Oliver Silent on Baltimore and Ohio Control Deal
Reports claim President Harry W. Oliver Jr completed a deal giving the Baltimore and Ohio control of the Pittsburg and Western. Officials refuse to confirm but acknowledge foundations for the statement, with railroad circles noting closer ties and a potential through line from New York to Chicago via Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Oliver, Jr
Pittsburg and Western Railroad
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Oliver
Pittsboro
New York
Dispatch
Mr. Oliver
Baltimore and Ohio
Akron
Chicago Junction
Fittsburg
Akron and Western
Pittsburg and Western
Chicago
Pittsburg
Thomas M. King
Seaboard
Wheeling
Cincinnati
South
Ark
Philadelphia
Washington
Beaver Falls
Ellwood
Beaver
Henry W. Hartman
Pittsburg Company
Bot Roads
Marer
Pitwburr
Western
Mayer, Otlver, Jr
Leadinge
Tock
Sorbacs Mate Br
Ultimore and Ghia
Only One Couple Divorced From Rev Townsend Marriage
A telegram from yesterday recalls the sole marriage performed by Rev Dr J G Townsend of this city the pair later divorced. The bride was Mile Charent linked to Eurene Feralto the living skeleton. they wed in Corry Pa after a “love affair.” Townsend says he has married hundreds yet this was the only divorce requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Townsend
Charent
New York
Eurene Feralto
Pittsburg
Corry
Townsend
The Social 13 Call for Meeting Over Attack on Conductor
John H. Detker president of the Social 13 orders a monthly meeting after a shooting at Conductor John Steel on a Central Traction car. Two Italian assailants fired as they left the car. shots missed the conductor and lodged in a waiting room wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social
John Steel
John H. Detker
Social 13
Thirteenth Ward Street
Central Traction Road
Central Traction
Steele
Herron Hill
Four Hungarians to Stand Trial for Shanty-Boat Killing
John Higgins and cousins John Moleika Anthony Moleika Andrew Andrullus and John Hatchey face murder or accessory charges in a Chartiers fall murder. Moleika, jailed, becomes increasingly insane and is restrained. Dixmont will follow court action today. William Faulk recovered sanity after Laurel wife murder and now seems rational though occasionally recalls the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Higgins
John
Anthony Moleika
Andrew Andrullus
John Hatchey
Chartiers
Higgins
John Moleika
Moleika
Dixmont
William J. Faulk
Postoffice Monthly Report Details Money Orders and Mail
The monthly report cites money order receipts of 220531.20 with disbursements 220581.20 including a 133499.91 remittance to Philadelphia. Letter mail shows 55078 pounds tied and 2753900 letters distributed with 14233 pounds transit letters received and 711650 distributed. Daily averages reach 105919 letters distributed excluding Sundays. Paper mail gains 10 percent from January 1890 with 457? pounds drops 168278 second class matter 76797 transit and 291026 distributed totaling 1746156 pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Cold Wave Forecast Dims Pittsburg Weather
January proved warmer than average with 35 degrees on the thermometer and rainfall below normal at 2.43 inches. Sergeant Stewart predicted a colder Arctic air mass would push in, lowering temperatures to around 20 degrees and appearing to reach Pittsburg last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Pittsburg
Changes At The County Jail
The county jail welcomed a new matron Mrs. F A Burns and assistant matron Miss Marian McCane who have long service in public welfare and nursing. Warden Berlin expects improvements from the new pew arrangement and notes both appointees are practical women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Burns
Society For the Improvement of the
Marian McCane
Dixmont
Sod
van Ostand
Berlin
Home Hunters Read To Let Columns For Rent List
The Dispatch advertises properties for rent from multiple agencies in Pittsburg including Van Gorder and Lloyd Behen and Son W A Herron and Sons Humphrey and White Morrison and Banks McManus and Co Geo Johnston and Room Renting Agency The latter offers both furnished and unfurnished rooms Readers are urged to use the special rent lists published on Mondays and Thursdays to save time and travel costs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Gorder & Lloyd
D. Behen & Son
W. A. Herron & Sons
Humphrey & White
Morrison & Banks
McManus & Co
Geo. Johnston
Pittsburg
Dis. Patch
Notable Visitors and Travelers Weigh in at City Hotels
A stream of notable arrivals and departures fills last night’s passenger list. Choctaw chief Billy Rice bound for Washington via Philadelphia. Representative Marshall of Allegheny returns to Harrisburg. Lewis Walker, G W Delamater kin, checked in at Duquesne then left for Meadville. Attorney O Donnell travels to Greensburg to aid Mamont mine inquiry. The Hanlon Fantasma Company troupe, Ida Maussey in tow, passes through en route to Altoona. G W Willis of Louisville Times, Ex Sheriff Ed Kyle, J J Shipley, A W Todd, J B Aken, M J McMahon and T S Adams head to New York or stay brief at local hotels. E G Beatty remains at the Seventh Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Allegheny
Harrisburg
U Ted
Philadelphia
Lewis Walker
G. W. Delamater
Duquesne
Meadville
O'Donnell
Greensburg
Hanlon “Fantasma” Company
Altoona
Ida Maussey
G. W. Willis
Louisville Times
Monongahela House
Ed Kyle
Somerset County
J. J. Shipley
Meyersdale
A. W. Todd
J. B. Aaken
Washington
M. J. McMahon
Wild Rose Club raided. Fiat of Hungarian wedding ends in lockup
The Wild Rose Club on Wright alley was raided by Lt Johnston’s squad after neighbors labeled it a nuisance. Ten members named include James O Brien and David Jones. Bride and groom among 14 held after a Hungarian celebration at 36 McClure avenue. Nine fined five dollars, others discharged or fined. Freeman injured foot in escape, hospitalized. Additional raids on craps gang, Tailor gambling house, and tramps at Matthews Bros Coke Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Rose Club
Wright Alley
Eighteenth
Bacchus
Pan
Greece
Johnston
James O’brien
David Jones
Charles Dock
William Bruse
Frank Shideman
George Miller
Walter Hoffman
George Seebacher
Clarence Bradford
Snocop
O’brien
Jones
Moreland
Allegheny
McClure Avenue
Beverare
Polinky
Schaffer
Egan
Haas
Moan
Neman Freeman
Second Avenue
Murphy Street
Freeman
Liberty
John Gray
Morgan Davis
William Roberts
Fourteenth Ward
Moyer
Mercy Hospital
Roberts
Davis
Gray
Wood Street
First Avenue
Donison
Diehl
William Brady
Larry Anderson
F. M. Tailor’s
Thirty-third Street
Bond
Clishman, Haas, Crehan and Moon
Matthews & Bros
Coke Works
Soho
Sunday Morning Hearings at Central Station
Sunday morning hearings were light with 38 cases at Central station. Michael McDowell was caught breaking into a store and held over. James Poindexter received 30 days for beating a woman with a lamp. John Kendal got 60 days for keeping a disorderly house. Seven visitors were given ten days each. Annie Cooper was jailed 30 days for a disorderly house. John Robinson received 60 days for wife beating. Magistrate Hyndman disposed of 12 cases at Nineteenth ward. Seven men arrested for shooting craps at Finley’s brickyard were sent 30 days to the workhouse. Thirty prisoners at Allegheny police hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Station
Michaael McDowell
James Poindexter
Second Avenue
John Kendal
Old Avenue
Fourteenth Ward
Annie Cooper
Soho Street
Seventeenth Ward
John Robinson
Ella Street
Hyndman
Nineteenth Ward
Finley's
Allegeny
Extensive Robbery at Wood Residence Stolen Seals and Jewelry
Thieves broke into W. Dewees Wood’s home at Forbes street and Merran avenue between 6 and 7 PM, stealing a seal skin sacque two pearl rings a diamond and pearl necklace bracelets brooches hair pins cuff links and other valuables including a Paullman car ticket to Chicago and a railroad ticket. The entry was gained by climbing the rear porch and forcing a bedroom window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Dewees Wood
Forbes Street
Merran Avenue
Paullman
Chicago
Boarders Fight Leaves One Wounded at Second Avenue House
B H Reppell and William J Lias quarrelled at their boarding house on Second avenue last night. Reppell was struck with a weapon, suffering a deep cut. Both men are residents at No 155 Second avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Reppell
William J. Lias
No. 155
Second Avenue
Reppell
A Bullet Wound Ends in a Self Inflicted Tragedy
Gustave Stero, wounded in the chest, was found among five men and one woman in a Hungarian boarding house at 98 Adams Street after a shooting near Allegheny. Doctors removed a pistol ball lodged in his breast bone but could not extract it. Mayor Wyman fined Stero ten dollars for carrying firearms and released him. The act appeared to be a suicide attempt after his lover wed another man last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Stero
Allegheny
Donovan
Smith
Adams Street
Hogzard
Stero
Wyman
Jill
Two Small Robberies Disturb City Burglars Leave Few Clues
Early yesterday burglars hit the store of R. B. Davis & Co on Fifth Avenue forcing a rear window and breaking the safe with sledges. They took about $200 in cash and scattered checks and bonds, leaving no clues. A barber shop at 25 Carson Street was also robbed with razors clippers and a guitar taken, but no suspect or lead was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. 8. Davis & Co
Fifth Avenue
Joseph Horsdonwiez
Carson Street
Southside
Safe robbed at 98 Fifth Avenue clothing store
At 12 30 this morning Officers Riley and Gillen found the clothing store of James H Aiken 98 Fifth Avenue broken into The safe combination had been forced and contents removed Uncertain what was inside Police suspect the same thieves who burgled R 5 Davis Co s bookstore early yesterday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley and
Gillen
James H. Aiken
Fifth Avenue
R. 5. Davis & Co
Italian Fight Over Beer Keg Ends With Wounding
At Tea's Drugstore on Thirty-fourth Street Vincent Gabrio an Italian was brought in suffering a severe scalp wound. A bystander said the injury followed a hillside skirmish with several Italians over a keg of beer. The keg and other Italians disappeared after the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Gabrio
Thirty-fourth Street
Penn Avenue
Gabrio
Thirty-third Street
Boy Hit by Cable Car Escapes Serious Injury
Thomas Wilkins a boy from Spruce alley near Thirtieth street was struck by a Penn avenue cable car yesterday afternoon knocked 10 or 15 feet but escaped with only a few bruises. He and companions played on the street and he stood on the track when struck the fall was in front of the car and observers called the escape miraculous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wilkins
Spruce Alley
Thirtieth Street
Penn Avenue
Wilkins
Call for Adequate Morgue to Ease County Death Toll
Morgue overcrowded with eight bodies yesterday as Coroner McDowell urges a new county morgue bill. He notes January yielded 81 cases and February began with four deaths needing investigation as city growth increases violent fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deak
McDowell
Allegeny County
Missing man Charles Ziegler of Midway Pa sought by parents
The parents of Charles Ziegler of Midway Pa reported his disappearance to the police last night. The young butcher, married three years with two children, left for Pittsburgh Wednesday with about 100 dollars and a solid watch and has not been heard from since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ziegler
Midway
Lice
Ziegler
M and Cous
Pittsburg
Man Killed by Train at Laughlin Station
James Flattery aged 22 was struck by a passenger train at Laughlin station on the Lee and Ohio Railroad around 11:30 last night. His body was removed by an awaiting hearse. deceased remained at the scene as the investigation began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Flattery
Laughlin Station
Ohio
Levy toSpeak at YMHA lecture on Reason and Instinct
Rev Dr Levy of Cincinnati opens YMHA 1891 lecture series with topic Reason and Instinct at Eighth Street Temple tomorrow at 8 pm. He is expected to draw a warm audience for this first event of the season. Also notes daily arrivals of diamonds watches jewelry and music boxes at MWsu 1200 Penn Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
Dr. Levy
Cincinnati
Eighth Street Temple
Mwsu
Canal Route Feasibility Report To Be Presented In Harrisburg
The Ship Canal Commission meets in Captain Ward's office to finalize a detailed report on the canal project. Eben Brewer of Erie will carry the report to Harrisburg, with plans for pamphlet printing and extensive data on routes, costs, and railroad opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ship Canal Commission
John A. Ward
Harrisburg
Eben Brewer
Erie
Goodwin
Conneaut
State Line
Jamestown
Sharpsville
Sharon
Middlesex
Pulaski
New Castle
Rochester
Conneautville
Shaw's Landing
Allegheny River
Franklin
Brewer
A Youthful Romance Proved by Father's Return
John McCauley, a boy who claimed to be an orphan for six months, sought lodging at Central Station on Saturday night and told Inspector McAleese he lived on the streets. He was called for by his father yesterday and taken to 7 Hawilton Place Allegheny. The father said the boy left home Saturday morning without cause. his parents are alive and he had a good home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCauley
Central Station
Inspector McAleese
Hawilton Place
Allegheny
McCauley
Buena Vista Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Buena Vista Street M. E. Church
J. HL. Miller
Har
Miller
Wheeling and Lake Erie stockholders tour line
General Manager Woodford and ten New York stockholders passed through the city last evening on a tour of the Wheeling and Lake Erie road to inspect extensions and improvements. They plan to push the line toward Pittsburg with aspirations to reach Steubenville and Wheeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodford
Wheeling and Lake Erie Road
New York
City
Steubenville
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Wheeling
Pittsburg
Burglary Attempt Tied to Rochester Nephew in Allegheny
J. N. Inge of Rochester was arrested for attempting to break into Mrs. W. E. Smith's millinery store on Federal Street Allegheny with a false key. He is said to be her nephew and claimed he intended to leave a package. he remained in custody to await his aunt's statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Inge
Rochester
W. E. Smith
Federal Street
Allegheny
Death of Herr Ignaz Rejacher and his isolated life
The owner of vast Rauris Valley gold mines and founder of Sonnblick Observatory, Europe’s highest, faced months of exile with only a telephone to reach the outside world. He speaks daily with voices over the line while his only animal companion is a dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignaz Rejacher
Rauris
Sonnblick Observatory
Europe
Local News Highlights From Pittsburg Area Abbreviated
A man identifying as King from 122 Second Avenue Pittsburg suffered a stroke and will recover. James Nan of Forty-sixth Street lost his left leg in a fall from a Thirty-third Street Railway bridge. Jeux Runt2, eight, fell from the P W E trestle at Chartiers Street and dislocated his right shoulder. A still alarm was sent for a small fire at W C ith on Neville Street. Jonr N Allers was elected President of Local Union No 6, American Flint Grass Workers' Union. January receipts for the Allegheny Mayor's Office totaled $1 207 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Avenue
Pittsburg
James Nan
Forty-sixth Street
Thirty-third Street
Jeux
Chartiers Street
Alleheny
W.c. Ith
Neville Street
Jonr N Allers
American Flint Grass Workers' Union
Allegheny
Westinghouse Electric Seeks Stock Subscriptions Pushes on
Westinghouse and aides press for 40 000 shares with creditor stockholders urged to subscribe. Mr Westinghouse has pledged about 1 500 000 of his property as collateral and expects 50 000 shares if common stock holders switch to preferred. Outside capital may rally as the advisory committee highlights his risk. About 31 000 preferred shares already subscribed with 200 000 taken by guarantors. remaining subscribers expected this week to ease cash needs and prevent loss of Pittsburg works employing 1 200 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric Company
Westinghouse
Fourth Avenue
Eris
J. Westinghouse
Preferred
Pittsburg
East
Two Slick Pickpockets Nabbed After Revival Meeting
Police arrested Jonn Hughes alias Duke and Frank Kelly after revival meetings at First U P Church on Union Avenue. Detectives Steele and Johnson identified them as national crooks known as Johan Jones and Frank Malin. Hughes claimed Cincinnati address once. previously Columbus penitentiary. Kelly hailed from Chicago and is linked to Columbus penitentiary alumni. The pair had been operating at multiple revival venues, drawing numerous complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonn Hughes
Duke
Frank Kelly
Allegheny
Steele
Johnson
Hughes
Cincinnati
Columbus
Kelly
Chicago
U. P
Whittle
Steele and
Union Avenue
Johan Jones
Frank Malin
Heroic Mill Man Saves Boy From Allegheny River
George Pole a boy from Stanton avenue in the eighteenth ward nearly drowned in the Allegheny River after a trail boat capsized. He drifted past Forty-eighth street before two Lucy Furnace millmen named Everson sprang into the water and pulled him to shore. The rescue left Pole exhausted but able to return home after a rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pole
Stanton Avenue
Eighteenth Ward
Allegheny River
Fifty-second Street
Pole
Forty-eighth Street
Lucy Furnace
Everson
Killed by Liquor Mystery Surrounds Neeley Death
Mrs. Mary Neeley was found dead in her bed at the corner of 6ist and Forbes streets yesterday morning. Authorities suggest excessive intoxication may have caused the death while her husband lies hospitalized at West Penn Hospital. Neely leaves a family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Neeley
Forbes Streets
Mia
West Penn Hospital
Thin Man Starved To Death In Allegheny Hospital
Michael Delano, a 185 pound 5 10½ inch Italian laborer, died at Allegheny General Hospital after five months of paralysis from a spine injury suffered in a trench fall. The digestive organs failed, leading to starvation despite efforts including electricity. Coroner to hold inquest. burial at St Mary’s Cemetery. employers Dunn Hastings oversee funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny County
Allegheny General Hospital
Michael Delano
Dunn & Hastings
Delano
Morene
Chamber of Horrors
McDowell
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Messrs
Donn & Hastings
Sergeant Fitzsimmons Dead on Southside
Sergeant John Fitzsimmons of the Twenty-eighth Ward Station died at age 72 at his home 1922 Carson Street. Funeral from his residence tomorrow with six sergeants as pallbearers. He leaves two daughters Annie and Mrs. Joseph Weizel and a son John. A former Justice of the Peace he later worked in a brass foundry and became a sergeant three years ago. His death followed two falls his frail health hastening the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fitzsimmons
Twenty-eighth Ward
Carson Street
Fitzsimmons
Joseph Weizel
Annie
Southside
Temperance Meetings Close With 40 Pledges Signed
The Dunn meetings at the Standard Theater Grant street ended with a successful gathering last night where 40 pledges were signed. The Sons of Temperance met at 68 Ohio street Allegheny led by Mr. Lawrence Mooney. The Little Jim Church on Rebecca Street Allegheny was led by Mr. William Blackstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
Standard Theater
Grant Street
Sons of Temperance
Ohio Street
Allegheny
Lawrence Mooney
Little Jim
Rebecca Street
William Blackstone
Are Your Rooms Vacant Get Them Tenanted by Advertising
Advertise in The Dispatch to fill empty rooms with tenants. Mondays and Thursdays are special days for listings and reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Hueys and Hacxe New Goods Spring Assortments
Extensive spring assortment for housekeepers features Bleached Loom Table Linens Cardinal Damasks Fringed and Hemstitched Sets Lunch Cloths napkins towels sheets pillow cases sheeting and linen covers. Silk remnants include Black Silks and Crepe De Chenes with dramatic sale prices on shawls and closeout winter stock. Cor Fifth Ave and Market St corner.
Do You Want a Good Tenant Advertise Your Rooms
Advertisement copy promotes renting out rooms and houses during special rent days. It encourages landlords to use The special rent days to attract reliable tenants and maximize occupancy quickly.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Postoffice Monthly Report
M. McCann
Billy Rice
Gustav Steve
Demmil
Fifth Avenue Book
Peculiar Demma
Electric
Aufrecht
Acat Street
Sergeant Fitzsimmons
Sco
Sarah
Cor
Fifth Ave
Market St
Fe Lawreu
Horne & CO
Penn Ave
Silk Department
India
Shanghai Silk
Evans
Lon
Don) Printing
Horne
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