traffic Association
Credit Murphys
Seventh Street
Penn Avenue
Lamp Prices in Porcelain Domes and Banquet Pieces
The ad lists decorative Porcelain Bowl and Domes, Silver and Gilt Bowls with Domes, and Burners from $3 to $9. Banquet Lamps priced at $10 $13 and $15, with Artistic Onyx Banquet Lamps complete at $5. The dealer promotes rapid orders for immediate purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Brass Co
Finest silverware sale priced near plated goods
An old ad promotes Meppin Bros silverware from London offered at 25 percent below original cost to clear before Christmas. It touts royal warrant, stresses duty and freight not counted, and urges customers to view Mappin Bros silverware at Pittsburg stores. It mentions tea and spices giveaways and a Christmas week promotion.
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Meppin Bros
London
England
Custom House
Mappin Bros
Orris Kaggimann
Pittsburg
Earraannes’ Jawxtay
Ask Your Neighbor Advertises Rooms in The Dispatch
A neighbor explains why her rooms are tenanted by advertising in the cent a word columns of The Dispatch. The quote shows a practical approach to filling rooms through popular classified ads and local reach.
Fine Groceries Advertises Diverse Dried Fruits at Miller Bros
Miller Bros. 163 Federal Street Allegheny offers a large stock of evaporated and dried fruits both domestic and foreign. Promises low prices on all goods with delivery everywhere and invites readers to send for a price list.
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Gomla
Federal Street
Allegheny
Fancy Drapery Silks and Home Furnishings Displayed
An advertisement showcases HUGUS & HAGKE offering Eider Down Comforts, blankets, portieres, cushions, bed stead pieces, oak screens, umbrella stands, stools, music portfolios, and a broad selection of drapery silks 32 inches wide at soc a yard in rich colorings.
1893 Diaries for Xmas Gifts The Excelsior
The 1893 edition lists expo buildings and holiday info, noting extended evening hours at several shops. Advertisements promote Kodak cameras, mens shoes, wine imports, and holiday novelties at James H Allen & Co and Max Kieln’s. De Witt's Little Early Risers touted for health.
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R Weterm & Co
Wood Street
de Witt
Read This Mothers Gum Booth Promos Offer Bargains
A garbled ad like notice markets children's gum products at low prices. It mentions a price of 175 but is unclear about items and seller. The readable phrases suggest a local promo aimed at mothers.
Passage Describes Lamp Sale Ending Business On Second Floor
A Holiday Art Room sale showcases PIANO LAMPS with ONYX TABLE reduced to 25 dollars ending the lamp business. The second floor features thousands of rare Art Pottery Satin Art Prints Remarque Proof Etchings Turkish Inlaid Pearl Tables Cut Glass Humidors Tokonabi Umbrella Stands and more with a wide price range.
Noisy Auction Preview Promises Low Prices on Goods
The speaker touts a business model based on small profits to offer a wide range of articles at low prices. Customers can choose between affordable options and higher spend, with emphasis on quality and value.
Wide Selection of Kid Gloves and Mitts For All Ages
Today offers a large assortment of Kid Gloves lined and fur trimmed with many styles and prices. Children's Kid Mitts range from 88 cents to 1.50 for superb quality. Ladies and Gentlemen options span 1.25 to 1.75, with driving gloves and Jersey leather variants also listed. Angora Wool and Cashmere choices provide extra warmth and comfort.
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Vassar
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Dean Santa Clave
Sante Claus
Adams Express
W.R. Thomison
Ninth Ward Gas Works
Twentyth Lima Ee
Homierran
Jim
Savta
Dean Savta
T Wright
Homierxad
Howrst
Drew Sie
Howsteap, Pa
Deasemberth
Rose
Mra
W. E. Schmertz, Jr
Tuk Prrvestee Deratca
Boward
Wester
Harry
Helen
E. A. Schmertz A
Schmerts Anonymous. Co & Tin Biles A
A. T. Bo
J. W. Tein
Wille M. Rite
Kieber & Bro
Lovejoy
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
Allegheny Presbyteries
Jewelers
Hardy & Hayes
Smithfield St. Ders
Co Arsoni
Mertion & Horne
Waterooms
Jos, Homwe & Co
Rick Acros
Steee
Katruanns
Deep & Bell
Federal ST
Nok-Uwreu
the Great
Pany
William Richardson
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Comepany
Max Klein
Lautenslager
Dihm & Young
Sixth Street
Liberty Street
Hugus
Hagke
Stoge
Eider Down
W.S. Bell & Co
Nave
Striex
Karruazes
A Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com 5
Pot
Tech
Ascot
James H. Allen & Co
Max Kieln
Gabriel
de Long
Market ST
Hopesacne
Murphy Bros. CO
Seventh St
Penn Ave
Fifth Ave
Boggs & Buhl
J. Harper Bonnell CO
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