Grip's Hast Victim Warns of Mild Epidemic Outlook
The article notes Lydia Ann Wise, 34, dies as the first grip death of the season in Pittsburgh. Health officials expect a milder epidemic than last year, with airborne transmission and emphasis on prevention, stronger vital-organs checks, and cautious treatment. Dr. McCandless predicts the scourge may fade in a year or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grip
Pittsburg
Lydia Ann Wise
South
John Milton Dark
Mercmne
Tur McCandless
Bureau of Health
Pittburg
Europe
Pittsberg
Wird Mn
Wreck on the Pennsylvania Trains Trienstown Express
Freight engine crashed into the rear coach of the Trientown Express near Youngwood. The coach derailed but no one was hurt. Twelve cars were damaged and debris spilled onto the track as workers cleared the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trientown
Youngwood
Brinton Coe Cegerdae
St Agnes Pupils Thank Genrous Donor for Christmas Treat
Fifth form pupils of St Agnes School send thanks to L Maree for a kind Christmas treat. They wish him a merry New Year and abundant good things, crowning his efforts as many young hearts are made happy by the gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Agnes’ School
L. Maree
There Is No Cooley Gang in Fayette County
Local residents deny any Cooley gang presence and say sheriff McCormick did not organize a posse. Attorney Frank Fuller from Uniontown disputes sensational dispatches about Frank Cooley being shot, claiming the Coolers live near Fairchance and are misrepresented by false alarms and unfair accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
McCormick
Cooley
Frank M. Fuller
Uniontown
Fuller
Pittsburg
Pitteboro
Mr. Fuller
Polish Fronton on South Side Ends in Murder
Caspar Tonzak, 54, died from wounds inflicted by John Janoski at a Christmas party on the South Side. Janoski is jailed on a murder charge after Tonzak identified him as the attacker and a coroner found peritonitis from blunt force trauma. The assault occurred after drinking, with a heel and shoe imprint noted on Tonzak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper Tonzak
Casper Tonzaki
John Janoski
Janoski
Tonzaki
Poydelski
South Tenth Street
Manor
Janosk
South Eighth Street
Mike Biesnenk
Janoski Ept
Tenzaki
Tr. Brewster
W. J. Martin
McDowell
Beinhauer
Local Architects Do Well in Carnegie Library Plans
James B. Scott reported at the Lunacy Commission meeting in Philadelphia that about 7 000 insane residents are under state care. He praised Pittsburgh architects for superior work on Carnegie Library plans and said the award may be decided within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Scott
Philadelphia
Lunacy Commission
Scott
Carnegie Library
Pittsburg
Allegheny Reform Leaders Say They Are Shadowed By Detectives
Detectives in the employ of accused Allegheny officials are alleged to shadow leaders of the Allegheny Reform Association and the Auditing Committee. Officials, including Mayor Wyman, are accused of using detectives to gather personal information. Rumors claim counter charges may be brought against Auditing Committee members for bribery or taking money to push an ordinance for the People's Gas Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Reform Association
Auditing Committee
Allegheny
Reform Movement
Wyman
Pearson
Murphy
People’s Gas Company
Marshall, Jr
New Year Post Office Hours Announced
The post office calendar for New Year’s Day closes money order and registry offices all day. Stamp window open until noon, then sales at general delivery. Main office offers day and night service, branch offices 7 A.M. to 12:01 and 7 P.M. to 1 A.M. Special delivery follows usual schedule. Mail received and dispatched as usual. Carriers’ windows open until 9 A.M. and 4 to 5 P.M. One morning delivery for foot and cart collectors. six-trip carriers provide three deliveries. Sunday collections by foot and cart carriers.
Postmaster McKean Back at Office After Illness
Postmaster McKean returns to his office for the first time since falling ill on Christmas Day. He has fully recovered from a severe cold that initially caused concern for a crippling illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKean
Gallinger Still at the Old Stand on Penn Avenue
Gallinger remains at 1200 Penn Avenue offering services or goods. invite readers to call and visit to see him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallinger, Howeier
Penn Avenue
Ex-Senator J. W. Lee Enters Race for Dalzell’s Seat
Franklin Pa. ex senator J W Lee arrived in Pittsburgh to attend to clients and met Independent Republicans while denouncing Senator Quay and George W Delamaters gubernatorial bid He backs Dalzell for U S Senate and says Quay Cameron are unfit Lee argues Pennsylvania must be better represented and be considered a leading state in the nation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lee
Franklin
Pittsburg
Hotel Duquesne
Senator Quay
Lee
George W. Delamater
Senator Lee
Washington
Congressman Dalzell
United States
Dalzell
Quay
Beaver
Pennsylvania
East
Union
New York
United States Senate
Cameron
Quay Hosts Reception As Rural Delegations Visit
Senator Quay welcomed rural county representatives at the Hotel Duquesne in Pittsburgh seeking support for his influence in Congressional appointments. Ex-Congressman J W Ray pressed Greene County hopes. Acheson of Washington County looms as the favored candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Quay
General & M. Bailey
Frank Fuller
Fayette County
Ray
Acheson
John P. Elkins
Indiana
Quay
Hood
Internal Revenue
Beaver
Pittsburg
Parlor B
Duquesne
Washington
A New Man in the Field In Allegheny Politics
Congressman Stone returns to Washington for New Year with family and says W H Graham likely to be appointed Collector. He notes four of seven district congressmen and two senators endorse Graham. Stone disputes Dalzell insult report and declines to name a preferred U S Senator. He reveals General W A Blaker as a candidate to succeed Judge Reed and plans to secure endorsements from old soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Stone
Allegheny
Washington
W. H. Graham
Mr. Graham
United States
Daleell
Philadelphia
Dalzell
Anyry
Stone
Judge Reed
W. A. Blakeer
THE STATE CHAIRMANSHIP DISCUSSION
W J Brennen says Kerr likely to win if he runs and a Kerr candidacy could beat Marshall Wright. Brennen would vote for Kerr, and Pittsburg friends consider backing the county chairman for Kerr if Kerr does not run. A Pittsburg Democrat says Wright is out of harmony with Harrity and Patterson and would not suit the administration unless inevitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Brennen
Democratic County Committee
Kerr
Marshall Wright
Brennen
Pittsburg
Little County
Wright
Harrity
Pattison
Harrisburg
Robert E. Wright
Fight Over National Delegates In Allegheny District
The Allegheny race for national delegates opened yesterday with formal declarations from B. F. Jones and Barry W. Oliver. Supporters say Jones embodies the Blaine faction while Oliver is resisted by others. the contest will continue until the primaries months away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
B. F. Jones
Barry W. Oliver
Friends of
B. F.jones
Jones
Blaine
Mr. Oliver
Nomination Move Contingent On Blaine's Decision
Friends of Mr Jones announce Mr Oliver will stand for the nomination if Mr Blaine refuses to accept. A prolonged caucus in Pittsburg with a Republican leader is said to back General Alger as a possible nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port
Harrison
Blaine
Jones
Oliver
Pittsburg
Alger
Marshall Opposes Lawyers Endorsing Judicial Candidates
Col. Thomas M. Marshall led a lawyers meeting opposition to a plan to organize the Allegheny County Bar to endorse judges. He warned the scheme would become a judge manufactory and let politicians name our judges, saying only the cheap lawyers seek bench seats and endorsements should come from the bar, not politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Marshall
Allegeny County
Democrats Decide to Back Guffey in County Meeting
A caucus at the County Democratic Headquarters decided to urge the Allegheny County State Committee members to vote for J. M. Guffey for a National Committee seat. The gathering drew strong support from both Jiles and Clark factions and Clark supporters claim confidence in victory within their district.
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County Democracy
Democratic County Committee
State Committee
Alleheny
J. M. Guffey
National Committee
Jiles
Clark
Mishaps of a Day and Deadly Railroad Accident
A journeyman old man was killed on the Pittsburg McKeesport and Younghichgeny line near Beck's Tun yesterday. Several others were severely injured or crushed including Edward Coates a boss roller at Jones Laughlin’s mill. James Price of Carbon Iron Works and Edward Metz at Senife’s foundry suffered crushing injuries. A runaway incident in Allegheny injured Bursxaan Rhordles Brinkman and his son. John Valenski a Hungarian was crushed by a timber at Schoen Manufacturing. A brick wall collapsed at National Tube Works burying John Tucki and Job Seddick. Tucki died of injuries, Seddick severely burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Coates
Pittsburg, McKeesport
Younghicgheny
Beck's Tun
Homeopathic
Ce Pace
James Price
Carbon Tron Works
West Penn Hospital
Bat Aes Storm
Sharpsburg
Penn Avenue
Twentyfourth Street
Twelfth Ward
Bursxaan
Rhordles Brinkman
Huckster
Lis Eon James
Alleheny
Slong East Strest
Metz
Edward Metz
Senife
Coates
Jones & Laughblins
National Tube Works
Tuocki
Seddick
Iguaca
Electric Cars to Meesport in Pittsburgh Area
Telegram from McKeesport reports Pittsburg and Birmingham Traction Company plans extend lines to Homestead and to McKeesport. Rights of way secured through Homestead to Duquesne and on to connect with the line to McKeesport. Extension would pass through dense population and compete with railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeesport
Pittsburg and Birmingham Traction Company
Homestead
That Place
Duquesne
Birmingham
Buffalo mission to Schenley Park from Yellowstone
Chief Bigelow plans a Yellowstone Park expedition next week to obtain buffalo for Schenley Park. He expects little trouble with the government but anticipates outside opposition. Travel is mainly by snowshoes, with Yellowstone Lake the main barrier. trip roughly 120 miles by coach from Hot Springs Hotel. He aims to secure two buffalo and a pair of seals from California, to be kept in a pond at Schenley Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigelow
Yellowstone Park
Schenley Park
National Park
Park
Yellowstone Lake
Hot Springs
California Fish Commission
East End highway robbery report near Forbes Street
At midnight Tuesday C. W. Anderson was robbed by two men on Forbes street and Merewoot avenue taking his watch and chain. Police say the incident was exaggerated and occurred on the city outskirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
C. W. Anderson
Forbes Street
Merewoot Avenue
O'Mara
Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk Endorsed
An advertisement extols infant nourishment through proper diet and promotes Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk as the most reliable product for feeding infants. It urges readers to ask their grocer for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Borden
Eagle
License Fee Increase Blunder Sparks Legal Battle
Liquor dealers in Pittsburg seek clarity as a legislative error in the Brooks high license law threatens to cripple the measure. Attorneys warn a Supreme Court ruling is needed before License Court opens, fearing counties will deny licenses without guidance. The dispute centers on raising the license fee to 1000 and bondsmen rules, with lawyers arguing the court will interpret legislative intent. A separate note reports George Erxine of Homestead recovering after eye surgery for severe injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Judge Slagle
Wholesalers’ Association
New Retailers’ Association of
Law and Order
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Senate
Pattison
Harrity
Rdea
Brennen
W.J. Brennen
Winter health tips and local ad notices from 1889
Advice to stay home until symptoms vanish and to dress well when going out. Promote Chamberlain remedies for cold and chest pain with a claim of preventing pneumonia. Also brief 1889–90 winter advert claims for fur sale discounts at Rosenbaum & Co and mentions Angostura Bitters for digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Dempsey Fails to Meet Superintendent Burns Over Streetcar Dispute
District Master Workman Dempsey scoured the city to confer with Superintendent Burns of the Second Avenue car line about labor troubles. Burns was finally found in East End but refused a conference, leaving a possible strike outcome, with plans for four extra Baltimore and Ohio trains if it occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsey
Barns
Burns
Second Avenue
East End
Bea
Baltimore and Ohio
Confidence at hypotherm era meeting signals hiring
At a meeting of the hypotherm yesterday afternoon employers reported returning union workers, ample pressmen, and satisfactory staffing. W.G. Johnston & Co and Murdoch Kerr & Co said they had all needed manpower, while New York and Chicago reports showed dull work, plans to bring in staff from those cities, and a new employee benefit group forming at 821 Penn avenue offering sickness pay and funeral benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.G. Johnston & Co
Murdoch, Kerr & Co
Percy Smith
New York
Chicago
McMillen's
Pittsburg Tyvolheim
Penn Avenue
Pleasant Valley Street Railway Reverts to 12-Hour Shifts
The Pleasant Valley Street Railway Company will switch its crews back to a 12 hour shift starting January 1, with pay raised to 225 dollars. About six workers face discharge, as veterans receive the first and best runs, causing discontent among newer hires but no major trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley Street Railway Company
Nine Hours or Nothing Strikes Horseshoers in City
Journeymen horseshoers are in a heat of a strike over work hours. Last June masters agreed to a nine hour day if non union workers were excluded, but non union shops expanded. A conference last night left masters insisting on ten hours while journeymen refuse. The dispute is expected to be short but bitter as employers hold many contracts.
Lads Live Despite Family Reluctance to Probe Liquor Poisoning
The Hill whisky case continues as Tommy Logue recovers from a near fatal binge while Charlie Thompson is well enough to play. Doctors warn brain or stomach trouble could still strike. The Logues and Gallaghers refuse to publicize details to avoid family conflict, with clergy and parish help suspected but unavailable. A suspected organized liquor gang is blamed for supplying the youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Logue
Charlie Thompson
Gallagher
Tommy
Logues
Gallaghers
Logue
Ducks Dispute Ends With Small Win For Henderson
Logan's Ferry neighbors Alex Henderson and Andrew Brerly spar over nine ducklings hatched by Hendersons duck. After four months four birds vanished and Brerly charged with theft. Alderman O'Donnell heard seven witnesses who saw ducks on Brerly's farm. an old woman claimed feather patterns proved the birds belonged to Henderson. Alderman awarded Henderson two dollars. The crowded hearing drew forty one observers from Lovin's Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Henderson
Andrew Brerly
Logan's Ferry
Henderson
Brerly
Alderman O'Donnell
Everly
Lovin’s Ferry
Gas shortage hits McKeesport tube works as fields fade
National Tube Works Company operates 25 percent of its plant on natural gas while 75 percent uses coal. Gas supplies are unreliable with failures in the McDonald field and thinning wells in Coraopolis Moon township and Snowden, though some drilling continues and land is leased. Gas remains abundant in Washington county townships but cannot be piped to Pittsburgh. Also, Pittsburg Typothets plan a banquet at the Duquesne Hotel on Monday January 18 to honor Benjamin Franklin's birthday with telegraphic greetings from 71 Typothetes of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tube Works Company
McKeesport
McDonald
Coraopolis
Moon Township
Snowden
Wilkinsburg
Washington County
Pittsburg
Duquesne Hotel
United States
Benjamin Franklin
America
Discharges Hit Pittsburg Allegheny Manchester Street Railway Workers
Forty two men were discharged as horse car lines were dispensed with. Reported trouble from the dismissals is denied. Several long‑time workers are disgruntled as the impact unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny and
Manchester
Straub Brewing Co Announces Fresh Pilsener Munich Beer
Straub Brewing Company invites saloons and private trade to place orders for ale and porter. The firm claims its Pilsener and Munich brands are unmatched in the United States and guarantees four and one half months old beer made from top hops and malt. Contact via telephone No 038 at Corner Main Street and Liberty Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straub Brewing Company
Munich
Straub Brewing Co
Main Street
Liberty Avenue
Prices Cut on First Class Seasonal Goods at Local Store
From 14 to percent less than former prices these desirable goods are on sale. Light-colored prints, lawns, delaines, cotton camels hairs, flannelettes and ginghams include American, Scotch and English varieties. Outing flannels and stripe patterns offered with wide discounts. All-Wool Flannel Skirt patterns available at 75 and 80 cents.
Bargains in our department offer deeper discounts now
Many jackets and coats in light and dark Cheviot, novelty cloth, and black garments are reduced from high prices to fractions. Items that once ranged from 12 to 35 dollars now sell for 3 to 25 dollars. Early shoppers secure best picks as stock moves quickly.
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la Grippe
Vonety Medical Association
Toesiar
Cooley Gang
Scott Save
The
Beaver Statesman
Brred
Col. Stone
General Minkely
Marshall
Guffey
Cauncus
Meeesport
Birmingham Company
Buffalo
Chief Bigelow
Yellowstone
John Thompson Dring
Cleveland
John Thompson
Pat Deegan
Jimmy Weeden
Ravenna
George Ewrxe
Sadler
Bocas & Bunt
Rosenbaum & Co
Sixth Street
Ussu
Allegheny Orange Office
Federal ST
Pleasant Valley
Dispatch
R. J. A. Irwin
Father O'Callahan
St. Bridget's Church
Father Bigham
Webster Avenue
Fanny Lawsait
Biber & Easton
Cloak and Suit Department
James T. Carpenter
Samuel Rosenheim
George J. Snyder
J. T. Mohner
S. Wynburk
A. Philips
H.J. Newman
Daniel Me Williams
M. Burk
Boilermakers
Stone Masons
Tex
Flint Glass Houses
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Amalgamated Carpenters
U.and
Ulrich & Spencer
Jairies
W. V. Dermitt & CO
Grant Street
Jos. Horne & Gos
Covors
JOS. Horne & CO
Penn Ave
Edward
Groetzinger
Bartlet Rongit Steel
BART
Wood Streat
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