Sunday Sleighing Delights Pittsburians on Highland Avenue
A vivid Sunday scene across Pittsburgh with sleighs and horses clattering through East End streets. Crowds enjoy snow covered parks, bridges, and Oakland Square views while pedestrians dodge cleared roadways and watch the Four-mile Run bridge sparkle in winter. An old wagon box on bobs draws multi generational sleds through the city bustle.
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Schenley Park
Oakland Square
Pittsbury
Junction
Prominent Horsemen Rally Behind Speedy Favorites
Yesterday on Highland avenue and Forbes street a large field of horses and sleighs gathered, with 245 sleighs passing Baywood stables on Center avenue. Notable drivers included August Koch with Prince, Wylie Cotton driven by Ernest Busch, Samuel Wilson with Dick W, and Ina ridden by Harry House, among others such as Mike Heater with The Dude and King Heiro driven by J T Z Rebitzer.
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Highland Avenue
Forbes Street
Baywood Stables
Center Avenue
August Koch
Oakland
Prince
Wylie Cotton
Ernest Busch
Samuel Wilson
Dick W
W. H. Wood
Harry House
Ina
Bob McCance
Mike Heater
W. W. Kerr
J. T. Z. Rebitzer
King Heiro
MccCallin
McCandless
W. D. Moore
Themis Marshall, Jr
Sleighing Heroics On Forbes Street Amid Sunday Snow
A midwinter scene unfolds as Forbes Street hosts a lively sleigh crowd despite Duquesne streetcar tracks. Snow blankets roads, horses push through, and families join in a Sunday ride craze while youngsters stage playful stops near Atwood and Forbes.
Quiet Roads and Daring Sleigh Parties Amid Clean Drifts
In spite of high prices buyers paid fair sums, while hundreds of cutters gathered off Perrysville road. Stag parties thrived though no liverymen were present as sleighs remained valuable. Revelers preferred silver to bells as fortunes seemed rosy and no accidents were logged yesterday afternoon.
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Perrysville
Revels and Sleighing Frolics Draw City Crowd
A lively country sleigh ride crowds the streets with a Grandfather and grandson aboard a high wagon while others ride runners and coasters. Liverymen watch the fun as horses dance and youth chase sled gear, with prices joked at ten dollars per hour for a quick ride. The scene mixes family joy with streetside revelry and bustling livery stables.
Snowbound sleighing on Southside streets draws crowds
Snowy Southside scenes drew many couples to sleighing as Sarah and Jane streets offered lively routes. George Miller of Semmelrock roos reported sixteen cutters tipped in snowdrifts and urged caution for drivers navigating the slick pavement.
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Sarah
Fire alarm exposes East End access bottleneck
Firemen struggled to reach several houses in the East End after an afternoon blaze, showing how street congestion hindered firefighting efforts and endangering nearby properties.
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East End
Party of liquor dealers take a sleigh ride outing
A group of liquor dealers and their wives hired a big sleigh from Burns the liveryman yesterday afternoon. They rode four strong horses over Allegheny hills for a day of pleasure. On Forbes street a young man and his girl were seen. the white horse and auburn haired companion drew attention as sleighing is scarce in rear streets.
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East End
Penn Avenue
Reservoir
Allegheny
Burns
Forbes Street
Young Mai
The Merry Alleghenians Sleigh Day Holiday Roars
Sleigh bells ring through Allegheny with crowds on Perrysville road.Tony Keating's resort draws many as horses pull single and double sleighs in cold demand. Prices for single cutters run eight to twelve dollars, doubles sixteen to thirty, as vendors note brisk trade.
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Allegheny
Perrysville
Tony Keating
Snowbound Fire Alarm Tests City District Response
A fire alarm yesterday prompted a cautious response as eight company crews debated removing an engine while four horses were readied in the hose cart. Snow blocked streets making access nearly impossible yet the blaze was not serious and residents hope for no further fires.
West End Citizens Make Most of Snow Sleighing
West End residents take to hills behind the district as sleighing remains popular despite scarce sleighs. Country roads would dazzle a sightless man with their snowy scenes, while West End livery stables report high prices for available sleighs and young men raid farmers’ teams.
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West End
Temperance Revival Opens at Standard Theater in Pittsburg
A temperance revival began at the Standard Theater on New Grant street with Captain J. K. Barbour presiding. James M. Dunn, a former Pittsburg house painter, spoke ardently about sobriety while a large audience listened and many signed the temperance pledge.
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Standard Theater
New Grant Street
J. K. Barbour
James M. Dunn
Pittsburg
Nhon
D. McAllister
McAllister
Dunn
Christ
Sinking of the James A. Blackmore Near Buck's Landing
Details on the wreck of the steamer James A Blackmore after a severe windstorm near Buck's Landing Kentucky. The ship formerly carried coal from Pittsboro to Cincinnati and is feared total loss with crew including Captain Douds and eight deckhands surviving after the vessel capsized and sank.
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James A. Blackmore
Cincinnati
Buck's Landing
Pittsboro
Blackmore
Buck's Lanning
Kentucky
Douds
Louisville
McKinley & Douds
Pittsburg
Dean
Bromley Creek
Fleischmann
Mother and Babe Homeless Seek Shelter in City
Mary Fisher, a young mother with her month-old baby, sought temporary shelter at Central station. After false promises from Charles Launder, a glasscutter, she moved from New Brighton to Tiffin where the child was born. An inspector plans to aid her in finding a good home while efforts to reinstate her without the babe proceed.
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Mary Fisher
Central Station
New Brighton
Charles Launder
Tiffin
McAleese
Disorderly conduct arrests in Allegheny house raid
A noisy crowd of ten was arrested at Rose alley, Allegheny, about 10 PM by Lt McIntyre and Officer Davis. Five men Ed Kelley Philip Hacke Pat Murphy John Sovder Lee Merriman and five women Etta Linney Annie Anderson Lizzie White Lucy Gray Edna Wallace were charged with disorderly conduct. Joseph Stosenberger, linked to a speak-cast, was arrested yesterday on related grounds.
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Rose Alley
Allegheny
McIntyre
Davis
Ed Kelley
Philip Hacke
Pat Murphy
John Sovder
Lee Merriman
Etta Linney
Annie Anderson
Lizzie White
Lucy Gray
Edna Wallace
Joseph Stosenberger
Eighteenth Street
Both Feet Frozen In Frostbite Incident
William Fox a Jeannette glassblower was found asleep in the open near the railroad and frost bitten to both feet. He was brought to town and taken to West Penn Hospital where doctors warned that loss of his feet might occur. Fox is married and resides in West Jeannette.
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William Fox
Jeannette
West Penn Hospital
West Jeannette
A Chapter of Hard Luck at Southside Station
Martin Mithbaugh, ill with fever, sought lodging at the Southside police station after his wife left him with another man. He was returned to his old cell. Sergeant McQuaid said Mithbaugh would likely be sent to the workhouse as he cannot work, a place deemed best until he regains strength. He is described as an honest German with nowhere else to go.
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Dunn
Union
Pittsburg
Martin Mithbaugh
Southside
McQuaid
Muthbaugh
Mules Found Abandoned Near East End Residence
L Denholm of Baum Street reports to Sergeant Lose at Nineteenth Ward Police Station that an old mule near his home was starved and crippled and he asked for humane euthanasia.
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L. Denholm
Baum Street
East End
Lose
Nineteenth Ward
Mr. Denholm
Dewarth the Day Of Travelers At Hotels And Stations
Dearth of business and news as travelers stay away from hotels and trains. Hon Thomas J Stewart arrives at Carnegie Hall for Grand Army exercises and says inauguration preparations are nearly complete with a modest ceremony expected. He mentions Brooks is rumored for speaker but offers no definite location of the choice. No pews in Harrisburg.
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Thomas J. Stewart
Internal Affairs
Carnegie Hall
Harrisburg
Stewart
National Guard
Brooks
Straw Hats for Sale Surprise in Snowbound Town
At a leading hotel two guests registered and clerks and guests pass time with coin games. Town reports unusually few travelers, a quiet season says Chief Clerk Crosby. A local seller boasts 450 straw hat varieties despite cold, as summer goods move early.
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Crosby
Anderson
Winter Walks and Late Trains Amid Frosty Depot Scene
The Mercury records a 22 degree below zero day with Boreas bringing fierce frost. Eastern and Western through trains were only moderately delayed yesterday. The Babes in 79 Woods troupe and City Directory Company passed through Washington with members briefly mingling on the platform. Few travelers remained in the city.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Babes In 79
Woods
City Directory
Cincinnati
Washington
Boreas
Sleighing Accidents Leave Several Injured in City Streets
Thomas Andrews of Fifty-fifth Street suffered a skull fracture and possible brain concussion after a sleigh overturned following a runaway horse. Thomas Brown, son of City Assessor J K Brown, dislocated a knee on North Avenue when his cutter hit a hidden stone pile. Ex Mayor McCallin escaped harm after being thrown from a snow pile on North Highland Avenue. Only the swingletree of the sleighs was broken.
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Thomas Andrews
Fifty-fifth Street
Andrews
Thomas Brown
J. K. Brown
Allegheny
North Avenue
Mr. Brown
McCallin
North Highland Avenue
Serious Illness of a Priest Dennis Kearney at St Patrick’s
Rev. Dennis Kearney of St Patrick's Church Liberty Avenue lies dangerously ill at home with fears of not recovering. He has served nearly five years at the parish after earlier work at St Paul’s Cathedral where he built a reputation as an eloquent preacher and organizer. Born in Kilkenny Ireland about 50 years ago, he answered the American mission call. Prayers were offered yesterday for his recovery.
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Dennis Kearney
St. Patrick's Church
St. Patrick's Parish
Liberty Avenue
Father Kearney
St. Paul's Cathedral
County Kilkenny
Ireland
Coltege
St. Patrick’s Church
First Presbyterian Church Hosts To-Morrow Social Gallery Night
A social and art gallery event described as an entertainment night will be held tomorrow evening under the auspices of the First Presbyterian Church Southside. Attendees may enjoy refreshments as part of the churchs outreach program.
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Sipper
First Presbyterian Church
Southside
Holiday clearance sale blitz hits the paper ads
Local display ad announces fast rack through prices dropping on holiday goods. Shoppers urged to visit the shop as discounts intensify across items in stock.
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Oces & Bunt
Discounted men's neckwear and Scarfs at Fifth Avenue store
Marked down below cost. A dozen men's fine neckwear just 75 cents and scarfs for 50 cents. A. G. Campnery & Soxs at 27 Fifth Ave invites you to come early after reading this display ad in the paper. Boces & Buu.
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A. G. Campnery & Soxs
Balloon in a Box Sparks Cherry Alley Mystery
A large wrapped wooden box found in Cherry alley stirred crowds who feared hidden bodies after two men felt its weight. Police opened the box at Central station and found a balloon canvas, trapeze gear, and papers advertising A. P. Curtis mronaut and H. W. Weiler & Co Evansville Ind. The origin remains unexplained.
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Cherry Alley
Central Station
Inspector McAleese
Detective Robinson
A. P. Curtis, Mronaut
H. W. Weiler & Co
Evansville
Ind
Maggie Grady Improving After Shooting at 126 Third Avenue
Maggie Grady, shot by Daniel Hall at 126 Third Avenue Saturday night, is reported improving by Homeopathic Hospital staff. Doctors hesitate to probe for the bullet until pain subsides, with no danger of death indicated. Jewelry and music instrument shipments arrive daily from Honmway goods, highlighted by Gallingee's Music Boxes at Mesa 1200 Penn Avenue.
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Maggie Grady
Daniel Hall
Third Avenue
Homeopathic Hospital
Honmway
Gallingee’s
Mesa
Penn Avenue
Hueys and Hacxe Holiday Clearance Sale Ends Soon
Last week of our clearing sale with exceptional bargains across departments. Choice selections in plaids, checks, stripes, Paris Robes, and assorted fabrics reduced from $1 to $250 to close quickly at deeply cut prices. Discounts include robes down to 12 50 and many remaining items under value to clear inventory.
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Paris
Bargain Sale on Plush Jackets and More Deals
A sale offers about 15 seal plush jackets at 5 dollars each, reduced from 12 815 and 20 dollars, with no large sizes. Multiple ads hail blanket deals and English smoking jackets, plus 1000 umbrellas cut to 3 and 5 dollars each. Deals listed by Jos Hoare Co Penn Avenue Stores and A G Campbell & Sons Fifth avenue.
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Jos
Honmxs & Co
Peon Avenue
A. G. Campbell & Sons
Jos. Hoare & Co
Penn Avenue
JUS HORNE & CO Penn Ave Stores Winter Bedding Deals
JUS HORNE & CO on Penn Avenue advertises winter bedding including white pure wool country blankets priced from $350 to $20, black and red blankets at $4.50 a pair, Centennial Golden Fleece blankets from $4.50 to $6 per pair, cotton-filled comforts from $1 to $75 each, pure eiderdown comforts with silk covers from $4.50 each, and assorted crib blankets at low prices.
Dress Goods Bargains At American Counter
The American Dress Goods counter offers wholesale style flannels and dress fabrics. Shaker flannels in multiple colors and blends, country flannels in plaids and stripes, French printed and fiberdown fabrics for children and ladies. Extra remnant lengths from the Christmas rush available at reduced prices with three new lots today.
Bargain Crock of Wool Dress Goods and Accessories
A sale of Wool Style Dress Goods includes bright plaid and self-colored fabrics, 36 inch all wool Tricots in wine and plum shades, tan mixtures, and Diagonal Suitings at 25¢ per yard. Specials on Gloves Mittens undergarments neckwear hose sleigh robes sealskin caps and mufflers at reduced prices in a broad inventory.
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Alaska
Clearsances Sale Slashes Prices on Winter Underwear
At the Ladies knit underwear department a clearance cuts prices on odd lots and broken sizes of vests drawers and union suits. Winter stockings, gloves and mittens offered at low prices. Holiday goods including silver articles marked down as sale ends by Wednesday evening.
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Bekenley Park
Esterday
Pittburg
Porbes Streel Bridge
Duquesne
Alan
Humsee
Atwood
Forbes
James H. Porte
Flinn
A. J. Logan
Chief Bigelow
Mike McCormick
Dallas
Squire Herman Handel
John P. Brown
John Steel
Joan Gamble
Charles Otter
Harry Rea
John Moore
Charles Donnelly
John Dimling
Christ Stoehr
Tom Archibald
James Callery
Tom Donahue
Henry Murphy
James Laffan
Alexander King
John Pitcairo
Grant Hayes
N. 8
Ag Paul Zimmerman
Sam Paisley
Jock Hawley
Dr. Emmerling
Peter Hennes
Perry Charlex
Billy Henry
George Heals
George Cochrane
Samuel McDonald
Harry Friel
John D. McKelvey
Eli Normecut
Joseph Mitchell
Theodore Dorflinger
Joseph Sear
John McNulty
J. G. Lauer
H. T. Kaula
Frank Eutlidge
J. M. Laird
THE
Merry Alleghenians
MR. Dunn
Squire Larkin
Fifth Avenue
John Timmin
John
Wayblock
Mr. Donn
Reyenting
Caase
Seorés
Swall
Mr. Doon
Little Jim
Rebecca Street
John W. Moreland
James Horry
William Blackstone
Mother
Babe
Speaker
Boces & Buu
SALE
C. Weisser
Market ST
Aufrecht
Elite Gallery
Market Street
Boces & Bust
E. P. Roberts & Sons
Jewelers
Fifth Ave
Delaw
Pittevurg
JUS. Horne & CO
Penn Ave
JOS, Horne & CO
Penn. Avenue
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