No Choice Yet Made in North Side Nominees
No decision on the Republican city ticket as primaries approach. McKean emerging as favored nominee for mayor while Controller Morrow remains reluctant. Kilgore seeks the treasurer nomination and Gourley may back him if named. Democrats expect McKenna to secure the mayoral bid with Kilgore drawing Republican support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex McCandinsa
McKean
Morrow
McKenna
Gourley
Flinn
Samuel Kilgore
Denniston
Kilgore
Legislative caucus endorses Daizell for Senate amid walkouts
Allegheny county Republican delegation caucused at the Young Men's Republican Tariff Club with 12 members voting to endorse John Daizell for the U S Senate nominee. The meeting, held while Worker Mewers left to avoid debate, adjourned as the group planned a Harrisburg gathering on January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nosey Lang Lafferty
J. Stewart
Stewart
Charlies Vorhees
House
Mesira Weaver
Marshall and
Nesbitt
Harrisburg
Flinn
Woernas
John Daizell
National
House of Representatives
Republican Party
UN States Senate
Republican Caucus
Sach Republican Caucus
Mewers
Muhlbrouper
Westheimer
Marshall
McDonald
Siath
Wallace
Ator Neeh
Daizell
Wilson
Friends of Tyler Cite New Opinion on Mayor Eligibility
In Allegheny the political scene grows tense as Tyler supporters circulate a lengthy legal opinion from prominent attorneys arguing Mayor Kennedy is ineligible for reelection. The claim surfaced yesterday amid a volatile local clash over the mayor’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Allegheny
Kennedy
Henricks Withdraws from Mayoral Race Amid Council Talk
The text notes John R. Henricks withdrew from mayoral contention and endorsed Tyler for the Eleventh ward common council bid. Henricks' friends push Tyler while Kennedys claim continued renomination, arguing only big lawyers can decide Mayor Kennedy’s eligibility until the Supreme Court rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John RK. Henricks
Common Council
Trier
Henricks
Meyor Kennedy
Tyler
Tyler le
Supreme Court
Kennedy
SUGGESTION MEETINGS CALLED
Democratic and Republican primaries loom with ward meetings slated across Allegheny. Ward 10 Republicans meet at Charles Street School House Wednesday to discuss candidates for ward officers and school directors. Ward 22 convenes at Sterrett School on Homewood Avenue Wednesday evening. Ward 6 Democrats meet Forbes Street School Friday night to test ward candidates. Cameo ward Republicans meet at Forbes Street School Tuesday night. Ward 15 Republicans gather at Lawrence School House Wednesday evening for candidate suggestions. Ward 21 Democrats plan at East End Democratic Association rooms Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenth Ward
Allegheny
Charles Street
Sterrett School
Homewood Avenue
Forbes Street
Lawrence School House
East End
Successful Admisson List for High School By Numbers
The preliminary high school admission exam across reading writing geography and drawing used a new grouped class testing method. Card numbers 1 230 458 461 731 773 passed. several numbers near 6 357 905 507 509 616 582 585 were requested for re examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Board of Education
O B. Wood
Fire destroys Central Hotel Mt Washington causing $10,000 loss
Fire at the Central Hotel on Boggs Avenue Mt Washington largely gut the three story building near midnight. Owner William Miller Sr valued at 7,000 with 3,000 insurance. occupant Fred Fobbs loses about 3,000 with 1,200 insured. Two alarms called Nos 2 11 and 17. A theft occurred in the saloon as bottles of whisky and wine were stolen during the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Boggs Avenue
Mt. Washington
William Miller, Sr
Fred Fobbs
Fuhe
Haiti Damages Award Against Government of Haiti
Justice Andrews confirms Referee Larremore’s report on an award to Carlos Adrian Van Bokkelen from Haiti. Van Bokkelen, once in Brooklyn trade, was imprisoned after alleged revolutionary activities in Port au Prince. he died Nov 1, 1885 before a decision. The claim, assigned to Nathaniel Niles and later settled by Morse at 50 000 dollars with Haiti paying 5 000 every six months beginning June 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Justice Andrews
Supreme Court
Wilbur Larremore
Haiti
Carlos Adrian van Bokkelen
van Bokkelen
Brooklyn
Port Au Prince
Berg
United States
Alexander Porter Morse
van Bekkelen
Nathaniel Niles
Morse
Halti
Four Found Dead at Negro Home of the Aged
Four inmates of the Negro Home of the Aged were found dead this morning in Bautzworr with signs of a struggle. Two old women Fannie Ward and Maria Jones died by coal gas suffocation and clothing showed evidence of a fight for life. Two colored children were also found dead in their rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bautzworr
Negro Home of the
Fannie Ward
Maria Jones
Explosion Outside Irish Detectives Headquarters Injures Officer
An explosion occurred at 11 o'clock tonight outside the entrance to the Irish detectives' headquarters. One officer was injured. Details are sparse and the incident is under investigation.
Two Neighbors Rest Side by Side in Allegheny Cemetery
Two unidentified remains laid to rest in Allegheny Cemetery after separate deaths. Frank Montague, an old soldier from Pittsburg and former Neptune Fire Company member, died after a fall on the Panhandle trestle. Mary Wallace, wife of Civil War veteran Joseph Wallace, died from a neck injury after a Friday fall. both lives recalled as parallel journeys ending in a morgue pairing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Frank Montague
Pittsburg
Heesme
Neptune Volunteer Fire Company
Alderman McKenna
Neptune
No. 3 Engine Company
Montague
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Robert McAdams
John Harvey
Market House
McAdams
James
Homestead
Morgue
Grand Army of the Republic
Panhandle
Baltimore and Ohio
Marr C. Wallace
Joseph Wallace
Mary Wallace
Fourth Avenue
W. H. Barndollar
Ontaguo
Sudden Death of Mrs Lizzie Foster at 609 Preble Avenue
Coroner McDowell reported Mrs Lizzie Foster of Allegheny died at her daughter's home on 609 Preble avenue after bursting a blood vessel, not from a fall. She was 48. An inquest was deemed unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
Lizzie Foster
Allegheny
Preble Avenue
Suffered in Life and Lime Tragic Injuries and Deaths
A district report lists Bartley Sander breaking a leg after a fall at Murtland and Susquehanna in East End. Cc. C. Maris dies from injuries after being struck by a train while crossing a railroad. Joan Rervoros is killed instantly by a Pan Handle Railroad train. Faep Jommrox injured at Newark scenery mishap. Janes Baury, city inmate, hit by a train on Pittsburg Virginia and Charleston tracks. William Marshall, 70, foundry worker, dies likely from heart disease and exertion at his home on Fifty-second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartley Sander
Murtland
Susquehanna Streets
East End
Cc. C. Maris
McDonald
Joan Rervoros
Tom's Run
Pan Handle
Faep Jommrox
Boy Tramp Company
West Penn Hospital
Newark
Janes Baury
City Farm
Pittsburg
Virginia
Charleston
Wittiam Marshall
McConway & Torley
Forty-eighth Street
Marshall
Fifty-second Street
Telegraph Rates Unchanged for Government Messages
The Postmaster General announces the annual circular fixing telegraph rates for government messages through June 30, 1895. The rates match a circular set three years ago, which Western Union challenged. Unsettled are Western Union claims for three years of service. In Lansing, Belknap seeks a mandamus to recount in Ionia county with order to show cause due January term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postmaster General
Western Union Company
Lansing, Mich
Belknap
Ionia
Ovide Musin Company manager at the Duquesne hosts Press Club reception
RE Johnston of the Ovide Musin Company and several vocalists attend a reception at the Press Club this evening. Notables Sam English of Philadelphia and associates stay at Newell's Hotel. Various city figures, deputies, and visitors are noted in transit and social rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Johnston
Ovide
Washington
F. J
J. H. Fisher
Jean- Dette
Anderson
Roughing It On the Border Describes Rio Grande Skirmish
A Texas stationed army officer reports a brutal December 21 1891 fight near the Rio Grande. He says Ramon and 50 men crossed from Mexico, burned captives alive, killed several, seized horses and ammo, then returned to Texas. He laments lack of support and supplies from the Interior Department while praising local effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnryottos
Des
Texas
Rio Grande
Bernardo Regro
Interior Department
Garza
Rescue at Sea Aids Stranded Charlotte Fish Crew
The steam tug Triton rescued Captain F. R. Pendleton and the crew of the schooner Charlotte Fish of Isleboro Maine after a Northwest gale drove the vessel off Cape Ogden toward Nantucket shoals. The ship took on water, pumps fought the leak, distress signals burned all night, and the crew were exhausted before the Triton reached them about 7 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorsday
Triton
Mr Cleveland declines Caldwell birthplace visit
President-elect Cleveland answers Caldwell invitation with regret. He cites extreme time pressures and duties of the Presidency, and declines the planned visit to his birthplace, Caldwell, though he expresses appreciation for the hospitality and interest shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Caldwell
Cleveland
C. M. Harrison
Groven Cleveland
No Information On Canadian Canal Proposal
State Department officials in Washington have no clear details on the Inter national Navigation Company’s Canadian charter bid to connect Lake Erie with Montreal and New York via canals and rivers. Ottawa telegrams lack scope clarity and officials warn Hudson river navigation by Canadian ships would not be freed from obstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
International Navigation Company
Lake Erie
Montreal
New York
Hudson River
St. Lawrence and Richilieu
Lake Champlain
Ottawa
Chilean Minister faces charges as protests erupt in Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires a large crowd protested Chile, police dispersed the mob with minor injuries. Chilean Minister M. Guerrero met with Foreign Minister Anchorena and a secret congressional session followed. Guerrero prepared a reply to bribery accusations as tensions rise and war talk grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Legation
M. Guerrero
Anchorena
Congress
Chile
Guerrero
Reales Rans Uy High
Trinkets scattered as mail train drops Christmas gifts
A mail train near Fairport blew off three pouches with Christmas presents bound for Fairport and Brighton. The bags tore and items including jewelry lay along the tracks. Some items were taken to the post office while others will be searched for in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockrester
Dee
Fairport
Brighton
Sheriff Martin Dying After Freight Train Collision
Late reports from Darlington state Beaver County Sheriff Martin was struck by a freight train in Beaves Falls and fatally injured. He was rapidly sinking, with details of the accident not yet refined. A separate note mentions an archaeologist disputing a Cortez claim in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver County
Beaves Falls
Dee .4
Darlington
Sheriff Martin
Movement for Pitt sburg audit after February election plans
Allegheny reform model drives Pittsburg bid for a city books audit. Business leaders keep plans secret, await February results to boost a sympathetic controller, with accountants hired to do the work and a public address to outline aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
O'Donnell
Gourley
TRE DisPatcn
Pew
Reform Association
Allegheny
City Hall
O’donnell
Mr. Gourley
Morrow
River News and Notes From Special Telegrams
Weather in Louisville is clear and cold with river levels steady. The stage on the Ohio and Kanawha shows feet and inches, with several boats moving or due to sail, including the Jim Wood, Olive, Frisbie tow, and City of Owensboro while other packets report delays and near collisions on the river. Several vessels faced ice and low water, with towboats and cargo boats repositioning or laid up at Belmont and Rising Sun areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Louisville
Jim Wood
Olite
H.frisbie
Joan C. Fisher
Dows
Cincinnati
Fleetwood
Carrollton
Hig Kanawha
Evansville
Owensboro
Aeiizabeth
Elizabeth
John W. Aves
Annie Laurie
Zanesville
Hustier
Lastruight
Prev P. Lyxce
Wheeling Packet
C. W. Batchelor
Skee
R. M. Blackburn
Belmont
Enterprise
Coal City
Matiner
O' Neil So
Tan
Sam Wood
John 5. Wood
Charley Hook
Acorn
Smithfield Street
Charley
Two Widows Claim Estate Of Late Covington Man
In Covington Indiana two women announce claims to the estate of the late John Cox valued at about fifty thousand dollars. One is a French nurse who cared for Cox’s children and asserts a one third widow’s share. A Chicago widow also enters proceedings claiming remarriage and a widow’s portion. Litigation is expected to be long and costly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ispianarotis
Lyn
Covington
Ind
John Cox
Fountain County
Ohio
Cox
Louisenberg
Chicago
Inez
Joyful Christmas Aid From Kaufmanns In Homestead
Relief Committee ends today’s distribution of Kaufmanns' Christmas gifts for Homestead strike families. Candies books and clothing valued around two thousand dollars brought cheer to widowed mothers and their children, with praise from P C Wagener and Secretary Hattola for timely generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howesteap
Kaufmanns
Pittaburg
Gand
Kaufmanne
Fifth Avenue
Momnhall Station
Alang
Kaufmanna
Kuamanns
Santa Claus
Pictsburg
Homestead
P. C. Wagener
Relief Committee
Iris
Kaufmann
Hattola
Fires and losses sweep multiple cities in brief record
Fire reports across Belpre Bridgeton Brooklyn and other towns list losses from several blazes. Notable figures include Dr Ballard's residence $23500 insured Bridgeton mills $20000, Atlas Carriage Co building $390000 insured and Chicago Refining Co plant $50000 insured. Some sites report uninsured losses and damaged structures with partial or no coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belpre
Dr. Ballard
Bridgeton
N. J
Biz Saw Mills
Smith & Canavera
Brooklyn
J. N. Rogers
Kansas City
Atlas Carriage Company
Crooklyn
Shamrock
Levi Davis
Chicago
Chicago Refin
Ingend
T Ha
Fifth Avenue
John Coniti
London
The
Globe
Notion House
Myrtle Avenus
Broadway
Eer
Ferguson
Massachusetts Real Estate Company
Chapin & Wells
Solhiller, Hubbard & Co
Duluth, Mesaba and Northern Railroad
Local Life Notes and Club Tour Highlights
Jushin Surpen of Etna is in St Francia Hospital for insanity treatment. The Princeton College Glee Club touring the country will perform in this city on January 5. Alexandre Ler will give chalk talks tomorrow morning at 9:30 in Sixth Presbyterian Church and at 3 in Fourth Avenue Baptist Church. Hesner Hortzan and Sons treated their employees to a fancy Christmas dinner with about one hundred covers. Harris Theater attaches presented Manager Starr with a gold and Mexican onyx headed silk umbrella. E. W. Connelly gave the presentation speech and Starr’s reply was reportedly unre portable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jushin Surpen
Etna
St. Francia Hospital
Princeton College Glee Club
Alexandre
Ler
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church
Hesner Hortzan & Sons
Market Street
Ous
Harris Theater
Starr
E. W. Connelly
Mr. Starr
Disorderly conduct arrests and assault reported at city depot
Harey Yorzime and Samuel of Apollo were arrested at the Ft Wayne depot by Depot Officer Brown for disorderly conduct. Mrs Mancaner Herpenson, charged by her son in law C Anderson with assault and battery, waived a hearing and posted bail. McRoberts slashed in the face with a knife at Munsters Alley Friday night. Gilings arrested for felonious cutting and jailed Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harey Yorzime
Eon Samuel
Apollo
Ft. Wayne
Omcer Brown
Mancaner Herpenson
C. ¥. Anderson
Anderson Holly
Teaverday
Giligns
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weean
Lafferty
Allegheny Delegation
North Side Mayoralty
Legislative Caucus
Tire
Dusuim
Mrs
Wanamaker
Merry Christmas
Saya
MR. Cleveland
Lakes
Cardessners
Crrr
Mexico
Senor Estres
Cortez
River News and Notes
Upper
Gauces
Allegheny Junction
Osiver
Wheeling
Red
Cluelnnail
Clear
Enid
Huteon
Aburg
Sous
KEW
Kensington
Eteeteest
RUS Tn
Pennsylvania
Union Depot
Vance
Office of the
Kensington Improvement Company
Fourth Ave
Pittssure, Pa
Penn Avenue
Delp & Bell
Federal ST
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