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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1889
Page
2
A prominent Ohio Democrat, close ally of Mr Brice, visits a city hotel. He rejects charges by Mr Thomas that Brice lied about residence when securing a New York bond. Affidavits will be released to counter misrepresentations as Brice supports Virginia Democrats and urges Ohio turnout.
The body of W. B. Chaffey, a prominent telegraph operator, who died by his own hand last Thursday in his Linden Avenue room, was shipped to his Toronto home last night. Unclear remainder appears garbled.
A weather note records strong winds yesterday before noon with speeds around 26 miles per hour. The signal service instrument noted a brief gust and a passing barometer, but details are unclear due to fragmented text.
The annual hospital days will be observed next Saturday and Sunday with contributions to the Hospital Association. Donations are sought during the event to support hospital services and related programs.
Mr. A. B. Smythe reports from Boston on a convention resolution redefining federation support for the Knights of Labor. Trades unions would urged to drop local Knights assemblies and join national unions, potentially forcing charters to be surrendered. The eight hour work day and penalties for noncompliant crafts are discussed, with funding via a two cent per capita assessment to back strikes.
Rev Father Sheedy prepares for the opening of St Mary of Mercy Church parochial school on 216 Penn Avenue. The facility, wired for electric lights and gas, seats nearly 500 children and opens February 22 with invitations to Governor Beaver Mayor McCallin and other officials. Bishop Phelan may officiate.
The Whittier school on Mt Washington completes after eight months of construction. It will be dedicated Monday evening January 6 at Bertha and Sycamore streets. Pupils from first to ninth grade will occupy the brick building with sandstone trim. Isaac Whittier, longtime educator and former Pittsburg school board member, gave his name to the school. Dedication features a Mt Washington C ouncil event with a flag ceremony and speeches by H I Gourley Rev E S Farrand and J P Andrews. A flag will be presented by O U A M members with George J Luckey receiving for the school.
The Alpsville hotel on the Baltapore and Ohio line was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. About 900 fuhes were found in the rear. The building opened to serve several families who escaped with nothing. It was built by N. J. Bigley, a former coal operator who aimed to create a town of 10,000 near his mines. The hotel sat beside the Baltimore and Ohio track near the station and cost 275000.
Discussion in Lawrenceville centered on establishing the proposed national bank. Organizers are said to have secured their certainty and each has taken 300 shares of stock. The bank organization shows capital stock of $55,000 with a surplus around $22,000.
An open meeting of German printers in Los Angeles was held by the Knights of Labor to discuss working hours and conditions. A vote or decision on eight hours was attempted but not completed, leaving questions unresolved.
Congressmen Frank Lawler George Adams and others spoke to a Dispatch reporter aboard a limited last night about early session priorities. Lawler emphasized World’s Fair preparations and tariff considerations while Adams praised District appropriations and Reed’s committee appointments.
Colonel J B Finlay of Kittanning praises Omaha's rapid growth after a business trip noting 50 miles of paved streets 60 miles of street railways and 8 miles of sewerage. He cites a $500000 union depot planned by railroads and $150000 in bonds, plus a new post office city hall foundations and numerous buildings signaling prosperity. Old Fort Omaha moves south with 500 acres acquired for consolidation and a school of instruction planned.
James O Neill and his company linger at the Seventh Avenue Hotel then head to Beaver Falls for week of one night stands. His 11 year old son recently performed in William Tell and gave an address to younger students earning praise. The boy is set to study at Notre Dame University and may pursue the stage if his talent endures.
Chief Brown of the Department of Public Safety expressed satisfaction with decoding the flash code in yesterday's Dispatch though a Senator Quay message puzzled him. He noted the dots were correct but the overall arrangement seemed faulty and linked the message to a postmaster appointment warning.
Amos McMahan and his wife, who eloped from Warren Ohio, are at the Seventh Avenue Hole. The elopement was noted in telegraph columns yesterday. The couple, described as young people of excellent character, were said to be married yesterday and plan to return to Warren to face familial matters.
Sylvester T. Everett of Cleveland took dinner at the Duquesne Hotel yesterday. The brief social note places Everett at the hotel dining room and records his meal location and timing.
A Forest City banker and two term treasurer is under investigation by a council committee into his accounts. They report large discrepancies, which he says he can fully explain.
Congressman J W Ray of Waynesburg arrived in the city for holiday vacation and visited the Seventh Avenue Hotel. He expressed satisfaction with his positions on the Committee on Claims and the Expenditures in the Navy Department. Ray declined to name the postmaster race winner, noting Patterson is his candidate and Samuel D Ewing opposes him, with possible backing by Blaine or Quay. He praised Dalzell and hopes for a pleasant two weeks at home.
Henry Potts and John Rice of Pottstown Pa are at the Hotel Andersen after a Western tour. Rosene bin father Colonel Rice of the Citizens' Trac pany attends a Buffalo meeting. Col E W Wells and others from Wheeling were at the Hotel Anderson. Colonel Chill W Hazzard of the Monongahela Republican visits the Seventh Avenue Hotel. Dr Lawrence Litchfield from New York is at the Hotel Duquesne.
Rev. David McAllister at Eighth Street Church denounces Judge Andersons decision to bar aliens of Mormon faith from naturalization. He argues the Supreme Court ruling would promote Mormon dominance and cites church doctrines and witness testimonies to support the decision.
Three Charleroi men arrived by train and searched for a Duquesne host but found no interpreter and remained isolated at the base. They said they came on their own funds and invitation, and arranged refuge for the night with an Italian contact before continuing toward Duquesne.
Mounted officers of the second district halted a horse race on Forbes Street from Oakland to Craig, as crowds watched. A carriage pole broke after contact with a telegraph pole, three ladies were scared but unharmed, the team was stopped, and a reckless driver evaded capture despite pursuit by Officer Wachter.
Rev Father Sheedy preached to a large crowd at the Church of St Mary of Mercy last evening on five dangers to American civilization. He named “Klesmsoniom and Divorce” and “Our Imperfect System of Education” as major threats, along with issues touching the Christian Sabbath politics and the escape of criminals.
The Gospel Temperance Union held a cordial gathering at Curry Hall on Sixth Avenue led by John W. Moreland with readings by William T. Powell Samuel McCord Omas Holt and Charles Whittenberger. The Moorhead Union of the W C T T met at Moorhead Hall attracting a large audience with Mrs B H Jones presiding and speeches by Mrs A M Hammett and J Fellows.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon cable car No. 218 of the Citizens' Traction Company broke its grip in the vault at the power house on Peona Thompson. The motorman was not countered with such force but he was knocked almost unconscious. His head injury is not specified in available text.
The desolate life of Maggie McQuaid ends in the county jail hospital after exhaustion and illness. She was arrested for vagrancy, transferred to Mercy Hospital and later returned to jail where she died at 3 a.m. Doctors found cancer in her breast and severe asthma. Hospital officials, the Sisters, and the Department of Charities struggle with legal and care questions as she had no stable guardianship or home.
Strong wire-pulling disrupted East End lines Saturday night replacing a four month old cable from Oakland to East Liberty. Poor tempering and heavy curves increased wear at the eastern ring causing many breaks behind the power house. Four and a half hours fixed, cars resumed service.
Samuel Chmeloski, a Polish youth, will appear before Magistrate Brokaw this morning on charges of stealing a satchel at the Lake Erie depot on Saturday night. EH W Downes of a Boston dressmakers' supply house reported the satchel missing after setting it in the depot waiting room. Officer Schafer soon detained the suspect, who was found with the satchel, $58, two silver watches and two chains in his possession.
Nine well known young ladies will be received and professed in the Convent of Mercy on Webster Avenue January 2. Among the novices are Miss Lilly Wilt of Watson Street and Miss Sadie Melody, a school teacher, known in the world as Sister Josepha. The ceremony will begin with a high mass led by Bishop Phibelan and end with the nun taking final vows, giving way to the white veil for probation at the afternoon reception.
In Allegheny yesterday morning Charles Reed was fined 25 dollars and costs for a disturbance on the Sixth street bridge. James Paul and William Ray were fined 10 dollars and costs each for attempting to run the show at the World's Museum Saturday night.
The note lists symptoms such as weakness and headache indicating a need for several doses of a genuine product. It underscores the importance of using authentic medicine. It mentions a sequence of adverse indicators guiding dosage.
In Pittsburgh depart ment Jos. Horse & Co. offers genuine Alaska seal jackets in various styles with sealskin furs and related items. Highlights include 25 inch Alaska seal jackets at 4 dollars, fur wraps, capes, and coats alongside sable, mink, lynx and Persian lamb pieces. Visitors are urged to view the large stock at Penn Avenue stores.
Promoters advertise new and handsome Pullman sleepers run through from Pittsburgh via Wheeling and Seabrook to Cincinnati and Chicago. Trains depart Pittsburgh daily at 7 90 P M arriving Cincinnati 6 55 A M and Chicago 10 55 A M with dining car service and vestibule limited connections at Cincinnati and Chicago. For rates or trip information contact B and O ticket agents or E D Smith Pittshurg division passenger agent.
Visitors learn the shop opens fresh goods daily and maintains a large assortment of fancy items, Christmas purses, pocketbooks, and cards each evening at Jos. Ercusatm & Co. 43 Fifth Avenue.
The People's Store advertises reduced prices on wraps ahead of Xuma. CamPBetL & Dick at N. B. announce late hours opening until 9 tonight and until 10 tomorrow Tuesday, and Xmas Day until noon.
An ad promotes a holiday range for amateur photography including outfits at affordable prices. Bett & Co. offers a Pittsburg address at 431 Wood St for Xmas gifts while Reizenstein in Allegheny displays candlesticks and over 500 china patterns for home decor at 152 154 156 Federal St.
A mixed list of holiday offerings from local shops. Silk umbrellas in gold or silver peas, Catholic prayer books, panel pictures, seal muff and fur sets, and children's fur items advertised at low prices. Stores include Haucb a J Store Fifth Avenue, Keating's Fifth Avenue above Smithfield, Hanegtson's Tex Store Federal Street Allegheny, H. J. Lynch Market Street, D. Luts & Sons Spring Garden Chestnut Allegheny, and Marvin's Christmas cakes.
Morgue reports the body of James Light, drowned off the steamboat Batchelor a month ago, has been recovered from the river at Sewickley. The report mentions a grand reopening of the Society Photo Art Gallery at 35 Fifth Ave Pittsburg, recently acquired by H Sonnenberg, with 16 years established and full service delivery.
A fashion note outlines completion of Gros Grain design featuring Armure Royales and Fairies styled elements. It mentions Pean de Soles as an included accessory or texture accent in the ensemble.
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