New Device Aims to Save Pedestrians from Streetcar Fatalities
Coroner reviews a spate of streetcar deaths on Fifth Avenue and Grant Street. Luther H. Leber of Allegheny patents a front-mounted pilot that yields to light objects and drops to the rails against heavy obstructions. The device will be tested on Pittsburg Traction car 19 with hope it can prevent future fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kocher
Fifth Avenue
Grant Street
McDowell
Luther H. Leber
Allegheny
John Wagner
Pittsburg
Neil Laird
Nineteenth Street
Penn Avenue
Patrick Madigan
Boston Street
W. R. McKee
Cittens
Twenty-first Street
Charles F. Grasskopf
Pleasant Valley
Erie Street
Federal
Avi
Margaret Lalley
Pittsburg Traction Company
Fifi
John Ba
Paul Nicolat
Aveoy
Norrow
Streetcar Collision on Penn Avenue Near Seventh Street
A Pleasant Valley electric car and a Citizens' Traction coach collided near Penn avenue and Seventh street yesterday shortly before 1 PM. Passengers from both cars suffered mostly slight injuries and a colored man sustained deep facial gashes. No fatalities were reported as a crowd of about 1,000 gathered, delaying cleanup and travel for about an hour.
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Pleasant Valley
Penn Avenue
Pleasant Valley Electric
Citizens’ Traction
Seventh Street
Pleasant Valley Line
Watohman
Citizens
Patrol Wagon Disabled as Officer Injured in Ward 11 Incident
In the Eleventh ward a No. 3 patrol wagon was disabled during an incident while an officer sustained painful injuries. Details remain limited as investigation continues.
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Eleventh Ward
Cabler accident on Fifth avenue line causes wreck
A cable car collision on Fifth avenue last evening wrecked a wagon bound for Gist street. Patrolman Madison was bruised. the wagon occupants were thrown out. Captain Silvas said the gripman was likely responsible for failing to check the car.
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Sition
Fifth Avenue
Gist Street
Dinwiddie Street
Fith Avenue
Madison
Silvas
Christmas in a Shroud at the Seventh Avenue Hotel
Christmas Day in 1890 closed quietly with snowy scenes and busy depots in Pittsburgh. Travelers thronged trains and union depot crowds, while hotel lobbies stayed near empty except for private parties. A tragic moment emerged as two men carried a deceased young man struck by a train from Braddock to the morgue, his identity not disclosed.
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Seventh Avenue Hotel
Anderson, Schlosser
Monongahela
Duquesne
Schlosser
Pittsburg
Birmingham
South First Street
Baltimore
Ohio
Lake Erie
Union Depot
Braddock
Lighting of Railways Lighting at dangerous crossings debated
Discussion surrounds a proposed Pennsylvania Railroad trial lighting seven miles of tracks at risky crossings to reduce accidents. Officials doubt life-saving impact while noting potential fog benefits and cost considerations, with many predicting only limited effect on safety.
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Thomases
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pitcairn
Uniston
J. B. Yohe
Pittburg and Lake Erie Railway
Irvin
W. D. Vincent
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Gas Well at Wilson Farm Wastes Vast Fuel Near Coraopolis
A giant natural gas well on the Wilson farm behind Coraopolis continues to vent wealth as the roar travels four miles. Drillers and nearby pumping sites use some gas, but thousands endure cold while ample fuel escapes. Fort Pit Glass Co has offered $12,000 for the well amid questions about the owner’s rights and the waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coraopolis
Fort Pit Glass Company
Desertion Charge Leads to Jail Commitment at Oakland Hearing
William Nelson was committed to jail for trial yesterday by Magistrate Hyndman on a desertion charge brought by his wife Margaret. She testified he refused to provide money, left three months ago with another woman toward Chicago, and returned last Monday when Officer Kenny arrested him.
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William Nelson
Hyndman
Margaret
Oakland
Chicago
Kenny
Gallinger’s Jewelry Store Stock at 1200 Penn Avenue
Visit Gallinger's jewelry store at 1200 Penn Avenue to view his stock including what's described as the finest line of music boxes in the city before buying holiday gifts elsewhere.
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Gallinger
Penn Avenue
Aldrich Granted Pardon and Reunites With Wife
The pardon of Frank B. Aldrich after a November Riverside penitentiary sentence for bunkoing $10,000 is celebrated by his wife. Notes detail support from Lt. Gov. Davies, detectives, Pinkerton agents, and many officials who argued his innocence, including letters urging release. Aldrich plans to stay in the city briefly before returning to Stafford to rebuild his business with aid from friends.
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Frank B. Aldrich
Riverside Penitentiary
Aldrich
Riverside
Lemon
Davies
Bunko
Ludlow
Chicago
Matt Pinkerton
Allen Pinkerton
Quinn
Stabbed by Italian McGann in dispute over fifty cents and arrest twist
Patrick McGann, stabbed in the groin at No 24 Old Avenue, fights for life in Homeopathic Hospital. Italian immigrant Fortino Fertino fled, fired on pursuers, and was later arrested after detectives located him in Splane's court. Carmini Farantine also seized. witnesses include Mary Sheets and Emma Day.
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Patrick McGann
Shore
McGann
Old Avenue
Mary Sheets
Minnie Palmer
Alice Daniels
Emma Day
Cardi Fertino
Fertino
Fortino
Toss Street
Ross Street
Fourth Avenue
Grant Street
Splane's Court
Carmini Farantine
No. 24
Robbing His Own Store Strange Predicament
Detectives Ted Johnson and Fred Zimmerman found Thornton Bros store door open and heard a noise upstairs. They ordered a man at the second floor window to surrender, only to learn the proprietor had entered to check the shop and forgot to lock the door. The thief and the policemen briefly thought each other burglars and prepared to flee.
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Ted Johnson
Fred Zimmermann
Federal Street
Thornton Bros
Mr. Thornton
A Man Who Loves Work Detained for Bedtime Digging
Edward Rayn of Four Mile Run in the Twenty second ward was jailed at the Fourteenth ward station by Officer Crehan. He is described as demented and occasionally violent. His wife says he nightly goes out with pick and shovel to dig on the hillside near their home, returning at dawn with a packet of dirt he claims is gold dust. He will be sent to the City Farm insane department.
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Aldrich
Allembeny
Urain
Indiana
Charley
Sam
Vnsus
Kansas
Edward Rayn
Four Mile Run
Fourteenth Ward
Crehan
Insane Department
City Farm
Schmidt
John D. Watson
Hunter
Watson
Hastings
Pattison
National Guard
Two Raids Net Thirty-Five Prisoners in Homewood
At 11 o clock last night the Nineteenth Ward station held 35 prisoners after two raids led by Lieutenants Gramer and Snyder and a posse. Samuel Burns on Tigo street saw eleven men arrested at his home. Anthony Raigo on Fairfax street yielded six men and one woman. The rest were common disorderlies and drunks.
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Nineteenth Ward
Gramer
Snyder
Homewood
Samuel Burns
Tigo Street
Anthony Raigo
Fairfax Street
Unknown Man Identified After Noblestown Freight Tragedy
The dead man from Noblestown was identified as Benson B. Smith 21 a coal miner who had recently arrived in the country and was boarding at McDonald Station. No relatives in the United States were found for him.
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Panhandie
Noblestown
Benson B. Smith
McDonald Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilmerding
Samuel Ganison
Westinghouse
Costly warehouse raises Iron City plant to third in PA
The Iron City Brewing Company will spend 180000 dollars to add a four story brick iron and brick storehouse on Liberty avenue and Thirty-fourth street. The facility, 125 by 80 feet with 30000 barrels capacity, includes a 75 ton daily ice machine and will be ready by July 1, 1891. Otto Wolfe designed it. William Hiller is general contractor. Carnegie Phipps & Co. supply steam beams.
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Iron City Brewing Company
Liberty Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Otto ©. Wolfe
Philadelphia
William Hiller
August A. Frauenheim
Watchorn Resigns as UMWA Secretary Amid Health Reasons
Secretary Robert Watchorn of the United Mine Workers of America resigns citing ill health. He thanks President Rae for leadership and notes the union’s strength and reforms. A special election is unlikely this term. candidates from Pennsylvania Patrick McBride and Ohio H F Warren are named as possible successors.
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Robert Watchorn
United Mine Workers of America
Rae
Watchoro
Waithorn Shoud
Watchorn
Patrick McBride
Pennsylvania
H. F. Warren
Ohio
Prices May Rise At Chicago Meeting For Window Glass
The American Window Glass Company plans a Chicago meeting next Monday to decide a proposed price hike. Higher chemical and fuel costs have raised production expenses, and the Executive Committee is expected to recommend the increase.
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American Window Glass Company
Chicago
Storage Warrant System Draws Mixed Views from Makers
A Cleveland trade paper surveys U S metal firms on a proposed pig iron storage warrant system. Charlotte Furnace Co. doubts benefits for small furnaces. MetCormé & Co. sees price stability potential. A M Byers sees no benefit. Toni C Porter doubts benefits for makers or consumers. Columbia Iron and Steel criticizes illegitimate trades and demoralization.
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Cleveland
Charlotte Furnace Co
MetCormé& Co
Harrisburg
A. M. Byers
A. M. Byers & Co
Toni C. Porter
Spang Steel and Tron Company
Columbia Iron and Steel Company
M. Butz
Exposition Well to be Shot With Thirty Quarts Nitro Glycerine
The Exposition gas well will be shot at noon with 30 quarts of nitro glycerine to boost pressure. City permits were sought to transport the explosive through town, with officials uncertain about the legality and timing. River ice blocks water delivery, raising collision concerns for the dangerous load.
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Exposition
Gourley
Brown
Exposition Wharf
F Bea & Co
Second Avenue
Anderson & Co
Lyons
Drunken Disorderly Convictions At Central Station
Magistrate Gripp heard 28 cases at Central station with 20 Christmas drunks. Seven sentenced to workhouse as multiple men were jailed for 30 days each, including Thomas McGarvey for property damage and James Bernard for assault on Officer O Hara. John Coleman and John McCarthy among others also received 30 days.
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Gripp
Central Station
Thomas McGarvey
Smithfield Street
Hotel Duquesne
James Bernard
James O'Hara
John Coleman
Altoona
The Boatmen's Holidays Rise Before Christmas
River pilots and rivermen speak of a holiday fate as the rise in the river forces work on the wharf. Many spend Christmas aboard their boats, with one pilot choosing home life after a wheel accident while others miss the holiday at home.
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Thone
W. W. O'Neill
Handel's Messiah Performed by Mozart Club at Old City Hall
Handel's Messiah will be sung by the Mozart Club at Old City Hall Tuesday evening with soloists Mrs. Geneva Johnstone-Bishop of Chicago soprano Miss Margaret Fraser contralto H B Brockett tenor and John A. Strauss bass. Mrs. Bishop is a renowned oratorio artist and will attract many local friends. Box office opens this morning at Mellor and Hoene's.
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Mozart Club
Old City Hall
Ginevra Johnstone-Bishop
Chicago
Margaret Fraser
H. B. Brockett
John A. Strauss
Mellor & Hoene's
Mayor Wyman Lenient in Al legheny Court Session
Mayor Wyman discharged most of about 30 cases in Al legheny after a morning session. G. W. Wells paid a $10 fine plus costs for rude behavior on a Ft. Wayne train. Ida Smith imprisoned ten days for stealing $3 from her employer. Byron W. Brown received a Workhouse sentence for issuing bogus checks to merchants as a vagrant.
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Wyman
Allegheny
G. W. Wells
Ft. Wayne
Ida Smith
Mr. Sloan
Byron W. Brown
Lieutenant Watson eyed for Pattison staff post in campaign payoff
Gossip in N G P circles centers on Lieutenant John D Watson possibly receiving a lieutenant colonel slot on Governor Pattison's staff in return for campaign work. Discussion notes his artillery knowledge, lack of combat duty, and favorable support from Pattison backers.
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Watson
Gov. Pattison
Special month sale on novelty plaids and fabrics
Early selection secures choice in a vast line of novelty plaid and stripe fabrics. Camel's Hair and Rough Effect checks cut from 75c to 75c yard, 50 inch wide high novelty stripes reduced from 125 to 75c. All remaining 50 inch Cheviot plaids and stripes cut to 75c to 1.25 per yard. French and Scotch ginghams down to 15c.
Handkerchiefs Cut to Half Price in Morning Crush
A pile of handkerchiefs, mussed and soiled from recent days, is offered at half price and less this morning. Boces & Bunt.
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Boces & Bunt
Ekrause’s Headache Capsules Offer Easier Relief
An advertisement extols Ekrause’s Headache Capsules as more convenient than chime lozenges wafers or elixirs, highlighting simple dosing and portable use for quick relief. The copy markets the product to readers seeking faster, easier headache care.
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Ekrause
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